AUICK
2001 Seminar
(The
Sixth Study Course on
Specific Fields of Urban Policy 2001)
THEME
Population
and Solid Waste Management.
BACKGROUND
The
Asian Urban Information Center of Kobe (AUICK) was established in 1989
through the support of the City of Kobe and the United Nations
Population Fund (UNFPA), with the purpose of contributing to the
resolution of urban problems confronting Asian cities, caused by
population increase in urban areas. Since 1996, AUICK has implemented
the "Study Course on Specific Fields of Urban Policy" for
administrative officials of medium-sized Asian cities. The course is
designed to meet the needs of local government administrators seeking
to manage urban population and development issues more effectively.
AIM
This
seminar is the sixth study course on specific field
of urban policy. The seminar is designed
for the senior officials of the departments of selected Asian
medium-sized cities related to solid waste management.
PARTICIPANTS
The
course consisted of
participants from 8 target cities: Chittagong (Bangladesh), Tianjin
(China), Surabaya (Indonesia), Ipoh (Philippines), Khon Kaen
(Thailand), and
Haiphong (Vietnam).
Saifuddin
Mahmud Katebi
Cief Conservancy Officer, Chittagong City Corporatin, BANGLADESH
Chen Zilin
Deputy Chief Engineer, Tianjin Environmental Protection Bureau, CHINA
Erna Purnawati
Vice of the Head, Cleanliness Department, Surabaya City, INDONESIA
Sandianysami
Mariannan
Assistant Superintendent, City Urban Services Division, Community and
Public Affaires, Ipoh City Council, MALATSIA
Oscar De Guia
Reyes
Assistant Department. Head II, Environmental Sanitaion and
Management Office, Olongapo City, PHILIPPINES
Chawalit Hongyon
Chief, Garbage and Waste Disposal Section, Sanitary Works
Division, Bureau of Public Works, Khon Kaen Municipality, THAILAND
Nguyen Luon Dinh
Head, Planning Department, Haiphong Urban Environment Company, VIETNAM
[Accompanying
Interpreter]
Qin
Baoping
Director, Tianjin Environmental Monitoring Center, CHINA (Mr.
Chen Zilin's interpreter)
PERIOD
Wednesday
10 to Thuesday 25 October 2001
PROGRAM
1st
Day: Wednesday, 10 October 2001
| All
the day |
Participants
arrived in Kobe. |
2nd
Day: Thursday, 11 October 2001
| 13:30-16:30 |
Genaral
Orientation / Outline of Kobe. |
| 18:00-20:30 |
Welcome
Reception. |
3rd Day: Friday, 12 October 2001
| 9:30-16:30 |
Visit
to Relevant Facilities in Kobe. |
4th
Day: Saturday, 13 October 2001
| All
the Day |
Visit
to Nara. |
5th
Day: Sunday, 14 October 2001
6th
Day: Monday, 15 October 2001
| 9:30-12:30 |
Presentation:
Population Dynamics and Urban Issues
by Dr. Hirofumi Ando, Prof. College of International Relations, Nihon
University.
|
| 13:30-16:30 |
Presentatio:
Goals of the ICPD and the Role of Local Government
by Mr. Don Hinrichsen, UNFPA. |
7th
Day: Teusday, 16 October 2001
| 9:30-16:30 |
Presentation
of City Report. |
8th Day: Wednesday, 17 October 2001
| 9:30-12:30 |
Case
Studies: Involvement of Citizens and Cooperation with NGOs on Solid
Waste Management
*Olongapo-Fillippines by Mr. Reyes
*Rajshahi-Bangladesh by Mr. Gupta |
| 13:30-16:30 |
Visit
to Sanda City Clean Center (Incineration Plant)
|
9th
Day: Thursday, 18 October 2001
| 9:30-12:30 |
Visit
to Relevant Facilities in Kobe Karumojima Clean Center
(Incineration Plant), and Can Recycling Center. |
| 13:30-16:30 |
Presentation
on the Policy of Kobe City (1): "Master Plan of
Waste Disposal and Industrial Waste Disposal"
by Environment Bureau, Kobe City. |
10th Day: Friday, 19 October 2001
| 9:30-12:30 |
Presentation
on the Policy of Kobe City (2): "Cooperation on Solid Waste Management"
by Environment Bureau, Kobe City. |
| 13:30-16:30 |
Visit
to Waste Disposal Facility in Kobe - Fusehata Landfill Center. |
11th
Day: Saturday, 20 October 2001
12th
Day: Sunday, 21 October 2001
13th
Day: Monday, 22 October 2001
| 9:30-12:30 |
Visit
to Azuma Recycleing Workshop |
| 13:30-16:30 |
Visit
to Co-op Kobe's composting Center |
14th
Day: Thuesday, 23 October 2001
15th
Day: Wednesday, 24 October 2001
| 9:30-12:00 |
Courtesy
Call on the Mayor of Kobe
Closing Ceremony |
| 12:00-13:30 |
Farewell
Party
|
16th
Day: Thursday, 25 October 2001
| All
the Day |
Participants
left Kobe. |
REVIEW
The
seminar was composed of lectures, discussion sessions, and visits to
related solid waste treatment facilities. The seminar focused on
population and solid waste management policies, including the role of
local government, citizens and business sectors, enlightenment
activities and environmental education for citizens, and financial
management.
Kobe's waste management policy featuring on the concept of 3R (Recycle,
Reuse and Reduction) was presented to the participants. In the
discussion session, Japan's recently enforced act for electric
appliance recycling was explained. Some participants expressed the need
to have it in their own countries, as well as major interest in the
creation of an "Eco-Town," which many Kobe residents are actively
involved with at present.
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