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UNFPA SEMINAR

Asian Cities Buried in Waste
– Development of Urban Population
and Environment in Asia –

Join our discussion on how to balance
sustainable urban development and a cleaner
environment, with environment department
officials and specialists from 6 Asian cities.

UNFPA Seminar 2009

Admission Free

The year 2008 marked the first time in history that the number of people living in urban areas, 3.3 billion, was greater than the number in rural areas. With population growth, deterioration of the environment is expected to become even more serious. For cities to continually develop, it is urgent to deal appropriately with the environmental deterioration, caused by garbage, water and air pollution, that rising populations bring.

This seminar will focus on the increasingly serious problem of waste in Asian cities. City officials in charge of environmental protection from six Asian countries will report on their cities’ environmental challenges and countermeasures, and a discussion will be held on how to balance sustainable urban development with a cleaner environment.
  • Date: Friday, 22 May 2009
              13:30-16:00 (Doors open at 13:00)

  • Venue: Kobe International House Conference Room
              (Kobe International House 9F, Chuo-ku, Kobe)

  • Organizer:
    UNFPA Tokyo Office
    Kobe International Center for Cooperation and Communication (KIC)
    Asian Urban Information Center of Kobe (AUICK)
  • Sponsor:
    Kobe City Government

  • Language:
    Japanese/English (with simultaneous interpretation)

  • Program:
    I. Presentation
    1. “Population and Environmental Issues from the viewpoint of the United Nations Population Fund”
      2. by UNFPA Specialist
    2.  “Current Situation and Challenges of 6 Cities in Asia”
      3. by senior officials from six medium-sized cities in Asia: Chittagong (Bangladesh);  Surabaya (Indonesia); Olongapo (Philippines); 
      Khon Kaen (Thailand);  Danang (Vietnam);　and Kobe (Japan).

  • II. Discussion and Q & A
    Facilitator: Dr. Kiyoko Ikegami, Director, UNFPA Tokyo Office

  • Application
    Application is requested to participate in the seminar. Seats are available for 120 applicants on a first-come, first-serve basis.
    • Send your name, telephone number, address, postal code and age,
      by fax, email, or call no later than Friday, 8 May 2009.
      Office hours: Monday-Friday 9:00-12:00 and 13:00-17:00
    • In case of group attendance, include the above information of the representative person and number of people in the group.
    • An admission ticket with a detailed map of the venue will be sent to each successful applicant.

  • Contact:
    Kobe International Center for Cooperation and Communication (KIC)
    8-1-6-20F, Goko-dori, Chuo-ku, Kobe 651-0087
    Tel:078-291-8031, Fax:078-291-0691
    Email: unfpa2009@auick.org

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Kobe International Center for Cooperation and Communication (KIC)
8-1-6-20F, Goko-dori, Chuo-ku, Kobe 651-0087
Tel:078-291-8031, Fax:078-291-0691
Email: unfpa2009@auick.org
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