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The 4th Expert Meeting on Solid Waste Management in Asia and Pacific Islands and Open Seminar (4th SWAPI)
The Expert Meeting on Solid Waste Management in Asia and Pacific Islands aims to construct a network of solid waste management experts for the promotion of 3Rs and appropriate management of waste in the Asia and Pacific Islands region. At the 1st Expert Meeting, in Tokyo, October 2005, hosted by the Japan Society of Waste Management Experts (JSWME), JICA, JBIC and NIES, the "MOTTAINAI" declaration was agreed. At the 2nd Expert Meeting in Kitakyushu, November 2006, the expert network was named as the Society of Solid Waste Management Experts in Asia and Pacific Islands (SWAPI). At the 3rd Expert Meeting in Okayama, November 2007, the operation guidelines of SWAPI was adopted, and concrete activities began to be implemented by the research network.
The 4th Expert Meeting and the Open Seminar was held in the City of Yokohama as detailed below. The Ministry of the Environment, Japan has been giving its support since the 2nd Meeting, and the Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES) has acted as the Secretariat.
Date
The 4th Expert Meeting on Solid Waste Management in Asia and Pacific Islands: 16 (Wednesday) - 18 (Friday) July 2008
Open Seminar: 17 (Thursday) July 2008
Venue
Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) Yokohama
2-3-1, Shinminato, Naka-ku, Yokohama City, Kanagawa Prefecture, 231-0001, Japan
Organisers
The Executive Committee for the 4th Expert Meeting on SWM in Asia and Pacific Islands
- Japan Society of Waste Management Experts (JSWME)
- City of Yokohama
- Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES), etc.
Language
English (Simultaneous Interpretation available, English/Japanese)
Participants
100


Open Seminar on
"Cooperation toward a Sound Material-Cycle Society in Asia and Pacific Islands"
[Day 2: 17 July 2008 (Thursday)]
09:30-09:45 Opening Remarks (incl. Brief Summary of the Day 1 Program)
  -by the Chair, Prof. Masaru Tanaka
09:45-10:00 Welcome Remarks
 

-by Mr. Fumiaki Kudou, Technical Superintendent (Director General of Resources & Wastes Recycling Bureau)City of Yokohama

10:00-12:00 Session 1: Significant Cooperation among Stakeholders toward Establishing Sound Material-Cycle Society, Chaired by Dr. Moriguchi (NIES) and Dr. Orawan (Thailand)
 
"Tackling for G30"
  -by Mr. Shinichi Shimizu, the City of Yokohama571KB
"Significant Cooperation among Stakeholders toward Establishing Sound Material- Cycle Society"
  -by Prof. Hsiao-Kang Ma, Taiwan1.2MB
"Stakeholder Cooperation for Sustainable Waste Management, Indian Experience"
  -by Dr. Kurian Joseph, India5.5MB
"Promotion of Community-Based Recycling in the Philippines"
  -by Mr. Albert Altarejos Magalang, the Philippines341KB
Discussion
12:00-13:20 Lunch Break
   
13:20-14:20 Session 2: Roles of Waste Management for Combating Global Warming, Chaired by Mr. Masumoto (JICA) and Prof. Agamuthu (Malaysia)
 
"Greenhouse Gas Emission from Waste Management in Asia"
  -by Dr. Masato Yamada, National Institute for Environmental Studies, Japan 817KB
"Combating Global Warming by Improving Landfill Management"
  -by Prof. Yong Feng Nie, Peoplefs Republic of China779KB
Discussion
14:20-15:40 Session 3: Reliable Data on Solid Waste Management, Chaired by Mr. Watanabe (JICA) and Prof. Zhao (China)
 
"General Concept of Waste Matrix and Relating Empirical Value to Collect Reliable Data"
  -by Prof. Nobuhisa Watanabe, Osaka Institute of Technology9.7MB
"Proposed Basic Method for Solid Waste Data Collection"
  -by Dr. Widhi Handoko, Republic of Indonesia316KB
"How to Get, Read and Use the Data on Municipal Solid Waste"
  -by Mr. Shungo Soeda, Japan Waste Management Consultant Association 333KB
Discussion
15:40-16:00 Coffee Break
   
16:00-17:40 Panel Discussion: The progress of network development of solid waste management experts in each country (Coordinator: Prof. Masaru Tanaka)
 
"Cooperation with Asia and Pacific islands toward Establishing Sound Material Cycle Society"
  -by Mr Tsuyoshi Kawakami, Director, Office of Sound Material-Cycle Society, Waste Management and Recycling Department, MOEJ956KB

Country cases presented by:
  -Mr. Jope Davetanivalu, Fiji
  -Prof. Enri Damanhuri, Republic of Indonesia
  -Prof. Agamuthu Pariatamby, Malaysia
  -Prof. Surya Man Shakya, Nepal
  -Mr. Nguyen Van Hoa, Vietnam515KB
  -Prof. Shinichi Sakai, Kyoto University, Japan322KB
Discussion
17:40 Closing Remarks

Contact
Secretariat of Executive Committee
c/o Programme Management Office,

Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES)
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TEL: +81-46-855-3866 / FAX: +81-46-855-3809
E-mail: expert-meeting@iges.or.jp
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