Research Director
Research Topics & Areas of Expertise
- Water and sanitation in developing countries
- Decentralised domestic wastewater and septage management
- Circular economy perspectives for plastic (including macro- and microplastics) and municipal solid waste
- Sustainable consumption and production (SCP)
- Environmental systems analysis
- Climate change adaptation and mitigation technologies
- Integrated and high-integrity carbon markets in ASEAN
- Water–food–energy nexus for resource efficiency
Education
1. Institution: The University of Tokyo
Date: 2006-2009
Degree: Doctoral Degree (Ph.D)– Department of Urban Engineering
Graduate School of Engineering – The University of Tokyo, Japan.
Date of graduation: September 2009
2. Institution Asian Institute of Technology, Bangkok, Thailand;
Date: 2004 – 2006
Degree: M.Eng. - Environmental Engineering and Management
3. Institution Hanoi University of Civil Engineering, Hanoi, Vietnam;
Date: 1998 – 2003
Degree: B. Sc. - Water Supply, Sewerage and Environmental Sanitation
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Policy Report
What a Waste 3.0 is the third edition of the World Bank Group’s What a Waste series, following the 2012 and 2018 publications. It updates and expands these earlier publications and provides a global reference dataset on municipal solid waste in the context of a transition toward circularity, drawing on the most recent publicly accessible data from...
Commissioned Report
本業務では、G20 海洋プラスチックごみ対策実施枠組に基づく第7次報告書の作成やOsaka Blue Ocean Visionに関するウェブサイトにおける各国の海洋プラスチック対策に関する情報の発信、海洋プラスチック対策に関するウェビナーの開催等の国際連携支援を行った。
Policy Report
The Seventh G20 Report on Action against Marine Plastic Litter is the seventh compilation of policies and measures undertaken by countries and international organisations globally to tackle marine plastic litter, and is prepared under the leadership of South Africa, the G20 Presidency for 2025, in collaboration with the Ministry of the Environment...
Technical Report
The global environmental governance landscape is undergoing a paradigmatic shift from state-centric pollution control to market-based Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR). This report provides an exhaustive analysis of the EPR landscape within the Indo-Pacific region, contrasting the mature, strict-liability frameworks of East Asia (Japan, South...
Conference Proceeding
15th International Conference on Sustainable Waste Management - Circular Economy (IconSWM-CE) and IPLA Global Forum 2025
In South Asia, a region facing rapid economic growth, immense population pressure, and high climate vulnerability, the circular economy (CE) has become a critical imperative for sustainable development. This study provides a comparative overview of the CE landscape across eight South Asian countries: Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives...
Presentation
2025 International Conference on Marine Environmental Management
The widespread issue of plastic pollution is increasingly affecting human health, with growing evidence of exposure, particularly in regions such as ASEAN, which are rich in aquatic resources. Microplastics and nanoplastics contaminate water bodies and are ingested by aquatic organisms. Given the high consumption of seafood in the region, humans...
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Conference Proceeding
2025 International Conference on Marine Environmental Management
Microplastic pollution poses a significant threat to marine ecosystems, with land-based activities being the primary source. Wastewater treatment plants (STPs) and river systems act as key pathways, concentrating and transporting these plastics from urban areas to the sea. This presentation establishes a direct link between these sources and their...
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Presentation
2025 International Conference on Marine Environmental Management
Microplastic pollution poses a significant threat to marine ecosystems, with land-based activities being the primary source. Wastewater treatment plants (STPs) and river systems act as key pathways, concentrating and transporting these plastics from urban areas to the sea. This presentation establishes a direct link between these sources and their...
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Commissioned Report
This commissioned report presents a capacity and training needs assessment conducted to evaluate the Philippines' current capabilities and identify critical gaps in microplastic and nanoplastic research, facilities, and public awareness. In response to growing global concerns over plastic pollution, comprehensive surveys were administered between...
Policy Report
WEPA Outlook on Water Environmental Management in Asia 2024
Considering the importance of a common understanding among stakeholders to solve water quality issues in the region, the “WEPA Outlook on Water Environmental Management” has been periodically prepared by utilizing accumulated information and knowledge, as well as the human network developed under this initiative. The report aims to provide the most...
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Project
Updated: August 2024
PoDIWM-2: Strengthening Capacity Development for Local Governments in ASEAN to Tackle Microplastics and Water Pollution through Decentralised Wastewater Management Approach
PoDIWM is shorthand for a 2-year ASEAN Cooperation Project titled “Policy Dialogue and Network Building of Multi-stakeholders on Integrated Decentralized Domestic Wastewater Management in ASEAN Countries,” (PoDIWM) funded by the Japan-ASEAN Integrati