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Fiscal Year 2017 Activity Report
The activities of JSC outlined below are as stipulated in article 4 of JSC’s Term of References:(1) Networking(2) Information gathering(3) Knowledge dissemination and information sharing(4) Support to international donor organizations
The results of the FY 2017 business activities are reported hereafter.
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NETWORKING(Cooperation with international organizations, creation of a network of sanitation relatedorganizations and bodies from each country)

1 – 1 Networking based on the work commissioned by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure,
Transport and Tourism (MLIT)
JSC provided assistance for the holding of the following meetings with regard to the projectcommissioned by MLIT: ‘Investigation Assignment on Public-Private Partnership Strategy forOverseas Expansion in the Field of Sewage Works’ (project period: from 10 May 2017 to 23 March2018, joint venture with Mitsubishi Research Institute Inc.):① GCUS Seminar on Sewage Works in Developing Countries, 4 August 2017, Tokyo② 3rd Asia-Pacific Water Summit, 11-12 December 2017, Yangon, Myanmar③ Preparation Workshop on the Asia Wastewater Management Partnership (AWaP), 13December 2017, Yangon, Myanmar④ Vietnam-Japan Sewerage Seminar and the 11th Meeting on the Technical Cooperation inSewerage and Wastewater Treatment between the Ministry of Construction of Vietnam andthe Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism of Japan, 9 March 2018, Hanoi

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INFORMATION GATHERING(Creation of a sanitation database for the Asia-Pacific Region and execution of country
assessments for sanitation improvement in each country of the region)2 – 1 APWF Governing Council Meeting
On 31 July 2017, Mr. Pierre Flamand (Manager of International Affairs, JSC) participated at the21st Governing Council of the Asia-Pacific Water Forum, which was held at the PUB WaterHub in1

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Singapore. On this occasion was first shared the latest information on the preparation process ofthe 3rd Asia-Pacific Water Summit (APWS), held in Yangon, Myanmar, on 11 and 12 December 2017.
This important conference was the main regional preparatory meeting for the 8th World Water
Forum (WWF) that took place in Brasilia, Brazil, from 18 to 23 March 2018. Further to theinformation on the 3rd APWS, presentations were made by each Theme Leader of the 8th World
Water Forum-Regional Process, including JSC for the Theme ‘People’, to outline the content andprogress of the report each Theme Leader produced for the Regional Report. The Regional Reportwith each Theme’s report was gathered by APWF and provided to the Regional Commission of the8th WWF.
2 – 2 Stockholm World Water Week
With more than 3,000 participants, the Stockholm World Water Week is one of the largest
water-related conferences in the world. It gathers the main players in the water sector and is an
important milestone before events such as the World Water Forum for preparatory meetings. Mr.
Pierre Flamand (Manager of International Affairs, JSC) attended the 2017 edition, which took placefrom 27 August to 1 September. He participated on 29 August in the session entitled ‘Asia Focus –Sustainable Wastewater and Fecal Sludge Management in Asia: Fit-for-Purpose Solutions’ to makea presentation on the case of Japan in wastewater and fecal sludge management and exchange hisviews in the sector during the panel discussion that followed. In addition, Mr. Flamand participatedin several meetings for the preparation of the 8th World Water Forum.
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KNOWLEDGE DISSMINATION AND INFORMATION SHARING(Diffusion of sanitation knowledge and experiences from developed countries; and organizationof international seminars to exchange information and knowledge with developing countries)

3 – 1 The 50th Asian Development Bank (ADB) Annual General Meeting & Exhibition
At the exhibition of the 50th Asian Development Bank (ADB) Annual Meeting hosted by theMinistry of Finance of Japan from 4 to 7 May 2017, a Johkasou Exhibition was held by the Johkasou
System Association of Japan. Dr. Shinhi Kumokawa from the Japan Education Center ofEnvironmental Sanitation (JECES) participated at this event in which he disseminated informationon the johkasou system in Japan.
3 – 2 The Japan-China Green EXPO 2017
From 13 to 15 June 2017, JECES exhibited of johkasou model and transmitted information on
this system at the exhibition booth of the Ministry of the Environment (MOE) during theJapan-China Green EXPO 2017 held in Beijing. This assignment was part of the "FY 2017 Public
Relations Work for Japanese Decentralized Wastewater Treatment Technologies in China”
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commissioned by MOE.
3 – 3 GCUS Seminar on Sewage Works in Developing Countries
The GCUS Seminar on Sewage Works in Developing Counties was held at the Tokyo Big Sight on
4 August 2017. The outlines of sewage works in Indonesia and Cambodia were respectivelypresented by Mr. Soeharsono Adibroto Soenarjo (Directorate General of Human Settlement,Directorate of Environmental Sanitation Development, Head of Sub-Directorate of Wastewater
Management, Indonesia) and Mr. Vong Pisith (Deputy General Director, General Directorate of
Public Works, Cambodia). Six private company members of GCUS made also presentations
introducing their company’s corporate profile and technologies. In addition, the delegations fromIndonesia and Cambodia participated on 3 August 2017 at the guided tour of the Sewerage Works
Exhibition ’17 TOKYO at the Tokyo Big Sight.
3 – 4 The 3rd Asia-Pacific Water Summit
The 3rd Asia-Pacific Water Summit was held at Yangon, Myanmar on 11 and 12 December 2017.
On 11 December, JSC organized the Parallel Thematic Session entitled “Improving Sanitation andWastewater Management”, which was co-organized by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure,
Transport and Tourism (MLIT) of Japan and the Ministry of the Environment (MOE) of Japan. Prof.
Dr. Satoshi Takizawa, from the University of Tokyo, Japan, chaired the session with Mr. Ko Ko Lwin,
Permanent Secretary, from the Ministry of Industry of Myanmar. Mr. Keiichi Ishii, Minister of Land,Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism of Japan made the opening remarks and Dr. Maximus Johnity
Ongkili, Minister of Energy, Green Technology and Water (Kettha) of Malaysia delivered thekeynote speech. In the session, three speakers from Japan and one speaker from Myanmar,Vietnam and the Philippines made a total of six presentations on topics related to improving
sanitation and wastewater management in their respective country. After the presentations, four
panelists joined the speakers for a panel discussion that focused on how to improve sanitation andwastewater management. During the presentations, the Japanese government proposed theestablishment of the “Asia Wastewater Management Partnership (AWaP) (tentative title)” topromote information exchange and the mainstreaming of wastewater management. A total of 66
persons attended the session.
3 – 5 The 5th International Workshop on Decentralized Domestic Wastewater Treatment in Asia
"The 5th International Workshop on Decentralized Domestic Wastewater Treatment in Asia"
hosted by the Ministry of the Environment of Japan (MOE) was held in Yangon, Republic of theUnion of Myanmar on 12 December 2017. The Japan Education Center of Environmental Sanitation(JECES) organized the workshop as secretariat. There were 12 theme presentations from 7countries, and 65 attendees joined the workshop.
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The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) of Japan and the Ministry ofthe Environment (MOE) of Japan co-organized the “Preparation Workshop on the Asia Wastewater
Management (AWaP) (Tentative title)” held at Yangon, Myanmar, on 13 December 2017. JSC
supported the workshop as secretariat. There were six participating countries: Myanmar, Vietnam,Indonesia, Cambodia, Philippines and Japan. The representatives from the United Nations
Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP), the World HealthOrganization (WHO) and the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) made presentations on
the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), while the Secretariat of the Water Environment
Partnership in Asia (WEPA) gave an overview of the water environment in Asia. The Japanese
Government proposed the objectives and activities plan for AWaP. The representatives from theother five countries made presentations on the water environment and situation of sewage works
in their countries. Lastly, all the participants discussed about the establishment of AWaP.
3 – 7 9th East Asia Summit High-Level Seminar On Sustainable Cities
Since 2010, the High-Level Seminar (HLS) on Environmentally Sustainable Cities (ESC) isorganized annually to gather influential East and Southeast Asia policymakers, experts andpractitioners working on clean, green and sustainable cities. For the 2018 seminar held from 8 to
10 March in Siem Reap, Cambodia, Mr. Pierre Flamand (Manager of International Affairs, JSC) wasinvited by the Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES) to chair on 8 March a session
entitled: ‘Towards Sustainable Cities: Challenges and Way Forward in Sanitation and Wastewater
Management’. This session focused on what was missing in East and Southern Asia for theimprovement of sanitation and wastewater management, what could trigger improvement
through the introduction of good practices, and the opportunity offered by the SDGs to makedrastic changes.
3 – 8 Vietnam-Japan Sewerage Seminar and the 11th Meeting on the Technical Cooperation inSewerage and Wastewater Treatment between the Ministry of Construction of Vietnam and theMinistry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism of JapanThe Vietnam-Japan Sewerage Seminar and the 11th Meeting on the Technical Cooperation inSewerage and Wastewater Treatment between the Ministry of Construction (MOC) of Vietnam andMLIT, Japan, were held in Hanoi on 9 March 2017. JSC attended both meetings as secretariat. The
main topics of the seminar were: the “Current Status and Challenge in Sewerage Systems”, the“Japanese Non-open Cut Method for Sewerage Development and Management”, the “Promotionof Sewerage System Development in Vietnam”, and the “Activities and Technologies Contributing
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to Sustainable Management of Sewerage Systems in Vietnam”. The speakers came from MOC, HoChi Minh City, Nam Dinh City in Vietnam and the City of Kitakyushu, Nihon University and privatecompanies in Japan, in addition to representatives from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) andJICA. During the seminar was held the handover ceremony from Japan to Vietnam of the“Standards of Microtunneling Technologies for Vietnam (revised version)”.
Following the seminar was held the 11th Meeting on the Technical Cooperation in Sewerage andWastewater Treatment between Vietnam and Japan. Based on the Progress Summary, MLIT, Osaka
City, the City of Kitakyushu, the City of Kobe, the City of Yokohama and Shiga Prefecture explained
their activities and achievements since the previous meeting, and both sides discussed about theactivity plans for the next term.
3 – 9 The 8th World Water ForumThe 8th World Water Forum was held in Brasilia, Brazil, from 18 to 23 March 2018. JSC organized
a session in the Regional Process, entitled: “Towards Improving Sanitation and Wastewater
Management: Challenges and Good Practices in the Asia-Pacific Region”. Six speakers from fivecountries made presentations on good practices of sanitation and wastewater management intheir country. In addition to this session, JSC co-organized a session in the Thematic Process,entitled: “Reuse Technologies: Can We Handle Innovation?”
Individual contributions in sessions were also made. Mr. Takehiko KAWAI, Director of JSC,
delivered as a panelist a report on Sewage Sludge Treatment and Disposal in Japan in a session ofthe Thematic Process, entitled: “Low Carbon Water Service to Achieve Climate Mitigation”. Mr.
Pierre Flamand (Manager of International Affairs, JSC) introduced as a panelist the recycling ofbiogas in Kobe City in a session of the Regional Process, entitled: “Circular Economy, Reduce,Recycle, Reuse in Asia”.
Lastly, JECES exhibited a Johkasou model at the exhibition booth of the Ministry of theEnvironment of Japan in the exhibition hall of the 8th World Water Forum, and disseminatedinformation on the Japanese Johkasou system as part of the "Public Relations Work for theJohkasou System at the 8th World Water Forum" commissioned by MOE.
4. SUPPORT TO INTERNATIONAL DONOR ORGANZIATIONS(Organization of training courses on sanitation, execution of assessment for projects, advice forthe selection of appropriate technologies, and introduction of experts to international donororganizations, such as ADB and JICA)
4 – 1 JICA Training Course "LEP2.0 Public Policy and Regulatory Framework on Sewerage andSanitation" (Malaysia)
This training course was conducted for ten officials of the National Water Services Commission
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JSC 12th Steering Committee Meeting(SPAN), which is the regulatory authority for sewage treatment and sanitation in Malaysia. JECES,
with the collaboration of ministries and other JSC member organizations, conducted lectures
related to wastewater treatment in Japan on policies, institutions, finance, maintenance andmanagement. Site visits were also carried out during the training course, which was conductedfrom 15 to 26 January 2018.
5. OTHER ACTIVITIES
5 – 1 FY 2016 JSC 11th Steering Committee Meeting
On 23 May 2017, JSC’s 11th Steering Committee Meeting was held. On this occasion, the recordof proceedings of the previous Steering Committee Meeting was confirmed and the results of thebusiness activities in FY 2016 were reported. The FY 2017 Business Plan was also discussed andapproved.
5 – 2 Participation in ISO/TC 224 WG 11 (Stormwater Management) as a Secretariat Member
Japan, via a team of experts selected by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport andTourism of Japan (MLIT), has been convening the Working Group (WG) 11 of the ISO/TechnicalCommittee (TC) 224 since 2015 for the development of a new standard as ‘Guidelines for
Stormwater Management in Urban Areas’. As a member of the Convener Support Team, Mr. Pierre
Flamand (Manager of International Affairs, JSC) attended the ISO/TC 224 Plenary Meeting which
was held in Shenzhen, China, from 26 to 30 June 2017. During this meeting, the WG 11 met onseveral occasions to further develop and obtain consensus with the WG 11 members of theinternational community on the ‘Guidelines’ before moving to the Draft InternationalStandard(DIS) stage.

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