NEWS17

VOL.
MAR.2009
2009

INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY TRANSFERC O N T E N T S
Visit by students of Japan-Germany Dual

1. Masters Degree Program

Environmental Cooperation Program for

3. Asia (ECPA)

Energy Efficiency Improvement Program

5. in Yunnan Province, China

Global Environment Workshop for Junior

7. High School Students 2008

9. CTI International Research Exchange Program
10. "Tanabata" Star Festival
Green Framework of Innovative Strategy

11. (GFIS) on Sustainable Consumption and
Productivity in the Philippines

The Project on Invitation to Japan for

13. Environmental Research (PIER)

15. Overseas Seminars on ICETT R&D Projects

FY2008, commissioned by Mie Prefecture

Environmental Management Human Resources Development
Survey Project: Visit by students of Japan-Germany Dual Masters
Degree Program in International Material Flow Management (IMAT)
OutlineThis year again, in response to the invitation by the governments of Mie Prefecture and Yokkaichi City, a group of 14
comprising students and a lecturer of IMAT, a Japan-Germany Dual Master’s Degree Program, made a seven days visit
to Mie Prefecture from January 11. In addition to the courtesy calls on Akihiko Noro, the Governor of Mie
Prefecture, and Toshiyuki Tanaka, the Mayor of Yokkaichi City, the group visited 15 sites, including companies,
facilities and schools in the Prefecture, for environmental observation. They also participated in an environmental
seminar to acquire extensive experience and knowledge, while exchanging with the students of Yokkaichi University.

Background and purpose of the project
German University of Applied Science Trier, known for its
environmental management studies, and Ritsumeikan
Asia Pacific University (APU) located in Beppu City, Oita
Prefecture, offer a joint master’s degree program focusing
on environmental issues, called “International Material
Flow Management” (IMAT). Students in this program study
for one year in Japan and one year in Germany, to acquire
master’s degrees from both universities.
The exchange with IMAT started in autumn two years ago,
when Governor Noro and former Yokkaichi City Mayor
Tetsuo Inoue visited University of Applied Science Trier.
Last January, 25 students and lecturers visited Mie
Prefecture. This year, ICETT was commissioned to planand host the project.

Project outline and schedule
Students:
On the morning of January 11, 13 participating students (6males, 7 females) who are currently studying at APU
arrived in Nagoya via overnight bus. The students werefrom nine countries, including Indonesia, China, India,
Myanmar, Germany, Croatia, Ghana and Uganda; Ms.
Cle-Anne from Trinidad and Tobago was the leader. Ms.
Andante Hadi P. and Ms. Andhika Okktovina, fromIndonesia, spoke fluent Japanese, as they have been
studying at APU for four years. Half of the participating
students introduced themselves in Japanese. This year
again, Mr. Knaus came from Germany to serve as
Lecturer and Project Manager.
Schedule:
Besides courtesy calls, the participants visited many
companies
andfacilities
that
have
realized
environment-related achievements. At each company,
the students had lectures on the company and plant, thenmoved to plant tours. Despite the rather tight schedule ofthe bus tour, the students completed all the scheduledvisits and held discussions till midnight after returning to
ICETT.

Date

Morning

Afternoon

Jan 11Sun*Arriving at ICETT*Welcome party*Joint study meeting

Jan 12Mon*Chubu Electric
Co.’s Kawagoe
Power Plant*Sanyu Giken*Tsu Housing Center

Jan 13
Tue*North Water
Purification Center*Toshiba
Corporation
Semiconductor
Company*Yokkaichi Chuo
Technical High School*Waste Disposal Center*Courtesy call on
Yokkaichi City Mayor

Jan 14
Wed*Morita Holdings*Aino Agricultural
High School

Jan 15
Thu*Courtesy call on
Mie Prefecture
Governor*MFCA seminar

Jan 16Fri*Sankei Kogyo*Suzuka Fuji Xerox*Taiheiyo Cement
Corporation

Jan 17
Sat*Summary*Departure from ICETT*Closing Ceremony

Ms. Okktovina (right) and Mr.Leo from Indonesia, at thewelcome party

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Exchange with students of Yokkaichi University
In addition to ICETT, Mie Prefecture and Yokkaichi City
staff who took part in the bus tour, on January 11 and 12
Prof. Nitta, students and staff members of the Faculty ofEnvironmental and Information Science, Yokkaichi
University joined the program to enjoy exchanges withparticipating students. On the 11th, 5 students from the
Nitta laboratory gave presentations in English regarding
their research on the current status of local recycling
businesses. These presentations were Ise Newspaper’s
top story on the following day.
Commemorative photo with Governor Noro

Participation in MFCA seminar
In the afternoon on Jan 15, at Kirara Hall of the
Suzuka-sanroku Research Park Center located next to
ICETT, a Material Flow Cost Accounting (MFCA) seminar
was held by Mie Prefecture under the sponsorship of
METI. The students participated in the seminar, at which
IMAT lecturer Mr. Knaus gave a keynote speech titled“Material Flow Management.”

Conclusion
Some proposals were summarized on the final day. One
impressive opinion concerned Japanese houses, whose U
index (heat retention index) = 6, which is 6 times worse
than houses in Europe (U = 2 or below) and requires
improvement, with revision of laws in view.
After receiving their completion certificates, the participant
students left ICETT in the afternoon and returned to Beppu
via overnight bus.

Jan 12 Ise Newspaper, as the top article

Courtesy calls on the Governor of Mie
Prefecture and the Mayor of Yokkaichi City
The students visited Yokkaichi City Hall in the afternoon of
the 13th to pay a courtesy call on new Mayor Tanaka, andthe prefectural office in the morning of the 15th to pay a
courtesy call on Governor Noro. After each visit, theyexchanged opinions with the staff members of theenvironment-related sections.

Group photo after closing ceremony
Despite the cold snowy weather during the period, theprogram provided the participants with opportunities not
only to study, but also to experience such examples ofJapanese culture as Oshichiya (7-night memorial service)at Senjuji Temple in Tsu City and a visit to Ueno Castle.
We expect this visit will be beneficial not only for the IMAT
students, but also for environmental management humanresources development in Mie Prefecture. We thank you allfor your cooperation with this project.
(Sonobe, Matsuoka)

Gift presented to new Mayor Tanaka by Ms. Cle-Anne,
representing the students

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FY2008, commissioned by Mie Prefecture

Environmental Cooperation Program for Asia (ECPA)
Outline
ICETT has conducted “Environmental Cooperation Program for Asia” (ECPA), commissioned by Mie Prefecture, since
fiscal 1998. Developing nations in Asia are faced with water contamination, air pollution and solid waste disposal
problems that have arisen locally in association with rapid economic growth. These nations are also increasingly
exposed to cross-border pollution and global environmental problems, including global warming due to increased
emission of greenhouse gases, such as carbon dioxide. The resolution or control of these worsening problems requires
spontaneous efforts based on collaboration among relevant parties (government, businesses, residents, variousorganizations). Mie Prefecture, having overcome the Yokkaichi Pollution, has a wealth of knowledge and experience
regarding environmental preservation. As part of its active commitment to international environmental cooperation, thePrefecture has implemented comprehensive policies for environmental preservation that include environment
improvement planning and human resources development, while sharing such policy achievements with other areas in
Asia, so as to help developing nations resolve their increasingly serious environmental problems. This year, theprogram selected Sihanoukville, a special city of Cambodia, as the sixth country.

Overview of Sihanoukville

Probolinggo City, Indonesia in 2002 and 2003, and Ha
Dong City, Vietnam in 2004 and 2005. The Mongolian
People’s Republic was selected for fiscal 2006 and 2007,
and a project was carried out in the BayanZurkh District in
the administrative district of the capital, Ulaanbaatar. This
ECPA project focused particularly on human resources
development, placing high emphasis on Trainer Training(training participants, who are involved in ICETT projects,
serve as instructors and leaders to establish a system fordeveloping trainees.)

This fiscal year, Sihanoukville, a special city in theKingdom of Cambodia, was selected as the sixth country.
An implementation agreement was concluded while thecurrent situation of environmental preservation was
analyzed, problems were narrowed down, and the basic
environmental plan was decided. Few local governments
or assisting organizations in Japan have thus far been
involved in helping environmental preservation of this city.
Since increased tourism from abroad is expected, as are
expanded trade volume and increased foreign currency
inflow, more attention will be drawn to the importance of thebasic environmental plan. Under such circumstances, theenlightenment seminar and the training program in Japan
were positioned as the “pillars” of this project.

The Kingdom of Cambodia
and Sihanoukville

Sihanoukville has an area of 868 km2 and a population of
200,000. The three administrative districts in the City are
subdivided into 22 communes and 94 villages.

Program background and outline

Human resources development activities in theenlightenment seminar and the training program in Japansought to enhance the potential abilities of city officials incharge of policy implementation, regarding building
environmental preservation strategies, sharing information
related to waste disposal and developing tourism inconsideration of the environment. The training emphasized
mastery of basic knowledge regarding the fundamental
environmental plan and decision-making method(know-how), enabling trainees to implement policies as
leading instructors.

ICETT has conducted “Environmental Cooperation
Program for Asia” (ECPA), commissioned by Mie
Prefecture, since fiscal 1998. As part of Mie Prefecture’scommitment to international environmental cooperation,
the program aims to encourage local governments in Asia
to decide on environmental plans and carry out
environmental improvement. Environmental improvement
plans were developed and environmental study centerswere established in Imus City, Philippines in fiscal 1998
and 1999; Rayong City, Thailand in 2000 and 2001;

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After reaffirming the importance of environmental issuesin Sihanoukville and developing shared understanding of
the problems faced by each trainee through reportpresentations, lectures on Yokkaichi Pollution raised
trainees’ environmental awareness and taught themtechniques for preventing environmental pollution. This
achieved deeper understanding of the current situation ofwaste disposal, as well as of measures and policies for
waste reduction. There was also a presentation on thecase of a resort area in the Shima district, one of the tourist
sites in the Prefecture, which gave trainees insight not only
into environmental preservation measures, but also into
tourism development. Trainees visited a Shima City facility
offering “beach experience,” where they enjoyed various
ocean-related experiences. (See article.)

Signing Ceremony: October 15, 2008
Enlightenment seminar: October 15, 2008
Number of participants: 76
At the signing ceremony, the ICETT Managing Director
signed the Implementation Agreement with the Mayor of
Sihanoukville. The enlightenment seminar was also held inconjunction with the ceremony-- not only to clarify thesignificance and purpose of this ECPA project, but also toemphasize the importance of establishing a basic
environmental plan. Moreover, experts were invited fromthe United Nations Industrial Development Organization(UNIDO), the Ministry of Environment and the Ministry of
Education, Youth and Sports of the Kingdom of Cambodia
to introduce the environmental policies of the country.

Program results and future outlook

Training program in Japan: November 30 – December 20
Number of trainees invited: 9

Regarding policies and technologies for environmental
preservation in Japan, training participants from Cambodia
showed particular interest in 1) the actual status ofenvironmental education for children, 2) composting of
garbage and 3) the current status of waste disposal by
public institutions.
After round-the-clock efforts toward establishing the City’s
first basic environmental plan, the training program inJapan successfully ended on December 20; each trainee
received a completion certificate.

This training program was unique in that it invited not
only administrative officials in the departments ofenvironment, tourism, fishery etc., but also relevantbusiness people and local residents, with the aims of
encouraging further commitment by all related parties andcontributing to deeper understanding of environmental
preservation, as well as to the promotion of environmental
preservation policies. The training addressed topics
considered important in Sihanoukville, from preventing
environmental problems to waste issues and water
preservation. The objective of the training was to enable
participants to implement practical measures in their homecountries through deeper understanding of theenvironmental preservation efforts in Japan, and of theirimportance. Through training the trainees sharedknowledge of environmental preservation in Mie
Prefecture, while exchanging opinions with experts fromthe Department of Environment and Forestry, and during
an official visit to the deputy governor.

Enlightenment seminar: March 2009 (scheduled)
Number of participants: 50 to 80 (expected)
Trainees who have completed the ICETT training program
are expected to work actively as trainers in the Kingdom of
Cambodia. An enlightenment seminar is planned for Marchin Sihanoukville, where the basic environmental planestablished during training will be open to interested
parties and citizens of the City and implementation ofpractical environmental preservation measures will be
encouraged, through the cooperation of all parties.
(Ueda, Mashita)42008 International Research Promotion Project on Global Environment

Energy Efficiency Improvement Program in China
OutlineSince April 1, 2008, ICETT has conducted the “Energy Efficiency Improvement Program in China” as a METI-supported
program in collaboration with relevant organizations in China. The program targets Yunnan and Gansu Provinces in
China, with the aim of helping prevent global warming by reducing greenhouse gas emissions through energy
efficiency improvement. The following presents the case of Yunnan Province.

Backgroundsuch as by providing training for the entire chemicalfertilizer industry in order to transfer or disseminate
experience and technologies cultivated in Japan, and toenhance understanding of energy efficiency among
participants.

Global warming is increasingly attracting global attention
as a serious environmental issue calling for urgent action,
through international collaboration and through thesystems of individual countries. China, being the world’s
second largest emitter of greenhouse gases, has beenpromoting the reduction of its greenhouse gases
emissions, especially by its industrial sector. The country’s
11th 5-year Plan has the binding objective of reducing
energy consumption per unit of GDP by 20% by 2010.
Although a certain level of energy saving has beenachieved at the initiative of the central and local
governments over the past two years, further efforts are
required to achieve the objective.

Meanwhile, technical guidance is provided for companies
and Yunnan Energy Efficiency Technology Service Center,to help them become capable of implementing more
effective measures for energy efficiency improvement andthereby strengthen energy-related policies in Yunnan
Province. Moreover, workshops are held to disseminate
energy conservation measures for chemical fertilizer
industry identified at the model plants to other similar
chemical fertilizer plants in Yunnan province, in hope ofmaking them sustainable and maximizing their effects.

Under these circumstances, ICETT, with help from a teamof Chinese experts led by Prof. Meng of Tsinghua
University, conducted a survey in fiscal 2007 onenergy-saving needs in China. The results showed that the
Yunnan Provincial Government had been promoting theestablishment of energy efficiency improvement policies,
while Yunnan Energy Efficiency Technology Service
Center had been actively supporting the implementation ofenergy efficiency improvement measures by companies.
Yunnan Province has various energy-intensive industries,
relying on old-fashioned plant equipment and production
processes. To reduce energy consumption in the Province,
effective energy-saving measures must be taken.

Sites where the program
was implemented

YunnanProvince

With this as background, the program has launchedvarious activities targeting Yunnan Province, with the aimof helping prevent global warming by reducing greenhousegas emissions through energy efficiency improvement.

Program activities
This program consists of two projects: 1) energy efficiency
improvement at model plants and 2) energy conservation
training
1) Energy efficiency improvement at model plants
The purpose of this project is to encourage the chemicalfertilizer industry in Yunnan Province to shift from theconventional production process to a more energy-efficient
production process.
Under this model project, the research for selection ofmodel plants and the energy conservation diagnosis at themodel plants were performed in May and August,respectively.
1. Research for selection of model plants
Five plants were subjected to a simplified energy
conservation diagnosis in order to select two as model
plants for chemical fertilizer industry in Yunnan Province. In

Purpose and outline of the program
While the purpose of this program is to help prevent global
warming, the program target was narrowed down to thechemical fertilizer industry, an energy-intensive industry,
with the goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions byimproving energy efficiency in the industry. Activities
implemented under this program include energy
conservation diagnosis at model plants and technicalassistance in improving energy-saving technologies andenergy management methods. These efforts are aimed atadvancing toward the program’s goal by practicallyreducing energy consumption. At the same time, activities
are carried out that indirectly advance toward the goal,5

the research, relevant personnel of the plants wereinterviewed and on-site inspections were conducted,
mainly by Japanese expert. After the research, evaluationand discussions were made in the project team on thebasis of selection criteria including the simplified energy
conservation diagnosis results, motivation and institutional
readiness for energy efficiency improvement, scale ofenergy consumption, potential for energy efficiency
improvement and versatility of energy efficiency
improvement. Yuntianhua International Chemical Co., Ltd.
Yunfeng and Tonghai Chemical Ltd. were then selected as
the model plants eligible to receive assistance.

2) Energy conservation training
A training was held July 14-18 with a total 66 participants,
including officials of the Yunnan Provincial government andmanagement personnel of the chemical fertilizer plants. On
the first day, lectures were given on the energy-saving
policies of Yunnan Province, the central government’s
subsidies for promoting energy efficiency improvement,
and energy-saving measures in Japan. The lectures, inwhich experts in each field explained the global concerns ofenergy demand and greenhouse gas emissions, enhanced
participants’ understanding of the relationship between
energy efficiency improvement, for which companies are
required to take urgent action, and the current status of the
global environment. The lectures on the second and thirddays, technological information regarding energy saving foreach device and process in a plant, were provided by aJapanese expert. On the fourth day, a Chinese expert gave
lectures on energy auditing and energy conservation plans.
The need for energy auditing and the contents to be
included in an audit summary report were explained. On
the final day, group discussions were held regarding the
problems of energy efficiency improvement in plants, toprepare participants for the launching of energy-saving
activities at their companies, after the training.
In the feedback questionnaire collected at the end of
training, many participants said that they obtained useful
information from the specific explanations on energy
saving, thanks to much more practical case studies thanthose in any other training they had experienced.

Energy conservation diagnosis at a chemical fertilizer plant
2. Energy conservation diagnosis at model plants
While the progress of the simplified energy conservation
diagnosis results review was monitored, the two model
plants underwent detailed energy conservation diagnosis.
They had eagerly accepted the proposals for improvement
suggested by the expert on the basis of the simplified
energy conservation diagnosis results obtained in May,showing their positive attitude toward energy efficiency
improvement.
The expert provided the model plants with advice andinstructions for more effective improvement, as well as new
suggestions for further energy efficiency improvement
based on the detailed energy conservation diagnosis.

Energy conservation training targeting company
management personnel

Program achievements and future activities
Under the model project, the effects of energy efficiency
improvement measures in model plants proposed by
Japanese expert were calculated. As a result, themeasures that each model plant has decided to take are
estimated to reduce the CO2 emissions by 89,000 tons per
year at Yunfeng and by 30,000 tons per year at Tonghai
Chemical, demonstrating substantial contribution toprevention of global warming.
We will continue to contribute to prevention of global
warming by further disseminating the effects of the
improvement measures at model plants broadly to theother similar chemical fertilizer plants in Yunnan Province.
(Shioya, Nagasaka)

Energy efficiency improvement guidance for chemicalfertilizer plant staff
Meanwhile, trainings on energy efficiency improvement
were held, to deepen understanding of the suggested
improvement technologies and promote the implementationof improvement measures.

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FY2008, commissioned by Yokkaichi City

Global Environment Workshop
for Junior High School Students 2008
ICETT has hosted the “Global Environment Workshop for Kids” since 2002 (targeting junior high school students since 2007,
and elementary school students before that), with the aims of deepening the interest of children who will shoulder the future
in global environmental issues and encouraging them to think about such issues from an international perspective.
This year, to commemorate the 111th anniversary of Yokkaichi City, junior and senior high school students from Tianjin City in
China and Long Beach City in the US, a friendship city and a sister city of Yokkaichi City respectively, were invited. They
studied environmental issues, exchanged opinions and deepened their understanding of the importance of international
cooperation with students of Shiohama Junior High School in Yokkaichi City.

Through various experiences, the youngsters deepened their mutual understanding,thought together and interacted with each other.
This workshop offered many diverse experiences thatenabled students to directly learn about Japanese culture.
They tried their hand at making bamboo fans, applying glue
to a bamboo frame with a brush, pasting a sheet ofJapanese paper on it and then drying it. Although the work
seemed easy, they struggled to complete their fans with thehelp of members of the Yokkaichi Consumers Associationand the Kita-Kawarada Women’s Circle, who joined theworkshop as assistants. The students also learned how to
use Furoshiki, a Japanese wrapping cloth that can be used
to wrap and carry objects of any shape. These items
represent the original forms of the Japanese traditional
eco-style of living, in which use of fans instead of electricfans or air conditioners, or Furoshiki instead of plastic
shopping bags is encouraged. Students wrote messages
on each other’s completed fans and took them back to theirhome countries. “I will keep this as a treasure for my whole
life,” said one student happily.

On August 12, at the height of summer, a total of 28
participants - 8 junior and senior high school students and2 leaders each from Tianjin City and Long Beach City, as
well as 8 junior high school students from Yokkaichi City arrived at ICETT, to stay together for the 9-day workshop.
First, the participants were given a tour around the city of
Yokkaichi to familiarize them with the City. They boarded
the patrol boat “Kamome” to visit Yokkaichi Port, then took
a bus to tour the No. 1 Industrial Complex, the place oforigin of Yokkaichi Pollution. Lectures were also given on
the history of Yokkaichi Pollution and measures taken by
Yokkaichi City for environmental preservation. During a
lecture explaining harmonization of the environment, thestudents showed keen interest by asking some toughquestions. At Chubu Electric Co.’s Kawagoe Electric Power
Museum “Terra 46,” they learned the mechanism of electric
power generation and conducted an experiment ingenerating electric power by pedaling bicycles. The
students who were doing the pedaling and the students
who were cheering them on both enjoyed the experiment
regardless of their difference in nationalities. They also
entered the Kawagoe Thermal Power Plant and had theprecious experience of looking directly at the site of power
generation.
To get to know each other, students introduced their cities,
ports and schools. Tianjin City, with a population of approx.
10,240,000, is a municipality under the direct control of thecentral government along with Beijing, Shanghai etc.
Facing Bohai Bay, Tianjin City has long thrived as agateway to the sea. It has enjoyed remarkable economic
growth, and further development as an industrial city has
been progressed. Long Beach City, a large suburban citywith a population of approx. 470,000, is located in thesouthern part of California State. Facing the Pacific Ocean
and having an oilfield, it serves as an industrial port city.

Making bamboo fans to experience a taste of Japanese culture
Another unique Japanese experience, “nagashi somen,”
was also offered. With a device created by connecting
bamboos by the members of an NPO called “a group for
cultivating nature and children,” students enjoyed eating
the somen noodles moving in a flow. Although they
seemed to have a hard time using chopsticks andstruggling with the flowing somen, they showed big
appetites. Not only the somen noodles, but the flowing
cucumbers and tomatoes also satisfied them. All of thesefoodstuff are produced locally without using extra fuels fortransport/packaging, and are therefore environment-friendly
and safe. The 18 students from Tianjin and Long Beachalso experienced homestays in Japan. They were heartily
welcomed by their host families, and though their period ofstay was short, they seemed sad to leave.

Experiment at Terra 46

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Participation in the Environment Summit for Junior High School Students
The biggest event of this “Global Environment
Workshop for Junior High School Students” was the“Environment Summit for Junior High School Students,”
hosted by the government of Yokkaichi City and the
Yokkaichi City Environmental Forum. The purpose of thesummit is to explore from a global perspective the roles ofyouth who will comprise the next generation, and contributeto the implementation of environmental activities.
After the keynote speech by Ms. Kazuko Murata, Vice
Chairman of the Japanese Forum of Environmental
Journalists, participants from Tianjin, Long Beach andYokkaichi cities introduced their cities and ports.
Resolution announced by all participants

Presentations were then given regarding the environmental
situation of each city. Students held discussions till late
every night in preparing for this presentation. In Tianjin
City, air pollution has become a serious problem, especially
due to the escalating use of passenger cars, which has hadserious impact on human health, as well as on the acid rain
phenomenon. The presentation concluded that thedevelopment of fuel cells and the dissemination ofenvironmental education would comprise an effective
solution to these problems. The presentation on Long
Beach City addressed the issues of air pollution, water
quality management and waste, and introduced various
approaches taken as measures for improvement. As for

Yokkaichi City, the experience of Yokkaichi Pollution andthe measures taken by companies and local governments
were presented. Ideas for the eco and recycling activities
that can be performed by each citizen were also presented.
Every team gave a well-conceived, wonderful presentation.
At the end of the Summit, all participants announced theirresolution: “In order to protect our beautiful green earth,taking this environment summit as a starter, we will joinhands to form a circle, and take action to protect the global
environment.”“I realized that my actions could change the people around me ”
There was a great deal of feedback from the participants
after the Environment Summit. Here are some examples:

This experience of exchanging with students of the sameage from different countries will have a definite impact on
their future, an impact we believe is positive, not negative.
This was a long workshop at 9 days, but it seemed too
short for the participating students. All the boys and girls
cried at the farewell. I am grateful that all participants could
stay till the end and return home safely, thanks to thecooperation of all of you. As the staff in charge, I personallyappreciate the opportunity of being able to see all 24 ofyour smiles. Thank you!
(Yada)• The issue that interested me most is separation of trash.
Although it seems troublesome, separation is scientificallyreasonable; I will try to separate trash carefully from nowon. (Tianjin City)• I realized that there are a lot more things we can do to get
more students involved in environmental activities. (LongBeach City)• I understand that we should take action instead of justtalking. (Yokkaichi City)
The comments above, though they are just part of what we
received, indicate that the participants have discovered orare struggling to discover what they can do, and thatchanges have occurred to their awareness regarding theenvironment.
Furthermore, many participants said that they learned
about the situations of other participants’ countries andwere impressed by their environmental preservation
activities, and that they wanted this event to be continued,
since they had such a good experience interacting withmany people from other countries.

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CTI International Research Exchange Program
CTI side event held at the 14th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations
Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP14)
From December 1 to 12, 2008, the 14th Conference of
the Parties (COP14) to the United Nations Framework
Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) was held in thehistorical city of Poznan, Poland, where future schedules
were decided regarding the framework for the next
greenhouse gas emission reduction agreement at COP15,
to be held in Denmark in 2009. UNFCCC is a treaty whose
governing organization determines frameworks forinternational commitment, having as its ultimate objective
the “stabilization of greenhouse gas concentrations in theatmosphere at a level that would prevent dangerous
anthropogenic interference with the climate system.” Under
the framework for addressing this challenge that confronts
all humankind, the Ad hoc Working Group for deciding thenext international framework will at its March 2009 meetingorganize the Chairman’s Notes summarizing proposals
from the member states, upon the basis of which negotiationtext preparation is scheduled for the meeting in June.

CTI Chairman, Elmer Holt, opened the side event
underlining that CTI has been fostering international
cooperation in the accelerated development anddiffusion of climate-friendly technologies, and that CTI’s
membership is open to all nations and organizations thatshare its objectives. He also underscored the importantrole the private sector plays in the enhancement ofinternational technology transfer activities. This view isderived from CTI activities in tackling various challenges
facing the facilitation of technology transfer under the
UNFCCC, which made it clear that the governments andprivate sectors have their own roles to play. Given thecurrent situation, in which most technology transfer
activities are carried out by the private sector, thegovernment’s role is to establish policy/regulatory
frameworks to encourage foreign direct investment that
can help prevent climate change. He stressed that CTI’s
strength lies in its ability to closely cooperate with thegovernments of various countries, business circles, theInternational Energy Agency, UNFCCC secretariat andseveral other international organizations in promoting
technology transfer.
Ms. Wanna Tanunchaiwatana of the UNFCCC Secretariat
in charge of technology transfer says that CTI
plays an important role in implementing the Expert
Group on Technology Transfer (EGTT)’s action plan, as
CTI contributed greatly to the implementation of a “trainingof trainers” workshop for project development in
September 2008. The trainers who participated in thatworkshop will lead the regional workshop that UNFCCC
plans to hold in Africa in early 2009, where CTI’s Private
Financing Advisory Network (PFAN) program is expected
to play a significant role in the preparation of the project
financing proposals.

Statement by Saito, Minister of the Environment,
at a ministerial conference
ICETT, having participated in activities of CTI (Climate
Technology Initiative) as CTI’s international secretariat
since 2003, on this occasion held a CTI side event inconjunction with the main conference. The event was
attended by government officials, private sector
representatives, international organizations, NGOs etc.
committed to the issue of technology transfer relating toclimate change. Reports on the progress of CTI activities
and lessons learned from the deployment of low carbon
technologies were presented.

Panelists at the CTI side event

CTI side event participants

9its high pollutant emissions, into a highly efficient,environmentally friendly and sustainable system, and to
ultimately disseminate the improved technologies widely inother industrial clusters of steel-rolling mills. The
improvement proposals for demonstration units, alreadydrafted, include a wide range of specific improvement
ideas, from short-term options such as introducing
temperature controllers inside the heating furnaces tolong-term options, such as introducing coal gasificationequipment in the cluster. It seems highly likely that thesuccessful cases in the project will spread widely ifbusiness operators and local financial institutions becomeaware that energy efficiency improvement leads toincreased profit. Meanwhile, some developing nations view
intellectual property rights as a barrier to technology
transfer, but Mr. Das and Mr. Storey, who have been
engaged in practical work in the project’s development,
said that intellectual property rights, though an issue thatmerits some consideration, is not as great a problem assome parties believe.

The CTI PFAN is a public-private joint program launchedby CTI as a means of bridging the gaps in project
development, with the aim of helping project developers
create financially viable proposals. Mr. Peter Storey,international coordinator of the CTI PFAN program,explained that the program provides project sponsors
and developers in search of financing with freeconsulting services, and supports them throughintellectual / technological assistance and matchmaking
service, in the belief that improvement of the financial andtechnological abilities of the relevant parties is crucial totheir obtaining funds for projects. In order to be accepted
into the CTI PFAN program, however, a project must
undergo a CTI PFAN review, in which from the content of
the proposal it should be determined that the project’s
financial feasibility is highly likely to be enhanced by PFAN
support. CTI’s PFAN program proved its effectiveness in
the resolution of COP13 in 2007; the EGTT is now
discussing how this program can be incorporated into thenext framework for greenhouse gas emission reduction.
CTI’s PFAN program is also providing support - mainly
through consulting services by finance experts - for the“Asia Forum for Clean Energy Financing,” for ASEAN
countries to be organized by ICETT in Singapore in March2009.

The CTI side event was broadcast via the UNFCCC
webcast, to widely disseminate the CTI message. You canview the archived webcast via the link below.
http://copportal1.man.poznan.pl/Archive.aspx?EventID=72&Lang=floor

Mr. Dabajit Das of Winrock International India (WII)
presented the outline of an energy efficiency intervention
program targeting an industry cluster of steel-rolling mills in
the Bhavnagar region of Gujarat State in India. Supportedby the collaboration of WII and ICETT, this program
seeks to reduce greenhouse gas emissions byimproving / updating the cluster’s inefficient system, withDuring the COP14 period, ICETT set up an exhibitionbooth as the CTI international secretariat, to provide
information and answer specific questions.
(Kuroda)“Tanabata” Star Festival

Participants from 27 countries gathered
An event celebrating “Tanabata” star festival was held on
July 5, to promote exchanges between the participants,
who were staying at ICETT, and the local residents who
supported them, including members of the participants’host families.
Enjoying the cheerful night were 32 participants from 27
countries in three training courses, and many Japanese
involved. Bamboo branches were decorated with colorful
strips of paper on which participants wrote their wishes.
After enjoying fireworks, participants from Latin America
gave a dance performance. The training program at ICETT
offers opportunities not only to learn environmental
technologies, but also to discover the cultures and customsof other participants. We will continue to plan various
events for mutual exchanges that can attract local citizens
and raise their interest in ICETT and the countries of theparticipants.
(Tamura)Participants and local children

10International Research Promotion Initiative on the Global Environment for Fiscal 2008 (subsidized by METI)

Green Framework of Innovative Strategy on Sustainable
Consumption and Productivity in the Philippines
OutlineSince fiscal 2007, ICETT has conducted the “Green Framework of Innovative Strategy on Sustainable Consumption
and Productivity (GFIS Project) in the Philippines,” targeting the Philippine’s National Capital region and some specificlocal regions, in response to the requests from the Philippine Department of Science and Technology (DOST) and theDepartment of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) of the Philippines. For the second year of the project,discussions were held with local Japanese governmental institutions and other relevant organizations, using the human
networks developed in the Philippines and in accordance with METI policies for supporting the Philippines. Under thisProject, model regions were selected as demonstration sites for promoting waste disposal, resource and energy
savings. Human resources development activities were launched for company engineers and administrative officials
responsible for providing technical instructions to companies, academic experts, local consultants, and otherstakeholders. Technical trainings and orientation workshops for companies in the model regions (companies), as wellas the training course in Japan (study tour) were offered. The training at ICETT was particularly emphasized, in which
participants learned not only the resource-saving/energy-saving technologies of Japan, but also about recycling
systems, through field tours to eco-towns, and about biomass as an alternative energy source to oil. Reports on the
training can be seen on the websites of the Philippine government, DOST and DENR.
DOST http://cptech.dost.gov.ph/gfis.htm
DENR http://www.emb.gov.ph/icett-gfis/

Program outline and purpose

measures that would reduce environmental burden,
improve energy efficiency, promote recycling, improve
productivity etc. were promoted. As a result, the extent towhich environmental burden and waste have been reduced,
and energy efficiency has been improved in each of themodel regions (company) could be presented in visible
fashion through the use of data and pictures.

Since fiscal 2007, in response to a request from thePhilippine government, ICETT has implemented activities
for improving energy efficiency (EE) and reducing
environmental burden, with support from Japan’s Ministryof Economy, Trade and Industry (METI). The two major
contributions to the project were the development oftrainers capable of providing technical instructions tocompanies in the targeted areas, and the provision oftechnical assistance for the model companies (regions).
This project is wherein support is provided for the selectedmodel regions of the National Capital Region (Metro
Manila), Region 3 (Central Luzon region), Region 4(Southern Tagalog region), Region 5 (Bicol region), Region
6 (Western Visayas region, implemented fiscal 2007) andRegion 10 (Central Mindanao region, implemented fiscal
2007), including their small-and medium-size companies.
This year, in order to further strengthen the regional officesthat will play a central role in the efforts by the model
regions, companies and local communities, various
activities were implemented through close cooperation with
METI, as well as with the Japanese Embassy in thePhilippines and the JETRO Manila Center.

During this year’s training program in Japan, study tours tocompanies and administrative institutions in Yokkaichi City,
Mie Prefecture, where ICETT is located, as well as in
Kanagawa, Ehime and Fukuoka Prefectures, were
offered to prepare participants for applying theenvironmental / energy measures and technologies
developed in Japan to the model regions in the Philippines.
The training program in Japan was offered four times: inMay, June, November and December, with a total of 38
participants.

Results of training program in Japan
Participants who had completed the training program
became trainers after returning to the Philippines.
They held opinion exchange meetings and provided
technical assistance in the model regions (companies). As
of February 2009, eleven seminars, workshops andopinion exchange meetings have been conducted andhosted solely by graduates of the training program inJapan, supported by DOST and DENR, with a total of 325
participants. These seminars demonstrated the improved
instruction ability of the trainees. Several remarkable
results achieved under this program for improving energy
efficiency and reducing environmental burden include thefollowing:

In the field of human resources development for qualified
trainers, specific activities were implemented with the aimof improving the ability and knowledge of Philippines
local administrative officers regarding environmental
preservation, resource-saving technologies, energy
efficiency improvement, cleaner production (CP) andwaste disposal. The objective of these activities is toenable government officials to serve as lead trainers andprovide instructions to model companies and regions, after
they obtain necessary knowledge and techniques(know-how). In the model regions and companies,

1) As mentioned earlier, DOST and DENR engineers

11Comments by external / internal experts

themselves reported the results of the project, and used
the opportunities provided by the seminars and workshops
to recommend improvements to participating company
management and staff members. Graduates from ICETT’s
training program in Japan are actively working as experts
in the existing DOST and DENR training programs. In fact,
having undergone training at ICETT, engineers of eachgovernmental office have improved their auditing abilities
to a level at which they are capable of providing technicalinstructions by themselves. A total of 73 graduates of the
training program in Japan have performed auditing ormonitoring of companies without ICETT help.

Comment by external expert
Yoshitaka Nitta, Professor, Faculty of Environmental andInformation Sciences, Yokkaichi University
Conventional ODA programs expend the larger part oftheir funding on establishing infrastructure, such as
in building facilities, roads and ports. But such days
have gone. While the term “capacity building, (CB)”which refers to human resources development indeveloping countries, is widely anticipated, ICETT is
one of the major leaders in taking specific measuresand achieving certain results in CB. This project isdemonstrated as a energy/
environment measures that
ICETT has implemented in thePhilippines. ICETT's efforts are
now going to show their reality.
I hope it will steadily implement
good measures for theaccomplishment of CB, andfurther raise the reputation of
ICETT as an organization thatmakes best use of the
Yokkaichi Pollution experience.

2) Cutters that reduce seafood residues were introduced,
and the switch was made to photovoltaic generation andenergy-saving bulbs, by applying knowledge obtained
through a visit to the Mie Fishermen’s Association’s Miura
Fish Distribution Center, and through technical instruction.
3) During the study tour to Miura Co., Ltd. as requested by
DOST, participants learned the importance of energy
efficiency and high combustion efficiency boilers. After the
tour, technical assistance by the company led to theconclusion of a purchase contract of ten boiler units, partlywith the help of company sales agents.

Comment by internal expert
ICETT Technical Advisor(Makoto Hoki, Professor Emeritus of Mie University)
I think ICETT is heading in a highly effective direction. It
focuses on local engineers in selected regions andprovides technical and financial assistance for such model
regions, to encourage their self-help efforts. ICETT will be
providing training programs for relevant local organizations,with the aim of promoting
theirself-relianceandpublic-private partnership. Whilecontinuously engaging in thistype of activities, ICETT works
as a party to policy dialogues,
such as those for the Green
Aid Plan, wherein I believe
ICETT’s presence will continue
to be of increased importancein many ways.
(Mashita, Ohashi)

4) The CP/EE review manual, compiled in cooperation with
DOST, is used by the trainees in auditing and follow-ups.
5) Progress and achievements of this project areoccasionally presented on the websites of DOST and
DENR (URL shown at beginning of this article.)
Finally, the project was evaluated by experts from both
inside and outside of ICETT. It is hoped that the successes
achieved in this project will contribute to further
dissemination of these achievements to other regions andindustries.

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FY2007-2008 Project Outline

The Project on Invitation to Japan for Environmental
Research (PIER): Project to succeed and develop thebasic philosophy of Aichi Expo
WATER fieldResearcher: Mr. A.E.A.N.A.B (Egyptian Environmental
Affairs Agency, Arab Republic of Egypt)
Theme: Assessment of Sediment Quality
Host organization & period: Laboratory of Marine
Microbiology, Graduate School of Bio-resources, Mie
University (6 months)

Since Aichi EXPO ended with great success in September
2005, having enjoyed participation from 121 countries,
various projects have been launched to succeed anddevelop the Expo’s basic philosophy of “bringing together
and internationally exchanging the wisdom of the world toaddress global issues.” As part of these successor
projects, since last fiscal year ICETT has invited leading
researchers in environment-related fields to Japan, theobjective being to encourage transfer to the researchers’
own countries of the knowledge and technologies theyacquire through their research activities in Japan.
Under this project, in each of the four research fields of air,water, waste and global warming/energy, one researcher isselected from among the applicants (basically limited toresearchers in the countries that participated in Aichi
Expo). The selected researchers are eligible to engage in
research activities in specialized research institutions inJapan. This project not only meets the needs of theindividual researchers, it also gains the understanding andsupport of the institutions to which they belong.

WASTE fieldResearcher: Ms. M.A.A (Department of Environment,
Islamic Republic of Iran)
Theme: Battery Recycling Programs from the Points ofRecycling Technologies and Policy Developments
Host organization & period: Environment Preservation
Center, Kyoto University (6 months)

The research activities for which researchers were invitedunder this project, which started last year (2007), areoutlined below.
*Names of researchers are given as initials, to protect
personal information.

Researcher, Research theme and the Hostorganization in FY2007
AIR field
Researcher: Ms. R.A.W.R.A (Central Environmental
Authority, Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka)
Theme: Analysis of PM10 and identification of theparticulate sources
Host organization & period: Laboratory of Energy andEnvironmental Engineering, Graduate School ofEngineering, Osaka University (6 months)

ENERGY fieldResearcher: Mr. K.C.P (The Energy Resources Institute,
India)
Theme: Integrated Gasification Combined Cycle (IGCC)
with the Pulverized Coal Combustion and Improvement ofEnergy Efficiency
Host organization & period: Energy Engineering ResearchLaboratory, Central Research Institute of Electric Power
Industry (3 months)

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WASTE fieldResearcher: Ms. K. S (Center for Pulp & Paper, Agency for
Industry and Research and Development, Ministry ofIndustry, Republic of Indonesia)
Theme: Utilization of Sludge from Pulp and Paper Industry
for Composting
Host organization & period: Biological Environmental
Engineering Laboratory, Faculty of Engineering, Shizuoka
University (8 months)

Researcher, Research theme and the Hostorganization in FY2008
AIR field
Researcher: Ms. A.T (Pollution Control Department,
Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, Kingdomof Thailand)
Theme: The Development of Analytical Method for VOCs
Host organization & period: Energy and Environment
Research Division, Japan Automobile Research Institute (8months)GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT fieldResearcher: Ms. M. H.M (Department of Environment,
Islamic Republic of Iran)
Theme: Effective Methods & Materials for Climate Change
Education in Iran by Know/How Approaches
Host organization & period: Social and Environmental
Studies Laboratory, Fukuoka Institute of Technology (8months)

WATER fieldResearcher: Ms. C.P (Chulalongkorn University, Kingdomof Thailand)
Theme: Promoting Sustainable Water Resource
Management with Decentralized Wastewater Treatment
SystemHost organization & period: Environmental Systems
Laboratory, Department of Urban Engineering, theUniversity of Tokyo (8 months)(Minamikawa)

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ICETT technology development projects

Overseas Seminars on ICETT Research & Development Projects
Since its founding in 1990, through close cooperation with companies, universities and research institutions both inJapan and abroad, ICETT has implemented research and development projects to develop appropriate technologies
that match the situations of Japan and various other countries, as well as leading-edge technologies that can help
preserve the global environment. The main projects are the “Research and Development on Global Environment
Conservation-related Technologies” program (1990 – 2002) launched by the Ministry of International Trade andIndustry (now Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry) and its successor programs (2003 – 2007) “Research andDevelopment on Global Warming Mitigation Technologies (Kyoto Protcol)” and “Development of on Industrial Pollution
Prevention Technologies,” under which various technological developments have been realized. Regarding theachievements of these projects, seminars were given not only in Japan but in several other countries as well.
Since fiscal 2005, ICETT has held the R&D Seminars not
only in Japan, but also in China and some Southeast
Asian countries, focusing on a theme that matches thesituation of each country, selected from among thethemes of the completed technology development
projects. The first meeting was held in January 2006 in
Tianjin City, a sister city of Yokkaichi City. Because thismeeting was well received, the meeting was held again
in Tianjin Economic-Technological Development Area
(TEDA) in December of the same year.
In 2007, other meetings were held in Map Ta Phut,
Thailand (February) and in Hanoi, Vietnam (December),participated in by 70 persons. In February 2008, a R&D
Seminar was held in Cebu, the Philippines, with 170
participants, at the invitation of Philippine Institute ofChemical Engineers, Inc. (PIChE).

Seminar in the Philippines in February 2008
In November 2008, ICETT co-hosted a R&D Seminar in
Jakarta, Indonesia with the Agency for Industrial Researchand Development (AIRD) of the Ministry of Industry (MoI),
Indonesia, commemorating the 50th anniversary ofJapan-Indonesia friendship. 150 participants attended themeeting.

Seminar in Thailand February 2007

Seminar in Jakarta in November 2008
Four Japanese lecturers and the ICETT Executive Director
ICETT will continue to hold report R&D Seminars overseas,
to introduce technology development achievements thatmeet the needs of the respective country, and will play anactive role in efforts to improve the global environment.
(Kamimura, Sonobe)

Seminar in Hanoi in December 2007

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3684-11, Sakura-cho, Yokkaichi, Mie, 512-1211, Japan Phone:+81(59)329-3500 Fax:+81(59)329-8115
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