< A commemorative photo at their closing ceremony >Reports from former participants【Follow-up of JICA/KITA Participants】
１）Course Leader： Makoto KOSUGI２）Former Prticipants :①Mr. Liupcho KARAJANOVSKI②Ms Natasa DOKIC

November 20th, 2013
Training Division

Kitakyushu International Techno-cooperative Associationーー１＝

~ Action by Former Participants Aimingto Promote Cleaner Production in Southeastern Europe ~This issue of Overseas Reports provides information about the current situation in the home countriesof two former participants, Mr. Liupcho KARAJANOVSKI from Macedonia and Ms Natasa DOKIC fromSerbia. JICA/KITA Course Leader, Makoto KOSUGI told us about the activities of the former
participants.

１. Introduction of former participants
Mr. Liupcho KARAJANOVSKI
Former Yugoslav Republicof Macedonia

Ms Natasa DOKIC
from Serbia

Mr. KUSUGI,
Course Leader

２. Comments from Mr. KOSUGIThis course was established with the aim of providing support forcleaner production (CP) for Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Montenegro,Serbia, Croatia and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia,
countries that are trying to recover from disastrous strife and haveprioritized EU affiliation as their top national goal. Their economic
development is lagging behind and they all face major issues in terms ofCourse Leader KOSUGI at work

production, the environment and infrastructure. The course was held forthe second time in October 2012, and in it I introduced actual CP initiatives in Japan and theexperiences of leaders of small to medium sized companies, and I made the participants awareof the need for steady efforts to popularize CP. Various projects have been run since theparticipants returned home but, since space is limited, I will only introduce two of them.
Participants other than Ms DOKIC and Mr. KARAJANOVSKI have also made good use of thelarge amount of information and knowledge gleaned from the training in their plans. I reallyadmire the way in which the participants are working steadily to leverage the things that theylearned in order to develop their homelands.
13. Action Taken by Mr. KARAJANOVSKI
Mr. KARAJANOVSKI is a specialist at the Former Yugoslav Republic ofMacedonia National Cleaner Production Center. He was very interested inthe ideal form for training to popularize CP. After returning home heconsulted with the organization he works for and swiftly held workshops topromote CP.

(1) He held a workshop called "The Concept of CP and theJapanese Experience" at the university focusing on what he had learned on our training course.
(2) He held a joint seminar for private companies with the Ministry of the Environment and theMinistry of Finance called "The Concept of CP and the Promotion of Energy Efficiency". He has
now scheduled a series of workshops for the mining industry, which is a core industry. He isstrongly aware of the need to provide guidance on the CP concept, particularly for the young
students and industrialists who will be of vital importance to the country from now on. He
also showed a keen interest in Japanese culture and enjoyed interchanges with young
Japanese people on his days off. I expect him to play an active role at the CP Center and to pass
on his Japanese experiences.
A message from Course Leader, KOSUGI to Mr. KARAJANOVSKI / The 2012
(Southeastern Europe) Promotion of Cleaner Production CourseI know that you are steadily implementing the CP promotion and 3R technology enhancement thatyou set out in your action plan. I find it very heartening that you are leading training experiences
for young industrialist and students in particular.
I gather that you have yet to tackle the water treatment issue, but I think that it is important foryou to continue to gather information by drawing upon the network you built during your training.
I expect you to have a great effect, just like the song "Sakura Sakura" that was sung at thepresentations in Japan.

A lecture at a workshop held by Mr. KARAJANOVSKI after
returning to his homeland2A visit to the Kitakyushu Air Pollution Monitoring Station
during the JICA/KITA training course

4. Action Taken by Ms DOKIC
Ms DOKIC is the manager in charge of Belgrade's environmental projectplans. From the action plan stage, she made trial calculations forenvironmental protection aiming to popularize CP and prepared a written
proposal for the city. Immediately upon returning to her homeland she
submitted her action plan and financial plan to the organization she works
for, and she is now deftly preparing projects while awaiting approval fromthe city council.

I am particularly impressed by the project aiming for educational results.

Some of the details are given below.
1. The launch of a project to popularize the concept of CP amongst citizens(1) Demonstration of increased energy efficiency and crime prevention by switching toLED lighting in schools.
(2) Promotion of biomass energy by collecting plant waste within the city and using it
as an energy source.
2. A project to protect the environment in Belgrade(1) Comprehensive green zone management by establishing afforestation areas, andcollection of local environmental protection data for provision to citizens.
(2) Enhancement of the creation of networks to monitor air pollution via
bio-monitoring.
She possesses excellent leadership abilities, for example by acting as a mediator amongst thetrainees. She told me, "My attempts are accompanied with endless difficulties but I will do mybest, just as you taught me". I expect her to continue to play an active role.
A message from Course Leader, KOSUGI to Ms DOKIC / The 2012 (Southeastern Europe)
Promotion of Cleaner Production CourseI admire the tremendous amount of work and energetic action you are engaged in to protect theenvironment. I believe that your aim of building environmental networks utilizing things likebio-monitoring using moss, which is rare even in Japan, will be of great benefit. The items you setout in your action plan are being helpful, aren't they? Although finances are an issue, I think that
it is important to continue such successful experiences over a long period of time.

A snapshot after a JICA/KITA training course lecture

A field trip on the JICA/KITA training course35. Outline of the Training Course(1) JICA Course Name： Promotion of Cleaner Production for Southeast European Countries(2) Course Leader： Mr. Makoto KOSUGI(3) Training Period： from September 18, 2012 to October 26, 2012 (38 days)(4) Number of Participants： 8 participants from 5 countries
1. Macedonia（3）2. Serbia（1） 3. Albania（1）4. Bosnia and Herzegovina（2）5. Montenegro（1）The Countries of the Participants on the JICA/KITA Training Course
Former Yugoslav Republicof Macedonia

SerbiaAlbania

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Regional grouping used by the United
Nations Statistics Department
Montenegro

Northern Europe
Western Europe
Eastern EuropeSouthern Europe4６. Overall Conceptual Diagram of the Training Course

Program Objective
CP promotion plan is formulated in participants’organization.

Discussion and implementation in a participant’s home country

Attending the Program in Japan
Module Output (1)To understand definition andconcept of CP and role ofgovernment and private
sector for promoting CP.

Module Output (2)To be able to explain knowledge,
techniques and actual cases of low
environmental burden technologies.

Module Output (4)To be able to propose an action
plan for promotion of CP.

Module Output (3)To be able to learn effective skills forregionaldevelopmentandstrengthening SME enterprises
through
Japan’scultureandcustoms.

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