Kawasaki Declaration
BackgroundToday Asia is an engine of the global economic boost and has become a growth
driver. Amid the progressing globalization, the people, goods and information are
rapidly circulating in an accelerated manner through the region. At the same time,
however, that has brought about serious environmental impacts, increasing waste
volume, high energy consumption and increasing environment degradation risk.
Given that the amount of resources is finite, and the earth has its
environmental carrying capacity, it is not an exaggeration to say that current
developments in Asia, if continues as they are, may lead to a destruction of the wholeglobe. Each country in Asia is expected to make efforts to minimize environmental
impacts while it makes progress economically. To that end, what is crucially importantfor us is to respond to this situation strategically through international cooperation andcollaboration.
We, who have gathered today as the representatives of the twelve Cities of Asiaand three International Organizations, have agreed on the following points;
1. Municipal 3R-Oriented Solid Waste Management Policy
Taking note of the experiences and challenges of the twelve Cities in and out ofJapan, each local government needs to further promote 3R, reduction, reuse andrecycling of the waste. For that, it is important to implement drastic measuresreflecting local and historic characteristics of the city.
It is feasible to organize all the stakeholders including producers, consumers
etc, in a cooperative and collaborative system that can develop into a comprehensive
movement with community participation under the initiatives taken by both the centraland local governments.
In the examination of specific activities of the 3R policy, we need to mutuallyreference the information of other cities. For that purpose, we are required to assess theeffect of each activity quantitatively. As a first step, we need to create a data base onmunicipal solid waste management, such as its volume, quality, disposal cost, facilities,
manpower etc.
2. Technology Transfer
In order to establish a municipal 3R-oriented solid waste management policy
as public infrastructure, it is necessary for cities to introduce appropriate waste
management technology by referring to systems of pioneering cities and preceding casesof technology transfer.
In the case of introduction, pioneering cities that have established an
appropriate system and technology are expected to present the details clearly andextend support with some help from international assistance agencies. At the same time,
it is important to examine conditions and features of the relevant cities and to verify thecharacteristics of the technology to be transferred.
In such a process of technology transfer, the central government must play animportant role. No less important and effective is a scheme of public-private
partnership involving private businesses, under which an information platform isexpected to be set up to explore institutional and technological trends.
3. The Roles of Central Government and International Organizations
In order to realize a sustainably developing society with least environmental
impact in Asia, where the demand for resources and energy is soaring for the rapid
economic development, a workable scheme for the central governments andinternational organizations is to prepare statistics such as resource productivity andsolid waste generation per GDP as sustainability indicators, with which international
assistance agencies can assess the 3R policy to support local governments. From theviewpoint of the promotion of information exchange, this Network Meeting is expected
to progress further in contributing to a workable information platform with the supportof relevant international organizations.
We, the participants of the 5th 3R Conference for Asian Local Governments,
have agreed that this conference is very effective for those cities to exchange theirexperiences, and both the local governments in Asia and international organizations
need to present their experiences and make assessment in the future. Lastly we haveagreed that this significant international meeting for local governments’ 3R needs to becontinued to further progress in collaboration with the Regional 3R Forum in Asia of thecentral governments to produce more fruits for many years to come.
January 29, 2013
At Kawasaki CitythAll participants of the 5 3R Conference for Asian Local Governments

LIST OF PARTICIPANTS<Chairpersons>Prof. Takeshi Fujiwara
Vice-Director, Professor, Ph.D., Waste Management Research Center, Okayama University
Ms. Yohko Maki
Planner, Senior Director, Global Environment Knowledge Centre, Environment Bureau,
Kawasaki CityProf. Masaru Tanaka
Professor, Department of Environmental Management, Faculty of Environmental andInformation Studies, Tottori University of Environmental Studies<Presenters>
Mr. Gunadi Sukma Binekas
Head of Development Planning Board (BAPPEDA) of Bandung City, Indonesia
Datuk Zaini Bin Md Nor
Chief Executive Officer, Solid Waste and Public Cleansing Management Corporation ofMalaysia

Mr. Than Lwin Oo
Head of Department, Pollution Control and Cleansing Department
Yangon City Development Committee, Myanmar
Mr. Alejo Lamsen
Officer, City Environmental and Natural Resources Office (CENRO), City of Cauayan,Isabela , Philippine
Ms. Vachiraporn Meesingh
Sanitation Technical Officer, Solid Waste, Hazardous Waste and Night Soil ManagementDivision, Department of Environment, Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) ,Thailand
Dr. Nguyen Trung Viet
Head of Solid Waste Management Division, DONRE Head of Climate Change Advisory
Group, Vietnam
Mr. Tomomi Hasegawa
Manager, Ozenji Incineration Plant, Environmental Facilities Department, Environmental
Protection Bureau, Kawasaki City
Mr. Koichi Ashikagaya
Manager, Waste Policy Section, Environmental ProtectionBureau, Kawasaki City
Mr. Tooru Kaneko
Director, Resource Recycling Promotion Section, Waste Management Division, Bureau ofEnvironment, Tokyo Metropolitan Government
Mr. Kouichi Yamada
Director, Environment Bureau, City of Okayama
Mr. Kengo Ishida
Executive Director, Environment Bureau, City of Kitakyushu(Secretary-General, Kitakyushu Asian Center for Low Carbon Society)
Mr. Shoichi Marushima
Manager, Waste Management Section, Resource Circulation Department,
Environmental Bureau, Chiba City Government
Mr. Osamu Hirabayashi
Director,Waste Reduction Promotion Office, Waste Reduction Department, Environmental
Affairs Bureau,City of Nagoya

Mr. Noriaki Murase
Advisor, Environmental Management Division1, Environmental Management Group,Global Environment Department, Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)
Mr. Choudhury Rudra Charan Mohanty
Environment Programme Coordinator/Expert, United Nations Centre for Regional
Development (UNCRD)
Mr. Susumu OtaSenior Managing Director, Overseas Environmental Cooperation Center, Japan (OECC)