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No.7
2008
OctoberContents
1 The representatives of Central and South America are gathered
2 Message from President of KITA
3 The commemoration and delightful news
4 Toward “Environment Model City”
5 Recent activities for overseas development cooperation
China, Thailand, Vietnam, Indonesia, Russia
8 Close-up of some KITA training courses
Egypt, Southeastern Europe, India
10 The delightful news and letter from oversea
Indonesia, Bolivia
10 KITA international training courses in FY2008
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Thinking about "Reduce", one of 3Rs
We have frequently encountered abnormal weather
in recent years, apparently caused by global warming,
and we feel hard pressed to find solutions forenvironmental conservation. Thus, it was quite natural
to choose such themes as the major topics discussed
at the G8 Hokkaido Toyako Summit in July.
As you may know, the slogan, "3Rs", stands for"Reduce", "Reuse" and "Recycle". In this article I
would like to discuss the first R, "Reduce". Generally"Reduce" is used to designate reduction in the amountof waste produced. As waste is produced throughout
various production activities, it would be difficult toachieve the goal of reduction unless we precisely findout which process is making which waste, in addition
identifying the cause of the waste and what we do tocorrect it. When we look into production stages, we
can easily identify numerous areas where reduction ispossible: less raw material, less energy, fewer
processing steps, less labor, less time, lesstransportation, and so on and so forth. What's more,these factors are not independent of one another;rather, they are interrelated, so a comprehensive planneeds to be developed. In the case of a shortproduction process or simple system, it might be easy
to develop such a comprehensive plan. But it would be
extremely difficult when we want to develop andimplement a comprehensive plan that optimizes each

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process of a long or complex process while optimizing
the whole system at the same time. In order to solve
this puzzle, a way of thinking was developed that canbe expressed in a simple sentence "To produce
required things at required time, and only required
quantity". It suggests that your planning process
should take an opposite side approach starting fromthe bottom end of the process rather than from its top.
If a product is produced with no demand for market,
that makes only waste. If something is produced when
it is notrequired, it will stay in stock occupying space
and time gets wasted, too. If you overproduce it, thatis wasteful as well.
Until some time ago standardization, mass production
and mass consumption were enthusiastically pursued
since people believed that such tendencies would raise
the living standard of the general public. But times
have changed. Now we must ask ourselves fundamental
questions about such an insatiable materialistic life andthe need to establish a social system pursuing a policy of"Reduce".
KITA is putting a lot of effort and energy into various
training courses focusing Cleaner Production (CP) thatis based on "3Rs". We look forward to meeting withmany people for fruitful discussions on this subject.
Dr. Takuo Kohno

News&Report

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Toward "Environment Model City"【Contribution Article】

Kitakyushu City’s Challenge against Global Warming
as an "Environment Model City" in Japan
Reiji Hitsumoto
Director of Office for World Capital of
Sustainable Development, City of Kitakyushu

On July 22, Kitakyushu City was honorably selected as
one of the "Environment Model Cities" as part of JapanÕs
actions to lead the world in cutting greenhouse effect gas
emissions and convert to a low carbon society. 82 local
governments in Japan filed for "environment model city"
designation and the Japanese government has selected
six municipalities including Kitakyushu City. Industry,
academia, government and citizens have been worked
together to take environmental measures in Kitakyushu
City and we have proposed that our experience andtechnologies will be very useful for creating the low
carbon society in Asia cities. This approach was highly
evaluated in the selection of environment model cities.

the technological center and the manufacturing baseof products which contribute to a low carbon society③ "Development of human resources to support a low
carbon society" - to utilize the stock-type city
infrastructure and develop technology and systems fora low carbon society④ "Creation of affluent living" - to review our approaches
and create a new sense of value and culture⑤ "Transfer our knowledge and experience to otherindustrial cities in Asia" through city-to-city
international environmental cooperation in cooperation
with Asian Low Carbon Centre which will beestablished in the near future.

"What are the environment model cities?"
The environment model cities will conduct their
proposal for drastic reduction of greenhouse effect gas
emissions. Their approaches will be good examples forestablishing a low carbon society and pave the way forchanges of the country. In the implementation steps of theaction plan, they are eligible for comprehensive
assistance by the national government, for example study
on a new institutional framework.

（2）Target of Reduction of CO2 Emission"Proposal of Kitakyushu City"（1）Content of Proposal- Theme
We will realize an "Environmental Frontier City in Asia
or Carbon Free City in Asia" to take a lead in building a
low carbon society in developing Asian countries- Basic Concept
We will "establish a stock-type society that canaccumulate affluence over generations" by utilizing the
local eco-power of industry, academia, government andcitizens- Subjects
Specific steps for five subjects are proposed.
① "Conversion to a stock-type city" - for example building
a 200-year-lasting town
② "Creation of the next generation industry" - to utilize
waste energy of industry for urban life and establish

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We plan to reduce CO2 emissions by 8 million tons,
50% to the 2005 levels in the city with 40% of economic
growth, and cooperate with Asian countries/cities toreduce 23.4 million tons, 150%. Total reduction of CO2
emission will be 31.4 million tons, which is equivalent to200% reduction of Kitakyushu City's emission in 2005.
Kitakyushu City and KITA have been worked closely
together for international cooperation. We will strengthen
further our ties to collaborate with Asian countries andcities for building a low carbon society. We believe that
economic growth and environmental conservation will becoexisting (win-win). Your participation will be very
welcomed.

Mr. Kitahashi, Mayor of Kitakyushu City (left) and Mr. Fukuda,
Prime Minister at the certification ceremony of "Environment
Model City" (Courtesy of Kitakyushu City)

Kitakyushu City's Challenge as an "Environment Model City"

Development in Asia
through co-benefit
approach

Kitakyushu City
as Environment
Model City in Asia

Recent activities for overseas development cooperation
Seminar on Co-Benefits – Energy Conservation and Emission Reduction – in Dalian City, China

We were entrusted by Kitakyushu City to conduct a
feasibility study on energy conservation and eco-business
in Dalian City of China in March 2008. The study aims atanalyzing the feasibility of the project to assist Dalian City,
which is developing energy conservation measures, inutilizing the energy conservation technologies accumulated
in Kitakyushu City.
As part of the project, we held "Seminar on Co-Benefits
Ð Energy Conservation and Emission Reduction". After
listening to a keynote speech by professor Yang, Dalian
University and presentations on activities in various cities
including Kitakyushu, Dalian, Qingdao, Tianjin and Yantai,
the participants had a lively exchange of views and ideas.
As representatives of Kitakyushu City, Dr. Fujimoto, Mr.
Wada, and Mr. Tanaka, who are experts of KITA, participatedin the seminar to make presentations on case studies. We
also had a plant visit to the local company which has
introduced the latest energy conservation technology.
In this study, we understood the situation and theenergy conservation measures in Dalian City. We havesuggested more active exchanges between the two cities
on the energy conservation technology. TV covered theseminar and the plant tour, and it was broadcast on the
program featuring the international environment
cooperation between Kitakyushu City and Dalian City.
Sayuri Yamaga
KITA Environmental Cooperation Center

Taishan electric-power
plant in Dalian
Discussion at the seminar
KITA NEWS No.7 05

News&Report

Recent activities for overseas development cooperation
Introduction of Newly Planned Training Course"Environment-friendly Steel Manufacturing Technology" to Thailand and Viet Nam

We are now facing grave issues of the depletion ofnatural resources and global warming. For the industries,
whose raw materials are natural resources, to continue tobe useful to human beings, acceleration of energy saving
and green action must be essential. The steel industry isa core industry in many countries, but at the same time, it
consumes a lot of resources. That is why energy saving
and green action is far more significant in steel industry
than other industries.
When KITA terminated the "Steel Production
Technology Course" that has been offered for 27 years
since KITA's establishment, we made it an opportunity toreexamine the content of the course to make it more
useful to solve the issues of energy saving and green
action mentioned above.
This May, I had an opportunity to attend the annual
meeting of SEAISI* and to visit Mr. Wikrom, Managing
Director of the Iron & Steel Institute of Thailand and Mr.
Tam, General Secretary of the Viet Nam Steel Association. I
explained the basic idea of the new course and asked fortheir opinions . Both expressed their expectations for thiscourse saying that the course would be very effective in
improving iron and steel self-sufficiency rate and green action

in Southeast Asia and that if there is an opportunity, they are
sure to send participants. The course under review actuallyis divided into two programs: one is for engineers of iron andsteel making and another for materials engineers. Bothprograms aim at solving issues that they are facing in their
daily work and upgrading their abilities for future needs.
*SEAISI : South East Asia Iron & Steel Institute**ISIT : Iron & Steel Institute of Thailand

Dr. Masakatsu Ueno
Course Leader of KITA

Meeting with Mr. Wikrom, Managing Director of ISIT**SAPI* Study for Medan Flood Control Project in Indonesia

Medan City is one of the biggest cities in Sumatera **JBIC : Japan Bank for International Cooperation
Island of Indonesia, and like many other Asian cities, it ***CTI : CTI Engineering International Co. Ltd
has a serious solid waste problem. Illegally dumped ****3R : Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
wastes in rivers cause a sanitation problem in a flood.
Emiko Murakami
To solve this problem, we conducted a study and a pilot
FAIS (Kitakyushu Foundation for the Advancement ofproject to promote separation of domestic waste andIndustry Science and Technology)
composting in the city. It was entrusted by JBIC** and(She belonged formerly to KITA Environmental
implemented as a joint venture between KITA and CTI***.
Cooperation Center)
We held workshops to instruct residents along therivers, women groups, and government officials on how toseparate domestic waste and how to compost it. To
introduce the waste bank in the future, we explained
3R**** and separation of recyclable materials, anddistributed compost containers to one hundred households
in the pilot project area. Citizens started some voluntary
activities, such as making 3R promoting groups in theWorkshop : Participants practicing
community.
Based on the result, we have suggested solutions for separation of recyclables
the solid waste problem in the city.
*SAPI : Special Assistance for Project Implementation
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Composting at households is spreadingNews&Report

Progress in Technical Cooperation with Chelyabinsk, Russia

ROTOBO* has been collaborating for several years with *ROTOBO : Japan Association for Trade with Russia & NIS
KITA and the City of Kitakyushu in supporting businessKazuya Kudo
matching between Kitakyushu and Chelyabinsk as part of
Director of Technical Cooperation Division, KITA
grant-aided projects of the Ministry of Economy, Tradeand Industry. As a result, businesses in several areas
including slag treatment have found partners and are
exploring paths forward.
In Chelyabinsk waste treatment plants are located close
to residential areas and do not meet national standards.
Therefore, the city has been developing "Grand
Design(GD) " for environmental improvement mainly bybuilding new final landfill disposal and incinerator
facilities. In economic interchanges with Kitakyushu,
At the control room of Shin-Moji Incinerator Facility
Chelyabinsk has shown strong interest in a waste
treatment plant and Kitakyushu Eco-Town. The city
has decided to incorporate Kitakyushu's know-how andexpertise into their existing environmental improvement
project to make it a state-of-the-art project. A working
group for Waste Treatment GD has been set up,headed by the vice governor of the state. KITA isproviding advice and guidance for developing the GD
Courtesy call to Mayor Mr. Kitahashi
as a ROTOBO project for FY2008.
Environmental Improvement Activities through Cleaner Production (CP) in Haiphong City, Viet Nam

We visited Haiphong City again in early July this year.
The purposes of the visit were:
1) To check on the progress of corrective actions forpollution by Traco Company, a carbide manufacturer forwhich we provided guidance last fiscal year;2) To come to agreement on the activities under JFGE*
Grant for this fiscal year.
As the major component of the solid waste producedby Traco Company is calcium hydroxide, we proposedthat it should be treated as part of the raw materials for acement factory located in the vicinity. Originally the
cement factory showed reluctance about the proposal.
When we explained to them about a specific spot in theirprocess and a way to add the solid waste, they finallyagreed to undertake the treatment. On the premise thatthe treatment proposal would be accepted, bothcompanies planned to start discussing conditions of thetransaction. The key here is treatment cost andinterfacing by the city authorities. In Japan, it is generally
the company that produces the industrial waste that bears
a reasonable treatment cost. It is our hope that based on
this practice Traco Company's pollution issue will be
resolved soon.

*JFGE : Japan Fund for Global Environment

Dr. Ken-ichi Fujimoto
Technical Cooperation Division, KITA

Presentation concerning pollution prevention
technology to the CEO of Traco Company

Discussion with the Director of the Haiphong
Association for Environmental Protection
KITA NEWS No.7 07

Close-up of some KITA training courses
Impression on Egypt s Quality/Production Management Technical Course attended by lively staff of "KAIZEN Center"


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Site Survey for Preparation of New Course, "Promotion of CP* for Southeast European Region"
The targeted five Southeast European countries place
the utmost priority in their national policies on EU
accession by stabilizing the domestic situation andtransforming themselves into free market economies.
However, their key industries such as power, steel andpetrochemicals face many issues in the areas ofproductivity and environment. JICA and KITA believe thatthe introduction of CP* could be a valid solution to theirissues, and so will offer above-mentioned course which
will start in November this year. Meanwhile, UNIDO**
established NCP-C*** in Serbia and Macedonia last fall.
As preparation for this course, a team visited NCP-C in
Serbia and Macedonia to exchange views withparticipants who took KITA training courses in the past
and with officials of relevant agencies as well as to inspect
local companies. As a result, we have decided to preparethat the course will be comprehensive, covering topics forsecuring productivity, reducing environmental burdens,
and promoting energy and resource conservation. The
target industry are not only large and heavy industry but
also factories processing food and agricultural products.
Therefore the course will also include visits to small- andmedium-sized companies to study their CP adoption

experiences.
We believe it is timely to offer this course can contributeto their building of a foundation for future sustainableindustrial development by utilizing NCP-C effectively.
*CP : Cleaner Production**UNIDO : United Nations Industrial Development Organization*** NCP-C : National CP Center

Yasushi Nishino
Course Leader of KITA

Visit to the CP Center
in Macedonia

Visit to the Ministry of Environmental
Protection, Republic of Serbia

New Training Course : "Technology for Energy Conservation in India" has been readyA four-week course concerning Technology for Energy
Conservation will be held from December 1 to 26 this year
for participants from India. This course will be offered forthree years for 30 persons per year. This course wasdesigned based upon the request from India which was
confirmed during our visit in April last year.
Energy management systems in India work quite
differently than in other developing countries. Laws andregulations are put in place. They conduct a qualification
test for energy examiners and an energy consumption
monitoring system performed by external auditors is inorder. This course is designed for engineers who are
already engaged in energy audits and management withthe energy examiner qualification.
Due to the above background, the course intends to: 1)
expand the scope of technology they have alreadyacquired and 2) deepen their expertise. For the first
purpose of the expansion, while recognizing that teachingenergy conservation technology is important, we also plan
to dig deeper into educating participants about Machine
Condition Diagnosis Technique, which we assume is
primarily learned by equipment-related engineers only,

and not by other engineers of different disciplines. For thesecond purpose, we will take up topics of generaltechnology such as inverters, lighting, and steam.
As we anticipate that expertise levels of participants
may vary greatly, we will flexibly adapt and improve thecontent for the second year onwards based on the resultsof the first year.
Dr. Takatsugu Ueyama
Course Leader of KITA

Practical training about diagnosis
equipment to expand the scope of energy
conservation technology(An example of another similar course)

An energy conservation class for lighting
equipment to be taken up as a generalenergy saving technology(An example of another similar course)

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The delightful news and letter from oversea
Capacity Building of Instructors for Environmental Education in Semarang
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