International Cooperation Activities ofJapan Environmental Sanitation Center (JESC)

Research for water environment
Japan Sanitation Consortium 2nd Office (JSC)
has tackled sanitation problems such as treatmentof household waste water and night soil indeveloping countries, consigned by Ministry of
the Environment, JICA , Asian Development
Bank and so on.

W hat is JESC ?
In the past, improving sanitation problem was asignificantly important issue in Japan, especiallyin the aftermath of World War II. JESC
encouraged the national movement for “The life
without mosquito and flies” and also has
implemented human resource development andresearches for effective pest control. Based on
those past experiences, Environmental Biology
Department has supported the pest control
management for developing countries including
Central and South America.

Information sharing
JESC News has been published since 2005 for
information sharing among ex-JICA trainees andparticipants of international conferences
organized by JESC etc. They can obtain JESC'sactivity, especially international cooperation
activity in waste management and 3R field.

As we believe human resource development isvery important, we have many and longtime

experiences in the training course targetingparticipants from overseas in the field ofenvironmental sanitation and waste management.
JESC is always keen to broaden our activities forcreating a sustainable society, supporting theactivities of Ministry of the Environment such as
advocating 3R Initiative in Asia and other areas.
Additionaly we are expanding our activities to thefield of proper waste water management indeveloping countries in order to reach the targetof Sustainable Development Goals by UN.

Build a network of waste management in Asia
Waste problems will seriously affect not only
resource conservation but also human health andecological system. It can be an obstructive factor
for sustainable development of Asia-Pacificregion. To achieve a sustainable society, it isnecessary to look for a possible solution based ona right strategy.

Japan Environmental Sanitation Center
Address:10-6 Yotsuyakami-cho, Kawasaki-ku,
Kawasaki City, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan,
210-0828
TEL: +81-44-288-4937
FAX: +81-44-288-5217
Email: kokusai@jesc.or.jp
Website: http://www.jesc.or.jp/en/index.html

2015.07

JESC has held “The 3R Conference for AsianLocal Governments” since 2008 for informationexchange and discussion among over 43 local
governments taking in charge of waste
management in order to solve waste problems.

Dispatching experts[MYANMAR]Yangon City[CAMBODIA]
Phnom Penh City

[LAOS]
Vientiane City
[THAILAND]
Bangkok City
Phitsanulok City
Rayong Province[CHINA]
Shenyang City
Shanghai City
[SOUTH KOREA]
Ulsan City
[VIETNAM]
Hanoi City
Ho Chi Minh City

[PHILIPPINES]
Cauayan City
Quezon City
Calbayog City

JESC has dispatched experts to developing
countries in the fields of solid waste management,
environmental science and environmental biology
based on the request from developing countries.
The dispatched areas range from Asia to Central
America etc.

[JAPAN]
Sapporo City
Miyagi Pref. / Sendai City
Saitama Pref. / Saitama City
Chiba City
Tokyo (TMG)
Kawasaki City / Yokohama City
Hamamatsu City
Nagoya City
Osaka City
Hyogo Pref. / Kobe City
Kitakyushu City
Fukuoka Pref. / Fukuoka City
Shibushi City

Consulting service for hazardous
wastesWe have been implementing pre-application
consultaion service on hazardous wastes in regard
to the regulation on the Control ofTransboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes
and their Disposal (Basel Convention), in
commission by the Ministry of Economy, Tradeand Industry.

[SRI LANKA] [MALAYSIA]
Balangoda City Seberang Perai City
Kuala Lumpur City
Johor Bahru City[INDONESIA]
Padang City
Palembang City
Bandung City
Surabaya City

[FIJI]
Lautoka City

Reasearch for air pollution

Participated Cities of The 3R Conference for Asian Local Governments

Asia Center for Air Pollution Research (ACAP)
handles scientific and technical matters of theAcid Deposition Monitoring Network in East
Asia (EANET), a regional initiative for promoting
cooperation in addressing acid deposition issues inEast Asia, and is one of the hubs of the researchon air pollution in East Asia including aciddeposition and oxidant.

Transfering Japan's technology, legal structure and experience
JESC has been supporting Japaneseenvironmental policies and numerous projects of
the Ministry of the Environment (MOE).
Currently MOE assists Japan's waste management
industry in expanding its business overseas andHuman resource development

helps reduce environmental burdens on a global
scale. JESC also makes an extra effort to assist thisproject for transfering Japanese great technology
throughout the world.

Eastern Europe
85 people

JESC has implemented JICA training courses forhuman resource development of developingcountries. We have accepted 1,770 trainees from121 countries since 1968 to 2014.
Number of Developing Countries: 121
Number of Trainees: 1,770 in total

Middle East177 peopleAsia
824 people

Africa177 people

Main Fields: Waste Management and 3R, Air
Pollution Control, Ozon Layer
Protection, Water Pollution Monitoring
and Control
Number of trainees from each area

Central &South America
480 people
Oceania
27 people