Foreword

In recent years, we have continued to observe abnormal phenomena in various areas of the natural
world which seem to be caused by global warming, such as extremely powerful typhoons, a decrease offloating ice in the Arctic Circle and coral bleaching.
The Fifth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) found that thewarming of the climatic system is unequivocal and that the main cause of warming since the middle ofthe 20th century is highly likely to be the human impact.
In Asian countries which have been developing in recent years, against the backdrop of their sharp
economic growth, greenhouse gas emissions are increasing due to the increase in energy consumption.
Every year this adds further weight to the importance of measures against the increased emissions. In
response to this, the Japanese government has proposed the Joint Crediting Mechanism (JCM) in orderto help developing countries realise a sustainable low carbon society, by introducing Japan’s excellent
low carbon technology while flexibly reflecting the circumstances of these countries.
In order to promote the JCM, the Ministry of the Environment has entrusted the Global Environment
Centre Foundation (GEC) with feasibility studies, the operation of subsidy schemes and an investigation
to support the promotion of low carbon cities. Since 2013, GEC has worked for the realisation of a low
carbon society in developing counties and has introduced Japan’s low carbon technology to overseas
countries. We opened our Tokyo Office in April 2014, and have been working to develop a more efficient
structure.
In addition to the above projects related to the JCM, GEC has also carried out the following projects:
1. Supporting the UNEP International Environmental Technology Centre (IETC)
GEC held international workshops to share issues and develop capabilities related to waste
management.
2. Providing Training in Developing Countries
As commissioned by the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), we provided training inJapan for administrative officers and engineers from developing countries (for 66 people from 33
countries).
3. Supporting Small and Medium-sized Enterprises in the Kansai Region to Expand their Businesses toOverseas Countries
Together with the Kansai Bureau Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, GEC acted as thesecretariat of Team E-Kansai which is a forum to promote environmental and energy conservation
businesses in Kansai and Asia and to support small and medium-sized enterprises from Kansai inexpanding their businesses in Asia.
While continuing to carry out projects against global warming, GEC aims to become an organisationthat is considered irreplaceable in our home region of Kansai, by promoting activities from Kansai forinternational environmental cooperation in developing countries.
Your continued understanding and support for GEC’s activities will be much appreciated.

November 2014

MIYAHARA, Hideo
President
Global Environment Centre Foundation

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Supporting IETC’s Activities of Information Dissemination andTechnology Transfer on ESTs*

ESTs
Environmentally Sound
Technologies, as definedin Agenda 21, should
protect the environment,
are less contaminative,use various resources in amore sustainable manner,recycle more of their wastes
and products and handle
residual waste in a more
acceptable manner than thetechnologies for which they
were substitutes.

Support in Organising the IETC Workshop on Waste Management• Joint Workshop of Kawasaki City and IETC on Strategy Paper to Promote Eco-Town
Approach
GEC provided support for the “Workshop on a Strategy Paper to Promote the Eco-Town
Approach” held in Kawasaki City from 12 to 13 September 2013, which was jointly organised
by Kawasaki City and UNEP IETC. The workshop was attended by 33 people from overseas,
including members of government bodies, private companies, NGOs/NPOs, internationalorganisations and academic institutions from 9 different countries, namely: China, India, Korea,
Malaysia, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam and US. Together with participants fromJapan (including the Ministry of the Environment, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministryof Economy, Trade and Industry, Kitakyushu City, Osaka
City, Kawasaki City, private companies, NPOs and otherorganisations for international cooperation), about 80
people attended the workshop in total.
Workshop Overview
12th September

13th September• Keynote Lecture• Group Sessions (Introduction of activities forstrategies and plans to promote the developmentof eco-towns)• Panel Discussion (Points to consider in strategies
to promote eco-towns)• Kawasaki Session (Case study on the cooperation
between Kawasaki City, its citizens and companies
to develop an eco-town and to promote activities
for resource circulation and the establishment of alow carbon society)• Facility Tours (of Kawasaki Eco Gurashi Miraikan,
resource recovery facilities, etc.)

A scene at the workshop

The panel discussion

At the workshop on the first day, a keynote lecture was given on the theme of “Ecotown strategies on the level of region, nation and community.” In the group sessions held
afterwards, participants were split into the four groups (1. Governmental organisations;
2. Private companies; 3. Academic institutions, NGOs and NPOs; and 4. International andbilateral institutions and organisations) to hold discussions on strategies and plans to promote
the development of eco-towns. On the second day, there were discussions led by groupmoderators and a Q&A session with a panel of specialists to discuss the points to considerin promoting eco-towns. The mayor of Kawasaki City, Norihiko Fukuda, gave a speech ingreeting, and a presentation was given about Kawasaki City as a case study in developing an
eco-town, to promote activities for resource circulation and the establishment of a low carbon
society.
During the facility tours, participants visited a photovoltaic power plant and a resource
recovery facility, where they deepened their understanding of environmental technology
and environmental education, as well as their understanding of the activities carried out
by Kawasaki Eco-Town which aims to be a model sustainable city where industry and theenvironment exist in harmony.
• Workshop on Capacity Building for Sustainable Waste Management in the AsiaPacific Region to Promote Eco-Town Model and Integrated Solid Waste Management(ISWM)*
GEC provided support and assistance for a workshop on the “Capacity Building for Sustainable
Waste Management in the Asia-Pacific Region to Promote Eco-Town Models and Integrated
Solid Waste Management (ISWM)”, which was jointly held by the UNEP IETC and the UNITARCIFAL Jeju International Training Centre from 10th to 12th December in Osaka. The workshop2

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was attended by 60 people from various countries in
the Asia-Pacific region, including Bangladesh, China,
India, Kiribati, Malaysia, Mongolia, Nepal, Pakistan, thePhilippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Vietnam, as well as
people from Japan and Korea. Participants represented
the central governments and local governments,
international research institutes, UN organisations,Group photoacademic institutes, Japanese companies and theConsulate of Osaka.
Workshop Overview
10 December• Keynote Lecture• Presentation of a Case Study (Good practices andchallenges for Integrated Solid Waste Management
in cities and the eco-town models)• Group Discussion

11 December• Group Discussion

GEC introducing projects• Introduction of the City Share methodology by the
UNITAR-CIFAL Jeju International Training Centre
and the creation and presentation of an action planfor Integrated Solid Waste Management
12 December• Facility Tour (of the Panasonic Eco Technology
Center)• Lecture (Global activities in Integrated Solid Waste
Management and eco-town models)In the keynote lecture delivered on the first day of

A scene from a group session

the workshop, representatives of the Ministry of the Environment in Japan, the Ministry of
the Environment in Korea, Chung-Ang University and the Institute for Global Environmental
Strategies gave presentations on the development of waste management, green growth andlow carbon societies. Good practices, experiences and challenges for Integrated Solid Waste
Management in cities and eco-town models were shared. On the second day, participants heldgroup discussions in the session on “Integrated Solid Waste Management and Eco-Towns”
and exchanged information from different cities. The City Share methodology developed by
the UNITAR-CIFAL Jeju International Training Centre was introduced and participants createdtheir own action plans for Integrated Solid Waste Management, which were presented at theend of the sessions. On the third day, participants visited the Panasonic Eco Technology Centerin Kato City, Hyogo Prefecture, and learned about a recycling system for waste household
electrical appliances. During the session in the afternoon, topics including waste management,
eco-town strategies, the International Partnership for Expanding Waste Management Servicesof Local Authorities (IPLA) and Waste-to-Energy technologies were introduced in a lecture toshare information on “global activities”.
• Participation to the 10th Asia-Pacific Eco-Business Forum held by Kawasaki Cityand UNEP IETC
The 10th Asia-Pacific Eco-Business Forum was jointly held in Kawasaki by Kawasaki City and
IETC between 12 and 14 February 2014. GEC attended the forum as a supporter and gave an
overview in the session held on 13 February about the activities and the results from the 2013
“Project for a Low Carbon Society through ‘Waste to Energy’ Technology in Penang, Malaysia.”
In another session focussing on the “UNEP project”, participants had lively discussions andexchanged their views on the establishment of partnerships on the local, national and global level
for the Integrated Solid Waste Management strategies promoted by the IETC, and the necessity
for a comprehensive approach to waste management in various fields. The direction of the UNEPIETC project was confirmed and information was collected on related activities in other cities.
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Support in Creating UNEP Publications• Support in Editing and Translating the UNEP Publication “The Japanese industrial
waste experience: Lessons for rapidly industrializing countries”
This publication is aimed at helping to provide developing countries with more efficientmeasures and policies regarding the issue of industrial waste. By compiling Japan’s
experiences in our measures and policies related to industrial waste management, and sharing
these with developing countries where industrialisation is rapidly progressing. The publication
The Japanese industrial
waste experience: Lessons
for rapidly industrializing
countries

contributes to the more efficient use of resources, the reduction of pollution and greenhousegas emissions, the improvement of public health and the environment, the reduction ofnecessary costs of various types and the expansion of corporate social responsibility. GEC wasinvolved in the editing process of the publication as a reviewer and also provided support in
the area of translation.

CCAC
This is an international
voluntary initiative launchedin February 2012 to reduce
short-lived climate pollutants
such as black carbon,
methane and HFCs. This
reduction will mitigate shortterm climate change andreduce air pollution.

Project on the Climate and Clean Air Coalition to Reduce Short-Lived Climate
Pollutants (CCAC)*• Supporting the Municipal Solid Waste Initiative of the Climate and Clean Air
Coalition to Reduce Short-Lived Climate Pollutants (CCAC) carried out by the IETC
GEC has continued to support activities in the two cities of Penang in Malaysia and Ho Chi
Minh City in Viet Nam, where IETC is in charge of municipal solid waste for the CCAC project.
The main activity for GEC was attending the workshop on the “CCAC Municipal Solid Waste
Initiative” which was held in Surabaya in Indonesia from 22 to 23 February 2014 to gather
information for the execution of Phase 2 of the project. GEC also conducted a field survey
in Ho Chi Minh City from 17 to 19 March and in Penang from 26 to 31 March, to collect andprovide data related to waste for Phase 2 and data related to the best practices for organic
waste management.

Field Survey – a wastetransfer point

Feasibility Studies for a large JCM Project to realise a Low Carbon Society in Asia

Field Survey – food waste
processing in schools

Feasibility Studies on supporting the development of a Low Carbon City throughcooperation between Ho Chi Minh City and Osaka City
Ho Chi Minh City is the largest city in Viet Nam in terms of its population and economy. The
environmental impact on the city is becoming increasingly serious due to rapid urbanisation and

MRV“Measurement, Reportingand Verification”
This term refers to themeasurement, reporting andverification of greenhousegas emissions in particular.
The first step in taking action
against global warming is tounderstand the quantity ofgreenhouse gas emissions
caused by your activities.
MRV is a series of process
to assure the accuracy andreliability of the reported
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economic growth, and the city is said to be one of the most vulnerable cities to climate change.
Based on an awareness of this challenge, Osaka City and Ho Chi Mihn City signed a memorandum
in July 2011 for a cooperative relationship in major areas (related to the economy, the environment
and water management). Since then, with help from the Ministry of the Environment, Japanand the JICA, we have provided support including providing technical investigation groups,
engaging in dialogues on policies, holding workshops in the city, carrying out feasibility studies
on the transmission of Japan’s technology and receiving trainees. These activities have been
conducted in unity with local governments, private companies and research institutes.
Based on the discussions between the two cities and the results of feasibility studies for
fundamental projects, we have set a basic policy which is to discover and develop large
JCM projects after the fiscal year 2014, and to establish a system to operate, maintain andmanage those projects. First of all, we carried out an investigation in the key areas of project
development, planning and system reviews, training and MRV* methodology reviews.

1. Establishment of a System to Promote a Low Carbon City
The Ho Chi Minh City Climate Change Steering Committee is composed of the Department
Chiefs from each department of the city. Activities to realise a low carbon city are mainly
promoted by this committee. The Committee has an Advisory Group and the HCCB (Ho Chi
Minh City’s Climate Change Bureau) as subordinate groups, and its office is in the DONRE(Department of Natural Resources and the Environment).
At the start of the technical cooperation through public-private partnerships towards
the development of Ho Chi Minh City as a low carbon city, Osaka City established a crossdepartment organisation the “Osaka Steering Board for Developing a Low Carbon City”, on 11
July 2013. With the cooperation of Osaka Prefecture, the Steering Board carries out activities
with a view to solving urban problems in Asia and revitalising Osaka’s economy by utilisingadvanced technologies from private companies. It also works to promote the transmission of
Osaka City’s comprehensive knowledge and experiences related to the city’s management anddevelopments towards becoming a low carbon city.
For this project, GEC held a joint meeting between the Ho Chi Minh City Climate Change
Steering Committee and the Osaka Steering Board for Developing a Low Carbon City. In
addition, private companies including the Nikken Sekkei Research Institute, Chuo Fukken
Consultants, the Shimizu Corporation, Nippon Express, the Hitachi Zosen Corporation, K. K.
Satisfactory International, Kobelco Eco Solutions and the EX Research Institute carried out
feasibility studies.
2. Promoting Cooperation between the Local Governments
In this project, we will develop the existing cooperation between the two cities in the areas ofwaste, water and sewer services as well as city railways, and expand these areas further tocover energy saving and transport services to support the development of a low carbon city.
Below are the two key objectives.
(i) Export Osaka’s excellent system of environmental technology and administration as acomprehensive system, and discover and develop large JCM projects in the whole area,
separately and as a package.
(ii) Establish a structure to operate, maintain and manage projects; for example, launchinga cooperative organisation for the two cities to support the large-scale application of
the JCM projects from the viewpoint of the organisation and a system for creating low
carbon city master plans, etc.
Through the above activities, we aim to reduce carbon emissions in Ho Chi Minh City,
where the environmental impact is increasing, and help the city become an example for othermegacities in Asia with similar problems.
[Meetings and Discussions](1) 1st Field Survey (July 2013)
At the first workshop (kick off workshop) held on 12 July, we held a separate meetingwith governmental departments of Ho Chi Minh City to discuss future cooperation
between Osaka City and Ho Chi Minh City.
(2) 2nd Field Survey (August 2013)
In order to understand issues and needs related to Ho Chi Minh City’s general policies
and policies regarding transport and housing, and to review the content of futurecooperation between the two cities, we carried out a second field survey in August
including a discussion with governmental departments in Ho Chi Minh City.
(3) 3rd Field Survey (September – October 2013)
In order to understand issues and needs related to Ho Chi Minh City’s general policies
and policies regarding the environment, and to review the content of future cooperation
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between the two cities, we carried out a third field survey from the end of September to
October and had a discussion with governmental departments in Ho Chi Minh City.
(4) Hosting the delegation from Ho Chi Minh City (October 2013)
For the international symposium held in Osaka City, we invited a delegation from Ho Chi
Minh City including the Mayor Le Hoang Quan. In line with this symposium, we held ameeting to discuss areas concerning energy conservation, city planning, transport, solid
waste and waste water treatment.
(5) Ho Chi Minh City Deputy Mayor’s Visit to Japan (November 2013)
During the Deputy Mayor’s visit to Japan, we held a meeting to discuss waste treatment
and measures to prevent flooding.
3. Feasibility Studies and MRV Methodology Reviews
We commissioned private business operators to carry out feasibility studies on projects to
reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and reviewed the MRV (Measuring, Reporting andVerifying) methodologies to quantitate the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions for thefollowing JCM projects:• Reducing CO2 through an eco-driven and cooperative delivery system.
• Applying energy conservation to buildings and establishing a regional energy supply system.
• Improving fixed-route bus services.
• Making electric motorcycles and community bicycles available.
• Introducing a waste power generation system.
• Carrying out feasibility studies on introducing low carbon technology for the treatment
of industrial waste water.
4. Workshops and Symposium(i) 1st Workshop (July 2013)
To share the objectives and the outline of this study with as many people as possible,
we held a kick off workshop.
About 40 people attended this workshop from Japan, including members of the
Ministry of the Environment, the Osaka City Environmental Management Bureau,
JICA, and the Vietnamese Office. In addition, about 40 people attended from Viet Nam,
including members of the Ministry of Natural Resources and the Environment, theMinistry of Transport, and the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Natural Resources andthe Environment. The workshop was attended by more than 80 people in total.
(ii) International Symposium (October 2013)
About 130 people from Osaka City attended the international symposium including Mr
Tanaka, the Vice Mayor of Osaka City, as well as representatives from the Ministry of theEnvironment, JICA Kansai and representatives from private sectors including the Kansai
Economic Federation. From Ho Chi Minh City, about 20 people attended the symposiumincluding the Mayor and the Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee,
Mr. Le Hoang Quan, as well as others from the Department of Natural Resources andthe Environment, the Department of Science and Technology, the Department of City
Planning, and so forth.
(iii) 2nd Workshop (February 2014)
We held the second workshop to summarise the investigations carried out this year.
About 50 people attended the workshop from Japan including representatives from the
Ministry of the Environment, the Osaka City Environmental Management Bureau and JICA
Viet Nam. From Viet Nam, about 60 people attended the workshop from organisations
including the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Natural Resources and the Environment,
the Ho Chi Minh City Energy Conservation Centre, the Ho Chi Minh City Department
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of Industry and Commerce, the Department of Planning and Construction and theDepartment of Transport. The workshop was attended by more than 100 people in total.
5. Activities for Information Dissemination
We have created a website to share the information from this study.
In addition, we held a briefing session for private companies on 10 September 2013 with aview to widely introduce the objectives and the content of the activities involved in this study
and to invite companies to take part in the project for developing a low carbon city. About 40
people from private companies attended the session, where Osaka City’s and the Japanese
government’s activities to realise a low carbon society were shared. The Ministry of theEnvironment’s programme for a support system using JCM was explained and the participants
exchanged their views.
As to PR activities overseas, we organised a side event on the 8th day of the UNFCCC
COP19 held in Warsaw, Poland between 11th and 23rd November 2013. The side event took
place in the Japan Pavilion on 18th November, with the cooperation from the Ministry of theEnvironment in Japan, the Ministry of Natural Resources and the Environment (MONRE) in
Viet Nam and the Kansai Economic Federation. About 25 people attended this side event
where GEC offered an overview of the JCM and introduced this study. Three different
organisations, namely GEC, the Vietnamese government and the Kansai Economic Federation
gave presentations and discussed, from their respective viewpoints, the activities for NAMA*at the city level and the results of the public-private partnerships and the cooperation between
the two cities. Explanations were given that shed light on the importance and the innovative
spirit of the project and further discussions took place.

NAMA“Nationally Appropriate
Mitigation Actions”
This means activities for thevoluntary reduction of GHG
in developing countries. Thisis an important concept topromote GHG reduction inthese countries. The Cancun
Agreement adopted in
COP16 states that developing
countries shall carry out
NAMA and developed
countries shall support this.

Project for developing a low carbon society through “Waste to Energy technology” in
Penang, Malaysia
This project aims to realise some “co-benefits” which will mitigate the serious problems with
waste while contributing to the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions in Penang, Malaysia,
by introducing the innovative green technology from Kawasaki City. As well as improving theefficiency of the waste management policies in Penang, the technology is combined withenergy generation. The main content of the work will involve effectively executing activities
such as training sessions, workshops, support in designing systems, engineering designs, theestablishment of MRV (Measuring, Reporting and Verifying) methodology and the evaluationof the project feasibility through cooperation with others. As the chart below shows, several
steps must be taken in order to realise the reduction of CO2 emissions and the improvement
to the environment by establishing an integral waste management model with an efficient
separation and collection system, by utilising local NGOs and Waste-to-Energy technology, andby reducing the volume of the final quantity of waste.
Organisation Involved(Cooperation for the Project)
GEC

Roles
• Lead and manage the whole project.
• Communicate with Penang and collect information for the project.
• Support workshops and training sessions in Japan.

Kawasaki City

• Support the establishment of waste management (by designingsystems) to develop Penang into a low carbon city.
• Provide training for people in Penang on waste management.

JFE Engineering Co. Ltd.

• Feasibility study on Waste-to-Energy technology.
• Analysis, etc., of waste treatment technologies which are related towaste management and are applicable to Penang.

Institute for Global Environmental Strategies• Matters related to the JCM.

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The main achievements in the fiscal year 2013 are as follows:• Preliminary Field Survey (26 to 28 June 2013) in Penang
We explained the project to the local persons and investigated the current condition of
the transfer points for waste, landfill disposal and waste recycling.
• Kick Off Meeting in Penang (20 to 23 August 2013)
Kick off meeting (Penang)

We checked the current conditions in Penang with regards to waste treatment, 3R
activities, challenges and needs. We also investigated the situation with waste transfer
points, landfill disposal, waste separation and recycling and 3R activities. At the kick offmeeting, Kawasaki City and Penang signed a memorandum on their cooperation in thisproject.

Observing activities forconverting organic waste
into compost in the town

• Training Session in Japan (10 to 13 September 2013)
In Kawasaki City, we held a training session for the people who are responsible for waste
management in Penang. The training covered Japan’s efforts on waste, recent trends in
the JCM, biomass power generation and tours of recycling plants for fluorescent lights
and construction waste.
• The Final Workshop in Penang (20 to 23 January 2014)
In the workshop, we reported on the result of the activities carried out in the fiscal year
2013, and planned the activities to be carried out in the following year. We also carried

Final disposal site in Penang

out investigations into the situation with regard to the disposal of wood waste and foodwaste.
• Formulation of a proposal for the development of a low carbon city in Penang throughthe Waste-to-Energy technology.
• Support in designing systems for waste separation and recycling in Penang.
Based on the results of the investigation in the fiscal year 2013, we planned to carry out

Training session in Japan(Kawasaki City)

further investigations towards the introduction of a biomass power generation and to provide
support in creating a legal framework for energy utilisation and the collection of wood waste,
which is a biomass resource.

Support for Developing JCM Projects in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia (OECC in charge)
As part of the investigation into developing JCM projects in Mongolia, we provided technical
Visit to a wood biomass
facility

advice regarding the following points through local workshops and participation in a delegation
to Mongolia to review the issues required to transform the investigation items into JCM
projects:(1) Will the project achieve a net reduction in greenhouse gas emissions in Mongolia?
(2) Is it possible to set JCM requirements which are eligible for promoting and introducing
Japan’s technology?
(3) Is it possible to set a default value to calculate the reference emission quantity and tosimplify the monitoring?
(4) Can a monitoring system be established including a measuring device and calibration?
[Actions and applicable advice]• Energy saving with optimal control by introducing the Joint Operation System.
• Introducing a circulation fluidised bed boiler (CFB).
• Updating the transformer.
• Introducing an inverter for the motor in the power plant.
• Introducing energy saving fluorescent lights (CCFL: Cold Cathode Fluorescent Lights) to
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Support in Creating the 2013 MRV Guidebook “Joint Crediting Mechanism”
This project was carried out together with the Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES).
Specifically, we attended the author’s meeting on a “MRV Guidebook” and participated in thediscussion to create the guidebook. Based on the discussion with IGES, we edited and corrected
the script for MRV (Measuring, Reporting and Verifying) regarding JCM projects in particular.

Support Activities for Waste and 3R Policies in Ho Chi Minh City

In the fiscal year 2013, we continued to carry out the following three activities in cooperation
with Osaka City Environment Management Bureau, the IGES and private companies: (1)Supporting Ho Chi Minh City in formulating policies for waste management and 3R; (2)Providing training for staff in Ho Chi Minh City on waste management and 3R; and (3) Sending
a basic investigation group to explore waste and 3R technology.
First of all, as part of the project to support the collection of integrated energy from solid
waste in Ho Chi Minh City in Viet Nam, we gathered information on the environmental
regulations and permissions which will be required to develop specific waste treatment
projects in Ho Chi Minh City. We also explained the content of a project related to garbage
burning for energy generation as one way of waste treatment, held a workshop to demonstratea model of effective waste separation and collection, and widely discussed waste managementin general.
Furthermore, we provided training for the Department of Natural Resources and theEnvironment (DONRE) and relevant staff in Ho Chi Minh City, as well as employees ofcompanies who carry out environmental analysis. By giving lectures on Japan’s actions, wetransmitted our knowledge and experience in waste management and also provided somefacility tours.
In addition, we conducted hearings with the local government in Osaka City on theprocesses for formulating a basic plan of waste management and summarised their waste
management activities, as well as discussing the areas of knowledge and experience which
can be applied to Viet Nam and Indonesia.

Projects to Promote the Global Roll-Out of Environmental Businesses

Faced with the urgent need to address global warming and other environmental problems,countries in the economically fast-growing Asian community are expected to shift theirfocus from policies that prioritise economic growth, to ones that aim for a balance between
development and environmental conservation, to encourage energy-saving and environmentprotection measures. Against this background, the Kansai Bureau of Economy, Trade andIndustry took the initiative to organise Kansai-Asia Environmental and Energy Saving Business
Promotion Forum (Team E-Kansai), calling for participation from industries, research institutions
and governmental agencies mainly in the Kansai district (in the mid-western part of Japan).
The aims of Team E-Kansai were to form a network for tackling the environmental issues thatface Asian communities, and to offer solutions based on the technologies for environmental
preservation and energy-conservation that Japan has developed.
GEC first took part in the forum as one of the participating organisations in the fiscal year 2012,
and furthered its involvement from May 2013 by stepping up as a co-organiser of the forum,
playing the role of secretariat alongside the Kansai Bureau of Economy, Trade and Industry.
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Team E-Kansai (Kansai-Asia Environmental and Energy Saving Business Promotion Forum)

Purposes of Team E-Kansai• Contribute to expanding the environmental and energy-conservation industries in Kansai into the rest of Asia
• Develop a network for sustainable business liaisons between Kansai and the rest of Asia

Member enterprises are the key players for progress

Match ‘needs’ and ‘seeds,’
and offer support for
expo participation,business meeting
follow-ups, etc.

Thorough support from local coordinators

Creation of new businesses and stronger ties

Development ofenvironmental andenergy-conservationindustries in Asia
• Environmental measures andinfrastructure development• Energy, etc.

Backing up member enterprises in their business expansion
Team E-Kansai secretariat (Kansai Bureau of Economy, Trade and Industry/Global Environment Centre Foundation)

1. Activities in priority areas
The project designated four priority areas (Thailand, Viet Nam, and the Liaoning andGuangdong provinces in China), arranged for dedicated coordinators in each area, and pursued
the development of ‘model projects’ that would support local needs. A delegation party was
also launched to Indonesia to search for more regions to be included.
Thailand• In June, the Environmental Business Delegation was dispatched to Thailand (the party consisted of 13
participants from 5 member firms) for the following activities:
1) Participation in the Environmental Technology Seminar hosted by The Japanese Chamber ofCommerce, Bangkok
2) Participation in ENTECH POLLUTEC ASIA 2013 (5 member firms participated)
3) Holding a joint seminar with the Federation of Thai Industries (FTI)4) Signing an agreement on the commencement of a pilot for the construction of a model eco-friendly
industrial park (and the development of One Stop Service) at Amata Nakorn Industrial Estate5) Meeting with the PTT (Thai Petrol public company)• From October onwards, the coordinators followed up the cases that were initiated at ENTECH POLLUTEC• In December, received the delegation from the Federation of Thai Industries and PTT

Viet Nam• In July, delegates were dispatched to Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City for preliminary investigations, andmeetings and discussions were held with 26 agencies, including government officials, universities, andindustrial organisations• In September, a system solution review was held in Japan• In October, Team E-Kansai dispatched ‘the Third Water Business Delegation to Viet Nam’ (with 21
members from 16 companies) for the following activities:
1) A group-to-group meeting with state-owned companies and industry associations in Hanoi
2) A business-matching seminar (the Environment and Energy-Conservation Technology Seminar) at
the Viet Nam Trade Promotion Agency
3) A group-to-group meeting with state-owned company and industry associations in Ho Chi Minh
City, as well as a joint seminar with the Dong Nai provincial government4) Participation in Viet Water 2013 (where 10 member firms presented exhibits at the Japan External
Trade Organization (JETRO) booth)• In November, Kansai Bureau of Economy, Trade and Industry sent a counsellor to Viet Nam (througharrangements made with local coordinators)• In January, the coordinators accompanied an expert delegation party from the Kansai Bureau of
Economy, Trade and Industry

Liaoning
province,
China• The coordinators visited the city to promote businesses and conduct interviews, as well as the following activities:

The Japan Pavilion at ENTEC
POLLUTEC ASIA 2013

Environment and Energy
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1) In June, provided panel displays for the Japan-China Environmental Exchange in Shenyang (5companies and 1 organisation represented the Japanese contribution)2) In September, gathered information from environment and energy-conservation businesses at the12th China International Equipment Manufacturing Exposition (in Shenyang)3) From 22-25 October, visited Shenyang with members of the Japan-China Economic Association
Kansai HQ to exchange information with local firms supported by Japanese investments, local
government agencies, and industry members
To disseminate information about local needs via our emailing list, and the Networking Café, and to
facilitate business matching to meet cooperation needs in environmental policies in Liaoning, a meeting
was held on 4 February
Guangdong,
China• The focus included energy-efficiency evaluations and a model clean production project in Nanhai district,FoshanIn August, a local model plant (an aluminium manufacturer) designated by the Nanhai district authority
invited our member firms to conduct an energy-efficiency evaluation. Nanhai district is struggling with thepromotion of clean production (energy-conservation, waste management, production process reforms, etc.)• In September, panel exhibitions were provided at the JETRO booth for the Third International (Guangdong)
Energy Conservation Expo
• Support was provided for individual business cases and some follow-up• Coordinators implemented follow-up support in some business negotiations between member firms
and their counterparts in Nanhai district, and joint evaluation projects were agreed upon, with contracts
signed in some cases• An Environmental and Energy Conservation Delegation was sent to Guangdong in March for thefollowing activities:
1) Continuing from the fiscal year 2013, the MOU was signed with the Nanhai district authority ofGuangdong and the Foshan City Environmental Protection Industry Association
2) Participation in the Foshan City Nanhai District Technology Seminar and Business Meeting (7 firms
and 2 organisations participated)
3) Participation in the Foshan City Shunde District Technology Seminar and Business Meeting (7 firms
participated)
4) Presentations were given by 5 member firms on their proprietary technologies at the Guangdong
Energy Conservation Seminar (140 Chinese participants took part)5) Visited the South China Institute of Environmental Sciences MEP (3 member firms and one
organisation participated)
6) Visited the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (the Kansai Bureau of Economy, Trade andIndustry and the GEC only) for meetings with members of the Government of the Hong Kong
Special Administrative Region and the opportunity for representatives of industrial associations to
exchange opinions

Indonesia

The Guangdong Mission
party• The secretariat visited Indonesia to search for more regions to be included in the project priority areas (inDecember)
Successful negotiations and the conclusion of contracts have been reported in the priority areas, basedon the initiatives of Team E-Kansai, in terms of energy-efficient aerators, measuring equipment, and theprovision of water treatment chemicals for water treatment plants.

2. Other activities• Reporting at the regular meeting of the Water GroupIn September, a presentation of local challenges and needs in relation to waste water inViet Nam, including case studies conducted by locally-operating Japanese businesses andintroducing risk management methods, etc., was presented-In February, a report was given
from the December mission party to Indonesia• Launching of the Networking Café
An information exchanging event entitled “Networking Café” was held, serving as asocialisation venue for member firms, thereby facilitating networking and informationexchanges regarding local business situations (4 sessions have been made so far).
• Disseminating information
A technological data sheet was prepared both in Japanese and English, relating to thetechnologies and products of the member firms. This material was distributed locally throughthe team’s initiatives in the priority areas. It was also published on the Team E-Kansai
website. Other efforts to disseminate information include events and public calls for usefulideas regarding the international expansion of environmental businesses, exchanges andbusiness negotiation events, and fortnightly email newsletters to provide local information (49newsletters have been published (22 regular editions and 27 ad-hoc editions)).
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Study Programme for the JCM Project

GEC was commissioned by the Ministry of the Environment, Japan (MOEJ) to conduct a
Feasibility Study Programme for the Joint Credit Mechanism (JCM) Project. In this, GEC served
as the secretariat to manage the progress of various studies in the JCM, to be conducted indeveloping countries by private entities. These studies include Project Planning Studies (PS),
Methodology Demonstration Studies (DS), and Feasibility Studies (FS), as well as a feasibility
study for the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM FS), as it is defined in the Kyoto Protocol.
Basic concepts of the Joint Crediting Mechanism (JCM)• Facilitating the diffusion of leading low
carbon technologies, products, systems,
services and infrastructures as well as theimplementation of mitigation actions, andcontributing to the sustainable
development of developing countries.
• Appropriately evaluating Japan’scontributions to greenhouse gas emission
reductions or removals in a quantitative
manner, by applying measurements,
reports and verification (MRV)
methodologies, and using these toachieve Japan’s emission reduction target.
• Contributing to the ultimate objective of
the UNFCCC by facilitating global actions
for greenhouse gas emission reductions
or removals, complementing the CDM

Japan

Leading Low Carbon
Technologies, etc, andImplementation of
mitigation actions

Host Country
JCM
Project

MRV Methodologies
will be developed by
the Joint Committee

Used to achieve
Japan’semission
reduction target

MRV

GHG
emission
reductions/removalsCredits

Source: ‘Recent Development of The Joint Crediting Mechanism (JCM)’ (published by the Government of Japan)

Japan signed a bilateral document for the implementation of the JCM with 12 countries (asof July 2014). Initially an agreement was made with Mongolia in January 2013, followed by
Bangladesh, Ethiopia, Kenya, the Maldives, Viet Nam, Lao PDR, Indonesia, Costa Rica, Palau,
Cambodia, and Mexico. The results of the survey for the fiscal year 2013 are as follows:• A total of 27 survey projects, submitted by Japanese private business entities, were
accepted (6 PS projects, 4 DS, 16 FS, and 1 CDM FS).
JCM PS (Project Planning Study)

Utilising exhaust heat at a
cement manufacturing plant(Indonesia)

Host Country

Study Entity

Study Title

SectorIndonesia

Nippon Koei Co., Ltd., andEbara Refrigeration Equipment& Systems Co., Ltd.

Energy saving by high-efficiency
centrifugal chiller

Energy Efficiency
Improvement

Indonesia

JFE Engineering Corporation

Power generation by waste heatrecovery in cement industry

Energy Efficiency
Improvement

Indonesia

Toyotsu Machinery Corporation

Regenerative burners for aluminium
melting furnaces

Energy Efficiency
Improvement

Mongolia

Shimizu Corporation

10MW-scale solar power plant androoftop solar power generation system

Renewable Energy

Viet Nam

Hitachi Zosen Corporation, andK.K.Satisfactory international

Anaerobic digestion of organic waste
for cogeneration at market

Waste Management /Biomass Utilisation

Viet Nam

RENOVA, Inc(Recycle One, Inc.)

Integrated energy efficiency
improvement at beer factory

Energy Efficiency
Improvement

JCM DS (Methodology Demonstration Study)

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Host Country

Study Entity

Study Title

SectorLao PDR

Almec Corporation

Promotion of use of electric vehicles(EVs)

Transport

Mongolia

Suuri-Keikaku Co., Ltd.

Centralization of heat supply system by
installlation of high efficiency heat only
boiler (HOB)

Energy Efficiency
Improvement

Thailand

Shimizu Corporation

Dissemination of high-efficiency
inverter air conditioners

Energy Efficiency
Improvement

Viet Nam

Ihara Furnace Co., Ltd.

Energy efficiency improvement of glass
furnace

Energy Efficiency
Improvement

JCM FS (Feasibility Study)
Host Country

Study Entity

Study Title

SectorBangladesh

EJ Business Partners Co., Ltd.

High-efficiency rice husk-basedcogeneration

Waste Management /Biomass Utilisation

BangladeshSony Energy Devices
Corporation

Installation of solar power generationand long-life storage battery system in
non-electrified regions

Renewable Energy

Indonesia

Nihon Suido Consultants Co.,Ltd.

Anaerobic treatment for wastewater
treatment from rubber plants

Waste Management /Biomass Utilisation

Indonesia

Pricewaterhouse Coopers Co.,
Ltd.

Solar power system at off-grid cell
towersRenewable Energy

Indonesia, and Mizuho Bank, Ltd.
Myanmar

Solar-Diesel hybrid system to stabilise
solar power generation

Renewable Energy

Indonesia

Mitsubishi Research Institute,
Inc.

Improvement of REDD+
implementation using IT technology

REDD+

Kenya

Pricewaterhouse Coopers Co.,Ltd.

Expansion of geothermal project

Renewable Energy

Mongolia

myclimate Japan Co. Ltd.

10MW-scale solar power generation forstable power supply

Renewable Energy

Mongolia

Taiheiyo Engineering
Corporation

Energy conservation at cement plant

Energy Efficiency
Improvement

Mongolia

Kanden Plant Co., Inc.

Improvement of thermal insulation andwater cleaning /air purge at power plant

Energy Efficiency
Improvement

MyanmarNippon Koei Co., Ltd.

Geothermal Binary Power Generation

Renewable Energy

Sri Lanka

EX Research Institute Ltd.

Replacing grid electricity with sustainablebiomass-based power generation

Renewable Energy

ThailandMayekawa Manufacturing Co.,Ltd.

Heat recovery to generate both coolingand heating energy

Energy Efficiency
Improvement

Viet Nam

Nikken Sekkei Research InstitutePromotion of public transport use bypark-and-ride system

Transport

Viet NamAsahi Glass Co., Ltd.

Energy-saving glass windows forbuildings

Energy Efficiency
Improvement

Viet Nam

Sumitomo Forestry Co., Ltd.

REDD+ with livelihood development
and Biomass-based power generation

REDD+

CDM FS (Feasibility Study)
Host Country

Study Entity

Study Title

SectorMyanmarNippon Koei Co., Ltd

Small-scale conduit type hydropower
plant

Renewable Energy• Activities in fiscal year 2013:
GEC developed the MRV (Measurement, Reportingand Verification) methodology for a quantitativeevaluation of the GHG emissions reductions resulting
from the target projects of the survey, to be authorised
and implemented within the framework of the JCM.
As another positive contribution, GEC organised
opportunities for participants to discuss their opinions,such as a Host Countries Discussion Board, and GEC,
as the secretariat, generally dedicated its thoroughThe Indonesia JCM 1st Host Country
Discussion Board

efforts to progress management.

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Financing Programme for JCM Model Projects by MOEJ

GEC was commissioned to operate and manage the administration of a Financing Programme
for JCM Model Projects by the MOEJ. The tasks in administering the subsidies included thefollowing: advertising projects and the preliminary assessment of applicants; administrative
work for subsidy issuance; progress management including interim assessments; and thefinalisation of work completed including audits and the settlement of expenses.
The results for the fiscal year 2013 are as follows:• Advertising for projects to grant the financing programme:– First call (23 May to 12 June)– Second call (21 June to 10 July)– Third call (1 to 21 August)– Fourth call (15 to 29 October)– Fifth call (16 December to 6 January)• A series of projects were accepted by the MOEJ
Public Offering Implementing Entity

Study Title

Host Country

Ebara Refrigeration Equipment &Systems

Energy Saving for Air-conditioning andProcess Cooling at Textile Factory

Indonesia

Tepia Corporation Japan Co., Ltd.

Brick Production Based on Non-Firing
Solidification Technology

Bangladesh

Promaterials

Small-scale Biomass Power Generation by
Using Stirling Engines

Cambodia

Suuri-Keikaku

Upgrading and Installation of Centralized
Control System of High-Efficiency HOB

Mongolia

Renova, Inc.

Integrated Energy Efficiency Improvement
at Beer Factories

Viet Nam

2nd

LawsonEnergy Savings at Convenience StoresIndonesia

3rd

Mayekawa Manufacturing Co., Ltd.

Energy Efficient Refrigerants to Cold Chain
Industry

Indonesia

4thToyota Tsusho Corporation

Energy Saving by Double Bundle-Type Heat
Pump at Beverage Plant

Indonesia

Ebara Refrigeration Equipment &Systems

Energy Saving for Air-Conditioning at Textile
Factory

Indonesia

Mayekawa Manufacturing Co., Ltd

Energy Efficient NH3 Heat Pumps to Marine
Products Processing Industry

Indonesia

Pacific Consultants, Inter Act

Small-Scale Solar Power Plant forCommercial Facilities in Island States Project

Palau

1st

A chiller for plant air
conditioning and processcooling systems (Indonesia)

5th• The MOEJ’s financing programme for JCM projects raised interests in many for being
an effective system to promote and diffuse excellent technologies and products for GHG
emissions reduction in developing countries.
– Management of grant applications for accepted (provisional) projects– Management of the progress of accepted projects (including confirmed projects)– Work to complete audits and to settle expenses for the projects completed within the
programme term (for example: an energy saving project for an air conditioning systemand process cooling system by Ebara Refrigeration Equipment & Systems Co. Ltd. (thefirst call applicant))

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Dissemination of Information and Countermeasures for Climate Change
GEC transmitted information through our websites, and at side events at international
conferences as well as holding symposiums in Japan.
• Hosting the Global Warming Countermeasures Symposium 2014: Towards theEstablishment of Applicable Methodologies for the Joint Crediting Mechanism(JCM) Projects
On 25 February 2014, GEC held the Global WarmingCountermeasures Symposium 2014: Towards theEstablishment of Applicable Methodologies for
the Joint Crediting Mechanism (JCM) Projects inTokyo. The MOEJ introduced some initiatives forthe development of the JCM, and GEC delivered areport suggesting improvements to be made in the
JCM feasibility study, based on lessons learned from

Proposed improvement (GEC)

the survey programme conducted in this fiscal year.
Furthermore, the four groups who had conducted
JCM PSs in the fiscal year 2013 presented theirrespective study results, followed by discussions
on the methodologies to be implemented for
CO 2 emission reduction projects under the JCM,
contributing towards the actual execution of theseprojects.

Open Q&A session• Information Dissemination at the UNFCCC Sessions
The UN Framework Convention on Climate Change(UNFCCC) held its 38th Climate Change Talks (SB 38)
in Bonn, Germany, between 3 and 14 June 2013. At
the event, GEC organised an official side event entitled‘Developing a Joint Crediting Mechanism (JCM)
through Feasibility Studies,’ in collaboration with the
MOEJ, the IGES, and the Overseas Environmental
Cooperation Center, Japan (OECC).

GEC reportMore than 40 participants attended the event,including government officials and various experts,
giving them an opportunity for lively discussions.
Questions were presented by the audience on
subjects such as project funding, the establishment ofreference levels, and prerequisites for the third-party
auditors. Through these discussions, the attendees
were able to further their understanding of the JCM.

A scene from the side event• Official Side Event and Official Booth at the COP19
GEC participated in the COP19 and CMP9 of the UNFCCC, held between the 11th and 23
November 2013 in Warsaw, Poland. It organised an official side event as well as anotherside event for the Japan Pavilion. GEC also ran an official booth, where it introduced theJCM FS to the audience.
(1) Information dissemination at the official side event
GEC, jointly with the OECC, held an official side event at the COP19, entitled ‘Feasibility
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Studies and Financing Programme for JCM
and the Development and Implementationof Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Actions(NAMAs) by Developing Countries.’ The event
took place on 12 November, and was attended
by government officials from four countries(Mongolia, Viet Nam, Lao PDR and Indonesia), as

Official side event at COP19

well as by the MOEJ.
(2) Information dissemination at the Japan Pavilion side event
GEC organised another side event at the COP19, which was held at the Japan Pavilion
and operated by the Government of Japan. It took place on 11th November, under thetitle ‘Development of the Joint Crediting Mechanism (JCM) project and its methodology
through JCM Promotion Scheme’(3) Information dissemination at the official booth
The official booth was set up in the COP19 official
venue (the National Stadium), and provided
information on Japanese initiatives in the JCM,
particularly regarding the feasibility study andfinancing programme for the JCM the GEC was
pursuing.

Exhibits at the official booth• Other Activities at International Events for the Dissemination of Information(1) The Carbon Forum Asia 2013
GEC, in cooperation with the OECC and IGES, ran
a Japan Pavilion booth at the Carbon Forum Asia
2013, held on the 24 and 25 September 2013. GEC
also participated in an official side event hosted
by the OECC, where it made a presentation on the
purposes and methodology development in the
JCM feasibility study.
(2) Carbon Forum Asia 2013 Workshop
GEC participated in Workshop 9, hosted by the

The Forum: an open discussion(an Indonesian participant is asking
a question)

OECC, on 25 September and discussed the JCM
as part of Japan’s policies.
Also at the workshop, the OECC gave an
introductory talk about the JCM in terms of
its systems and member countries, while GEC
outlined the feasibility study and financing
programme, representing the MOEJ initiatives for
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Workshop 9: the facilitator and thepanellists

Osaka CDM Network

GEC, as a chief representative of the Osaka CDM
Network, gives support to Kansai-based enterprises forthe expansion of businesses involved in global warming
countermeasures. The Network was established in
February 2004, in cooperation with the OISCA Kansai
and the Osaka Urban Industry Promotion Center, forthe purpose of encouraging Kansai-based enterprises
to become proactive within the CDM project. Anothercarbon-offset initiative ‘Osaka Carbon Offset Concierge

Panel discussion at the Osaka Carbon
Conference 2013

(OCONOMI)’ has been operating since 2008, and the Osaka CDM Network has now launched
its own website.
• Activities in the fiscal year 2013 included:(1) Study sessions
One study session was conducted in the fiscal year 2013, where a member organisation
made a presentation on the following themes to further the understanding of the JCM
system:– A joint survey on the low-carbon city project between Ho Chi Minh City and Osaka,
and overseas expansion through liaisons between the government and the private
sector– The financing programme for JCM model projects– The specific financing programme for the JCM model project in Bangladesh(2) Osaka Carbon Conference
The outcomes of the UNFCCC COP19, held in Warsaw, were shared at the Osaka Carbon
Conference, attended by leading researchers involved in international negotiations on
climate change and delegates from the Government of Japan. The conference madeits first foray into Japan to disseminate this latest information on the international talks
regarding climate change in the Kansai district.

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Training in Environmental Technology

Human Resource Development in Developing Countries

Country Report
A report prepared by eachparticipant describing theenvironmental administration
system, environmental
situation and other related
issues in his/her country.
These Country Reports arepresented at the start of the
training course to minimize
the gap in issue awarenessbetween participants andinstructors.

The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) Group Training Project
As commissioned by the JICA, GEC has carried out 7 training courses for engineers andadministrative officers in developing countries. We launched a course on effluent pollution
control caused by mining and manufacturing industries in the English language. The course
has also been run in Spanish, mainly targeting the needs of countries in Central and SouthAmerica. These new developments are a response to the growing concerns for similar effluent
pollution controls in other parts of the world. Meanwhile, the GEC course on urban solid waste
management by local governments was again undertaken twice this year.
Each course started with a Country Reports, in which participants shared the issues that
their countries faced. Action Plans were developed at the end of the training programme toclarify the purposes of the participants’ future activities on their return to their countries.

Action Plan
A plan prepared by each of
the participants to improvethe environment in their own
country based on knowledge
acquired during the training.
Participants present their
Action Plan and receive
advice from audience (mainly
from course instructors andadvisers) on how to improve
its feasibility.

Japan-Mexico Training
Programme for theStrategic Global Partnership:
Total Environmental
Contamination Control

Making a control panel
for PV panels (Osaka City
University)

Mega-City Environmental
Policy and Environmental
Management System

Tour of the bio-gas power
generation plant (the Kobe
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GEC will continue to provide training, including the popular courses among developing
countries, in liaison with relevant bodies and will accommodate the changes in current needs.
Likewise, it will continue to strengthen bonds with research institutes and other affiliateorganisations to prepare for an increasing demand for training in new areas in the future.
Training
periodNationality ofparticipants

Main course
contents

Japan-Mexico Training Programme for the Strategic Global Partnership: Total Environmental
Contamination Control*
8 May –
14 November
2013

2 participantfrom Mexico

PurposeTo develop the participants’ capacity in the field of comprehensive environmental
contamination control by providing a broad range of relevant expertise andexperiences, and through participation in multiple JICA group training sessions.
Cooperating bodies
Osaka City University, Osaka City Institute of Public Health and Environmental
Sciences, and others.
Lectures
Environmental policy frameworks; waste management; effluent pollution
countermeasures; countermeasures against automobile pollution; photovoltaic panel
controls, etc.
Facility tours and training sessions
Experiments in PV power generation control, etc.

Mega-City Environmental Policy and Environmental Management System*
6 May –
22 June2013

7 participantsfrom Brazil (1),Mexico (2)Myanmar (1),
Nigeria (2),South Africa (1)PurposeTo master pragmatic and practical methodologies, such as the framing ofenvironmental policies, techniques in environmental assessment, guiding corporation
policies, Environmental Management Systems and methods of enlightening citizens.
Cooperating bodies
Osaka City Environment Bureau, Osaka City Education Center, Kyoto University,
Toyo University, United Nations Centre for Regional Development (UNCRD), United
Nations Environment Programme, Kobelco Eco-Solutions Co,. Ltd., Environmental
Strategies Inc., EX Research Institute Ltd., and others.
Lectures
Environmental administration in Osaka, Japan; environmental management systems;
environmental impact assessments; environmental policies and socioeconomic
systems; countermeasures against climate change, etc.
Facility tours and training sessions
Tour of a bio-gas power generation plant and a seaside landfill site (Phoenix),
educational activities on environmental issues at elementary schools, etc.

Training
periodNationality ofparticipants

Main course
contents

Urban Solid Waste Management by Local Government (A, B)*(A)
10 June – 27 July 201310 participants from Argentine (2),Brazil (1), Cuba (1), Djibouti (1),Kenya (1), South Sudan (1),
Sudan (1), Uganda (1),Zimbabwe (1)(B)
13 January – 8 March 2014
9 participants from Cambodia (1),
India (1), Indonesia (1),
Lao PDR (1), Myanmar (1),
Nepal (2), Pakistan (1),Philippines (1)PurposeTo develop leaders and core people who will play a major role in creating solid waste
treatment plans and in implementing treatment businesses in their own countries.
Cooperating bodies
Osaka City Environment Bureau, Fukuoka City, Kitakyushu City, Suita City, Fukuoka University,
Toyo University, Osaka City University Hospital, EX Research Institute Ltd., Kokusai Kogyo Co.
Ltd., Jpec Co. Ltd.,. Kawase Co. Ltd., Kyoei Mesona Inc., Plantec Inc., and others.
Lectures
Outline of waste treatment; sanitary landfill technology; industrial waste treatment
planning, etc.
Facility tours and training sessions
Tours of a sanitary landfill, waste incineration plant, plastic container recycling
facility, onsite composting (TAKAKURA Method), and participation in voluntary
beautification activities, etc.

Effluent Pollution Control Caused by Mining and Manufacturing Industries (A, B)*(A)
12 August – 20 September 201321 participants from Argentine (3),
Bolivia (2), Cuba (3), Ecuador (3),Paraguay (3), Peru (4), Uruguay (3)(B)
4 November – 13 December 2013
5 participants from Myanmar (2),Papua New Guinea (2), Serbia (1)PurposeTo draw up effective solutions and policies to mitigate environmental destruction
and pollution, caused by hazardous substances contained effluent from mining andmanufacturing industries in relevant countries.
Cooperating bodies
Kwansei Gakuin University, Japan Oil, Gas and Metals National Corporation(JOGMNC), National Institute for Minamata Disease, Ministry of the Environmentof Japan, Osaka City Public Works Bureau, Taiyo Manufacturing Co. Ltd.,
Mitsubishi Material Techno Co. Ltd., Kosaka Smelting and Refining Co. Ltd., Osaka
Environmental Technology and Research Co. Ltd., JNC Corporation, Kanden GeoRe Inc., Toray Industries, Inc., Nippon Magnetic Dressing Co. Ltd., Sumitomo Metal
Mining Co. Ltd., Mitsui Kushikino Kozan Co. Ltd., and others.
Lectures
Mining pollution and the Mine Safety Act in Japan; pollution control for hazardous
materials; plant effluent regulations and soil contamination control measures in
Osaka City; salvation and compensation system for pollution victims, etc.
Facility tours and training sessions
Tours of the waste water treatment in a metal plating factory, effluent treatment at
a mining facility, Hishikari mine, Kushikino Akaishi mine, waste water treatment ina waste incineration plant, a contaminated soil purification and regeneration plant,
Minamata Disease Municipal Museum, etc.

Countermeasures against Automobile Pollution in Urban Areas*
16 September –7 November
2013

12 participantsfrom Angola (2),
Botswana (1),Ghana (2),Iran (1),
Kosovo (1),Mexico (2),
Nigeria (2),Tunisia (1)PurposeTo formulate and implement plans for automobile pollution prevention in targetedcountries and to resolve air pollution problems caused by city-based vehicles from the dual
perspectives of environmental countermeasure technologies and urban transport policies.
Cooperating bodies
Osaka City University, Osaka City Environment Bureau, Osaka Municipal
Transportation Bureau, Tokyo Metropolitan Research Institute for Environmental
Protection, Kinki District Transport Bureau, Kinki Regional Development Bureau,
Osaka Police, Japan Automobile Federation (JAF), Hanshin Expressway Co. Ltd.,
Suuri-Keikaku Co. Ltd., Climate Consulting, LLC, Kimoto Electric Co. Ltd., Osaka
Environmental Technology and Research Co. Ltd., Mitsubishi Fuso Truck and Bus
Corporation, Osaka Toyota Motor Corporation, and others.
Lectures
Countermeasures against automobile pollution; physico-chemical characteristics ofparticulate matter (PM 2.5, etc.); urban noise measurement and analysis; simplified
passive sampling measurement; atmospheric dispersion simulation; driversÐ
education (practical exercises in eco-driving), etc.
Facility tours and training sessions
Tours of an atmospheric continuous monitoring station, automobile inspection
centre, chassis dynamometer, traffic control centre, case study of a traffic demand
management (TDM), etc.

Urban Solid Waste
Management by Local
Government (A, B)

Tour of the plastic container
recycling plant (Kawase Co.
Ltd.)Workshop on making
compost (Jpec Co. Ltd.)

Effluent Pollution Control
Caused by Mining andManufacturing Industries(A, B)

Tour at the contaminatedsoil treatment plant (Kanden
Geo-Re Inc.)Countermeasures against
Automobile Pollution in
Urban Areas

A simplified method of
measuring nitroxides (Osaka
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GEC Networking Project for Former Training Course Participants
Since 1998, GEC has established a GEC network for overseas trainees, enabling them to follow
up on the JICA training programmes and to accurately understand the needs of developing
countries. We have strengthened this network by exchanging information through our website
and the email newsletter ‘Connect the World’ that is delivered to our members (individuals
who have completed our training courses).
In the fiscal year 2013, the JICA training programme ‘Mega-City Environmental Policy andEnvironmental Management System’ was conducted over a period between May and June.
Mr. Kolokoto Thomas from South Africa, a training course graduate, developed an action plan
during the course, which was adapted to JICA’s ‘software-type follow-up cooperation project.’With the aim of developing an appropriate disposal system for a town-full of waste, heemployed the Time and Motion Study method, which he had learned during the training
programme, to solve the problem and to enhance the system’s efficiency. In 2014, lecturers
from this course will be dispatched to South Africa as engineers to conduct a full-scale survey.
GEC continues to make contributions towards progress in developing countries by providing
support to training course graduates such as Mr. Kolokoto in their activities.
Network Member Distribution Diagram (As of March 2014)

Europe Area (including NIS countries) : 43
GEC
Middle East Area: 82

Central America &Caribbean Area: 213

South America Area: 248
Oceania
Area: 73

Africa Area: 246

Asia Area: 566
Expanding the GEC Networking Project for Former Training Course Participants

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1998

Started conducting One Day Seminars and publishing the official newsletter

May 2001

Commenced the full operation of the GEC Information Board on the Internet

April 2002

JICA trainees participated in four environmental courses (given by Osaka City) and joined the GEC network

May 2003

Training text materials were made available online

April 2004

Country Reports, postings and photo albums were published online

April 2005

The website was renamed ‘JICA-GEC Network’

January 2007

The email newsletter ‘Connect the World’ was launched

March 2009

Questions from training course participants were published online

PR and Educational Activities

PR Activities

In the fiscal year 2013, we carried out PR activities to let citizens in Osaka know of theexistence of the GEC and the IETC, and the content of our work.
Date

Event

Content

Notes

1–2 June2013

Eco Festival Day 2013
Venue: Tsurumi Park (Osaka)

Introduced activities by the GEC andthe IETC, collected and posted up
environmental messages.

Joint
Exhibition

15 August2013

Sumiyoshi Eco Festival
Venue: Sumiyoshi Ward Community
Centre (Osaka)

Introduced activities by the GEC andthe IETC, collected and posted up
environmental messages.

Joint
Exhibition

9 September
2013

Tsurumi Ward Festival
Venue: Tsurumi Park (Osaka)

Introduced activities by the GEC andthe IETC, collected and posted up
environmental messages.

Joint
Exhibition

13 October
2013

ECO Festival ‘Garage Sale in
OSAKA TOWN’
Venue: Osaka Castle Park

Introduced activities by the GEC and the
IETC

Joint
Exhibition

1–2 February
2014

One World Festival
Venue: International House Osaka

Introduced activities by the GEC

Exhibition*‘Joint’ in the notes means our joint activities with the IETC.

Eco Festival Day 2013

Sumiyoshi Eco Festival

Tsurumi Ward Festival

One World Festival

Publications List

Publications List

Publication Name

FormatSize/pages/
date of publication

Findings of New Mechanism MRV Demonstration Study &Feasibility Study Programme on GHG Mitigation Projects in 2012

BookletPDF

A4 / 56 pages
June 2013

1

Joint Crediting Mechanism (JCM) Promotion Schemeby MOEJ/GEC in 2013

Booklet

A4 / 24 pages
November 2013

2

GEC Annual Report 2012

BookletPDF

A4 / 24 pages
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Overview of the Global Environment Centre Foundation

Background of the Establishment
Establishment of the International Environmental Technology Centre
Beginning in the 1960s, Osaka City experienced a series of acute socio-environmental
issues on the back of rapid industrialization, such as air, noise and water pollution and land
subsidence. The city succeeded in substantially mitigating these problems, however, throughthe combined efforts of government and industry. Seeking to leverage these experiences forthe benefit of others, the Osaka City Government actively cooperated with developing nations
to help resolve their environmental problems, such as the formulation of a master plan toaddress air pollution in Shanghai, China.
In 1990, the International Garden and Greenery Exposition was held in Osaka based on thetheme of ‘harmonious coexistence between nature and mankind’. In anticipation of this event,
Osaka City announced its intention in August of 1989 to invite an international environmentalorganization to the city as a way of carrying on the spirit of the exposition and taking
advantage of Osaka’s experience in environmental conservation. The announcement was
followed by moves to attract relevant organizations, including an official invitation from Osaka
Mayor Masaya Nishio handed to the Executive Director of the United Nations Environment
Programme (UNEP) Dr. Mostafa K. Tolba during his visit to Japan.
These efforts culminated in July 1990 with a proposal by Japan's then Prime Minister
Toshiki Kaifu at the G7 Summit in Houston to establish a UNEP facility in Japan. In August of
the same year, Japan’s Ambassador to Kenya Mr. Naohiro Kumagai made a proposal to the
2nd Special Session of the UNEP Governing Council to set up the International Environmental
Technology Centre (IETC). In May of the following year, a resolution to establish IETC withthe mandate of promoting the adoption, application and operation of Environmentally Sound
Technologies (ESTs) in developing countries and countries with economies in transition was
unanimously approved at the 16th Session of the UNEP Governing Council. In October 1992,
UNEP Executive Director Tolba and Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs Mr. Koji
Kakizawa signed an agreement in Osaka on the founding of IETC in Osaka, which officiallycommenced operations in April 1994. Since April 2011, IETC operates in Osaka after its two
offices were merged into one office.
Note: official positions listed above were current at the dates listed.

Establishment of the Global Environment Centre Foundation
Following the UNEP Governing Council’s official decision to establish IETC in Japan, the Osaka
City Government set up the UNEP/IETC Osaka Planning Office on 3 July 1991 to investigate
IETC’s operations and to facilitate the establishment of a support foundation to be launched at
the start of 1992.
Following initial preparations by the Planning Office, the Global Environment Centre
Foundation (GEC) was launched as a UNEP support entity on 28 January 1992 with a capitalendowment from the Osaka prefectural and city governments.
In 2008, GEC subsequently filed an application for change of legal entity from anincorporated foundation to a public interest incorporated foundation on 27 October 2009 in
response to the 2008 enforcement of the three laws relating to reform of the public interest
corporation system. After receiving the approval of the Prime Minister, GEC made a new start
as a public interest incorporated foundation on 1 April 2010.
GEC was founded with the aim of contributing to the conservation of the environment
in developing nations and around the world by leveraging Japan’s wealth of conservation
knowledge and experience in support of UNEP’s urban environment conservation activities indeveloping nations, and undertaking activities to promote international cooperation to protect
the global environment.

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In addition to providing various types of support to IETC such as project collaboration, GEC
also acts as an intermediary between IETC and its affiliated institutions in Japan to help
ensure that its activities proceed smoothly and efficiently. Through activities to protect the
global environment including surveys & research, collection & dissemination of information,and hosting of training & seminars, GEC contributes to Japan's international efforts on theenvironment.
NameGlobal Environment Centre Foundation (GEC)

Date of Establishment

28 January 1992

Supervisory Authorities

Cabinet Office, Government of Japan

Office Location[Headquarter]
2-110 Ryokuchi-koen, Tsurumi-ku, Osaka 538-0036 Japan
Telephone: +81-6-6915-4121 Facsimile: +81-6-6915-0181[Tokyo Office]Hongo Ozeki Bldg., 3-19-4, Hongo Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
Telephone: +81-3-6801-8860 Facsimile: +81-3-6801-8861

Endowments

1,754,160,000 yen

Activities(1) Projects in support of UNEP IETC stated aims of technical transfers andspreading information on environmentally sound technologies (ESTs) topromote environmental conservation in major urban areas of developing
nations.
(2) Collection, dissemination, surveying & research of information on
environmental conservation in developing nations & the world as well as
global warming countermeasures to promote technical cooperation andfoster human resources in developing nations.
(3) Other projects required to achieve GEC’s stated aims.

Number of Staff

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Organization Chart
General Affairs
Division

Councilors

Board ofDirectors
Auditors

Secretariat

International Cooperation
Division
Climate Change
Division
Tokyo Office(as of 1 November 2014 / GEC’s board members is listed on page 24)

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References

Board Members of the Global Environment Centre Foundation

Councilors

INOUE, Yuichi
KATAOKA, Shigehiro
KUWAHARA, Chika
MIZUNO, Minoru
MORIOKA, Toru

Corporate Auditor, The Kansai Electric Power Co., Inc.

NAITO, Noboru
OTA, Susumu

President, Environmental Management and Technology Center

Attorney
General Manager, CSR and Environment Department, Osaka Gas Co., Ltd.
Professor Emeritus, Osaka University
Professor, Faculty of Environmental and Urban Engineering,Kansai University (Professor Emeritus, Osaka University)

Executive Managing Director, Overseas Environmental Cooperation
Center, JapanSUZUKI, Yutaka

Director, Institute for Global Environmental Strategies,

TAKESHIBA, Seiji

Senior Executive Director - Environmental Management,

Kansai Research Centre (Professor Emeritus, Osaka University)
Department of Environment, Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries,
Osaka Prefectural Government

TSUNO, Motonori

Director General, Kansai International Centre of the JapanYAMAMOTO, Hitoshi

Director General, Environment Bureau, Osaka City Government

President

MIYAHARA, Hideo

Professor Emeritus, Osaka University

Executive Director

TAKATA, Hiromu

Executive Director,
Tokyo Office

KIMURA, Yuji

Directors

FUJIWARA, Yukinori

International Cooperation Agency

General Manager, Economic Research Department,
Kansai Economic Federation

HARADA, Tomoyo
Lecturer, Kyoto Seika University
NAKAGAWA, Masataka Director, Economy and Industry Division, The Osaka Chamber ofCommerce and Industry

OTSUKI, Yoshinobu
SOURI, Norio
Auditors

Senior Researcher, Research Institute of Innovative Technology for the Earth
Professor Emeritus, Osaka City University

IWAMOTO, Kenichi
Certified Tax Accountant
KAGATSUME, Toshiaki Secretary General, International Lake Environment Committee Foundation(as of 1 November 2014, honorific omitted; name in alphabetical order <Surname>)

Overview of the UNEP DTIE IETC

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Name

United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)Division of Technology, Industry and Economics (DTIE)
International Environmental Technology Centre (IETC)

Agreement

The agreement between Japanese Government and UNEP was signed on 30
October 1992.

MandateTransfer of environmentally sound technologies to developing countries andcountries with economic transition with a focus on waste management.

Contacts

Osaka Office: 2-110 Ryokuchi-koen, Tsurumi-ku, Osaka 538-0036 Japan
tel: +81-6-6915-4581 fax: +81-6-6915-0304 e-mail: ietc@unep.org
IETC homepage: http://www.unep.org/ietc