Global Environment Centre Foundation
Annual Report 2003

Contents

1

Foreword

2

Overview of the Global Environment Centre Foundation

4

Activities in Fiscal Year 2003
• Projects Supporting UNEP/DTIE/IETC• Projects to Providing a Platform for Supporting UNEP and Promoting International Cooperation

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Projects for Fiscal Year 200418

References• Overview of the UNEP/DTIE/IETC• Board Members of the Global Environment Centre Foundation• Publications List

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Foreword

At the 2002 Johannesburg Summit, representatives of nations from around the world agreed to
the Johannesburg Declaration on Sustainable Development and the Plan of Implementation,
a comprehensive set of action policies, in order to address global environmental issues at theadvent of the 21st Century.
Meanwhile, in its first revision in 11 years, Japan's Official Development Assistance (ODA)
Charter also highlighted the environment as a key issue to which Japan needs to contribute.
Against this backdrop, the Global Environment Centre Foundation (GEC) believes thattechnology transfer and the development of human resources are key concepts in realizing
sustainable development and achieving a balance between the environment and development.
The Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) is one of the measures of the Kyoto Mechanisms
which acts as a framework for the promotion of technology transfer to counteract global
warming. GEC, under the commission of Japan's Ministry of the Environment, is expanding
feasibility studies of CDM/JI projects which contribute to sustainable development in developing
countries through the utilization of technology from industrial countries, in addition to contributing
to the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions in industrial countries.
In the area of human resource development, GEC now offers a wider range of JICA training
programs capable of delivering a more detailed curriculum responsive to the needs of its
participants, while expanding the participant network and striving to maintain communication
with them and provide new information even after their return to their own countries.
At the same time, GEC is applying these training programs to improve all operational aspects of
its own foundation as well as those of the International Environmental Technology Centre (IETC),
a part of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)'s Division of Technology, Industry
and Economics (DTIE).
This year IETC marks a turning point with the tenth anniversary of its inception, and aims to rollout even more new projects. We here at GEC would like to support IETC's efforts and contributeto the conservation of the global environment while drawing upon the cooperation of our affiliatedinstitutions and all members of the public.
It is our hope that, through this annual report, we are able to foster an understanding of GEC
activities, and that we may look forward to your continued support and cooperation in the future.

October 2004

KUMAGAI, Nobuaki
President
Global Environment Centre Foundation

Overview of the Global Environment Centre Foundation

Background of the Establishment

Establishment of the UNEP/DTIE/International Environmental Technology Centre
In the 1960s, in conjunction with rapid industrialization, the city of Osaka suffered from several
unprecedented environmental problems. Enormous infrastructure improvements anddevelopment of environmental technologies were subsequently achieved through cooperation
between municipal government and industry. In hopes of extending these benefits beyond its
borders, the Osaka City Government has been working to help alleviate environmental
problems in developing countries.
With this background, in August 1989, Mr. Masaya Nishio, Mayor of Osaka, announced a plan
to attract an international environmental organization to the city in order to disseminate andapply Osaka's successful experience with urban environmental management. This plan wasannounced in accordance with the spirit of the International Garden and Greenery Exposition
held in Osaka in 1990. Following the mayor's announcement and with the support of thenational Japanese government, the Osaka Prefectural Government, and business organizationsin the region, Osaka Mayor Nishio officially handed a request to Dr. Mostafa K. Tolba, thenExecutive Director of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), while he wasvisiting Japan.
The result was that, in July 1990, at a summit of developed nations in Houston, USA, Prime
Minister Toshiki Kaifu announced the plan of setting the UNEP facilities up in Japan. In Augustof the same year, Mr. Naohiro Kumagai, then Japan's ambassador to Kenya, proposed to the
2nd Special Meeting of the UNEP Governing Council that a center be set up in Japan in viewof the increasing importance of environmental technology transfer to achievement ofsustainable development. In May of the following year, a resolution to establish the
UNEP/DTIE/International Environmental Technology Centre (IETC) whose mandate is the
adoption, application and operation of Environmentally Sound Technologies (ESTs) indeveloping countries and countries with economies in transition, was unanimously approvedat the 16th Session of the UNEP Governing Council. Official establishment of IETC wascompleted in October 1992 in Osaka when UNEP Executive Director Tolba and ParliamentaryVice-Minister for Foreign Affairs Kakizawa signed an official agreement marking the foundingof IETC.

- Note: all titles are effective as of the years mentioned here.

Establishment of the Global Environment Centre Foundation
After official approval in 1991 by the UNEP Governing Council to set up the IETC in Japan, theOsaka City Government formed an IETC Osaka Planning Office on July 3, 1991. The purposeof the office was to carry out planning and create a network of support for the proposed
center. Following initial preparation by the Planning Office, capital endowment was received
from the Osaka prefectural and city governments. The establishment of the Global
Environment Centre Foundation (GEC) was carried out on January 28, 1992 with theexpressed purpose of supporting IETC. GEC, a nonprofit organization, obtains support fromthe local business sector.
GEC provides logistical support to IETC Osaka and collaborates with IETC on joint projects. It
also acts as a liaison between environmental organizations in Japan and the IETC. In this way,
it helps to ensure the IETC’s smooth and efficient operation. In addition, GEC promotes
environmental conservation through original projects such as the collection and disseminationof environmental technological information, training programs, seminars and symposia, as
well as research.
Thus, in all of these ways, GEC's activities make a significant international contribution by
Japan in the environmental field.

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Mission and Objectives

GEC was established to make use of the abundant accumulation of knowledge and experiencein Japan in the field of environmental conservation. In particular, it makes use ofknowledgeable groups and individuals in the Kansai region in order to support contributions of
IETC in the field of urban environmental management in developing countries. Thus, GEC
promotes international cooperation around environmental conservation, and aims to makemeaningful, practical contributions to the protection of the global environment.
Name
Date of Establishment
Supervisory Authorities
Office Location

Endowments
Activities

Number of Staff

UN

Global Environment Centre Foundation (GEC)
January 28, 1992
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of JapanThe Ministry of the Environment of Japan
2-110 Ryokuchi-koen, Tsurumi-ku, Osaka 538-0036 Japan
Telephone: +81-6-6915-4121
Facsimile: +81-6-6915-0181
1,738,110,000 yen (as of March 31, 2004)(1) Providing general support for activities of UNEP relating to urban
environmental conservation in developing countries(2) Undertaking research which contributes to the conservation of the global
environment, with particular emphasis upon urban environmental
management in developing countries(3) Collection and dissemination of information which contributes to theconservation of the global environment, with particular emphasis upon urban
environmental management in developing countries(4) Conducting of training programs, seminars, and symposia which contributeto conservation of the global environment, with particular focus upon urban
environmental management in developing countries(5) Facilitating communications with international organizations, governmentalorganizations, and research organizations in various countries, in order tocontribute to conservation of the global environment(6) Any other activities necessary to achieve the mission of GEC
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United Nations

UNEP United Nations Environment Programme
DTIE

Division of Technology, Industry and Economics

Support and Cooperation

IETC

GEC

International Environmental
Technology Centre

Global Environment Centre
Foundation• An United Nations organization
established to promote theapplication and operation ofenvironmentally sound technologies
as a contribution to urban
environmental solutions andimprovement of freshwater
management in developing countries.
• The Osaka office deals withmanagement of urban environmental
problems, while the Shiga office is
responsible for freshwater resource
management.

• Provides a broad range of support
functions for the urban environmental
management activities of IETC.
• Engages in the collection anddissemination of information related
to environmental conservation
technologies, research, training andeducation programs, and promotionof environmental management
systems.
• Promotes sustainable development
through partnerships andparticipation between developing
countries and Japan.

Funding
Human resources
Information

Japan
Osaka
Prefecture
Osaka City
Business
Organizations
Individuals
Providing information
Educational programs
Dissemination activities

Environmental
conservationin developing
countries
Transfer of ESTs
(International contributions by
Japan in the environmental field)

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International
Conference/
Event

Projects Supporting
IETC

Activities in Fiscal Year 2003
April,
2003

As a part of our collaborative efforts with IETC, GEC has supported in

UNEPSpecial Envoy

the formation of EST guidelines since 2001. In 2003, GEC conducteda review of IETC's proposed generic criteria and summarized our findings

May

with an eye to highlighting potential issues and areas for improvement.

May 12-20“World PV
Epoch in Osaka˝

May 13-24
Uzbekistan,
Kyrgyztan

GEC has also been working to enhance IETC databases. Specifically,

June 2-7
Eco Festiv(Thailand)

we have expanded our NETT 21 Japanese environmental technology
database system.

June

The activities of UNEP Special Envoy Ms. Tokiko Kato included a visit to
the Republic of Uzbekistan and the Kyrgyz Republic in May, and a visit to
the Republic of Fiji Island and the Kingdom of Tonga in September.

July

GEC has also been implementing dissemination and awareness raising

July 23
1st WorkinGroup
Meeting

activities towards environmental conservation in the municipality ofLamphun, Thailand since 2001, and we have lent our support to the first
local “Eco Festival” in 2003.

August

GEC also cooperated in promoting air quality improvement activities inHenan Province, China. We also held a “Seminar for environmentallyconscious-enterprise” in Mongolia with collaboration to other organizations.
GEC has continued to organize five JICA training courses.

Sep. 8-18
Fiji, Tonga

September

In addition, GEC has engaged in promoting the “Networking Project” forformer JICA training participants since 1998, which includes operation of
the Internet-based “GEC Information Board”. Through this project,
we succeeded in building upon our information pipeline with former training

Octobercourse participants.
In 2003, GEC continues to have Feasibility Studies on the Clean
Development Mechanism (CDM)/Joint Implementation (JI) Project as part ofNovember

its ongoing efforts to address global warming. We participated in the 18th
IETC

Session of the Subsidiary Bodies (SB18) held in Bonn, Germany, by hostinga side event together with the Japan's Ministry of the Environment andgathering information on the CDM Executive Board and others.

December

GEC's work on Environmental Management Systems (EMS) included
the implementation and content-enhancement of the “Internal

Dec. 1-12“COP9˝
(Italy)Dec. 3
Attending IAB(Shiga)Dec. 4
EST Expert
Meeting

Environmental Auditor Training Course”.
We have also been striving to boost public relations and promote

January,
2004

cooperation for the global environment through several measures such as
our support for the “Global Warming Laboratory Classroom” project.
February
NETT21

March

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Mar.
Posting“Energy-Saving
Technology at
Business-Related
Buildings”

Promotion of Technology Transfer
to Developing Countries

Contribution to the Global Warming
Measures

Promotion of EMS

Information Gathering andDissemination/Educational andPromotional Activities

CDM Project
Project inLamphunMay 12-15
Eco Festival meeting (Thailand)

Apr. 16-May 14
Invite CDM Projects
May 8
On-demand seminar for corporations

JICA Training
Projects

May 22-23“23rd Internal Environmental
Auditor Training Course”

May 26-Jul. 8
Environmental Policy &Environmental Management
System Course
Mongolia
Project

SB18

July 1-8
Survey on wind power &photovoltaic power
generation facilities (Mongolia)
June 7-July 29
Heavy Metal and Other
Hazardous Substance
Pollution Control

Aug. 18-Oct. 24
Urban Solid Waste
Management Course

EB10

July-Aug.
On demand seminars for
EMS Implementation
Publicity/
Dissemination

CDM Forum 2003
Osaka (Aug. 25)
Tokyo (Aug. 27)

Aug. 7- 8“24th Internal Environmental
Auditor Training Course”

Chinese
Project

Newsletter No.24 (Japanese)
Event etc.

Newsletter No.14 (English)

Sep. 22-26
Survey of air pollution
monitoring
Oct. 13- 18
lecture on “Air pollution
prevention measures”

EB11

Oct. 7-8
EMS Implementation Course

Sep.1- Mar. 31
Global Warming Laboratory
Classroom (Osaka)Nov. 6-7
EMS Implementation Course

Nov. 2-3
One World Festival (Osaka)Nov. 8-9
Environmental Festival 21st (Osaka)

Oct. 31
2nd Working Group Meeting
Sep. 16- Dec. 5
Air Pollution
Control Course

EB12

Annual Report 2002 (Japanese)

Dec. 6-10
Seminar for environmentconscious enterprise(Mongolia)

Annual Report 2002 (English)

Dec. 15-20
Meeting (Thailand)Jan. 29
3rd Working Group Meeting
Jan. 19- Feb. 13
Environmental Management in
the Republic of Cuba Course

Feb. 8-19
Local Survey of CDM (Brazil)
Feb. 22-27
Local Survey of CDM (Thailand)

Feb. 3-4
On demand seminar for municipalities

Newsletter No.25 (Japanese)
Feb. 28-29
International Understanding
Festival by AIESEC (Kyoto)Mar. 2-6
Local Survey of CDM (Malaysia)
Mar.
Manual released(Thai/English/Japanese)

Newsletter No.15 (English)
EB13

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Activities in Fiscal Year 2003

Projects Supporting UNEP/DTIE/IETC

Providing Facilities and Equipment

GEC provided office space and equipment for UNEP/DTIE/IETC Osaka

Information Gathering and Dissemination/Educational and PR Activities
EST (Environmentally
Sound Technology)
ESTs are defined in Agenda
21of the WSSD as
technologies which “protect
the environment, are lesspolluting, use all resources ina more sustainable manner,recycle more of their wastes
and products, and handle
residual wastes in a more
acceptable manner than thetechnologies for which they
are substitutes”.
maESTro
IETC’s Information System(IS) to facilitate the efficientacquisition and distributionof ESTs from all over the
globe
ESTIS
an IS management tool toassist the transfer of ESTs

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Promoting the Dissemination of Information and Technology Transfer ofEnvironmentally Sound Technology (EST)

Joint Project for Development of Guidelines on ESTs
In 2001, IETC began promoting the following projects under the “EST Initiative” in order toencourage the transfer to and dissemination of ESTs in developing countries.
Project

Description

Development of “EST Guidelines”
Formulation of “ESTPA Guidelines”

Assisting decision makers in developing countries to identify and select ESTs
Establishing a system for the assessment of ESTs including verificationby third party institutions, and formulating guidelines for its usage
Upgrading access to and expanding
the information on the maESTro databaseand EST information system,
valuable tools in promoting EST transfer

Consolidation, expansion anddevelopment of maESTro and ESTISIn 2001, GEC assembled a panel of experts to address these issues and promote EST
initiatives in cooperation with IETC. In 2003 GEC then consulted with the panel to examine the
EST generic criteria put forward by the IETC and summarize the findings of its three-year
investigation. These findings will form the basis for a workshop symposium on ESTs and

NETT 21(New Environmental
Technology Transfer inthe 21st Century)
a database developed by
GEC from 1994 onward todisseminate information on
Japan’s environmental
technologies for the purposeof promoting EST transfer indeveloping countries.

Environmental Urban Management to be jointly hosted with the IETC in 2004.
Maintenance and Expansion of GEC and IETC Information Systems
GEC expanded NETT 21 in 2003 by adding a support tool to its database on “Energy Saving
Technologies for Business-related Buildings”. The support tool provides useful information to
those who lack an intimate knowledge of building service technology on how to go about
making buildings more energy efficient. GEC is also researching the information needs ofdeveloping countries in this field.
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Support of IETC Projects

Waste Management
The waste dump collapse
incident in the Philippines in2000 prompted ASEAN to
acknowledge the adverse
affects of waste on allenvironments in the region.

Waste Management

Water for cities
GEC called upon theexpertise of the Public
Works Research Instituteand the Osaka City
government’s Environment
and Sewerage Bureau indrafting the introductory
guide, which it plans topublish later in 2004.

In concert with IETC, GEC commenced publication of an introductory guide on water and the6

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In 2003 GEC and IETC agreed to collaborate on the promotion of waste management in the
Asia Pacific region under an IETC-proposed framework on integrated waste management. We
will now hold discussions with IETC in order to formulate specific plans of action.
Water for cities
reuse of wastewater for policy makers in developing countries in addition to examining thelaunch of a web site on sanitation.
Dissemination and Promotion of EMS
GEC has helped to spread IETC policies by providing its staff with the opportunity to present
lectures in our JICA training courses.

IETC Collaboration at The 3rd World Water Forum (WWF3)
GEC dispatched personnel from 26 November 2002 until the end of April 2003 in order toprovide support to the IETC in hosting a UNEP session (subcommittee meeting) and “specialside event” at WWF3, which was convened from 16 to 23 March 2003.

Other Activities

UNEP Special Envoy’s Activities
On 30 October 2000, UNEP nominated the renowned
singer, Ms. Tokiko Kato, as its Special Envoy. Ms. Kato is
responsible for visiting areas of environmental interest
both in Japan and abroad, encouraging the work ofaffiliates and NGOs and raising environmental awarenessthrough the media. GEC has been commissioned by theJapan's Ministry of the Environment to support UNEP
envoy's activities by planning, attending and recordingthese visits, drafting press releases and so on.

Planting mangroves in Fiji

From 13 to 24 May 2003, Ms. Kato visited the Republic of Uzbekistan and the Kyrgyz Republicin Central Asia, where she observed the Aral Sea, the site of what has been described as the“largest environmental issue of the twentieth century”.
Ms. Kato also visited the Republic of the Fiji Islands and the Kingdom of Tonga from 8 to 18
September. During the visit, she observed the community approach to dealing with issues
common to both countries including waste management, conservation of the coastline andprotection and utilization of marine resources, and encouraged all those involved.
Activities Highlights of Ms. Kato, UNEP Special Envoy
30 October 2000
17 – 27 April 2001
10 – 19 August 2001
6 – 13 April 2002
2 – 4 June 2002
22 – 31 August 2002

Appointed as UNEP Special Envoy
Visit to Thailand and Indonesia
Visit to Mongolia
Visit to Korea
Attended the “WSSD PrepCom 4 Meeting” on sustainable development in Bali, Indonesia
Attended and held a concert at “WSSD” held in Johannesburg, South Africa

WCPEC-3 Exhibition
Osaka (14 -18 May 2003)
IETC marked its attendance at the “WCPEC-3 Exhibition” with a display booth focusing not
only on photovoltaic power as a means of conserving energy, but also on ESTs as a way of
promoting “sustainable construction” in urban areas. GEC was also present at the exhibition
with a panel display within the Osaka Prefectural Government’s stand introducing ourbuilding’s energy systems.
One World Festival
Osaka (2-3 November 2003)
GEC participated in this festival by collaborating with both IETC and ILEC to operate an
exhibition booth and provide information on the activities of each of our organizations.
The 6th IETC International Advisory Board
Shiga (3 December 2003)
GEC attended as a member of the board.

Aral Sea
Admired as one of theworld’s largest fresh-waterlakes in 1960, the spread ofirrigation farming has caused
the Aral Sea’s water level todrop dramatically to one
seventh its former size andits area to shrink to one third,
while its salt concentration
has risen to 7.2%.
World PV Epoch(WCPEC-3)
This global event was
inaugurated with the aim ofencouraging the spread andexpansion of photovoltaic
energy systems. The event
consisted of three parts; anacademic discussion on thelatest PV technology, an
exhibit of PV systems fromaround the world and a
discussion on disseminationand expansion.
One World Festival
Based on the theme “Things
we can do in the 21stCentury to make the world aplace where we can live
together”, the One World
Festival is jointly hosted byNGOs, government agencies
and private enterprise as away of promotinginternational cooperation
under the tenets of ‘look,
listen and understand’
International Advisory
Board (IAB)
Constituted on the basis ofan agreement between theJapanese Government and
UNEP, this board deliberates
on the budget, projects andother related matters.

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Projects to Providing a Platform for Supporting UNEP and Promotin

Survey and Research Projects

UNFCCC (United Nation
Framework Convention
on Climate Change)
The UNFCCC came into
effect in 1994 as a vehicle forinternational efforts against
global warming. The
convention aims to establish
standards to containmankind's detrimental effecton the earth's climate andstabilize the concentration ofgreenhouse gases in theatmosphere.
COP (Conference of theParties)
The annual conference of thesupreme decision-making
authorities of the Parties tothe UNFCCC.

Feasibility Studies on Climate Change Mitigation Projects for CDM and JIGEC has served as Secretariat for the Feasibility Studies on the CDM/JI Projects since beingcommissioned by the Ministry of the Environment of Japan in 1999. In this role as Secretariat,
GEC has worked to accumulate knowledge in order to unearth viable CDM projects andestablish guidelines for their implementation.
In 2003, GEC selected 20 feasibility studies and published the findings on the Centre’s web
site in the form of a database.
Gathering and Providing Information on International Conferences in 2003
Much global attention is currently being devoted to approving baseline & monitoring
methodologies and establishing detailed rules for CDM projects. Therefore, the acquisition ofknowledge on these issues is an essential part of
supporting CDM project efforts. In SB18 held in Bonn,
Germany in June 2003, GEC co-presented a “side event”
on CDM sink with the Japan's Ministry of theEnvironment. We were also involved in the CDM
Executive Board meeting at COP9 held in Milan, Italy in

CDM EB (CDM Executive
Board)
Convened 6 times a year, theEB is the supervisory bodyfor the CDM, responsible forauthorizing baseline andmonitoring methodologies
and guidelines.

December of the same year. These events provided GEC
with a valuable opportunity to both collect and provide
information on the international stage.

Overview of Feasibility Studies on Climate Change Mitigation Projects for CDM/JI in 2003
Category

Project

Country

Waste Management

Landfill gas to electricity project
Utilization of biogas generated from methane
fermentation of organic wastes
Extraction and utilization of CH4 Gas from landfill
Carbon credits from landfill gas capture and electricity
generation
Landfill methane gas reduction project utilizing composting

Thailand (Nontaburi province)
China (Dalian)

SB (Subsidiary Bodies)
Established as advisory
bodies to the COP, there are
two SBs; the SBSTA(Subsidiary Body for
Scientific and Technological
Advice) and the SBI(Subsidiary Body for
Implementation).
CDM/JI Feasibility Studies
Adopted in Fiscal 2003
Summary reports of the
CDM/JI feasibility studies areavailable on the GEC web
site.

COP9

Utilization of Biomass

Biomass Use andAfforestation

technology for solid waste treatment
Reduction of GHG and energy utilization project bycollection of landfill gas generated at a disposal site
Landfill gas recovery and gas to power plant project
Effective use of palm biomass for value-added products
via CDM
Cogeneration business utilizing bagasse and rice husks
Sugar industry waste-to-energy project
Research of biodiesel production project using sunflower
as resource crops
Renewable biomass plantation
Fuel conversion of existing heat supply plants fromcoal to biomass provided by willow afforestation
Reforestation/afforestation and biomass energy projects

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Afforestation/
Reforestation

NGO participatory forestation project
Participatory reforestation CDM for land rehabilitation
CDM rubber tree plantation project

OthersStudy of CDM commercialization of hydrochlorofluorocarbon
discharged from semiconductor plant
Fundamental study on introduction and application ofgeothermal heat pump systems to district heating
Wind power generation including financial study

Rumania (Timisoara)
Brazil (Sao Paulo)
Malaysia (Johor Baharu)
Cambodia (Phnom Penh)the Philippines (Metro Manila)
Malaysia(Negeri Sembilan province)
Thailand (Ratchaburi province)
Brazil (Sao Paulo State)
ThailandMadagascar(Toamasina province)
Poland (Elblag)Indonesia (East Kalimantan
Province, East Java Province,
Central Jave Province)
the Philippines
Indonesia (Lombok Island)
Cambodia(Mondul Kiri highlands)
China (Shanghai)
Russia (Irkutsk)
Hungary (Mosonmagyarovar)ternational Cooperation

Waste Management
Utilization of Biomass
Biomass Use and Afforestation
Afforestation/Reforestation
OthersLocal Surveys of CDM Studies in 2003
- Feasibility Study on landfill gas capture and power generation project in Brazil (8-19 February) andin Thailand (22-27 February)- Feasibility Study on landfill gas reduction by utilizing composing technology project in Malaysia(2-6 March)

CDM Forum 2003
see page 15 for details

Establishment of the Osaka CDM Network

Osaka CDM Network
As of the end of October,membership of the Network
stands at 22 companies.

In order to promote the active participation of companies located in the Kansai region, GEC set
up the “Osaka CDM Network” in February 2004 in coordination with the Environment ISO
Group of Kansai Branch, OISCA and the Business Innovation Center Osaka. The Network
provides a constructive forum for seminars and other activities. GEC is calling upon theexpertise of an advisory board formed by academics, government bodies and public interest
groups in order to address the issues with which the participating firms are faced.

With the Osaka CDM
Network Project, we are
seeking out potential CDM/JI
projects from a wide rangeof countries.

Study on New Energy Systems
GEC is continuing its work of managing and collecting data obtained from the solar power
generator installed atop the roof of the GEC office building and other equipment in an attempt
to verify the demonstration facility as a new energy system.

Electric sign board of
GEC’s building energy system
GEC's facilities are
powered by newenergies.
Information on
the status of theseenergy systems isconstantly available via
panel displays.

Solar Powergeneration
panels installedon the roof of
the GEC Centre

The Tsurumi
RefuseIncineration
Plant

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Activities in Fiscal Year 2003

Projects to Providing a Platform for Supporting UNEP and Promotin

Project Survey of Air Pollution Reduction in Henan Province in China
In China, where economic growth is the highest of all
developing countries, urgent measures are required tocounteract ever-worsening air pollution caused by sulfur
dioxide (SO2) and other elements due to the use of coal
as a major energy resource. In 2002, the Japan Bank for
Air pollution caused by coalfired power plant emissions(Henan Province)

International Cooperation (JBIC) adopted the ODA project
to introduce natural gas to the Henan Province in an
attempt to mitigate air pollution.

A personnel training course (China)

GEC, tapped by JBIC to ensure the project would be properly implemented, carried out an onsite survey in cooperation with the Osaka Prefectural and City governments.
GEC also conducted a survey on air pollution monitoring from 22 to 26 September 2003, theresults of which are reflected in a training textbook which it published in Chinese. Our staff
presented lectures from 13 to 18 October on air concentration monitoring and forecasting andair pollution prevention measures to Environment Bureau staff members of the Henan
Province government and its 18 cities including the capital Zhengzhou, in addition to providing
advice on air pollution reduction policies.
Survey of small-scale wind power and photovoltaic power generation systems
in Mongolia
In 2002, GEC launched the “GEC Environment Project
Development Study Group” consisting of private industry
experts, entrepreneurs and GEC staff members to assist
developing countries with environmental technology. As
its first project, the study group conducted a survey ofsmall-scale wind power and photovoltaic power
generation facilities in Mongolia from 1 to 8 July 2003.
The goal of the project was a field survey aimed at

Group discussion in the seminar (Mongolia)

developing and disseminating small-scale hybrid wind power and photovoltaic power
generators suitable for nomadic life in Mongolia. The survey revealed that inexpensive
products made in China have already been introduced in Mongolia, thus the need for new
generators is not a pressing issue. The survey therefore highlighted future concerns, such as
Pacific Resource
Exchange Center (PREX)
Since its founding in 1990,
PREX has worked topromote Human Resource
Development forgovernment officials andexecutive managers in the
Asia Pacific regions as well
as Central Asia, Africa etc.
Mongolia–Japan Center
Located in Ulan Bator andfunded by grant aid from theJapanese government, theMongolia-Japan Center was
inaugurated in 2002 with theaim of becoming a hub for
information exchange
between the two nations tocontribute to Mongolia’s
nation building and humanresource development.

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the need for rechargeable batteries and other peripheral equipment, waste exchange
measures, upgrading production and distribution of portable generators and fostering
environmentally-conscious entrepreneurs.
Together with the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and the Pacific Resource
Exchange Center (PREX), GEC planned the “Seminar for Environmentally-consciousEnterprise”, which was hosted by the Mongolia-Japan Center from 6 to 10 December 2003.
Members of the Environment Project Development Study Group joined this seminar andpresented lectures to local business people.
The seminar garnered a high level of interest from participants and sparked a vigorous
exchange of opinions. Participants also formulated and discussed a business program toencourage environmentally-conscious enterprise.
GEC is eager to see projects which promote environmentally-conscious enterprise come tofruition and hopes to provide assistance in the area of environmental technology.

ternational Cooperation

Promotion of Environmental Conservation in Thailand
Since 1998, GEC has promoted the transfer oftechnology of a wastewater treatment facility to the
Kuang River, which flows through the city of Lamphun innorthern Thailand. Since that time we have been awareof the importance of enhancing the environmental
Kuang River

consciousness of the local residents in order to solve theriver's water contamination issues, culminating in thestart of the relocation project in 2001.

GEC’s booth at the Eco Festival

The Centre also backed the Eco Festival held in Lamphun City on 5 June 2003. The event
featured a wide range of activities to raise environmental awareness including 22 exhibitionbooths, an environmental quiz, theatrical play and a bicycle race for elementary school
students which attracted 5,000 participants. We participated in the booth exhibition, together
with members from the Osaka-based Onji River Network Committee.
GEC also promoted the expansion of a “river basin partnership network”, encouraging thejoint participation of the Chiang Mai University and published the second edition of the“Manual for Environmental Preservation Activities Focused on Rivers” in Thai, English andJapanese taking account of the opinions and feedback of Thai participants.
Evaluating the Lamphun Project
When the project first began, the majority of proposals flowed from the Japanese side. However,three years later the role of the Japanese participants had transformed to one of promoting theactivities initiated by the local citizens. This project proved to be a significant learning experience forus, led to a relationship conducive to better activities between the two countries, expanded theKuang River network, and bolstered the environmental activism of Lamphun's residents.
In the future, we hope that this environmental awareness will take root among the Lamphun's local
residents by use of the manual and other tools, and in doing so, advance the area's environmental
conservation activities.

Promotion of Environmental Management Systems (EMS)• EMS Training Courses
In October 2003, GEC brought to a close the “Environmental Auditor Formal Training Course”
and the “Environmental Auditor Refresher Course” eight years after their inception in 1995.
GEC then held the “Internal Environmental Auditor Training Course”, twice in the same year.
We also commenced “on-demand seminars” at the commission of private enterprise andmunicipalities which were also conducted twice. We intend to continue offering these training
courses to enhance the spread of environmental management systems more than ever before.
• EMS Human Resource (HR) Training Seminar
GEC held human resource training seminars on EMS certification and management as well asworking with other institutions to convene similar HR seminars.
• Overseas EMS dissemination (JICA Project)
Among the five JICA courses it currently offers, GEC has upgraded its EMS lectures to facilitate
the spread of EMS overseas. In particular, GEC has initiated a six-day “Environmental Policy

EMS Training Courses
Low enrolment numbers andthe dramatic increase intraining institutions are themajor reasons behind thecourse closures.
Number of Enrolmentsfrom Coursecommencement in 1995
to its termination in
October 2003
•Environmental Auditor
Formal Training Course:
397•Environmental Auditor
Refresher Course: 71

and Environmental Management System Course” which uses texts approved by the UK-based
Institute of Environmental Management and Assessment (IEMA). We have also undertaken
efforts to formulate curriculum for the EMS-related lectures of our other JICA training courses.
• EMS Implementation in GEC
In July 2001 GEC began operating Environmental Management Systems within our office witha view to alleviating the environmental burden generated in the workplace, an initiative that
continues unabated today.
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Projects to Providing a Platform for Supporting UNEP and Promotin

Information Gathering and Dissemination/Educational and PR Activities

PR Activities
GEC publishes newsletters and annual reports in Japanese and English and distributes them toaffiliated organizations in order to introduce our activities to a wider audience, while our website also offers details of our past, present and future projects.
Co-Sponsorship of the Global Warming Classroom Laboratory
Osaka Environmental
Counselors Association(OECA)
OECA membership consistsof environmental consultants
registered with the Japan’s
Ministry of the Environment
for their expert knowledge
and wealth of experience.

As one aspect of our public awareness efforts, GEC has been proud to support the “Global
Warming Classroom Laboratory” program, which was implemented in 2003 in Osaka
prefectural primary schools by the NPO Osaka Environmental Counselors Association (OECA).
The program was carried out in 12 primary schools with the participation of some 717
students, and also served as a forum to acquaint the students with the work of GEC and IETC.
Support for the Global Warming
Classroom Laboratory
Targeted at primary and junior high school students andpresented during their integrated study period, this projectutilized hand-made instruments to deepen the student’s
awareness of ways to prevent global warming and teachthem about the whys and wherefores of energy
consumption and environmental warming.

the Global Warming Classroom Laboratory

Upkeep of the Global Environment Library
GEC opened its library on global environmental issues to the public in 1997 (some limits on
Library Use
The library is open for use on
weekdays from 1:30pm to
17:00pm by prior booking.
As of August 2004,
books can only be viewed
and copied within theconfines of the library.

use apply). The library caters to experts by offering a range of publications on the environment

Environmental Festival 21stHeld by the Osaka
Prefectural Government topromote understanding
and awareness among its
citizens and enterprises
towards the creation of arecycling–oriented society
and a better environment.

Environmental Festival 21stand particularly UNEP-related materials, which the Centre is continuously working to expand.
The adjoining “Eco Museum of Osaka” is an environmental education facility featuring an
athenaeum which houses the entire library catalog, thereby linking the two structures andstreamlining their management. Materials on our commissioned projects and other reports arealso catalogued and arranged for easy reference.

Osaka (8-9 November 2003)
GEC took the opportunity presented by “Environmental Festival 21st” to introduce its activities
to the public by presenting an exhibition booth and panel display and distributing copies of its
publications.
Festival for International Understanding by AIESEC
Kyoto (28-29 February 2004)

The Festival forInternational
Understanding
Hosted by Kyoto University's
AIESEC Committee andKyoto Youth Service
Association, and the festival
features a wide range ofcontent including seminars
on international cooperationand environmental issues aswell as exhibitions operated
by JICA, UNICEF and various
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This festival enabled GEC to showcase its exhibition under the theme “International
Cooperation and the Environment” and to familiarize participants with GEC’s work focusing on
our environmental projects in developing countries.

ternational Cooperation

Training Courses

The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) Group Training Project
Commissioned by JICA, GEC continues to organize four training courses targeting
administrative officials and engineers in developing countries. GEC also organized a training
course entitled “Environmental Management in the Republic of Cuba” which started from 19
January to 13 February 2004. Participants must present their “Country Report” at the start ofthe session and an “Action Plan” at the end of training in all training courses.
Training
periodNationality ofparticipants

Main course
contents:

JICA Training Course on Heavy Metal and Other Hazardous Substance Pollution Control
June 7 - July 29,
2003

Bangladesh (2),Brazil, Egypt,Indonesia,
Thailand•Lectures- Introduction to heavy metal pollution- Air and water pollution control
measure etc.
•Practical training- Sampling and analysis of air andwater- Analysis of heavy metals in
A training lecture at the Nationalsoil/waste etc.
Institute for Minamata Disease•Facility tours- Refuse incineration plant- Sewage treatment plant/water purification plant etc.
Purpose: to develop well-qualified human resources who are able tocollectively evaluate emission sources and environmental contamination bypoisonous metals and harmful chemical substances, and to establish
preventive measures against environmental pollution by poisonous metals
etc.

JICA Training Course on Environmental Policy and Environmental Management Systems
May 26 - July 8,
2003

Chile, Guyana,
Nepal,
Philippines (2)•Lectures/Discussion/Tours- Global environmental preservationand sustainable development- International initiatives to protect
the environment- Joint action by governments,
industry and citizens etc.
Purpose: to master pragmatic andOpening Ceremony
practical methodologies, such as theframing of environmental policies, techniques of environmental assessment,
guiding corporation policies, and methods of enlightening citizens.

JICA Training Course on Urban Solid Waste Management
August 18 October 24,
2003

Cambodia,
Costa Rica,
Egypt, India,
Indonesia,
Jordan,Paraguay,
Philippines,
Senegal, Uruguay,
Yemen•Lectures- Outline of waste management- Processing of domestic/industrial
wastes etc.
•Practical training- Analysis of composition of waste- Practice in designing a landfill site
etc.
A training lecture at the JICA
•Facility tours
Osaka Centre- Recycling plant, Final disposal sites
etc.
Purpose: To develop leaders and core people who can play a major role inmaking solid waste treatment plans and in implementing treatment
businesses in their countries.

Country Report
A report prepared by eachparticipant describing theenvironmental administration
system, environmental
situation and other related
issues in his or her country.
Action Plan
When the training is over,each participant works out
measures for environmental
improvement in his or her
country based on thefindings and competenceacquired through thetraining.
JICA Training Course on
Heavy Metal and Other
Hazardous Substance
Pollution Control
This course was originallylaunched in 1996 as the“JICA Training Course on
Heavy Metal Pollution
Control” but changed to its
current name in 2002 toreflect its newly expanded
curriculum.
JICA Training Course on
Environmental Policy andEnvironmental
Management Systems
Started in 1995, the JICA
Environmental Management
Seminar initially accepted
participants from eachregion such as Asia andSouth America although thissystem was later abolishedin 2001. The course thenchanged into its current formin 2002 by enhancing its
curriculum on Environment
Management Systems.
JICA Training Course on
Urban Solid Waste
Management
This course was firstlaunched in 1992 by the
Osaka City Government's
Environmental Management
Bureau and then changed toits current name in 1999.
GEC is responsible formanaging the course
budget.

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JICA Training Course on
Air Pollution Control
This course was initiated by
the Environment Division of
the Osaka City Government's
Environment and Public
Health Bureau to offer
training in the prevention of
air pollution. In the Centre's
very first year, GEC took overthe course.
Environmental
Management in the
Republic of CubaIn the 1992 “Earth Summit”,
Cuba publicized its
environment policy and has
been improving its legal
system and administrative
mechanisms, and cultivating
human resources in theenvironmental field.
Therefore, JICA focused on
the environment as a key
area for collaboration and set
up this course as a new
country-focused training
course in cooperation with
GEC. It will accept 50
participants for 5 years
starting from 2001.
GEC Networking Projectfor Former Training
Participants
There are 673 overseas GEC
participants on the networkin 89 countries(as of August 2004)

Training
periodProjects to Providing a Platform for Supporting UNEP and Promotin

Nationality ofparticipants

Main course
contents:

JICA Training Course on Air Pollution Control
September 16 December 5,
2003

Bangladesh (2),China, Egypt (2),Indonesia,
Paraguay, Peru

•Lectures- Basic knowledge on air pollution- Air pollution control technology etc.
•Practical training- Flue gas desulfurization technique- Environmental management
technology etc.
•Facility tours- Power plantParticipants take a tour of Kimoto
Electric Co., Ltd.

- Refuse incineration plant etc.
Purpose: to raise engineers and administrative officials having leadership andtechnique capable of taking comprehensive and planned counter measureagainst air pollution.

Environmental Management in the Republic of Cuba
January 19 February 13,
2004

Cuba (10)•Lectures- Environmental management in Japan- Pollution control measures etc.
•Practical training- Waste water and solid waste
sampling and analysis etc.
•Facility tours- Sewage treatment plant, Incineration
A training lecture at UN University
plant etc.
Purpose: to cultivate an ability to formulate a comprehensive environment
management plan, taking into consideration measures against public
nuisance caused by industry and urban life as well as sustainable
development and environmental conservation.

GEC Networking Project for Former Training Participants
In order to provide a follow-up framework for former JICA training participants, GEC has beenbuilding the GEC Network to offer new information from GEC and to acquire new data on
developing countries and to ascertain their needs. In 2003, the Centre provided a digital
version of JICA training text on the GEC website.
Upgrading the GEC Participants Network

One Day Seminars
Held in countries where
Network membership ishigh, the theme of eachseminar is intended to reflect
the specific needs of thatcountry.
•First Seminar:
Philippines, Thailand (1999)•Second Seminar:
Vietnam, Malaysia (2000)•Third Seminar:
Indonesia (2001)•Fourth Seminar:
Egypt (2002)

1998
May 2001
April 2002
May 2003

GEC commences one-day seminar and publication of newsletters
Full-scale operation of the GEC Information Board begins
GEC Network expanded to include four environmental JICA training courses offered by
the Osaka City Government.
JICA training course curriculum text made available online

Network Member Distribution Diagram (as of August 2004)

NIS Countries Area: 11

GEC
Middle East Area: 42

Central America Area: 51

South America Area: 94

Africa Area: 123

Asia & Oceania Area: 352

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ternational Cooperation

Seminar and Symposium Activities

CDM Forum 2003
GEC began co-hosting the forum annually from 2000 together with the Ministry of theEnvironment with an eye to bolstering awareness and participation in CDM/JI projects. The
2003 forum was held on 25 August in Osaka and 27 August in Tokyo, with participation
reaching approximately 200 and 500 respectively.
The forum covered the latest trends in CDM/JI projects both in Japan and overseas andfeatured keynote speeches on the latest data on the prevention of global warming, as well as
providing summaries of each of the eight feasibility studies carried out in 2002.
CDM Forum 2003 Programme
Opening remarks
First keynote speech: International CDM/JI Trends and Japan’s Level of Readiness;
Mr. Makiya, Head of the Global Warming Measure Department, Ministry of the Environment
Second keynote speech:“Status, Issues and Prospects surrounding CDMs in Progress”;
Dr. Matsuo, Senior Research Fellow, Climate Experts Ltd.
2002 Feasibility Study Group Report
Third Keynote Speech: Summary of CDM Feasibility Studies
and Issues Facing their Implementation;
Mr. Hiraishi, Senior Consultant, the Institute for Global Environment
Strategies (IGES)
Question and answer session
Forum adjourned

CDM Forum 2003 (Tokyo)

Trends in the number of proposed CDM projects(Number) 100

74

90
80
70
60

48

50

Proposed projects

4030

Adopted projects

30
22

20

12
20

10
0

8

8

7

8

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003 (Year)The number of entities putting
forward CDM projects has increased
in recent years in Japan, which tends
to suggest a growing interest on
the part of private enterprise.

Other Activities
Collaboration with the Supporting Committee of the APEC Virtual Center for
Environmental Technology Exchange
GEC participated in discussions and other sessions of the council, which is responsible for theoperation of the APEC Virtual Center for Environmental Technology Exchange (APEC-VC).

APEC Virtual Center for
Environmental
Technology Exchange
Originally founded at the“APEC Osaka Meeting” held
in November 1995 to act asa formal joint research
project of APEC, the Centeris currently operated bymembers frommunicipalities, corporations
and environment-related
institutes. Its supporters
include the Ministry of
Economy, Trade andIndustry and the Ministry ofForeign Affairs.

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Projects for Fiscal Year 2004
GEC will contribute more positively than ever to the conservation of the global environment to help lead the 21stCentury to a “Century of the Environment” where sustainable development is an attainable reality.
As yet another example of our collaborative projects with IETC, GEC will overhaul its NETT21 Japaneseenvironmental technology database to disseminate information on ESTs and promote technology transfer.
We also plan to formulate proposals for projects such as sustainable water use and management in urban areas,
and assist the activities of the UNEP Special Envoy.
GEC will continue its dissemination and awareness-raising activities toward water quality improvement in
the Tha Chin River basin in Thailand. We are also reviewing the launch of new eco ventures through the creationof a liaison network in Vietnam, and hands-on projects for the transfer of environmental technologies todeveloping nations.
As part of its training activities, GEC will continue to organize five training courses commissioned by
the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) while improving their curriculums. In the GEC Networking
Project for former JICA training participants, we will endeavor to gain a better insight into the needs ofdeveloping countries through the Internet-based “GEC Information Board”. We will also strengthen the scopeand content of follow-up activities by offering technical materials on our web site.
In addition, we will contribute to global warming prevention measures through the continued implementation offeasibility studies of Clean Development Mechanism (CDM)/Joint Implementation (JI) projects.
In the arena of Environment Management Systems (EMSs), GEC will continue delivery of our “Internal
Environmental Auditor Training Course” and other training programs.

International Cooperation through Technical Support for Developing Countries
1) Dissemination of IETC EST Information and Promotion of Technology Transfer
1) Hosting workshop symposiums on ESTs and Sustainable Urban Management
2) Providing information for IETC EST Information Systems
3) Launch of publications & Web site on “Water for Cities: Environmentally Sound Sewage Technology”
4) Waste management
2) International Cooperation in Developing Countries
1) Establishing community-run environmental conservation activities in Thailand:
In 2004, GEC supported local activities in four provinces along the Tha Chin River
2) Environmental Cooperation in China’s Henan Province:
GEC will help to set up air measurement stations in 2004 to aid mitigation of air pollution3) Contributing to Global Warming Countermeasures in Developing Countries
1) CDM/JI Feasibility Studies to offset global warming• Activities to include revamp of CDM/JI Feasibility Studies, launch of Model Projects for Preliminary Practice ofValidation to train Operational Entities (OE) in Japan and support for CDM/JI-related facilities• Hosting of “CDM forum” to report the results of 2003 feasibility studies• Ongoing efforts to acquire/present data via participation in the COP and the CDM Executive Board and side events
2) Greenhouse Gas Reduction Projects via the CDM and other Kyoto Mechanisms• Ongoing support by providing data on CDMs to Kansai-based firms via the “Osaka CDM Network Project”
and through hands-on participation.
3) Feasibility Studies of New Energy Systems
GEC will continue collecting solar power generation and other data from its demonstration facility to show
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Environmental Technology and other Training
1) Human resource development in developing nations
1) JICA Training Projects: 5 courses• Heavy Metal and Other Hazardous Substance Pollution Control• Environmental Policy & Environmental Management Systems• Urban Solid Waste Management• Air Pollution Control• Environmental Management in the Republic of Cuba
2) GEC Networking Project
GEC will reinforce its network capabilities by information-exchanges with former participants.
2) Promotion of Environment Management Systems (EMS)
1) EMS Training Courses• Operation of training programs such as the “Internal Environmental Auditor Training Course”• “On demand seminars” for municipalities and private enterprise• EMS Implementation Course: targeting the Osaka City Government and its affiliates,
this course teaches trainees how to set up and manage EMSs.
2) Overseas Dissemination of EMS
Through its JICA training courses, GEC is working to spread the adoption of EMS overseas in developing countries.
3) Introduction of EMS within GEC
GEC established an EMS system within its office in July 2001, and intends to continue its operation into the future.

Information Gathering and Dissemination Activities
1) Promotion of IETC Policies and Joint PR Efforts:
1) Dissemination and Promotion of EMS: Distribution of IETC’s EMS training kits within our JICA training courses
2) Public Relations: Collaboration with the IETC on PR activities through various mediums
3) Hosting of the IETC 10th Inaugural International Symposium: celebrating 10 years since IETC’s inception,
this symposium is aptly themed “Environmentally-Sound and Human-Centered ‘Machi-zukuri’ Urban Planning”
4) Co-hosting of Seminars Overseas: jointly held seminars on EMS dissemination and EST Information Systems
including ESTIS
2) UNEP Special Envoy Project *GEC will carry on its support for the UNEP Special Envoy’s eco-related activities both in Japan and abroad
3) Maintenance, management and enhancement of information systems
1) Management and updating of GEC information systems2) Upgrading the information available on “NETT21”
3) Ongoing efforts to sustain and improve the security and convenience of the “GEC Networking Project”
and other web sites on the GEC home page4) Seminars and Symposia
PR activities aimed at local residents through tie-ups with affiliate organizations and presentation of display booths
at various environmental exhibitions.
5) Public Relations
1) Publication of GEC Activities via the Internet
2) Publication of newsletters and annual reports
3) Offering tours of the GEC Centre to the public
4) Dissemination of global warming measures in school education
6) Upgrading and managing library facilities

Providing facilities and other support to IETC
Provision of office space and equipment* This support indirectly benefits IETC by raising the profile of UNEP in Japan and the Asia pacific region.

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References

Overview of the UNEP/DTIE/IETC

Name

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

Date of Conclusion of

October 30, 1992

the Agreement between
Japanese Government
and UNEP
MandateThe main role of the IETC is to promote the adoption, application, andoperation of Environmentally Sound Technologies (ESTs) to address urban
environmental problems such as sewage, air pollution, solid waste, and noise,and the management of freshwater to developing countries and countries
with economies in transition.

Approach
Contacts

Osaka Officemanagement of urban environmental issues

Shiga Officemanagement of freshwater resources

Osaka Office2-110 Ryokuchi-koen, Tsurumi-ku, Osaka 538-0036 Japan
tel: +81-6-6915-4581
fax: +81-6-6915-0304

Shiga Office1091 Oroshimo-cho, Kusatsu-city, Shiga, 525-0001 Japan
tel: +81-77-568-4581
fax: +81-77-568-4587

e-mailietc@unep.or.jp

IETC homepage http://www.unep.or.jp/
Posts

Officer-in-Charge
Senior Liaison Officer
Programme Officers (3)Administrative/Fund Management Officer
Information Network Officer

Programme
Activities(implemented
in 2002-2003)(as of July 2004)• Publication of newsletters:“INSIGHT” (English edition) and “IETC's Voice” (Japanese edition)• Development and maintenance of the EST information system,
including maESTro• Preparation of Publications and training materials on:(1) Sustainable management of urban wastewater and stormwater(2) Rainwater harvesting in cities(3) Transport and cities(4) Planning and managing of lakes and reservoirs(5) Energy and cities(6) Environmental Management Systems (EMS) for urban management(7) Municipal solid waste management(8) ESTs in architecture and construction(9) Computer based training for EMS(10) ESTs for urban management(11) Phytotechnologies and ecosystem management(12) Urban land use and “Brownfields”• Workshops and seminars on:(1) Management practices of lakes and reservoirs focusing on entrophication(in association with UNEP-GPA)(2) Bioclimatic and ecological design in Architecture(3) Adoption, applying and operating ESTs for sewage in the wider
Caribbean region(4) Environment citizenship(5) Environmentally Sound Technology Performance Assessment (EST-PA)(6) Sectional meetings at the WWF3 World Water Forum focusing onwater and urban issues

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Board Members of the Global Environment Centre Foundation

President

KUMAGAI, Nobuaki

Executive

MIZUMOTO, Toshiichi

Chancellor, University of Hyogo
Professor Emeritus, Osaka University
Director General for Global Environment Issue,

Director
Directors

Environment and Sewerage Bureau, Osaka City Government

AKIYAMA, Yoshihisa

Chairperson, Kansai Economic Federation (Kankeiren)

HASHIMOTO, Michio

Advisor, Overseas Environmental Cooperation Center

MATANO, Kagechika

Former Ambassador to Sweden
Research Fellow, National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies

Auditors

MORISHIMA, Akio

President, Central Environment Council

NOMURA, Akio

Chairperson, Osaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry

OKUDA, Tsutomu

Chairperson, Kansai Association of Cooperate Executive

OHTA, Fusae

Governor of Osaka

SEKI, Junichi

Mayor of Osaka

KONISHI, Toshiaki

Treasure of Osaka CityKOSAKA, Yujiro

Treasure of Osaka Prefecture

YOSHIMURA, Masakatsu General Manager, International Affairs and Banking Services Study
Department, Osaka Bankers Association

Councilors

GOSHI, Yoichi

President, National Institute for Environmental Studies

IGOSHI, Masashi

Deputy Mayor of Osaka

KANEKO, Kumao

Diplomatic Commentator/President, Japan Council on Energy,
Environment & Security

KAWAJI, Kenichiro

Managing Director, Osaka International Centre of the Japan International
Cooperation Agency

Board of

KOBAYASHI, Shoichiro

Advisor, Kansai Electric Power Co., Ltd.

MIZUNO, Minoru

Professor, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University

ONOGAWA, Kazunobu

Director, United Nations Centre for Regional Development

SAITO, Yukimasa

Director, Kansai Airport Research Institute

SHIBANO, Hirofumi

President, Osaka Gas Co., Ltd.

SUZUKI, Shigenobu

Vice-Governor of OsakaSUZUKI, Yutaka

President, Himeji Institute of Technology

YAMAMOTO, Kenjiro

Chairperson, Osaka City Environment Council

AMANO, Akihiro

Director, Kansai Research Center,

Technology
and Planning

Institute for Global Environmental Strategies

HINO, Yasuo

Professor, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka City University

KATAYAMA, Shozo

Chairman, Environmental Committee,
The Osaka Chamber and Commerce and Industry

MAEDA, Yasuaki

Professor, Chemistry of Advanced Materials, College of Engineering,Osaka Prefecture University

MASUDA, Noboru

Professor, College of Agriculture, Osaka Prefecture University

MASUDA, Takafumi

Director General/Director of Environment Division,
Environment and Sewerage Bureau, Osaka City Government

MORIOKA, Tohru

Professor, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University

NISHIOKA, Shuzo

Executive Director, National Institute for Environmental Studies

PAK, Pyong Sik

Associate Professor, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University

SAKAI, Yoshimasa

Executive Director-Environment Management,
Management of Environment, Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries,
Osaka Prefectural Government

SASAKI, Nobuaki

Professor, Graduate School of Economics, Osaka City University

SERITA, Kentaro

Professor, Department of Law, Faculty of Law, Aichi Gakuin University

SHINOZAKI, Yukiko

President, City-Life Institute

SOMIYA, Isao

Professor, Faculty of Science and Technology, Ryukoku University

TAKEDA, Nobuo

Professor, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University(As of July 1, 2004, honorific omitted; names in alphabetical order [Surname])

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References

Publications List

Publication
Name of publication

Description

Format/No.of Pages
Date of Issue

Manual for Environmental Preservation
Activities Focused on Rivers
Second Edition(English/Thai/Japanese version)

An instructors’ manual on riverconservation

A4/60 pages
March 2004

Name of publication

Description

Format/No.of Pages
Date of Issue

GEC NEWSLETTER No.24(Japanese edition)
GEC NEWSLETTER No.25(Japanese edition)
GEC Newsletter No.14(English edition)
GEC Newsletter No.15(English edition)
Global Environment Centre Foundation
Annual Report (Japanese edition)
Global Environment Centre Foundation
Annual Report (English edition)

An introduction to the activities of GEC

Periodicals

An introduction to the activities of GEC
An introduction to the activities of GEC
An introduction to the activities of GEC
Report on projects of GEC for fiscal year
2002
Report on projects of GEC for fiscal year
2002

A4/8 pages
August 2003
A4/8 pages
February 2004
A4/8 pages
August 2003
A4/8 pages
March 2004
A4/24 pages
October 2003
A4/20 pages
November 2003

Series of NETT21:
Database on New Environmental Technology Transfer in the 21st Century by GEC,
and number of each data listings.
Database on: • Air Pollution Control Technology in Japan: 128• Waste Treatment Technology in Japan: 98• Water Pollution Control Technology in Japan: 109• On-Site Green Technique (OGT) in Japan: 83• Air Pollution Continuous Monitoring Technology in Japan: 83• Water Pollution Continuous Monitoring Technology in Japan: 53• Cleaner Production Technology in Japan: 190• Energy-Saving Technology at Business-Related Buildings: 94• Soil and Groundwater Contamination Survey and Countermeasure Technologies: 37• Japanese Advanced Environmental Equipment (provided by JSIM): 621
Total: 1,496 data listings (as of August 2004, complete data available in English via the GEC Website)

Global Environment Centre Foundation Annual Report 2003
Date of issue: December 2004
Issued by Global Environment Centre Foundation (GEC)
2-110 Ryokuchi-koen, Tsurumi-ku, Osaka 538-0036 Japan
Tel: +81-6-6915-4121 Fax: +81-6-6915-0181
Web page address (URL): www.unep.or.jp/gec© Global Environment Centre Foundation (GEC), 2004
This annual report is printed on kenaf paper using soybean ink.

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TEL: 06-6915-4121
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