Global
Environment
Centre Foundation
Annual Report 2007

contents

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Foreword

2

Activities in Fiscal Year 2007
• International Cooperation: Technical Support for Developing Countries• Training of Environmental Technology• PR and Educational Activities• Provision of Facilities to IETC
• Publications List

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Projects for Fiscal Year 2008

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Overview of the Global Environment Centre Foundation

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

* All years referred in this annual report are fiscal years.

Foreword

There are two remarkable movements concerning climate change issues in 2008. One is that
the Kyoto Protocol entered its first commitment period, in which individual countries are supposedto achieve designated reduction targets for greenhouse gas emissions. In Japan, greenhouse gas
emissions increased remarkably in the residential and commercial sectors in particular in 2006, up 6.2%
from the base year (1990). To achieve Japan’s reduction target of 6%, all classes and sectors of Japan’s
population are required to make intensified efforts.
The other is the G8 summit held in the vicinity of Toyako (Lake Toya), Hokkaido, Japan, in July
2008. The Toyako Summit focused on climate change issues as its main theme. Japan, as the chair
country, has recently stated its position to the world, that measures must be taken immediately tocombat climate change, not only by developed countries, but also involving developing countries
where greenhouse gas emissions are continually increasing.
The Global Environment Centre Foundation (GEC) was established in 1992 as a support body for theUnited Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) International Environmental Technology Centre (IETC),
since which time we at GEC have focused our activities on the transfer of Environmentally Sound
Technologies (ESTs) in order to help realize environmental conservation and sustainable development
in developing countries.
In 2007, GEC implemented the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM)/Joint Implementation (JI)
Feasibility Study Programme, commissioned by the Ministry of the Environment, Japan in orderto promote global warming countermeasures leading to sustainable development. Furthermore, in
addition to accepting the commission of the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) to train
environmental policymakers and other personnel from developing countries, GEC has been actively
tackling other environmental issues, such as implementing projects to transfer Japan’s “eco-town”
concept to cities in developing countries, in collaboration with IETC.
GEC will continue to promote such initiatives in the future, seeking to contribute to international
cooperation relating to the environment, while collaborating with our affiliated organizations, andstriving even harder towards conservation of the global environment.
It is our hope that, through this annual report, we will be able to foster a general understanding of
GEC’s activities, and we look forward to your continued support and cooperation in the future.

September 2008

MIYAHARA, Hideo
President
Global Environment Centre Foundation

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Activities in Fiscal Year 2007

In order to promote UNEP DTIE IETC’s activities in disseminating information on Environmentally Sound
Technologies (ESTs) and technology transfer, GEC and IETC jointly conducted preliminary studies in Bandung,Indonesia, and Penang, Malaysia, which are designated as eco-town target cities, thereby confirming the local
situations and challenges. GEC also participated in and cooperated with an eco-town-related meeting and forum
that were co-hosted by IETC and Kawasaki City, and collected and provided related information.
Concerning the environmental technology database NETT21, GEC undertook questionnaire surveys andinterviews targeted at business entities etc., following a preparatory study involving the “Cleaner Production
Technology in Japan” database, conducted in 2006. Full-scale database updating was carried out based on
information and data collected through the abovementioned surveys.
As the three-year environmental conservation project involving local residents in the Tha Chin River Basin,
Thailand, ended in 2007, GEC formulated the complete version of the “Environmental Reading Material.” GEC
also held a forum commemorating the completion of the Reading Material.
GEC also continued our support for the “Osaka-Asia 3R Technology Support Project” initiated by Osaka
Prefectural Government, and cooperated in seminars held in Jiangsu Province, China, and Hanoi, Viet Nam.
In response to the increasingly feared environmental deterioration in Ha Long Bay, Viet Nam, which is
inscribed on the World Heritage List, GEC conducted a preliminary study in cooperation with the Osaka
Prefecture University to identify the local situation and challenges, and examined the required measures to betaken in the future, thereby preparing for the start of a project aimed at improvement of local residents’ lives andthe in-Bay environment.
In terms of our contribution to combating global warming, GEC continued efforts in 2007 to select morefeasible CDM/JI projects and ensure appropriate implementation and progress of these projects, as thesecretariat of the CDM/JI Feasibility Study Programme commissioned by the Ministry of the Environment,
Japan. GEC also held a symposium to provide beneficial information to businesses involved in CDM/JI, as wellas collecting and disseminating additional information through participation in international meetings on climatechange.
GEC operated seven JICA training courses with the aim of fostering human resources in developing countries,
including two new courses which were opened in 2007: “Waste Effluent Pollution Control Caused by Mining
and Manufacturing Industries for Central and South America” and “Young Leaders of the Environment from
Latin American Countries.” GEC also held a one-day seminar and a workshop in the Philippines, as a part of afollow-up for former training participants.
GEC’s work to spread awareness of Environmental Management Systems (EMS) included organizing its“Internal Environmental Auditor Training Course.”
UNEP Special Envoy Ms. Tokiko Kato visited Viet Nam, where she hosted a concert advocating theimportance of protecting the environment.
During 2007, GEC held a symposium to commemorate the 15th anniversary of our founding. Also, publicity
of GEC activities has been promoted through the issue of newsletters and an annual report and throughparticipation in various environmental events.

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Activities in Fiscal Year 2007

International Cooperation: Technical Support for Developing Countries

Promoting UNEP DTIE IETC’s Activities of Disseminating Information on
Environmentally Sound Technologies (ESTs*) and Technology Transfer

Environmentally Sound Industrial Development and Eco-Town* Development Projectin the Asia-Pacific Region
In Asia, where economic development is ongoing,
there is growing interest in the concept of eco-towns
as a means of pursuing a sustainable society whileachieving a balance between the environment and theeconomy. Within this context, IETC initiated its eco-town
project in 2004 to develop eco-towns in the Asia-Pacificregion, based on the lessons learned from Japan’s own
eco-town development experiences. GEC has supported
this project.
IETC and GEC visited Bandung, Indonesia, one of

Exchange with Bandung City
From left: Dr. Siswadi, City Secretary ofBandung City Government
Dr. Srinivas, IETC Programme Officer

the eco-town target cities, from 2 to 7 October 2007,
where we conducted a preliminary survey for startingup an exchange system for wastes emitted by business
entities. We exchanged opinions with the Bandungmunicipal authorities, and toured businesses andindustries of various scales to identify the present statusof waste management and challenges for effective useof waste. From 27 to 29 March 2008, IETC and GEC
visited Jakarta, Indonesia to attend the Bandung Eco-

Meeting with the Malaysian Industrial
Development Authority

Town Project Meeting where representatives of theIndonesian Ministry of the Environment and the city of Bandung, West Java, got together to

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.
Eco-Town
The Eco-Towns developedin Japan utilize a framework
whereby environmentallysound enterprises are built on
accumulated land using local
technologies and industries,
thereby stimulating the
local economy and ensuring
employment as well as
simultaneously achieving
waste management andconservation of water and air
quality in accordance with
the Zero Emissions concept.

share information and knowledge about various issues concerning the Project including theeco-town concept and the progress of the Project. During the meeting, an agreement wasreached on further promotion of the Project in Bandung.
GEC also visited Penang and Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, from 26 February to 6 March 2008. In
Penang, we checked the progress of the eco-town project, as well as that of a related research
project conducted by the Socio-Economic & Environmental Research Institute (SERI). We also
gathered information on waste management in Penang Cyber City, a target area of the ecotown project. In Kuala Lumpur, we confirmed the development status of a nearby industrial
park and other establishments, and undertook research on the systems required to develop
them into an eco-town as proposed by UNEP.
In the future, IETC and the governments of Penang and Bandung will continue to exchange
opinions on promotion of the eco-town project, thereby pushing forward the actual eco-town
development.

Eco-Town Project Activities
From 22 to 25 October 2007, IETC and Kawasaki City
co-hosted the UNEP Eco-Town Project Meeting, with theparticipation and cooperation of GEC. At this meeting,representatives gathered from Penang, Malaysia andBandung, Indonesia, the target cities of eco-town
development, as well as from Danang, Viet Nam, andMumbai, India, which are increasingly interested infuture eco-town development. At one of the sessions of
this meeting, GEC made a presentation entitled “Lessons

Presentation by Dr. Srinivas,
IETC Programme Officer

Learnt from Green Procurement* in Japan.” A public forum was held on 24 October, where
representatives of the four cities presented and exchanged opinions actively on present eco-

Green Procurement
an initiative which gives
priority to environmental
friendliness when choosing
a raw material, ingredient,product or service for
procurement (purchase)

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International Cooperation: Technical Support for Developing Countries

town activities and possible follow-up activities in the future.
From 21 to 22 January 2008, IETC and Kawasaki City co-hosted the “4th Asia-Pacific
Eco-Business Forum−Urban and Industrial Symbiosis”, in which GEC also participated andcooperated with. There were 21 environmental administrative representatives in attendance atthis forum, from Bandung in Indonesia, Matale in Sri Lanka, and Dalian and Liaoning Province
in China. The participants made presentations and there was an active exchange of opinions
on eco-town-related activities and challenges in multiple sessions. GEC collected informationon the future direction of the eco-town project, and the progress of eco-town development
in Penang and Bandung. GEC also presented our reports: “Eco-Towns in Japan,” “3RsTechnologies and Techniques in Japan” and “Legal and Other Support Systems for Eco-Towns
in Japan,” as reference materials for the participants.
Promoting the Spread of Information on ESTs
NETT21(New Environmental
Technology Transfer in the
21st Century)
A database developed by
GEC from 1996 onward todisseminate information
on Japan’s environmental
technologies for the purposeof promoting EST transfer indeveloping countries.
NETT21 currently offers
approximately 1,400 items oftechnical information acrossten databases.
While NETT21 forms thecore of the information
GEC transmits on ESTs, theoriginally published data
has since become outdated.
We therefore intend to carryout consecutive reviews todeliver further improvements
to the database content.
(Please refer to page 24 fordetails.)

With regard to GEC’s environmental technology
database NETT21*, we undertook a full-scale datacollection process, following the preparatory study
concerning the “Cleaner Production Technology inJapan” database conducted the previous year. Whilethe existing Cleaner Production (hereafter “CP”)
technology database is mainly focused on technologicalinformation concerning manufacturing processes, theadditional CP data includes information from the service
industry, including banks, chain stores and other service
businesses, as well as environmentally-friendly activities
carried out by business entities. These additional data
are published together with the conventional database.
We sought to ensure the reliability of the updated

Environmental Technology Database“NETT21”

databases “Water Pollution Control Technology inJapan” and “Waste Management Technology in Japan”
by confirming the registered data with their providers.
Disaster Prevention and Management
Disaster prevention and management that aims
to mitigate disaster impacts caused by inappropriate
environmental management in developing countries is
one of the IETC’s three focal areas.
In 2007, GEC classified the disaster prevention
measures taken by Japanese local governments, whichhave experienced a number of urban disasters, interms of environmental considerations. Subsequently,

Brainstorming Meeting

GEC formulated basic materials to provide pertinent information to developing countries. On
14 March 2008, GEC and IETC jointly held a meeting entitled “Brainstorming Meeting on‘Urban Risk Reduction and the Environment Learning from Japan’.” Organizations involved
in disaster management in the Kansai region attended this meeting, and the participants
deepened their understanding of the measures taken by Japanese local governments to deal
with urban vulnerability. The participants also discussed measures that could be taken by local
governments in other countries to reduce urban vulnerability, or to alleviate disaster-relatedrisks.

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Environmental Conservation Activities Involving Local Residents of Thailand’s Tha
Chin River Basin*
The Tha Chin River* flowing west of Bangkok is reputedly the most polluted river inThailand. At the request of the Thai Government, GEC worked with a support team consistingof experts in environmental activities, and in conjunction with Mahidol University's Faculty ofEnvironment and Resource Studies; the Pollution Control Department (PCD), the Ministry of
Natural Resources and Environment of Thailand; the Regional Environment Office 5 (REO5);
and other related organizations, in order to strengthen the conservation activities of local

Environmental
Conservation Activities
Involving Local Residentsof Thailand’s Tha ChinRiver Basin
Implemented for three
years with the subsidiesof the Japan Fund for
Global Environment of theEnvironmental Restoration
and Conservation Agency.

residents from the four provinces occupying the river basin.
In 2007, GEC formulated the complete version of the “Environmental Reading Material*,”and supported the holding of a forum commemorating the completion of this readingmaterial. This forum also aimed at disseminating environmental activities into other regions,through various events including a panel discussion and an environmental seminar using the“Environmental Reading Material.”

Tha Chin River
Length: 320km
Watershed: 12,000km2
Inhabitants: 2.5 million
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As a result of our environmental support activities, local residents have deepened theirshared understanding of environmental information collected and sorted from the four
provinces in the basin. The basin leaders are conducting regular exchange activities, including

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the presentation of voluntary idea proposals concerning the formulation of the “Environmental
Reading Material.” This three-year project started in 2005 and was completed in 2007. It is

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autonomous implementation of seminars, forums and other local activities.
Field Support Activities in 2007
Schedule

3-8 June 200724-28 October 2007

16-20 January 2008

PurposeThe 5th Tha Chin River Basin
Leaders Meeting etc.

Stakeholders’ meeting etc.

Forum Commemorating the

At the 5th Tha Chin River Basin
Leaders Meeting, various
challenges and points requiring
improvement in the draft versionof the “Environmental Reading
Material” were reviewed after
considering reports on how it
is actually used. Participantsconfirmed a policy forformulating the complete version,and exchanged opinions on how
the material could be used more
effectively. They also participatedin the events of the World
Environment Day, organized by
REO5.

Stakeholders examined thecontent of the completed versionof the “Environmental Reading
Material,” how it could be
used effectively in the future,and the agenda of the Forum
Commemorating the Completionof the “Environmental Reading
Material.” They also discussed
how to ensure sustainable useof the “Environmental Reading
Material” and its revision asnecessary through collaboration
between local residents andrelated institutions, referring toactual examples in Japan.

At the panel discussion of
the Forum Commemorating
the Completion of the“Environmental Reading
Material,” there was a vigorous
exchange of opinions concerning
the roles of individual entities in
the formulation of this readingmaterial, and how it could be
used effectively in the future. An
environmental seminar was also
held using the “Environmental
Reading Material,” where an
instructor explained its content
and sought children’s remarks
and opinions.

Children’s presentations onenvironmental awarenessLeaders Meeting

Commemoration Forum

Contents

Completion of the “Environmental
Reading Material” etc.

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to elementary schools along
the Tha Chin River basin withthe aim of raising awarenessof residents’ environmental
conservation activities.

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3R
Reduce, Reuse and Recycle.
A basic concept espousing
treatment of waste materials
in that order to create asociety which generates theminimum possible amountof waste. In other words,
this concept describes
the attempt to foster a“recycling-oriented society”
which minimizes the impact
upon the environment by
not generating waste, andreusing it or recycling its
resources when you do tosignificantly decrease theconsumption of resources
and waste created andpromote effective resourceuse. The 3R concept also
forms the cornerstone forthe promotion of Japan’s
recycling laws such as theContainer and Packaging
Recycling Law, the Home
Appliance Recycling Law,
the Construction Material
Recycling Law, the Food
Recycling Law and the End-

Osaka-Asia 3R* Technology Support Project

of-Life Vehicle Recycling Law.

Hanoi, Viet Nam with the aim of introducing public and private initiatives for sound waste

Osaka Prefecture 3R
Technology Seminar
Participants: Approx. 120
Viet Nam-Osaka 3R
Technology Seminar
Participants: Approx. 120

In 2006, Osaka Prefectural Government established
the Osaka-Asia 3R Technology Support Consortium,and commenced a project to help provide technologicalsupport and human resource development to promote
recycling-oriented societies among Asia’s developing
countries. At the commission of this consortium, GEC
is supporting the abovementioned project throughthe effective use of various resources that we haveaccumulated to date.

Osaka Prefecture 3R Technology Seminarin China

In 2007, the “Osaka Prefecture 3R Technology Seminar* and Eco-Industry Forum” washeld on 1 August in Jiangsu Province, China, aiming at the introduction of 3R technologies,
as well as the promotion of exchanges between waste-related enterprises in Osaka andJiangsu Province. This seminar was sponsored by Osaka Prefectural Government and cohosted by the Jiangsu Provincial Government. GEC cooperated in the organization of thisseminar. The keynote address was given by Professor Hiroyuki Yoshida, Graduate School of
Osaka Prefectural University. The seminar schedule included an overview of an eco-town in
Osaka, a presentation on the waste recycling business, and a report on the present status
of solid waste management in Jiangsu. Following the seminar, the Eco-Industry Forum washeld to provide an opportunity for business-matching between Jiangsu businesses that haveproblems in waste treatment and member companies of the Osaka Prefecture Industrial Waste
Association.
Also, the “Viet Nam-Osaka 3R Technology Seminar*” was held on 22 January 2008, in
treatment in both Japan and Viet Nam. This seminar was co-hosted by Osaka Prefectural
Government and the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment of Viet Nam with thecooperation of GEC. The seminar schedule included a keynote address by Dr. Masanori Fujita,
President of Kochi National College of Technology, and a presentation by the Ministry of
Natural Resources and Environment of Viet Nam. Subsequently, there were presentations on
public and private initiatives in Japan and in Viet Nam, such as sound treatment and recyclingof industrial waste, the 3R initiative in Hanoi, and JICA and JETRO projects in progress in Viet

Ha Long Bay
Located northwest of the
Gulf of Tonkin in the northernpart of Viet Nam, Ha Long
Bay is a place world-famous
for its scenic beauty and wasplaced on the UNESCO World
Natural Heritage List in 1994.

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Ha Long Bay* Project in Viet Nam
Ha Long Bay located in Quang Ninh Province, Viet
Nam is in danger of being excluded from the World
Heritage List, due to recent environmental deterioration,and immediate countermeasures are required. In
this context, GEC and Osaka Prefectural University
conducted a preliminary survey for a project aimed at
the establishment of a resource-recycling system in HaLong Bay, jointly operated by local residents, the tourism

Ha Long Bay

Meeting with Youth Union

industry and local governments. The goal is to improve both the lives of residents as well as
the in-bay environment. From 18 to 26 September 2007, we visited Hanoi and Halong, Viet
Nam, and checked the status of environmental deterioration and related problems, needs andother local circumstances.
In the areas surrounding Ha Long Bay, industrial activity is extremely vigorous, including

A village of residents livingon the water

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GEC 2007the coal, cement and other industries. Factory effluent is being discharged into Ha Long Bayfrom factories in these areas without adequate treatment. Such effluent is one of the largest

pollution sources in Ha Long Bay. Another cause of environmental pollution in the bay is waste
and household wastewater emitted from sightseeing boats operating in Ha Long Bay andfrom residents living on the water. Based on this background of environmental deteriorationand the results of the preliminary survey, we plan to tackle the reduction of waste and workon measures against household wastewater. It is also planned that environmental education
will be provided with the aim of restraining waste generation and promoting environmental
conservation measures, and that a monitoring survey on water quality will be conducted with
the involvement of local residents. In addition, we will provide assistance for the establishmentof local systems that would facilitate combined regional efforts to promote independent andsustainable environmental measures.
This project proposal was adopted informally as a JICA Grassroots Technical Cooperation
Project (partner type) by JICA in March 2008. We seek to obtain approval for this project fromthe government of Viet Nam, and commence full-scale activities by the end of 2008.

Contribution to Measures for the Mitigation of Climate Change
CDM*/JI* Feasibility Study Programme
Since 1999, GEC has continued efforts to unearth promising projects and accumulateknowledge in our role as the secretariat of the CDM/JI Feasibility Study (FS) Programme at thecommission of the Ministry of the Environment, Japan.
In 2007, GEC sought to select more feasible projects through the adoption process of FS
proposals, by undertaking preliminary interviews with the applicants and other measures.
As a result, 27 FSs in fields such as waste management, biomass utilization and energy
efficiency improvement were adopted. Among them, 26 were completely implemented(one was cancelled before its completion, and two were contracted with the Ministry of theEnvironment, Japan). Furthermore, GEC assisted in the development of the Project Design
Documents (PDDs) which are required for the validation of eligibility of these projects for
the CDM/JI projects. In addition, GEC provided specific advice toward the realization of the
projects, through the expert committee under GEC.

CDM (Clean Development
Mechanism)
One of the flexible
mechanisms (Kyoto
Mechanisms) introduced toachieve the greenhouse gas
reduction targets containedin the Kyoto Protocol*. Whena developed country (investor
country) provides funds andtechnical assistance for the
implementation of a project
which leads to a reduction ingreenhouse gas emissions ina developing country (hostcountry), credits (CER*)
are issued for the amountof reduced emissions. A
developed country can thenuse these credits to achieve
its own emission reduction
target.
JI (Joint Implementation)
Like CDM, Joint
Implementation is also a
Kyoto Mechanism. A system
whereby a developed
country cooperates toimplement projects to
reduce greenhouse gases,
with one developed country(the host country) issuing
credits (ERUs*) and the otherdeveloped country (investor
country) able to use thosecredits to achieve its own
emission reduction target.

GEC has published on our website the results of the past FSs, information collected
at intergovernmental conferences, and other useful resources, to promote the further
development of projects by theprivate sector.

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The International Instrument
adopted at the 3rd
Conference of the Parties(COP3) to the United Nations
Framework Convention on
Climate Change (UNFCCC*)
which sets out a framework
for international efforts tomitigate climate change.
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targets for the reduction ofgreenhouse gas emissions
in developed countries, aswell as established flexible
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United Nations Framework
Convention on Climate
Change (UNFCCC)
Convention which sets out
a scheme for international
efforts to mitigate climatechangeCER (Certified Emission
Reduction)
A credit issued in responseto the amount of greenhousegas reduction resulting froma CDM Project.

List of 2007 CDM/JI Feasibility Studies*
Category

Project

Country

Waste Management

Emission Free Community Composting Programmatic CDM

Philippines

Biomass Utilization

ERU (Emission Reduction
Unit)
A credit issued in responseto the amount of greenhousegas reduction resulting froma JI Project.
2007 CDM/JI Feasibility
StudiesPlease refer to the GEC
website for further details on
the study reports.

Biomass use in the electricarc furnace for steel
manufacture (Indonesia)

International Cooperation: Technical Support for Developing Countries

Municipal Sold Waste 3R Promotion & Stabilization

Viet Nam

Utilization of Methane Gas at a Landfill Site in Irbid City

JordanUtilization of Methane Gas at a Landfill Site in Bela-Tserkov City

UkraineBiogas Electricity Generation through Anaerobic Digestion of Waste

Viet Nam

The Efficient Piggery Biogas Utilization BusinessBrazilMethane Collection and Power Generation from Wastewater in Alcohol Factory

ThailandThe Biomass Electric Generation System by the Phosphoric Acid Fuel Cells

ThailandMethane Recovery from Tapioca WastewaterIndonesia

Biomass Use in the Electric Arc Furnace for Steel Manufacture

Indonesia

Jatropha Based Biodiesel-fuel Production Project

Madagascar

Methane Emissions Reduction by Composting Wastes from Palm Mill

Malaysia

Rural Electrification by Utilization of Biomass

Laos

Wastewater Treatment with Anaerobic Digester at Starch Processing Plant

Viet Nam

Biomass-based Grid-Connected Electricity Generation Project

China

Feasibility Study on Biomass-based Electricity Generation Project 1)

Indonesia

POME Treatment Co-benefits CDM

Malaysia

Afforestation CDM for Community Development in Extensive Grazing Land 2)

Uruguay

A/R CDM Projects Optimized to Serve Corporate Social Responsibility(CSR) Needs 2)

Indonesia

Reforestation, Agroforestry and Biomass “Triple Benefit” CDM Project
Research

Philippines

Wind Power Generation

Wind Power Electricity Generation

Slovakia

Waste Heat Recovery

Low Temperature Waste Heat Recovery and Utilization for Power
Generation Project at Cement Industry

China

Energy Efficiency

Promotion of Energy Saving Through Application of Programmatic CDM

China

Improvement

The Building Energy Saving Programmatic CDM Project for the
Telecommunication Company

Philippines

Fuel Efficiency Improvement and Pollution Abatement in Public
Transportation

Philippines

Energy Efficiency for Public Lighting Systems

Viet Nam

Afforestation/Reforestation

Biomass Utilization +Afforestation/Reforestation

1) The feasibility study for the project to introduce biomass power generation in Indonesia was cancelled before its completion, because
implementation became difficult due to coordination problems with the counterparts.
2) Two feasibility studies for afforestation/reforestation projects have been contracted with the Ministry of the Environment, Japan.

CDM/JI Feasibility Study Projects in 2007
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2007”
Participants:
Tokyo: Approx. 260
Osaka: Approx. 130

Hosting of “CDM/JI Symposium 2007*”
GEC has hosted events annually since 2000 with the
Ministry of the Environment, Japan, to provide valuable
information to the public as well as to private entities
interested in the CDM/JI.
GEC held the “Symposium on CDM/JI Feasibility
Study Programme for Climate Change Mitigation 2007
(CDM/JI Symposium 2007)” in Tokyo and Osaka in
October. At the symposium, CDM/JI FS entities (four“CDM/JI Symposium 2007” in Tokyoin Tokyo and four in Osaka) reported the results of their studies undertaken in 2006, thenexperts reviewed these reports making useful comments based on the latest findings andinformation. Also featured at this symposium were expert presentations on: “Co-benefits
Approach to Climate Change and CDM,” “Bio-Diesel Fuel CDM Projects,” and “The Up-to-date
Information on CDM Project: Perspective from a Designated Operational Entity (DOE).” These
presentations provided participants with the latest information from Japan and overseas on the
global warming issue and the CDM/JI.
Participants also received a booklet on CDM/JI Symposium 2007 prepared by GEC, containing
summary reports on FS conducted in 2006. This booklet is also available on the GEC website.
Collection and Distribution of CDM/JI-related Information
GEC participated in the 13th Conference of the Parties
to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate
Change (COP13)*, and the 3rd Conference of the Parties

Conference of the Parties(COP)
The supreme decisionmaking body of the UNFCCC.
Held annually.

serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Kyoto Protocol(COP/MOP3)*, held in Bali, Indonesia, from 2 to 15
December 2007. GEC gathered information at the plenary
sessions and side events, to publish on our website.
GEC also set up an exhibit introducing the CDM/JI FS

COP13Programme commissioned by the Ministry of the Environment, Japan and made available the“CDM/JI Manual for Project Developers and Policy Makers—2007,” issued by the Ministry of
the Environment, Japan. (This manual can be downloaded from the GEC website.) In addition,

Conference of the Parties
serving as the meeting of
the Parties to the Kyoto
Protocol (COP/MOP)
The supreme decisionmaking body in regards
to the implementation of
the Kyoto Protocol. Heldannually.

GEC made a presentation based on the achievements and lessons obtained from the CDM/JI FS
Programme at a side event hosted by the Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES).
GEC also collected and analyzed information concerning CDM methodologies, baseline
setting and monitoring for JI projects, and other related issues, making the obtained
information publicly available on the GEC website.
Osaka CDM Network
The Osaka CDM Network provides information on the
CDM and emission trading business through holding
assemblages several times a year.
In 2007, the network invited experts and speakers
from private companies carrying out advanced activities
in the assemblages. Participants obtained not only thebasic knowledge of CDM but also information on cobenefits, energy efficient products, and carbon dioxide

Osaka Carbon Conference & Fair 2007

capture and storage (CCS), and the latest trends as well as the possible expansion of emission
trading business. The companies and organizations had opportunities to explain their own
business and to consult with visitors interested in their activities.
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Training of Environmental Technology

Human Resource Development in Developing Countries

Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) Group Training Project
GEC continued to operate four JICA-commissioned group training courses for engineers andgovernment officials from developing countries, while also enhancing the courses’ curricula.
The courses offered were the Environmental Policy & Environmental Management Systems
Course, the Pollution Controls for Hazardous Substances in the Environment Course, the Urban
Solid Waste Management Course, and the Air Pollution Control Course. We also continued the
China-Japan Policies of Climate Change and CDM Course, which was established anew in 2006
to meet the rapid rise in interest from China in CDM projects. In 2007, we further established
the Waste Effluent Pollution Control Caused by Mining and Manufacturing Industries for Central
and South America Course, as a regional training programme, and the Young Leaders of theCountry 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 isover, each participant
works out action plans forenvironmental improvementin his or her country
based on the findings andcompetence acquired
through the training.
Environmental Policy &Environmental Management
Systems Course
Starting in 1995 as the“Environmental Management
Seminar”, this course initiallyaccepted participants fromseparate regions such as
Asia and South America. In
2001 this regional enrollment
system was abolished.
In 2002 the curriculum
relating to Environmental
Management Systems was
improved and the course waschanged to its current name.
Pollution Controls for
Hazardous Substances inthe Environment Course
Beginning in 1996 under
the name “Heavy Metal
and Hazardous Substance
Pollution Control Course”,
the course name was laterchanged to “Heavy Metal
and Other Hazardous
Substance Pollution Control
Course” in 2002 to reflect its
newly expanded curriculum.
The course name waschanged yet again to its
current title in 2006.

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Environment from Latin American Countries Course, as a JICA youth training programme, tomeet the rising demand for training on environmental pollution in Latin America.
Before the commencement of each course, all participants presented a “Country Report*” toshare awareness of the issues facing their respective nations. Upon completion of the course,
participants also made an “Action Plan*” presentation, to define their goals upon returning home.
The four traditional courses will be retained through coordination with related organizations,
adapting to changing needs as necessary, because there are still many enrollment requests
from developing countries. At the same time, GEC will bolster collaboration with otherresearch institutes and related organizations to meet new training demands.
Training
periodNationality ofparticipants

Main course
contents

Environmental Policy & Environmental Management Systems*
14 May–29 June2007

11 participantsfrom Kenya(2 participants),
Laos(2 participants),
Mauritius,
Oman,
Pakistan,
Senegal,Serbia,Ukraine,Viet Nam

Cooperating bodies• Osaka City Environment Bureau• Nanko Plant, Kansai Electric Power Co., Ltd.
• United Nations University, etc
Lectures• History of environmental administration in Japan• Outline of environmental legal system in Japan• Environmental management system, etc.
Exercise for operation of the
Facility tours
environment impact assessment• Sewage treatment plant • Incineration plant system
PurposeTo master pragmatic and practical methodologies, such as the framing of environmental
policies, techniques of the environmental assessment, guiding corporation policies,
Environmental Management Systems and methods of enlightening citizens

Pollution Controls for Hazardous Substances in the Environment*
18 June–
10 August2007

7 participantsfrom Algeria,
Bangladesh,
El Salvador(2 participants),
Oman,
Philippines,
Viet Nam

Cooperating bodies• Department of Environment, Agriculture,
Forestry and Fisheries, Osaka Prefectural
Government• Research Institute of Environment, Agriculture
and Fisheries, Osaka Prefectural Government• Environmental Management and Technology
Center in Kansai
Stream measurement• Minamata City • Toyama Prefecture, etc.
Lectures• Introduction to hazardous metals • Air and water pollution control measures, etc.
Practical training• Sampling and analysis of air and water, etc.
Facility tours• Waste incineration plant • National Institute for Minamata Disease, etc.
PurposeTo develop well-qualified human resources who are able to collectively evaluate emission
sources and environmental contamination by heavy metals and hazardous chemical
substances and to establish preventive measures against environmental pollution

Urban Solid Waste Management*
28 August–
23 October
2007

9 participantsfrom Costa Rica,
India, Jamaica,
Mexico,Sri Lanka(2 participants),
Tunisia,
Zimbabwe(2 participants)

Cooperating bodies• Osaka City Environment Bureau• Osaka City Institute of Public Health andEnvironmental Sciences• Fukuoka University, etc.
Lectures• Outline of industrial waste control, etc.
Practical training
Field trip to Kitakyushu Eco-town• Practice in designing a landfill site, etc.
Facility tours• Recycling plant• Final disposing sites, etc.
PurposeTo develop leaders and core people who can play a major role in making solid waste
treatment plans and in implementing treatment businesses in their countries

Air Pollution Control*
25 September–
14 December
2007

8 participantsfrom Bolivia,
Botswana(2participants),
China, India,
Mexico, Peru,
Tunisia

Cooperating bodies• Osaka City Environment Bureau• Osaka City Institute of Public Health andEnvironmental Sciences• Osaka Environmental Technology andResearch Co., Ltd.
• Universities, etc
LecturesAnalysis of sulfur dioxide• Basic knowledge on air pollution etc.
Practical training• Measurement and analysis of flue gas etc.
Facility tours• Exhaust gas treatment facility• Monitoring stations, etc.
PurposeTo train engineers and administrative officials and to teach techniques forcountermeasures against air pollution

China-Japan Policies of Climate Change and CDM*
15–28 January
2008

15 participantsfrom China

Cooperating bodies• Climate Experts Ltd.
• Natsource Japan Co., Ltd.
• Mizuho Information & Research Institute,Inc.
• New Energy and Industrial Technology
Development Organization (NEDO)• Osaka CDM Network, etc.
Study tour of Nano-hana ProjectLectures• CDM project case studies• PDD case reports• PDD draft guidance, etc.
Facility tours• Power plant• Gas science centre• Biodiesel plant• Kyoto International Conference Center
PurposeTo provide technical support for discovery of Clean Development Mechanism (CDM)
projects and help to enhance ability of China’s Ministry of Science & Technology,
local science & technology agencies and local CDM centre personnel to unearth new
projects

Urban Solid Waste
Management Course
Although originally known
as the “Urban Waste
Control Course” at its
commencement in 1992 by
the Osaka City Environmental
Management Bureau, thecourse changed name to its
current title in 1999.

Air Pollution Control
CourseThis course was originallyinitiated by the Environment
Division of the Osaka City
Environment and HealthBureau and Osaka City
Institute of Public Healthand Environmental Sciencein 1989 to provide training
in the prevention of
atmospheric pollution.
GEC took over the running of
the course in the year of its
founding at which time thecourse was changed to its
current name.

China-Japan Policies of
Climate Change and CDM
CourseAmidst the backdrop of
genuine efforts by nations totackle global warming, thiscourse was initiated in 2006
as a country-specific course
in response to the highdemand for CDM-related
training in China, the largest
producer of greenhouse gas
emissions among developing
countries.

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Training of Environmental Technology

Waste Effluent Pollution
Control Caused by Mining
and Manufacturing
Industries for Central andSouth America
Opened as a regional training
course in 2007, aiming at
analyzing national problems
and proposing solutionsin the form of policies andcountermeasures , throughsharing and exchanging
opinions on examples
in Japan, as well as on
information, problems andsolutions in participants’countries.

Waste Effluent Pollution Control Caused by Mining and Manufacturing Industries forCentral and South America*

Young Leaders of theEnvironment from Latin
American Countries
Opened in 2007 as a sequelto the youth invitational
programme operated by
JICA, aiming at training
human resources whowill support the future
development of their homecountries.

Young Leaders of the Environment from Latin American Countries*

GEC Networking Projectfor Former Training
Participants
There are 961 overseas GEC
participants on the network
in 106 countries. (as of Mar.
2008)
One-Day Seminar
Held in countries where
Network membership ishigh, the theme of eachseminar is intended to reflect
the specific needs of thatcountry.
• Thailand & the Philippines(March 1999)• Malaysia & Viet Nam(January 2000)• Indonesia (February 2001)• Egypt (March 2002)• Thailand (March 2005)• Cuba (March 2007)• Philippines (March 2008)12

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4–22 February
2008

19 February–
5 March2008

20 participantsfrom Argentina(3 participants),
Bolivia(3 participants),
Chile(2 participants),
Colombia(3 participants),
Cuba(3 participants),Peru(3 participants),
Venezuela(3 participants)

12 participantsfrom Chile,
Costa Rica
(3 participants),
El Salvador(2 participants),
Haiti,
Mexico(3 participants),
Panama,Peru

Cooperating bodies• Osaka City Environment Bureau• Osaka City Public Works Bureau• Osaka City Port and Harbor Bureau• Minamata City
• Toyama Prefecture, etc.
Lectures• Soil contamination control measures
Field trip to Hishikari Mine
• Industrial wastewater control, etc.
Facility tours• Mines• Treatment facility for wastewater containing heavy metals, etc.
PurposeTo propose effective solutions and policies to mitigate environmental destruction andpollution in relevant countries, caused by hazardous substances contained in effluent
from mining and manufacturing industries

Cooperating bodies• Osaka City Environment Bureau• Osaka City Public Works Bureau• Department of Environment, Agriculture,
Forestry and Fisheries, Osaka Prefectural
Government• Osaka City Environmental Management
Association
Field trip to Nakahama Sewage• Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd, etc.
Treatment Plant
Lectures• Waste disposal in Osaka• Global environmental problems - climate change, etc.
Facility tours• Sewage treatment plant• Waste incineration plant, etc.
PurposeTo assist young leaders engaged in environmental conservation works in improving
their level of knowledge and skills concerning the environment, and to promotemutual understanding and friendship between those young leaders and the Japanesethrough gatherings and home-stay programs.

GEC Networking Project for Former Training Participants*
In an effort to follow up on former JICA training participants and ascertain the needs ofdeveloping countries, GEC established the GEC Network for former training course participantsin 1998, publishes the GEC PLAZA newsletter, an e-mail newsletter “Connect the World,”
and has conducted one-day seminars* to consolidate our network through the exchange of
information.
In 2007, GEC continued to be commissioned by JICA to operate the “JICA-GEC Network,”a website exclusively for Network members, and made efforts to further improve the contentsof the website and increase the participation of members by updating the top page on a
weekly basis. In addition, we surveyed members after six or twelve months had elapsed since
their return home, to ascertain how
they had leveraged the knowledge
and experience acquired from theirtraining since their return, andmonitored the progress of theiraction plans.
As GEC held a symposium to

One-day Seminar (Manila)

Workshop (Cebu)

commemorate the 15th anniversary of our foundation, we invited two former JICA training
participants from Cuba and Lesotho, who reported at this symposium and JICA training
sessions held at that time, on their activities after returning home, describing how they wereleveraging the knowledge and experience that they acquired through their courses.
We visited the Philippines to hold an one-day seminar and a workshop, and visited landfill
sites from 24 to 29 March 2008, with the support and cooperation of JICA. These seminar andworkshop were focused on Environmental Management Systems (EMS) as well as climatechange and CDM, based on the results of a questionnaire conducted in advance. When weheld a seminar in Manila on 26 March, 17 participants attended, including former JICA training
participants and their colleagues. Participants gained a deeper understanding of EMS andclimate change through the lectures and presentation, and they organized a reunion to bolster
their network further. At the workshop held in Cebu on 28 March, 27 participants gatheredfrom a wide range of organizations including governmental agencies, business entities,
universities and NPOs. Following lectures on EMS and climate change, participants asked anumber of questions, and there was a vigorous exchange of opinions.
Network Member Distribution Diagram (As of March 2008):jgdeZ6gZV^cXajY^c\C>HXdjcig^Zh/'&<:8
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8Vg^WWZVc6gZV/&&+6[g^XV6gZV/&+*Hdji]6bZg^XV6gZV/&((6h^V6gZV/)%(DXZVc^V6gZV/++Dissemination of Environmental Management Systems (EMS)EMS Training Courses
Carrying on from 2006, the “Internal Environmental Auditor Training Course” wasconducted three times in 2007. We also offered the “On demand seminars for EMS
Implementation” a total of seven times.
Dissemination of EMS Overseas
By enhancing the seminars on Environmental Management Systems in GEC-managed
JICA training programmes, we have promoted the dissemination of EMS overseas including
developing countries. As part of the Environmental Policies & Environmental Management
Systems Course, we organized a six-day session using texts certified by the Institute ofEnvironmental Management and Assessment* for environmental auditor training. Suchlectures on EMS have also been introduced to other JICA training courses, and efforts weremade to improve the contents of the lectures. We also gave a lecture on EMS at the one-day
seminar held in the Philippines in March 2008, in order to promote its dissemination.

Institute of Environmental
Management andAssessment (IEMA)
U.K.-based organization
which registers
environmental auditors andcarries out accreditation of
educational establishments
providing environmental
training. By achieving a given
exam score on the final dayof the course, participants inthe “Environmental Policy &Environmental Management
Systems Course” are able toacquire a maximum of fiveof the ten points required toobtain the IEMA qualificationof Associate Environmental
Auditor.

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PR and Educational Activities

Promotion of IETC Projects & Joint PR

GEC Publications
Please refer to page 17.

GEC is involved in public relations
efforts to raise awareness of IETC
activities, by introducing IETC projects
both in our newsletters (publishedin Japanese and English) and on our
website.
In 2007, we held a panel exhibitiont o i n t r o d u c e I E T C ’s a c t i v i t i e s a t“UNEP World Environmental
Photo Exhibition”“One World Festival”(IETC & GEC’s booth)the “Nakanoshima Music Carnival ’07 —Osaka Chinese Culture Festival,” which was heldin the area surrounding Nakanoshima Park, Osaka City, from 15 to 17 September. We also
participated and cooperated in the “UNEP World Environmental Photo Exhibition —Focus on
Your World,” which IETC held at the Tsurumi Ward Community Center, Osaka City, from 13 to
21 October in concurrence with the symposium commemorating the 15th anniversary of GEC’s
foundation. At the “One World Festival,” which was held at International House, Osaka, from
2 to 3 February 2008, we exhibited a joint booth with IETC. We introduced our respective
activities by handing out brochures and newsletters, and displaying a panel exhibition on
our activities there. GEC also cooperated in the talk event entitled “Changing the Global
Environment through Financial Means,” which was held concurrently with this festival, incommemoration of the 2008 G8 Finance Ministers Meeting, Osaka.

Support for UNEP Special Envoy Activities

UNEP Special Envoy
Ms. Tokiko Kato
Since her appointment as
UNEP Special Envoy in
October 2000, Ms. Tokiko
Kato has been actively
involved in awareness-raising
activities through the media,
in addition to visiting areasof environmental concern
both in Japan and overseas
and encouraging the work of
involved parties and NGOs.
A report on Ms. Kato’s
activities as Special Envoy
is available on the GEC
website.

Since its commission by the Ministry of theEnvironment, Japan in 2001, GEC has provided support
for the activities of the UNEP Special Envoy, Ms. Tokiko
Kato*, both in Japan and abroad, including visits to areasof environmental concern and encouraging the work ofNGOs.
In 2007, Ms. Kato visited Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi,
Viet Nam, from 13 to 23 August. There she visited theChildren in the mangrove reforestation area

Tu Du Maternity Hospital, Hoa Binh Village, an institution which works to restore the abilities
of disabled children, and to facilitate their independence. To interact with the children, Ms.
Kato sang songs and played the guitar. She also visited a reforestation area where mangroves
had been eliminated during the Viet Nam War, as well as other reforestation areas promoted
mainly with the assistance of JICA. Ms. Kato observed the social and environmental situation
following the war, and studied the environmental improvement initiatives in progress. At HaLong Bay, a World Natural Heritage site, she learned that problems of household wastewater
and waste dumping were arising, due to the recent rapid development of tourism. At theconclusion of her visit to Viet Nam, she held a concert in Hanoi. At this concert, Ms. Kato sang
“Diem Xua (Beautiful Past),” composed by the nationally-renowned Vietnamese composer,

World heritage-listed
Ha Long Bay

Trinh Cong Son. She also sang together with local singers, and emphasized the importance ofenvironmental conservation through music.
Ms. Kato is currently UNEP’s sole special envoy, and we intend to roll out even more
projects in 2008 to help her spread awareness of the importance of UNEP’s activities andenvironmental conservation.

Performance with local
singers

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Hosting of the symposium commemorating the 15th anniversary of GEC’s foundation
In 2007, GEC marked the 15th anniversary of our
founding, and hosted a commemorative symposium at the
Tsurumi Ward Community Center, Osaka City, Japan.
This symposium featured Mr. Ousmane Sankhon,
Special Advisor to the Guinean Consulate, who spokeon environmental changes in Africa, the importance ofenvironmental protection, and the necessity for technology
transfer while considering the cultures and traditions of

Scene of the symposium halldeveloping countries. The symposium also included a dialogue between Mr. Sankhon and Prof.
Takeshi Hisano of Kwansei Gakuin University, as well as reports by two former JICA training
participants, Mr. Luis Gomez (Cuba) and Ms. Matseliso Tsehlo (Lesotho), on their activities after
returning home. Prof. Hisano commented on environmental problems in these two countries,
such as soil degradation, deforestation, droughts and waterway pollution, referring also to thepollution problems that Japan experienced during its period of high economic growth.
GEC 15th Anniversary Commemorative Symposium:“Thinking About Our World with Ousmane Sankhon”
Date

21 October 2007

Organizer

Global Environment Centre Foundation (GEC)

Venue

Tsurumi Ward Community Center

Participants

Approx. 500

BackupOrganizations

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan,
The Ministry of the Environment, Japan,
UNEP DTIE IETC,
Osaka Prefectural Government,
Osaka City Government,International Lake Environment Committee (ILEC),JICA Osaka International Center,
Kansai Economic Federation,
The Osaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry,
Kansai Association of Corporate Executives

Supporter

Osaka CDM Network

Programme• Host’s Remarks: Dr. Hideo Miyahara, President, GEC• Guest’s Remarks: Mr. Surya Chandak, Officer-in-Charge, UNEP DTIE IETC
• Speech: “Africa’s Land and Environment”, Mr. Ousmane Sankhon, Special Advisor to the Guinean
Consulate• Dialogue: “Environmental Pollution in Japan and Africa”
Mr. Ousmane Sankhon, Special Advisor to the Guinean Consulate
Prof. Takeshi Hisano, Professor, Kwansei Gakuin University• Activity reports from former JICA training course participants upon returning home:“Environmental Problems and Initiatives in Cuba”, Mr. Luis Gomez“Waste Treatment Issues and the State of the Environment in Lesotho”, Ms. Matseliso Tsehlo

Speech by Mr. Sankhon

Dialogue between Mr. Sankhon (left)& Professor Hisano (right)

Activity report by Mr. Gomez (left) &Ms. Tsehlo (right)

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PR and Educational Activities / Provision of Facilities to IETC

PR Activities

In order to introduce our activities to a wider audience,
GEC undertook aptly-timed public relations activities by
distributing regular newsletters and annual reports inboth Japanese and English to affiliated organizations,and through the use of our website. We increased
the number of pages in our English newsletters, andchanged the English annual report from monochrome tocolored, among other efforts to enhance their content.

GEC’s booth at Tsurumi Ward Festival

We also revamped the GEC pamphlet to make it more
understandable to ordinary citizens. In addition, visitors
to GEC facilities are provided with orientation as wellas information on GEC activities and facilities through avideo, renewed in 2006.
We also conducted PR activities at various events,
especially through the use of exhibition booths as a way
to introduce our activities.
With the aim of raising awareness of GEC’s work

Exchange between the JICA participants
and the students

and promoting an understanding of global warming among high school students, wecommissioned the Osaka Environmental Counselors Association (OECA) to conduct a Global
Global Warming
Laboratory Class
Held 6 times over 2007.
(141 participants)

Warming Laboratory Class* in Osaka prefectural high schools, coupled with an explanationof GEC’s activities. Participants from a GEC-managed JICA training course visited Osaka
City Ougimachi Sougou High School on 26 November, with the aim of observing an actual
example of environmental education. In addition to the Laboratory Class, high school students
made a presentation and an exchange ensued between the JICA participants and high school
students.

Library use
The library is open on
Tuesday & Friday (excluding
public, year-end & New Yearholidays) from 10:00 to 12:00& 13:00 to 17:00. Visitors
are required to make an
appointment, and books may
be viewed and copied but
are not available for loan (asof March 2008).

Upkeep of the Library*

Since 1997, GEC has provided public access (by appointment) to the library containing
specialist literature on the global environment. In 2007, we continued to catalog and improve
the library’s collection of UNEP-related literature and GEC reports. We also published a list of
the UNEP-related literature on our website to enhance its availability to the public. At the sametime, we expanded our video collection to meet the increasing requests from EMS seminars.
The library’s collection numbered 6,394 publications (including 408 UNEP-related
references) as of 31 March 2008.

Maintenance and Enhancement of Information Systems

GEC has promoted the maintenance and administration of our information provisionsystems, and has implemented system and software upgrades to enhance operational
efficiency and ensure system stability and reliability. We also updated our obsolete web-based
information provision system and the internal information-sharing server.
Provision of Facilities to
IETC
GEC continues to provide
facilities to IETC at no cost as
part of Osaka City’s incentive
to attract UNEP to the region.

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Provision of Facilities to IETC*

GEC continued to provide facilities to IETC.

Publications List

Publications List

Publications in 2007
Publication nameContents

FormatSize/pages/date of publication

Cuba One-day Seminar
Report FY2006

A report on a one-day seminar conductedin Cuba in 2006

BookletPDF

A4/90 pages
May 2007(Japanese version)

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CDM/JI Symposium 2007

Survey reports from the 2006 CDM/JI
Feasibility Study Implementation Group(distributed on the day of the symposium)

BookletPDF

A4/48 pages
August 2007
(Japanese version)

2●

Informative materials on the organization
and activities of GEC

Booklet

A4/4 pages
December 2007
(Japanese version)
January 2008
(English version)

3●

GEC Pamphlet

Report on the project ofEnvironmental Conservation
Activities Involving Local
Residents of Thailand’s
Tha Chin River Basin

A summary of citizen-involved environmental
conservation activities implemented basedon a three-year plan for the Tha Chin River
Basin of Thailand

Booklet

A4/135 pages
March 2008
(Japanese version)

GEC Publications
Please visit the GEC website
for all of our publications in
PDF form.
CDM/JI Feasibility Study
Programme
Please refer to page 7–8.

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Periodicals
Publication nameContents

FormatSize/pages/date of publication

GEC Newsletter No.32(Japanese version)

An introduction to
the activities of GEC

BookletPDF

A4/8 pages
August 2007

GEC Newsletter No.33(Japanese version)

An introduction to
the activities of GEC

BookletPDF

A4/8 pages
February 2008

GEC Newsletter No.22(English version)

An introduction to
the activities of GEC

BookletPDF

A4/8 pages
October 2007

5●

GEC Newsletter No.23(English version)

An introduction to
the activities of GEC

BookletPDF

A4/8 pages
March 2008

6●

Global Environment Centre Foundation
Annual Report 2006 (Japanese version)

Report on project of GEC
for fiscal year 2006

BookletPDF

A4/24 pages
July 2007

Global Environment Centre Foundation
Annual Report 2006 (English version)

Report on project of GEC
for fiscal year 2006

BookletPDF

A4/24 pages
September 2007

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Projects for Fiscal Year 2008
GEC will make even greater efforts toward conservation of the global environment by supporting the activities of
UNEP DTIE IETC and promoting international cooperation on the environment, while drawing upon the knowledge andexperience that have been accumulated in Japan.
In the eco-town project, one of the IETC support projects, we will continue to work with IETC in coordinating withthe target cities and pushing for the steady development of eco-towns. As for the website on wastewater treatment,“GESAP,” we plan to add new content for further enhancement. We will continue to assist IETC in implementation ofvarious projects.
In the Ha Long Bay Project in Viet Nam, we will collaborate with local administrative agencies in improving thebay’s environment, and lead activities involving local residents, aiming at increased awareness of environmental
conservation.
As part of our support for the creation of recycling-oriented societies in Asian developing countries, GEC willcontinue to assist in the Osaka-Asia 3R Technology Support Project, conducted by Osaka Prefectural Government.
In terms of our contribution to combating global warming, we will continue to serve as the secretariat of the CDM/JI
Feasibility Study Programme commissioned by the Ministry of the Environment, Japan.
We will offer seven JICA training courses including a new environmental management course as a regional training
programme in the Middle East while enhancing the training curricula.
In addition to supporting the activities of UNEP’s Special Envoy, Ms. Tokiko Kato, GEC will make efforts to advocate
awareness and understanding of our projects by issuing PR publications and attending various events. Also, in
concurrence with the Toyako G8 Summit held in Japan, GEC in partnership with IETC will hold a symposium focusedon the realization of a low-carbon society, which is related to the main theme of the G8 Summit.

International Cooperation: Technical Support for Developing Countries
1) Promoting UNEP DTIE IETC’s Activities of Disseminating Information on Environmentally Sound Technologies(ESTs) and Technology Transfer
1) Development of Environmentally Sustainable Industries and Creation of Eco-towns in the Asia-Pacific Region• Promoting coordination with target cities
2) Eco-Town Project Activities• Formulating eco-town-related materials and dispatching instructors for the project co-organized by IETC and Kawasaki
City3) Dissemination and Promotion of Information on ESTs
• Maintaining and administering the NETT21 database, while examining updating priorities and methods for the sevenfields that have not been updated yet4) Urban Water Issuesi) Website on Wastewater Treatment “GESAP”• Adding new content to GESAP, and updating and further enhancing this websiteii) UNEP Project on Support for Environmental Management of the Iraqi Marshlands• Continuously cooperating with this project conducted by IETC
5) Project on Disaster Prevention and Management• Providing adequate assistance at the request of IETC
2) International Cooperation in Developing Countries
1) Osaka-Asia 3R Technology Support Project• Conducting a training programme for waste treatment technologies targeting Jiangsu Province of China
2) Ha Long Bay Project in Viet Nam• Jointly conducting JICA grassroots technological cooperation project with Osaka Prefectural University, aiming at the
reduction of waste from local residents living on the water, and at raising residents’ awareness of environmental
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3) Contribution to Measures for the Mitigation of Climate Change
1) CDM/JI Surveys• Carrying out feasibility studies aiming at the selection of CDM/JI projects, which will realize “co-benefits” to combine
countermeasures against global warming and controlling pollution in developing countries• Organizing a symposium to report the results of feasibility studies conducted in 2007, and providing information on
the latest trends concerning co-benefit-type CDM/JI in Japan and from around the world2) Collection and Distribution of CDM/JI Related Information• Collecting the latest information concerning CDM/JI from international meetings and other sources, and publishing thisinformation on our website etc.
3) Osaka CDM Network• Promoting timely information exchange on the Kyoto Mechanism, so that member companies are able to create new
business opportunities related to CDM

Training of Environmental Technology
1) Human Resource Development in Developing Countries
1) JICA Group Training Projects• Conducting seven courses including Environmental Policy & Environmental Management Systems, Pollution Controls
for Hazardous Substances in the Environment, Urban Solid Waste Management, Air Pollution Control• Cooperating with JICA to meet additional training demands, through strengthened collaboration with research
institutions and other related organizations
2) GEC Networking Project• Improving the content available on the member-based “JICA-GEC Network,” and holding an one-day seminar in aneffort to follow up on former JICA training participants2) Dissemination of Environmental Management Systems (EMS)
1) EMS Training Courses• Operation of the “Internal Environmental Auditor Training Course”
2) Dissemination of EMS Overseas• Through our JICA training courses, GEC is working to spread the adoption of EMS in developing countries.

PR and Educational Activities
1) Promotion of IETC Projects & Joint PR• PR activities including posting of articles on IETC in GEC publications and on our website, and at exhibit booths• Cooperating to host a photo exhibition introducing UNEP’s activities
2) UNEP Special Envoy Project• Supporting the planned visit to Australia by UNEP Special Envoy Ms. Tokiko Kato, as well as environmental activities in Japan3) Hosting Seminars and Symposia• Holding a symposium in collaboration with IETC focused on the realization of a low-carbon society, with relation to themain theme of the Toyako G8 Summit and related ministerial meetings held in Japan, on a plan to fight global warming• Co-hosting a seminar with the Osaka CDM Network concerning a carbon offset, as a side event to New Earth 2008 held
in Osaka, another international symposium featuring global warming4) PR Activities• Providing information on GEC’s activities and the environment, through newsletters and an annual report, a website, andparticipation in environment-related events• Accepting tours of GEC facilities built by utilizing energy-efficient systems5) Upkeep of the Library• Cataloging and improving our collection of UNEP-related literature and GEC reports in our library, as well as expanding
our video collection
6) Maintenance and Enhancement of Information Systems• Expanding information provision through GEC’s website, and promoting adequate maintenance and administration toenhance operational efficiency and ensure system stability and reliability

Others1) Provision of facilities to IETC
• Providing the use of our facilities and other resources, with due consideration to safety and equipment

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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, Osaka City suffered fromseveral unprecedented environmental problems. Enormous infrastructure improvements
and development of environmental technologies were subsequently achieved throughcooperation between the municipal government and industry. In the hope of extending thesebenefits beyond its borders, the Osaka City Government has been working to help alleviate
environmental problems in developing countries.
With this in mind, 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 in its 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 theJapanese national government, the Osaka Prefectural Government, and business organizationsin the region, Osaka Mayor Nishio officially handed a request to Dr. Mostafa K. Tolba,
Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), while he wasvisiting Japan.
The result was that, in July 1990, at a summit of developed countries in Houston, USA,
Prime Minister Toshiki Kaifu announced the plan of setting the UNEP facilities up in Japan. In
August of the same year, Mr. Naohiro Kumagai, Japan’s Ambassador to Kenya, proposed to
the 2nd Special Meeting of the UNEP Governing Council that a center be set up in Japan inview of the increasing importance of environmental technology transfer to achieve sustainable
development. In May of the following year, a resolution to establish the UNEP International
Environmental Technology Centre (IETC) whose mandate is the adoption, application andoperation 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. Official establishment of IETC was completed in October 1992 in Osaka
when UNEP Executive Director Tolba and Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs
Kakizawa signed an official agreement marking the founding of IETC. Since 1998, IETC has
operated as a part of UNEP’s Division of Technology, Industry and Economics Division (DTIE).
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,
the Osaka City Government formed an UNEP IETC Osaka Planning Office on 3 July 1991.
The purpose of 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 wasreceived from the Osaka prefectural and city governments. The establishment of the Global
Environment Centre Foundation (GEC) was carried out on 28 January 1992 with the expressedpurpose of supporting IETC. GEC, a nonprofit organization, obtains support from the 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 thisway, 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 programmes, 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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GEC 2007Mission and Objectives

GEC was established to make use of the abundant accumulation of knowledge andexperience in Japan in the field of environmental conservation. In particular, it makes use ofknowledgeable groups and individuals in the Kansai region in order to support contributionsof 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

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28 January 1992
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2-110 Ryokuchi-koen, Tsurumi-ku, Osaka 538-0036 Japan
Telephone: +81-6-6915-4121 Facsimile: +81-6-6915-0181
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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 the conservation of the
global environment, with particular emphasis upon urban environmental management indeveloping countries(4) Conducting of training programmes, seminars, and symposia which contribute toconservation of the global environment, with particular focus upon urban environmental
management in developing countries(5) Facilitating communications with international organizations, governmental organizations,and research organizations in various countries, in order to contribute to conservation of
the global environment(6) Any other activities necessary to achieve the mission of GEC
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References

Board Members of the Global Environment Centre Foundation

President

MIYAHARA, Hideo

President, National Institute of Information and Communications
Technology

Executive
Director

MASUDA, Takafumi

Managing
Director

MITSUOKA, KazuhikoDirectors

HASHIMOTO, Toru
HIRAMATSU, Kunio
KATAYAMA, Toru
MORISHIMA, Akio
NOMURA, Akio
SAITO, Norihiko
SHIMOZUMA, Hiroshi

Governor of Osaka

IWAMOTO, Kenichi

Certified Tax Accountant

SHICHI, Michihiro

Director General, Department of Environment, Agriculture, Forestry and

Auditors

Former Director General/Director of Environment Division,
Environment and Sewerage Bureau, Osaka City Government
Former Director General for Environmental Policy,
Environment Bureau, Osaka City Government

Mayor of Osaka
Executive Managing Director, Overseas Environmental Cooperation Center
Professor Emeritus, Nagoya University
Chairperson, Osaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Chairperson, Kansai Association of Corporate Executives
Chairperson, Kansai Economic Federation (Kankeiren)

Fisheries, Osaka Prefectural Government

Councilors

KANEKO, Kumao
KASHIWAGI, Takashi
KOBAYASHI, Shoichiro
KODAMA, Takao
MIZUNO, Minoru
OGAWA, Yasuyuki
OHTSUKA, Ryutaro
ONOGAWA, Kazunobu
SAKAI, Toshifumi

Chairperson, Japan Council on Energy & Security
Vice Mayor of Osaka
Advisor, Kansai Electric Power Co., Ltd.
Chairperson, Osaka City Environment Council
Professor Emeritus, Osaka University
Vice Governor of Osaka
President, National Institute for Environmental Studies
Director, United Nations Centre for Regional Development
Director General, Osaka International Centre of the Japan International
Cooperation Agency

Board ofTechnology
and Planning

SHIBANO, Hirofumi
SUZUKI, Yutaka

Director, Osaka Gas Co., Ltd.

FUJITA, Masanori
HINO, Yasuo
KOSAKA, Akira
MAEDA, Yasuaki
MASUDA, Noboru

President, Kochi National College of Technology

Vice President, University of Hyogo

Professor, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka City University
Professor, Osaka School of International Public Policy, Osaka University
Professor, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka Prefecture University
Professor, Graduate School of Life and Environmental Science,
Osaka Prefecture University

MORIOKA, Toru
Professor, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University
MOROTOMI, Toru
Associate Professor, Graduate School of Economics, Kyoto University
NAKAGAWA, Masataka Director, Economy and Industry Division, The Osaka Chamber ofCommerce and Industry

NISHIYAMA, Kenichiro Director General for Environmental Policy, Environment Bureau,
Osaka City Government

SERITA, Kentaro
SHIMADA, Koji
SHINOZAKI, Yukiko
TAGAWA, Seichi

Professor, Aichi Gakuin University Law School

TAKEDA, Nobuo

Visiting Professor, Research Organization of Science and Engineering

Professor, College of Economics, Ritsumeikan University
President, City-Life InstituteExecutive Director, Urban Environment Office, Department of Environment,
Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Osaka Prefectural Government
Director, Research Center for Eco-Technology

WATANABE, Masataka Professor, Faculty of Environment and Information Studies, Keio University(as of 1 July 2008, honorific omitted; name in alphabetical order <Surname>)

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GEC 2007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 theAgreement between Japanese
Government and UNEP

30 October 1992

MandatePromoting the application and transfer of Environmentally Sound Technologies (ESTs)
particularly among developing countries in the three key fields of “Water and Sanitation”,“Sustainable Production and Consumption” focusing on waste management/3R initiatives
and “Disaster Prevention and Management”

Contacts

Osaka Office

Posts(As of 1 July 2008)

Officer-in-Charge, Senior Liaison Officer, Senior Programme Officer
Programme Officers (2), Administrative/Fund Management Officer

Programme Activities(implemented in 2007)

Production and Consumption with focus on Waste/3R• Resource Augmentation project by Tapping Renewable Resources and Utilizing Waste
in Vietnam- Detailed design and drawings for waste water reuse and rainwater harvesting system
at a sugar manufacturing company have been prepared and the systems were
implemented.
- The composting system to convert the organic waste into a valuable resource was
improved to provide better quality of compost to farmers and reduce the environmental
impacts during composting of organic wastes.
- A workshop was held to disseminate the experience gained and lessons learnt• Integrated Solid Waste Management project for Wuxi, China; Maseru, Lesotho; andPune, India- ISWM Plans and Implementation Strategy for three pilot locations were completed.
- Training materials for capacity building of local partners on ISWM were developed.
- Stakeholders Workshops and Training Workshops were held in each city.
• ISWM project for Matale, Sri Lanka was started.
• Launched a Waste Biomass Management project in the Philippines and a compendiumof technologies to convert waste biomass into a material and energy source wasdeveloped.
• Continued to support of the 3R Initiative of the Government of Japan and participated in
the Senior Officials Meeting on the 3R Initiatives in Bonn, Germany.
• Continued to support the Osaka 3R Consortium and provided advice and inputs to theConsortium’s activities in China, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam.
• Organized the 3rd Asia-Pacific Eco-business Forum “Urban and Industrial Symbiosis”
with City of Kawasaki.
• Developed a ‘database-of-database’ on eco-products and related issues including
information on products covering a range of types over its entire life-cycle.
• Organized training sessions in Kawasaki, Japan and in Bandung, Indonesia respectively
to build capacities in adopting green procurement programmes in the countries in the
SAARC and ASEAN regions.
• Prepared a tool set for the design and planning of industrial parks and eco-towns.

2-110 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-mail: ietc@unep.or.jp IETC homepage: http://www.unep.or.jp/

Water and Sanitation• Pilot Demonstration on the application of the phytotechnology to improve water quality
in Bocaina City, Brazil- Produced a design of the pilot artificially constructed wetland.
- Organized a training workshop for local authorities and institutions.
• Continued the work on upgrading the IETC software to design artificial wetlands to allow
for the inclusion of temperate and cold climates• Launched a project to address the need for improving access to water and wastewaterprovision in rural communities in environmentally vulnerable areas in Jamaica• Preparation of the Sourcebook and Training Manual on Water Use Efficiency in the
Urban and Domestic Environment• Support for Environmental Management of the Iraqi Marshlands project- Carried out field surveys to address the gap in data and information available on
demographic, social and economic conditions in 199 villages in the marshlands.

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References- Conducted awareness raising workshops targeting women in marshland villages- Held a high-level meeting to discuss environmental priorities in Iraq and to assess the
progress of the Iraqi Marshlands Project with the Iraqi delegation- Held an evaluation meeting of phase II-A
- Started work to improve access to safe drinking water in the seventh village following
the successful completion of ESTs for drinking water provision in six villages- Maintained and improved the trilingual project website in English, Arabic and Japanese
to disseminate the project activities and lessons learnt- Organized an open event in the 1st Asia-Pacific Water Summit on “Water Resources
and Environment in Euphrates-Tigris River Basin” in Beppu.
Disaster Management and Prevention• Demonstrating ESTs for Building Waste Reduction in Indonesia project- Prepared a report on baseline data of the tsunami debris describing the various typesof debris generated during the disaster and implications for technologies that will beneeded for their processing.
- Prepared a catalogue of technologies that are used in the handling of construction anddemolition wastes.
• Undertook a post-disaster mission in Toyooka to assist in assessment of environmental
damage of natural and human-caused disasters• Set up an experts group for environmental risk assessment to develop strategies anddecision-making tools for effective technologies in disaster management• Use of ESTs in Forestry Waste Management for disaster prevention in Banyumas,
Indonesia.
- Carried out an assessment of potential environmental impacts of forestry waste
management- Carried out a policy gap analysis to promote forest waste management
Others• Participated in the 15th Environment Congress for Asia and the Pacific (ECO Asia 2007)• One World Festival• Participated in the tree planting ceremony of World Championships in Athletics Osaka• Photo exhibition Osaka

INDEX
Series of NETT21: Database on New Environmental Technology Transfer in the 21st Century by GEC, and the numberof data listings for each topic.
Database on: • Air Pollution Control Technology in Japan: 128• Waste Management Technology in Japan: 45• Water Pollution Control Technology in Japan: 96• 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: 189• 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: 1,429 data listings (as of 31 March 2008, complete data available in English via the GEC Website)
Number of inquiries to NETT21: Overseas: 21; Domestic: 7(1 April 2007–31 March 2008)
Number of visitors to GEC: 122 (1 April 2007–31 March 2008)
Stored publications: 6,394 including 408 UNEP-related books (as of 31 March 2008)24

GEC 2007Global Environment Centre Foundation
Annual Report 2007
Date of issue: September 2008
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): http://gec.jp© Global Environment Centre Foundation (GEC), 2008
This annual report is printed on recycled paper using soybean ink.

Global Environment Centre Foundation

2-110 Ryokuchi-koen, Tsurumi-ku,
Osaka 538-0036 Japan
TEL: +81-6-6915-4121
FAX: +81-6-6915-0181
Homepage: http://gec.jp