Special Symposium: 11 March 2021 (Thu.), 16:00-18:00 (JST)
“Resilience with Disaster Waste Management
– Disaster Waste Management (DMW) for Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) and Climate Change Adaptation (CCA) -“

Background:

If disasters happen, huge amount and various types of waste is generated at once. Such disaster waste might be a major hindrance against relief, recover and reconstruction. Japan, as a disaster-prone country, has been suffering from various natural disasters, and trying to improve DWM. We believe Japan could contribute to proper DWM globally especially in Asia and the pacific by utilizing those experiences.
In addition, DWM and general waste management are inextricably linked. If the normal waste management is not sufficient, it must be hard to manage disaster waste properly and effectively. We believe that enhancing general waste management will lead to enhance resilience toward disasters through DWM.
DWM may be one of adaptation measures against climate change challenges. Climate change has increased severances and frequency of natural disaster, and amount of disaster waste as well. Proper DMW with its preparedness can be considered as one of the options for “Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR)” and “Climate change adaptation (CCA)”.

Outline of the session:

The date on 11 March 2021 is the 10th anniversary of the Great East Japan Earthquake. On this day, the session will look back on “Disaster Waste Management (DWM)” from the standpoints of enhancing “1. Resilience against disasters”, “2.General waste management” and “3. Climate change adaptation”. At the same time, the session will provide a perspective for future international cooperation and networking in this field.

Outcome:

• • To show the 3 stands point of DWM, or 1. Disaster Risk Reduction, 2 Linkage with general waste management, 3. Climate change adaptation
  • To provide a perspective for “Cooperation between academia and policy makers” and “Possibility of International cooperation”
  • The movie of session will be archived to raise awareness toward DWM.

Venue (Online): ZOOM (for free, registration required)

Programs :

1. 1. Opening remarks “DWM and global issues”
      Mr. Noboru KAMITANI, Parliamentary Vice-Minister of the Environment, Japan
   2. Message from Asia and the Pacific
      – Indonesia
      Dr. Novrizal Tahar, Director of Solid Waste Management, Ministry of Environment and Forestry Management, MoEF (KLHK)
      – SPREP (Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme )
      Mr. Kosi Latu, Director General, Secretariat of SPREP
      -Nepal
      Mr. Ganesh SHAH, Former Minister of Environment, Science and Technology, and Advisor to the Society of Environmental Engineers (SEEN) of Nepal
      -Thailand
      Ms. Preeyaporn Suwanaged, Deputy Director General, Pollution Control Department
   3. Panel discussion “Toward Ideal DWM”
      Facilitator
      Prof. Toshiaki Yoshioka (President, Japan Society of Material Cycles and Waste Management (JSMCWM))
      
      

Panelists
Dr. Maryono ST, MT (Diponegoro University, Indonesia)

Prof. Maria Antonia N. Tanchuling (University of the Philippines Diliman)
Presentation Material:
https://jsmcwm.or.jp/international/files/2021/03/Philippines_DWM.pdf

Mr. Satoru Mimura (Chief Advisor, J-PRISM II, JICA)　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　
Presentation Material:
https://jsmcwm.or.jp/international/files/2021/03/JPRISM_DWM-in-SIDS.pdf
Ms. Margherita Fanchiotti (UNEP/UNOCHA)
Mr. Kensuke Mizuhara (Ministry of Environment Japan)

Topics of panel discussion
Issues/challenges of DWM
Perspectives for DWM (Waste Management, disaster risk reduction, Climate Change Adaptation etc)
Cooperation between academia and policy makers
Possibility of International cooperation

Series of Lectures on Disaster Waste Management
11, 15 to 19 March 2021,  18:15 – 19:15 (JST)

Open to the general public.

Outline :

Specialists with various backgrounds will introduce key topics of Disaster Waste Management (DWM). The series of lectures aim to provide local, national, and regional government authorities as well as humanitarian response staff, private sectors for waste management, NGOs and students with increased awareness and enhanced knowledge on DWM. The participants of the lectures are expected to develop the capacities on DWM to contribute building resilience.  

Venue (Online): ZOOM (for free, registration required)

Programs :

11^th March (Thu) 18:15 – 19:15 (JST)
“Introduction to Disaster Waste Management”