Past Event

2012

Special Seminar on “Material Flow and Energy Flow Analyses for Sustainable Society”

Organized by Waste Management Expert Course (G30)
Venue: Laboratory of advanced research A107 (Sogo Building)
Date: March 21, 2012
Time: 15:00 PM – 17:00 PM

Special Seminar on “Phased Development of Municipal Solid Waste Management in Developing Countries” January 13, 2012 – University of Tsukuba

Organized by: Waste Management Expert Course (G30) Venue: 1F 107 (Sogo Building) Time: 14:00 – 16:00 PM

Abstract

Municipal solid waste management (MSWM) implemented in developing countries is widely diversified due to their social, economic, cultural, and institutional conditions, as well as natural surroundings. In a large sense, the state of MSWM generally exhibits a phased development with four stages according to the priority issue for improving their situations; i.e. (i) Stage 1: Establishing proper waste collection and transportation services, (ii) Stage 2: Establishing proper waste disposal system, (iii) Stage 3: Introducing appropriate intermediate treatment for reducing the amount of disposed waste, and (iv) Stage 4: Promotion of holistic solid waste management and sustainable resource management society. The needs for technical assistance in developing countries vary depending on the given development stage. Therefore the Official Development Assistance (ODA) program/project for supporting MSWM is required to formulate prudently based on the realistic recognition of given development stage of MSWM. In this paper, the correspondence between development stages of MSWM and the needs for technical assistance and capacity development generally observed in developing countries is discussed.

Program

14:00-14:10 Opening Address and Introduction of Lecturer Dr. Helmut Yabar
14:10-15:30 Phased Development of Municipal Solid Waste Management in Developing Countries Dr. Mitsuo Yoshida.Senior Advisor (JICA),Professor in Collaboration, TIT, Dept. of Env. Science and Technology
15:30-15:55 Discussion
15:55-16:00 Closing Remarks Prof. Yoshiro Higano