Kitakyushu Initiative for a Clean Environment

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Kitakyushu Initiative for a Clean Environment
Promoting replication and transfer of
successful local initiatives and experiences
for improvement in urban environmental quality
Environment and Sustainable Development
Division UNESCAP
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This Presentation

• What is the Kitakyushu Initiative?
• How it promotes local initiatives and
  international cooperation for improving urban
  environmental management
• Latest development Focus of Second Cycle
• Pilot / Demonstration Projects

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Kitakyushu Initiative for a Clean Environment

• Ministerial Conference on Environment and
  Development in Asia and the Pacific 2000
  (MCED2000)
• Intergovernmental Forum on Env Dev in
  Asia/Pacificat Highest level / on Regular Basis
  Co-organized by UNESCAP, ADB, UNEP, World Bank
• Five-yearly Event Held in Bangkok in 1985, 1990
  and 1995
• Fourth Conference held from 31 August to 5
  September 2000 in Kitakyushu City, Japan

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Kitakyushu Initiative for a Clean Environment

• MCED 2000 adopted the Kitakyushu Initiative
• Assessment
• Although positive trends were discerned in
  national and regional responses to environmental
  degradation, the overall environmental condition
  of the region continued to deteriorate .
• Response
• Proposal to designate a Specific Area to
  concentrate efforts to achieve tangible
  improvement by the next Ministerial Conference in
  2005,
• Urban Environmental Management has been
  designated taking advantage of rich experiences
  available at the host city (Kitakyushu, Japan).

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Kitakyushu Initiative for a Clean Environment

• Selected Features
• Attempts to draw lessons from the practices and
  experiences of Kitakyushu and other cities and
  put them together into a menu of effective action
  for the cities in the region.
• Mandate to achieve measurable progress in
  improvement of the urban environment in Asia and
  the Pacific
• Promotes local initiatives targeting control of
  air and water pollution, minimization of all
  kinds of wastes, taking selected technical,
  institutional, regulatory and participatory
  measures

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How KICE Works

• Major Activities during 2000-2005
• Identification of Successful Practices (database)
  
• Web-based Information Network established and
  operated by IGES Kitakyushu, Japan
• Thematic Seminars(Air, Water, Solid Waste, ICT
  Application, etc.)
• Pilot / Demonstration Studies and Projects, e.g.
• Solid waste - Nonthaburi, Dhaka, Surabaya
• Water Pollution Weihai, Ningbo, Korat, Cebu
• Water efficiency - Tehran
• Air pollution / Energy - Puerto Princesa,
  Ulaanbaatar (Khan Url District). etc.
• Dissemination WS in BAQ2003

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How KI Works
Linking cities to share experiences (60 cities
in 18 countries)
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How KI Works

• Evaluation of First Cycle
• Acknowledged by WSSD (2002) in Johannesburg Plan
  of Implementation (JPOI) as major regional
  initiative
• 5th MCED held in Seoul, March 2005 acknowledged
  Significant Progress and recommended
  continuation up to 2010
• Guidance by MCED5
• Practical Approach to be maintained
• New Focus after MCED 2005 up to 2010

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KI Second Cycle

• New Focus after MCED 2005 up to 2010
• Green Growth or emphasis on win-win Multiple
  Benefits
• Integrated win-win approach to achieving tangible
  improvements in urban environmental quality and
  promoting economic livelihood at the local level
  
• Strengthening replication approach
• Encouraging formulation and supporting
  implementation of pilot / demonstration projects

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KI Second Cycle

• Promoting Multi-Benefit Approach
• KI International Workshop on Local Initiatives
  Addressing Transformation of Lifestyles Towards
  Achieving Sustainable Development in Asia and the
  Pacific (23 June 2006, Tokyo)
• Echoing to ECO-Asia 2006 (Annual Informal
  gathering of Environmental Ministers in Asia and
  the Pacific) by highlighting the Lifestyles
  Change for Environmentally Sustainable Society
  (Sustainable Consumption Pattern Gaining
  Eco-efficiency in Consumption)
• Selected Local Initiatives addressing
  Environmental as well as Socio-economic Benefits
  Invited
• Exchanged Information and Experiences / Shared
  through KI Network Website
• Case collection / analysis ongoing on basis of
  presentations
• Pilot / Demonstration Projects yet to be
  identified

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KI Second Cycle

• Promoting Multi-Benefit Approach
• Proposed BAQ Side Event Local Initiatives
  Addressing Environmental and Socio-economic
  Co-Benefits (12 December 2006)
• Seeking for interaction with wider communities of
  CAI Asia and promotes exchange of information and
  experiences of Asian Cities concerning multiple
  benefits experienced in the different AQM
  initiatives adopted by local governments around
  the region.
• To discuss strategies in enhancing opportunities
  of multiple benefits of local air quality
  management initiatives, together with the
  requirements for national policy support.
• Develop possible demonstration projects for
  replicating the successful experiences

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Contact for Further Information
Kitakyushu Initiative for a Clean Environment

• IGES Kitakyushu Office
• Institute for Global Environmental Strategies
• (IGES)
• 3-9-30 Asano
• Kokurakita-ku, Kitakyushu
• Japan 802-0001
• Phone [phone]
• Facsimile 81-93-513-3712
• URL http//www.iges.or.jp

• ESCAP Environment Section
• Environment and Sustainable Development Division
• United Nations Economic and Social Commission for
  Asia and the Pacific (UN/ESCAP)
• Rajdamnern Avenue, Bangkok
• 10200 Thailand
• Phone [phone]
• Facsimile 66-2-288-1000
• URL http//unescap.org

www.iges.or.jp/kitakyushu