The Environmental Technology Expert Group Meetings were held on 28th and 29th October, 2009 in Fukuoka, Japan. This year, the meetings focused on two environmental issues, ﾔwaste managementﾕ and ﾔwater and sanitationﾕ. On the 28th, the meeting started with a keynote presentation from Fukuoka City, on the so called ﾔFukuoka Methodﾕ, as an example of waste management technology which has already been adopted in various cities outside of Japan. While representatives from Asia explained about the serious waste issues and challenges faced by the cities, business and NGO representatives from Japan spoke about various technologies and know-how which could potentially be solutions to some of these issues. On the 29th, a keynote presentation was made on the waterworks administration by Fukuoka City, with special focus on water conservation and leakage prevention methods. Experts from the private sector also explained about their water purification technologies which could also be a potential solution to the issues and concerns addressed by the representatives from Asia.

Date & Time:

Wednesday - Thursday, 28-29 October 2009 13:00 - 16:45 (both days)

Venue:

International Conference Hall, 4th Fl, ACROS Fukuoka 1-1-1, Tenjin, Chuo-ku, Fukuoka 810-0001, Japan

Language:

English & Japanese (Simultaneous translation)

Participants:

Experts in environmental technologies from Northern Kyushu local governments, organizations, research institutes, and businesses Experts from Asia-Pacific local governments, environmental NGOs, and UN-HABITAT offices Experts from the UN-HABITAT Water and Sanitation team Total of 15-18 experts (each EGM)

Organizers:

United Nations Human Settlements Programme, Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific (ROAP) - Fukuoka

Participating countries:

China, Indonesia, Mongolia, Nepal, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Vietnam

28 October 2009

Acros Conferance Hall Fukuoka, Japan

28 October 2009

Acros Conferance Hall Fukuoka, Japan