Under the theme of “Toward the Symbiosis of Cities and Industry-Expansion of Eco-Business overseas in the COVID-19 Era -“, it was held to discuss issues and expectations for Expansion of Eco-Business overseas in the COVID-19 Era, and to contribute to the creation of new Eco-Business opportunities.
Video of the entire forum(The video for each program is at the bottom.)
１ Program
Opening greetings
FUKUDA Norihiko, Mayor of Kawasaki City
Keynote speech「Global trends of Eco-Business in the COVID-19 Era」
Ligia Noronha, Director, Economy Division, UNEP
Mark Radka, Deputy Director (a.i.) and Chief, Energy and Climate Branch, Economy Division, UNEP
Video message from the Indonesian Embassy in Japan
Riva Rovani ,technical attache, Forestry Attache, the Indonesian Embassy in Japan
Session 「Expansion of Eco-Business overseas in the COVID-19 Era – Mainly in Asian countries – 」
Facilitator
Takejiro Sueyoshi, Special Advisor to Mayor of Kawasaki City, Special Advisor to the UNEP Finance Initiatives
Speakers
- TAKAHASHI Gen , JFE Engineering Corporation General manager, Business development group manager
- KAWAMATA Tsunehisa , NEC Solution Innovators. Ltd Innovation Promotion Division General manager
- WATANABE Hajime , Project Manager, Water Resources Department, International Division, Consulting Headquaters, Yachiyo Engineering Co., Ltd.
- TENGEJI Hiromi , Kopernik Japan Representative Director
- SUGIMOTO Ryuzo ,Director, International Cooperation and Sustainable Infastructure Office Ministry of the Environment
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Closing remarks
KOBAYASHI Yukio , Director ,Kawasaki Environmental Research Institute, Environmental Perfection Bureau of Kawasaki City
- Organizer : Kawasaki City
- Co-organizer : National Institute for Environmental Studies (NIES)
- Supporters : Non-Profit Organization Japan Association of Environment and Society for 21th Century / Non-Profit Organization Liaison Center for Creation of Industry & Environment / Institute of Industrial Promotion Kawasaki / The Kawasaki Chamber of Commerce & Industry
- Sponsoring Organizations : Ministry of the Environment / Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry / Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES) / Global Environment Centre Foundation (GEC) / International Council for Local Environmental Initiatives (ICLEI) / Japan Environmental Sanitation Center (JESC) / Overseas Environmental Cooperation Center, Japan (OECC)
Related Link
Japan Platform for REDESIGN : Sustainable Infrastructure ( JPRSI )
