Urban and Global Environment Problems
Project overview
Aims to solve a range of environmental issues common to large cities in Asia, including climate change, air quality, and waste management, by implementing various programs according to the needs of participating cities.
Expected results
Contribution to improved environmental quality in each city through the exchange of information related to environmental policies and technical expertise, workshops tailored to the situation in each city, and other efforts.
Activities to date
| FY | Description (host city) | Participating cities (number of cities） |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Forum for Emission Control Measures (Tokyo) | Bangkok, Beijing, Jakarta, Seoul, Tokyo (5) |
| 2004 | Working-level meeting (Delhi) | Delhi, Jakarta, Kuala Lumpur, Taipei, Tokyo (5) |
| Symposium (Beijing) | Beijing, Tokyo (2) | |
| 2007 | 1st Asian Workshop on Energy and Environmental Technologies (Tokyo) | Bangkok, Delhi, Jakarta, Kuala Lumpur, Metropolitan Manila, Taipei, Tokyo, Yangon （8) |
| 2011 | BMA-TMG Workshop on 3R and Waste Management (Bangkok) | Bangkok, Tokyo (2) |
| 2012 | Study tour of waste management and recycling facilities in Tokyo (held concurrent to the 5th 3R Conference in Asian Local Government) (Tokyo) |
Bangkok, Tokyo, Yangon (3) |
| 2013 | BMA-TMG Workshop on 3Rs and Waste Management (Tokyo) | Bangkok, Tokyo (2) |
| BMA-TMG Workshop on 3Rs and Waste Management (Tokyo) | Bangkok, Tokyo (2) | |
| YCDC-TMG Workshop on 3Rs and Waste Management (Tokyo) | Tokyo, Yangon (2) | |
| YCDC-TMG Workshop on 3Rs and Waste Management (Yangon) | Tokyo, Yangon (2) | |
| BMA-TMG Workshop on Air Quality and Noise Management (Tokyo) | Bangkok, Tokyo (2) | |
| 2014 | UB-TMG Workshop on 3Rs and Waste Management (Ulaanbaatar) | Tokyo, Ulaanbaatar (2) |
| BMA-TMG Workshop on Air Quality and Noise Management (Bangkok) | Bangkok, Tokyo (2) | |
| YCDC-TMG Workshop on 3Rs and Waste Management (Tokyo) | Tokyo, Yangon (2) | |
| YCDC-TMG Workshop on 3Rs and Waste Management (Yangon) | Tokyo, Yangon (2) | |
| BMA-TMG Workshop on 3Rs and Waste Management (Bangkok) | Bangkok, Tokyo (2) | |
| BMA-TMG Workshop on Air Quality and Noise Management (Tokyo) | Bangkok, Tokyo (2) | |
| YCDC-TMG Workshop on 3Rs and Waste Management (Tokyo) | Tokyo, Yangon (2) | |
| 2015 | BMA-TMG Workshop on 3Rs and Waste Management (Tokyo) | Bangkok, Tokyo (2) |
| YCDC-TMG Workshop on 3Rs and Waste Management (Tokyo) | Tokyo, Yangon (2) | |
| YCDC-TMG Workshop on 3Rs and Waste Management (Yangon) | Tokyo, Yangon (2) | |
| 2016 | Meeting and discussion at the 'Week of Environment'(Tomsk) | Tokyo, Tomsk (2) |
| NEA-TMG Workshop on Final Disposal Site (Tokyo) | Singapore, Tokyo (2) | |
| Joint Project on Improvement of Waste Management (Tokyo) | Tokyo, Yangon (2) | |
| Joint Project on Improvement of Waste Management (Yangon) | Tokyo, Yangon (2) | |
| International Forum on Circular Economy and Resilient Cities (Taipei) | Seoul, Taipei, Tokyo (3) | |
| Tokyo-Taipei Vibration Control Management Training Course (Taipei) | Taipei, Tokyo (2) | |
| 2017 | BMA-TMG Workshop on Environment in 2017 (Tokyo) | Bangkok, Tokyo (2) |
| Meeting and discussion at the 'Week of Environment' (Tomsk) | Tokyo, Tomsk (2) | |
| 2017 Forum on Food Waste Management (Taipei) | Seoul, Singapore, Taipei, Tokyo (4) | |
| Joint Project on Improvement of Waste Management(Yangon) | Tokyo, Yangon (2) | |
| 2018 | Tokyo-Taipei Energy Saving Training Course (Taipei) | Taipei, Tokyo (2) |
| YCDC-TMG Workshop on 3Rs and Waste Management (Yangon) | Tokyo, Yangon (2) | |
| BMA-TMG Workshop on Air Quality and Noise Management (Bangkok) | Tokyo, Bangkok (2) | |
| 2019 | YCDC-TMG Workshop on 3Rs and Waste Management (Yangon) | Tokyo, Yangon (2) |
| BMA-TMG Workshop on 3Rs and Waste Management (Bangkok) | Tokyo, Bangkok (2) | |
| 2020 | 2020 Taipei Climate Action International Forum (Online) | Tokyo, Taipei, etc. |
| Tokyo-Hanoi Workshop on 3Rs and Waste Management (Online) | Tokyo, Hanoi (2) | |
| 2021 | Tokyo-Jakarta Workshop on 3Rs and Waste Management (Online) | Tokyo, Jakarta (2) |
| 2022 | Tokyo-Seoul Workshop on 3Rs and Waste Management (Online) | Tokyo, Seoul (2) |
| Tokyo-Seoul Workshop on 3Rs and Waste Management (Seoul) | Tokyo, Seoul (2) | |
| 2023 | Tokyo-Taipei Workshop on 3Rs and Waste Management (Online) | Tokyo, Taipei (2) |
| Tokyo-Seoul Workshop on 3Rs and Waste Management (Online) | Tokyo, Seoul (2) | |
| Tokyo-Aarhus Workshop on 3Rs and Waste Management (Online) | Tokyo, Aarhus (2) | |
| Tokyo-Neste Asia Pacific Pte. Ltd. Workshop on 3Rs and Waste Management (Online) | Tokyo, Neste Asia Pacific Pte. Ltd. (2) | |
| 2024 | Tokyo-Aarhus Workshop on 3Rs and Waste Management (Online) | Tokyo, Aarhus (2) |
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