Japan-UNIDO Multi-stakeholder Cooperation Dialogue “Partnering for Africa’s challenge on plastic litter”

Japan-UNIDO Multi-stakeholder Cooperation Dialogue “Partnering for Africa’s challenge on plastic litter” was held on 7 October 2019.

On the occasion of UNIDO’s high-level visits, UNIDO has been regularly organizing the dialogue with public and private stakeholders in Japan, with an aim to strengthen the collaboration with UNIDO.

This time, given that the G20 Resource Efficiency Dialogue week was held in Japan to follow up the G20 Osaka Summit, in which “Osaka Blue Ocean Vision” was shared for reducing additional pollution by marine plastic litter to zero by 2050, speakers and panelists from Africa and Japan in private, public and academic sectors actively discussed solutions to reduce marine litter from their own perspectives.

The event, attracting around 100 participants, helped reaffirm the commitment of UNIDO, as a leading UN agency promoting circular economy and resource efficiency on industry, to an effective partnership with all stakeholders in Japan and Africa to tackle with marine plastic issue in Africa.

*Presentations can be downloaded by clicking the name of speakers below.

Event Outline

Date:	7 October 2019, Monday
Time:	15:00-17:50 (Seminar)
	18:00-19:30 (Reception)
Venue:	United Nations University
	1F Annex Space
Organizer:	United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)
Language:	Japanese-English (Simultaneous interpretation)

Programme (tentative)

15:00	Opening remarks
	Mr. Hiroshi Kuniyoshi, Deputy to the Director General, UNIDO
15:05	Guest remarks
	Mr. Yutaka Matsuzawa, Deputy Director-General, Environmental Regeneration and Material Cycles Bureau, Ministry of the Environment (MoE) Mr. Tadashi Sato, Director, Global Environment Division, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) Mr. Takashi Konno, Director, Technical Cooperation Division, Trade and Economic Cooperation Bureau, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI)
15:20	Keynote Speech
	“How circular economy approach addresses the challenges of marine plastic litter” Mr. Stephan Sicars, Director, Department of Environment, UNIDO
15:35	Presentation from Africa – Policy and Challenges
	Mr. Tommy Oliver Boachie, Special Adviser to Minister of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation (MESTI), Ghana Mr. Usman Abdullahi Bokani, Deputy Director, Pollution Control & Environmental Health Department, Federal Ministry of Environment, Nigeria Ms. Suzan Oelofse, Research Group Leader: Waste for Development, Smart Places Cluster, the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), South Africa
16:05	Coffee break

16:15	Activities in Japan on marine plastic litter
	Policy Aspect
	Mr. Tadashi Sato, Director, Global Environment Division, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) Mr. Katsuhiko Murayama, Director for International Affairs, Material Industries Division, Manufacturing Industries Bureau, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) Mr. Nobuyuki Konuma, Deputy Director, Office for Promotion of Sound Material-Cycle Society, Ministry of the Environment (MoE)
	Industry Aspect
	Dr. Mitsutoshi Moro, BDP Market Development Group, New Business Development Department, Kaneka Corporation Mr. Tomoaki Cho, General Manager, Paperising Promotion Office, Sales Management & Planning Div., Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd. Mr. Kiyoshi Tanaka, Corporate Fellow,General Manager, Environment,Safety＆Plant Management Support Dept., Ajinomoto Co., Inc. Mr. Kentaro Nagasawa, Managing Director, Shinko Tecnos Co., Ltd.
	Academic Aspect
	Dr. Masao Kunioka, Councilor, Research and Innovation Promotion Headquarters, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) Dr. Mitsuo Yamamoto, Associate Professor, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo
17:25	Free discussion/ Q&A
17:50	Closing Remark
	Mr. Yuko Yasunaga, Head of UNIDO ITPO Tokyo