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Name Affiliation Title Miki Kaminishi Senior Research Officer, Environmental Management and Climate Change Group, Global Environment Department
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Date: November 11, 2025
Co-organized by UN-Habitat, JICA, Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES), Engineering-X, International Solid Waste Association (ISWA)
Name of venue (pavilion name): SDG Pavilion
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Name Affiliation Title Asa Jonason Head, UN-Habitat, Global Water Operators’ Partnership Alliance Teruyuki Ito Director, Global Environment Division, JICA Martina Otto Secretariat, Climate and Clean Air Coalition
Background and Objectives
This event, led by the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat), which launched the African Clean Cities Platform (ACCP) together with JICA, was held with the aim of encouraging action on burning waste in the field, a topic that has received little focus in the past, while linking it to climate change. The event was held with the aim of promoting measures to combat climate change in relation to the burning of waste in the open.
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Presentations were made by JICA and UNEP respectively, moderated by UN-Habitat.
JICA introduced the “African Clean Cities Platform” (ACCP), technical cooperation to improve waste collection and transportation in Kenya, and support for the improvement of final disposal sites using the Fukuoka method. The project also introduced the Fukuoka method of supporting the improvement of final disposal sites. He also explained the importance of cooperation with stakeholders through careful dialogue with local residents when implementing projects. He also cited discussions at TICAD 9 and explained that waste management is important not only as a climate change mitigation measure, but also as an adaptation measure, as it can lead to countermeasures against urban flooding.
UNEP explained that wildland fire burning is not only a source of carbon dioxide, but also releases other chemicals that can be harmful to health, and that the ash left behind can lead to soil and water pollution. In addition to the promotion of collection, transportation, and recycling, it is necessary for all parties concerned to work together to eradicate wild landfires.
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