Hidefumi Imura Professor, Nagoya University Director, IGES Kitakyushu Office

1. 3rd Thematic Seminar of Kitakyushu Initiative for a Clean Environment:Urban Air Quality Management Hidefumi Imura Professor, Nagoya University Director, IGES Kitakyushu Office

2. What is the Kitakyushu Initiative? • Priority implementation mechanism for the ESCAP Regional Action Programme 2001-2005, with specific focus on environmental quality and human health in urban areas. • WSSD type I activity adopted in August 2002 • Achieve measurable progress through local initiatives targeting control of air and water pollution, and minimization of all kinds of wastes, through selected technical, institutional, regulatory and participatory measures.

3. Local Environmental Governance • How to build the capacity of environmental management at local level. • Institutional base---Laws, regulations, implementation tools and mechanisms • Human resource base • Technological base • Financial base • Information base • Partnerships • International environmental cooperation

4. Kitakyushu Initiative • Promote local level activities • Monitoring improvement through quantitative indicators and targets • Adoption of replication approach • Strengthening local initiatives, participation, partnerships • Sharing of best practices • Dissemination of technology, know-how, and information through the Kitakyushu Initiative Network • Extract/combine replicable elements • Create menu of effective transferable actions using • cooperation of national governments, donor community, • academic community, international initiatives

5. Function of Kitakyushu Initiative Network • Assistance in preparing and implementing integrated and sustainable urban development plans and strategies • Periodical monitoring of implementation status • Promotion of information exchange and sharing of experiences among participating local governments • Provision of platform for the transfer of technology and know-how packages, good practices and a successful municipal model for sustainable development

6. Function of Kitakyushu Initiative Network • Linking, catalysation and facilitation of internal and external financial support to international cooperation initiatives of local authorities • Facilitation of capacity building activities for environmental administration staff in participating local governments • Promotion of environmental education programmes • Encouragement of private enterprises to participate in infrastructure development and environmental quality enhancement programmes

7. Some of the activities of the Kitakyushu Initiative • Information/experiences collection and dissemination • Network formation • Promoting inter-city co-operation • Action based activities …… and others Identified Means • Collection and analysis of successful experiences • Fact finding studies, Diagnostic studies • Pilot activities • Other future activities - further discussions necessary

8. What are pilot activities? • Pilot studies • To study the problem for suggesting best action • Use of relevant quantitative indicators • Pilot projects • On site actions, demonstration projects • Improvement to be demonstrated by quantitative indicators • Other future activities

9. Important elements in pilot activities Identifying the key problems Pilot study In-depth study of the key problems for generating ideas for policy formulation and/or practical actions Quantitative indicators Learning from the successful experiences of other cities Formulation of the action program Pilot project Implementation of the action program Monitoring, and evaluation of achievements Dissemination of successful elements of program

10. Inter-linkages in pilot activities Could stop providing policy feedback Pilot projects Pilot studies Expanded projects Pilot activity Pilot activity Pilot activity Successful/unsuccessful practices, lessons learned Other successful practices Analysis of successful practices/elements Replication of practices/elements

11. Thematic Seminar • Focus on ONE theme • Forum of cities to discuss freely • Understand problems of each cities • Exchange experiences and information ( not only technical but also political, know-how) • Regulate important elements of successful practices • Discuss concrete measures