Workshop on WEPA Action Program in Indonesia
23 and 24 January 2019
Overview
The Ministry of the Environment of Japan (MOEJ), the Ministry of Environment and Forestry of Indonesia (MOEF), and the Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES) of Japan as the WEPA Secretariat, have agreed to jointly support the implementation of WEPA Action Program* in Indonesia on “Application of Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDLs) for Effluent Discharge Permit and Capacity Building for Local Officials to Implement the TMDLs”, as proposed by MOEF.
This two-day workshop was held as part of the Action Program in Indonesia with the purpose of: (i) Promoting a better understanding among relevant central and local government officials in Indonesia on regulations for improving the water quality of the Citarum River, (ii) Providing capacity building, targeting both relevant central and local officials in Indonesia, to facilitate the effective implementation of regulations related TMDLs, (iii) Providing opportunities to share Japanese experiences on public-private collaboration with Indonesian national and local governmental officials, which can contribute to addressing the challenges for improving the water quality of the Citarum River. The workshop consisted of Learning day and Training day. On Learning day, Indonesia presented its latest national strategy for water quality improvement of the Citarum River, followed by Japan’s presentations for current cooperation between Japan and Indonesia to improve water governance and Japan’s experiences of public-private collaboration. Participating Japanese companies exhibited their technology and products at the exhibition booths. On Training day, training sessions on Japan’s experience in water management, its TMDL systems, and the newly-applied Indonesian TMDL system were provided mainly to Indonesian local officials. The afternoon panel session featured expected challenges that local authorities will face on the TMDL system through application of the TMDL system and priority actions to take to overcome the challenges in obtaining a common understanding among participants. * WEPA Action Program aims to tackle specific problems to conserve the water environment in WEPA partner countries and has been conducted since 2015. Indonesia recently developed and applied its TMDL system in a new regulation on water pollution control and has been developing and conducting its Action Program on the TMDL system since January 2018.
- Venue
- HARRIS Hotel and Convention Ciumbuleuit Bandung, Bandung, Indonesia
- Participants
- 55 participants: WEPA Advisory Board Members, Ministry of the Environment, Japan, Ministry of Environment and Forestry of Indonesia, Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), Japanese local authorities (Hyogo Prefecture and City of Kawasaki), Indonesian local authorities and academia, Japanese private companies
- Organizers
- Ministry of the Environment, Japan Ministry of Environment and Forestry of Indonesia
- Language
- Japanese and Indonesian
- Chairperson
- Prof. Mitsumasa Okada (Chairman of WEPA Advisory Board, Vice President of the Open University of Japan)
- Moderator
- Mr. Osamu Mizuno (Representative of WEPA Secretariat)
Presentations Day 1: Learning Day
Session 1 Opening
- Framing presentation “Purpose of the workshop and explanation about WEPA and the Action Program”
- Osamu Mizuno, WEPA Secretariat
- Keynote lecture ”National Strategy for Water Quality Improvement of the Citarum River”
- Luckmy Purwandari, Director, Directorate of Water Pollution Control, Ministry of Environment and Forestry, Indonesia
Session 2 Current Cooperation between Japan and Indonesia to Improve Water Governance
- Framework for cooperation between MOEJ and MOEF
- Hiroki Hasegawa, Deputy Director, Water Environment Division, Environmental Management Bureau, Ministry of the Environment, Japan
- Ongoing cases of bilateral collaboration i) “JICA’s Activity on Water Pollution Control in Indonesia”
- Keitaro Tsuji (Kei), JICA Expert (Environmental Policy), Ministry of Environment and Forestry, Indonesia
- Ongoing cases of bilateral collaboration ii) “Co-benefits Project on Wastewater Treatment for Fish Processing Industry”
- Toshihiko Konda, Senior Advisor, Environment & Resource Engineering Department, Business Operations Headquarters, Nihon Suido Consultants Co., Ltd.
- Ongoing cases of bilateral collaboration iii) “Institutional Approach to Spreading Appropriate Decentralized Domestic Wastewater Treatment Facilities”
- Yoshitaka Ebie, Senior Researcher, Centre for Material Cycles and Waste Management Research, National Institute for Environmental Studies
Session 3 Japan’s experiences of public-private collaboration, which can contribute to addressing the challenges for improving the water quality of the Citarum River
- Introduction of Model Project for Improvement of Water Environment in Asia
- Hiroki Hasegawa, Deputy Director, Water Environment Division, Environmental Management Bureau, Ministry of the Environment, Japan
- Implemented cases of Model project i) “Introduction of model project for upgrading industrial wastewater treatment and reducing CO2 emissions by aerator”
- Hiroyuki Ueda, Mitsubishi UFJ Research and Consulting Co., Ltd.
- Implemented cases of Model project ii) “Pilot project on textile industry wastewater treatment technology (combination of ABR and DHS) in Citarum river basin”
- Daisuke Sutani, Manager, Environment & Resource Engineering Department, Business Operations Headquarters, Nihon Suido Consultants Co., Ltd.
- Implemented cases of Model project iii) “Dyeing wastewater treatment pilot plant for Myanmar traditional clothes “Longyi” ”
- Sai Korn Lian, Assistant Manager, International Sales Department, Process & Environmental Systems, HORIBA, Ltd.
- Implemented cases of Model project iv) “Introduction of Our Activity”
- Hitoshi Fujishima, Deputy Technical Director, Ho Chi Minh Office, KOBELCO ECO-SOLUTIONS VIETNAM CO.,LTD
Session 4 Introduction of the Training day
- “Discussions at the workshop in January 2018”
- WEPA Secretariat
Day 2: Training Day
Introduction
- “Reasoning and Progress of TMDL Development in Indonesia”
- Budi Kurniawan, Deputy Director, Inventory and Waste Load Allocation, Directorate of Water Pollution Control, Ministry of Environment and Forestry
Introduction Lecture
- “Concept, Methodology and Implementation of TMDL/TPLCS in Japan -The 40 Years History and Current Issues-”
- Prof. Mitsumasa Okada, Chairman of WEPA Advisory Board
Training 1
- “Japanese Experience of TMDL Application”
- Shinji Takahara, Deputy Director, Water & Air Quality Control Division, Environmental Management Bureau, Hyogo Prefectural Government, Japan
Training 2
- “Kawasaki City’s Water Environment”
- Akio Shibata, Staff, Water Quality Section, Environmental Policy Department, Environmental Protection Bureau, City of Kawasaki, Japan
Training 3
- “Purposes and Methodology of TMDL in Indonesia”
- Tjandra Setiadi, Professor, Center of Environmental Study (PSLH), Bandung Institute of Technology (ITB)
Panel Discussion
- “Indonesia’s way forward to improve the water quality of the Citarum River with new methodology”
- Chaired by Prof. Mitsumasa Okada, Chairman of WEPA Advisory Board Panelists Hiroki Hasegawa, Ministry of the Environment, Japan Shinji Takahara, Hyogo Prefectural Government Akio Shibata, City of Kawasaki Budi Kurniawan, Ministry of Environment and Forestry Tjandra Setiadi, Bandung Institute of Technology Eva Fandora, Environmental Agency of Jawa Barat Province Asep Kusumah, Environmental Agency of Bandung Regency