Project

Solid Waste Management(JICA/JST/SATREPS: Science and Technology Research Partnership for Sustainable Development)

The project for development of pollution control and environmental restoration technologies of waste landfill sites taking into account geographical characteristics in Sri Lanka

1)Principal Investigator (Affiliation)
  Prof. TANAKA Norio / Institute for Environmental Science and Technology, Saitama University

2) Collaborators
  Center for Environmental Science in Saitama (CESS), National Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Waseda University

3) Adoption fiscal year
  FY 2010

4) Research Period
  5 Years 　

5) ODA Recipient Country
  Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka

6) Counterpart Research Institutions
  University of Peradeniya (UOP), Central Environment Authority(CEA), etc.

7) General Description of the Research Project
  Unregulated waste dumping sites have been a prime cause of social and environmental problems in developing countries. In order to solve these problems, new sustainable pollution prevention and removal techniques that entail low cost, low maintenance work, and low environmental impact need to be developed and applied. The research aims of the project are (1) to carry out monitoring of soil and groundwater pollution and perform environmental risk assessment at waste dumping sites and surrounding areas, (2) to develop pollution prevention and removal techniques for waste dumping sites, utilizing locally available materials, and to evaluate these developed techniques through small-scale pilot experiments, and (3) to propose guidelines for design of waste dumping sites that are specifically linked and applicable to the waste management system in Sri Lanka. In these ways we hope to contribute to solution of waste material problems. 　

※ SATREPS (Science and Technology Research Partnership for Sustainable Development) is a Japanese government program that promotes international joint research targeting global issues. Global challenges cannot be met by a single country or region acting on its own, so engagement by the international community is essential. To address these issues, SATREPS works through three- to five-year projects involving partnerships between researchers in Japan and researchers in developing countries. SATREPS projects are expected to lead to outcomes with potential for practical utilization, and to enhance research capacity in the developing country. The program is a collaboration between two Japanese government agencies: the Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST) and the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA).

*Further information: Project SiteandSATREPS Site

- Seminar Seminar at Waseda University
  Date: Wednesday, October 12, 2011
  Time: 15:00-17:30
  Seminar summary "Solid Waste Management and Environmental Cooperation in Asia" and Related Site (in Japanese)

・Appreciation of the plate has been awarded from Counterpart of Sri Lanka in September Mission, 2015.
   Photo, Mission Report (in Japanese)参照

・Introduction of SATREPS Project