Members

JICA Expert Team

Hideki Wada (Mr.), Team Leader

Mr. Wada, the principal consultant of “Sustainable System Design institute” is an expert on solid waste policy with over 30 years of experiences in Japan and Asian countries, after he studied system engineering. Based on the experiences, he wrote a book "Waste Planning" (2005), which was prized by a Japanese academic society on solid waste management. He worked as a chief advisor for the study project regarding application of incinerators in Vietnam in 2013, in which he visited more than ten local cities in Vietnam, and he was also a member of the project formulation study for the 3R project in Hanoi in 2005. His rich experiences in Japan both for the central governments and the local governments for more than 30 years will be used for improving the solid waste management standards in Vietnam.

Tamotsu Suzuki (Mr.)

Mr. Suzuki, Chief Engineer of “Kokusai Kogyo Co., Ltd.”, has been a planner for solid waste management since 1973 when he finished his university. He has a lot of planning experiences such as composting plants, incinerators, material recovery facilities and other related facilities for local governments in Japan. It can be said that he has walked along with the history of solid waste management technologies in Japan. In addition, he has rich experiences in Asian countries which can be used for the project.

Norihisa Hirata (Mr.)

Mr. Hirata is an expert on solid waste management especially recycling with over 15 years of experiences. Among many experiences, a JICA project of Hanoi 3R is his major experience, in which he was in charge of the participatory recycling. Also the contribution in the project in Halong Bay can be pointed out as one of his major experiences for Vietnam. He worked with Mr. Wada for a long time both domestically and internationally as a member of "Sustainable System Design institute".

Ikuo Mori (Mr.)

Mr. Mori is an expert on solid waste management with over 20 years of experiences as an international consultant, after he studied in England. He is working as a Senior Consultant for "Kokusai Kogyo Co., Ltd." Based on the various experiences of solid waste management in many countries, he is able to propose appropriate waste treatment and recycling systems considering local and global circumstances. Such experiences and ability are to contribute to Vietnam to establish a sound solid waste management system.

Susumu Shimura (Mr.)

Mr. Shimura is one of pioneers of the Japan International Technical Cooperation in the field of solid waste management. He belongs to "Kokusai Kogyo Co., Ltd." as a Senior Consultant. He can discern the truth which hides behind problems, find a solution and realize it based on his long career in this field. His knowledge and experience are very useful not only for industrial waste management but also for other themes in this project.

Ichiro Kono (Mr.)

Mr. Kono is a Senior Consultant and Head of Urban Environment Division of "Kokusai Kogyo Co., Ltd." He started his career as a civil engineer of a big construction company and experienced in management of various projects in foreign countries including waste management facilities. After joining to the consultancy firm, Kokusai Kogyo Co., Ltd., in 1999, he has been involved in planning and design works for improvement of waste management in various countries. His rich experiences in plan, design and implementation will contribute to the project.