Satoshi NAKAZONO CV (Kitakyushu, Japan)

Satoshi Nakazono is the Chief Executive of the Kitakyushu Institute of Environmental Sciences. He was born in 1948, and graduated the Kumamoto University in 1970.
In 1970, he started his career in the Pollution Control Division of the Environment Bureau of the City of Kitakyushu as an officer in charge of ambient environment; in 1986, he became involved in international cooperation. From 1992, he was engaged in ICLEI-related activities and the integration of “Agenda 21 Kitakyushu” through the participatory process as Director of the Environmental Conservation Department. From 1996, he joined the member of the Kitakyushu Eco Town project. From 1999-2002, he contributed to a number of international conferences, including the UNESCAP 4th Ministerial Conference on Environment and Development in Asia and the Pacific held in 2000 in Kitakyushu.