Yokohama as aCity of Choice
City of Yokohama1
Outline
Population:3.7million(Second largest in Japan)
Area: 435.17 km2
GDP: 125 billion dollars Most Livable City in Japan
(source: SBI Life Living)
Yokohama
Japan
Tokyo
Mayor:
Fumiko Hayashi2
History: Our Initiatives in the Global Community
1859 Opening of the Port1957 Start of Sister-city Relation with San Diego, USA1963 Deployment of Representative Office in Hamburg1973 Friendship-city Relation with Shanghai1986 Inviting ITTO to Set HQ in Yokohama1987 Establishment of CITYNET1987 Designation of Peace Messenger City by UN1994 International AIDS Conference,
World Conference on Natural Disaster Reduction2008 TICAD IV2010 APEC Leaders’ Meeting2012 Joint Statement with Tel Aviv-Yafo2013 TICAD V3
International Policies
Toward Growing Togetherand Promoting World Peace
Inter-CityExchangeSister Cities
Partner Cities
Multicultural Coexistence
International CooperationSupport of International Organizations
Technical Cooperation
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Inter-city Exchange
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テルアビブ-ヤッフォ市Tel Aviv-Yafo
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コトヌー市Cotonou カヤオ市
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声明都市Proclamation Cities
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CITYNETThe Regional Network of Local Authoritiesfor the Management of Human Settlements
Network of 131 Cities/Organizations (24countries/regions)➢ Full Members: 84 cities in Asia-Pacific region➢ Associate Members: 2 non-Asian-Pacific cities and 43 organizations➢ Other Members: Private companies and individuals
CITYNET Member Distribution6
<AWAREE Project>AWAREE = Awareness of Environmental Education in Asian Cities
Objective: Promote the awareness of environmental education in Asia-
Pacific cities
Term: FY2004 ~ FY2006
Participants (cities): Hanoi, Vietnam Phnom Penh, Cambodia
<Post-AWAREE Project>Post-AWAREE = Post-Awareness of Environmental Education in Asian Cities
Objective: Achieve a society with a high degree of awareness on climate
change mitigation and adaptation based on the result of AWAREE Project
Term: FY2007 ~ FY2009
Participants (cities): Colombo, Sri Lanka Da Nang, Vietnam
Dhaka, Bangladesh Makati, Philippines
CITYNET Projects -1
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Community Based Adaptation and Resilience Against Disasters(CBARA Project) with the City of Iloilo (Philippines)
Objective: Devise effective community-level adaptation and resiliencyschemes, and increase citizen awareness of self-sustaining the community in the event of a disaster in the City of Iloilo.
Term: 2012 ~ 2014
Training Programme near the Tsurumi River Site Visit (Earthquake Simulation)
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Technological cooperation for Africa in the field of water works,
Port and Harbor, and Wildlife Conservation together with JICA.
Water Works Port and Harbor Wildlife Conservation
Cooperation for Africa
Cooperation with JICAAgreement for International Cooperation in 2011
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Cooperation by theYokohama Waterworks Bureau
since 1973
Contribution in Hue, Vietnamin the field of waterworks
➢ “Safe Water Declaration" in 2009
➢ Spread to 17 other provinces in the central region of Vietnam
➢ 10th anniversary of exchange with Hue
Cooperation with JICA
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Towards Solving Global Issues -1
After the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami, Yokohama sent four officers to Banda Ache for recovery.
After the Kashmir earthquake in Pakistan in 2005, Yokohama sent an officer for recovery.
Support when large-scale disasters strike
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G30: Solving Urban Problems
Target in the G30 Plan1,130,000 tons
(▴30%)FY2010
914,900 tons(▴43%)
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Y-port Yokohama Partnership of Resources and Technologies
International technical cooperation based on public-private partnershipand drawing on the resources and technology of Yokohama
Small and Medium Companiesin Yokohama
High potential toward foreign businessUnique technologies for improvement of environment in urban life※Sludge dehydration, hybrid/solar power generation, waste recycling, EV technologies, etc.
Support from national government
Know-how and technologies of the City of Yokohama
Technologies of private companies in Yokohama
Y-PORT Project(hub of public-private
partnership)
Agreements with
Agreements with
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Promotion of Women’s Participation in Society
APEC Yokohama in 2010Women and Entrepreneur Summit
APEC USA in 2011Women and the Economy Summit
APEC Russia in 2012Women and the Economy Forum
APEC Indonesia in 2013Women and the Economy Forum
Programme for female entrepreneursProvision of shared office space;
Financing services with preferential interest rates
Follow up of APEC in Yokohama in 2012“APEC Leadership Forum on Women”
Yokohama Women Network Forum
Extend the discussion to TICAD in 2013TICAD5 official side event
”Women and Economic Growth”
Discussion in APEC promotes Yokohama’s Policy
Feedback of Yokohama’s Best Practice to APEC
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Child Care Support: Bringing the number of children on waiting lists of child care centers to “zero"
Long Waiting Lists1,552 Children in April 2010
⇒ “Zero” in April 2013
• Increased the number ofchildcare centers viacooperation with privatecompanies.
• “Nursery Concierge” to listento the needs of workingmothers.
(Line graph: Number of children on waiting lists)
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Support of International Organizations
1986 Headquarters of ITTO, International TropicalTimber Organization
1987 Inter-University Center for Japanese Language Studies
1990 Institut Français Yokohama1992 CITYNET1996 Japan Relations Office of WFP, United Nations
World Food Programme1997 Liaison Office in Japan of FAO, Food and
Agriculture Organization of the United Nations2004 UNU-IAS, United Nations University Institute of
Advanced Studies2013 CITYNET Yokohama Project Office16
International Conferences
TICAD Vin June 2013
APEC Japanin November 2010
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“Peace Messenger City”conferredby the UNin1987
Initiatives towardsworld peace:
• Peace Symposium in 1986, United Nations’ Year of World Peace• UN Youth Peace Ambassador Dispatch Program• Yokohama Childrenʹs International Peace Program• Protest nuclear tests
Promoting World Peace
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