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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