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SUSTAINABLE CITIES AND COMMUNITIESFUKUOKA CITY, JAPANR E P OR T

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CONTENTS

General Information ................................................................................. 5
Program ....................................................................................................................... 6
Opening Ceremony .................................................................................... 8
Keynote Speeches .................................................................................... 14
Company Speeches ................................................................................ 18
UN-Habitat Session .............................................................................. 24
Speeches by International Organizations ............. 28
Parallel Sessions ......................................................................................... 34
Plenary Session ............................................................................................ 48
Closing Ceremony .................................................................................. 52
Exhibition Booths .................................................................................... 55
Bilateral Meetings ................................................................................... 58
Welcome Reception .............................................................................. 62
Ohori Park Fireworks Display .............................................. 64
Farewell Party ................................................................................................ 66
City Tour ................................................................................................................ 68
Representatives of Participating Cities .................... 70
Pre-events ............................................................................................................. 74
Reference .............................................................................................................. 77

General
Information
The 12th Asian-Paciﬁc City Summit
SUSTAINABLE CITIES AND COMMUNITIES

Conference Name

The 12th Asian-Paciﬁc City Summit

PeriodWednesday, August 1 to Friday, August 3, 2018 * Day 3 is for a city tour.

Hosts

Fukuoka City and the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) Regional Ofﬁce for
Asia and the Paciﬁc (ROAP)

Supporters

Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan
Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism
Ministry of the Environment Japan
United Nations Information Centre (UNIC)
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
Global Compact Network Japan (GCNJ)
Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)

Theme

Sustainable Cities and Communities

Participants

Approximately 400 people, consisting of representatives of Asian-Paciﬁc cities (32 cities from 16 countries),
international organizations, companies, and guests

Venue

Hilton Fukuoka Sea Hawk

Languages

Japanese, English, Chinese, and Korean

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Program
The 12th Asian-Paciﬁc City Summit
SUSTAINABLE CITIES AND COMMUNITIES[ Day 1 ] Wednesday, August 1, 20186

14:00-14:40

Opening Ceremony• Address by the Host: TAKASHIMA Soichiro, Mayor of Fukuoka City
• Presenting the Participating Cities• Address by the Representative of the Participating Cities: WEN Guohui, Mayor of Guangzhou City
• Video Message: Amina J. MOHAMMED, Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations• Presenting the Guests• Guest Addresses: SON Jong-sik, Consul General, Consulate-General of the Republic of Korea in Fukuoka
Joy Michiko SAKURAI, Principal Officer, United States Consulate in Fukuoka• Welcome Address by the Host City: ISHIDA Masaaki, Vice Chairperson of Fukuoka City Council

14:55-15:30

Keynote Speech I• Maimunah Mohd SHARIF, Executive Director, UN-Habitat

15:30-15:50

Company Speech I• NAKAKITA Kojin, Chairman of Hitachi Asia Ltd. and Chairman of Hitachi India Pvt. Ltd.

15:50-16:10

Coffee Break & Bilateral Meetings

16:10-16:50

Keynote Speech II• ARIMA Toshio, Chairman of the Board, Global Compact Network Japan

16:50-17:05

Company Speech II• TAKAHASHI Tomoyuki, Public-use Systems Department 1, Mitsubishi Electric Corporation

17:05-17:15

Photo Session

17:15-18:15

Coffee Break & Bilateral Meetings

18:15-19:40

Welcome Reception• Opening Address: TAKASHIMA Soichiro, Mayor of Fukuoka City
• Guest Addresses: HE Zhenliang, Consul General, Consulate-General of the People’s Republic of China in Fukuoka
TRAN Anh Tuan, Vice Minister, Ministry of Home Affairs, Socialist Republic of Viet Nam• Welcome Address by the Host City: KAWAKAMI Shinpei, Chairperson of Fukuoka City Council• Toastmaster: Phil GOFF, Mayor of Auckland Council• Closing Address: KORESAWA Atsushi, Director of UN-Habitat ROAP

20:00-21:30

Ohori Park Fireworks Display

The 12th Asian-Paciﬁc City Summit — SUSTAINABLE CITIES AND COMMUNITIES[ Day 2 ] Thursday, August 2, 201808:30-10:15

UN-Habitat Session• Presentation by the UN-Habitat ROAP
• Report on the “Global Symposium on Urban and Territorial Planning”• Presentations by the cities introduced in the “International Guidelines on Urban and Territorial Planning”• Presentations by Country Programme Managers of UN-Habitat

10:15-10:30

Company Speech III• ABE Yoshiro, Managing Director, JFE Engineering Corporation

10:30-10:50

Coffee Break & Bilateral Meetings

10:50-11:35

Speeches by International Organizations• MIYAZAKI Masato, Special Representative, Japan/World Bank
• Bambang SUSANTONO, Vice-President, Asian Development Bank• KATO Hiroshi, Senior Vice President, Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)

11:35-11:55

Company Speech IV• SHINABE Kazuhiro, Ph. D, Executive Ofﬁcer, General Manager, Environmental Solution Division, Environmental
Engineering Business Unit, KUBOTA Corporation

11:55-12:05

Company Speech V• YOSHIMURA Hiroyuki, Executive Director, Overseas Development Promoting Division, Urban Renaissance Agency(UR)

12:05-13:15

Lunch & Bilateral Meetings

13:15-16:30

Parallel Session I / Parallel Session II / Parallel Session III

16:30-17:30

Coffee Break & Bilateral Meetings

17:30-17:55

Plenary Session• Report on Parallel Sessions• Approval of the Agenda• Joint Declaration

17:55-18:05

Closing Ceremony• Closing Address: TAKASHIMA Soichiro, Mayor of Fukuoka City

18:05-19:30

Transfer to and collection viewing at the Fukuoka City Museum

19:30-21:00

Farewell Party at Fukuoka City Museum• Opening Address: TAKASHIMA Soichiro, Mayor of Fukuoka City
• Toastmaster: Zulqarnain bin Mohamad, Director of Town Planning Department, Ipoh City Council• Closing Address: Maung Maung Soe, Mayor of Yangon City[ Day 3 ] Friday, August 3, 2018

City
Tour

• Course 1 (9:00-12:00)

Water Distribution Control Center, HAKATA OLD TOWN (Kushida Shrine - Kawabata Shopping
Arcade)• Course 2 (9:00-12:00)

Island City, Sea Water Desalination Plant (MAMIZU PIA)

• Course 3 (9:30-15:30)

Hydrogen Station, Seibu (Nakata) Landﬁll Site, Imazu Sports Park

• Course 4 (9:00-16:30)

Storm Water Reservoir Sanno, Island City, Munakata Taisha Shrine

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Opening
Ceremony
Wednesday, August 1, 20188

SON Jong-sik
Consul General, Consulate-General of
the Republic of Korea in Fukuoka

Joy Michiko SAKURAI
Principal Ofﬁcer,
United States Consulate in Fukuoka

LIU Jiapeng
Deputy Director, Yinchuan Bureau of
Housing and Urban-Rural Development

PHUNG Thi Hong Ha
Vice Chairwoman of
Ha Noi People’s Committee

TAKASHIMA
Soichiro
SATO Kiichiro

Mayor of
Fukuoka City

Mayor of Oita City

Haji Abd. Rahim bin Md. Ariff
Mayor of Taiping Municipal Council

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Address by the Host

TAKASHIMA Soichiro
Mayor of Fukuoka City

I am very pleased to be able to host the 12th Asian-Paciﬁc City Summit today here in Fukuoka for the ﬁrst time in
16 years. With the Global Symposium on Urban and Territorial Planning and the Meeting on Spatial Planning Platform
being held concurrently with the Summit, many people from all over the world have come to our city. Welcome to
Fukuoka. I warmly welcome you all.
On this occasion, representatives of 31 cities from 16 countries are in attendance, the highest number ever, as well as
the United Nations, international organizations and many other guests. I would like to take this opportunity to express
my gratitude to Ms. Maimunah Mohd SHARIF, Executive Director of UN-Habitat and Mr. ARIMA Toshio, Chairmanof the Board of Global Compact Network Japan, for kindly agreeing to deliver keynote speeches. I would also like toextend my appreciation to the participating companies for giving presentations and to all those who have cooperated inorganizing the Summit.
The Asian-Paciﬁc City Summit, which Fukuoka advocated and established in 1994, has been held in various cities as
an opportunity to build inter-city networks to discuss various urban problems and to cooperate with each other to solvethem.
Meanwhile, rapid urbanization and globalization have progressed on a global scale. These advances have also
resulted in many issues, such as with housing, transportation, water infrastructure, poverty, and inequality as well as a
growing risk of disasters caused by climate change. We, as cities, need to make full use of technologies, such as ICT,
IoT, and AI to tackle these issues.
Therefore, this Summit, which celebrates its 25th year, is jointly hosted with the UN-Habitat Regional Ofﬁce for Asiaand the Paciﬁc, with participants including the World Bank, the Asian Development Bank, JICA and companies withoutstanding technologies and products. I am sure that this Summit will give you more concrete ideas to solve urban
problems in a stable manner.
I hope that this Summit will create a new set of values for solving global problems through the power of the AsiaPaciﬁc city network, and that it will be an opportunity to deepen the bonds of friendship with other participants who
work and develop together to realize a sustainable world.

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Address by
the Representativeof the Participating Cities
WEN Guohui
Mayor of
Guangzhou Municipal People’s Government

After 40 years of reform and opening-up, Guangzhou is now one of the most important cities for China. Guangzhou’s
economy and society have achieved continuous growth, and its economy now exceeds 2 trillion Chinese yuan. The city
covers an area of 7,434 square kilometers and has an actual population of over 20 million. As the city develops day byday, urban problems also emerge, such as air pollution, trafﬁc congestion, waste, and ﬂoods caused by torrential rain.
Therefore, it has become a very arduous task to manage the city. In Guangzhou, we believe that it is important for us
to adhere to President XI Jinping’s people-centered approach to development when it comes to city governance. We
believe that we should begin with addressing the existing issues that people are most concerned by and directly affected
by. To increase people’s sense of accomplishment, happiness, and security, it is necessary for us to share the people’s
concerns as we govern the city.
In recent years, Guangzhou has increased its social system and public welfare spending, with more than 70 % of its
ﬁscal spending is now being put into public welfare. Consequently, we can see delightful changes in the environment,such as air and river water quality, as well as improvements in waste sorting and trafﬁc conditions, and an increase in
the construction of “Sponge Cities”. The image that Guangzhou is a “Livable Flower City” is now rooted in people’s
minds and is a new iconic feature of the city.
On the other hand, we should adhere to the spirit of innovation and openness. We are accepting many people andabsorbing knowledge on city governance from the world’s leading cities. Since 62 countries have now established theirconsulates in Guangzhou, the city plays a role of an international exchange center. We also have 71 sister cities aroundthe world with frequent visits to each other.
The Mayor of Fukuoka, Mr. TAKASHIMA, and the Mayor of Auckland visited us last year. They were also kindenough to attend the Fortune Global Forum hosted in Guangzhou as well as the events we jointly held with Auckland
and Los Angeles. These visionary mayors showed us their insightful views on city governance at the meetings. We
shared progressive ideas about urban management and studied about innovative cases from one another. These werevery meaningful opportunities.
Guangzhou has also hosted the High-Level Policy Forum on Global Governance and has been elected as the copresidential city of the United Cities and Local Governments (UCLG) for four consecutive years. We now have ahigher level of modern urban governance.
The Asian-Paciﬁc City Summit is a key opportunity for international interactions. I think we participants will be able
to have active and inspiring discussions under the detailed guidance of UN-Habitat. I also hope that we can gain morewisdom and learn new approaches that we can utilize in our home regions.

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SUSTAINABLE CITIES AND COMMUNITIESVideo Message from the United Nations
Amina J. MOHAMMED
Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations
Born in 1961. Served as the UN Secretary-General’s Special Adviser on Post-2015 Development
Planning. She played an essential role in achieving consensus on the “2030 Agenda for Sustainable
Development,” which includes the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). She served as Environment
Minister of the Federal Republic of Nigeria between 2015 and 2016. Current position since 2017.

Cities and communities in the Asia-Paciﬁc region are facing wide-ranging social, economic, and environmentalpressures, and compelling opportunities. You live in one of the fastest urbanizing regions in the world, and have thepotential to harness this new reality into dramatic gains for all.
The recent World Urbanization Report revealed striking statistics about urbanization in the Asia-Paciﬁc region.
Urban growth in Asia is rising exponentially. Asia is home to more than half of the world’s urban population, and cities
in the region have some of the world’s highest gross domestic products. Such growth can be a powerful engine ofprogress. But it also comes with considerable risks. Of the 25 cities most vulnerable to climate impacts, 19 are in the
Asia-Paciﬁc region. Our challenge is to safeguard against such vulnerabilities while seizing the advantages.
Indeed, we can see great promise in the Asia-Paciﬁc urbanization boom. In East Asia, urbanization has helped lift
many people out of poverty by improving access to education, jobs, healthcare, and other services. Electric taxi ﬂeets,
trafﬁc lights that reduce fuel consumption, and LED streetlights are among the climate-friendly measures your region’s
cities have been implementing.
As you meet this week, I encourage you to focus on solutions. Share your best practices; share your experiences,
showing that migration and inclusion can spur growth and innovation. Work together to promote safe, healthy, andsustainable models of urban growth. Showcase your efforts to develop infrastructure and policies that protect yourinhabitants against sea level rise and coastal ﬂooding. And highlight your work to develop green spaces, advance lowemission transport, and improve the environmental footprint in your cities.
I also encourage you to see informal settlements not only as areas of deprivation but of untapped potential. Projects
and initiatives that empower slum-dwellers to collect data on their communities, engage in participatory planning, andcollaborate with local governments and external partners will be crucial in addressing the key challenges faced in theseareas.
Ladies and gentlemen, Secretary General António Guterres and I are fully committed to supporting city leaders andlocal communities in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals. The UN Development System will continue tobe your close partner. The success of our journey to 2030 will depend greatly on success in ensuring that our cities
are inclusive, resilient, and sustainable. In that spirit of shared purpose, please except my best wishes for a successful
summit.

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Keynote
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Wednesday, August 1, 2018

Maimunah Mohd SHARIF
Executive Director, UN-Habitat
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ARIMA Toshio
Chairman of the Board,
Global Compact Network Japan

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SUSTAINABLE CITIES AND COMMUNITIESKeynote Speech I
Sustainable Cities and Communities

Maimunah Mohd SHARIF
Executive Director, UN-Habitat

It is expected that two thirds of the world’s population will be living in cities by 2050. Of the 706 cities that are
expected to have a population of more than 1 million by 2030, 391 cities will be Asian cities. Urbanization has a huge
impact on the environment since cities consume a lot of energy and discharge a large amount of carbon dioxide. In
addition, urbanization can cause changes in the industrial structure with a risk of causing economic inequality.
However, at the same time, as cities generate 70% of the world’s GDP, sustainable growth of cities can be an
opportunity to alleviate poverty and promote the 2030 Agenda, which pledges to “leave no one behind.” Urbanization
can be considered as a tool for solving urban issues, and if it is properly planned and executed, it will truly be a force
to bring innovations to society.
The United Nations member states adopted the 2030 Agenda, which includes the 17 Sustainable Development Goals(SDGs) in 2015. In 2016, they also adopted the New Urban Agenda (NUA). These two agendas place urbanization at
the forefront of international development policy.
Focusing on sustainable urban development, UN-Habitat is helping the UN member states localize and implement
the NUA and the urban dimensions of the SDGs. For Goal 11 of the SDGs, “sustainable cities and communities,”
UN-Habitat collects and analyzes data, in cooperation with various partners, to grasp the progress in achieving eachcountry’s and city’s goals. In addition, UN-Habitat is currently assisting 10 countries in the Asia-Paciﬁc region todevelop or revise their national urban policies in line with the SDGs and NUA requirements. We will make efforts tosolve, or at least mitigate, the problems caused by urbanization through partnerships with the mayor of each city.
To solve urbanization challenges, we should consider not only national urban policies but also other policies, suchas climate change policy and housing policy. UN-Habitat is focusing on solving urbanization problems. In addition,
to solve urbanization challenges, we must be able to reﬂect national-level plans on on-site programs. It is importantto adjust the NUA requirements suitable for each local area and to achieve the SDGs at the local level. UN-Habitat
cannot do these alone. Partnerships consisting of various entities, such as public institutions, private organizations,and residents, are important. To this end, we are working on putting the SDGs and NUA into programs that are easy
to understand for local residents. In addition, we are promoting initiatives for sustainable urban development throughPeople’s Process, that is, housing development process by residents themselves (putting residents at the center of areconstruction project, creating a residents’ organization, depositing funds to the organization and making decisions on
the use of money within the organization as well as on the planning of the reconstruction of the community and role
distributions).
It has been 21 years since UN-Habitat established its regional ofﬁce in Fukuoka, which oversees operations in 28
countries in Asia and the Paciﬁc. We will continue to utilize UN-Habitat’s experience and expertise to bring about
positive changes in urbanization in cooperation with various partners.

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Keynote Speech II
Sustainable Management and SDGs

ARIMA Toshio
Chairman of the Board,
Global Compact Network JapanThe Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are universal goals at which we should aim in order to address theglobal challenges that we face in sustaining the world and global society both for today’s generation and for future
generations. The resources to achieve the SDGs, such as technology, funds, and talent, are concentrated mainly in thebusiness sector. It is corporate society that can solve the challenges presented in the achievement of the SDGs.
However, the problems that threaten the progress of the SDGs are primarily caused by corporate activities. For
example, these activities are a source of CO2 emissions and can infringe on human rights. Society and the global
environment are essential infrastructures for companies to conduct their businesses. Sustainable business management
cannot be achieved without solving these challenges and achieving the SDGs. In other words, companies are not only
both the cause and the solution of these problems, but they also beneﬁt from the solutions. Consequently, the SDGs are
an unavoidable challenge for businesses.
The Global Compact (a compact is a formal agreement or contract) arose from a proposal to give a human face to theglobal market, with the United Nations and business leaders working together toward achieving the SDGs.
There are two different ideas about a company’s raison d’être: one is that companies exist to make proﬁts for theirshareholders and to distribute those proﬁts among them; the other is that companies exist to provide value to the worldand hand it over to future generations. I agree with the second idea: I believe that a company’s mission is to provide
value to society and the market. If a company can predict sustainable development challenges in 2030, using backcasting and developing solutions, it will see promising business opportunities and sustainable business models.
These two ideas are typical reasons for a company’s existence; however, I believe that the manner in which the
management of a company speciﬁes its reasons for being, and that in which its employees resonate with those reasonsis extremely important. Global Compact Network Japan hopes that business leaders who agree with the second idea
will increase as they go through such discussions.

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Company
Speeches
Wednesday, August 1, 2018
Thursday, August 2, 2018

NAKAKITA Kojin
Chairman of Hitachi Asia Ltd. andChairman of Hitachi India Pvt. Ltd.

TAKAHASHI Tomoyuki
Public-use Systems Department 1,
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation

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ABE Yoshiro
Managing Director,
JFE Engineering Corporation

SHINABE Kazuhiro, Ph. D
Executive Ofﬁcer,
General Manager, Environmental Solution
Division,
Environmental Engineering Business Unit,
KUBOTA Corporation

YOSHIMURA Hiroyuki
Executive Director,
Overseas Development Promoting
Division, Urban Renaissance Agency
(UR)

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Hitachi’s Social Innovation Business Contribution to the Sustainable Development Goals
NAKAKITA Kojin
Chairman of Hitachi Asia Ltd. and Chairman of Hitachi India Pvt. Ltd.

“Since Hitachi’s launch in 1910, we have delivered products and services that answer society’s challenges. In recent
years, while globalization and digitalization progress, we are striving to achieve a society where anyone can live safely,
securely and in comfort. We approach solving societal issues through Hitachi’s Social Innovation Business, which
utilizes digital technology.”
In this presentation NAKAKITA Kojin, Chairman of Hitachi Asia Ltd., spoke about the activities of Hitachi’s Social
Innovation Business that contribute to the 2030 Agenda’s Sustainable Development Goals in the Asia Paciﬁc region.

Company Speech II
Mitsubishi Electric’s Water Distribution System Contributing to
Water Conservation-conscious City
TAKAHASHI Tomoyuki
Public-use Systems Department 1, Mitsubishi Electric Corporation“Mitsubishi Electric provides various water solutions that contribute to achieving the SDGs. Fukuoka City, which
has been working to create a water-conscious city, achieved only 2% water leakage rate by utilizing our water
distribution system. Not only has this reduced operating and maintenance costs, it has also reduced the effects on theenvironment.”
In this presentation TAKAHASHI Tomoyuki from Mitsubishi Electric Corporation, introduced the water-distribution
system established in Fukuoka City as well as other products that contribute to the achievement of the SDGs.

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Company Speech III
JFE’s Technologies to Support Sustainable Cities and Communities
ABE Yoshiro
Managing Director, JFE Engineering Corporation“In order to realize the “Sustainable Cities and Communities” listed as SDGs Goal 11, it is essential to develop key
infrastructures. JFE Engineering possesses a wide range of technologies that contribute to infrastructural developmentin the ﬁelds of waste to energy, water and wastewater treatment, lifelines, transportation and so on. Due to a lack ofthese infrastructures, issues and problems to be solved are sometimes found in the world. In the past, we also had faced
similar problems in Japan, but the public and private sectors cooperated and overcame them.”
In this presentation ABE Yoshiro, Managing Director of JFE Engineering Corporation, introduced how to utilize
these experiences and contribute to Goal 11 of the SDGs by showing his company’s technologies and examples fromits international projects.

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KUBOTA’s Activities for SDGs ~ Past and Future ~SHINABE Kazuhiro, Ph. D

Executive Ofﬁcer, General Manager, Environmental Solution Division,
Environmental Engineering Business Unit, KUBOTA Corporation“Our founder’s success in the manufacturing of cast iron water pipes in 1893 was the beginning of KUBOTA Corporation.
This was realized with our founder’s strong intent to save people from cholera. Since then, we have delivered various productsthat contribute to living and society in the areas of food, water, and the environment, in order to solve the problems related tourban growth, such as water pollution, food shortages and infrastructure development. Recently, we have also been working
on new problems caused by urbanization, such as the reduction of the farm population and the efﬁcient management of water
environment infrastructure that has been already developed, by using ICT technology. KUBOTA’s history is a history of
Sustainable Development Goals.”
In this presentation SHINABE Kazuhiro, Ph.D introduced experiences in which the KUBOTA Corporation haveconsistently worked for the SDGs, and technology that has contributed to solving various urban problems both in Japan andoverseas.

Company Speech V
Overseas Development Promoting Business of the Urban Renaissance Agency (UR)YOSHIMURA Hiroyuki
Executive Director, Overseas Development Promoting Division, Urban Renaissance Agency (UR)“The Urban Renaissance Agency (UR) was formerly known as “The Japan Housing Corporation (JHC)”, which wasestablished in 1955. Its aims were not only to supply a large amount of houses and housing land to workers and businesspeople,
who had been concentrating into the Tokyo metropolitan area and major cities, but also to lead the private sectors in creating
mass-production systems for housing. It also worked to develop and standardize room plans and components for collective
housing in order to enable mass-supply during a period of high economic growth.
Following that era, the UR has implemented a lot of urban development and redevelopment projects, and provided a
supply of houses in keeping with changes in the population’s needs.
Utilizing the extensive knowledge based on these experiences, the UR is now actively promoting Japanese companies’ entry
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SessionThursday, August 2, 2018

● Address by Executive Director of United Nations Human Settlements

Programme (UN-Habitat)
Maimunah Mohd SHARIF, Executive Director, UN-Habitat● Presentation by UN-Habitat Regional Ofﬁce for Asia and the Paciﬁc (ROAP)“Activities of UN-Habitat ROAP”
HOSHINO Sachiyo, Special Assistant to the Director, UN-Habitat ROAP
● Presentations by the cities introduced in the “International Guidelines on

Urban and Territorial Planning”“‘Fukuoka Method’ Landﬁlls Go Global”
YOSHIMURA Ryuichi, Chief Executive of Fukuoka City Environmental Bureau“A Global Green City”
Tri RISMAHARINI, Mayor of Surabaya City
“NEC’s Footprint and Outlook in Urban Transportation” (Ahmedabad)
YAMAYA Akemi, Transportation and Logistics Solutions Division, NEC Corporation● Presentations by Country Programme Managers of UN-Habitat“UN-Habitat’s Activities and Collaboration with Fukuoka”
Padma JOSHI, Habitat Programme Manager, UN-Habitat Nepal“UN-Habitat’s Actions on Urbanization in Myanmar andFukuoka Prefecture International Cooperation Leader Training Program”
Bijay KARMACHARYA, Country Programme Manager, UN-Habitat Myanmar

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SessionNadine WAHEED
Human Settlements Ofﬁcer, UN-Habitat ROAP

Maimunah Mohd SHARIF
Executive Director, UN-Habitat

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HOSHINO SachiyoSpecial Assistant to the Director, UN-Habitat ROAP

Tri RISMAHARINI
Mayor of Surabaya CityYAMAYA Akemi
Transportation and Logistics Solutions Division,
NEC Corporation

YOSHIMURA Ryuichi
Chief Executive of Fukuoka City Environmental Bureau

Padma JOSHI
Habitat Programme Manager, UN-Habitat Nepal

Bijay KARMACHARYACountry Programme Manager, UN-Habitat Myanmar

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Organizations
Thursday, August 2, 2018

Bambang SUSANTONO
Vice-President forKnowledge Management and Sustainable
Development, Asian Development Bank

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MIYAZAKI MasatoSpecial Representative, Japan/World BankKATO Hiroshi
Senior Vice President,
Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)
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SUSTAINABLE CITIES AND COMMUNITIESThe World Bankin the Era of Connected Cities

MIYAZAKI MasatoSpecial Representative, Japan/World Bank

More than 80% of the world’s GDP is generated in urban areas making it possible for hundreds of millions of people
to rise out of extreme poverty. Urbanization has the potential to create opportunities for better living, make it possible
to rise out of poverty, and become the driving force for economic growth when addressed appropriately. Moreover,various ideas and activities that prompt innovation and development coexist in cities. In fact, frequently, cities serve as
the basis of activities and infrastructure that are essential for the development of the whole country, including trading,commercial and government activities, and public transportation.
Urbanization, however, has many issues that need to be resolved. Cities are highly vulnerable to natural or artiﬁcial
impacts and stresses, as people, jobs, and assets concentrate in cities. In order to avoid human and economic damage,it is essential to strengthen investment in security against such impacts and stresses. There is a risk of natural disasters
causing extreme poverty to many urban residents. We have seen, especially in the year 2000 and later, that 70% of
the major natural disasters that occurred in the world took place in East Asia and the Paciﬁc regions. It is, therefore,
necessary to continuously strengthen the preventative measures, both structural and non-structural, with resilience andswift recovery capability.
Urbanization has many issues that need to be resolved, but at the same time, it has many prospects. The national andlocal governments, international organizations, the civil society, and the private sector can all work together to develop
an urban plan and raise funds to effectively contribute to the formation of sustainable long-term urban development.
In this summit, I would like you to consider three themes as follows.
1. What type of city-level cooperation is required for the promotion and maintenance of productive cooperation andinformation exchange between cities?
2. How can participation and fundraising by the private sector be accelerated in the promotion of a sustainable
development initiative?
3. How can we make it possible for every citizen to beneﬁt without being left behind?
I look forward to active discussions among participating city representatives on this occasion of the Asian-Paciﬁc
City Summit. I believe that we can adapt, mitigate, and promote these economic, social, and environmental changes
through various partnerships.

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Making Cities More Livablein Asia and the Paciﬁc

Bambang SUSANTONO
Vice-President for Knowledge Management andSustainable Development, Asian Development Bank

Urbanization is a major issue in the Asia-Paciﬁc region in terms of its scale and speed. With many people moving
to cities every day, urban areas now account for 80% of global energy consumption and 75% of global CO2 emissions.
One of the huge impacts of climate change is worsening global air pollution, which causes more than 4.5 million deaths
annually. The Asia-Paciﬁc region, in particular, is trying to become urbanized quicker than Europe, which spent 100
years on its urbanization. Moreover, the region needs to consider the natural environment more when planning urban
development than the Western countries did.
Although urbanization comes with various issues, urban areas generate 80% of the GDP in Asia. Furthermore,because of the digitization progresses, cities are being operated and managed using new technologies. Now, we can use
our smartphones to plan a trip, the route to get there, and also order goods using QR codes. As digital media has become
an essential element of our everyday lives and as cities are at the forefront of the currently available new technologies,
it is only the order of the day that we should use these technologies as new tools for city management.
Asia’s infrastructure development will require 26 trillion dollars by 2030, or 1.7 trillion dollars annually. Constrained
budgets and limited resources make it evident that more sustainable urban development is needed in the future to
reduce the environmental impact while promoting the development of livable cities. It is impossible for the public
sector to achieve this alone. Investment from both the public sector and the private sector in the form of a public private
partnership (PPP) is essential and so is the deep involvement of individuals and local communities in this endeavor. To
this end, international development ﬁnancial institutions, such as the Asian Development Bank (ADB), provide supportin various ways, including ﬁnancing, providing solutions that are based on their knowledge and expertise, and sharing
knowledge.
Cities need to develop not only infrastructure but also other social aspects, such as the promotion of business andthe economy. ADB provides support, such as cloud-based services, to those who cannot have bank accounts and are
therefore unable to receive ﬁnancial services. The bank also offers microﬁnance loans and ﬁnance for small- andmedium-sized enterprises. Further, ADB focuses on the promotion of digitization. For instance, in Fiji, it supports thecomputerization of land registration. In the model of sponge cities, it promotes green spaces, the reuse of water, etc.
Urban planning needs to respond ﬂexibly to each situation and culture. Every city has its cultural background, andcitizens who live there are the most crucial factor. Urban planning must include not only tangible infrastructure but also
intangible, i.e., urban management, governance, human resource development, and so on.
At ADB, we publish various documents on livable cities. Through these publications, we aim not only to communicate
information about speciﬁc themes but also to share the experiences of different countries, cities, and regions. We
believe that it is of the essence to learn lessons from the failures of other regions, cities, and communities, and to adapt
and adjust accordingly.
People-centered urban planning is the key to a prosperous, livable city.

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Sustainable Urban Development

KATO Hiroshi
Senior Vice President,
Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)

As urbanization accelerates at an unprecedented scale and speed, urban development will continue to gain in
importance. At JICA, we conduct research on and provide support for sustainable urban development projects. We
believe that sustainable cities must be eco-friendly, convenient and competitive, creative, fair and equitable, andprepared for disasters to ensure safety.
JICA adopts three approaches to promote sustainable urban development worldwide. The ﬁrst is a comprehensive
approach. This covers the whole process of urban development from planning to execution for both tangible andintangible aspects. This ensures a balance between a city’s development and the development of the country overall, as
well as good inter-city relationships.
The second approach is exploring the importance of innovation. This approach tries to integrate as many newtechnologies and ideas as possible to urban development.
Finally, the third is creating new knowledge by sharing knowledge and learning together. As an example, I will
introduce a project that JICA is currently working on in Yangon, Myanmar.
As its economy develops, Yangon’s urban area rapidly expands. As a result, various urban problems, including trafﬁccongestion, have emerged, forcing the city to take a more holistic approach to urban development. JICA has had many
discussions with the Myanmar government and Yangon to develop a master plan for the city’s urban development.
We have also established a development framework and vision for the future of the city, and are currently working on
improving its transportation network. JICA is implementing consistent cooperation projects, helping the national andlocal governments to select priority projects for the city.
Next, I will explain the importance of innovation. At JICA, we are working together with researchers to explore
new ways of solving Bangkok’s trafﬁc problems. For example, we believe that integrating cutting-edge information
technology into infrastructure will be an effective approach to transportation planning. We will continue to aim for new
types of urban development that improve every single person’s quality of life, breaking away from the conventionaltransportation planning that focuses on economic efﬁciency.
Finally, I will talk about the importance of networking. Previously, JICA was mainly involved in intergovernmental
projects. However, it was often difﬁcult to deal with urban development by cooperating with national governments
alone. Therefore, partnerships with both local governments and the private sector are becoming increasingly importantfor JICA. Technologies in the private sector are very useful for solving urban problems, and interaction and cooperation
between cities as well as strengthening relationships between a city and the private sector are key to sustainable urban
development.
While implementing projects in various countries, JICA has built various networks as a bilateral government
development aid agency. These include networks in local and national governments in Japan as well as in the private
sector and at universities. These connections have generated various synergetic effects in sustainable urban development.
We will continue to strengthen these networks for the future of sustainable urban development.

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Executive Director ofCentre for Liveable Cities, Ministry of
National Development, Singapore

ONISHI Kazufumi

Mayor of Kumamoto City

HIDESHIMA Toshiyuki
Mayor of Saga City

JEONG Hyun-bok
Mayor of Gwangyang City
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New Urban Initiatives for a Sustainable FutureParticipating cities

Changsha, Dalian, Shanghai, Fukuoka, Kitakyushu, Nagasaki, Ulaanbaatar, Busan, Gwangyang, Vladivostok

Presenter (in the order of presentation)

Theme

Fukuoka

Fukuoka Smart East / Fukuoka 100

Changsha

Building a Resource-economical and Environment-friendly Society
to Realize the Urban Sustainable Development

DalianAiming for a Sustainable and Advanced Cosmopolitan City with Future Development Visions

Kitakyushu

Kitakyushu City’s “SDGs Future City” Initiative

NagasakiCreating a City People Can Continue to Live in: Road Development in Nagasaki, the City of Slopes

Ulaanbaatar

Sustainable Cities and Communities

Busan

Global Smart City Busan: Smart Busan, Happy Citizens

Gwangyang

A Good City to Raise Children, Happy City Gwangyang, Korea

Vladivostok

Russia-Japan Cooperation on Implementing New Master Plan of Vladivostok

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JICA
Hitachi, Ltd.

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In an effort to promote new urban development under the framework of the SDGs, and to address various urban
challenges such as in transportation, energy, environment, health, aging population, security, and child care,movements to encourage innovation have been active in cities in the Asia-Paciﬁc region. The development andimplementation of various strategies and masterplans are therefore progressing.
● It is a promising approach for cities to achieve maturity and sustainable development, especially by taking
advantage of ICT, IoT and AI technologies, which will enable people to connect in a smarter way, to boost
economy and culture, and to provide livability in high quality.
● For the purpose of new urban development, some cities have started to provide opportunities for “innovation” and“start-up”, and there are now advanced cases that incubate and nurture success of entrepreneurs.

2. Major Challenges●

In order to promote new urban development that utilizes ICT, IoT and AI technologies, national governments, local
governments, large and small private enterprises, academic research institutes, citizens, international organizations
and other stakeholders need to operate with ﬂexible ideas and partnerships.
● Through strong initiatives, local governments are expected to play the role of an incubator and provide a platform
for various players to trigger innovation and create new values, including new products and services. Also, inregards to the implementation of policies based on scientiﬁc evidence, cities can perform the important role ofcoordinator for data collection and utilization.
● To effectively use new technologies that can encourage innovation and new values, reviewing existing regulations
and making new rules are also major challenges.

3. Proposals for Action●

Successful cases of new urban initiatives using ICT, IoT and AI technologies should be shared, and the transfer
of knowledge and experiences should be promoted in an effective manner through cooperating with national
governments, international organizations, the private sector, and other key stakeholders, aiming at match-making
and promoting start-ups.
● As an effective approach for achieving the SDGs, efforts should be accelerated to establish international standards
for smart technology that contributes to new urban development.
● In order to proceed with the social application of knowledge gained through proof-of-concept experiments,
investigation of new business models together with application of technologies should be promoted.

Moderator

KATO Makoto
Member, Board of Directors
Overseas Environmental Cooperation Center, Japan(OECC)
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SUSTAINABLE CITIES AND COMMUNITIESTAUE Tomihisa
Mayor of
Nagasaki City

ARASE Yasuko
Deputy Mayor of Fukuoka CityLUO Dongsheng
Vice Mayor of Dalian Municipal
People’s Government

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LIU Mingli

YOO Jae-soo
Vice Mayor for Economic Affairs, Busan Metropolitan City

Vice Mayor of Changsha Municipal
People’s Government

MA RenVice Director-General,
Shanghai Municipal Commissionof Housing, Urban-Rural Development and Management

UMEMOTO Kazuhide
Deputy Mayor of Kitakyushu City

Vitalii VERKEENKO
Mayor of Vladivostok City

Enkhtur DORJKHUUDeputy Governor of Ulaanbaatar City
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SUSTAINABLE CITIES AND COMMUNITIESParallel Session II
How Do Cities Address Issues Arising from Accelerated Urbanization?

Participating cities

Phnom Penh, Fukuoka, Oita, Saga, Ipoh, Yangon, Auckland, Pohang, Singapore, Honolulu, Ha Noi

Presenter (in the order of presentation)

Theme

Fukuoka

Sustainable Urban Development / Water-Conscious Urban Development /Waste Management / Converting Sewage into Resources

Phnom Penh

Resources & Energy, Infrastructure & Transport Policy, Master Plan

Oita

Hydrogen Energy Use in Oita City

Saga

Biomass Industry City of Saga:
Realizing a Low-carbon Society through Regional Resource Recycling

Ipoh

Ipoh Old Town: Heritage Tourism Towards Sustainability

YangonIssues Arising from the Accelerated Urbanization and the Strategic Plans for the Future
Development of Yangon

AucklandHow Do Cities Address Issues Arising from Accelerated Urbanization?

PohangUrban Regeneration Model of Pohang: Making with Citizens

Centre for Liveable Cities, Singapore

Sustainable Development in the Face of Rapid Urbanisation: Singapore’s Journey

Honolulu

Honolulu’s Measures for Accelerated UrbanizationRevolutionizing the Energy and Transport Sectors

Ha Noi

Air Quality Management of Ha Noi City: Challenges and Opportunities

World BankJFE Engineering Corporation
KUBOTA Corporation

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The global urban population has rapidly grown, especially in Asia and the Paciﬁc, where urbanization issues
become great challenges for many cities in the region.
● It is imperative to develop sustainable urban systems including safe housing, transportation networks, andenergy supplies, as well as waste, sewage, and water management to address the issues associated with rapid
urbanization.
●

2. Major Challenges●

While a number of urbanizing cities have started activities regarding the 3Rs, switching energy sources, and waste
management, other cities are facing tremendous challenges with the increase of solid waste, sewerage and byproducts from manufacturing processes.
● Urbanization causes signiﬁcant damage to the environment and increases transportation costs. It also causes air
and water pollution that mainly affect people’s daily living and complicate solutions.
● Maintaining full employment, innovation, and competitiveness in the city economy are major challenges, but there
are also opportunities to create new industries and employment through responding to these new challenges.

3. Proposals for Action●

An innovative spirit and strong leadership are vital components for solving urbanization issues.
Continued exchanges of human resources with knowledge and skills between cities, with early successes, havebeen shown to be promising approach.
● Strengthening integrated/co-beneﬁt approaches, such as recycling, reusing, and reducing energy resources andwaste, are key to maximizing solutions.
● The strengthening of citizen participation, city-to-city collaboration, and private sector participation are all criticalto address urbanization challenges.
● Building up and sharing knowledge of urban solutions, including experiences in policy development for sustainableinfrastructures, are all important, in particular when developing master plans and prioritizing initiatives.
● Urban regeneration and transit-oriented-development (TOD) are viable tools to address many challenges such asaffordable housing, energy sustainability, and avoiding urban sprawl.
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Moderator

Daniel A. LEVINE
Senior Ofﬁcer
World Bank Group Tokyo Ofﬁce
Tokyo Development Learning Center (TDLC) Program
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SUSTAINABLE CITIES AND COMMUNITIESMaung Maung Soe
Mayor of Yangon City

NAKAZONO Masanao
Deputy Mayor of Fukuoka CityNUON Pharat
Vice Governor of Phnom Penh City

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Zulqarnain bin Mohamad
Director of Town Planning Department,
Ipoh City Council

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SUSTAINABLE CITIES AND COMMUNITIESParallel Session III
Disaster-resilient City Development to Respond to
Climate Change and Minimize Damages

Participating cities

Surabaya, Fukuoka, Kagoshima, Kumamoto, Miyazaki, Taiping, Kathmandu, Manila, Bangkok, Da Nang, Ho Chi Minh City

Presenter (in the order of presentation)

Theme

Fukuoka

Disaster-resilient Urban Development

Surabaya

Surabaya’s Disaster Risk Management

Kagoshima

Coexisting with Sakurajima, One of the Most Active Volcanoes in the World:
Volcanic Disaster Prevention Model City

Kumamoto

Kumamoto Earthquakes: Experiences and Lessons

Miyazaki

Measures to Protect Lives in the Event of a Nankai Trough Mega Earthquake in Miyazaki City

Kathmandu

An Overview of Disaster Management in Kathmandu Metropolitan City

ManilaEffective Communication to Address Geophysical Vulnerability and High Population Density inDisaster Risk Reduction Management for Manila, Philippines

BangkokDisaster-resilient Cities Development to Respond to Climate Change and Minimize Damages:
Bangkok Perspectives

Ho Chi Minh City

Ho Chi Minh City: Responding to Natural Disasters for Sustainable Development

World BankKUBOTA Corporation

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