Aiming for Sustainable Development
and a Decarbonized Society
through City-to-City Cooperation

Toru HASHIMOTO
Director General, International Affairs Bureau

City of Yokohama

1Packaging Yokohama's strengths → Exporting it overseas
Public sector experience in City Development

Private sector technologies and services

Platform for exporting Yokohamaʼs city
development expertise as a comprehensive
package, established by the Cityʼs
2International Affairs Bureau in 2011

Our commitment to leading the way
to carbon neutrality
Yokohama 2050 Carbon Neutral Declaration(October 2018)
 Collaboration & coordination with other Zero Carbon Cities• In February 2021 , Yokohama launched a council of municipalities aimingfor zero carbon.
• Membership: 213 municipalities (As of March 2, 2022)• Chair: Mayor of Yokohama• We research on policies for the realization of a decarbonized society andmake proposals to the government and other organizations regarding
policies for the realization of a decarbonized society.

3International partnership for decarbonization

C40
C40 Cities Climate LeadershipGroup (Yokohama, London,Paris, etc.)

Frankfurt, Germany

CNCA

Cooperation under the EUJapan International Urban
Cooperation Programme, andexchanges of opinions onenergy and other topics

The Yokohama City Renewable
Energy Promotion Project isbeing implemented with CNCA
fundingGlobal network of cities leading efforts to tackle
global warming

横浜Yokohama

COP26
Spotlighting of climate change actions

Y-PORT

Asia Smart City Conference(hosted by Yokohama, since 2012)

Da Nang■Support for formulation of Da
Nang’s 10-year environment plan

Bangkok Support for drafting of Bangkok
Master Plan on Climate Change

Partners include 42 companies, 3 cities overseas, the ADB and 6 other internationalorganizations, and others

4Y-PORT’s major activity locationsCities that have signed a MoU on Technical Cooperation for Sustainable Urban Development with Yokohama

Da NangBangkok
 Bangkok Master Plan on
Climate Change Installation of rooftop solar
generators and energy
management systems atfactory

Joint Development/Smart City
Projects through collaboration
with YUSA

 Da Nang Urban Development
Action Plan
 Energy efficiency diagnostic
service for hotels, factories, etc.
 Installation of high-efficiency
pumps at Da Nang Water Supply
facility

Cebu

Formation of joint development/smart city projects
through collaboration with YUSA based on requests
for cooperation from private developers in theASEAN region.
 Mega Cebu Roadmap 2050
 Waste plastic recycling
 High-efficiency treatment ofseptage

5Bilateral City to City Collaboration
with Bangkok
Bangkok 2050 Carbon Neutral Declaration(October 28th 2021)
Objectives(1) Drafting a Bangkok Master Plan on Climate Change 2013-2023(2) Capacity development for the implementation of the Master Plan
JapanThailand

Yokohama City

City to City Cooperation

Bangkok Metropolitan
Administration (BMA)

Yokohama City cooperates through JICA technical cooperation project;
 Dispatch of policy and technical experts (Yokohama City officials) for advising BMA
 Receives BMA officials study tour
For joint drafting of the Master Plan, developing mitigation and adaptation activities,
and institutional arrangements
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Bilateral City to City Collaboration
with Da Nang city
MINISTRY OF NATURAL RESOURCES
AND ENVIRONMENT (MONRE).
JapanVietnam

Climate Change Action Planis under development
Yokohama City

City to City Cooperation

Da Nang City

Processes from technical cooperation (project ideation) to operationalization are driven
through the Da Nang Urban Development Forum, etc.

Da Nang Urban Development Forum
Da Nang’s future conceptual image andaction plan, formulated with support fromYokohama/JICA

Demonstration of energy
efficiency diagnostic service(Osumi Co., Ltd., a Yokohamabased SME)

Replacement of pumps at water
purification facility (Joint Credit
Mechanism-supported 7project)Fostering Eco-industrial Parks in Da Nang city

Radiant air conditioning system

Solar power on roof
Energy management system

Redox-Flow Battery
LED system

YO KO H A M A
National University9Establishing a knowledge hub《Y-PORT Center》
Japanese
Government
JICA
JBIC
JOIN

Cities andCompaniesin emerging countries
City ofYokohama
YUSACYOYokohama
Water Co,LtdPrivateIGESADBWorld Bankfirms

Affiliated businessorganizations

Economic institutions

 providing best available urban solutions through dialogue gaining support from the government of Japan and donor agencies

10Establishing a knowledge hub《Y-PORT Center》
Please visit our website:•https://yport.city.yokohama.lg.jp/
Development Cooperation Division,
International Affairs Bureau
City of Yokohama, Japan
Email : ki-yport@city.yokohama.jp

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