19 October 2023, 15:30-17:30 (JST) (14:30-16:30 MYT)
The mayors of Malaysia’s major cities gathered at the IGES Tokyo Sustainability Forum in Tokyo to share the latest news on climate sustainability. They described their initiatives to realise smart, zero-carbon, and climate-resilient cities, and whether they saw any possibilities to collaborate with the key stakeholders in this space. In the session,
Tokyo Metropolitan Government (TMG) introduced an initiative to promote decarbonisation and energy security in an integrated manner, and Saitama City introduced a case study of urban development in the Misono District. In addition, Takasago Construction shared a pioneering case of circular wood utilisation as an exemplary initiative in the private sector.
Event Details
Date/time
19 October 2023, 15:30-17:30 (JST) (14:30-16:30 MYT)
Venue
IGES Tokyo Sustainability Forum
Co-Organisers
University of Technology Malaysia (UTM)
Languages
English
Presentation Materials
| 15:30-16:40 | Opening remarks | ||
| Kazuhiko Takeuchi, President, IGES | |||
| Yoshihiro Mizutani, Director for International Cooperation for Transition to Decarbonization and Sustainable Infrastructure, Global Environment Bureau, MOEJ (online) | |||
| Ho Chin Siong, Director of UTM-Low Carbon Asia Research Center, UTM | |||
| 16:40-17:10 | Local actions towards carbon neutral | ||
"The latest news on climate sustainability" | |||
| Datuk Sr. Haji Kamarulzaman Bin Mat Salleh, Mayor, Kuala Lumpur City Hall | PDF(11.1MB) | ||
| Haji Hilmy Bin Haji Othman, Mayor, Kuching North City Hall | PDF(6.4MB) | ||
| Dato’ Ir. Rajendran P. Anthony, Mayor, Penang Island City Council | PDF(12.6MB) | ||
| Lee Lih Shyan, Director, Development Planning, Petaling Jaya City Council | PDF(6.5MB) | ||
"Tokyo for Building Decarbonisation Initiatives" | |||
| Toshiko Chiba, Climate Change Specialist and Director, Climate Change Division, Bureau of Environment Tokyo Metropolitan Government, TMG | PDF(2.3MB) | ||
"Smart City Saitama Model: Misono District Smart Home Community Initiative" | |||
| Osamu Kanda, Supervisor, Department of Futuristic City Promotion, Urban Strategy Division, Saitama City | PDF(704KB) | ||
"Example of smart house in Japan: Decarbonised wooden house" | |||
| Hironobu Ogawa, Executive Director, Design Department Manager, Takasago Construction Co., Ltd. | PDF(3.6MB) | ||
| 17:10-17:25 | Comments from Experts | ||
| Kazuhiko Takemoto, President, Overseas Environmental Cooperation Center, Japan (OECC) | |||
| Takero Sawamura, President, The Japanese Chamber of Trade & Industry, Malaysia (JACTIM) (online) | |||
| Koji Mitomori, Director, Office for Sustainability Management (Climate Change, Nature), JICA | PDF(2.2MB) | ||
| 17:25-17:30 | Closing remarks | ||
| Chau Loon Wai, Co-Director, UTM-Low Carbon Asia Research Centre (UTM) | |||
| Yasuo Takahashi, Executive Director, IGES | |||