To achieve the 1.5 degree target set in the Paris Agreement, it is essential for cities, which account for about 70% of global greenhouse gas emissions and energy consumption, to transition to a decarbonized society. In this regard, efforts to support urban initiatives are being strengthened globally.
In February 2023, the Ministry of the Environment, Japan and Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) launched the Clean Cities Partnership Program (C2P2) to address the challenges cities in the world are now facing, in a multifaceted manner with broader collaboration. With the participation of Japanese subnational governments, private companies, financial institutions, etc., and in collaboration with multilateral development banks (MDBs), this program will provide comprehensive and synergistic support to partner cities to address urban challenges including climate change, environmental pollution, promoting circular economy, and becoming nature positive.
The C2P2 Seminar held at the COP28 Japan Pavilion shared the cases of city partnership projects that the Ministry of Environment, Japan and JICA are engaged in and presented good cases from the C2P2.
Event Details
Japan Pavilion
Presentation Materials
Programme
| Session1: Efforts by the Government of Japan | |||
| Opening remarks and explanation of the Ministry of the Environment's initiatives | Mr. Yuta MATSUZAWA, Vice Minister for Global Environmental Affairs, Ministry of the Environment, Japan | PDF (2.9MB) | |
| JICA Clean City Initiative (JCCI) | Mr. Takahiro MORITA, Director General, Global Environment Department, JICA | PDF (1.5MB) | |
| Session2: Efforts to cities by Multilateral Development Banks | |||
| Asian Development Bank (ADB) | Mr. Norio SAITO, Senior Director, Water and Urban Development Sectors Group,ADB | PDF (827KB) | |
| Session3: C2P2 Good Practices and Expected Projects | |||
| Quang Ninh Province, Viet Nam x Shiga Prefecture, Japan A good case of collaboration with JICA: Soft and hard support for the introduction of jokaso in the Ha Long Bay areas | |||
| Mr. Tadaaki INOUE, Assistant Section Chief, Commerce and Industry Policies Division, Department of Commerce, Industry, Tourism and Labor, Shiga Prefecture, Japan | PDF (5.2MB) | ||
| Ms. Tran Thi Thanh Tam, Manager, Foreign Economic Relations Division, Department of Planning and Investment, Quang Ninh Province, Viet Nam | PDF (2.0MB) | ||
| Airai State, Palau x Urasoe City, Okinawa, Japan Renewable energy promotion in the island context | |||
| Mr. Xavier E. Matsutaro, National Climate Change Coordinator and Focal Point to the UNFCCC | PDF (4.4MB) | ||
| Mr. Hidenori ISHIGURO, Submanager, International business Unit, JAPAN NUS CO LTD(JANUS) | |||
| Mr. Hiroyuki MOTONAGA, President, Okinawa Electric Power Company | |||
| Ba Ria Vung Tau, Viet Nam x Sakai City, Osaka, Japan Zero carbon Eco-Industrial Park Initiative | |||
| Mr. Masahiko TSUJIO, Director, Carbon Neutrality Promotion Department, Environment Bureau, Sakai City, Japan | PDF (2.4MB) | ||
| Mr. Dang Son Hai, Deputy Director, Department of Natural Resources and Environment, Ba Ria Vung Tau province, Viet Nam | PDF (4.4MB) | ||
| Signing Ceremony of Memorandum of Understanding on City-to-City Collaboration between Sakai City and Ba Ria Vung Tau Province | |||
| Mr.Hideki NAGAFUJI, Mayor of Sakai City, Japan (Video Message) | |||
| Mr. Nguyen Cong Vinh, Vice Chairman, People's Committee of Ba Ria Vung Tau province, Viet Nam | |||
| Session 4: Introduction of the City-to-City Collaboration Program | |||
| Introduction of the program and consultation Ms. Yatsuka KATAOKA, Program Director, City Taskforce, Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES) | |||