2023.12.6 Wed.

10:30 - 11:45

Clean City Partnership Program (C2P2) Seminar: Urban Agenda on Climate Change, Pollution and Biodiversity Loss

Organizer

Ministry of Environment, Japan (MOEJ)

Co-organizer

Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES)

Seminar abstract

Abstract

In order 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 make the transition to decarbonization. International efforts to support urban initiatives are being strengthened.
In February 2023, MOEJ together with JICA, launched the Clean Cities Partnership Program (C2P2) to address today's challenges faced by cities around the world from multiple perspectives. With the participation of Japanese local governments, private companies, financial institutions, and others, and in collaboration with MDBs, this program will provide comprehensive and synergistic support for urban agenda including climate change, environmental pollution, circular economy, and nature positive in partner cities.
In this seminar, MOEJ and JICA will present their initiatives and good practices of C2P2 from Japanese local governments and partner cities will be shared.

Program

Efforts by the Government of Japan Opening remarks and explanation of the Ministry of the Environment's initiatives -10 min-

• Mr. Yutaka MATSUZAWA , Deputy Minister for Global Environmental Affairs, Ministry of the Environment, Japan
• Mr. Takahiro MORITA, Director General, Global Environment Department, JICA

Efforts to cities by MBDs -10 min-

Mr. Norio SAITO Senior Director, Water and Urban Development Sectors Group,ADB

A good case of collaboration with JICA: 1. Quang Ninh Province, Viet Nam x Shiga Prefecture, Japan -5 min-

• Ms. Tran Thi Thanh Tam Manager, Foreign Economic Relations Division,Department of Planning and Investment, Quang Ninh Province, Viet Nam
• Mr. Tadaaki INOUE Official Planning Chief, Commerce and Industry Policies Division, Department of Commerce, Industry, Tourism and Labor, Shiga Prefecture, Japan

2. Airai State, Palau x Urasoe City, Okinawa, Japan -5 min-

• Mr. Xavier E. Matsutaro National Climate Change Coordinator and Focal Point to the UNFCCC
• Mr. Hidenori ISHIGURO Submanager, International business Unit, JAPAN NUS CO LTD(JANUS)
• Mr. Hiroyuki MOTONAGA President,The Okinawa Electric Power Company, Inc.

3. Ba Ria Vung Tau, Viet Nam x Sakai City, Osaka, Japan -15 min-

• Masahiko TSUJIO Director, Carbon Neutrality Promotion Department, Environment Bureau,Sakai City, Japan
• Dang Son Hai Deputy Director,Department of Natural Resources and Environment, Ba Ria Vung Tau province
• Hideki NAGAFUJI (Video message) Mayor of Sakai City, Japan
• Nguyen Cong Vinh Vice Chairman, People's Committee of Ba Ria Vung Tau province

Introduction of the City-to-City Collaboration Program -10 min-

• Hideki NAGAFUJI (Video message) Mayor of Sakai City, Japan
• Nguyen Cong Vinh Vice Chairman, People's Committee of Ba Ria Vung Tau province

Moderator

Yatsuka KATAOKA Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES)

Speakers

In-person

• Yutaka MATSUZAWA / MOEJ, Vice Minister
• Takahiro MORITA / JICA, Director General, Global Environment Department
• Norio SAITO / Senior Director, Water and Urban Development Sectors Group,ADB
• Tran Thi Thanh Tam / Manager, Foreign Economic Relations Division,Department of Planning and Investment, Quang Ninh Province, Viet Nam
• Tadaaki INOUE / Official Planning Chief, Commerce and Industry Policies Division, Department of Commerce, Industry, Tourism and Labor, Shiga Prefecture, Japan
• Xavier E. Matsutaro / National Climate Change Coordinator and Focal Point to the UNFCCC
• Hidenori ISHIGURO / Submanager, International business Unit, JAPAN NUS CO LTD(JANUS)
• Hiroyuki MOTONAGA / President,The Okinawa Electric Power Company, Inc.
• Masahiko TSUJIO / Director, Carbon Neutrality Promotion Department, Environment Bureau,Sakai City, Japan
• Dang Son Hai / Deputy Director,Department of Natural Resources and Environment, Ba Ria Vung Tau province
• Nguyen Cong Vinh / Vice Chairman, People's Committee of Ba Ria Vung Tau province
• Ms. Yatsuka KATAOKA / City Taskforce, Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES) Program Director

Online

• Hideki NAGAFUJI (Video message) / Mayor of Sakai City, Japan

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Session Summary

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.