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Resolving Urban Issues in Emerging Asian Countries Through Cooperation Between Local Governments Support by City of Yokohama towards Support by City of Kitakyushu towards Cebu City, the Philippines Hai Phong, Vietnam The City of Yokohama implements international technical cooperation The City of Kitakyushu has established the Asian Center for Low Carbon Resolving Urban Issues through public and private collaboration under the Yokohama Society that promotes environmental improvement and low carbon Partnership of Resource and Technologies (Y-Port Project) to provide society in Asian countries by utilizing its experience and know-how in sustainable urban solutions to the cities in emerging countries and to overcoming urban pollution. The center provides comprehensive and in Emerging Asian Countries support overseas business expansion of private firms, by utilizing urban detailed support according to the needs of each city. development experiences of the city and technologies and know-hows The City of Kitakyushu concluded a Sister City Agreement with Hai through Cooperation of private firms within the city. Phong City and provided support in developing the “Hai Phong Green The City of Yokohama has concluded a Memorandum of Understanding Growth Promotion Plan” which serves as the overall master plan of between Local Governments on technical cooperation for sustainable urban development with Cebu urban environmental development of the Hai Phong City. City. The City of Yokohama has provided support in JICA’s long-term The “Hai Phong Green Growth Promotion Plan” consists of areas such development plan of Metro Cebu, and further contributed to the as low carbon city plan, waste, energy, water supply, sewerage, and formulation of roadmap which aims to realize its urban development transport. Currently, 15 pilot projects are underway, including vision. composting of household wastes, improvement of energy efficiency in Based on these activities, private firms within the City of Yokohama cement plants and delivery of advanced water treatment technology entered into infrastructure business in Metro Cebu, where they (U-BCF) developed by the City of Kitakyushu. contributed in improving the local urban environment by promoting recycling of waste plastics, delivering sludge dehydrator, etc. Furthermore, by utilizing the outcome of these Y-PORT Projects, the City of Yokohama proposed a business plan to JICA. Based on this proposal, JICA is implementing a grant aid project, a preparatory survey for “the Septage Management Project for Metro Cebu Water District Service Area”. Perspective image of Septage Management Facility U-BCF* being constructed at An Duong Water Instructing operation and maintenance (Source: JICA “Report on Preparatory Survey for the Septage Management Project for Metro Cebu Treatment Plant (Hai Phong City) of the sewer system Water District Service Area (Initial publicized version) (2019)” ) *U-BCF: Advanced water treatment technology developed by the City of Kitakyushu Support by Osaka City towards Support by Asahikawa City towards Yangon, Myanmar Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia Osaka City pursues overseas activities and has concluded partnerships Asahikawa City has concluded a Memorandum of Understanding on with 14 cities centering on emerging countries in Asia through the technical cooperation related to urban development with Ulaanbaatar Business Partner Cities (BPC) program, which aim to promote the mutual City. The city will provide support in the implementation of technical development through economic exchanges. cooperation projects through PPP and on urban development As part of its activity, Osaka City concluded a Memorandum of technology in cold climate. Agreement with Yangon City on technical cooperation in urban In the technical cooperation, progress in technology transfer and human infrastructure development including “water supply and sewerage”, resource development related to urban infrastructure projects in cold “waste treatment”, “urban planning”, “urban development”, “development climate were made through approaches such as: technical exchange by of low-carbon city”, etc. Various initiatives are being implemented by mutual dispatch/exchange of experts from both cities; acceptance of Osaka City, including technical cooperation projects through the technical trainees to Asahikawa City; and long-term dispatch of experts. collaboration among public and private sectors. By collaborating with Asahikawa Especially in the field of water supply and sewerage, by utilizing its Construction Association, building comprehensive know-how accumulated over many years and contractors and landscape contractors collaborating with private firms with advanced technologies, Osaka City within the city, various projects are being provides technical cooperation and supports on the solution of urban carried out, including housings, issues in Yangon City such as human resource development. landscaping technology and road pavement for cold climates. Technology Exchange among government employees of both cities International Affairs Office General Affairs Division,City Bureau Ministry of Land, Infrastructure,Transport and Tourism Field survey on sewerage system in Survey on water intake amount from wells and 2-1-3 Kasumigaseki,Chiyoda-ku,Tokyo 100-8918 Yangon City other water sources phone:+81-3-5253-8955 Introduction Development Supports by Japanese Local Governments Mongolia ／ Ulaanbaatar Vietnam ／ Da Nang and others ●Asahikawa City（Urban Infrastructure） ●City of Yokohama（Urban Planning/Master Plan） While emerging Asian countries are making remarkable progress, ●City of Kitakyushu（Urban Planning/Master Plan） India ／ Delh,Mumbai ●Osaka City（Urban Transport） they are now facing various urban issues due to rapid urbanization ●Tokyo Metropolitan Governmen（Watert Supply） ●City of Kitakyushu（Water Supply） Thailand ／ Bangkok ●City of Kitakyushu（Recycle） ●City of Yokohama（Water Supply） and concentration of population in urban areas, and there are ●City of Yokohama（Climate Change Master Plan） ●Kobe City（Water Supply） ●Tokyo Metropolitan Government（Water Supply） growing needs to resolve these issues. ●Osaka City（Water Supply） During the high economic growth period in the latter half of 20th ●City of Yokohama（Sewerage） Taiwan ／ Taipei ●Kawasaki City（Sewerage） century, Japan confronted various urban issues such as traffic ●Tokyo Metropolitan Governmen（Watert Supply） ●Kobe City（Water Supply and Sewerage） congestion, housing shortage, environmental pollution and ●Kawasaki City（Waste） ●Osaka City（Waste） insufficiency of water supply, sewerage system and waste management. As Japanese local governments have the knowledge and Myanmar ／ Yangon Philippines ／ Cebu City experience to overcome those issues, we believe that the local ●Osaka City（Urban Planning/Master Plan） ●City of Yokohama（Urban Planning/Master Plan） ●Tokyo Metropolitan Government / Fukuoka City（Water Supply） authorities in emerging Asian countries facing similar problems will ●City of Yokohama（Water Supply and Sewerage） ●Osaka City（Water Supply and Sewerage） ●City of Yokohama（Waste） be able to conquer those difficulties by collaborating with them. ●Osaka City（Waste） Under such background, the Japanese national government supports the overseas expansion of activities of the local Cambodia ／ Krong Kampong Cham ●City of Kitakyushu（Water Supply） governments. Indonesia ／ Surabaya and others Samoa ／ Apia This brochure was edited to introduce the overseas ●City of Kitakyushu（Urban Planning/Master Plan） ●Miyakojima City / Okinawa Prefecture（Water Supply） ●City of Kitakyushu（Sewerage） accomplishments and practices of Japanese local governments to ●City of Kitakyushu（Water Supply and Sewerage） the local authorities in emerging Asian countries. Malaysia ／ Lanagat ●City of Kitakyushu（Waste） ●Tokyo Metropolitan Governmen（t Sewerage） ●City of Kitakyushu（Energy） We really hope that the mutual cooperation between local ●Higashimatsushima City（Disaster Prevention/Reconstruction） Australia ／ Queensland governments of both Japan and Asian countries will be enhanced ●City of Kitakyushu（Firefighting） ●Kawasaki City（Water Supply and Sewerage） towards overcoming urban issues, developing human resource and ●Kobe City（Medical Care） achieving sustainable development. As provided in the map above and the list on the right, Field of Support Country/City Local Governments in Japan Japanese local governments have extensive experience Philippines Cebu City City of Yokohama Da Nang City of Yokohama in collaborating to resolve urban issues of the emerging Urban Planning Vietnam Master Plan Hai Phong City of Kitakyushu Asian countries, such as: Myanmar Yangon Osaka City Urban planning master plan; Urban transport; Indonesia Surabaya City of Kitakyushu Climate Change Master Plan Thailand Bangkok City of Yokohama Water supply and sewerage; Waste and recycle; Urban Infrastructure Mongolia Ulaanbaatar Asahikawa City Energy; Disaster prevention/reconstruction; Urban Transport Vietnam Ho Chi Minh Osaka City Thailand Bangkok Tokyo Metropolitan Government Firefighting; Medical care; etc. Hai Phong City of Kitakyushu Hue and other cities City of Yokohama These efforts taken by the Japanese local governments Vietnam Long An Kobe City Ho Chi Minh Osaka City have been implemented based on the interactions and Water Supply cooperation made between the local authorities in both Myanmar Yangon Tokyo Metropolitan Government / Fukuoka City Cambodia Krong Kampong Cham City of Kitakyushu countries. Various support programs by Japanese public Samoa Apia Miyakojima City / Okinawa Prefecture organizations such as Japan International Cooperation India Delhi Tokyo
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