Introduction of City Net Business

CityNet (Asia-Pacific Intercity Cooperation Network) (external site) is a non-profit international organization that aims to improve and solve urban problems in the Asia-Pacific region. Founded in 1987, the number of members was 26 at the beginning, but now 154 cities and organizations are members of the organization (as of January 2023).
The secretariat has been set up in Seoul, Republic of Korea, and the City Net Yokohama Project Office has been set up in the city as an organization responsible for international cooperation projects.
With the aim of connecting all stakeholders in the city and providing concrete solutions to the urban problems facing cities in the Asia-Pacific region, CitiNet is divided into three subcommittees: Disaster Prevention, SDGs, and climate change. (Our city is a member of the SDGs subcommittee.)
In 1995, he received a special advisory qualification from the United Nations Economic and Social Commission (ECOSOC), and in 2002 he received the United Nations Habitatt Honor Award for his role in intercity cooperation in Asia and networking with local governments, NGOs, and government development agencies.

Motoichi has been a member since 1987 when City Net was established, and since it was elected chairman at the 1st City Net General Assembly (1989), it has been the chairman city for six terms since then. Was. At the 7th Annual General Meeting of City Net (2013), his contribution so far was recognized, and he was elected as Honorary Chairman City, and still serves as Honorary Chairman City.
In addition, Motoichi will serve as the chair city of the Disaster Prevention Subcommittee from 2012 (2013) to Reiwa 4 (2022), holding disaster prevention seminars, accepting training and inspections from member cities, dispatching experts, Memorandum We have made international contributions through long-term support projects based on the above. From 2023, as the chair city of the SDGs subcommittee, we will continue to actively promote initiatives to achieve the SDGs.

For more information about the project, please refer to the following page.
１．SDGs Subcommittee
２．Disaster Prevention Subcommittee