EU-Japan International Cities Cooperation Project (IUC-Japan)

The EU (European Union) aims to promote sustainable urban development by combining Europe and cities around the world to work together to solve common issues and share countermeasures. We are implementing Inter Urban Cooperation-IUC (IUC) project. Yokohama City, together with Frankfurt, which has concluded a partner city agreement, has been applied for, adopted, and is promoting cooperation.

1 About IUC Project

Purpose

To promote sustainable urban development through collaboration between Europe and cities around the world to work together to solve common issues and share countermeasures.

Targets

Cities in the EU and cities in Japan, China, India, North America, Central America, and South America
IUC-Japan project adopted pair
Yokohama (Kanagawa Prefecture) - Frankfurt City (Germany)
Hirosaki City (Aomori Prefecture) - Donosty/San Sebastian (Spain)
Koriyama City (Fukushima Prefecture) - Essen City (Germany)
Ichinomiya City (Aichi Prefecture) - Ioanina City (Greece)
Ikoma City (Nara Prefecture) - Ancona City (Italy)

Collaboration Fields

The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the Paris Agreement, the New Urban Agenda, and others decide on exchange themes.

Implementation period

18 months

Details of implementation

A report summarizing activity plans and results related to exchange themes, attend exchange meetings held in Europe and Japan, and visit each other.

2 Exchange Theme between Yokohama and Frankfurt.

• Efforts to Energy Management

• Hydrogen Measures

• Public awareness, etc.

3 The 1st Intercity Meeting

On November 10, 2017, the first intercity meeting of the IUC project was held in Brussels, Belgium. On behalf of the IUC-Japan project, a pair of Yokohama and Frankfurt presented their best practices and future collaboration.

• IUC Project (outside site)