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1 SDGs Multi-stakeholders partnership in Japan RYUZO SUGIMOTO Principal Deputy director, international strategy division Ministry of the environment, japan 28 MARCH, 2017

2 Who are Stakeholders? National Citizen /NPO International Private sectors Local 2

3 SDGs activities in Japan National Citizen /NPO International Private sectors Local 3

4 1-1. National Implementation Framework SDGs Promotion Headquarters When Structure Process Output Established in the Cabinet in May, 2016 Headed by Prime Minster Attended by all Ministers Stakeholder meeting for advice SDGs Implementation Guideline in December, 2016 SDGs Implementation Guideline Set Vision, Eight Priority areas and policies, Implementation Principle Roles of stakeholders NGO /NPO Private companies Consumers Local governments Science community Labor unions 4

5 1-2. SDGs Stakeholders Meeting organized by the MOEJ Key Objective Share and advice Introduce Disseminate Pioneering practices among stakeholders International trend to Stakeholders Best practices domestically and internationally Total output of 3 stakeholders meetings Best practices 7 companies and 1 local government activities Audience More than 500 people mainly from business Opportunity 3 Networking events for participants exchanged their views 5

6 SDGs activities in Japan National Citizen /NPO International Private sectors Local 6

7 2-1. Multi stakeholder s action for SDGs Example 1: Recycle Loop for Food waste (Food to Food) Enacted Food waste recycling law in (First law in the world) Recycling rate of food industry: 28% (2000) 85% (2014) Liquid type feed Contract firm Food companies, Super market Sales branded pork at supermarkets <Outcome> Reduction of food waste treatment cost (Env.) Local employment (Social) Added Value by branding products (Economical) (Uny Co., Ltd - Supermarket- ) Food loss from food companies and restaurants Collectors Recyclers (Japan Food Ecology Center)

8 2-2. Private sector s action for SDGs - Example 2: Sompo Japan (Insurance) Weather Index Insurance for Southeast Asian farmers(sdgs Goal 2, 13, and 17) Pay insurance amount when a weather index (temperature, precipitation) fulfills certain conditions without certificate of loss in Thailand, Myanmar, Philippines Outcome 1. Reduce agriculture's risks by climate change (Env.) 2. Improve financial literacy, Sustainable Farm (Social) 3. Expand insurance market to farmers (Economical) 8 8

9 SDGs activities in Japan National Citizen International Private sectors Local 9

10 3-1. Cities Action for SDGs - Future Cities - Shimokawa Town Toyama City Kashiwa City Future Cities selected by the (11 cities: 2011) Kamaishi City Rikuzentakata City, Sumita-cho, Ofunato City Higashimatsushima City City of Yokohama City of Kitakyushu (Outside of disaster-hit regions) Iwanuma City Shinchi Town Minamisoma City (Disaster-hit areas) A variety of ambitious proposals towards a sustainable society Cited from Presentation by Dr. Shuzo Murakami on 6 th International Forum on the Future City Initiative 10

11 FutureCity Initiative promoted by the Japanese towards a low-carbon society Certification and commendation of top-runner cities by the Central Dissemination of best practices to other cities in Japan and overseas Global partnership Present a clear image of a sustainable society of the future to the public FutureCities as a target to be achieved Partnership between citizens and local governments Establishment of a nationwide council for promotion of FutureCity Initiative Partnership between private/public sectors and local governments Evaluation of activities of each city by the Central PDCA by local governments Facilitate improvement of the governance of mayors Revised from Presentation by Dr. Shuzo Murakami on COP22 Side Event in Japan pavilion, Cities, Climate and SDGs 11

12 12 12 SDGs activities in Japan National Citizen International Private sectors Local

13 4-1. Japan's Assistance Initiatives to address Climate Change The initiative on the Japan s major supports for the developing countries to address climate change in 2016 Main Areas of Japanese Contribution Mitigation Diffusion of superior low-carbon-emission technology Adaptation Transparency Fluorocarbons SDGs Sharing of Japan s experiences and cases Human resource development for inventory enhancement Comprehensive measures for controlling emission of fluorocarbons Support for sustainable societies with decarbonization 13

14 Cities, Climate and SDGs: Multi-level governance for achieving zero-carbon and sustainable future Co-organizers: Ministry of the Environment, Japan, OECD, ICLEI Local s for Sustainability COP22 Japan Pavilion 16 November 2016 Marrakesh, Morocco Photo: 2016 City of Yokohama

15 Local governments: Cities, climate change & SDGs Cities have a heavy responsibility in climate change. Expectations towards cities is increasing. Cities need to be committed to climate action and achieving SDGs. Cities must go beyond environmental action to achieve a decarbonized, sustainable society. To achieve the SDGs, cities need to build up experience and share it widely. Good practices should be scaled up globally. Kimihiro Kuromizu Executive Director, Climate Change Policy Headquarters CITY OF YOKOHAMA SDGs only have value when they are translated into concrete action. Cities are at the forefront of acting on climate change. Climate action will make life better in cities. Lan Marie Nguyen Berg Vice Mayor for Environment and Transport, CITY OF OSLO Akiko Miura Director, Emission Cap and Trade, Bureau of Environment TOKYO METROPOLITAN GOVERNMENT Climate action must also improve the quality of life for our citizens at the same time. We can connect climate action and SDGs to make our cities more attractive, more competitive. Yann Francoise Head of Climate and Energy Strategies, Parks and Environment Directorate, Urban Ecology Agency, CITY OF PARIS Photo: 2016 City of Yokohama

16 4-2. JCM Project: Eco-driving by Utilizing Digital Tachograph System Project Owner: (Japan) NIPPON EXPRESS, (Host Country) NIPPON EXPRESS (VIETNAM) Outline of GHG Mitigation Activity Visualize fuel consumption, running distance by an eco-drive improving system with digital tachographs on 124 trucks Improve driving behavior by advice based on the analyzed data, and feedback linked to the training outcome. Contribute to improvement of transportation quality such as car accident, as well as fuel efficiency. Real-time Management Driving Behavior Analysis Operation Division Feedback s to Driver Server Data Distribution Center Start End Network Trucking CDM Project 7455 in Malaysia Equipment (Eco-drive information) Fuel Consumption Car accident 73% reduction Expected GHG Emission Reductions 328 tco 2 /year (Reference Fuel Consumptions Project Fuel Consumptions) x Emission Factor (EF) 16

17 4-3. ASEAN ESC Model Cities Year 3 Overview Background: Established with support by the Japan-ASEAN Integration Fund (JAIF), ASEAN ESC Model Cities is ASEAN s platform of frontrunner cities in 2011 Main activities: Support Connect Outreach Training and seed funds for pilot projects in Model Cities to develop/scale up good practices Model Cities to learn each other within countries and across ASEAN countries Recommend high-potential cities to additional project and training opportunities by other supporting organizations 40 Model Cities (total no.) 8 Countries 1 ASEAN Community Activities 55,000++ People Engaged ~50% matched government contributions 17

18 Key aspects for developing partnership Networking, Match making Translation specific issues to other stakeholders Clear vision and Transparency Win-Win and Multi benefits (Every stakeholders needs to have benefits) 18

19 Thank you for your attention 19

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