The 9th Working-Level Conference
Duration of the Conference
- August 19 - August 20, 2011
Host city
- Kagoshima City, Japan
Theme of Plenary Session
- Linking together to build earth-friendly cities
Keynote Speaker
- Mr. Takejiro Sueyoshi
- UNEPFI Special Advisor
- Kagoshima City Environmental Advisor
- Theme "Urban Development in the 21st Century
Program
| Friday, August 19 |
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| Saturday, August 20 |
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Venue
- Shiroyama Castle Park Hotel
Participants
- 18 cities from 7 countries
Language Used
- Chinese, English, Japanese, Korean
Agenda
- Kagoshima Joint Declaration
Outline of the conference
- The 20th century saw many problems such as worsening of global warming, disruption of ecosystem, and widening disparity. And it is said that economic system in 20th century is pushed to the limit.
- Asian-Pacific City Summit defines 21st century as "Green Growth Era" which cities address problems, and held working-level conference. At the conference, participating cities introduced efforts for sustainable development by city governments and citizens' organizations, and agreed on the joint declaration for future cooperation.
- A representative from Iwaki City, Fukushima Prefecture reported how a local government is responding to the Great East Japan Earthquake.
The contents of the conference
- Presentation from participating cities Kagoshima City(Japan), Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (Thailand), Busan Metropolitan City (Korea), Changsha City (China), Fukuoka City (Japan), Gwangyang City (Korea), Ipoh City (Malaysia), Kagoshima University and Depok City (Indonesia), Kitakyushu City (Japan), Kumamoto City (Japan), Vladivostok City (Russia)
Others
- Participating organization: UN-HABITAT Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific Fukuoka
- Participating cities: Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (Thailand), Busan Metropolitan City (Korea), Changsha City (China), Dalian City (China), Depok City (Indonesia), Fukuoka City (Japan), Guangzhou City (China), Gwangyang City (Korea), Iwaki City (Japan), Ipoh City (Malaysia), Kagoshima City (Japan), Kitakyushu City (Japan), Kumamoto City (Japan), Miyazaki City (Japan), Oita City (Japan), Pohang City (Korea), Saga City (Japan), Vladivostok City (Russia), Kagoshima University
