City-to-City pairings

City-to-city pairings

Through the IUC programme, cities and regions across Europe have entered into partnerships on sustainable development with counterparts from around the globe. For a full list of city pairings so far, see the table below:

CITY PAIRINGS SEARCH RESULTS - 1

Country
EU City
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Paired city
Country

Frankfurt am Main

Yokohama

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Population

736 414

Area

248.3 km2

Mayor

Peter Feldmann


City of Yokohama

Population

3 731 096

Area

437.4 km2

Mayor

Fumiko Hayashi


Topics

Energy transitionSmart cities and regional/urban innovation and competitiveness

Sustainable Development Goals


Description

Theses cities are focusing their goals on increasing renewable energy and changing the behavior of citizens and businesses. To achieve these goals they need to create an Interdependency with regional development and begin raising awareness with regard to different target groups.

 

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Frankfurt and Yokohama discuss path to carbon neutrality during study tour

A delegation from the City of Yokohama (Japan) engaged in an exchange of views on climate change initiatives and smart cities during a visit to the City of Frankfurt am Main (Germany) from 20 – 22 August, 2018 as part of the IUC programme.The visit saw delegates tour Frankfurt to learn more about urban development, including methods to save energy in the city’s old town without sacrificing cultu ...

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