Activities (FY2019)

* YWBA: Yokohama Water Business Association
* YWWB: Yokohama Waterworks Bureau
* YEPB: Yokohama Environmental Planning Bureau

The YWBA chief executive meeting was held last February. The City of Yokohama shared activity reports on overseas business expansion of YWBA member companies with the YWBA chief executives. The City and YWBA also exchanged opinions and shared ideas for future activities.

Specialists from the Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO), Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), Japan Environmental Sanitation Center, and United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) were invited to give presentations on the business environment in Indonesia and the current conditions of wastewater treatment and environmental regulations as well as their international business support systems. Seventeen YWBA member companies participated in the networking gathering following the seminar, which also provided participants with opportunities to develop relationships with each other.

Uma conferência de água internacional co-organizada por Ministério de Saúde, Trabalho e Bem-estar e JICA aconteceu em Vientiane, o capital da República Democrática das Pessoas de Lao, e cinco YWBA sócio companhias participaram do evento. They promoted their technologies and products in the table sessions and the accompanying exhibition that welcomed approximately 200 attendees including officials from relevant ministries and water utilities of the Lao PDR and national water corporations.

Based on an MOU signed last October, the YWWB hosted two executives and two engineers from the WASA-F, a water utility in Faisalabad, Pakistan, and provided them with lectures on the management of water supply and billing, operation and maintenance of water purification facilities, and other topics. On January 30, five YWBA member companies presented their businesses, technologies, and services.

Representantes de Mumbai City, Índia que foi cidades de irmã com Yokohama para em cima de meio um século Yokohama visitado e participou de uma excursão de estudo para aprender sobre as iniciativas de Yokohama por reduzir dano de inundação. Officials responsible for sewerage management and operation gave an overview of the stormwater storage pipe called Nippa-Suehiro Kansen and showed them around the pumping facilities. Mr. Vijay Singhal, Comissário Municipal Adicional de Mumbai, nos falou que Mumbai implementará contramedidas de inundação baseado nas iniciativas de Yokohama.

Como uma parte do JICA Grassroots "Projeto de Projeto (Armação Especial para Desenvolvimento Local) de Cooperação Técnico de Edifício de Capacidade em Administração de Trabalhos de Esgoto em Hanói (Realize em fases 2) ", nós convidamos a Hanoi City Departamento de Construção (DOC) para Yokohama e contanto treinamento técnico para eles.
The training included tours of sewage facilities such as a plant that co-incinerates sewage sludge with solid waste (Eco Plant Himenosawa in Atami City, Shizuoka prefecture).
O YWBA também segurou um "Sistema de esgoto Seminário Técnico" e duas YWBA sócio companhias * explicou como a coragem técnica deles/delas e knowhow poderiam contribuir concebivelmente a esforços melhorando o ambiente de água de Hanói.
*Pasco Corporation, JFE Engineering Corporation

The City of Yokohama has participated in Viet Water as an exhibitor for five years in a row. The event is the biggest water-related exhibition in Vietnam. This year, we took the following three approaches for the first time.

(1) Co-exhibiting and presentation with YWBA member companies
The City of Yokohama co-exhibited with two YWBA companies* at the event, where we all conducted promotional activities such as showing videos, displaying products, and distributing brochures. No seminário técnico, nós fizemos também uma apresentação na cooperação técnica internacional da Cidade e as tecnologias das companhias.
*Nihon Genryo Co., Ltd., Murata Keisokuki Service Co., Ltd.

(2) Business matching session
We held a business matching session with three YWBA companies*, inviting the executives from the HueWACO. It was a great opportunity for the companies to present their technologies to the Vietnamese parties in person.
*Nihon Genryo Co., Ltd., Murata Keisokuki Service Co., Ltd., Aichi Tokei Denki Co., Ltd.

(3) Site tours
We also visited the Thu Duc Water Purification Plant and the Binh Hung Wastewater Treatment Plant in Ho Chi Minh City and learned about the current state of the sewerage systems and issues they are now facing.

IWA-ASPIRE is an event that focuses on the water sector to promote communication and collaboration within the Asia-Pacific region. In addition, it is a platform for sharing best practices, building knowledge, and strengthening relationships in the sector. The 8th IWA-ASPIRE Conference and Exhibition attracted approximately 1,000 participants from 34 countries and regions. The YWWB) exhibited at the Japan Pavilion of the event, and shared information on the City's international initiatives, projects by YWBA companies, and YWBA activities through displays and flyers.

In June 2019, this project was initiated by the YWWB in cooperation with Yokohama Water Co., Ltd. and a private consultant that is a YWBA member company . Implementando o projeto, Projeto de Yokohama de Time" nomeado", em 2019 de outubro, o YWWB era anfitrião de cinco aprendizes da Lilongwe Água Tábua. While the trainees were in Yokohama, five YWBA member companies presented their businesses, technologies, and services.

Em relação a "O Projeto para Provisão de Água, Sistema de esgoto e Plano piloto de Drenagem de Faisalabad" que Cia. de Água de Yokohama, Ltd. é envolvido com, a Água e Agência de Serviço de saúde pública Faisalabad (WASA-F) e o YWWB assinaram um MOU no dia 2 de outubro a pedido do diretor geral do WASA-F.
The MOU includes hosting trainees, dispatching experts, and providing business opportunities for YWBA member companies. O WASA-F concordou em considerar introduzindo as tecnologias de Yokohama. In conjunction with the signing ceremony, the YWWB invited the director general and deputy chairman from the WASA-F and five YWBA companies introduced their businesses on October 4.

Como uma parte do JICA Grassroots "Projeto de Projeto (Armação Especial para Desenvolvimento Local) de Cooperação Técnico de Edifício de Capacidade em Administração de Trabalhos de Esgoto em Hanói (Realize em fases 2), "nós convidamos a Hanoi City Departamento de Construção (DOC) para Yokohama e contanto treinamento técnico para eles.
Durante o período de treinamento, o YWBA segurou um "Sistema de esgoto Seminário Técnico" e três YWBA sócio companhias * explicou como a coragem técnica deles/delas e knowhow poderiam contribuir concebivelmente a esforços melhorando o ambiente de água de Hanói.
Nós também levamos os aprendizes a "Sistema de esgoto Exposição 19 "que foi segurada em Yokohama de PACIFICO e mostrou para eles ao redor do evento, principalmente as barracas das YWBA sócio companhias.
*Pasco Corporation, J&T Recycling Corporation, JFE Engineering Corporation

Como uma parte do JICA Projeto de Cooperação Técnico o porto Moresby Wastewater "Projeto de Melhoria de Administração que Nihon Suiko Sekkei Cia., Ltd. tem trabalhado em, os funcionários de Eda Ranu aprenderam sobre o esgoto do Yokohama trabalha e visitou o Hokubu Sistema de esgoto Centro.

The International Symposium on Water Supply Technology is the only international conference of its kind regularly held in Japan. This event was first held in Kobe City in 1988 and since then it has been regularly held once every three years. O tema do evento deste ano era Serviços de Provisão de Água" e o Futuro deles/delas: Reliabile, Sustentável, e Inteligente."
Domestic and international experts in the field gave lectures on advanced practices and examples, and made presentations of their research papers on water purification, water pipelines, and project management in the technical sessions.
The accompanying exhibition with 41 exhibitors, including 17 YWBA member companies, attracted 3,545 participants and provided opportunities for business networking and information exchange on their advanced technologies. The YWWB and the YEPB co-exhibited at the event in order to promote YWBA activities.

In cooperation with JICA and Yokohama Water Co., Ltd. , the YWWB hosted eight waterworks engineers from seven African countries for training. We provided YWBA companies with opportunities to gather information about water sector in Africa and participate in business networking events.

Como uma parte do JICA "Projeto de Projeto de Cooperação Técnico para Plano piloto e Estudo de viabilidade em Controle de Inundação e Drenagem em Davao City" que os Consultores Orientais Global Cia., Ltd. tem trabalhado em, funcionários do Departamento de Trabalhos Públicos e Rodovias de Davao City aprendido sobre as iniciativas dos Yokohama por reduzir dano de inundação e visitou o local de construção de um tubo de armazenamento de stormwater.

An international seminar organized by the Central - Highland Water Supply Branch of the Vietnam Water Supply and Sewerage Association was held in Vietnam. One of the YWBA member companies exhibited at the event. O tema do seminário foi "A quarta inovação de indústria de água; chance e desafia", e foram feitas apresentações em administração de recurso, atendimento ao consumidor, medidas de água de non-renda, e tecnologias de ICT. The event welcomed approximately 200 attendees from 12 countries. The participating YWBA company presented their technologies and products together with a local agency.