In order to cooperate fully with the hosting of the G8 Environment Ministers' Meeting and proceed with smooth promotion of related projects, and also to make use of this opportunity to publicize the advanced efforts being made on the environmental front by Hyogo and Kobe as widely as possible both domestically and internationally, on July 26, 2007, Hyogo Prefecture and Kobe City jointly established a local promotion cooperation organization named the Hyogo Promotion and Cooperation Committee for the Environment Ministers Meeting (Chairman: Akihiro Amano, Chairman of the Hyogo Environment Council), with participation by the administration, economic organizations and concerned groups. This organization supports the management of the meeting, spreads the charm of Hyogo and Kobe, and advances hospitality.

The Promotion and Cooperation Committee
The Promotion and Cooperation
Committee
Night view of Kobe from the summit of Mount Rokko
Night view of Kobe from the
summit of Mount Rokko