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Global Platform for Sustainable Cities (GPSC)

First Meeting of Global Platform for Sustainable Cities 2016 MARCH 7-11, 2016, SINGAPORE

First GPSC Meeting 2016 – Summary Report

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Table of Contents

First GPSC Meeting Overview ...................................................................................................................... 1

Summary of Events.........................................................................................................................................

Working Meeting on Indicators for Sustainable Cities and Geospatial Tools ........................................... 3

Finance Training Event: Investible Project Preparation and PPPs ........................................................... 4

GPSC Opening Plenary ............................................................................................................................. 5

Thematic Learning Event 1: Green Infrastructure Solutions for Integrated Urban Flood Risk

Management ............................................................................................................................................ 6

Thematic Learning Event 2: Transit-Oriented Development ................................................................... 7

Thematic Learning Event 3: Climate Change ........................................................................................... 8

GPSC Closing Plenary ................................................................................................................................ 9

Site Visits ................................................................................................................................................ 10

Feedback ..................................................................................................................................................... 12

Annex I: GPSC Main Meeting Agenda and List of Participants ................................................................ 14

Annex II: Working Group on Indicators/Geospatial Tools Agenda .......................................................... 37

Annex III: Finance Training Event Agenda ................................................................................................. 43

This report was compiled with contributions from Gayatri Singh, Ronghui Kan, Linh X. Le, Zuzana Stanton-

Geddes, Wanli Fang, Judy Zheng Jia, Jennifer Min Lee, Juni Zhu, Abigail Baca, Lesley Jeanne Cordero, Zijing

Niu and Sarah Lin.

First GPSC Meeting 2016– Summary Report

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First GPSC Meeting Overview

Introduction

The First GPSC Meeting was held in Singapore from 7-11 March. Organized by the World Bank in

partnership with the Global Environment Facility (GEF) and key Singapore government and non-

government partners, the aim of the week was two-fold:

i) Facilitate the sharing of best practices among participants through a range of working

meetings, panel discussions and learning events; and

ii) Showcase opportunities to tap into Singapore’s expertise in urban planning and management,

focusing on solutions that are practitioner-focused and applicable in varying contexts.

The First Meeting brought together over 200 participants from national, subnational and city

governments (35 percent), research institutes (15 percent), international organizations including various

UN agencies, the GEF, and the WBG (40 percent), and the private sector (10 percent) for working

meetings, high-level panel discussions, thematic learning sessions and field trips on issues such as urban

flood risk management, transit-oriented development, urban indicators and the integration of climate

change resilience in urban planning. The various sessions aimed to enable participants to share

challenges and best practices from their respective cities, while also learning from Singapore’s own

urban planning experience in different fields. Around 30 cities and subnational governments were

represented at the meetings.

The Global Platform for Sustainable Cities, led by the World Bank, is a multi-year knowledge sharing

program designed as part of the Sustainable Cities Integrated Approach Pilot (SC-IAP), a $150 million

program funded by the Global Environment Facility (GEF)1. The SC-IAP program consists of a variety of

urban sustainability projects in 24 participating cities across 11 countries.

1 The GEF was established in October 1991 as a pilot program in the World Bank to assist in the protection of the global environment and promote environmentally sustainable development. Today it is an independent, international partnership of 183 countries, international institutions, civil society organizations and private sector players to address global environmental issues. It has provided US$14.5billion in grants and mobilized US$75.4billion in additional financing for almost 4,000 projects.


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Agenda Overview

DATE MORNING AFTERNOON

Monday

7 March

Working Meeting on Indicators for Sustainable Cities & Geospatial

Tools (Ballroom II, 2nd floor), Participation by

Invitation Only

LUNCH


Tools (Ballroom II, 2nd floor), Participation by

Invitation Only

Tuesday

8 March


Tools

(Ballroom II, 2nd floor), Participation by

Invitation Only

LUNCH

Finance Workshop (Ballroom II, 2nd floor), Participation by

Invitation Only

Wednesday

9 March

Official Launch of GPSC

(Main Ballroom, 2nd floor)

LUNCH

2 Parallel Learning Events

Track 1: Green Infrastructure Solutions

for Integrated Urban Flood Risk

Management


Track 2: Transit-Oriented Development

(Topaz, 2nd floor)

Co-Chaired by WRI & WB

Thursday

10 March

Learning Event 3

Climate Change


Co-Chaired by Partner Institutions

Launch of

Competitive

Cities

Report

(Main

Ballroom, 2nd

floor)

GPSC Closing Plenary


Friday

11 March

Briefing on Integrated Land Use

Planning/ Visit URA City Gallery

(Urban Redevelopment Authority)

*Shuttle Buses will be provided

LUNCH

GPSC Field Trips

Track A: Urban Flooding

Track B: TOD

Track C: Public Housing

(Various Locations)


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GPSC Working Meeting on Indicators for Sustainable Cities and

Geospatial Tools 7 & 8 March

Speakers and moderators at the Working Meeting on Indicators for Sustainable Cities and Geospatial Tools.

The first technical workshop on ‘Indicators for Sustainable Cities and Geospatial Tools’ brought together

urban practitioners, city policy makers and experts from international organizations with the aim to: (1)

highlight the importance of integrating data and indicators into the urban planning process; (2) map out

the universe of geospatial tools available to city planners and highlight innovative solutions; (3) discuss

the challenges and opportunities of implementing integrated urban planning and utilization of geospatial

data at city level; and (4) identify relevant indicators available and examine their utility in assessing

sustainability across cities.

Several key themes and messages emerged from the two days of presentations and discussions. First, it

was emphasized that not all cities have equal capacities for integrated urban planning, and work programs

need to be developed in a way that cities’ needs are addressed and strengths leveraged. Gaps in capacities

range from finances, technological issues, lack of skills, or a combination of these factors. Second, effective

coordination among departments and various levels of government is key for the success of integrated

urban planning but is often also the main bottleneck for lasting success. As highlighted by the case of

Singapore in the keynote address, there is a need to systematically create a culture of data sharing while

ensuring that the requisite legal agreements are developed to enable data sharing. With respect to

indicators for assessing sustainability, the meeting agreed that the existing landscape of indicators is

exhaustive and there is a need to prioritize based on what is available rather than reinventing the wheel.

Last but not the least, sustainable urban planning must ensure that people and communities are central

to this exercise.

Moving forward, the World Bank will support and coordinate the development of work programs suited

to the needs and capacities of each city, working through the relevant GEF Implementing Agencies. The

starting point of the work program development will be a consultant-supported self-assessment of data

availability and institutional mapping at the city level. The Bank team will also take a lead in compiling a


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sub-set of indicators from existing lists to serve as a menu of options for cities to choose from. The

indicators will be broadly aligned with SDGs. The aim will be to complete the city-specific self-assessment

by Fall 2016, in time for the Second Working Group Meeting.

Finance Training Event: Investable Project Preparation and PPPs 8 March

The Finance Training Event on Project Preparation

and Public-Private Partnerships (PPP) was organized

to cater to the need of many city governments to

learn more about PPPs, with close to 50 participants

from cities, partner agencies, private sector

companies and the World Bank in attendance. While

many cities around the world are interested in

leveraging private sector expertise and capital in the

financing, building and operations of infrastructure

assets, relatively few governments have managed to

do so. This general lack of government ability to

develop strong PPP capacity and pipelines is due to many factors, but mostly boil down to the fact that

PPPs are complex undertakings involving many stakeholders from across the public and private sectors.

As such, understanding how to prepare and structure PPPs properly is paramount.

Excerpts from presentations by the World Bank (L) and Chongqing (R).

At the beginning of the event, World Bank speakers set the framework for later discussions by introducing

the fundamentals of PPPs. This was followed by presentations of potential PPP projects in two cities – a

common utilities tunnel in Chongqing, China and a municipal solid waste-to-energy plant in Guntur, India

– with tailored responses provided by PPP experts from both the World Bank group and the private sector,

aimed at giving the governments in charge of the PPP projects ideas they could consider when further

structuring their projects. The sessions were interactive, with city participants from South America, Africa


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and Asia sharing their experiences with regard to PPPs and having candid discussions with the PPP experts.

In all, it was a valuable opportunity for the public and private sectors to come together in a neutral,

international platform to exchange ideas on taking PPPs from the drawing board into reality.

GPSC Opening Plenary 9 March

Left to Right: GEF CEO, Ms Naoko Ishii; Permanent Secretary for Environment and Water Resources, Mr. Choi Shing Kwok; Senior

Director GSURR, Mr. Ede Ijjasz-Vasquez

The Opening Plenary of the GPSC launched the Platform as a knowledge sharing and management

program that (i) ties all city-level projects together under one platform and promotes an integrated

approach to urban planning, financing and implementation; and (ii) provides a space for collaborative

engagement on sustainable cities. At the Plenary, the story of Singapore's journey to sustainable

development was told by Permanent Secretary for Environment and Water Resources, Mr. Choi Shing

Kwok, as an inspiration for member cities, highlighting the success factors of (1) the late Mr. Lee Kuan

Yew's vision and leadership; (2) long term planning and steady execution; and (3) strategic use of

technology and best practices. Building on this success, the Sustainable Singapore Blueprint 2015 now

engages all citizens to participate in making the city state more sustainable, very much an excellent

example of the linkages between competitiveness, sustainability, inclusiveness and resilience stressed by

Mr. Ede Ijjiaz-Vazquez, Senior Director of the World Bank’s Global Practice for Social, Urban, Rural and

Resilience.

The Opening Plenary also featured a Panel Discussion on the ambitions and challenges to pursue long

term sustainability of urban centers in India, China, Côte d'Ivoire, France, and the United States. While the

ambitions may vary depending on the level of each city’s development, the panelists' cities have at some

point faced similar barriers to sustainable development, such as the development of a comprehensive and

integrated strategy, negotiation with stakeholders including citizens, low technical capacity, and limited

use of technology. The more developed cities in the US and France advised developing cities to focus on

(1) building a shared vision across all departments; (2) finding the right language to work together with all

stakeholders; (3) closely track implementation; and (4) planning for some flexibility.


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Thematic Learning Event 1: Green Infrastructure Solutions for

Integrated Urban Flood Risk Management 9 March

The learning event provided a platform for government representatives and technical experts across East

and South East Asia, Africa, and Europe to share their experience of national and city-scale applications

of green mitigation measures for flood risk management. Case study presentations highlighted the need

for a balanced approach to flood risk management which combines traditional engineering (“grey”) with

green approaches, such as greening of urban spaces through parks, wetlands, addressing storm water

through storage and water harvesting, porous pavements, but also green-roofing, tree pits, street side

swales, etc.

Excerpts from Singapore’s presentation on integrated flood risk management – early flooding hazards (L) and today’s approach

to flood risk mitigation (R).

One of the key takeaways was that urban planning and investments need to consider flood risk mitigation

measures not only to protect people and assets but also to create livable spaces where communities can

work and recreate. Engaging all stakeholders in the process, cities and countries should aim to create

sustainable urban spaces boosting local development as well as meaningfully engaging and serving local

communities. Examples of successful applications also showed cost-effectiveness of green mitigation

measures, particularly when funding includes both public and private funds, with regulations and

incentives of to encourage private sector and households’ involvement.

Panel 2: Opportunities and Innovations in Applying Green Infrastructure Approaches


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The event was organized by the Urban Floods Community of Practice (UFCOP), an initiative of the World

Bank, with support from the Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery (GFDRR), the WB Tokyo

Development Learning Center (TDLC), and others. As part of next steps, a Knowledge Note on green

infrastructure measures is already under preparation capturing key principles in applying green mitigation

measures and profiling state-or the art, innovative examples across the world. All participants have been

encouraged to continue the dialogue on integrated urban floods risk management facilitated by UFCOP -

whether online through the World Bank Collaboration for Development (C4D) website, or through

upcoming face-to-face events in Turkey and Japan.

Thematic Learning Event 2: Transit-Oriented Development 9 March

Addressing more than 90 experts and practitioners active in the field of Transit-Oriented Development

(TOD), Ms. Naoko Ishii, CEO of GEF, opened the session by describing TOD as a “magical” planning tool to

achieve urban sustainability. Through a mix of presentations and group discussions, the session set out to

(1) raise awareness among policy-makers and planning professionals that TOD is a powerful instrument

to materialize compact, connected and coordinated urban development; and (2) exchange knowledge and

best practices to inform the design and implementation of TOD across different contexts. Speakers shared

experience through case studies of Nanchang (China), Recife (Brazil), Johannesburg (South Africa) and

Singapore and a comprehensive review of existing TOD resources globally. This was followed by group

discussions on challenges and possible solutions to implementing TOD at the city, corridor and station

level.

Clockwise from Top Left: Presentation excerpts from Singapore, Nanchang, Recife and Johannesburg


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A consensus emerged from the discussion that successful TOD requires a cross-scale integrated approach,

planned systematically at city, corridor and station levels. At the metropolitan/city level, it is essential to

coordinate economic, land use and mass transit network for efficiency and accessibility. At the corridor

level, priority should be given to maximizing the accessibility impact of a mass transit line while ensuring

integration in surrounding and balanced mixed-use along corridor. At the station level, it is necessary to

create dense, diverse, vibrant, livable and inclusive communities adapted to local environment through

people-oriented physical design. Other major takeaways include: (1) to ensure long-term sustainability,

the TOD plans need to be adjusted periodically in line with urban growth and be able leverage additional

financing through public private partnerships; (2) strong governance, institutional mechanisms and

transparent rules are key ingredient for success; (3) land use regulations and design guidelines should

encourage the building of walkable and bikeable local environment; and (4) social inclusion and disaster-

resilience are increasingly important parts of the TOD concept, in addition to integration of land use and

transit facilities.

The TOD event was organized by the World Bank’s

Community of Practice on TOD, together with the World

Resources Institute. Next steps are to: (1) develop a TOD

toolkit under the GPSC addressing challenges raised by SC-

IAP cities and supported by GEF; (2) capture lessons

learned under GEF SC-IAP implementation and share

through GPSC; (3) organize a deep-dive study tour to

Tokyo in May 2016.

Thematic Learning Track 3: Climate Change 10 March

The world recognized how cities and subnational governments can play an important role in climate

change mitigation at the Lima-Paris Action Agreement. Cities are economically and socially vulnerable to

climate change, but also responsible for 70% of global emissions. Cities are at the frontlines of global

climate action and the transition to low-carbon development and resilience. To make transformation

happen, the climate action strategy of cities must be integrated into urban planning and be supported by

financing and investment. This learning event included representatives from Amman, Paris, Shenzhen,

Lima, Hue and the State of California, who shared their experiences and challenges in integrating climate

targets and action plans into their overall planning and policies. Some key lessons from the subnational

representatives included: (1) serving localities with low capacity with consistent and reliable data and

tools for planning, (2) matching the initiatives with the necessary funding, (3) translating the co-benefits

(economic, health, equity, access, etc.) to the public and residents to ensure that local needs and values

drive implementation, (4) ensuring equity and inclusiveness in the programs, and (5) involving

communities in the planning process.


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Panelists share and discuss cities’ approaches to addressing climate change (L); Excerpt from WRI presentation showing UN

Habitat’s City Climate Action Planning Principles

The session identified several opportunities for the GPSC to play a role in the integration of climate change

mitigation and adaptation policies into the sustainability planning framework. The GPSC could facilitate

the monitoring and achievement of the Paris Agreement’s Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) in

cities and could link up to the Compact of Mayors to serve a wider network of cities. The GPSC could also

help define or identify a sustainability framework for integrating the SDG11 with the Paris Agreement. A

few upcoming events where the GPSC could create a presence and a synergy were the Climate Action

event in May 5-6, 2016 in DC and Habitat III this October in Quito, Ecuador.

GPSC Closing Plenary 10 March

After intensive working meetings, high-level panel discussions and

thematic learning sessions, participating cities shared their key takeaways

during the GPSC Closing Plenary. The main message of the event is that for

cities to be sustainable, they require (1) long term vision; (2) focused

prioritization; (3) citizen engagement; (4) private sector knowledge; (5)

creative finance; and (6) city to city learning and sharing. Some cities in

Japan and China emphasized “the need to build upon the DNA of your city,

its history and culture heritage” as a foundation of urbanization. Cities from

Brazil, India and Sri Lanka shared about learning to navigate bureaucracy

and politics as an essential part of achieving urban sustainability, captured

in candid insights like, “Governance and evidence are powerful tools

against vested interest,” and “Unless you understand politics, you cannot

do what you need to do”. The best way to make yourself relevant in urban

planning is “to go back to the people – assess where the citizens feel pain

and your plan must address how to remove that pain”.


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Before the event ended, the GPSC shared its work plan and next steps. Develop the three pillars for

knowledge sharing on spatial data, integrated planning approaches and financing cities remains a key

priority. GPSC also aims to work with participating cities to lay out a detailed work plan and develop a

team of global experts. It also seeks to consolidate good practices and develop tools and guides to urban

planning around thematic areas such as but not limited to: climate change, transit-oriented development,

urban flooding and resilience, waste management, and other relevant topics. Another important pillar

highlighted in the next steps is to develop tool kits for cities to be shared as knowledge products from

trainings and knowledge sharing opportunities among cities to enhance their financial capacity.

The GPSC will hold its 2nd Global Meeting in 2017, and will also hold several working group meetings

leading up to the main event. Participants were encouraged to keep the conversation going and to keep

a look out for upcoming activities on the newly-launched GPSC webpage.

Ms. Yumiko Noda, former Deputy Mayor of Yokohama City, explains key success factors for sustainable cities (L); The overall

GPSC Framework is shared as part of the Closing Plenary (R).

Site Visits 11 March

Participants spent the last day on various site visits – first to the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA)

in the morning for a briefing on integrated land use planning and a guided tour of the City Gallery, followed

by separate thematic track visits in the afternoon, covering Urban Flooding, Transit-Oriented

Development and Public Housing. Each thematic visit was structured to give participants a first-hand

experience of how planning and design principles discussed during the week had been implemented. The

Urban Flooding visit brought participants first to Marina Barrage, the site of Singapore’s only urban

reservoir, where flooding control, sustainability and public space come together. A second stop at Bishan

Ang Mo Kio Park demonstrated how the Public Utilities Board’s (PUB’s) Active, Beautiful and Clean (ABC)

Waters Programme had been successfully used to transform a suburban community park.


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Clockwise from top left: Participants on a tour of the URA City Gallery; During URA’s presentation on integrated land use planning;

the Urban Flooding group at Bishan Ang Mo Kio Park and at the Sustainable Singapore Gallery at Marina Barrage.

Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) participants spent the afternoon at the Marina Bay area to

understand different facets of TOD implementation. A tour of the Fullerton Bay Hotel and Fullerton Hotel,

followed by a dialogue session with the developers, provided an understanding of the land sales process

in Singapore, as well as the special conditions and requirements imposed on developers for sites in terms

of preserving heritage elements and ensuring connectivity to surrounding developments and transit

options. A guided tour of the Bay, including the underground pedestrian network, demonstrated the need

for detailed planning and urban design to ensure walkability and seamless connections.

TOD participants at Bayfront MRT station (L) and outside the Fullerton Bay Hotel along Marina Bay (R).


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Participants on the Public Housing visit were hosted by the Housing Development Board (HDB) in Toa

Payoh, one of Singapore’s earliest satellite

new towns. A briefing by HDB provided an

overview of the approach to the provision,

planning and design of public housing, which

houses more than 80% of Singapore’s

population. This was followed by a walkabout

of the Toa Payoh neighborhood, which

highlighted different elements of

comprehensive new town planning, including

access to amenities and public transport, as

well as the provision of community spaces.

The site visits were extremely well-received and provided an excellent opportunity for participants to see

first-hand how planning principles had been successfully implemented in different parts of Singapore.

Feedback Overall. Feedback was generally positive with regards to the event’s content and organization. The attendees found the event very useful in terms that a) it provided intensive learning on sustainable city planning and management among the participating countries, cities and institutions (84 percent); b) it improved their understanding of the GPSC and the WBG’s engagement in related areas (97 percent); and c) it created valuable networking opportunities among diverse people in the community of practice especially for developing countries (84 percent). Most participants found the takeaways from presentations and discussions applicable to their work areas of i) policies and regulations to promote urban sustainability (72 percent); ii) strategies and planning to guide sustainable development (79 percent); and iii) technical aspects of implementation (84 percent). Apart from what was learned, the participants would like to hear more about the challenges, opportunities, and options that cities have for integrated planning toward sustainability. Application. Many participants expressed the willingness to experiment with what was learned during the week in their areas of practice. Concepts and tools related to flood risk management, climate resilience, eco-city development, green infrastructure, and integrated planning and financing were found highly applicable to what the attendees are doing at various levels in their countries, and can be translated into reality in some of their projects. Some participants plan to a) apply the knowledge in the formulation of sustainable city action plans in their countries/cities; b) adopt the multiple tools and indicators to evaluate and screen urban investment proposals; c) introduce competitiveness into project design; d) pay more attention to people in sustainable urban planning and make cities more livable; e) improve coordination across layers and among different government agencies to ensure planning and implementation; and f) conduct similar capacity building for practitioners in their countries/cities. Some participants expressed their interest to join successive events and would like to work more closely with the GPSC. Efficacy of Delivery and Suggestions. Participants from both internal and external thought the event was successfully organized and delivered, and suggested the following areas for improvement in future events:


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i) Content: add more technical presentations targeting audience with different background and more details of projects being developed/implemented by cities. Some suggested the organizer to follow up with selected cities on their current urban development initiatives from planning stage, to design and implementation, and share the experience and lessons learned in future events. Some are interested to know how to tap the WBG expertise and finance on specific challenges.

ii) Discussion: better to place focus on several key issues and set off in a less formal setting in order to allow the cities more time and freedom to voice their plans and needs. Peer learning, collaboration among cities and transfer of technologies should be among the key topics.

iii) Interaction among participants: to increase interaction among people, it is recommended to work out a better mix when grouping participants from different countries and originations in the sessions and discussions. Physically, people can sit closer and in a smaller room.

iv) Time keeping: time can be balanced even better between the keynote speeches and cities introductions, and between presentations and discussions. Cases studies are very helpful as they provide real world know-hows, while presenting fewer cases but in greater detail can be more effective.

v) Publicity: an event as such should have a more consolidated agenda and better publicity.

vi) Gender: be mindful of gender and ethnic inclusiveness on the panels.


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Annex I

GPSC Main Meeting, March 9-11

Agenda and List of Participants


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First Meeting of the Global Platform for Sustainable Cities (GPSC)

Agenda

March 9 to 11, 2016

Singapore


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March 9 to 11, 2016, Singapore Sheraton Towers Singapore Hotel, 39 Scotts Rd, Singapore 228230

The Global Platform for Sustainable Cities (GPSC) is a knowledge sharing and management program

designed as part of the Sustainable Cities Integrated Approach Pilot (SC-IAP), a $150 million program

funded by the Global Environment Facility (GEF). The SC-IAP program consists of the GPSC and a variety

of urban sustainability projects in 24 participating cities across 11 countries supported by ADB, AfDB, DBSA,

IDB, UNDP, UNEP, UNIDO and World Bank. The GPSC, led by the World Bank, aims to:

- Tie all the city level projects together under one platform and promote an integrated approach to

urban planning, financing and implementation; and

- Provide a space for collaborative engagement by cities with aspirations for sustainability and a

wide range of city networks and partner organizations to support them.

With the support of the GEF and in partnership with the Government of Singapore, the Centre for Livable

Cities (CLC), the Public Utilities Board (PUB), and the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA), the GPSC will

hold a series of meetings, learning events and site visit from March 9 to 11, 2016 in Singapore. An

overview of the agenda is outlined below.

Date Morning Afternoon

Wednesday

March 9

Opening Session: (Entire Ballroom, 3rd floor)

Key note speeches

High-level panel discussions

Participating city Introduction

Two parallel learning events:

Event 1: Green Infrastructure Solutions for Integrated Urban Flood Risk Management (Entire Ballroom, 3rd floor)

Event 2: Transit-oriented development (Topaz, 3rd floor)

Thursday

March 10

Learning event:

Event 3: Integrating climate change into urban planning (Entire Ballroom, 3rd floor)

Closing Session:

Understanding integrated approach to

Sustainable urban planning (Entire Ballroom, 3rd floor)

Friday

March 11 Learning from Singapore’s experience: site visits


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First Meeting of the Global Platform for Sustainable Cities (GPSC) GPSC Day 1 – March 9

I. Opening and Key Note Address Moderator: Mr. Abhas K. Jha, Practice Manager, World Bank

9:00

Welcome Remarks

- Mr. Jordan Schwartz, Director, Infrastructure & Urban Development Hub, World Bank Singapore Office

- Ms. Naoko Ishii, CEO, Global Environment Facility (GEF)

9:15

Key Note Speeches:

- Managing Urban Sustainability – Singapore’s Past, Present and the vision for the future (Mr. CHOI Shing Kwok, Permanent Secretary of Ministry of Environment and Water Resources, Government of Singapore)

- Key Lessons from the World Bank’s Urbanization Review (Mr. Ede Jorge

Ijjasz-Vasquez, Senior Director of Global Practice Group for Social, Urban, Rural and Resilience, World Bank)

II. Introduction to GPSC

9:50

GPSC: Vision, Pathway and Plan

- Objectives and Plan for GPSC Ms. Xueman Wang, GPSC Coordinator, World Bank

10:00

Introduction to Participating Cities (Round 1)

- Each country will introduce their cities, including a brief introduction to the key policy objectives of the cities, and the “uniqueness” that defines their cities

10:30 Coffee Break

III. Pursuing Urban Sustainability

10:50

Panel discussion: Ambition and challenges to pursue long term urban sustainability

- Mr. Datuk Zainal bin Husin, Mayor of Melaka, Malaysia - City from India - Mr. Tang Jie, former Vice Mayor, Special Representative for City of

Shenzhen, China - Mr. Abdul Bakayoko, Advisor for governor, Abidjan, Cote D'Ivoire - Ms. Sahar Shirazi, Senior Planning Advisor to Governor, California, US - Mr. Yann Francoise, Head of Climate and Energy Strategies, City of Paris Moderator: Mr. Gino Van Begin, Secretary General, ICLEI

12:15 - Introduction to Participating Cities (Round 2) - Other cities and organizations

13:00 Lunch


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IV. Thematic Learning Events (In Parallel) *Refer to detailed agenda for separate thematic tracks below

14:00

Learning Event 1: Green Infrastructure Solutions for Integrated Urban Flood Risk Management

Learning Event 2: Transit-Oriented Development

17:30 End of GPSC Day 1

Agenda for Thematic Learning Events

There are three learning events during the GPSC meeting:

March 9 Afternoon - 2 parallel learning events:

1) Green Infrastructure Solutions for Integrated Urban Flood Risk Management

2) Transit-Oriented Development

GPSC meeting participants will choose and attend one of the parallel learning events

March 10 Morning:

3) Integrating Climate Change Strategy to Urban Planning and Management


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Learning Event 1: Green-Infrastructure Solutions for Integrated Urban Flood Risk Management

GPSC Day 1: March 9, 2:00 to 5:30pm

Overview: The “Green Infrastructure Solutions for Integrated Urban Flood Risk Management” program focuses on the issue of urban floods and case studies from cities dealing with this global development challenge. The program comprises of two panel sessions, which will include presentations from city representatives and experts. Starting with a brief introduction and key principles on integrated urban flood risk management, the presentations will highlight examples and good practice in national and city-scale application of green infrastructure. The program will provide a mix of policy, operational and latest state-of-the-art innovation in applying green infrastructures for urban flood risk management. Speakers will share experience ranging from East and South East Asia, Africa and Europe.

The program is organized by the Urban Floods Community of Practice (UFCOP) which is a global initiative led by the World Bank to share operational and technical experience and solutions for advancing an integrated approach to urban flood risk management. UFCOP supports knowledge creation and knowledge sharing among different stakeholders to leverage expertise in urban flood risk management and provide innovative knowledge solutions to UFCOP members and the development community.

March 9, 2016

Time Learning Event 1: Green Infrastructure Solutions for Integrated Urban Flood Risk Management

Agenda Item

Welcome and Opening Remarks

14:00

Welcome and Opening Remarks, Mr. Ede Jorge Ijjasz-Vasquez, Senior Director of Global Practice Group for Social, Urban, Rural and Resilience, World Bank

Panel 1: City Experience in Applying Green Infrastructure Approaches

Chair: Mr. Sameh Naquib Wahba, Practice Manager, World Bank

14:05 Overview of Urban Flood Risk Management and Green Infrastructure Approaches, Mr. Abhas Jha, Practice Manager, World Bank

14:15 Introduction to Urban Floods Community of Practice (UFCOP), Ms. Jolanta Kryspin-Watson, Lead Disaster Risk Management Specialist, World Bank

14.20

Case study: Singapore: Mr. Ridzuan Bin Ismail, Director of the Catchment & Waterways Department, PUB

Case study: Perspectives from Dakar - Madame Marie Ndaw - Technical Director of Dakar Municipal Development Agency, Senegal

Case study: Perspectives from Metro Colombo - Eng. S. H. Thushari, Deputy General Manager, Sri Lanka Land Reclamation and Development Corporation (SLLRDC), Ministry of Megapolis & Western Development, Sri Lanka


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March 9, 2016

Time Learning Event 1: Green Infrastructure Solutions for Integrated Urban Flood Risk Management

Agenda Item

15:40 Coffee Break

Panel 2: Opportunities and Innovations in Applying Green Infrastructure Approaches

Chair: Mr. Abhas Jha, Practice Manager, World Bank

16:00

Japan experience: Mr. Atsushi Takeda, River Environment Division, Water And Disaster Management Bureau, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT), Japan

China experience: Professor Che Wu, Beijing University of Civil Engineering and Architecture.

Netherlands experience: Mr. Peter Letitre, Senior Project Manager and Deltares Indonesia Representative.

Korean experience: Dr. Han WooSuk, Associate Research Fellow, Korea Research Institute for Human Settlements (KRIHS), South Korea

17:20

End of Green-Infrastructure Solutions for Integrated Urban Flood Risk Management learning event – concluding remarks by Chair.


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Learning Event 2: Transit-Oriented Development

GPSC Day 1: March 9, 2:00 to 5:30pm

Overview: Transit-Oriented Development, or TOD, is a powerful, cross-cutting urban planning approach that can advance environmental sustainability, economic development and socially-inclusive development. Done well, TOD’s emphasis on density and a variety of land uses around high-capacity transit can be harnessed to create vibrant, livable and sustainable communities. The rapid growth of urban areas and commensurate investment in urban transportation systems in the developing world present a unique opportunity and need for effective TOD. The thematic learning track on TOD will include presentations by city practitioners and experts on how TOD is planned at three different scales – city, corridor and station area- covering experience from Africa, East Asia and Latin America, with an emphasis on the experience of Singapore. This will be followed by breakout discussions for participants to share their own experience of challenges as well as of policy, operational and innovative solutions in operationalizing TOD. It will conclude by a presentation on some of the resources available to support such implementation.

The session is jointly organized by the World Bank’s TOD Community of Practice (TOD COP) and WRI. The TOD COP is a global initiative led by the World Bank to support the implementation of TOD principles, by harnessing experience gained in considering and implementing TOD in over 20 cities, by supporting implementation of TOD at city, corridor or station area level in the context of World Bank projects, and by facilitating the sharing of good practices and solutions in TOD implementation with TOD COP members and the development community.

March 9, 2016

Time Learning Event 2: Transit-Oriented Development

Event

I. Welcome and Opening Remarks

14:00-14:10

Welcome and Opening Remarks

- Ms. Naoko Ishii, CEO, GEF

14:10 – 14:25

Transit-Oriented Development Across Scales

- Mr. Gerald Ollivier, Leader, Transit-Oriented Development Community of Practice (World Bank)

II. City Experience in Planning Transit-Oriented Development: Case Studies from Nanchang, Johannesburg, Recife, and Singapore

14:25-14:45

TOD at the City Level – Coordination of Economic, Land use and Transport Plans

- Nanchang: Mr. Liu Hua, Chief Economist, Nanchang Development and Reform Commission

- Recife: Mr. Joao Domingos Azevedos, President, Recife’s Urban Planning Institute


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March 9, 2016

Time Learning Event 2: Transit-Oriented Development

Event

14:45 – 14:55

TOD at the Corridor Level – Planning Transit Lines and Station Areas to Maximize Benefits

- Johannesburg: Mr. Herman Pienaar, Director, City Transformation and Spatial Planning, City of Johannesburg

14:55 – 15:30

Integration of Transport and Land Use Plans: From Plans to Implementation in Singapore

- Mr. Kenneth Wong, Director of Local Planning, Land Transport Authority - Marina Bay Case Study: Ms. Linda Lui, Senior Architect, Planning,

Conservation & Urban Design Group, Urban Redevelopment Authority

15:30 – 15:45 Coffee Break

III. Breakout Sessions

15:45 – 16:30

Individual breakout sessions covering TOD at the City, Corridor and Local Levels

- What are the challenges faced and what type of solutions are required for cities to implement TOD?

Moderators: Mr. Serge Salat (Urban Morphology and Complex Systems Institute), Ms. Robin King (World Resources Institute), Mr. Gerald Ollivier (World Bank), Mr. Daniel Levine (World Bank), Ms. Wanli Fang (World Bank), Mr. You Ji (World Bank)

16:30 – 16:45 Sharing of findings by groups

16:45 - 17:05

Presentation by World Resources Institute

- TOD Resources & Case Study of Portland: Ms. Robin King, Director of Urban Development, WRI

17:05 – 17:15 Q&A

17:15 – 17:30

Concluding Remarks and Next Steps

- Mr. Gerald Ollivier, Leader, Transit-Oriented Development Committee of Practice (World Bank)

17:30 End of TOD learning event


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GPSC Day 2—March 10, 9am to 12:10pm

Learning Event 3: Integrating Climate Change Strategy to Urban Planning and Management

Overview: The Paris Agreement sets out a global action plan for low carbon and resilient development. Cities are economically and socially vulnerable to climate change, but also responsible for 70% of global emissions. Cities are at the frontlines of global climate action and the transition to low carbon development and resilience. To make transformation happen, the climate action strategy of cities must be integrated into urban planning and be supported by financing and investment. This learning event will provide opportunities for cities to share their experiences and challenges in integrating climate targets and action plans into their overall planning and policies. At the end of the event, the GPSC will present a work plan for supporting cities’ integrated climate change actions.

Learning Event 3: Integrating Climate Change Strategy to Urban Planning and Implementation

I. Introduction

9:00 Welcome Remarks Ms. Naoko Ishii, CEO, GEF

II. Paris Agreement and Beyond

9:05

Paris Agreement and Implications on Sub-National Climate Action - Mr. Holger Dalkmann, Director of Strategy and Global Policy, WRI - Mr. Yann Francoise, Head of Climate and Energy Strategies, City of Paris - Q&A Moderator: Mr. Gino Van Begin, Secretary General, ICLEI

III. Integrating Low Carbon Strategy with Sustainable Urban Planning

9:35

Low Carbon Plans for Capping Emissions: Opportunities and Challenges - Mr. Tang Jie, former Vice Mayor of Shenzhen - Ms. Sahar Shirazi, Senior Planning Advisor, State of California - Mr. Alberto Martin Barandiaran, Advisor to the Office of Vice Minister of Strategic Development of Natural Resources, Peru - Discussions Moderator: Mr. Rafael Tuts, Coordinator, Urban Planning and Design Branch, UNHABITAT

10:35 Coffee Break

10:50

Strengthening Urban Resilience - Eng. Fawzi Masad, Chief Resilient Officer at Greater Amman Municipality and Technical Assistant to the Mayor of Amman - Green Cities and Climate Resilience in Viet Nam – Mr. Lê Đình Khánh, Deputy Director, Thua Thien Hue Department of Planning and Investment, Viet Nam and Mr. Bruce Dunn, Senior Environment Specialist, Asian Development Bank - Discussions Moderator: Ms. Anna Wellenstein, Practice Manager, World Bank

IV. Closing


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GPSC Closing Plenary

I. Understanding an “Integrated Approach” to Sustainability Moderator: Mr. Ede Jorge Ijjasz-Vasquez, Senior Director, World Bank

14:15

Reflections and Observations from Participants - Working group on spatial data and indicators for urban sustainability - Learning event on finance - Learning Event 1: Urban Flooding - Learning Event 2: Transit Oriented Development (TOD) - Learning Event 3: Integrating Climate Change Strategy to Urban Planning

14:40

Key Note Presentation: Integrated Approach to Sustainable Urban Planning and Implementation Mr. Serge Salat, President of Urban Morphology Institute Discussants: - Ms. Carol Shaffer, Advisor to the Secretary of Environment, Brasilia - Ms. Yondela Silimela, Executive Director of Development Planning, Johannesburg - Ms. Yumiko Noda, former Deputy Mayor of Yokohama City, PwC - Discussions

16:00 Coffee Break

II. GPSC: Next Steps Moderator: Mr. Abhas K. Jha, Practice Manager, World Bank

16:20 Work program and Next Steps for GPSC - Ms. Xueman Wang, GPSC Coordinator, World Bank

16:30

Information on World Cities Summit 2016 - Mr. Brian Patrick Tan, Senior Assistant Director, Centre for Livable Cities

(Singapore)

III. Closing

16:45

Closing Remarks Representatives from countries, the GEF and partner organizations are invited to share their reflections

- Countries/cities - GEF: Mr. Gustavo Fonseca, Director - Partner organizations

17:15

- Briefing on site visit (Ms. Sarah Lin, World Bank Singapore Office) - End of the First GPSC Meeting

11:50 Next steps (Mr. Stephen Hammer, Manager of Climate Change Group, World Bank and Ms. Xueman Wang, Coordinator of GPSC )

12:10 End of climate change learning event


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March 11, 2016, Site Visits – Learning from Singapore’s Experience

Overview: Urban Week will end with site visits to various locations in Singapore, allowing participants to gain a deeper understanding of some of the examples raised over the course of the week’s presentations and discussions. All participants will gather at the Urban Redevelopment Authority for a presentation and guided gallery tour, and will then have the option to choose a thematic site visit in the afternoon. The topics proposed for the afternoon site visits are: i) urban flooding; ii) transit-oriented development, and iii) public housing. Shuttle buses will return participants back to Sheraton.

Organized by the Housing Development Board (HDB), Public Utilities Board (PUB), Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA), International Enterprise (IE) Singapore, and Centre for Livable Cities (CLC).

March 11,

2016 Site Visits

I. Integrated Land Use Planning in Singapore

8:15 Meet at Sheraton Towers Hotel Lobby *Shuttle buses will leave promptly at 8:30am so please be on time!

9:00 Presentation by Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA)

Q&A

10:30 Coffee Break

10:50 Guided Tour of URA City Gallery

12:00 Lunch around URA (Tanjong Pagar neighborhood) Participants will be free to choose among various eateries near the URA.

II. Thematic Track Site Visits**

13:00

3 Parallel Site Visits

Track 1: Urban Flooding


Track 3: Public Housing [See detailed site visit itineraries below]

17:00 End

**Please wear comfortable clothing and shoes for the site visit! Be ready for humidity, rain or shine!


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Track 1: Urban Flooding

Time Event

13:30 Meet at URA Entrance *Shuttle buses will leave promptly at 13:45 so please be on time!

14:30 – 15:30 Guided Tour of Sustainable Singapore Gallery, Marina Barrage

15:30 – 16:00 Travel to Bishan-Ang Mo Kio Park

16:00 – 17:00 Briefing on Active, Beautiful and Clean (ABC) Waters features and tour of

Bishan-Ang Mo Kio Park

17:00 Buses return to Sheraton Towers Hotel


Time Event

13:00 Meet at URA Entrance Travel to Fullerton Bay Hotel via public transport *Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) tickets will be provided

13:30 – 14:15 Guided Tour of Fullerton Bay Hotel

- Representative from Sino Group, Far East Organization

14:15 – 15:00

Q&A with Mr. Marc Boey

- Director, Special Projects, Far East International, Far East Organization

15:00 – 17:00

Guided Tour of Marina Bay (Walking/ Via Public Transport)

- Ms. Linda Lui, Senior Architect, Planning, Conservation & Urban Design

Group, Urban Redevelopment Authority *Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) tickets will be provided

17:00

End of Site Visit *Please note that return transport will not be provided. Participants will be able to depart from

Bayfront MRT station at Marina Bay


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Track 3: Public Housing

Time Event

12:50 Meet at URA Entrance *Shuttle buses will leave promptly at 13:00 so please be on time!

13:30 – 15:00 Briefing and Tour by Housing Development Board (HDB)

15:00 – 16:00

Toa Payoh Neighborhood Walkabout

- Mr Chionh Chye Khye, Centre of Liveable Cities Panel of Experts

16:00 Buses return to Sheraton Towers Hotel


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List of Participants (As of March 4, 2016)

March 9-11, 2016, Singapore

Sheraton Towers Singapore Hotel, 39 Scotts Rd

List of Country/City Representatives

Country Level/City Representative Affiliation

Brazil National Mr. Guilherme WIEDMAN Project Director, Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation

Brasilia Ms. Carol SHAFFER Advisor to the Secretary of Environment, GDF-SEMA

Mr. Cristiano CAGNIN City Coordinator, CGEE

Recife Mr. Joao DOMINGOS AZEVEDO

President, Recife's Urban Planning Institute, Planning Department, Recife

Mr. Mauricio GUERRA Secretary of Environment, Secretary of Environment

Ms. Ana Luiza FERREIRA Project Coordinator, ARIES - Recife Agency for Innovation and Strategy

Sao Paulo Ms. Clarice MEYER CABRAL Coordinator Indicators, Instituto Sao Paulo Sustentavel (Rede Nossa Sao Paulo/Programa Cidades Sustentaveis)

China Nanchang City

Mr. LIU Hua Chief Economic Planner/Director of Nanchang Project Office, Nanchang Development and Reform Committee

Mr. WANG Bo Director of National Economy Division/ General Secretary of Nanchang Project Office, Nanchang Development and Reform Committee

Ms. DENG Fei Vice Director of Debt Finance Division, Department of Finance of Jiangxi Province

Shijiazhuang City / Hebei Province

Mr. WANG Lin Division Chief, Hebei Provincial Department of Finance

Mr. SHI Guohua Section Chief, Shijiazhuang Municipal Bureau of Finance

Mr. LI Pengcheng Section Chief, Administrative Bureau of State-Owned Property in Zhengding New District

Guiyang City Mr. HU Xiangcheng Chief Engineer, Guiyang Public Transport Group Co., Ltd.

Ms. YANG Yangqi Chief Accountant, Guiyang Public Transport Group Co., Ltd.


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Mr. WANG Mou Associate Research Fellow, Institute for Urban and Environmental Studies, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences

Ms. LIU Junyan, PhD PhD, Institute for Urban and Environmental Studies, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences

Shaanxi Province

Mr. ZHANG Fengli Chief of Project Management Division, Foreign Loan Project Management Office of Shaanxi Province

Mr. CUI Jinghai Project Officer, Division of Project Management, Foreign Loan Project Management Office of Shaanxi

Mr. REN Xinxin Project Officer, Division of Project Management, Foreign Loan Project Management Office of Shaanxi

Xi’an City Mr. WANG Dong Urban planning supervisor, Economic Development Bureau, Xixian new area of Shaanxi province

Ningbo City Mr. ZHANG Xiaoying Deputy Sector Chief, Ningbo Leading Group Office for Urban Traffic-Jam Management

Ms. ZHOU Huining Engineer, Ningbo PMO

Chongqing City

Mr. YANG Xu Project Officer, Chongqing Development and Reform Commission

Dr. ZHOU Tao Director, Chongqing Development and Reform Commission

Beijing City Ms. WU Qian Urban Planner, Beijing Eco-City Engineering & Technology Co,, Ltd.

Shenzhen City

Mr. TANG Jie Special Representative on Climate Change Affairs, Former Vice Mayor

Mr. MA Shaoqiang Deputy Director, General Affairs Division, Development and Reform Commission of Shenzhen

Mr. LIU Junyue Deputy General Manager, Shenzhen Institute of Building Research Co. Ltd

Institutions Mr. ZOU Jun Director, Eco-City Planning and Construction Center for Chinese Society for Urban Studies

Mr. LI Hailong Deputy Director, Eco-City Planning and Construction Center for Chinese Society for Urban Studies

Ms. DAI Guowen Department Director for Eco-city Planning and Construction Center of Chinese Society for Urban Studies

Prof. WU Che Professor, Beijing University of Civil Engineering & Architecture

Cote D’Ivoire

National Ms. Aya Marie Madeleine HOUPHOUET

Industrial & Commercial Site Inspector, Centre Ivoirien Antipollution, Ministry of Environment

Dr. Alain Serges KOUADIO Directeur de l'economie verte, Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development, Cote D'Ivoire


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Mr. Pierre DIMBA N’GOU Project Manager, Ministry of Infrastructure

District of Abidjan

Mr. Abdul BAKAYOKO Special Advisor to Governor, District of Abidjan

Mr. Yao KOUADIO Director of Environment and Sustainable Development

France Paris Mr. Yann FRANCOISE Head of Climate and Energy Strategies, Paris

India National Mr. Saurabh JAIN Director, Ministry of Urban Development

Mysore Dr. C G BETSURMATH Commissioner, Mysore Municipal Corporation

Vijayawada Mr. G. VEERAPANDIAN Commissioner, Vijayawada Municipal Corporation

Guntur Ms. Nagalakshmi S Commissioner, Guntur Municipal Corporation

Bhopal Mr. Sanjay KUMAR Additional Commissioner, Bhopal Municipal Corporation

New Delhi

Mr. Deepak PUROHIT Deputy Commissioner, Karol Bagh, New Delhi

Japan National Mr. Atsushi TAKEDA River Environment Division, Water and Disaster Management Bureau, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT)

Jordan Amman Eng. Fawzi MASAD Chief Resilient Officer at Greater Amman Municipality and Technical Assistant to the Mayor

Malaysia National Mr. Nik Ahmad Faizul ABDUL MALLEK

VP of MIGHT, Program Director, Smart Communities, NPD

Mr. Mohd Qaharuddin ABDULLAH

Programme Manager, Smart Communities

Melaka City Mr. Datuk Zainal bin Husin Mayor of Melaka Historic City Council

Mexico Institution/ State of Campeche

Ms. Aida Amine CASANOVA Director General, National Institute of Statistics and Geography, State of Campeche

Paraguay National Mr. Fernando BRITEZ Director of Environmental Quality, Secretariat of Environment

Peru National Mr. Alberto Martin BARANDIARAN

Advisor to the Office of Vice Minister of Strategic Development of Natural Resources

Senegal National Ms. Mariline DIARA Director, Department of Environment and Classified Establishments, Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development

Mr. Amadou Dioulde DIALLO Head of Strategy and Urban Development Division, Ministry of Urban Renewal, Housing and Living Environment

Ms. Marie NDAW Technical Director, Municipal Development Agency

Mr. Cheikhou BALDE Urban Planner, Municipal Development Agency

Ms. Adama GUEYE Technical Advisor, Municipal Development Agency


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Ms. Ndeye Fatou DIAW Technical Advisor, Directorate of Environment and Classified Establishments

Saint Louis Mr. Boun Daouda SOUMARE Acting Director-General, Municipality of Saint Louis

Diamniadio Ms. Cheikhou SYLLA Architect Planner, General Delegation to the Promotion of Urban and Pole Diamniadio and Lac Rose

South Korea

Institution Dr. HAN WooSuk Associate Research Fellow, Korea Research Institute for Human Settlements (KRIHS)

South Africa

Johannesburg Ms. Yondela SILIMELA Executive Director of Development Planning

Mr. Herman PIENAAR Director of City Transformation and Spatial Planning

Mr. Salatial CHIKWEMA Director of Monitoring & Evaluation

Ms. Lorraine NZIMANDE Officer-Strategic Urban Planner

Sri Lanka National Engineer S.H. THUSHARI Deputy General Manager, Sri Lanka Land Reclamation and Development Corporation (SLLRDC), Ministry of Megapolis & Western Development

USA California Ms. Sahar SHIRAZI Senior Planning Advisor, Governor’s Office of Planning & Research (OPR)

Vietnam National Dr. Do Nam THANG Deputy Director General, Department of International Cooperation, Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MONRE)

Dr. NGUYEN Lam Director, Institute of Strategy and Policy on Natural Resources and Environment, Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MONRE)

Hue Mr. Khánh LE DINH Deputy Director, Thua Thien Hue Department of Planning and Investment

Singapore Singapore Mr. CHOI Shing Kwok Permanent Secretary, Ministry of the Environment and Water Resources (MEWR)

Ms. Rachel ONG Executive, Strategic Communications and Media Operations, MEWR

Mr. Jason HUANG Assistant Executive, Strategic Communications and Media Operations, MEWR

Mr. KHOO Teng Chye Executive Director, Centre for Liveable Cities (CLC)

Dr. Limin HEE Director, CLC

Ms. Adeline LIM Deputy Director, CLC

Ms. Amanda ONG Deputy Director, CLC

Ms. LIM Swee Keng Deputy Director, CLC

Mr. ZHOU Yimin Senior Assistant Director, CLC

Ms. Joanna TAN Senior Assistant Director, CLC


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Ms. Mina ZHAN Assistant Director, CLC

Mr. James TAY Assistant Director, CLC

Ms. Erin TAN Manager, CLC

Ms. Jean CHIA Adjunct Researcher, CLC

Ms. Jaszmine LAU Assistant Director, CLC

Mr. LIM Wei Da Assistant Director, CLC

Mr. LIN Yusen Assistant Director, CLC

Ms. Mayers NG Senior Assistant Director, CLC

Mr. Joshua SIM Manager, CLC

Mr. CHIONH Chye Khye Panel of Experts, CLC

Mr. WONG Kai Yeng Panel of Experts, CLC

Mr. Samuel HO Intern, CLC

Mr. NG Siau Yong Director of Strategic Planning & Policy, Singapore Land Authority

Mr. Ridzuan BIN ISMAIL Director of the Catchment & Waterways Department, Public Utilities Board (PUB)

Mr. CHANG Chian Wui Deputy Director, PUB

Mr. Wong Xin Wei Senior Manager, PUB

Mr. Matthias ONG Senior Engineer, PUB

Ms. Elizabeth LEE Principal Engineer, PUB

OU Guojian

Senior Engineer, PUB

Ms. TEO Minghui Engineer, PUB

Mr. Kenneth WONG Director of Local Planning, Land Transport Authority

Ms. Linda LUI Senior Architect, Planning, Conservation & Urban Design Group, Urban Redevelopment Authority


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List of Representatives from Organizations/Institutions

Organization/Institution Name Title

ADB Mr. Bruce DUNN Senior Environment Specialist, Environment and Safeguards Division, Sustainable Development and Climate Change Department

Mr. Glen D’ESTE Senior Urban and Transport Specialist

AfDB Mr. Kurt LONSWAY Manager Environment and Climate Change

Mr. Jean Noel ILBOUDO Sr Infrastructure Engineer

Mr. Mahamat ASSOUYOUTI Sr Climate Change Expert

Arup Mr. TAN Yoong Heng

Mr. Chintan RAVESHIA

Mr. Dave SCOTT

Mr. Peter STONES

Ms. Celia CHOONG

DBSA Ms. Eugenia MASVIKENI Principal Investment Officer

Ms. Nomsa ZONDI Policy Advisor

EBRD Mr. Nigel JOLLANDS

Associate Director

ESA Mr. Zoltan BARTALIS Earth Observation Exploitation Engineer

ESRI Mr. Brett ROSE Technical Adviser and Team Lead, DC Technology Center

ETH Future Cities Lab Dr. Stephen CAIRNS

Programme Director

GEF SEC Ms. Naoko ISHII CEO

Mr. Gustavo FONSECA Director

Mr. Claude GASCON Senior Manager

Mr. Robert BISSET Communication Lead

Mr. Mohamed BAKARR Lead Environmental Specialist

Ms. Xiaomei TAN Senior Climate Change Specialist

GEF STAP Ms. Christine WELLINGTON-MOORE

Programme Officer

GEF Independent Evaluation Office

Mr. Juha UITTO Director

Global Infrastructure Basel (GIB) Foundation

Ms. Katharina SCHNEIDER Deputy Executive Director


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IADB Ms. Maria Isabel BELTRAN VILLAVICENCIO

Sector Specialist

ICLEI Mr. Gino VAN BEGIN Secretary General

Kajima Technical Research Institute Singapore

Dr. Yuichi TAKEMASA Chief Research Engineer

Mr. Kensuke DATE Chief Research Engineer

Mott Mac Ms. Helen STEWARD Urbanization Champion, Group Initiative for North and South East Asia

Mr. TEOH Chee Keong

The Nature Conservancy, China

Ms. MU Quan Freshwater Associate Officer

Nanyang Technological University (NTU)

Mr. CHEN Charng Ning Professor

NUSDeltares Mr. Peter LETITRE

Senior Project Manager

OECD Mr. Tadashi MATSUMOTO Senior Policy Analyst in Regional Policies for Sustainable Development Division, Public Governance and Territorial Development Directorate

PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC)

Mr. Keith MARTIN Managing Director, Capital Projects & Infrastructure

Ms. Yumiko NODA Partner, Head of PPP and Infrastructure Asia Pacific

Samsung Mr. KIM Jung Wook

Vice President

Ms. Jennifer WONG

General Manager

Mr. Arnold LEE

Project Director

UN Global Compact Cities Program

Mr. Brendan F.D. BARRETT Research Coordinator

Mr. Michael YOUNG Principal Advisor, Asia-Pacific

UNDP Mr. Gordon JOHNSON Environment and Energy Regional Practice Leader in Asia and Pacific

Mr. Carlos Andres HERNANDEZ

Regional Advisor, Chemicals, Latin America and Caribbean

Mr. Jose Maria BLANCO Senior Core Consultant

UNEP Ms. Regina CAVINI Deputy Director UNEP Brazil

Ms. Ruth COUTTO Programme Officer

Mr. Geordie COLVILLE Programme Officer

UN Habitat Mr. Raf TUTS Chief of Urban, Environment and Planning Branch


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Mr. Avi SARKAR Regional Advisor, South-East Asia, Urban Basic Services Branch

Ms. Regina ORVANANOS Urban Planner, Cities Prosperity Initiative

UNIDO Mr. Pradeep MONGA Director & Special Representative of the Director General on Energy

Mr. Alois POSEKUFA MHLANGA

Industrial Development Officer

Ms. Tonilyn LIM Industrial Development Officer

Ms. Katarina BARUNICA UNIDO-GEF Coordination Consultant

United Cities and Local Governments (UCLG)

Mr. Josep ROIG Secretary General

Urban Morphology Institute Mr. Serge SALAT President

Witteveen + Bos South-East Asia Pte Ltd

Mr. Jair SMITS Business Developer

Ms. Tess Stribos Urban Planner

World Council on City Data (WCCD)/ ISO 37120

Ms. Helen NG Executive Vice President

WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities

Mr. Holger DALKMANN Director, Strategy and Global Policy, EMBARQ Director

Ms. Robin KING Director, Urban Development

WWF Ms. Carina BORGSTROM-HANSSON

Senior Advisor Footprint and Cities, WWF Sweden

World Bank Group Mr. Ede Jorge IJJASZ-VASQUEZ

Senior Director

Mr. Jordan SCHWARTZ Director

Mr. Abhas JHA Practice Manager

Ms. Anna WELLENSTEIN Practice Manager

Mr. Sameh Naguib WABHA Mr. Stephen Hammer Ms. Xueman Wang

Practice Manager Manager, Climate Change Group Coordinator, Sustainable Cities

Mr. Kevin MILROY

Senior Operations Officer

Mr. Philip KARP Lead Knowledge Management Officer

Mr. Paul KRISS Lead Urban Specialist

Ms. Martina BOSI Senior Energy Economist

Mr. Laurent GRANIER World Bank-GEF Coordinator


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Ms. Judy BAKER Lead Economist

Mr. Gerald OLLIVIER Senior Infrastructure Specialist

Mr. Daniel LEVINE Senior Operations Officer/Team Lead, Tokyo Development Learning Center

Ms. Yuko OKAZAWA Operations Officer, Tokyo Development Learning Center

Ms. Jolanta KRYSPIN-WATSON Lead Disaster Risk Management Specialist

Ms. Joanna MASIC Senior Urban Specialist

Mr. Iwan Gunawan Senior Disaster Risk Management Specialist

Ms. Isabelle Celine KANE Disaster Risk Specialist

Ms. Gayatri SINGH Urban Development Specialist

Ms. Wanli FANG

Urban Economist

Ms. Sokna BA Disaster Risk Management Specialist

Ms. Sarah LIN Urban Analyst

Ms. Zijing NIU Program Assistant

Ms. Inneke HERAWATI Program Assistant

Ms. Jennifer LEE GPSC Coordination


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Annex II

Working Group on Indicators for Sustainable Cities and Geospatial Tools, March 7-8

Agenda


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Working Group on Indicators for Sustainable Cities & Geospatial Tools

March 7 to 8, 2016

Singapore


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Working Group on Indicators for Sustainable Cities and Geospatial Tools

March 7 to 8, 2016, Singapore

Sheraton Towers Singapore Hotel, Ballroom 2 39 Scotts Rd, Singapore 228230

Background:

The Global Platform for Sustainable Cities (GPSC), led by the World Bank, is designed as part of the Sustainable Cities Integrated Approach Pilot (SC-IAP), a pilot program supported by the Global Environment Facility (GEF). The SC-IAP program consists of a variety of urban projects in 24 participating cities across 11 countries, each of which is supported by the relevant GEF Implementing Agencies. One of key objectives of the Global Platform for Sustainable Cities (GPSC) is to support participating

cities to adopt or enhance a set of urban sustainability indicators and tools that will help them better

articulate and achieve a long-term objective of sustainability through integrated urban planning process.

The GPSC intends to provide such support in the following ways: (i) review and streamline key

indicators/data for urban sustainability and prepare a reference or guidance document; (ii) help

interested cities identify and establish an indicator set to achieve their policy objectives; (iii) identify key

components of geospatial data infrastructure development; and (4) support cities to link indicators/data

to the decision making process.

For this purpose, a series of working meetings will be convened on Indicators for Sustainable Cities and

Geospatial Tools. The first meeting will be held on March 7 to 8 in conjunction with the first meeting of

the Global Platform for Sustainable Cities that takes place on March 9 to 10 in Singapore. It is expected

that the working meeting will bring together urban practitioners, city policy makers and experts from

international organizations. The meeting will be conducted in English only.


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Day 1, March 7

Venue: Ballroom 2, Sheraton Towers Singapore Hotel, 39 Scotts Rd, Singapore 228230

I. Opening and Introduction

9:00 Welcome Remarks

- Mr. Abhas Jha, Practice Manager, World Bank

9:05 Presentation of GPSC – context, objectives and work program Ms. Xueman Wang, GPSC Coordinator, World Bank

9:20

Key note presentation: Building Sustainable Cities: Why Geospatial Information Science and Technology Matters

- Mr. Ng Siau Yong, Director, Geospatial Division, Singapore Land Authority Q&A

II. Geospatial Data and Tools Moderator: Mr. Sameh Naguib Wahba, Practice Manager, World Bank

9:50

Overview: Using geospatial data as a planning tool: pros & cons, data collection, processing and management Presentation by Mr. Brett Rose (Esri) (20 min)

- Open source solutions - Enterprise-level solutions - Innovative solutions (Big Data, remote sensing, LiDAR, etc.)

Innovative solution: Satellite imagery for mapping and collection data Presentation by Mr. Zoltan Bartalis, European Space Agency (20 min) Q&A (20 min)

11:00 Coffee break

11:15

Using data and geospatial data for urban planning and development: lessons, opportunities and challenges

- Case of Manila (Ms. Gayatri Singh, World Bank) (15 min) - Case of Indonesia (Mr. Iwan Gunawan) (20 min) - Discussions

12:30 Lunch break

13:30

Summary: Key “infrastructure” components for building capacity for data management and using geospatial data for planning

- Mr. Brett Rose, ESRI

13:45 Group discussions on how to enhance participating cities’ capacity for data collection and management and using data for planning purpose

15:10 Report back from group discussion


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15:30 Coffee break

III. Indicators for Urban Sustainability Moderator: Xiaomei Tan, GEF SEC

15:45

Landscape of the existing indicators for urban sustainability - Review of existing indicators and methodologies Dr. Lai Choo Malone-Lee, National University of Singapore (15 min) - Brief presentations by the relevant organizations and cities on their indicator

development: purpose, application, sector coverage, key indicator and lessons (90 min)

- Examples of Cities: o Ms. Clarice Meyer Cabral, Coordinator Indicators, Instituto Sao

Paulo Sustentavel (Rede Nossa Sao Paulo/Programa Cidades Sustentaveis)

o Mr. Li Hailong, Center of Chinese Society for Urban Studies o Mr. Sanjay Kumar, Additional Commissioner, Bhopal’s

sustainability indicators (India’s Smart City Programme)

- ISO 37120, Ms. Helen Ng, Executive Vice President, WCCD

- UN Habitat City Prosperity Initiative, Ms. Regina Orvananos

- UNEP’s Global Initiative for Resource Efficient Cities Ms. Sharon Gil, Programme Officer

- Green Growth Indicators, Mr. Tadashi Matsumoto, OECD

- Emerging and Sustainable Cities Initiatives, Ms. Maria Isabel Beltran Villavicencio, Inter-American Development Bank

- World Bank, Energy Efficient Cities Initiative, Ms. Martina Bosi, Energy

Sector Management Assistance Program (ESMAP), World Bank,

- Indicators for sustainable infrastructure, Ms. Katharina Schneider Global Infrastructure Basel

- Ongoing work on developing “indicators” to implement UN Sustainable Development Goals (Goal 11 on cities) – Ms. Regina Orvananos, UNHABITAT

- Q&A

18:00 End of Working Group Day 1


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Day 2, March 8

Venue: Ballroom 2, Sheraton Towers Singapore Hotel, 39 Scotts Rd, Singapore 228230

III. Indicators for Urban Sustainability (continued from Day 1) Moderator: Mr. Abhas Jha, World Bank

9:00

Application of indicators in assessing sustainability across cities (methodology) - “Building Better Cities”: Competitive, sustainable and livable metropolises in

APEC Countries, Mr. Keith Martin, Managing Director, Capital Projects & Infrastructure, PwC (20 min)

- Q&A Discussion: Linking data/indicators to policy objectives and decision making: Key Challenges (e.g. technical capacity, governance structure, political process and budget)

10:15 Coffee break

10:30

Group discussions on individual GPSC cities’ work on “indicators” (e.g. policy objectives, selection of indicators, process, methodology)

- Report back from groups

11:30 GPSC Work Program: Approach to Indicators, Deliverables and Objectives

- Presentation by GPSC (Ms. Xueman Wang, World Bank) - Discussion

12:00 Wrap Up: End of Working Group on Indicators for Sustainable Cities and Geospatial Tools


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Annex III

Finance Training Event: Investable Project Preparation and PPPs, March 8

Agenda


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Finance Training Event: Investable Project Preparation and PPPs

March 8, 2016

Singapore


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March 8, 2016 Finance Training Event: Investable Project Preparation and PPPs

Ballroom 2, Sheraton Towers Singapore Hotel, Ballroom 2 39 Scotts Rd, Singapore 228230

Public-Private Partnerships (PPP) are gaining traction in many cities around the world as a means to

leveraging private sector expertise and capital in the financing, building and operations of infrastructure

assets. Private involvement in urban infrastructure can have the potential to produce win-win

partnerships by leveraging the private sector’s efficiency, productivity and innovation to bring overall

value-for-money to a project. In addition, by involving private sector financing, PPPs could potentially also

be used by governments to delay the timing of cost outlays for infrastructure projects and provide

governments more temporary fiscal space.

On the other hand, PPP projects are complicated and require the necessary expertise to be structured

and prepared. While PPP projects have the potential to deliver enhanced outcomes for the public sector,

they could also result in large and unnecessary financial exposures that diminish value-for-money if not

structured correctly. In other words, proper project preparation and structuring, together with the right

project management practices and capacity within the government, are essential to the effective delivery

of PPP projects.

The training event on PPPs and bankable project preparation will draw on speakers from countries with

PPP programs, as well as project finance expertise from the private sector, to create meaningful

opportunities for discussion, learning and tailored feedback. Participants will have the chance to share

their respective PPP programs and projects and will receive targeted responses from experts on how to

strengthen the policy framework and enhance the bankability of their projects for the private sector. In

addition, the workshop will expose participants to the newest thinking on urban finance including topics

on municipal creditworthiness, project preparation and indicators for sustainable infrastructure.

In close collaboration with the Global Infrastructure Facility and the Public-Private Partnerships Group

within the WBG, the Global Platform for Sustainable Cities will conduct a half-day workshop dedicated to

project preparation and PPPs on March 8, 2016 in Singapore, in conjunction with the First Meeting of the

Global Platform for Sustainable Cities (GPSC) which takes place on March 9 to 10.

The key objectives are:

(i) For participating cities to share knowledge and operational expertise on PPP programs and

projects, to allow different governments to learn from each other. Also, this will help the

private sector understand better the pipeline of PPP projects that are being brought to market;

(ii) To create an opportunity for exchange between the private and public sectors on the issues,

both at a policy and project level, that need to be addressed in order to attract private sector

involvement in infrastructure. This is aimed at providing timely advice to governments seeking

to improve their PPP programs; and

(iii) To provide an opportunity for networking among the public and private sectors of different

countries, as this will aid the formation of collaborations and meaningful partnerships.


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March 8, 2016

Moderator: Mr. Abhas K. Jha, Practice Manager, World Bank

I. Welcome and Introduction

14:00

Welcome and Introduction - Mr. Jordan Schwartz, Director, Infrastructure and Urban Development Hub,

World Bank - Mr. Kurt Lonsway, Manager, AfDB

14:10

Project Preparation and Financing PPPs: Framework for Discussion - PPPs and the Public Sector, Ms. Towfiqua Hoque, Senior Infrastructure

Specialist, World Bank - PPPs and the Private Sector, Mr. Mark Giblett, Senior Infrastructure Specialist,

World Bank - Discussion

II. Country-Specific Cases: Identification and Preparation of “Investable” Urban Infrastructure and PPP Projects

14:45

Presentations on National-Level Programs and City-Level Projects - Private sector briefing: Bankable Risk Allocation between the Public and

Private Sectors - Chongqing (Mr. Zhou Tao, Director, Project Management Unit, Chongqing

Development and Reform Commission, Ms. Joanna Masic, World Bank Beijing Office) (15mins)

- Questions, Comments and Advice from panel: o Ms. Towfiqua Hoque, World Bank o Mr. Mark Giblett, World Bank o Mr. Keith Martin, Managing Director, PwC

15:45 Coffee break

III. Country-Specific Cases: Identification and Preparation for PPPs

16:00

Preparation on National-Level Programs and City-Level Projects

- Private sector briefing: Steps Governments can take to strengthen the pipeline of PPP projects

- Abidjan, Mr. Pierre Dimba N’ Gou, Project Manager, Ministry of Infrastructure of Cote D’Ivoire

- Questions, Comments and Advice

17:00 End of Finance Workshop

Documents

First Meeting of Global Platform for Sustainable Cities 2016pubdocs.worldbank.org/.../GPSC-Singapore-Meeting-Summary.pdf · engagement on sustainable cities. At the Plenary, the story