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Institute for Global Environmental Strategies ( IGES)
10 Aug 2010 Action Towards Resource-efficient and Low carbon Cities in AsiaAdvisory Group MeetingShom TeohIGES Kitakyushu Urban Centre
A Proposal: Promotion of Environmentally
Sustainable Cities (ESC) in ASEAN and EAS Countries
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East Asia Summit (EAS)
Environment Ministers Meeting (EMM)
‘Singapore Declaration on Climate Change, Energy and Environment ‘ was adopted at the 3rd EAS (Nov. 2007)
Environmentally Sustainable Cities (ESC) was selected as an initial step of EAS environmental cooperation.
Inaugural EAS EMM (Oct. 2008, Hanoi )
High Level Seminar (HLS) on ESCMar. 2010, Jakarta
Output: Chair’s Summary with 5 recommendations for promoting ESC in East Asia 2nd EAS
EMM (Oct. 2010)
Brunei Darussalam
ASEAN + 6 (Australia, China, India, Japan, R.O.Korea, & NZ)
Follow-up activitiesWith the support of the international development
community and the private sector
IGES was the Secretariat
Inaugural EAS EMM (Oct. 2008, Hanoi )
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High Level Seminar on Environmentally Sustainable Cities
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A High- Level Seminar (HLS) on Environmentally Sustainable Cities (ESC) was held in Jakarta, Indonesia in March 2010.
Four Thematic Sessions (Day 1) Cities and Resource Efficiency and 3Rs (Indonesia) Cities and Biodiversity (Singapore) Cities and Adaptation and Sustainable Urban Development (Australia) Low Carbon and Low Polluting Cities (Japan)
Under the framework of the East Asia Summit (EAS) Environment Ministers Meeting (EMM), which was inaugurated in Hanoi, Vietnam, in October 2008.
Four Plenary Sessions (Day 2) Environment Commitments by Local Governments Financing and Capacity Development Regional Frameworks and Inter-city Networks Chair’s Summary
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Participants of the HLS ESC
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More than 120 participants 15 Countries: Australia, Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia (3),
China (2), India (1), Indonesia (8), Japan (2), R. O. Korea (3), Laos, Malaysia (1), Myanmar, New Zealand (2), Philippines (2), Singapore, and Viet Nam *(number of local governments: 24)
ASEAN SecretariatDevelopment partners: World Bank, ADB, ESCAP, UNCRD,
AusAID, GTZ, JICA, USAID Inter-city Networks: CITYNET, ICLEI, CAI-Asia, CDIA, Kitakyushu
Asian Center for LCS (former Kitakyushu Initiative)Research Institutes: ERIA, NEAT, CSIRO, IGES
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http://www.hls-esc.org/
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Key Outputs of the ESC HLS
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Key messages: Long-term city planning is the
basis for realizing ESC. Necessity to mainstream ESC in
the national agenda. Effective governance. Knowledge sharing. Financing systems. Meaningful participation. Supports from others.
Chair’s Summary Recommendations:
East Asia ‘Model Cities’ InitiativeESC Awards ESC Capacity building Clearinghouse for ESC-related
knowledge managementESC Public-Private Forum
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Project Objectives
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• Encourage bottom-up, voluntary initiatives and self gap analysis by local governments
• Nurture capacity and culture for overall long-term, integrated and cross-sector city planning
• Facilitate collaboration with multiple stakeholders to address local capacity and resource gaps
• Encourage national governments to play a meaningful role to support local government initiatives
• Facilitate regional collaboration among AMS and with the international development community, as well as enabling knowledge-sharing and mutual learning
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Proposed Project Structure and Funding Arrangements
Candidate Model Cities
Information Sharing
Cross-country Learning
·Overall coordination and facilitation
· Monitoring and evaluation in close coordination with AWGESC
· Synthesis of data, research and publication of knowledge products
JICAJICA World Bank /Eco2 CitiesWorld Bank /Eco2 Cities ADBADB
USAID / ECO-ASIA/ WaterLinks
USAID / ECO-ASIA/ WaterLinks
GTZ/ Clean Air for Smaller Cities
GTZ/ Clean Air for Smaller Cities
Cities Development Initiative for Asia (CDIA)
Cities Development Initiative for Asia (CDIA)
CAI-AsiaCAI-Asia
ICLEIICLEI
CITYNETCITYNETESCAPESCAP
Potential Collaboration Partners
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Kitakyushu Asian Center for Low Carbon Society
Kitakyushu Asian Center for Low Carbon Society
Programme Activities
Country A
Country A
Country B
Country B
Country C
Country C
Country D
Country D
Country …
Country …
Technical Assistance
Funding
OthersOthers
Proposed Funding arrangements:
• Japan-ASEAN Integration Fund (JAIF) – seed money (in application)
• MOEJ (Clean Asia Initiative)
• Cost-sharing with governments and partners
Private SectorPrivate Sector UniversitiesUniversities Research InstitutesResearch Institutes
ASEAN member states
Capacity Building
UNCRDUNCRD
Proposed ESC Platform
Secretariat
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Proposed Implementation Flow in Each Country and Key Features
(1) Programme Design (2) Announcement
of the programme and call for
proposal
(3) Submission of proposals from
cities
(4) Evaluation and selection of
candidate model cities
(5) Technical assistance and
capacity building for local
governments
(6) Implementation of policies and
projects
(7) Evaluation and monitoring of cities’
performance
· Overall theme/objectives· Lead ministry·Selection criteria·Selection of panel members·Evaluation and monitoring·Schedule and budget
Supports from potential
collaboration partners
With support from the Secretariat
With facilitation and coordination by the Secretariat
Based on each country’s award programme
Based on city’svoluntary action
plans with long-term visions
Based on achievability, past achievements,
and expected impacts
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Indicative Work Plan
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1. Phased approach• Start in some countries in
the 1st year and expand to all countries in 3 years
• Select the first group of countries based on criteria and readiness
2. Budget (USD1.5m/3 yrs)• Training for LGs (48%)• Consultative meetings and
dissemination seminars, monitoring and evaluation etc. (12%)
• Coordination (10%)• Publication, website (10%)• Personnel (20%)
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Regional Model Cities Programme
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ASEAN MODEL CITIES INITIATIVE
Model Cities Programme
Country A
Model Cities Programme
Country B
Model Cities Programme
Country C
Model Cities Programme
Country D
Model Cities Programme
Country E
Coordination by the Secretariat
Funding and technical assistance from other
organizations
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Initiation Strategy: Build on existing programmes
Past/Ongoing City Awards or assistance programmes
FUNDING
VOLUNTARY TARGET SETTING & PLANNING
Capacity building &
training
Technical assistance
Clean and Green Awards
(Philippines)
Adipura Awards
(Indonesia)
Galing Pook Awards
(Philippines)
Encouragement & recognition
Monitoring &
evaluation
‘Name & shame’
Aligning with national
development goals
Research & knowledge
management
Bandar Lestari Awards
(Malaysia)
Livable Cities
Awards (Thailand) ASEAN Model Cities
Programme
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Date Event
2 – 6 Aug.Hanoi, Vietnam
ASEAN Senior Officials on Environment as an ‘ASEAN Project’
• [Endorsed as ASEAN Project]
OctoberBrunei Darussalam
2nd EAS EMM • [Report the output of the 1st HLS ESC]
9 – 11 Nov.Singapore
Better Air Quality 2010 Conference (BAQ 2010)• [Report the progress]
Jan. 2011Kitakyushu, Japan (tbd)
2nd HLS ESC (on Public Private Partnership) (tentative)
• [Report the progress]
March/April 2011(anticipated)
Programme starts in 3 – 5 ASEAN countries (2-3 cities in each country)
Progress status and timeline
Thank you