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

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