1. Institute for Global Environmental Strategies （ IGES) 10 Aug 2010 Action Towards Resource-efficient and Low carbon Cities in Asia Advisory Group Meeting Shom Teoh IGES Kitakyushu Urban Centre A Proposal: Promotion of Environmentally Sustainable Cities (ESC) in ASEAN and EAS Countries

2. IGES | http://www.iges.or.jp Advisory Group Meeting East Asia Summit (EAS) Environment Ministers Meeting (EMM) ‘Singapore Declaration on Climate Change, Energy and Environment ‘ was adopted at the 3 rd 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 ESC Mar. 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 activities With the support of the international development community and the private sector IGES was the Secretariat Inaugural EAS EMM (Oct. 2008, Hanoi )

3. IGES | http://www.iges.or.jp Advisory Group Meeting High Level Seminar on Environmentally Sustainable Cities 3 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

4. IGES | http://www.iges.or.jp Advisory Group Meeting Participants of the HLS ESC 4 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 Secretariat Development 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 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 Secretariat Development 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

5. IGES | http://www.iges.or.jp Advisory Group Meeting http://www.hls-esc.org/

6. IGES | http://www.iges.or.jp Advisory Group Meeting Key Outputs of the ESC HLS 6 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. 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’ Initiative ESC Awards ESC Capacity building Clearinghouse for ESC-related knowledge management ESC Public-Private Forum

7. IGES | http://www.iges.or.jp Advisory Group Meeting Project Objectives 7 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

8. IGES | http://www.iges.or.jp Advisory Group Meeting 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 JICA World Bank /Eco2 Cities ADB USAID / ECO-ASIA/ WaterLinks GTZ/ Clean Air for Smaller Cities Cities Development Initiative for Asia (CDIA) CAI-Asia ICLEI CITYNET ESCAP Potential Collaboration Partners 5 7 Kitakyushu Asian Center for Low Carbon Society Programme Activities Country A Country B Country C Country D Country … Technical Assistance Funding Others Proposed Funding arrangements: Japan-ASEAN Integration Fund (JAIF) – seed money (in application) MOEJ (Clean Asia Initiative) Cost-sharing with governments and partners Private Sector Universities Research Institutes ASEAN member states Capacity Building UNCRD Proposed ESC Platform Secretariat

9. IGES | http://www.iges.or.jp Advisory Group Meeting 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’s voluntary action plans with long-term visions Based on achievability, past achievements, and expected impacts

10. IGES | http://www.iges.or.jp Advisory Group Meeting Indicative Work Plan 10 1.Phased approach Start in some countries in the 1 st 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%)

11. IGES | http://www.iges.or.jp Advisory Group Meeting Regional Model Cities Programme 11 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

12. IGES | http://www.iges.or.jp Advisory Group Meeting 12 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

13. IGES | http://www.iges.or.jp Advisory Group Meeting 13 DateEvent 2 – 6 Aug. Hanoi, Vietnam ASEAN Senior Officials on Environment as an ‘ASEAN Project’ [Endorsed as ASEAN Project] October Brunei Darussalam 2 nd EAS EMM [Report the output of the 1 st HLS ESC] 9 – 11 Nov. Singapore Better Air Quality 2010 Conference (BAQ 2010) [Report the progress] Jan. 2011 Kitakyushu, Japan (tbd) 2 nd 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