1. Xueman Wang, GPSC, World Bank
Third Working Group Meeting,
May 25 to 26, DC

2. GPSC: Urban Sustainability Framework
Methodology for assessment
Scenario analysis
Process for formulation
Key components of action plan
Core indicators
Approach and tools for data collection
Assessing financial sustainability
Capital investment plan
Investment options
Financing
Investment
Data
indicators
Rapid Assessment
Benchmarking
Vision
Action Plan

3. Purposes of USF
An overarching guidance document for supporting cities to pursue integrated approach
To be used by cities to facilitate the understanding on its urban sustainability status, formulate or enhance vision, strategy and implementation
To be informative with good practice around the world
To include GPSC recommended approach
Facilitating the coherence of the output of the GPSC-IAP program
Linking the two tracks (GPSC and city level projects) as joint deliverables
Consolidating the GPSC three pillars (indicators, planning and finance) in a more coherent manner;
Establishing common understanding and monitoring progress on urban sustainability over time
GPSC city dashboard
Supporting cities for the new round of participation in GPSC-IAP

4. Approach to USF
Consolidating and improving methodologies of the existing initiatives
identifying common elements and gaps
Learning from initiatives such as IDB, ADB, EBRD, UNEP, National University of Singapore, PWC and the work by cities
USF: a joint product from the partner organizations
To be improved over time based on feedback and practice of cities
Not to replace the guidance documents from existing initiatives
A framework document: a series of guidance documents will be issued overtime

5. Consultation on USF First draft released in March
Comments received from ADB, EBRD, UNIDO, WRI/ICLEI/C40 and experts
Revising the USF after May WG meeting
WB internal review
One more round feedback
Releasing at GPSC Second Annual Meeting in October

6. Indicators, Tools and Data Management
Key Components of USF:
Indicators, Tools and Data Management
Sustainability Indicators and data
Core indicators across seven dimensions
Economic and competitiveness
Land use and urban form
Connectivity and transport
Environment and resource efficiency
Climate change (emissions and vulnerability)
Population, Social health, Welfare and health
Fiscal Sustainability and governance
Using geospatial tools for data collection, data governance
Feedback:
What’s the basis for selecting those indicators and dimensions? How UN-SDG goals have been taken into account?
What’s the purpose of those indicators?
What’s the expectation of using those indicators? How to address the issue of consistency across different cities?

7. Assessing Urban Sustainability Status and Enhancing Urban Strategy
Benchmarking and assessing city’s urban sustainability status
Benchmarking to good practice
SWOT analysis
Development of future scenarios
Urban growth scenario analysis for planning
Vision, action plan and monitoring
Key components
Consultation and stakeholder engagement
Feedback:
Good practice from developed country cities is dominant. Need to include developing country cities, in particular those from GPSC cities
More information on vision and action plan needs to be included to give guidance on how the action plan should be developed.

8. Financing the Plan Measuring and benchmarking financial sustainability
Fulfilling Prerequisites to Financing
Identifying and preparing projects
Feedback:
The financial information from municipal government may be difficult to obtain.
What’s the expectation from cities with respect to “financing the plan”?