1. Think Together: Environment and Poverty DReAMS Second Project Meeting 10 to 11 February 2011 Freiburg, Germany

2. WHAT IS DReAMS? DReAMS Project, A Glimpse…

3. Realising DReAMS stands for Development of Resources and Access to Municipal Services It introduces two tested tools: ecoBUDGET and PDMS among local authorities Project duration is three years: January 16, 2010 to January 16, 2013 What is Realising DReAMS?

4. WHAT ARE OUR AIMS? DReAMS Project, A Glimpse…

5. Support Local Authorities to achieve sustainability in their services and urban governance and assist in the attainment of the Millennium Development Goals 1 and 7 Improve the capacity of the local authorities in environmental management and poverty reduction Build the capacity of non-state (non-government) actors and local communities to support and monitor the actions undertaken by local authorities What are our AIMS?

6. WHAT ARE OUR OBJECTIVES? DReAMS Project, A Glimpse…

7. Increase awareness among politicians, decision-makers and general public on local and regional environmental and socio-economic issues Capacity Building Natural Resources Management Poverty Reduction What are our OBJECTIVES?

8. WHAT ARE OUR EXPECTED RESULTS FOR EACH ASIAN LOCAL AUTHORITY? DReAMS Project, A Glimpse…

9. ecoBUDGET adoption Integration of ecoBudget and PDMS software Creation of local support network Implementation of ecoBUDGET cycle (Steps 1-5) A roll-out strategy for the system transfer to other local governments within the country Local governments with interest to adopt the system What are our EXPECTED RESULTS for each Asian local authority?

10. WHAT ARE THE MAJOR WORK PACKAGES? DReAMS Project, A Glimpse…

11. Project Preparation Events: project meetings, conferences, field and study visits Training and capacity building Activities related to PDMS Activities related ecoBUDGET Linking ecoBUDGET & PDMS Regional support & international strategy Dissemination Monitoring and evaluation of the project What are our EXPECTED RESULTS for each Asian local authority?

12. WITH DReAMS PROJECT, WHAT WOULD OUR CITIES LOOK LIKE IN 2013? Looking forward…

13. What do we see for ecoBUDGET? What do we see for PDMS? What do we see in the integration of both ecoBUDGET and PDMS? Looking forward…

14. The interrelationship of Environment and Poverty, especially in developing countries: Heightened vulnerability to disasters Dependency on environmental resources for livelihood Heightened risk of over-extraction due to this dependency Looking forward…

15. Great potential for: Community stewardship over environment and natural resources The use of ecoBudget and PDMS as an effective tool for improved management of these resources A change in the way local governments deliver services, consistent with the priorities of Rio+20: “Green Economy” On the other hand…