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GEO-REF Information Sharing Eco-Efficient and Resilient Urban Platform for Disaster Management Infrastructure and Livable Cities National workshop on sustainable urban infrstructure development in the Philippines – objectives and expected outcomes Manila, Philippines 10-11 September 2014 GEO-REF Information Sharing Eco-Efficient and Resilient Urban Platform for Disaster Management Infrastructure and Livable Cities Coverage Rationale: green growth and eco-efficient (energy-water) and resilient infrastructure for sustainable urban development; Brief Introduction to ESCAP project supported by KECF: implementation of low carbon green growth roadmap in Asia and the Pacific; Objectives, expected outcomes of this workshop Eco-Efficient Water Infrastructure, GEO-REF Information Sharing Eco-Efficient and Resilient Urban and Green & Livable Cities Infrastructure and Livable Cities Platform for Disaster Management Asia and the Pacific – economic development, resources consumption, climate change/natural disasters Rapid Economic Development (together with unplanned urbanization + rapid industrialization); At the cost of high resources & energy (esp. fossil fuel) consumption, high GHG emissions, etc.); high water withdrawal; Less per capita water availability; Increased water pollution (due to release of industrial as well as domestic/urban untreated wastewater); climate change/increased extreme weather events: floods and droughts…….; Uneven distribution of fresh water due to change in rain fall pattern; Region-high natural disaster prone– loss of lives (75%) and properties (80% economic loss) in 2011 – APDR, 2010 Grow first, clean up later - unsustainable development path; Need to move from current brown growth to green growth pattern/from current unsustainable path to a sustainable path. Eco-Efficient Water Infrastructure, and Green & Livable Cities Economic Development and Urbanization in the Philippines GDP of the Philippines (Billion USD) Gross Domestic Products Philippines 160 Billion US dollars 140 1990 2000 2010 2011 120 62 81 131 136 80 136 131 100 60 81 62 40 20 0 1990 2000 2010 2011 • Urban population in the Philippines: • Increase from 17 million (1980) to 49 million (2015) - 37% of total population (1980) - 46% of total population (2030) Slide 4/ (Source: UNDESA, 2014) Seoul, 11-13 May 2011 Eco-Efficient Water Infrastructure, and Green & Livable Cities Resource Consumption and GHG Emissions GHG Emissions 200 150 100 50 0 1990 Slide 5/ 2000 2008 2010 (Source: Seoul,UNESCAP, 11-13 May2013) 2011 Eco-Efficient Water Infrastructure, and Green & Livable Cities Natural Disaster Frequency and its Impact in the Philippines Although total frequency of natural disasters has decreased from 2009 to 2012, total number of people affected by floods and storms in the same periods has extremely increased by urbanization. Slide 6/ Source: www.preventionweb.net Seoul, 11-13 May 2011 Eco-Efficient Water Infrastructure, and Green & Livable Cities Damage of Natural Disasters in the Philippines Slide 7/ Source: www.preventionweb.net Seoul, 11-13 May 2011 GEO-REF Information Sharing Eco-Efficient and Resilient Urban Infrastructure and Livable Cities Platform for Disaster Management Green Growth: What and Why? Brown Growth Depletion of resource, natural disasters caused by climate change Sustainable / Foreseeable Future Unsustainable / Unforeseeable Future Green Growth Tackling resource constraint: ecoefficiency and resiliency to disasters Eco-Efficient Urban Infrastructure, GEO-REF Information Sharing Eco-Efficient and Resilient Urban and Green & Livable Cities Platform for Disaster Management Infrastructure and Livable Cities Integrating e-sustainability and disaster resiliency into sustainable urban infrastructure development – liveable city Ecoefficiency Disaster Resiliency Tackling natural resource constraint (energy/water) Reliving vulnerabilities to natural disasters Sustainable Urban Infrastructure Development Eco-Efficient Water Infrastructure, GEO-REF Information Sharing and Green & Livable Cities Platform for Disaster Management Low Carbon Green Growth Roadmap for Asia and the Pacific Eco-efficient Infrastructure Eco-efficiency The dominant paradigm of centralized infrastructure development depended on exploitation of natural resources. unsustainable A fundamental shift in the management and use of resources is required. Eco-efficiency Eco-efficiency = economic efficiency + ecological efficiency http://www.unescap.org/resources/low-carbon- It means creating more goods and services withgreen-growth-roadmap-asia-and-pacific ever less use of resources while creating less waste and pollution. Eco-Efficient Water Infrastructure, GEO-REF Information Sharing and Green & Livable Cities Platform for Disaster Management Why Low cost Building? Eco-Efficient Water Infrastructure, GEO-REF Information Sharing Eco-Efficient Urban Infrastructure, Eco-Efficient and Resilient Urban and Green & Livable Cities and Green & Livable Cities Platform for Disaster Management Infrastructure and Livable Cities Green and Resilient Schools School: home for children – sustainable and progressive future of a country, depends on them; Schools – serves as shelters for the people (often poor) during major disasters; Schools – promote awareness on the importance of constructing eo-efficient and disaster resilient schools and houses/buildings; Schools – serve as important component of urban infrastructure development, in the Philippines. Eco-Efficient Resilient Urban Eco-Efficient and Resilient Urban Eco-Efficientand Urban Infrastructure, Infrastructure and Livable Cities Infrastructure LivableCities Cities and Greenand & Livable Key elements of the KECF project - Established in 1987, the Korea-ESCAP Cooperation Fund (KECF) is an important instrument to enable ESCAP to build national capacities in Asia and the Pacific. - As one of the key activities in the KECF, the project entitled “Pilot implementation of the low carbon green growth roadmap for Asia and the Pacific” has been proposed. (targeting: Mongolia, Nepal, Philippines and ASEAN countries); - Beneficiaries: National, regional as well as local policy makers from relevant ministries such as, environment, urban development, local government authorities Slide 13/ May 2011 Eco-Efficient and Resilient Urban Infrastructure and11-13 Cities Eco-Efficient Urban Infrastructure, andSeoul, Green &Livable Livable Cities Eco-Efficient Resilient Urban Eco-Efficientand Urban Infrastructure, Infrastructure LivableCities Cities and Greenand & Livable Objective and Activities of the KECF project “To improve capacity of decision-makers to develop and apply green growth strategies / policies:” Decentralized eco-efficient water infrastructures for urban flooding in Thailand & other ASEAN countries Integrated energy-water management for greening industry in Mongolia - Develop strategy / policy guideline - organize national / regional workshop Eco-efficient urban water infrastructure in Nepal Slide 14/ Seoul, 11-13 May 2011 Eco-Efficient Resilient Urban Eco-Efficientand Urban Infrastructure, Infrastructure LivableCities Cities and Greenand & Livable Achievements and Plan of the KECF project Regional workshop on climate change and urban flood management, (Daegu, March, 2013) – for ASEAN countries. - Identify key challenges and policy measures on urban flood management - Share the good practices in urban flood management - Develop, discuss and finalize policy guidelines on decentralized ecoefficient water infrastructure for prevention of urban flooding National workshop on sustainable urban and industry development in Mongolia (Ulaanbaatar, August, 2014) “Current Stage” National workshop on sustainable urban infrastructure development in Philippines (Manila, September, 2014) National workshop on eco-efficient urban water infrastructure in Nepal (Kathmandu, October, 2014) Slide 15/ Seoul, 11-13 May 2011 Eco-Efficient Water Infrastructure, GEO-REF Information Sharing Eco-Efficient Urban Infrastructure, Eco-Efficient and Resilient Urban and Green & Livable Cities and Green & Livable Cities Platform for Disaster Management Infrastructure and Livable Cities National Workshop - Objectives i. Discuss, exchange experiences, good practices on current national policies, key challenges and opportunities ii. to integrate environmental sustainability and resilience to disasters into low cost building codes, designs and construction, and iii. in designing holistic green/eco-efficient and disasters resilient Schools in the Philippines, which often act as community infrastructure in times of disasters; iv. discuss ways and means; and develop a set of recommendations for deliberation by the Government of the Republic of the Philippines. Eco-Efficient Water Infrastructure, GEO-REF Information Sharing Eco-Efficient Urban Infrastructure, Eco-Efficient and Resilient Urban and Green & Livable Cities and Green & Livable Cities Platform for Disaster Management Infrastructure and Livable Cities National Workshop – Expected Outcomes i. institutional strengthening of relevant departments and agencies at central and local levels ii. to integrate environmental sustainability and resiliency to disasters into low cost building codes, and in designing holistic green/eco-efficient as well as disasters resilient Schools in the Philippines; iii. Finalization of two important documents (Dr Naveed and Mr Cris), and a set of recommendation for necessary possible action by the relevant Philippines Government Departments, agencies at central as well as local level. Eco-Efficient Urban Infrastructure, GEO-REF Information Sharing Green Growth, Energy & Water Eco-Efficient and Resilient Urban Eco-Efficient Water Infrastructure, and Green & Livable Cities Platform for Disaster Management Infrastructure and Livable Cities and Green & Livable Cities Security, and Livable Cities Ram S. Tiwaree, Dr.Eng. Economic Affairs Officer Sustainable Urban Development Section Environment and Development Division [email protected] http://www.unescap.org/esd/suds ESCAP – regional arm of the United Nations in Asia and the Pacific: 62 members