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 Sustainable  Cities  Regional  Workshop    

 

18-­‐19  January  2016      Cairo  -­‐  Egypt    

Workshop  Proceedings  Report      

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Ø      Meeting  Profile    

Ø List  of  Attendees    

 

 Name   Country/Organization     Affiliation  /  Position  

Dr.  Hossam  Allam     CEDARE   Director,  Strategic  Concerns  Program,  CEDARE  H.E.  Dr.  Khalid  EL-­‐Adli,   ISOCARP   Former  Governor  of  Giza,  and  Vice  President,  

International  Society  of  City  and  Regional  Planners  Mrs.  Yasmine  Fouad   Egypt   Advisor  to  the  Minister  of  Environment  Mr.  Arab  Hoballah   UNEP   Chief  Sustainable  Lifestyles,  Cities  and  Industry  

Division  of  Technology,  Industry  and  Economics    Mr.  Fareed  Bushehri   UNEP   Regional  Resource  Efficiency  Programme  Officer  

Regional  Office  for  West  Asia    Mr.  Mohammad  Asfour   CEDARE   Senior  Consultant  Ms.  Ghada  Moghny                              CEDARE   Senior  Programme  Specialist  

Sustainable  Growth  Programme  Mr.  Ramy  Lotfy                            CEDARE   Senior  Research  Specialist/Environment  Consultant  

Sustainable  Growth  Programme  Mr.  John  Dyfed      UN-­‐HABITAT   Regional  Director,  Regional  Office  for  Arab  States    Mr.  Ibrahim  Al  Zubi                                UAE   Dubai  Land  Department    Mr.  Majd  Fayyad      

UAE   Technical  Officer  Emirates  Green  Building  Council  

Dr.  Hend  Farouh,   Egypt   Executive  Director,  Central  Unit  for  Sustainable  Cities  &  Renewable  Energy  New  Urban  Communities  Authority  

Mr.  Ali  Harbi   Algeria   Consultant/Manager  AHC  Consulting  

Mr.  Waleed  Khalaf   Bahrain   Chief  Executive  Officer  T-­‐Linx  Ms.  Dana  El  Rayes   Bahrain   Vice  President  T-­‐Linx  Dr.  Salah  El  Haggar   Egypt   Professor  of  Energy  and  Sustainable  Development  AUC  

Mr.  Karim  Ayyad    

Egypt   Associate  Lecturer  of  Green  Architect  Egypt  Green  Building  Council  

Dr.  Karim  Attallah   Egypt   President  Consulting  Engineering  Center  Dr.  Marwa  Hegazi   Egypt   Environmental  Researcher,  Ministry  of  Environment  

Workshop  Title     Sustainable  Cities  Regional  Workshop  

Organizing  Institutions     Centre  for  Enviroment  and  Development  for  Arab  Region  and  Europe    (CEDARE)  UNEP  

Date     January  18th  –  19th  2016  Location   Intercontinental  City  Stars  Hotel    Number  of  Attendees     30  attendees  /  11  countries  

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Ms.  Ala’a  Abdullah   Jordan   Deputy  Executive  Director  Jordan  Green  Building  Council  

Ms.  Rima  Sorour   Lebanon   Architect  Lebanon  Green  Building  Council  Ms.  Wiam  Samir   Morocco   Vice  President  Morocco  Green  Building  Council  

Ms.  Ghadir  Qawariq   Palestine   Projects  Coordinator  Palestine  Green  Building  Council  Mr.  Rashed  Al  Nasa’a   Qatar   Head  of  Sustainability  Arab  Engineering  Bureau  Mr.  Samer  Kamal    

Saudi  Arabia   Senior  Design  Architect    

Ms.  Rym  Baouendi   Tunisia   Co-­‐Founder  Tunisia  Green  Building  Council  Ms.  Terry  Fahmy    

CEDARE   Regional  Programme  Assistant  Sustainable  Growth  Programme  

Ms.  Sabrina  Ghazal   CEDARE   Communication  Specialist  Sustainable  Growth  Programme  

Ms.  Sahar  Ezz  El-­‐Arab   CEDARE   Regional  Administrative  Officer  Ms.  Amira  Khattab   CEDARE   Administrative  Assistant  Mr.  Samir  Sayed     CEDARE   Technical  Support      

     

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Ø Workshop  Agenda    

 

 

   

Sustainable  Cities  Regional  Workshop  

 Day  1  Agenda  -­‐  18  January  2016  9:00  to  9:30   Registration  9:30  to  10:00   Opening  Session:  

-­‐  Welcome  note  and  introduction  CEDARE,  UNEP,  Dubai  Land  -­‐  Introductory  Remarks  –  H.E.  Dr.  Khalid  EL-­‐Adli,  Former  Governor  of  Giza  /Vice        President,  International  Society  of  City  and  Regional  Planners  -­‐  Agree  on  house  rules,  Ms.  Ghada  Moghny,  CEDARE  

10:00  to11:45   Session  I:  Country  Presentations:  Chairman  Mr.  Fareed  Bushehri,  UNEP  This  session  will  introduce  countries  findings  including:  -­‐  Sustainable  cities  and  Buildings  trends;  -­‐  Case   studies  on  policies  and  approaches   that  promote  efficient  use  of   resources  at   the  city   level   with   an   integrated   resource   management   approach   (with   particular   focus   on:  water,  energy,  waste,  food,  construction  materials,  and  land)  -­‐  Policies  and/or  programmes  established  by  national  or  local  authorities  to  support  sustainable  cities  and  buildings,  and  barriers  to  their  implementation;  -­‐  Lessons  learnt  with  a  priority  on  a  city  level.    Countries:  Algeria,  Bahrain,  Egypt,  Jordan,  Lebanon,  Morocco  -­‐Introduction  to  Report  Methodology,  Approach,  and  outcome  –  Mr.  M.  Asfour  

11:45  to12:15   Coffee  Break  and  Networking  12:30  to  13:30   Session  II:  Country  Presentations:  Chairman  Mr.  Fareed  Bushehri,  UNEP    

-­‐  Continued  Q&A  Countries  included  in  this  session  are:  Oman,  Palestine,  Qatar,  Saudi  Arabia,  Tunisia,  United  Arab  Emirates  

13:30  to14:45   Lunch  

15:30  to  17:00   Session  III:  Affordable  Housing:  Chairman  Mohammad  Asfour,  CEDARE  Discuss  regional  efforts  to  promote  affordable  housing  and  draft  recommendations  for  implementing  sustainable  building  practices  in  the  field.  -­‐Dr.  Hend  Farouh,  Executive  Director,  Central  Unit  for  Sustainable  Cities  &  Renewable  Energy  -­‐Mr.  Dyfed  Aubrey,  Director  (a.i.),  UN-­‐HABITAT  Regional  Office  for  Arab  States  

16:00  –  16:30   Coffee  Break  and  Networking    

16:30  –  17:00   Conclusion  and  Closing  Day  1  –  Mr.  Mohammad  Asfour,  CEDARE    

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Day  2  Agenda  -­‐  19  January  2016  9:30  to  9:30   Welcome  Tea  and  Coffee  

 9:30  -­‐  10:00   Previous  day  summary  and  opening  remarks.  Ms.  Ghada  Moghny,  CEDARE  

 10:00  to  11:45   Session  IV:  Sustainable  Cities:  Lessons  learnt  and  recommendations  Chairman  

Dr.  Hossam  Allam,  CEDARE  Practices  and  recommendations  for  interventions  that  authorities  can  undertake  to  support  sustainable  cities,  at  local,  national  and  regional  levels  to  be  included  in  the  final  report.  -­‐Mr.  Dyfed  Aubrey,  Director  (a.i.),  UN-­‐HABITAT  Regional  Office  for  Arab  States  -­‐Mr.  Mohammad  Asfour,  CEDARE  -­‐  Mr.  Rami  Lotfy,  CEDARE  

11:45  to  12:15   §   Coffee  Break  and  Networking    

12:30  to  13:30   Session  V:  Sustainable  Buildings:  Lessons  learnt  and  recommendations,  Chairman  Mr.  Mohammad  Asfour,  CEDARE  Practices  and  recommendations  for  interventions  that  authorities  can  undertake  in  order  to  support  resource  efficient  buildings,  at  local,  national  and  regional  levels  to  be  included  in  the  final  report.    

13:30  to  14:45   §   Lunch    

14:45  to  16:00   Session  VI:  Planning  for  the  Future  –  Chairman  Dr.  Khalid  EL  ADLI  This  is  an  open  discussion  session  to  identify  tentatively  programme  of  work  and  framework  for  the  next  1,  3  and  5  years,  in  terms  of  actions  at  local,  national  and  regional  levels,  including  need  for  legislation,  data,  capacity  building,  partnerships  Mr.  Arab  Hoballah,  UNEP  Mr.  Fareed  Bushehri,  UNEP  Mr.  Ibrahim  Al  Zubi,  Dubai  Land  Mr.  Dyfed  Aubrey,  Director  (a.i.),  UN-­‐HABITAT  Regional  Office  for  Arab  States    

16:00  –  16:30   §   Coffee  Break  and  Networking  §    

16:30  –  17:00   Closing  Session:  Dubai  Land,  UNEP,  CEDARE  Mr.  Mohammad  Asfour,  CEDARE  -­‐  Next  Steps    

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1)   INTRODUCTION:  The  Sustainable  Cities  Regional  Workshop  comes  in   line  with  the  United  Nations  Environment  Programme  (UNEP)  Global  Initiative  for  Resource  Efficient  Cities  (GI-­‐REC)  launched  in  June  2012  at  Rio+20.  The  primary  objective  of  this  initiative;   is   to   capitalize   on   the   potential   for   Arab   cities   to   lead   action   towards   greater   resource   efficiency,   and  enhance   the  quality  of   life   in  urban  areas,   in  particular   rapidly   growing   cities,   by  minimizing   resource  extraction,  energy   consumption,   and   waste   generation   through   safeguarding   ecosystem   services   and   decoupling   city  development  from  resource  use  and  environmental  impacts.    The  Sustainable  Cities  Regional  Workshop  also  positively  contributes  to  the  “MENA  State  of  Play  of  Sustainable  Cities  &  Buildings”  Report,  which  aims  to  inform  the  strategic  direction  of  the  GI-­‐REC,  UNEP  in  undertaking  a  comprehensive  review  and  analysis  of  resource  efficiency  in  Arab  cities.    

The  regional  workshop  seeks  to  document  findings  from  the  regional  review  of  12  countries  in  the  region,  by  mapping   key   institutions   and   initiatives   and   identification   of   case   studies.   The   reviews   were   prepared   in  cooperation  with   the   respective   national  Green  Building  Councils,   and/or   specialized   experts   that   cover   the  following  areas:  •   Status  of  sustainable  building  approaches  and  policies  and  lessons  learned.  •   Case  studies  of  policies  and  approaches  that  promote  efficient  use  of   resources  at   the  city   level  and  

integrated  resource  management   (with  particular   focus  on:  water,  energy,  waste,   food,  construction  materials,  and  land)    

•   Policies   and/or   programmes   established   by   national   or   local   authorities   to   support   sustainable  buildings,  and  barriers  to  their  implementation;  

This  report  provides  a  summary  of  the  Sustainable  Cities  Workshop  Proceedings  and  documents  the  views  and  contributions  of  different  countries  towards  identifying  the  “State  of  Play  of  Sustainable  Cities  &  Buildings   in  Arab  Region”.    

   

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2)  Country  Presentations  and  Participants  contributions:    

§   Note:  Please  check  Annex  for  a  full  version  of  each  country’s  presentation      Sessions  I  &  II:  Country  Presentations:  Chairman  Mr.  Fareed  Bushehri,  UNEP    

Main  Contributions   Contributors  §    No  one  platform  has  all  the  information  §   Main  focus  is  on  energy,  less  focus  on  water  and  a  even  less  on  waste,  non  on  food  

or  sustainable  building  materials.  §   Energy:    Led  lighting  is  being  used  in  all  streets  and  efficient  lighting  initiative  §   Water:   is   being   recycled   by   the   government   to   use   in   watering   public   places   like  

gardens  or  industrial  areas.  §   Waste:   the   private   sector   were   leaders   in   this   business   and   placed   containers  

everywhere   free   of   charge   under   the   consent   of   the   government.     People   are  passionate  about  the  recycling.  

§   Building  trends:  primary  schools  were  chosen  to  work  on  energy,  water  and  waste.  §   Ministry  of  Finance:  passionate  about  the  go  green,  reduced  energy  and  waste  and  

they  have  a  tracking  measures  for  collecting  information  §   City  level  case  studies:  achieved  a  LEED  certification  which  is  currently  in  progress  §   Policies   and   programs:   Prime  Minister   Cabinet   took   initiative   for   optimum   use   of  

Energy   and   another   initiative   for   lightening,   in   addition   ministry   of   works   have   a  checklist  for  green  and  sustainable  buildings  guidelines.  

 Remarks    §   Individual  initiatives  waiting  to  be  placed  under  the  auspicious  of  the  government.  §   Decision  makers  need  to  play  a  more  active  role  §   More  encouragement  and  recognition  §   Awareness  is  key  

Bahrain  presentation  

 

§   Energy,  water,  waste,  and  transportation  §   Energy:  The  Amman  municipality  are   implementing  the  regulations  to  save  energy,  

water,  waste  and  transportation  §   Municipality:  taking  lead  in  all  forms  of  sustainability  §   Question:  What  was  the  private  sector   involvement?  What   is  the  status  with  social  

housing?  What  is  the  status  of  awareness  and  focus  on  social  housing???  §   Another  question:  What  is  the  state  of  refugees  in  Jordan?  §   Bahrain  and  Jordan  taken  as  examples  of  resources  scarcity  (water  &  Energy)  §   Need  to  take   into  consideration  the  population  growth  rates  of  cities  –   i.e.  Amman  

grew  from  10,000  in  1918  to  millions  at  present      

Jordan  presentation  

 

§   Residential   buildings   consume   more   energy   than   industrial   buildings,   which   is  opposite  to  the  rest  of  the  world    

§   Ministry  of  Housing  established  a  central  Green  Housing  Unit  in  2014  §   16  solar  power  plants  are  established  in  Egypt    

Egypt  Presentation  

 

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§   There  are  several  campaigns  to  increase  energy  efficiency  §   There  are  also  efforts  to  develop  the  code  for  residential,  government  and  industrial  

buildings  and  establishments  –  Ministry  of  Housing  and  Ministry  of  Electricity  signed  a  MoU  for  buildings  code  

§   Increase  in  Sustainable  cities  in  Sheikh  Zayed  +  5  more  cities    §   EBRD  is  working  on  sustainable  transportation      §   Laws  exist  but  no  implementation  §   Political  situation  is  affecting  the  implementation  of  the  laws  §   Technical  standards  existing  however  not  in  place  §   Thermal  standards  for  buildings  existing  but  not  mandatory  §   Funded  projects  are  available  §   Rating  systems  that  are  used  in  Lebanon  are  various  §   Several  projects  on  city  level  are  existing  §   Solar  waters  moving  more  on  the  outskirts  rather  than  in  the  city  §   Policies  started  in  2009  and  should  reach  target  by  2020  §   Policies  were   placed   and   approved   for   the   development   of   renewable   energy   and  

energy  efficiency  §   Action  plans  are  placed  for  various   fields  water,   rainwater,  energy  and  other  green  

issues  of  environment  and  also  for  industrial  sector  §   Legislation  is  the  main  issue  §   Progress  in  buildings  but  awareness  is  needed    Remarks:  §   Refugee  situation  is  wide  and  they  need  to  implement  projects  to  target  the  refugee  

until  they  leave  the  country  §   What  comes  after  work  plans?    §   How  much  are  we  inducing  them  to  work  on  resource  efficiency  so  that  they  invest  

instead  of  requesting  more  funds?      

Its   is   important   to   consider   other   initiatives   in   all   Arab  Mediterranean   countries   to  change   behavior,   awareness,   consumption   and   bring   in   the   initiatives   to   add   value,  and   link   the   legislation   in  order   to   change  behavior  and  awareness.    OUR   role   starts  here  we  need  to  share  the  experiences  of  other  countries  to  fill  in  the  gap.    We  need  to  unify  all  the  initiatives  to  fill  in  the  gaps  

Lebanon  Presentation  

 

§   Sustainability  in  general  is  a  new  concept.    The  implementation  and  consequently  all  projects  are  still  in  process  but  not  finalized.  

§   Trends   on   energy,  waste  management,  water   reuse   and   recycling   and   solar   public  lighting.  

§   The   same   applies   to   buildings,   however   certifications   are   there   to   assess   and  help  them  start.    Green  buildings  do  exist  but  not  yet  certified  

§   All  projects  are  either  drafts,  in  process  or  almost  finished  §   Two   paths   are   being   followed;   sustainable   development   politics   and   the   national  

energetic  strategy  §   An  estimation  of  the  costs  associated  with  energy  efficiency  is  undertaken  to  identify  

funding  §   A  plan  is  made  for  the  eco-­‐city  Zenata  as  a  sample  of  how  the  cities  should  be  made  

Morocco  presentation  

 

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and  look  like  §   Institutions  are  working  on  policies  and  programs  §   Lots   of   initiatives   are   being   taken   but   the   need   to   focus   on   the   education   of   the  

population  is  required…  Again  awareness  is  the  key.  §   Morocco  is  the  first  country  to  have  the  king  chart  sustainability  charter    Remarks    §   The  solar  energy  needs  to  be  mentioned.  §   Traditional   architecture   needs   to   be   considered   as   it   helps   in   saving   energy   and  

comfortably  using  local  material  §   Morocco  has  a  great  opportunity  with  cop  22  that  will  be  held  there  and  should  be  

taken  as  an  opportunity  to  push  awareness  and  projects  §   The  private  sector  and  NGO  started  showing  interest  in  sustainable  buildings  §   Construction  material  is  available  but  no  control  over  the  use  of  them  §   Rawabi  city  has  its  own  wastewater  treatment  plan    §   No  transportation  plans  §   Policies/laws   and   licenses   for   buildings   that   has   low   emission   are   existent   but   not  

implemented.  A  fellowship  for  green  engineering  is  present.  §   Sustainability  concept  is  not  understood  and  the  country  requires  awareness    Remarks  §   Focus  on  opportunities  even  if  they  seem  meaningless    §   Educate  decision  makers  and  media  

Palestine  presentation  

 

§   Booming  country  in  sustainability  §   Urban  expansion  vs.  population  distribution    §   Special  focus  on  water  and  energy  issues  §   Adopts   sustainable   policies   on   a   governmental   high   level   which   has   been   a   main  

driving  force  §   Mesheireb  downtown  Doha  –  mixed  use  project    §   Public   force   “Ashghal”   identified   transportation,   infrastructure   and   waste  

management  as  the  main  sustainable  urban  development  §   Large  awareness  campaigns  §   Working  on  metro  to  avoid  inefficient  fuel  consumption  by  cars  §   They  have  rating  systems  and  analysis  done  §   Need  to  work  on  benchmark  data  to  measure  against  and  focus  on  needed  areas    Remarks  §   Issue   of   UAE,   Qatar,   Bahrain,   and   Doha   on   the   awareness   raising   to   those   expats  

living  in  the  country  §   How   do   you   expect   of   overcome   the   challenge   of   promoting   resource   and   energy  

efficiency?  

Qatar  presentation  

 

§   No  awareness  whatsoever  in  SA  about  sustainability    Remarks  §   If  I  am  a  citizen  and  building  what  would  drive  me  to  follow  sustainability??  Incentive  

mechanism   differs   from   one   country   to   another….   Developers   care   more   about  

Saudi  Arabia  presentation  

 

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development   rather   than   environmental   or   any   other   social   aspect…   It   is   very  challenging  vs  being  a  need  

§   Realizing   the   weakness   which   need   to   transform   all   of   these   to   legislations   and  policies   and   the   need   for   integration   of   all   these…..SA   is   going   through   a   transition  period  and  the  challenge  is  huge  but  also  the  opportunity  is  also  great  for  looking  for  solutions  and  fill  the  gaps  

§   Energy  efficiency  is  an  initiative  by  the  government  §   Some  cities  are  taking  initiatives  and  supporting  projects  in  a  structured  way  §   Buildings  also  adopting  energy  efficiency  and  applying  rating  systems.  §   Also  water  efficiency  is  being  adopted  §   Policies  and  programs  are  more  directed  towards  energy…  there  were  various  plans  

along  the  years  that  ended  by  solar  plan  for  2020  –  2030  §   Policies   was   promulgated   in   the   Tunisian   assembly   which   is   a   development   that  

motivates  the  private  sector  to  take  part    §   Also  the  twinning  program  that  is  to  work  on  housing  and  building    §   Applied  in  some  cities  §   Safax  are  doing  the  right  thing  in  all  aspects    §   Should  look  at  other  areas  than  energy…  §   Multi  stakeholder  approach  is  needed  Remarks  §   Integrate   how   to   develop   the   twinning   exercise   within   the   Arab   cities   to   reach   an  

equilibrium    

Tunis  presentation  

 

§   Federal   green   vision   and   strategy   was   launched   and   other   local   strategies   were  developed  on  the  level  of  each  emirate.  

§   They  aim  to  make  Dubai  the  most  sustainable  city  in  the  emirate  §   Abu  Dhabi  and  Dubai  are  pioneering  by  developing  their  own  sustainability  strategies.  §   There  are  targets  for  renewable  energy  and  energy  and  water  consumption  by  2030  §   Plans  for  waste  management  and  green  initiatives  §   Food  security  and  challenge  has  been  addressed  in  UAE  because  they  import  90%  of  

its  food  and  they  are  working  on  diversifying  the  food  sources  §   Urban  planning  council  in  Abu  Dhabi  created  the  first  green  building  rating  system  §   Dubai  Municipality  and  Dubai  electricity  and  water  authority  had  different  approach  

by  introducing  a  building  code.  §   Programs  are  present  that  target  retrofitting  of  inefficient  buildings.  §   Regulatory  scheme  for  accreditation  of  ESCO  companies  are  present.  §   Private  sector  is  taking  part  in  the  retrofitting  plans.  §   Certification   by   LEED   has   been   established   and   buildings   were   awarded   these  

certificates  §   Cost  benefit  analysis  conducted  §   Presence   of   federal   green   vision   was   the   base   foundation   for   the   sustainability  

strategies  §   Regulations  and  programs  that  address  sustainability  are  progressing  because  of  the  

ties  between  the  private  and  public  sector  supported  by  capacity  building    

Remarks    

UAE  presentation    

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§   Regarding  Social  housing  perspective;  the  governmental  bodies  started  working  on  it  which  will  include  public  and  private  sectors.  

§   Dubai  &  Abu  Dhabi  are  C40  members  and  they  have  commitments  to  work  towards  sustainability  

§   Health  was  not  mentioned  in  any  other  country  except  in  UAE  which  they  signed  with  BAE  and  will  be  the  center  of  a  healthy  city  index  that  was  established  already.  

§   Food   is   an   important   element   but   a   sensitive   issue   to   discuss   due   to   the   high  consumption  by  the  growing  Arab  countries.  The  main  problem  is  the  high  food  waste  culture  especially  in  the  lower  and  middle  society.  

§   Hotels  and  malls  are  consuming  a  lot  of  energy  that  there  should  be  a  window  show  for   health   and   energy   efficiency.     Emirates   GBC   is   working   on   energy   and   water  benchmarking  of  hotels  and  malls   in  the  UAE.    The  first  benchmarking  report  will  be  issued  by  mid  of  2016.    

§   The   same   data   whether   in   dollars   or   CO   emissions   should   be   illustrated   in   a   cost  benefit  analysis.  

§   GCC   countries   have   a   lot   of   good   initiatives   but   lack   communication   and   no   one  knows  about  it.  

§   The  need  to  develop  different  approaches  for  implementation,  and  a  way  to  provide  pilot   projects   to   fully   implement   across   all   sectors   is   highly   required.     UAE   has   the  policies  in  place  but  the  challenge  is  in  their  implementation  and  enforcement.  

§   Sustainability  Is  not  a  dedicated  concept  however  efforts  are  developed  around  new  approaches   including   sustainability   such   as   waste   management,   transportation  systems,  clean  fuel,  green  areas  and  recycling.  

§   Sustainability   within   buildings   is   the   focus   of   the   government,   especially   on   social  housing  and  providing  affordable  housing  through  subsidies.  

§   Sustainable  buildings  are  still  at  a  pilot  experiences  level.  §   A  pioneer  case  city  was  presented;  however  it  is  facing  several  constraints  especially  

on   the   priority   given   to   social   housing.   Also,   there   were   no   clear   technical  requirements  linked  to  sustainability.  

§   Policies   and   programs   are   also   focusing   on   social   housing,   however   some  sustainability  requirements  are  existing  but  there  are  no  mechanisms  for  control  and  implementation.  

§   Lack  initiatives  on  water,  new  building  technologies  and  materials.  §   Need  for  sharing  experiences  and  best  practices  to  link  the  aspect  of  sustainability  §   Need  to  build  capacities.  §   Need   more   policies   and   programs   addressing   sustainability   and   the   definition   of  

green  cities  and  buildings.  §   Need  to  push  policies  from  civil  society,  NGOs  and  share  experiences  §   Link  social  pressure  with  sustainability  designs  of  the  cities  and  buildings.  

 Remarks  §   What  would   be   needed   to   integrate   few  parameters   in   the   social   housing   program  

and  to  portray  the  problem  that  would  be  in  obvious  in  the  next  years?  Compared  to  Brazil  &  Colombia  the  Arab  region  is  lacking  plenty.  

Algeria  presentation  

 

 Session  III:  Affordable  Housing:  Chairman  Mohammad  Asfour,  CEDARE  

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Main  Contributions   Contributors  §   What  is  affordable  housing?  §   Factors  affecting  affordable  housing  §   Advantages  of  affordable  housing  §   What  is  the  code  of  stabilized  earth  blocks  CSEB?  §   Case  study  in  India  §   Soil  classification  and  identification  for  use  in  affordable  housing  §   Stabilized  earth  blocks  are  taught  to  different  people  §   Testing  the  stabilized  earth  blocks  was  carried  out  to  find  out  their  endurance  and  in  

another  way  to  train  engineers  and  workers  to  use  them  §   The   idea  was  approved  but  were  not  able   to  use   in   social  housing  because  people  

are   not   familiar   with   it   and   they   find   the   classical   common   construction   more  comfortable  to  work  with.    

Remarks  §   The  case  study  focused  on  building  and  construction  but  not  on  water  recycling.      §   Affordability  versus  sustainability…    §   The  though  of  agglomeration  economy  has  to  be  considered  §   With   the   material   used   it   is   important   to   look   at   the   greening   building   material  

supply  chain.  §   Beyond   training   comes   the   issue  of;  how   to  enable   the  people,  how   to  establish  a  

market,  how  to  sell  the  idea?  There  must  be  a  comprehensive  approach  §   A   business   case   for   affordable   housing   is   important   to   consider   to   convince   the  

people.  

Hend  Farouh  NUCA  

§   Legislative  context  has  2  pillars:  Sustainable  development  policies  &  National  Energy  Strategy    

§   3  key  sectors:  Buildings,  industry  and  transportation    §   Building  level  Case  studies:  9  pilot  projects  in  energy  efficiency  sectors  §   Green  Buildings  solutions  awards  §   City  level  case  study  –  Casablanca  Development  Plan    §   The   isolation   and   water   solar   heaters   was   implemented   where   the   cost   was   only  

0.28%.     Another   association   for   material   efficiency   construction   came   out   with   a  project  where   a   complex   of   social   housing  was   built   following  where   the   prices   in  Morocco  which  is  around  $20,000.    The  project  was  positive  energy  creator  and  they  will   be   able   to   sell   it   at   the   same   cost   because   they   were   able   to   produce   at  affordable  cost.  

§   It  is  important  to  explore  traditional  architecture  and  use  less  material.  §   Explore  opportunities  from  COP  22.  

Morocco    

§   We  need  to  define  what  is  affordable  housing.  The  Ministry  of  Housing  is  responsible  for  providing  for  a  certain  sector,  and  though  the  Ministry  of  Works  they  were  more  concerned  with  water  treatment   in  agriculture,  but  they  don’t  have  a  specific  rules  and  regulations.    They  only  have  normal  rules  for  roof  insulations  and  building.  

Bahrain    

§   Because  of  climatic  zones  we  have  the  earth  and  stone  in  relative  areas  but  as  a  big  initiative  we  don’t  have  enough  material  for  affordable  housing.    After  the  war,  the  

Lebanon    

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complete   renovation   of   the   camp   used   affordable   sustainable   system   housing  however  in  cooperation  with  the  UN.    Just  recently  there  was  an  initiative  raised  for  affordable.  

§   Different  strategies  have  been  developed  after  the  revolution  but   it   is  not  different  from   the  normal   construction   center,   no  difference   in  material   and   they   are   using  the  same  methods  however  they  are  considered  part  of  affordable  housing  

§   The  GBC  pick  a  theme  and  work  on  it  where  the  four  GBCs  participate  however  we  haven’t  shared  the  outcome  yet.  Jordan  also  collaborated  on  this  issue.  

Tunisia    

§   A  pilot  project  with  training  center  was  established  to  teach  the  youth  how  to  build  their  own  houses  of  100  sq.  About  $7000  used  a  mix  of  stone  and  earth  blocks  and  the  efforts  exerted  were  addressing  the  youth  to  build  their  own  houses  

§   An  initiative  was  taken  and  an  architect  was  sent  to  remote  community  to  help  them  construct  buildings  from  their  own  local  material.  

Egypt    

§   An  initiative  by  the  government  that  refugee  camps  are  used  from  local  material  and  also  global  is  USAID  project,  raising  awareness  that  green  buildings  don’t  cost  more  than  normal  building  and  that  it  saves  energy  and  water  

Palestine  

§   The  issue  of  labor  accommodation  is  looked  upon  and  revised  to  provide  a  healthier  working,  living  and  affordable  environment.    There  has  been  some  local  initiatives  to  look   into   that   to   become   more   sustainable   however   it   did   not   cover   all   areas   of  affordable  housing  as  per  say.  

Qatar    

§   Three  projects  were  established;  the  project  is  to  provide  a  loan  to  the  community  to  build   the   affordable   housing,   which   is   voluntary,   supervised   and   provided   with   a  constructor  for  advice  

§   Even  with  a  family  with  an  income  of  $500  were  given  a  loan  to  build  their  house  §   Project  not  finalized  yet.  

 

Jordan  

§    Sustainable  buildings  is  not  popular  and  all  buildings  are  built  in  the  traditional  way.    The  country  is  now  trying  to  demolish  and  rebuild  it  in  a  way  where  it  is  affordable.  

Saudi  Arabia    

The   social/affordable   housing   concept   differs   between   countries   and   even   between  emirates  within   the  UAE  but  Emirates  GBC   is  working  with  other  MENA  GBCs   to  place  focus   on   this   subject.   In   the   UAE,   affordable   housing   program   is   limited   to   financing  programs   targeting   locals.     There   are   two   establishments   that   provide   financing   and  plots  but  only  to  nationals  and  of  Emirati  nationality    We   should  we   focus   on   sustainable   affordable   housing   and  what   definition   should  we  use  to  define  sustainable  affordable  housing.    Affordable  or  social  housing  needs  to  be  well  defined  or  it  they  will   lose  their  meaning.    We  should  understand  the  principles  and  keep  it  in  mind  and  that  it  is  a  matter  of  what  we  want  to  achieve.    Social  housing  is  one  thing  and  affordable  housing  is  another.    We  are  building  a  knowledge  base  for  the  regional  center  where  we  want  to  set  a  long  term  program.  We   should   discuss   the   gaps,  what   needs   to   be   improved,  what   needs   to   be  done,   awareness   raising   campaign’s   and  what  needs   to  be  build   to   fill   the   gaps   in   the  years  to  come  to  make  sustainable  cities.    

UAE    

 

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Opening  Remarks    Recap  Day  1  and  Previous  day  summary  Ms.  Ghada  Moghny,  CEDARE  

§   11   countries  made   their   presentations   on   the   contents   of   the   first   draft   of   the   state   of   play   report  namely:  

§   Algeria,  Bahrain,  Egypt,  Jordan,  Lebanon,  Morocco,  Palestine,  Qatar,  Saudi  Arabia,  Tunisia,  UAE  §   &  a  presentation  on  affordable  housing  was  made  by  Dr.  Hend  Farouh  §   Each  country  presented  the  trends  on  sustainable  cities  &  sustainable  buildings  and  the  exiting  policies  

and  programs  in  their  respective  countries.    Also  case  studies  mentioned  and  finally  lessons  learned  in  each  country  

§   Some   countries   had   strength   points   and   others   areas   that   needs   to   be   tackled   or   needs   further  empowerment.  

The  conclusion  of  the  day  was  basically  (and  please  feel  free  to  add  if  I  had  overlooked  any  point):  

§   Various  levels  of  efforts  were  made  on  increasing  the  adoption  of  green  building  but  not  sustainable  and   resource   efficient   communities   and   cities   which   is   obvious   in   new   cities.    The   need   for   a  comprehensive  and  an  integrated  approach  is  necessary  to  reach  the  desired  level  that  we  are  aiming  for  

§   In  order  to  advocate  for  sustainable  cities  and  buildings  we  need  to  change  the  consumer  behavior  of  people  rather  than  invent  policies  and  laws  

§   The  main  focus  of  most  countries  was  energy  and  water  efficiency  and  waste  management  and  there  was  no   focus  on   food  consumption  or  waste  which  was  agreed  that   it  would  need   further  attention  from  countries  

§   Health  issues  were  also  overlooked  which  is  another  factor  that  needs  further  consideration  §   The   situation   of   refugees   in   several   countries   that   contains   a   large   population   of   refugees   requires  

further  attention.  §   The  fact  that  all  countries  do  have  existing  policies  but  needs  to  enhance  the  implementation  process  §   Retrofitting  needs  to  be  addressed    §   Knowledge   sharing   is   essential   and   sharing   best   practices   between   countries   will   definitely   be  

beneficial  to  reach  our  goals  §   The   issue   that  was  mentioned   and   agreed   upon   by   all   countries  was   awareness   raising  whether   to  

individuals,  communities  or  governmental  bodies  §   The  need   to  enhance  awareness  of  decision  makers  about   the  benefits  of   sustainable  cities  concept  

and  especially  the  social  aspects    §   Several  countries  had  success  stories  that  needs  to  be  promoted  and  followed  in  other  Arab  countries  §   Integrate  how  to  develop  the  twinning  exercise  within  the  Arab  cities  to  reach  an  equilibrium  §   Affordability  versus  sustainability  was  highlighted  of  affordable  housing  §   Affordable  housing  is  relevant  to  each  country  

   

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 Session  IV:  Sustainable  Cities:  Lessons  learnt  and  recommendations  Chairman  Dr.  Hossam  Allam,  CEDARE  

Main  Contributions   Contributors  §   Sustainable  cities  go  beyond  green  buildings    §   Green  building  vs.  resource  efficiency    §   Normative  vs.  operational  dimensions    §   Per  capita  environmental  footprint    §   Egypt  social  housing  program:  social  integration  and  social  mix  §   Check  Global  Network  for  Sustainable  Housing    §   Check  sustainable  housing  rating  tools  §   Regenerative  urban  development  ,  creating  regenerative  cities  

UN  Habitat  Presentation    

§   Urban  metabolism  is  a  model  to  facilitate  the  description  and  analysis  of  the  flows  of   the  materials   and   energy   within   cities,   such   as   undertaken   in   a  Material   Flow  Analysis  (of  a  city).    

§   Urban   Metabolism   Analysis   categorizes  different   material   flows   into  Input   Flows  and   Outputs.  The  analysis  takes   into   consideration   products   for   internal  consumption   and   raw   materials  for   local   production,   and  outputs  included  emissions  and  wastes,  to  be  processed  in  the  surrounding  municipalities.    

§   For  the  purpose  of  quantification  of  material  flows  at  the  urban  scale,  the  following  flows  are  measured:    (I)   INPUTS;   such  as  energy,  water,   food  and  construction  materials,  and   in  generic  terms,  the  Flow  Inputs  include:    -   Fossil   Fuel   for   energy   consumption/electricity   including   (crude   oil,   hard   coal,  

natural  gas,  lignite)  -   Minerals  (Iron  ores,  Manganese,  other)  -   Construction   Minerals   (crushed   stone,   limestone,   granite,   marble,   biomass,  

refined  water)  -   Nutrients  -   Water  resources      

(ii)  OUTPUTS;   including   emissions,   solid   wastes,   and   construction   wastes.   In   generic  terms,  the  Flow  Outputs  include:    -   Emissions   (include  CO2,  SO,  NO,  and  particulate  matter   (PM  10)   (measured   in  

terms  of  emissions  per  capita)  -   Water  consumption  (access  to  potable  water,  water  consumption  per  liter  per  

person  per  day,  water  system  leakages)  -   Solid  Wastes  and  waste  generation  (measured  in  terms  of  waste  generated  per  

capita  kg/person/year)  including  industrial  solid  wastes,  agricultural  wastes    

Mr.  Ramy  Lotfy    

§   Urban  metabolism  is  the  core  of  resource  efficient  cities  methodology.    §   International   resource   panel   report   has   developed   the   concept   and   has   in-­‐depth  

scientific  assessment.      §   Urban  metabolism  is  another  way  to  address  resource  efficiency.      §   Its   important   to   have   a   standardized   way   of   looking   at   the   input   and   output   to  

Mr.  Arab  Hoballah,  UNEP    

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urban  metabolism  §   Future  council  developed  a  concept  for  the  Arab  Countries  that  could  be  useful    §   Process   in   the   middle   which   is   mainly   production   and   consumption   also   the  

additional   strengths   that   could   happen   like   climate   change   should   be   taken   into  consideration    There  are  3  main  issues:  

§   People  need  to  learn  how  to  use  sustainable  cities  (similar  to  how  we  use  modern  technology)  

§   The  need  to  communicate  between  government  and  people    §   The  need  to  raise  awareness    

 

Morocco  

§   Sustainable   cities   is   something  we  usually   talk   about,  but  now   it   should  be  about  how  to  implement  it  and  achieve  it    

§   Key  challenges,  not  only  in  Tunisia  but  in  the  region,  is  governance  –  governments  need  to  play  a  clearer  role  to  avoid  duplication  of  efforts  

§   At  municipal   level,   there   is  a  need  to  focus  on  cities  and  overall  planning  of  a  city  and   the   “integrated”   use   of   its   resources.   For   example,   in   Abu   Dhabi,   there   is   a  central  authority  that  coordinates  the  work  of  different  agencies  

§   Rating  systems  are  important  tools  to  support  the  sustainable  cities  agenda,  but  it  is  important  to  ensure  that  efforts  are  not  duplicated.  In  Tunisia,  3  different  ministries  are  developing  3  different  rating  systems  

§   The  need  to  explore  ways  to  support  the  construction  sector  and  provide  incentives    

Tunisia    

§   The  existence  of  incentives  for  developing  sustainable  cities  (Lucile  City)    §   There  is  a  need  to  create  proper  incentives  to  encourage  the  creation  of  sustainable  

urban  cities    §   Diversification  of  oil  based  economies  by  looking  into  other  sectors  such  as  services  

and  tourism  §   It  is  important  to  create  KPIs  especially  in  GCC.  So  far,  the  main  focus  has  been  on  

energy  because  it  is  easy  to  measure,  however  there  is  a  need  to  look  at  the  other  sectors  as  well      

Qatar  

§   The  Government  usually   sets   the   rules  or   regulations   for  managing  Energy,  water  and  gas  

§   Role  of  civil  society  is  very  important      

Jordan  

§   There  is  a  need  to  change  lifestyles  and  behavior    §   The  need  for  communication  and  lifestyle  change  §   Integration  and  avoid  duplication  (i.e.  in  Egypt  there  are  2  green  building  councils)  §   There  is  an  absence  of  a  strong  law  enforcement  mechanism  §   Need  to  create  a  business  model  (BOT?  others?)  

 

Saudi  Arabia  

§   There   is   a   lack   of   data   in   the   Arab   region   which   would   lead   to   difficulties   in  promoting   sustainable   city   strategies.   Access   to   data   is   very   important   for  consistency  and  making  comparisons      

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§   Each   institution/authority   has   a   different   plan,   but   they   are   all   working   towards  urban  sustainability    

§   It  is  important  to  have  a  Federal  Green  Vision  for  the  development  of  sustainability  strategies.  

§   Green  building  councils  (GBCs)  must  be  NGOs  §   Develop  Common  carbon  metrics  (restricted  to  energy)  §   Placing   the   $   value   ahead   is   important   in   order   to   reflect   the   cost   savings   for  

sustainable  practices    §   Governance  is  a  one  of  the  key  issues,  especially  in  terms  of  laws  and  usability  

   Session  V:  Sustainable  Buildings:  Lessons  learnt  and  recommendations,  Chairman  Mr.  Mohammad  Asfour,  CEDARE  Session  Objective:    Discuss  Practices  and  recommendations  for  interventions  that  authorities  can  undertake  to  support  resource  efficient  buildings,  at  local,  national  and  regional  levels  to  be  included  in  the  final  report.  What  are  the  Lessons  Learnt?    

Main  Contributions    Contributors  §   Agree  on  four  priorities  that  we  don’t  see  the  center  focusing  on.    §   We  are   bringing   in   the  ABC   for   SCP   and   for   sustainable   cities.    We  don’t   come  with  

specific  definitions  but  come  with  the  most  common  definitions  around  the  world  that  should  be  used  world  wide.  

§   Material:  some  countries  like  Lebanon  talk  about  regional  not  only  local.    We  need  to  consider  the  lifetime  of  the  material  when  recycled  at  the  end  and  what  is  added  it  to  material  to  become  reusable.  Take  lifespan  into  consideration.  

Mr.  Mohammad  

Asfour,  CEDARE  

§   Report   highlighted   has   no   overall   nation   wide   view   or   future   roadmap   adopted   for  sustainable  cities  or  buildings.    There  were  successful  stories  that  proved  the  need  for  the  higher  level  awareness  for  the  decision  making  level.    The  concept  of  sustainability  is   fairly   new   and   people   are   still   getting   acquainted   with   green   building   concept   so  jumping  to  sustainability  is  a  bit  difficult.  

§   Our   recommendation   is   to   focus  on  awareness  and  capacity  building  which  could  be  achieved  in  starting  with  pilot  project.    

§   Change  of  behavior   is  one  of   the  most   important   issues  and   technology   intervention  into  lifestyle  which  could  save  us  a  lot  of  energy  and  water.  

§   Quantification  of  energy  savings    §   Role  of  Minister  of  Finance  and  its  leadership  role  has  to  be  highlighted.    

             Bahrain  

§   Perceptions  of  higher  costs  of  green  buildings,  which  is  not  true  in  reality.  A  study  was  conducted   in  Morocco   found  that  green  buildings  cost  only  2.8%  higher   than  regular  buildings.  

§   The  need  to  educate  the  population  on  how  to  be  sustainable,    §   The   need   to   create   a   holistic   plan   that   would   gather   all   the   elements   that   we  

mentioned;   programs   for   green   buildings,   waste   management   …etc.   and   create  connections  between  all  elements.  

§   Initiatives  are  being  taken  but  there  is  no  communication  that  interacts  with  education    

Morocco  

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§   We  have  a  lot  of  challenges  in  modifications  and  legal  framework.      §   Currently  green  codes  are  implemented  on  a  voluntary  basis.    §   The   need   to   give   more   power   to   local   authorities,   more   decentralization   of   power  

enforcements   and   definitely   a   lot   of   awareness,   technical   support   and   guidance   to  these  municipalities  to  be  enable  them  execute  the  changes  required.  

§   Change  from  2008  to  present;  is  the  increase  in  the  number  of  certified  buildings    §   The  need  to  avoid  Green  Washing  as  a  façade.    §   Municipalities  need  to  play  a  bigger  role  to  address  urban  environmental  issues.  §   The   need   to   avoid   cosmetic   solutions,   and   take   into   consideration   socio-­‐cultural  

conditions.    §   The  need  to  have  an  official  rating  system  

Lebanon  

§   A  lot  of  authorities  are  active  and  aware  but  what  is  more  important  is  the  integration          of  leadership.  Need  to  gather  stake-­‐holders  to  have  a  better  outcome.      

§   The  concept  of  sustainability   is  growing  and  they  are  more  aware  but  we  need  more  awareness  on  implementation  of  the  laws  addressing  sustainability.  

§   There  is  wide  use  of  solar  water  heaters.    

Palestine  

§   There  is  a  need  to  develop  a  holistic  approach  to  sustainable  buildings.  §   The   concept   of   sustainable   cities   is   being   discussed   now   moving   to   the   step   of  

developing  strategies  and  implementing  it,  which  is  what  is  needed  not  only  in  Tunisia  but   in   the   region.     We   need   on   the   national   level,   different   entities   to   work   on  different  fields  because  sometimes  the  efforts  are  duplicated.  We  need  to  unite  efforts  to  reach  better  results.      

§   It  is  important  to  take  into  consideration  good  traditions  in  bio-­‐climatic  design.  §   It  is  also  important  to  promote  different  energy  related  programs  especially  addressing  

energy  efficiency  and  renewable  energy  .  §   Municipalities  need  more  organization  on  a  better  holistic  way  to  integrate  all  aspects  

of   sustainability,   and   also   need  more   coordination  which   is  missing   in   Tunisia  which  makes  it  difficult  to  develop  and  then  implement.  

Tunisia  

§   Importance   of   creating   the   proper   incentive   mechanism   for   developers   and  people,  in  order  to  develop  &  create  more  sustainable  settings  and  environment.      

§   Technical   level:   the   benefit   of   a   rating   system   are   various,   however   it   is   a   new  approach  which  needs  time  to  mature.  

§   The   process   of   certification   sometimes   pushes   entities   away   –   also   cost  implications  have  an  effect    

§   Once   buildings   are   constructed,   there   is   a   need   to   ensure   that   buildings   are  performing  as  originally  designed.    

§   Need   for   diversification   from   oil   based   economy,   to   explore   other   services   and  different   sectors   to   create   a   niche   or   incubators   to   move   away   from   oil   and  become  more  sustainable.      

§   Create  KPIs  that  are  more  broader  view  of  sustainability  

Qatar  

§   Coordination  between  public  sector  and  private.      §   Emphasize  the  NGO  role  in  advocacy  and  raising  awareness.      §   Ministries  ensure  meeting  objectives  of  sustainability  §   Public  private  partnerships  are  needed    

Jordan  

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§   There  is  an  absence  of  any  database  about  sustainable  cities  &  buildings    §   Provide  data  base  on  sustainability.      §   Lifestyle  and  behavior  is  important  which  needs  to  be  promoted  to  people    §   Integration  of  efforts  of  green  building  

Saudi  Arabia  

§   Awareness  is  a  key  issue  that  needs  to  be  addressed  especially  to  authorities  and  also  across  industry.  

§   Holistic  sustainable  city  plan  is  required.  §   There  is  a  need  to  develop  proper  accreditation  for  companies  and  consultancies  

working  on  sustainability   issues   in  order  to  avoid  having  a  negative   image  about  green  companies  greenwashing–  benchmarking  is  important  

UAE    

§   Data  collection  and  quantifying  the  cost  associated  with  green  buildings     Bahrain  

§   Government  have  a  vision  to  build  mega  projects  that  people  don’t  really  need  it,  so  why  build  so  much  space  when  there  are  buildings  that  are  not  being  used  and  the  building  is  for  image  sake.  

§   Example  and  inspire  others  to  follow  §   Twinning  is  good  to  follow  as  in  Qatar,  Tunisia.  etc.  and  other  countries  could  use  

as  an  example  §   Provide   incentives   to   investors   to   follow   standards   that   government   place   for  

sustainability  §   Major   factor   is   that   there   is  no  mechanism   for   following   the   law  and  developers  

use  other  ways  to  get  what  they  want.    Law  enforcement  is  required  §   We  need  to  create  a  business  model  for  cities  to  be  taken  up  by  investors  to  build  

the  cities  

Saudi  Arabia  

Remarks:  §   Sometimes   incentives   end   up   limiting   up   technology.  We   need   to   research   and  

conduct  a  process  with  private   sector   so   as   to  ensure   that   it   is  worth   it,   and/or  properly  placed.  

§   Incentives   should   be   well   coordinated   which   if   done   the   incentive   will   then   be  beneficial.  

§   Data  of   infrastructure   is   important   to  be   shared  so   that  entrepreneurs   can   start  building  cities  accordingly.  

 

§   We   have   the   legislations   and   vision   but   lack   data   that   limits   the   business   case  behind  green  building.  There  is  a  need  to  stress  on  benchmarking  within  the  same  country  or  with  other  countries  to  enforce  and  promote  sustainability  

§   Align  strategies  between  &  within  the  Emirates    §   Companies   sometimes   falsely   use   green   economy   concept   just   to   promote   their  

company   (“greenwashing”)   consequently   the   market   loses   the   trust   of   green  technologies  and  therefore  accreditation  schemes  would  be  beneficial  

§   Regarding  gulf   region,   they  are  developing  new  constructions  and   cities   that  has  no  demand  while   there   is  high   increase   in  population.  The  strategies   for  building  new  cities  is  based  on  numbers  in  the  country.    Creating  new  cities  doesn’t  mean  that   they   are   not   sustainable   especially   when   there   is   a   demand   (increase   in  population  growth)    

UAE    

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Accreditation  is  important.    In  Jordan  we  formed  a  non  profit  company  and  developed  an  accreditation   system   that   included   solar  water  heaters…etc.  which  will   be  market  driven  voluntary  accreditation  through  which  companies  can  ensure  they  are  getting  the  proper  services  

Jordan  

§   ISO  2030  Egyptian   standardization  organization   translating   the   English   version  of  the  ISO  to  be  applicable  on  the  Egyptian  national  level  which  would  prove  helpful  WCCD  could  help  and  support  if  possible  

Dr.  Hend  Farrouh  

 §   ISO   720   is   signed   and  will   be   implemented   through   the   center   and  will   use   the  

Arab  region  as  a  pilot  §   The  issue  of  data   is  essential  which  we  noticed  at  the  beginning  of  our  work.  We  

are  talking  about  different  data  in  different  countries  with  different  purposes.    Just  acquiring  the  data  with  no  target  or  objective  is  useless.    Data  for  baseline  needs  to  be  developed  and  compared  properly   (apple   for  an  apple)  or  else   it  would  be  useless  again.    Data  has  different  purposes:  §   to  develop  an  indicator  for  the  sustainable  cities.    §   to  show  how  to  operate,  monitor  and  assess  the  performance  of  the  building  at  

a  later  stage.      §   to  involve  too  many  actors  who  might  not  be  communicating  with  each  other.    

§   Laws  need  to  be  coordinated,  &  people  need  to  be  educated  on  how  to  use  it.  §   Tools  of  rating  systems  have  to  be   in  alignment  with  the  marketing  purpose  of   it  

and  conceived  as  an  evolving  tool.  

Mr.  Arab  Hoballah,  UNEP  

 

RECAP  §   Certification,  accreditation  and  incorporate  health  matters  into  these  tools.  §   Building  a  life  cycle.  

 

Mr.  Mohammad  

Asfour,  CEDARE  

 3)   Steps  ahead:  

Session  VI:  Planning  for  the  Future  –  Chairman  Dr.  Khaled  EL  ADLI  Main  Contributions   Contributors  

§   Cities   today   are   facing   numerous   urban   challenges   including   climate   change,  scarcity  of  natural  resources,  shrinking  public  budgets  and  rapid  urbanization  

§   By  2050  70%  of  world  population  will  be  living  in  cities  §   Cities   are   unable   to   keep-­‐up   with   rapid   urbanization   resulting   in   population  

overload,   congestion,   pressure   on   critical   resources,   pollution   in   all   forms,   land  speculation,  destruction  of  the  natural  habitat  as  well  as  poor  environmental  and  living  conditions  

§   It  is  thus  important  that  we  consider  bench  marking  and  adopting  certain  criteria  as  a  basis  for  sustainable  cities  including:  

o   Minimizing  consumption  of  space  and  natural  resources  o   Managing  urban  flows  and  growth  o   Ensuring  equal  access  to  resources  and  services  o   Supporting  cultural  social  and  environmental  biodiversity  o   Protecting  the  health  of  urban  population  o   Increasing  awareness  of  both  the  population  and  government  

 

Dr.  Khalid  El  Adli,    ISOCARP    

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§   Inadequate   policies   and   formality;  we   have   broad   awareness   of   green   buildings  but  far  from  implementing  them  

§   System  of  incentives  need  to  be  revised  to  correspond  to  our  needs  and  resources  §   Loads   of   training   are   being   done   but   not   necessary   of   international   spandex  

therefore  we  need  to  develop  something  that  relates  to  our  needs  §   Define  respective  needs  §   Case  studies  were  made  to  really  make  a  difference,  which  means  when  there  is  a  

will   there   is   a  way,  but   you  need   to   convince   the  people  by  explaining  why  you  need  to  do  it  and  how  to  do  it.    Several  examples  were  made  by  Mr.  Arab  

§   Behavior  change  can  make  a  lot  of  difference  which  will  effectively  affect  resource  efficiency  

§   Data  does  not  exist  as  a  comprehensive  information  but  rather  as  data  that  needs  to  be  collected  and  collaborated  which  we  are  far  from  at  this  stage.      

§   We  need  to  select  the  driving  force  behind  each  city  that  could  be  conceptualized  and  any  thing  that  could  act  as  an  entry  point  to  a  bigger  target  

§   Identify  the  driving  forces  §   Mapping   and   identifying   the   various   projects   existing   in   various   countries   is  

essential  and  would  prove  beneficial  §   Identify  opportunities  and  not  weaknesses.    §   We  need  a   transition  period  which  could   range   from  6  months   to  years  but   it   is  

necessary  for  a  transitional  stage  §   Accept   the   principle   of   being   exposed,   be   transparent   and   accept   criticism   in   a  

constructive  manner  which  95%  of  the  Arab  countries  do  not  accept.  §   Create  trust  between  stake  holders  

 Next  steps:  

§   We  need  to  keep  the  following  words  in  mind:    §   Convincing  &  advocating,    §   Educating  and  enabling  (educating  is  not  enough)  §   Observe  the  market  carefully  to  ensure  what  is  there  allows  us  to  be  in  business  

 Notions:  

§   ‘Sustainable  Cities’  is  the  industry  of  the  three  quarters,  today  and  for  the  next  20  years,   three   quarters   of   the   population   at   city   level,   three   quarters   of  consumption  of  resources,  three  quarters  of  CO2  emission  and  three  quarters  of  waste  and  three  quarters  of  GDP.    

§   Sticks,  carrots,  trampolines  and  drums;  Sticks  are  the  legislation  that  needs  to  be  understood  and  applicable.  Carrots  are  the  incentives  and  supporting  mechanisms  to   implement   the   policies.     Education   enabling   is   the   trampoline   and   then  recognition  of  what  is  well  done  and  valued  which  is  the  award  or  the  drums.  

Mr.  Arab  Hoballah,  UNEP    

§   There  is  still  long  way  to  go  and  we  need  to  find  alternatives  and  face  challenges  §   Government   handling   projects   and   push   governments   that   this   investment   is  

worth  and  that  it  is  almost  at  the  same  cost  but  for  a  better  environment  §   Look   at   the   energy   efficiency   and   how   it   affects   the   behavior   change   whether  

negatively  or  positively.  

UN  Habitat    

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§   Government   can   redirect   their   efforts   to  more   priority   issues   that   would   affect  positively  the  consumers  and  cities.  

§   Six  relevant  sustainable  goals  o   Water  o   Urbanization  o   Consumption  o   Climate  change  o   Eco  systems        

§   Countries  committed  to  development  agenda  and  they  would  need  to  report  on  their   achievements   which   will   bind   them   to   following   the   development   agenda  and  goals  

§   Energy  consumption  patterns  in  cities  should  be  addressed  §   Clean  energy  to  cope  with  organizational    §   Urban  water  consumption  needs  to  be  addressed  and    §   good  practices  to  be  highlighted  §   water  management  §   Where  do  we  go  from  here???!!!  §   What  are  the  next  steps?  §   Establish  a  program  and  time  line  (year  1)  §   Establish  an  advisory  board  (year  1)  §   Set  up  representative  national  body/entity  (year  1)  §   Consider  partnerships,  linkages  and  initiate  a  knowledge  bank  (year  1)  §   Identify  sustainability  criteria,  key  performance  indicators,  bench  marks,  consider  

accreditation  and  assess  the  state  of  our  cities  (years  2-­‐3)  §   develop  principles  and  best  practices  §   Set   policies,   programs   and   initiatives   including   strategies,   objectives,   and  

implementation  methodologies  (year  3)  §   Consider  initiating  2-­‐3  pilot  projects  in  the  region  (years  3-­‐5)  §   How  do  we  choose  our  projects?    §   How  do  we  develop  sustainable  cities?  §   We  should  look  for  opportunities  and  make  use  of  them  §   Some  conceptual  development  principles:    

o   adopt  compact  planning  o   buffering  is  important  to  ensure  that  natural  zones  and  rural  areas  are  not  

directly  connected  to  urban  centers    o   balance  growth  versus  conservation    o   manage  critical  resources  o   enhance  transportation  options  and  increase  efficiency  o   allow  for  variety  and  choice  o   enhance  existing  eco-­‐systems  o   enhance  social  inclusion  o   capacity  building  o   provide  for  health  and  resilience  and  hazard  mitigation  o   offer  capacity  building  programs  

 §   Based  on  the  above  we  need  to  work  on  three  or  four  pilot  cities  

Dr.  Khalid  El  Adli,    ISOCARP    

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§   Identifying  objectives   implementation  methodologies  and   look   into  accreditation  and  benchmarking  

§   By   the   fifth  year  we   should  be  able   to   if   choose   right  we  could  easily  or  able   to  take   the   three   four   projects   and   implement   on   site   in   two   or   there   countries  representing  the  MENA  region  

§   Provide  training  on  national  campaigns  §   Advocate  for  housing  plans  on  national  level    §   In  3  years  develop  state  of  resource  efficiency  in  the  Arab  countries  §   In  5  years  2050  prior  plus  conference  

UN  Habitat  

 Closing  Session:  Final  Remarks  and  Way  Forward:  Dubai  Land,  UNEP,  CEDARE  

Main  Contributions   Contributors  §   Amend  and  include  your  new  views  §   Compile  a  report  and  then  receive  your  input  at  the  end  of  this  month  §   Final  comments  and  suggestions  by  the  15-­‐20  next  month  §   Receive  integrated  report  in  couple  of  days  §   Make  amendments  and  submit  end  of  this  month  §   We  will  comment  and  correspond  and  first  draft  by  20  of  February  §   Submit  again  so  we  have  comments  on  general  report  on  end  of  February  §   Final  draft  should  be  out  1st  march    

Mr.  Mohammad  Asfour,  CEDARE    

§   Finalizing   the   document,   is   the   first   step   and  working   progress.    We   need   to   keep   on  improving  it,  year  after  year,  and  the  more  we  learn  the  more  we  discover  that  we  need  to  learn  more  

§   The  center  is  meant  to  be  the  original  platform  and  Dubai  land  are  thanked  for  accepting  this  challenge.    The  center  is  about  sharing  information,  consumption  patterns  and  hope  that   in   ten   years   we   can   say   the   center   has   done   right….   Don’t   expect   the   Center   to  provide  u  with   input  but   rather  help  you  work  better  with  your   input.     The  aim  of   the  center  is  to  improve  the  regional  work  which  is  in  principle  done  at  sub  regional  typology  referring  to  the  gulf  countries  where  there  are  similarities  with  Mashreq  countries.    The  Center   aims   also   to   cooperate   with   the   whole   Arab   region   and   ensure   that   it   is   the  original   hub   that   will   be   linked   to   the   global  mandate   and   agenda   of   the   whole   Arab  region  something  that  has  never  been  done  before    

§   Habitat  3   is  considered  a  milestone  that  will  guide  us  to  where  we  will  be  heading  and  take  it  over  from  there.  

§   The  other  milestone  is  Dubai  2020,  which  is  four  years  ahead  even  though  it  is  short  but  enough  to  show  results.    I  wish  to  have  an  event  where  we  can  show  effectively  what  we  have  done  and  where  we  can  prove  that  the  Arab  cities  can  do  it.    The  huge  network  is  consistent  of  Arab   countries  which  proves  we  have  good  opportunity   however  we   just  started.    We  need  to  do  our  homework  with  passion  because  we  will  face  frustration  but  once  committed  we  will  be  able  to  break  walls  and  constraints  especially  in  working  with  the  government  and  cities.  We  need  to   learn  how  to  collect  the  data,  how  to  fulfill   the  agenda  and  how  to  compile  it  with  the  SDG  and  the  2020.    

Mr.  Arab  Hoballah,  UNEP    

§   Thanks  to  all  participants  and  Closing  the  Workshop   Dr.  Hossam  Allam