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The Role of City Network in Sustainable Urban Development

Bernadia Irawati TjandradewiProgramme Director

Presented at the 5th Kitakyushu Initiative Network Meeting

10-11 February 2010, Kitakyushu, Japan

THE REGIONAL NETWORK OF LOCAL AUTHORITIES FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF HUMAN SETTLEMENTS

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Asian cities want to learn from others to enable them to do better and avoid the same mistakes.

Why do cities cooperate with other cities?

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The Reality of Asian Cities

By 2015, 23 cities will exceed the population of 10 million

inhabitants

Among them, 19 cities will be in developing countries

11 of them in Asia

China: Beijing、Shanghai Bangladesh: DhakaIndonesia: JakartaPakistan: KarachiThailand: Bangkok

Philippines: Metro ManilaIndia: Calcutta、Delhi Hyderabad、 Mumbai

What is CITYNET

First Regional Congress of Local Authorities for Development of Human Settlements in Asia and the Pacific (Y'LAP) – 1982, Yokohama City, Japan

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• Created in response to the needs of local governments and local actors in the Asia-Pacific region

• Established in 1987 with the support of UNESCAP, UNDPand UN-HABITAT

• A unique organisation involving various stakeholders:

What is CITYNET?

q g g- 60% local governments - 40% municipal associations, development authorities,

NGOs, research institutions and private companies

• 119 members, mainly from the Asia-Pacific region in more than 20 countries.（24 members in 1987)

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• Recognised as an international NGO with UN-ECOSOC in 1995;

• Received the UN-HABITAT Scroll of Honour in 2002 for work on City-to-City Cooperation;

What is CITYNET?

• Fosters cooperation with various international agencies, including ADB, WB, various UN agencies.

CITYNET Members (22 countries/ 1 region)

France (2)Italy (1)

China (4)+3

CITYNET SecretariatYokohama

Bangladesh (9)India(13)Nepal (10)Pakistan(4)Sri Lanka (12)

Iran (1)

Cambodia (1)Indonesia (16)Malaysia (4)Myanmar (1)Philippines (13)Singapore (1)Thailand (5)Vietnam (6)

Japan (4)Korea (5)Mongolia (1)Taiwan Region (3)

AustraliaFiji

Approaches and Methods

Partnership Development

Workshops & Seminars

TrainingTCDC Study

Visits

Clearing House

CapacityBuilding

Advocacy Networking

VisitsTechnical

Advisory ServicesWeb Portals

(Smart Cities)

ResearchPublications & Newsletters

C2C Coop.

Priorities

Disaster(disaster risk reduction)

Infrastructure(transport, land use 

planning)

Millennium Development Goals (MDGs)

Governance including e‐governance, and 

Gender empowerment are being mainstreamed

Goal: People‐Friendly Cities that are socially just, ecologically sustainable, politically participatory, economically productive, culturally vibrant, and globally connected. 

Climate Change(adaptation & mitigation)

Our Work

Kuala Lumpur Regional Training Centre /CIFAL Kuala Lumpur

Capacity Building

CITY HALL OF

Institutions/ Organisers

Climate Change (Environment) • Infrastructure • Disaster • MDGs

CITY HALL OF KUALA LUMPUR

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Follow-up Activities

ENSURING FOLLOW-UP• Action Plans – an outcome from training programmes – networking & g p g g

partnership• Identification of C2C Cooperation for further exchange and learning

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Water and

Sanitation(KLRTC 12)

Decentralised Sewage

Treatment System (DSTS)

Learning Best Practices from other cities

Cities request follow-up projects

City-to-City Cooperation

Study Visits

Training

Outcomes

Capacity building

Institutional

GOAL

Improve basic

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Follow-up Activities

KLRT

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CIFA

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Solid Waste

Management

(KLRTC 4)

Sustainable Transport(KLRTC 9)

Community-Based Solid

Waste Management

(CBSWM)

Bus Rapid Transit System

Workshops

Pilot Projects

Policy Formulation

Consultancy/ Advisory Services

Strengthening

Stakeholder participation

Self Reliancy

environmental

services in the

Asia-Pacific

Region

What is city‐to‐city cooperation?

Cooperation Model

• Key elements on C2C cooperation:•Reciprocity•Free flow of information•Understanding•Cost-sharing and cost-effectiveness •Real examples •Leadership

Key elements

p•Support from higher levels of government •Commitment •Community Participation

• Fields of cooperation:•Environment, health, education, disaster risks reduction issues, etc

AWAREE Programme on Environmental Education

AWAREE – (Yokohama, JICA, Phnom Penh and Hanoi)

Climate Change • Infrastructure • Disaster • MDGs

Introduction of 3Rs and environmental educational program

C2C Cooperation on solid 3Rs in Phnom Penh pwaste reduction (Phnom Penh,

San Fernando, Makati and HELP-O)

3Rs in Phnom Penh supported by Yokohama

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CITYNET Clusters

Climate Change

Solid waste reduction: Phnom Penh residents discuss a biogas programme

Environmental Awareness Campaign in Makati – empowering the children

Solutions for Problems

Before After

TCDC Specialist Dispatch, Penang

Between Penang (Malaysia) & Yokohama (Japan)

Yokohama helped Penang prepared the local plans – on urban design, transport improvement and 3Rs

Improvement of public transportation system in Seoul, Korea CITYNET Clusters

Cooperation has been expanded to other i i ll i

Memorandum of Cooperation between Seoul, Korea and Palembang, Indonesia on improving Palembang’s urban transport system

INFRA•City Planning •Sustainable Transport

cities as well as companies.

Yokohama + CITYNET

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Solutions for Problems

Hanoi (Vietnam)

Climate Change (Environment) • Infrastructure • Disaster • MDGs

Hue, Negombo, Palembang

Wastewater Treatment Programme

Solutions for Problems

Climate Change (Environment) • Infrastructure • Disaster • MDGs

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Online Database and Information Resources

Knowledge Sharing

SMART-Cities Web Portal

CITYNET Website

Climate Change • Infrastructure • Disaster • MDGs

Knowledge Sharing

PublicationsPublications

Climate Change • Infrastructure • Disaster • MDGs

CityVoiceCityVoiceNewsletter and Newsletter and

EE--NewsNews

Indonesia ChapterBangladesh Chapter

Satellite Office in

Decentralisation of Activities

Sri Lanka ChapterNepal Chapter

Satellite Office in Mumbai

• Cities have good will to interact and learn from many other cities.

• Key elements of C2C cooperation can be intensified.• How to upscale these?

•Role of National Government is crucial•Optimal use of ICT (video conferences, distance learning courses, etc)

Conclusion

, )•Work through all kinds of networks:

•City networks (national, regional and international levels)•Private companies networks (related to all sectors)•NGOs networks •Professional networks

•Create “champion cities” to spread out the message.•Encourage cities to replicate good practices and make their initiative (such as energy efficiency) as mandatory.