CDIA journal 2016

Cities Development Initiative for Asia

Investing in Asia’s Urban Future

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“What is the city but the people?”

—William Shakespeare

Have you ever thought about your role in helping shape your city or how you can contribute to make your city more livable? As you flip through the pages of this journal, let us take you along to discover the work we do with Asian cities, be inspired by our stories, and then think about that first step that you can do to make your own city a better place to live in.

The Asian urban population is growing faster than the capacity of cities to accommodate it. But Asian cities, with support from the Cities Development Initiative for Asia, or CDIA, are taking steps to provide infrastructure and services to an expected 3.2 billion more people in Asia in the next 40 years.

Urbanization enhances productivity and is a major source of economic strength. However, economic growth has not benefited all urban dwellers in Asia. To ensure cities can remain engines of growth and contribute to sustainable development, CDIA assists cities plan, finance, implement, and maintain their infrastructure in an inclusive way.

Cities in developing countries in particular have difficulty obtaining commercial financing and gaining access to international credit markets. In fact, of the 500 largest cities in emerging economies, only 4 percent are deemed creditworthy in international markets. CDIA supports cities in building their capacity and institutions, and in preparing investment projects for submission to appropriate financing institutions.

CDIA is an international partnership initiative established in 2007 by the Asian Development Bank and the Government of Germany, with additional funding support from the governments of Austria, Sweden, Switzerland, and the Shanghai Municipal Government.

Regional and national partner organizations play a key role in promoting regional dialogues and local capacity development in order to enhance cross-learning related to financing urban infrastructure investments.

CDIA IN NUMBERS city engagements approved in 2015 20 new

approved city applications 92 total

completed 86 projects

linked to 5.8 billion USD worth of 50 projects urban infrastructure investments.

As of December 2015

WHERE WE WORK

Upcoming Ongoing/Completed

CDIA has worked in 17 countries: Bangladesh: Khulna, Gazipur Cambodia: Battambang China: Anxiang, Geiju, Guiyang, Handan, Harbin, Lincang, Pu’er, Xiaolan, Xinyu, Yangzhou, Yichang, Yongzhou Fiji: Greater Suva Georgia: Tbilisi India: Bhopal, Chennai, Cochin, Mysore, Pimpri, Rajkot, Vijayawada, Visakhapatnam Indonesia: Balikpapan, Banda Aceh, Denpasar, Palembang, Palu, Probolinggo, Semarang, Surabaya, Surakarta, Tangerang, Yogyakarta Kyrgyzstan: Bishkek Lao PDR: Pakse Mongolia: Darkhan, Ulaanbaatar Myanmar: Yangon Nepal: Kathmandu Pakistan: Faisalabad, Islamabad, Peshawar, Sahiwal, Sialkot Philippines: Baguio, Cagayan de Oro, Cebu, Davao, General Santos, Iloilo, Naga, San Fernando, Valenzuela Sri Lanka: Colombo Thailand: Thungsong Vietnam: Can Tho, Danang, Hai Duong, Hai Phong, Thanh Hoa, Vinh

OUR PROJECTS Pre-Feasibility Studies Completed in 2015: Anxiang, China on Urban And Water Supply and Drainage Development • Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic on Street Lighting • Bhopal, India on Urban Transport • Colombo, Sri Lanka on Wastewater • Davao, Philippines on Urban Transport • Denpasar, Indonesia on Public Transport • Lincang, China on Water Supply, Solid Waste, and Urban Transport • Palu, Indonesia on Bay Development • Valenzuela, Philippines on Flood Drainage

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Green space: The importance of a dense network of green spaces for the quality of urban life.

Sprawl: Sprawl, or the excessive spreading out of the urban fabric, has a negative impact on the quality of urban in myriad ways: it decreases accessibility, encourages private car use and makes public transport networks more costly, and degrades the quality of the natural environment around the city.

Natural assets: Access to nature is a key factor in the quality of urban life.

Cultural assets: The availability of world-class cultural assets is crucial to liveability.

Connectivity: Liveability also depends on how easy it is to reach the rest of the world.

Isolation: Isolation negatively affects leisure opportunities and the possibilities of discovering different ways of life.

Pollution: Pollution is linked to myriad serious health issues and is thus crucial to any measurement of quality of life.

CDIA CITY STORIES MYANMAR: Yangon Heritage-Led Urban Regeneration Project In 2015, CDIA deployed a team of planners, architects and economists to help the Yangon City Development Committee and the Yangon Heritage Trust to define tools and instruments for heritage-led regeneration and to initiate selected pilot areas in the city’s historic core. CDIA is supporting this project with a Pre-Feasibility Study (PFS) input of USD 344,000.

INDONESIA: Probolinggo Technical Assistance for Solid Waste Management In the Probolinggo Project on Solid Waste Management, two new

alternative waste disposal options – a regional facility and a city facility – have been analyzed and a business case prepared for each, with CDIA assistance through a PFS input of USD 174,000.

PAKISTAN: Technical Assistance for Solid Waste, Water Supply, Sewerage and Drainage Projects for Sialkot and Sahiwal CDIA is assisting these cities develop a Medium Term Infrastructure Investment Programme for Water Supply, Sewerage and Solid Waste Management with priority investments with a PFS input worth USD 506,000 for both cities.

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SOME OF OUR PROJECTS LINKED TO FINANCE PAKISTAN: Islamabad Bus Rapid Transit System in Operation: For many years, in the twin cities of Rawalpindi and Islamabad, commuting for 3 hours was part of the residents’ daily grind. There was inadequate public transport. In June 2015, this all changed with the completion of the CDIA-identified Islamabad- Rawalpindi Metrobus system, shortening the commuting time by half. With a PFS input of USD 405,000, this USD 420 M project was locally financed through the national government.

The Rawalpindi-Islamabad Metrobus is a 22.5 km (14.0 mi) BRT system that serves Rawalpindi and Islamabad.

It was inaugurated on 4 June 2015 by Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif becoming the second fully functional BRT service in Pakistan after the great success of the BRTS in Lahore.

It uses dedicated bus lanes for all of its route covering 24 bus stations.

The BRT now caters to about 135,000 people per day, paying only Rs. 20 (US$ 0.20) for a one-way trip with ease and comfort while saving travel time without additional burden on their pockets, with female passengers benefiting from separate compartments.

CHINA: Flood Protection System: A Memorandum of Understanding on a proposed loan for the “Jiangxi Xinyu Kongmu River Flood Control and Environmental Management Project,” was signed between ADB and the Xinyu Municipal Government in 2015. After 2 years of joint efforts with Xinyu and CDIA engaging with stakeholders, the proposed loan for this project is now included in ADB’s lending program as a 2016 standby loan.

The project has a total investment value of USD 306 million and has been linked to ADB financing.

Before CDIA’s intervention, Xinyu was looking for funds to connect nine natural lakes for their new district, which was a simple landscaping project.

With CDIA’s inputs, however, it became a sustainable flood management infrastructure investment for the whole city with multiple functions, including flood control, climate change adaptation, storm water quality management, and comes with an international standard public amenity function.

The project estimated cost is about US$ 306 million, of which ADB is requested to finance US$ 150 million (49%) of the total project cost; and Xinyang will contribute the balance of US$156 million (51%).

BANGLADESH: Pro-poor Infrastructure Upgrading: In response to the rapid urbanization of city regions in Bangladesh, CDIA supported the Medium Term Priority Urban Infrastructure Programs Study for the Khulna City Corporation in 2009, covering transport, drainage and solid waste management. Project components recommended in the study resulted in the co-financing from KfW for the Asian Development Bank (ADB) Sector Loan “City Regional Development Project” as part of German Financial cooperation with Bangladesh. The construction of the transport project component was financed by the German Government in 2012; whereas the drainage and solid waste management project components secured the loan from the ADB for implementation. With a PFS input of USD 451,000, this project worth USD 31.3 M was linked to financing.

Khulna, Bangladesh’s third largest city, is facing key development challenges such as urban transport, solid waste management, and water logging while also seeking to upgrade the living conditions of its urban poor.

CDIA’s objectives were to promote more sustainable urban development by identifying priority infrastructure projects and potential sources of finance to implement them.

CDIA provided specific action on improving public and nonmotorized transport, upgrading the solid waste management system, and improving city-wide drainage.

CDIA PROJECTS UNDER CONSTRUCTION CDIA has 9 projects where construction is ongoing: Rajkot, India: Urban Transport Banda Aceh, Indonesia : River-based urban infrastructure development, CBD rehabilitation Palembang, Indonesia: Urban transport Surakarta, Indonesia: Urban Transport Tangerang, Indonesia: Solid Waste Management Iloilo, Philippines: Ferry Terminal System Naga, Philippines: River Walk Thungsong, Thailand: Cargo Distribution Center Can Tho, Vietnam: Urban environmental infrastructure.

CDIA CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT AND NETWORKING Recognizing the potential impacts of peer learning among cities, CDIA has advanced its support to the Centers of Learning – a network of local authorities that CDIA has partnered with and signified enthusiasm to coach other cities in addressing their infrastructure challenges. CDIA partner cities, like Xinyu City in China, have expressed their interest in becoming a Center of Learning, by being willing to share their good practices to other cities and take part in upcoming mentoring activities.

SOME CDIA CAPDEV ACTIVITIES GUIYANG: The city of Guiyang, China hosted a regional workshop in September 2015 that served as a platform for an interactive exchange of Good Practices on project preparation, financing, and implementation.

It included 8 Chinese cities and CityNet member cities like Seoul, Bangkok, Tam Ky, Da Nang and Colombo. Xinyu City in China has expressed its interest in becoming a Center of Learning and an agreement with CDIA is underway.

BANDA ACEH: In March, CDIA, CityNet, and the city of Banda Aceh, Indonesia sponsored a Cities and Climate Change workshop that was well received by senior technical officials from 12 cities as it focused on Flood Risk Mitigation.

After the disastrous 2004 tsunami, the city has gained indigenous expertise, complemented by a CDIA-supported Pre-Feasibility Study on urban renewal.

These skills and knowledge were passed on to the participants who reviewed their flood reduction and response measures.

SINGAPORE: As part of an ongoing cooperation, CDIA and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) Singapore organized training courses in 2015.

Senior officials from 10 Asian cities attended the “Effective Urban Infrastructure Programming Course.�

The participants used the input from site visits, lectures, and group exercises to refine the infrastructure investment plans for their cities.

CDIA’s current slogan is “Investing in Asia’s Urban Future.”

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