Consultative Meeting on Sustainable Cities Integrated Approach Pilot
Dates: 27-28 August 2014
Venue: GEF Secretariat (Room P5-165AB)
Objectives:
1. To consult with stakeholders, including the relevant GEF Agencies, partner institutions
with active urban engagement, Science and Technical Assessment Panel (STAP), and
countries, to seek their inputs and suggestions for the Sustainable Cities Integrated
Approach Pilot
2. To discuss the official launch of the Sustainable Cities Integrated Approach Pilot (IAP)
Time
8:309:15
9:159:40
Agenda item
27 August 2014 (Wednesday)
Registration and breakfast
Welcome and opening remarks
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Naoko Ishii, CEO and Chairperson, GEF
The GEF CEO and Chairperson will open the meeting, followed by introduction
of participants.
9:4010:40
Setting the context
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Moderator: Gustavo Fonseca, Director of Programs, GEF
Presenter: Chizuru Aoki, Climate Change Mitigation Coordinator, GEF
Presenter: Daniel Hoornweg, Consultant of Sustainable Cities IAP
An overview of the GEF-6 IAPs and Sustainable Cities IAP will be provided.
The aim of the IAPs and the rationale for the GEF engagement will be discussed,
highlighting the urgency to integrate global environmental considerations and
resilience into city management through planning, design, and action. The scope
and outcome of the Sustainable Cities IAP will be presented for further
discussion.
10:4011:00
Coffee break
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Time
11:0012:30
Agenda item
Common global framework and potential for cooperation
 Moderator: Daniel Hoornweg
Presentations by:
 Cristina Rumbaitis del Rio, Rockefeller Foundation: Urban Climate
Change Resilience Partnership
 Gino Van Begin, ICLEI: Complementarity of Sustainable Cities IAP with
Local Agenda 21
 Zach Tofias, C40: Integrating Climate Agenda into Urban Development
Plan
 Vijay Jagannathan, World Resources Institute: Monitoring and Tracking
Urban Initiatives
 Patricia McCarney, World Council on City Data: Development of ISO
International Standard in Cities and Resilience
The Sustainable Cities IAP will support a common global framework-platform
for the global coordination function. National-local level initiatives are also
expected to build on/adapt the common framework. Current ideas on the
common global framework and platform will be presented. Cooperation
opportunities with key institutions will be explored through dialogue.
12:3013:30
13:3015:30
Lunch
Common global framework and potential for cooperation (continued)
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Opening remarks by Rosina Bierhaum, Chairperson of STAP
Dialogue will continue, with feedbacks from the relevant GEF Agencies and
GEF Scientific and Technical Assessment Panel (STAP) on the common
framework-platform and cooperation. Discussion on the candidate coordinating
agency for the IAP will be held.
15:3015:50
15:5017:15
Tea break
Attributes of candidate countries and cities
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Presenter: Chizuru Aoki, GEF
The Sustainable Cities IAP will incentivize a select number of country/subnational projects on a pilot basis to promote and implement integrated urban
management. The session will discuss key attributes of candidate countries and
cities for their participation in the IAP. Discussions will follow.
17:1517:30
Summary of day 1 discussions
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Time
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17:3019:00
Agenda item
Discussant: James Warren Evans
Reception
28 August 2014 (Thursday)
9:0010:30
Discussion on Sustainable Cities IAP Announcement/Launch and Secretary
General’s Climate Summit
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Discussants:
Kerry Constabile, Secretary-General’s Climate Change Support Team:
UN SG Summit’s Urban Expectation and Structure of Cities Action
Announcement Session
Robert Kehew, UN-Habitat: Alliance on Financing Transformative
Urban Projects – Status and Projection
Gino Van Begin, ICLEI: Compact of Mayors
The GEF plans to hold an official announcement/launch of the Sustainable Cities
IAP to raise awareness about efforts to address the urbanization challenges
holistically and through partnership. Inputs on the announcement/launch
planning will be solicited.
The session will also include discussions on the upcoming Secretary General’s
Climate Summit (23 September 2014), which aims to mobilize action and
increase political will to address climate change challenges. “Cities” is one of
the areas where announcements of action initiatives are envisaged. This dialogue
will help inform the GEF announcement/launch planning and explore
partnership opportunities.
10:3010:50
10:5011:30
Coffee break
Sustainable Cities IAP Modalities and Process
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Presenter: Xiaomei Tan, Climate Change Specialist, GEF
The session will be tailored to discuss the proposed modalities for the
Sustainable Cities IAP, as well as the envisaged process and timeline for the IAP
development and implementation.
11:3012:30
Discussion
 Moderator: Gustavo Fonseca, GEF
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Time
12:3013:30
13:3014:00
Agenda item
Discussions will elaborate on possible opportunities for enhanced and multi-trust
fund programming, such as chemicals and waste, adaptation, and international
water, engagement with the private sector, and other topics. Next steps will be
articulated.
Lunch
Closing remarks
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Naoko Ishii, CEO and Chairperson, GEF
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