International Conference Transition to Low-­‐carbon Urban Development: Global Trends and Prospects for Kazakhstan and Central Asia Hotel Marriott, Astana City, Kazakhstan 5-­‐6th November 2015 PRELIMINARY AGENDA DAY 1: Thursday, November 5, 2015 08:30 -­ 09:00 Registration of participants 09.00 -­ 09.15 WELCOME AND OPENING ADDRESS Astana City Akimat (City Administration) Ministry for Investment and Development, Republic of Kazakhstan UNDP in Kazakhstan 09:15 -­ 10:45 Global and regional initiatives on low-­carbon cities Moderator: Marina Olshanskaya, UNDP-­‐GEF Regional Technical Advisor -­‐ -­‐ -­‐ -­‐ -­‐ -­‐ Sustainable Cities Integrated Program, GEF (tbc) C40 Initiative/Compact of Mayors (tbc) EU Covenant of Mayors (tbc) Post-­‐Carbon Cities of Tomorrow/EU-­‐POCACITO, Mr. Zoran Kordic, Croatia Low-­‐carbon practices in German cities, Mr. Klaus Dilmetz, Ministry of Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety, Germany. The experience sustainable cities in Latin America / Maria Carrizosa, MILANO SCHOOL OF INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS, MANAGEMENT, AND URBAN POLICY, NEW YORK (tbc) 10:45 -­ 11:15 11:15 -­ 12:45 Q&A, Discussion Coffee break Low-­carbon cities: Opportunities for Kazakhstan and Central Asia Moderator: Representative of Ministry for Investment and Development of Kazakhstan (tbc) -­‐ -­‐ -­‐ Kazakhstan’s urban development plans, Representative from the Ministry for Investments and Development of Kazakhstan (tbc) Concept of "green economy" as a basis for the promotion of low-­‐carbon practices in Kazakh cities, Mr. Beekbergen Kerey, Director, Green Economy Department, Ministry of Energy, Kazakhstan (tbc) Representative of a Central Asian city (tbc) -­‐ NAMAs for low-­‐carbon urban development, Mr. Alexandr Belyi, UNDP-­‐
GEF Projects Coordinator Q&A, Discussion 12:45 -­ 14:15 14:15 – 15:45 Lunch Financing for low-­carbon urban development Moderator: Dimitar Dukov, Executive Director, Energy Efficiency and Renewable Sources Fund, Bulgaria (tbc) -­‐ Financing low-­‐carbon urban projects: Bulgarian experience, Mr. Dimitar Dukov, Energy Efficiency and Renewable Sources Fund, Bulgaria (tbc) -­‐ Linking cities with finance for investment in low-­‐carbon urban infrastructure, Ms. Olga Chepelianskaia, Cities Development Initiative for Asia (CDIA) (tbc) -­‐ Representative from IFIs (tbc) -­‐ Financing model for energy efficiency in residential buildings: review of Eastern European experience, Mrs. Larisa Shrekenbah, Housing Initiative for Eastern Europe, Germany; -­‐ Potential and barriers for low-­‐carbon investment in Kazakh cities, Mr. Birjan Yevnieyev, UNDP-­‐GEF Project Expert Q&A, Discussion 15:45 -­ 16:15 16:15 -­ 17:45 Coffee break Best practices in urban sustainability from Central Asia Moderator: Beekbergen Kerey, Department of "Green economy", Ministry of Energy, Kazakhstan (tbc) -­‐ Shymkent city: Private investment in efficient water supply (Water Service Marketing LLP) (tbc) -­‐ Taraz city: SMART metering program for households (Municipality or representative of the metering devices production) (tbc) -­‐ Astana city: Improving heat supply in the capital of Kazakhstan (Astanateplotranzit JSC) (tbc) -­‐ Dushanbe city: Innovative solutions for better public transport in Tajikistan (UNDP-­‐GEF Project) (tbc) Q&A, Discussion 17:45 -­ 18:00 19:00 -­ 21:00 Official closure of the Conference Reception DAY 2: Friday, November 6, 2015 09:00 -­ 13:00 Field visits to pilot low-­carbon initiatives in Astana -­‐ Energy efficient retrofit of public school #9 -­‐ On-­‐line dispatch center for heat supply in Astana -­‐ Astana’s Waste Collection Program for CFL bulbs