National workshop on Eco-efficient Water Infrastructure for Sustainable Urban Development in Nepal objectives. expected outcomes & schedule

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1 GEO-REF Information Sharing Eco-Efficient water Infrastructure, National workshop on Eco-efficient Water Infrastructure for Sustainable Urban Development in Nepal objectives. expected outcomes & schedule Shargri-La Hotel, Kathmandu, Nepal October 2014

2 GEO-REF Information Sharing Eco-Efficient water Infrastructure, Coverage Rationale: green growth and eco-efficient water infrastructure development for sustainable urban development; Brief Introduction to ESCAP project supported by KECF: implementation of low carbon green growth roadmap in Asia and the Pacific; Objectives, expected outcomes of this workshop

3 GEO-REF Information Sharing Eco-Efficient water Infrastructure, Platformand for Disaster Management Livable ESCAP Regional Arm of the United Nations The regional development arm of the United Nations for the Asia-Pacific region -1 of the 5 regional commissions of the United Nations 62 Governments 58 within the region, i.e., from Turkey in the west to Kiribati in the east, and from the Russian Federation in the north to New Zealand in the south The largest United Nations body/commission serving the Asia-Pacific region (in terms of population & land area) with 600 staff (about 200 P-staff) Established in 1947 with its headquarters in Bangkok, Thailand since 1949, ESCAP seeks to overcome some of the region s greatest challenges.

4 Asia-Pacific/ESCAP Region (58 States) GEO-REF Information Sharing Eco-Efficient water Infrastructure, (Timor Leste (formerly East Timor is missing in the list of members))

5 GEO-REF Information Sharing Eco-Efficient water Infrastructure ESCAP HQ in Bangkok (Head: Under-Secretary-General/Executive Secretary)

6 GEO-REF Information Sharing Eco-Efficient water Infrastructure Platformand for Disaster Management Livable ESCAP Work Area The promotion of inclusive and sustainable economic and social development in Asia and the Pacific, with the overall goal of achieving the Millennium Development Goals (until 2015), along with other internationally agreed development goals inc. RIO+20 outcome, Sustainable Development Goals (after 2015). It carries out work in the following areas/subprogrammes (main target countries: CSN or LDCs, LLDCs, PIDCs) Macroeconomic Policy and Finance Statistics Trade, Investment, Science, Technology & Innovations Transport Environment and Development Information and Communications Technology and Disaster Risk Reduction Social Development 4 Sub-regional Offices Has 5 regional institutions - APCTT, APCICT, CSAM, CAPSA, SIAP Evidencebased Policy analysis Advisory Services Technical Cooperation Projects Capacity Building

7 GEO-REF Information Sharing Eco-Efficient water Infrastructure Environment and Development Objective: Improvement of policies in integrating environment and development, management of energy and water resources, and of urban development. ENVIRONMENT AND DEVELOPMENT DIVISION ENVIRONMENT AND DEVELOPMENT POLICY ENERGY SECURITY AND WATER RESOURCES SUSTAINABLE URBAN DEVELOPMENT

8 GEO-REF Information Sharing Eco-Efficient water Infrastructure OVERALL VISION Sustainable Urban Development /towns in the Asia-Pacific region are more sustainable, resilient and inclusive

9 GEO-REF Information Sharing Eco-Efficient water Infrastructure, TOWARDS SUSTAINABLE CITIES/TOWNS Economically productive and equitable Sustainable Urban Development Effective governance & institutional arrangements Environmentally sustainable/ Resilient to natural disasters Socially equitable

10 GEO-REF Information Sharing Eco-Efficient water Infrastructure, Asia and the Pacific economic development, resources consumption, climate change Rapid Economic Development (together with unplanned urbanization + rapid industrialization); At the cost of high resources & energy (esp. fossil fuel) consumption, high GHG emissions, etc.); high water withdrawal; Less per capita water availability; and lack of water sanitation; The availability per capita water in the Asia-Pacific region - the second-lowest in the world as a result of population size and misuse and overuse of the supply; This has increased water pollution (due to release of industrial as well as domestic/urban untreated wastewater); climate change/increased extreme weather events; Resulting in unusual and increased floods and droughts., as well as uneven distribution of fresh water due to change in rainfall pattern; Grow first, clean up later - unsustainable development path; Need to move from current brown growth to green growth pattern/from current unsustainable path to a sustainable path.

11 GEO-REF Information Sharing Eco-Efficient water Infrastructure, Green Growth: What and Why? Brown Growth Depletion of resource caused by climate change / misuse and overuse of the supply Unsustainable / Unforeseeable Future Sustainable / Foreseeable Future Tackling resource constraint: eco-efficient resource management Green Growth

12 GEO-REF Eco-Efficient Information water WaterInfrastructure, Sharing Platform and Green and for Disaster Livable & Livable Management Eco-efficiency Eco-efficient Infrastructure The dominant paradigm of centralized infrastructure development depended on exploitation of natural resources. unsustainable A fundamental shift in the management and use of resources is required. Eco-efficiency Eco-efficiency = economic efficiency + ecological efficiency It means creating more goods and services with ever less use of resources while creating less waste and pollution.

13 Eco-efficiency Low Carbon Green Growth Roadmap for Asia and the Pacific Eco-efficient Infrastructure The dominant paradigm of centralized infrastructure development depended on exploitation of natural resources. unsustainable A fundamental shift in the management and use of resources is required. Eco-efficiency Eco-Efficient GEO-REF Information Water Infrastructure, Sharing Platform and Green for Disaster & Livable Management Eco-efficiency = economic efficiency + ecological efficiency It means creating more goods and services with ever less use of resources while creating less waste and pollution.

14 Eco-Efficient water Infrastructure, and Livable KECF project: Pilot implementation of the low carbon green growth roadmap for Asia and the Pacific, - Established in 1987, the Korea-ESCAP Cooperation Fund (KECF) is an important instrument to enable ESCAP to build national capacities in Asia and the Pacific. - As one of the key activities in the KECF, the project entitled Pilot implementation of the low carbon green growth roadmap for Asia and the Pacific has been proposed. (targeting: Mongolia, Nepal, Philippines and ASEAN countries); - Beneficiaries: National, regional as well as local policy makers from relevant ministries such as, environment, urban development, local government authorities Eco-Efficient Slide 14/ Urban water Infrastructure, and Seoul, Green Livable & Livable May 2011

15 Eco-Efficient Eco-Efficient water Urban Infrastructure, Infrastructure, and Green and Livable & Livable Objective and Activities of the KECF project: Implementation of low carbon green growth roadmap in Asia & the Pacific To improve capacity of decision-makers to develop and apply green growth strategies / policies: Decentralized eco-efficient water infrastructures for urban flooding in Thailand & other ASEAN countries Integrated energy-water management for greening industry in Mongolia Eco-efficient urban water infrastructure development in Nepal: strategy paper, installation of pilot eco-efficient project, national workshop - Develop strategy / policy guideline papers/pilot project - organize national / regional workshop Slide 15/ E-sustainability and disaster resilience in low cost building and school design in Philippines Seoul, May 2011

16 Achievements and Plan of the KECF project Regional workshop on climate change and urban flood management, (Daegu, March, 2013) for ASEAN countries. - Identify key challenges and policy measures on urban flood management - Share the good practices in urban flood management - Develop, discuss and finalize policy guidelines on decentralized ecoefficient water infrastructure for prevention of urban flooding Eco-Efficient water Urban Infrastructure, and Green and Livable & Livable National workshop on sustainable urban and industry development in Mongolia (Ulaanbaatar, August, 2014) National workshop on sustainable urban infrastructure development in Philippines (Manila, September, 2014) Current Stage National workshop on eco-efficient urban water infrastructure in Nepal (Kathmandu, October, 2014) Slide 16/ Seoul, May 2011

17 GEO-REF Information Sharing Eco-Efficient water Infrastructure, National Workshop - Objectives i. discuss current national policies, issues/challenges toward sustainable urban development with focus on water infrastructure and water resource management in Nepal particularly in and around Kathmandu Valley and draft strategy paper; ii. exchange knowledge and experiences; and iii. share the achievements and lessons learnt from the demonstration project (Sathya Sai Shiksha Sadan) with policy makers and key stakeholders, and also discuss its replication possibility; and iv. discuss ways and means towards development of ecoefficient urban water infrastructure in Nepal.

18 GEO-REF Information Sharing Eco-Efficient water Infrastructure, National Workshop Expected Outcomes i. Institutional strengthening of relevant departments and agencies at central and local levels ii. Enhanced capacity of central and local policy / decision makers to integrate eco-efficiency and low carbon green growth concepts in water infrastructure for sustainable urban development in Nepal; iii. Finalization of a important strategy paper, and a set of recommendation for possible action by the relevant Ministries, Departments, agencies at central as well as at local level.

19 GEO-REF Eco-Efficient Information water Infrastructure, Sharing DAY 1: Workshop Schedule Session 1: National policies and programmes towards green economy and sustainable urban development (4 speakers); Session 2: Policy perspectives on eco-efficient urban water infrastructure development (4 speakers); Session 3: Good practices / case studies on eco-efficient urban water management (3 speakers). DAY 2: Field visit for pilot project on eco-efficient water infrastructure promoted by UN-ESCAP and KVDA at Sathya Sai Shiksha Sadan, Tokha, Kathmandu; Presentation of a Summary of the workshop & closing of the workshop.

20 Eco-Efficient GEO-REF Information Urban Infrastructure, Sharing Platform and Green for Disaster & Livable Management Ram S. Tiwaree, Dr.Eng. Economic Affairs Officer Sustainable Urban Development Section Environment and Development Division ESCAP regional arm of the United Nations in Asia and the Pacific: 62 members