Report of the Chairman President

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Report of the Chairman/ President
CAI-Asia Center Annual Members Meeting
24 July 2007, Manila
Sustainable Urban Mobility in Asia A CAI-Asia
Program
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Outline

• Introduction
• Impact and Outcome
• Poverty and Social Focus
• Achievements in the Reporting Period
• Knowledge Management
• Capacity Building
• Policy Development
• Networking
• Pilot Programs and Projects
• Program Management

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Introduction

• In the period January to June 2007 the CAI-Asia
  Secretariat focused on
• Formal establishment of the CAI-Asia Partnership
  and the CAI-Asia Center
• Formulation of project proposals
• M3 for submission to Norway
• KM-ICT for submission to ADB
• APPH for submission to ADB
• MACAO for submission to EU
• 2nd Governmental Meeting for submission to
  GAPF-UNEP
• Climate Change, Regional Air Pollution, and
  Impacts for submission to Murdoch University
• CITSAM for submission to Norway and Italy
• TMRP for submission to Philippine Road Board
• Implementation of the SUMA Project

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Project Description

• Project Timeframe
  12 December 2006 30 June 2009
• Impact Stabilization of air pollution levels in
  major Asian cities and for some cities to achieve
  improvements in ambient AQ levels
• Not necessarily achieved within the 2007 2009
  timeframe and within the SUMA program
• Outcome Desired outcome of the SUMA program is
  to accelerate the development of capacity for
  urban AQM and SUT in Asia through better
  integration of AQM and SUT in the strategies,
  policies, programs, and projects of developing
  countries in Asia and development agencies, like
  the ADB

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Are we achieving the outcome?

• Increasing attention on urban transportation as
  shown in various news articles
• ADB and World Bank are talking more about
  investment opportunities for urban transport
• Several countries are intensifying their efforts
  and activities on urban transportation like PRC,
  India, Indonesia, Pakistan and Philippines
• Current SUT policy developments in Asian
  countries, particularly China and India, offers a
  good opportunity for CAI-Asia and the SUMA
  partners in providing technical assistance to
  these countries and cities who want to implement
  more SUT projects

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Poverty and Social Focus

• SUMA recognizes that SUT has a direct positive
  relationship with poverty reduction and social
  inclusion
• SUMA will develop social impact assessment
  guidelines for urban transport projects
• Other poverty focused activities by CAI-Asia
  Center
• Philippines Proposal for tricycle management and
  retrofitting in the Philippines
• Viet Nam Air Pollution, Poverty, and Health
  project in Ho Chi Minh City

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SUMA Outputs

• Output 1 Institutionalize AQM and SUT knowledge
  management system at the regional, national and
  local levels in Asia
• Output 2 Enhance capacity for AQM and SUT of
  relevant stakeholders
• Output 3 Institutionalize AQM and SUT network at
  the regional, national and local levels
• Output 4 Increase number of policies for AQM and
  SUT developed at regional, national and local
  level
• Output 5 Increase number and strengthened
  implementation of AQM and SUT activities
• Output 6 Establish program coordination,
  monitoring and evaluation of SUT activities in
  Asia

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Output 1 Knowledge Management (1)

• Performance Targets/ Indicators
• Effective Air Quality Management Information
  System (AMIS) established in cooperation with
  UNEP and relevant programs
• CAI-Asia website regularly updated with relevant
  AQM and SUT materials
• Awareness and knowledge on AQM within ADB and
  other development agencies improved
• SUMA studies implemented and study results
  disseminated

• Development and implementation of a knowledge
  management strategy
• Continued collection and publication of new and
  relevant SUT and AQM resources and distribution
  of e-newsletters
• Multimedia resource for SUT topics - Flickr and
  YouTube

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Output 1 Knowledge Management (2)

• Development of study designs for the SUMA studies
  
• Environmental Impacts of E-bikes in China
• Potential of cycling and NMT as a contribution to
  SUT and AQM planning
• Social impact assessment guidelines for urban
  transportation projects
• Guidelines for the integration of motorized 2-3
  wheelers in the urban transport system

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Output 1 Knowledge Management (3)
Website and listserv

• Website
• Unique visitors per month - Two year trend shows
  average of 20,000 per moth
• decline in user traffic around the months of June
  and July (summer?)
• Listserv
• Currently about 1250 members- 30 increase
• 450 messages posted since 21 Feb 2007

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Output 2 Capacity Building (1)

• Performance Targets/ Indicators
• Clean Air Training Network for Asia (CATNet-Asia)
  network strengthened and medium term
  sustainability secured
• CATNet Asia structure modified to incorporate
  partner organizations with SUT training capacity
• 60 master trainers trained and 160 trainers
• 4 training courses developed and delivered for
  1000-1200 participants in training courses

• General and specialized SUT training courses
• GTZ-SUTP conducted training courses on BRT
  Planning in Pune, India and Nanjing, PRC in April
  2007
• Cooperation agreement reached between CAI-Asia
  Center and ICT of the NDRC to implement the
  capacity building component of the China Urban
  Transport Development Strategy Partnership and
  Demonstration Project

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Output 2 Capacity Building (2)

• AQM Training courses
• PRC in cooperation with the Energy Foundation and
  Tsinghua University
• Pakistan in cooperation with SEI
• Philippines in cooperation with League of Cities
  in the Philippines, and World Bank project
  LOGOFIND
• Ad-hoc lectures and presentation on AQM and SUT
• Transportation Research Board (TRB), Washington
  D.C. - Jan 2007
• ADB Urban Initiative/ ADB-GTZ Ideas Mart - 7 Feb
  2007
• DOTC planning workshop on EST in the Philippines
  Jan 2007
• Capacity Building Program for EST in local and
  metropolitan development of the Vice-Mayors
  League of the Philippines, JICA, MMDA, and
  UP-NCTS Mar 2007

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Output 3 Policy Development (1)

• Performance Targets/ Indicators
• SUT and AQ Policies have been integrated in the
  regional policy discussions initiated or
  coordinated by UNEP, UN-ESCAP, UNCRD, ASEAN and
  AWGESC, SAARC and other groups.
• Minimum of three national level and 6 city level
  policy initiatives where the TA has promoted the
  integration of SUT and Air quality policies in an
  integrated policy framework

• Regional
• Agreement reached with UNEP on hosting the 2nd
  Governmental Meeting on AQM and supporting
  CAI-Asia to develop the long-term vision on urban
  air quality in the context of the GAPF
• Ongoing discussion with UNCRD in broadening the
  current UNCRD EST Forum to South Asia and
  elevating it to a ministerial level
• Sub-group on urban air pollution, to be
  facilitated by CAI-Asia in the Thematic Working
  Group on Air Quality as part of the WHO and UNEP

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Output 3 Policy Development (2)

• National
• Agreement reached with the Viet Nam on CAI-Asias
  support for the formulation of a Clean Air Act,
  which would include SUT and climate change
  considerations
• Project design on the formulation of a
  comprehensive policy and national action plan for
  SUT in the Philippines has been developed by
  UNCRD in consultation with CAI-Asia
• CAI-Asia and PCA have been working as part of the
  technical secretariat for IA-TWG of the Pre-FS
  for a BRT in greater Metro Manila Area of DOTC,
  supported by US AID ECAP

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Output 4 Networking (1)

• Performance Targets/ Indicators
• Regional coordination mechanisms for AQM and SUT
  enhanced
• 10 CAI-Asia local networks institutionalized with
  substantial SUT component
• SUSTRAN s role as virtual thematic network on
  sustainable urban transport in Asia has been
  strengthened
• BRT network for Asia has been developed and
  formalized and is functioning

• Regional
• Initial discussions with UNCRD, UNESCAP, World
  Bank, and ADB conducted to catalyze the
  establishment of a Regional Initiative on SUT
• CAI-Asia is coordinating with the VREF on their
  plans to establish a regional centre of
  excellence for BRT in Asia, which would be a
  direct support for SUMA
• CAI-Asia has been nominated to act as a focal
  point of the TRB International Committee for
  activities in Asia

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Output 4 Networking (2)

• National
• Agreement reached with SUT initiatives and
  programs in China to develop a platform where SUT
  issues can be discussed
• CAI-Asia local networks are increasingly raising
  their profile as the key organizations on AQM in
  their countries and in some cases, have achieved
  financial sustainability as in the case of the
  Philippines
• Initial discussions with the World Bank and
  NAMHEM for the establishment of a local network
  in Mongolia
• Discussions with CPCB and other relevant
  institutions in India on the establishment of a
  local network in India

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Output 5 Pilot Programs and Projects (1)

• Performance Targets/ Indicators
• Minimum of 10 small scale interventions in
  support of AQM and SUT approved and successfully
  implemented
• 10 concept papers to identify new SUT related
  programs have been formulated
• Minimum of 6 full fledged pre-feasibility studies
  on SUT investment projects successfully completed
  and submitted for funding
• Specialized inputs made to minimum of 10 ongoing
  sustainable transport projects

• Feasibility Study of the BRT in Ahmedabad
  designed by ITDP with inputs from CAI-Asia
• Project design for the Cycling Inclusive Planning
  pilot cases in Pune and Nanded in India finalized
  by I-CE with inputs from CAI-Asia
• Supported the DOTC and UP-NCTS in pushing for the
  implementation of the UNDP GEF project on EST in
  the Philippines

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Output 5 Pilot Programs and Projects (2)

• Proposal on tricycle management and retrofitting
  for the Philippines is being developed with
  Envirofit and PCA and discussed with DOTC for
  possible support using the Road Funds
• Proposal for a regional project that will
  mainstream the co-benefits approach of climate
  change mitigation, air quality management, and
  energy management in Asia was developed and
  discussed with the Norwegian Embassy in Bangkok

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Output 6 Program Management (1)

• Performance Targets/ Indicators
• CAI-Asia Secretariat strengthened to coordinate
  implementation of TA
• Program Coordination Forum meetings conducted on
  6 monthly basis
• Regular meetings with relevant Communities of
  Practice in ADB
• Independent external reviews of TA activities
  after year 1 and in year 3 carried out
• Reporting to external donors carried out in a
  timely manner

• ADB-CAI-Asia Joint Coordination Committee to
  manage and monitor the implementation of SUMA
• Recruitment of a Deputy Executive Director to
  oversee the day-to-day activities of the CAI-Asia
  Center including implementation of the SUMA
  program
• Internal financial management mechanism to
  facilitate the administration and proper
  monitoring of funds
• Ongoing discussions with the SUMA partners in the
  development and finalization of their project
  proposals

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Output 6 Program Management (2)

• Overview of SUMA Partner Proposals
• Institute for Transportation and Development
  Policy (ITDP)
• Feasibility Study for the proposed BRT in
  Ahmedabad and development of guidelines for
  integrating 2-3 wheelers to urban transportation
  system
• Proposal finalized and draft LoA ready for
  finalization expected to be signed in July
• Interface for Cycling Expertise (I-CE)
• Development of guidelines for integrating cycling
  in the urban transportation system and training
  course for cycling inclusive planning
• Proposal finalized and draft LoA ready for
  finalization expected to be signed in July

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Output 6 Program Management (3)

• Environmental Impacts of E-bikes in China
  (Jonathan Weinert and Chris Cherry)
• Proposal finalized and draft LoA ready for
  finalization expected to be signed in July
• United Nations Centre for Regional Development
  (UNCRD)
• Development of action plan and policy for
  mainstreaming EST in the Philippines
• Minor revisions in the proposal and updating of
  time-frame LoA expected to be signed in August
• Social Impact Assessment (Marie Thynell)
• Development of guidelines for social impact
  assessment for urban transportation projects and
  training course
• Finalization of project logical framework needed
  LoA expected to be signed in August

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Output 6 Program Management (4)

• GTZ-Sustainable Urban Transport Project
• Development of comprehensive training course on
  SUT (Mass Transit Options, NMT, and
  Transportation Demand Management)
• Revisions in the scope and design of the project
  LoA expected to be signed in September
• EMBARQ-WRI
• Partnering with Indian institutions and local
  governments in developing and promoting SUT
  projects
• Revisions in the scope and implementation
  arrangements of the project LoA expected to be
  signed in September