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Megacities Research for the Sustainable
Development of Tomorrows Megacities Main
phase Energy- and climate-efficient structures
in urban growth centres BMZ, Bonn, 27 May
2010 Expert Round Table Urban Chances city
growth and the sustainability challenge
Dr. Andrea Koch-Kraft PT-DLR Environment,
Culture, Sustainability Project Management
Agency in the German Aerospace Center
www.future-megacities.org www.future-meg
acities-2010.org
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Setting the Agenda I

• 2000 MDGs UN Millennium Summit
• Goal 7 Ensure Environmental Sustainability
• Goal 8 Develop a Global Partnership for
  Development
• 2005 Gleneagles
• agreements on development in Africa and on Global
  Climate Change
• (2007 IPCC 4th Report)
• 2007 Heiligendamm 2007
• Global Concern Climate Protection and
  Energy-Efficiency Appropriate Technologies

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Setting the Agenda II

• 2002 National Strategy for Sustainable
  Development
• 2004 FONA - Research for Sustainability
  Framework Programme of BMBF for a sustainable,
  innovative society
• Research for Sustainable Development of
  Tomorrows Megacities
• 2006 Federal Governments High-Tech Strategy
• 2007 BMBFs High-Tech Strategy for Climate
  Protection
• 2008 - Future Megacities Energy- and
  Climate-2013 Efficient Structures in Urban
  Growth Centres
• 2009 FONA 2

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Megacities 2015
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Megacities as focal points of global sustainable
development

• Expansion of Megacities is the primary and most
  far-reaching pattern of urbanization in
  developing- and threshold countries.
• 5 Megacities in 1975 an estimated 26 by the year
  2015.
• More than 20 metropoles (annual growth rate of
  3-4 ) rapidly approaching the threshold gtgtgt
  tomorrows Megacities
• Megacities focal points and pacesetters of
  economic globalization, social distortion and
  ecological change.
• Growing radiance on rural hinterland, on entire
  regions and economic zones, on increasingly
  globally tense supply- and value chains.
• Megacities Arenas, in which decisions are made
  on the economical development, the social
  quality of life and the ecological sustainability
  of the world society.

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Megacities as focal points of globally
sustainable development

• 80 of the economic growth in threshold- and
  developing countries is generated in cities
• 2 of the earths surface is covered by cities
• 78 of all CO² emissions are generated in
  cities
• 85 of all anthropogenic greenhouse gases are
  produced in cities
• 2.4 billion people in developing countries have
  no access to modern energy supply forms.
• Cities are at a turning point they can either
  pursue business-as-usual-scenarios or seize the
  opportunity toward sustainable development,
  including energy- and climate-efficient
  structures.

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Key goals of the BMBF research priority

• Research, planning, development and
  implementation of solution-orientated and
  integrated innovation strategies and management
  concepts for future Megacities.
• Technical and non-technical innovations for the
  establishment of energy- and climate-efficient
  structures.
• Enable cities, their decision makers and
  inhabitants to increase the sphere and yield of
  efficiency in energy production, distribution and
  utilization.
• Showcase, that resource-consumption and
  greenhouse gas-emission by energy-using sectors
  can prospectively be reduced in terms of
  sustainability.

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Key guidelines of the BMBF research priority

• User-oriented, participatory approach Project
  development in close cooperation with
  decision-makers and interest groups on-site.
• Multidimensional research themes oriented to
  specific demand areas prevention therapy
  instead of mere diagnosis.
• Take sustainability seriously postulate a
  coherent concept for the interaction of
  economical, social and ecological
  transformations.
• Long-term graded promotion 3 years set up
  phase, then
• 1 x 5 years main phase.
• Implementation of pilot measures.

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Facts and Figures

• Promotion commencement
• July 2005 preliminary phase until 03/08 to
  appoint a sustainable consortium for main phase
  application
• Main phase April 2008 to July 2013
• Energy- und climate-efficient structures in urban
  growth centres
• Funding approx. 50 M
• At present
• 10 promoted teams accompanying measures
• In 8 countries
• 1 Latin America 3 Africa 6 Asia

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Megacities Main Phase Projects 2008 2013
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Thematic Foci I

• Lima water- and wastewater management under 9 mm
  of precipitation per year
• Casablanca urban agriculture - potentials and
  constraints for sustainable and climate- and
  energy-efficient urban growth
• Addis Ababa urban waste as a source of
  energy-production and income generation
• Gauteng efficient energy production and energy
  use
• Karaj/ Teheran New Town Development integrated
  technology, architectural design and planning
  strategies

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Thematic Foci II

• Hyderabad Climate and energy in a complex
  transition process towards sustainable
  Hyderabad mitigation and adaptation strategies
  by changing institutions, governance structures,
  life styles and consumption patterns
• Urumqi Resource-efficiency and life cycle
  analyses in a highland-lowland interactive system
  within sensitive dryland environment
• Shanghai Future oriented integrated urban
  designs masterplan adaptations under extreme
  growth conditions
• Ho Chi Minh City Urban growth at 2 meters above
  sea level Integrative Urban and Environmental
  Planning Framework - Adaptation to Global Climate
  Change

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Promotional Policy Activities I

• Public relations
• Internet presence www.future-megacities.org
• Loose-leaf collection programme- and
  project-profiles
• Various international programme appearances
  abroad, e. g.
• World Urban Forum III (WUF III) in Vancouver,
  2006
• World Urban Forum IV (WUF III) in Nanjing, 2008
• World Urban Forum V in Rio, 2010
• DuC Urban Academy Shanghai, 2010
• In Germany, e. g.
• FONA 2008 and FONA 2009
• International IHDP-Conference in Bonn, 2009
• International ICLEI-Conference in Bonn, 2010

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Promotional Policy Activities II

• BMBFs International Megacities Conference
• Essen, Germany
• Oktober 11-13, 2010
• Megacities in Balance New Alliances for Energy
  and Climate-efficient
• www.future-megacities-2010.org

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