Internal Brainstorming Workshop for Green City Initiatives 7 June 2013 Philippines This learning event aimed at exploring innovative and holistic approaches to developing urban projects through incorporating various sector perspectives. Experts from different sectors shared their own strategies and options for building greener cities that bring considerable economic benefits, while at the same time ensuring environmental sustainability. Program and Learning Materials 07 June 2013 Session / Activity Title Speaker(s) Presentation Transport for Green Cities This presentation analyzes the causal relationship between transport and the other sectors. It examines the transport trends in Asia and the Pacific,… Presentation Improve Green Buildings via Clean Energy The presentation discusses the “why” and “how” of using clean energy to improve green buildings. It discusses the demand side of Asian Development… Aiming Zhou Presentation Green Cities Initiative: Water and Cross-Cutting Issues The presentation discusses Asian Development Bank's Urban Operational Plan. The three levels of green city initiatives and the available nexus… Jingmin Huang Presentation Strengthening Disaster Resilience in Green Cities The presentation shares a number of ways on how to embed disaster resilience in green city-related initiatives. It enumerates the benefits of making… Arghya Sinha Roy Presentation Public-Private Partnerships and Climate Change for Green Cities Governments should consider a number of issues related to investment, procurement, and governance when handling infrastructure project proposals that… Trevor Lewis, Preety Bhandari Disclaimer The views expressed on this website are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views and policies of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) or its Board of Governors or the governments they represent. ADB does not guarantee the accuracy of the data included in this publication and accepts no responsibility for any consequence of their use. By making any designation of or reference to a particular territory or geographic area, or by using the term “country” in this document, ADB does not intend to make any judgments as to the legal or other status of any territory or area. Event Coordinator/s Jingmin Huang ADB Organizer/s Water and Urban Development Sector Office Topics Environment Urban Development