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Resource Recovery to Green Up Industries in Asia

24 November 2016
An overview of waste management in Asia, including trends, common misinterpretations, game changers, and recommendations for improvement is provided in this presentation. The involvement of governments is needed to unlock the dormant and huge waste-derived product market that exists in the region.…

Green Infrastructure and Municipal Services

24 November 2016
Much waste is generated in municipalities. This presentation shares tips for reducing waste and improving the use of resources to achieve efficiency and sustainability in the provision of municipal services.

Transitioning to Green and Circular Economy for Industrial Sustainability

24 November 2016
Creating sustainable value chains and networks is important as highlighted in this presentation. It also stresses the need for formulating systemic solutions and pursuing extensive collaboration with different stakeholders.

India’s Infrastructure & Urban Development Experience

22 November 2016
Ernest & Young is a global leader in assurance, tax, transaction, and advisory services, focused on the public sector. The company has also a wealth of experience in urban development and infrastructure. It has provided its services in creating smart cities in India, with lessons that other…

Financing Sustainable Urbanization: Case of Korea

10 November 2016
This presentation showcases the experience of the Republic of Korea in responding to rapid urbanization, particularly in financing the necessary urban infrastructure. It highlights the "Low Carbon, Green Grwoth Strategy 2007" and discusses the implications of rapid urbanization to countries based…

Challenges for Sustainable Urban Development in Asia

27 October 2016
Urbanization is a mega trend. Half of humanity lives in cities today, and the figure will increase to 60 percent by 2030. Rapid urbanization exerts huge pressure on basic services and infrastructure in cities. As Asian countries quickly urbanize, the challenges need to be addressed for cities to…

Financing for Sustainable Urbanization

27 October 2016
Mobilizing funds to suport sustainable urbanization remains a big challenge in Asia. Specifically, the biggest challenge is boosting investments on urban development while ensuring sustainable and inclusive growth. This presentation looks into the urban infrastructure needs in the region and shares…

Financing Innovation as the Key to Urban Development in China

27 October 2016
The rate of urbanization in the People's Republic of China (PRC) has been constantly growing. This presentation shares case studies on urban development financing in PRC and shares some practices that other urbanized countries can learn from.

Challenges of Sustainable Urbanization: The Case of Thailand

27 October 2016
This presentation shares the experience of Thailand in dealing with the challenges of sustainable urbanization. It enumerates specific steps taken by the government and its partners to help solve the pressing issues of urbanization.

Financing for Sustainable Urbanization: Public-Private Partnership in Japan

27 October 2016
Japan has wealth of experience in ensuring sustainable urbanization. This presentation shares some of Japan's financing mechanisms in funding its urban infrastructure needs.