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Yokohama's Unique Urban Development and City to City Collaboration

4 December 2018
This presentation tackles a case of transformation from an industrial port city to a smart and green innovative city: Yokohama and its implications to cities in emerging economies.

Welcome Remarks

4 December 2018
ADB is committed to supporting low carbon city development efforts consistent with the global climate goals. Cities play crucial role in providing better life. For a long time, our cities are experiencing significant population and economic growth through carbon-intensive industrialization, urban…

Book Launch: 50 Climate Solutions from Cities in the People's Republic of China

4 December 2018
This new publication, 50 Climate Solutions from Cities in the People's Republic of China, shares some best practices from cities taking action on climate change. Download a copy of the publication here.

Book Launch: CAREC Climate Solutions 2019

4 December 2018
Sustainia, a sustainability think tank and advisory group, is calling for sustainable urban solutions within the CAREC region. Sustainia processes and verifies solutions according to a set of robust selection criteria, developed, and fine tuned over the past eight years.

Call for Solutions

4 December 2018
Call for sustainable urban solutions within the Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation Program (CAREC) region.

Low Carbon Urban Transformation in the Ruhr Region

4 December 2018
Ruhr area as the energy and industry heart of Germany plays a major role for achieving GHG mitigation targets. Learn why the Ruhr area matter with regard to GHG mitigation.

Will People First City Design Make Chinese Cities Thrive Again?

4 December 2018
Ever wondered how urban cities thrive? This presentation shares the characteristics commonly found in 50 successful urban areas in the United States. It also analyzes what make Chinese cities thrive.

Keynote Speech

4 December 2018
Discover why cities are important in solving climate change challenge and in the global climate policy arena.

11 Years of Co Management in Preparing Sustainable Infrastructure Projects in Cities

21 November 2018
At the Knowledge Sharing Event, the CDIA Team will talk about their initiatives in building the capacity of cities and partners; and ensuring that the infrastructure projects they prepare contribute to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and key development impacts.

Quantifying the Economic and Social Impacts of High-Speed Rail: Some Evidence from Europe and China

15 November 2018
In recent years, there has been an increasing move toward appraising the impacts of transport investments beyond the direct user benefits and costs. This presentation reviews the arguments in favor of measuring such impacts, the progress made in implementing such impacts in the appraisal, and the…