This presentation outlines Seoul's urban transformation from the 1950s to the current day, emphasizing an integrated approach to urban transport, water and sanitation, and energy.​

This presentation emphasized that protecting the climate requires a complete change in the energy system, but there are many more underlying drivers for an energy system transformation. It further asserts that shaping the transition process to a more sustainable system requires a new form of thinking, involving a multi-target approach reflecting the different dimensions and change of perspectives needed-- particularly in cities.​

This presentation emphasized that protecting the climate requires a complete change in the energy system, but there are many more underlying drivers for an energy system transformation. It further asserts that shaping the transition process to a more sustainable system requires a new form of thinking, involving a multi-target approach reflecting the different dimensions and change of perspectives needed-- particularly in cities.​

This presentation emphasized that protecting the climate requires a complete change in the energy system, but there are many more underlying drivers for an energy system transformation. It further asserts that shaping the transition process to a more sustainable system requires a new form of thinking, involving a multi-target approach reflecting the different dimensions and change of perspectives needed-- particularly in cities.​

This presentation discussed the challenges to making cities livable and climate resilient, and emphasized the role of cities in climate actions. It also outlined the objectives of the Forum, and underscored ADB's commitment to find and strengthen its support to ensure low-carbon, livable, and prosperous cities.

This presentation discussed the challenges to making cities livable and climate resilient, and emphasized the role of cities in climate actions. It also outlined the objectives of the Forum, and underscored ADB's commitment to find and strengthen its support to ensure low-carbon, livable, and prosperous cities.

Adopting a carbon emission trading system provide a theoretical way to solve the problem of inefficient allocation of carbon emission rights and may bring huge potentials for energy saving and emission reduction. This presentation explored the emission reduction effect of carbon emission trading mechanism using DID and PSM-DID measurement methods and city-level data in China from 2004 to 2015. The results show that the implementation of the carbon emission trading system has significant emission reduction effects for the 11 pilot cities studied.

In this scene-setting presentation, ADB's Stephane Bessadi emphasized the need to transform the urban utility model. He cited examples of energy use and production in cities and water systems, as well as wastewater energy use. He also gave examples of ADB support to utilities to promote renewable energy and energy efficiency.

The presentation discusses various entry points for gender issues as an integral part of inclusive planning of urban development projects.

To set the context, this presentation begins with a summary of the relative level of smart maturity across the cities of Bandung, Mandalay, Suva, Tbilisi, and Ulaanbaatar under ADB’s regional technical assistance (TA) 9170, which aims to contribute to promoting smart infrastructure and systems in these selected cities, under ADB’s Future Cities Program. It then provides updates and shares relevant insights on the TA for digital land registry in Suva.