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7 Years of Sharing Best Practices

KLRTC2003 -2010

KLRTC

7 Years of United Experiences Sharing Knowledge Across Boundaries

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Table of Contents

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Preface

Year 2004 KLRTC IV – Waste Management No. 1-3 1

Year 2005 KLRTC V – Sustainable Urban Transport No. 2-1 5

KLRTC VI – Integrated Urban Planning No. 2-2 9

KLRTC VII – Financing No. 2-3 13

Year 2006 KLRTC VIII – Urban Transportation No. 3-1 17

KLRTC IX - Urban Plan Management No. 3-2 21

KLRTC X – Water & Sanitation Services No. 3-3 25

Year 2007 KLRTC XI – Sustainable Urban Transport No. 4-8 29

KLRTC XII – Sanitation for All No. 4-9 33

Year 2008 KLRTC XIII – Urban Plan Development No. 5-10 37

KLRTC XIV – Solid Waste Management No. 5-11 41

KLRTC XV – Transportation (Seoul) No. 6-12 45

Year 2009 KLRTC XVI – Urban Resilience (Da Nang) No. 7-13 49

KLRTC XVII – Urban Planning No. 7-14 53

KLRTC XVIII – Urban Transportation No. 7-15 57

Year 2010 KLRTC XIX – SWM in the Asia Pacific No. 8-16 61

KLRTC XX – Integrated Urban Planning No. 8-17 65

Preface KLRTC, or Kuala Lumpur Regional Training Centre was the result of a series of discussions at the xxx Summit in Johannesburg, South Africa. CITYNET, a regional network linking a whole range of urban stakeholders across the Asia-Pacific region, promotes local collaboration among these stakeholders to work together towards the sustainable management of urban cities. CITYNET will hold its Congress 2001 in Bangkok, Thailand. This Congress will see 117 CITYNET members and partners reaffirm their commitment to create "people-friendly cities" that are also socially just, ecologically sustainable, politically participatory, economically productive and culturally vibrant. And CITYNET is a focal point that promotes people-friendly cities through exchanges of expertise and best practices, fostering a whole range of dynamic partnerships among all urban stakeholders. At the end of each KLRTC Workshop, a mini-magazine was published to report on the agreements reached and to showcase the best practises of the participating members. This mini-magazine was called the KLRTC Update, and has been a staple publication since KLRTC IV. This is a commemorative edition of KLRTC Updates to mark its seventh year of issue. It will take you back through the growth of the newsletter, showing how KLRTC Updates started off and how it developed over time. As CITYNET grew, more and cities from around the region came to feature in stories and reports (and font sizes progressively shrank to accommodate the ever-increasing pressure of issues demanding column space!) Archive photos of project sites will show you today just how far you have all come down the road to more people-centred cities (potholes and all!). You also have the chance to track familiar faces from around the region over the years; as the photos will show, neither have they stayed unchanged! The continuing commitment of these and so many other people in member cities and partner organisations is also a poignant testimony to the hard work that has gone into CITYNET's growth. The KLRTC Updates have been vital in highlighting the achievements of CITYNET, from best practices of members, exchanges among cities and local groups to collaborations with international organisations and UN agencies. It has also brought you the latest developments in environmental improvement and urban management, as a channel for you to pool your combined expertise. KLRTC Updates will continue to chart CITYNET's development, as it strives to provide an ever-changing range of dynamic, productive and cost-effective solutions to the region's pressing urban problems. To directly hear the voices of local governments, non-governmental organisations, community-based organisations and private companies committed to sustainable development, keep reading KLRTC Updates!

Yokohama, 1 February 2011

KLRTC UPDATE Vol 1, No:3, December 2004

KUALA LUMPUR REGIONAL TRAINING CENTRE Partners:

FIRST KLRTC VIDEO CONFERENCE HELD

KLRTC IV on Solid Waste Management in AsianCities was accompanied by a video conferencesession on December 17, 2004. The videoconference linked 3 venues: Tokyo (Japan),Makati (Philippines), and Kuala Lumpur(Malaysia). Over 40 participants of KLRTC IV inKuala Lumpur and 20 representatives of Philippinecities in Makati listened to Yokohama City andTokyo as they presented their SWM Programmesfrom the Tokyo site. The World Bank’s GlobalDevelopment Learning Network (GDLN) providedthe Tokyo and Makati venues with the technologysupport for the video conference, while INTAN,JICA-Net hosted the Kuala Lumpur segment. TheAsian Institute of Management, a GDLN partner,hosted the conference in Makati City. There was alively question and answer session, whereparticipants from KLRTC and Philippine citiesrequested and received details about theJapanese cities’ SWM practices. The clarity of theaudio and visual links will encourage more suchsessions in future programmes, as acceptance forthis mode of learning escalates.

- CITYNET e-News, Issue 18,November-December 2004

CITY HALL OF KUALA LUMPUR

UNITAR

KLRTC IV: Sustainable Solid Waste Management in Asia-Pacific Cities, December 12 - 19, 2004

The fourth course at the Kuala Lumpur RegionalTraining Centre (KLRTC), a joint initiative by CITYNET,UNITAR, KL City Hall, UNDP, Veolia Environnement,World Bank Institute and other partners, garneredinterest and positive feedback from participants. Heldfrom December 12 to 19, 2004, KLRTC IV focused on“Sustainable Solid Waste Management (SWM) in Asia-Pacific Cities.” Over 40 trainees from 14 countries,including those mobilised by the Basel ConventionRegional Centre (BCRC) in China, attended KLRTC IV.

KLRTC IV addressed key issues for cities in the Asia-Pacific Region. It included modules on knowledgemanagement as a tool for building a sustainable SWMsystem, creating a ‘recycling’ society, public-privatepartnerships, e-waste management, alternative wastedisposal systems, collection and transportation of waste,community-based SWM, and management of hazardouswaste. There were special sessions on SWM practices ofJapanese, Malaysian and Sri Lankan cities. Site visitsgave participants a first-hand view of Kuala Lumpur’sSWM processes, while interactive sessions enabled themto develop SWM action plans for their own cities. Athree-way video conference facilitated by the WorldBank was a highlight of the course.

Participants’ feedback show substantial learning in theareas of: Transboundary movement of hazardous wastefor national level participants, engineering aspects ofSWM, urban linkages and partnerships for sustainability,experiences and best practices of Asia-Pacific cities,alternative sources of funding for SWM programmes,access to CITYNET’s and BCRC’s network of experts,and e-waste as an emergent concern.

KLRTC 4 e-Learning session on public participation

A PUBLICATION FOCUSED ON REPORTING OUTCOMES OF KLRTC PROGRAMMES

The most notable part of the training for me is the Knowledge Management session that broke fresh ground forparticipants to really look into their current municipal waste management practices by answering questions andexchanging constructive comments. This is in addition to learning good methodologies and ways of good wastemanagement from each other during the course.

– Lim Kaa Kuan, City of Kuching South, Sarawak 1

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Ms. Wilhelmina Obra Lagunilla, SeniorEnvironmental Management Specialist,Environmental Management Bureau, Departmentof Environment and Natural Resources, DENRCompound, Gibraltar, Baguio City, Philippines; Tel:63-74-4466440; Fax: 63-2-9202263, 63-2-9281185, 63-74-4466440; E-mail:[email protected] SRI LANKA Mr. Lalith Ramya Lal Wickramaratne,Director (Engineering) Solid WasteManagement, Colombo Municipal Council, TownHall, Colombo 7, Sri Lanka; Tel: 91-11-26912222;Fax: 91-11-267314; E-mail: [email protected] Mr. Mohamed Hussain Manzil, Chairman,Standing Committee on Solid Waste Management,Colombo Municipal Council, Town Hall, Colombo 7,Sri Lanka; Tel: 91-11-2334506; Fax: 91-11-2674314; E-mail: [email protected] Mr. Ukwatte Hewage Siripala, DeputyMunicipal Commissioner, Dehiwala MountLavinia Municipal Council, No. 128/8, SirimangalaRoad, Makola South, Sri Lanka; Tel: 94-1-2739524; Fax: 94-11-2738705; E-mail:[email protected] Mr. Weerath Mullana Mahesh Buddppriya,Public Health Officer, Moratuwa MunicipalCouncil, Moratuwa, Sri Lanka; Tel: 94-71-4824956;Fax: 94-11-2645384, 94-75-557051 Mr. Aryashriya Sumith Mark De Silva, PublicHealth Inspector, Moratuwa Municipal Council,Moratuwa, Sri Lanka; Tel: 94-78-5690025; Fax:94-11-2645384, 94-75-557051 Ms. Shyamani Priyanka Periyapperuma,Assistant Director, Central EnvironmentalAuthority, No. 104, 'Parisara Piyasa', RobertGunawardena Mawatha, Battaramulla, Sri Lanka;Tel: 94-11-2872263; Fax: 94-11-2872605; E-mail:[email protected] Mr. Chathura Welivitiya, Chairman andProject Executive, HELP-O, 285, Dangedera St.,Galle, Sri Lanka; Tel: 94-91-4380121; Fax: 94-91-4380121; E-mail: [email protected] THAILAND Mr. Thongchai Bitrakul, Chief of PlanningSub-Division, Technical and Planning Division,Department of Public Cleansing, BangkokMetropolitan Authority, Thailand; Tel: 66-2-2457465; Fax: 66-2-2458432; E-mail:[email protected] Mr. Pasit Chanaboon, Environment andSanitation Researcher, Nonthaburi Municipality,Rattanathibet road, Nonthaburi 11000 Thailand;Tel: 66-1-3833025, 66-2-9653258; Fax: 66-2-5915180; E-mail: [email protected] VIETNAM Mr. Hien Quoc Nguyen, Expert, Solid WasteManagement Division, Natural Resource andEnvironment Department, Ho Chi Minh City, 63 LyTu Trong street, District 1, Ho Chi Minh City,Vietnam; Tel: 84-88-207143; Fax: 84-88-296680;E-mail: [email protected] Mr. Phung Huu Thien, Senior Expert andDeputy Director of Lang Co UrbanEnvironmental Improvement ProjectManagement Unit, Construction Service of ThuaThien Hue Province, 02 Nguyen Truong To Street,Hue City, Vietnam; Tel: 84-54-822120; Fax: 84-54-820094; E-mail: [email protected],[email protected]

Key lessons learned from KLRTC IV include: Sustainable technologies on managing waste • Semi-aerobic landfill system (Fukuoka method) • Site visit to a proper transfer station where participants

learned of the “Closing System” • 3R – Recycle, Re-use and Reduce as the key to community-

based solid waste management • Video conferencing and e-Learning courses for knowledge

exchange and sharing Sustainable waste management • Finance mechanisms and source of funding alternatives for

managing solid waste • Importance of having a legal framework • Promotion of partnerships among urban stakeholders and

participation of the private sector in waste management • Public participation in waste management • To keep in mind E-waste and hazardous waste

management (HWM) in developing an integrated plan forwaste management of cities in developing countries.

• Knowledge management (river diagram) as both anassessment tool and resource exchange mechanism

• City-to-City cooperation • Networking and linkages

LESSONS LEARNED

Although the training course was conducted well, it would also be helpful if the training is catered to the needsof participants. This can be done through an initial training needs assessment. Each city has different levels ofknowledge and initiatives on solid waste management as well as their needs to further assist and guide themon achieving their goals on solid waste management. – Danilo Villas, Makati City

PARTICIPANTS

KLRTC 4 participants learning waste segregation practice and policy implementation of Kuala Lumpur.

Motorized cart specially designed to collect and transport garbage in Kuala Lumpur.

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I am recommending an official from my city be sent toKuala Lumpur to learn more about privatizing sanitationservices like what KL has done with Alam Flora. - Mr. Thongchai Bitrakul, Bangkok Metropolitan Authority,Thailand I will recommend best practices learned from the trainingcourse to many cities in India including the reuse andrecycling of waste, energy recovery from waste, privatesector participation, minimization of waste at landfills andcomposting at households. A potential constraint wouldbe reluctance of local governments to accept suggestions.However, if sufficient funds are available and people’ssupport is present, local bodies would be encouraged toimplement best practices of other cities. - Mr. Raj Kumar Singh, Housing and Urban DevelopmentCompany (HUDCO), India I would like to see KM and e-Learning module being usedin my department. I have briefed the Deputy Director-General for Development (Strategic CommunicationsDivision) and he gave me green light to start. Mrs. Roshadah Hashim, Department of Environment,Malaysia I’d like to develop a project proposal with BCRC China oninventory of e-waste and capacity building forenvironmentally sound management for urban areas inthe Cordillera Administrative Region. Tangible impactsinclude environmentally sound management of hazardousand e-waste of urban areas in the region while intangibleones are the level of public awareness on hazardouswaste management in their respective areas ofjurisdiction. - Wilma Lagunilla, Department of Environment and NaturalResources – Baguio, Philippines

IRAN Mr. Majid Erfanmanesh, Head of Urban ServicesOffice, Esfahan Municipality, International Affairs Division,Esfahan, Iran; Tel: 98-311-2225903; Fax: 98-311-2203688;E-mail: [email protected] KOREA Mr. Byeongun Choi, Program Manager, Ministry ofEnvironment Korea, 1, Joonpang-Dong, GwacheonGyeonggi-do, Seoul 427729, Korea; Tel: 82-2-21106915, 82-2-5156838; Fax: 82-2-5049210; E-mail: [email protected] Mr. Tae-Wan Jeon, Environment Researcher, NationalInstitute of Environmental Research, Gyeongseo-dong, Seo-Gu, Incheon, Korea; Tel: 82-32-5607531; Fax: 82-32-5682042; E-mail: [email protected] MALAYSIA Ms. Siti Mariam Abdullah, Administrative Officer,Ampang Jaya Municipal Council, Menara MPAJ, Jalan PandanUtama, 55100 Pandan Indah, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; Tel:603-42968012; Fax: 603-42968050 Mr. Mustafa Mohd. Nor, Deputy Director, City HallKuala Lumpur, Km 4, Jalan Cheras 56000, Kuala Lumpur;Tel: 60-3-92060202; Fax: 60-3-92835578; E-mail:[email protected] Mr. Lim Kaa Kuan, Senior Health Inspector, Council of the City of Kuching South, Padungan Road, 93675 Kuching, Sarawak; Tel: 6082-242311, 6082-247511 ext.252; Fax: 6082-244030; E-mail: [email protected] Ms. Haniyati Hussin, Environmental Officer, 9th Floor,Menara MPPJ, Jalan Yang Shook Lin, 46675 Petaling Jaya,Selangor, Malaysia; Tel: 603-79579823; Fax: 603-79558117;Email: [email protected] Mrs. Roshadah Hashim, Principal Assistant Director,Department of Environment, Ministry of Natural Resourcesand Environment, Level 3-7, Block C4, Federall GovernmentAdministrative Centre, 82662 Putrajaya, Malaysia; Tel: 603-88858211; Fax: 603-88891045; E-mail: [email protected],[email protected] NEPAL Mr. Sujit Man Shrestha, Civil Engineer, KathmanduMetropolitan City, P.O. Box 8416, Kathmandu, Nepal; Tel:977-1-4413102; Fax: 977-1-4268509; E-mail:[email protected] Mr. Komal Prasad Kafle, Chief and Executive Officer, Lalitpur Sub-Metropolitan City, Pulchowk, Lalitpur-3, Nepal; Tel: 977-1-522563; Fax: 977-1-5550410; E-mail: [email protected] P.R. CHINA Mr. Yanqiu Wu, Director, Solid Waste ManagementCenter, Qingdao Environmental Protection Bureau, 39 Yan'anStreet, Qingdao, P.R. China; Tel: 86-532-2877153; Fax: 86-572-2899950; E-mail: [email protected] Mr. Chunkang Song, Vice Director, QingdaoEnvironmental Protection Bureau, 39 Yan'an Street,Qingdao, P.R. China; Tel: 86-532-2870921; Fax: 86-532-2879784; E-mail: [email protected] Mr. Haibind Mu, Qingdao New World Solid WasteTreatment Co., Ltd., 39 Yan'an Street, Qingdao, P.R. China;Tel: 86-532-2899922; Fax: 86-532-2899922 Ms. Fei Han, Engineer, Sino-Japan Friendship Centre forEnvironmental Protection, No.1, Yuhui Nanlu ChaoyangguBeijing, P.R. China; Tel: 86-10-84636376, 86-10-62757251;Fax: 86-10-84636376; E-mail: [email protected] PHILIPPINES Mr. Danilo V. Villas, Public Services Officer IV, CityGovernment of Makati, J.P. Rizal St. Makati City, Philippines; Tel:632-8701727; Fax: 632-8954991; E-mail: [email protected] Ms. Flordeliza Naje, Executive Assistant, ManagementInformation Services, Benguet State University, Km. 5, LaTrinidad, Benguet, Philippines; Tel: 63-74-4226285, 63-74-4224380; 63-916-3404095 (mobile); Fax: 63-74-4223480,63-74-4222281; E-mail: [email protected]

PARTICIPANTS

This is a comprehensive Course. All lecturers were well experienced. Course materials, including soft copies,were adequate and important. The training programme is very well organized with comfortableaccommodation, transportation and good food. Staff members were also very cooperative. The programmewas conducted without any disturbances.

– Shyamani Priyanka Periyapperuma, Central Environmental Authority, Sri Lanka

Representatives from 12 cities in the Philippines participated in a KLRTC session via videoconference that linked the trainees in Kuala Lumpur with Makati (Philippines) and Tokyo (Japan).

ACTION PLANS

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BANGLADESH Mr. Mohammad Anwar Hossain, Zonal Executive Officer,Zone 7, Dhaka City Corporation, Dhaka, Bangladesh; Tel: 880-2-8011543; Fax: 880-2-9563266; E-mail: [email protected] Mr. Mofizur Rahman Bhuiyan, Conservancy Officer, Zone6, Dhaka City Corporation, Zone 6, Kawran Bazar, DCC Office,Dhaka, Bangladesh; Tel: 880-2-8115859; Fax: 880-1-9563266;E-mail: [email protected] Mr. Abu Mehedi Imam, Research Officer, Centre for UrbanStudies (CUS), House #59/B, Road 16 (New), Dhanmondi RA,Dhaka-1209, Bangladesh; Tel: 880-2-8119451, 880-2-8120047;Fax: 880-2-8119451; E-mail: [email protected] CAMBODIA Mr. (Eng.) Khim Nora, Deputy Chief Officer, Department ofEnvironment, Phnom Penh Municipality, 13, St.163, SangkatOlympic, Chamkamorn, Phnom Penh, Cambodia; Tel: 855-23-216527; Fax: 855-23-430214; E-mail:[email protected] Mr. Sarun Sambo, Chief Officer, Solid Waste and HazardousSubstance Management, Department of Environmental PollutionControl, Ministry of Environment, 48 Samdech Preah Sihanouk,Tonle Bassac, Chamkamon, Phnom Penh, Cambodia; Tel: 855-23-210492; Fax: 855-23-212540, 855-23-987880 FEDERATED STATES OF MICRONESIA Mr. Pius Yaropiyal, Operations Supervisor, Pohnpei WasteManagement Services, P.O. Box 1361 Pohnpei, FSM, 96941; Tel:691-3205058; Fax: 691-3202305; E-mail: [email protected] Mr. Glenn Susaia Harris, Environmental Inspector,Pohnpei State Environmental Protection Agency, P.O. Box 684Kolonia, Pohnpei, FSM; Tel: 691-3202927; Fax: 691-3205265; E-mail: [email protected] FIJI Mr. Mahendra Singh, City Councilor, Suva City Council, CivicCentre, Suva, Fiji; Tel: 679-3313433; Fax: 679-3302158; E-mail:[email protected] INDIA Mr. Shri Subrat Ratho, Additional MunicipalCommissioner, Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai,Maharpalika Marg, Mumbai 400-001, India; Tel: 91-22-22620149; Fax: 91-22-22655927, 91-22-22622526; E-mail:[email protected] Mr. Raj Kumar Singh, Senior Project & Appraisal Officer,Housing and Urban Development Corporation (HUDCO), IndiaHabitat Centre, Core 6A, 11 Floor, Lodhi Road, New Delhi, India;Tel: 91-22-24692477; Fax: 91-11-24365292; E-mail:[email protected] INDONESIA Mr. Sudartoyo, Research Officer, Research andDevelopment Division, City Government of Bandung, West Java,Indonesia; Tel: 62-22-7207889; Fax: 62-22-7104601; E-mail:[email protected] Ms. Widi Hastuti, Head of Data Section of CleanlinessSub Agency, Public Works Agency, Municipal Government ofTengarang, Dinas Pekerjaan Umum Kota Tangerang Jl. Ks.Tubun 96, Tangerang, Indonesia; Tel: 62-21-5534067; Fax: 62-21-55771508; E-mail: [email protected]

KLRTC ACQUIRES NEW PARTNER The Asia-Pacific Regional Centre for Hazardous WasteManagement Training and Technology Transfer (BaselConvention Regional Centre (BCRC) in China becamethe newest partner in the KLRTC with KLRTC IV. It isone of the 13 regional centres of the Basel Convention.The main functions are training, technology transfer,information exchange, consulting and awareness-raising for the environmentally sound management(ESM) of hazardous and other wastes. BCRC Chinafocuses on ESM in AP region - the hot spot ofenvironmental issues. BCRC China currently implements two projects underthe Basel Convention Strategic Plan. The project,entitled, “New partnership with local authorities for theenvironmentally sound management of hazardous andother wastes in urban areas,” represents a newapproach to hazardous waste management in urbanareas through its focus on the development of newpartnerships between all sectors to tackle commonhazardous waste issues, especially e-wastemanagement systems. Another project, entitled,“Survey of the import and the environmentally soundmanagement of electronic wastes in AP Region,” aimsto collect information on e-waste in the Asia-Pacificregion, one of the destinations of transboundarymovements of e-waste. The collaboration between CITYNET and BCRC Chinahas a potential to help AP cities in tackling e-wasteissue in the future. Joint proposals are being discussedto follow up KLRTC IV. For further information onBCRC, please visit: www.bcrc.cn.

- CITYNET e-News, Issue 18,November-December 2004

KLRTC COORDINATOR VISITS SECRETARIAT

Ms. Rabiah Binti Abdul Latif, co-ordinator for KLRTCactivities deputed by the Kuala Lumpur City Hall(DBKL), was at the CITYNET Secretariat from October21 to November 4, 2004, on a capacity building visitjointly sponsored by CITYNET and DBKL. During her stay, she was oriented to the backgroundprocesses that ensure quality in CITYNET trainingprogrammes. She was also able to discuss andformulate the format and content for a proposednewsletter for the KLRTC. “I feel my biggest learning from this training visit is thework ethic I have seen at the CITYNET Secretariat,”Ms. Latif told CityVoice, “For such a small group ofstaffers, they are very productive!”

- CITYNET CityVoice, Volume 13, No: 31,December 2004

PARTICIPANTS

KLRTC Update is published jointly by KLRTC partners. Articles can be reproduced; citing of the source is requested. KLRTC Secretariat Contact: CITYNET (The Regional Network of Local Authorities for the Management of Human Settlements), 5F, International Organizations Center, Pacifico-Yokohama, 1-1-1 Minato Mirai, Nishi-ku, Yokohama 220-0012, JAPAN. Tel: (81-45) 2232161; Fax: (81-45) 2232162 E-mail: [email protected] Web: http://www.citynet-ap.org/ http://dbkl.gov.my/others/KLRTC/

The most interesting topics were lectures introducing information on how solid waste management can be carriedout more effectively and efficiently using the concepts of developing partners and regional associations, source offunding alternatives, city-to-city cooperation, community-based solid waste management and the importance oflegal framework. These kinds of topics should be given more priority in the next training courses.– Widi Hastuti, Tangerang City

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KLRTC V: Sustainable Urban Transport in Asia and the Pacific Region, June 12 – 19, 2005

The Kuala Lumpur Regional Training Centre (KLRTC),has continued to strive towards meeting its goal topromote the exchange of expertise and experience inbasic urban environment management. With continuedsupport from CITYNET, UNITAR, KL City Hall, UNDP,Veolia Environment and other partners, the fifth trainingcourse was successfully held from June 12 to 19, 2005.KLRTC V focused on “Sustainable Urban Transport inAsia and the Pacific Region,” with over 30 trainees frommore than 10 countries participating. Through various modules, KLRTC V addressed keytransport issues for cities in the Asia-Pacific Region.These included modules on knowledge management asa tool for building a sustainable urban transport system,developing the master plan of an urban transportsystem, the application of ICT in managing urbantransport infrastructure, public-private partnerships,integrated transport development, land use planning,and bus rapid transit systems.

Several study visits were made during the course: toITS Konsortium, KL Sentral Station, KL Monorail andPutrajaya Transportation. Participants found the studyvisits to be particularly informative and effective, givingthem a first-hand view of Kuala Lumpur’s transportsystem, and enabling them to develop action plans fortheir own cities.

The cases of Kuala Lumpur, Seoul, Yokohama andBogota were also introduced as good practices duringthe course. The participants gained valuable expertisethrough the experience of other cities in these casestudies.

StudyVisit: ITS Konsortium Center (ICT application to manage urban transportation)


CITY HALL OF KUALA LUMPUR UNITAR

The GTZ Sustainable Urban Transport Project(SUTP) is an initiative that looks to providetechnical assistance to developing cities in orderto achieve sustainable transport goals. Tofacilitate this, it has developed 22 modules/booklets in English and various languages (20 ofthem in Spanish) on topics such as Institutionaland Policy Orientation; Land Use Planning andDemand Management; Transit, Walking andCycling; Vehicles and Fuels and Environmentaland Health Impacts. It also develops trainingcourses and workshops with interested cities thatcould further develop into pilot implementationprojects, with the potential of serving as bestpractices for other cities around the world.

Contact Person Mr. Carlos F. Pardo, Project Coordinator Tel: +66 (0) 2 - 288 2576; Fax: +66 (0) 2 - 280 6042; Mobile:+66 (0) 1 - 772 4727; e-mail: [email protected]

Sustainable transport training highlights that the city government should provide not only motorized publictransport but also non-motorized, and provide public space, good access and mobility. The most interestingtopics were lectures introducing information on how urban transport can be carried out more effectively,efficiently and integrated.

– Dandi Pryantara Saoedi, Public Works Agency, Tangeran City, Indonesia

SUTP (Sustainable Urban Transport Project)

KLRTC UPDATE July 2005

BANGLADESH (Alphabetical by Country/Region) Mr. Khondoker Mahbub Alam, AssistantEngineer Dhaka City Corporation, Traffic EngineeringDivision, Level-14, Nagar Bhaban, Dhaka-1000,Bangladesh; tel: 880-2-7110243; fax: 880-2-9563514;e-mail: [email protected] Mr. Shah Mohammad Akhteruddin, ChiefEngineer Chittagong Development Authority, CDA Bldg,Court Road, Chittagong 4000, Bangladesh; tel:88031-634277; fax: 88031-614610; e-mail:[email protected] Ms. Afsana Murshed Kamal, Urban PlanningExpert and Executive Council Member Centre for Urban Studies, Dhaka, House #59/B,Road #16 (New), Dhanmondi R/A, Dhaka-1209;tel: 911-4478; fax: 880-2-8119451; e-mail:[email protected] CHINA Mr. Hua Chen, Senior Engineer Wuhan Comprehensive Transportation Planningand Design Institute, No. 6 Siwei Lu, WuhanChina; tel: 86-27-82717855; fax: 86-27-82712436;e-mail: [email protected] INDIA Mr. Lojy Thomas Chemmacheril, RegionalDirector All India Institute of Local Self Government, D 22-23, Institutional Area, Janakpuri, N. Delhi; tel:25582465; fax: 255-00117; e-mail: [email protected] Mr. Anurag Chaturvedi, Appraisal Officer Housing and Urban Development Corporation,Core 7 A, HUDCO Bhawan, India Habitat Center,Lodhi Road, New Delhi - 110; tel: 91-11-24693022; fax: 91-11-24697378; e-mail:[email protected] INDONESIA Ms. Renny Swarnasari, Staff inTransportation Sub-Division Development Planning Agency – Surabaya, JalanPacar 8, Surabaya 60272; tel: 62-31-5352644; fax:62-31-534-4601; e-mail: [email protected] Mr. Dandi Pryantara Saoedi, Head ofTechnical Application Tangerang City/Public Work Agency; tel: 62-21-5534067; fax: 62-21-55771508; e-mail:[email protected] MONGOLIA Mr. Sugarbat Galsan, Officer of Road andTransport Ulaanbaatar City Government, Room number 206,Sukhbaatar Square-11, Ulaanbaatar-46, Mongolia;tel: 976-11-326672; fax: 976-11-327199; e-mail:[email protected] NEPAL Mr. Shyam Jee Bastola, Municipal Engineer Pokhara Sub-Metropolitan City, Pokhara Sub-Metropolis Office; tel: 0615-21460; fax: 0615-20600; e-mail: [email protected] Mr. Bimal Ranjit, Transport/Road SectionChief, Kathmandu City Hall, Nepal; tel: 977-1-4231471; fax: 977-1426-8509; e-mail:[email protected] Mr. Ananta Prasad Koirala, Senior Officer, Pokhara Sub-Metropolitan City Office, New Road,Pokhara, Kaski, Nepal; tel: 977-61-521502; fax:977-61-520600; e-mail: [email protected] (to be continued on the next page…)

Key lessons learned from KLRTC V include:

Sustainable Urban Transport system • Integrated transport system in urban areas: linkage of bus,

train, taxi, etc. • Environment-friendly system: bicycle, monorail, etc. • Application of ICT to transport infrastructure. • Public transportation priority policy: train, subway, bus, etc.

Sustainable Urban Transport management • Making the master plan of an urban transport system • Networking on diverse urban transport • Land use for effective urban transport • Bus operation system for efficient public transportation • Regulations on passenger cars • Encouragement of public transportation use • Providing traffic information • Monitoring the traffic situation • Rapid response to traffic accidents

LESSONS LEARNED

It was a surprise to me that, the traffic management center has the facility, whenever necessary, of displayingmessages to motorists on boards fixed on the road. It was very interesting to make a visit to KL Sentral. It isno doubt that each and every participant admired it and was satisfied. We were able to notice that, all majormodes of transport are linked to one central location.

– Philip Dilan Laksiri Fernando Pulle, SLILG, Sri Lanka

PARTICIPANTS

KLRTC V participants on a study visit to the KL Sentral Terminal for a first-hand view of a sustainable urban tranport system.

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Through this training course and knowledge gathered, itis felt that Chittagong needs a well-defined andsustainable urban transport system highlighting economicactivities and targeting its poverty alleviation goal.Following should be its immediate action plan: Involving people in the planning process Making accessibility of transportation system to the

majority of people, especially low income groups Formulation and implementation of different strategies

to achieve a sustainable transportation system Development of human resources to achieve the

above targets

- Shah Mohammad Akhteruddin, Chief Engineer,Chittagong Development Authority, Bangladesh

San Jose City will continue to pursue its sustainabletransport system. This was made clear in the next activityidentified in its knowledge management system.

- Winifred E. Frias, City Planning and DevelopmentCoordinator, San Jose City, Philippines

After the training, GTZ and TEI would like to develop low-budget initiatives, e.g. car-free day, for the City of ChiangMai and other potential cities together. With cooperationfrom TEI, Mr. Carlos Pardo visited Chiang Mai tointroduce NMT initiatives to the city executives and theirinvolved staff.

- Nongpal Chancharoen, Research Associate, ThailandEnvironment Institute, Thailand

PHILIPPINES (continued from the previous page) Mr. Winifred Espanta Frias, City Planning andDevelopment Coordinator San Jose City Local Government Unit, City Planning andDevelopment Office, City Hall Compound, MaharlikaHighway, San Jose City, Nueva Ecija, Philippines C-3121; tel:63-44-511-0422; fax: 63-44-947-3064; e-mail:[email protected] Mr. Teodorico Sindac Abad, Planning Officer III City Government of Baguio, Philippines, City Hall Building,Baguio City, Philippines; tel: (074) 442-8905; fax: (074) 442-6264; e-mail: [email protected] PAKISTAN Brig. Nusrat Ullah, Member (Planning and Design), Capital Development Authority, Chairman's Secretariat Black,Room No. 112, CDA, Islamabad; tel: 092519202120; fax:0925-19207654; e-mail: [email protected] SRI LANKA Mrs. Sooriyaarachchige Nirodhani Pathiraja, TrafficEngineer Traffic, Design & Road Safety Division, Municipal Engineer'sDepartment, Colombo Municipal Council, Town Hall,Colombo 07; tel: 94-11-2665860; fax: 94-11-2694593; e-mail: [email protected] Mr. Loku Banda Aluvihare, Deputy Mayor Deputy Mayor's Office, Kandy Municipal Council; tel: 081-2222810; fax: 081-2222274; e-mail: [email protected] Mr. Philip Dilan Laksirii Fernando Pulle, Consultant(Engineering) Sri Lanka Institute of Local Governance, No. 17,Malalasekara Mawatha, Colombo 07, Sri Lanka; tel: 94-112580335; fax: 94-112580316; e-mail: [email protected] Mr. Henaka Rallage Gunatilaka Banda, DeputyDirector of Transport Planning Urban Development Authority, Sri Lanka, 7th Floor,"Sethsiripaya", Battaramulla, Sri Lanka; tel: 94-011-2888561; fax: 94-011-2877472; e-mail: [email protected],[email protected] THAILAND Ms. Nongpal Chancharoen, Research Associate Thailand Environment Institute, 6/151, Bond Street, MuangThong Thani, Pakkred, Nonthaburi 11120 Thailand; tel: 66(0) 25033333; fax: 66 (0) 25044826; e-mail:[email protected] TAIWAN Ms. Li-Chu Lin, Sub-division Chief Taipei City Government, 6F, No.1, Shihfu Road, Taipei,Taiwan; tel: 886-2-27256875; fax: 886-2-27255143; e-mail:[email protected] Mr. Hung-shen Lin 16F, No 25, Jung Jeng 3rd Road, Shinshing District,Kaohsiung City, 800, Taiwan; tel: 886-07-2299801; fax: 886-07-2299823; e-mail: [email protected] VIETNAM Mr. Xuan Cuong Bui, Deputy Manager, Transportation and Urban Public Works Services of Ho ChiMinh City, 63 Ly Tu Trong street, Ben Nghe Ward, District 1,Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam; tel: 848-8292188; fax: 848-8290458; e-mail: [email protected] LOCAL PARTICIPANTS – MALAYSIA Mr. Poon Chee Kong, Senior City Engineer Kota Kinabalu City Hall, 1, Jalan Bandaran, 88675 KotaKinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia; tel: (60) 88 – 210008; fax: (60)88 – 239634; e-mail: [email protected] Mr. Ibrahim Tambi Director of Planning and Coordination Division Labuan Corporation, Perbadanan Labuan, Wisma Wong WoLo,P.O. Box 82099, 87030 Labuan, Malaysia; tel: (60) 87 –408747; fax: (60) 87 – 417861; e-mail: [email protected]

PARTICIPANTS

I have experienced well-integrated bus and train services in Kuala Lumpur, especially monorail and LRT. Byimproving the quality of train service, i.e. number of trips, punctuality, reasonable fare, easy and quickaccesses to the railway stations, etc. have reduced the car ownership apparently.

– Sooriyaarachchige Nirodhani Pathiraja, Colombo Municipal Council, Sri Lanka 3

ACTION PLAN

Group Discussion: Participants discuss solutions to transport issues and work to develop action plans


Mrs. Nik Mastura Diyana Nik Mohamed Town Planner of Master Plan Department Kuala Lumpur City Hall, Tingkat 12, Bangunan DBKL, Jalan RajaLaut, 50350 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; tel: (60)3 – 26179569;fax: (60)3 - 26982150; e-mail: [email protected] Mr. Ramarao Ganganaidu Civil Engineer of Urban Transport Department Kuala Lumpur City Hall, Jabatan Pengangkutan Bandar, Tingkat19, Menara Tun Razak, Jalan Raja Laut, 50350 Kuala Lumpur,Malaysia; tel: (60)3 – 26910555; fax: (60)3 – 26983854 Mr. Ir. Ahmad Roslan Hairudin, Engineer Petaling Jaya Municipal Council, Bahagian Latihan & Kerjaya, Tingkat 6, Menara MPPJ, Jalan Tengah, 46200 Petaling Jaya,Selangor, Malaysia.; tel: (60) 3 – 79584221; fax: (60) 3 –79584220; e-mail: [email protected] Mr. Kamaruddin Che Lah, Director of Engineering Dept. Seberang Perai Municipal Council, Majlis Perbandaran Seberang Perai, Jalan Datuk Hj Ahmad Said, 12000 Butterworth, Penang, Malaysia; tel: (60) 4 – 3105600 Mr. Mohd Syukri, Engineering Department Seberang Perai Municipal Council, Jalan Datuk Hj Ahmad Said, 12000 Butterworth, Penang, Malaysia; tel: (60) 4 – 3105790; fax: (60) 4 – 3118411; e-mail: [email protected] Mr. Ir. Marzuki Abdullah, Deputy Director Putrajaya Corporation, Pusat Pentadbiran Kerajaan Persekutuan, Presint 3, Kompleks Perbadanan Putrajaya, 62675 Putrajaya, Malaysia; tel: (60) 3 – 88877000; fax: (60) 3 – 88875001; e-mail: [email protected]

PARTICIPANTS

KLRTC Update is published by CITYNET Secretariat in collaboration with all KLRTC partners. Articles can be reproduced; citing of the source is requested. KLRTC Secretariat Contact: CITYNET (The Regional Network of Local Authorities for the Management of Human Settlements), 5F, International Organizations Center, Pacifico-Yokohama, 1-1-1 Minato Mirai, Nishi-ku, Yokohama 220-0012, JAPAN. Tel: (81-45) 2232161; Fax: (81-45) 2232162 E-mail: [email protected] Web: http://www.citynet-ap.org/ http://dbkl.gov.my/others/KLRTC/

I have been astonished to find out, attending the course that a specific problem could be resolved withdifferent approaches considering different pros and cons. There is no unique solution in urban transport. AnUrban Transport professional should have open eyes and mind to rationalize the issues he faces.

– Khondoker Mahbub Alam, Dhaka City Corporation, Bangladesh 4

KLRTC VI: INTEGRATED URBAN PLANNING FOR SUSTAINABLE URBAN DEVELOPMENT

The Kuala Lumpur Regional Training Centre willcontinue on the success of its fifth training coursewith the upcoming KLRTC VI on “Integrated UrbanPlanning for Sustainable Urban Management” to beheld from 4 – 11 September, 2005.

KLRTC VI will address key emerging issues forcities in the Asia-Pacific Region includingenvironment protection and development, urbanfinance, urban transportation, public-privatepartnerships, millennium development goals, and aKLRTC flagship topic of “knowledge management”.

Meticulously planned study visits are designed tooptimise the participants learning experience andunderstanding through first hand interactions anddiscussions on site. The larger objective of thestudy visits is to facilitate the creation of actionplans for local implementations by participants.Expected follow up after the Course will includecity-to-city cooperation.

Furthermore, guest speakers and participants willshare their city’s experiences and lessons learnt.These include examples of good/best practices invarious disciplines of sustainable urbanmanagement and case studies of the same. Theparticipants gain valuable expertise through theexperience and information of other cities in thecase studies.

Urban managers and practitioners, academiciandeal with urban sustainability, civil society groupsare highly encouraged to attend.

Kuala Lumpur Regional Training Centre (KLRTC) is ajoint initiative launched in 2003 by CITYNET, UNITAR,KL City Hall, UNDP, Veolia Environment that aims tostrengthen local government’s capacity to deal withsustainable development. KLRTC is the outcome of ourcommitment expressed at WSSD (World Summit onSustainable Development) in Johannesburg in 2002.

CITYNET Mr. Shang Chur Shin, Senior Fellow, CITYNET/ Directorof Division, Administration Bureau, Seoul At CITYNET untilAugust 2006, Permanent contact: Administration Bureau, SeooulMetropolitan Government, 38, Seosomun-Dong, Chung-Gu,Seoul, Korea 100-110; e-mail: [email protected] DBKL Dr. Leong Siew Mun, Deputy Director of Urban Transport17th floor, Menara DBKL. 2, Bandar Wawasan, Jalan RajaAbdullah, 50300 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. tel: 603-2617-6000;fax: 603-2698-3836; e-mail: [email protected] SUTP-Asia Mr. Carlos F. Pardo, Project Coordinator, GTZ, SUTP-AsiaRoom 0942, Transport Division, UN-ESCAP, Rajadamnern NokRd, Bangkok 10200, Thailand; tel: 66-2 - 288 2576; fax: 66- 2-280-6042; Mobile: 66-1772 4727; e-mail: [email protected]. Lloyd Wright, Senior Advisor, GTZ, SUTP-Asia Osaka University, Graduate School of Engineering, Departmentof Civil Engineering, 2-1 Yamada-oka, Suita, Osaka 565-0871,Japan; tel: 81-6-6879-7610; fax: 81-6-6879-7612; e-mail:[email protected] UNDP-Asia Mr. Hari Ramalu Ragavan, Programme Officer Wisma UN, Block C, Kompleks Pejabat Damaasara, JalanDungun, Damansara Heights, 50490 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.tel: 603-2091-5178; fax: 603-2095-2870; e-mail:[email protected] UNITAR Ms. Berta Pesti, Associate Programme Officer Palais des Nations, CH-1211, Geneva 10, Switzerland. tel: 41-22-917-8519; fax: 41-22-917-8993; e-mail:[email protected] Yokohama Mr. Satoshi Kakuno, Assistant Manager, Road SafetyFacilities Division, Road and Highway Bureau Yokohama Kannai Bldg. 10F, 1-1 Minato-cho, Naka-ku,Yokohama, Japan 231-0017; tel: 81-45-671-2731; fax: 81-45-671-2732; e-mail: [email protected]

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KLRTC UPDATE Vol 2, No: 2, December 2005

KUALA LUMPUR REGIONAL TRAINING CENTRE

Partners:

KLRTC VI: Integrated Urban Planning for Sustainable Urban Development, September 4 – 11, 2005, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

The Kuala Lumpur Regional Training Centre (KLRTC) addresses the struggle of cities and local governments in managing urban development and at the same time protecting the environment. KLTRC has positioned itself to be the centre for urban managers and practitioners to interact and build up their capacity to better deal with sustainable urbanisation – the challenge faced by most developing countries in Asia. With continued support from CITYNET, UNITAR, Kuala Lumpur City Hall, Veolia Environnement, and other partners, the sixth training course was successfully held from September 04 to 11, 2005, with a focus on “Integrated Urban Planning for Sustainable Urban Development,” and a total participant of 21 trainees. This theme has become a regular theme of KLRTC programmes. KLRTC VI highlighted the major challenges in achieving integrated urban planning and management, such as housing, environment, master-plan development, all of which need to be addressed in a holistic manner. A diversity of modules are used in KLRTC programmes, including learning through concrete examples from cities, such as Kuala Lumpur and Seoul, and Knowledge Management – a tool developed by UNITAR for self-assessment.



UNITAR

Participants had the opportunity to visit Kuantan City – about 70 km south of Kuala Lumpur –which recently received an award by the State Government as the most sustainable city in Malaysia. Dato’ Muhammad Safian bin Ismail, the dynamic and dedicated President/Mayor of the Municipality, shared his recipe of how the City was able to reach that level.

Answering a question from a participant on how to motivate municipal staff, Dato’ stressed three key points: 1) leadership – by setting a good example; 2) human resource development through training; 3) professional development.

More information Ms. Hamiza Hamzah, Head of Community Development & Tourism Kuantan Municipal Council, 25100 Jalan Tanah Putih, Kuantan, Pahang Darul Makmur, Kuantan, Malaysia Tel: +60 (0) 9 - 512 1556/512 1666; Fax: +60 (0) 9 - 516 1273; E-mail: [email protected]; Website : http://www.mpk.gov.my

Overall, the training pragramme was well-organised. We all learnt a lot and were able to share our experience among us… and we enjoyed it very well. Especially, the field visits were very useful and the practices introduced were very good.

- R.M.A.K. Rathnayake, Sri Lanka Institute of Local Governance, Sri Lanka –

Kuantan (A Sustainable City in Malaysia)


BANGLADESH (Alphabetical by Country/Region) Mr. Kazi Md. Sabirul Alam, Executive Engineer (Project) Khulna Development Authority, KDA Bhaban, Khulna, Bangladesh; tel: 88-041-720014; fax 88-041-725154; e-mail: [email protected]

INDIA Mr. Anslem Rosario, Executive Director Mythri Sarava Seva Samithi, 1300, D, 1st Cross, 1st Main, Hal 3rd Stage, Thippesandra, Bangalore 560075, INDIA; tel: 91-80-2527-3941; fax: 91-80-2525-5543; e-mail: [email protected] Mr. Rajadurai Masilamani Selvanayagam, Senior Lecturer Anna University, Chennai, School of Architecture and Planning, Anna University, Chennai 600 25, India; tel: 91-44-2220-3703; fax: 91-44-22352341; e-mail: [email protected]

INDONESIA Ms. Dede Dwiyanti, Head of Spatial Control and Evaluation Section of Spatial Sub Agency Local Government of Tangerang, Dns Tata Kota Kota Tangerang Gd. Pusat Pemerintahan Lt. Ill Jl. Satria Sudirman Tangerang; tel: 62-21-55764955; fax: 62-31-534-4601; e-mail: [email protected] Mr. Dandi Pryantara Saoedi, Head of Technical Application Tangerang City/Public Work Agency; tel: 62-21-5534067; fax: 62-21-55768687; e-mail: [email protected]

KOREA Mr. Beon Uk Kim, Research Fellow Incheon, Incheon Development Institute, Simgokdong San 64-1, Seoku Incheon; tel82-32-260-2663; fax: 82-32-260-2629; e-mail: [email protected] Mr. Yong Keun Kim, Director Seoul Data Center Seoul Metropolitan Government, 393-1 Seoch-Dong, Seocho-Gu, Seoul 137-070, Korea; tel 82-2-3470-1300; fax: 82-2-3470-1327 e-mail: [email protected]

NEPAL Mr Tika Ram Kandel, Administrative Officer Bharatpur Municipality, Bharatpur Municipality, Chitwan, Nepal; tel 977-56-530062; fax: 977-56-530062; e-mail: [email protected]

Lessons Learnt from KLRTC VI include: • Basic features, work methodologies, and physical planning

of Kuala Lumpur City. • Comprehensive methods and strategies on environmental

protection. • Sustainable urban planning and transport system. • Knowledge management – a self-assessment tool. • Public-private partnerships on urban projects. • e-Government and e-participation – Seoul’s experience. • Bottom-up planning process. • Balance between heritage conversation and development.

LESSONS LEARNED

The training course was well structured; it met our expectations. The logistics part was also very good. However, more time should be allocated for the session on master plan preparation tools and experience sharing among the participants.

- Bimal Pokharel, Urban Development Officer, Municipal Association of Nepal (MuAN), Nepal -

PARTICIPANTS

Knowledge Management – self-assessment tool developed by UNITAR that attracted participants for its usefu lness.

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Kuala Lumpur is moving towards its vision to become a World Class City by 2020 – a vision set by the City Hall of Kuala Lumpur and the people. Low population growth rate has caused Kuala Lumpur to take several measures through the development control instrument to encourage more people to live in the City.

The City has also succeeded in bringing down the number of squatters over the past decade. Low cost housing has been developed to meet the demand in cooperation with private developers and with the use of revolving funds.

More facilities for communities and open spaces have been planned for leisure and recreation. Moreover, the City also decided to reverse the decline in public transport usage and to develop a comprehensive and integrated transport system. The improvement of environmental quality is also a focus area of Kuala Lumpur 2020.

Creating a Sustainable World Class City – the Vision of Kuala Lumpur


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MuAN plans to organise a broadbased-sharing programme with cities in Nepal in collaboration with other participating cities/organisations in training. We have also planned to invite international experts in the field of urban transport and physical planning, to: § Link with donors for urban planning by

organising a donors' forum in Nepal; § Organise study visits on water resources; § Establish city-to-city technical exchanges in

Nepal.

- Bimal Pokharel, Urban Development Officer, Municipal Association of Nepal (MuAN), Nepal

Penang is now at the final stage of preparing the Penang Structure Plan and at the middle stage of preparing Penang Island Local Plan for the next 15 years (year 2020). Currently, I have the opportunity to be involved in the preparation of the Penang Island Local Plan. I will definitely include the knowledge gained from this training course to improve the quality of life in Penang. The action plan includes restudy/rezoning of land-use, environmental control on hill development, IT, and tourism, among others.

- Noorhanis Noordin, architect, Penang Island

Municipality (MPPP), Malaysia

NEPAL (continued from the previous page) Ms. Archana Shrestha, Architect, Kathmandu Metropolitan Urban Development Department, K.M.C. Office, Bagdarbar, Kathmandu, Nepal; tel: 977-1-4258402; fax: 977-1-4268509; e-mail: [email protected] Mr. Bimal Pokharel, Urban Development Officer, Municipal Association of Nepal, Lalitpur-3, Santibasti, Nayabato, Sanepa-Ring Road; tel: 977-1-5520530; fax: 977-1-5537381; e-mail: [email protected]

SRI LANKA Ms Kodikara Arachchige Anupama Annuruddhi Perera, Municipal Engineer Municipal Council Negombo, Sri Lanka; 94-312-233-190; fax: 94312222420; e-mail: [email protected] Mr Jayaratne Kanake Arachchige, President SEVANATHA - Urban Resource Centre, 14, School Lane, Nawala, Rajagiriya, Sri Lanka; 94-11-4404259; fax: 94-11-2878893; e-mail: [email protected] Mr. R. M. A. K. Rathnayake, Physical Planning Consultant Sri Lanka Institute of Local Governance, No. 17, Malalasekara Mawatha, Colombo 07, Sri Lanka; tel: 94-1122581982; fax: 94-1122580316; e-mail:[email protected] Ms. Fathima Sujana Zenita Sakaff, Coordinating Officer HELP-O, No:285, Dangedara Street, Galle, Sri Lanka; tel: 94-914380121; fax: 94-914380121; e-mail: [email protected]

TAIWAN REGION Fred Chi-Yao Hsu, Planner Tapei City Department of Urban Development, 9 Floor, No. 1, Shih-Fu Road, Taipei, Taiwan; tel: 886-2-2725-8261; fax: 886-2-2759-3316; e-mail: [email protected]

VIETNAM Mr. Bui Dien Truong, Consultant Hue City Bureau of Urban Works, 101 Phan Dinh Phung St., Hue, Vietnam; tel: 84-54-922142; fax: 84-54-832969; e-mail: [email protected] Mr. Ngo Tho Hung, Environmental Engineering Researcher Ministry of Construction, Vietnam Institute for Building Science and Technology, Department of Enviromental Engineering and Urban Infrastructure, Nghia Tan, Cau Giay, Hanoi, Vietnam; tel: 84-4-8363504; fax 84-4-8361197; e-mail: [email protected]

LOCAL PARTICIPANT FROM MALAYSIA Ms Noorhanis Noordin, Architect Penang Island, Jabatan Bangunan, MPPP, Paras 4, KOMTAR, 10675 Pulau Pinang, Malaysia; tel: 604-2682188; fax604-2631095; e-mail: [email protected]

PARTICIPANTS

Training gave me a heavy task as I was elected as the course’s leader; but, at the same time, it benefited me a lot. After my return, I plan to develop human resources, to enlarge human and institutional networks of my institute, and to improve our relations with other cities, particularly members of CITYNET.

- Dr. Kim, Researcher, Incheon, Korea - 3

ACTION PLAN & FOLLOW UP

Participants enjoyed the Kuala Lumpur/Malaysian culture show during a welcome dinner hosted by the Mayor of Kuala Lumpur, resulting in participants wishing to return to Kuala Lumpur again as tourists.


LOCAL PARTICIPANT FROM MALAYSIA (continued from the previous page)

Ms. Suzana Othman, Town Planner Petaling Jaya, Jabatan Perancangan Pembangunan MPPJ, Jln Yong Shook Lin, 46675 Petaling Jaya, Selangor Malaysia; tel: 603-79563544; fax 603-79588932; e-mail: [email protected] Ms. Faiwos Abdul Hamid, Town Planner Petaling Jaya, Jabatan Perancangan Pembangunan MPPJ, Jln Yong Shook Lin, 46675 Petaling Jaya, Selangor Malaysia; tel: 603-79563544; fax 603-79588932; e-mail: [email protected] Mr. Juminan Samad, Deputy Director DBKL, Jabatan Arkitek & Projek Khas Tingkat 21, Menara DBKL, Bandar Wawasan, Jalan Raja Abdullah 50300 Kuala Lumpur; tel: 603-26176000; fax 603-26982150; e-mail: [email protected] Mrs. Masvizah Mohammad Town Planner DBKL, Jabatan Arkitek & Projek Khas Tingkat 21, Menara DBKL, Bandar Wawasan, Jalan Raja Abdullah 50300 Kuala Lumpur; tel: 603-26176000; fax 603-26982150; e-mail: [email protected]

PARTICIPANTS

KLRTC Update is published by the CITYNET Secretariat in collaboration with all KLRTC partners. Articles can be reproduced; citing of the source is requested. KLRTC Secretariat Contact: CITYNET (The Regional Network of Local Authorities for the Management of Human Settlements), 5F, International Organizations Center, Pacifico-Yokohama, 1-1-1 Minato Mirai, Nishi-ku, Yokohama 220-0012, JAPAN. Tel: (81-45) 2232161; Fax: (81-45) 2232162 E-mail: [email protected] Web: http://www.citynet -ap.org/ http://dbkl.gov.my/others/KLRTC/

The training is very useful because we were able to learn different urban experiences from different countries. We had opportunities to exchange information and tap very useful practices. I hope this exchange would become a catalyst and help us prepare a strategic plan for sustainable management.

- Noorhanis Noordin, Architect, Penang Island Municipality, Malaysia -

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e-Participation: the Experience of Seoul in Planning

The objective of KLRTC is to provide trainees with concrete examples - not only successful examples but also those that failed. Seoul shared its experience in its achievement in e -participation and e-Government on planning system at the KLRTC VIII.

Seoul faces a series of major issues in urban planning, including revitalising the conventional market, constructing open spaces (Seoul plaza) in front of the City Hall, beautification of stores’ signboards, downtown redevelopment in the Cheonggecheon stream restoration project, and the improvement of environmental quality.

As part of the e-governance policy and e -participation, the planning of Seoul Plaza Square was undertaken through its 1st Cyber Policy Forum, with more than 109 opinions posted and 7,509 hits (268 per day).

More than 77.1% of citizens responded positively to the plan and only 10.1% responded negatively. This participatory planning process resulted in the creation of the Seoul Plaza Square, which subsequently became a favourite place for citizens.

The project: a) increased the publicity of policies to citizens, b) Improved the understanding of public opinion and policy, c) reduced mistakes and errors by informing citizens of policy planning in advance, and d) Increased citizens’ interest and participation in the municipality.

Kuala Lumpur Regional Training Centre (KLRTC), is a joint initiative launched in 2003 by CITYNET, UNITAR, KL City Hall, UNDP, and Veolia Environnement that aims to strengthen local governments’ capacity to deal with sustainable development. KLRTC is the outcome of our commitment expressed at the WSSD (World Summit on Sustainable Development), in Johannesburg in 2002.

CITYNET Ms. Bernadia Irawati Tjandradewi, Programme Manager CITYNET, The Regional Network of Local Authorities for the Management of Human Settlements, Yokohama, Japan; tel: 81-45-223 2161; fax 81-45-223 2162; e-mail: [email protected] DBKL Dr. Leong Siew Mun, Deputy Director of Urban Transport, City Hall of Kuala Lumpur 17th floor, Menara DBKL. 2, Bandar Wawasan, Jalan Raja Abdullah, 50300 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. tel: 603-2617-6000; fax: 603-2698-3836; e-mail: [email protected] Seoul Mr. Young-Keun Kim, Director, Seoul Metropolitan Government Seoul Data Center, 393-1 Seoch-Dong, Seocho-Gu Seoul 137-070, Korea; tel: 82-2-3470-1300; fax: 82-2-3470-1327; email: [email protected] UNDP Mr. Hari Ramalu Ragavan Wisma UN, Block C, Kompleks Pejabat Damaasara, Jalan Dungun, Damansara Heights, 50490 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. tel: 603-2091-5178; fax: 603-2095-2870; e-mail: [email protected] UNITAR Ms. Berta Pesti, Associate Programme Officer Palais des Nations, CH-1211, Geneva 10, Switzerland.tel: 41-22-917-8519; fax: 41-22-917-8993; e-mail:[email protected]

RESOURCE PERSONS



Partners:

KLRTC VII: Financing Municipal Water and Sanitation Services – The Creditworthiness Challenge, December 4 – 7, 2005

The seventh Workshop of the Kuala Lumpur Regional Training Centre (KLRTC), marked the final programme of the initial three-year partnership between CITYNET, UNITAR, KL City Hall, UNDP, and Veolia Environment. With a focus on “Financing Municipal Water and Sanitation Services – The Creditworthiness Challenge,” it brought together various city and regional stakeholders in a short yet intensive session from 4 to 7 December, 2005.

KLRTC VII was unique in that it sought to bring two representatives from each participating city, to meet the Creditworthiness Challenge with personnel directly involved in the policy and financial decision making processes in regards to water and sanitation services. The Workshop was also shorter than previous KLRTC programmes, focusing more intensively in working groups with the participants as they made assessments on their strengths and weaknesses in achieving creditworthiness.

Participating cities were able to hear from a variety of experts on the delivery of water and sanitation services, as well as the importance of properly managing the financial aspects of these services.

KLRTC will continue on with its success, hosting the KLRTC VIII: “Sustainable Urban Transport in Asia and the Pacific Region,” from 26 March – 1 April 2006. With the extension and expansion of the Agreement of Cooperation amongst the KLRTC’s partners for the next three years, cities can look forward to benefiting from future Training Courses tailored to meet their needs.

Knowledge Management Session: Participants work on self -assessment of their water services



UNITAR

The Municipal Fund (MF) is a joint initiative of the World Bank and the International Finance Corporation (IFC). MF has the capacity to make loans and extend financial guarantees to local governments and to utilities owned by local governments in development countries, without the needs to ask for a guarantee from the central government.

MF’s objective is to strengthen the local governments’ ability to deliver key infrastructure services such as water, wastewater management, transportation, electricity, and power, and to improve efficiency and accountability. (See http://www.ifc.org/municipalfund)

Contact Persons Mr. Martin Spicer, Municipal Fund 2121 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Room F11K-210 Washington, DC 20433, USA. Tel: 1-202-473-1295; Fax: 1-202-974-4310; Email: mspicer<at>ifc.org Mr. Venkataraman Rajaraman, Municipal Fund 50-M, Shanti Path, Gate No. 3, Niti Marg, Chanakyapuri, New Delhi 110 021, INDIA. Tel: 91-11-5111-1000; Fax: 91-11-5111-1001/5111-1002; Email: vrajaraman<at>ifc.org

World Bank/ IFC Municipal Fund


PARTICIPANTS CAMBODIA (Alphabetical by Country/Region) Mr. Ros Kimleang, Director of Accounting and Finance Department Phnom Penh Water Supply Authority, North of National Royal Railway Station, Phnom Penh, CAMBODIA. Tel: 855-11771771 (mobile); Fax: 855-23-430-214; Email: ros_kim_leang<at>ppwsa.com.kh INDIA Mr. Ambarish Ratikant Galinde. Chief Accountant Pune Municipal Corporation, Office of the Chief Accountant, Pune Municipal corporation, Shivajinagar, Pune 411 005 (Maharashtra State), INDIA. Tel: 91-20-25501051, 91-98230-73619 (mobile); Fax: 91-20-25501104; Email: ambarishgalinde<at>yahoo.com, pmcmco<at>giaspn01.vsnl.net.in Ms. Neha Nirmal Chavan, Sr. Accounts Executive Thane Municipal Corporation, Accounts Department, New Administrative Bldg, Panchpakhadi, Thane 400602, INDIA. Tel: 91-22-25332654, 91-986-7015335 (mobile); Fax: 91-22-2534779; Email: chavanneha<at>yahoo.co.in INDONESIA Mr. Abdul Gani, Team Leader Benchmarking PERPAMSI Jakarta, Indonesia Water Supply Association, Jl. Penjernihan II/27B, Pejompongan –Jakarta 10210, INDONESIA. Tel: 62-21-5744647, 62-21-5720075; Fax: 62 -21-5703729; Email: benchmarking<at>perpamsi.org Mr. Muhsin Anis, Financial Director Water Utility – Pontianak, INDONESIA. Mr. Djoko Murjanto Ministry of Public Works, INDONESIA. Mr. Arianto Wibowo, Management Consultant The World Bank, Jakarta Stock Exchange building, Tower 2, 12th Floor, Kl. Jenderal Sudirman Kav. 52-53, Jakarta 12190, INDONESIA. Tel: 62-21-5299-3000, 62-81-114-7072 (mobile); Fax: 62-2-15299-3111; Email: awibowo<at>wboj.or.id Mr. Jan T. L. Yap, Capacity Building Advisor The World Bank, Jakarta Office, INDONESIA. Email: jtlyap<at>yahoo.com.sg IRAN Mr. Hassan Naghsh, Director of Administrative Affairs and Mr. Hamid Khaje Arzany, Financial Expert and Mr. Sayed Ali Same, Director of Accounting and Finance Department Isfahan Municipality, Foreign Affairs Division, Emam Hossein Square, Isfahan, IRAN. Tel: 98-311-2225903, 98-913-313-1479 (mobile); Fax: 98-311-2203688; Email: esfahanmunicipality<at>yahoo.com MYANMAR Mr. U Kyaw Soe, Member Yangon City Development Committee and Mr. U Than Htaik, Assistant Head of Department Budget and Accounts, Yangon City Development Committee No. 420/450 Mahabandoola St., Kyauktada Township, City Hall, Yangon, UNION OF MYANMAR. Tel: 951-246016; Fax: 951-246016 NEPAL Mr. P adma Raj Regmi, Chief Executive Officer and Mr. Nama Raj Dhakal, Finance Officer Kathmandu Metropolitan City, P.O. Bx 8416, Bagdurbar, Kathmandu, NEPAL. Tel: 977-1-4231481, 977-9851024305 (mobile); Fax: 977-1-4268509;

Key lessons learned from KLRTC VIII include: • Understanding of methodology to access financing,

especially for municipal water utilities • Learnt the various elements of creditworthiness analysis • Greater understanding of good asset management • Application of the experience of Kuala Lumpur to

participants’ own communities • Both maintenance and planning for long-term use of

utilities for the community • Improvement of services mechanisms and preparation of

action plans • Obtaining future loans for new projects • Modalities of changes from public to privatisation and

methodologies adopted in water and sanitation services

LESSONS LEARNED

KLRTC VII share their ideas and experiences during a Knowledge Management Session

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Knowing more about Kuala Lumpur City – its history and development


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The restructuring of Nepal Water Services Corporation (NWSC) for better participation and quality services on city’s water and sanitation services will organize the new organizational structure and KMC [Kathmandu Metropolitan City] will be large and active partners of it. After KMC’s involvement in newly formed organization on water services, the financial assistance of bilateral and multilateral kinds will be needed. The workshop’s outcomes, as we have just enhanced, will be highly considerable on that said situation.

- Padma Raj Regmi, Chief Executive Officer, and Nama Raj Dhakal, Finance Officer

Kathmandu Metropolitan City, Nepal The knowledge gained from the experiences of the participating cit ies has given the Bulacan Team a wider perspective on the possibilities of jumpstarting the project [Bulacan Bulk Water System Project]… Now, IFC and the provincial government is trying to come up with possible schemes on how the IFC can participate in the project

- Nerissa Bautista, Planning Officer IVProvincial Government of Bulacan, Philippines

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training reports submitted by the participants. Participants who have not sent their reports to CITYNET

Secretariat are requested to submit them as soon as possible.

PHILIPPINES (continued from the previous page)

Ms. Arlene Gonzales Pascual, Provincial Planning and Devleopment Coordinator Provincial Government of Bulacan, Provincial Planning and Development Office, 3rd Floor, Capitol Bldg., Malolos City, Bulacan, PHILIPPINES. Tel: 63-44-791-0901, 63-9176296737 (mobile); Fax: 63-44-791-3202; Email: plan_dev<at>mozcom.com Ms. Nerissa Bautista, Planning Officer IV Provincial Government of Bulacan, Provincial Planning and Development Office, 3rd Floor, Capitol Bldg., Malolos City, Bulacan, PHILIPPINES. Tel: 63-44-791-0901, 63-917-8122271 (mobile); Fax: 63-44-791-3202; Email: plan_dev<at>mozcom.com Mr. Glenn Bonifacio Santos, Provincial Board Member Provincial Government of Bulacan, 2nd Floor Legislative Wing, Provincial Capitol, Malolos City, Bulacan, PHILIPPINES. Tel: 63-44-6626973, 63-917-5168831/63-922-8813168 (mobile); Fax: 63-44-662-6973; Email: glennbsantos<at>yahoo.com Mr. Edgar Hubilia Donoso, OIC-AGM for Finance Metropolitan Cebu Water District, Corner Magallanes & Lapu-Lapu Sts., Cebu City, PHILIPPINES. Tel: 63-32-254-9103, 63-917-5464279 (mobile); Fax: 63-32-254-9103; Email: edonoso<at>mcwd.gov.ph, gmo<at>mcwd.gov.ph Ms. Christine Milagros Alfeche Orbe, Engineer IV - Acting City Waterwor ks Manager Local Government of Iligan City, Iligan City Waterworks System, Lluch Park St., Pala-O, Iligan City, PHILIPPINES. Tel: 63-63-223-7703, 63-9177168116 (mobile); Fax: 63-63-3516-580; Email: jet1127<at>yahoo.com Mr. Bernardo Lucero Valero, City Vice Mayor City Government of San Fernando, 3rd Floor Marcos Building, City Hall, City of San Fernando, La Union, PHILIPPINES. Tel: 63-72-242-7717, 63-92-1986-0030 (mobile); Fax: 63-72-242-7717; Email: blvalero<at>yahoo.com Ms. Althea Remillamo Balanon, City Accountant City Government of San Fernando, Office of the City Mayor, Main City Hall Building, National Highway, City of San Fernando, 2500 La Union, PHILIPPINES. Tel: 63-72-242-5601, 63-91-8913-7178 (mobile); Fax: 63-72-242-7711 Email: althea_balanon<at>yahoo.com Mr. Pablo Campos Ortega, Elected City Councillor City Government of San Fernando, 3rd Floor Marcos Building, City Hall, City of San Fernando, La Union, PHILIPPINES. Tel: 63-72-242-7347, 63-917-92443993 (mobile); Fax: 63-72-242-7717

PAKISTAN Mr. Mumtaz Ali Bhatti, Deputy Financial Adviser Islamabad, Capital Development Authority, CDA Headquarter, G7/4, Islamabad, PAKISTAN. Tel: 92-51-9202969, 92-333-5118225 (mobile)

SRI LANKA Mr. Mohamed Azath Sanoon Salley, Deputy Mayor Colombo Municipal Council, Town Hall, Colombo 07, SRI LANKA. Tel: 94-11-2692736, 94-777707786 (mobile); Fax: 94-11-2691673; Email: azathsalley<at>hotmail.com Mr. Herath Mudiyanselage Premachandra, Deputy Municipal Treasurer Municipal Treasurer’s Department, Colombo Municipal Council, Town Hall, Colombo 07, SRI LANKA. Tel: 94-11-2679711; Email: Padmacmc<at>sltnet.lk Mr. Ponnehannedige Dhammika Fernando, Deputy Mayor Municipal Council, Moratuwa, SRI LANKA. Tel: 94-11-2645698; Fax: 94-11-2645384; Email: ravinath<at>vinet.lk Mr. Abesinghe Gunasoma, Municipal Account Municipal Council, Moratuwa, SRI LANKA. Tel: 94-11-2647723; Fax: 94-11-2645384; Email: ravinath<at>vinet.lk

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ACTION PLAN

Representatives of various local governments participate in a working group discussion


LOCAL PARTICIPANTS – MALAYSIA (continued) Mr. Mohd Rahizan O mar, Engineer Municipal Council of Penang Island, Level 13, Engineering Department, KOMTAR, 10000 Penang, MALAYSIA. Tel: 604-2682010; Fax: 604-2611990; Email: Mdrahizan<at>mppp.gov.my Ms. Zainab Hamzah City Hall Kuala Lumpur, MALAYSIA. Mr. Lokman Abdul Aziz City Hall Kuala Lumpur, MALAYSIA. Mr. Anuar Ibrahim, Senior Engineer Drainage and River Management Department, City Hall Kuala Lumpur, Jalan Raja Laut, 50350 Kuala Lumpur, MALAYSIA. Tel: 603-2617-9473; Fax: 603-2691-8218/603-2617-9473; Email: anuaribrahim<at>dbkl.gov.my

PARTICIPANTS

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KLRTC Executive Board Meeting

Following the KLRTC VII Workshop on “Financing Municipal Water and Sanitation Services – The Creditworthiness Challenge,” an Execut ive Board Meeting was held among the partners of CIFAL Kuala Lumpur Regional Training Centre (KLRTC) to reflect on the success of the last three years of KLRTC Training Workshops, and to share the continued vision of KLRTC for the next three years.

The meeting, chaired by Ms. Norma Binti Malik, Deputy Director General, City Hall of Kuala Lumpur, was attended by various representatives from Kuala Lumpur City Hall, UNITAR, CITYNET, Veolia Environnement, and UNDP. The World Bank Institute also participated as an observer. Reports were made on activities of the first three years since KLRTC’s inception, planned activities for the next three years, and the financial information of the programme. Important strategic input for the future was also discussed, including the formation of an alumni network, increased publicity and participation, forming more partnerships, and greater cooperation with other CIFAL Centres.

The board members worked on reviewing, discussing, and editing the draft Agreement of Cooperation to be renewed for the period of 2006-2008, and to continue the successful Training Courses. Furthermore, WBI agreed to offer its expertise and resources as a permanent KLRTC partner. With this expanded partnership, all the stakeholders can look forwarded to continued success of the programme in the future.

CITYNET Dato Lakhbir Singh Chahl, Secretary General CITYNET Secretariat, 5F, International Organisations Center, Pacifico-Yokohama, 1-1-1 Minator Mirai, Nishi-ku, Yokohama 220-0012, JAPAN. Tel: 81-45-223-2161; Fax: 81-45-223-2162; Email: info<at>citynet-ap.org DBKL Dr. Leong Siew Mun, Deputy Director of Urban Transport 17th floor, Menara DBKL. 2, Bandar Wawasan, Jalan Raja Abdullah, 50300 Kuala Lumpur, MALAYSIA. Tel: 603-2617-6000; Fax: 603-2698-3836; Email: idb<at>dbkl.gov.my EAROPH Dr. K. C. Leong, EAROPH Honoary President; Head, EAROPH-APIGAM EAROPH Secretariat, Level 4, Block K, Ministry of Housing & Local Government, Pusat Bandar Damansara, 50644 Kuala Lumpur, MALAYSIA; Tel: 603-2092-5217 (Office), 603-4257-7668 (Direct); Fax: 603-2092-4217; Email: kcleong<at>earoph.net Indah Water Konsoritum Mr. Mohamed Haniffa Hj. Abdul Hamid, General Manager (Planning & Engineering) CB – 100, 5th Floor, City Square Centre, 182 Jalan Tun Razakm 50400 Kuala Lumpur, MALAYSIA. Tel: 603-2163-6118; Fax: 603-2161-0535; Email: haniffah<at>iwk.com.my World Bank/ International Finance Corporation Mr. Martin Spicer, Municipal Fund 2121 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Room F11K-210 Washington, DC 20433, USA. Tel: 1-202-473-1295; Fax: 1-202-974-4310; Email: mspicer<at>ifc.org Mr. Venkataraman Rajaraman, Municipal Fund 50-M, Shanti Path, Gate No. 3, Niti Marg, Chanakyapuri, New Delhi 110 021, INDIA. Tel: 91-11-5111-1000; Fax: 91-11-5111-1001/5111-1002; Email: vrajaraman<at>ifc.org UNITAR Ms. Berta Pesti, Associate Programme Officer Palais des Nations, CH-1211, Geneva 10, SWITZERLAND. Tel: 41-22-917-8519; Fax: 41-22-917-8993; Email:berta.pesti<at>unitar.org Veolia Environnement Mr. Thierry Aveline de Rossignol, Vice President for Finance; Tel: 33-1-71-00-73-97; Fax: 33-1-71-00-71-62; Email: tavelinederossignol<at>dalkia.com World Bank Institute Mr. Jan Janssens, Program Leader Water and Rural Development, World Bank Institute, 1818 H Street, NW, Washington, DC 20433 USA. Tel: 1-202-458-7247; Email: jjanssens1<at>worldbank.org

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KLRTC UPDATE Vol 3, No: 1, April 2006


KLRTC VIII: SUSTAINABLE URBAN TRANSPORT IN ASIA AND THE PACIFIC REGION



Dr. Kim Gyeng Chul’s presentation was rated highby participants for its usefulness and relevance tothe challenges faced currently by most cities inthe Region. Dr. Kim, from the Seoul DevelopmentInstitute (SDI), is the key person behind Seoul’stransit reforms, which have enabled Seoul tomove closer toward a sustainable transportsystem.

He shared how reforms moved forward, theobstacles and doubts he had to face to makethem happen. He pointed out that the strongpolitical will and leadership of Seoul’s Mayor wasthe most important aspect in the successfulimplementation of the Bus Rapid Transit System(BRTS).

Dr. Kim explained how Seoul’s transportationsystem was transformed: from poor to betterquality of bus services, from car-owner populationto public-transport users. Seoul’s transit reformswere able to increase citizens’ satisfaction withpublic transport and reduce the City’s air pollutionand number of accidents.

I was convinced of the importance and effectiveness of CITYNET’s coordination in improving and solving urban issues.Cities are creating solutions to cope with their challenges; I saw that KL was on the right track. It was also a very goodopportunity where cooperation and exchanges could be established amongst cities. Mingling freely and making newfriends was another pleasant experience for me. – Dr. Kim Gyeng Chul, Seoul Development Institute –

Seoul Moving Closer Toward Sustainable Transport

Transport is one of the top challenges faced by mostcities in Asia and the Pacific region. Bad transport hascaused tremendous losses for big and mega cities.Traffic congestion in Jakarta, for example, costsapproximately USD1.2 billion in losses for the Cityannually. The Kuala Lumpur Regional Training Centre (KLRTC), orCIFAL Kuala Lumpur, again underscored the importanceof an integrated transport system. KLTRC VIII onSustainable Urban Transport was held from March 26 toApril 1, 2006, and attended by more than 23participants from all parts of the Region, such as Suva(Fiji), Esfahan (Iran), Tokyo (Japan), and Surabaya(Indonesia). KLTRC VIII focused on important aspectsof how to achieve sustainable transport – includingimprovement of public transport systems, private sectorparticipation in the management of urban transportnetwork, and integrated transport information systemmanagement. A new approach for boosting City-to-City Cooperation(C2C), was introduced for the first time in KLRTC inwhich panel members reviewed the action plans andprojects undertaken by the selected participating cities.The panel was comprised of resource persons andpractitioners with experience. Makati and Surabayapresented their cities’ action plans on Bus Rapid TransitSystem (BRTS), which were subsequently reviewed by apanel from Kuala Lumpur, Jakarta, and Seoul. The panelthen provided the presenters with tips to enhance theirplans and projects. The session resulted in thefinalisation of C2C cooperation between Makati andSeoul on BRTS (see more detailed article on page 4).Most participants found the Course met theirexpectations. However, it was pointed out that moretime needs to be allocated for field visits and more casestudies need to be presented centred aroundphotographs of projects. It was also suggested thatmore C2C cooperation projects be set-up as a follow-upto the course.

KLRTC UPDATE April 2006

BANGLADESH (Alphabetical by Country/Region) Mr. Md. Farukh Aziz, SuperintendingEngineer, Traffic Engineering Division,Nagar Bhaban, Dhaka City Corportation,Bangladesh. Email:teddcc<at>agnionline.com

CAMBODIA Mr. Ou Thonsal, Deputy Manager,Transportation Office, Phnom PenhMunicipality, Cambodia. Email: outhonsal<at>everyday.com.kh

FIJI Mrs. Asenaca Nawaqalevu Ragigia, City Planner, Suva City Council, Fiji. Email:asenaca<at>scc.org.fi

INDIA Mr. Chandrashekar Vasant Oak Joint Secretary to Government ofMaharashtra, All India Institute of LocalSelf Government, Mumbai, India. Email:aiilsg<at>bom3.vsnl.net.in; dg<at>aiilsg.org

INDONESIA Ms. Lilly Esther Solang, HeadDepartment, Tomohon City Government,North Sulawesi, Indonesia. Email:eske_solang<at>yahoo.com Mr. Irvan Wahyudradjad, Head ofTraffic Engineering Subdivision Transport Department, Surabaya, Indonesia.Email: ir_van<at>sby.dnet.net.id Ms. Daryati Asrining Rini, Head ofSystem Development Transport Development, Jakarta LocalAuthority, Jakarta, Indonesia. Email:bangsis_dishub<at>yahoo.com

IRAN Mr. Hossein Fattahi, Transport PlannerEsfahan Municipality, Esfahan, Iran. Email:esfahanmunicipality<at>yahoo.com

JAPAN Mr. Shunichi Suzuki, Senior Staff Member, Tokyo Metropolitan Government, Tokyo, Japan. Email: Shunichi_Suzuki<at>member.metro.tokyo.jp

NEPAL Mr. Sagar Gnawali, Engineer Butwal Municipality, Butwal, Rupandehi,Nepal. Email: sagargnawali<at>yahoo.com Mr. Rudra Prasad Gautam, SeniorEngineer Division Chief, Public Works Division, LalitpurSub-metropolitan City Office, Pulchowk,Lalitpur, Nepal. Email: rudra_gautam<at>hotmail.com

LESSONS LEARNED

The training covered a wide range of aspects of transportation systems and effective modes of knowledgeexchange and sharing. What I learned most is that political will and commitment of leaders to the projects isthe key to success in project implementation. I will do my best to inform our Mayor about it. I also found theKuala Lumpur Sentral – an integrated and inter-modal public transportation hub -- can be a good model forMakati. – Cherry Joyce M. Penano, Office of the Mayor, Makati, Philippines –

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Study visit at the ___________

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Participants planned the following activities after their return totheir respective cities/organisations: • Prepare a proposal for improvement of urban transport • Present proposals to the planning and infrastructure

committee • Identify exclusive bus lanes for the city • Improve ‘cycle–ability’ within the city • Initiate a partnership project with Kuala Lumpur City Hall on

toll gates • Organise knowledge management training for staff • Popularise the use of non-motorised transport • Prepare a long-term plan for the transport system • Study BRTS in-depth for possible implementation • Establish continuous cooperation with other cities

Follow–up Activities

KLTRC VIII participants listed the following as lessons learntduring the course: • The process of preparation of action plans and an urban

transport plan • The transport reforms of Seoul, including the City’s Bus

Rapid Transit System (BRTS) Case Study • The concept of an integrated transport information system • Case study of Kuala Lumpur’s integrated bus operation • New concepts and strategies of sustainable urban transport• The perspectives of large and small cities, their priorities

and challenges. • The importance of C2C cooperation in urban transportation• The reasons why construction of roads and interchanges is

not the best solution to traffic congestion • Details of developing a public transport system, and traffic

management system

Participants were curious to know more about Kuala Lumpur’straffic issues during the visit to the Traffic ManagementCentre.


SUTP-Asia is a partnership between the German TechnicalCooperation agency (GTZ), Bangkok Metropolitan Administration(BMA), CITYNET, and the United Nations Economic and SocialCommission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP). The aim ofSUPT-Asia is to help developing Asian cities achieve sustainabletransport goals through the dissemination of information aboutinternational experience and targeted work with particular cities. A major aspect of the project strategy is to work within existingnetworks and information dissemination channels (e.g. already-planned workshops on related topics; related GTZ project work;existing CITYNET newsletters and information channels; already-planned BMA promotional events, etc.), to achieve projectobjectives. The focus areas – and cities – depend on the requirements fromcities in Asia. To develop its capacity-building andimplementation activities, the project has established thefollowing main topics of sustainable transport:

• Institutional and Policy Orientation • Land Use planning and demand management • Transit, Walking, and Cycling • Vehicles and Fuels • Environmental and Health Impacts

The project has also produced a Sourcebook for policy makers indeveloping countries that currently contains 23 modules (inEnglish and other languages), 5 training courses with supportingdocuments, and many other publications which can bedownloaded from www.sutp.org. For more information on SUTP, please contact: Mr. Manfred Breithaupt, Senior Transport Advisor Division 44-Environment and Infrastructure, P.O Box 5180,65726 Eschborn, Germany; Tel: + 49 6196 79-1357; Fax: + 496196 79-80 1357; e-Mail: [email protected]

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PHILIPPINES (continued from the previous page) Ms. Cherry Joyce Mojica Penano, ProjectDevelopment Officer City Government of Makati, J.P. Rizal St. Brgy.,Poblacion, Makati City, Philippines. Email:cherryjoyce<at>gmail.com Ms. Maria Rosela Palazo Ricamara, PlanningOfficer II City Government of Makati, Urban DevelopmentDepartment 5/F Old Bldg., Makati City, Philippines. Email: se1105<at>yahoo.com;udd<at>makati.gov.ph Mr. Angelito Corpuz Del Rosario, CommunityAffairs Officer II, San Jose City Local GovernmentUnit, San Jose City, Philippines. Email:lizdr<at>yahoo.com

SRI LANKA Mr. Kulappu Aratchilage Don NihalWickramaratne, Director Engineering (Traffic,Design & Road Safety) Municipal Engineers Department, Colombo MunicipalCouncil, Sri Lanka. Email: dirtraffic<at>sltnet.lk

VIETNAM Mr. Mai Dinh Khanh, Official 140 Hai Phong Street, Hai Chau District, DanangCity, Vietnam. Email: khanhmd-sgtcc<at>danang.gov.vn; khansgtcc<at>yahoo.com

LOCAL PARTICIPANT FROM MALAYSIA Klang Mr. Abd. Raof Baba, Engineer Klang Municipality, Selangor, Malaysia. Mr. Fauzi Burham, Town Planner Klang Municipality, Selangor, Malaysia. Email:mohdfauzi<at>mpklang.gov.my; abecx<at>hotmail.com Kuala Lumpur Mr. Teik Ong Nah, Senior Engineer Urban Transportation Department, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Email: teikong<at>dbkl.gov.my Ms. Vectronera Florine, Engineer Urban Transportation Department, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Email: vectro<at>itis.com.my; vectronera<at>gmail.com Kinabalu Mr. Jaine Wajiman, Engineer Kota Kinabalu City Hall, Malaysia. Email:jaine<at>dbkk.sabah.gov.my Kuantan Mr. Mohd Hisamudin Ideris, Planner Kuantan Municipality, Kuantan, Pahang, Malaysia.Email: mudien<at>yahoo.com University Malaysia Sabah Mr. Mohd Fahmy Abdullah,Master Student Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Malaysia. Email : fahmy cute<at>yahoo.com

PARTICIPANTS

The training course was very well designed; it was highly informative and useful. I particularly found the panelsession useful because it covered not only technical, but also non-technical aspects. These are importantissues we cannot find in literature, such as social impact, transparency, use of private citizens for marketing,etc. – Daryati Asrining Rini, Transport Development, Jakarta, Indonesia – 3

Sustainable Urban Transport Project in Asia

Participants visited Putrajaya – the new administrativecapital of Malaysia - a few kilometres from KualaLumpur.


CITYNET Dr. Bernadia Irawati Tjandradewi, ProgrammeManager (KLRTC - Advisor) CITYNET, The Regional Network of Local Authorities forthe Management of Human Settlements, Yokohama,Japan. E-mail: bernadia<at>citynet-ap.org

DBKL Dr. Leong Siew Mun, Deputy Director of UrbanTransport, City Hall of Kuala Lumpur (KLTRC –Tehnical Advisor) Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. E-mail: idb<at>dbkl.gov.my

GTZ Mr. Manfred Breithaupt, Senior Transport AdvisorGTZ, Eschborn, Germany. Email:manfred.breithaupt<at>gtz.de

LG CNS Company Mr. Azhari Omar, Manager, LG CNS (M) Sdn.Bhd Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Email: azhari<at>lgcns.com

National University of Singapore Dr. Paul Barter, Assistant Professor, LKY School ofPublic Policy, National University of Singapore,Singapore. Email: paulbarter<at>nus.edu.sg

RAPID Mr. Rein Westra, Chief Executive Director, Selangor,Malaysia. E-mail: Rein Westra<at>rapidkl.com.my

Seoul Dr. Kim Gyeng-Chul, Director, Seoul DevelopmentInstitute, Seoul, Korea. Email: gckim<at>sdi.re.kr

UNDP Mr. Hari Ramalu Ragavan, Program Manager Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Email: hariramalu.ragavan<at>undp.org

UNITAR Ms. Berta Pesti, Associate Programme Officer(KLTRC – Advisor), Palais des Nations, Geneva,Switzerland. E-mail: berta.pesti<at>unitar.org

VEOLIA ENVIRONNMENT Mr. Yves Cabana, Vice President – SustainableDevelopment, VEOLIA Environnement, Paris, France.E-mail: yves.cabana<at>veolia.com

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KLRTC Update is published by the CITYNET Secretariat in collaboration with all KLRTC partners. Articles can be reproduced; citing of the source is requested. KLRTC Secretariat Contact: CITYNET (The Regional Network of Local Authorities for the Management of Human Settlements), 5F, International Organizations Center, Pacifico-Yokohama, 1-1-1 Minato Mirai, Nishi-ku, Yokohama 220-0012, JAPAN. Tel: (81-45) 2232161; Fax: (81-45) 2232162 E-mail: [email protected] Web: http://www.citynet-ap.org/ http://dbkl.gov.my/others/KLRTC/

I had a great impression on and deeply appreciated for this training course. My country, Cambodia and mycity, Phnom Penh, very urgently need to implement and manage our transportation manner in sustainableway. We need to improve and understand the technology and strategy to develop our own country.

– Ou Thunsal, Department of Public works & Transport, Phnom Penh, Cambodia – 4

Kuala Lumpur Regional Training Centre (KLRTC) orCIFAL Kuala Lumpur, is a joint initiative launched in2003 by CITYNET, UNITAR, KL City Hall, UNDP, andVeolia Environnement that aims to strengthen localgovernments’ capacity to deal with sustainabledevelopment. KLRTC is the outcome of ourcommitment expressed at the WSSD (World Summiton Sustainable Development), in Johannesburg in2002.

Since its establishment, KLTRC has run more thaneight training courses covering a wide area of urbanenvironmental challenges.

City-to-City Cooperation: Makati and Seoul Partner on Sustainable Transport

KLRTC has facilitated C2C cooperation betweenMakati and Seoul Development Institute onsustainable transport with focus on Bus RapidTransit System (BRTS). The Memorandum ofCooperation (MoC) is being finalised to formalise thispartnership. The C2C project will be implemented as part of theCITYNET INFRA Cluster activities. The project isexpected to be a showcase for KLRTC’s impact.

The initial meeting between Makati, Dr. Kim of Seoul, and the CITYNET Secretariat, together with LG CNS

Company – a partner in Seoul’s public transport.

CITY SHARE – Core Methodology UNITAR has introduced CITYSHARE as a coremethodology based on knowledge management inevery KLRTC Training Course. CITYSHARE is useful toassess the cities’/organisations’ level of expertise andknowledge, and benchmark it with others. Using aself-assessment matrix, it enables participatingcities/organisations to compare their present and pastperformance, and set targets for the future.CITYSHARE results in the identification of championsand facilitates city-to-city cooperation by matchingthose who have something to share with those whowish to learn.

KLRTC UPDATE Vol 3, No: 2, July 2006


CITY HALL OF

KUALA LUMPUR UNITAR

KLRTC IX: INTEGRATED URBAN PLANNING FOR SUSTAINABLE URBAN MANAGEMENT

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“The problems are similar, but solutions will have to be different”

Having been a resource person at KLRTC IX, whatdo you think of the idea of KLRTC? It is extraordinary! I have never seen a city hostingsuch a centre, and such smooth coordination amonginternational partners. KLRTC is a great resource forthe entire Asia-Pacific Region. It is significant thatKLRTC is in a country that is advanced, but is stilldeveloping. So, it is not too intimidating for traineeswho wish to learn from Kuala Lumpur. I am also veryimpressed with the participant quality. I feel that thereadiness to share mistakes as well as successes was akey factor in the success of this training course. What is the perception of the Asia-Pacific urbansituation you are taking away from KLRTC IX? I learnt a lot listening to other cities. It is evident thatcities are experiencing similar problems. Even cities indeveloped countries are facing the same problems.However, it also became clear to me here that solutionswill have to be different for each city. And your thoughts on CITYNET? It is very similar in nature to my own organisation – theSouthern Sydney Regional Organisation of Councils. Itis a forum for urban actors to interact and to findsolutions. Such organisations are very powerfulbecause cities and other members have voluntarilycome together to share and learn. This alone guaranteestheir success. In future, I would definitely want to beassociated in one way or another with CITYNET.

- An Interview with Ms. Melissa Gibbs, Executive Director, Southern Sydney Regional Organisation of Councils, Australia, and Resource Person at KLRTC IX


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KLRTC IX participants and resource persons with theMayor of Kuala Lumpur, Datuk Ruslin Hasan. (Toview in larger size, please click on the image). 27 Urban planners and engineers from 12 countriesaround the Asia-Pacific came together for the KLRTCIX training programme, entitled “Integrated UrbanPlanning for Sustainable Urban Management,” fromJuly 2 to 8, 2006. During the course, participantsshared, discussed, and brainstormed on cutting-edgeplanning solutions to growing urban concerns. Theyevaluated the adaptability of each other’s best practicesin their own cities, and identified areas where theycould help each other overcome development hurdles.Key presentation areas included Sustainable Urban andPhysical Planning, Urban Transport, and Heritageconservation. Presenters and speakers during the courseincluded urban practitioners, experts, and researchers.Ms. Melissa Gibbs, Executive Director of the SouthernSydney Regional Organisation of Councils, presentedan overview of Sydney’s approach to urban planning,covering both the positive aspects and the challengesinherent in it. Site visits, including one to Putrajaya, thenew administrative capital of Malaysia, were organisedduring the course. Ms. Erna Witoelar, UN SpecialAmbassador for the Millennium Development Goals(MDGs) in the Asia Pacific, addressed participants onthe localisation of MDGs in a special session on July 4.

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BANGLADESH (Alphabetical by Country/Region) Mr. Mohammad Sirajul Islam, Chief Town Planner, Dhaka City Corporation, Bangladesh. E-mail: upddcc<at>agni.com Dr. Mohammad Nurul Islam Nazem, Professor, Centre for Urban Studies, Bangladesh. E-mail: cus<at>dhaka.net Mr. Sarwar Uddin Ahmad, Assistant Town Planner, Chittagong Development Authority, Bangladesh. E-mail: cda<at>bbts.net; sarwar_cda<at>yahoo.com Mr. Mohammad Nurul Hassan, Town Planner, Chittagong Development Authority, Bangladesh. E-mail: cda<at>bbts.net; ullash_urp<at>yahoo.com Mr. Mohammad Abu Issa Anshary, Town

ne week of capacity-building and knowlng my own professional capabilities, this fic management system.”

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Planner, Chittagong Development Authority, Bangladesh. E-mail: cda<at>bbts.net; issa_urp<at>yahoo.com

INDIA

Mr. Dhiraj Ajay Suri, Associate Professor, Society for Development Studies, India. E-mail: ajaysuri<at>sdsindia.org

“Trying to build sustainability into our lifestyles isimportant. Earlier, we could put on our sandals and go to the corner shop to buy fish wrapped in newspaper. Today, we dress up, take out the car, and drive to the supermarket to buy fish packed in layers of non-biodegradable plastic. How sustainable is that?” - Dr. Dahlia Rosli, Director, Development Planning, Central Zone, Malaysia, and Resource Person at KLRTC IX

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Mr. Laurens Bulo, Head of Regional Development Planning Board, Municipality of Tomohon, Indonesia. E-mail: laurensbulo<at>yahoo.com

Mr. Iskandar S.IP.MT, Head Manager of Spatial Planning, Sukabumi City, Indonesia. E-mail: ndar70<at>yahoo.com

Dr. Suherman M.D. MSc., Director General Hospital, Sukabumi City, Indonesia. E-mail: ndar70<at>yahoo.com

Mr. IR. Yudi Yustiawa MT, Head Manager of Urban Development, Sukabumi City, Indonesia. E-mail: ndar70<at>yahoo.com

JAPAN

Mr. Yukihiro Wakao, Subsection Chief, Tokyo Metropolitan Government, Japan. E-mail: Yukihiro_Wakao<at>member.metro.tokyo.jp

NEPAL Mr. Madhu Gautam, Junior Engineer, Siddharthanagar Municipality, Nepal. E-mail: siddhartha_bhw<at>wlink.com.np Mr. Prakash Man Singh Amatya, Chief Engineer, Birganj Sub-Metropolitan City Office, Nepal. E-mail: brjsubme<at>atcnet.com.np

edge/experience sharing has really widened my vision. In addition towill prove very useful for my City in solving its urban issues, especially

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PAKISTAN (continued from the previous page)

Mr. Ijaz Ahmad, Town Planner, Capital Development Authority, Islamabad, Pakistan. E-mail: iasheikh02<at>yahoo.com

PHILIPPINES Ms. Cynthia T. Meneses, Planning Officer IV, City Government of Muntinlupa, Philippines. E-mail: cynmen2003<at>yahoo.com Mr. Richard Bulao Pedro, Architect, City Government of Makati, Philippines. E-mail: engg<at>makati.gov.ph Mr. Melvin Antonio Cruz, City Administrator, City Government of Marikina, Philippines. E-mail: melvin.cruz<at>marikina.gov.ph REPUBLIC OF KOREA Mr. Donghoon Hur, Research Fellow, Incheon Development Institute, Republic of Korea. E-mail: dhur<at>idi.re.kr

SRI LANKA

Mr. Tilak Ananda Gamage, Superintending Engineer, Colombo Municipal Council, Sri Lanka. E-mail: amaligamage<at>yahoo.com

Mr. Athula Indrajeewa Ranasinghe, Programme Manager, Sevanatha, Sri Lanka. E-mail: sevanata<at>sri.lanka.net

Mr. Chaminda Asoka Kapuge, Programme Assistant, Sri Lanka Institute of Local Self Government, Sri Lanka. E-mail : slilg<at>sltnet.lk

THAILAND

Ms. Piyanud Siri, Urban Planner, Bangkok Metropolitan Administration, Thailand. E-mail : piyanudsiri<at>yahoo.com

VIETNAM

Mr. Nguyen Anh Vo, Official, Da Nang People’s Committee, Vietnam. E-mail: vo_eng<at>yahoo.com.vn

Mr. Van Hoa Pham, Consultant Project Officer, Hue Bureau of Foreign Affairs, Vietnam. E-mail: info<at>doingoai.org

LOCAL PARTICIPANTS FROM MALAYSIA Mr. Mohd Bakri Salleh, Town Planner, Majlis Bandaraya Petaling Jaya, Malaysia. E-mail: bakri<at>mppj.gov.my Mr. Haji Ismail Mohd Yusof, Town Planner, Dewan Bandaraya Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. E-mail: esmaelyusof<at>yahoo.com Mr. Haji Azmir Jaafar, Town Planner, Dewan Bandaraya Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. E-mail: azmir<at>dbkl.gov.my

“MDGs are a country’s commitment to its ownpeople. For city governments, too, it should be a commitment to their citizens. If people see growth and development, they are happy. Therefore, MDGs are an opportunity for cities to look at their entire development strategy in a holistic way. It is possible for cities to develop city-to-city cooperation through CITYNET and maximise on their resources to develop sustainably and achieve the MDGs.” – Ms. Erna Witoelar, UN Special Ambassador for MDGs in the Asia-Pacific, and Guest Speaker at KLRTC IX

Potential City-to-City Cooperation Projects Identified During KLRTC IX

During the City-to-City matching session of KLRTC IX,participant cities presented action plans before fellow-participants and a panel of urban experts. Experts commented onthe strengths and challenges of each action plan and suggestedoptions for improvement. Also, participants conducted self-evaluation to determine the strengths and weaknesses of theirurban planning strategy. Subsequently, group discussions wereheld to enable cities to exchange ideas and identify potentialpartners wherever their own city required help. The resultantcity-matching exercise brought forward several potentialpairings where cities could share and learn from each other invery specific urban areas on a bi- or multi-lateral basis:

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Kuala Lumpur to Chittagong on urban planningstrategy. Kuala Lumpur to Colombo on GIS. An Australian city to Muntinlupa on GIS.

Many other such potential partnerships were identified and willbe followed up in the coming months, through facilitation byCITYNET.

A group of KLRTC IX participants discussing their cities’ action plans. In the background are stair-step charts showing each city’s expertise requirements and offerings.

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“This was not like other ordinary training programmes. We actively exchanged experiences and shared information withour counterparts in other cities and countries. We actually got the opportunity to find potential partners during thecourse, and this will be very useful for my City.”

- Mr. Mohammad Nurul Hassan, Chittagong Development Authority, Bangladesh


RESOURCE PERSONS / COORDINATORS

CITYNET Dr. Sapna Reena Advani, Communication Officer (KLRTC IX Coordinator), CITYNET, Japan. E-mail: sapna<at>citynet-ap.org;

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info<at>citynet-ap.org Dewan Bandaraya Kuala Lumpur (DBKL) Dr. Leong Siew Mun, Deputy Director of Urban Transport, DBKL (KLRTC Tehnical Advisor), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. E-mail: idb<at>dbkl.gov.my Ms. Zainab Mohd Ghazali, Director Master Planning Department, DBKL (KLRTC Director). E-mail: jpi_dbkl<at>dbkl.gov.my Dr. Dahlia Rosli, Director, Development Planning Division, Central Zone, Federal Department of Town & Country Planning, Malaysia. UNITAR Ms. Berta Pesti, Programme Officer (KLRTC Advisor), Palais des Nations, Geneva, Switzerland. E-mail: berta.pesti<at>unitar.org Southern Sydney Regional Organisation of Councils Ms. Melissa Gibbs, Executive Director, Southern Sydney Regional Organisation of Councils, Australia. E-mail: mg<at>ssroc.nsw.gov.au Aalborg University Mr. Martin Lehmann, Project Manager, Department of Business Studies, Aalborg University, Denmark. E-mail: martinl<at>business.aau.dk
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How would you rate the success of the CIFAL Network? I feel that with few resources, we have been able to do a lot. Since2002, we have trained 70 cities, including the capitals, of 20 countries.Representatives of 100 million people have been able to get trained andlisten to other cities’ experiences. I would say we have been verysuccessful. So, what is the next stage of development for CIFAL Centres? The first three years were a trial period for us. As with CIFAL KualaLumpur, or KLRTC, there were many different actors involved. I thinkwe have reached a level where we are quite effective and efficient withworking in partnership. In the second stage, which began in 2005, werenewed our commitment to the CIFAL Network. Now, I think we needto do more than training and networking. Post-training reports are thefirst step. The second is the idea to take up a few city-to-citycooperation projects after each course. Action plans that participantsmake during the training courses will hopefully guide us to theseprojects. How is KLRTC doing, in your view? KLRTC is one of the best regional training centres in the CIFALNetwork. There are two main reasons for its success. The first is thestrong support and engagement of the City Hall of Kuala Lumpur(DBKL). The second, and very critical, pillar of KLRTC’s success isthe presence of CITYNET as a partner. CITYNET is a dynamicnetwork, and has proven an extremely efficient and reliable partner forus. They have consistently brought in high quality participants fromlocal government and the civil society, and identified relevant resourcepersons. The follow-up to KLRTC courses has also been effective dueto CITYNET’s involvement. How effective has the CityShare Methodology proven? The CityShare Methodology is based on the principles of knowledgemanagement. The session started at KLRTC as a simple process, andtoday we have a guidebook, which is a collection of exercises, tools,and processes to facilitate exchanges on CityShare - for both facilitatorsand participants.

LRTC Update is published by the CITYNET Secretariat in ollaboration with all KLRTC partners. Articles can be reproduced; iting of the source is requested. LRTC Secretariat Contact: ITYNET (The Regional Network of Local Authorities for the anagement of Human Settlements), 5F, International Organizations enter, Pacifico-Yokohama, 1-1-1 Minato Mirai, Nishi-ku, Yokohama 20-0012, JAPAN. el: (81-45) 2232161; Fax: (81-45) 2232162 -mail: [email protected] eb: http://www.citynet-ap.org/

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Bangkok is known around the world as the city of paradoxes – we have suo share my City’s experience with participants, and to listen to their ideas aack with so much knowledge and information! Thank you, Organisers!”

- Ms. Piyanud Siri, Ban

Kuala Lumpur Regional Training Centre(KLRTC) or CIFAL Kuala Lumpur, is a jointinitiative launched in 2003 by CITYNET,UNITAR, KL City Hall, VeoliaEnvironnement, and UNDP that aims tostrengthen local governments’ capacity todeal with sustainable development. KLRTCis the outcome of our commitment expressedat the WSSD (World Summit on SustainableDevelopment), in Johannesburg in 2002.Since its establishment, KLRTC has run ninetraining courses covering a wide area ofurban environmental challenges.

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KLRTC X: GOVERNMENT AND WATER SANITATION SERVICES UTILITY

PARTNERS IN PROVIDING GOOD SERVICES

KLRTC, or CIFAL Kuala Lumpur, has beenmaking steady progress; the successful KLRTC XTraining Course was recently held from 10th to 14th

December 2006. KLRTC partnered with the WorldBank Institute in addressing an important area – therelationship between water utilities and localgovernments, as well as the role of the privatesector. A total of 38 participants from cities in many majorcountries in Asia joined the Course. Participantswere from both local government and water utilityunits. Excellent practices of governments and waterutilities from Butuan (Philippines), Palembang(Indonesia), Yokohama and Tokyo (Japan) werepresented. Well performing utilities sharedcommon characteristics, such as high autonomy ofthe water utility, accountability towards theconsumers, and the high quality of humanresources – all of which have contributed to betterservices. When discussing how to raise the watertariff, the Butuan representative shared his recipeon his preference in using the words “ tariffreadjustment” instead of “tariff increase.” Another issue discussed was Private-PublicPartnership, with case study presentations fromMetro Manila (Philippines), SYABAS Selangor(Malaysia), Shanghai (China) and Ho Chi MinhCity (Vietnam). In Ho Chi Minh City,performance-based contracting with the privatesector was able to successfully address the problemof NRW (Non-Revenue Water). At the end of the Course, participants developedaction plans using the City-Share Methodologyintroduced by UNITAR. Potential city-to-citycooperation was also identified.

Water Reform in Palembang: Strong leadership is the key Palembang is a legendary city in Indonesia with ahistory of nearly 1400 years. The city has targeted80% water coverage services by 2008. Prior to2003, the water company was almost bankrupt,was only able to connect 45% of the population,had NRW (Non-Revenue Water) of 65%, and verylow billing efficiency. Considering this, such atarget seems very high. However, in just three years (2003-2006),Palembang was able to significantly improve itswater provision and services. The result wasstriking – the coverage of connection increased to63%, the level of NRW decreased to 46%, billingefficiency raised from less than 40% to 80%, andimproved financial viability. The key for this achievement included an enablingenvironment – where the mayor gave the waterutility a degree of independence from externalinterferences, and allowed for improved utilityperformance through skilful human resources,clean governance system, etc.

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Mayor of Palembang, Mr. Eddy S. Putra (third from left) & Director of Water Utility, Mr. Syaiful (second from right), with Mr. Dominique Heron (Veolia Envionnement) (left), Bernadia (CITYNET), Mr. Chris Ingram (center) and Mr. Roland Liemberger (right) of WBI

“Congratulations to KLRTC Staff, you’ve done a great job. From the time I arrived and up to the end all of my training expectation were there. Thank you so much”

Anselmo Luison Sang Tian, Butuan City Water District, Philippines


Participants were able to learn lessons from others on: Conducting a self-assessment on our own performance

and water utility-government relationship. Great differences in the quality of utility management and

service provision throughout the Region Importance of careful review of water tariff policy and

decision to ensure utility financial viability Self-assessment on the company’s organizational

structure for the efficient and effective work. Improving the human resource capacity through

exchanges, training and sharing of knowledge andtechnology, especially for the young generation Importance of setting performance targets for improving

utility efficiency and consumer attention. Recognize the importance of customer’s satisfaction

surveys. Enhance the relationship among the participants and

resource persons towards better cooperation andpartnership. Emphasize the need for pro-poor water and sanitation

project/services. Study Visit to Indah Water Consortium Participants also had the chance to visit the Indah WaterConsortium Sdn, Bhd – a company responsible for the seweragesystem. Participants raised many questions regarding theirservices, external performance of customers, water billcommercials, etc. This national sewerage company, wholly-owned by the Ministerof Finance Incorporated, is operating and maintaining over 8,800public sewage treatment plants, 15,000km networks of seweragepipelines and providing scheduled desludging services to over350,000 individual septic tanks in Malaysia since April 1994.

Indah Water Konsortium, a company wholly owned by the Ministry ofFinance Incorporated, is Malaysia's national sewerage company, andhas been entrusted with the task of developing and maintaining amodern and efficient sewerage system for all Malaysians

LESSONS LEARNED

“This training is very good we learn various lesson, CITYNET is a very Stottman as speaker was very very helpful. I would like to request pleastraining because this knowledge is useful for my city and country”

-Kamb

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Alphabetical by country/region BANGLADESH Mr. Md. Shahab Uddin Khaled, Assistant Engineer, Chittagong Development Authority, Bangladesh, E-mail: remon_cda<at>yahoo.com INDIA Mr. Vishwas Jangal Kamble, Visiting Faculty, All India Institute of Local Self Government, Mumbai, India, E-mail: ra INDONESIA Mr. Anak Agung Gde Dwi Djayawardana, Surabaya City Go3 Ms. Budi Yusvandayani, Staff of Equipment Division, Surabaya City Government, InE Ms. Desi Yusfriani, Staff of Urban Planning andDevelopment Agency, Banda Aceh MunicipalityIndonesia (CITYNET’s Secondment Staff for 2 Mr. Eddy Santana Putra, Mayor of Palembang C Mr. H. Syaiful, Managing Director of Palembang

-mail: rta_musi<at>telkom.net

Water Utility, Indonesia, Eti Mrs. Indrarini Tenrisau, Head Department of Research and Development, SurabayaSupply Enterprise, Indonesiap Mr. Werner Brenner, Advisor Finance and Management, Jakarta/Indonesia Water SupplyAssociation (PERPAMSI),w JAPAN Ms. Hiroko Hirano, Director of General Division, Bureau of Waterworks, TokyoMetropolitan, Japan, E-mail: hirano-hi Mr. Yukihiro Yamaguchi, Division Head of Yokohama Waterworks Bureau, Japan,y MALAYSIA Mrs. Fuziah Abdullah, Kuala Lumpur CitM

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PARTICIPANTS

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Potential City-to-City Cooperation Identified during KLRTC X

At the end of the program, an overall evaluation on the course wasconducted. The participants expressed their interest and intentionto fully utilise the lessons learnt, including those on utilitymanagement autonomy, financial viability and tariff setting,customer satisfaction and relationships, human resourcemanagement, capacity building and pro-poor focus. Partners identified for potential cooperation included Palembangand Yokohama for water utility and autonomy, Manila WaterCompany for human resources capacity and training, and Tokyofor accountability and performance monitoring. Potential city-matching programmes were identified:

Surabaya Water Utility and Manila Water Company onpublic private-partnership

The Sindh Government and Manila Water Company ontraining and advancement

Kinabalu (Malaysia) and Yokohama and Palembang orTokyo on utility Management Autonomy.

Participants working in the self-assessment groups to figure their own level of performance. They identified possible action plans.

Ms. Berta Pesti from UNITAR explaining to the participants the evaluation

of action plans as part of the City-Share Methodology.

Photographs of KLRTC X are available for viewing on CITYNET’s onclick on the following links:

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Mr. Lee Tet Fon, Director of Engineering Department, Kota Kinabalu City Hall, Malaysia, E-mail: tetfon.lee<at>dbkk.sabah.gov.my Mohd. Shaharuddin Hashim, Timbalan Penguasa Kesihatan, Majlis Bandaraya PetalingJaya, Malaysia. Fax: 603-79575219 Mr. Ridzuan Mohd Shariff, Kuala Lumpur City Hall, Malaysia, E-mail: ridzuan<at>dbkl.gov.my NEPAL Mr. Prabin Shresta, Head, Urban Development Division, Lalitpur Sub Metropolitan City Office, Nepal, E-mail: prabin70<at>hotmail.com; prabin70<at>gmail.com PAKISTAN Mr. Abdul Kabir Kazi, Program Director, Sindh Devolved Social Services Program, Karachi, Pakistan, E-mail: kabir<at>sdssp.gov.pk Mr. Bashir Ahmed Shaikh, Executive Engineer, Public Health Engg (LGD), Pakistan,

o.comE-mail: bashirb25<at>yaho Mr. Muhammad Arif Memon, Director Town Planning, Town Planning Department, Hyderabad, Pakistan, E-mail: dtpsindarifmemon<at>hotmail.com Mr. Syed Muhammad Jamil Akhtar, Deputy Secretary (Staff) to Chief Secretary Sindh, Karachi, Pakistan, E-mail: smsa_sha<at>hotmail.com PHILIPPINES Mr. Allan Bondoc Patdu, Area Service Manager, Manila Water Company, Quezon City, Philippines, E-mail: allan.patdu<at>manilawater.com Engr. Anselmo Luison Sang Tian, General Manager, Butuan City Water District, Philippines, E-mail: dong_bcwd<at>yahoo.com Ms. Caroline Felix Timbol, Planning Officer III, City Government of Muntinlupa, Philippines, E-mail: cftimbol<at>yahoo.com Mr. Eduardo C. Santos, Chief Regulator, Metropolitan Waterworks & Sewerage System, Quezon City, Philippines, E-mail: roocr<at>info.com.ph Ms. Jocelyn Dela Pena Santiago, Manager, User Support & Operations, Manila Water Company, Quezon City, Philippines, E-mail: joy.Santiago<at>manilawater.com

PARTICIPANTS

ACTION PLANS

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PARTICIPANTS

VEOLIA Mr. Dominique Heron, Veolia Environnement, E-mail: Dominique.HERON<at>veolia.com Mr. Remi Paul, Veolia Water Corporation Limited (VMC) rpaul<at>pudongwater.com

World Bank Institute Mr. Jan G Janssens, Program Leader Water and Rural Development, World Bank Institute, E-mail: jjanssens1<at>worldbank.org Mr. Walter Stottman, Consultant, E-mail: Wstottmann<at>comcast.net Mr. Roland Liemberger, Consultant, E-mail: Roland<at>Liemberger.cc Mr. Cesar Enriquez Yniguez, Water and Sanitation Consultant, Quezon City, Philippines, E-mail: Cyniguez<at>info.com.ph Mr. Chris Ingram, E-mail: cpmingram<at>hotmail.com

UNITAR Ms. Berta Pesti, Programme Officer, Decentralized Cooperation Programme, United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR), Palais des Nations, Switzerland, E-mail: berta.pesti<at>unitar.org

Resource Person/Coordinator

SYABAS Tuan Syed Danial Syed Ariffin, Executive Director, Puncak Niaga (M) SDN BHD, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia, Fax: 603-55197575

DBKL Dr. Leong Siew Mun, Deputy Director Department of Urban Transport, Kuala Lumpur City Hall, Malaysia, E-mail: leongsm<at>yahoo.com

INDAH WATER KONSORTIUM SDN BHD Mr. Shahrul Nizam Sulaiman, Director of Communication Unit, Indah Water Konsortium SDN. BHD, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, E-mail: sharuls<at>iwk.com.my

CITYNET Dr. Bernadia Irawati Tjandradewi, Programme Manager, Yokohama, Japan, E-mail: bernadia<at>citynet-ap.org (Advisor for KLRTC)

Mr. Rene Corvera Vargas, City Councillor, City of Butuan, Philippines, E-mail: drvargas.okidok<at>yahoo.com SRI LANKA Mr. Kadiravel Muttiahge Balasubramaniam, Civil Engineer, Muncipal Council Negombo, E-mail: negmayor<at>sltnet.lk Ms. Rajapakse Mudiyanselage Dhammika Jayawardana, Superintending Engineer, Colombo Municipal Council, Sri Lanka, E-mail: munici<at>slt.lk THAILAND Ms. Sopa Burakrai, Sanitary Scientist, BangkokMetropolitan Administration, Thailand, E-mail: sopa_Bangkok<at>yahoo.com Ms. Suthimol Kessomboon, Head of Sub-Office Project and Sludge Management, Bangkok Metropolitan Administration, Thailand, E-mail: suthimol1<at>hotmail.com Note: To avoid automatic search engines for spam, we have put <at> instead of @ in all of the above email address

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Kuala Lumpur Regional Training Centre (KLRTC), or CIFAL Kuala Lumpur, is a joint initiative launched in 2003 by CITYNET, UNITAR, KL City Hall, UNDP and Veolia Environnement that aims to strengthen the capacity of local governments to deal with sustainable development. KLRTC is the outcome of our commitments expressed at the WSSD (World Summit on Sustainable Development), in Johannesburg in 2002. Since its establishment, KLRTC has held ten training courses covering a wide area of urban environmental challenges.

“Thank you for everything have done by the organizing committee and pleacourses”

-Mrs. Indrarini Tenrisa

Participants and resource persons of KLRTC X in front of the KLRTC Venue

RTC Update is published by CITYNET cretariat in collaboration with all KLRTC rtners. Articles can be reproduced; citing of source is requested.

RTC Secretariat Contact: TYNET (The Regional Network of Local thorities for the Management of Human ttlements), 5F, International Organizations nter, Pacifico-Yokohama, 1-1-1 Minato Mirai, shi-ku, Yokohama 220-0012, JAPAN. l: (81-45) 2232161; Fax: (81-45) 2232162 mail: [email protected] eb:http://www.citynet-ap.org/ p://dbkl.gov.my/others/KLRTC/

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KLRTC UPDATE Vol 4, No: 8, July 2007


KLRTC XI: SUSTAINABLE URBAN TRANSPORT IN ASIA AND THE PACIFIC



Cities must have the vision towards achieving thesustainable urban transport. Unfortunately, manycities still do not have their own vision.

At KLRTC-XI, Dr. Paul Barter focused hispresentation on a policy that should be adopted bycities in the Asia-Pacific region. Traffic that is smoothand fast should be a fundamental objective for allpolicy-makers in transport. Population growthaccompanied by increased number of motorizedvehicles reduces road space for individual cars andbuses. Consequently, the competition on the road togain speed within a limited space ultimately producestraffic saturation.

The speaker stressed the differentiation betweentransports that adopting as means or ends and alsoadvised to concentrate on reaching the destinationrather than travelling on the road.

He emphasised the impact of cheap driving and itsimplications. Governments of many developingcountries provide fuel subsidies for vehicles, whichonly encourages vehicle use. Additionally, cheap andplentiful parking fail to raise enough revenue tocover costs of transport management. It falls undera vicious cycle that is linked with each other.

Dr. Barter encouraged city governments to developits vision, and not follow the same mistakes of thebig cities. He also stated that some temptingobjectives can actually cause long-term harm. Citygovernments must work towards objectives thatoffer real, long-term ‘success.’

The Kuala Lumpur Regional Training Centre (KLRTC), orCIFAL Kuala Lumpur, again attempted its significant role inintegrated learning and succeeded to create passion ofurban practitioners in this particular field of urbanmanagement. KLRTC XI on Sustainable Urban Transportwas held from June 17 to June 21, 2007, and attended bymore than 23 participants from more than 10 countries inAsia including Bangladesh, Japan, India, Indonesia, Iran,Nepal, Philippines, Sri Lanka, South Korea and Malaysia. KLTRC XI focused on important aspects of sustainableurban transport – including its planning, economics, andequitable access to urban public transport. Prominentspeakers shared their knowledge and experience, whichgave motivation to participants to create success stories intheir own cities/territories. How was KLRTC XI different from other courses? For thefirst time, Role Play was introduced as part of CITY SHAREintroduced by UNITAR as a self-assessment tool. Role Playraised awareness that involving different stakeholderswould help in making the right policy for the people. Another approach was the review of the action plansconducted by cities/organisations that participatedpreviously. The representative from Colombo Citypresented his City’s progress including their achievement toput the public transport on top of the agenda of the city.The City has just completed the Master Plan on Transport.

Towards Clarity on Our Mission: What is Success in Urban Transport?

Finding clarity on mission is the difficult issue for city government that intends to move ahead for successful transport system.

- Dr. Paul Barter, National University of Singapore -

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The training covered a wide range of aspects of transportation system and effective modes of knowledge exchange andsharing. I learned that political will and commitment to such projects is the key toward success in implementation. City ofColombo has also been lacking such political will to reform transport system. I have enhanced my confidence to put forwardthe plan into implementation before I go for pension from my municipal job.

– Jayantha Aluthgama Guruge, superintending Engineer, Colombo, Sri Lanka –

BANGLADESH (Alphabetical by Country/Region) Mr. Md. Manzur Hasan, Executive Engineer, Chittagong Development Authority, Bangladesh. Email: cda<at>bbts.net

INDIA Ms. Bina C. Balakrishnan, Transport Consultant, All India Institute of Local Self Government, Mumbai, India. Email: binacb<at>gmail.com

IRAN Mr. Alireza Gharighoran, Transportation Deputy, Esfahan Municipality, Esfahan, Iran. Email: esfahanmunicipality<at>yahoo.com

INDONESIA Mr. Abdul Rahman, Staff of Urban Transportation Agency, Transport Office, Sukabumi Municipality, Indonesia. E-mail: jelabatu<at>plaza.com Mr. Asep Irawan, Head of Public Transport Agency, Sukabumi Municipality, Indonesia. Email: [email protected] Ms. Hardayani Haroeno, Secretary Urban Planning and Development Board, Palembang City, Indonesia. Email: yeniharuno<at>yahoo.com Ms. Lilly Esther Solang, Head of Transport and Telecom Department, Tomohon City Government, Indonesia. Email: eske_solang<at>yahoo.com Mr. Mohamad Noor Hanafie Zain, Head of Transport Office, Sukabumi Municipality, Indonesia. E-mail: alaga_hanafie<at>yahoo.com Mr. Suseno, Head of Land Transport Division, Balikpapan, Indonesia. Email: dishub<at>balikpapan.go.id Ms. Susiyana SIP, Head Division of Regional Transport Agency, Sukabumi Municipality, Indonesia. Email: ndar70<at>yahoo.com Mr. Tory Damantoro, Deputy Project Manager, Jakarta Clean Energy Project-Swisscontact, Jakarta, Indonesia. E-mail: damantoro<at>swisscontact.or.id Mr. Syafrin Liputo, Head of Data and Information sub-Division, Jakarta Transport Agency, Jakarta, Indonesia. Email: syafrinl<at>yahoo.com

LESSONS LEARNED PARTICIPANTS

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Participants planned to initiate the following activities after theirreturn to their respective cities/organisations: • Prepare a proposal to improve the urban transport system. • Establish an Urban Transport Unit in the city government. • Insist policies to discourage the use of private cars. • Improve and promote non-motorized vehicles. • Initiate a partnership project with Kuala Lumpur and refer to

Seoul’s experience of BRTS. • Organise knowledge management training for staff. • Create public transport awareness within the city. • Review the status of existing transport system and discuss the

possibilities of C2C programs under the framework of CITYNET. • Try to set up continuous cooperation among cities to share

expertise and experiences.


ROLE PLAY was used for the first time at KLRTC-XI. Participants noted the practicality of such an activity as

they became more aware of the role of different stakeholders, including mayors, bus operators, NGOs,

entrepreneurs, citizens, in policy-making processes.

Participants reported the following as lessons learnt during theKLRTC-XI course: Public transport is a mission, not a job. An integrated approach is needed for sustainability. Political will is important, as is the determination to realize a

dream for a better transport system. Commuters need to be encouraged to use public transport. The ever-increasing dependency on private vehicles for travel

needs to be reduced. Experiences of other cities provide valuable information to help

improve the transport performance in their own cities. Public transport needs to be planned to set up the BRTS. Making comparisons with transport systems of other cities can

be helpful to get new ideas. The performance of their own city/organization cannot be

over-rated. Problems that need to be addressed and the interest of other

stakeholders need to be clear. It is possible to discourage private car riding practices by

increasing public transportation facilities. Infrastructure facilities should be adequate to support the

urban transport system.


The training course was very useful to me. I learned many tips about urban transport. As a policy leader, I can do manyreforms in my city after gaining these knowledge and experience. At first, I will try to set up a new institution to look afterurban transport within city office. I came to know the reality of secret over oil crisis in such countries and its implication totraffic congestion. – Mr. Keshav Raj Ghimire, Executive Officer, Birgunj Sub-Metropolitan City, Nepal –

JAPAN (continued from the previous page) Mr. Nobuyuki Kamiko, Team Leader, Tokyo Metropolitan Government, Tokyo, Japan. Email: nobuyuki_kamiko<at>member.metro.tokyo.jp South Korea Ms. Sun Young Lee, Official of the Transportation Planning Division, Incheon Metropolitan Government, Incheon, Korea. Email: transplan<at>incheon.go.kr

NEPAL Mr. Bharat K. Neupane, Engineer, Biratnagar Sub-Metropolitan City, Biratnagar, Nepal. Email: ruppbiratnagar<at>cworld.com.np

Mr. Bimal Pokharel, MuAN, Kathmandu, Nepal. E-mail: bimalpkrl<at>yahoo.com

Mr. Keshav Raj Ghimire, Executive Officer, Birgunj Sub-metropolitan City Office, Adarshanagar, Birgunj, Nepal, Email: raj_nepal17<at>yahoo.com

Mr. Ravindra K Paudyal, Head of Public Works Department, Kathmandu Metropolitan City Office, Bagdurbar, Kathmandu, Nepal. Email: [email protected]

PHILIPPINES Mr. Jose Adriano Tengco, Project Evaluation Officer III, City Planning and Development Office, Iloilo City Government, Iloilo City, Philippines. Email: joseatengco<at>yahoo.com

Mr. John Alan Garingalao, Draftsman III Building Inspector, City Engineer's Office, Iloilo City Government, Iloilo City, Philippines. Email: johnalan_garingalao<at>yahoo.com

Mr. Joseph Rodriguez Ortiz, City Councilor, San Jose City Government, San Jose City, Philippines. Email: jortiz_1218<at>yahoo.com

SRI LANKA Mr. H.M. Sunil J.S. Bandara, Technical Officer (Civil), Municipal Council of Negombo, Negombo, Sri Lanka. Email: negmayor<at>sltnet.lk

Mr. Jayantha A. Guruge, Superintending Engineer (Traffic & Road Design), Municipal Engineering Department, Colombo Municipal Council, Colombo, Sri Lanka. Email: jayantha65_guruge<at>yahoo.com

Ms. Surangika Sandamali Weerakkody, Project Assistant, Sri Lanka Institute of Local Governance, Colombo, Sri Lanka. Email: sandaweerakkody<at>yahoo.com

LOCAL PARTICIPANTS FROM MALAYSIA Mr. Tan Kim, Civil Engineer, Urban Transport Department, DBKL. E-mail: [email protected]

Mr. Md Muhayadin Bin Md Lip, Civil Engineer, DBKL.

Mr. Mohd Ali Bin Paimin, Civil Engineer Urban Transport Department, DBKL.

Mr. Rosle Bin Bakar, Technical Assistant, Urban Transport Department, DBKL.

Mr. Aziz Bin Baba, Senior Technical Assistant, Urban Transport Department, DBKL.

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Best Practices Shared

Participants visited the Kuala Lumpur Monorail System – an innovative mode of urban transport.

PARTICIPANTS

Emergence of RAPID-Kuala Lumpur – The MalaysianGovernment established RAPID-KL and its management hasbeen in place since 1 February 2005. Four separate operations;STARline LRT, PUTRAline LRT, Intrakota Bus and Cityliner Buswere merged to become one of the largest companies in thecountry. Its strategies include the integration of the bus and railsystem, tickets and products, managing profitability and growthand to create an integrated company.

From its operations, RAPID has shown strong growth as shownby evidence that rail and bus users has increased by more than50% from January 2006. RAPID has also adopted a customerfeedback collection system to improve their services. TransJakarta Busway – Jakarta has a high rate ofurbanization. The city covers an area of 650km² and thepopulation of 8.38 million is increasing by 2% annually. Majorcongestion and saturated traffic is now evident due to anincrease in the number of vehicles by 9.5% in comparison to lessthan 1% of growth in infrastructure.

The number of vehicles on Jakarta’s roads has reached 5.4million. There are 17 million passenger trips made per day,where a quarter of them commute from Bodetabek. The mode oftransport is split between 56% by public transport and 44% byprivate cars and the public to private transport ratio is 98 to two.The situation has worsened with an inefficient and inadequatepublic transport system.

The Jakarta Government adopted strategies to promote fourmodes of transport including: busway, monorail, mass rapidtransit and waterways. The Busway was adopted as one of theshort-term solutions to overcoming the traffic congestion.

Private investors helped construct bus lanes, bus stops and otherinfrastructure. Fare collection and adjustment are operated by amagnetic card system and transfer facilities have been madeavailable. Busway operates effectively and has significantlyincreased people’s mobility. This improvement has beenwelcomed by the people of Jakarta.


Seoul’s excellent transport practice has shown that a dream can become a reality. Dr. Gyeng-Chel Kim, a resource person rated highly by participants at KLRTC-VIII, was invited again to KLRTC-XI, to share his knowledge of how Seoul was able to transform its idle-transport system into a more sustainable one.

He also spoke of the restoration of Cheonggyecheon –about promoting ecology and sustainable transport simultaneously. He showed how transport is affected by the oil crisis and urged people to make their own success story using the example of Seoul.

Local Participants from Malaysia (continued from the previous page)

Ms. Mega Marissa Malek, Engineer, Ministry of Federal Territories, Putrajaya, Malaysia. E-mail: megamarissa<at>yahoo.com Mr. Md. Zainuddin Bin Mohd Noor, Deputy Head of International & Event Management Unit, INTAN, Bukit Kiara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. E-mail: zainuddin<at>intanbk.intan.my

CITYNET Dr. Bernadia Irawati Tjandradewi, Programme Manager (KLRTC - Advisor), CITYNET, Yokohama, Japan. E-mail: bernadia<at>citynet-ap.org Malaysia Dr. Leong Siew Mun, Deputy Director of Urban Transport, City Hall of Kuala Lumpur (KLTRC - Tehnical Advisor), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. E-mail: idb<at>dbkl.gov.my Mr. V. Ravindran, Head of Strategic Planning & Business Development Division, Klang Valley Federal Territory, KL, Malaysia. E-mail: ravindra<at>prasarana.com.my Dr. Raja Noriza bt. Raja Ariffin, Professor, Universiti Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. E-mail: rnoriza<at>um.edu.my Mr. Rein Westra, Chief Executive Director, RAPID, Selangor, Malaysia. E-mail: Rein.Westra<at>rapidkl.com.my National University of Singapore Dr. Paul Barter, Assistant Professor, LKY School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore, Singapore. Email: paulbarter<at>nus.edu.sg Seoul Dr. Kim Gyeng-Chul, Director, Seoul Development Institute, Seoul, Korea. Email: gckim<at>sdi.re.kr UNITAR Ms. Berta Pesti, Programme Officer (KLTRC – Advisor), Palais des Nations, Geneva, Switzerland. E-mail: berta.pesti<at>unitar.org

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Resource Persons

KLRTC Update is published by the CITYNET Secretariat in collaboration with all KLRTC partners. Articles can be reproduced; citing of the source is requested. KLRTC Secretariat Contact: CITYNET (The Regional Network of Local Authorities for the Management of Human Settlements), 5F, International Organizations Center, Pacifico-Yokohama, 1-1-1 Minato Mirai, Nishi-ku, Yokohama 220-0012, JAPAN. Tel: (81-45) 2232161; Fax: (81-45) 2232162 E-mail: [email protected] Web: http://www.citynet-ap.org/ http://dbkl.gov.my/others/KLRTC/

Kuala Lumpur Regional Training Centre (KLRTC), is ajoint initiative launched in 2003 by CITYNET, UNITAR,KL City Hall, UNDP, and Veolia Environnement thataims to strengthen local governments’ capacity to dealwith sustainable development. KLRTC is the outcome ofour commitment expressed at the WSSD (WorldSummit on Sustainable Development), in Johannesburgin 2002.

Since its establishment, KLTRC has run more thaneleven training courses covering a wide area of urbanenvironmental challenges.

A number of C2C projects amongst participatingcities emerged from the KLRTC-XI. The setexamples include:

• Mumbai and Seoul Development Institute,to focus on Bus Rapid Transit System(BRTS) and Palembang on a TransportPlan.

• Iloilo, Tomohon with technical supportfrom Colombo on a Transport Master Plan.

In addition, CITYNET has been requested byNepalese members to organise a national forum onurban transport in Nepal and dispatch experts toadvocate to Nepalese policy-makers on theimportance of urban transport. The proposed C2Cprojects were presented to the CITYNET InfraCluster Meeting held on 22 June 2007 and agreedby its members for implementation.

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C2C Projects – Putting Plans into Action

Seoul’s Transport – Make a Dream into a Reality

I was convinced of the importance andeffectiveness of CITYNET’s coordinationin improving and solving urban issues.Cities are creating solutions to cope withtheir challenges; I saw that KL was on theright track. It was also a very goodopportunity where cooperation andexchanges could be established amongstcities. – Dr. Kim Gyeng Chul, SeoulDevelopment Institute, South Korea –

Palembang is one of the fastest growing cities in Indonesia. Traffic congestion appears as the population increases, followed by the demand of transport-related infrastructure. This training was useful for me to interact with many transport practitioners from different parts of Asia. I felt the need to prepare a Transport Master Plan in Palembang.

- Ms. Hardayani Haroeno, Secretary of Urban Planning and Development Board, Palembang, Indonesia -

KLRTC UPDATE Vol. 4, No: 9, December 2007


Partners:

KLRTC XII: DELIVERING OUR VISION: SANITATON FOR ALL



UNITAR

Dr. Roshan from the Water for Asian Cities Program – Nepal of UNHABITAT presented an overview of water and sanitation and related global challenges and local responsibilities. He highlighted statistical figures indicate the current situation of sanitation coverage, which isstill very low in the Asian region. He also pointed out that even after reaching the MDGs on sanitation, 1.8 billion people still live without access to basic sanitation. He showed how low the amount of investment required for sanitation is compared to actual water supply services. An estimated $72 billion is annually needed to achieve the sanitation target and $56 billion of this is required for wastewater alone. The participants were urged to urgently act and to prioritise sanitation. At KLRTC XII, he also shared various options of sanitation technological systems, and best practices, including one on eco community for poor families in Kathmandu, Nepal. Living conditions of the poor were improved at an affordable cost.

The Training Course under the patronage of Kuala Lumpur Regional Training Centre (KLRTC) was held outside Kuala Lumpur for the first time. KLRTC XII on “Delivering Our Vision: Sanitation for All” was convened from November 18 to 21, 2007 in Makati, the Philippines, and took the advantage of the timing of the CITYNET/ADB/Makati Seminar on Sanitation. In addition to the permanent KLRTC partners, KLRTC XII had the support of UNHABITAT and Makati City. More than 30 municipal officials and experts from 10 countries participated in the Training Course. They learned various technological solutions and options, such as waterborne sanitation, onsite sanitation systems, and decentralised and centralised sanitation management systems. Eco San and Eco Tank were also introduced as environmentally sound technological options. Participants noted role-play as one of the most interesting sessions. They were able to understand different needs and interests of various actors in sanitation. At the end of the Training, participants presented their city’s plans and declared the availability of resources. Future plans include the review of the sanitation master plan in Surabaya in 2008, the formation of a Sanitation Council in Makati, the development of a communal sanitation in tide-affected areas in Palembang.

Urban sanitation needs our immediate response

Photographs of KLRTC XII are available for viewing on CITYNET’s online album. To view the photographs, please click on the following link:

http://picasaweb.google.com/CITYNETSECRETARIAT/KLRTCXII

Sanitation Systems Must: � Prevent disease � Protect the environment

� Be simple � Be affordable � Be culturally acceptable

� Work for everyone

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I learnt about different needs, challenges and best practices for different countries and cities and also the importance of public and private partnership (PPP) in water and sanitation sector. My plan is to have a pilot demonstration of eco-tank and join CITYNET membership. – S. A. Abdullah Al Mamun, Technology Promotion Officer, Practical Action Bangladesh –

BANGLADESH (Alphabetical by Country/Region) Mr. Abdullah MAMUN, Technology Promotion Officer, Practical Action Bangladesh. Email: mamun<at>practicalaction.org.bd CAMBODIA Mr. Kang SOSATY, Deputy Director of Environment Department, Phnom Penh Municipality Email: kangsosaty<at>yahoo.com INDIA Mr. Rakesh SHRIVASTARA, Project Officer BHOPAL Urban Water Supply and Environmental Improvement in MP, Project UDAY Email: rakesh_uwseip<at>rediffmail.com

INDONESIA Mr. Lukman HAKIM, Head of Urban Planning & Development Board, Palembang Email: lhakimropi<at>yahoo.co.uk Ms. Besti Ester WAWORUNDENG, Engineer Public Works Department, City Government of Tomohon Email: besti_ester<at>yahoo.com Mr. YUBASRI, Project Manager, Drinking Water Pipe Line Rehabilitation from Public Work, Banda Aceh. Email: yubasri<at>yahoo.com Mr. Togar Arifin SILABAN, Head of Environmental Protection Agency, Surabaya City Government Email: myself<at>togarsilaban.com LAO PDR Mr. Saleumsak SAYAMOUNKHOUN, Deputy Director, NCRWSSP, Department of Housing and Urban Planning, Ministry of Communication Transport Post and Construction Email: saleumsak<at>yahoo.com NEPAL Mr. Sushil POUDEL, Sanitation Engineer Pokhara Sub-Metropolitan City Email: pkrsmcfd<at>pinet.com.np, destinies25<at>yahoo.com Mr. Bakhat Bahadur SAUD, Section Officer Kathmandu Metropolitan City Email: kmcmayor<at>mos.com.np, bakhat_saud<at>hotmail.com Mr. Shaligram POUDEL, Chairperson Small Town Water and Sanitation Users' Institution National Coordination Committee (STWSUINCC) Email: muan<at>ntc.net.np, shaligram22<at>gmail.com SRI LANKA Ms. Bissomenike Mudeyanselage SAMARAKOON Superintending Engineer, Colombo Municipal Council Email: munici<at>slt.lk Dr. Charles Larsman Dias WIJESOORIYA Medical Officer of Health, Negombo Email: negmayor<at>sltnet.lk SPAIN Mr. Antonio Manuel RODRIGUEZ SERRANO, WES Specialist Email: amanu.rodriguez<at>gmail.com VIETNAM Ms. Thi Tuyet Hoa NGUYEN, Expert, Environment Management Division, Ho Chi Minh City Email: piuvie1702<at>hcm.vnn.vn

PARTICIPANTS

Participants planned to initiate the following activities after their return to their respective cities/organisations: � Prepare a proposal to improve their present sanitation

systems. � Promote awareness of sanitation among authorities and

citizens. � Benchmark and monitor the performance of sanitation

systems. � Share knowledge on sanitation among stakeholders. � Implement the Eco Tank system. � Promote treatment plants like that of Manila. � Review the current sanitation master plan.


Participants reported the following as lessons learnt during the KLRTC XII: � There are various examples of ideas from many countries

to improve sanitation systems. � The need to use appropriate technology for sanitation

management in small communities. � How to construct and implement a good sanitation system. � Learn about Eco Tank and Eco San systems. � Various techniques/options about water waste treatment

and what pitfalls to avoid in implementing WWTF as experienced by other cities.

� The importance of inter-connectedness among different sectors in project implementation, networking and linking with other cities.

� The need to have a total sustainable sanitation system, including Integrated Waste Water Management and using techno-economic solutions.

� There are many environmental sanitation options that cities and communities can take and develop.

� Priority should be given to waste water management as water-borne diseases caused by bad sanitation systems are increasing.

� Rainwater harvesting techniques. � Garbage collection and disposal systems. � An efficient water treatment system in Manila. � The need for cities to have a sanitation plan.

Panel of Experts Reviewed the Proposed Plan Participants presented their city’s plans, which were then reviewed by the Panel of Experts. The Session was found to be useful, as participants were able to collect feedback to bring back home.

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Lessons learned


The KLRTC XII made me realise the urgency for actions by my City Government. After I returned from Makati, my Mayor gave me the approval to review the current master plan. This was made public and the media responded very positively to the plan. – Mr. Togar Silaban, Head of Environmental Section, Surabaya, Indonesia –

Local Participants from PHILIPPINES

Dr. Eduardo POSADAS, City Health Office, San Fernando City, La Union. Email: doc.edsp<at>yahoo.com

Mr. Celso JUCUTAN, Environment Researcher City Environment and Natural Resources Office San Fernando City, La Union. Email: chjucutan<at>yahoo.com

Mrs. Ruth PRADO, Supervising Environmental Mgt. Specialist, Environment and Natural Resources Office (ENRO), Iloilo City Email: ruth_prado2002<at>yahoo.com

Atty. Violeta SEVA, Advisor, Office of the Mayor, City Government of Makati, Makati. Email: vsseva<at>yahoo.com

Mr. Anthony Xenon WALDE, Division Chief - Urban Planning, Urban Development Department City Government of Makati Email: axlw<at>makati.gov.ph

Mr. Felipe, Jr. ALBAYDA, Sanitation Inspector Makati Health Department, City Government of Makati Email: health<at>makati.gov.ph

Engr. Albert LUSTERIO, Sanitation Engineer Makati Health Department, City Government of Makati Email: health<at>makati.gov.ph

Ms. Mildred CASTILLO, Administrative Officer, Department of Environmental Services (DES), City Government of Makati Email: mildredcas<at>yahoo.com or des_makati<at>yahoo.com

Engr. Rod TAGLE, Sanitation Engineer Department of Environmental Services (DES) City Government of Makati Email: engg<at>makati.gov.ph

Ms. Jennifer Michelle MACAS, Planning Officer Urban Development Department, City Government of Makati Email: jennifer_macas<at>yahoo.com

Ms. Ely SIWA, Project Development Officer Office of the Mayor, City Government of Makati Email: ejsiwa<at>gmail.com

Mr. Jamnel ROJO, Project Development Officer Office of the Mayor, City Government of Makati Email: jamnel27<at>yahoo.com

Ms. Jennilyn Salubayba, Planning Officer II Urban Planning Division-Urban Development Department City Government of Makati Email: j.salubayba<at>gmail.com

Ms. Cynthia Artificio, Project Evaluation Officer II Monitoring and Evaluation Division - Urban Development Department, City Government of Makati Email: cmiartificio<at>yahoo.com

Ms. Lydia Donato, Chief, Parks and Green Division City Government of Makati. Email: des_makati<at>yahoo.com

Eco San and Eco Tank Technologies

PARTICIPANTS

Eco Tank An Eco Tank is an innovative small-scale sewerage treatment system composed of a disposal tank that receives and purifies wastewater before discharging it into the environment. The compact, ready-made septic tank works independently and without power supply, using anaerobic bacteria to bio-chemically transform wastewater into a safe, non-contaminated effluent. Eco Tanks are capable of treating all kinds of wastewater from buildings, including toilets, sinks, and the kitchen. The system is capable of treating sewage of up to 750 people a day. Eco Tanks can also be used to treat organic waste and turn it into compost. Eco Tanks are a modification of the “jokaso” (purification tank) system used in Yokohama City. CITYNET facilitated the transfer of the “jokaso” technology from Yokohama to Bangkok City a few years ago. Subsequently, an expert from Bangkok modified the system to adapt it to local needs. CITYNET has been transferring the Eco Tanks to other cities, including Hue and Makati. CITYNET and UNITAR have embarked on a project to transfer the Eco Tanks to other cities – that are members of CITYNET. Eco San Eco san is an environmentally sound and simple sanitation technology. Eco san operates by separating feces and urine. It uses ash to cover and reduce the smell coming from the feces. Eco san does not use water to flash the toilets; it is cheaper by 80% compared to the water-closet toilet. Moreover, Eco San does not require the construction of septic tank. San Fernando City, a member of CITYNET, is one of local authorities in the country that has adopted Eco San Technology.

Eco San Home’s Visit Participants visited the Eco San home and learned about the system. The pilot demonstration project is carried out by CAPS (Center for Advanced Philippines Studies) - an NGO member of CITYNET. CAPS has been advocating the use of Eco San by conducting training and study visits. For contact: Mr. Dan Lapid, CAPS at [email protected]

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CITYNET Dr. Bernadia Irawati Tjandradewi, Programme Director (KLRTC - Advisor), CITYNET, Yokohama, Japan. E-mail: bernadia<at>citynet-ap.org Manila Water Company Mr. Mark Tom Mulingbayan, Manila Water Company, Phiilippines. E-mail:marktqm<at>yahoo.com Muntinlupa. Mr. John Emmanuel Timothy D. Pabilonia, Senior Environmental Management Specialist, City Government of Muntinlupa, Philippines. E-mail: jetdp3369<at>@yahoo.com Premier Products Co. Ltd. Mr. Visan Sermsilp & Narong Temvisutikul. Email: visans<at>pp.premier.co.th; narongt<at> pp.premier.co.th Veolia Environnment Mr. Laurent PHAN, Project Manager, Seureca, Veolia Environnement, Paris, France. Email: laurentphan<at>seureca.com UNHABITAT Dr. Roshan Raj SHRESTHA, Chief Technical Advisor, Water for Asian Cities Program – Nepal, Kathmandu, Nepal. Email: roshan.shrestha<at>unhabitat.org.np UNITAR Ms. Berta Pesti, Programme Officer (KLTRC – Advisor), Palais des Nations, Geneva, Switzerland. E-mail: berta.pesti<at>unitar.org Note: To avoid automatic search engines for spam, we put <at> instead of @ in all e-mail IDs.

Resource Persons

KLRTC Update is published by the CITYNET Secretariat in collaboration with all KLRTC partners. Articles can be reproduced; citing of the source is requested.

KLRTC Secretariat Contact: CITYNET (The Regional Network of Local Authorities for the Management of Human Settlements), 5F, International Organizations Center, Pacifico-Yokohama, 1-1-1 Minato Mirai, Nishi-ku, Yokohama 220-0012, JAPAN. Tel: (81-45) 223-2161; Fax: (81-45) 223-2162 E-mail: info<at>citynet-ap.org Web: http://www.citynet-ap.org/ http://dbkl.gov.my/others/KLRTC/

Kuala Lumpur Regional Training Centre (KLRTC), is a joint initiative launched in 2003 by CITYNET, UNITAR, KL City Hall, UNDP, and Veolia Environnement that aims to strengthen local governments’ capacity to deal with sustainable development. KLRTC is the outcome of our commitment expressed at the WSSD (World Summit on Sustainable Development), in Johannesburg in 2002. Since its establishment, KLTRC has run more than eleven training courses covering a wide area of urban environmental challenges.

Public-Private Partnership (PPP) was highlighted as a lesson learnt by participants of KLRTC XII. The study visit to the Manila Water Company in Taguig, Metro Manila, provided participants with an example of a successful PPP story. The Company was set up in August 1997 to tackle the water and sanitation challenges of Metro Manila. In 1997 Metro Manila was in a poor state; there was a lack of sanitation planning whereas only 3% had sewerage coverage, and there were no properly maintained septic tanks. The Ayala-led Manila Water Company took over the operations of the East Zone of Metro Manila as an agent and contractor of the government-owned Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System. At present, the Manila Water Company has the capacity to process 40 million liters of wastewater per day and has 26 packages sewerage treatment plans all over Metro Manila. The Company also applies cross-subsidy between small and big consumers. Leadership and clear visions was key behind the progress of the Company – which now exhibits remarkable financial performance. Source: http://www.manilawater.com/

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Public-Private Partnership on Wastewater Management The Case of Manila Water Company

Makati City Government is very proud to host the KLRTC XII. Many of our officials have participated in the previous courses. Our City has taken serious measures to improve the basic sanitation services. With support from ADB and CITYNET, we will soon carry out the eco tanks in several sites, and also form a Sanitation Council. - Ms. Violeta Seva, Makati, City, Philippines -

Participants at the South Septage Treatment Plant of Manila Water Company, Taguig, Metro Manila

Ice-Breaking Session: Participants and resource

persons got to know each other during this Session – binding friendships even after returning home.

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KLRTC UPDATE Vol. 5, No: 10, April 2008


Partners:

KLRTC XIII: Integrated Urban Planning for Sustainable Urban Development



A smart partnership between a private company and government agencies resolved a major squatter problem in Kuala Lumpur. Desa Pandan or Pandan Village was a disused mining area with mining ponds covering 60% of the 124 acres and was home to 1,700 squatter families or 8,500 people. This strategic area – within 3 miles radius from the City Centre – was then transformed into high and low cost apartments with a well planned layout and comprehensive approach to infrastructure, including roads, sewerage and drainage system, water supply, electricity, waste collection and transfer, etc.

In addition to land clearing, the developers have also been responsible for the entire costs associated with the relocation of the squatters both before and after the construction work.

This smart partnership has enabled Kuala Lumpur City to solve a huge social and political problem, remove the financial burden on service provisions, and improve the living conditions of squatters who can now own a decent unit at an affordable price and enjoy a much better living environment.

Training on Integrated Urban Planning is held annually and is now a core programme of KLRTC (or Kuala Lumpur Regional Training Centre). This time, the Integrated Urban Planning programme under KLRTC XIII gained more momentum with a much higher number of participants, particularly from Malaysia. KLRTC is now recognised to not only provide training, but also encourage and facilitate follow-up activities undertaken by participating cities. A total of 35 people representing local governments and partners participated in KLRTC XIII which was held from 31st March to 3rd April 2008 in Kuala Lumpur. Gender balance at this course was evident as the ratio between female and male presenters and participants were nearly equal. For the first time, global warming and climate change were included in the programme, and attracted great interest amongst the participants. Moreover, Dr. Suriati Ghazali’s introduction of gender perspectives in urban planning processes triggered the minds of the participants. At the end of the Programme, participants presented their action plans and shared their feedback during the Evaluation Session. Some suggestions were to insert Disaster Risk Reduction in the next course of Integrated Urban Planning.

Smart Partnership transforms Squatters’ Settlement

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Squatters Resettlement Project

Participants at the Welcome Dinner hosted by the Mayor of Kuala Lumpur


This forum of planners and practitioners always makes me aware of the various scales that each city operates on it terms of institutional arrangements, the budgets available and the link between global issues and local issues. The challenge for me is to link the Global Agenda 21 and how it translates to our city-level planning. It is indeed exciting to have the wider network of planners to tap on. Suva can learn from Makati and Kuala Lumpur. – Ms. Asenaca Nawaqalevu Ragigia, City Planner, Suva, Fiji –

BANGLADESH (Alphabetically by Country/Region) Mr. Md. Altaf Hossain, Joint Chief, Planning Commission, Government of Bangladesh. E-mail: drsion<at>hotmail.com Mr. Khondoker Mahbub Alam, Assistant Engineer, Traffic Engineering Division, Dhaka City Corporation. E-mail: shohag_buet92<at>yahoo.com Mr. Md. Rabi Uzzaman, Research Officer, Bangladesh Centre for Advanced Studies, Dhaka. E-mail: rabi.uzzaman<at>bcas.net FIJI Ms. Asenaca Nawaqalevu Ragigia, City Planner, Suva City Council. E-mail: asenaca<at>scc.org.fj INDIA Mr. Shinde Shantaram Shamrao, Deputy Municipal Commissioner, Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai, Mumbai. E-mail: ssshinde<at>hotmail.com Mr. Piyush Ranjan Rout, Executive Director, Bhubaneswar Development Authority, Orissa. E-mail: cmao<at>sancharnet.in INDONESIA Mr. Lukman Hakim, Head of City Planning Development Board, Government of Palembang City. E-mail: lhakimropi<at>yahoo.co.uk Ms. Vivi Laitupa, Staff of Economic Department, Planning Development Board, Surabaya City Government. E-mail: vi_lai_70<at>yahoo.com Mr. Bahagia, Head of Development Planning Board, Banda Aceh Municipality. E-mail: Bahagia_hady<at>yahoo.com; bappeda.bandaaceh<at>yahoo.com Ms. Tuty Kusumawati, Secretary to the Regional Planning Board, Jakarta Provincial Government, Jakarta. E-mail: tutykusumawati<at>yahoo.com Mr. Khairul Mahadi, Director, PT Jakarta International Expo, Gedung Pusat Niaga, Arena Pekan Raya Jakarta, Kemayoran, Jakarta. E-mail: kmahadi<at>gmail.com PHILIPPINES Ms. Lisa Pagcaliwagan Macatangay, Planning Officer III, Urban Development Department, Makati City Government. E-mail: upd<at>makati.gov.ph; thunderbolt_thinking<at>yahoo.com Ms. Cherie Faustino Pidor, Planning Officer II, Urban Development Department, Makati City Government. E-mail: upd<at>makati.gov.ph; cherie17_f<at>yahoo.com SRI LANKA Mr. Dinga Tantrige Dayaratne Perera, Senior Town Planner, City Planning Division, Colombo Municipal Council. E-mail: munici<at>slt.lk Mrs. K. Kumudinie Abeywickrama, Executive Director, HELP-O, Galle. E-mail: helpogn<at>wow.lk Mr. Sunil Premarathna Jalath Pathirana, Secretary, SEVANATHA, Rajagiriya. E-mail: sevanata<at>sltnet.lk Ms. Rajitha Tharanganie Induruwa Arachchige Dona, Programme Officer, Sri Lanka Institute of Local Governance, Colombo. E-mail: director.slilg<at>gmail.com VIETNAM Mr. Hoang Le Quan, Expert, Department of Transportation and Public Works, Ho Chi Minh City. E-mail: hoanglequan<at>yahoo.com; quanhl<at>tphcm.gov.vn

PARTICIPANTS

Participants presented their action plans and proposed partner municipalities based on the assessment they made as part of the Knowledge Management/CityShare Methodology: Kuching South – Improve the environment through intensive

waste minimisation programmes; food vendors’ management and re-arrangement; uniform buildings for bus shelters and public toilets;

Makati – use of CityShare/ Knowledge Management tool in their training and capacity building programmes; Better urban poor management; adapting urban transport system plan;

Banda Aceh – to partner with Subang Jaya, Malaysia to improve its urban environment through proper and participatory planning; to partner with Makati to assess its economic viability through revenue enhancement;

Suva – to partner with Kuala Lumpur to implement slum upgrading programmes;

Kuala Lumpur – to partner with Makati to improve the quality of service through the optimal use of ICT.


Participants highlighted the following as lessons learnt during KLRTC XIII: The significant role of the private sector in urban planning; Public-private partnership in squatters resettlements and

re-housing programme; Energy efficiency and green building; Balancing economic development and ecological

sustainability; Development planning, including economic planning; Best practices on urban planning from various cities and

local governments; Self-assessment tool to help understand weaknesses and

strengths of current approaches and programmes; Gender principles in urban planning; Bottom-up and top-down planning ; Issues and practical solutions in urban planning and

management; ICT is a significant tool in urban planning.

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Lessons learnt

Participant expressed her view during a Session.


The training, as a whole, was fruitful and a good learning experience. We learnt new concepts and dimensions in urban planning. Issues and possible solutions on urban development were discussed. The invited speakers have broad expertise and knowledge about their subject matter which made the discussion more interesting and lively. The organizers are very friendly and approachable.

– Ms. Lisa P. Macatangay, Planning Officer III & Ms. Cherie F. Pidor, Planning Officer II, Urban Development Department, Makati –

Local Participants from MALAYSIA Mr. Nor Rahman bin Mustaffa, Labuan. E-mail: Mr. Helmi Bali, Labuan. E-mail: helmi.bali<at>pl.gov.my Mr. Makhtar bin Mohamed, Kementerian Wilayah Persekutuan. E-mail: makhtar<at>kwp.gov.my Ms. Nurul Iza binti Adnan, Kementerian Wilayah Persekutuan. E-mail: [email protected] Ms. Nurul Hashima binti Haironi, Majlis Perbandaran Kajang. E-mail: hokeypocus<at>yahoo.com Ms. Maggie ak Tomeng, Town & Country Planner, Town Planning, Kuching North City Hall. E-mail: maggie<at>dbku.gov.my Mr. Hazman bin Mohd Mahayudin, Majlis Perbandaran Subang Jaya. E-mail: hazriman<at>yahoo.com Mrs. Ruzanna binti Abdul Rahman, Majlis Perbandaran Klang. E-mail: [email protected] Mr. Abdul Jalil bin Tasliman, Majlis Perbandaran Johor Bahru. E-mail: ajalilt<at>yahoo.com Mr. Mohd Rafi bin Jasman, Majlis Perbandaran Johor Bahru. E-mail: mrafi<at>mbjb.gov.my Mr. Kamaruzaman bin Idris, Majlis Bandaraya Shah Alam. E-mail: kman6500<at>yahoo.co.uk Mr. Zulkefle bin Awang, Majlis Bandaraya Shah Alam. E-mail: zul_awang<at>yahoo.com Mrs. Siti Hanim binti Abdul Rahman, Dewan Bandaraya Kuala Lumpur. E-mail: sitihanim<at>dbkl.gov.my Mr. Azlan bin Abdullah, Dewan Bandaraya Kuala Lumpur. E-mail: azlan<at>dbkl.gov.my Mr. Mohd Saiful bin Ameri, Dewan Bandaraya Kuala Lumpur. E-mail: mohdsaiful<at>dbkl.gov.my Mr. Wan Mohd. Nor bin Wan Yaacob, Dewan Bandaraya Kuala Lumpur. E-mail: wmnor<at>hotmail.com Mr. Nik Adlin bin Hussain, Dewan Bandaraya Kuala Lumpur. E-mail: Nikadlin<at>dbkl.gov.my Mrs. Sharifah Junidah binti Syed Omar, Dewan Bandaraya Kuala Lumpur. E-mail: sharifahjunaidah<at>@yahoo.com Mr. Jeyapalan a/l K. Selvadurai, Civil Engineer, City Hall Kuala Lumpur. E-mail: sjeyapalan<at>dbkl.gov.my Mr. Choo Say Pow, Dewan Bandaraya Kuala Lumpur. E-mail: spchoo<at>dbkl.gov.my Mr. Syazrul Nizam bin Sulaiman, City Hall Kuala Lumpur. E-mail: syazrul<at>gmail.com Mr. Mohd Zin bin Omar, Dewan Bandaraya Kuala Lumpur. E-mail: Mohdzin<at>dbkl.gov.my

Case Studies Presented PARTICIPANTS

Mumbai – Slum Upgrading & Urban Planning Mr. S.S. Shinde, Municipal Commissioner of Mumbai, shared his city’s model of development and effective slum dwellers’ resettlement in the Dharavi area – one of the largest slums in Asia. This densely populated area of 700,000 inhabitants in 10km2 was upgraded through the improvement of infrastructure provisions and services. The following government policies for the resettlement of slum dwellers were highlighted: • To facilitate slum dwellers to form a group to

participate in the resettlement scheme; • To provide 225 sq ft., self-contained ready built

accommodation free of cost; • To encourage site development; • To provide good facilities for water supply,

sanitation, road networks, etc. in the area; and • To arrange temporary accommodation for the slum

dwellers. Achievements of Mumbai in its resettlement programme encompassed improving the standard of living of the slum dwellers, smoothening vehicle and pedestrian movements, establishing proper links between the Eastern and Western areas and continuing improvements in infrastructure.

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Petaling Jaya & Local Agenda 21: Some Challenges Mr. Lee Lih Shayn from Petaling Jaya presented on the implementation of Local Agenda 21 in his City. He mentioned the paradigm shift in planning including: • Service providers vs development facilitators; • Planning for the people vs planning with the people; • Top-down vs bottom-up approach or both; • Government vs governance; • Inter-sectoral vs sectoral development

Major difficulties in implementing Local Agenda 21 are: • Difficulty in changing mind sets and human

behaviour; • Sustainability of the stakeholders’ commitment,

support and interest; • Selective participation by different interest groups;

and • Barriers of socio-economic status, capacity,

understanding and means of communication. He considered Local Agenda 21’s role in his City in re-envisioning the City’s look in partnership with the people. Participants visited KLCC Twin Tower – the

landmark of Kuala Lumpur City


CITYNET Dr. Bernadia Irawati Tjandradewi, Programme Director (KLRTC - Advisor), CITYNET, Yokohama, Japan. E-mail: bernadia<at>citynet-ap.org

Veolia Environment Mr. David Teller, General Manager, Strategy & Business Development, Veolia Transport Australia Pty. Ltd., Melbourne, Australia. E-mail: [email protected]

UNITAR Ms. Berta Pesti, Programme Officer (KLTRC – Advisor), Palais des Nations, Geneva, Switzerland. E-mail: berta.pesti<at>unitar.org

Resource Persons from MALAYSIA

AJM Planning & Urban Design Group Sdn. Bhd Ms. Norliza Hashim, Board Member, Petaling Jaya, Selangor. E-mail: lizahashim<at>hotmail.com

City Hall Kuala Lumpur Ms. Zainab Mohd Ghazali, Director, Master Plan Department, City Hall Kuala Lumpur. E-mail: jpi<at>dbkl.gov.my

Ms. Siti Zakiah Binti Mohammed, Deputy Director, Landscape Department, City Hall of Kuala Lumpur. E-mail: [email protected]

Petaling Jaya Mr. Lee Lih Shyan, Assistant Director, Development Planning Department, Petaling Jaya, Selangor Darul Ehsan. E-mail: lee<at>mbpj.gov.my

Universiti Sains Malaysia Dr. Suriati Ghazali, Associate Professor, Penang. E-mail: suriati<at>usm.my

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Resource Persons


KLRTC Secretariat Contact: CITYNET (The Regional Network of Local Authorities for the Management of Human Settlements), 5F, International Organizations Center, Pacifico-Yokohama, 1-1-1 Minato Mirai, Nishi-ku, Yokohama 220-0012, JAPAN. Tel: (81-45) 223-2161; Fax: (81-45) 223-2162 E-mail: info<at>citynet-ap.org Web: http://www.citynet-ap.org/ http://dbkl.gov.my/others/KLRTC/


Since its establishment, KLTRC has run more than eleven training courses covering a wide area of urban environmental challenges.

“Women and men of different ages experience and use urban environment in different ways. They have different priorities in terms of services and infrastructure, for example in transport, housing and basic urban services.

Failure in recognising specific needs of women and men, children, youth, elderly and disabled, may lead to some part of our society being marginalized from urban development. Therefore it is important to have gender-sensitive urban governance in order to achieve equitable and sustainable urban livelihoods”. - Dr. Suriati Ghazali, Universiti Sains Malaysia, and Resource Person at KLRTC XIII -

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The correspondences before and after the training program, and overall the people who were engaged to perform the program were excellent, in a word. It is an ever remembering event of the author. However, the time schedule was very tight. It would be better if it is more flexible.

- Mr. Khondoker Mahbub Alam, Assistant Engineer, Traffic Engineering Division, Dhaka City Corporation - 4

Mr. David Teller from Veolia presented on the role of the private sector in urban planning. Veolia is the largest environmental service firms in the world with over 300,000 employees. It is the global leader in water services, the second largest provider of waste management and the first private European provider of public transport operations.

Mr. Teller discussed Private Finance Initiatives (PFI) and cited some of their advantages including: on average faster and more on-time delivery of projects, innovative design, high quality ongoing management and service, and smarter ways of delivering infrastructure. Mr Teller introduced different models of PFI and the areas where they are being applied internationally. He concluded that the ‘secret’ to effective partnerships is the initial setting of realistic, unambiguous and mutually beneficial expectations.

Ms. Norliza Hashim, Institute of Planners, Malaysia presented on Malaysia’s urban development trends, and major challenges. She shared the influential factors involving planning - social, environmental, cultural, political, economic and physical aspects. The key principles & challenges when making plans are growth, change, progress and evolution. She suggested considering the improvement of social well-being, quality of life & environmental protection in the planning processes.

Summary of Presentations

KLRTC conducts daily & overall evaluation and an Evaluation Session is scheduled in order to improve the quality of the Programme. The result of KLRTC’s evaluation is summarised below:

• Participants were satisfied with the overall logistic arrangements – prior to and during the Programme;

• Most participants felt the Training met their expectations and requested the organisers to conduct a similar programme in the future;

Suggestions received: • Invite the private sector, including developers,

etc, and also cities from developed countries; • Include disaster risk reduction and planning; • Also focus on monitoring & evaluation for cities.

Evaluation

CITY HALL OF

KUALA LUMPUR

A PUBLICATION REPORTING THE OUTCOMES OF KLRTC PROGRAMMES

KLRTC XIV: SUSTAINABLE SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT IN THE ASIA-PACIFIC REGION

K U A L A L U M P U R R E G I O N A L T R A I N I N G C E N T R E

“I am very happy to have participated in the training organised by CITYNET and other partners. The training was very useful, especially to a small city like ours. The sustainable management of waste is necessary for cities, particularly biogas production, community composting and others which were the focus of the training. Most of the cities are facing shortage of funds to construct landfill sites and recycle plants which need a huge budget. The training reduced the need for such investment.” Mr. Prem Raj Joshi, Acting Mayor/Executive Officer, Bharatpur Municipality, Nepal 1

Decentralised Composting Systems as a Solution

With global warming, treating solid waste has become even more urgent. Local governments need new approaches.

First, they need to look at the life-cycle of wastes from generation to disposal and use 3Rs at every stage. Second,

they need to look at waste as a resource, "Trash is cash." Third, they need to develop partnerships with communities,

civil society and the private sector. Local governments cannot do it alone.

- Mr. Adnan H. Aliani, UNESCAP -

Decentralised composting systems have shown to be one of the solutions for cities in developing countries that face challenges of waste disposal of which 40-50% is organic waste. The method, introduced by Mr. Adnan H. Aliani from UNESCAP, has successfully been implemented in Matale, Sri Lanka and Quy Nhon, Vietnam.

The system has brought a complete benefit cycle; the organic waste is turned into compost (fertiliser), which is then used in agriculture and returned to urban areas as food products. This new model has been able to improve on the conventional approach by using a “trash is cash” approach for treating organic waste, improving waste collection services, minimising transportation costs, and providing better income and working conditions for waste collectors.

This partnership model of involving local governments, the private sector and the community, is expected to show the returns of at least 20% over capital investment through the sale of organic fertiliser and recyclable material, cooking gas and collecting user fees for products of this system.

Mr. Aliani added that the system will work best for small towns in tropical to sub-tropical countries and can be up-scaled through carbon trading.

Participants were interested to apply this model in their own cities. CITYNET will follow it up through city-to-city cooperation partnerships and initiatives.

Organisers for KLRTC XIV:

S olid waste has been one of the challenges faced by many cities in developing countries. The amount of waste has had the tendency to increase over the years due to rapid

urban population growth.

Kuala Lumpur Regional Training Centre (KLRTC) has again addressed issues of solid waste management for the fourteenth of its training series held from 30 June to 3 July 2008 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The Training was organised by KLRTC’s core partners (CITYNET, UNITAR, City Hall of Kuala Lumpur, Veolia Environnment) in cooperation with UCLG ASPAC and with support from the French Government. It was attended by a total of 41 participants, with a diverse composition of representations.

Prominent solid waste experts and practitioners shared their lessons on how to deal with this issue in a more sustainable way. Technological know-how was shared, including the decentralized compost plant system that has worked effectively in small cities in Vietnam and Sri Lanka, and the Automated Vehicle Location Systems (AVLS) that has enabled solid waste management to be more cost-effective. Successful cases presented such as Yokohama’s 30% waste reduction initiative gave a strong message to participants on the necessity of triangular cooperation between local governments, the community and businesses.

Technical visits offered participants an opportunity to visit the solid waste transfer station and food composting plant in Kuala Lumpur. Participants were also able to assess their city’s performance level using the CityShare matrix – the flagship KLRTC methodology - and to develop and present their Action Plans (please refer to page 2 for a list of proposed action plans). CityShare was a useful method to learn which cities have and do not have the SWM techniques and know-how. CITYNET will follow up the plan of actions through the implementation of city-to-city cooperation projects. Participants evaluated the KLRTC XIV highly and were committed to report the progress of their Action Plans to the KLRTC Team.

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K LRTC conducts stringent evaluation – daily and overall – to improve its performance and receive input from the participants. The following is a summary of the lessons learnt:

■ Appropriate and low-cost technology fits cities in developing countries; ■ Environmental Education and 3Rs programmes at schools; ■ Community participation enhances waste reduction; ■ Community-based solid waste management and its curricula; ■ Sharing cities’ experiences is useful to analyse challenges, optimise the

opportunities, and set future directions; ■ “Trash from cash” and economic benefits of solid waste; ■ Zero landfill strategy and decentralised composting system; ■ Solid waste and climate change, including the Clean Development

Mechanisms (CDM) as business opportunity; ■ Action Plans of individual city to map and move forward after the

training; ■ GIS (Geographical Information System) and the Automated Vehicle

Location Systems (AVLS).

Lessons learnt

B elow is a list of activities presented by participants in their action plans at the end of the Training Course:

■ Banda Aceh – assessment and development of a decentralised composting system;

■ HUDCO – improve their solid waste collection system by assessing the possible application of AVLS;

■ Kathmandu – embark on a 7 day composting initiative, improve efficiency of public awareness to practise waste reduction at source, formalise participation procedures, and enforce rules and laws;

■ Kinabalu – improve the design of compactors, conduct feasibility study on integrated solid waste management;

■ San Fernando – development of a biogas system involving the community;

■ Surabaya – improve the evaluation/monitoring techniques and methods, develop a decentralised wastewater treatment system, and assess the effectiveness of public-private partnerships in the field of solid waste management.

The above plans were prepared based on the assessment made by the participating city/organisation as part of the Knowledge Management/CityShare Methodology.

To help implement the above plans, partnership arrangements were made, including the following: ■ Kathmandu and San Fernando on a 7 day composting initiative; ■ Banda Aceh and Phitsanulok and Phnom Penh on Community-based Solid

Waste Management and its Curricula; ■ San Fernando and HELP-O (Galle) on biogas.

Proposed Action Plans

(Alphabetically by Country/Region)

BANGLADESH

– Mr. Md. Nurul Amin, Executive Engineer, Dhaka City Corporation, E-mail: mayordhaka<at>yahoo.com

INDIA

– Mr. Kattula Vijaya Kumar, Appraisal Officer (Infrastructure), Housing and Urban Development Corporation (HUDCO), E-mail: kattula_kr<at> yahoo.co.in; kvivijayakumar<at>hudco.org

INDONESIA

– Mr. Iman Krestian Maharhandono, Staff of Planning and Development Agency, Surabaya City Government, E-mail: iman_christian<at>yahoo.co.uk; surabaya_city_government<at>yahoo.com

– Mr. Teuku Zul Akhyar, Sub-Head of Programme for Department, Sanitation & Park Department, Banda Aceh Municipality, E-mail: nadzla35<at>yahoo.co.id

– Mr. Sugimin, Pontianak.

– Mr. Zulkarnain, Batam.

– Mr Rudolf Maurits, UCLG-ASPAC.

NEPAL

– Mr. Suman Shrestha, Planning Chief, Butwal Municipality, E-mail: butwalmun_btw<at>wlink.com.np

– Mr. Rabindra Kumar Rai, Section Chief, SWM Section, Kathmandu Metropolitan City, E-mail: rairabindra<at>gmail.com; kmcmayor<at>mos.com.np

– Mr. Prem Raj Joshi, Mayor/Executive Officer, Bharatpur Municipality, E-mail: premrjoshi<at>gmail.com; bmc<at>ntc.net.np

– Ms. Bandita Parajuli, Information and Networking Coordinator, Municipal Association of Nepal (MuAN), E-mail: banditaparajuli<at>gmail.com; info<at>muannepal.org.np

PHILIPPINES

– Mr. Valmar Mavzo Valdez, Environment and Natural Resources Officer, City Government of San Fernando, E-mail: valmar_valdez<at>yahoo.com; csflu<at>sflu.com

– Ms. Mary Constancy Caoile Barrameda, Anthropologist & Residence Research, Justice and Peace Desk, Social Action Center, Freedom to Build, Inc., Philippines, E-mail: barramedamc<at>yahoo.com.ph

SRI LANKA

– Mr. Darshana Maduranga Welivitigoda, Project Manager, Human & Environment Links Progressive Organization (HELP-O), E-mail: helpogn<at>wow.lk; darshana_madura80<at>yahoo.ca

– Mr. Maduwa Guruge Jayawardena, Supervision Public Health Inspector, Negombo Municipal Council, E-mail: negmayor<at>sltnet.lk ; negmccom<at>sltnet.lk

– Mr. Tuan Mohamed Ilahi Abdeen, Member of the Municipal Council & Chairman of Health Committee, Kandy, E-mail: kmckandy<at>sltnet.lk

– Mr. Anuradha D. Wallawita Samarasinghe, Environment Officer, Matale Municipal Council, E-mail: mcmatale<at>yahoo.com

– Mr. Bhagawan Aryal, Executive Officer, Mechinagar Municipality, E-mail: aryal_bhagawan<at>hotmail.com

THAILAND

– Mr. Chusak Raksanau, Sanitation Researcher, Phitsanulok Municipality, E-mail: earynum6<at>gmail.com

PARTICIPANTS

Study visit to composting plant in Kuala Lumpur

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Achievement of 30% waste reduction in Yokohama

Y okohama, the host City of CITYNET Secretariat, launched the G30 (30% of garbage reduction) Campaign in 2003. Using 2001 as the base year, the City reduced its garbage generation by 35.9% during 2001 and

2006. The case study from Yokohama was presented by Mr. Kazuo Hashimoto, a Yokohama City official who is currently seconded as the Assistant Secretary-General of CITYNET.

The G30 Campaign not only succeeded in garbage reduction, but also in decreasing the City’s financial burden and improving the urban environment. Overall, the outcome is equal to the annual absorption of CO2 from a forest area of 560km2, which is 1.3 times the area of Yokohama. This figure includes 780,000 tons of CO2 that was not emitted due to discontinuing operations of two incineration plants.

Intensive efforts to double the classification of household waste collection from 5 to 10 items and organising more than 11,000 briefing meetings with citizens have not been an easy task for Yokohama City. Leadership of the Mayor, proactive campaigns, and participation of the community and businesses are believed to be the key to success.

Learning from other cities PARTICIPANTS

(Alphabetically by Country/Region)

LOCAL PARTICIPANTS FROM MALAYSIA

Alam Flora Sdn. Bhd – Mr. Sooria Gandhi Rao, Manager, New Business, E-mail:

sooriagr<at>alamflora.com.my; rgsuuria<at>gmail.com

– Ms. Margaret Low Hui Keng, Manager, ICI, margaretlow<at>alamflora.com.my

– Mr. Muhammad Kamil Bin Puteh, Special Officer in CEO’s office, E-mail: mdkamilp<at>alamflora.com.my

– Mr. Muhamad Fadzil Haris, Manager, Pahang Service Area 4, mfadzil<at>alamflora.com.my

– Mr. Sahrani Kasim, Manager, Operations Planning Department, E-mail: sahrani<at>alamflora.com.my

– Ms. Nazira Bt. Mahayuddin, Manager,Pahang Service Area 1, E-mail: naziramn<at>alamflora.com.my

– Mr. Mohamed Farid Mahmood, Manager,Selangor Service Area 2, E-mail: mdfarid<at>alamflora.com.my

– Mr. Zakwan Saidin, Manager,Selangor Service Area 1, E-mail: zakwansa<at>alamflora.com.my

City Hall of Kuala Lumpur (DBKL) – Mr. Robert Lipon

– Mr. Zainal Abidin bin Baharin

– Mr. Basoriy bin Sarimin

– Mr. Ir. Lee Chock Hoo

– Mr. Hj. Ismail bin Mohamed, Mechanical Engineer, Mechanical Engineering Department, E-mail: ismailmohamed<at>dbkl.gov.my

– Mr. Zainal bin Kasimin

– Mr. K.R. Chelvakanapathy

– Mr. Haji Mohamad bin Hashim

Subang Jaya Municipal Council – Ms. Azura binti Mohd Don, Director, Landscape & Urban

Services, Subang Jaya, E-mail: azura<at>mpsj.gov.my

Labuan – Mr. Azzizul bin Ambran

“The training was indeed fun and educational; it gave me useful inputs on the perspective of local governments in various Asian cities. This will help us improve our cooperation with them. After the training, I have initiated the food waste collection project; sourced the required vehicle for a start; and spoken to University Malaya for collaboration. In the next stage, we will try to speak to the waste producers, ie. hotels to be part of a program.” Mr. R.G. Sooria, Manager, Institutional Relations & New Business, Alam Flora Ltd., Malaysia

Curricula on Community-based Solid Waste Management in Phitsanulok

P hitsanulok, a town with a population of more than 80,000 inhabitants, shared its experience on effective Community-based Solid Waste Management (CBM). As Dr. Suthi, Deputy Mayor of Phitsanulok,

discussed at KLRTC XIV, his Municipality has taken several years to build a community that is actively involved in reducing waste at source. And now, the Municipality is able to benefit from the fruits from their investment and the waste sent to disposal sites has been minimised.

The local government’s strong efforts towards awareness-rising programmes and development of CBM curricula have led to Phitsanulok’s success. The curricula were introduced to three main target groups: the decision makers (mayors and councillors), directors and staff as implementers, and the community. They incorporate technical and managerial aspects which were found to be appropriate in the local context. The curricula have helped the organisational aspects of CBM training that transforms trainees into pro-active CMB implementers.

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KLRTC BIDS FAREWELL KLRTC Team bid farewell to Berta Pesti, who left UNITAR in July 2008. The Team expressed its

appreciation to Berta for her dedication and work to KLRTC, and wish her success in her future career (from left: Bernadia Irawati Tjandradewi, CITYNET; Hanim Hashim, DBKL; Berta Pesti, UNITAR and Zainab Ghazali, DBKL).

Environmental Education: Lessons from Phnom Penh, Cambodia

P hnom Penh has been implementing its solid waste reduction in 145 pilot schools as part of its Environmental Education (EE) programme. These EE activities began were under the AWAREE (Awareness on

Environmental Education) project - a city-to-city cooperation initiative carried out by CITYNET, JICA and Yokohama. It included waste segregation, which was believed to be the first segregation done at schools in Phnom Penh. The project was able to improve the schools’ environment and student’s behaviours. Good cooperation, especially between departments of Education and Environment, and leaderships of the Governor and Vice Governors were seen as one of the key reasons for its success.

Learning from other cities RESOURCE PERSONS CITYNET

– Mr. Kazuo Hashimoto, Assistant Secretary General, CITYNET/ Seconded from the City of Yokohama, Yokohama, Japan. E-mail: asg<at>citynet-ap.org

– Dr. Bernadia Irawati Tjandradewi, Programme Director (KLRTC - Advisor), CITYNET, Yokohama, Japan. E-mail: bernadia<at>citynet-ap.org

LGA

– Mr. Cr. John D. Rich, Immediate Past President, Local Government Association of South Australia/ Member of UCLG ASPAC, Australia. E-mail: j.d.rich<at>bigpond.com; lgasa<at>lga.sa.gov.au

PHITSANULOK

– Dr. Suthi Hantrakul, Deputy Mayor, Phitsanulok Municipality, Thailand. E-mail: suthi3<at>hotmail.com

PHNOM PENH

– Mr. Chea Cheath, Deputy Director, Department of Education, Youth and Sports, Municipality of Phnom Penh, Cambodia. E-mail: ang.chiek<at>scn.online.com.kh

– Mr. Chiek Ang, Deputy Director, Department of Environment, Municipality of Phnom Penh, Cambodia. E-mail: be.pp<at>scn.online.com.kh

UNESCAP

– Mr. Adnan Hameed Aliani, Human Settlements Officer, Poverty Reduction Section Poverty and Development Division, UNESCAP, Bangkok, Thailand. E-mail: aliani.unescap<at>un.org

UNITAR

– Ms. Berta Pesti, Programme Officer (KLTRC – Advisor), UNITAR, Geneva, Switzerland. E-mail: berta.pesti<at>unitar.org; pestiberta<at>hotmail.com (after July 2008)

Note: To avoid automatic search engines for spam, @ was replaced by <at> in all e-mail addresses.

“UCLG-ASPAC was very pleased to join CITYNET and UNITAR in presenting this important training. The sharing of information and the opportunity to meet with people from countries throughout our region was a highlight. We are all facing the same challenges and dealing with the issues in different ways, but I was impressed with the energy and enthusiasm of delegates in seeking environmental solutions to waste management. ”

Mr. John Rich, Immediate Past President, Local Government Association of South Australia/ASPAC, Australia

Experience from Australia on Financing

L ocal governments in Australian have concentrated on reducing solid waste going to landfills, targeting a 75% reduction from 2000 levels. Some cities have achieved approximately 55% diversion rate by

adopting source separation of waste into three bins:- Green organics; Recyclables & Household waste.

The next challenge is to remove food waste from the household waste stream which would allow to meet the 75% target and removing green organics and food waste will greatly reduce green house gas emissions from landfill sites. Composting of green waste and recycling of materials is also practised in all major cities. Reducing the level of consumption is a challenge that requires increased public awareness of the connection between Climate Change and the rate of consumption of our valuable resources.

ALAM FLORA Ltd.

A lam Flora Pvt. Ltd. serves major cities in Malaysia, including Kuala Lumpur. Various initiatives of ALAM FLORA have inspired participants, such as the use of GIS (Geographical Information System) and the

Automated Vehicle Location Systems (AVLS) that is useful to track vehicle movements and identify stops and idling on a route with graphical visualisation. The system is able to efficiency improve response time on vehicle problems and collection route, and increase cost-efficiency (i.e. reduce need for supervisors and speed-up collection time). For details, please see: www.alamflora.com.my

ABOUT KLRTC



KLRTC Secretariat Contact:

CITYNET (The Regional Network of Local Authorities for the Management of Human Settlements), 5F, International Organizations Center, Pacifico-Yokohama, 1-1-1 Minato Mirai, Nishi-ku, Yokohama 220-0012, JAPAN. Tel: (81-45) 223-2161; Fax: (81-45) 223-2162 E-mail: info<at>citynet-ap.org Web: http://www.citynet-ap.org/

CITY HALL OF

KUALA LUMPUR


ASIAN CITIES LEARNED FROM SEOUL’S SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORTATION INITIATIVES


“ The message that struck me was a keynote remark of Dato’ Lakhbir Singh Chahl, the Secretary General of CITYNET that “it is the political will that can deal with the issue of transportation demand in any cities.” As for the project being implemented in Seoul, I found that “Green Parking Project” is useful for Cambodia as it gives the concept about dealing with parking space that is in harmony with the environment”

- Pok Sokundara, Secretary-General, National League of Commune /Sangkat of the Kingdom of Cambodia 1

B y 2030, UN projects that Asia’s urban population will be nearly double from 1.36 to 2.64 billion due to inter-regional flow of people and commodities. Driven by this urban

growth, people spur the growth of motorised transport causing strong upward pressure on transport energy demand.

In its efforts to provide opportunities to learn, share ideas about policies, methods, and strategies to achieve sustainable transport to Asian cities, prior to the Training, the Seminar on Seoul’s Sustainable Transportation Systems was held on 8 and 9 September 2008 at Seoul Plaza Hotel, Seoul, Republic of Korea.

Private companies and research institutions also shared their expertise enabling the participants to be familiar with their innovative products and latest findings to achieve sustainable transportation.

Participants find the green parking, river restoration projects, and BRT system of Seoul very innovative and could be replicated to their respective cities.

The final discussion chaired by San Fernando Mayor was held and resulted to a consensus that achieving the goals of sustainable transportation requires the need for strategic vision, good governance, and commitment from all stakeholders.

Organisers for KLRTC XV:

S trong political will, commitment and good governance—these were the key lessons that participants gained during the Seminar and KLRTC Training Course XV on Sustainable

Transportation Systems held in Seoul, Republic of Korea from September 8-11, 2008.

A total of 70 participants representing various cities from 10 countries were able to get an in-depth understanding of Seoul’s transportation policies on concerns such as maintenance of the air quality, promotion of Seoul as the Green Transport City, and low energy consumption. In addition, they were able to listen to successful transport cases from other cities, such as Tokyo and Yokohama, Japan and gained new and innovative measures and strategies that could be implemented in their respective cities.

Likewise, the visits to Cheonggyecheon Restoration Project and Hangang River Renaissance Project Headquarters have equipped the trainees greater knowledge on river restoration strategies enabling them to understand principle of restoring the water system not only for aesthetic purposes but to improve the transportation system and quality of life in the city.

Participants were also able to assess their city’s performance level using the CityShare matrix – the flagship KLRTC methodology - and to develop and present their Action Plans (please refer to page 2 for a list of proposed action plans).

The Seminar and KLRTC XV was organised by KLRTC’s core partners (CITYNET, UNITAR, City Hall of Kuala Lumpur, Veolia Environnment) in cooperation with Seoul Metropolitan Government (SMG) and Seoul Human Resource Development Center (SHRDC) for the Training, and Seoul Development Institute (SDI) for the Seminar. This is the first time the KLRTC programme was held in Seoul—a mega city which has received international recognition for its efforts in undertaking public transport reforms.

CITYNET will monitor the implementation of the Action Plans that were proposed by the participants.

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Seoul’s Sustainable Transportation

Right: San Fermando Mayor Pablo Ortega chairing the Final Discussion of the Seminar. Left: Dr. Leong Siew Mun from City Hall Kuala Lumpur

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S eoul envisions an attractive global city with clean air and a clean city with low energy consumption; clean and beautiful water environment; green city co-existing with nature; healthy environment-friendly city

good to live in; community-oriented green transport city; and a competitive metropolitan city.

In order to achieve this, the Seoul Metropolitan Government (SMG) has set various transportation policies aimed at public transportation service enhancement, travel demand management and air quality management through establishment of an Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) base.

Major reforms in the city include the introduction of high quality bus services such as CNG and Hybrid busses which would replace all intra-city busses by 2010; installation of Bus Information System (BIS) at 76 shelters in 2007 and 100 stops in 2008; improvement of the subway environment; enhancement of the card payment through introduction of voice service and incentives for companies and drivers reflecting their service evaluation; strengthening of “brand-call taxi” services; restoration of Cheonggyecheon; and installation of bicycle lanes.

The formulation of Seoul Transportation Plan is aimed at achieving high quality service in the field of public transportation; pedestrian and eco-oriented urban environment; and low carbon, eco-friendly structure. Seoul targets to expand its current 73.5 - kilometre median bus lanes to 141.9 kilometres by 2010 and 221.4 kilometres after 2010. Likewise, the expansion of the Integrated Public Transit Fare System in the Metropolitan area anticipates a savings of 500,000 Won (353 USD) per person/year.

Moreover, Seoul also plans to expand the CNG-based vehicle services and installation of eco-friendly transport (Light Rail Transits) to encourage the use of public transportation more; promotion of road traffic environment for green transport through the use of non-motorised vehicles, development of greenways, and expansion of the green parking project; and building-up of pedestrian-oriented downtown creating a new urban space for culture and tourism.

Transportation Policies in Seoul for Sustainability

Transportation in Asia: Trends and Practices

I nflux of people coming in and out of the cities due to demands of urbanisation has caused many cities to experience negative trends in urban transport

such as rapid motorisation, rising emission from vehicles, growing number of accidents and death on roads, more demands on transport users.

In 2003, rapid increase of car ownership in the Asia-Pacific region has manifested with more than 30 vehicles per thousand people. Consequently, CO2 emission has reached to more than 1,100 million metric tons. Seven of the world’s ten most pullulated cities are in Asia, including Bangkok, Beijing, Delhi, Jakarta, Kathmandu, Manila, and Mumbai.

Another trend which is occurring in Asia is the rising number of deaths due to car accidents over the years especially in the cities of China and India.

Responding to these challenges, Asian cities has undertaken various reforms and measures. Jakarta and Seoul has adopted the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) system to promote mass transportation. To reduce air pollution and rapid car emission, Nagoya and Tokyo have also engaged in the promotion of non-motorised transportation system by encouraging people to use bicycles.

In Bangkok, the city made an agreement with an oil refinery to produce biofuel from used cooking oil. Also, the city has improved its transportation, sky train, and subway system. And on July 2008, efforts of the City Government of San Fernando, La Union, Philippines paved the way as they were able to convert around 1600 tricycles from 2-stroke to 4-stroke.

“In Nepal, after returning back from the KLRTC Training Programme, we have planned to initiate the pilot project in Butwal Municipality with coordination from MuAN and technical support from SDI, Seoul and CITYNET. We have already organized an interaction programme with concerned stakeholders to start the initiative on ICT-Based Bus Terminal.”

- Krishna Prasad Jaisi, Chief and Executive Officer, Butwal Municipality, Nepal

Participants together with the President of Seoul Hu-

man Resource Development Centre, Mr. Myongu Jo

Cheonggyecheon Restoration Project

Participants & City Share Exercise

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3 “ The Sustainable Urban Transport Seminar and KLRTC Training were really beneficial for our cities in Nepal. The Urban Transport System adopted by Seoul Metropolitan Government is a showcase system through which many developing and developed cities around the world may learn and adopt the system of applicable to their own.”

- Sushil Gyewali, Programme Officer, CITYNET-MuAN-UNMC Joint Office for MDGs in South Asian Region, Nepal


Self-assessment exercise has helped participants assess on basic services as to transportation matters and different practices;

Public participation is needed for the successful implementation of the government projects;

Political will: If it’s for the good of the majority, do it; Sustainable development can be achieved with political support;

Congestion cannot be stopped but it can be managed;

Technology play an important role in making development toward sustainability;

City transportation planning and development have to be based on environment-friendly objectives.

Lessons learnt

B elow is a list of activities presented by participants in their action plans at the end of the Training Course. These plans were prepared based on the assessment made by the participating city/organisation as part of

the Knowledge Management/CityShare Methodology. :

Butwal, Nepal: Conduct multi-stakeholder consultation for the feasibility of the construction of the ICT-based Bus Terminal;

National League of Commune/Sangkat, Cambodia: Mobilise private sectors to invest in the form of BOT in the areas such as water supply and road construction so that every people in the suburb of Phnom Penh can have access to clean water and road;

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: Upgrading and promotion of public transportation; review of traffic flow; and implementation of one-way street policy;

Makati, Philippines: Promotion of non-motorized transportation and mass transportation measures;

Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam: Switch to greener mode of transportation means;

Sukabumi, Indonesia: Relocation of the central bus terminal, and integration of public transport modes and routes

To help implement the above plans, partnership arrangements were made, including the following:

Member cities of the CITYNET Nepal Chapter to come up with an integrated transport management policy with technical assistance from Seoul Development Institute;

Butwal to tap Suwon City for technical expertise on the implementation of the Intelligent Bus System.


CAMBODIA

Mr. Pok Sokundara, Secretary-General, National League of Commune/Sangkat. E-mail: pokdara<at>online.com.kh

INDONESIA

Dr. Suherman, Representative for the CITYNET Indonesia Chapter/Head of Local Public Hospital, Local Government of Sukabumi. E-mail: herman_mkm<at>yahoo.co.id

JAPAN

Mr. Keita Nagao, Team Leader Transportation Planning Section, Tokyo Metropolitan Government. E-mail: [email protected]

Mr. Kimihiro Kuromizu (Speaker), Urban Development Bureau, Manager for Railroad Project Division, City of Yokohama. E-mail: ki00-kuromizu<at>city.yokohama.jp

MALAYSIA

Mr. Mak See, Deputy Director of Public Work Department, City Hall Kuala Lumpur. E-mail: [email protected]

MONGOLIA

Ms. Munhkuu Dondov, Expert. Mongolian Association of Urban Centers. E-mail: munkhuu<at>gmail. com; [email protected]

Ms. Batnorov Tsegmid, Expert, Waste Department, Bayangol District. E-mail: norvoo_51<at>yahoo.com

Mr. Munkhdorj Tumurbaatar, Head, Waste Department, Chingeltei District. E-mail: [email protected]

Mr. Sukhbat Daszeveg, Head, Waste Department, Sukhbaatar District. E-mail: [email protected]

Mr. Davaasuren Sanj, Head, Waste Department, Bayansurkh District. E-mail: s.davaasuren<at>mail.com

Mr. Lkhagvasuren Tresmaa, Head, Division of Manufacture Service and Retail, Bayangol District. E-mail: [email protected]

NEPAL

Mr. Krishna Prasad Jaisi, Chief and Executive Officer, Butwal Municipality Office. E-mail: kpjaisi<at>yahoo.com

Mr. Arun Raj Poudel, Engineer, Pokhara Sub-Metropolitan City Office. E-mail: arunrajpoudel<at>hotmail.com

Mr. Bhairab Bahadur Bogati, Chief, Infrastructure Division, Kathmandu Metropolitan City. E-mail: bhairab_bogati<at> yahoo.com

Mr. Sushil Gyewali, Programme Officer, CITYNET-MuAN-UNMC Joint Office on MDGs in South Asian Region. E-mail: muan<at>ntc.net.np

PARTICIPANTS (Alphabetically by Country/Region)

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SRI LANKA

Mr. Kahatapiti Ralalage Lionel Wijewardena, Municipal Commissioner, Negombo Municipal Council. E-mail: negmccom<at>sltnet.lk

PHILIPPINES

Ms. Anna Rose Caro, Planning Officer II, City Government of Makati (Secondment Staff of CITYNET). E-mail: makati_international<at>makati.gov.ph

Mr. Melchor V. Galvez, Transportation Regulation Officer I, Local Government of San Fernando, La Union. E-mail: melchorgalvez<at>yahoo.com

Mr. Pablo C. Ortega, Mayor, Local Government of San Fernando, La Union. E-mail: pcortega<at>yahoo.com/ csflu<at>sflu.com

VIETNAM

Mr. Tran Huu Son, Expert of Transport Management, Ho Chi Minh City. E-mail: sontranhuu<at>yahoo.com

Sustainable Urban Transportation: Tokyo’s Policies

W ith about 34 million people, the Tokyo Megalopolis region makes one of the most populated economic hubs of the world. The Tokyo region has faced urban challenges, including the transport

sector which accounts for about 20% of all carbon emissions in Japan.

To address the pressing issue of air pollution caused by high carbon emission, Tokyo has carried out various urban infrastructure measures such as development of an integrated road network systems; promotion of a well-balanced network of radial and circular motorways; development of railways; introduction of new seamless IC Card system; and formulation and implementation of the “Basic Policy for Railway Crossing Measures.”

Learning from Japanese cities

RESOURCE PERSONS CITYNET

Dr. Bernadia Irawati Tjandradewi, Programme Director (KLRTC - Advisor), CITYNET, Yokohama, Japan. E-mail: bernadia<at>citynet-ap.org

CITY HALL KUALA LUMPUR Dr. Leong Siew Mun, Deputy Director (KLRTC - Advisor), Department of Transportation, City Hall Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. E-mail: leongsm<at>yahoo.com

SEOUL METROPOLITAN GOVERNMENT (SMG) Mr. Young-han Kim, Director of Energy Policy Division. E-mail: yunghan3<at>hanmail.net; kimyh3<at>seoul.go.kr

Mr. Chan-Gon Kim, Chief Director of Hangang Project. E-mail: chan_gonkim<at>hotmail.com

SEOUL DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE (SDI) Dr. Gyeng-Chul Kim, Senior Research Fellow. E-mail: gckim<at>sdi.re.kr

SEOUL HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT CENTER (SHRDC)

Mr. Myongu Jo, President. E-mail:myonguj<at>seoul.go.kr


“It was a nice experience for me to attend the Seminar & KLRTC Training because I was able to learn sustainable tactics from Seoul and other Asian cities. Likewise, I was also able to share how Tokyo Metropolitan Government developed its public transportation and road network.”

- Keita Nagao, Team Leader Transportation Planning Section, Tokyo Metropolitan Government, Japan

Yokohama’s Transport Tactics for Sustainable Development

T he opening of Yokohama as a Port City 150 years ago had lead Yokohama to become a city of trade and commerce causing environmental deterioration and many other challenges.

Responding to these challenges, the city's tactics include promotion of mass transportation through enhancement of the railway and bus systems; introduction of electric vehicles to reduce the Global Warming impacts of CO2 emission; and greening of the station yards and sidewalks. Likewise, the city gives priority in strengthening its collaboration with private companies, civic organisations, and the community in promoting non-motorised transport, and use of energy-saving vehicles and facilities.

ABOUT KLRTC




CITYNET (The Regional Network of Local Authorities for the Management of Human Settlements), 5F, International Organizations Center, Pacifico-Yokohama, 1-1-1 Minato Mirai, Nishi-ku, Yokohama 220-0012, JAPAN. Tel: (81-45) 223-2161 Fax: (81-45) 223-2162 E-mail: info<at>citynet-ap.org Web: http://www.citynet-ap.org/ http://dbkl.gov.my/others/KLRTC/

PARTICIPANTS

Visiting the Cheonggyecheon Museum


ACHIEVING URBAN RESILIENCE: ASIAN CITIES’ VISION AND MISSION


“ We can’t stop natural calamities or disasters from happening in our cities. But if we are prepared for such through a well-planned strategy for disaster risk management, we can minimise death and devastation to properties. ”

- Pablo Ortega, Mayor, City Government of San Fernando, La Union. Philippines 1

U rban populations are growing rapidly the world over, but their growth in the developing nations of the Asian region is most alarming since it is taking place in the

absence of well-planned and structured settlements. As a result, the civic services and the general quality of the settlements is of low standard and the urban communities are being subjected to an ever-increasing risk of natural as well as technological disasters. The natural disaster incidences in the Asia-Pacific region have demonstrated a distinctly increasing trend over the decades. The region experiences some of the world’s worst natural hazards such as frequent earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, cyclones, and annual monsoons. The levels of risk are further rising due to the phenomenon of climate change that has come to fore in recent years. While on one hand, migrant pressures on existing cities are projected to reach unmanageable proportions, on the other hand, the severity and frequency of extreme climatic event related disasters is set to increase. In such a situation, the only viable way towards safer living is through preparedness to face disasters, since hazards cannot be controlled. This requires concerted efforts on part of the city governments, voluntary organisations and the community itself. Risk awareness has to be created, and preparedness plans formulated, so that the urban populace of the region may live a safer life.

Organisers for KLRTC XVI:

A sian cities, being in the region with the largest and fastest growing population in the world, are currently challenged by the threats and risks caused by the impact of climate

change and natural disasters which affects the resilience of the communities and the quality of life. Coastal cities especially have become increasingly vulnerable due to climate-related disasters.

Responding to this alarming phenomenon, more than 60 participants from eleven (11) cities gathered in Da Nang, Vietnam on February 18-20, 2009 to discuss urban development and disaster risk as well as learn techniques, methodologies, and sound practices on achieving climate and disaster resilience in urban communities with a focus on coastal cities. Participants mainly represented local governments, non-governmental organisations, universities, and community organisations.

Entitled as “Training and Action Workshop on Climate and Disaster Resilience in Asian Coastal Cities,” the three-day training presented current trends, useful tools, and sound practices on risk reduction which could help local authorities reduce urban risk through policy formulation, program planning and implementation. Similarly, a field study visit to Da Nang’s multi-function shelter for flood prevention and coastal areas provided first-hand information to participants, giving them a better understanding of the topic.

Of special note, participants were able to assess their city’s performance level using the CityShare matrix – the flagship KLRTC methodology. Likewise, they were also able to identify their Climate and Disaster Resilience levels using the Climate Disaster Resilience Index or CDRI (Please refer to page 2 for more discussion about CDRI).

Using these tools, participants were then asked to develop and present their action plans at the later part of the training. CITYNET will monitor these action plans which will be presented at the 2009 CITYNET Congress in Yokohama this September.

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Urban Development: The Seeding of Risk

Participants listening to a local from Da Nang as she shares the City’s experi-ence of Typhoon Xangsane and aftermath during a 2006 study visit.

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Achieving Urban Resilience continued…..

Overall, participants found the training very relevant and timely as the vulnerability of cities is increasing especially due to the impacts of climate change and frequent natural disasters. They commend the tools and the knowledge gained as being very useful, leading to an increased awareness on current trends and equipping them with new strategies and techniques in achieving urban resilience. They also suggest that similar training workshops be held regularly as it proves to be a cost-effective exercise compared with the expenses of responding to and recovering from disaster incidences. Lastly, it was also suggested that real examples of community-based efforts on risk reductions be included in the field visits.

In recognition of the significance of the training’s objectives and its value of helping achieve urban resilience in Asian urban communities, VietnamNet Bridge and Climate-L.org,- two online information facilities - have featured the training on their respective sites. To access the articles about the training, please visit: http://english.vietnamnet.vn/tech/2009/02/830285/ for VietnamNet Bridge and www.climate-l.org/2009/03/unitar-organizes-workshop-on-climate-and-disaster-resilience-in-coastal-asian-cities.html for Climate-L.org.

The training is the sixteenth series of the KLRTC organised by CITYNET, Kyoto University, and the Asia Regional Task Force on Urban Risk Reduction (RTF-URR) – which CITYNET is also a member - with support from KLRTC’s core partners, UNITAR and Veolia Environnement. The event is hosted by the People’s Community of Da Nang. This is the first time that Da Nang hosted a CITYNET event and the first time that CITYNET collaborated with Kyoto University for such capacity-building initiative.

Climate Disaster Resilience Index (CDRI)

C limate Disaster Resilience Index (CDRI) is a yardstick being developed by Kyoto University to measure the level of climate disaster

resilience of urban communities looking at five dimensions of resilience, namely: natural, physical, social, economic, and institutional. However, its scope is limited to climate-induced disasters (hydro-meteorological disasters) such as cyclone, flood, heat wave, drought, and heavy rainfall. This concept comprises the capacity of a community to absorb such stresses, to manage them, and to recover from them.

Using parameters and variables as indicators, CDRI is able to map the communities’ position on the level of climate disaster resilience in different dimensions which could help urban decision-makers and managers in policy formulation and take necessary actions to enhance urban climate disaster resilience.

First attempts to apply the index was made through a collaborative initiative of Kyoto University, CITYNET, UNISDR, RTF-URR, and United Nations University (UNU) in developing the Urban Risk Profile for Asian Cities. By means of data collected through a survey questionnaire, CDRI levels of 15 Asian cities were identified. These cities include Banda Aceh, Bangkok, Colombo, Da Nang, Dhaka, Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh, Hue, Iloilo, Makati, Mumbai, San Fernando, Sukabumi, and Yokohama. Likewise, policy points were identified to help local decision-makers and urban managers build a more resilient community.

More for information and to get a copy of the profile, please visit: www.citynet-ap.org/En/user/resource/docs/1879.pdf

“The program flow is logical and appropriate. I find the topic on urban risk assessment very useful because the issues presented are very relevant to our city. The issues are real and yet many of us are not aware.”

- Noel Hechanova, City Environment and Natural Resources Officer, City Government of Iloilo, Philippines

KLRTC XVI participants together with Da Nang’s Vice-Chairman, Mr. Van Huu Chien

City representatives exchange views and experiences on risk reduction initiatives during the CityShare Matrix Exercises.

Left: Participants observing Da Nang’s coastline affected by Typhoon Zangsane. Right: Mr. Huynh Kim, Deputy Chair of Hoa Quy Ward explaining the flood meter that has been used by the community in the past as well as today.

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3 “ My impression about the training is that it is very interesting as it gave me the opportunity to meet a lot of people from different sectors like universities and private companies. I was also able to learn from different Asian cities which could help me in my work at Ho Chi Minh’s Flood Control Center.”

- Dr. Bui Viet Hung, Specialist, Steering Center of the Urban Flood Control Programme, Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam


• Review of the terminologies and presentation of the current status and trends on urban risk have helped the participants in understanding climate disaster risk and resilience all throughout the training.

• Self-assessment exercise helped participants assess their local basic services level in terms of disaster risk matters and different practices.

• Group discussions and city information-sharing served as an effective tool for participants to impart their city’s practices and at the same time learn from other cities as well.

• Urban risk assessment and tools for risk reduction is available to help the cities in the formulation of their strategies and plan for disaster risk management.

Lessons Learnt

B elow is a list of activities presented by participants in their proposed action plans at the end of the training course. These plans were prepared based on the assessment made by the participating city or

organisation as part of the Knowledge Management/CityShare Methodology: • Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia, Sri Lanka: Set-up a monitoring system,

establish a task force for disaster risk reduction and management, and conduct public awareness on climate change and disaster risks;

• Mumbai, India: Set-up a Disaster Management Committee; formulate guidelines and/or standard operating procedures to streamline disaster risk management in the city’s activities and programmes, and allocate some funds for future disaster risk reduction and response initiatives;

• Iloilo, Philippines: Review of the City Spatial Development Plan and engineering standards, strengthen institutional partnerships; and conduct hydro-meteorological assessment;

• San Fernando, Philippines: Prepare a guide on disaster preparedness and conduct a public awareness drive on climate and disaster risk reductions through the City’s radio program and local newspaper;

• Surabaya, Indonesia: Implement public awareness programs especially in schools, conduct disaster drill for the communities, and establish a better communication system within the City;

In addition to the proposed plans from the participating cities, other stakeholders also developed their action plans.

• Christian Aid, Philippines (NGO): Adapt the tools learned to a local context, organise training-workshops to elaborate on the mechanics of the self-assessment tools to suit the grassroots audience; and pilot “Localising HFA” in one city.

• Colombo University, Sri Lanka: Include disaster risk reduction in the undergraduate education system, establish information dissemination through radio programmes, and train local government people.



(The list does not include local participants from Da Nang )

India

Mr. Ashok Khaire, Deputy Municipal Commissioner, Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai

Email:narvekar_mahesh<at>rediffmail.com

Indonesia

Mr. Yudi Handono, Staff-Bakespol & Linmas, Surabaya City Government , Email: yuddie_11<at>yahoo.com

Mr. Muhammed Ridha, Head of Subdivision of Urban and Regional Planning, Banda Aceh Local Government ,

Email: muh_ridha<at>yahoo.com

Philippines

Mr. Edwin Aguilar, City Disaster Coordinator, City Government of Makati , Email: kampai_rescue04<at>yahoo.com

Mr. Pablo C. Ortega, Mayor, Local Government of San Fer-nando, La Union. E-mail: pc-ortega<at>yahoo.com/

Mr. Noel Hechanova, City Environment and Natural Resources Officer, City Government of Iloilo

Email: noel_hechnova<at>yahoo.com

Ms. Remedios Guillena, Programme Officer, Christian Aid-Philipiines, Email: rguillena<at>yahoo.com

Singapore

Mr. Vikram Rajola, Development Manager, LIEN Institute for the Environment - Nanyang University, Email:[email protected]

Sri Lanka

Mr. Jayantha Aluthgama Guruge, Steering Committee Member of the Disaster Management Team and Director for Training

and Development, Colombo Municipal Council, Email: munici<at> slt.lk

Dr. Deepthi Devika Wickramasinghe, Senior Lecturer, University of Colombo, Email: deepthi<at>zoology.cmb.ac.lk

Mr. Naga Kankanamge Lalith Chandana, Acting Chief Municipal Engineer, Dehiwala-Mt Lavinia Municipal Council,

Email: munici<at>slt.lk

Vietnam

Mr. Pham Van Hoa, Head of Economic Development and Environment Division, Hue City Center for International

Cooperation, Email: hoptacquoctehue<at>vnn.vn

Le Phan Anh Thu, Consultant of Division of Decentralised Cooperation and NGOs, Hue City Center for International

Cooperation, Email: hoptacquoctehue<at>vnn.vn

Dr. Bui Viet Hung, Specialist - Flood Prevention Center, Ho Chi Minh People’s Committee, Email: hungvadiep<at>gmail.com

Mr. Nguyen Minh Hoang, Vice-Director for the Environment Protection Agency, Ho Chi Minh People’s Committee,

Email: mcatuan2003<at>yahoo.com

Mr. Le Sanh Quoc Tuan, Environment Expert, Ho Chi Minh People’s Committee, Email: mcatuan2003<at>yahoo.com

Ms. Anh-Thu Doan, Deputy Chief Representative, Veolia Environnement (SEA) Holding PTE Ltd.,

Email: anh-thu.doan<at>veoliawater.com.hk

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Dr. Bernadia Irawati Tjandradewi, Programme Director (KLRTC - Advisor), Yokohama, Japan E-mail: bernadia<at>citynet-ap.org

Kyoto University Dr. Rajib Shaw, Associate Professor & Chair of the Asia

Region Task Force for Urban Risk Reduction (RTF-URR), Japan, Email: shaw<at>global.mbox.media.kyoto-u.ac.jp

Makati City/Earthquake and Megacities Initiative (EMI) Atty. Violeta Seva, Senior Advisor/General Secretary,

Philippines, Email: vsseva<at>gmail.com

Nanyang University Dr. Bing Li, Director, LIEN Institute for the Environment,

Singapore, Email: CBLi<at>ntu.edu.sg

SEEDS India Dr. Anshu Sharma, Researcher, Email:

anshu<at>seedsindia.org

UNITAR Mr. Olivier Fruchaud, Associate Programme Officer, France

Email: olivier.FRUCHAUD<at>unitar.org

Veolia Environnement-HongKong Ms. Emelie Gerbaud, Sustainable Development Coordinator

Email: emeli.gerbaud<at>veoliawater.com.hk

United Nations University Dr. Akhilesh Surjan, Programme Associate, Tokyo, Japan,

Email: surjan<at>hq.unu.edu

UN International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (UNISDR)

Ms. Yuki Matsuoka, Programme Officer, Hyogo, Japan Email: matsuoka<at>un.org

Dr. Antonio Fernandez, Consultant, Philippines, Email: alfernandez75<at>hotmail.com

Host City—Da Nang Mr. Van Huu Chien, Vice-Chairman, Da Nang’s People’s

Committee, Email: hanoirep<at>danang.gov.vn

Mr. Nguyen Dieu, Director, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DONRE), Email:

vietquocvinh<at>gmail.com

Mr. Tran Van Quang, Professor, Da Nang University, Email: vietquocvinh<at>gmail.com


T he Local Words into Action (LWA) is currently being developed by the Asia Regional Task Force for Urban Risk Reduction (RTF-URR) and the UN International Strategy for Disaster Risk (UNISDR) to serve as a guide

in localising the Hyogo Framework for Action (HFA) in order to build community resilience in towns, cities, districts, and provinces as well as reduce and/or avoid disaster losses.

The guide was targeted to local government officials and key representatives of communities and institutions because of their knowledge of resources which can be utilized as well as their ability to link with these resources; they understand how to work with national level agencies, businesses, and citizens.

A special session was conducted in conjunction with the Training and Action Workshop to test the draft LWA with the participants for review and feedback. During the session, participants found the draft very useful and applicable to their respective cities. They also suggest that the draft be short and easier to use especially for community leaders and local officials and staff.

Local Words into Action: A Guide to Localising the Hyogo Framework for Action (HFA)

“The programme and logistics of the training was commendable! The self-assessment exercise was very effective. More similar matrices would be useful including a discussion on common failures (what not to do) .”

- Deepthi Wickramasinghe, Senior Lecturer, Colombo University, Sri Lanka

T he Partnership for Urban Risk Reduction is an ad hoc coalition of five (5) international organisations, namely: CITYNET, United Cities and Local Governments (UCLG), Metropolis, Local Governments for

Sustainability (ICLEI), and Earthquake and Megacities Initiative, Inc. (EMI). PURR was set as an advocacy and support initiative for all local authorities in developing safer, more resilient, and more sustainable living environments in their cities and for their communities.

On November 2008, a Declaration on Local Action for Disaster Reduction was adopted during the UCLG World Congress in Pataya, Thailand calling on members to rely on the principles and recommendation of the Hyogo Framework of Action (HFA) to develop and put into action local risk reduction strategies in their respective towns and territories including implementation of prevention and mitigation plans.

The main activities of PURR include awareness campaigns about risk reduction in regions regularly affected by natural disasters, capacity-building for local authorities , and setting-up a global platform for local authorities and their partners to build and promote a sustainable strategy for disaster risk reduction within the broader international context.

For more information about PURR and its ongoing and upcoming activities, please contact the CITYNET Secretariat.

ABOUT KLRTC





RESOURCE PEOPLE

Partnership for Urban Risk Reduction


KLRTC XVII: INTEGRATED URBAN PLANNING FOR SUSTAINABLE URBAN MANAGEMENT


“It was an excellent course programme on Integrated Urban Planning for Sustainable Urban Management. The quality of the content and presentations were of utmost use to the participants and the programme helped us in sharing various issues. I am highly thankful to the CITYNET Secretariat, UNITAR and DBKL for the same.” - Suhas K. Karvande Deputy Municipal Commissioner Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai, India 1

M alaysia has experienced a rapid rate of growth in their urban population over the past two decades. To cope with increasing urbanisation, the National Urbanisation

Policy (NUP) was formulated in 2006 to reduce and resolve major challenges in planning and managing urban growth towards the creation of a liveable city environment. This policy provides strategies towards establishing safe, systematic, modern and attractive cities and townships. The purpose is also to handle the increase in urban population by 2020 with emphasis on balancing the socio-economic and physical development within urban areas.

However, challenges do exist. The rapid rate of urbanisation, degradation of environment quality, inefficient transportation systems, decline in quality of living for urban dwellers, and ineffective governance are some examples.

To collectively address the issues, NUP drafted 30 policies and formulated 201 measures, which will be used to show that urbanisation is manageable and can be sustained. They have categorised these into six main Thrusts.

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Organisers for KLRTC XVII:

U rban planning has been a severe challenge to Asian cities as populations continue to rise rapidly with a steady influx of migrants moving in for employment and better

opportunities. As most Asian cities are already built-up, along with cultural and traditional structures, redesigning the city from the start is virtually impossible. However, with existing structures, the cities could implement measures to remove some of the hardships currently being faced by the urban residents. For most cities, short, medium and long-term measures with a strong political commitment and smart planning is essential and in immediate need in order to improve conditions.

To learn and share information on urban planning, participants from 8 Asian countries representing 11 cities attended a training course in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from 10-13 August, 2009 entitled Integrated Urban Planning for Sustainable Urban Management. The four-day training course included lectures and presentations from experts in urban planning, transportation, and environmental design. A significant part included information on keeping the balance between the human aspects and the natural environment while making plans for urban development. The course also introduced some actions that Kuala Lumpur has taken to alleviate congestion in the city’s major districts as well as strategies to upgrade and relocate informal settlements in and around the city.

Of special note, participants were able to assess their city’s performance level using the CityShare matrix – the flagship KLRTC methodology. Using this and other tools, participants were asked to develop and present their action plans in the later part of the training. CITYNET and UNITAR monitor these action plans and encourage cities to take advantage of city-to city cooperation to further enhance their knowledge on sustainable urban planning.

The KLRTC XVII course allowed participants to discuss and present their ideas which could be applicable to their cities. Rapidly growing cities have numerous constraints while planning. It is very critical that cities integrate environmental aspects to make a liveable city.

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The Malaysian Case of Rapid Urbanisation

Kuala Lumpur preserves and continues to maintain historical buildings in the city. This picture shows one of the government buildings.

Malaysian case of rapid urbanisation continued from page 1…..

The six Thrusts are: 1) efficient and sustainable urban development; 2) development of an urban economy that is resilient, dynamic and competitive; 3) an integrated and efficient urban transportation system; 4) provision of urban services, infrastructure, and utility of quality; 5) creation of conductive liveable urban environments with identity and 6) effective urban governance. Implementation of NUP will involve various ministries, departments and agencies in charge of planning, development and the management of urban services. This includes, federal state and private sector agencies. Currently, the concerns are keeping pace with urbanisation at a manageable level, ensuring balanced growth across the urban hierarchy, maintaining operational efficiency in individual urban areas, and providing acceptable levels of service to all residents within urban areas.

A ny city which has experienced rapid urbanisation with constant flow of migrants will have also experienced increased

incidences of different types of crimes. Cities can be uncomfortable places to work or live if human safety issues are not integrated in its planning phases. The crime rate in Malaysia has risen from around 40,000 in 1973 to over 153,000 in 2003. This represents a 230 percent increase over the last 30 years which correlates to the population growth.

During the training, participants were shown possible ways to create a liveable city through a presentation called Urban Crime and Safe Neighbourhoods. It stressed the point that a harmonious city would be a place where people are not segregated and have opportunities to meet and communicate with neighbours. It would be a place where people do not have to live in fear, a place where children would be able to play in the parks free of danger, a place where residents would support each other socially and psychologically regardless of the social status, a place where the vulnerable are given ample support, and a place where success is shared.

To achieve such a level, both the public and private sectors as well as the government need to take initiatives to create a sense of belonging to the city. With a combined effort, dedication and commitment from all sectors, a better environment can be created for people to enjoy urban living.

Development should not be rushed in order to catch up with competing cities economically. Urban planners and policymakers should first have a thorough understanding of what the residents would have to face in the long-term. It is also important to maintain the culture and heritage of the city so that new generations can learn from the past. We are already starting to suffer from numerous urban problems which have been unintentionally created due to rapid development and poor governance.

Good urban design alone cannot be expected to solve crime. However, positive planning, incorporated with useful and practical measures can make a significant contribution to safety. Developers should incorporate best practices that are feasible to their cities and avoid plans that could potentially have adverse effects to residents. It is necessary to learn from good and bad examples.

"There were definitely very important tips that helped me to better understand urbanisation applications as an urban development worker in the field of urban poverty reduction of developing countries in South Asia like Nepal." - Bishnu Poudel Manager, Tansen Municipality, Nepal

KLRTC XVII participants listen to the orientation given by DBKL representa-tive before heading out into the city in the evening. KLRTC provides a great opportunity for trainees to observe the real experience from the host city.

City representatives assess their city’s level of development, make compari-sons and propose action plans during the Self-Assessment Exercises. CITYNET follows up on the action plans formulated during the training course through city-to-city coopera-tion.

To cope with traffic congestion, Kuala Lumpur has developed and enhanced its public transportation system, such as through BRT, LRT and Monorail.

Urban Crime and Safe Neighbourhoods

It was a good and meaningful opportunity for participants to exchange information and share responsibility on various issues surrounding urban planning and capacity building. It provided us with comprehensive information for both old and new generations. - Dr. Ir. M. Rudy Siahaan, Head Division of Environment, Jakarta Capital City Government Indonesia

K LRTC conducts evaluations – daily and overall – to improve its performance and receives input from participants. The following is a summary of the lessons learnt:

• Review of presentations and current trends on urban planning have helped the participants to understand the pros and cons of urbanisation.

• Self-Assessment Exercises helped participants assess their local basic services level in terms of city planning matters and different practices.

• Group discussions and city information-sharing served as an effective tool for participants to impart their city’s practices and at the same time learn from other cities as well.

• Local governments play a crucial role in introducing good governance, planned development, and sharing information with the public. Participants exchanged information on how other cities had implemented policies to enforce measures.

Lessons Learnt

B elow is a summary of the result of the Self-Assessment Matrix that the participants worked on during the workshop. Participants are expected to pursue city-to city (C2C) cooperation on various areas.

The results indicate that cities can learn and share information useful for other cities. The exercise helps to understand not just the information on a particular area but also implementation plans, strategies for sustainability, cost, feasibility and challenges. As representatives have the opportunity to engage in discussions and form action plans based on their results of the Self-Assessment Matrix exercise, it allows them to directly connect with the city of their interest and make plans to proceed with the actions plans. UNITAR and CITYNET will follow-up on the action plans proposed by the cities to monitor their progress on activities and programmes.

Self-Assessment Matrix Outcome


(The list does not include local participants from Kuala Lumpur )

Bangladesh Mr. Abir Ul Jabbar Assistant Engineer,

Khulna City Corporation Email: abir381<at>yahoo.com

India

Mr. Suhas Kondiba Karvande Deputy Municipal Commissioner

Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai Email: narvekar_mahesh<at>rediffmail.com

Indonesia

Ms. Sylvira Ananda Azwar Staff, Jakarta Capital City Government

Email: Sylvira_a<at>yahoo.com

Mr. Manggas Rudy Siahaan Head Division of Environment, Spatial Planning Bureau,

Jakarta Capital City Government Email: mrudysiahaan<at>yahoo.com

Nepal

Mr. Surendra Pandey Engineer, Pokhara Sub-Metropolitan City Office

Email: suren_pandey<at>hotmail.com

Mr. Bishnu Paudel Manager, Tansen Municipality Office

Email: Bishnu_poudel<at>hotmail.com

Mr. Binod Prakash Singh Chief and Executive Officer

Lalitpur Sub-Metropolitan City Office Email: lptmetro<at>wlink.com.np

Philippines Ms. Anna Caro

Planning Officer II, Makati City Government Email: anna_rose<at>mail.com

Taiwan Region

Kang-Wei Chang Senior Specialist,

Taipei City Department of Urban Development Email: kyle<at>udd.taipei.gov.tw

Sri Lanka

Mr. Kadirawel Muttiahge Balasubramaniam Municipal Engineer, Negombo

Email: negmccom<at>yahoo.com

Ms. Priyantha Ranawaka Ranawaka Arachchige Superintendent Engineer, Colombo Municipal Council

Email: priyantharap<at>yahoo.com

Ms. Heli Thushara Gunatilake, Community Development

Officer, Ratnapura Email: helig66<at>yahoo.com

Thailand

Ms. Benjamas Chotthong Project Manager, Thailand Environment Institute, Bangkok

Email: benj@<at>ei.or.th


Something to share

Something to learn

Environment Transport Performance evaluation

Needs as-sessment

Makati

Jakarta

Taipei

Negombo

Jakarta

Taipei

Makati

Mumbai

Makati

Kuala Lumpur

Taipei

Jakarta

Jakarta

Taipei

Makati

Mumbai

Tansen

Kuala Lumpur

Khulna

Tansen

Kuala Lum-

pur

Ratnapura Khulna

Tansen

Mumbai

Negombo

Colombo

Tansen

Kuala Lumpur

Khulna

Negombo

A part of a result drawn after using the Self-Assessment Matrix. This will be used to match cities that needs assistance with those that can contribute.

UNITAR Mr. Philippe Athanassiou, Specialist

Email: philippe.athanassiou<at>unitar.org

CITYNET

Mr. Kendra Hirata, Programme Officer, Yokohama, Japan E-mail: info<at>citynet-ap.org

Ms. Anna Caro, Programme Assistant, Makati, Philippines (Seconded to CITYNET Secretariat)

E-mail: [email protected]

Jakarta Capital City Government Ms. Aisa Tobing, Assistant to the Governor

Jakarta, Indonesia Email: esa_tobing<at>yahoo.com

Thailand Environment Institute Ms. Benjamas Chotthong, Project Manager

Thailand Environment Institute (TEI), Bangkok, Thailand Email: benj<at>tei.or.th

Host City—Kuala Lumpur Speakers

Dr. Leong Siew Mun, Director, Urban Transport Department, Kuala Lumpur

Mr. Ismai Ibrahim, Director, National Physical Planning, Kuala Lumpur

Ms. Nik Mastura, Master Plan Department, Kuala Lumpur

Prof. Mohamed Rehan Karin, Deputy Dean, Center for Transportation Research, University Malaya

Mr. Tang Chee Khoay, IEN Consultants Sdn. Bhd

Ms. Norliza Hashim, President, Malaysian Institute Planners

Ms. Khairiah Talha, Secretary General, EAROPH


All participants attending KLRTC 17 were impressed on how Kuala Lumpur has progressed within the past decade and expressed hope of achieving similar standards in their own cities. However, the most common concern among the participants was the lack of stable governments in their countries, shortage of donor agencies and private groups, lower levels of understanding and awareness among the public, and the lack of experts involved in the required area. Understanding limitations is important for cities as they will realise that capacity building and cooperation among cities are two of the key areas in raising the standards of people involved in planning and management. Exposure to various trainings will be crucial for developing countries to understand challenges and the ways to deal with it.

Understanding Limitations

B elow are some action plans proposed and presented by the participants after conducting Self-Assessment Exercise. The plans are based on their current capacity in implementing them:

• Tansen to Jakarta: To work on needs assessment area to formulate strategies for making public polls.

• Khulna to Makati: To learn making plans on awareness raising and policy implementation in the field of environment.

• Ratnapura to Kuala Lumpur: To acquire knowledge on increasing Public-Private Partnership in various areas.

• Colombo to Mumbai: To learn strategies in implementing performance evaluation and make further improvements as needed.

• Negombo to Makati: To understand the challenges of making feasible planning for increasing urbanisation.

ABOUT KLRTC — Kuala Lumpur Regional Training Centre (KLRTC), is a joint initiative launched in 2003 by CITYNET, UNITAR, KL City Hall, UNDP, and Veolia Environnement that aims to strengthen local governments’ capacity to deal with sustainable development. KLRTC is the outcome of our commitment expressed at the WSSD (World Summit on Sustainable Development), in Johannesburg in 2002.

Since its establishment, KLTRC has run seventeen training courses covering a wide area of urban environmental challenges.




RESOURCE PEOPLE AND SPEAKERS


REFERENCES — Organisers would like to thank all speakers who contributed their presentation material to participants. Excerpts and data have been included in this issue.

Participants enjoyed ice-breaking session on the first day of the training

Participants charted the results of the Self-Assessment exercise for their cities

I’m fortunate to be a part of the Training because I was able to share my city’s strategies and practices on urban planning and management. Likewise, I was able to learn a lot too from my fellow participants especially from the City of Kuala Lumpur. - Anna Caro, Planning Officer II, Makati City Government, Philippines

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KLRTC XVIII: SUSTAINABLE URBAN TRANSPORTATION


“The content and high quality of the presentations were very useful to the participants and the programme helped us in sharing knowledge on so many issues. I am highly thankful to the CITYNET Secretariat, UNITAR and City Hall of Kuala Lumpur for the same to help facilitate such a programme’ - Moshiar Rahman Chief Estate Officer, Dhaka City Corporation, Bangladesh 1

T he City of Seoul is a high-density city where over ten million people live in an area of about 605 square kilometers. Because of its geographic condition, the city of

Seoul has a major public transportation system that consists of 8 metro lines of 265 stations (287km), 413 bus routes, and 7,990 buses. On average, Seoul’s public transportation covers about 1,900 million trips per day, which accounts for 62.3% of daily traffic in Seoul.

During the 70’s the sudden rise in number of vehicles in the city of Seoul has resulted in serious air pollution and traffic congestion in the city leading to various policies to address these consequences. The Seoul Metropolitan Government has implemented a range of policies to structure a more convenient public transportation system by coping with the increased traffic demand, and reducing the use of passenger cars.

Through a transportation reform which began in 2004, Seoul Metropolitan Government together with their public and private entities has improved the overall transportation environment.

Organisers for KLRTC XVIII:

S ustainable urban transportation planning is a major challenge to Asian cities as population and purchasing power rise, increasing the pressure on already strained

roads and public transportation facilities. As most Asian cities have been developed to include cultural and traditional structures, redesigning the city from scratch is virtually impossible. For most cities, short, medium and long-term measures with a strong political commitment and smart planning is essential and an immediate need in order to improve conditions.

It is to this end that the KLRTC XVIII, with the support of UNITAR, CITYNET, Kuala Lumpur City Hall and VEOLIA Environnement, was organised to enable cities in Asia and Pacific region to share their best practises and increase their capacity to cope with uncontrolled transportation. The nine Asian countries representing 18 cities and local governments attended the training course held from 14-17 December, 2009 and had the chance to learn practical experiences from cities that have been making good progress in improving their transportation system.

Speakers from CITYNET member cities, including Seoul on overall public transport reform, Jakarta on bus-rapid system and the host city, Kuala Lumpur have inspired most participants for them to reach better level.

Using the CITYSHARE matrix – the flagship KLRTC methodology introduced by UNITAR, participants assessed their level of development and subsequently developed and presented their concrete action plans in the later part of the training. After the completion of the course, these action plans continue to be monitored so that cities take full advantage to further enhance their knowledge on sustainable urban transportation planning.

The KLRTC XVIII course allowed participants to discuss and share their ideas which could be applicable to their cities. Rapidly growing cities with increasingly affluent populations have numerous constraints while planning. The knowledge shared in this course will ideally contribute towards the dream of

Vol. 7 No: 15, December 2009

Seoul Urban Transportation: Smart Solutions for a Greener City

Seoul’s advanced integrated transportation plan is an example to the world - pictured is one of the city’s bus stops highlighting its ITS system

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These included a redesigning bus-routes function, an introduction of the integrated distance-based fare system, an introduction of traffic facilities, median bus lanes, low-flow/CNG buses, scientific operation management through smart card and BMS (Bus Management System). In addition, Seoul continues to develop its public transportation with the construction of BRT in the metropolitan area connecting 90.3km of median bus lanes and installing 60 transfer centers throughout the city, as well as the 8 LRT lines (62.2km).

Based on these achievements, the city of Seoul is planning to focus more on improving its public transportation services for reducing energy consumption and improving air quality while encouraging bicycle use and improving pedestrian-friendly roads. Screen doors will be installed on all subway platforms by the end of this year and all inter-city buses will be replaced with CNG buses by 2010. Also, bus routes will be adjusted according to passenger

I n many Asian cities with inadequate and disorganised public transport, the rickshaw has filled the vacuum and has become a popular

transport mode amongst the middle class. In Dhaka, previous studies show that the cost of rickshaw trips are significantly cheaper than the auto-rickshaw, but considerably more expensive than buses. Furthermore, the cycle rickshaws’ range is limited with 90% of joumeys within 4km of the origin. For longer journeys, the auto-rickshaw is preferred. Interestingly, at times of flooding, most motorised vehicles become ineffective and a large number of the city dwellers depend on rickshaws and small boats (dinghies) for transport. It is clear that the rickshaw has a definite role to play in the city’s transport system. However, their slow speed is not compatible with the faster moving motorised traffic which moves on the main arterials. Speed differentials are also a major contributor to collisions.

In order to develop an efficient and safe transport system for all, it is important to separate motorized and Non motorised transport on the main arterials. This could implemented through the creation of separate rickshaw lanes and by encouraging operators to provide a more formalised feeder service to the main line rapid transit system. Improvements to side roads will encourage smoother operations of the rickshaws. Where new communities are planned, local transport systems should be designed with rickshaw lanes and routes as an integral part of the system.

"As a transportation planner for a medium sized city in a developing country, there was definitely very useful information and networking opportunities that helped me to better understand new planning applications " - Amri Auli Head of Transportation, Banda Aceh, Indonesia

Site Visit to Traffic Control Center

Participants observe engineers at the Sungai Besi Traffic Control Centre,

learning about how Kuala Lumpur manages its traffic system in real-time using live video feeds and other exam-

ples of state-of-the-art technology. While expensive, the efficiency of the

system saves the city money in the long run.

Drafting and discussion of Action Plans using CITYSHARE Matrix

City representatives assess their city’s level of development, make compari-sons and propose action plans during

the self-assessment exercises. CITYNET follows up on the action plans formu-

lated during the training course through city-to-city cooperation.

ITS - An illustration of how Seoul’s smart card system, or T-money, provides data for transportation planning and analysis, courtesy of the Seoul Development Institute

Dhaka’s Rickshaws

demand. As a result, the city plans to raise the public transportation modal share, which currently stands at 62%.

To promote bicycles as a preferred transportation mode for short distances, 207km of bicycle-only lanes have been built on major arteries and bicycle-friendly zones will be created. In addition to constructing crosswalks and green spaces, overpasses that cannot handle the current traffic volume but disturb the living environment, will be torn down to provide a better environment for pedestrians. A ‘U-Smart Way Project’, for building a 149km-long underground road network will be implemented to divert ground traffic to the underground. Seoul will apply a ‘Green Design’ concept to reduce highways and expand human oriented, eco-friendly space, as exemplified by the Cheonggyecheon Project. Ultimately, Seoulites will find it increasingly easy convenient to use the public

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3 It was a good and meaningful opportunity for participants to exchange information and share responsibility on various issues surrounding transportation planning. I hope that my city will be able to participate in future KLRTC events. - Mr Mohd. Nor Keling Engineer, Johor Baru City Hall, Malaysia

E valuation is the crucial step to the performance of KLRTC / CIFAL Kuala Lumpur. In addition to daily and overall evaluation, KLRTC also periodically reviews its activities maintain effectiveness.

• Review of presentations and case studies on transportation planning helped bring the participants up to date with recent developments.

• Self-assessment exercises helped participants assess their local basic services level in terms of city planning matters and different practices.

• Group discussions and city information-sharing serves as an effective tool for participants to impart their city’s practices and at the same time network and learn from other cities as well.

• Local governments play a crucial role in introducing good governance, planned development, and sharing information with the public. Participants exchanged information on how other cities had implemented policies to enforce measures.

Performance Evaluation


The results indicate that cities can learn and share information useful for other cities. The exercise helps to understand not just the information on a particular area but also implementation plans, strategies for sustainability, cost, feasibility and challenges. As representatives have the opportunity to engage in discussions and form action plans based on their results of the Self-Assessment Matrix exercise, it allows them to directly connect with the city of their interest and make plans to proceed with the actions plans. UNITAR and CITYNET follow-up on the action plans proposed by the cities to monitor their progress on activities and programmes.

Self-Assessment Matrix Outcome

KLRTC XVIII PARTICIPANTS (Alphabetically by city - not including local participants)

Banda Aceh City Government (Indonesia)

Mr. Auli Amri, Head of Transportation Email: auliamri<at>yahoo.co.id

Biratnagar Municipality (Nepal)

Mr. Rajendra Pradhan, Finance Officer Email: ruppbiratnagar<at>cworld.com.np

Colombo Municipal Council (Sri Lanka) Mr. U K M K Kularathna, Traffic Engineer

Email: udkama<at>yahoo.com

Dhaka City Corporation (Bangladesh) Mr. Mohammed Moshiar Rahman, Chief Estate Officer,

Email: moshiarrahman<at>yahoo.com

Esfahan City Government (Iran) Mr. Muhammad Reza Koleini

Urban Traffic Manager

Mr. Masoud Bandehkhoda, Urban Traffic Manager Email: esfahanmunicipality<at>yahoo.com

Hue City People’s Committee (Vietnam)

Ms. Anh Thu Phan Le, Urban Consultant Email: hoptacquotehue<at>vnn.vn

Jakarta Capital City Government (Indonesia)

Dr. Soehodho Sutanto, Deputy Governor

Mr. Taufik Adiwianto, Head of Infrastructure and Facilities Email: tafadiwianto<at>yahoo.com

Pokhara Municipality Office (Nepal)

Mr. Arun Raj Poudel, Civil Engineer Email: [email protected]

Seoul Metropolitan Government (South Korea)

Mr. Kim Kyung Ho, Director General of Transportation

Mr. Lee Jeong Sub, Assistant Director Email: everaft<at>seoul.go.kr

Sidoarjo Regency Government (Indonesia)

Mr. Sulaiman, Head of Transportation

Sukabumi City Government (Indonesia) Mr. Rahmat Sutardi, Planning Board

Email: amngs<at>yahoo.com

Surabaya City Government (Indonesia) Ms. Nina Prihardini, Planning Board

Email: prihardini_94<at>yahoo.co.id

Ms. Chosadillia, Building Permits Division CITYNET Secondment staff

Email: adillia.its<at>gmail.com

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Something to share

Something to learn

Environ-ment

Equitable Access

Political Consensus

Safety

Seoul

Pokhara

Dhaka

Kuala Lumpur Kota Kinabalu

Kuala Lumpur

Seoul

Surabaya

Colombo Hue

Kuala Lumpur

Seoul

Jakarta

Sapporo

Seoul

Biratnagar

Hue Dhaka

Esfahan

Banda Aceh

Biratnagar

Surabaya Hue

Banda Aceh

Pokhara

Esfahan

Biratnagar

Surabaya

Pokhara

Colombo

Esfahan Biratnagar

Banda Aceh

Surabaya

Colombo

Kota Kinabalu


The organisers would like to thank the speakers who contributed their presentation material to participants. For conference material please contact the CITYNET Secretariat at info<at>citynet-ap.org

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CITYNET

Dr. Bernadia Tjandradewi Programme Director, Yokohama, Japan

E-mail: info<at>citynet-ap.org Dr. Arshad Baharudin

Programme Associate, Yokohama, Japan E-mail: info<at>citynet-ap.org

UNITAR

Mr. Philippe Athanassiou, Specialist Email: philippe.athanassiou<at>unitar.org

VEOLIA

Dr. Kim Gyeng Chul, CEO VEOLIA Transport / Deputy Secretary General, CITYNET

Seoul, South Korea E-mail: gckim1004<at>hotmail.com

Hokkaido University (Japan)

Professor Seiichi Kagaya, Laboratory of Transportation Planning, Sapporo, Japan

E-mail: kagayas<at>eng.hokudai.ac.jp

Jakarta Capital City Government (Indonesia) Dr. Soehodho Sutanto

Deputy Governor E-mail: esa_tobing<at>yahoo.com

Seoul Metropolitan Government (South Korea)

Mr. Kim Kyung Ho Director General of Transportation

Email: everaft<at>seoul.go.kr

Host City—Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia) Dr. Leong Siew Mun, Director

Urban Transport Department, Kuala Lumpur City Hall E-mail: leongsm<at>yahoo.com

University of Malaya (Malaysia)

Prof. Jamilah Mohamed Center for Transportation Research, University of Malaya


All participants attending KLRTC 18 were impressed on how Kuala Lumpur has progressed within the past decade and expressed hope of achieving similar standards in their own cities. However, the most common concern among the participants was the lack of stable governments in their countries, shortage of donor agencies and private groups, lower levels of understanding and awareness among the public, and the lack of experts involved in the required area. Understanding limitations is important for cities as they will realise that capacity building and cooperation among cities are two of the key areas in raising the standards of people involved in planning and management. Exposure to various trainings will be crucial for developing countries to understand challenges and the ways to deal with it.

Understanding Limitations

B elow are some action plans proposed and presented by the participants after conducting the Self-assessment exercise. The plans are based on their current capacity in implementing them:

• Dhaka to Pokhara and Biratnagar: To learn of Dhaka’s strategies on providing equitable access to the city’s population.

• Kuala Lumpur to Surabaya and Pokhara: To study management options on awareness raising and policy implementation in transportation.

• Kuala Lumpur to Banda Aceh and Colombo: To acquire knowledge on general transportation planning strategies.

• Pokhara to Dhaka: To learn strategies in increasing public participation and pubic awareness in policy implementation.

• Biratnagar to Colombo: To increase economic viability and utilization of resources for urban transportation planning.


Since its establishment, KLTRC has run eighteen training courses covering a wide area of urban challenges and issues




RESOURCE PEOPLE AND SPEAKERS


Participants taking part in an ice-breaking session on the first day of the training

Participants charted the results of the Self-assessment exercise for their cities

To be able to take part in the Training was very good as I was able to learn a lot too from my fellow participants especially from the City of Kuala Lumpur, as well as share my city’s strategies and practices on transportation planning. - Nina Prihardini Planning Board, Surabaya City Government, Indonesia

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KLRTC XIX: SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT IN THE ASIA & PACIFIC REGION


“The opportunity to share knowledge on so many issues on solid waste management was highly valuable. I am highly thankful to the CITYNET Secretariat and City Hall of Kuala Lumpur for facilitating such a programme’ - Pg. Omar Ali Pg. Md. Yusof Special Duties Officer, Bandar Seri Begawan Brunei Darussalam 1

T aipei City is home to an estimated 2,630,000 people. Taipei City, Taipei County, and Keelung City together form the Taipei metropolitan area with a population of 6,800,000.

With a total area of 272.14km2, 46.25% of the city’s total area has been developed, with households getting increasingly smaller. 92.3% of businesses based in Taipei belong to the tertiary industry; namely commerce, transportation, finance and service industries. This, together with the 3 million people that come in and out of the city daily, generates a huge amount of trash.

To achieve waste reduction, the city started implementing the ‘Per Bag Trash Collection Fee’ policy. Based on the polluters pay philosophy, all residents pay to have their trash collected and a certified trash bag is used to measure their trash volume. Residents are required to load the trash in the certified trash bags before handing over to the collection crews. To encourage recycling, recyclables are collected for free to encourage a ‘throw less pay less, recycle and save more’ mindset. This has resulted an average daily reduction 1165 tons off the 1999 value of 2970 tons, or 39.2% daily waste volume per capita since 1999 (Cont. Pg 2)

Organisers for KLRTC XIX:

P romising new C2C partnerships were a significant outcome of the 19th edition of KLRTC on ‘Solid Waste Management in the Asia Pacific Region’ which was held from 26 to 29

April. Participants from city governments in 18 countries were joined by representatives from UNITAR, private companies, NGOs, and educational institutions. In addition, participants enjoyed lectures by high-calibre speakers including Datuk Dr. Nadzri Yahaya, Head of Malaysia’s National Solid Waste Management Department and Mr. Augustine Koh, the Secretary General of the International Green Purchasing Network (IGPN). They were further briefed on best practises and master plans from representatives of Jakarta, Dhaka, Taipei, Phnom Penh as well as the practicalities of Public Private Partnerships from Alam Flora, Malaysia’s largest solid waste management contractor. KLRTC also welcomed the first ever participation from Brunei. Site visits included a technical tour of a waste transfer station, a community centre and the state of the art facilities of Putrajaya. The participants were also graciously hosted by Kuala Lumpur Mayor Datuk Seri Ahmad Ismail Fuad at a welcome dinner in the city.

Using the CITYSHARE matrix – the flagship KLRTC methodology introduced by UNITAR, participants assessed their level of development and subsequently presented their concrete action plans in the later part of the training. After the completion of the course, these action plans continue to be monitored so that cities take full advantage to further enhance their knowledge on managing and reducing solid waste.

The KLRTC XIX course allowed participants to discuss and share their ideas which could be applicable to their cities. Rapidly growing cities with increasingly affluent populations have numerous constraints while planning. The knowledge shared in this course will ideally contribute towards the dream of prosperous, liveable cities for Asia.

CITYNET looks forward to building upon the action plans and furthering commitments to C2C cooperation made at this session. The KLRTC team thanks all participants for their hard work.

Vol. 8 No: 16, June 2010

Taipei Solid Waste Management: Long term planning pays off

Taipei’s famous musical garbage trucks. City residents line up to directly dispose of their waste - part of the city’s ‘Waste No Touch Ground’ Policy

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In addition, Taipei City has promoted a vision of ‘Total Recycling and Zero Landfill 2010’, where all municipal waste will be recycled and landfills will no longer be needed. This will mean overcoming bottlenecks such as the immaturity of reuse technology for a portion of the waste material, as well as underdeveloped markets for certain recycled products

Waste collection and disposal is a basic urban service. To effectively manage, rather than dispose of waste is the economic solution. Taipei City used to adopt a downstream management philosophy for SWM, but this was challenged by the ever-increasing volume of waste. Taipei City is proud of its success in waste reduction and resource cycling, but there is a long way to go before reaching the final goals of zero landfill and total recycling. To face this challenge, cities need perfect planning, promote supporting projects, and most importantly, the cooperation and support their citizens to ultimately transform into an eco-city. For further information please contact [email protected] or Mr. Lee directly (contact details overleaf)

D espite the biogas PURSUE (Partners United for Realising a Sustainable Urban Environment) C2C project with HELP‐O and the Phnom

Penh Municipality coming to its official end last December, plans remain to continue sharing and implementing the technical skills learned during the project. Lessons learned from the project was espoused by Mr. Nuon Samnavuth, of Phnom Penh’s Dangkor Landfill site.

Phnom Penh will expand the presence of biogas, primarily focusing on building new tanks at hospitals and a drug rehabilitation centre. They will also begin waste collection at wet markets, bringing the collected organic waste to the landfill biogas tanks. Local governments from other provinces in Cambodia also plan to build biogas to reduce organic waste.

Ongoing monitoring of the programme on biogas from CITYNET, UNITAR and the French Government continues. The programme resulted in initial construction of six new biogas units, with five more planned for the Phnom Penh municipal landfill. Initial difficulties overcome included technological differences, lack of funding, and a language barrier to create long‐lasting impacts. Improved capacity, team work skills, and community participation will continue to benefit the citizens of Phnom Penh. The high level of commitment on the part of involved officials complemented the plentiful media coverage, with the Governor personally taking active part in promoting new progressive practices in SWM.

"I will proceed with my research on the utilization of wastes for producing value-added products. I welcome any parties to collaborate with my university " - Dr. Hidayah Ariffin Universiti Putra Malaysia, Malaysia

Discussions at the Community Collection Centre in Shah Alam

Participants were invited by the Municipal Council of Shah Alam to visit a newly established community recycling center, as a model for other cities across the country.

Site visit to the Waste Transfer Station in Kuala Lumpur

To learn more about Kuala Lumpur’s solid waste management practices, participants were taken to the city’s Taman Beringin waste transfer station which was operated by Solid Waste Disposal Limited.

Results of Taipei’s SWM policies, particularly after the introduction of PBTCF - ‘Per Bag Trash Collection Fee’

Biogas and Environmental Education in Phnom Penh

Construction of Biogas in Phnom Penh with the help of HELP-O from Sri Lanka, an associate member of CITYNET

June 2010

3 It was a good and meaningful opportunity for participants to exchange information and share responsibility on various issues surrounding solid waste management. I hope that my city will be able to participate in future KLRTC events. - Mr Sushil Poudel Section Chief, Pokhara Municipality Office, Nepal


The results indicate that cities can learn and share information useful for other cities. The exercise helps to understand not just the information on a particular area but also implementation plans, strategies for sustainability, cost, effectiveness, feasibility and challenges. As representatives have the opportunity to engage in discussions and form action plans based on their results of the Self-Assessment Matrix exercise, it allows them to directly connect with the city of their interest and make plans to proceed with the actions plans. UNITAR and CITYNET follow-up on the action plans proposed by the cities to monitor their progress on activities and programmes.

For the full set of results and documentation of pledges please visit the CITYNET resources website or contact us at [email protected].

Self-Assessment Matrix Outcome KLRTC XIX PARTICIPANTS (Alphabetically by city - not including local participants)

Bandar Seri Begawan Municipal Council (Brunei)

Pg. Omarali Pg. Md Yusof, Special Duties Officer

Colombo Municipal Council (Sri Lanka)

Ms. Shahina Mysan, Engineer Email: shahinamysan<at>yahoo.com

Dhaka City Corporation (Bangladesh)

Afsana Akther Research Officer (Currently on secondment to CITYNET)

Email: afsana_akther<at>yahoo.com

Kuala Belait Municipal Council (Brunei) Mr. Kifli Hj. Azahari,

Assistant Municipal Secretary

Phnom Penh City Government (Cambodia) Mr. Nuon Samnavuth,

Dep. Chief of Dangkor Landfill Email: navuth_sam<at>hotmail.com


Mr. Sushil Poudel, Section Chief Email: destinies25<at>yahoo.com

Rajshahi City Corporation (Bangladesh)

Mr. Md Kamruzzaman, President of Solid Waste Management Committee

Email: ps_rcc<at>yahoo.com

Ratnapura Municipality (Sri Lanka) Dr. Indika Karunaratne, Medical Officer

Email: idkarunaratne<at>gmail.com

Saishand Municipality (Mongolia) Mr. Unurbayar Baatarsuren, Director of Landscaping

Email: mauc.org<at>gmail.com

Sidoarjo Regency Government (Indonesia) Mr. Samuel Indrayana, Master of Management,

samuel_indrayana<a>yahoo.com

Sukabumi City Government (Indonesia) Mr. Andang Tjahjandi,

Head of Waste Management, Email: andangcahyandi<a>yahoo.com

Surabaya City Government (Indonesia)

Mr. Ipong Wisnu Wardono, Head of Landscaping

Email: surabaya.city.government<a>gmail.com

Tomohon City Government (Indonesia) Ms. Martina Langi, Executive Staff

Email: martina_langi<a>yahoo.com

Something to share

Something to learn

Environment Equitable Access

Economic Viability

Quality of Life

Taipei

Kuching

Tomohon

Taipei

Malacca

Dhaka

Kuala Lumpur

Tomohon

Bandar Seri

Begawan

Taipei Malacca

Colombo

Sainshand

Ratnapura

Sidoarjo Pokhara

Dhaka

Pokhara

Ratnapura

Kuala Lumpur Colombo

Kuching

Phnom Penh

Sidoarjo

Dhaka Sainshand

Sidoarjo

Sainshand

Phnom Penh


The organisers would like to thank the speakers who contributed their presentation materials to participants. For conference material please contact the CITYNET Secretariat at info<at>citynet-ap.org

W e would like to draw your attention to a survey that will be conducted in advance of the 20th edition of KLRTC to quantify and showcase the achievements of KLRTC. This survey will be

distributed to all the cities and organisations that have participated in the KLRTC programme since its inception in 2003. Specifically the survey will:

1) Quantify the impact of KLRTC attendance to a city’s growth in terms of variables such as population, GNP, GDP, service provision, MDG targets and other indicators;

2) Chart the effect the training has had to an individual participant’s professional responsibilities and expertise.

Please participate - it is only with your input that KLRTC remain the consistent success it has been since its inception in 2003!

KLRTC 2003 - 2010 Review Survey

June 2010

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CITYNET

Dr. Arshad Baharudin, Programme Officer E-mail: info<at>citynet-ap.org

UNITAR Mr. Philippe Athanassiou, Specialist Email: philippe.athanassiou<at>unitar.org

IGPN Mr. Augustine Koh, Secretary General,

E-mail: akoh555<at>gmail.com

Ministry of Housing and Local Government (Malaysia) Dato’ Dr. Nadzri Yahaya

Director General, Department of National Solid Waste Management

Dhaka City Corporation (Bangladesh) Dr. Tariq Yousuf Project Director

Email: tariqbinyousuf<at>gmail.com

Jakarta Capital City Government (Indonesia) Dr. Manggas Siahaan

Head Environment Planning, Email: mrudysiahaan<at>yahoo.com

Taipei City Government (Chinese Taipei) Mr. William Lee Wen-Yu

Department of Environment Protection Email: la-wlee<at>mail.taipei.gov.tw

Host City—Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia) Mr. Abdul Rahman Ahmad

Head of Environmental Division, Kuala Lumpur City Hall

E-mail: abdulrahman<at>dbkl.gov.my

Alam Flora (Malaysia) Mdm Sarifah Yaacob

Senior Manager, Research and Development

OBSERVERS

Ms. Boyoung Rhim, Programme Officer, CIFAL Jeju, Korea

Mr. Takuya Toda-Ozaki, Program Manager, SSRC Tokyo, Japan

Dr. Kohei Watanabe, Fellow, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia,

Dr. Hidayah Ariffin, Lecturer, Universiti Putra Malaysia,


• Bandar Seri Begawan to Taipei: To communicate and exchange technical information to be followed up with an official visit to the city,

• Kuala Lumpur to Taipei: 95% of Kuala Lumpur’s disposal is done at landfills, so would like to learn more of Taipei’s Zero Landfill strategy and policy.

• Dhaka to Kuching and Kuala Lumpur: To acquire knowledge on the detailed structure of contract negotiations procedure and privatization policy documentation.

• Saishand to Tomohon: To learn strategies in improving the quality of services.

• Ratnapura to Taipei: To learn how Taipei educates its population from the beginning, and providing a facility to collect waste into separate bags.

• Ratnapura to Kuala Lumpur: To reduce large scale dumping that is prominent and to address the issue of leachate contamination.

• Sidoarjo to Tomohon: To formalise the methods for public procedure and encourage public participation to help monitor public service activities.

• Phnom Penh to Kuala Lumpur: To find a system to integrate biogas, recyclables and compost with waste reduction and compacting pre-transfer.

All participants attending KLRTC 19 were impressed on how Taipei and Kuala Lumpur has progressed within the past decade and expressed hope of achieving similar standards in their own cities.


Since its establishment, KLTRC has run nineteen training courses covering a wide area of urban challenges and issues




RESOURCE PERSONS AND SPEAKERS




To be able to take part in the Training was very good as I was able to learn a lot too from my fellow participants, as well as share my city’s strategies and practices on biogas and solid waste management. - Nuon Samnavuth Deputy Chief of Dangkor Landfill Site, Phnom Penh

September 2010

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KLRTC XX: INTEGRATED URBAN PLANNING IN THE ASIA & PACIFIC REGION


Very informative - I can see for myself that preventive measures e.g. increasing awareness amongst the public, is a vital issue in planning - Hj Yusof Hj Ali Senior Planner, Bandar Seri Begawan Brunei Darussalam 1

D haka City is home to an estimated 15,000,000 people, many of whom are undocumented slum dwellers. Due to Climate Change impact natural hazards like cyclones,

floods, Land slides, droughts and socio-economic problems such as poverty, low literacy, poor health delivery systems, high unemployment people are migrating to Dhaka. Impact of climate change on Dhaka predict that the city will be affected in two major ways: flooding and drainage congestion, and heat stress. Poor water supply and sanitation, inadequate solid waste and wastewater management, land-use conflicts and deteriorating environmental quality in the home, workplace, neighborhood and city. Existing urban infrastructure and municipal services have been unable to cope with the increased demand arising from growing population and rapid economic growth. Consequently, the environment Dhaka has deteriorated alarmingly. Unbalanced human settlements pattern – unabated rural to urban migration, slum settlements and informal sector growth, long-distance commuting for work, mega-city and primate-city dominance, internal migration flows, etc. in Dhaka widespread pollutions of air and water, degradation of land, congestion, etc. affecting the

Organisers for KLRTC XX:

U rban planners throughout Asia’s cities are increasingly challenged as populations continue to rise rapidly with a steady influx of migrants moving in for employment and

better opportunities. Thanks to the cultural and traditional structures that have given Asian cities their unique characters over the centuries, redesigning a city from the start is virtually impossible. To learn and share information on urban planning, participants from 12 Asian countries representing 15 cities and NGOs attended a training course in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from 26-29 July, 2010 entitled Integrated Urban Planning in the Asia Pacific Region. The four-day training course included lectures and presentations from experts in urban planning, slum planning transportation, and environmental design. A significant part included information on keeping the balance between the human aspects and the natural environment while making plans for urban development. The course also introduced some actions that Kuala Lumpur has taken to beautify and alleviate congestion in the heart of the city as well as strategies to upgrade and relocate informal settlements in and around the city.

Of special note, participants were able to assess their city’s performance level using the CityShare matrix – the flagship KLRTC methodology. Using this and other tools, participants were asked to develop and present their action plans in the later part of the training. CITYNET and UNITAR monitor these action plans and encourage cities to take advantage of city-to city cooperation to further enhance their knowledge on sustainable urban planning.

The KLRTC XX course allowed participants to discuss and share their ideas which could be applicable to their cities. Rapidly growing cities with increasingly affluent populations have numerous constraints while planning. The knowledge shared in this course will ideally contribute towards the dream of prosperous, liveable cities for Asia.

CITYNET looks forward to building upon the action plans and furthering commitments to C2C cooperation made at this session. The KLRTC team thanks all participants for their hard work.

Vol. 8 No: 17, September 2010

Spotlight on Dhaka City and Planning for the Urban Poor

Dhaka City, capital of Bangladesh, is one of the most densely populated cities on Earth.

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quality of life and above all bringing serious consequences to the environment (the ultimate of which is already apparent in climate change) have rather increased the need of urban planning and environmental management. Due to high level rural-urban migration in Dhaka City, the informal sector in growing urban unemployment and UEM in the environmental problems that threaten the quality of urban life. Some 4 million people live in 4,500 slums. It is anticipate that the informal sector could be a potential supplier of environmental services required for solid waste management and for the provision of water and sanitation. When informal-sector workers contribute to UEM, in many instances it is at the cost of their health and often entails sacrificing their children’s education. This in turn entrenches intergenerational transfer of poverty. Thus, informal-sector work must be turned into decent work, which require job security and safety, increased productivity and income, and improved working conditions. Foremost issues are reducing health hazards and improving working conditions.

L ivelihoods of the urban poor, particularly the informal economic activities operating on streets and other public places, are usually seen

as undesirable for environmental management by urban authorities which are preoccupied with keeping their cities clean. Hence, informal sector activities are often seen as ‘eye-sores” and are evicted from city centers in the name of ‘public cleanliness and orderliness”. However, environmental problems associated with the informal sector are mostly manifestations of unresponsive physical planning systems. Several factors need to be considered:

• Recognition of the reality that market propelled urban growth is unlikely to remain within stipulated planning and zoning horizons. Plans may not be able to cope with individual, household and enterprise decision-making on migration, housing and business locations, which are influenced by the market forces in general and price signals in particular.

• Adoption of an ‘employment-income approach’ so that productivity and income of residents will increase so their ‘affordability to pay’ (ATP) for infrastructure and service provision will increase.

• Promote urban poverty reduction and improving the urban environment. Adoption of such an approach can positively influence the ‘poverty-environment nexus’ in the urban context and thereby set in motion a virtuous cycle.

"This is a good chance for me to expand my network and perhaps do an attachment programme with other cities to help Kuala Lumpur become a world class city " - Nurulhalina Jalaludin Kuala Lumpur City Hall, Malaysia

Guided visit to the Central Market in Kuala Lumpur

Participants were invited by the Kuala Lumpur City Hall to visit the historical Central Market, as a model for combining heritage preservation with commerce and tourism.

Site visits Kuala Lumpur’s Bangsar South and Desa Park

To learn more about Kuala Lumpur’s more recent suburban developments, participants were taken to two of the city’s ‘New Towns’ that are under private/public development.

The explosive, uncontrolled population growth in Dhaka City as shown by data pre-sented during the course of the workshop.

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Grassroots Slum Planning activities by SPARC India, an associ-ate member of CITYNET

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3 I had a better idea about the planning of KL and other cities. Learned about the very small details, for example how solid waste can be managed better. In the future I would like to be informed about future workshops where I can play an active role. - Ms Nuzhat Kanti Centre of Urban Studies, Dhaka, Bangladesh


The results indicate that cities can learn and share information useful for other cities. The exercise helps to understand not just the information on a particular area but also implementation plans, strategies for sustainability, cost, effectiveness, feasibility and challenges. As representatives have the opportunity to engage in discussions and form action plans based on their results of the Self-Assessment Matrix exercise, it allows them to directly connect with the city of their interest and make plans to proceed with the actions plans. UNITAR and CITYNET follow-up on the action plans proposed by the cities to monitor their progress on activities and programmes.

For the full set of results and documentation of pledges please visit the CITYNET resources website or contact us at [email protected].

Self-Assessment Matrix Outcome KLRTC XX PARTICIPANTS (Alphabetically - not including all local participants)

Bandar Seri Begawan Municipal Council (Brunei)

Pg. Junaidi Pg. Hj. Bakar, Engineer Hj. Yusof Hj. Ali, Senior Planner

Colombo Municipal Council (Sri Lanka)

Mr. Uruthirananthan Arulampalam, Engineer

Email: auruthirananthan<at>yahoo.com

Centre of Urban Studies (Bangladesh) Ms. Nuzhat Kanti, Lecturer

Email: kanti_nuzhat<at>hotmail.com

Dhaka City Corporation (Bangladesh) Mr. Sirajul Islam, Chief Planner Email: upddcc<at>yahoo.com

Gujranwala WAPDA (Pakistan)

Mr. Shabbir Hussain, Finance Officer Email: wapda_town<at>yahoo.com

Hue City (Vietnam)

Ms. Ngoc Huynh Thuy, Community Development Staff

Email: Huynhthingocthuy85<at>gmail.com

Johor Baru City Hall(Malaysia) Hj. Md. Jaffar bin Awang, Mayor

Kuching North City Hall(Malaysia) Mr. Geoffrey Ramzi, Senior Planner Email: geoffrey<at>dbku.com.my


Mr. Sarada Kafle, Chief Planner Email: smkafle01<at>yahoo.com

Ratnapura Municipality (Sri Lanka)

Ms. Shamalka Padmasiri, Community Development Officer Email: ratnapuramc<at>sltnet.lk

Sidoarjo Regency Government (Indonesia)

Mr. Pramu Sigit Priyandono, Director of Development

Surabaya City Government (Indonesia)

Ms. Linda Novanti Head of Procurement

Email: fransiska_linda<at>yahoo.com

Tokyo Metropolitan Government (Japan) Mr. Masaaki Inoue,

Email: hanako_tsuda<at>member.metro.tokyo.jp


Something to share

Something to learn

Environment Equitable Access

Economic Viability

Quality of Life

Tokyo

Kuching

Kuala Lumpur

Yokohama

Tokyo

Kuching

Kuala Lumpur

Yokohama

Kuala Lumpur

Sidoarjo

Surabaya

WAPDA

Bandar Seri

Begawan

Kuala Lumpur

Tokyo Kuching

Colombo

Dhaka

Ratnapura

Sidoarjo Pokhara

WAPDA

Ratnapura

Surabaya

Hue Colombo

Kuching

Yokohama

Dhaka

Pokhara Colombo

Colombo

Dhaka

Hue


The organisers would like to thank the speakers who contributed their presentation materials to participants. For conference material please contact the CITYNET Secretariat at info<at>citynet-ap.org

W e would like to draw your attention to a survey that will be conducted in advance of the 20th edition of KLRTC to quantify and showcase the achievements of KLRTC. This survey will be

distributed to all the cities and organisations that have participated in the KLRTC programme since its inception in 2003. Specifically the survey will:

1) Quantify the impact of KLRTC attendance to a city’s growth in terms of variables such as population, GNP, GDP, service provision, MDG targets and other indicators;

2) Chart the effect the training has had to an individual participant’s professional responsibilities and expertise.

Please participate - it is only with your input that KLRTC remain the consistent success it has been since its inception in 2003!

KLRTC 2003 - 2010 Review Survey

September 2010

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CITYNET

Mr. Sato Shigenobu, Assistant Secretary General

Dr. Arshad Baharudin, Programme Officer

E-mail: info<at>citynet-ap.org

GTZ Mr. Joris van Etten,

Capacity Development Coordinator Email: joris.van-etten<at>gtz.de

VEOLIA Mr. Terry Chatfield,

Managing Director of Veolia Water Thailand, E-mail: terry.chatfield<at>veoliawater.co.th

Ahmedabad Study Action Group ASAG Mr. Kirtee Shah, Honorary Director,

E-mail: kirtee<at>ksadps.com

SPARC India Ms. Keya Kunte, Urban Planning Consultant,

E-mail: keyakynte<at>gmail.com

Host City—Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia) Mr. Steven Tan Kim Bock

Kuala Lumpur City Hall Transportation Division, E-mail: steventan<at>dbkl.gov.my

EAROPH Ms. Khairiah Talha,

Secretary General, E-mail: khairiahtalha<at>gmail.com

AJM Planning and Design Group Ms. Norliza Hashim, Managing Director,

E-mail: norliza<at>apudg.com.my

Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (Malaysia) Prof. Riza Atiq Abdullah Rahmat

Director, Centre of Academic Advancement E-mail: riza<at>vlsi.eng.ukm.my

VERITAS Architects Ms. Lilian Tay, Principal


• Dhaka to Kuala Lumpur / Tokyo: Theme: Planning / Adapted Tech Solutions Objectives: Dhaka to reach KL level by 2030 Measures: Spread initiatives to agencies thru internal courses

• Kuching to Tokyo / WAPDA / Surabaya: Theme: Health City / Safe City Objectives: Enhance Quality, reduce crime Measures: Conduct studies and make use of suitable indicators

• Ratnapura to Kuching: Theme:Environment / Planning Objectives: Green city and enhancing quality of life Measures: Increase Tree planting and create a long term strategy

• Surabaya to Kuala Lumpur: Theme: Upgrading low cost housing Objectives: Minimize slum population

• Sidoarjo to Kuala Lumpur / Kuching: Theme: Environment / Low cost housing Objectives: Minimize SWM env / garbage reduction

• Pokhara to Kuala Lumpur: Theme: Environment Objectives: Improve env byelaws Measures: Revise and modernise old land use plans

All participants attending KLRTC 20 were impressed on how Tokyo, Kuala Lumpur and Kuching have progressed and expressed hope of achieving similar standards in their own cities.


Since its establishment, KLTRC has run nineteen training courses covering a wide area of urban challenges and issues




RESOURCE PERSONS AND SPEAKERS




I think all the presentations was interesting and useful. I hope our city can join the next KLRTC as well! - Pramu Sigit Priyandono Director of Development, Sidoarjo Regency, Indonesia

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