Urban Development Operations

Transport and Urban

Development Division
Southeast Asia Regional Department

Manila, 21 September 2009

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Urbanization in Southeast Asia:

Challenges and Issues
™ Rapid population growth
™ Uncontrolled development
™ Urban poverty and social exclusion
™ Inadequate basic services
™ Environmental degradation

ADB Approach for Urban Operations
™Strategy 2020
™Poverty Reduction
Strategy
™Urban Sector Strategy
™MDG 2015
MDG=Millennium Development Goals
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™ Long Term Strategic Framework 2008-2020
™ inclusive development, environmentally sustainable
growth, regional integration
™ core areas: infrastructure, environment, regional
integration, finance, education
™ Enhanced Poverty Reduction Strategy 2004
™ strategic pillars: sustainable economic growth,
inclusive development, good governance and MDG
™ Urban Sector Strategy 1999
™ seeks to achieve economic efficiency, improve quality
of life, sustain development, reduce poverty
™ eradicate extreme poverty and hunger; achieve
universal primary education; promote gender equality
and empower women; reduce child mortality; improve
maternal health; combat HIV/AIDS; ensure
environmental sustainability; develop global partnership
for development
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Country Urban Operations

Key Thematic Areas

Environ Water Compre- Small and Corridor Climate

improve- supply and hensive medium town dev’t change
ments sanitation city dev’t town dev’t

Cambodia

Indonesia

Lao PDR

Philippines

Thailand

Viet Nam

On-going

Planned for 2011-2012

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Scope of Urban Sector Activities

™ Urban water supply ™ Housing and land use planning

™ Solid waste management ™ Slum/village improvements
™ Drainage and flood protection ™ Local development planning
™ Wastewater treatment ™ Urban governance and financing
™ Urban roads, bridges, transport ™ Institutional capacity building
™ Urban environment and clean air ™ Infrastructure climate-proofing
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Lending and Non-lending Products

™ Loan Projects
™ Technical assistance
™ Grants and Trust Funds
™ Economic, Thematic and Sector Work
™ Urban Development Strategies
™ Inputs into Country Strategies & Programs
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Ongoing and Planned Projects

™ Cambodia ™ Corridor Towns Development Project (2011)

™ Battambang Urban Environmental Improvements (CDIA)
$30.0 mil
$ 0.7 mil

™ Neighborhood Shelter and Upgrading Project (2003-2009) $80.0 mil

™ Indonesia
™ Small Towns Development Project (2004-2009) $16.0 mil
™ Lao PDR ™ Pakse Clean Environmental Management Project $15.0 mil
™ Pakse Urban Environmental Improvements (CDIA) $ 0.7 mil
™ Corridor Towns Development Project $11.0 mil
™ Sustainable Urban Village Improvements (JFPR) $ 3.0 mil
™ Lao Urban Strategy (ongoing)

™ Philippines ™ Development of Poor Urban Communities (2001–2009) $35.0 mil

™ Philippine Urban Strategy (ongoing)
™ Philippine Basic Urban Services Investment $299 mil

TAs, Grants and ESTW

On-going Loans
Planned for 2010-2013
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Ongoing and Planned Projects

™ Thailand ™ None at the moment

™ Viet Nam ™ Central Region Urban Environmental Improvements

™ Central Region Small and Medium Towns Development
$ 44.0 mil
$ 53.0 mil
™ Thanh Hoa City Socioeconomic Development $ 72.0 mil
™ Thanh Hoa Small Scale Infrastructure Investments (JFPR) $ 2.0 mil
™ Water Financing Partnership Facility Grant for Thanh Hoa $ 2.0 mil
™ Corridor Towns Development Project $ 52.0 mil
™ Comprehensive City Dev’t: Viet Tri & Dong Ha $ 90.0 mil
™ Comprehensive City Dev’t: Tam Ky, Phu Yen, Ha Tinh $ 80.0 mil
™ Ha Noi Urban Redevelopment Project $150.0 mil
™ Capacity Development for Urban Development $ 0.5 mil
™ Viet Nam Urban Strategy (ongoing)

TAs, Grants and ESTW

On-going Loans
Planned for 2011-2012
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Development Partners/Initiatives

™ Korea Eximbank ™ Infrastructure and urban development

™ AFD ™ Water supply and sanitation

™ NDF ™ Climate change and environment

™ CDIA ™ Development of city strategies/

identification of potential investments

™ JFPR ™ Direct poverty reduction, capacity

building, community participation

™ WFPF ™ Water financing partnerships

AFD=Agence Francaise de Developpement; NDF=Nordic Development Funds; CDIA=Cities Development Initiative for Asia;
JFPR=Japan Fund for Poverty Reduction; WFPF=Water Financing Partnership Facility
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