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GEF VII Sustainable Cities Project Concept

GEF VII Sustainable Cities Project Concept. Argentina – GEF Consulations Buenos Aires 27 th -28 th November 2018 Geordie Colville UN Environment, Nairobi. Why Argentina?. Argentina Largest urban population after Mexico and Brazil 91.9% urban pop. Key Emission Categories in Argentina.

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GEF VII Sustainable Cities Project Concept

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  1. GEF VIISustainable CitiesProject Concept Argentina – GEF Consulations Buenos Aires 27th -28th November 2018 Geordie Colville UN Environment, Nairobi

  2. Why Argentina?

  3. Argentina • Largest urban population after Mexico and Brazil • 91.9% urban pop

  4. Key Emission Categories in Argentina Source: Argentina BuR 2017

  5. Argentina - biodiversity & land degradation Argentina is the Latin American country with the largest area of arid, semi-arid and dry sub-humid land. • Drylands cover 70% of the country and include dry forests, shrublands, grasslands, deserts and high Andean wetlands. Argentina is one of the countries with the largest number of ecoregions in the world. • 18 ecoregions: 15 continental, 2 marine and 1 in Antarctica. • Great diversity of ecosystems, latitudinal and altitudinal, landscapes and climates • Great diversity of species, including a significant number of endemic species

  6. National Commitment to Urban Sustainability • Argentina adopted UN Habitat New Urban Agenda • NDC targets – 483 MtCO2eq by 2030 • MoI initiatives • National Urban Renovation Plan • Development of Metro Areas of Interior (DAMI) • Ministry of Environment establishes Sustainable Cities Unit • Plan A • Sustainable City Plans – will draw from Urban sustainability framework • Welcomes the connection and capacity building opportunities from GPSC • RAMM CC

  7. Why these cities?

  8. City Selection Criteria • Geography and Climate • Building energy efficiency • Resilience & ecosystem services • Represent different ecoregions • Institutional arrangements • Metropolitan affiliation • Relationship with province • Population Size • 45,000 to 150,000 • 150,000 to 1,000,000 4. Representative challenges for replication & impact

  9. City selection City size Selected Provinces

  10. city selection characteristics

  11. Project Scenarios

  12. Urban challenges Fragmented (metro) institutional arrangements – mid/ small cities • sprawl; conservation and land degradation; • low density; congestion; expensive public services Water basin management & resilience • Water supply and demand • Flash flooding & impermeable urban infrastructure Tourism • Conservation impact not measured nor included in urban planning • Contributes to land and sea pollution • Drives land degradation dynamics Building Energy efficiency • new for mid sized cities in Argentina Municipal solid-waste • Little waste separation at source • regional markets for some recycled materials Transport • 95% emissions come from road transport • Air quality and noise (euro 5) • Public transport saturation (ie Salta) Behaviour • Energy and water efficiency • Car ownership • Recycling

  13. Argentina current status - Integrated & Metropolitan Planning • investment • Ministry of Interior • Nat. Urban Renovation Prog. • Province • Transport • Water • Social Housing • Metro Area • Few metro authorities • Few metro plans (IADB) • Sectoral planning Urban Area Metro Area Min. of Env. Sustainable Cities Unit • Municipality • Housing • Waste • LUP • Sustainable City Plans

  14. Project Interventions Integrated Planning • Platform/ Layers/ plans • “Metro” Institutional arrangements Integrated Area Pilots • Energy efficiency buildings/ neighborhoods • Transport • Recycling at source • Green belts/corridors • Conservation/ sustainable tourism Replication • Sustainable Cities Unit • Capacity/ plans • Sustainable cities platform and labelling scheme for cities • “Metro” Institutional arrangements • Distributed energy incentives • Waste Market Clearing House

  15. Integrated Planning Salta Mar de Plata RAM CC MoI Investments MoE Sustainable Cities Unit Mendoza GEF Urban Sustainability Framework Mid-sized city Ushuaia UNICIPIO Metro-plan (Mendoza) Buenos Aires Lessons Learned and Best Practices

  16. Project Impacts

  17. Private Sector Engagement institutions • Cooperate and build upon IADB and WB projects and investments • Waste • Waste association • Extended producer responsibility • Organic compost/green companies • EE in buildings • Producers/suppliers • Builders • Financiers • Decentralised Energy • Wind and solar suppliers and installers • Financiers • Commercial buildings • TOD • Bus operators • Electric mobility bus companies • Business models for charging • Conservation/Tourism • Hotel sector and tour Operators • Tourists

  18. Co-financing – so far …..

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