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HPEC's Participation in a Seminar on
Sharing Regional Experiences in Urban Development"
Organized by:
- Asian Development Bank
Date: 29-30 April 2009
ADB, Manila
The
members of High Powered Expert Committee (HPEC) for Estimating the
Investment Requirements for Urban Infrastructure Services, under the
chairmanship of Dr. Isher Judge Ahluwalia, participated in a Seminar on
"Sharing Regional Experiences in Urban Development" organized by
the Asian Development Bank (ADB) on April 29-30, 2009 at ADB, Manila.
The
Committee held discussions with Mr. Haruhiko Kuroda, President, ADB who
said that the Bank is very keen to support urban development initiatives
in India. 
He
added that participation of the HPEC in the Seminar
and learning from experiences of
other Asian countries would help India as well as the ADB. The Seminar had
four technical sessions: Economic Growth
and Urban Development Agenda; PPP in Urban Infrastructure Financing; ADB's
Urban Development Experience in the Asian Region and Relevance to India;
and Discussion on India's Urban
Development and ADB's Role. The
presentations in the Seminar
included City Cluster
Development Approach; China's
Experience in Urban Planning;
Privatization of Manila Water Supply;
Phnom Penh Water Company, Cambodia;
Climate Change and Urban Development;
PPP in Urban Development Projects in
South Korea; Non-Sovereign Operations
of ADB, etc. A presentation was also
made on the GIFT City, Gujarat. Specific issues and relevance of various
case studies to India were identified
in the last session. Dr. Isher
Ahluwalia mentioned that the Seminar was very useful and thanked ADB for
organizing it.
Discussions and sharing of experiences
Day 1: (29.04.2009)
- Urbanization Economic Growth and Urban Development Kay Choe, SAUD
- The Role of Urban Planning and Governance in the Economic Development of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) Aprodicio A. Laquian University of British Columbia
- Viet Nam Urban Development: Creating the enabling environment for local economic development High Powered Expert Committee on Urban Infrastructure, India, ADB, Manila Hubert Jenny, Senior Urban Development Specialist
- Gujarat International Finance Tech City (GIFT) , Regional Best Practices Seminar, Manila, Philippines
- International Strategy and Action,Bonifacio Vega Director General, HPEC meeting Manila
- MWSS PRIVATIZATION: Lessons on Good Governance Presentation to High Powered Expert Committee on Investment Requirements For Urban Infrastructure in India, ADB, Atty. Mary Mai A. Flor, Urban Water Supply and Governance Specialist (ADB Consultant)
- Maynilad Profile
Day 2: (30.04.2009)
- Turning Water Operation in Difficult Environment, Long Naro, Dy. General Director of PPWSA
- Public-Private Partnerships in Korea, Hyeon PARK (hpark@adb.org), Senior Evaluation Specialist, Independent Evaluation Department, ADB
- Public-Public Partnership in the Korean Water Sector – Implications for Indian State-level Water Agencies, Hun Kim, Director, South Asia Regional Department, ADB
- Bankability and Nonsovereign Operations, Legal Perspective
- Project Preparation and Approval Procedures in PRC, Xiaofei Jiang Country Specialist, EARD, ADB
- TA RSC-C61011 (VIE): Ho Chi Minh City Metro Rail System Project, Viet Nam
- Avoid - Shift - Improve (Finance) A New Paradigm for Asian Transport Jamie Leather, ADB
- Climate Change Impact and Opportunities for the Urban Sector, Toru Kubo Senior Clean Energy & Climate Change Specialist, Regional & Sustainable Development Dept., ADB
- ADB and India Partnership Hun Kim Director, South Asia Department, ADB