Capacity Building Program for Teams Seminar “Implementation of the Emerging and Sustainable Cities Initiative: approach, methodology and tools� December 8 and 9, 2015 Miami, United States
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CAPACITY BUILDING PROGRAM FOR TEAMS of the EMERGING AND SUSTAINABLE CITIES INITIATIVE Seminar “Implementation of ESCI: Approach, Methodology and Tools”
Program Background In an effort to promote best practices in areas related to urban growth, the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) launched in 2010 the Emerging and Sustainable Cities Initiative (ESCI), which has been supporting medium cities with accelerated growth in Latin America and the Caribbean to develop within the parameters of environmental, territorial and fiscal sustainability. The initiative is based on an innovative methodology that provides indicators and strategies to define lines of action within a multidisciplinary approach which aims to integrate environmental sustainability, sustainable urban development and fiscal sustainability. This initiative asks Bank teams and other local institutions that assume the responsibility of implementing the ESCI to face a challenge that deviates significantly from the traditional way of managing the challenges of sustainable development. In order to face these challenges, practical knowledge is needed to facilitate the initiative’s implementation, to understand and include a multi-sectoral approach, and to design a strategy that allows a balance among the three dimensions of sustainability. The dissemination of lessons learned is also needed and can be done through the sharing experiences from working with subnational governments; implementing a new methodology of rapid diagnosis under imperfect information conditions; and considering civil society and the private sector as actors who play an important role in the Initiative. Therefore, during the last two years, the ESCI team and the Inter-American Institute for Economic and Social Development (INDES) have created a training and practice program to meet the needs and requirements of the Bank teams and the city governments’ demand for the proper implementation of the tool. This training program provides greater clarity on the various phases that integrate the tool; illustratively shows the different experiences of the cities in which the tool has been implemented; presents the challenges and strategies for its implementation; and collects, for further dissemination, the lessons learned from cities that have already made progress in the Implementation of the action plan resulting from this tool, so they can serve as a reference for other cities that begin on the project.
Program Objetive The program aims to strengthen the knowledge and technical-operational capabilities of the team members who will be part of the ESC Initiative. It will provide participants with conceptual approaches, tools and decision criteria that contribute to maximizing coordination of areas and sources of specialized knowledge for the development of cities targeted by the intervention. As for the integral vision the Initiative seeks, the seminar “Implementation of ESCI: approach, methodology and tools,” will help develop skills to successfully apply the methodology to face the challenges posed by the different contexts.
AGENDA
(First Day: Tuesday, December 8)
8:30 AM – 9:00 AM
Participants Registration and Breakfast
9:00 AM – 9:30 AM
Welcoming Remarks
9:30 AM – 10:00 AM
Presentation of the Initiative: Objectives and Achievements. Gilberto Chona - Sectoral Coordinator - Emerging and Sustainable Cities Initiative ESCI, IDB
10:00 AM – 10:45 AM
Phase 1: ESCI Indicators & Review of the Methodology: Scope and standards of comparison. Implementation through the traffic light exercise. Luis Schloeter - Consultant - Emerging and Sustainable Cities Initiative ESCI, IDB
10:45 AM – 11:00 AM
Coffee Break
11:00 AM – 11:45 PM
Presentation of the Base Studies I: Study of vulnerability, Study of greenhouse gases, Study of urban footprint. Maria Isabel Beltrán - Consultant - Emerging and Sustainable Cities Initiative ESCI, IDB
11:45 PM – 12:30 PM
Presentation of the Base Studies II: Fiscal, Plusvalia
12:30 PM – 2:00 PM
Lunch
2:00 PM – 2:45 PM
Phase 2: Prioritization: Environmental Filter. Analysis and Explanation. Sarah Benton - Consultant - Emerging and Sustainable Cities Initiative ESCI, IDB
2:45 PM – 3:30 PM
Phase 2: Prioritization: Public Opinion Filter. Analysis and Explanation. Nancy Moreno - Consultant - Emerging and Sustainable Cities Initiative ESCI, IDB
3:30 PM – 3:45 PM
Coffee Break
3:45 PM – 4:30 PM
Implementation of action plan, results and apprenticeships Port of Spain Experience Rachel Ramdin - Consultant - Emerging and Sustainable Cities Initiative ESCI, IDB
AGENDA
(Second Day: Wednesday, December 9)
8:30 AM – 9:00 AM
Participants Registration and Breakfast
9:00 AM – 9:45 AM
Phase2: Prioritization: Economic Filter. Analysis and Explanation. Maria Isabel Beltrán - Consultant - Emerging and Sustainable Cities Initiative ESCI, IDB
9:45 AM – 10:30 AM
Action Plan. Design of Action Plan. Sarah Benton - Consultant - Emerging and Sustainable Cities Initiative ESCI, IDB
10:30 AM – 11:00 AM
Coffee Break
11:00 AM – 11:30 PM
Action Plan. Development of action plan: Waterfront Urban Development, Montego Bay Experience. Glaister Cunningham - Operations Specialist, Jamaica Country Office - ESCI, IDB
11:30 PM – 12:00 PM
Action Plan. Development of action plan: Urban Design Laboratory, Bridgetown Experience. Lisa Howard - Consultant - Emerging and Sustainable Cities Initiative ESCI, IDB
12:00PM – 12:30PM
Phase 5: Citizen Monitoring. Presentation of the monitoring system. Monica Villegas - Director - Bogotá Cómo Vamos
12:30 PM – 1:45 PM
Lunch
1:45 PM – 2:30 PM
Competitiveness Session. Nancy Moreno - Consultant - Emerging and Sustainable Cities Initiative ESCI, IDB
2:30 PM – 3:00 PM
Beyond the 9 to 5 city: Rethinking Local Economic Development in the Caribbean. Andreina Seijas - Consultant - Emerging and Sustainable Cities Initiative ESCI, IDB
3:00 PM – 3:30 PM
Closing Remarks Gilberto Chona - Sectoral Coordinator - Emerging and Sustainable Cities Initiative ESCI, IDB
María Isabel Beltrán María Isabel Beltrán is an Economist from the Pontificia Universidad Catolica of Ecuador and holds a Master’s degree in Public Administration from Syracuse University. She currently works in the Emerging and Sustainable Cities Initiative from Washington DC in projects in Cuenca, Ecuador and Trujillo, Peru. Prior to her assignment in Washington DC, she worked at the IDB country office of Peru. Maria Isabel worked for 4 years in the Research department for Development and in the Impact Evaluation Initiative for development at the World Bank in Washington DC. She also worked for 3 years in the Office of Evaluation and Oversight.
Lisa S. Howard Lisa S. Howard is a Consultant for the Inter-American Development Bank’s Emerging and Sustainable Cities Initiative (ESCI). With over twelve years of project management experience, Lisa holds a Master of Science in Sustainability Management from Columbia University and is a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Accredited Professional in Building Design and Construction (LEED AP BD+ C). She is also a Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) Certified Sustainability Reporting Practitioner. Lisa is currently working on applying the ESCI methodology in, and preparing the action plan for, Bridgetown. Previously, Lisa worked in the development industry for a private resort in Barbados and has consulted on sustainability certification for Chile’s Federation of Tourism Enterprises (FEDETUR) and on sustainability reporting for an independent fashion house in New York. She has also worked for the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey’s Office of Energy and Environmental Programs on energy efficiency and for Columbia University’s Earth Institute on corporate engagement and professional development.
Sarah R. Benton Sarah R. Benton is an Urban Planner and has been supporting the IDB’s Emerging and Sustainable Cities Initiative (ESCI) since January 2015. She helps coordinate the Initiative in Nassau, The Bahamas; Belize City, Belize; Montego Bay, Jamaica; and Bridgetown, Barbados. She has professional experience in international planning education programs; foreign language education; real estate and insurance; and urban planning research and practice. She has also participated in several international urban planning symposiums and workshops in Brazil. Before coming to work at the IDB, Sarah earned two Master’s Degrees from the University of Florida in Urban and Regional Planning and in Latin American Studies. Her specializations were in sustainable international development practice and in planning technologies such as GIS. She also received a B.A. from the University of Virginia with a Double-Major in Spanish and Latin American Studies. Sarah speaks Spanish and Brazilian Portuguese in addition to her native English.
Nancy Moreno Mora Nancy Moreno Mora is a consultant for the Emerging and Sustainable Cities Initiative (ESCI) since November 2014 collaborating in the preparation of knowledge products related to the expansion of the Initiative into new fields such as local economic development, job creation and the formulation of financing strategies based on land value capture mechanisms. Previous to her current assignment, she was a consultant for the Bank in Washington DC, working in the phases of design, approval and testing of the Initiative’s methodological instruments. Before her work in ESCI, she worked at the IDB’s country office in Colombia as project manager and supervisor for projects in the areas of housing, neighborhood upgrading, and land use planning. She was also a consultant for the Colombian Ministry of Environment, Housing and Land Development, advising and monitoring the implementation of social housing programs, as well as in sustainable, environmental and urban programs. She preciously carried out a study on sources of funding for sustainable forestry production in Colombia and advised private companies on financial evaluation. Nancy graduated with a degree in Finance and International Relations from Universidad Externado de Colombia and holds a master’s degree in Regional Development Planning and Management from Technische Universität Dortmund in Germany and the University of the Philippines, with a specialization in Project Development and Evaluation form Universidad del Rosario, in Colombia. Nancy was born in Bogota, Colombia and has lived in the United States, Germany and the Philippines.
Andreina Seijas Andreina Seijas is a Venezuelan communications professional and public policy analyst currently working for the Emerging and Sustainable Cities Initiative (ESCI) at the Inter-American Development Bank in Washington DC. Previously, she worked as Policy Associate at Americas Society/ Council of the Americas and Editorial Associate for policy journal Americas Quarterly. She also worked as Information Manager for the Mayor’s Office of the Chacao municipality in Caracas, Venezuela. For the past six years, Andreina has conducted extensive research on how cities can become safer and more productive by creating quality spaces for work and leisure during the night. Her goal is to measure the economic and social value of night-time experiences in Latin America and the Caribbean, in order to pave the way for 24-hour cities in the region. She has a Communications degree from Universidad Catolica Andres Bello (Caracas), an MSc in Social Policy and Development from the London School of Economics, and a Master in Public Administration and Non-Profit management from New York University.
Rachel Ramdin Rachel Ramdin joined the Inter-American Development Bank as a consultant and Research Assistant for the Emerging and Sustainable Cities Initiative (ESCI) in 2013. She is an economist by training and holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Economics with minors in International Relations and Environmental Economics at the University of the West Indies (UWI). She is currently pursuing a Master’s of Science degree in Economics at the UWI with a focus on Environmental Economics and Sustainable Development. Before joining the IDB, Rachel worked as a Research Assistant with the Sustainable Economic Development Unit (SEDU), UWI, where she focused primarily on Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency. Presently, Rachel has been working on the implementation of the ICES methodology in the city of Port of Spain and the implementation of the Port of Spain Action Plan. Additionally, she is working with the project team on the preparation and design of the Urban Sustainability and Mobility Programme for Port of Spain.
Gilberto Chona Gilberto Chona is the Sectoral Coordinator for the Emerging and Sustainable Cities Initiative from the Institutions for Development (IFD) Sector of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB). He was Fiscal Policy and Urban Economy Specialist and previously served as Senior Operations Specialist in the Country Division of the Regional Operations Department, responsible for the Mexico, Central America, Haiti and the Dominican Republic portfolio. Gilberto holds a Master’s Degree in Urban Planning with a specialization in Economic Development and Evaluation as well as a Project Finance specialization from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in 1991. His bachelor’s degree is in Urban and Regional Planning from Universidad Simon Bolivar (1985). He also carried out specialization courses at the World Bank (1995-96) and at Harvard University (2001). Mr. Chona joined the IDB in 1991 after 7 years as Junior Economist and as Economic Policy Analyst in the Venezuelan Presidential Office of Economic Planning and Coordination (CORDIPLAN). Before his current assignment in ESCI, he served as a consultant in the evaluation of social programs and integrated rural development; as Program Official for Costa Rica and Honduras, Junior Country Economist for Mexico; Country Economist for Panama; Senior Economist and Operations coordinator for Panama; Senior Program Specialist and operations support for Regional Operations Department and Senior Country Economist and Coordinator for the Dominican Republic.
Luis Schloeter Luis Schloeter joined IDB’s Emerging and Sustainable Cities Initiative in September 2015. An urban economist by training, he specializes in fiscal decentralization, infrastructure finance and urban economic development. Luis, a UK Chevening Scholar, holds a Master’s Degree in Urban Economic Development from University College London as well as a Master’s Degree in Urban Planning, specialized in International Development Planning, from New York University.
Glaister Cunningham Glaister Cunningham is an Operations Specialist in Country Office Jamaica where he has worked for seven years. A Civil Engineer by profession, he works primarily on infrastructure related operations, specifically Water & Sanitation, Transportation and Energy. He recently returned from a one year assignment in the El Salvador representation learning and applying best practices in portfolio management whilst improving his Spanish language skills. He has been supporting the Montego Bay ESCI since its inception and is especially passionate about seeing its successful implementation, especially since he was himself born and raised in Montego Bay.
Monica Villegas Monica Villegas currently serves as director of Bogotá Cómo Vamos, an initiative of Casa Editorial El Tiempo, the Bogota Chamber of Commerce, the Corona Foundation and Universidad Javeriana. The initiative has been tracking quality of life in the city for 14 years. Monica holds an Anthropology degree from Universidad de los Andes with a Master in Development policy form the University of Paris I, Pantheon-Sorbonne, as well as a Master’s degree in Geography, Urban and Regional Planning from the University of Paris III, Sorbonne Nouvelle. She is also a seminar professor of Development Planning for the Faculty of Finance, Government and International Relations of the Externado University of Colombia. Previous to her current position, Monica worked for four and a half years in Corpovisionarios as Project Manager for Cities. There she worked in cities such as Mexico City, Monterrey, Quito, La Paz, Medellín, besides being a consultant of the IDB in the area of citizen culture.
Capacity Building Program for Teams Seminar “Implementation of the Emerging and Sustainable Cities Initiative: approach, methodology and tools”
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