CIDAAIT Southeast Asia Urban Environmental Management Applications SEAUEMA Project 20032008

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CIDA-AIT Southeast Asia Urban Environmental
Management Applications (SEA-UEMA) Project
2003-2008
Pritam Krishna Shrestha Project Manager
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Project Background and Focus/Scope

• Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA)
  involvement in establishing the UEM Field of
  Study at AIT, and support to related disciplines
  in the past
• UEM graduates (149 out of a total of 12,995 AIT
  graduates as of Aug04 ) spread over SEA and
  beyond, means for
• (i) Application of UEM graduate education,
  influencing the implementation of UEM
  policies and
• (ii) Developing sustainable UEM practices based
  on global good practices on UEM
• CIDA-AIT SEA-UEMA Project Focus APPLICATIONS in
  three key UEM sub-sectors water and sanitation,
  solid waste and air pollution
• Geographical Coverage Eight Canadian ODA
  eligible countries, namely, Cambodia, Indonesia,
  Lao PDR, Malaysia, Philippines, Timor-Leste,
  Thailand, and Viet Nam

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Project Goal and Purpose

• Goal
• To improve urban environmental conditions in
  SEA region.
• Purpose
• To attain improved implementation and sharing
  of sound UEM policies and good practices in three
  key urban environmental sub-sectors (water and
  sanitation, solid waste management, and air
  pollution).

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Expected Results of the Project

• Impact Result
• Measurable urban environmental improvements in
  SEA region
• Outcome Results
• 1. Local adoption and implementation of UEM
  solutions in the sub-sectors within selected
  communities, benefiting urban poor men and women
  in particular
• 2. More active, effective gender-sensitive
  interventions by civil society organizations,
  academic and research institutes in policy
  formulation of the selected UEM issues
• 3. UEM lessons and good practices identified,
  shared and applied through stakeholder
  participation and South-South cooperation, in
  specific regional sub-sector networks and the
  evaluations of UEM policies/practices.
• 4. Improved understanding and application of
  gender equality considerations by UEM academics,
  researchers, policy makers and implementers
  across the region

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Expected Results of the Project (contd.)

• Output Results
• 1.1 Increased expertise/knowledge residing in
  regional/national/local level policy makers,
  planners, managers, decision-makers,
  implementers, members of civil society in UEM
  planning, management, issues and good practices
  in specific environmental sub-sectors
• 2.1 Increased pool of male and female UEM
  specialists, researchers, trainers, and advocates
  in the region
• 3.1 Functioning UEM sub-sector networks involving
  UEM trainees, alumni and important regional UEM
  stakeholders
• 4.1 Increased stakeholders capacity to integrate
  gender equality into UEM

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The Project in Brief

• Project period August 2003 August 2008
• CIDAs grant CAN 9.5 million
• AITs contribution (in-kind) CAN 8.3 million
• Project under the UEM Field of Study in the
  School of Environment, Resources and Development
  (SERD)
• Project Components
• Graduate Education (Scholarships)
• Application Components
• Sub-sector Networks and Professional Support
  Program (SNP)
• Alumni Demonstration Projects (ADP)
• Joint Action Research (JAR)
• Application of Research Results and Lessons
  Learned (ARL)

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UEM Graduate Education

• Objective To create a pool of UEM graduates (MSc
  and PhD holders) in SEA region.
• Description
• Full scholarships for selected candidates from
  Canadian ODA eligible countries in SEA to pursue
  master (22 months) or doctoral studies (36
  months) in UEM/AIT.
• 10 PhD scholarships (5 resident and 5
  non-resident PhD) and 55 master scholarships over
  five years.
• Preference given to qualified women applicants.
• Preference given to applicants with work
  experience in UEM-related institutions/
  organizations in SEA region.

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UEM Graduate Education (contd.)

• Other GE activities
• Facilitating absorption of graduates in UEM
  sub-sector related work.
• Supporting post-doctoral research.
• Tracer study of UEM alumni (both MSc and PhD
  graduates), and trainees.
• Making UEM graduate curriculum relevant to
  regional need.

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UEM Sub-sector Networks andProfessional Support
Program (SNP)

• Objectives
• To establish UEM networks in three sub-sectors.
• To contribute to the capacity building of UEM
  professionals and UEM-related institutions/organiz
  ations in the region.
• Description
• Eligibility of sub-sector networks membership
  individuals working in the UEM field,
  national/city level authorities, environmental
  agencies, and academic/research institutions in
  SEA region.
• 15-18 training programs to support UEM
  applications
• 2- 4 training programs on gender equality in
  relation to UEM
• 3 policy forums in the three sub-sectors
• Other SNP activities
• Project promotion
• Partnership development

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Alumni Demonstration Projects (ADP)

• Objective To demonstrate ways and means to
  improve environmental conditions in selected
  areas of SEA countries.
• Description
• Eligibility of applicants AIT alumni, preferably
  UEM, HSD (urban planning), or EE graduates from
  selected SEA countries any AIT alumni, who are
  currently working in UEM-related jobs in the SEA
  region UEM sub-sector network members.
• 50-60 demonstration projects based on UEM good
  practices in the three key environmental
  sub-sectors.
• Other ADP activities
• Conducting seminars/community workshops
• Holding city/national/regional policy dialogues

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Joint Action Research (JAR)

• Objective to identify and devise practical UEM
  applications and management solutions.
• Description
• Action research will be undertaken in
  collaboration with regional/national and
  Canadian partners on subject areas under the
  three key UEM sub-sectors.
• Over 5 years of the project period, 15-20 bigger
  scale collaborations will be carried out with
  regional/ national institutions and Canadian
  partners, and 65 small-scale JAR with graduate
  students.
• Other JAR activity
• Recommending good JAR results for pilot
  projects.

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Application of Research Results and
Lessons Learned (ARL)

• Objectives To support the application of the
  research results through pilot projects and To
  disseminate research results and lessons learned
  from the other components of the project.
• ARL Activities
• Dissemination of research results, lessons
  learned, and UEM good practices through seminars,
  workshops, and printed/audio visual media.
• Exchange of UEM expert visits.
• Participation in international/regional
  conferences.

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Major Partners for Implementation of the Project
(other than CIDA)

• AIT alumni
• UEM alumni network
• Three UEM sub-sector networks that includes
  national/regional partners
• Canadian Universities, research institutions, and
  professional organizations with experience in UEM
  applications
• Technical assistance projects of the donor
  communities in SEA region
• Universities and research institutions in the
  region
• City authorities in the region
• Local authorities in the region
• Environmental Protection Agencies
• UEM-related women organizations
• UEM-related CBOs/NGOs

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Linkage to Eco-Villages, Eco-Cities, Education
Initiatives in Promoting Them

• Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
• SEA-UEMA Projects focus on three key UEM
  sub-sectors water and sanitation solid waste
  and air pollution
• Demonstration Projects, Pilot Projects
• Joint Action Research Applied research
• Graduate Education Professional Training
• Information Dissemination through various means
  printed matter, audio-visual media, websites,
  seminars, workshops through the sub-sector
  networks