3. National Transport Finance
National Urban Development Policy
National Transport Policy
1st BRT
International Finance
Public Space
Green Power
GHG Accounting
HOW DID WE GET HERE?
MEXICO BRAZIL INDIA CHINATURKEY
Low-Carbon Plan
4. 172 staff
in 9 offices in 6 countries
55 Cities
of active engagement
$20 million
annual funding
WHAT IS OUR CURRENT CAPACITY?
36
major outcomes
5. WHERE ARE WE TODAY?
Mexico team (2013) India team (2012)
WRI (Wash., DC)
Brazil
Turkey China
12. Light
§ Policy, finance, research,
tool dissemination
200+ cities
Targeted:
§ 1-2 sectors
§ Focus on a best practice
30+ cities
Deep
§ Mexico City, Rio,
Bangalore, 1 in China
§ Multiple sectors
§ Long-term
4+ cities
CITY ENGAGEMENT
13. From Today To 2019
Emerging
• Small portfolio of high-
impact plans & policy
Deepen
• Plans & Zoning
• City Scenarios
• National Policy
WHAT WILL CHANGE?
Proven Approach
• Game-changing pilots
• Policy, finance, research
Enhance
• Tool dissemination
One Mature Sector
• Transport
Diversify & Integrate
• Transport
• Energy
• Water
• Governance & Adaptation
Early Success
• GPC
City Watch
• GPC ++
• AQUEDUCT
• Mobility Watch
1. URBAN
DEVELOPMENT
2. SECTORS
3. DIAGNOSTIC
TOOLS
4. SCALING UP
14. 1. URBAN DEVELOPMENT: THE CHALLENGE
This? Or this?
Source: Atlanta Axis database, Barcelona Regional Planning Office
pop. 2.8 million
162 sq. km
Barcelona
pop. 2.5 million
4,380 sq. km
Atlanta
18. (Photo: EMBARQ Mexico)
2. SECTORS
DO
Transport
Integrated
Transport
Transport
Demand
Management
Mobility
Plans
&
Policy
Climate
&
Energy
GHG
Accoun?ng
Low
Carbon
Planning
Distributed
Clean
Energy
Water
Water
Risk
Management
Water-‐Energy
Policy
Natural
Infrastructure
19. 2. SECTORS – EX. 1: AIR POLLUTION & ENERGY
(Photo: Reuters)
Beijing, China
MOU signature
Beijing Municipal Commission of Transport
20. 0.2 0.2
0.5 0.6 0.7
1.5
2.5
2.8 2.8 2.9
3.1 3.1
3.3 3.4
3.6
4.0 4.0
4.2
4.8
Many cities in China are withdrawing water
at unsustainable rates
Ratio of total local water withdrawal over renewable freshwater supply
When the ratio is greater than 1, it means that the city withdraws more water than it’s naturally given supply
2. SECTORS – EX. 2: WATER USAGE
unsustainable
1
21. 2. SECTORS – EX. 2: WATER USAGE
Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei metro area, China
22. October 2011
Launched the
GHGP City Project
Year 2 (2013):
60+ cities use the
GPC to measure
emissions
Year One (2012)
Launched the
GPC Pilot Version 1.0
Achieved landmark international
consensus on city GHG measurement
200+ citiesadopt the GPC
Year 3 (2014):
Publish the GPC Final
Version
Convene 100 cities to adopt
the GPC
Year 8 (2019):
3. DIAGNOSTIC TOOLS: GPC
26. WHAT WILL CHANGE?
From Today To 2019
Institutional Setup City Unit + EMBARQ Center for
Sustainable Cities
(Integrated Program)
Staff 172 280
Annual Funding $20 million $33 million
Key Performance
Indicators
5 KPIs Expanding
27. WHAT WILL CHANGE: INSTITUTIONAL SET-UP
Center for
Sustainable Cities
Urban
Water
EMBARQ
– Transport
– Urban Dev’t
Urban
Energy
– Economics
– Adaptation
– Governance
Other WRI
programs
Cross-Cut Themes
NYC
Liaison
Office
28. WHAT WILL CHANGE: STAFF
Focus Area
Today
2019
Estimate
Urban Development
41
90
Transport
90
105
Energy & Climate
30
40
Water
6
30
Governance & Adaptation
5
15
Total
172 *
280 *
* 80% located in-country
30. WHAT WILL CHANGE: BUILDING AND EXPANDING KPIs
Key Performance Indicators
People served
Investment leveraged
Travel time saved
$
Lives saved
CO2 avoided
Water-stress reducedNEW
31. 280 staff
In 9 offices in 6 countries
200 cities
Influenced
30+ targeted | 4+ deep
$33 million
Annual funding
2019 CAPACITY
35
Major new outcomes
32. QUESTIONS FOR WRI BOARD
Have we made a persuasive case for
establishing the Center and expanding our
work on cities?
• Is the scope of our strategy and areas of core competencies
sufficiently focused?
• Have we articulated a clear and distinctive value proposition for
WRI’s role in the field of sustainable cities?
• Do we have a clear and logical theory for scaling our impact?
• Have we developed a robust approach for defining performance
metrics and measuring our results?
