www.sci.ic.gc.ca

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www.sci.ic.gc.ca

• CSD-14 New York
• 2 May 2006

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What is the Sustainable Cities Initative?

• A Government of Canada program that partners with
  cities in the developing world to address urban
  challenges
• Program Objectives
• Promote sustainable urban development in
  developing and emerging economies.
• Facilitate partnerships among firms, NGOs,
  governments and academic institutions.
• Share Canadian leadership in technology, products
  and skills in the support of urban sustainable
  development.
• Involve the private sector in sustainable
  development.

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How does it work? - Team Building
SCI forms a team of city officials, local
stakeholders, and Canadian public and private
organisations that are interested in implementing
sustainable development projects.
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How does it work? Public Dialogue for
Integrated Planning
SCI holds public stakeholder dialogues for each
sector to Develop an Integrated Roadmap for
Urban Sustainable Development which sets sector
priorities, and generates ideas and public
support for projects.
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How does it work? - Project Definition and Funding

• Canadian organisations work with municipal
  officials and local partners to develop more
  detailed information about the project (such as
  the scope of the project, the financing
  requirements, potential sources of financing for
  implementation, etc).
• SCI provides financial support to Canadian
  organizations for pre-feasibility studies,
  workshop delivery, technical missions to Canada.
  However, SCI is not a funding program and does
  not fund project implementation.

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Context and Background

• In 1999 Canada launched the SCI as a pilot
  program to respond to the development needs of
  growing cities around the world
• Successes of the program were recognized by the
  World Summit Business Award at WSSD in 2002 and
  Canada announced expansion, now up to 16 cities

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SCI in 16 Cities Around the World
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Results of SCI Public Planning

• Broad public stakeholder dialogues held in all 16
  cities in urban sectors (water, waste,
  transportation, planning,etc)
• Roadmap documents to define priority needs and
  areas of collaboration with Canada

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Results of SCI Example projects

• International private-public expert teams
  collaborating on feasibility studies and
  financing
• Examples
• Landfill gas capture and waste management Dakar
• Training for emissions testing Durban, South
  Africa
• Future regional water supply Northern Mexico
• Waste-to-energy Facility Matamoros, Mexico
• Waterfront Development Vina del Mar, Chile
• Creation of GIS Database Porto Alegre, Brazil

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SCI What are the Benefits?

• Benefits for the SCI City
• Creates a forum and framework to discuss regional
  development and identify projects that help the
  development of the city and region.
• Helps build capacity by bringing together local
  and Canadian experts.
• Takes projects from the idea stage through to
  implementation.
• Makes the city a more attractive destination for
  investment by demonstrating the commitment to
  long term development and planning.

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SCI What are the Benefits?

• Benefits for Canada
• Provides an opportunity for Canadian
  organizations to meet with the decision makers in
  the region.
• By working with the municipalities, projects have
  local support and a better chance of success.
• Showcases Canadian expertise around the world.
• Benefits to Country
• Brings a pool of expertise and ideas to promote
  sustainable development
• Major cities can become models of sustainability
  for other cities in the country (ex.
  Canada-Mexico Partnership)

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Conclusion and Future events

• The real strength of SCI is in the partnership
  that is formed.
• More can be achieved by grouping resources and
  expertise together under SCI than can be done
  when cities and organisations work independently.
  
• Future Event
• World Urban Forum 19-23 June 2006 (Vancouver,
  Canada)

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