Water as Leverage- Setting the scene for a call for action
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<strong>Water</strong> <strong>as</strong> <strong>Leverage</strong> <strong>for</strong> Resilient Cities Asia<br />
<strong>Setting</strong> <strong>the</strong> Scene <strong>for</strong> a Call <strong>for</strong> Action<br />
Content<br />
3.3<br />
… and we <strong>as</strong>k <strong>for</strong><br />
processes that develop<br />
local expertise into<br />
concrete solutions with<br />
global resonance.<br />
Khulna and Semarang, we<br />
aim to build up an adaptable<br />
methodology that can become<br />
a foundation <strong>for</strong> subsequent<br />
coalitions with o<strong>the</strong>r cities<br />
where similar challenges are at<br />
stake, and where local solutions<br />
can define global strategies<br />
and vice versa. Partnering with<br />
<strong>for</strong> example <strong>the</strong> city-b<strong>as</strong>ed<br />
network of 100 Resilient Cities<br />
and national emb<strong>as</strong>sy’s gives<br />
us <strong>the</strong> opportunity to explore<br />
a broad landscape of potential<br />
exemplary cities where we can<br />
put our approach into practice.<br />
This will enable us to link<br />
common or recurring questions,<br />
<strong>for</strong>mulate <strong>the</strong> most apt<br />
solutions, stimulate follow-up<br />
programs and help develop<br />
new or existing innovative<br />
practices that can potentially be<br />
scaled up and replicated across<br />
Asia and <strong>the</strong> rest of <strong>the</strong> world.<br />
The selected teams will be<br />
invited to actively participate<br />
in local workshops organized<br />
in <strong>the</strong>ir elected city. Through<br />
an approach combining research<br />
and design, <strong>the</strong> teams<br />
are expected to develop work<br />
processes in close colla bo ration<br />
with local stakeholders and<br />
governments, <strong>the</strong> goal of which<br />
is to lead to inclusive and<br />
implementable solutions.<br />
To make sure that we also<br />
end up with bankable projects,<br />
international financial<br />
institutions like <strong>the</strong> Asian<br />
Infr<strong>as</strong>tructure Investment<br />
Bank (AIIB) and <strong>the</strong> Dutch<br />
development bank (FMO) are<br />
involved from <strong>the</strong> beginning<br />
and <strong>the</strong>y will have an ob serving<br />
role throughout <strong>the</strong> whole<br />
Prospective research<br />
process. Eventually, toge<strong>the</strong>r<br />
with all <strong>the</strong> <strong>Water</strong> <strong>as</strong> <strong>Leverage</strong><br />
partners, <strong>the</strong>y will <strong>as</strong>sess per<br />
city <strong>the</strong> research and design<br />
work in terms of financial<br />
fe<strong>as</strong>ibility.<br />
Fur<strong>the</strong>rmore, we aim to maintain<br />
a continuous and evergrowing<br />
exchange between<br />
<strong>the</strong>matic knowledge across<br />
regions and concrete are<strong>as</strong>pecific<br />
projects. Starting in<br />
<strong>the</strong> city regions of Chennai,<br />
Call<br />
Design on <strong>the</strong> ground<br />
CHENNAI<br />
KHULNA<br />
SEMARANG<br />
GLOBAL RESONANCE<br />
Funding Implementation LOCAL SOLUTIONS<br />
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Call <strong>for</strong> Action<br />
PART 1 / From Global <strong>Water</strong> Issues to a Call <strong>for</strong> Action<br />
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