Mr Tadashi Matsumoto

1. Tadashi MATSUMOTO
Head of Unit, Sustainable Development and Global Relations,
Centre for Entrepreneurship, SMEs, Regions and Cities (CFE), OECD
At the 13th Water Governance Initiative meeting,
9 January 2020, OECD Headquarter, Paris
OECD’S RECENT WORK
ON URBAN POLICIES
IN ASIA

2. OECD’s recent work on urban policies
in Asia
National urban policy Green growth / urban
resilience
Smart city strategies

3. What can integrated urban policy
framework offer?
3
Opportunity Areas
/ Policy objectives
Land use and
transport
Housing and
buildings
Energy
Water resource
management
Solid waste
management
Green industries
and services
Green jobs and
innovation
Development of
public transport can
create new
industries and
services
Retrofitting the
existing buildings
can create jobs,
new services and
innovation
Investment in
renewable energy
can create jobs,
new services and
innovation
Investment in
sanitation and new
technologies
(e.g. smart
metering) can
create jobs, new
services and
innovation
Promoting
separation of
wastes can create
jobs for the urban
poor
Promoting recycling
of industrial waste
and — energy-
efficient industrial
processes can
create jobs, new
services and
innovation
Climate change
adaptation and
mitigation
Less automobile
dependency can
reduce greenhouse
gas (GHG)
emissions; risk-
sensitive land use
and preservation of
natural ecosystems
can reduce
vulnerability to risks
Green buildings can
reduce GHG
emissions as well
as the urban heat
island effects;
building codes can
address
vulnerability to risks
Investment in
renewable energy
can reduce GHG
emissions
Managing water
resources could
reduce incidence of
inland floods,
drought and
improve water
quality and quantity
Solid waste
management can
reduce GHG
emissions resulting
from waste and
avoid pollution and
diseases from
improper solid
waste management
Green
manufacturing can
reduce GHG
emissions and
ensure efficient use
of resource
Healthier local
environment and
urban
attractiveness
Compact cities can
reduce pollution
from automobiles
and preserve
productive farmland
and natural
biodiversity
Proper housing can
increase the quality
of in-house
environment and
welfare of residents
Cleaner energy
production can
reduce pollution nd
environmental
stress
Proper wastewater
treatment and water
distribution can
reduce degradation
of lakes and rivers
Solid waste
management can
reduce landfill and
related pollution
created by solid
waste
Green
manufacturing can
reduce the amount
of local air
pollutants released

4. • Water / wastewater
tariffs (Bangkok)
• Water extraction
charges (Bangkok,
Cebu)
• Solid waste collection
fees
• Parking fees / charges
(Bandung)
• Fossil fuel subsidies
4
Make greater use of demand-side
policies – legal framework is crucial
Tariff structure of selected Southeast Asian cities
Source: Manila Water; PT Aetra Air Jakarta (Aetra) (2012),
“Info Tariff Aetra”, Metropolitan Waterworks Authority
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Manila East Jakarta East Bangkok Cebu

5. • Risk-sensitive land-use: Land-use policies do not often
consider DRM, which has resulted in continued urban
development in risk-prone areas
• Urban infrastructure: Two-thirds of Asia’s infrastructure
needs by 2050 still have to be built and financed, thus
providing an opportunity to factor in resilience to natural
disasters.
• Insurance: Adequate private and public insurance
mechanisms to share disasters risks are not yet well developed.
• Governance: Co-ordination mechanisms between national
and local governments are often lacking or not clearly defined.
 Engage stakeholders to promote inclusiveness and encourage a culture of
disaster risk management
 Apply the OECD Water Governance Principle
Assessing disaster risk management
policies in Southeast Asian cities

6. THANK YOU
Tadashi.MATSUMOTO@oecd.org