ASEAN Cooperation on Environmentally Sound Technologies (EST)

ASEAN Cooperation on Environmentally Sound Technologies (EST)

ASEAN is actively engaged in ensuring sustainable production and consumption through the promotion of environmentally sound technologies and cleaner production processes, guided by the relevant action lines in the ASCC Blueprint 2009-2015.ASCC Blueprint 2009-2015 D.4. Promoting Environmentally Sound Technology (EST)Operationalise the ASEAN Network on EST (ASEAN-NEST) by 2015;Work towards the adoption of region wide environmental management/labelling schemes to promote economic growth and environmental protection by 2015;Facilitate an EST Forum to develop technology need assessments and develop cooperation among ASEAN Member States;Enhance cooperation among ASEAN Member States within the framework of South-South and North-South cooperation to promote technology transfer;Explore the establishment of a clearing house centre on EST for ASEAN Member States (i.e. Cleaner Production Centre); andIntensify cooperation on joint research, development, deployment and transfer of EST.ASEAN Cooperation on EnvironmentallySustainable City

ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community (ASCC) Blueprint 2009-2015Section D.5:Expand the existing work under the ASEAN Initiative on Environmentally Sustainable Cities;Intensify individual and collective efforts to improve the quality of air and water within ASEAN through regional or national initiatives to reduce industrial and transportation pollutions;Share experiences, expertise and technology in areas such as urban planning including transportation, green building, water management, urban greenery and urban biodiversity, conservation, sanitation and waste management, 3Rs (Reduce, Reuse and Recycle) and air, noise, water, and land pollution control, through among others twinning cities programme;

Work towards initiatives such as Low Carbon Society, Compact Cities, Eco-Cities and Environmentally Sustainable TransportDevelop internationally comparable measures for environmental sustainability for major cities in ASEAN by 2015;Introduce and implement an ASEAN Environmentally Sustainable Cities (ESC) Award by 2008 as an incentive to promote ESC practices.

ASEAN Working Group on Environmentally Sustainable Cities (AWGESC)

ASEAN Initiative on Environmentally Sustainable Cities (AIESC)Completed Activities:TheClean Air for Small Cities Project: The Project involved only 14 cities in the selected 7 ASEAN Member States (AMS).The Project enhanced the capacity of smaller and medium-sized cities to develop and implement measures to improve their air quality, therefore, contribute to sustainable city development.

The Yogyakarta City Greenhouse Gases (GHG) Emissions and HEAT+ Launch and Training:In 2012, Yogyakarta became an ASEAN pilot city to demonstrate a systematic and standardized methodology to measure and monitor citywide carbon emissions.Ongoing ActivitiesTheASEAN ESC Model Cities Programme-is a regional initiative aimed at promoting the development of Environmentally Sustainable Cities (ESC) across ASEAN countries. It provides seed funding, technical assistance and other forms of support to raise local capacity for implementing innovative and voluntary bottom-up initiatives, as well as to strengthen national ESC frameworks and actions that facilitate the replication and scaling up of good practices and policies within and across countries.The CityLinks Pilot Partnership between the U.S. and ASEAN Member- The CityLinks Pilot Partnership aims to define a structured and strategic approach to city-to-city learning on environmental sustainability in line with ASEAN goals and builds on the initial success of theASEAN Environmentally Sustainable Cities Model Cities Programme (MCP). ASEAN cities will be paired with U.S. cities to share best practices and provide practitioner-to-practitioner assistance on innovative approaches, technologies and good governance tools to support planning and implementation to prepare for adverse climate change impacts.