Fourth GMS Economic Corridors Forum (ECF-4): 5.g Session3-Towards a GMS Urban Development Strategy

7/31/2019 Fourth GMS Economic Corridors Forum (ECF-4): 5.g Session3-Towards a GMS Urban Development Strategy

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Towards a GMS Urban

Development Strategy

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Urban Development and Water Division

South East Asia Department


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Strategic Selection of UrbanGrowth Centres

Choices of towns withhigh growth potentials

Connectivity andmarket conditions,along a corridor

or beyond

Hinterland and naturalresource base

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Urbanization is going to happen

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Asia 2050: Most of economic

growth will be urban

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Country 1950 1975 2000 2025 2050

Brunei 26.8 62.0 71.1 80.9 87.2

Cambodia 10.2 4.4 16.9 26.3 43.8

Indonesia 12.4 19.3 42.0 50.7 65.9

Lao PDR 7.2 11.1 22.0 49.0 68.0

Malaysia 20.4 37.7 62.0 80.5 87.9

Myanmar 16.2 23.9 27.8 44.4 62.9

Philippines 27.1 35.6 48.0 55.4 69.4

Singapore 99.4 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0

Thailand 16.5 23.8 31.1 42.2 60.0

Viet Nam 9.9 14.6 24.3 36.4 54.9

Timor Leste 11.6 18.8 24.5 40.5 59.0

Southeast Asia 15.5 23.3 38.2 49.7 65.4


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Ambitions of a GMS urbanstrategy take advantage of

corridors Balanced

urbanization

Competitive cities

Inclusive growth

Green economy

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Source: ADB Transport & Trade Facilitation in

GMS. 2008, p. x

GMS corridors

expanding:

Integration with

PRC

Inclusion of

Myanmar


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Addressing environmental problems

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Strategic Projects for structural transformation ofGMS Corridors

CAM: GMS Corridor Towns Development Project

LAO PDR: GMS Corridor Towns Development ProjectVIE: GMS Corridor Towns Development Project

For 2012 approval:CAM: $47.4m

LAO PDR: $41.83m

VIE: $131m


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What will the CTDP do?

Environmental infrastructure:

Economic infrastructure:

Nature of investments:multisector

Informal markets

Battambang Flooding Uncontrolled Solid Waste


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Strategy for the secondgeneration of Corridor Towns

Projects How to select towns?

What are thepriorities?

What are the priorityinvestments

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Possible Locations for FutureCorridor Investments

1 Yunnan-MyanmarWestern

Corridor

2 Viet Nam-Guangxi &Viet Nam-Yunnan Eastern and

Northern Corridors

3 Myanmar-Thailand East-West

Corridor

4 Southern Economic Corridor


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Improved UrbanCompetitiveness through Urban

Investments Towns better prepared for urban future:

Modern environmental services (water, wastewater, solid waste management)

Improved climate resilience (flood controlmeasures)

Improved economic infrastructure =

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Thoughts for Discussion

What is yourcountrys strategyfor urban areas

along the corridors?

Have investment

priorities already bedefined?

How can ADB assistyou?

What are your views

on how to moveforward?

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Fourth GMS Economic Corridors Forum (ECF-4): 5.g Session3-Towards a GMS Urban Development Strategy