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With its proximity to Iloilo City, its beaches and idyllic farms and rural places, activities in Guimaras are expected to grow. If this growth is to be nurtured, the gateways to the island province - the ferry stations - need to be more than just mere utilitarian piers for loading and unloading. Hence, the development vision is one that sees the pier sites as modern ferry stations complete with ... [Continue Reading]
The Iloilo CBD is the economic center of the City that is the traditional high-urban destination for the towns of the Metro Iloilo-Guimaras region. Conceptually, the CBD’s revitalization aims to transform the Iloilo downtown into a competitive, interesting and dynamic place that attracts businesses and where the existing community therein can grow in a sound, convenient and healthy place. The ... [Continue Reading]
Executive Summary MIGEDC needs to capacitate itself if it were to assume a more proactive development coordinative role in the region. This can be done through training and institutional development — essential elements of an effective capacity building program. Undertaking one without the other often leads to meaningless results. MIGEDC has undertaken several initiatives to build ... [Continue Reading]
The main source of drinking water and industrial water for Guiyang City and surrounding urban areas comes from Hongfeng Lake, Baihua Lake and Aha Reservoir (THE THREE PRECIOUS WATER VATS OF THE CITY OF GUIYANG). The LAKES 1 and its catchment are badly polluted and to improve and protect this precious supply of drinking water the City has initiated corrective measures led by the formation of the ... [Continue Reading]
The review was based on specialist and systemic analysis of the P-FSR, discussions with officials of local institutions, confrontation with information available in official publications, properties of international state of the art projects and interdisciplinary development and scrutinizing of risks, opportunities and points of special attention for the next planned project phase. The mission ... [Continue Reading]
Background of the project: To keep pace with the growing demand for water due to its continued urbanisation and economic growth, the City of Yangzhou has built two water intake plants and three water treatment plants since the completion of its first water supply plant in 1960. Expansion of the City, integration of outlying and suburban areas and growth of industry along the Yangtze has raised ... [Continue Reading]
Executive Summary Faisalabad Prefeasibility Study - Industrial Waste Management Download ... [Continue Reading]
Background and Introduction of this Assignment Upon the request from the City District Government Faisalabad, Cities Development Initiative for Asia (CDIA) has been engaging the CDGF since July 2008 about how it may support its urban development strategy. CDIA agreed to provide technical assistance to the CDGF on projects in integrated urban environmental infrastructure covering urban transport ... [Continue Reading]
INTRODUCTION The Bishnumati river runs to the immediate west of the old city of Kathmandu. It was once a pleasure to stroll along its banks; children playing in its clear waters, as it flowed through green fields. See front cover. Today it is shunned by all except those who have the misfortune to live and work in its vicinity.The river and its immediate environs is called the Bishnumati ... [Continue Reading]
Executive summary of the proposed Programme Pre-cast concrete panel buildings from the socialist period represent a major part of the housing stock of Ulaanbaatar, the world’s coldest national capital. They comprise 47.000 housing units, sheltering approx. 20% of the total population of more than 1 million inhabitants. These buildings are not insulated and are in a poor state due to a lack of ... [Continue Reading]
CDIA is a regional initiative established in 2007 by the Asian Development Bank and the Government of Germany, with additional core funding support of the governments of Sweden, Austria and Spain and the Shanghai Municipal Government. The Initiative provides assistance to medium-sized Asian cities to bridge the gap between their development plans and the implementation of their infrastructure ... [Continue Reading]
Below you will find various materials from CDIA’s participation in recent events. This will often include presentations by CDIA CMT members, partner cities and other key stakeholders as well as other materials and documentation.
Financing Local Infrastructure – Linking Local Governments and Financial Markets
"Financing Local Infrastructure – Linking Local Governments and Financial Markets" addresses capacity development needs from both a public finance and a financial market perspective. Its purpose is to help partners, their advisors, local governments and financial institutions to explore the ways and the means by which local infrastructure can be financed.
This handbook presents a guide to a better understanding and assessment of framework conditions. It will enable more informed decisions to be made in terms of developing and supporting financing options for local services and infrastructure provision involving the local financial sector.
The Handbook is available for download at the following link: Infrastructure FinanceClick on a link below to view article archives:
 Where CDIA is Active Links to the latest Project overviews, Executive summaries of completed projects, City intervention summaries and recently approved applications.
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 PPP and Urban Infrastructure Latest in PPP guides, case studies and external materials.
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 PFS Mechanism Latest in PFS guidelines for sectors, municipalities and consultants, and executive summaries of completed studies.
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 Linking Cities to Finance
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 Articles on CDIA Latest external articles related to CDIA.
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 CDIA Funding Members
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 CIIPP Toolkit Latest info on available downloads for CIIPP manuals, case studies and workbooks. |
 CDIA Newsletter archives
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 Building Capacities Latest training events and YAPP.
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 Conferences
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 Partnerships (and Synergies) Latest on regional, LGU, international, NPO, YAPP partners and city to city mentoring.
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By clicking on the map, it will link to downloadable project overviews of CDIA partner cities for which applications have been approved. Also on the same page, you will see a list of countries whose cities are eligible to make application to CDIA for support.
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