1. System change requires eco-efficient infrastructure design & approaches Infrastructure provides the foundation for our socio-economic systems Eco Efficiency Urban design and planning Buildi ngs Transp ort Water Energ y Waste

2. Infrastructure is one of the main determinants of resource efficiency and carbon intensity of economic growth patterns

3. Green Buildings Renewable Energy Technologies Public Transport Railways Rainwater harvesting Decentralized wastewater treatment

4. AP countries stand to be hardest hit by oil price increases and volatility Severe traffic congestion that can amount to 10% of annual GDP!

5. Long lifespan Urbanization In 2030, 2.6 billion will live in cities or towns Adding 3.5 million people / month in next 20 years

6. Investments in infrastructure: US$ 8 trillion to US$ 10 trillion in the region Will lock the Asia and Pacific economies into patterns of energy use and greenhouse gas emissions for decades to come

7. Failure to integrate eco-efficiency Growing externalities Growing number of poor people Rapid urbanization Cities become centers for poverty and environmental problems

8. Good for the environment & Good for the economy