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18-19 August 2015 • Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar

FOURTH MEETING

PROVISIONAL AGENDA (as of 17 August 2015)

Meeting Objectives

• Discuss the applicability of ‘city competitiveness’ as a cross-‐cutting theme in the GMS, as a way to enhance subregional cooperation and connectivity in accordance with the draft GMS Urban Development Strategic Framework.

• Illustrate the concept by focusing on existing and planned initiatives along a sample border area (urban and economic planning, road and infrastructure improvements in the border area, and capacity development activities in economic zone development). The Myawaddy in Myanmar – Mae Sot in Thailand will be used as a case example.

• Share updates from the Seventh GMS Economic Corridors Forum and other GMS activities, including GMS Urban TF member participation at the 21st Annual Meeting of the GMS Working Group on Environment in June 2015.

• Discuss other matters (confirm the Urban Development Chapter of the First Progress Report on RIF-‐IP; finalize the Technical Note on CBEZs/SEZs, and preparations of the Fifth Meeting of the Urban TF).

Chair: Co-‐Chair:

U Tun Tun Naing, GMS National Coordinator, Permanent Secretary and Director General, Foreign Economic Relations Department, Ministry of National Planning and Economic Development, Myanmar Ms. Tatiana Gallego-‐Lizon, Director, Urban Development and Water Division (SEUW), Southeast Asia Department (SERD), Asian Development Bank (ADB)

DAY 1: 18 August 2015, Tuesday 0830-‐0900 Registration

0900-‐0930 (30 mins)

Opening Session • Welcome Remarks by Chair • Introductory Remarks and Recap of 3rd GMS Task Force Meeting on Urban

Development by Co-‐Chair • Brief statements of Heads of Country Delegations and Mr. Winfried F.

Wicklein, Country Director, ADB Resident Mission in Myanmar

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DAY 1: 18 August 2015, Tuesday Group Photo

0930-‐0945 Coffee, Tea Break

0945-‐1000 (15 mins)

Session 1. Results of the GMS Seventh Economic Corridors Forum (ECF-‐7) • Ms. Pinsuda Alexander, Economist (Regional Cooperation), Regional

Cooperation and Operations Coordination Division (SERC), SERD, ADB • Question and Answer

1000-‐1045 (45 mins)

Session 2: Presentation on Competitive Cities and City Clusters in the GMS • Ms. Tatiana Gallego-‐Lizon, Director, Urban Development and Water Division

(SEUW), SERD, ADB • Question and Answer

1045-‐1200 (15 mins per country)

Session 3. Country Perspectives on the application of Competitive Cities in the GMS– Presentations by member country representatives Country Presentations of:

• Cambodia • People’s Republic of China • Lao People’s Democratic Republic • Myanmar • Questions and Answers (15 mins)

1200-‐1330

Lunch Venue: Yangon Kitchen Restaurant

1330-‐1400 (15 mins per country)

Session 3 (continued). Country Perspectives on the application of Competitive Cities in the GMS– Presentations by member country representatives Country Presentations of:

• Thailand • Viet Nam

1400-‐1430 (30 mins)

Session 4. Discussion to Synthesize Country Perspectives Facilitator: Chair and Co-‐Chair


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DAY 1: 18 August 2015, Tuesday 1445-‐1500 (15 mins)

Session 5: Overview on the Cross-‐border Economic Activities along Urban Centers along Myanmar-‐Thailand border.

• Ms. Anupma Jain, Senior Social Sector Specialist, SEUW, SERD, ADB

1500-‐1520 (20 mins)

Session 5a: Presentation on the Pilot Initiative on the GMS Economic Corridors Section-‐Specific Concept Plans: EWEC Section between Myawaddy–Mae Sot.

• Ms. Pinsuda Alexander, Economist (Regional Cooperation), SERC, SERD, ADB

1520-‐1540 (20 mins)

Session 5b. Presentation on the GMS East-‐West Economic Corridor Eindu to Kawkareik Road Improvement Project

• Mr. James Leather, Principal Transport Specialist, SETC, SERD, ADB (or Representative from Myanmar)

1540-‐1600 (20 mins)

Session 5c. Presentation on the Third GMS Corridor Towns Development Project • Ms. Eri Honda, Principal Urban Development Specialist, SEUW, SERD, ADB

1600-‐1630 (30 mins)

Session 5d. Presentation on Activities Planned on the Thailand side of the Border • Khun Sumitra Pooltong, Strategic Planning Expert, National Economic and

Social Development Board of Thailand

1630-‐1700 (30 mins)

Discussion to Synthesize Perspectives on Urban Planning and Development along Myanmar-‐Thailand Border Area Facilitator: Chair and Co-‐Chair

1830-‐2000 Dinner, hosted by Myanmar

Venue: Thanlwin Meeting Room

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DAY 2: 19 August 2015, Wednesday 0830-‐0845 (15 mins)

Synthesis of the Day 1 Session • Ms. Anupma Jain, Senior Social Sector Specialist, SEUW, SERD, ADB

0845-‐09:30 (45 mins)

Session 6. Update and discussions on GMS Corridor Towns Development Projects and other initiatives

• Ms. Tatiana Gallego-‐Lizon, Director, SEUW, SERD, ADB

0915-‐0935 (20 mins)

Session 7. Proposed Technical Assistance on Capacity Development for Economic Zones in Border Areas

• Ms. Anupma Jain, Senior Social Sector Specialist, SEUW, SERD, ADB

0935-‐1015 (40 mins)

Discussion to Synthesize Sessions 6 and 7 Facilitator: Chair and Co-‐Chair


1030-‐1130 (1 hr)

Session 8. Next steps and the way forward • The Urban Development Section of the First Progress Report of the RIF

Implementation Plan (2014-‐2018) • Finalization of the technical note on CBEZs/SEZs • Other updates, including results of GMS Urban TF member participation at

21st Annual Meeting of the Working Group on Environment (June 2015, Bangkok, Thailand)

• Next Meeting (Date, Host, Theme) • Other matters

Presentations by: • Ms. Pinsuda Alexander, Economist (Regional Cooperation), SERC, SERD, ADB; • Mr. Lothar Linde, Spatial Planning and Knowledge Management Specialist,

GMS Environment Operation Center, Bangkok, and • Ms. Anupma Jain, Senior Social Sector Specialist, SEUW, SERD, ADB

Open Discussion to be moderated by Chair and Co-‐Chair

1130-‐1200 (30 mins)

Closing Session • Wrap-‐up by Co-‐Chair • Concluding Remarks by Chair

1200-‐1400 Lunch Venue: Yangon Kitchen Restaurant

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