Izmir Green City Action Plan November 2020 Izmir Green City Action Plan EBRD Disclaimer: This document was prepared by AECOM Limited (AECOM) for the benefit of the Izmir Metropolitan Municipality. Any views, opinions, assumptions, statements and recommendations expressed in this document are those of AECOM and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of the Izmir Metropolitan Municipality. AECOM Izmir Green City Action Plan Table of Contents 0. Executive Summary ............................................................................................. 10 1. Introduction .................................................................................................... 17 1.1 Overview and purpose of GCAP ........................................................................................................ 17 1.2 Alignment with Izmir SECAP .............................................................................................................. 17 1.3 Spatial Coverage of the GCAP .......................................................................................................... 17 2. Izmir’s GCAP ................................................................................................. 19 2.1 GCAP Governance............................................................................................................................ 19 2.2 Process followed ............................................................................................................................... 19 2.3 GCAP Governance............................................................................................................................ 21 2.4 Stakeholder Engagement .................................................................................................................. 21 2.5 Izmir’s Vision & Strategic Plan ........................................................................................................... 23 3. Summary of City and Environmental Context ................................................ 24 3.1 City Context ...................................................................................................................................... 24 3.1.1 Legislative and Regulatory Context relevant to the GCAP ................................................................... 25 3.2 Baseline environmental conditions ..................................................................................................... 30 3.2.1 Identifying Priority Environmental Challenges ..................................................................................... 31 3.2.2 Existing Plans and Projects ............................................................................................................... 35 3.2.3 Existing EBRD Investments ............................................................................................................... 38 4. Actions for a Green Izmir ............................................................................... 39 Basket 1: Accelerate transition to low emission vehicles ................................................................................... 42 Basket 2: Develop more sustainable mobility options ....................................................................................... 49 Basket 3: Develop a more sustainable logistics sector...................................................................................... 55 Basket 4: Commit to net zero energy and end the use of single use plastics in municipality buildings and encourage other organisations, business and institutions and follow IBB’s leadership ....................................... 60 Basket 5: Installation of low and zero carbon and energy efficient technologies in Municipality owned buildings and land ........................................................................................................................................... 66 Basket 6: Enhance evidence for action through studies / assessments ............................................................. 70 Basket 7: Facilitate more sustainable waste management ................................................................................ 78 Basket 8: Develop Municipality funded subsidy schemes, grant programmes and/or investments ...................... 82 Basket 9: Move toward network / infrastructure level water cycle management ................................................. 90 Basket 10: Support building level water cycle management .............................................................................. 97 Basket 11: Review and update of existing local policies, regulations and guidelines ........................................ 103 Basket 12: Support collaboration and/or partnerships with Municipality-wide stakeholders............................... 108 Basket 13: Address the urban heat island effect ............................................................................................. 115 Basket 14: Implement strategies for urban greening ....................................................................................... 119 Basket 15: Protection, restoration and regulation of the natural environment and ecosystems ......................... 122 Basket 16: Reduce pollution .......................................................................................................................... 129 Basket 17: Foster cross-sector collaboration .................................................................................................. 133 Basket 18: Enhance the Municipality’s adaptation planning and implementation ............................................. 135 Basket 19: Understand the impacts of climate change on tourism ................................................................... 140 Basket 20: Raising public awareness across the Municipality ......................................................................... 143 Basket 21: Collaborate with the agricultural industry to become more sustainable ........................................... 147 5. Implementation and Monitoring the GCAP .................................................. 153 5.1 Implementing Roles and Responsibilities ......................................................................................... 153 5.1.1 Green City Coordinator.................................................................................................................... 153 5.1.2 GCAP Coordination Board ............................................................................................................... 153 5.1.3 Green Champions ........................................................................................................................... 153 5.1.4 Internal Auditor ................................................................................................................................ 154 5.2 Monitoring our progress and Impact ................................................................................................. 154 AECOM Izmir Green City Action Plan 5.2.1 Monitoring progress......................................................................................................................... 154 5.2.2 Evaluation results and impacts ........................................................................................................ 155 5.2.3 Sharing lessons learned .................................................................................................................. 156 5.2.4 Improving baseline data .................................................................................................................. 156 Appendix A GCAP Actions by Sector ...................................................................... 157 Appendix B IBB Strategic Plan 2020-2024 ............................................................. 160 Appendix C Baseline Conditions in Izmir ................................................................ 163 Social Context .............................................................................................................................................. 163 Environmental Context .................................................................................................................................. 163 Economic Context ......................................................................................................................................... 163 Governance Context ..................................................................................................................................... 164 Governance Structure ................................................................................................................................... 164 Legal and Policy Framework ......................................................................................................................... 167 Environmental Challenges ............................................................................................................................ 171 GHG Emissions ............................................................................................................................................ 171 Climate adaptation and disaster risk .............................................................................................................. 172 Green Space and Biodiversity ......................................................................................................................