| ABMF | ASEAN Bond Markets Forum |
| ABMI | Asian Bond Market Initiative |
| ADB | Asian Development Bank |
| APAC | Asia-Pacific |
| ASEAN | Association of Southeast Asia Nations |
| ASEAN Plus Three | Ten ASEAN Member States and the People’s Republic of China, Japan and Korea |
| AUD | Australian Dollar |
| BEC | Building Energy Code |
| BID | Business Improvement District |
| BOLUCs | Building ownership and land use certificates |
| BTAR | Banking Book Taxonomy Alignment Ratio |
| CGIF | Credit Guarantee and Investment Facility |
| CIL | Community Infrastructure Levy |
| CO2 | Carbon Dioxide |
| CSH | Civitas Social Housing |
| DBP | Development Bank of the Philippines |
| DPWH | Department of Public Works and Highways |
| EBA | European Banking Authority |
| ESG | Environmental, Social and Governance |
| ETF | Exchange Traded Funds |
| EU | European Union |
| EUR | Euro |
| FSB | Financial Stability Board |
| FUA | Functional Urban Area |
| FX | Foreign Exchange |
| G20 | Group of Twenty |
| GAR | Green Asset Ratio |
| GBI | Green Building Index |
| GDP | Gross Domestic Product |
| GHG | Greenhouse Gases |
| GHSL | Global Human Settlement Later |
| GoE | Group of Experts |
| GreenRE | Green Real Estate |
| GSS | Green, Social, and Sustainability |
| HWMI | Heat Wave Magnitude Index |
| IBRD | International Bank for Reconstruction and Development |
| ICMA | International Capital Market Association |
| IDA | International Development Association |
| JPY | Japanese Yen |
| KKR Tower | Kementarian Kerja Raya Tower |
| KPI | Key Performance Indicator |
| KWAP | Kumpulan Wang Persaraan – Retirement Fund |
| LCCF | Local Carbon Cities Framework |
| LCY | Local Currency |
| LEED | Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design |
| LGU | Local Government Unit |
| LGUGC | Local Government Unit Guarantee Corporation |
| LURCs | Land Use Rights Certifications |
| LVC | Land Value Capture |
| MAHB | Malaysia Airport Holdings Berhad |
| MDB | Multilateral Development Bank |
| MDF | Municipal Development Fund |
| MDFO | Municipal Development Fund Office |
| MOC | Ministry of Construction |
| MONRE | Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment |
| MTN | Medium-Term Notes |
| MYR | Malaysian Ringgit |
| MyCREST | Carbon Reduction and Environment Sustainability Tool |
| NbS | Nature-Based Solutions |
| NLCCM | National Low Carbon Cities Masterplan |
| NUP | National Urban Policy |
| ODA | Official Development Assistance |
| OECD | Organisation of Economic Co-operation and Development |
| OJK | Financial Services Authority of Indonesia |
| OMY District | Otemachi, Marunouchi and Yurakucho district |
| OTC | Over-the-Counter |
| PDMF | Project Development Monitoring Facility |
| PE | Private Equity |
| PGBI | Philippine Green Building Initiative |
| PFPO | Property Fund for Public Offering |
| PM2.5 | Fine suspended particles of less than 2.5 microns in diameter |
| PPP | Public-private partnerships |
| PT SMI | PT Sarana Multi Infrastruktur |
| REITs | Real Estate Investment Trusts |
| SDG | Sustainable Development Goals |
| SEC | Securities and Exchange Commission |
| SGX | Singapore Exchange |
| SOE | State-Owned Enterprise |
| SRI | Green Sustainable and Responsible Investment |
| TAP | Technical Assistance Programme |
| TCFD | Task Force on Climate-related Disclosures |
| TCX | Currency Exchange Fund |
| TDR | Transferrable Development Rights |
| THB | Thai Baht |
| TOD | Transit-Oriented Development |
| UNEP | United Nations Environment Programme |
| UOB APAC Green REIT ETF | United Overseas Bank Asia-Pacific Green Real Estate Investment Trust Exchange-Traded Fund |
| USD | United States Dollar |
| USD PPP | United States Dollar at Purchasing Power Parity |
| VAT | Value-Added Tax |
| WHO | World Health Organisation |
Financing Sustainable Cities in Southeast Asia
Diversifying Instruments and Leveraging Private investment
