Support for Preparation of 2006 State of South African Cities Report

1. Support for Preparation of 2006 State of South African Cities Report City Development Strategy Sub-Saharan Africa – South Africa The South African Cities Network seeks Cities Alliance support for the production of the second State of the Cities Report (2006) and for the research and dissemination of issues related to the Report in the areas of city management, financial sustainability, governance, and economic growth and competitiveness. Summary Objectives Activities • Produce the second State of South African Cities Report, to be published in 2006; and • Support the continuing creation and dissemination of knowledge products related to the use of city development strategies and key themes in urban management, so as to enhance the ability of SACN members to efficiently use their resources to build sustainable cities. • Publication of Second State of South African Cities Report; • Dissemination to national, provincial, civil society stakeholders; • Compilation of research on best practices in:- Natural resource use in urban context;- Developing institutional capacity for improved financial sustainability; - Carbon credits and methane conversion for sustainable cities; - Accreditation of municipalities; - Expanded Public Works Programme; - Tools for analysing the governance and performance of cities; - Economic growth and global competitiveness. Submission Budget and Time Implementation CA Sponsor: World Bank, USAID, Dep’t of Provincial & Local Gov’t, SALGA, DANIDA, SIDA Request to CA: $ 500,000Co-financing: $ 900,000Total Budget: $ 1,400,000 Submitted by: South African Cities Network Duration: 12 Months Implemented by: SACN CA Monitor:P. Persson Expected Impact and Results (i) City specific and targeted planning by national sector departments (e.g. housing, water); (ii) Building consensus of the role of cities in the national development agenda; (iii) Improved energy efficiency and inclusive housing delivery; and (iv) Generation of practical guides and tools for enhanced city governance and competitiveness.

2. Preparatory Assistance for GhanaMunicipal Finance and Management Initiative CDS/Municipal Finance Sub-Saharan Africa - Ghana The Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development of Ghana, in partnership with key local, national and international stakeholders seeks to organise a stakeholders conference on Municipal Finance and Management. The preparatory assistance will enable the Government of Ghana to sensitise and train local stakeholders, and develop a best practice plan for the successful implementation of a municipal finance and management programme in Ghana. Summary Objectives Activities • Provide an opportunity for local and international experts to review the opportunities and methods for financing urban and local government infrastructure in Ghana, identify challenges, and to formulate a programme of action; • Identify the tasks needed to develop the new municipal finance initiative; • Sensitise local stakeholders; • Pepare a Cities Alliance funding application to support implementation of the initiative; and • Review and synthesise existing municipal finance documents. • Organisation of a Stakeholders Conference on Municipal Finance and Management; • Establishment of a Municipal Financing and Management Secretariat; • Preparation of a report on the conference proceedings; • Review and synthesis of existing municipal finance reports with the conference report; and • Stakeholder and public sensitisation. Submission Budget and Time Implementation CA Sponsors: World Bank, UN-Habitat Request to CA: $ 75,000Co-financing: $ 15,000Total Budget: $ 90,000 Submitted by: Minister,Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development Duration: 12 months Implemented by: World Bank CA Monitor:K. Rajivan Expected Impact and Results • Plans for the Municipal Finance and Management Initiative well formulated, with the active participation of local governments, the financial sector and NGOs, and with strong ownership by the national government, designed to improve local finances for the provision of infrastructure and service delivery for low-income earners, and to generally improve their quality of life.

3. Slum Improvement Demonstration Project for Maputo City CDS/Slum Upgrading Sub-Saharan Africa – Mozambique The Municipal Council of Maputo seeks to develop a strategy to improve the living conditions in the city’s slums with the direct involvement of slum community residents, working out the financial and technical needs for improved living conditions, including investments in sustainable infrastructure development, social organisation and greater economic opportunities. Summary Objectives Activities • Recruitment of a senior adviser who will select the team which will facilitate the mobilisation of and technical support to slum community residents; • Establishment of personal and institutional links with the residents; • Discussions with residents for the elaboration of a plan of intervention following a definition of priorities to be addressed in the Bairro. Actions to follow would depend on the priorities identified with residents. • Demonstrate the effectiveness of methods for working out, with community residents, the relative importance of their problems and formulating an integrated strategy to deal with them through synergies amongst the various actors; • Generate employment for slum dwellers in the process of improving the living conditions in the slums, on the basis of funds generated within the community itself and with as little financial dependency as possible from outside sources; • Ensure effective collaboration between slum communities and the central authorities of the Municipal Council; • Identify financial and technical needs for improved conditions. Submission Budget and Time Implementation CA Sponsor: World Bank Request to CA: $ 75,000Co-financing: $ 25,000 Total Budget: $ 100,000 Submitted by: Mayor of Maputo Duration: 12 months Implemented by: World Bank CA Monitor:W. Cobbett Expected Impact and Results • Improved sanitation, access to the streets in the Bairro, solid waste collection; • Greater resident participation in the solutions for endemic problems in the Bairro; • Improved communication between the Municipal Council of Maputo and slum residents.

4. Urban Development & Poverty Reduction Strategy: Douala & Greater Urban Area CDS Sub-Saharan Africa – Cameroon Summary Within the context of the national Poverty Reduction Strategy, the city of Douala proposes to develop, through a participatory process, a strategy for the city aimed at poverty reduction and sustainable growth and development, creating the conditions for greater metropolitan Douala to become a regional economic hub, capable of attracting investors and promoting new activities. Objectives Activities • Identify, through a participatory process, specific interventions for sustainable growth and economic development, and poverty reduction in Douala and its metropolitan area; • Establish and test, at the metropolitan level, institutional mechanisms and participatory, operational approaches that enhance the impact of economic development programmes on poverty reduction; and • Establish and validate, through a participatory process, the medium- and long-term strategy for the development of Douala and its metropolitan area, based on a programme of short-term priority interventions. • Develop a diagnostic of the economic development and urban poverty of the city and its environs (including satellite towns); • Identify economic development and poverty reduction constraints, including institutional bottlenecks; and how the potential for sustainable growth and development might be better exploited; • Prepare a medium- and long-term City Development Strategy for Douala and its metropolitan area; and • Disseminate the metropolitan City Development Strategy. Submission Budget and Time Implementation CA Sponsor: AfD, World Bank Request to CA: $ 500,000Co-financing: $ 661,000Total Budget: $ 1,161,000 Submitted by: Communauté Urbaine de Douala Duration: 24 months Implemented by: Communauté Urbaine de Douala CA Monitor: Pelle Persson Expected Impact and Results (i) Significant improvement of Douala’s physical environment and institutional framework for urban management ; (ii) A clarification of roles of the different actors intervening in local development, strengthening their roles in their own development and their grasp of participatory urban management; (iii) A better choice of urban investments: better matched to local resources and more responsive to the needs of the urban poor; and (iv) Stronger ownership of urban investments by beneficiaries.

5. City Development Strategy for Greater Cotonou City Development Strategy Sub-Saharan Africa – Benin Cotonou’s greater urban area which includes the cities of Abomey-Calavi and Semè-Kpodji forms Benin’s largest economic centre. With urban growth now presenting serious challenges to the cities, they seek together, and with the national government and broad local participation, to undertake a CDS to develop a shared vision for their sustainable development. Summary Objectives Activities • Develop a CDS for Greater Cotonou, through a participatory process, integrating UN-Habitat/UNEP’s “Sustainable Cities Programme” methodology; • Put a system in place through which concerns of the various stakeholders can be taken into account; • Develop the institutional and operational framework for implementation of the CDS; • Mobilise private investments to implement the action plan; • Disseminate lessons learned through an urban forum. • Undertake a diagnostic of the agglomeration, identifying the main urban challenges; • Create sectoral working groups to contribute to the development of the strategy and action plan; undertake studies on priority challenges; • Develop and validate the strategy; • Formalise institutional arrangements for inter-communal activities; • Develop short and medium-term action-plans, including financial strategies for implementation; • Train local stakeholders; and • Document the process, disseminating knowledge gained. Submission Budget and Time Implementation CA Sponsor: UN-Habitat, AFD, World Bank, UNEP, UNDP, (PDM) Request to CA: $ 330,000Co-financing: $ 235,000Total Budget: $ 565,000 Duration: 24 Months Implemented by: UN-Habitat + cities CA Monitor:P. Persson Submitted by: Mayors ofCotonou, Abomey-Calavi, and Semè-Kpodji, MEHU,UN-Habitat Expected Impact and Results (i) Development of local partnerships, and strengthening of capacity of local communities; (ii) Identification and better understanding of major metropolitan challenges; improved capacity of local authorities for urban management and governance; (iii) Sustainable urban development, which also addresses environmental concerns; and (iv) Improved cooperation amongst cities, for better management of inter-municipal issues.

6. City Development Strategy for Greater Dakar City Development Strategy Sub-Saharan Africa – Senegal Urban growth and high population density present significant challenges to Senegal’s capital city Dakar and its neighbouring cities, Guédiawaye, Rufisque, Pikine and Sébikotane. Poverty, unemployment, housing, infrastructure provision, and the environment are among the growing concerns. The cities have teamed up to develop a proposal for the design and implementation of a pro-poor and sustainable CDS for Greater Dakar. Summary Objectives Activities • Identify the major challenges and needs of Greater Dakar, and, through participatory processes and in concert with the national government, develop a common vision for its future; • Design and implement a pro-poor long-term metropolitan strategy. Develop, through a participatory process, a CDS for metropolitan Dakar, to include: • Diagnosis of emerging urban issues; and production of a “Geo-Dakar” report, drawing on UNEP’s Geo-Cities methodology and the Local Agenda 21 programme; • Definition of a 10-year action plan, with specified priority projects and programmes to meet the MDGs; • Formalisation of institutional arrangements for inter-communal activities; and development of short and medium-term action-plans, including financial strategies for implementation; • Training of local stakeholders. Submission Budget and Time Implementation CA Sponsor: UN-Habitat, UNEP, AFD, World Bank Request to CA: $ 380,000Co-financing: $ 265,000Total Budget: $ 645,000 Duration: 24 Months Implemented by: UN-Habitat, UNEP CA Monitor:P. Persson Submitted by: Mayors of Dakar, Guédiawaye, Rufisque, Pikine, and Sébikotane, MUAT, UN-Habitat Expected Impact and Results • A City Development Strategy for Greater Dakar, with a defined action plan and sustainable financing strategy; • Production of a Geo-city report for Dakar; • Institutional framework developed for the implementation and management of inter-municipal programmes and projects.

7. Senegal “Villes Sans Bidonvilles” Programme Slum Upgrading Sub-Saharan Africa– Senegal Summary Building on its slum upgrading efforts to date, the Senegalese government, together with the Association of Mayors, seeks Cities Alliance support to develop a national “Villes sans Bidonvilles’’ Programme, with a 10-year action plan to upgrade existing slums, and prevent the development of new ones. Objectives Activities • Establish a national “Villes sans Bidonvilles” programme, with provisions for monitoring and evaluation; • Identify opportunities to mobilise public and private investments; • Strengthen the capacity of the Ministère de l’urbanisme et de l’aménagement du territoire (MUAT), the “Droit à la Ville” Foundation, and communities for slum upgrading; • Set up an Urban Development Observatory in Senegal to evaluate the programme, with regard to meeting the MDGs; • Document and disseminate through the Senegalese Urban Forum, the experiences and lessons learned by the cities and national government. • Analyse the slum phenomenon in Senegal since 1980 (mapping, practice and policy analysis, lessons learned on secure tenure, evaluation of results to date); • Develop the strategies for the ‘’Villes sans Bidonvilles’’ programme; and an action plan for its implementation (methodology, regulatory measures, actors, institutionalisation); • Mobilise local, national and international financial resources for implementation. Submission Budget and Time Implementation CA Sponsor: UN-Habitat, KFW, UNDP, World Bank Request to CA: $ 430,000Co-financing: $ 400,000Total Budget: $ 830,000 Submitted by: MUAT, Association of Mayors of Senegal, UN-Habitat Duration: 24 months Implemented by: UN-Habitat and “Droit à la Ville” Foundation CA Monitor: B. Cobbett Expected Impact and Results With a view to meeting the MDG target on slum upgrading by 2020, improving the living conditions of its slum dwellers and preventing the growth of new slums, a national “Villes sans Bidonvilles” strategy is to be developed, drawing on deepened knowledge of the country’s slum history. Resources are to be mobilised to turn strategy into action.

8. City Development Strategy for Greater Ouagadougou City Development Strategy Sub-Saharan Africa – Burkina Faso Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso’s capital city of 1.2 million people, is growing at an annual rate of 9.8%. This rapid demographic evolution presents numerous challenges for the provision of housing, infrastructure and service delivery, particularly in the peri-urban areas. The city seeks to undertake a CDS to develop the local economy and improve basic urban services and infrastructure for its underserved areas. Summary Objectives Activities • Build partnerships for the formulation of a CDS for Ouagadougou; • Ensure coherence of effort with the national urban investment strategy and donors’ programmes and projects; • Design an inclusive CDS for urban economic development, integrating a programme for upgrading basic infrastructure in deprived areas. • Undertake a diagnostic of the city economy, building upon the ECOLOC processes experienced in Burkina-Faso, and Urban Economic Profile methodology; • Set up thematic working groups, and undertake specific studies (LED, upgrading and inclusion of peri-urban areas, municipal finance, infrastructure, urban environment, etc); • Develop the strategy, including financing, institutional, and operational arrangements, as well as short- and medium-term action plans; identifying opportunities to mobilise private sector investments for implementation. Submission Budget and Time Implementation CA Sponsor: UN-Habitat, UNDP, AFD, World Bank (PDM) Request to CA: $ 330,000Co-financing: $ 250,000Total Budget: $ 580,000 Duration: 24 Months Implemented by: UN-Habitat CA Monitor:P. Persson Submitted by: Mayor ofOuagadougou,national government (MITH, MATD), UN-Habitat Expected Impact and Results (i) Design of Ouagadougou CDS through participation and involvement of all local stakeholders; (ii) Identification of the city strengths, weaknesses, challenges and economic opportunities; (iii) Improved capacity of local authorities to support job creation and development of economic opportunities for the poor.

9. The Tshwane Sustainable Human Settlement Strategy and Financing Plan CDS/Slum Upgrading Sub-Saharan Africa – South Africa South Africa recently adopted a new sustainable human settlements policy, marking a redirection of the previous approach of the National Department of Housing. Tshwane is the first metro in South Africa to pioneer an integrated approach to housing which, as articulated in the Tshwane CDS, “strives to meet the goals of economic growth, job creation and poverty alleviation for the poor” through housing delivery. Summary Objectives Activities (i) Achieve political and public consensus on a comprehensive plan that integrates a housing and upgrading strategy within the framework of existing transport, economic and social initiatives as stated in the Tshwane CDS; (ii) Carry out a focused review of the seven key zonal sub-strategies; (iii) Determine the nature and cost of capital investments necessary for the implementation of the Tshwane Comprehensive Sustainable Human Settlement Strategy (CSHSS); (iv) Identify institutional capacity required to implement the CSHSS; (v) Formulate a 15-year financing plan for its implementation; and (vi) Identify entry points for meaningful public-private partnerships in the delivery of upgrading services. • Review of existing housing strategies, policies and programmes and of Tshwane resident housing needs; • Review and consolidation of existing individual sector and zonal plans focusing on strategic input in the areas of planning, economic development, infrastructure and transport in order to clarify the roles of local, provincial and national government; • Development of a financing planfor the implementation of the CSHSS with specific reference to the proposed conclusion of a long-term funding agreement between Tshwane and the National Housing Department. Submission Budget and Time Implementation CA Sponsor: World Bank, USAID Request to CA: $ 535,000*Co-financing: $ 741,780Total Budget: $1,276,780 * Core and Non-Core funds Submitted by: City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality Duration: 24 months Implemented by: City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality CA Monitor: W. Cobbett Expected Impact and Results • Greater integration between housing activities and social and economic development activities; • Sustainable financing mechanisms developed for Tshwane’s CSHSS, including the issue of municipal bonds; • Accreditation of Tshwane by the National Department of Housing, enabling the municipality to administer national housing subsidies; • Enhancement of the private sector’s role in the provision of housing and services.

10. Urban Upgrading Strategy Yangzhou CDS/Slum Upgrading East Asia and Pacific – China Summary The urban upgrading strategy for Yangzhou aims to identify most suitable ways of upgrading existing settlement structures in the urban centre of Yangzhou Municipality, in line with the Municipality’s cultural heritage and the needs of the mostly low-income residents. Objectives Activities • Contribute to a more sustained approach to city planning that includes management and maintenance issues, and the improvement of standards and techniques for augmenting the living conditions in vast areas of the existing city that are predominantly inhabited by low-income families; • Strengthen residents’ ability to improve their living and housing situation; • Identify appropriate financial sources and develop adequate financial mechanisms that allow sustainable urban upgrading, including the government, residents and private sector. Based on a strategic and participatory planning approach, the major activities will include: (i) setting up a steering group, management office and advisory committee for the urban upgrading strategy; (ii) developing a coherent 10-20 year vision for the future of Yangzhou; (iii) analysing the socio-economic and environmental situation in the city centre; (iv) identifying specific objectives and targets to achieve the vision; (v) developing strategies and action plans for urban upgrading; (vi) identifying financing requirements and financing schemes/sources; and (vii) evaluating and disseminating results. Submission Budget and Time Implementation CA Sponsor: GTZ, ADB, UNEP Request to CA: $ 298,450Co-financing: $ 128,050 Total Budget: $ 426,500 Submitted by: Municipal Government of Yangzhou Duration: 15 months Implemented by: GTZ CA Monitor:William Cobbett Expected Impact and Results • Lead to a process-oriented modernisation of older city areas, especially the traditional settlement structures; and strengthen residents’ abilities to improve their living and housing conditions with their own resources. • The strategy targets several lines of municipal government investment, including in infrastructure, modernisation of public social service facilities, and subsidies for private modernisation of the housing stock.

11. CDS in the Philippines CDS East Asia and the Pacific –Philippines Summary Over the last three years, 41 out of the 117 Philippine cities have elaborated a City Development Strategy (CDS). Focusing on broadening financing options of local governments, this proposal supports the efforts of the League of Cities of the Philippines (LCP) to actively support the institutionalisation of the CDS process across all cities in the country. There is a close link to a World Bank-financed City Development Investment Project. Objectives Activities • Enhance the strategic planning, governance and resource mobilisation capabilities of Philippine cities as a contribution to economic growth and urban poverty reduction; • Institutionalise the participatory CDS approach in the national development planning agenda; • Have CDS adopted and recognised by the national government as a main tool for local development planning, becoming a key catalyst for good governance, modern municipal management, resource mobilisation. • Strengthen CDS as an effective platform for promoting good governance and improving pro-poor service delivery; • Facilitate stronger urban poor involvement in the CDS process; • Strengthen outreach, networking and advocacy impact of CDSEA; • Enhance existing CDS Knowledge Sharing Network; • Enhance local resource mobilisation of CDS cities; • Integrate CDS into national development planning; • Provide operations support to LCP to implement capacity building activities for cities. Submission Budget and Time Implementation CA Sponsor: World Bank, ADB, JICA, UN-HABITAT Request to CA: $ 541,100Co-financing: $ 865,000Total Budget: $1,406,100 Submitted by: President, League of Cities of the Philippines Duration: Time 18 months Implemented by: League of Cities of the Philippines CA Monitor: Peter Palesch Expected Impact and Results • The expected impacts will be: (i) CDS methodology is enhanced, with cities applying a set of benchmarks, allowing a ranking of at least 30 CDS cities; (ii) a clear financial framework for cities is developed and Capital Investment Plans of at least 10 cities are enhanced, and; (iii) a business operating unit is established within LCP and the operational capacity of the League of Cities is strengthened.

12. Citywide Pro-poor “Ger Upgrading Strategy and Investment Plan” Slum Upgrading East Asia and Pacific – Mongolia Summary The Municipality of Ulaanbaatar (MUB) seeks Cities Alliance support to develop a better-coordinated and more clearly defined Ger-area upgrading strategy and investment plan. This proposal will also contribute directly to the implementation of Ulaanbaatar’s “Vision 2020”, developed with support from the Cities Alliance. Objectives Activities • Develop a city-wide pro-poor “Ger-area Upgrading Strategy”, sharing urban development information, reviewing opportunities and constraints and reaching a consensus on the future growth direction of UB; • Support MUB in achieving the MDGs, in particular those relating to shelter upgrading, water supply and health; • Shift from a central planning paradigm to an approach that reflects economic realities and the market demand for development investment; • Provide MUB a better understanding of its role as an enabler rather than controller of the urban economy. • Prepare Urban Development Guidelines, summarising institutional linkages between planning and land management functions, proposing reforms, land use regulations and servicing standards; • Prepare Ger-area Improvement Action Plans for prioritised areas; • Design a long-term sustainable financing strategy and Ger-area investment programme to implement Improvement Action Plans; • Develop an institutional strengthening strategy to enable MUB to adopt new urban planning and management approaches to design and implement citywide Ger-area upgrading; • Introduce knowledge sharing & policy learning mechanisms for national replication. Submission Budget and Time Implementation CA Sponsor: UN-Habitat, World Bank, ADB, Netherlands, Japan, France Request to CA: $ 500,000Co-financing: $3,313,100 Total Budget: $3,813,100 Submitted by: Municipality of Ulaanbaatar, Ministry of Construction and Urban Development, and Mongolian Association of Urban Centres Duration: 24 months Implemented by: UN-Habitat CA Monitor:W. Cobbett Expected Impact and Results (i) A comprehensive overview of the challenge of Ger-area upgrading in MUB prepared; (ii) Priorities defined and shared with urban poor; (iii) A consensus reached on future development and growth of the city; (iv) Investment priorities and development processes defined; (iv) Financial resources and mechanisms for upgrading identified and put in place; (v) MUB able to implement upgrading and regularisation programmes; (vi) Communities able to organise for collective action; (vii) Mongolian Assoc. of Urban Centres’ information base increased.

13. Economic Revitalization by Cities in Heilongjiang Province CDS East Asia and Pacific – China The northeastern region of China, including Heilongjiang, Jilin, and Liaoning provinces, served as the major industrial base up to the mid 1970s. The region's economic growth has stagnated since then, compared with the eastern and southern regions of the country. This proposal seeks to assist the public authorities, through the CDS process, to formulate turn-around strategies for the region and for the cities. Summary Objectives Activities • Assist cities in Heilongjiang Province – Harbin, Mudanjiang, Jixi, Daqing and Qiqihar– to enhance their effectiveness, equity, and financial sustainability through a CDS process, focusing on: • Local economic development and industrial restructuring; • Unemployment / urban poverty alleviation; and • Urban environmental improvements, applying an eco-systems and circular economy approach. • 1. Review of current development strategies and planning institutions. • 2. Elaboration of CDSs with emphasis on industrial restructuring and poverty reduction. Focal areas would be the following: • economic transition and rejuvenation; • related poverty alleviation strategies; • related regional linkage strategies; and • related investment needs and modern financing instruments. • 3. Training and capacity building. Submission Budget and Time Implementation CA Sponsor: World Bank, Italy, UNEP, ADB Request to CA: $ 500,000Co-financing: $ 520,000 Total Budget: $ 1,020,000 Submitted by: Financial and Economic Leading Group Office of Heilongjiang Province Duration: 16 months Implemented by: World Bank CA Monitor: P. Persson Expected Impact and Results • Industrial restructuring policy document (“white paper”) elaborated; • CDSs with action plans by city fully prepared; • A regional economic corridor of Harbin, Daqing and Qiqihar established; • Investment programmes and financial instruments elaborated and implemented.

14. City Development Strategy for Hubli-Dharwad CDS/Slum Upgrading South Asia– India The Hubli-Dharwad Metropolitan Corporation seeks Cities Alliance support as it undertakes a CDS aimed at providing a sense of direction for the growth of the city, evaluating the current situation and developing a strategy to address issues of municipal management and governance, infrastructure development, service delivery, slum improvement and local economic development. Summary Objectives Activities • Support Hubli-Dharwad to improve municipal management and governance, provide increased employment opportunities to citizens, work out inclusive strategies for all segments of society, and develop a vision for the equitable growth of the city region, supported by all stakeholders as a common vision; • Prepare a CDS for Hubli-Dharwad Municipal Corporation through a sustainable, multi-stakeholder, consultation process; • Prepare an agreed vision for growth and economic development of the city region and Action Plan for implementation of the CDS; • Initiate implementation of priority activities through new ways of working, consultation and partnerships. • Establish a technical team in the Municipal Corporation to work on the CDS with the assistance of the Karanataka’s City Managers’ Association; • Develop strategies for: improved governance, infrastructure, and service delivery; slum upgrading and poverty alleviation; local economic development and employment generation; • Establish a multi-stakeholder committee to draft a plan for the way forward, confirmed by political leaders, departments, etc.; • Establish a Specialist Peer Group, comprised of sector specialists and state government officials, to ensure the direction and evolution of the CDS. Submission Budget and Time Implementation CA Sponsor: ADB, World Bank, USAID, with support from ICMA Request to CA: $ 184,268 Co-financing: $ 51,556Total Budget: $ 235,824 Submitted by: Hubli-Dharwad Municipal Corporation Duration: 24 Months Implemented by: KUIDFC, City Managers’ Association CA Monitor: P. Persson Expected Impact and Results • It is expected that during the CDS process, the creative dialogue established between Government Departments, between Government Departments and Citizens, between citizens and other citizen groups will identify immediate and long term activities that will be undertaken to improve service provision and management. It is also anticipated that these dialogues will develop into sustainable partnerships for strategic development of the city into the future.

15. A Metro Manila ‘Cities Without Slums’ Strategy Slum Upgrading East Asia and the Pacific - Philippines The overall objective of this activity is to provide catalyst support for pro-poor urban renewal in Metro Manila by developing a strategy and an institutional framework linking the Housing and Urban Development Coordinating Council (HUDCC), Local Government Units (LGUs), financing institutions and NGOs through a ‘Cities Without Slums’ (CWS) initiative, operationalising the 15-year strategy for a Slum Free Manila. Summary Objectives Activities • Provide support for the formulation of the Metro Manila-wide 15- year strategy and subproject formulation activities; providing LGUs with pro-poor shelter plans, including CWS strategies, focusing on a broad range of needs in poor communities, including physical infrastructure, housing and livelihood development; • Build assets through the implementation of investments identified in a community action planning process; • Assist LGUs which have already committed to include CWS activities in their regular budgets to build on existing initiatives which provide tenure security, improved water supply and housing; • Specifically targets MDGs. • Development of pro-poor shelter strategies with CWS component; • Design of mechanisms of land consolidation and titling which are applicable for both public and private land; • Development of models for site development appropriate to circumstances where urban poor occupy high value land, including land sharing and consideration of livelihood issues; and • Mechanisms for infrastructure provision and augmentation. Submission Budget and Time Implementation CA Sponsor: ADB, UN-Habitat Request to CA: $ 500,000Co-financing: $ 2,425,000Total Budget: $ 2,925,000 Submitted by: Housing and Urban Development Coordinating Council Duration: 24 months Implemented by: ADB CA Monitor:W. Cobbett Expected Impact and Results (i) Build people’s asset base by developing mechanisms which can assist people in house and land purchase and improvements; (ii) Impact positively on income security of the poor; (iii) Foster social development through provision of community and educational facilities; (iv) Define, with the community and service providers, how local level services can be improved and reach the poorest; and (v) Improve the capacity of LGUs to develop and implement pro-poor shelter development strategies.

16. Cauvery Agamana: Extension of Water Supply & Sanitation Services to the Urban Poor in Bangalore Slum Upgrading South Asia – India This initiative sets out to demonstrate a mechanism for sustainable service provision to the urban poor at scale through a mutually beneficial partnership between the Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board (BWSSB) utility and slum communities. Summary Objectives Activities • Provide improved water supply and sanitation services to the urban poor, integrating them with legal customers of BWSSB; • Eliminate the reliance on public taps to enhance the revenue of the BWSSB within a rational tariff structure; • Enhance the health and living conditions of vulnerable slum residents through improved water and sanitation services; • Reduce burden of the work on women and girls in slums and enhance their self-image, social status and potential for educational attainment; and • Replicate BWSSB’s mutually beneficial experiences within other utilities in India. • Planning stage: document experience and prepare appropriate dissemination materials; staffing of BWSSB’s Social Development Unit; dialogue with Bangalore municipal corporation and Karnataka Slum Clearance Board for coordinated support for slum upgrading interventions; • Execution stage: NGO-facilitated motivation of slum dwellers; BWSSB engineer’s assessment of technical options; facilitation of applications; and implementation; and • Follow up stage: documentation and dissemination. Submission Budget and Time Implementation CA Sponsors: JBIC, USAID, with AusAid Request to CA:$ 478,300Co-financing: $ 11,759,900* Total Budget: $ 12,238,200* * Includes infrastructure Submitted by: Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board Duration: 5 years Implemented by: WaterAid (London), BWSSB CA Monitor:W. Cobbett Expected Impact and Results (i) With easier access to water and safe sanitation services, improved living conditions and health of a large number of vulnerable communities in the city; (ii) Time and energy saved on water collection would positively impact on women and girls, allowing for increased school attendance and income generation by women; (iii) Additional revenue streams for BWSSB from reduction in volume of non-revenue water; for households, reduced financial burden of paying private suppliers for water.

17. Stavropol Regional Development Strategy CDS Eastern Europe and Central Asia - Russian Federation Stavropol Krai, as many other cities and regions in Russia, faces challenges in meeting the needs of its urban poor, as the country’s nascent decentralisation process changes responsibilities for infrastructure service provision. It seeks to develop a regional/city development strategy leading to an investment and financing plan, definition of responsibilities for infrastructure service provision, and access to market-based finance. (This proposal is virtually identical to the Chuvashia proposal.) Summary Objectives Activities • Improve infrastructure service provision; • Work out a comprehensive mid-term City/Regional economic development and investment plan that will result in financing specific infrastructure projects in Stavropol Krai; • Attract financing from official and private funding sources on the basis of the region’s own financial strength, and develop bond mechanisms for city borrowing. Activities are organised in four modules: • Design a Regional Financial Simulation Model to analyse and forecast the regional budget and debt-bearing capacity; • Elaborate a Region/City Development Strategy and Investment Plan; • Prioritise and sequence capital expenditures for regional priority projects and a detailed feasibility study and environmental plan for these projects; and • Link investment needs with funding sources. Submission Budget and Time Implementation CA Sponsor: USAID, World Bank Request to CA: $ 250,000Co-financing: $ 120,000Total Budget: $ 370,000 Submitted by: Ministry of Economic Development and Trade, Stavropol Krai Government Duration: 12 months Implemented by: Ministry of Ec. Dev. & Trade, World Bank CA Monitor: Pelle Persson Expected Impact and Results • Increased service coverage to the region’s low-income population through financial investment in the prioritised Regional/City infrastructure projects such as water and district heating; • Improved infrastructure service provision and efficiency of resource use will contribute to the region’s economic development.

18. Chuvash Republic Regional Development Strategy CDS Eastern Europe and Central Asia - Russian Federation Chuvashia, as many other cities and regions in Russia, faces challenges in meeting the needs of its urban poor, as the country’s nascent decentralisation process changes responsibilities for infrastructure service provision. It seeks to develop a regional/city development strategy leading to an investment and financing plan, definition of responsibilities for infrastructure service provision, and access to market-based finance. (This proposal is virtually identical to the Stavropol proposal.) Summary Objectives Activities • Improve infrastructure service provision; • Work out a comprehensive mid-term City/Regional economic development and investment plan that will result in financing specific infrastructure projects in Chuvash Republic; • Attract financing from official and private funding sources on the basis of the region’s own financial strength, and develop bond mechanisms for city borrowing. • Activities are organised in four modules: • Design a Regional Financial Simulation Model to analyse and forecast the regional budget and debt-bearing capacity; • Elaborate a Region/City Development Strategy and Investment Plan; • Prioritise and sequence capital expenditures for regional priority projects and a detailed feasibility study and environmental plan for these projects; and • Link investment needs with funding sources. Submission Budget and Time Implementation CA Sponsor: USAID, World Bank Request to CA:$ 250,000Co-financing: $ 120,000Total Budget: $ 370,000 Submitted by: Ministry of Economic Development and Trade, Chuvash Republic Government Duration: 12 months Implemented by: Ministry of Ec. Dev. & Trade, World Bank CA Monitor: Pelle Persson Expected Impact and Results • Increased service coverage to the region’s low-income population through financial investment in the prioritised Regional/City infrastructure projects such as water and wastewater treatment; • Improved infrastructure service provision and efficiency of resource use will contribute to the region’s economic development.

19. Guatemala Program for Slum Upgrading through Financing from the Private Banking Sector – Phase 1 Latin America and the Caribbean – Guatemala Slum Upgrading With the long-term objective of launching a national slum upgrading programme based on private sector investments, the Guatemalan Government seeks in this first phase to identify appropriate financial guarantee mechanisms to stimulate private sector investments, and to define a TA programme to build the capacity of NGOs and MFIs to assist unserved communities in the design and implementation of bankable upgrading projects. Summary Objectives Activities • Identify the appropriate financial guarantee mechanisms to stimulate private sector investments; • Define a technical assistance programme that will build the capacity of NGOs and MFIs to organize the communities to be able to prepare and implement “bankable” upgrading projects; • Establish a national program of slum upgrading based on private sector investments, sustained in turn through a partial guarantee mechanism which would permit commercial banks to classify lending to qualifying institutions as investment grade and to refinance loans in the secondary mortgage market. A team of experts, supported by a Special Advisory Group (SAG), will work with the Vice Ministries of Housing and Community Development and in consultation with the municipalities, NGOs, MFIs, and community organisations to: (1) carry out two studies on: (i) effective demand in selected municipalities (community needs, capacity to pay), and; (ii) NGOs, MFIs, and community associations’ capacity to design, organise and implement upgrading projects;(2) design an action plan and methodology for a slum upgrading programme, identifying bankable upgrading and community organisation and development projects; and (3) mobilise donor support and finalise a second phase Cities Alliance proposal. Submission Budget and Time Implementation Implemented by:World Bank,Ministry of Communications, Infrastructure & Housing CA Monitor: W. Cobbett CA Sponsor: World Bank, USAID, FDLG (SIDA affiliate in Guatemala) Request to CA: $ 75,000Co-financing: $ 805,000Total Budget: $ 880,000 Submitted by: Vice Minister of Housing, Ministry of Communications, Infrastructure and Housing Duration: 10 months Expected Impact and Results • An increase in the capacity to design and implement community upgrading projects and, thus, in the rate of provision of basic services with a goal of meeting or surpassing the urban growth rate and, ultimately, eliminating the deficit in basic services; • A technical assistance plan for a national slum upgrading programme is to be prepared for subsequent adoption by the Guatemalan Government and municipalities involved.

20. Strategies for Sustainable Planning, Financing and Implementation of Low-Income Housing Policy Slum Upgrading Latin America and the Caribbean - Brazil Summary This activity aims to develop sustainable financing strategies to ensure the effective and sustainable implementation of the municipal government’s poverty-focused housing policies, both from the angle of financing the city’s actions and financing the housing initiatives of the poor themselves. Objectives Activities • Articulate private financing mechanisms to complement the infrastructure upgrades promoted by the Slum and Subdivision Regularization Action; • Consolidate the data unit set up under the Bairro Legal TA in order to provide support for central planning of follow-up and monitoring for implementation of the action plans; • Offer appropriate support for the incorporation of district action plans by the recently-created decentralised districts (sub-prefeituras) as part of the ongoing process of administrative decentralisation. • Develop sustainable financing instruments to support housing policy; • Strengthen the City of São Paulo Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (SEHAB) management capability, increasing integration among the sectors involved; • Implement a system for programme and project supervision, monitoring and evaluation. Budget and Time Implementation Submission Request to CA: $ 450,000Co-financing: $ 961,933Total Budget: $ 1,411,933 Submitted by: Secretary of Housing, Municipality of São Paulo Duration: 24 months Implemented by: World Bank CA Monitor:W. Cobbett CA Sponsor: World Bank, Italy Expected Impact and Results • Increase in the number of low-income families assisted by the housing policies of the São Paulo municipal government, specifically in slum areas and informal subdivisions. • Introduction of sustainable financing instruments in the Municipality of São Paulo.

21. Bahia Integrated Urban Development Program-Viver Melhor /BIRD Technical & Methodological Assistance Latin America and the Caribbean – Brazil CDS/Slum Upgrading Building on the success of the Novos Alagados and the Ribeira Azul Programs in reducing urban poverty, the State Government of Bahia seeks technical and methodological support for the implementation of the Viver Melhor/BIRD Program which aims to reduce poverty in a sustainable manner and ensure the replication of the area-based, integrated and participatory methodology developed in the Ribeira Azul Program. Summary Objectives Activities To support the Government of the State of Bahia in: • strategic aspects for the implementation of the Viver Melhor/BIRD Program, in the project areas of Ribeira Azul/Cobre and Pituaçu in Salvador, and Malhado, in the Municipality of Ilhéus; and • the definition and adoption of public policy with respect to urban and housing development and poverty reduction, based on principles of inter-sectoral integration and community participation. • Replication of the integrated, participatory and area- based methodology applied in the Ribeira Azul Program; • Establishment of field offices in project areas that will become a key link between the communities and the government. At least one forum in each project area will be held, in which the actions related to the planning and implementation of the project will be discussed on a regular basis; • Independent monitoring and evaluation of the Program’s activities and knowledge dissemination. Submission Budget and Time Implementation CA Sponsor: World Bank, Italy Request to CA: $ 7,208,280*Co-financing: $98,030,000 Total Budget: $ 105,238,280 *Core and Non-Core funds Submitted by: State of Bahia Department of Urban Development Duration: 36 months Implemented by: World Bank, AVSI CA Monitor:W. Cobbett Expected Impact and Results (i) Improvement in access to housing, basic services and infrastructure for households living in the areas of physical intervention of the three project areas; (ii) Improvement in access to social services, to employment and income generation opportunities for the households living in the areas of social intervention of the same three project areas; and (iii) The improvement of government institutions’ capacity (State and Municipality) in defining and operating common strategies of poverty reduction, measured by a specific State Government sector policy and the participatory preparation and implementation of Integrated Local Development Plans.

22. Enhancing Territorial Equity and Social Inclusion in Brasilia’s Land Markets Slum Upgrading Latin America and the Caribbean -Brazil Summary This proposal sets out to establish a basis for regulatory and institutional reform of Brasilia’s land markets and habitat delivery systems so as to enhance and increase territorial equity and social inclusion. Objectives Activities • Revise Brasilia’s planning legislation to accommodate: the expansion of urban areas; densification of existing urbanised areas; changes in land uses, and; greater inclusion of different socio-economic groups in the city’s planning and development; • Address informality in Brasilia, including informal housing; • Address the flow of housing and land assets in Brasilia; and • Strengthen the capacity and reform the culture of the Secretariat of Housing and Urban Development (SEDUH), the primary agency responsible for setting urban policy in Brasilia and implementing land development and housing programmes. (i) Making compatible Brasilia’s cultural heritage with the need for enhancing territorial equity; (ii) Addressing informality and finding scale-able and sustainable solutions to halting growing informality (the stock); (iii) Finding sustainable solutions to the provision of low-cost housing that effectively engages the private sector (the flow); and (iv) Modernizing SEDUH to make it more effective in addressing the territorial inequities of the Brasilia land markets. Submission Budget and Time Implementation CA Sponsor: World Bank, UN-Habitat Request to CA: $ 232,000Co-financing: $ 58,000 Total Budget: $ 290,000 Submitted by: State Secretary of Housing & Urban Development, Gov’t of Federal District of Brazil Duration: 12 Months Implemented by: World Bank CA Monitor:William Cobbett Expected Impact and Results (i) Reform of the regulatory regime for urban planning and development allowing for increased and more equitable access to urbanised land and housing in Brasilia; (ii) Greater flexibility and facility to regularise the informal settlements and the eventual 100% regularisation of all irregular settlements in Brasilia; (iii) An effective public-private partnership for progressive housing finance and development in Brasilia and its surrounding urbanised communities; (iv) A more effective SEDUH capable of enforcing urban and planning regulations, and facilitating new development and regularisation of existing settlements.

23. An Urban Development Strategy for La Paz Region, Dept La Paz & San Vicente CDS Latin America and the Caribbean - El Salvador This proposal sets out to promote urban economic development in a region, addressing institutional, technical, and financial constraints to improve the network of cities and institutions. Summary Objectives Activities • Create a strategic vision for urban centere and for the region; • Link national and local agencies in order to address factors that limit the competitiveness of firms and economic recovery; • Improve statistics related to regional management, local economic development, business climate, employment, financial autonomy; • Improve consistency between national, regional and local investment plans; • Institutionalise measures to address insecurity and violence issues; • Improve cooperation between municipalities, communities, government agencies, universities, research centres, the private sector and civil society on local economic issues. • Draw up a strategic development vision for the region; • Elaborate a Regional Development Plan with emphasis on spatial planning; • Elaborate plans and budgets for various areas such as: productive clusters, research in technology in competitive sectors, human resources on a regional level, and basic infrastructure; • Identify private investments; • Adapt the National Security Plan to the region. Submission Budget and Time Implementation CA Sponsor: GTZ, KfW, USAID, UNDP, IDB Request to CA: $ 500,000Co-financing: $ 500,000 Total Budget: $ 1,000,000 Submitted by: Municipality of San Luis La Herradura, Association of Municipalities Duration: 24 months Implemented by: GTZ and other national and local actors CA Monitor: P Persson Expected Impact and Results Improve the economic performance of the region through the elaboration of a number of action plans in different areas.

24. Alexandria CDS for Sustainable Development - Phase 2 CDS Middle East and North Africa - Egypt This proposal follows a first phase of a CDS that has been successfully implemented. More than 30 percent of the population of Alexandria lives in slum areas. To improve their standard of living, prevent the development of new illegal settlements and increase employment opportunities, the city of Alexandria will implement a CDS, developed under a first grant, that emphasises environmental aspects and local economic development. Summary Objectives Activities • Complete the CDS for sustainable development in Alexandria Governorate and start additional components that would lead to implementation of technical and institutional issues related to slum upgrading, local economic development and improvement of the environment. • Create a CDS Department; • Build capacity and a website; • Conduct an international LED workshop; • Conduct additional cluster analysis and develop an action plan for improving the local business environment; • Complete a city wide upgrading strategy; • Undertake Rapid Appraisal Assessments in 10 settlements and prepare remodeling plans and community socio-economic development programmes; • Establish a Lake Marriout Managment Authority Submission Budget and Time Implementation CA Sponsor: World Bank, UN-Habitat, CIDA, IFC, UNEP Request to CA: $ 350,000Co-financing: $ 282,000Total Budget: $ 632,000 Submitted by: Governor of Alexandria Duration: 24 months Implemented by: World Bank (with others) CA Monitor: Pelle Persson Expected Impact and Results Implementing the proposed strategy will improve the environmental, urban and economic status of the squatter areas and Lake Marriout. This will raise the standards of living of the population of these areas, create new job opportunities for them, improve the general sanitation conditions of the inhabitants and improve the Lake fish production quality, which will no doubt result in raising the income of the fishermen in this area and in Alexandria.

25. Slum Upgrading Facility (SUF) Pilot Programme Slum Upgrading Global - Sub-Saharan Africa and South/East Asia The Slum Upgrading Facility (SUF) aims to become a dedicated, simple to access, support mechanism for cities seeking access to financing for citywide slum upgrading programmes. Conceived as a programme managed by UN-HABITAT under its core sub-programme on human settlements financing, the SUF is proposed for adoption as a programme under the umbrella of the Cities Alliance similar to arrangements for the Community-Led Infrastructure Financing Facility. Summary Objectives Activities • To directly support the efforts of national governments and local authorities that have already made the decision to take decisive action to improve the conditions of their poorest residents, and which treat slum upgrading as part of their ongoing, core business; • Provide technical assistance for project preparation and capacity building at a local level and be able to provide catalytic grant support and seed capital; • Join up technical and financial resources in an innovative and project-driven manner. • A design phase, to enable the development of a project pipeline and the establishment of partnerships on the ground that will accelerate the pilot phase; • Field test a small number of projects with selected city and/or national governments in Sub-Saharan Africa and South/East Asia. Submission Budget and Time Implementation CA Sponsor: UN-Habitat, Sida, DFID Request to CA: $ 20,000,000Co-financing: $ 10,500,000Total Budget: $ 30,500,000 Submitted by: DFID Duration: 3 Years Implemented by: UN-Habitat CA Monitor:William Cobbett Expected Impact and Results The activities of the SUF will lead to the development of sustainable financing mechanisms, budgetary, policy and regulatory reform; deepen local capital markets that are so necessary for slum upgrading; and provide downstream opportunities for new forms of output-based aid approaches.

26. Mainstreaming Cities Alliance Engagement with United Cities and Local Governments Global CDS/Slum Upgrading Summary Further to the Cities Alliance Consultative Group’s expressed desire to forge a strategic working relationship with United Cities and Local Governments (UCLG), whose members represent over 50% of the world’s population, this proposal supports the mainstreaming of the Alliance’s engagement with UCLG. Objectives Activities • Support UCLG supervision and implementation of the activities in the two funding proposals (on municipal finance and MDG-based CDSs) approved in FY05; • Develop joint communication products and establish a regular communication flow of information on Cities Alliance initiatives amongst UCLG members. • UCLG implementation and supervision of the “Municipal Finance Commission” activities; • UCLG implementation and supervision of “Developing MDG-based CDSs” activities; • Communications activities. Submission Budget and Time Implementation CA Sponsor: DFID, UCLG Request to CA: $ 517,000*Co-financing: $ 20,000Total Budget: $ 537,000 * DFID Non-Core contribution Submitted by: UCLG Duration: 24 months Implemented by: UCLG CA Monitor:K. Milroy Expected Impact and Results • The needs and demands of local government are effectively linked to the suppliers of municipal finance technical support and financing institutions; • Increased awareness of CDSs and the support available to develop them among UCLG members; • Local authorities better able to contribute to national Poverty Reduction Strategies by developing MDG-based CDSs.

27. Enhancing Urban Development in National Policy Dialogues CDS/Slum Upgrading Global Summary This proposal seeks to support the engagement of local authorities in national policy dialogues, with a view to both situating urban development more explicitly within the national growth agenda and supporting the economic role of cities. Objectives Activities • Develop an analytical basis for integrating urban development into investment climate surveys and dialogues both at the national and local levels; • Better understand the dynamics of urban development in national Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers (PRSPs), and disseminate and develop tools to facilitate their integration. • Urban and the Growth Agenda: Assessing and Promoting the Role of Cities: (i) understand the demand; (ii) understand and disseminate available tools; and (iii) provide targeted assistance to cities or countries in applying analytical approaches. • Mainstreaming Urban in Poverty Reduction Strategies: (i) • understand the dynamics of urban development in PRSPs; (ii) Disseminate urban poverty/PRSP tools; and (iii) provide targeted assistance to countries in mainstreaming urban issues. Submission Budget and Time Implementation CA Sponsor: DFID, World Bank Request to CA: $ 610,000* Co-financing: $ 75,000Total Budget: $ 685,000 *Core and DFID Non-Core contribution Submitted by: World Bank Duration: 12 months Implemented by: World Bank CA Monitor: K. Milroy Expected Impact and Results • Greater understanding of the contribution of cities to national development; • Improved linkages of local authorities and urban development initiatives in national policy dialogue.

28. Cities Alliance Management Succession World Bank Headquarters, Washington, DC The upcoming retirement of the Manager of the Cities Alliance Secretariat provides both a challenge and an opportunity to the Cities Alliance. These grant funds will support the efforts to recruit a dynamic individual that can lead the Cities Alliance into its next phase, and to ensure that Alliance members can continue to draw upon the current Manager’s expertise and inspiration through a transition period. Summary Objectives Activities • Recruit an effective new Manager of the Cities Alliance Secretariat, and provide for a smooth management transition. • Ensure that the knowledge, expertise and networks of the outgoing Manager are available to Cities Alliance partners through the transition phase. • Recruitment of applications for the post through advertisement in the Economist, websites of Alliance members, and other means. • Interview, selection and hiring process. • Transition services: During the transition period, Alliance members can request the engagement of the outgoing Manager on a consultancy basis to assist their field staff and city/country clients in scaling up their CDS and slum upgrading efforts; and, for mobilizing support for the Cities Alliance/urban development agenda within member organisations. Submission Budget and Time Implementation CA Sponsor: World Bank Request to CA: $ 125,000Co-financing: $ 0Total Budget: $ 125,000 Submitted by: World Bank Duration: 18 months Implemented by: CA Secretariat CA Monitor:Kevin Milroy Expected Impact and Results • The successful hiring of a new Manager of the Cities Alliance Secretariat, within the allotted timeframe and budget. • Smooth transition to new management. • Utilize in-house knowledge of networks, contacts and expertise of the outgoing Manager of the Cities Alliance Secretariat.