88357 2013 Annual Report Cities Alliance Annual Report 2013 B Women brick makers in Burkina Faso. Photo: Burkina Faso Ministry of Housing and Urban Planning i TAble of Contents MESSAGE FROM THE Director iii THE CITIES ALLIANCE PARTNERSHIP 1 Who We Are 1 What We Do 1 How We Work 1 PORTFOLIO HIGHLIGHTS 3 RESULTS MANAGEMENT AND MONITORING 5 A Framework for Delivering Results 5 CITIES ALLIANCE RESULTS 7 Country Programmes: Overarching Initiatives to Achieve All Four Outcomes 9 Developing National Policy Frameworks 13 Developing and Implementing Inclusive, Climate-Resilient Strategies and Plans 15 Engaging Citizens in Urban Governance 17 Strengthening Cities’ Capacity to Improve Service Delivery to the Urban Poor 19 Communications and Advocacy 20 WHAT IS UNOPS? 23 CITIES ALLIANCE FINANCIALS 25 CITIES ALLIANCE MEMBERS 32 THE CITIES ALLIANCE TEAM 33 ii The majority of dwellings in Ouagadougou are constructed of traditional mud bricks. Photo: Burkina Faso Ministry of Housing and Urban Planning iii MESSAGE FROM THE Director The 2013 Annual Report covers a period but also to the supportive response of the period—both those staff who chose to make of 18 months, during the course of which World Bank. All Cities Alliance members the move to Brussels, and those that were the Cities Alliance Secretariat relocated its acknowledge the instrumental role of the unable to make the move, for a variety of offices from Washington, DC to Brussels, World Bank in joining UN-Habitat to launch reasons. At all times, staff demonstrated the and changed Trustee from the World Bank the Cities Alliance 1999, and then providing highest levels of professionalism, and bal- to the United Nations Office for Project the institutional home to the Secretariat for anced personal and organisational interests Services (UNOPS). This decision arose from the next 14 years. Quite simply, the Cities in arriving at the individual decisions. The a number of factors, including the adoption Alliance would not have prospered and organisation owes them all its very sincere of a new business model for the Cities Alli- flourished at it did without the consistent gratitude. ance and to move closer to its core donors financial, organisational and substantive The next Annual Report will cover the first and partners, as well as expand and diversify support of the World Bank. year of Cities Alliance operations from Brus- its membership. In presenting this, the last Annual Report sels, with the Secretariat operating as UNOPS Initiated at the EXCO meeting in Kampala covering our time in Washington DC, we staff. However, at the time of preparing this in June 2012, the organisation undertook an would like to acknowledge and thank the introduction, it is possible to record the very honest and dynamic consultation process management of the World Bank and, just as encouraging progress that has already been that resulted in the Consultative Group critically, salute the hundreds of Bank staff made—the Secretariat has not only quickly unanimously deciding at its 2012 meeting with whom we interacted over the years, stabilised, but has already begun the process in Hanoi that the best interests of the Cit- both in Washington and in the country of implementing the new business model. ies Alliance would be served by moving offices all over the world. We look forward From its new base in Europe, the Cities Alli- to a new geographical location, and a new to continuing our close association from our ance is well placed to work with its members institutional platform. new base in Brussels. in making a decisive contribution to the Such a significant decision was testament not It is also important to recognise the sacri- adoption of a global agenda focused on the only to the confidence of the organisation, fices of the Secretariat during this critical role of cities in sustainable development. William Cobbett Director, the Cities Alliance iv Residents of at-risk waterfront communities in Port Harcourt, Nigeria march to draw attention to the rights of slum dwellers. Photo: People Live Here campaign 1 THE CITIES ALLIANCE PARTNERSHIP Who We Are The Cities Alliance is a global partnership for strengthens the role of cities in sustainable urban poverty reduction which promotes and development. What We Do Well-run and inclusive cities offer an enor- together to strengthen both impacts and • Develop and implement local inclusive mous opportunity for achieving sustainable coherence. The Cities Alliance seeks to realise strategies and plans; development. The Cities Alliance offers this goal by supporting cities and national • Strengthen the capacity of cities to provide support to cities in providing effective local governments to: improved services to the urban poor; government, promoting an active citizen- • Develop and/or enhance national policy ship, and encouraging public and private • Develop mechanisms to engage citizens frameworks to address urban develop- investment. in city or urban governance; and ment needs; The Cities Alliance is a unique partnership • Create conditions conducive to public with a diverse membership which has come and private investment. How We Work The Cities Alliance partnership works • Catalytic Fund (CATF) grants support distill experiences on emerging key issues through four business lines: policies that catalyse city transformation in international development. and activities that enhance innovation • Country/Regional Programmes are • Communications and Advocacy activities and learning. longer-term, programmatic approaches promote the Cities Alliance’s key mes- to addressing the specific urban devel- • Analytic and Strategic Activities (ASAs) sages on urban development in order to opment needs of a selected country or are flexible, multi-year instruments that encourage policies and behaviours that region, normally in the context of rapid focus on sharing knowledge and experi- contribute to the vision of sustainable urbanisation and the growth of urban ence among Cities Alliance members and cities without slums. poverty. 2 Resident of a community benefiting from a Cities Alliance pilot programme to promote inclusive, heritage-based city development in India. Photo: Stefania Abakerli, Senior Social Development Specialist, World Bank Figure 1: Projects Approved – 1 July 2012 to 31 Dec 2013 South Asia $250,000 Global $260,000 Africa $4,545,796 3 PORTFOLIO HIGHLIGHTS This Cities Alliance Annual Report covers which operates and reports on a mid-year review and geographic distribution. The a period of 18 months, from July 2012 – fiscal year, and UNOPS, which operates by overwhelming number of projects approved December 2013. The extended coverage calendar year. were in Africa, in keeping with the Cities enables the Cities Alliance to transition Alliance’s focus on that region. The following chart shows the number of from its former platform at the World Bank, projects approved during the period under Projects Approved – 1 July 2012 to 31 Dec 2013 Number Grant Amount Region of Projects (US$) Africa 15 $4,545,796 Global 3 $260,000 South Asia 1 $250,000 Total 19 $5,055,796 4 Urbanisation in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. Photo: Tran Viet Duc/The World Bank Figure 2: Cities Alliance Programme Results Chain CA Programme Impact: Tier I Improved quality of life, socio-economic condition Development impact/MDG level and inclusion of the urban poor. CA Programme Outcome: Tier II Cities are responsible for results at this Cities increasingly characterised by effective local level. A partnership of CA members can government, active citizenship, and delivering improved support the achievement of these results in and responsive services to the urban poor. partnership with its beneficiaries and partners on the ground. Tier III Intermediate Outcome 1: Intermediate Outcome 2: Intermediate Outcome 3: Intermediate Outcome 4: The Partnership of Cities Alliance National policy frameworks Local pro-poor and climate Mechanisms to engage Capacities of cities in members is responsible and accountable developed and/or resilient strategies and citizens in city/urban governance and for delivering these outputs. It is the enhanced to address plans developed, and governance developed. management strengthened. Partnership’s Terms of Reference. urban development needs. resources mobilised. Tier IV Secretariat Output 1: Secretariat Output 2: Secretariat Output 3: Secretariat Output 4: The Secretariat is responsible and account- Partnerships convened for Technical Assistance (TA) Cities Alliance knowledge Effective management and able for delivering these outputs. It is the strategic country, regional Grants appraised, products and policy responsive governance of Secretariat’s Terms of Reference. and global priorities. approved and supervised. dialogues delivered to Cities Alliance delivered. It does so through its four Business Lines: targeted audiences. (1) Country Programmes; (2) Catalytic Fund; (3) Communications and Advocacy; (4) Knowledge and Learning. 5 RESULTS MANAGEMENT AND MONITORING The Cities Alliance Secretariat has contin- recruited to help develop and refine the These activities are expected to facilitate the ued to build on efforts begun in FY2012 to performance indicators. Universalia was also development of the Cities Alliance’s first develop an effective results-based manage- tasked with providing recommendations for corporate scorecard, which will provide ment system for the partnership. This is an operationalising the results framework into a comprehensive information on the partner- essential step in making the Cities Alliance full-fledged Performance Monitoring System. ship’s overall performance. more accountable for its results, and in Following positive feedback on Universalia’s The Consultative Group formally approved professionalising the organisation. A results initial work from the Executive Committee the final results chain, indicators and timeline chain and an initial set of performance indi- in June 2013, the Secretariat began opera- for baseline data collection at its November cators were presented to the Cities Alliance tionalising the framework. This involved 2013 meeting in Burkina Faso. Consultative Group at its November 2012 collecting baseline data, setting preliminary meeting in Hanoi, Vietnam. targets and performance standards, revising Early in 2013, an international consult- relevant monitoring and evaluation tools, and ing firm—Universalia—was competitively developing a detailed implementation plan. A Framework for Delivering Results A key component of the Cities Alliance main areas (See Figure 2), by implementing down the Theory of Change and shows how results management and monitoring system activities within each of the four Cities Alli- each step helps the partnership achieve its is the organisation’s Theory of Change, an ance Business Lines: Country Programmes, overall goals: Cities increasingly characterised outcomes-based approach that aims to help the Catalytic Fund, Analytic and Strategic by effective local government, active citizen- the Cities Alliance determine how best to Activities (ASAs), and Communications ship, and delivering improved and responsive use its resources to achieve its medium- and and Advocacy. services to the urban poor. long-term development goals. The Results Chain (Figure 2), which encapsu- In order to achieve those goals, the Cit- lates the fundamental assumptions underly- ies Alliance will deliver outputs in four ing the work of the Cities Alliance, breaks 6 Slum upgrading in São Paulo, Brazil. Photo: SEHAB 7 Cities Alliance Results The following chart provides a snapshot of Cities Alliance results achieved from July 2012 – December 2013 for each of the four business lines, and which of the intermedi- ate programme outcomes they primarily support (as shown in the third tier of the Results Chain). Each of the four outcomes addresses a specific urbanisation need or gap at different levels (national, city or community). However, it is important to note that they all work together to foster the necessary conditions for inclusive urban development and should be viewed as a comprehensive framework. No local government can be fully effective without an enabling national environment; at the same time, no local or national strategy can have an impact without sufficient technical capacity, nor without the inclusion of citizens. Providing services in Hanoi, Vietnam. Photo: Tran Thi Hoa/The World Bank 8 Country Outcomes Programmes CATF* ASAs Advocacy 1. Developing • Network established • Brazil’s Ministry of Cit- • Development of a National Policy for African Country ies passed a landmark Cities Alliance Strat- Frameworks Programmes. involuntary resettlement egy for Africa under- policy. way, spearheaded • Advocacy campaign by Cities Alliance raised profile of ur- • Malawi took significant African members ban issues in Ghana; steps towards formulating and partners. President Mahama its first urban policy. openly championed • City Enabling Envi- urban agenda. ronment (CEE) initia- tive launched with • Burkina Faso UCLGA; analytical Country Programme framework for as- launched. sessing and ranking • In Mozambique, cities disseminated initiative underway in a publication. to promote national and local-level dia- logue on urban is- sues with the private sector. • Vietnam held 10th National Urban Forum. 2. Developing and Vietnam upgrad- • Brazil developed guide- Implementing ing strategy under lines and a toolkit for Inclusive, Climate- development that improving social work in Resilient Strategies will inform a US$272 housing and slum upgrad- million World Bank ing programmes. and Plans capital and technical • Capacity building work- assistance loan. shop on pro-poor housing for African policy makers held at Africities 2012. • IBSA Human Settlements Group developed into a unique platform for learn- ing and cooperation. • Indian cities shared knowl- edge and good practices via the PEARL network. • Programme developed in India to incorporate heritage conservation into city development and benefit the poor. • Initiative to reform urban planning education in Africa expanded, com- munity of practitioners established. 9 Country Outcomes Programmes CATF* ASAs Advocacy 3. Engaging Citizens • Slum dwellers • SDI-run urban studios in Urban Gover- mobilised by SDI in gave planning students nance Uganda and Ghana. insight into planning in informal settlements and • Partnerships built be- residents valuable data to tween governments open dialogue with their and civil society. local government. • STDM enumeration • Know Your City grass- and mapping tool roots mobilisation and successfully piloted data collection campaign and training con- expanded to Ouagadou- ducted in Uganda. gou, Burkina Faso. 4. Strengthening • Major infrastructure • Advisory services Online housing system Cities’ Capacity to projects underway in provided on incre- modeled on São Paulo’s Improve Service 14 Ugandan cities. mentally securing successful HABISP devel- Delivery to the tenure in slum oped in São Bernardo, • Link to a US$150 upgrading in Malawi, Brazil. Urban Poor million World Bank Angola, Mozam- water and sanitation bique and South programme design Africa. underway in Ghana. • Regional guide for • Proposal developed tenure security cre- for local government ated based on the capacity building and experiences in the training in Mozambi- four above countries. can secondary cities. *The Catalytic Fund was temporarily put on hold in 2013 during the Cities Alliance Secretariat’s transition from the World Bank to UNOPS. Country Programmes: Overarching Initiatives to Achieve All Four Outcomes The flagship business line, Cities Alliance from the public and private sectors, but also Programme with the Cities Alliance, most Country Programmes are specifically by individuals and households. recently Ethiopia. designed to address all four of the partner- During the period under review in this ship’s intermediate goals: national policy In total, the Country Programmes report, the Cities Alliance had five active frameworks; inclusive, climate-resilient comprise 31 grants worth US$14 Country Programmes. They are, in their strategies and plans; citizens engaged in million. Of this, US$11.5 million is order of launching: Uganda, Ghana, Viet- urban governance; and improved service funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates nam, Mozambique and Burkina Faso. The delivery to the urban poor. Foundation and US$2.5 million from Cities Alliance core funds. section below outlines some of the key While programmes are always tailored to results achieved. a country’s specific context, all of them incorporate a broad range of activities at The Cities Alliance has also developed a Building partnerships and three levels—national, city and community— monitoring and evaluation system for the coherence of effort that work together to achieve the desired Country Programmes to help guide and Over the last 18 months the Country Pro- outcomes. Essentially, Cities Alliance sup- record progress. A number of countries have grammes have begun to demonstrate clear port should help the government create an expressed interest in developing a Country results in building partnerships and in enhanced platform for investment; not only 10 Association of Cities of Vietnam (ACVN) staff meeting with representatives of the Cities Alliance in November 2013. The ACVN is a key partner in the Vietnam Country Programme. Photo: Cities Alliance promoting improved coherence of effort Infrastructure Development (USMID) proj- addition, the Vietnam Urban Forum has among and between Cities Alliance members ect, which will expand urban infrastructure been effectively regenerated and held its 10th and partners. and enhance the capacity of the 14 municipal session in November 2013. local governments to generate own-source In Uganda, Ghana and Vietnam, Cities The Country Programme in Ghana is sup- revenues, improve urban planning, and Alliance-funded consultation, policy and porting the multi-stakeholder metropolitan strengthen financial management, procure- planning initiatives have directly informed planning process that will result in the design ment, environmental and social systems. and provided direct and indirect support to of a sanitation and water programme to be The USMID will be delivered under a spe- more than US$500 million in planned infra- funded by a US$150 million loan from the cial World Bank instrument known as the structure investment from the World Bank. World Bank. Program-for-Results (PforR), which is an In Uganda significant infrastructure proj- innovative new financing instrument that In Mozambique, the Country Programme ects are preparing to get underway in 14 links the disbursement of funds directly to was designed over the course of 2013. Two secondary cities, all with direct support the delivery of defined results. detailed proposals were developed and the of the Country Programme; the detailed granting process begun. The first proposal In Vietnam, the Country Programme has engineering designs are in place, and con- focuses on two areas: rationalising the numer- achieved a high level of connectivity and tractors will soon be procured to implement ous local government capacity-building interdependency across the national, city an International Development Association initiatives, and supporting a strengthened and community layers and among develop- (IDA) credit of US$150 million. The Cities national institution to train local government ment partners—helping develop the national Alliance’s Transforming the Settlements of land use and environmental planners for upgrading strategy that will directly inform the Urban Poor in Uganda (TSUPU) Pro- secondary cities at scale. The second proposal a US$272 million World Bank capital and gramme has been closely coordinated with seeks to promote both a national dialogue technical assistance investment loan. In the six-year Uganda Support to Municipal 11 and a local-level dialogue with the private UN-Habitat’s very effective Global Land Most significantly, in March 2013 Presi- sector, in particular the extractive industries. Tool Network (GLTN) in developing the dent Mahama launched a National Urban Social Tenure Domain Model (STDM), an Policy and Action Plan—the first compre- Partnerships are also helping local and nation- easy-to-use digital platform that will enable hensive urban governance framework in al governments view civil society in a differ- communities and local governments to Ghana’s history. The implementation of the ent, positive way. The successful mobilisation map their cities and collect data on social National Urban Policy will be coordinated of slum dweller federations in both Uganda demographics, land use, housing and land by the Urban Development Unit (UDU), and Ghana by Slum Dwellers International tenure. The STDM has been linked into the for which the Cities Alliance is providing (SDI)—and the practical demonstration established systems and structures, ensuring institutional capacity support through its effect of partnership between SDI and the active community and local and national Country Programme. National Ministry, and between the Federa- government involvement in the process. tions and Municipal Councils—has begun The formulation, development and launch to provide the evidence base for countries A highlight of STDM activities this past of both the policy and plan were sup- that have historically been suspicious of civil year was a joint training on the enumeration ported from start to finish by GIZ through society. The Country Programmes provide tool in Uganda that brought the networks its Support for Decentralisation Reforms the opportunity to share this experience in together and was attended by 13 countries programme. a non-threatening way, providing the space from Africa and beyond. to build such structures in other countries. Launching the Burkina Faso Changing the dialogue on urban Country Programme Creating a network in Africa issues in Ghana In Burkina Faso, 2013 was dedicated to laying Within the context of considerable institu- When the Ghana Country Programme was the groundwork for launching the Country tional change at the Cities Alliance and the first conceptualised, one of the key challenges Programme, which will support Burkina as need to maintain momentum, much of the it identified was the lack of a coherent urban it transitions to a new, inclusive development past year has focused on building an African agenda within the context of an increasingly model based on local government and com- network among the different Country Pro- urbanising population. Notably, the Govern- munity participation. grammes in Uganda, Ghana, Mozambique ment had been slow in introducing policies A framework for the programme was for- and Burkina Faso. that recognised the fact that over 50 percent mulated through a detailed participatory of the country’s population lived in cities. This network, which incorporates communi- process that involved all concerned national ties as well as local and national governments, With GIZ acting as lead member, the Country stakeholders and partners, carried out by has already begun operating on a number Programme supported the National Urban Agence Perspective under the supervision of levels, including idea and experience Forum to serve as a space for dialogue among of UN-Habitat. The framework was subse- exchange, technical capacity building, and all stakeholders and raise the profile of urban quently validated and endorsed by all parties, substantive policy discussion. issues. Another key activity has been the and clear governance arrangements. rollout of a multimedia advocacy strategy, In addition, all four African Country Pro- The Ministry of Housing and Urban Plan- including radio and television, which has grammes have been active participants in ning will implement the programme, with helped bring a national focus to the nature informing the Cities Alliance Africa Strategy UN-Habitat acting as the lead member for of the urban crisis. process. As a result, the strategy process the Cities Alliance. Other partners include is based firmly in the realities of practical Today, we can see a fundamental turnaround the Association of Municipalities of Burkina governance and, to a certain extent, tran- in Ghana. President John Mahama has openly Faso (AMBF), the Burkinabé NGO Labora- scends some of the post-colonial divides championed the continental urban agenda toire Citoyenneté and the French Ministry between countries. and appointed a Minister of Local Govern- of Foreign Affairs. ment and Rural Development with a long The Ministry hosted the Cities Alliance Promoting the rights of the urban history of involvement in urban policy and Annual Meeting in November 2013, which poor through enumeration management issues. also saw the formal launch of the Burkina As part of the Country Programme initiative Faso Country Programme with the signing the Cities Alliance has actively supported 12 From left: Alioune Badiane of UN-Habitat, Ouagadougou Mayor Marin Ilboudo, and Minister of Housing and Urban Development Yacouba Barry at the launch of the Burkina Faso Country Programme in November 2013. Photo: Cities Alliance of two major grant agreements with key partners: Building a Network of African Urban Research • The Ministry of Housing and Urban Centres Planning, to coordinate national stake- In 2011 the African Centre for Cities (ACC) received a grant from the Rockefeller holders, facilitate dialogue, and roll out Foundation to pursue an initiative to scale up applied urban research and practice a national urban policy. This includes on the African continent. The aim was to create a network of research centres to establishing a National Urban Forum, exchange knowledge, know-how and expertise based on the realities of Africa’s the creation of an urban database (as well urban development dynamics. as a Burkina State of the Cities Report), With the support of the Cities Alliance and the Rockefeller Foundation, the African and municipal training workshops. The Urban Research Initiative (AURI) was launched at the Cities Alliance Africa Strategy grant also provides funding to establish meeting in Addis Ababa in March 2013. a unit within the Ministry to coordinate Representatives from 16 African urban research centres came together and agreed and oversee the programme. to build a formal network of research centres in the region to help ensure that • UN-Habitat, to provide technical assis- research conducted is relevant to current challenges, and to improve knowledge tance and capacity building for the Min- sharing among centres. They also agreed to establish an AURI Secretariat based at the ACC in Cape Town. istry, the AMBF, and community-based organisations in order to support the One of the network’s first activities was to conduct a peer review for the City Enabling participatory planning process. Environment (CEE) ratings system, an initiative supported by the Cities Alliance and piloted by UCLGA that aims to advance the agenda of effective, concrete The Country Programme focuses on five decentralisation in Africa. cities: the capital of Ouagadougou, Bobo Dioulasso, and the three secondary cities of AURI partners also contributed discussion papers to the second Cities Alliance Africa Strategy meeting, which was held in Johannesburg in October 2013. Dori, Dedougou and Tenkodogo. 13 SDI’s Joel Bolnik and a representative from Mozambique at the Cities Alliance Africa Strategy meeting in Johannesburg, October 2013. The strategy is being driven by the partnership’s African members. Photo: Cities Alliance Developing National Policy Frameworks A national policy framework that supports Towards a Cities Alliance Strategy Town, with the support of the research centres urban poverty reduction and promotes the in Africa affiliated with the African Urban Research role of cities in sustainable development is a In an effort to help Africa’s cities transform Initiative (AURI), which was launched at key step in responding adequately to urban- and drive social, economic and environ- the meeting in Addis Ababa in March 2013. isation. Such a policy can provide a structure mental development across the continent— Spearheaded by the Cities Alliance’s African for coordination among ministries—an a priority identified by the Consultative members and partners with seed funding especially important factor for cities, which Group—the Cities Alliance is preparing provided by German Cooperation, this require a multisectoral approach. It can also a strategy to guide the partnership’s work process defined strategic areas on which to facilitate cooperation between national and programme in Africa over the next five to focus and identified challenges as well as local governments to allocate the necessary 10 years. The strategy will also address key priorities for the Alliance. resources for public and private interventions. strategic gaps where Cities Alliance members and partners have comparative advantages Cities Alliance members and partners agreed The Cities Alliance supports its partners to deliver. on these main priorities: to develop and enhance national policy frameworks that address urban develop- Drawing on the Cities Alliance’s portfolio and • To build upon the recent optimism and ment needs and enable local governments activities in Africa, a series of consultations confidence about African economic per- to close the policy and investment gaps for were held in 2013, marked by two significant formance, while urging governments basic services, particularly in slums. Below meetings (in Addis Ababa in March, and to pay attention to the functioning and are some highlights from key activities that Johannesburg in October). Both of these performance of urban places; and promote this outcome. meetings were co-organised with the African • To place local governments at the very Centre for Cities from the University of Cape core of city development and help them 14 build proactive partnerships with profes- sional bodies, new international inves- tors, academia, civil society and the private sector. In order to advance this agenda—and address both the challenges of economic growth and growing urban inequality—a few directions have already been outlined. First and fore- most, the production of relevant knowledge and reliable data at the city level should be considered as a strategic entry point for the reform of African urban policy and practice. Second, there is an urgent need to develop a compelling pro-city narrative, enlarging the constituencies that the Cities Alliance seeks to address and attracting additional players around the urban agenda. Finally, interme- diaries (think tanks, professional bodies, The Ghana Country Programme is helping to bring all 11 agencies responsible for sanitation academic and research institutions) need to in Greater Accra together to solve the city’s massive sanitation challenges. Photo: William Cobbett/Cities Alliance be more involved to help build ownership and achieve scale. Ministry of Cities. This includes the massive to act as an international benchmark for a Next steps of the strategy process include Growth Acceleration Programme (PAC), controversial policy issue that many govern- establishing a think tank that will develop which comprises the world’s largest slum ments often prefer to avoid. the strategic argument and guide the politi- upgrading programme. cal process for implementation. In addi- Formulating Malawi’s first urban The policy stipulates that works and services policy tion, there will be support for members must be preceded by an assessment of the and partners as they prepare proposals to situation as well as a study of alternatives to Over the past year Malawi took significant operationalise the strategy. avoid displacement. The study must also steps towards formulating its first urban identify the best socially sustainable and policy. Crucially, it was a participatory pro- Supporting a landmark involuntary effective economic solutions and techniques. cess, involving central and local governments, resettlement policy in Brazil Where displacement is unavoidable, a Plan development partners, civil society and urban In Brazil, the Ministry of Cities passed a of Resettlement and Countervailing Mea- communities all working together to help groundbreaking policy designed to safeguard sures must be prepared to ensure that there Malawi establish a sustainable urban system. the rights of residents who are involuntarily are adequate solutions for affected families. As a first step, UN-Habitat conducted a resettled from their homes. The policy was Funding for the studies of alternatives and training event focused on urban policy formulated with support from the World preparation of the plan must be included in formulation. This training was instrumental Bank and Cities Alliance as part of our ongo- the intervention’s budget. in helping the national government and its ing partnership with the Ministry of Cities. partners clarify the process, design terms of The policy is a significant development for Formally approved on 18 July 2013, Ordi- social housing in Brazil. Its implementation reference, and engage partners at an early nance No. 317 regulates procedures and mea- will embed the concept of social sustainability stage. The Ministry of Lands, Housing and sures to be adopted in cases of involuntary within the Ministry of Cities’ substantial Urban Development then commissioned resettlement of families from their homes investment programmes, and establish a a situational analysis of urbanisation in or business (place of economic activities), benchmark for other Brazilian authorities Malawi—information that could be used caused by the execution of programmes who are implementing infrastructure pro- to establish a framework for formulating and actions under the management of the grammes. The policy also has the potential an urban policy. 15 Throughout the process, the Ministry held roll out pilot capacity building activities. The countries according to commonly agreed- forums for all stakeholders where they could outcomes of this pilot will inform a national upon, key elements of enabling environments discuss institutional arrangements for design- capacity building strategy. for well-functioning cities. It provides a brief ing, implementing and monitoring a policy. situational analysis for each country and In addition, a capacity needs assessment for Creating City Enabling highlights progress as well as challenges in slum upgrading at the national, municipal Environments decentralisation. Each country report con- and community levels was conducted and In October 2013, the Cities Alliance and cludes with possible areas of intervention a report with findings disseminated. (These the United Cities of Local Governments for to strengthen its city enabling environment. findings will also be used by both the national Africa launched an analytical framework that The process helps cities and local authorities government and municipalities to design aims to measure progress toward creating see where they stand in relation to other capacity building interventions at their well-functioning African cities. This critical African countries and determine what actions respective levels.) analysis is the first of its kind in Africa, and should be taken at the national level to man- With the capacity needs assessment complet- will form a core component of the Africa age urbanisation effectively. It also helps ed, the Ministry partnered with the Centre Strategy and our partnership with UCLGA. spark an open debate among stakeholders for Community Organisation and Develop- The City Enabling Environment (CEE) initia- on key reforms that can be undertaken to ment (CCODE)—an affiliate of Shack/Slum tive assesses and ranks cities in 50 African fill the identified gaps. Dwellers International (SDI)—to design and Developing and Implementing Inclusive, Climate-Resilient Strategies and Plans The city’s role as an engine of economic component of housing and slum upgrading diagnostics and planning, one for income growth has become more important as the programmes. generation programmes, and one for com- world becomes increasingly urbanised. Cities munity strengthening. These user-friendly, The new guidelines represent a significant must be strategic about their investments and robust guides give local governments the shift in the way Brazil approaches social growth in order to capitalise on the opportu- tools they need to improve the social com- support for vulnerable communities and nities of urbanisation. It is equally important ponent of slum upgrading programmes and low income households. They strengthen that they ensure that all citizens, especially to strengthen the post-occupancy policies. the community participation and plan- the poor, benefit from these opportunities. ning aspects of housing and slum upgrad- The toolkit also provides content for follow- The Cities Alliance supports the development ing programmes—helping to ensure that up dissemination activities, including a and implementation of citywide strategies recipients benefit from social and economic distance learning course for social work and plans that link economic growth with development in addition to brick-and-mor- professionals involved in the implementa- poverty reduction. Below are some of the tar interventions. The guidelines also help tion of Brazil’s federal housing programmes. results achieved in this area for July 2012 – settlements become more fully integrated The course is offered through a partnership December 2013. into the rest of the city, both spatially and between the Ministry of Cities and one of socio-economically. Brazil’s leading national universities, the Guidelines for improving the Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina. To implement the guidelines, Brazil’s National social aspect of slum upgrading Housing Secretariat developed three practi- in Brazil Building capacity on pro-poor cal guides with technical assistance from The Cities Alliance supported the Govern- housing among African policy the AVSI Foundation, which has a long ment of Brazil in developing guidelines and a makers history of working with the Cities Alliance toolkit for a new approach to the social work Following the successful launch of the Quick in Brazil, with consistent support from Guides for Policy Makers: Housing the Poor in the Government of Italy. One guide is for 16 African Cities at Africities in Dakar, Senegal in grappling with similar housing challenges, investment of around US$40 million will December 2012, UN-Habitat used the event including resource mobilisation and the low be developed with the participation of all to host its first capacity building workshop priority assigned to developing alternative stakeholders. on applying the information in the Quick low-cost, locally available, sustainable build- The programme is anchored by the Indian Guides. With many African policy makers ing technologies. Ministry of Urban Development and is and local authorities in attendance, Africities For the Cities Alliance, working with the guided by a Steering Committee, which is was a perfect venue to pilot capacity building IBSA Human Settlements Group was a very chaired by the Joint Secretary and Mission for the Guides, which offer guidelines and positive experience. It allowed the Cities Alli- Director of the Jawaharlal Nehru National knowledge on how to reform the housing ance to showcase its capacity as a knowledge Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM). The sector and design well-informed housing facilitator, and provided two longstanding Committee also comprises key institutions policies and strategies. members—Brazil and South Africa—with involved in city development and cultural The Africities workshop was the first in a the opportunity to tap into our members’ heritage conservation, including representa- series of capacity building interventions experience in integrated slum upgrading as tives from the Ministry of Housing and Pov- intended to enhance policy makers’ knowl- they shape their human settlements strategies. erty Alleviation and the Ministry of Culture. edge about pro-poor housing policies and build their understanding of the principles Piloting inclusive heritage-based Facilitating knowledge sharing and practices set out in the Quick Guides. city development in India among India’s cities This capacity building programme is a criti- As India’s cities grow there is increasing pres- The Cities Alliance has continued to support cal part of the dissemination strategy for the sure on the country’s heritage sites, many of India’s Peer Exchange and Reflective Learning Quick Guides. Ultimately, it will build under- which are located in urban areas. The Cities (PEARL) network, in collaboration with the standing among practitioners and policy Alliance is supporting a programme that aims World Bank Institute and the World Bank’s makers, foster their ability to participate in to incorporate the conservation of heritage South Asia urban unit. policy dialogue, and enable them to formulate sites into city planning in a way that improves As the horizontal learning network for the appropriate, better informed policies. the living conditions of the urban poor who cities participating in the Indian Govern- live in these historic areas. ment’s massive Jawaharlal Nehru National Concluding four years of support The programme was conceptualised by the Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM) urban for the IBSA Human Settlements Group Government of India’s Department of Eco- development and reform initiative, PEARL nomic Affairs and is being implemented by is an important resource for cities seeking In FY2013 the Cities Alliance concluded the World Bank’s South Asia social develop- how to implement JNNURM in an inclusive support to the India-Brazil-South Africa ment unit. and sustainable way. (IBSA) Human Settlements Group. It involves piloting and refining new mech- The Cities Alliance has supported PEARL in Since 2009, the Cities Alliance Secretariat and anisms for incorporating the integrated identifying, documenting, and disseminating the World Bank Institute (WBI) have worked conservation of heritage sites into citywide good practices in urban management both together to support the group, facilitating development planning. Four cities of varying within India and internationally. Workshops cooperation among the three countries and sizes are participating in the pilot: the small and exposure visits have made it easier for providing technical and financial assistance. towns of Ajmer and Pushkar in Rajasthan; city officials and planners to share good This facilitating support has been for devel- the medium-size city of Varanasi in Uttar practices in inclusive planning, Public-Private oping a draft action plan for cooperation, Pradesh; and the metropolis of Hyderabad Partnerships in urban infrastructure devel- formulating an operational framework, in Andhra Pradesh. opment, and how resource institutions can launching a human settlements website, support local bodies in city management. conducting virtual thematic exchanges, and In each city, a Heritage Cell tasked with Many of these good practices were drawn holding workshops. preserving the city’s historic sites will be from experiences in South Africa, Brazil, established, and guidelines for integrated During this period, the group has developed South Korea, Nigeria, Spain and the USA. urban renewal drafted. In addition, Detailed into a unique platform for cooperation and Project Report plans with an estimated learning among three countries that are all 17 Urban studios, such as this one in Malawi, bring urban planning students out into communities where they learn about the realities of planning in informal settlements. Photo: SDI Engaging Citizens in Urban Governance People have a vested interest in their city and Revitalising urban planning exchange for schools participating in AAPS’ its development. By participating in the city education in Africa network, which is expanding; what began as a planning process, residents have a voice in For the past several years the Cities Alliance handful of schools has grown into a network the future of the place where they live. It is a has provided assistance to the Rockefeller of 50 planning schools in countries from all way that they can participate in the process Foundation’s support for the Association African regions. of shaping and realising a strategy for their of African Planning Schools (AAPS) in its This community of practitioners has pro- city, monitor the government’s progress in initiative to reform urban planning educa- duced a series of knowledge products in achieving it, and hold authorities accountable tion in Africa. With this support, the AAPS support of planning education reform on key for the results. convened a major all-schools meeting of its topics, including a postgraduate curriculum growing network in October 2012. The Country Programmes, with their framework, an outline for a planning law emphasis on mobilising slum dwellers and The event highlighted progress made in two course, and resources for conducting case- community-based activities, are the main main areas: the development of an urban based research. In addition, it has created ways the Cities Alliance works to engage planning undergraduate framework pro- curriculum development toolkits on actor citizens in urban governance. In addition, the gramme, and progress network members collaboration, climate change, the informal partnership has also supported a number of have made in piloting a postgraduate plan- economy, mapping cultural landscapes, as other initiatives, including these listed below. ning curriculum. well as spatial planning and infrastructure. At the meeting, participants decided to The October meeting also profiled partner- establish a community of practitioners. This ships network members have cultivated with is an excellent potential source of knowledge advocacy groups over the past two years 18 Mobilising Communities with Know Your City In October 2013, the Cities Alliance, SDI and United Cities and Local Governments Africa (UCLGA) signed an agreement to extend “Know Your City,” a global campaign that promotes grassroots data collection and partnerships between communities and local governments. Through Know Your City, local communi- ties are mobilised to collect data on their settlements. The concrete information gives communities valuable information that they can take to their local authorities to use for mapping and city planning. In the process, partnerships develop between the various groups as they work together to improve From left: Cities Alliance Director William Cobbett, SDI’s Rose Molokoane, and UCLGA their city and services. Secretary-General Jean-Pierre Elong Mbassi sign an agreement to extend the Know Your City campaign in October 2013. Photo: SDI The campaign has already shown results. By building partnerships with local authorities, to promote initiatives, plans and policies The collaborative studio approach is a very communities have been included in develop- that encourage inclusive cities and benefit powerful way of changing attitudes on in- ment plans and effectively improved their the poor. situ upgrading. By carving out a distinct set advocacy skills. For their part, local authorities of complementary roles and contributions, have developed an increased understanding of One of the most exciting of these is AAPS’ it helps change the relationship between slum conditions and much more accurate infor- active collaboration with Shack/Slum Dwell- professionals and non-professionals. The mation about who lives in their city and where. ers International (SDI) to run urban studios, result is planning that is more responsive to with funding from the Rockefeller Foun- The agreement allows Know Your City to informality—the reality of many African cit- dation. Through these studios, planning be implemented in Ouagadougou, Burkina ies—than outdated post-colonial approaches students work closely with slum dweller Faso and Lusaka, Zambia. The Cities Alliance that generally ignore informality altogether. federations to enumerate, map and plan has facilitated and supported the campaign So far, six urban studios, including ones in settlements in select cities. The hands-on since 2010. Malawi and Uganda, have been held through studios take students out of the classroom the partnership. and into the field, where they forge relation- ships with slum communities and undertake joint planning. 19 Newly-arrived Cities Alliance staff members hosting a booth at UN Day in Brussels. From left: Susanna Henderson, Erika Puspa, Rene Hohmann, and Federico Silva. Photo: Cities Alliance Strengthening Cities’ Capacity to Improve Service Delivery to the Urban Poor Cities in the developing world gain an average Sharing knowledge to develop online, and able to effectively organise and of five million residents each month. Much an online housing system in São systematise data on informal settlements of this growth is in informal areas, which Bernardo, Brazil to help city authorities plan their interven- already lack basic municipal services such One of the most visible results achieved tions more effectively. By providing accurate as water, sanitation, waste collection, storm during the Cities Alliance’s longstanding information on precarious and informal drainage, street lighting, paved sidewalks partnership with Brazil has been HABISP, settlements, SIHISB has already helped and roads for emergency access. a comprehensive online information and São Bernardo reduce the number of at-risk mapping system that has become one of São communities. Often overwhelmed by the growth, cash- Paulo’s most effective urban planning tools. strapped city and local governments are Like São Paulo, São Bernardo is committed Following the success of HABISP, the city of frequently unable to provide basic services to sharing its experience with others. As São Bernardo do Campo approached São to all residents for a number of reasons, such part of the Cities Alliance grant, a compre- Paulo about establishing a similar system as limited resources, capacity constraints, hensive publication is being produced that for its own use. inappropriate policies and other urban documents the process of customising and governance issues. The Cities Alliance sup- With technical assistance from São Paulo, systematising the online system and extracts ports activities that improve cities’ ability São Bernardo developed SIHISB—an online lessons learned. to provide basic services to their poorest information system for social housing cus- São Bernardo’s experience with SIHISB is citizens. Some examples of results achieved tomised to its specific needs and context. Like a great example of how pilot programmes in this area in 2013 include: HABISP, São Bernardo’s system is public, such as HABISP can be adapted and used in 20 different contexts. The information system project aimed to help the urban poor have best ways to increase tenure security for slum addresses a fundamental problem shared better access to land—which would in turn households in the six sites. by cities around the world, namely access contribute to improved livelihoods, active The result was a rich and diverse set of alter- to usable information that is not politi- citizenship and asset creation. native approaches to securing tenure, includ- cised. It also shows how relatively small The project, which was co-funded by the ing legal and administrative recognition investments—in this case, US$75,000 in UK Department for International Develop- mechanisms, resisting evictions, recognition co-financing from the Cities Alliance—can ment (DFID), provided small-scale, targeted of local land management practices, stake- leverage significant learning, especially when advisory services on how to incrementally holder dialogues, locating tenure security it is shared between cities. secure tenure in slum upgrading at six sites within slum upgrading programmes, and in Malawi, Angola, Mozambique and South adapting and strengthening land manage- Incrementally securing tenure Africa. It used a unique analytical tool called ment practices. The experiences and lessons in Africa the Operation of the Market Study, which learned from the six practice sites were cap- One of the activities approved during the captured how the urban poor hold, trade tured in a regional guide that outlines various initial launch of the Catalytic Fund, the and access land. This analysis provided the approaches to accessing tenure security. Tenure Security Facility Southern Africa basis for advisory services to investigate the Communications and Advocacy Communications and Advocacy activities the consultation sessions at the World Bank’s Local Governments of Africa (UCLGA). promote Cities Alliance’s key messages on October 2012 Urban Research Symposium The Cities Alliance hosted a large booth urban development in order to encourage in Barcelona. at the Africities Exhibition, which was a policies and behaviour that contribute to the popular spot for members and partners to The EC’s published report on the consultation vision of sustainable cities without slums. hold meetings, launch publications, share highlights the role of the Cities Alliance in Our activities in this area include: information and catch up. elaborating the City Development Strategy (CDS) as a tool to help cities harness the We also launched two Cities Alliance pub- Contributing to a new European potential of urbanisation. It references a lications at our Africities booth: approach to local authorities in Cities Alliance-supported CDS in Yemen development • Financing Africa’s Cities by Dr. Thierry (Hodeidah and Mukalla) that strengthened As part of its effort to shape a new Euro- Paulais, which is the culmination of a linkages between local authorities, the private pean Union (EU) policy on the role of local four-year period of research and analysis sector and civil society. The CDS in both authorities in partner countries, the European jointly financed by Agence Française de cities leveraged considerable investments Commission (EC) conducted a consultation Développement (AfD) and the Cities from both the national government and with local authorities and other key interna- Alliance; and international development partners. tional stakeholders on the issue. • The Quick Guides on Housing the Poor The Cities Alliance participated in the con- Sharing Cities Alliance knowledge in African Cities, a series of practical sultation, which was open from August to at the 2012 Africities exhibition guides initiated by the Cities Alliance December 2012. During the five-month In keeping with our focus on Sub-Saharan and expertly developed by UN-Habitat, period, 14 consultation sessions and events Africa, the Cities Alliance had a strong pres- SDI and the ACC. The Quick Guides were held and 55 written contributions sub- ence at the Sixth Africities Summit, which was provide national and local officials as mitted from a wide range of actors. held in Dakar, Senegal 4-8 December 2012. well as policy makers in African cities with tools and practical knowledge to The Cities Alliance Secretariat contributed a Held every three years, the Africities Summit help them enhance their understanding statement on the crucial role local authorities is the premier event on local government in of low-income housing issues so they play in development, and co-organised one of Africa organised by the United Cities and 21 can make informed policy decisions that www.citiesalliance.org. During the past 18 knowledge related to slum upgrading, city benefit the poor. months we expanded the site significantly, development strategy and urban issues, or adding content on our new business lines, just see what is new. Over the course of the week Cities Alliance individual pages for each Country Pro- also hosted three well attended special ses- Last but not least, the Cities Alliance social gramme, and a host of promotional materials sions. Two sessions were built around the media sites have continued to grow; by the created specifically for Africities. newly launched publications; one on local end of December 2013 the new Cities Alli- financing strategies (co-hosted with AfD) and We also made all of our meeting reports ance Twitter page (@CitiesAlliance) had a second on how to apply the information in available to the public in the About Us part nearly 1,600 followers. The sites are proving the Quick Guides. A third session brought of the site, and added a new feature to our themselves to be a valuable means of con- together representatives from the different Annual Reporting section—portfolio reviews necting with members and the public. Country Programmes to share lessons and that provide a snapshot of our activities explore reaching scale through the Country with statistics on project numbers, growth, Programme model. geographic distribution, and more. One of the most exciting additions to the Making Cities Alliance knowledge website is the new Knowledge Resources sec- more accessible tion, which consolidates all of our knowledge The Cities Alliance’s primary dissemina- into one easily accessible place. Users can tion vehicle for knowledge is our website, browse or search our extensive collection of 22 Around 80 percent of UNOPS personnel are from developing countries and most in-country personnel are nationals. Photo: UNOPS 23 WHAT IS UNOPS? In early 2013, the Cities Alliance governing What does UNOPS do? system. This included relocating the Cities board selected the United Nations Office UNOPS provides implementation support Alliance Secretariat from Washington, DC for Project Services (UNOPS) as the trustee services to a wide range of partners, includ- to Brussels; opening a new account for Cities and Secretariat of the Cities Alliance. Here is ing UN organisations, international financial Alliance funding with an initial roll-over of more information about our new Secretariat institutions, governments, intergovernmen- funds from the World Bank-administered and Trustee. tal organisations and non-governmental trust fund; and transferring the World Bank’s organisations. database for Cities Alliance to UNOPS. Who is UNOPS? Its support generally falls within three main Separately, UNOPS successfully set up a UNOPS is the operational arm of the United multi-donor (Core) fund to support opera- areas: Nations, helping a range of partners imple- tions for the Country Programmes (which • Sustainable infrastructure ment $1 billion worth of aid and development are funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates • Sustainable procurement projects every year. UNOPS helps them to Foundation), and established legal templates • Sustainable project management supplement their own capacities, improve for future contributions. This fund is man- speed, reduce risks, boost cost-effectiveness UNOPS also offers a broad range of admin- aged in close collaboration with the Cities and increase quality. istrative, transactional and logistical services Alliance Secretariat. to organisations that require hosting, but who Working in over 80 countries, UNOPS deliv- Since September 2013, UNOPS has already still wish to maintain their own institutional ers its services through global headquarters in secured and received approximately US identity—making it an excellent fit for the Copenhagen, Denmark and a decentralised, $19.2 million for Cities Alliance grants and Cities Alliance. flexible network of more than 20 country operations (including roll-over funds from offices. It is a not-for-profit organisation and the World Bank-administered trust fund). UNOPS and the Cities Alliance is fully self-financing, prompting its efficiency It has also signed two grant agreements and financial discipline. Over the course of 2013, UNOPS worked with and issued initial disbursements for key the World Bank to assume the trustee and projects to launch the Burkina Faso Country Secretariat function for the Cities Alliance Programme. and successfully transition the partnership from the World Bank into the UNOPS 24 Commissioner of Urban Development Sam Mabala at the launch of a sanitation facility in Jinja, Uganda. Photo: The Cities Alliance 25 CITIES ALLIANCE FINANCIALS The financial results presented below are from a calendar fiscal year starting from 2014. the Bank and the closing of the Cities Alli- Cities Alliance operations at the World Bank. This reporting reflects the initial transfer to ance trust funds. The FY2013 results cover an 18-month period, UNOPS of residual unallocated funds in the Financial operations began at UNOPS dur- from July 2012 through December 2013, World Bank-administered trust funds. It also ing the FY2013-Continuation period, with including the FY2013-Continuation period includes the allocation of funds for Legacy the move of the Secretariat in September from July 2013 through December 2013. Operations at the World Bank through 2015 2013. The UNOPS financial results for this for the winding down of grant portfolio at Effective with the move of the Cities Alli- period will be presented as part of the 2014 ance to UNOPS, the programme will be on annual reporting. FINANCIAL SUMMARY – World Bank Trustee (US$ millions as of December 31, 2013) FY07 FY08 FY09 FY10 FY11 FY12 FY13* Contributions Paid In: Core 7.782 10.158 7.001 7.101 7.075 7.461 8.021 – Transferred to UNOPS -4.624 Non-Core ** 7.809 5.759 17.632 3.955 1.274 0.038 0.083 – Transferred to Gates/UNOPS -8.190 Total Paid In 15.591 15.917 24.633 11.056 8.349 7.499 3.48 Disbursements: Core 8.264 7.145 7.451 8.503 8.023 8.069 9.396 Non-Core 4.447 7.833 4.287 6.220 2.850 3.283 4.592 Total Disbursements 12.711 14.978 11.738 14.723 10.873 11.352 13.988 Approved Funding Allocations: Core 4.641 7.662 8.983 10.746 8.604 6.482 8.388 Non-Core 5.018 1.970 1.990 5.274 3.728 2.404 1.020 Total Allocations 9.659 9.632 10.973 16.020 12.332 8.886 9.408 * FY13 is an 18-month period, running from July 1, 2012 to December 31, 2013, including the FY13 Continuation period of July 1, 2013 to December 31, 2013, as part of the transition to a calendar year fiscal year after the transfer to UNOPS. ** Excludes In-kind contributions for staff secondments to Secretariat. 26 Table 1: CITIES ALLIANCE: Sources & Uses of Funds – World Bank Trustee (US$ as of 31 December 2013) CORE FUND NON-CORE FUNDS Cumulative FY13* FY13* Cumulative 90,623,687 8,021,205 Contributions Received 108,838 74,777,626 (6,454,764) (6,152,838) Contribution Adjustments** (8,338,153) (8,638,113) -- -- In-Kind Contributions 443,333 9,569,818 5,942,237 105,742 Investment Income 80,637 1,003,605 90,111,160 1,974,109 Total Sources of Funds (7,705,345) 76,712,936 (82,075,739) (9,396,082) Project Disbursements (4,591,755) (62,015,230) - - In-Kind Disbursements (443,333) (9,569,818) (1,232,270) (86,088) Trust Fund Administration Fees (4,555) (1,527,531) 32,001 - Foreign Exchange Gain (Loss) (531) 239,368 (83,276,008) (9,482,170) Total Uses of Funds (5,040,174) (72,873,211) 6,835,152 Fund Balance US$ 3,839,725 (6,165,970) Less: Undisbursed Allocations (3,630,820) 669,182 Funds Available 208,905 * FY13 is an 18-month period, running from July 1, 2012 to December 31, 2013, including the FY13 Continuation period of July 1, 2013 to December 31, 2013, as part of the transition to a calendar year fiscal year after the transfer to UNOPS. ** Contribution Adjustments includes transfer of residual funds to UNOPS, refunds to donors and other adjustments. 27 Table 2: FINANCIAL CONTRIBUTIONS – World Bank Trustee (US$ as of 31 December 2013) Donor Pledges FY13* Cumulative Core funding (US$ equivalent) Asian Development Bank 1,250,000 0 1,223,317 Australia 5,382,750 2,046,800 5,095,405 Brazil 600,000 0 600,000 Canada 1,500,000 0 1,585,293 Chile 150,000 0 150,000 Ethiopia 300,000 49,965 299,885 European Commission 1,000,000 0 1,035,094 France 2,876,023 100,000 2,881,503 Germany 4,690,000 1,156,285 4,944,837 Habitat for Humanity 100,000 0 99,980 Italy 5,550,000 0 5,640,263 Japan 1,750,000 0 1,750,000 Netherlands 3,500,000 0 3,499,940 Nigeria 100,000 0 50,000 Norway 11,905,000 1,704,355 11,974,590 Philippines 250,000 100,000 250,000 Shack Dweller Int’l 300,000 50,000 300,000 South Africa 300,000 50,000 300,000 Spain 2,250,000 0 2,321,400 Sweden 6,125,000 450,911 6,386,079 UNEP 1,200,000 0 1,199,987 UN-HABITAT 800,000 0 800,000 United Kingdom 7,100,000 0 7,533,690 United States 3,818,383 250,000 3,818,383 World Bank 27,600,000 2,062,889 26,884,041 Total core 90,397,156 8,021,205 90,623,687 Non-core funding ** Canada 75,000 - 73,608 France 357,209 - 357,209 Gates Foundation 15,000,000 - 14,999,980 Italy 15,569,741 82,700 15,881,241 Japan 4,250,000 - 4,250,000 Netherlands 350,000 - 350,000 Norway 3,200,000 - 3,272,992 Sweden 9,900,974 - 9,972,500 UNEP 90,000 - 15,000 United Kingdom 22,620,000 - 24,130,650 United States 774,444 - 774,444 World Bank 700,000 - 700,000 Total non-core 72,887,368 82,700 74,777,624 * FY13 is an 18-month period, running from July 1, 2012 to December 31, 2013, including the FY13 Continuation period of July 1, 2013 to December 31, 2013, as part of the transition to a calendar year fiscal year after the transfer to UNOPS. ** Excluded In-Kind contributions for staff secondments to CA Secretariat. 28 Table 3 : APPROVED FY13 FUNDING ALLOCATIONS - SUMMARY - World Bank Trustee* (US$ approved from 1 July 2012 to 31 December 2013) Non-Core Core Catalytic Fund: Catalytic Fund - Youth & City Allocations 0 490,000 Sub-Total 0 490,000 Country Programme Allocations: Land, Services & Citizenship Programme 750,000 0 Other Country Programming Support 70,000 350,000 Country Partnership Programmes 100,000 225,000 Sub-Total 920,000 575,000 Global Knowledge & Advocacy Activities: Slum Upgrading 0 100,000 City Development Strategies 0 55,000 Environment/ Climate Change/ Disaster Risk Reduction 75,000 0 Communications & Advocacy 25,000 0 Monitoring & Evaluation 0 50,000 Sub-Total 100,000 205,000 Partnership Allocations: Management, Finance & Administration 0 1,890,000 Technical, Knowledge, Communications and M&E 0 1,345,000 Governance & Administration (including Legacy Operations) 0 3,883,060 Sub-Total 0 7,118,060 Total Approved Funding Allocations 1,020,000 8,388,060 * FY13 is an 18-month period, running from July 1, 2012 to December 31, 2013, including the FY13 Continuation period of July 1, 2013 to December 31, 2013, as part of the transition to a calendar year fiscal year after the transfer to UNOPS. 29 Table 4: APPROVED FY13 FUNDING ALLOCATIONS - DETAILED - World Bank Trustee* (US$ approved from 1 July 2012 to 31 December 2013) Allocation Country Activity Title Amount (USD) Catalytic Fund Theme: Youth and the City Chad Insertion sociale et économique des jeunes de 4 quartiers de 240,000 N’Djamena Mauritania Centre d’Appui à l’Insertion des jeunes de Nouakchott (CAP 250,000 Insertion) Senegal/ El Salvador/ and Nigeria Remaining CATF projects to be administered from UNOPS 0 Global knowledge and advocacy activities Theme: Slum Upgrading Global Development of an Incremental and Affording Housing Policy 100,000 Toolkit and Pilot City Case Studies Theme: Strategic City Development Global Reshaping the City Agenda: A discussion paper on the evolu- 55,000 tion and formulation of national urban policies Theme: Environment/ Climate Change/ Disaster Risk Reduction Asia region First Eco2 East Asia Programme (increase): Proposal of Knowl- 75,000 edge Management and Capacity Building Other Learning & Knowledge Sharing Global General Learning & Knowledge Sharing (FY13 increase) 0 Theme: Communications & Advocacy Africa region Promoting the Africa city/urban agenda 25,000 Theme: Monitoring & Evaluation Global Development and Implementation of Cities Alliance M&E 50,000 system (increase) 30 Allocation Country Activity Title Amount (USD) Country / Regional Programming Allocations Land, Services & Citizenship Programme Ghana Support to the development of an integrated environmental 450,000 sanitation strategy for the Greater Accra Metropolitan Area Uganda City development strategies for Uganda’s secondary cities 0 Uganda Addressing the Land Information Requirements of the Urban 225,000 Poor - Phase II: Piloting of the Social Tenure Domain Model (STDM) Uganda TSUPU/Uganda urban programme implementation support 75,000 Country Partnership Programmes India Transformation of Mumbai into a World Class City - Phase III 250,000 India Support for City-wide In-situ Slum Upgrading 0 Brazil Brazil / LAC Support Office (increase) 75,000 Other Country / Regional Programming & Support Africa Region Strategy Development: Africa Region (A) Preparation and Development of CA Africa Strategy 100,000 Africa Region (B) Promoting National Approaches to Slum Upgrading and 75,000 Prevention in Sub Saharan Africa Africa Region (C) Africa Strategy: Identifying Key Policy Challenges and Stra- 75,000 tegic Responses, and Preparing Recommendations for Action Africa Region Leveraging UCLGA knowledge networks 70,000 Nigeria Nigeria Urbanization Review 100,000 31 Allocation Country Activity Title Amount (USD) Partnership Operations Management, finance and administrative operations Global Secretariat: Management, finance communication and admin- 1,890,000 istrative operations Technical, knowledge, communications and M&E operations Global Secretariat: Technical, knowledge, and M&E operations 1,345,000 Governance and Administration Global Consultative Group/ EXCO Meetings (increase) 215,000 Global WUF/ Africities / other forums 200,000 Global Technical Peer Reviews (increase) 50,000 Global CA Relocation: Assessment of Hosting Options 225,000 Global Administration of Legacy Cities Alliance Operations 3,193,060 * FY13 is an 18-month period, running from July 1, 2012 to December 31, 2013, including the FY13 Continuation period of July 1, 2013 to December 31, 2013, as part of the transition to a calendar year fiscal year after the transfer to UNOPS. 32 Cape Coast, Ghana. Photo: Andrea Zeman/Cities Alliance CITIES ALLIANCE members Local authorities: United Cities and Local Governments (UCLG) and Metropolis Governments: Australia, Brazil, Chile, Ethiopia, France, Germany, Italy, Nigeria, Norway, the Philippines, South Africa, Sweden, and the United States Non-governmental organisations: Shack/Slum Dwellers International (SDI) and Habitat for Humanity International (HFHI) Multi-lateral organisations*: European Union, UN-Habitat and United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) *During 2013, the World Bank transitioned its role from co-Chair of the Consultative Group and full member, to participating observer through the November 6, 2013 meeting of the Consultative Group. Since then the World Bank is no longer a member but remains involved as manager of the legacy portfolio of Cities Alliance grants, provides financial support to Cities Alliance through its Development Grant Facility, and is available as an implementing partner. 33 Train worker in Moatize, Mozambique. Photo: Mariana Kara Jose/Cities Alliance the CITIES ALLIANCE team Secretariat Staff: Washington DC, July 2012 – August 2013 Allou, Serge Senior Urban Specialist Balachandran, Madhavan Financial Management Specialist Baskin, Julian Senior Urban Specialist Bunch, Juliet Web Editor Cobbett, William Manager Gaspar, Rodolfo Jr. Information Assistant Henderson, Susanna Senior Programme Assistant Hohmann, René Peter Urban Specialist Khalayim, Oleh Programme Officer Kibui, Phyllis Operations Officer Milroy, Kevin Senior Operations Officer and Deputy Programme Manager Mushtatenko, Oksana Resource Management Analyst Puspa, Erika Information Analyst Revutchi, Viorica Programme Assistant Shah, Phoram Consultant Silva, Federico Programme Officer Zeman, Andrea Urban Specialist 34 Regional Staff Bertolassi, Regianne Programme Assistant São Paulo, Brazil José, Mariana Kara Research Analyst São Paulo, Brazil Diagne, Mamadou Senior Programme Officer Abidjan, CÔte d’Ivoire Hosken, Adele Knowledge Management Analyst Pretoria, South Africa Suri, D. Ajay Senior Programme Officer New Delhi, India Secretariat Staff: Brussels, August 2013 – 1 January 2014 Allou, Serge Lead Urban Specialist Baskin, Julian Head of Programme Unit Cobbett, William Director Henderson, Susanna Partnership Officer Hohmann, René Peter Senior Urban Specialist Karakhanyan, Nune Executive Assistant Kibui, Phyllis Head of Finance and Operations Lozet, Florence Intern (World Urban Forum) Puspa, Erika Information Management Specialist Siddique, Omar Senior Urban Specialist Silva, Federico Senior Programme Officer UNOPS Headquarters – Copenhagen Balocova, Magdalena Programme Associate Daepp, David Project Manager Washington, DC Dai, Ngoc Programme Analyst Regional Staff José, Mariana Kara Consultant São Paulo, Brazil Suri, D. Ajay Regional Adviser, Asia New Delhi, India info@citiesalliance.org www.citiesalliance.org