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Cities Alliance Consultative Group Meeting, Marrakech 2005
Member´s Report Federal Republic of Germany
2005
Cities Alliance Consultative Group Meeting, Marrakech 2005
Frame conditions
Urban issues
Public debate
Research
Projects
Prospects
Ongoing efforts to achieve the MDG „Programme of Action 2015“
During the last 5 years funds for bi-lateral development co- operation declined steadily
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Frame conditions
Urban issues
Public debate
Research
Projects
Prospects
Urban issues in German Development Co-operation are cross – cutting topics!
Urban Development is integrated into
5 of 11 sector-focuses:
• Democracy, civil society and public administration• Water and sanitation• Infrastructure and Transport
• Economic development
• Environment
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Urban issues
Public debate
Research
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Projects
Megacities and their Poor: Crisis or Opportunity?
Cities and their Role for the UN Millennium Development Goals, Development Policy in Dialogue with MayorsBerlin, 11th of May 2005
The State Secretary of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development reconfirmed:
Germany continues to support the Cities Alliance through its direct cooperation with its partners in the cities as well as through financial and personal support of the Alliance´s secretariat.
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Urban issues
Public debate
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• Poverty is increasingly an urban phenomenon. • Overcoming urban poverty is key to reaching other
global objectives, with emphasis in Peace and Security, and Sustainability.
• The urban poor are an asset. They come with problems, but they are also part of the solutions.
• Local communities, the cities have impressive success stories to tell.
• Local Authorities bring their voice and their needs to the table of the international community. The international community begins to recognise the political relevance of urban issues, transformed from technical issues.
Conclusions of the panel discussion:
Megacities and their Poor: Crisis or Opportunity?
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Eschborn Dialogue / GTZ Spotlight 2005Focus – Fascination - Future: Designing
tomorrow‘s cities “Development policy is increasingly turning into
urban policy.”
KfW Panel discussion on rural-urban-linkages in Bonn „ We can´t stop migration, but we should steer it in a human way“
„ Strenghen local (urban and rural) governance“„ A fresh look at cities with a holistic approach is needed“
Up coming:
Conference in Manila, February 2006 ADB/BMZ/KfW/InWEnt/GTZ/Cities Alliance
„Investing in Asia‘s Urban Future“
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Frame conditions
Urban issues
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Projects
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Focus: „prevention and therapy" not only „diagnosis“
Aming at:
• Innovative strategies for sustainable urban development, • development and implementation of integrated approaches of planning and management
Projects in 15 asian, african and latin-american cities
Co-operating research teams of the respective cities, participation of civil society and industry and local governments
different topics of sustainable urban development: water and sanitation, urban agriculture, health, traffic planning and housing
Budget 65 mio Euro, start July, 1st 2005, duration 11 years
Megacities research programme of BMBF (Federal Ministry of Education and Science)
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New projects, e.g.: Tsunami Reconstruction
Frame conditions
Urban issues
Public debate
Research
Projects
Prospects
„Solidarity gets a face“ / Service Agency - Partnership Initiative Approx. 1400 offers about 40% from municipalities
560 successfully merged with the reported needs in the affeced areas
280 projects started
Processing of offers continues, „quality“ as guiding principal
Indonesia: 59 mio. Euro special funds (2005)• Housing and infrastructure
• Support of local governments/municipalities: planning the
reconstruction including disaster risk management
• Strengthening participation
Sri Lanka: 85 mio. Euro special funds (2005)• Water- and energy supply, housing
• Participation of the affected population.
• Training of artisans in construction related professions.
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Lessons learnt: the case of Mathare Valley slum up grading programme, Kenia
Objective of the project:
improve the living conditions of about 21,000 poor people living in the slum Mathare 4A (Nairobi), to provide them with access to a functioning basic infrastructure and to enable them to live in humane housing for affordable rent
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2000: • Functioning administrative structure in the area• around 95% of the rent was paid on time. • The rent revenues covered the expenses for
operating and maintenance of the infrastructure. • The construction included space for small shops.
Income opportunities arose in the area.
At the start in 1996:
• No urban infrastructure
• Poor housing conditions
• Mainly tenants
• High crime rate
Project executing agency arch-diocese of Nairobi with rights to the land in form of a 90 years hereditary tenancy Implementing agency: „Amani Housing Trust“ (private law company owned by the arch-diocese)
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2005: phasing out due to the circumstances
End of 2000: Violent conflict between former „structure owners“ and the project executing agency
•New unrests, partly fueled by a member of the Nairobi City Council (NCC)•Meeting of the Minister of Roads & Public Works with the respective member of the NCC and representatives of parts of the target group easing the situation partly; remaining high risks
The project was interrupted until 2003.
2003: dialogue with the new Kenian government,
Mediation, conflict management
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Urban issues
Public debate
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Projects
Prospects• joint efforts according to the defined division
of responsibilities among the development partners
•analysis of the political conditions (national and local government)
•analysis of competing interests and distribution of power
•Clear definition of competences of the organisational set up
•Defining the expected commitment and participation of
the population
•commitments of Ministry and City Council to maintain principles
of Good Governance as well as Law and Order
Achieving the intended impacts (during the planning and implementation phases):
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Urban issues
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Challenge: “Post settlement planning”
Provision of infrastructure in unplanned settlements
Densification in unplanned settlements
Future topics
Emerging City regions (e.g. Asia)
German experiences: Restructuring of the Rhine-Ruhr Region
Renewables
Provision of renewable energy in cities
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Member´s Report Federal Republic of Germany
2005
Thank you for your kind attention!