Cities Alliance Consultative Group Meeting, Marrakech 2005

Member´s Report Federal Republic of Germany

2005

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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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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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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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• 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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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

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„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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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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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

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