Transcript Cities Alliance: The First Five Years

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Cities Alliance
Consultative Group
Slum Upgrading
Portfolio
eThekwini, South Africa
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Desk Evaluation
 Gujarat
 Ahmedabad
 Vietnam
 Iran
 Mauritania
 Central America
Field Evaluation
 Ismailia
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Gujarat
Activity
To produce a State slum policy through an
inclusive process;
Strength
The decision to work with – and through –
the City Managers’ Association of Gujarat;
Weakness
Communal riots throughout the State in
2002, with many identifying the state
government as complicit;
Outcome
A solid statewide policy with sound
principles, but which still avoids the most
difficult policy issues – eviction, and
resources.
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Ahmedabad
Activity
To assist the City move upgrading to scale,
through the design and creation of a
Special Purpose vehicle (SPV);
Strength
Builds upon city’s successful and
innovative Parivartan slum networking
programme;
Weakness
Programme was not driven by the
Municipal Corporation, or the State
Government. Weak partnerships,
inadequate consultation;
Outcome
The activity was terminated prematurely,
with very little expenditure.
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Vietnam
Activity
National policy work, also involving four
identified cities, with links to investment;
Strength
Very high quality studies produced, with a
combination of local and national
expertise;
Weakness
Outcome
Lack of a firm national policy framework
The policy work served as the basis for a
$300m World Bank infrastructure loan.
New policy work is proceeding, towards a
national upgrading strategy.
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Iran
Activity
Support to a national process to forge a
national consensus around slum upgrading
in Iran;
Strength
A short but effective process which helped
Iranian practitioners overcome some of
the effects of long isolation;
Weakness
Link to World Bank conditionality for
lending caused some confusion;
Outcome
The product was short but high quality
policy document, subsequently ratified by
Government. Linked to $330m World Bank
loan.
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Mauritania
Activity
Provide support to the Government of
Mauritania to consolidate a new policy for
urban land management, within the context
of a national upgrading programme;
Strength
Clear linkages with the PRSP, which
continues unusually forthright language
about tenure and land reform, with targets
and budget;
Weakness
The product was produced by an
international consultant, with few linkages
to other CA members or consultative
approaches;
Outcome
A very technical document, very country
specific, although very useful in Mauritania
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Central America
Activity
Two comparative policy analyses of six
countries, and three cities:
Strength
Very high quality studies produced,
demonstrating similarities between the
countries and cities, and the policy and
institutional gaps;
Weakness
Not linked to an implementation
programme, nor to a programme of reform.
Weak ownership;
Outcome
Clear demonstration of how failures of
national and local government, both in
policy and in practice, promote social
exclusion, slums and economic decline.
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Ismailia
Activity
To assist the Governorate to upgrade two
areas in a participatory programme
Strength
Good political support, continuity of effort
and strong local partners.
Weakness
Weak linkages to investment
Single member programme
Outcome
Positive outcome, with innovative debt
swap from Italy, with assistance of UNDP
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Key Lessons
Evaluation
The evaluation process was very useful,
and strengthens a Learning Alliance
Impact
The CA can have a high impact with modest
grants, if these are connected to wider
programmes
Charter
The CA Charter, sharp focus and 10 criteria
substantially reinforced
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partner
Multiple country activities do not have
strong ownership
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Key Lessons 2
Sponsors
Single member proposals are at a
significant disadvantage
Substance
Evaluations confirmed key policy messages
of Cities Alliance, & 2003 Annual Report
Results
CA needs to have a dissemination strategy
for knowledge products
Future
Evaluations should be institutionalised into
annual work programme
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