The Cities Alliance provides matching grants in support of:
City development strategies (CDS) that link the process by which local stakeholders define the vision for their city and its economic growth and environmental and poverty reduction objectives, with clear priorities for action and investment.
Citywide and nationwide slum upgrading in accordance with the Alliance's Cities Without Slums action plan (MDG Target 11), including promoting secure tenure, access to shelter finance, and policies to help cities prevent the growth of new slums.
The Cities Alliance is also a learning alliance. We work with networks of cities, organisations of the urban poor, universities and other partners to capture, distil and share the experiences of city stakeholders on ways to reduce urban poverty and improve the quality and impact of urban development cooperation.
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