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Cities Alliance
Fact Sheet |
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WHAT
IS THE CITIES ALLIANCE?
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The Cities
Alliance is a global coalition of cities and
their development partners committed to scaling
up successful approaches to poverty reduction;
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The Alliance
brings cities together in a direct dialogue with
bilateral and multilateral agencies and
financial institutions;
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Alliance members
promote the developmental role of local
governments and help cities of all sizes obtain
more coherent international support;
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By promoting the
positive impacts of urbanisation, the Alliance
helps local authorities plan and prepare for
future growth;
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The Alliance helps
cities develop sustainable financing strategies,
and attract long-term capital investments for
infrastructure and other services.
WHAT
DOES THE ALLIANCE SUPPORT?
The Alliance provides
matching grants in support of:
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City development strategies (CDS)
which
link the process by which local stakeholders
define their vision for their city and its
economic growth, environmental and poverty
reduction objectives, with clear priorities for
actions and investments;
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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;
and
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Sustainable financing
strategies for cities to attract the
long-term capital investments needed for
infrastructure, including improving
accountability for service delivery and
demonstrating stable revenue streams to more
effectively leverage domestic capital.
CITIES ALLIANCE MEMBERS
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Local authorities,
represented by United Cities and Local
Governments and Metropolis;
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Brazil, Canada,
Chile, Ethiopia, France, Germany, Italy, Japan,
Netherlands, Nigeria, Norway, Philippines, South
Africa, Sweden, United Kingdom and United States
of America;
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Asian Development
Bank, European Union, UNEP, UN-HABITAT and the
World Bank.
A
Policy Advisory Board, comprising eminent urban
experts from each region, provides strategic advice
to the Alliance’s members and secretariat.
FUNDING
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