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 The Cities Alliance is pleased to announce the
release of its 2007 Annual Report, which
highlights the slum upgrading and city development
strategy activities of Cities Alliance members over
the past year. The growth of the Cities Alliance,
which now has 23 members, is also reflected in the
broad and dynamic range of activities which includes
policy reforms, city and nationwide slum upgrading
programmes, increased commitment to economic
development as part of city strategies, and
dedicated support to small cities seeking expertise
to improve their urban fabric.
A distinctive feature of the 2007 work programme was
the fact that direct project beneficiaries (cities
and local government associations) received the
Cities Alliance grant funds for nearly half of the
approved activities. For the remaining projects, a
Cities Alliance member executed the funding on
behalf of beneficiaries. During the first eight
years of Alliance operations, less than 20 percent
of Cities Alliance projects were directly executed
by cities or their local development partners. The
upward trend reflects the Cities Alliance increased
preference for client execution of Cities Alliance
grant funds.
In fiscal 2007, Cities Alliance members sponsored 18
new city development strategy and slum upgrading
projects as part of the $10.1 million work programme.
More than $13 million was disbursed during the year
for new and ongoing activities. As of 30 June 2007,
$54.1 million was committed to 83 active projects.
Of the 18 new project approvals, half—five in
Sub-Saharan Africa and four in Asia—were $75,000 or
less to support small cities in undertaking the
research necessary to design proposals for future
urban development and slum upgrading activities.
Active Projects by Region: 83 Total
(Data as of 30 June
2007)
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