Cities Alliance Donor Coordination - 24 March 2011
24 March 2011
Dear Consultative Group Members,
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William Cobbett
Manager
Cities Alliance
1818H Street, NW
Washington DC
20433
USA
Cities Alliance Proposals Update, Donor Coordination - 24 March 2011
I. Proposals for Final Approval
II. Proposals for Donor Coordination
III. Approved Proposals
I. Proposals for Final Approval
These proposals will be considered approved on 7 April 2011, on a no-objection basis
1. Supporting Africa’s Urban Transition
Proposal type: Joint Work Programme
Request to CA: $920,000
Submitted by: World Bank - Africa Urban and Water Unit
CA Member Sponsor: World Bank
2. Fiji’s City Development Strategy and Settlement Upgrading Programme
Proposal type: Both
Request to CA: $ 350,500
Submitted by: Ministry of Local Government, Urban Development, Housing and Environment, Fiji Local Government Association
CA Member Sponsor: UN-HABITAT, (Asian Coalition for Housing Rights)
- Fiji CDS and Settlement Upgrading Programme Final Proposal 24 Mar11
- Fiji CDS and SU Programme Summary March 2011
3. Papua New Guinea Settlement Upgrading Programme
Proposal type: Slum Upgrading
Request to CA: $ 350,000
Submitted by: Office of Urbanisation, Papua New Guinea Urban Local Level Government Association (PNGULLGA),
National Capital District Commission (NCDC), Goroka City Council
CA Member Sponsor: UN-HABITAT, World Bank, European Union, (ADB, Asian Coalition for Housing Rights, UNDP)
4. Samoa City Development Strategy Programme
Proposal type: City Development Strategy
Request to CA: $ 237,000
Submitted by: Planning and Urban Management Agency (PUMA), Ministry of Natural Resources, Environment and Meteorology
CA Member Sponsor: UN-HABITAT, EC Delegation to the Pacific, World Bank, (ADB, UNDP)
5. Regional Institutional Strengthening and Knowledge Management Support to Pacific Island Countries to Strengthen Implementation of the Pacific Urban Agenda under the Pacific Plan
Proposal type: Both
Request to CA: $ 349, 600
Submitted by: Pacific Islands Planners Association (PIPA), Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC), UN ESCAP - Pacific Office (EPO)
CA Member Sponsor: UN-HABITAT, World Bank, (ADB, Asian Coalition for Housing Rights)
II. Proposals for Donor Coordination
Comments, if any, are due back to the Secretariat by, 7 April 2011
1. Strengthening of the Vietnam Urban Forum (VUF) and Operationalizing the National Urban Upgrading Program (NUUP)
Proposal type: Slum Upgrading; Vietnam Country Programme
Request to CA: $500,000 (Gates Foundation Grant)
Submitted by: Urban Development Agency, Ministry of Construction
CA Member Sponsor: World Bank, GIZ
2. Global City Indicators Facility
Proposal type: Both
Request to CA: $100,000
Submitted by: Global City Indicators Facility
CA Member Sponsor: World Bank, (IADB)
- Global City Indicators Facility proposal 21 March 2011
- Global City Indicators Facility proposal summary March 2011
1. Improving and Expanding Sanitation in Greater Accra Workshop (31 January 2011)
Proposal type: Ghana Country Programme
Request to CA: $52,000 (Gates Foundation Grant)
Submitted by: World Bank
CA Member Sponsor: World Bank