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City Development Strategies Facilitating Role of
the Arab Urban Development Institute in their
preparation Gamal M. Hamid, Ph.D. Urban Planning
Specialist, AUDI Director, Child Protection
Initiative (CPI)
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2005? Knowledge Cities Symposium Al-Madina
Al-Munawara, 28-30 November 2005
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WHAT IS A U D I ?

• Founded in 1980 with permanent headquarters in
  Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

• Regional, non-governmental, non-profit, research,
  technical and consulting organization.

• The technical and scientific arm of the Arab
  Towns Organization (ATO) that has a membership of
  about 400 Arab cities and municipalities
  representing 22 Arab states.

• AUDIs Board of trustees includes 14 Arab mayors
  

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AUDIs OBJECTIVES

• Enhance the efficiency and build the capacities
  of Arab cities in planning, urban development and
  management.
• Identify and research key problems confronting
  Arab cities including issues of key population
  groups, such as children, youth, women and
  elders.
• Organize conferences, symposia and workshops on
  relevant issues and problems and propose policy
  guidelines.
• Facilitate the transfer of knowledge and
  successful experiences from international
  development organizations to Arab cities.
• Foster networking and collaboration among Arab
  cities on pertinent issues.
• Help preserve the character and identity of Arab
  cities .

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REGIONAL CDS FACILITY

• Only 5 CDSs in MENA out of some 100 CDSs
  worldwide.
• Partnership between AUDI-World Bank- Cities
  Alliance to address this disparity.

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REGIONAL CDS FACILITY OBJECTIVES

• Build the capacities of MENA cities in CDS
  preparation and implementation to propel their
  comprehensive development, thus leading to
  poverty reduction and prosperity.
• Serve as a regional center for CDS-related
  expertise and knowledge serving MENA cities,
  professionals, and research institutions.
• Facilitate exchange of good practices and lesson
  learned from other CDSs.
• Assist MENA cities in identifying and recruiting
  consultants, and in approaching donors.
• Establish an ATO bi-annual regional award that
  recognizes excellence in CDS preparation and
  implementation.

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PARTNERS

• AUDI.
• WORLD BANK.
• CITIES ALLIANCE.
• UN HABITAT.
• ARAB TOWNS ORGANIZATION (ATO).
• OPEC FUND FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT.

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CURRENT ACTIVITIES

• Assisting the cities of Amman, Alexandria, Sana'a
  in CDS preparation, in partnership with the World
  Bank and others.

• Other Cities Yemen Port Cities (Aden, Hudida
  Mukalla) managed by World Bank.

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PLANNED ACTIVITIES

• To assist interested and committed cities in
  initiating and preparing CDSs in the pipeline
  Aleppo, Hama, Tripoli (Lebanon),
• To build a solid knowledge base on urban
  development issues relevant to the region --
  focus on local economic development, poverty
  reduction, urban governance, slum upgrading and
  physical planning.
• To organize sub-regional workshops to raise
  awareness and to build local capacities in CDS
  preparation.
• To enhance knowledge sharing and connectivity
  among policy makers and practitioners through the
  Internet and publications.
• To document the lessons learned from each CDS,
  and to share them regionally and internationally
  in order to inform the preparation of new CDSs.
  

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For more information A.U.D.I. P.O. Box 6892
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Tel [phone] Fax
966 1 480 2666 www.araburban.org info_at_araburban.o
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