The Cities Alliance Supports''''

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Cities Alliance Application Guidelines
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The Cities Alliance Supports....

• Citywide Nationwide Upgrading

• City Development Strategies (CDS)

• Engaging...
• civic leaders
• local authority associations
• investment partners
• Alliance members
• ...to achieve citywide scales of action

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Selection Criteria

• Targeting the objective
• Government commitment and approval
• Linkage to investment follow-up
• Partnerships
• Co-financing
• Coherence of effort
• Scaling up
• Institutionalisation and replication
• Positive impact on environment
• Well-defined time frames

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Proposals for Citywide Nationwide Upgrading

• Support for....
• Investment planning for citywide and nationwide
  slum upgrading
• Policy analysis and strategy formulation
• Policy and regulatory reform
• Establishing alliances and consensus with local
  stakeholders
• Knowledge sharing and generation
• Looking for....
• Political commitment
• Clear targets
• Slum upgrading as core business with budget
  allocations
• Attention to future land and service needs

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Proposals for City Development Strategies

• Support for....
• City-based consensus-building for vision and
  priorities for action
• Assessing the citys economic growth prospects
• Financing and investment strategies
• Knowledge sharing
• Looking for....
• Local ownership
• Participatory Processes
• Strategy which focuses on results
  accountability
• Linkage to investments

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Application and Evaluation Process
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How do I apply?

• Review Application Guidelines (www.citiesalliance.
  org)
• Identify Cities Alliance sponsor(s)
• Ensure Cities Alliance criteria are met
• Approach Secretariat for feedback or support if
  needed