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1 & 2. CDS at the UCLG World Congress
3. UCLG Strategic Urban Planning Commission
4. Related news
The UCLG World Congress in Jeju (Republic of Korea) saw nearly 2.000 participants discussing local government issues under the headline “changing cities are driving our world”. There were two dedicated meetings on city development strategies, one coordinated by Cities Alliance and one by UCLG.
Parallel session on CDS
The key note delivered by the Jean Pierre Mbassi, the Secretary General of UCLGA, reminded the participants about the logic of a CDS process: “If you fail to plan you plan to fail”. Strategic planning needs to promote economic growth, social inclusion, environmental sustainability and good governance. It is urgent that international development community fully recognizes the strategic role of cities for economic growth and poverty alleviation. To achieve the MDGs, local governments need to engage and commit to processes beyond the terms of elected representatives, processes that can result from CDSs. In many countries, there is also an opportunity to create legal instruments for strategic urban planning.
Meeting on CityFuture
Participants of the two regions of CityFuture, our cooperation program between UCLG and Cities Alliance, came together and met with members of the Cities Alliance, the GTZ, UNDP and USAID. The objective of this executive meeting was to review the outcomes in the two regions, Africa and Latin America, and to decide on a way forwards, including the nearby establishment of a urban planning commission within UCLG. The cities have been addressing possible partners and references in their countries, a process we call “Matchmaking. More and more cities coming into contact with each other, with local government associations and with Cities Alliance members to share their CDS experiences.
UCLG’s Strategic Urban Planning Commission
Rosario created a commission on urban strategic planning within UCLG, which was approved and validated during the World Congress. This is a step towards strengthening the urban planning worldwide.Building on Rosario’s successful CDS experiences, both on their own process and within the CityFuture network, the city now leads the newly created global network. The purpose is to share experiences, support city-to-city learning, promote good practices and deepen South-South cooperation.
Members of the new commission are: Tripoli; the South African Local Government Association; Lilongwe; Villa el Salvador; Ciudad Sur; the Brazilian LGA CNM; Porto Allegre; the LGA of Mozambique; Mexican LGM FENAM; Durango, UCLG Africa; Maputo; Matola, Jakarta; and the Mayos association of Senegal.
Related News
The CityFuture Network is expanding, for example cities like Mexico-City, Ecatepec and Marrakech expressed interest to join the program and prepare proposals based on the experiences of our members
All participants of the CityFuture program, as well as all other interested cities are invited to join the urban strategic planning commission
