Partnership on Sustainable Urban Development - Phase II

Urbanization has been recognized as one of the biggest development issues of the 21st century. By 2050, two thirds of the world’s population will live in urban areas and much of this demographic shift is expected to happen in developing countries. Weak urban planning and management leads to lagging infrastructure and basic services and contributes to exclusion of the poor and marginalized. It is thus important that governments proactively plan and manage urban growth in a sustainable way. Otherwise, the high potential costs of unplanned and unmanaged urban expansion can jeopardize their paths to economic development and poverty reduction.

The overall objective of the Trust Fund on Sustainable Urban Development is to promote sustainable urban development in partner countries, thus enabling cities to take on their role as driver for economic development. This will be achieved through diagnostics and building evidence as well as translating this evidence into policy and results on the ground. Phase II of the program will build on the achievements of the first phase, so that the main goals of elevating urbanization in national development agendas, improving urban policy through evidence and mobilising additional financing will remain relevant.

Municipal authorities have the capacity to use evidence produced by the program to formulate and adapt/reform their urban policy

Global urban policy and research is better informed by evidence

City level Urbanization Reviews trigger urban policy reforms

Urban governance capacity of client cities and countries strengthened

Investments influenced by evidence generated by the program

Additional capital mobilised through the activities of the program

Resultados previstos:  

Subnational Urbanization Reviews

Technical assistance reports, trainings and flexible support for client governments

Policy and analytic frameworks on emerging "hot topics" on urbanization (deep dives)

Knowledge-sharing tools and events

Resultados de las fases anteriores:  

Since its inception, the TF SUD has become a reference point and a valuable source of data and knowledge to support urban development in partner countries. The TF SUD has thus played a pioneering role in promoting sustainable urban development in several regions such as in Africa or Central Asia. Achievements of the TF include elevating urbanization in national development agendas, improving urban policy through evidence and catalysing additional investments. Applied research outputs, developed in partnership with leading academic institutions, include several key papers on spatial development. Finally, activities of the TF SUD have triggered numerous high-level discussions on the role of urbanization in national development, underlining its profile and importance in the urban space. To date, the TF SUD has supported over 30 Urbanization Reviews and related urbanization work in 20 different countries. In addition, every USD allocated catalysed over USD 400 in additional financing.

Fase 2 01.07.2012 - 30.06.2023   (Completed)