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URBAN
DIVISION FOR URBAN DEVELOPMENT
SWEDISH INTERNATIONAL
DEVELOPMENT COOPERATION
ONE GOAL:
To help create conditions that enable
poor people to improve their lives.
GUIDED BY:
Rights perspective
Perspective of the poor
SWEDISH INTERNATIONAL
DEVELOPMENT COOPERATION
Swedish Government Policy for Global
Development: coherence between political, trade
and development agenda
SWEDISH INTERNATIONAL
DEVELOPMENT COOPERATION
1% of GDP in 2006 = 4 billion USD
More funds through multilateral agencies
Paris Declaration
Budget Support
Harmonisation
Focus
PRSP starting point
SWEDISH INTERNATIONAL
DEVELOPMENT COOPERATION
Merge bilateral and multilateral aid
Involve more Swedish actors
Government agencies
Private sector
NGOs
Universities
SIDA’S DIVISION FOR URBAN DEVELOPMENT
SIDA’S DIVISION FOR URBAN DEVELOPMENT
Part of Sida HQ Department for Infrastructure and
Economic Cooperation
18 staff members; engineers, architects, physical
planners, economists, environmentalists
Active in Africa, Asia,
Eastern Europe, Central
America
THREE MAIN AREAS OF WORK
Urban Settlements
Environmental Management
Municipal Services
GOALS IN SIDAS URBAN COOPERATION
Reducing poverty
Improved environment
Promoting economic growth
Strengthening democracy and local
self-governance
SIDAS URBAN COOPERATION (2004)
Urban Development 186
Water & Sanitation 389
Municipal Services 23
Environment
309
MSEK
877
OUR PRIORITIES
To help improve the lives of slum dwellers
To help improve cities’ environmental impact
PROBLEMS IN SIDAS URBAN COOPERATION
Focus and budget support
Urban issues not included in PRSPs
Traditional sectors versus a spatial concept
Few and week local partners
COOPERATION WITH CITIES ALLIANCE
Core funding (5 MSEK/year)
African Facility (5 MSEK/year)
Secondment Cities Alliance Secretariat (3 years)
Regional Adviser Africa
Sida
DIVISION FOR URBAN DEVELOPMENT