April 2013 Gaëtan Siew CEO “What is a city, but the people?” Coriolanus – Shakespeare AFRICA URBAN INFRASTRUCTURE SUMMIT – Cape Town Better with less.

Key Points 1.African Challenges – Cities 2.Strategy ? 3.Cities - Infrastructure - Mayors 4.Do better with less 5.Lessons ?

Infrastructure : Key role Unique role Integrates Land Use & Property with Public services Commercial Professional Activities Leisure & Lifestyle Activities Infrastructure Quality of life Sustainability Competitiveness Spatial Asset supporting Services Utilities Logistics Abundant resources – Poor distribution Lack of regional integration

Pressure Rapid Urban Growth Pressure on resources ( Energy/Water) Capacity to absorb Pollution/Waste New needs + Backlogs Maintenance & Renewal African Challenges - Cities Kinshasa Population 2011 : 1,05b >>> 2030 : 1,56b Urban Population 2011 : 414m >>> 2030 : 840m (54%) Challenges Africa Infra costs = x2 Power cuts 30 countries 2010 : New ~ $ 93b pa 2010 : Maintenance $ 31b pa Lagos Cairo

Ms Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma: AU Commission Chair 1st Speech 29 Jul 2012, Pretoria “How do we connect ourselves?" Transport and communication links were not doing enough to connect countries with each other. I.C.E. I nnovative I nnovative C onnected C onnected E mpowered E mpowered INNOVATIVE CONNECTED – People, Ideas, Goods

Cities – Infrastructure - Mayors Cities Future Infrastructure Deficit = major drag on Quality of life Economy-Entrepreneurship Sustainability Copenhagen = 2,6 m 2011 only electric /H² cars 2025 First carbon neutral capital Systems Integration Mayors > lots of interest / but limited power Local / National – Public / Private Coordination > Big Issue Intelligent management of network of systems

Cities – Infrastructure - Mayors Investment Agenda Financial Innovation Financial Empowerment  Self Financing :  Asia / N America >> EU / L America / Africa  Up-front investment  Pay back with value creation Top 5 in Africa 35. Namibia 43. Tunisia 52. Rwanda 56. Gambia 59. Botswana Namibia Aid - Remittance o ODA = $ 47 b o African Diaspora = $ 47 b o Funding gap $ 31b pa

Cities – Infrastructure - Mayors Innovative Management & Integration Vision Active City Leadership  Use infrastructure to shape cities future growth  Integrate systems  To achieve inter-operability  To secure positive outcomes for citizens/environment Flexibility in  Financing tools  Regulatory framework  Land Use (Business/Grabbing?) Infrastructure meets tradition - Optimisation

Do better with less Africa needs $ 100b pa > % savings if +++ Select – Design – Deliver – Manage Optimal use of existing

Do better with less Boost Productivity Improving project selection/Optimise portfolios Streamlining delivery Making the most of existing assets Curitiba 1.3m Water Reuse New ways of integrating Space –Time -IT

Do better with less Improve Governance Systems Close coordination between authorities (water,energy, transport, etc) Clear separation between political/technical Close role of Public/Private sectors Reliable data : Planning & Management Strong Public sector capabilities : Process

Obrigado Gratias Merci Thank you Shoukran Gaëtan Siew CEO “Instead of thinking of Africa as a place that needs to be more like others, we should think about how others need to be more like Africa.” “Au lieu de penser à l’Afrique en tant que lieu devant être comme les autres nous devons penser à comment les autres doivent davantage ressembler à l’Afrique.”