UN-HABITAT, slide number 1 Tools to improve and measure the quality of urban governance - Mexico City, Nov Tools to Support Transparency in Local Governance Presentation at the Workshop on Transparency and Accountability, 5th Global Forum on Re-inventing Government Mexico City, November 2003

UN-HABITAT, slide number 2 Tools to improve and measure the quality of urban governance - Mexico City, Nov The context and challenge Global trend towards urbanisation Increasing poverty and insecurity Unsustainable urbanization patterns requiring preventive and adaptive approaches Limited local government implementation capacity is main bottleneck New approach to ‘good governance’ Local authorities as ‘enablers’ Emphasis on partnership for service delivery Focus on inclusiveness of access to city benefits and decision making Promising innovations, but need to scale up

UN-HABITAT, slide number 3 Tools to improve and measure the quality of urban governance - Mexico City, Nov The missing link “The key ingredient to realizing more inclusive cities is neither money nor technology, nor even expertise or legislative change (although all these are important), but good urban governance.” The Global Campaign on Urban Governance, Concept Paper, 2 nd Edition, March 2002

Civil Society Private Sector “Urban governance is the sum of the many ways individuals and institutions, public and private, plan and manage the common affairs of the city. It is a continuing process through which conflicting or diverse interests may be accommodated and cooperative action can be taken. It includes formal institutions as well as informal arrangements and the social capital of citizens.” Local Government

UN-HABITAT, slide number 5 Tools to improve and measure the quality of urban governance - Mexico City, Nov Proposed Principles of Good Urban Governance Sustainability Sustainability Subsidiarity Subsidiarity Equity Equity Efficiency Efficiency Transparency and Accountability Transparency and Accountability Civic Engagement and Citizenship Civic Engagement and Citizenship Security Security

UN-HABITAT, slide number 7 Tools to improve and measure the quality of urban governance - Mexico City, Nov Examples of Practical Measures Consultations to build strategic vision for community Local Agenda 21 processes City Statute: legislation to promote inclusion Transparent fiscal transfers for weaker local authorities Equal access for women to local level decision-making Clear cost and quality targets for provision of public services City Convenants on timeliness of administrative services Participatory budgeting City Youth Parliaments - Junior City Councils Integrity Pacts between Local Govt and companies bidding Community based crime prevention approaches Town Hall meetings Open and constructive media debate on local issues and many more practical measures …

UN-HABITAT, slide number 8 Tools to improve and measure the quality of urban governance - Mexico City, Nov Urban Governance Toolkit Series Participatory Urban Decision Making (PUDM) - Sept E & S Participatory Urban Decision Making (PUDM) - Sept E & S Transparency in Urban Governance (with Transparency International) E Transparency in Urban Governance (with Transparency International) E Participatory Budgeting (with UMP-LAC PB network) E & S Participatory Budgeting (with UMP-LAC PB network) E & S Local-to-Local Dialogues (with Huairou Commission, 2003) - E Local-to-Local Dialogues (with Huairou Commission, 2003) - E Urban Governance approaches to Water and Land issues (2004) Urban Governance approaches to Water and Land issues (2004)

Vulnerability Assessment Building NGO/CBO Capacity Civil Society Code of Ethics for Professional Associations Private Sector Urban Governance Index Urban Poverty Profile Urban Bribery Index City Consultation Urban Pact Report Cards Building Bridges Conflict Management Participatory Budgeting Local-to-Local Dialogues Integrity Pact Commercialization of Services Local Government Municipal Front Office Independent Audit Debt Management Disclosure of Assets Local Leadership Training

UN-HABITAT, slide number 10 Tools to improve and measure the quality of urban governance - Mexico City, Nov. 2003

Participatory Urban Decision Making III: Strategy Formulation and Implementation Action Planning Programme Formulation Demonstration Project EMIS Conflict Resolution II: Issue Prioritisation and Stakeholder Commitment Proposition Paper Facilitation City Consultation Urban Pact Stakeholder Working Group IV: Follow Up and Consolidation Monitoring Tools Programme Evaluation Institutionalisation I: Preparatory and Stakeholder Mobilsation Municipal Checklist Stakeholder Analysis Profiling Vulnerability Assessment Gender Responsive Tools The Participatory Process and Tools which Support It Feedback

UN-HABITAT, slide number 12 Tools to improve and measure the quality of urban governance - Mexico City, Nov Local Transparency: Expected Development Outcomes More equitable and effective service delivery Increased accountability, civic engagement and strengthened citizenship Enhanced legitimacy of local government Improved policy design and implementation Greater leveraging of resources from stakeholders Increased urban investment Reduced corruption

UN-HABITAT, slide number 13 Tools to improve and measure the quality of urban governance - Mexico City, Nov Transparency Toolkit: Intervention Strategies Assessment and Monitoring: understanding the degree of transparency in local governance, while creating a base-line against which progress in improving transparency can be measured; Access to information: measures to improve stakeholders’ access to information; Ethics and integrity: tools for clarifying what is expected from professionals and elected leaders; Institutional reforms: including both administrative procedures and structural innovations; Targeting specific issues: using specific issues as an entry-point for improving transparency.

UN-HABITAT, slide number 14 Tools to improve and measure the quality of urban governance - Mexico City, Nov Toolkit on Transparency to include tools such as… Urban Bribery Index Municipal Checklist Transparent Procurement Procedures Integrity Pacts Codes of Conduct Public Hearings Independent Audits Transparent Land and Water Delivery

UN-HABITAT, slide number 15 Tools to improve and measure the quality of urban governance - Mexico City, Nov Other features… 35 tools in 5 categories The toolkit explains, for each tool: the purpose; the impact on transparency; how the tool works in practice; and a case study to illustrate successful application of the tool Users are encouraged to add more tools and case studies for inclusive in future edition of the toolkit Publication by end 2003 Outline handouts available at this workshop.

UN-HABITAT, slide number 16 Tools to improve and measure the quality of urban governance - Mexico City, Nov Thank you!