1. 2004ANNUALMEETING eThekwini, South Africa November 4-5, 2004 Cities Alliance Consultative Group City Development Strategy

2. 2004ANNUALMEETINGCITYDEVELOPMENTSTRATEGY eThekwini, South Africa. November 4-5, 2004 Evaluation of Completed Projects 2004 Desk Evaluation  Antsirabe  Changsha-region  Hyderabad  Karu  Kathmandu  Kigali  Peshawar  Recife  Rio Grande do Sul  Sofia  Urban indicators Field Evaluation  32 Philippine cities

3. 2004ANNUALMEETINGCITYDEVELOPMENTSTRATEGY eThekwini, South Africa. November 4-5, 2004 Evaluation of Completed Projects 2004 Hyderabad Activity To assist in formulating a CDS and to institutionalise a sustainable delivery mechanism at the community level Strength Fostering new participatory approaches and new dialogues between agencies Weakness Institutional framework; Initial lack of ownership Outcome Poverty-oriented investments from own budget and loans ; State government considering extending CDS

4. 2004ANNUALMEETINGCITYDEVELOPMENTSTRATEGY eThekwini, South Africa. November 4-5, 2004 Evaluation of Completed Projects 2004 Karu Activity To initiate a participatory strategic planning process and provide key information and analytical studies; Strength The focus on informal sector and strong leadership from State Governor Weakness Weak local government capacity; lack of coordination between CA sponsors Outcome A solid analysis of economic growth potentials of Karu and the creation of an informal sector representation

5. 2004ANNUALMEETINGCITYDEVELOPMENTSTRATEGY eThekwini, South Africa. November 4-5, 2004 Evaluation of Completed Projects 2004 Peshawar Activity To support a CDS and an action plan for urban upgrading Strength Good insertion into national devolution plan Weakness No link to investment and country program of WB; local leadership lacking at start of activities; problematic conditions because of military action in Afghanistan Outcome A well formulated CDS and action plan but with little emphasis on poverty reduction and no follow-up investments

6. 2004ANNUALMEETINGCITYDEVELOPMENTSTRATEGY eThekwini, South Africa. November 4-5, 2004 Evaluation of Completed Projects 2004 Rio Grande do Sul Activity To support an anti-poverty and anti- exclusion socio-economic city-region development plan; Strength Institutionalisation of a network of 25 municipal governments including all 3 levels of government; Weakness Political changes due to state elections; Outcome An action plan with solid financial resources for implementation from private, donor, federal, state and local government budgets;

7. 2004ANNUALMEETINGCITYDEVELOPMENTSTRATEGY eThekwini, South Africa. November 4-5, 2004 Evaluation of Completed Projects 2004 32 cities in Philippines Activity Multi-city development initiative to institutionalise and customise the participatory CDS approach Strength Peer-to-peer learning network; involvement of Local Government Association; high local ownership Weakness Technical quality of strategies very uneven across cities; coherence of efforts not taken into account; government does not prioritise urban development; Outcome More than 30 CDS with links to some degree of investments, however weak technical quality; input to national Medium term Philippine Development Plan

8. 2004ANNUALMEETINGCITYDEVELOPMENTSTRATEGY eThekwini, South Africa. November 4-5, 2004 Evaluation of Completed Projects 2004 Key Lessons Impact Not only on cities but also on supporting development partners Resources CDS a powerful tool for mobilising financial and human resources Learning Horizontal learning among cities proved to be a significant contribution LGAs Role of Local Government Associations in Dissemination of learning experience and sustainability of the process important

9. 2004ANNUALMEETINGCITYDEVELOPMENTSTRATEGY eThekwini, South Africa. November 4-5, 2004 Evaluation of Completed Projects 2004 Key Lessons 2 Partners Other donors should be brought in as potential implementation partners M&E M&E can not be treated separately from the actual CDS exercise Diversity CDS needs to reflect the diversity of cities

10. Http://www.citiesalliance.org eThekwini, South Africa. November 4-5, 2004CITYDEVELOPMENTSTRATEGY