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What's New?
Training Opportunities & Conferences
Making Cities Work: Financing for Water and Sanitation Infrastructure
November 4-6, 2007
Amman, Jordan
USAID's Bureau for Economic Growth, Agriculture and Trade (EGAT) is pleased to announce the "Making Cities Work: Financing for Water and Sanitation Infrastructure" course which will examine how municipalities and national governments finance investments to expand or improve basic services such as water, sewage and sanitation. The objective of this course is to equip USAID development professionals and their partners with the tools and background needed to design and oversee programs that help maintain and finance new investments in water and sanitation infrastructure. Issues of urban growth, decentralization, and the rising demand for municipal services will be examined. In looking at the water sector, the course will discuss issues related to water sector reform and regulation, aspects of corporate governance, and options for improving the management and delivery of water services such as the use of water operating contracts.
For more information, click here.
Making Cities Work: Intensive Technical Training in Municipal Finance
April 25-27, 2007
Bangkok, Thailand
USAID's Bureau for Economic Growth, Agriculture and Trade (EGAT) "Making Cities Work: Intensive Technical Training in Municipal Finance" examines how municipalities finance investments to expand or improve basic services such as water, sewage and sanitation. The objective of this course is to equip USAID development professionals and their partners with the tools and background needed to design and oversee programs that that help local governments finance both the delivery of basic services and infrastructure improvements.
For more information, click here.
Publications, Tools & Resources
State of the World 2007: Our Urban Future
In 2008, half of the Earth's population will live in urban areas, marking the first time in history that humans are an urban species. The State of the World 2007: Our Urban Future by Worldwatch examines changes in the ways cities are managed, built, and lived in that could tip the balance towards a healthier and more peaceful urban future.
Understanding Your Local Economy: A Resource Guide for Cities
This new publication from the Cities Alliance addresses the challenges of analysing local economic conditions and a city's comparative and competitive advantages. Funded by the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Guide presents practical approaches to conducting citywide and regionwide economic and competitive assessments. It includes advice on how to choose local economic development (LED) indicators and tools that can assess a local economy's competitiveness.
UNFPA State of World Population 2007: Unleashing the Potential of Urban Growth
In a report released by the United Nations Population Fund, the organization maintains that by 2030, the urban population will rise to 5 billion, or 60 per cent of world population. Globally, all future population growth will take place in cities, nearly all of it in Asia, Africa and Latin America. In Asia and Africa, this marks a decisive shift from rural to urban growth, changing a balance that has lasted for millennia.
The Urban Development Timeline
The Urban Development Timeline is an urban knowledge management tool designed to share lessons learned from the past with the present and into the new century. This initiative was launched by PADCO in 2000 and, in partnership with HUD, USAID, the South African Ministry of Housing, and UN-HABITAT, showcased at the World Urban Forum III in June, 2006. Timelines displayed at WUF III include those for U.S., International, and South African experiences. As an interactive resource, the Timeline structure provides a logical framework to quickly evaluate urban development experience, while exploring various development subjects in greater depth through a hyperlinked database.
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