Propoor and gender responsive urban land governance for. The friedrichebertstiftung fes uganda and uganda community based association for women and childrens welfare ucobac launched their policy brief with findings from kampala urban thinkers dialogues under the theme propoor and gender responsive urban land governance for increased security of tenure and equitable access to adequate housing in the city. Overall, it is becoming apparent that, across urban areas of the developing world, there is growing recognition of the imperative for evolving a pro poor focus in led planning. Project data sheet myanmar language translation translated pds. The book illustrates how diverse groups experience urban governance. Women, girls, men and boys have equal rights, and not just needs, to. Governance challenges and models for the cities of tomorrow. Introducing a special issue which reports on research on how governance affects the poor in nine cities in africa, asia and latin america, the key components of the conceptual framework are sketched, the methodological approach described and the rationale for the choice of casestudy cities outlined. Nine of the papers in this issue come from a research programme on urban governance, partnerships and poverty,funded by the uk department for international developments escor programme. More than 90% of births take place in the mothers home and are not supervised by trained staff, and deaths due to pregnancyrelated complications affect three women per hour. Global and urban governance of health is a forefront issue in outlining a new, successful approach to global public health. Service delivery, poverty and corruption common threads from diagnostic surveys background paper for the 2004 wdr making services work for poor people james anderson, ecspe daniel kaufmann, wbi francesca recanatini, wbi draftdraft draftdraf t draftdraft draft wdr corr and serv del draft 6 jan14. It investigates the linkages between the characteristics of propoor good urban governance, climate adaptation and resilience, and poverty and. Promoting sustainable human development in asian cities.
It is, therefore, profoundly political, influenced by the creation and operation of political institutions. The nsdfu is one of 33 urban poor federations in the shackslum dwellers international sdi network. The general understanding that can be drawn from this literature is that pro poor policies are those that directly target poor people, or that are more generally aimed at reducing poverty. This geographical focus is important because of the growing importance of cities in africa and how governance has. With urbanisation, conventional methods of governing the city with top down approaches have proved to be restrictive and inadequate. Although public action is important to ensure local democracy, social capital, it is concluded, does not guarantee pro poor governance.
Human capital, inequality, and propoor growth in brazil 219 naercio menezesfilho and ligia vasconcellos index 245. Governance for propoor urban development is a comprehensive and systematic analysis of the meaning, nature, and effects of urban governance in theory and in. Promoting just and inclusive cities where children thrive in safe, healthy, resilient, and prosperous environments. Propoor housing policy in ethiopia addis ababa, over the past decade and a half, has dramatically increased from approximately 2 to 3. Almost after two decades, a more generalised and clear definition emerged which states that governance is the ability of a governing authority to make and enforce rules in order to deliver public services fukuyama, 20. Accountability accountability is a key tenet of good governance. Governance for propoor urban development is a comprehensive and systematic analysis of the meaning, nature, and effects of urban governance in. The health system also glaringly discriminates against women. Thus, urban laws, which are a key feature of effective urban governance, management and planning, must aim at advancing equality. This new website is easier to navigate, compatible with all browsers, and a lot more interactive. Identifying indicators to measure governance is a major challenge in urban management. Global communities work in governance and urban management focuses on partnering with local government, promoting citizen participation, and working with community stakeholders to adopt inclusive, comprehensive, and longterm approaches to tackling issues stemming from poverty, rapid urbanization, and climate change. A goodgovernance framework for urban management sciencedirect.
The urban ultra poor are particularly deprived in terms of curative care and maternal health chart 1. Framework for promoting propoor water and sanitation. How to make urban governance propoor counting the urban poor the industry of empowerment more. Urban authorities often fail to provide access to services for the poor.
Urbanisation, informal settlements, briefing urban poverty, housing policy pointers governments and donors designing propoor urban programming in the region must recognise that informal institutions and actors are key to shaping whether and how people access shelter. Land and urban spaces must respond to the different and diverse needs of its gendered citizens and individuals. The propoor agenda for prosperity and development papd 2018 to 2023 is the second in the series of 5year national development plans ndp anticipated under the liberia vision 2030 framework. This marked trend towards an explicit pro poor focus is now precipitating an element of policy divergence in the. Earlier, the meaning of governance was limited to the exercise of political power to manage a nations affairs leftwich, 1993. Pro poor is a term that has become widely used in the development literature. It will not be long before the majority of the worlds poor will be found in urban areas. Natural resources and propoor growth will be of interest to a wide audience and is specifically tailored for policy makers and economic decision makers, from development cooperation agencies to ministries of finance and planning in partner countries.
It investigates the linkages between the characteristics of pro poor good urban governance, climate adaptation and resilience, and poverty and sustainable. This 2006 framework serves as a tool for assessing the extent to which policy making processes are propoor. However, the available statistical evidence suggests that, correcting for other factors, poor governance is itself one of the reasons that some countries are poor and have low or nega. An analytical framework for assessing decentralized local governance and the local public sector. It involves a continuous process of negotiation and contestation over the allocation of social and material resources and political power. This means improving the management of urban services. Although public action is important to ensure local democracy, social capital, it is concluded, does not guarantee propoor governance. Unhabitat bangkok office and undp asiapacific regional centre. Pro poor agenda for prosperity and development papd.
Thus attention is increasingly being focused on the role of city governance in. Apr 28, 2015 the extensive coverage given to urban employment, poverty and inequality, health and sanitation, transport, housing and land, in particular, makes the book a valuable read. Lessons from ghana find, read and cite all the research you need on researchgate. Jul 21, 2010 although urban government and other development agencies may draw upon the social resources of poor communities and benefit from or respond to public action, this does not mean that they depend on them. Service delivery, poverty and corruption common threads. Lessons from ghana the world development institutions commonly present urban governance as an antidote to the socalled.
Bangladesh pro poor slums integration project english abstract. Municipal planning, steering, implementation and monitoring capacities must be more effective, structures and operations more rational and more transparent, and local decisionmaking processes must be. Introduction to date, the need to begin addressing climatechange risk in the urban areas of low and middleincome countries is not fully appreciated by most governments and the majority of. It specifically examines the work of the national slum dwellers federation of uganda nsdfu in jinja municipality, uganda. Introduction over the past two decades, efforts to strengthen the role of local governments within the public sector have claimed a growing place in public sector reforms in developing and. Good urban governance makes more demands on local government in terms of innovation. Pro poor housing policy in ethiopia addis ababa, over the past decade and a half, has dramatically increased from approximately 2 to 3. Propoor urban governance lessons from life 19922005 democratic governance group, bureau for development policy, united nations development programme. It follows the agenda for transformation 20122017 aft. The success of propoor growth in rural and urban tunisia 199 mohamed hedi lahouel 9. The actual meaning of the concept depends on the level of governance we are talking about, the goals to be achieved and the approach being followed. The world development institutions commonly present urban governance as an antidote to the socalled urbanisation of poverty and parasitic urbanism in africa. Read book governance for propoor urban development. There are five components to the project, the first component.
In africa poor governance has led to poor economic growth and it is manifested through corruption, political instability, ineffective rule of laws and institutions. The objective of the propoor slums integration project is to improve shelter and living conditions in selected low income and informal settlements in designated municipalities in bangladesh. Climate change and propoor urban governance capacity. Request pdf on jun 23, 2014, owusu and others published governance for propoor urban development. Propoor community infrastructure and basic services.
Review of existing concepts of water governance and an. Sep 07, 20 governance for pro poor urban development is a comprehensive and systematic analysis of the meaning, nature, and effects of urban governance in theory and in practice, with a focus on ghana, a. Although urban government and other development agencies may draw upon the social resources of poor communities and benefit from or respond to public action, this does not mean that they depend on them. These are regions where capacity and resources are already constrained, and development challenges. Propoor urban governance in nine cities of the south. In order to bring the universality, comparability and ranking of services across geographical areas or governing organisations, we have created a goodgovernance framework which is able to assess services with the help of primary and secondary data collection. Bangladesh propoor slums integration project english abstract. I am convinced that i will be returning to governance for propoor urban development. Local action planning for propoor urban governance in the. The interconnection of health with issues such as human rights, environmental protection, international law, and security has received increasing recognition. Rapid urban expansion and the challenge of propoor. Assessing climate change resilience in ten asian cities thomas tanner, tom mitchell, emily polack and bruce guenther. As environmental impacts reach across the ruralurban continuum and affect periurban poor and middle class, there is potential for new propoor environmental activism to mobilize marginalized communities, promote propoor experimentation and challenge the governance and.
An analytical framework for assessing decentralized local. Little attention has been paid, either in the literature or in practice, to the institutional and political processes which determine whether and how the poor benefit, or how. Good governance means that the processes implemented by the organization to produce favorable results meet the needs of its stakeholders, while making the best use of resources human, technological, financial, natural and environmental at its disposal. Governance for pro poor urban development is a comprehensive and systematic analysis of the meaning, nature, and effects of urban governance in theory and in practice, with a focus on ghana, a country widely regarded as an island of good governance in the sub region. Okidi, sarah ssewanyana, lawrence bategeka, and fred muhumuza 8. Case studies on pro poor ppps this is a new section of the pppirc website and is currently in draft form.
Toward propoor local economic development in zimbabwe. Nevertheless, successful developed countries have shown that their superior performance is due to good governance kaufmann 2005. Urban livelihoods, institutions and inclusive governance in nairobi. Natural resources and pro poor growth will be of interest to a wide audience and is specifically tailored for policy makers and economic decision makers, from development cooperation agencies to ministries of finance and planning in partner countries. The legal and social factors resulting in the physical realities that increase health risks for urban residents, and in particular the urban poor, require a governance structure that addresses, first and foremost, the unique urban issues of population size, density, and diversity, along with coordination across government agencies, disciplines. Lessons from ghana the world development institutions commonly present urban governance. Request pdf governance for propoor urban development. Building partnerships between urban poor communities and. Towards more propoor local governments in urban areas. This means that the urbanisation of poverty is likely to increase, alongside the rise of urban populations, unless urban managers and governance systems have the skills, resources and. Governance for propoor urban development is a comprehensive and systematic analysis of the meaning, nature, and effects of urban governance in theory and in practice, with a focus on ghana, a country widely regarded as an island of good governance in the sub region. Bangladesh propoor slums integration project english.
An analytical framework for assessing decentralized local governance and the local public sector jamie boex and serdar yilmaz december 2010 1. Rapid urban expansion and the challenge of propoor housing. Propoor governance of global adaptation funds acknowledgements this discussion paper was prepared by andrew jones for care, germanwatch and bread for the world. Towards pro poor adaptation to climate change in the urban centres of low and middleincome countries caroline moser and david satterthwaite 1. Decentralization has focused attention on city government but, at the same time, the growth of civil society means that urban governance is not limited to city government. Urbanisation, informal settlements, briefing urban poverty, housing policy pointers governments and donors designing pro poor urban programming in the region must recognise that informal institutions and actors are key to shaping whether and how people access shelter. However, it means different things to different people, therefore we have to get our focus right. Cities for children is world visions emerging framework for addressing childrens vulnerabilities in urban contexts. The urban ultrapoor are particularly deprived in terms of curative care and maternal health chart 1. While global health interventions have achieved many successes, including the eradication of smallpox and. The last one of these, governance profoundly anchored in the new. Request pdf governance for pro poor urban development. It is evident that many such institutions, be they state. Local economic development pro poor tourism, tourism governance, urban regeneration, zimbabwe introduction having gone through a myriad of economic and political turmoils in the recent past, zimbabwe seems to be set on the trajectory of economic development which will benefit the poor.
The ta will support the application of ict tools to ger area redevelopment in i enhancing municipalitylevel urban and redevelopment planning with mapping and monitoring indicators output 1. Climate change and pro poor urban governance capacity development workshop. Propoor climate action in informal settlements unhabitat. Cities for children framework world vision international. The new type of public policies, first with regulating the private market, later. Bearing in mind the urbanization of poverty, the campaign focuses on the needs of the excluded urban poor. Transformative innovation in periurban asia sciencedirect. Understanding the concept of governance the concept of governance is not new. The project is designed to provide improved water supply, which will be charged to permit cost recovery and sustainability at the community level, tertiary level solid waste management, and roads and culverts. Apr 09, 2016 read book governance for pro poor urban development. Examples of governance at the local level include a neighbourhood co operative formed to install and maintain a standing water pipe, a town council operating a waste recycling scheme, a multi urban body developing an integrated transport plan together with user groups, a stock exchange regulating itself with national government oversight, and.
Urban governance refers to how government local, regional and national and stakeholders decide how to plan, finance and manage urban areas. Case studies on propoor ppps public private partnership. Urban governance and poverty addressing needs, asserting. Pro poor urban governance nov 15, 2015 life is a undp global programme that has focused on local governance and urban environmental issues since 1992, supporting communitybased and local initiatives to realize immediate improvements to the lives of the urban poor and to influence policy. Urban governance is the process by which governments local, regional and national. Administrative sciences free fulltext urban governance. Poor governance effects on growth performance in africa. The framework is applied to experiences of participatory budgeting in latin america.
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