Intermediary Cities Middle East and West Asia (MEWA) Regional Forum 21-22 September 2017 Nevşehir/Turkey Nuha Eltinay - Arab Urban Development Institute - neltinay@arabaurban.org

AUDI is a non governmental organization, the scientific and technical affiliate of the (ATO) Arab Towns organization, with permanent headquarters in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. With the membership of 500 cities and local municipalities in 22 Arab Countries, AUDI is specialized in training the local municipality representatives, conduct research studies and consultation services Who is AUDI?

CITY DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY CHILDREN AND YOUTH PROGRAM The enhancement of human resources, technical proficiency, productivity, and performance to achieve sustainable development Strengthening the role of the private sector and civil society associations for urban poverty alleviation in Arab towns and cities AUDI Programs CAPACITY BUILDING CITY DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY URBAN OBSERVATORIES URBAN POVERTY To advocate for and mobilize financial and technical support for establishing and operating Local Municipalities in Arab towns and cities Improving the livelihoods of vulnerable children and youth through spatial integration, rehabilitation, economic and social empowerment CHILDREN AND YOUTH PROGRAM

Localization of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in Intermediary Cities

Key points The concept of “intermediary cities” in the Arab region Role of intermediary cities in the Arab region Key opportunities and chllenges City Development Strategies (CDS): AUDI Approach (Building Urban Resilience) Localisation of the 2030 Global urban agendas in the Arab Region : Building coherence between the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction, the New Urban Agenda and the Sustainable Development Goals. Way forward: Evaluation, Implementation, Monitoring Key points Intermediary Cities

The concept of “intermediary cities” in the Arab region Intermediary cities are not defined by the size of their population, but by their role in the urban system as most of urban growth happens in such cities, and there are now more than 9,000 cities with over 50,000 inhabitants and a little over 60% of the world urban population is in cities of less than 1 million inhabitants. The concept of “intermediary cities” in the Arab region Intermediary Cities http://www.rabat2013.uclg.org/participate/debates/strengthening-solidarity-among-territories/session1

WORLD URBANIZATION PROSPECTS 2014 Most of the worlds fastest growing urban agglomerations are medium-sized cities located in Asia or Africa

New Rural Development Paradigm for Developing Countries for the 21st Century OECD

ROLE: Ensure basic services not only to urban but also to rural populations Offer a variety of social services, economic opportunities, and specialized services, such as universities or industries Allowing differentiated job offers role Intermediary Cities

Rural industry, education and health services, tourism New links and lower costs to international trade and access to global supply-chains. New technologies: Green Revolution, ICT-enabled services, better access to and exchange of information for rural populations (must be leveraged on other policy actions) Rural industry, education and health services, tourism KEY Opportunities Intermediary Cities

FOR BUILDING RESILIENCE in small and medium Arab Intermediary cities 1. Lack of technical capacity and experiences 2. Lack of data and information 3. Lack of financial resources KEY CHALLENGES Intermediary Cities

City Development Strategy (CDS) Provide technical assistance and knowledge on Disaster Risk Reduction, Climate Change Adaptation and Urban Resilience in response to the needs of Member States. City Development Strategy (CDS) AUDI Approach

Socio-economic dimensions PREPAREDNESS Disaster Damage Tackle HAZARDS Reduce VULNERABILITY Asses RISK Recovery identifying evacuation routes and preparing emergency supplies Physical Assists Socio-economic dimensions Rehabilitation Disruption of Basic Services enable basic services and affected population to resume functioning, repair physical damage to critical infrastructure, and revive economic activities City Spatial Plan City Spatial Plan Functions Functions Critical Infrastructure Reconstruction Build RESILIENNCE rebuild the rehabilitated system to a higher or safer standard than before taking into account future disaster risks and possibilities i-Rec information and research for reconstruction (http://www.grif.umontreal.ca/i-rec/members.html) Livelihoods economic social physical cultural environmental Assets, Systems and Activities + =

THE CITY RESILIENCE ACTION PLANNING TOOL UN HABITAT

Urban Systems Model Approach HABITAT III ISSUE PAPER 15 – URBAN RESILIENCE Natural Technological Economic Social Political Organizational Spatial Physical Functional HABITAT III ISSUE PAPER 15 – URBAN RESILIENCE (Urban Systems Model Approach, (2015, p.3) http://habitat3.org/wp-content/uploads/Habitat-III-Issue-Paper-15_Urban-Resilience-2.0.pdf

New Scorecard Ten Essentials for Making Cities Resilient