International Development Grant
Canadian Urban Institute - International Urban Partnerships Program 2010-2013
Project Number: CA-3-S064820PRG
Status: Closed
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Maximum Contribution: $3,567,291.00
Start Date: March 10, 2010
End Date: September 30, 2013
Duration: 3.6 years
Project Description
The goal of the Canadian Urban Institute's International Urban Partnerships Program (IUPP) is to advance sustainable economic growth and development in urban regions in developing countries consistent with the countries' national development agendas. The program aims to improve citizens' quality of life by improving urban management and national and local policies. It contributes to reducing poverty through initiatives that address the environmental and social impacts of rapid urbanisation while promoting the adoption of good governance practices. The program facilitates the transfer of innovative solutions for urban sustainability between developing countries at both the institutional and peer levels thereby strengthening professional relationships that promote learning. This transfer of innovative solutions leads to building a body of knowledge about sustainable economic growth and the development of southern urban regions. Program activities include: strengthening the skills of partners and local stakeholders in growth management sustainable development resource leveraging governance service delivery and addressing gender equality; researching adapting and promoting methods and tools to address urban issues identified in local strategies and plans; providing technical advice and financial support for pilot initiatives that address priority urban issues.
Progress & Results Achieved
Results achieved at the end of the project include the adoption of 18 new participatory mechanisms in support of long-range planning and implementation of development plans in the parishes of Manchester and St. Elizabeth Jamaica; neighbourhood upgrading waterfront planning and downtown revitalization in Addis Ababa and Bahir Dar Ethiopia; and collaborative action research on the state of Tigum-Aganan watershed and use of a bio-regional approach to disaster risk reduction and management in Metro Iloilo-Guimaras Philippines. More than 8 500 individuals were directly involved in the project including 923 individuals (401 female 522 male) who benefited from coaching/mentoring and capacity building activities organized by the project. They were involved in demonstration projects related to tourism agribusiness micro and small enterprise development and downtown revitalization in Jamaica; urban agriculture solid waste management cobblestone roads and drainage systems waterfront regeneration and downtown revitalization in Ethiopia; and ecotourism and sustainable livelihoods in the Philippines. Some of these projects have been scaled up creating jobs and attracting investments. For example projects in Jamaica attracted about $1.1 million in investment and created 207 jobs in the two parishes. These results have contributed to increased influence of citizens and communities in local planning and policy making; improved practises and systems of local governments and community organizations in protecting their environment; and increased implementation of sustainable local economic development practices in a manner that enhances the lives of women men and youth.
Key Information
Executing Agency:
Canadian Urban Institute
Reporting Organization:
Global Affairs Canada
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Last Modified:
September 19, 2025
Development Classifications
DAC Sector:
Aid Type: Project-type interventions
Collaboration: Bilateral
Finance Type: Aid grant excluding debt reorganisation
Selection Mechanism:
Pre-APP