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p. 10 of 26 BACK | NEXT Executive Summary I. Introduction II. The Urban Sector III. The Bank's Involvement in the Urban Sector A. Trends in Bank Lending B. Performance of Lending in the Urban Sector C. Coordination with Multilateral and Bilateral D. Lessons Learned IV. Objectives and Policy Priorities V. The Bank's Urban Sector Strategy VI. Implications for Bank Operations VII. Conclusion

Urban Sector Strategy : III. The Bank's Involvement in the Urban Sector

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C. Coordination with Multilateral and Bilateral Organizations

73. The Bank is working with other external support agencies through geographic coordination of assistance programs and in some cases cofinancing of lending and/or TA. In addition the Bank is supporting NGOs, both as a component of projects and directly, as in the Orangi Pilot Project in Karachi.¹³

74. Multilateral support agencies operating in the urban sector in the Region include the World Bank, UN agencies (including United Nations Centre for Human Settlements [UNCHS– Habitat] and United Nations Children’s Fund), and the European Union. The World Bank provides the most comprehensive assistance, covering integrated urban projects, water supply, waste management, urban transport, environmental management, and housing finance. Strong emphasis is placed on policy dialogue and capacity building and the World Bank supports its operational activities with sector and research programs. Among the UN agencies, UNCHS provides technical support aimed at all aspects of human settlements development, and codirects the Urban Management Program with the UNDP and the World Bank. UNCHS also directs the Sustainable Cities Program. The Local Initiative Facility for Urban Environments supports NGOs and CBOs in the Region.

75. Bilateral support to the urban sector includes the Department for International Development (United Kingdom), focusing on urban poverty relief in South Asia; the German Agency for Technical Cooperation (GTZ) on local government capacity building in various countries; Japan’s Overseas Economic Cooperation Fund on transport, drainage, and other urban infrastructure; Australia and New Zealand on local government capacity building; and USAID on highly leveraged, policy-based assistance programs focusing on urban and housing finance, decentralization, and privatization.

76. In addition to these government-led programs, support to the urban sector also comes from numerous NGOs, CBOs, and academic-based research institutes in many DMCs, such as the Asian Institute of Technology in Bangkok.

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