Ghana, DEALS, Governance of Inclusive Green Growth in Cities
In Kumasi, DEALS supported cooperation around urban congestion, slum development and circular economy initiatives. Interdepartmental cooperation became structurally embedded within the project team, while stakeholders committed themselves to decongestion initiatives. The Circular Economy Hub was completed, and 70 participants joined Public-Private Partnership training programmes.
The programme also supported large-scale data collection on market functions, living conditions and service provision in pilot areas. A multi-level governance conference on congestion in Kumasi was organised, alongside preparatory work for a Bus Rapid Transport system. Additional activities included feasibility studies for parking and satellite market development, the design of four prototype bridges for slum areas using waste materials, and training and registration support for informal businesses.
- Read for more information our factsheet (pdf, 939 kB)
- Learn more about the wider DEALS programme
Objective
The programme objective is to improve the quality of life of the residents given the inequality and urban poverty we identified in the cities targeted.
Expected Outcome
The overall expected outcome is that performance of the urban government in the field of inclusiveness, safety, resilience and sustainability has improved which matches with the two following Sustainable Development Goals : make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable (SDG 11) and promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, provide access to justice for all and build effective, accountable and inclusive institutions at all levels (SDG 16).
The expected results of the project are:Â
- Urban government capacity to govern sustainable development trajectories is characterised by an integrated, multi-level, multi-stakeholder and inclusive governance approach.
- The programme has contributed to learning and innovation to support the transition to sustainability at city level.
Design
The design of the DEALS programme is modelled on the concept of City Deals. These are agreements between Dutch cities, national government agencies and other stakeholders under the Dutch Urban Agenda that aim to strengthen the growth, innovation, and quality of life in Dutch cities. These all unite cities, central governments, businesses and civil society organisations in innovative arrangements to tackle new urban challenges, such as the energy transition, mitigating and adapting to climate change, and healthy urban living. Ideally the DEALS programme can contribute to the urban governance capacity to participate in similar multi-stakeholder partnerships.
Programme Outline
The programme starts with an inception phase (september 2017-february 2018) in which the following deliverables are expected for each of the cities:
- Identification of urban development challenges
- Identification of sustainability challenges and transition path
- Political Economy Analysis
- Inclusiveness Analysis focussed on gender and slums
- Organisational Capacity Analysis
- Baseline DEALS city;
- DEALS City ToCs
- DEALS City Annual Action Plan (CAAP)
- DEALS communication and visibility plan
- DEALS M&E&L plan
After the inception phase deliverables may vary per city and can consist of:
- TA for City Annual Action Plans which include integrated sustainable urban governance initiatives
- On demand support facility for City Annual Action Plans which include multi-level and multi-stakeholder cooperation initiatives (‘DEALS’)
- On demand Q&A facility for city-to-city learning
- Influencing urban policy
- Learning and innovation
- Flexible response mechanism
More information
In a series of podcasts we interviewed people involved in the DEALS programme.
- In podcast (#5) we interviewed Jeroen Diepenmaat, vice-Mayor of the city of Enschede. He visited the cities of Kumasi in Ghana and Sèmè-Podji in Benin, to advise on key urban development issues and our DEALS approach. In the podcast he reflected on how traders play a key role in the success of satellite markets in Kumasi.
- In podcast (#8) we interviewed Julian Baskin, Principal Urban Advisor of Cities Alliance in Brussels. He reflected on developments in the city of Beira, Mozambique and Kumasi, Ghana.