Expert Group Workshop on Framing Development Solutions for Urbanization in Africa

2015

Held in Kigali, Rwanda

This workshop was designed for the staff of UNDP and UNHABITAT working on urban development issues in Africa and was also attended by some of the most renowned thinkers and leaders on Africa’s urbanization. One focus was the importance of urban accelerators to Africa’s economic transformation in the areas of security, land rights, governance, and social and economic development. Another was how governance of Africa’s urban sector needs to change to bring about positive economic transformation. The goal of the workshop was to create a framework for cooperation and joint work to leverage both organizations’ strengths and networks. To this end, we asked participants, working in groups, to debate and comment on content we developed for the workshop.