Making Africa’s Cities Sustainable
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The OECD Development Centre and the African Union Commission are pleased to announce that the International Economic Forum on Africa will take place next 29 September, at the OECD Headquarters in Paris.
This 16th edition will discuss the opportunities and challenges of the urbanisation process in Africa, looking into how to address informality in urban areas, the role of cities as drivers of economic transformation, and innovative ways to provide adequate and predictable financing for local governments and municipalities.
The continent is urbanising at a historically rapid rate. The size of Africa’s urban population has nearly doubled in 20 years from 237 million in 1995 to 472 million in 2015. Such an accelerated growth brings about considerable opportunities for structural transformation. While encouraging sound urban planning, productive employment and the supply of basic services, this process should also reconcile economic, social and environmental objectives in a sustained manner.