Participation and Municipal Decentralisation in AleppoFrom Ad Hoc Approach to Information and Communication Strategy

Maan CHIBLIMayor of Aleppo - SYRIA

Marseille 28.06.2009

Aleppo second city in Syria in terms of population.

Motor of regional & national economic activities.

Population 2.5 millions

Surface of the City 42000 hec.

Population increase 2.6 % p/y

Surface of informal setl. (IS) 35% of the city

Populations of IS 950 000 inh.

ALEPPO

Incubator of development processes

Production Consumption

BIG CITY

Concentration of economic activities

Lack of financial resources

Immigration Unemployment

Unbalanced distribution of services

Urban poor

Will of CHANGE

Strategy for city development (4 years)

New tools for service provisionDecentrlised services through participation

Administrative & financial development

City Administration

City Balance and Image

Move from Crisis Management to Urban Management

Role of the City Council

Division of the city to a well defined geographic entity: District

Inventory of needs – Resource allocation

In close cooperation of Neighbourhoodcommittees and Mukhtars

Pilot cases: Old City - Hanano

Priorities listed & Implementation scheduled

Better citizen’s appreciationService provision & distribution

Better citizen’s participationDecision making & Monitoring district work

(.2007-2003)ما الذي ٌمكن تحقٌقه خالل فترة عمل المجلس : الهدف المرحلً للمجلس

المؤشراتاألنشطة الفرعٌةاألنشطةالنتائج

ما هً الخدمات التً

سٌقدمها المجلس

للمجموعات المستهدفة

ماهً األنشطة و

االجراءات الواجب

.تنفٌذها لتحقٌق النتائج

ماهً األنشطة الفرعٌة

و االجراءات الواجب

تنفٌذها للوصول إلى

.األنشطة

ماهً المؤشرات الكمٌة

و النوعٌة التً تثبت

.حسن تنفٌذ النتائج

Aleppo Planning Matrix

Objective Oriented PlanningCity Council 2003-2007

The History of Planning Process2

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First Planning Matrix of City Council

Second Planning Matrix of City Council

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Need for Long-term vision

City Development Strategy (CDS)

Mid-term planning not enough to identify development trends of Aleppo

World Bank – Cities Alliance - GTZ

Aleppo Planning Matrix 2007-2011

Aleppo 2025

Expanding GTZ Old City project to UDP

Inception Phase

November 2009

Assessment Phase

October 2009

Shared Vision Agreement

December 2009

Agreement on Strategy

March 2010

Action Plans, Identification of

Investment/Reform Projects

May 2010

Implementation,

Dissemination, Replication

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Institutional Structure of CDS

Steering Committee

Technical and Coordination Unit

Urban Environment.

Urban Service Delivery / Disaster

Management.

Local Economic Development

Urban Spatial Development.

Administration and Financial

Modernization

Resource Network Resource Network Resource Network

Informal Settlements

City

District

Top - Down

Bottom - Up

City Level

Quarter level

Neighborhood level

Architectural level

• Strategy framework

• City, Developer, urban planners, politicians, working groups.

• City quarter strategy plan

• City, Developer, urban planners, politicians, working groups, investors, Neighborhood committee.

• Development of local plans

• City, Developer, urban planners, investors, architects, building companies.

• Implementation of building

• City, architects, investors, building companies, Neighborhood committee, individuals.

STRATEGIES

POSSIBLE PROJECTS

STRATEGIES

FUTURE CONCEPT

DETAILED ANALYSIS

Details implementation phases

Information and Communication Strategy

Assessing Community NeedsOC - GTZ

Information and Communication Strategy

Internally

To strengthen internal communication among the CDS team members.

To enhance the capacity of the CDS team members in delivering information.

Externally

InceptionTo promote the CDS among target audiences as an excellent organization, which has areal impact on the alleviation the problems of Aleppo City.

AssessmentTo increase local awareness among the general public on the challenges facing Aleppo in economy, environment, urban services, disaster, spatial form, informal settlements, and modernization.

Shared Vision To encourage the general public to join in formulating the vision.

Strategic Options Still to be defined based on priorities of CDS management

Action Plans To offer development support communication DSC to CDS projects.

Implementation,Dissemination

To offer development support communication DSC to CDS projects.To disseminate information and lessons learned.

•Knowledge (March-June 2009).

•Persuasion (July-December 2009).

•Decision to adopt (January-October 2010).

•Confirmation (Nov-December 2010).

Phases

شكرا إلصغائكم

Policy tailored to citizen’s needs

Thanks For listening