Cities Development Initiative for Asia

Cities Development Initiative for Asia (CDIA) is a regional initiative that provides assistance to medium-sized Asian cities to bridge the gap between their development plans and the implementation of their infrastructure investments.

Cities Development Initiative for Asia (CDIA)
MottoBridging the planning→Infrastructure Gap
Formation19 October 2007
TypeRegional Development Programme
PurposeTechnical Assistance
HeadquartersPasig City, Metro Manila, Philippines
Region served
Asia-Pacific
Membership
ADB; Germany; Sweden; Austria; Shanghai
Main organ
Program Review Committee
Staff
13 International; 11 National
Websitehttp://www.cdia.asia

History

On February 5–6, 2007, more than 190 representatives from national and local governments of 23 countries, as well as civil society, private sector, international organizations, and donors attended the International Conference on "Investing in Asia's Urban Future" in Manila, Philippines to determine how new approaches can be used to better the lives of 1.6 billion people in Asian cities.[1]

From this event, the Cities Development Initiative for Asia (CDIA) was co-founded initially as a partnership between the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) in October 2007.[2]

Since that time, the program has welcomed the participation of others as funding members:

2008 - The Government of Sweden
2009 - The Government of Spain
2011 - The Government of Austria
2011 - The Shanghai Municipal Government

Members

Partners

References
  1. "Investing in Asia's Urban Future" (PDF). Conference Documentation: 19. August 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-07-17. Retrieved 2013-01-09.
  2. "ADB and Germany Launch Initiative to Address Asia's Urban Challenges".
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