Cities Development Initiative for Asia

Cities Development Initiative for Asia (CDIA) is a multi-donor trust fund managed by the Asian Development Bank.

Cities Development Initiative for Asia (CDIA)

Formation	19 October 2007
Type	Regional Development Programme
Purpose	Technical Assistance
Headquarters	Pasig, Metro Manila, Philippines
Region served	Asia-Pacific
Membership	ADB; Germany; Sweden; Austria; Shanghai
Main organ	Program Review Committee
Staff	13 International; 11 National
Website	http://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 Switzerland
2011 - The Government of Austria
2011 - The Shanghai Municipal Government

Members

• Asian Development Bank (ADB)
• French Development Agency (AFD)
• European Union
• German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ)
• Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency
• Ministry of Finance, Austria
• The Government of Spain
• State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (Switzerland)
• The Shanghai Municipal Government

Partners

• United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific
• Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Singapore)
• United Nations Human Settlements Programme
• ICLEI