GTZ is now GIZ - Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit
Since 1 January 2011, GIZ has brought together under one roof the long-standing expertise of DED, GTZ and Inwent. For further information, go to www.giz.de.
Since 1 January 2011, GIZ has brought together under one roof the long-standing expertise of DED, GTZ and Inwent. For further information, go to www.giz.de.
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Contact person
For further information please contact:
Annette Bähring Tel: +49 6196 79-1660 Fax: +49 6196 7980-1660 Email: annette.baehring@giz.de 
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Urban development in detail
The “urban millennium” (Kofi Annan) has begun: in 2008, more than half of the global population will live in cities. By 2030, there will be 2 billion new urban dwellers (180,000 daily), practically all of them in developing countries. The people in these expanding cities need jobs, housing, safe drinking water, provision of goods and facilities for sewage and waste disposal, health care, education and affordable transportation. Governments, administrations, civil organisations and the private sector recognise that they must take action in view of the explosive growth of the urban population in developing countries. GIZ is aware of the challenges confronting city planners and managers. It has been carrying out urban development projects for three decades, working with partners in many Asian, African, Latin American and Caribbean countries, mostly on behalf of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ).
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