Republic of Togo : Urban and Peri-Urban Development and Policy Note

This review concludes that for Togo's urban and peri-urban areas to sustainably grow, issues of urban governance and development need to be approached in a comprehensive manner, driven by well -guided policies developed in partnership with the people to support Sub-National Government Authorities and Entities(SGAs) in carrying out their functions efficiently. To meet evolving challenges of urbanization and decentralization, the Government of Togo (GoT) must rationalize the roles of various levels of government and agencies and limit their numbers to limit duplication, strengthen the capacities of relevant sector institutions and coordinate institutional actions and investments. It is further recommended that GoT must (i) clarify the roles and functions of national, prefectural, and local governments while ensuring that coordination functions between them work well; (ii) separate urban policy and regulatory functions from implementation of urban projects by allocating implementation responsibilities to private operators or qualified state agencies under performance-based arrangements; (iii) ensure proper allocation of taxing responsibilities, develop and implement transfer of financial resources from the central government to the local governments on a transparent basis supported by simple and precise criteria; and (iv) strengthen the central government s role in policy, regulatory, coordination, oversight and supervision. Contractualization of relationships between different tiers of government and benchmarking of performance must be prominent among the guiding principles that should govern the delivery of responsibilities of GoT, SGAs and their agencies. Finally, this necessary, first step stock-taking review of Togo s urban and peri-urban sector has revealed knowledge & data gaps that need to be filled through further analysis and studies on (a) infrastructure services provision needs as well as capacity to implement, operate and maintain them, (b) improving the functioning of the urban land market and shelter-related issues, (c) strengthening municipal financing, (d) developing city and local economic development strategies (CDS & LED), and (e) socio-economic and technical approaches to financing of slum upgrading.

Bibliographic Details

Main Author:	Amankwah-Ayeh, Kwabena
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2006-06-29
Subjects:	ACCESS TO ELECTRICITY, ACCOUNTABILITY, ADEQUATE HOUSING, AFFORDABLE HOUSING, AIR POLLUTION, AVAILABILITY OF LAND, BANKS, BASIC URBAN SERVICES, CADASTRE, CAPACITY BUILDING, CAPITAL CITY, CAPITAL MARKETS, CAPITALS, CBD, CDS, CITIES IN TRANSITION, CITY DEVELOPMENT, CITY DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES, CITY DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY, CITY GOVERNMENTS, CITY LEVEL, CITY MANAGEMENT, CITY OFFICIALS, CIVIL SERVICE, COMMERCIAL BANKS, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, COMMUNITY MOBILIZATION, CONSTRUCTION STANDARDS, DEBT, DECENTRALIZATION, DECENTRALIZATION PROCESS, DECONCENTRATION, DEPOSITS, DEVOLUTION, DOWN PAYMENTS, DRAINAGE SYSTEMS, ECONOMIC STABILITY, ELECTRICITY SUPPLY, EMPLOYMENT, EXTREME POVERTY, FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS, FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT, FINANCIAL MARKETS, FINANCIAL SYSTEMS, FISCAL DECENTRALIZATION, FLOODS, FOOD SECURITY, FUNCTIONING LAND MARKET, HEALTH CARE, HOUSING, HOUSING DEVELOPMENT, HOUSING FINANCE, HUMAN SETTLEMENTS, INFLATION, INFORMAL LAND, INSURANCE, LACK OF INFRASTRUCTURE, LAND ADMINISTRATION, LAND DEVELOPMENT, LAND DISPUTES, LAND MANAGEMENT, LAND MARKETS, LAND OWNERS, LAND OWNERSHIP, LAND REGISTRATION, LAND REGISTRATION SYSTEM, LAND SUPPLY, LAND TENURE, LAND TITLE, LAND TITLES, LAND TRANSACTIONS, LAND USE, LAND VALUES, LAWS, LEGAL FRAMEWORK, LIVING CONDITIONS, LOAN FINANCING, LOCAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, LOCAL GOVERNMENT, LOCAL GOVERNMENT BORROWING, LOCAL GOVERNMENTS, LOCAL INVESTMENTS, LOCAL OFFICIALS, LOW-INCOME, LOW-INCOME HOUSEHOLDS, LOW-INCOME HOUSING, LOWER-INCOME HOUSEHOLDS, MAJOR CITIES, MANDATES, MIGRATION, MORTGAGE LOANS, MUNICIPAL DEVELOPMENT, MUNICIPAL DEVELOPMENT FUND, MUNICIPAL FINANCING, MUNICIPAL SERVICES, MUNICIPALITIES, NATIONAL HOUSING POLICY, NATURAL RESOURCES, NEEDS FOR INFRASTRUCTURE, ON URBAN POVERTY, POOR COMMUNITIES, POOR FAMILIES, POOR PEOPLE, POTABLE WATER, POVERTY ALLEVIATION STRATEGIES, POVERTY ALLEVIATION STRATEGY, POVERTY REDUCTION, POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGIES, PREFECTURES, PRIVATE BANKS, PRIVATE HOUSING, PRODUCTIVITY, PROPERTY TAXES, PROVISION OF SERVICES, PUBLIC AGENCIES, PUBLIC EXPENDITURES, PUBLIC FACILITIES, PUBLIC HEALTH, PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE, PUBLIC INVESTMENT, PUBLIC POLICIES, PUBLIC POLICY, PUBLIC SERVICE DELIVERY, PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION, PUBLIC WORKS, QUALITY OF SERVICES, RAPID URBANIZATION, REGULATORY FRAMEWORK, REORGANIZATION, RESOURCES MOBILIZATION, REVENUE SHARING, REVENUE SOURCES, RISING URBAN POVERTY, RISK MANAGEMENT, ROAD NETWORK, SAFETY NETS, SANITARY CONDITIONS, SANITATION, SANITATION BOARD, SANITATION FACILITIES, SAVINGS, SECONDARY CITIES, SEPTIC TANKS, SERVICE DELIVERY, SERVICE PROVISION, SERVICED LAND, SEWAGE, SLUM UPGRADING, SOCIAL CAPITAL, SOCIAL SERVICES, SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT, STORM DRAINAGE, SUBSIDIARY, SUPPLY OF LAND, SUPPORT OF CITIES, SUSTAINABLE URBAN DEVELOPMENT, TAX COLLECTION, TAXATION, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, TOWNS, TRAFFIC CONGESTION, TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT, TRANSPORT, URBAN, URBAN AIR POLLUTION, URBAN AREAS, URBAN CENTERS, URBAN CONTEXT, URBAN DEVELOPMENT, URBAN DEVELOPMENT FUND, URBAN DEVELOPMENT PROJECT, URBAN DWELLERS, URBAN ECONOMY, URBAN ENVIRONMENT, URBAN ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT, URBAN GOVERNANCE, URBAN GROWTH, URBAN HOUSEHOLDS, URBAN HOUSING, URBAN HOUSING SECTOR, URBAN INFRASTRUCTURE, URBAN INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT, URBAN INSTITUTIONS, URBAN ISSUES, URBAN LAND, URBAN LAND MARKET, URBAN LAND USE, URBAN MANAGEMENT, URBAN MIGRATION, URBAN NEIGHBORHOODS, URBAN PLANNING, URBAN POLICY, URBAN POOR, URBAN POOR PEOPLE, URBAN POPULATION, URBAN POPULATIONS, URBAN POVERTY, URBAN POVERTY ALLEVIATION, URBAN POVERTY REDUCTION, URBAN PRODUCTIVITY, URBAN PROJECTS, URBAN RESIDENTS, URBAN ROADS, URBAN SECTOR, URBAN SERVICE, URBAN SERVICE DELIVERY, URBAN SERVICES, URBAN SPACE, URBAN SPRAWL, URBAN UNEMPLOYMENT, URBAN WORKS, URBAN YOUTH, URBANIZATION, WAGES, WATER FACILITIES, WATER SUPPLY,
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2006/06/16343751/republic-togo-urban-peri-urban-development-policy-note https://hdl.handle.net/10986/13015
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