World association of the major metropolises
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Mission
Metropolis is the World Association of Major Metropolises. Created in 1985, the Metropolis Association is represented by more than 100 members from across the world and operates as an international forum for exploring issues and concerns common to all big cities and metropolitan regions. Metropolis also manages the Metropolitan Section of United Cities and Local Governments (UCLG).
In metropolitan governance, understood as collaboration between metropolitan governments on the one hand and the other levels of local, regional and state governments on the other; public/private cooperation and public participation.
In technical/financial assistance, to mobilize new financial resources for investments earmarked at sustainable and efficient development.
In mutual learning, as a result of the transfer of knowledge, practices and experiences between metropolitan governments and their associates
In innovation, understood as a result of collaboration between city governments and groundbreaking businesses and entities in the management of urban issues.
In presence in international forums and the defense of city interests and concerns.
In the debate about ideas on city trends and evolution.
Metropolis wishes to build a global alliance between metropolitan governments and their associates to promote urban sustainability.
- Promoting a cross-sectoral approach and inter-relations between the different aspects of urban sustainability: environmental, economic, social and cultural.
- Acting both in already urbanized metropolitan regions and ones in a phase of strong urban growth.
- Defining public-private action and cooperation projects between institutions and levels of government.
- Working to reduce the sustainability gap and to promote innovation and metropolitan governance.
Objectives
Metropolis will consider the following over the current period:
- Promoting mutual learning, training and capacity building
- Speeding up innovation to find solutions to city problems
- Contributing toward metropolitan governance to reduce metropolitan imbalances
- Promoting financial and technical assistance to metropolitan areas in developing countries
- Representing and giving political visibility to metropolitan interests before national and international institutions
- Promoting a reflection on trends in the evolution of cities and metropolitan policies
Action Plan
Metropolis is established as the leading world network of large cities, representing the interests of metropolises at international forums.
Metropolis has four main objectives:
- To provide a network for exchanges and cooperation between members and collaborators
- To represent the interests of the large cities and regions the world level
- To increase our partnership with other institutions
- To become established as a world decentralised organization
The 5th Metropolis Strategic Meeting held in Barcelona on 5 October 2010 developed the proposals for the 2012-2014 Action Plan, to be approved during the Porto Alegre Congress in November 2011.
The new Action Plan features two fundamental ideas to promote for the 2012-2014 period:
- Review the Association’s internal organization with the creation of metropolitan hub networks, called Global Offices, which will foster decentralized management of the association, and Metropolis Initiatives, which will take on the responsibility for a project, theme or activity of the Association in benefit of members.
- Development of Partnerships: Metropolis and its members, local, metropolitan or regional governments, should foster the search for well-defined partnerships to develop activities.
For more information on the procedure for submitting a Metropolis Initiative, click here.
