Summary: The activity builds upon community support programs to ensure the sustainability of community-driven development processes in Phnom Penh, as well as giving support to the institutional build up of Urban Poor Development Fund (UPDF) as a key financial development mechanism supporting urban community self-development on a city scale.

Objectives: The overall objective of the activity is to develop a people-centered bottom-up participatory process, through which a Comprehensive Development Framework for the city with local partnership in each khan (District) will be formed. Expanding the MPP’s (Municipality of Phnom Penh) Poverty Reduction Strategy; Developing an urban poor settlement improvement programme; Providing the framework for prioritisation of urban investments; Influencing on-going development initiatives in Phnom Penh City.

Activities: Identification of and consultation with the city's stakeholder groups, including the communities; Simultaneous concrete planning action/information gathering in each khan (district), including participation by key development actors; Action Researches, conducted by city development strategy (CDS) Working Group on community processes and on localised issues; City-wide consultation to reach consensus on key issues and approaches for formulation of City Development Framework, development strategies, and Action Plans.

Expected Impact & Results: Comprehensive stakeholder list; Comprehensive information about development situation and possible plan in each khan; Urban poor settlement improvement programme including community action research for strengthening community-based organisations, sanitation and shelter improvement activities; Community-based investment plan for urban poverty reduction; Comprehensive City Development Framework highlighting institutional strengthening programme for MPP and for the civil society for implementation of the CDS.