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Asia Urbs

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The Asia Urbs Programme was a humanitarian development programme, funded by EuropeAid Co-operation Office of the European Commission. It aims at a decentralised (city-to-city) cooperation between Europe and Asia. Established in 1998. The programme provided grants to local governments, non-governmental organizations for every aspect of urban life and municipal planning developing.

The budget is € 33.2 million (first phase) and €10 million (second phase, from 2004). The programme involved many of the Asian countries, including China, Cambodia, India, Vietnam, Thailand, Bangladesh, and others.

Objectives

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  • Promote mutual understanding between Asia and Europe,
  • Support the alleviation of poverty,
  • Develop economic partnerships.

Key areas of cooperation

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  • Urban management
  • Urban socio-economic development
  • Urban environment
  • Urban social infrastructure[1]

The programme was closed for proposals in 2005, but some of its projects were still ongoing as of 2007.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "European Union Promotes Cooperation with Asian Cities". The Asia Urbs Programme. Archived from the original on 2007-06-08. Retrieved 2007-05-31.
  2. ^ "About Asia Urbs". European Commission > EuropeAid > Programmes and Projects. Retrieved 2007-05-31.
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