Introduction of ITF Fund

The world is undergoing the largest wave of urban growth in history.

More than half of the world’s population now lives in cities and towns, and by 2030, this number is estimated to increase – to about 5 billion. Much of this urbanization will unfold in Africa and Asia, bringing huge social, economic and environmental transformations.

Urbanization has the potential to usher in a new era of well-being, resource efficiency and economic growth. But cities are also home to high concentrations of poverty. Nowhere is the rise of inequality clearer than in urban areas, where wealthy communities coexist alongside, and separate from, slums and informal settlements.

The International Towns Federation aims to become a center of excellence on sustainable urban development by supporting well–planned and governed urbanization investing in green and equitable growth across the world, including least developed areas and cities in major continents.

Transforming cities and urban areas through the funding program, the International Towns Federation supports countries’and cities’ capacity to improve governance and financial management, improve urban planning, and invest more in resilient infrastructure and essential services.

Let us work together to make future

Better Towns, Better lives!