The strategic capacity development component forms part of the UK Global Future Cities Prosperity Fund Programme and is being developed by the UK Built Environment Advisory Group (UKBEAG) in close collaboration with UN-Habitat. The aim of the strategic capacity development component is to complement the other elements of the programme, to consider some of the barriers and enablers to sustainable urbanisation and to help ensure the programme’s long-term impact.

The Leadership Forum series comprised a programme of two events and followed on from the Country Level programme delivered earlier in 2021 and 2022. The aim of the series was to celebrate and reflect on what has been achieved by the programme, consider next steps, and the need for effective leadership as the projects move from the design stage into implementation.

Each event was supported by a range of Subject Matter Experts who contributed their thoughts on the importance of city leadership at all levels and engaged the participants in the topic of Leadership and Change Management.