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Title Local Public Finances and Decentralization Day / Time Tuesday, June 20th / 13:30 - 15:30 Room Oceanview 7/8 Event Description Upon completing the decentralization processes, mayors of southern cities are required to take on new responsibilities, including increasing their ability to mobilize funds. This session will demonstrate how AIMF supports its member cities in several ways. First, the city of Douala, Cameroon, will present how it mobilizes private funds by improving its accounting and financial management. Second, the Niamey addressing project will demonstrate how it maximized the city’s fiscal potential through tax collection. Finally, the Dakar experience will demonstrate how a city can revitalize its socio-economic fabric and increase its fiscal resources through micro financing. Session Language English French Speakers (information as provided by host organization) Simon COMPAORE, Maire de Ouagadougou (Burkina Faso) - M. Gérald Tremblay, maire de Montreal Lamine Mbassa, Directeur des Affaires financières, Douala (Cameroun) Amadou Souley , Directeur de la cellule d'adressage de Niamey (Niger) - Mme Fayol Tall, Dakar   Contact Need more information about this event? Please fill the contact form Related Documents (in English and / or French) Host Organization Association internationale des maires francophones (AIMF) Host Organization Description AIMF (International Association of Francophone Mayors) is a network of 156 cities committed to promoting good municipal governance and assisting its mayors with the implementation of urban development policies. It works closely with local communities on processes involved with decentralization, largely by reinforcing the cities’ abilities in managing their local finances and vital statistics. Its annual investment budget is 4 million Euros. Its programs can range from modernizing tools used by the cities, to training municipal officials, and they are supported by its network of Francophone territorial experts. AIMF also strives to meet the Millennium Goals in its member cities by making concrete advances in the areas of access to water, health, and education. AIMF is the operating agency of the Organisation internationale de la Francophonie (International Organization of La Francophonie) for decentralized cooperation. Website (Organizer and partners) www.aimf.asso.fr www.ville.montreal.qc.ca www.ville.montreal.qc.ca

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