In this regard, the international cooperation for development (IC) regards "urban" as a sphere of intervention, rather than a sector theme. IC is made in and with cities.
UN Habitat estimated in 2016, that global urban population will double by 2050. Building or consolidating technical, institutional, financial, managerial and governance capacities of municipal governments for social cohesion as well as economic and ecological sustainability and cultural identity is, together with other subjects, decisive for the global future.