The document discusses the importance of the implementation phase of a National Urban Policy (NUP). It states that a clear implementation plan is required to translate policy directions into tangible changes. The implementation plan should be produced alongside or after the NUP drafting. It should set out agreed upon actions and timeframes, coordination frameworks, monitoring agencies, funding mechanisms, ongoing monitoring programs, and efforts to build knowledge capacity. The implementation phase depends on previous phases, specifically the formulation phase, and determines how to execute the policy plan through an administrative structure. It identifies implementation gaps and produces a plan outlining tasks, responsibilities, and timelines to allocate resources and translate policy intent into legislation.

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NUP REQUIRES A CLEAR IMPLEMENTATION PLAN
Policy directions should be translated into tangible and
positive changes
NUP implementation plan should be produced
alongside NUP drafting or right after drafting
This implementation plan could be a stand alone
document or be part of the main policy statements

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NUP IMPLEMENTATION PLAN SETS OUT:
Agreed NUP actions and timeframes
Coordination framework for agencies and institutions responsible for NUP
Appropriate identification of a monitoring agency for implementation
Clear mechanisms for funding and financing NUP actions
Ongoing monitoring program of the NUP including indicators frameworks
Evaluation program for the NUP progress against commitments
Explicit efforts to build government and urban sector knowledge capacity
Alignment of national monitoring with key global urban frameworks

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This phase depends on the previous ones and more specifically to the formulation
phase which lays down a policy plan
The implementation analysis of the policy plan aims at determining the way
forward for execution; it also guides on the administrative structure of NUP
actualization
The implementation gaps are derived from the analysis
An implementation plan containing the tasks, agencies responsible and timelines
In this phase the resources are allocated
The intent of the policy is also translated into legislation in this phase

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2.4 Implementation phase- step by step process