This note is a brief review of community-driven development (CDD) in World Bank-assisted urban upgrading projects. The purpose of the note is to help identify how CDD approaches have been applied in such projects, and it does not intend to be, nor is it conducted as an evaluation.

The review focuses on a small sample of urban upgrading projects that adopt CDD approaches, and draws from a combination of desk review and interviews with relevant Task Team Leaders. It briefly describes the projects, their CDD approaches, and concludes by highlighting emerging issues for future discussion.