In this report, Devex and City Cancer Challenge explore the challenges and best practices involved in implementing city-led initiatives to make them more meaningful and impactful, and the success factors that help replicate results and bring programs to scale in a variety of sectors.

Through in-depth interviews with experts implementing city-led initiatives in low- and middle-income countries and an online survey of 790 development professionals, the report highlights innovative programs in various cities that showcase the advantages of a city-led approach to development.