In Podcast (#8) we interview Julian Baskin, Principal Urban Advisor of Cities Alliance in Brussels. In this podcast, Mr. Baskin will reflect on the DEALS programme compared to other urban development programmes he knows from his work at Cities Alliance. Also, Mr. Baskin will reflect on developments in the city of Beira, Mozambique, and Kumasi, Ghana. The developments were on the agenda of the last meetings of the DEALS advisory committee, of which Mr. Baskin is an advisory member. 

In a series of podcasts the International Cooperation Agency of the Association of Netherlands Municipalities, VNG International, interviews people involved in the programme Governance of Inclusive Green Growth in Cities (DEALS). The DEALS programme is financed by the Netherlands ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Inclusive Green Growth department, and aims for inclusive and sustainable development in cities. 

Menno Bosma, partner in Wereld in Woorden Global Research & Reporting, is the interviewer in this podcast.