The MC2CM project is done in collaboration between the project partners using the comparative advantage of each partner: engagement with local governments (UCLG), migration policy and migration governance (ICMPD) and sustainable urban development (UN-Habitat).

In the project, UN-Habitat provides the expertise on sustainable urban development, with a focus on housing, makes the link to the New Urban Agenda and SDG11, leads on regional learning events, seminars, webinars, and learning reports focusing on: housing, urban planning, slum upgrading, forced evictions, basic services such as water and sanitation. ICMPD leads the overall project implementation, including day-to-day management and logistics for all activities, as well as provides inputs and leads on the implementation of selected actions, providing expertise on migration-related matters. UCLG provides expertise and mechanisms to effectively reach out to its members: networks of local authorities and local authorities themselves, including implementation of effective peer learning tools and observatories, definition and dissemination of technical and policy recommendation at local, national and international level.