Urban & Municipal
Development Fund
UMDF,
What is the
what do we support?
Multi-donor trust fund launched in 2019 to support AfDB engagement in and with cities.
UMDF provides African cities with technical assistance in four three outcome areas:
1. Improved urban diagnostics and planning;
2. Identification and preparation of infrastructure investments;
3. Improved municipal governance and financial management
→ Enhancing access to AfDB financeng.
What is the
UMDF ?
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▪ well-planned cities and long-term planning attracts investments and businesses
▪ Functioning infrastructure as the strategic vehicle for supporting economic, and urban development.
What support does the UMDF provide?
▪ Analysis and advice on the design of integrated urban plans and/or sector strategies
▪ Capacity development and assistance to attract investment into economic
infrastructure
▪ Activating AfDB’s catalytic role to leverage international and national investments and resources for urban development.
Productive Cities
▪ People centered urban development improves citizen engagement and satisfaction, attracts talent
▪ Clear policies and strategies to ensure the
benefits of urbanisation are distributed equitably, taking into account the needs of the most
vulnerable, including women, youth & elderly.
What support does the UMDF provide?
▪ Integrated urban development plans, inclusive urban design, gender-sensitive spatial planning and participatory decision-making.
▪ Project Preparation for essential infrastructure, water, electricity, public transport, waste
▪ Urban regeneration, public space improvements
Livable Cities
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▪ Improving the urban environment has multiple economic and social benefits
▪ Cities need to prepare for climate action and improve resilience
▪ Leading the sustainable transition, cities attract green investments, improve resource efficiency, and gain a competitive edge over peers.
What support does the UMDF provide?
▪ Facilitating learning between cities.
▪ Supporting climate-proofing investments,
developing projects and programs that reduce GHG emissions or build resilience
▪ Assisting cities in accessing green financing mechanism, or mobilizing climate finance
Sustainable Cities
▪ Adequate fiscal decentralisation, accountability, responsiveness and transparency enhances the fiscal self-sufficiency, access to market finance and the ability to invest
What support does the UMDF provide?
▪ Partnering with governments at a national and sub-national level to support fiscal reforms;
▪ technical assistance to strengthen systems of revenue collection, expenditure administration as well as building creditworthiness;
▪ Preparing cities to access financing from AfDB and other sources.
▪ Build institutions or PPPs for infrastructure
Well-Governed Cities
How to work with the
UMDF
UMDF provides Bank executed financial support and technical assistance to African municipalities or subnational entities either directly or through eligible intermediaries.
Regular UMDF Window
1. Improved Urban Diagnostics and Planning 2. Project Preparation
3. Improved municipal governance and financial management Small Grants Initiative
Other Activities that support African cities, direct approval of proposals up to 30k Process
1. Send us a project proposal or proposition,
2. Review and quality-check process, with multiple iterations 3. Government request and stakeholder endorsement.
4. Presented to Oversight Committee for funding decision / Direct approval
How to acces the UMDF ?
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Launched in 2020 with 5 cities, with additional cities added
annually.
A network of reform-minded cities and municipalities,
turning analysis into plans into concrete investments for more sustainable, productive and livable cities in Africa/.
Antananarivo, Bizerte, Conakry, Dodoma, and Libreville.
AfDB Cities Program
Selected Interested African cities can participate in AfDB City Program
Ongoing Projects
West Africa
East Africa North Africa
Southern Africa Central
Africa
North
Bizerte City Program
Tunis Waste Management Plan and project preparation for new Waste Facility
Central
Libreville – City Program Cameroon National Urban Investment Programa
East
Addis Ababa Urban Regeneration Project Dodoma – City Program
Southern
Antananarivo City Program
South Africa – Intermediate City Financing Program
West
Conakry – City Program
Regional: Knowledge Products
Municipal financial capacity assessment
Affordable housing
Contact
Urban and Municipal Development Fund African Development Bank
CCIA Building | Avenue Jean Paul II, Plateau 01 Box 01 1387 | Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire
PICU_UMDF@afdb.org www.afdb.org
Contact
Urban and Municipal Development Fund African Development Bank
CCIA Building | Avenue Jean Paul II, Plateau Box 01 1387 | Abidjan Cote d’Ivoire
m.mayr@afdb.org
