Towards more climate-resilient, liveable and productive urban development in Africa.
What is the UMDF?
The Urban and Municipal Development Fund (UMDF) is an African Developement Bank trust fund which provides direct support to cities, and facilitates the Bank’s work in and with cities in order to mobilise funding and technical assistance, develop partnerships and manage “upstream” city engagement, project identification and preparation (pre-investment).
We currently support more than 30 urban development projects accross Africa
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News
Promoting Job Opportunities and Sustainability: The Cross-Sectoral Approach of Brazilian Cities Fosters Partnerships with Cooperatives of Waste Pickers..
The rapid urbanization phenomenon experienced by both Brazilians and Africans has disproportionately increased the amount and types of solid waste generated. The UMDF invited a delegation of high level municipal staff from African cities to visite São Paulo, Fortaleza, and Curitiba to discover the …
REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST: Consulting services (Firm) for advisory services - City of Cape Town (CoCT)
The African Development Bankin collaboration with the City of Cape Town(CoCT) will be recruiting a consulting firm for advisory services for the CoCT Climate Resilient Infrastructure Planning with financing from the Urban and Municipal Development Fund (UMDF) managed by the African Development …
Recruitment: UMDF Long-Term Consultancy
The African Development Bank hereby invites Individual Consultants to indicate their interest in the following Assignment: Urban Development Long- term Consultancy (12 months) in the Urban and Municipal Development Fund (UMDF). Closing application date: 02-Sep-2024 Click here to open the full …
African Development Bank Group supports study tour to Brazil to inspire African cities
The Study Tour, organised as part of the African Development Bank (AfDB)'s African Cities Program (ACP), launched in 2020, is financed by the South-to-South Cooperation Trust Fund (SSCTF) in collaboration with the Bank Group’s Urban and Municipal Development Fund (UMDF), with technical support from …
Programs
African Cities Program
Project Preparation Window
By joining the African Cities Program, a city benefits from comprehensive and long-term support by the AfDB Urban and Municipal Development Fund in the areas of planning, governance and capacity …
The support for project preparation is another key service provided by the UMDF, in partnership with local and national governments. It aims to accelerate the identification, preparation and …
African Cities Program
By joining the African Cities Program, a city benefits from comprehensive and long-term support by the AfDB Urban and Municipal Development Fund in the areas of planning, governance and capacity …
Project Preparation Window
The support for project preparation is another key service provided by the UMDF, in partnership with local and national governments. It aims to accelerate the identification, preparation and …
