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
In Morocco, a training program on waste management and recovery
Used oils, tires, sewage sludge, organic materials... many household and industrial wastes can be recovered and turned into energy or compost. In Morocco, t he Urban and Municipal Development Fund (UMDF) financed a training workshop for managers and engineers from the Moroccan Agency for Economic …
The UMDF has approved an annual work programme to support 14 new municipalities and local authorities
The Technical Committee of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group met on 18 March 2024 in Abidjan and approved the new work programme for 2024. The committee, responsible for monitoring the work of the AfDB’s Urban and Municipal Development Fund (UMDF), allocated a total of US$4.5 million to …
Kisumu started identifying high potential urban infrastructure projects
Representatives from the local and national governments gathered to discuss an action plan to identify transformative urban projects. This workshop marks the third phase of the African Cities Program (ACP) of the African Development Bank (AfDB). From the 5th till the 7th of February, …
Kigali started its City Diagnostic as a new member of the AfDB’s African Cities Program
During a “city profiling” workshop, representatives of the national and local governments gathered with development partners to build a precise diagnostic of Kigali. A first step in the support process for this municipality, as a member of the African Cities Program (ACP) of the African Development …
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 …
