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Beira Identifies Priority Investments to Strengthen Climate Resilience

With support from the Urban and Municipal Development Fund (UMDF), the municipality of Beira has completed its City Action Plan (CAP), identifying priority investments designed to strengthen resilience to floods, cyclones, and coastal erosion. On 11 June 2026, the Municipality of Beira hosted a …

Six new cities join growing network of UMDF-supported urban centers

Six new African cities will join the UMDF portfolio in 2026, following the Oversight Committee's approval granted at the close of 2025. Through its African Cities Program (ACP), the UMDF will channel grant funding into feasibility and diagnostic studies to determine the cities’ most urgent …

The UMDF extends urban development support to three new cities

 The Municipal Development Fund (UMDF) will expand its support to three additional African cities. The UMDF's Oversight Committee, which met on 25 June 2025, resolved to include the following cities: ·      Bamako, Mali ·      Niamey, Niger and …

EOI - Consultancy services to conduct the mid-term review of the Urban and Municipal Development Fund (UMDF) - PICU

Consultant type: Firm Consultant Consultant Location: Home-Based Publication date: 16-May-2025 Closing date: 30-May-2025 Job family: Other The Mid-Term Review will cover the following areas: Strategic Relevance: Alignment with AfDB's strategic direction, global urban development goals, and …

EOI - Consultancy services for the development of City Diagnostics and Action Plans for the Urban and Municipal Development Fund (UMDF) - PICU

Consultant type: Firm Consultant Consultant Location: Home-Based Publication date: 16-May-2025 Closing date: 23-May-2025 Job family: Other The UMDF is searching for consulting firms with proven knowledge and experience in integrated urban development and climate change impact on cities to implement …