Local Urban Infrastructure Development Project

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The objective of the Local Urban Infrastructure Development Project is to increase and sustain access of urban residents to basic infrastructure and services, particularly those living in deprived settlements. To achieve this objective, the project will: (i) support capacity development of local governments and other stakeholders in charge of urban development to plan, program, deliver and maintain infrastructure and services in the selected cities; and (ii) finance local infrastructure investments in selected cities (roads and drainage works, water supply, food markets, truck terminals, etc.). There are three components to the project. The first component of the project is capacity building, its focus is to build and consolidate management capacities for programming, implementing and managing urban infrastructure and basic services. The second component of the project is municipal investments for Niamey, Maradi and Dosso. The objective of this component is to: (i) upgrade infrastructure to increase access to basic services in the targeted cities, primarily in low-income settlements; and (ii) construct or rehabilitate infrastructure aimed at boosting local economic development: primary roads, food markets and truck terminals. The third and the final component of the project is support to implementation, monitoring and evaluation. This component will provide financing for implementation and monitoring of the project through the National Coordination Bureau (Bureau National de Coordination - BNC). It will include: (i) financing equipment and operating costs of the BNC (cost shared with the Transport Sector Program Support Project (PAPST); (ii) technical and financial audits; (iii) support to monitoring and evaluation; and (iv) information, education and communication for the project.