Tamil Nadu Climate Resilient Urban Development Program

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The TA will have two subcomponents each to be implemented through the DMA and the TNUIFSL. The main activities will include (a) Program management and independent verification agency (IVA); (b) assessment of ULBs’ credit rating and exploring credit enhancement mechanism for municipal bonds; (c) communications, stakeholder, and WSS customers’ engagement at the ULBs; (d) training and capacity building for urban sector staff and ULB councilors on urban management and climate-resilient urban services, operationalizing and sustaining water supply services, developing and implementing CWIS and wastewater reuse, designing and managing WSS service O&M and PBCs, and preparing CCAPs; and (e) improving of e-governance and GIS mapping, and preparing of investment subprojects (outside of the Program). TA activities will incorporate gender awareness to ensure enhanced women’s participation in capacity-building activities and also strengthen gender-inclusive data management and monitoring and evaluation (M&E) systems.