URBAN II(SEC CITIES)

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The project objectives are: (a) to help rehabilitate and improve essential infrastructure, services and environmental systems; and to strengthen the technical, financial and managerial capacity of local government; and (b) to help initiate fundamental reform of the housing parastatals and housing finance system; relieve the shortage of affordable houses; improve the environmental conditions and provide essential infrastructure and service for the urban poor; and strengthen the Ministry of Works and Housing. The components of the local government sector rehabilitation include: (a) infrastructure and environmental systems rehabilitation and maintenance works; (b) municipal revenue mobilization; (c) land administration; (d) training program development and project management support. The components of the housing sector reform include: (a) urban upgrading works; (b) housing consolidation studies; (c) institutional reform of housing parastatals; (d) a line of credit for a pilot housing finance sub-project; and (e) technical assistance, training, vehicles, equipment and operation support for sector reform and project management.