"Technical Assistance in Urban Infrastructure Management" is part of the World Bank’s "Urban and Local Development Project" (PDUL). This five-year programme combines the investment of funds with the provision of technical assistance to positively impact provision of infrastructure and basic services in fast-growing urban areas. Similar methodologies have recently achieved results in several African and Asian countries.
The project contributes towards the World Bank’s goal of Maximizing Finance for Development Commitments, as well as its current Climate Change Action Plan and Gender Equality Strategy. It also strengthens the Mozambique Government’s efforts to improve access to and sustainability of basic infrastructure and services while implementing decentralization reforms and reinforcing local governments’ capacity to combat COVID-19.
DT Global has led provision of training and consultancy services to enhance municipal technicians’ skills, enabling them to become more active in the urban and infrastructure management sectors.
This work is being done through four inter-related components: (1) Urban Infrastructure and Municipal Services; (2) Decentralization Policy Reforms and Institutional Strengthening; (3) Project Management; and (4) Contingency Emergency Recovery, in 22 municipalities across the provinces of Gaza, Niassa, Sofala, and Zambézia.
The programme has the following goal: To strengthen institutional performance and deliver improved infrastructure and services in participating local entities.
The programme has achieved results through the capacity of Mozambique's institutions (including technicians) to align their activities with cross-cutting issues, such as gender and climate change. This steered Mozambique’s urban development sector towards long-term integration and sustainable outcomes. The programme has focused on understanding the needs and local context of municipalities and other stakeholders, in order to provide appropriate levels of direction and quantities of specialization to technicians.
