Urban Climate Change Resilience Trust Fund under UFPF (UFPF-UCCRTF)

Type of Recipient
Public entity at the national level
Private sector
Region
East Asia and Pacific
South Asia
Fund Size

$149.4 million

Co-financing Requirement
No
Application Timeframe

Contact ADB for more information.

Sectors and Themes
Cities
Industry and Infrastructure
Water
Climate Objective
Adaptation
Type of Support Provider
Multilateral
Trustee or Administrator
Asian Development Bank (ADB)
Contact Information

Fund Team: Ma. Victoria Antonio - vantonio.consultant[at]adb.org

The fund was established in 2013 under the Urban Financing Partnership Facility to help build the resilience of fast-growing medium-sized cities and reduce the risks that poor and vulnerable populations face from climate-related shocks and stresses, through better planning and investments in resilient infrastructure.

Support Provider

Switzerland, the Rockefeller Foundation, United Kingdom, United States

Purpose of Support
Strengthening enabling environments and stakeholder capacity
Project and program implementation
Funding Type
Grants
Monitoring and Reporting Procedures

Project implementation, supervision, and monitoring will be conducted by user departments following ADB’s standard policies, procedures, and guidelines.

Organizational and Decision Making Structure

ADB's Urban Infrastructure Steering Committee makes recommendations on fund proposals.

Eligibility Criteria

Funds are available for cities in the 8 priority countries through the ADB Operations Department. The fund uses a systems-centered approach that supports making climate change a central element of city planning. The fund provides technical assistance and investment grant financing to projects that support climate change integration into city planning, implementation of both ‘hard’ (infrastructure) and ‘soft’ (policy or institutional) interventions and includes a strong knowledge component. 

Eligible Countries

The eligible countries are Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, the Philippines, and Viet Nam.

Information on how to

Please contact the ADB for more information.

Please note, funding is only available to pre-selected countries. See the eligible countries field for more information.