Urban Environmental Infrastructure Fund under UFPF (UFPF-UEIF)

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

$21.5 million

Co-financing Requirement
No
Application Timeframe

Contact ADB for more information.

Sectors and Themes
Education
Energy
Industry and Infrastructure
Oceans and Coasts
Poverty
Waste
Water
Climate Objective
Adaptation
Mitigation
Type of Support Provider
Multilateral
Trustee or Administrator
Asian Development Bank (ADB)
Contact Information

Fund Focal: Aldrin Plaza - aplaza[at]adb.org

Fund Team: Robert Domingo - rdomingo1.consultant[at]adb.org

The fund was established in 2009 under the Urban Financing Partnership Facility to raise and invest cofinancing from development partner agencies to support the implementation of Strategy 2020 through the provision of grant funds for technical assistance and investments focused on providing pro- poor or environmental benefits.

Support Provider

Sweden

Purpose of Support
Strengthening enabling environments and stakeholder capacity
Project and program implementation
Funding Type
Grants
In-kind contributions
Other
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

General Criteria:
(a) Be consistent with the country partnership strategy and results framework;
(b) Be consistent with the objectives of ADB’s Urban Initiatives under the Strategy 2020;
(c) Introduce innovative solutions;
(d) Adopt a participatory approach;
(e) Be catalytic;
(f) Have high demonstration value in the sector;
(g) Have good potential for replication and scalability in the country and/or region; and
(h) Have potential for partner cooperation

Specific Criteria
(a) Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation Projects
(b) Urban Environmental Transportation Services Projects
(c) Urban Environmental Water and Wastewater Services Projects
(d) Urban Environmental Solid Waste Management Services Projects
(e) District Heating and Cooling Services Projects
(f) Urban Renewal Projects

Eligible Countries

All ADB developing member countries are eligible to receive support from the fund.
 

Information on how to

Contact ADB for more information.