African Urban Resilience Fund
Ian, Elliot, Manik, Helen, Robert, Charles, Oliver
Outline
1. Why urban resilience in Africa
2. The African Urban Resilience Fund
3. Pilot Program in Conakry, Guinea
4. Contingencies
What is resilience?
The capacity of social, economic and environmental systemsto cope with a hazardous event or trend or disturbance,responding or reorganizing in ways that maintain theiressential function, identify, and structure, while alsomaintaining the capacity for adaptation, learning andtransformation (IPCC, 2014).
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Why create a resilience fund for Africa?
Vulnerable
Rising temperatures
Precipitation pattern changes
Exacerbation of existing stresses
High exposure, low adaptive capacity
(Niang et al, 2014)
Why focus on medium-sized cities?
Approx. 200 cities (UN, 2014)
Most growth in Africa expected in cities with less than 1 million inhabitants
Greater attention on larger cities
(Revi et al, 2014)
Kitwe, Tanzania Wad Medina, Sudan
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What funds currently exist?
Existing funds' primary focus
Adaptation + Mitigation vs Development
Direct implementation at a variety of scales International
Continental
National
Local
Current gaps
Resilience (Adaptation + Development)
City funding
Large funds for small project
Critique of existing funds
Poor monitoring and evaluationNakhooda (2013), Chaum (2011) and Bird (2013)
Lack of willingness to take risks and promote innovationNakhooda (2103), Nakhooda and Norman (2104), the ICF (2104) and Bird et al (2103)
Poor sharing of information and best practiceBird et al. 2013
Fund raising issues
Nakhooda (2013) and the ICF (2014)
Poor tailoring of finance to meet different needs
Nakhooda and Norman (2104)
Complex application procedures
Funds funding
funds
Mainweaknesses
The African Urban Resilience Fund
The African Urban Resilience Fund
Scope
Continent wide (Eventual) regional headquarters in each countryin Africa with operations
Budget of 1 billion USD over 1 decade
What does it hope to achieve:
Help the urban poor Locally focused, designed and led NGO's and city Government also welcome to apply Is an enabler: providing funding and technical expertise Inclusive process with potential for institutionalisation of
projects Communication with NGO's
The African Urban Resilience Fund
Micro projects
(Less than $10,000)
Medium Projects
(Less than
$100,000)
Large Projects
(More than
$100,000)
AdministrationSimplified
application process
Structured application assisted by local fund staff. Require MOU with local government
Structured and “detailed”
application procedure. Require
MOU with local government
Financial Management
Simple dispersement(s)
against deliverable
Financial application process
to certify their capacity
Financial application process
to certify their capacity
ReportingSelf appraisal (for
information sharing)
Defined indicators with some oversight
by AURF staff
Clearly defined and detailed indicators, with internal and
external auditing of report
Project Administration
Fund monitoring and evaluation
Track 1: Measures the institutional climate risk management impact at the regional levelTrack 2: Measures resilience performance of the project at community level
Based on
1. Output
2. Outcomes
3. Impact
Track 2 indicators based on: 1. Decreasing risk/exposure
2. Improving adaptive capacity
3. Decreasing vulnerability
Brooks & Fisher (2014)
Fund monitoring and evaluation
Steps
(Brooks & Fisher, 2014)
Pilot Program in Conakry
Country: GuineaCity: Conakry (Pop 1.8 M):
District: Taoyah
Organisation: Les Femmes de Rogbane (LFR) Collective savings group managed and directed by female representatives elected by the organizationPrior experience: Successfully managed a $30,000 GIZ economic growth program to establish a leather working cooperative for its members. Certification of financial management provided.Proposal: LFR has identified multiple community needs, priority activity is improved sanitation - introduction of communal STED (septic tank effluent drainage) systems.
Pilot Program
Plage Rogbane, Conakry source: lettersfromtheqm.com
•MOU in place with city government and Prefet (governor) - renewed annually
•Twelve sites identified in LFR’s region for initial installation of communal, low-maintenance, self-composting pit latrines
First year:•$80k in first year pilot program with the
expectation of scaling up •Mapping and existing sanitation assessment•Construction of communal pit latrines•Training of trainers by LFR
Subsequent years:•Government assistance and septic infrastructure•Expansion in Guinea (Boke, Kamsar, Labe, Kankan)•Mapping and sanitations systems knowledge sharing to/from other countries
Program Implementation
Program Implementation
Payments against specific work plan deliverables:
•baseline assessment
•mapping activities
•coordination meetings
•initial procurement of supplies
•construction of STED facilities
•final report including sustainability plan
Milestone progress inspections by Conakry AURF representative.
Final inspections and reporting by Guinea AURF representative.
Contingencies
Flexibility:•Projects can vary in scope and scale; sector; partners(s)
Trouble Shooting•Pilot scheme in first year•Full transparency and accountability•Adequate time allocated to planning and set-up
Longevity and upscaling:•Knowledge sharing•Partnering•Common schemes across multiple local governments•Community mapping projects & stakeholder involvement
Summary
Locally focused
Community Led
Medium sized cities
Adaptation +
Develop-ment
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