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