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In a context of rapid urban growth, the worsening impact of climate change and several vulnerable situations (social, economic, etc.) have multiplied the risk factors for the populations. However, this growth offers new opportunities such as building cities that are inclusive, safe, prosperous, resilient and sustainable.

African cities

and the challenge

of climate change

African cities’ development is a priority for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and fighting climate change.

Launched to contribute to this objective, the CICLIA facility is the missing link between the application of international and national climate strategies and the concrete needs of these cities, which are facing an unprecedented rate of urbanisation.

CICLIA supports local African actors in developing low-carbon and resilient urban projects that serve to the fight against climate change.

CICLIA’s commitment is essential to promote inclusive and sustainable projects that benefit the inhabitants of African cities.

African cities’ development is a priority for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and fighting climate change. Launched to contribute to this objective, the CICLIA facility is the missing link between the application of international and national climate strategies and the concrete needs of these cities, which are facing an unprecedented rate of urbanisation.

CICLIA supports local African actors in developing low-carbon and resilient urban projects that serve to the fight against climate change.

CICLIA’s commitment is essential to promote inclusive and sustainable projects that benefit the inhabitants of African cities.

Climate at the heart of the development of African cities

CITIES AND CLIMATE IN AFRICA,

Funding and expertise for a sustainable development of African cities

In Africa, there are more than 550 million city residents today

Increased exposure to climate change risks

The need for low-impact urban development

In Africa, there are more than 550 million city residents today

Increased exposure to climate change risks

The need for

low-impact urban development

African cities are mostly developed spontaneously, with little or no up-to-date planning and applied standards.

In 2015, more than 55% of Africa's population lived in precarious neighborhoods.

Flooding, coastal erosion, heat waves, water-borne diseases, etc., the acceleration of exceptional climatic events, make it essential to design sustainable infrastructures and to preserve natural ecosystems.

55%

In Africa, there are more than 550 million city residents today

Increased exposure to climate change risks

The need for

low-impact urban development

Like everywhere else in the world, cities, which concentrate population and economic activities, contribute significantly to global warming. They account for 70% of global energy-related greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. With low emissions at this stage, African cities can have an impact on their growth and act in favor of low-carbon development, with a prospect of containing their carbon footprint.

70%

Strong demographic pressure and major rural transformations fuel the highest urban growth dynamic in the world (4% per year on average).

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2050

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nearly

1 billion

in 2050

In Africa, there are more than 550 million city residents today

Increased exposure to climate change risks

The need for

low-impact urban development

African cities are a key actor in planning and implementing the resilience of populations and infrastructures to the consequences of climate change and in integrating their development into the objectives of sustainable development.

The majority of the required adaptation measures are or will be implemented at the local scale. The local scale is relevant for responding efficiently to the different challenges of each context. It also allows the implementation of the necessary measures of the mitigation and adaptation strategies in the territory.

Cities, as local public policy makers and service and infrastructure managers, are best placed to implement national and international climate commitments while improving the daily lives of their populations.

A low-carbon, resilient and inclusive development dynamic

Today, the preservation of the planet as well as the strengthening of social links and local institutions are the ambitions that drive CICLIA's action.

Imagining and building sustainable cities requires time for preparation, through strategic and technical studies and the mobilisation of appropriate expertise.

CICLIA's support to cities upstream of the investment has a threefold ambition:

to determine the feasibility of clean and resilient projects

to promote the social inclusion of the most vulnerable

strengthen the capacities of local authorities

CICLIA marks a turning point by placing climate change measures at the heart of urban development policies, strategies and programmes.

Introduced in the wake of the Paris Agreements, CICLIA is one of the very first financing and support initiatives to integrate climate change issues into the preparation of projects for African urban populations.

For CICLIA, climate is a pillar of urban development in Africa

Focus on

Project classification

Focus on

"Solar street lighting in Kampala: towards a more inclusive city"

Interview

with Olga Koukoui,

AFD Project Team Leader,

Urban Development,

Planning, Housing

The unique challenges of climate change adaptation and ecosystem preservation, urban mobility and social inclusion, and access to basic services all require massive investments and specific know-how. Faced with limited resources, many African cities are seeking financial support and expertise.

The unique challenges of climate change adaptation and ecosystem preservation, urban mobility and social inclusion, and access to basic services all require massive investments and specific know-how.

Faced with limited resources, many African cities are seeking financial support and expertise.

CICLIA, a facility for technical assistance and preparation of low-carbon and resilient urban project

Financing and

conducting studies in the upstream phase of projects, integrating the climate dimension as a basis

for urban development

1

Skills transfer

to local actors

and support during

the study phase

2

Valorisation,

among African and international professionals,

of the solutions

provided by each project

in response to the SDGs

3

To turn these ambitions into reality, CICLIA combines 3 levers with a 3-act mission

PREPARE

STRENGTHEN

LEARN

Through its planning, programming and feasibility studies, and its additional analysis of the impacts of climate change, CICLIA enables solid technical projects to emerge.

Develop local climate strategy frameworks and upstream studies on “sustainable city” investment projects

Zoom

To Petola project - Flood and health risk management (Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo)

"A project starts with an idea, an identification, and then you have to prepare the project, otherwise you will never succeed…”

Robert Luzolanu,

Coordinator of the “Urban Development Unit” of the Community of Kinshasa

Strengthen financial governance and self-management capacities of cities

Through the financing and deployment of financial expertise and actions to reinforce management skills, CICLIA participates in the support of local actors and the sustainability of urban infrastructure and service projects.

Zoom

Bobo-Dioulasso - Local food supply for markets (Burkina Faso)

"Capacity building actions for the community in terms of managing market facilities and improving local taxation are carried out"

Gabriel Charasse,

AFD Project Team Leader - Urban Development, Planning

and Housing Division

Identify and promote the most relevant solutions to climate and societal challenges

Raising awareness of urban and climate issues in Africa, capitalising on the results achieved, disseminating good practices and proven methods: the valorisation of knowledge is also at the heart of CICLIA's mission.

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of:

a financing

million

euros

,

831,5

for the implementation of

9 infrastructure and urban services

projects

for the implementation of 9 infrastructure

and urban services projects

million

euros

300

preparation of

urban infrastructure and service projects

16

This technical assistance has already enabled:

technical

assistance

contracts

29

To this day, nearly

11 million euros

have been invested in

the Swiss Secretariat for Economic Affairs

(SECO)

million

euros

million

euros

European Union

(EU)

8

3

from

co-financiers

million

euros

11

which

enabled it

to raise

To finance its activities until december 2022, CICLIA received

To finance its activities

until december 2022,

CICLIA received a

€1,4 million

envelope from AFD

,

a

million euros envelope

from AFD

From financing to technical assistance, the scope of CICLIA's intervention, thanks to a double leverage effect, has a strong impact.

A commitment with a double leverage effect

,

531,5

with 7 new projects

to be granted

in the next

2 years

million euros

8 have been co-financed, including 6 by the European Union and 3 by the World Bank

mobilisation of 4 innovative climate finance instruments

9 projects :

Concrete results with strong impacts

Nearly €11 million committed to the design of sustainable cities in Africa

39
cities

10 capital cities

29 intermediate cities

Technical assistance financed by CICLIA

(per country and per themes)

16 supportive to climate change adaptation,

10 supportive to climate change mitigation,

3 mixed

Urban development (incl. precarious neighborhoods)

Solid waste

Energy

Transport & Mobility

Local economic development

Climate strategies and disaster risk management

Urban water

CICLIA's commitment is already producing significant outcomes.

Preservation of the planet, Improved social links, Strengthened local institutions,

A high-impact commitment

tons of CO2 can be avoided

.

-

-300.000

(including more than 3 million living under the poverty line) will see their living conditions improved thanks to access to basic services and green and sustainable infrastructure

million

of people

,

7,4

950