World Bank finances Maputo Urban Transformation Project
The World Bank has approved a $100 million grant from the International Development Association in support of Maputo Urban Transformation Project, in Mozambique. The project will finance critical urban infrastructure investments in the city and support the implementation of municipal reforms.
The project will also tackle two of the greatest challenges the city faces: i) the construction of its first sanitary landfill and the decommissioning of the Hulene dumpsite; and ii) the implementation of an urban plan for KaTembe Municipal District where most future urban growth is expected to take place.
The latter includes land demarcation, construction of priority urban infrastructures, and implementation of sites-and-services for low income families.
A portion of the project’s financing will also help the current efforts to mitigate the economic impact of COVID-19 on the most vulnerable in Maputo.
