Medium-Size Cities Integrated Urban Development Project

The development objective of the Medium-Size Cities Integrated Urban Development Project for Uzbekistan are to support the Borrower to: (a) improve selected urban infrastructure, public spaces and assets, and access to services in Participating Cities; and (b) strengthen the institutional capacity of the Borrower’s relevant agencies to deliver and manage local infrastructure.It has three components. First component, improvement of urban services and enhancement of public urban spaces will finance a targeted bundle of integrated and multi-sectoral investments to contribute to the enhancement of selected public urban spaces in project cities and improve livability; Second component, institutional strengthening and capacity building will consist of activities targeting project cities and local government agencies, tailored to their specific needs, including without being limited to: (i) asset management systems and management of integrated urban mobility; (ii) sustainable tourism development; and (iii) cooperation with the private sector. It has two subcomponents: (i) institutional strengthening and capacity building of participating cities and (ii) support to the national medium-size cities program (NMSCP); Third component, implementation support will support project implementation, including implementation of the project monitoring and evaluation system, communication strategy, application of safeguard instruments as well as training and financing of incremental operating costs of the Project Implementing Unit.