In a context of rapid urban growth, the worsening impact of climate change and various vulnerable situations (social, economic, etc.) have multiplied risk factors for the populations.

However, this growth offers new opportunities such as building inclusive, safe, prosperous, resilient and sustainable cities.

African Cities

and the Challenge

of Climate Change

African cities’ planning and development is a priority to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and fight climate change.

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

CICLIA supports local African authorities in developing and financing low-carbon and resilient urban projects that serve 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 to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and fight climate change. Launched to contribute to this objective, CICLIA 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 urbanization.

CICLIA supports local African actors in developing low-carbon and resilient urban projects that serve 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 African cities' Development

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

More than 550 million city residents in Africa today

Increased exposure to climate change risks

The need for

low-impact urban development

Most African cities develop spontaneously, with little or no planning and compliance with standards. In 2015, more than 55% of Africa's population lived in precarious neighborhoods.

Flooding, coastal erosion, heat waves, waterborne diseases and the acceleration of exceptional climatic events, among other factors, make it essential to design sustainable infrastructures and to preserve natural ecosystems.

55%

More than 550 million city residents in Africa 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, significantly contribute to global warming.

They account for 70% of global energy-related greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. With low emissions at this stage, African cities can still have an impact on their growth and act in favor of low-carbon development.

70%

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

billion

001

2050

million

500

2022

nearly

1 billion

in 2050

More than 550 million city residents in Africa today

Increased exposure to climate change risks

The need for

low-impact urban development

African cities are key stakeholders in planning and implementing the resilience of populations and infrastructures facing climate change, and in integrating their development into the objectives of sustainable development.

The majority of the required adaptation measures are or will be locally implemented. The local scale is relevant when facing challenges varying according to context, and it also allows the implementation of necessary mitigation and adaptation strategies.

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

Low-carbon, resilient and inclusive development dynamics

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

Imagining and implementing sustainable cities requires time for strategic and technical studies as well as for the mobilization of appropriate expertise.

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

Determining the feasibility of low-carbon and resilient projects

Promoting the social inclusion of the most vulnerable,

Strengthening the capacities of local authorities.

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

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 project preparation for African urban populations.

For CICLIA, climate is a pillar of urban planning and 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, of urban mobility and social inclusion, and of 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, of urban mobility and social inclusion, and of 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 Projects

Financing and conducting studies in the very first phase of projects to integrate climate as a basis for urban development

1

Skills transfer

to local stakeholders

and support during

the study phase

2

Valorization, among African and international professionals, of the solutions provided by each project 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, as well as additional analyses of climate change impacts, CICLIA enables solid technical projects to emerge.

Developing local climate strategic 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,

Robert Luzolanu, Coordinator of the commune of Kinshasa’s urban development unit.

Strengthening cities’ financial governance and self-management capacities

Through the financing and deployment of financial expertise and actions to reinforce management skills, CICLIA supports local authorities and contributes to the sustainability of urban projects.

Zoom

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

"We carry out capacity building actions for the community, including market facilities management and local taxation improvements."

Gabriel Charasse,

AFD Project Team Leader - Urban Development, Planning

and Housing Division

Identifying and promoting the most relevant solutions to climate and societal challenges

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

Study trip to Lomé: overview of an instructive peer-to-peer exchange of experience and best practice

2

of:

a financing

billion

euros

,

1,2

for the implementation of

11 infrastructure and urban services

projects

for the implementation of 11 infrastructure

and urban services projects

million

euros

510

preparation of

urban projects (infrastructure and service)

19

This technical assistance has already enabled:

technical

assistance

contracts

29

To this day, nearly

11 million euros

have been invested into

the Swiss Secretariat for Economic Affairs

(SECO)

million

euros

million

euros

European Union

(EU)

8

3

from

co-donors

million

euros

11

which

enabled it

to raise

To finance its activities until april 2023, CICLIA received

To finance its activities

until april 2023,

CICLIA received a

€1,4 million

envelope from AFD

,

a

million euros envelope

from AFD

The scope of CICLIA's intervention, from financing to technical assistance, has a strong impact thanks to a twofold leverage effect.

A commitment with a twofold leverage effect

690

with 7 new projects

to be granted

in the next

2 years

million euros

9 have been co-financed, including 7 by the European Union and 3 by the World Bank

mobilisation of 4 innovative Climate Finance instruments

11 projects :

Concrete Results with Strong Impacts

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

39
African cities

10 capital cities

29 intermediate cities

Technical assistance funded by CICLIA

(per country and per themes)

16 supportive of climate change adaptation,

10 supportive of 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, Improvement of social cohesion, Strengthening of local institutions,

A high-impact commitment

tons of CO2 equivalent

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

,

7,9

950