Rwanda Urban Development Project (RUDP)
Rwanda Urbanization Development Project (RUDP) is a World Bank funded project initiated to improve access to basic services, enhance resilience and strengthen integrated urban planning and management in the City of Kigali and the six Secondary Cities of Rwanda). Operational since 2016 up to 30th June 2021, upon completion of construction works of 89.32 Km of asphalt roads and 29.94 Km of standalone drainages under RUDP1 in Huye, Muhanga, Musanze, Nyagatare, Rubavu and Rusizi and the City of Kigali. It was then deemed necessary to embark on RUDP2 to continue the mission in the same districts from February 2021 up to 31st December 2025. Financed by the World Bank, RUDP is implemented by the aforementioned Districts under the oversight of LODA, Rwanda Housing Authority (RHA) and the Ministry of Infrastructure (MININFRA).
Project Description (components, sub-components and activities):
The overall project development objective is to improve access to sustainable infrastructure and services, and strengthen urban management and resilience in low income areas in the City of Kigali and the 6 Secondary Cities (SCs) of Rwanda which are Nyagatare, Musanze, Rubavu, Rusizi, Huye and Muhanga. Activities under RUDP-II will be structured into three components namely, Support to the City of Kigali, Support to six secondary cities and Institutional Capacity Development and Project Management.
The component 1 has two subcomponents which are Subcomponent 1a: Integrated urban planning for resilient, inclusive infrastructure delivery in CoK and Subcomponent 1b: Evidence-based, sustainable wetland management, flood risk management and greenhouse gas monitoring in CoK. Activities of the subcomponent 1 include 4 urban upgrading of unplanned resettlements (civil works for road access, pedestrian walkways, and streetlights); flood infrastructure (hotspots); Stormwater management master plan; Water level monitoring; Technical assistance (TA) for master plan implementation in Kigali and TA for CIP, revenue enhancement, expenditure management and innovative financing for wetland sustainability. Under the sub-component 1b, the sub-projects include wetland rehabilitation of Gikondo and Nyabugogo; LiDAR survey.
GHG monitoring and reporting framework for CoK; advocacy, knowledge exchange and partnerships.
The 2 sub-components of the component 2 are Infrastructure and service delivery in secondary cities and Institutional capacity development of secondary cities. The sub-component 2a will comprise of phase 3 and 4 whose investments include the civil works for urban infrastructure (Asphalt roads; pedestrian walkways, storm water drains; street lighting and bus stops). The subcomponent will also include TA for planning, design and supervision. The main sub-projects of the sub-component 2b are the provision of TA for master plan implementation and TA to support City Management Offices (CMOs) through institutional capacity development activities.
The last component of Institutional Capacity Development and Project Management has also two sub-components. Subcomponent 3a: Institutional capacity development at national level. The focus will be put on TA in roadmap establishment for the City Management Offices (CMOs) development; TA for implementation and monitoring of national urbanization policy and TA for lessons learned of upgrading pilots (such Agatare) and developing guidelines for urban upgrading. Moreover, the subcomponent will provide TA for strategy development of sites and services for urban development; TA for national solid waste management strategy, feasibility studies for disposal facilities in 6 SCs. The subcomponent 3b of the project management will include the budget allocated to the implementing agencies/ institutions at MININFRA PCU, CoK KUUT, LODA SPIU, and District PIUs for the project management and budget for Resettlement and compensation costs.