Preparation of a Sustainable Development Programme for Cities [Pre-feasibility]
AFDTriple Line is carring out a pre-feasibility study to inform the design of a technical assistance programme as part of the larger Team Europe Initiative (TEI) and is supporting sustainable urban development in intermediary cities in Tanzania. The focus will be on the cities of Mwanza and Tanga; and sustainable urban development in this context is stated as ‘improving the conditions for greening cities and job creation’. Both cities are predominantly reliant on agriculture to support employment, yet the ability to build higher added value economic activities is constrained by weak trading systems and supply chain infrastructure and increasing threat level from climatic and natural hazards.
Norway India Partnership Initiative (NIPI)
NIPI aims to provide strategic, catalytic, and innovative support to India’s National Health Mission (NHM) by testing scalable interventions in four high focus states of Bihar...
Design of Green Urban Growth (GUG) Programme in Somalia (including Somaliland)
FCDOTriple Line is supporting the Business Case Design of a new Green Urban Growth (GUG) programme for Somalia (including Somaliland), of up to £25 million over seven years (2023–2030). The GUG programme proposes to unblock access to resilient basic services and create green economic opportunities, benefitting Somalia’s urban poor. As part of the project, vulnerable cities with high economic potential (trade corridors) will be prioritised.
SAMVEG: Systems Approach for MNCH focusing on Vulnerable Geographies, India
SAMVEG aims to fill critical gaps in health systems, encourage innovations, scale-up & sustain interventions to improve Maternal, Newborn...
Consulting Services to study the Best Practices and Lessons Learnt from Tamil Nadu Sustainable Urban Development Project (TNSUDP), Tamil Nadu
World Bank/PGDF (Project Development Grant Fund) under TNUIFSL (Tamil Nadu Urban Infrastructure Financial Services Limited)The Tamil Nadu Sustainable Urban Development Project (TNSUDP) is being implemented by Government of Tamil Nadu with the assistance of World Bank for improving urban services in the participating Urban Local Bodies in a financially sustainable manner and to pilot improved management practices in selected cities. The total outlay of the project is US $ 600 million, of which World Bank assistance is US $ 400 mn.
Cities and Infrastructure for Growth Ghana: Phase 2
UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development OfficeThe Cities and Infrastructure for Growth – Ghana (CIG Ghana) Programme in its first phase delivered support to two cities (Sekondi-Takoradi and Tamale) in Ghana to address climate change. This focused on urban flooding producing flood modelling work, identifying potential soft and hard infrastructure interventions and provided guidance on sources of climate finance. A key finding from this first phase was the lack of focused support for cities to address climate actions in particular for accessing finance. It also highlighted the high level of inputs required to prepare climate interventions to get to feasibility and financing stage.
Developing Viable Technical Solutions for Planning a LEZ at Lingaraj Temple area in Bhubaneswar
GIZThe proposed Low Emission Zone (LEZ) at ‘EkamraKshetra’ Heritage Zone in Bhubaneswar has a concept in place for development of LEZ around Lingaraj Temple. The ‘EkamraKshetra’ heritage zone (houses the famous Lingaraj Temple) was chosen to be developed as a LEZ. The concept visions to provide the people of this city as well as the visitors to this city a unique experience of cleaner air for better health. The concept was put in place by the Odisha State Pollution Control Board (OSPCB) in their concept report on LEZ- Bhubaneshwar has some key elements for emission reduction within the zone such as Ambient Air Quality Monitoring and Communication, Green – Sticker System for the Local Resident’s Private Vehicles and Intensive Emission Monitoring of Resident’s Emission; Generator Sets, Promotion of EVs/ Shared EVs for Tourists; Un-Interrupted Electricity Supply; and Promotion of Cycling and Pedestrian Passage.
Appointment of Independent Verification Agency (IVA) for Assessing Disbursement Linked Indicators (DLIs) to Support Chennai City Partnership Programme -Sustainable Urban Services Programme for Results in Chennai
World BankIn order to implement the multifaced urban improvement programme, Government of Tamil Nadu has set up an urban service delivery improvement programme for Chennai Municipal Administration, aligned with Tamil Nadu’s Vision 2023 and focused on poverty reduction, good quality service delivery with universal access, and environmental conservation.
Evaluation of the CARD and UNICEF Cash Transfer Pilot Project for Pregnant Women and Children in Cambodia
UNICEFCouncil for Agricultural and Rural Development (CARD), Cambodia supported by UNICEF, designed a pilot cash transfer project in 2013 targeting pregnant women and children under-five living in poverty to improve maternal health, nutrition and increase human capital development...
End-Line Evaluation of the Kenya Election Violence Prevention and Response Programme (KEVP), Kenya (Nairobi, Nakuru, Uasin Gishu, Nandi, Kisumu)
US Department of State/Mercy CorpsKEVP aimed to mitigate the risk of violence in the lead up to, during and immediately after 2017 Kenyan elections. This included building capacity of grassroots and county-level peace builders and structures; supporting dialogue and communication between communities, local administration, electoral institutions and other key actors; and facilitating electoral security planning and early warning - early response mechanisms. Over 5.7 million Kenyans benefited from the programme...
Evaluation of DFID Zimbabwe Programme Portfolio, Zimbabwe
DFIDThe purpose of this evaluation was to provide evidence and learnings, to feed into the design of DFID’s strategy in supporting Zimbabwe, going forward. The evaluation also intended to optimise the impact, value for money, and targeting in programming...
Design and Implementation of Mid-term and Final Evaluation Review, Institutions for Inclusive Development (I4ID), Tanzania
DFIDInstitutions for Inclusive Development (I4ID) programme intended to strengthen democratic institutions and governance in Tanzania so that they are more inclusive and accountable, and the resulting economic growth provides more benefits to the poor (women and men)...
