Launch of the Program on Integrated Local Finances for Sustainable Urban Development by Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) in Uganda

On 20 August 2020, KCCA launched a four-year, Collaborative Initiative Program on Integrated Local Finances for Sustainable Urban Development (PIFUD). The Project is funded by the European Union and implemented by KCCA, Global fund for Cities Development and Greater Kampala Metropolitan Area (GKMA) Municipalities.

It aims at supporting the implementation of KCCA and GKMA’s existing strategies and programs on Municipal finance, innovation and integrated urban development, as well as fostering linkages with line ministries and the overall urban policy in Uganda through urban policy dialogues, urban plans, economic development plans among others.

At the launch, the Lord Mayor His Worship Erias Lukwago downrightly noted that this is the best practical Program he has launched ever since he joined the institution in 2011. Referring to body anatomy, he said this Program is the heart that will pump blood in the whole body to enable us realize Kampala as Vibrant, Attractive and Sustainable City. The program builds on KCCA’s experiences and successes in the areas of own resource Revenue Mobilization, Climate Change responses and Innovative approaches to Sustainable Urban Development (SDG 11).

Read more here