Description

The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Cities Improvement Project will help provincial and city governments of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province (KPK) to improve the livability of five cities (Abbottabad, Kohat, Mardan, Mingora, and Peshawar) by (i) expanding physical investments in urban water, sewerage, solid waste disposal, and green infrastructure; (ii) providing institutional support to improve service delivery and the performance of municipal companies, and (iii) promoting gender-friendly municipal services through empowerment and capacity development. The project will benefit up to 3.5 million people in the five target cities of KPK. The project supports the government's development priorities, established in (i) the KPK Water Act (2020), (ii) the amended Local Government Act (2019), (iii) the Integrated Water Resource Management Strategy for KPK, and (iv) Pakistan's Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs).