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Figure: Map of climate resilient infrastructure and focus areas

The UEP is an advisory document owned and administered by the Municipality, the main responsible authority for its future implementation. Similarly, the Municipality is responsible for agreeing to appropriate funding from the County budget as well as seeking any additional funding from IFIs, donors, and/or the private sector to support the implementation of the VC and climate-resilient infrastructure projects.

Following the completion of the UEP, during the next phase of the SUED programme, the identified projects will be developed further by:

> Capacity building specialists to enhance the local capacity, particularly Municipal Departments, to implement the projects and ensure revenue generation; and > Investment experts to develop feasibility studies, business cases and investment promotion strategies for the projects.

Figure: Map of climate resilient infrastructure and focus areas

1. Introduction

1.1 Background

WS Atkins International Limited was commissioned to develop the Urban Economic Plan for Wote Municipality as part of the UK’s Department for International Development Sustainable Urban Economic Development Programme (SUED).

The aim of the programme is to support market-driven growth in emerging towns and cities in Kenya. Supporting these smaller centres provides an environment to create economic opportunities and job creation in a way that balances growth across the country, develops economic sectors that can contribute towards increasing the national output and provides an incentive for minimising uncontrolled migration.

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