Aid by Sector
Nepal Local Infrastructure Support Programme (LISP)
UK - Foreign, Commonwealth Development Office (FCDO)
The Local Infrastructure Support Programme will improve Nepal’s new local and provincial governments’ delivery of the local infrastructure services demanded by rural citizens to create jobs and drive economic development. LISP will do this by providing technical assistance and performance-based capital funding to improve the delivery and resilience of local infrastructure. It will focus on increasing the legitimacy and accountability of local government to their citizens. LISP will directly support the use of the systems and capacity developed by the sister Provincial and Local Government Support Programme.
Global Road Safety Facility (GRSF)
UK - Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC)
The UK Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) funds outstanding global health research through the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR). The World Bank’s Global Road Safety Facility aims to address the growing public health crisis of road traffic deaths and injuries in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) through supporting the scale-up of scientific, technological and managerial capacities to effectively manage road safety.
Global Facility to Decarbonise Transport (GFDT)
UK - Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
A new multilateral World Bank Trust Fund providing technical assistance to support the decarbonisation of the transport sector in developing countries. BEIS is providing £4m as a founding donor to support GFDT’s early delivery.
Support to Trademark East Africa Rwanda (TMEA) Rwanda Country Programme - Strategy II
UK - Foreign, Commonwealth Development Office (FCDO)
The UK will provide up to £25m (2017 – 2023) to support TMEA's Strategy 2 (S2) which aims to remove trade-related barriers to inclusive growth in Rwanda and the East African Community (EAC).
Urban Resilience Programme in South Africa
UK - Foreign, Commonwealth Development Office (FCDO)
The Urban Resilience Programme will fund technical assistance (TA) for inclusive, sustainable and climate-resilient economic development in South African cities. The programme will support South Africa’s ambitions for green recovery, sustainable growth and institution building. The programme will build on the learning and achievements of Future Cities, which successfully delivered strategies for urban governance, spatial planning and economic development in Durban/eThekwini, Johannesburg and Cape Town
Improving Essential Equipment for aided Overseas Territories
UK - Foreign, Commonwealth Development Office (FCDO)
The programme will pay for essential equipment to the islands of Montserrat, St Helena and Tristan da Cunha. This includes essential healthcare screening equipment for hospital use, fire safety and sea rescue equipment as well as a new generator on Montserrat. The programme will ensure the islands are equipped with life safety equipment. In the case of Montserrat, the generator will provide energy supply on the island and is a required due to maintenance and repair of existing generators being no longer commercially viable. These Overseas Territories remains highly dependent on UK ODA support and the specified life safety equipment is not available. This programme will enhance economic development and contribute to the welfare of people on the aided Overseas Territories.
UKSIP - The UK Sustainable Infrastructure Programme Latin America
UK - Foreign, Commonwealth Development Office (FCDO)
To accelerate the implementation of the Nationally Determined Contributions of key countries by catalysing and mobilising strategic private sector investments in sustainable infrastructure in Latin America. It supports partner countries to achieve their emission reduction commitments by mobilising private investment into low-carbon infrastructure. Public and private sector Technical Assistance, and blended finance investments. It works with four partner countries: Brazil, Colombia, Mexico, and Peru.
Asia Regional Trade and Connectivity Programme (ARTCP)
UK - Foreign, Commonwealth Development Office (FCDO)
Increased levels of trade and investment across regions targeted sectors and geographical areas in Central, West and South Asia, with greater access to markets and services for poor people, including women.
Corridors for Growth
UK - Foreign, Commonwealth Development Office (FCDO)
To increase Tanzania’s infrastructure for trade in three ways (i) Co-financing the Dar Port expansion together with the World Bank and Tanzania Port Authority will double port capacity and enable Tanzania’s entire trade volume to increase by two thirds. (ii) Project preparation funding for six more major regional transport projects are expected to catalyse up to £600m of development finance incorporating climate resilent design. (iii) Launching a new approach to Public-Private Partnerships will improve infrastructure in municipal areas and build capacity for larger PPP’s in the future.The programme is expected to reduce the costs of doing business in Tanzania, contributing to growth, more jobs and lower poverty. The short-term beneficiaries will be users such as traders, logistics providers and public citizens. International business including from the UK will benefit from better access to trade.In the medium to long run employment is expected to increase from indirect effects.
Research on Growth and High Volume Transport in Low Income Countries
UK - Foreign, Commonwealth Development Office (FCDO)
To generate robust evidence on the role that different forms of high volume transport play in promoting growth in Low Income Countries in both a rural and urban setting. The research programme will have four themes carrying out engineering and technical research around road and rail strategic corridors, urban transport, low carbon transport and inclusive transport
African Continental Free Trade Area Support Programme
UK - Foreign, Commonwealth Development Office (FCDO)
This programme will support the successful negotiation and implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). It will contribute to the reduction of barriers to trade across the continent, increase economic integration and improve the trading environment for both UK and African business. The programme will support faster and more complete implementation of the AfCFTA, working at both continental and national levels. Fully implementing the AfCFTA could lift an additional 30 million people from extreme poverty and 68 million people from moderate poverty.
Montserrat Capital Investment Programme for Resilient Economic Growth (CIPREG)
UK - Foreign, Commonwealth Development Office (FCDO)
To achieve economic growth on Montserrat and to enhance the island’s resilience against natural disasters and economic shocks through the improvement of critical infrastructure and enhancing its tourism offer.
Accelerating Investment and Infrastructure in Nepal
UK - Foreign, Commonwealth Development Office (FCDO)
To accelerate private investment and economic growth in Nepal by providing technical expertise to help Nepalese institutions develop major infrastructure; improve the business climate for domestic and foreign investors; improve the implementation of economic policy and test new approaches for local economic development. This will result in at least £600 million of private investment into growth-boosting sectors and a reduction by at least 10% in time or cost for at least five regulatory processes perceived as burdensome by the private sector.
India: Infrastructure Equity Fund - Investment in small infrastructure projects in India's poorest states
UK - Foreign, Commonwealth Development Office (FCDO)
To improve access to better quality transport, clean energy and basic urban services for households and businesses, by investing in equity to private sector-led infrastructure projects. This will benefit an estimated 280,000 people with improved infrastructure services.
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