ME-L1266 : Program to Strengthen Urban Development and Land-use Management Reform

The objective of this programmatic series is to lay the foundations for the strengthening of a new territorialand urban development model that is comprehensive, inclusive, resilient, and sustainable.The first operation will support development of the framework for implementing the General Law on Human Settlements, Land-useManagement, and Urban Development (LGAHOTDU) and the drafting of its regulations, including: (i) regulatory development; (ii) thestrengthening of intergovernmental and interagency coordination; (iii) the creation of legal instruments for urban development and landusemanagement; and (iv) the development of information systems for territorial planning. For the second operation, SEDATU willcontinue the regulatory process that will ensure implementation of the LGAHOTDU instruments, consolidating its position as the agencyresponsible for land-use management in the country.This operation is the first in a series of Programmatic Policy-based Loans (PBP) that will consist of two contractually independent andtechnically linked loans.