According to the Bank’s website, the project's development overall objective is to improve the delivery, on a sustainable basis, of urban infrastructure services by local governments, in partnership with the Central Government, the private sector, and communities.
Specific objectives are to:

1. build local government management capacity, improve performance, strengthen operations and maintenance, and improve planning, programming, budgeting, financial management, and revenue generation; 

2. improve the provision of basic urban services, especially in the poorest neighborhoods, through appropriate investments in basic infrastructure (including safe water supply) and infrastructure for economic activities, while improving the urban environment, and creating employment through labor-intensive works;

3. help preserve Mali's historical cities and monuments, classified as World Patrimony, in cooperation with the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), and the communities involved;

4. pursue improvements in the operation of the urban land market, begun under the IDA-assisted Second Urban Project, while promoting a progressive formal privatization of the land market, creating new revenue sources for local governments, and guiding urban development and expansion.

This project was an Environmental Assessment Category "B" project. The water supply, sanitation and drainage system subcomponents undertaken under the project brought about both positive and negative environmental impacts to the industrial area of Bamako and consequently to the Niger river.

Project costs (US$ M): 136.5

Loan/credit (US$ M): 81.5

Cofinancing (US$ M): 39.5

Final costs in US$ was lower than estimated because of falling value of local currency. The counterpart contribution from the Government (including the local governments) was estimated at US$13.5 million at appraisal, while the actual contribution from the Government was US$15.5 million, a 15% increase in its US$ value. Additional financing was expected to be from several partners in the amount of US$65.9 million. The actual cofinancing was US$39.5 million, around 40% less than what was expected. The Land Development for Housing component did not receive the additional cofinancing expected.

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