Continental Affordable Housing & Urban Regeneration Program

A program addressing affordable housing supply and the regeneration of existing urban areas, using local materials and efficient construction methods. The program is at NBP-1 on the NBP readiness ladder and is recorded at concept confidence. Scope, cost and structure remain subject to the studies listed below.

Urban population growth outpaces formal housing supply, so households settle in areas underserved by water, drainage and transport, which is more expensive to remedy later than to plan for initially.

Increase the supply of housing affordable to working households in the cities where employment is concentrated.

Assess mixed-income development on serviced land near employment and transport, combined with regeneration of existing areas, using local building materials and prefabricated methods where they reduce cost.

• Affordable housing development
• Mixed-income communities
• Transit-oriented development
• Urban regeneration
• Local building materials production
• Prefabricated construction capability
• Green building standards

Location: Multi-country, Africa

Working households in urban areas, construction sector employment, and municipalities managing urban growth.

• Technical scope to be established through pre-feasibility study
• Design standards to follow applicable national and international codes
• Environmental and social screening prior to design finalisation

• Serviced land
• Water and sanitation
• Transport connectivity
• Electricity supply
• Construction capacity
• Housing finance

Housing affordability depends more on serviced land availability and construction cost than on finance terms alone; both must be addressed together.

Delivery and ownership structure to be determined at commercial structuring (NBP-6). Options include public delivery, partnership structures and concession models, assessed against value for money and risk allocation.

To be determined. Suitable capital categories will be assessed at NBP-6 and NBP-7 against the project’s risk profile and revenue characteristics.

Revenue and sustainability model under development. Where user charges are not viable, availability-based or budget-funded models will be assessed.

Classification: To be assigned following environmental and social screening.

Environmental assessment will be completed to the standard required by national regulation and applicable lender policy before any commitment is sought.

Social assessment will address land, livelihoods, resettlement risk, community consultation and equitable access to the resulting service.

1. 1Concept developmentCurrentScope, beneficiaries and components defined at concept level.
2. 2Pre-feasibilityNextTechnical and commercial viability tested at order-of-magnitude level.
3. 3FeasibilitySubsequentFull technical, financial, environmental and social case established.
4. 4Structuring & financingSubsequentDelivery model settled and capital matched to the opportunity.