ADB TA-8467MON:

Ulaanbaatar Urban Planning Improvement Project (UBUPI)

Contents

1. Background2. Objectives3. Methodologies4. Expected Outputs5. Sustainability6. Lessons and Recommendations

1. Background

1. Rapid urbanization has been taking place in Ulaanbaatar since the land privatization policy was effected in 2002.

2. The Ulaanbaatar Urban Master Plan 2030 was approved by the Parliament in February 2013. However, the existing technical capacity and institutional arrangements for urban planning make it difficult to implement the master plan effectively under such a rapidly growing city.

3. MUB requested ADB to provide a technical assistance (TA) that will enhance its in-house resources, capacity, and institutional arrangements related to urban planning for better delivery of master and local plans and efficient plan implementation.

2. Objectives

The project will involve provision of training sessions and materials for selected officials and professionals who are serving urban planning work, specifically emphasizing:1. strengthening of the critical links among (a) urban infrastructure

sectors; (b) social and economic development sectors; and (c) legal and institutional issues;

2. improvement of investment plans and practical measures for revenue generation from infrastructure services;

3. facilitation of participatory planning process with full engagement of governments and nongovernmental stakeholders, private sector, and communities; and

4. enhancement of environmental and safeguard skills and mechanisms for green development as well as strategic environmental assessment.

3. MethodologyProject Implementation Structure1. Project Period:

March 2014 to February 2016 (22 months)2. Counterpart Agencies:

MPACC, UPADI in coordination with Strategic Policy and Planning Dept., Project and Cooperation Dept.,

Property Relation Dept., Ger Development Dept.3. Target Groups:

Group A : MPACC and UPADI Group B1: Municipal Agencies, closely related urban planning

administration Group B2: Ministerial Agencies and other public organizations Group C: Other stakeholders (citizens group, NGO, etc.)

4. Implementation Arrangement: Steering Committee, chaired by the Vice Mayor Working Group, chaired by Director of SPPD GIS and Database Coordination Committee

5. Consultant Inputs: International Consultants = 30 PM; National Consultants = 36 PM

Overall Framework of the Project

Urban Planning Responsibilities by Agencies Concerned

4. Expected Outputs

Through the Project, the following four (4) outputs shall be realized:

Output 1: Technical Skills Enhancement Output 2: Institutional and Organizational

Strengthening Output 3: Establishment of Shared Urban

Database Output 4: Upgrade of Planning Software

Output1: Enhanced technical skills in urban planning

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Issues

• Holistic understanding of urban planning• Coordination

among sectorial plans and projects• Knowledge and

skills of urban planning and development

Key Activities

1. Capacity and needs assessment

2. Training Sessions (Sep – Nov 2014)

3. Workshop Training Sessions (Feb- June2015, Sep – Nov 2015)

4. Pilot Planning Programs5. Joint International Urban

Forum (Nov 2015)

Product

• Training materials• Knowledge

products

Output2: Institutional and Organizational Strengthening

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Issues

• Role sharing among departments and agencies• Private sectors

involvement• Participatory

planning method

Key Activities

1. Review of organizational issues

2. Discuss an organizational Reform and/or restructuring

3. Practice for participatory planning

Products

• Roadmap for organizational restructuring• Roadmap for the

Master Plan implementation• Operational

manual for departmental responsibilities

Output3: Established shared urban database

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Issues

• GIS database developed by different agencies• Necessity of shared

urban database• Establishment of

organizational structure and capacity development for database operation and management

Key Activities

1. Capacity and needs assessment for GIS related agencies (Apr – June 2014)

2. Establishment of a Coordination Board (June 2014)

3. Establishment of shared GIS database

Products

• Shared urban database (base map, urban master plan database, urban facility management system)• Establishment of

One Stop Shop

Output4:Established upgraded planning software

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Issues

• Specification of software• Specification of IT

performance

Key Activities

1. Procurement of software and equipment

2. Trainings related to shared urban database

Products

• Planning software• Training materials

for operation and maintenance

5. Sustainability

The sustainability will be assured through the following activities:

1. Post Evaluation Benefits from the conducted training programs Performance of trained staffs Improvement of organizational and institutional capacities

2. Assurance of Continuity and Sustainability Capacity Development Orientation Document 2016 Formulation of Medium-term Capacity Development Action Plan (2016-2020)

3. Transfer of Training Products Construction Development Center (CDC) School of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Mongolia University of Science and

Technology (MUST) School of Science, National University of Mongolia

6. Lessons and Recommendations

a. The numerical targets shall be achieved as follows: By Outputs 1 & 2:

• A total of 25 staffs, at least, of MPACC and UPADI shall receive the holistic urban planning training

By Outputs 3 & 4:• 2 staffs will be trained for database operation, and 4 staffs for

GIS integrated operation and maintenance

b. A number of knowledgeable trainers shall be fostered to keep uplifting the planning capacity in the city as a whole.

c. Organizational and institutional capacities shall be strengthened along with individuals.