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To promote energy efficiency in the
delivery of city services, the Energy Sector Management
Assistance Program (ESMAP) in the World Bank launched a
multi-year initiative, the Energy Efficient Cities
Initiative (EECI), in December 2008 to help scale-up energy
efficiency improvements in developing country cities around
the world. One of the tools to help scale up energy
efficiency improvements under the EECI program is the
provision of pre-investment policy support wherein ESMAP
applies its expertise in advising cities on appropriate
analytical tools, policy and regulatory framework, lifecycle
costing principles, energy efficient codes, and financing
schemes. ESMAP is also working with Cities Alliance City
Development Strategies (CDS) in this regard. Within this
context and in keeping with the Government of Jordan's
(GOJ) regional development agenda, ESMAP received a proposal
from the Zarqa Municipality seeking technical and financial
support for developing an energy efficient urban transport
planning strategy for the city Downtown area. This is linked
with the cities alliance grant to prepare inputs to the
broader CDS for preparation of the new Zarqa master plan to
be developed by the Ministry of Municipal Affairs (MOMA).
