Urban Development Technical Facility

Urban Development Technical Facility, as part of the Directorate General of International Partnerships (DG INTPA)'s F.4 of the European Commission. The UDTF focuses on supporting partner countries in their urban development challenges. It delivers technical assistance and policy advice to improve the quality and impact of the EU’s interventions in urban development at all levels —local, regional and global — with a focus on Africa, Asia, the Caribbean, and Latin America. Integrated urban planning coupled with greener infrastructure and coordinated urban expansion can increase a city’s urban resilience while minimizing the negative environmental impacts of human settlement.