Makindye Ssabagabo Climate Smart Cities Challenge

What was the Makindye Ssabagabo Climate Smart Cities Challenge?

Makindye Ssabagabo is one of the fastest growing cities in the Greater Kampala Metropolitan area, but has a severe lack of affordable and green housing.

The Makindye Ssabagabo Challenge asked the question:

How can we develop scalable, affordable green technologies and models to accommodate the growing population sustainably?

We worked with UN-Habitat and Viable Cities to design and run four city-based challenges, each of which were designed to help achieve global net zero and create a better future for all. We helped to design, develop and deliver the first two phases of the Challenge:

• Open call for cities (closed 18 January 2021)
• Competition for innovators to enter the challenge (closed 5 January 2022)

For the remainder of the Challenge, we will continue to serve as a partner in an advisory role to UN-Habitat.

Watch this video to learn more about Makindye Ssabagabo’s Challenge

About Makindye Ssabagabo

Makindye Ssabagabo is one of the fastest growing areas in the Greater Kampala Metropolitan Area in Uganda with a rapid population growth rate of 10% and the highest population density in the country.

The municipality borders the capital city Kampala and has a combination of urbanized, affluent, less affluent and informal settlement areas. The challenges of growth, development and servicing of Kampala have triggered a sprawl of growth centres in the municipality.

Following a series of consultations involving different stakeholders, the city is ready to undertake this challenge. The successful implementation of this project will greatly improve the sustainability, aesthetics and liveability in the city while building green jobs for residents.