Madagascar

The objectives of the Integrated Urban Development and Resilience Project for Greater Antananarivo Project is to enhance urban living conditions and flood resilience in selected low-income neighborhoods of Greater Antananarivo; and to improve the Recipient’s capacity to respond promptly and effectively to an Eligible Crisis or Emergency. There are four components to the project, the first component being improving urban drainage, services and resilience in targeted areas.

To improve the connectivity, resilience, and management of key infrastructure to enhance access to social and economic opportunities for rural communities and to support international trade and logistics. The project will deploy NBS to enhance climate resilience of road infrastructure. Tree and grass planting for roadway protection and slope stabilization will be used to protect the road and its drainage system.

The Rural Livelihoods Productivity and Resilience Project aims to increase productivity and strengthen resilience of rural livelihoods in targeted areas in Madagascar. Key activities include reforestation, watershed management, agroforestry, and promoting climate-smart agriculture, sustainable irrigation, and value chain development to mitigate climate risks and enhance rural livelihoods.

The Madagascar Safety Nets and Resilience Project aims to increase access for extremely poor households to safety net services, develop the social protection system, and promote resilience to shocks. Key components include ensuring safety net program continuity, strengthening the social protection system, promoting resilience among vulnerable populations, and supporting project implementation and management.

The project financed a cash-for-trees program which part of an erosion prevention activity that provided incentives for smallholders to reforest their lands in the watersheds surrounding the irrigated areas.

The project aims to increase access to improved irrigation services and agricultural inputs, and strengthen the integrated management of natural resources in the Selected Landscapes by the local actors and, to provide immediate and effectiveresponse to an Eligible Crisis or Emergency. This includes financing key conservation and protected areas in selected forest landscapes.