Rwanda-Emergency Connectivity Restoration Project

The objective of the Emergency Connectivity Restoration Project for Rwanda is to restore the connectivity in areas of Rwanda affected by floods and landslides in a climate-resilient manner. There are four components to the project, the first component being rehabilitation and repair of damaged transport infrastructure in a resilient and safe manner. This component includes four subcomponents: rehabilitation of national roads, rehabilitation of district roads, and rehabilitation of bridges. The second component is the environment and social risk management, community engagement, and awareness campaigns. The third component is the implementation support, monitoring, capacity building. Finally, the fourth component is the contingent emergency response. This zero-dollar component can be activated to provide support for an immediate response to an eligible crisis or emergency as needed. A CERC Manual and an Emergency Action Plan will have to be prepared separately and approved by the World Bank, which will constitute a disbursement condition for the CERC. If this component is activated, the project will be restructured to reallocate funds, and to revise the PDO, indicators, and implementation arrangements as needed. The project will conduct afforestation and slop stabilizations to mitigate landslide risks alongside repaired transport infrastructure.