World Bank

The development objective of the Secondary Cities Urban Mobility and Development Project for Burkina Faso is to improve urban mobility, access to basic services and economic opportunities, and strengthen institutional capacity for urban management in selected secondary cities in Burkina Faso. The project comprises of five components. The first component, urban mobility services and infrastructure will support the improvement of urban mobility in the three cities by financing the rehabilitation and upgrading of urban roads and road safety improvements.

The development objective of the Water Security Project for Burkina Faso is to improve the safety of dams, access to associated irrigation and watershed services, and climate resilience for beneficiaries. The project comprises of six components. The first component, security and climate resilience of water storage infrastructures will support the securitization of priority dam infrastructure to ensure continued access to and valorization of the associated water resources, building flood, and drought resilience.

The development objective of the Resilient Water Management for Community and Household Irrigation Project for Bolivia is to improve integrated water resources management in selected basins and increase the resilience to climate variability of vulnerable rural families in selected micro basins. The project comprises of four components. The first component, water resources planning, and pre-investment studies will fund studies that seek to address, respond to, and build capacity on present and anticipated impacts of climate change on water resources.

The project aims to improve access to basic services and enhance disaster and climate resilience of the Host Communities and Displaced Rohingya Population (DRP). The project will support afforestation in host communities and refugee camps in Bangladesh's Cox Bazaar district to enhance resilience against extreme weather events, as well as consider NBS to protect water sources as part of water supply infrastructure plans.

The objectives of the Resilient Landscapes Project for Armenia are (i) to increase the area under sustainable landscape management in selected locations and (ii) to promote sustainable economic activities to communities in targeted landscapes in Armenia. There are four components to the project, the first component being Institutional Capacity and Policy Development. The project supports integrated landscape management such as restoration of degraded wetland and rebuilding of fragmented forests.

The development objective of the Flood Risk Management Support Project for the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires for Argentina was to strengthen the autonomous city of Buenos Aires (CABA) to efficiently manage flood risk and improve the drainage systems in the Cildanez basin, Maldonado basin, and Vega basin. The project comprised three components. 1) The first component, institutional development for flood risk management supported the creation of a modern and sustainable framework for flood risk management within CABA.

The objective of the Secondary Cities Support Program is to strengthen institutional capacity for climate-informed urban growth management and urban infrastructure delivery and increase access to affordable housing solutions in select urban areas in Angola. The Program contributes to the World Bank Group’s mission to end extreme poverty and boost shared prosperity on a livable planet, the Evolution priorities, regional areas of focus, and the strategic directions of the Climate Change Action Plan 2021-2025.

The development objective of Water Supply and Wastewater Services Improvement Project is to increase access to and improve quality and efficiency of water supply and sanitation services in target areas of the Dominican Republic. This project has five components.

The development objective of the Outer Islands Resilience and Adaptation Project for Kiribati is to: (i) strengthen the capabilities of island councils for risk-informed land development planning and basic infrastructure and service delivery; and (ii) strengthen the climate resilience of vulnerable communities. The project comprises of three components.

The project development objective is to improve institutional capacity for urban management and access to select infrastructure and services, as well as to socio-economic opportunities in Kinshasa. The project will build urban resilience by implementing nature-based drainage solutions (improved infiltration) for roads and designing green public spaces.