Regional : Pacific Region Infrastructure Facility Coordination Office—For Quality, Climate, and Socioeconomic Resilient Infrastructure (ADB-57124-001)

Regions
  • East Asia and Pacific
Geographic location where the impacts of the investment may be experienced.
Countries
  • Cook Islands
  • Fiji
  • Kiribati
  • Marshall Islands
  • Micronesia
  • Nauru
  • Niue
  • Palau
  • Papua New Guinea
  • Samoa
  • Solomon Islands
  • Tonga
  • Tuvalu
  • Vanuatu
Geographic location where the impacts of the investment may be experienced.
Financial Institutions
  • Asian Development Bank (ADB)
International, regional and national development finance institutions. Many of these banks have a public interest mission, such as poverty reduction.
Project Status
Approved
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Bank Risk Rating
U
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Voting Date
Nov 28, 2023
Date when project documentation and funding is reviewed by the Board for consideration and approval. Some development banks will state a "board date" or "decision date." When funding approval is obtained, the legal documents are accepted and signed, the implementation phase begins.
Borrower
Pacific Region Infrastructure Facility
A public entity (government or state-owned) provided with funds or financial support to manage and/or implement a project.
Sectors
  • Energy
  • Infrastructure
  • Technical Cooperation
  • Transport
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Investment Type(s)
Advisory Services
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Investment Amount (USD)
$ 3.00 million
Value listed on project documents at time of disclosure. If necessary, this amount is converted to USD ($) on the date of disclosure. Please review updated project documents for more information.
Project Cost (USD)
$ 13.45 million
Value listed on project documents at time of disclosure. If necessary, this amount is converted to USD ($) on the date of disclosure. Please review updated project documents for more information.
Bank Documents
Primary Source

Original disclosure @ ADB website

Updated in EWS Jan 13, 2024

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Project Description
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As stated by the ADB, the TA will support the implementation of Pacific Region Infrastructure Facility (PRIF) for a further 4-year period from 1 January 2024 until 31 December 2027. This will be the fifth phase of the PRIF. The TA design draws on independent PRIF Phase 4 mid-term review findings, preliminary findings of an independent review of the National Infrastructure Investment Plan (NIIP), and extensive consultations with its management committee of eight development partners.

PRIF is a multi-partner coordination and TA facility established in 2008 to improve the quality and coverage of infrastructure and service delivery for its 14 Pacific member countries. PRIF is managed by Pacific Region Infrastructure Coordination Office (PRIF CO).

During the proposed PRIF Phase 5, PRIF CO will continue to support the goal of improved quality and coverage of infrastructure with a new emphasis on infrastructure quality principles and greater climate and socioeconomic resilience. It will include an additional output focusing on climate resilience activities. Additionally, it will mainstream cross-cutting themes, including gender equality and social inclusion (GESI), regional integration, private sector participation, and sustainable infrastructure management across all PRIF activities and engagements.

Infrastructure sectors and thematic areas included under PRIF phase 4 are (i) energy; (ii) environmental and social; (iii) information and communications technology; (iv) sustainable infrastructure management; (v) transport; (vi) urban development; (vii) water and sanitation.

Investment Description
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According to the ADB project disclosure page, financial support will be provided by the following bodies and institutions:

Government of Australia US$ 4.00 million
European Union US$ 2.20 million
New Zealand Cooperation Fund for Technical Assistance US$ 3.00 million
ATF - Cofinanced TA Funds US$ 1.25 million
Private Actors Description
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As stated on the organization's website, the Pacific Region Infrastructure Facility (PRIF) is a multi-partner coordination and technical assistance facility that aims to improve the quality and coverage of infrastructure and service delivery in the Pacific.

 

Private Actor 1 Private Actor 1 Role Private Actor 1 Sector Relation Private Actor 2 Private Actor 2 Role Private Actor 2 Sector
- - - - Pacific Region Infrastructure Facility Client Infrastructure

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ADB Team Leader:

Pivithuru Indrawansa - Senior Project Officer

No contacts available at the time of disclosure.

Client - Pacific Region Infrastructure Facility:

Website: https://theprif.org/

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ACCOUNTABILITY MECHANISM OF ADB

The Accountability Mechanism is an independent complaint mechanism and fact-finding body for people who believe they are likely to be, or have been, adversely affected by an Asian Development Bank-financed project. If you submit a complaint to the Accountability Mechanism, they may investigate to assess whether the Asian Development Bank is following its own policies and procedures for preventing harm to people or the environment. You can learn more about the Accountability Mechanism and how to file a complaint at: http://www.adb.org/site/accountability-mechanism/main.

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