Cambodia Road Connectivity Improvement (WB-P169930)

Countries
  • Cambodia
Geographic location where the impacts of the investment may be experienced.
Specific Location
Kampong Cham, Kratie and Tboung Khmum
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Financial Institutions
  • World Bank (WB)
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Project Status
Proposed
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Bank Risk Rating
B
Environmental and social categorization assessed by the development bank as a measure of the planned project’s environmental and social impacts. A higher risk rating may require more due diligence to limit or avoid harm to people and the environment. For example, "A" or "B" are risk categories where "A" represents the highest amount of risk. Results will include projects that specifically recorded a rating, all other projects are marked ‘U’ for "Undisclosed."
Voting Date
Oct 15, 2020
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
Government of Cambodia
A public entity (government or state-owned) provided with funds or financial support to manage and/or implement a project.
Sectors
  • Transport
The service or industry focus of the investment. A project can have several sectors.
Investment Amount (USD)
$ 100.00 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)
$ 100.00 million
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Bank Documents
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Primary Source

Original disclosure @ WB website

Updated in EWS Aug 30, 2019

Disclosed by Bank Jun 26, 2019

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Project Description
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According to bank documents, the project aims to "improve climate resilient road access to economic and human capital development facilities in targeted provinces...The design of the proposed project builds on a network-wide connectivity approach in targetedprovinces to improve all-season road accessibility in rural areas, between rural areas and urban centers, and beyond. The project provinces include Kampong Cham, Kratie and Tboung Khmum with a total population of over 2.3 million people. The selection of provinces was determined considering several criteria including density of rural population, agricultural potential, vulnerability to floods, conditionof roads and connectivity of provincial road networks."

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World Bank
Sadig Aliyev, Veasna Bun
Senior Transport Specialist

Borrower/Client/Recipient
Ministry of Economy and Finance
Pornmoniroth Aun, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister
mef.cabinet@gmail.com

Vissoth Vongsey
Secretary of State
vongsey_vissoth@mef.gov.kh

Vanndy Hem
Under Secretary of State
hemvanndy@hotmail.com

Implementing Agencies
Ministry of Public Works and Transport
Sovicheano Pheng, Secretary of State
psovicheano@online.com.kh

Chanthol Sun, Senior Minister
chantholsun@yahoo.com
Ministry of Rural Development
Kong Suos, Secretary of State
suoskong@gmail.com

Darong Chan, Secretary of State
darongchan@gmail.com

ACCOUNTABILITY MECHANISM OF WORLD BANK

The World Bank Inspection Panel is the independent complaint mechanism and fact-finding body for people who believe they are likely to be, or have been, adversely affected by a World Bank-financed project. If you submit a complaint to the Inspection Panel, they may investigate to assess whether the World Bank is following its own policies and procedures for preventing harm to people or the environment. You can contact the Inspection Panel or submit a complaint by emailing ipanel@worldbank.org. You can learn more about the Inspection Panel and how to file a complaint at: http://ewebapps.worldbank.org/apps/ip/Pages/Home.aspx.

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