West Africa Coastal Areas Resilience Investment Project AF CI (WB-P181648)

Regions
  • Africa
Geographic location where the impacts of the investment may be experienced.
Countries
  • Benin
  • Ivory Coast
  • Mauritania
  • Sao Tome and Principe
  • Senegal
  • Togo
Geographic location where the impacts of the investment may be experienced.
Specific Location
Coastal Western Africa
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Financial Institutions
  • World Bank (WB)
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
A
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
May 17, 2024
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
Governments of Benin, Cote d'Voire, Mauritania, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal and Togo
A public entity (government or state-owned) provided with funds or financial support to manage and/or implement a project.
Sectors
  • Climate and Environment
  • Law and Government
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Investment Type(s)
Loan
The categories of the bank investment: loan, grant, guarantee, technical assistance, advisory services, equity and fund.
Investment Amount (USD)
$ 7.00 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)
$ 40.00 million
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Bank Documents
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Primary Source

Original disclosure @ WB website

Updated in EWS Aug 2, 2024

Disclosed by Bank Mar 27, 2024

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Project Description
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According to the Bank’s website, the objective of this project is to strengthen the resilience of targeted communities and areas in coastal Western Africa.

The AF for US$7 million IDA credit is being proposed to fill the financing gap for the protection works of the shoreline in Grand-Lahou. The cost overrun is due to a 50 percent increase in unit costs for material and transport due to inflation and supply chain challenges. The Task team compared this increase with other investment in the region, like in Togo. The financing gap will be partly covered with the €30 million (US$32.8 million equivalent) credit by AECID, whereby the financing agreement between Côte d’Ivoire and Spain was signed on February 9, 2024. In addition, the Government of Côte d’Ivoire also agreed to contribute through the authorization of tax exemptions and other levies for both IDA and AECID funds for the works.

Early Warning System Project Analysis
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Environmental Assessment Category: A-Full Assessment

It is anticipated that the activities may result in negative environmental and social impacts. That is why the overall regional project has been classified as Environmental Assessment Category "A", even if activities for Cote d'Ivoire are not expected to create any large scale or irreversible damage. Among potential adverse impacts, there are impacts on biodiversity, tourism ,livelihoods, potential displacement of people, loss of farmlands as well as disruption of social networks.

With respect to the environment, civil works on the coasts might change hydrological functions and impact biodiversity (fauna and flora), and tourism activities. They might also induce additional development of coastal areas, through attractiveness around expansion areas. In terms of social aspects, the implementation of project activities that may require some land acquisition might induce risks of conflicts between displaced people and people from host areas because of increased demands on land and resources.

Investment Description
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A PROPOSED ADDITIONAL CREDIT IN THE AMOUNT OF EUR 6.5 MILLION (US$7.0 MILLION EQUIVALENT)

SPAIN: Spanish Insurance Co. for Export Credit (CESCE): US$33.0 MILLION


Contact Information
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World Bank

Nicolas Benjamin Claude Desramaut
Senior Environmental Engineer

Joao Moura Estevao MarquesdaFonseca
Natural Resources Management Specialist

Koffi Hounkpe
Senior Disaster Risk Management Specialist

Manuela Ravina da Silva
Environmental Specialist

Peter Kristensen
Lead Environmental Specialist

Borrower/Client/Recipient

Republic of Cote d'Ivoire
Siaka BAKAYOKO
Coordonnateur de la cellule de coordination et suivi du port
chezsiaka@yahoo.fr

Democractic Republic of Sao Tome and Principe
Ginesio De Mata
Director do Gabinete de Estudos e Políticas Económicas
ginesiodamata@yahoo.com.br

Islamic Republic of Mauritania
Mohamed Salem Nany
Directeur Général des Financement, des Investissements Publi
msalemnany@gmail.com

Repubic of Togo
Sani Yaya
Minister of Economy and Finance (Mr)
Secretariat.ministre@economie.gouv.tg

Republic of Benin
Romuald Wadagni
Minister of Economy and Finance
spministredesfinances@yahoo.fr

Republic of Senegal
El Hadji Ibrahima Niang
Chargé de Programmes - Banque Mondiale
assniang@hotmail.com

West Africa Economic and Monetary Union
Kako Nubukpo
Commissaire en charge du Département de l'Agriculture, des R
knubukpo@uemoa.int

Implementing Agencies

Cote d'Ivoire - Ministry of Environment, Sustainable Development and Ecological Transition
Jean Baptiste Kassi
Coordonnateur du Projet WACA Cote d'Ivoire
jbkassi77@yahoo.fr

Benin - Ministry of Living Environment and Sustainable Development
Moussa BIO DJARA
Ingénieur Principal des Services Techniques des Travaux Publ
moussabiodjara@yahoo.fr

International Union for Conservation of Nature
Aliou Faye
Directeur Regional
aliou.faye@iucn.org

Mauritania - Ministry of Environment
Mohamed Lemine Baba
Coordonnateur du Projet WACA - MR
ouldbaba12@gmail.com

Sao Tome and Principe - Ministry of Infrastructures, natural resources and Environment
Eng. Arlindo de Ceita Carvalho
Coordonnateur du Projet WACA STP
arceitacarv@yahoo.com.br

Senegal - Ministry of Environment, Sustainable Development and Ecological Transition
Baba Drame
Directeur de l'Environnement et des Etablissements Classés
babadrame@gmail.com

Togo - Ministry of Environment and Forestry Resources
Assimiou Adou Rahim Alimi
Coordonnateur WACA Togo
adourahim20@gmail.com

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