Burkina Faso Contingent Emergency Response Project (CERP) (WB-P509526)

Regions
  • Africa
Geographic location where the impacts of the investment may be experienced.
Countries
  • Burkina Faso
Geographic location where the impacts of the investment may be experienced.
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
Stage of the project cycle. Stages vary by development bank and can include: pending, approval, implementation, and closed or completed.
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
Aug 2, 2025
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 Burkina Faso - Ministry of Finance; DGCOOP
A public entity (government or state-owned) provided with funds or financial support to manage and/or implement a project.
Sectors
  • Education and Health
  • Humanitarian Response
  • Law and Government
The service or industry focus of the investment. A project can have several sectors.
Investment Amount (USD)
$ 30.00 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)
$ 30.00 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.
Bank Documents
Other Related Projects
Primary Source

Original disclosure @ WB website

Updated in EWS Oct 9, 2026

Disclosed by Bank Jul 22, 2025

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Project Description
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According to the Bank’s website, the objective of this project is to respond promptly and effectively to an eligible crisis or emergency in Burkina Faso.

The Emergency Response Project (CERP) is one of the instruments that can be used to channel the 10% of undisbursed and uncommitted funds in the country portfolio available through the Rapid Response Option (RRO). This IPF is prepared in advance and has no initial funding. It can be activated to use RRO funds to respond to natural disasters, public health emergencies, political or security crises and economic or social crises. The funds will be implemented on the basis of a positive list of eligible expenditures, including financing of essential imports (e.g. food, medicines), cash transfers to affected households, salaries in key sectors to improve emergency response and the replenishment of emergency or solidarity funds. This list will be developed and agreed with the government during the preparation phase.

Early Warning System Project Analysis
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Environmental and Social Risk: Substantial

Investment Description
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According to the Board Report Document, on September 18, 2026, the Division Director approved Burkina Faso’s request for funds to be repurposed through the Burkina Faso Contingent Emergency Response Project (CERP) (P509526). The reallocation request is within the 10 percent limit within a fiscal year of the total undisbursed Investment Project Financing (IPF) and Program for Results (PforR) Bank Loan portfolio.

Burkina Faso triggered the RRO to respond to a food security crisis caused by the ongoing Middle East Crisis on fertilizer supply and prices, requesting funds to be repurposed through the Burkina Faso CERP. A total of USD 30 million was repurposed on September 18, 2026, from the operations shown below.

P170482 - Communal Climate Action and Landscape Management Project - USD 10 million
P169267 - Support to Land and Mining Management Strengthening Project - USD 20 million


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CONTACT POINT - World Bank

Task Team Leader: Koffi Hounkpe
Title: Senior Disaster Risk Management Specialist
Email: khounkpe@worldbank.org

TTL Contact: Aanchal Anand
Job Title: Senior Urban Development Specialist
Email: aanand1@worldbank.org

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ACCOUNTABILITY MECHANISM OF THE WORLD BANK

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