Original disclosure @ AFDB website
Updated in EWS Apr 1, 2024
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As stated by the AfDB, the long-term objective of the project is to contribute to improving the socio-economic resilience of populations in the project areas by increasing water, food and energy security, leading to improved livelihoods, better health, climate adaptation and resilience, and gender equality.
PRODERER is one of the investment projects considered a priority under the Kagera Basin Development Plan, due to its transboundary importance, its location on the shared Kagera River watercourse, its expected impact on improving water availability, food security through increased agricultural production and energy security, as well as reducing environmental degradation and adapting to climate change. The Government of the Republic of Burundi (GoB) therefore requested NELSAP-CU on August 19, 2022, to mobilize the resources needed to prepare this important project. In this context, NELSAP-CU applied to the African Water Facility on December 15, 2022, 2023, to finance the studies for the project.
An estimated 681,546 people, 50% of them women, will benefit from the ultimate development and operationalization of irrigated perimeters, drinking water supply infrastructures and access to electricity, while the interventions to develop production capacities will serve the country's entire population. In addition, the main beneficiaries of capacity-building actions will be MINEAGRIE's technical units and agencies, such as MNHEM and Regideso.
The AfDB categorized the project E&S risks as follows:
Environmental Category: 1
Climate Safeguards Categorization: 2
AfDB Team Leaders:
Michel W. N’Guessan - Senior Water and Sanitation Officer
Diane Sandra Arjoon - Principal Officer for Water Security in Rural Areas
No contacts provided at the time of disclosure.
Implementing Agency - Ministry of Environment, Agriculture, and Livestock:
Website: http://www.mineagrie.gov.bi/
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ACCOUNTABILITY MECHANISM OF AfDB
The Independent Review Mechanism (IRM), which is administered by the Compliance Review and Mediation Unit (CRMU), is the independent complaint mechanism and fact-finding body for people who have been or are likely to be adversely affected by an African Development Bank (AfDB)-financed project. If you submit a complaint to the IRM, it may assist you by either seeking to address your problems by facilitating a dispute resolution dialogue between you and those implementing the project and/or investigating whether the AfDB complied with its policies to prevent environmental and social harms. You can submit a complaint electronically by emailing crmuinfo@afdb.org, b.kargougou@afdb.org, b.fall@afdb.org, and/or s.toure@afdb.org. You can learn more about the IRM and how to file a complaint at: https://www.afdb.org/en/independent-review-mechanism/