According to the Bank’s website, the Djibouti Integrated Urban Infrastructure and Climate Change Adaptation Project (PIIUACCD) – Phase I is a sovereign investment project aimed at improving urban infrastructure and strengthening climate resilience in the city of Djibouti. The project focuses on rehabilitating priority urban roads and stormwater drainage systems in flood-prone neighborhoods in order to enhance urban mobility, reduce flood risks and improve living conditions. It integrates climate-resilient design, nature-based solutions, environmental and social safeguards, and institutional capacity building to address the impacts of rapid urbanization and increasing climate shocks in the capital city. The total cost of Phase I is estimated at UA 17.45 million (approximately USD 23.9 million). Financing is primarily provided through an African Development Fund (ADF) grant of UA 15.98 million, complemented by an in-kind contribution from the Government of the Republic of Djibouti estimated at about USD 2 million, mainly covering staff and operational support. The project is implemented by the Djibouti Roads Agency (ADR) under the supervision of the Ministry of Infrastructure and Equipment.

The overall objective of the project is to improve urban infrastructure in the city of Djibouti in order to enhance mobility, reduce flood risks and increase resilience to climate change impacts. More specifically, the project aims to rehabilitate and upgrade approximately seven kilometers of priority urban roads, improve stormwater drainage systems to mitigate recurrent flooding, and integrate climate-resilient and nature-based solutions into urban infrastructure. It also seeks to strengthen institutional capacities for planning, implementation and maintenance of resilient urban infrastructure, while promoting social inclusion, gender equality and job creation.

The direct beneficiaries of the project are residents of the targeted neighborhoods in Djibouti City, particularly households living along the rehabilitated road corridors who are highly exposed to flooding, poor mobility and degraded urban services. Women, youth, informal workers, traders, students and daily transport users are expected to benefit from improved access, reduced travel times and safer urban environments. Indirect beneficiaries include the wider population of Djibouti City, municipal authorities, public service providers and economic operators, who will benefit from improved urban connectivity, reduced climate-related disruptions, enhanced public health and increased economic opportunities.

Environmental Category: [1] High Risk

The project has been classified in category 1 in accordance with the Bank's Integrated Safeguard System.

Main environmental and social risks and impacts: the impacts of the project are: (i) loss of 110 trees (including conocarpus lancifolius, phoenix dactylifera, Azadirachta indica); (ii) loss of income of 80 PAPs, including 55 women. The risks are: (i) risks of traffic accidents due to the daily passage of trucks in urban areas; (ii) risk of resurgence of vector-borne diseases, STIs/HIV, malaria; (iii) risks of GBV/SEA/SH due to the presence of workers on the site and young girls and women living or carrying out activities nearby.

Involuntary resettlement: The rehabilitation of urban roads and the development of rainwater drainage systems in the neighbourhoods of Ras-Dika and Boulaos will result in economic losses for 80 people affected by the project (PAP), including 55 women.

The total cost of Phase I is estimated at UA 17.45 million (approximately USD 23.9 million). Financing is primarily provided through an African Development Fund (ADF) grant of UA 15.98 million, complemented by an in-kind contribution from the Government of the Republic of Djibouti estimated at about USD 2 million, mainly covering staff and operational support.

Financial Instrument: Project Cycle Grant
Commitments (UA): 15,984,600
Conversion Rate USD (2026-02-04): 1,35728
Commitments (USD): 21,695,577.89

Name: Babati MOKGETHI
Email: b.mokgethi@afdb.org

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