Emergency Locust Response Program (WB-P173702)

Countries
  • Djibouti
  • Ethiopia
  • Kenya
  • Uganda
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
Active
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
May 20, 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
Governments of Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya and Uganda
A public entity (government or state-owned) provided with funds or financial support to manage and/or implement a project.
Sectors
  • Humanitarian Response
The service or industry focus of the investment. A project can have several sectors.
Investment Type(s)
Grant, Loan
The categories of the bank investment: loan, grant, guarantee, technical assistance, advisory services, equity and fund.
Investment Amount (USD)
$ 195.00 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.
Loan Amount (USD)
$ 163.50 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.
Grant Amount (USD)
$ 31.50 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)
$ 195.00 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
Primary Source

Original disclosure @ WB website

Updated in EWS Aug 8, 2024

Disclosed by Bank Apr 21, 2020

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Project Description
If provided by the financial institution, the Early Warning System Team writes a short summary describing the purported development objective of the project and project components. Review the complete project documentation for a detailed description.

According to bank documents, the project objectoive is to respond to the threat posed by the desert locust outbreak and to strengthen systems for preparedness.

The project has four component:

  1. Surveillance and Control Measures. This component will limit the growth of existing desert locust populations and curb their spread, while mitigating the risks associated with control measures and their impacts on human health and the environment.

  2. Livelihoods Protection and Rehabilitation. The objective of Component 2 would be to help protect the poor and vulnerable in locust affected areas from human capitaland asset loss, enhance their access to food, and rehabilitate livelihoods that have been damaged or destroyed by swarms.

  3. Component 3: Coordination and Early Warning Preparedness. This component would strengthen the regional and national capacity for surveillance and control operations. Early warning systems will be developed and implemented to support prevention and rapid response to new and existing climate change induced locust infestation, thereby limiting incountry and cross-border spread and intensification.

  4. Component 4: Project Management. This would finance the associated costs such as implementation support, financial management, procurement, environmental and social
    management, communications and knowledge management. The communications component will help promote increased community awareness about the impacts of the
    locust swarms and the response efforts to support communities before, during and after the scourge
Investment Description
Here you can find a list of individual development financial institutions that finance the project.

As of August 2024, the investment amount has changed to 195 US$ million as previously disclosed 160 US$ million. There's an increase in the loan amount from 128.5 US$ million to 163.5 US$ million.


Contact Information
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World Bank:
Melissa Williams
Senior Rural Development Specialist
Afrah Alawi Al-Ahmadi
Sr Social Protection Specialist
Pierre Olivier Colleye
Sr Agricultural Spec.

Borrower:
Republic of Djibouti
Ilyas Moussa Dawaleh
Minister of Economy and Finances, in Charge of Industry
smibrathu@mefip.gov.dj

Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia
Fisseha Aberra
Director
faberrak@gmail.com

Republic of Uganda
Keith Muhakanizi
Permanent Secretary/Secretary to the Treasury
ps@treasury.go.ug

Republic of Kenya
Dr. Thugge Kamau
Principal Secretary
ps@treasury.go.ke

Implementing Agencies:
Office of the Prime Minister
Christine Guwatudde Kintu
Permanent Secretary
mail@gou.gov

Uganda-Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries
Vincent Ssempijja
Minister
info@agriculture.go.ug

Food Security Coordination Directorate, Ministry of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Food Security
Sintayehu Demissie
Director
sintusaron@yahoo.com

Ministry of Agriculture , Livestock , Fisheries and Cooperation
Prof. Hamadi Boga
Principal Secretary, Crops
psagriculture.research@kilimo.go.ke

Ministry of Agriculture, Water, Livestock and Fish Resources
Ibrahim Elmi
Secretary General
ibrahimelmimed@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: https://www.inspectionpanel.org.

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