Strengthening Risk Information for Disaster Resilience in Bhutan (WB-P175081)

Countries
  • Bhutan
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
Proposed
Stage of the project cycle. Stages vary by development bank and can include: pending, approval, implementation, and closed or completed.
Bank Risk Rating
C
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, 2021
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 Bhutan
A public entity (government or state-owned) provided with funds or financial support to manage and/or implement a project.
Sectors
  • Infrastructure
The service or industry focus of the investment. A project can have several sectors.
Investment Type(s)
Advisory Services, Fund
The categories of the bank investment: loan, grant, guarantee, technical assistance, advisory services, equity and fund.
Project Cost (USD)
$ 2.30 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 27, 2021

Disclosed by Bank Feb 16, 2021

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Project Description
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According to the bank's documents, the proposed project aims "To enhance the Royal Government of Bhutan’s capacity in developing and using multi-hazard risk information for development planning in targeted sectors."

The proposed project will be financed by the Pilot Program for Climate Resilience of the Climate Investment Fund and has the following components: Component A. Establishment of a Multi-hazard Risk Decision Support System;
Component B. Strengthening Hydromet and Agromet Services Delivery; and
Component C. Professionalization of the Construction Industry for Green and Resilient Built Environment.

Investment Description
Here you can find a list of individual development financial institutions that finance the project.

Co-financing:
Climate Investment Funds US$ 2.3 million


Contact Information
This section aims to support the local communities and local CSO to get to know which stakeholders are involved in a project with their roles and responsibilities. If available, there may be a complaint office for the respective bank which operates independently to receive and determine violations in policy and practice. Independent Accountability Mechanisms receive and respond to complaints. Most Independent Accountability Mechanisms offer two functions for addressing complaints: dispute resolution and compliance review.

World Bank
Arati Belle, Senior Disaster Risk Managemen
Telephone No :5220+31167 / Email :abelle@worldbank.org
Naho Shibuya, Disaster Risk Management Specialist
Telephone No:5220+33048 Email:nshibuya@worldbank.org

Borrower:
The Kingdom of Bhutan

Implementing Agencies
National Center for Hydrology and Meteorology
Department of Disaster Management
Ministry of Works and Human Settlements

ACCESS TO INFORMATION

To submit an information request for project information, you will have to create an account to access the Access to Information request form. You can learn more about this process at: https://www.worldbank.org/en/access-to-information/request-submission

ACCOUNTABILITY MECHANISM OF THE 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. Information on how to file a complaint and a complaint request form are available at: https://www.inspectionpanel.org/how-to-file-complaint

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