Additional Financing to the Somalia Crisis Recovery Project for Food Insecurity Response (WB-P176343)

Countries
  • Somalia
Geographic location where the impacts of the investment may be experienced.
Financial Institutions
  • World Bank (WB)
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Project Status
Approved
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Bank Risk Rating
A
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Voting Date
Jun 25, 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 Somalia
A public entity (government or state-owned) provided with funds or financial support to manage and/or implement a project.
Sectors
  • Education and Health
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Investment Type(s)
Grant
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Investment Amount (USD)
$ 50.00 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)
$ 50.00 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 Jul 21, 2021

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Project Description
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According to bank documents, the original project objective was to support the recovery of livelihoods and infrastructure in flood and drought affected areas and strengthen capacity for disaster preparedness nationwide. No revision to the original PDO is envisaged for the additional funding. The overall objective of the additional funding, to respond to immediate food insecurity needs, is covered adequately by the parent project’s PDO to support the recovery of livelihoods and infrastructure in flood and drought affected areas and strengthen capacity for disaster preparedness nationwide.

The key proposed changes under the project entail the inclusion of a food insecurity specific project component.

Component 6: Anticipatory and Recovery Support for Addressing Food Insecurity: This component will include the following two subcomponents:

Subcomponent 6a: Anticipatory Action and Early Response Support to Food Insecure Communities (US$ 22.5 million). This will include: (a) Immediate Rehabilitation of Small-Scale Community Irrigation and Water Supply Infrastructure, and; (b) Immediate Provision of Fishing Inputs and Infrastructure to Coastal Communities, and related training and awareness. These activities will be undertaken using the ‘Inputs for Assets’ approach under which agricultural and fishing inputs will be provided to communities in return for their participation in water and fisheries infrastructure. This component will also retain the option of providing agricultural and fishing inputs unconditionally to more vulnerable groups or if otherwise warranted by local circumstances.

Subcomponent 6b: Medium-term Sustainable Recovery and Resilience of Food Insecure Communities (US$ 22.5 million equivalent). This will include the rehabilitation and reconstruction of: (a) Larger Drought-Mitigating Water and Irrigation Infrastructure; (b) Fishing Coastal Community Infrastructure and Value Chain Resilience, and; (c) capacity building, training and awareness building of government and communities for recovery planning, scheme design, operation and maintenance and technical oversight for the planned water and fishery infrastructure works, and operation and
maintenance under clear ownership and management arrangements. This component will employ routine design and contracting methods while maximizing the use of labor-intensive methods, where
applicable.

Additional Allocation to SCRP Project Management Component (US$ 5 million equivalent). An additional allocation of US$ 5 million will be made to the original SCRP project management component
(Component 4: US$5 million) to cover the costs of project implementation and management for the AF. The revised of the SCRP project component will thus become US$ 11 million.

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World Bank:
Ayaz Parvez
Lead Disaster Risk Management Specialist

Andrew James Roberts
Senior Social Development Specialist

Borrower:
Federal Republic of Somalia
Ali Haji Adan
Project Implementation Unit (PIU) Coordinator
alihaji@sff-ld-mof.so

Implementing Agencies:
Ministry of Finance, Federal Government of Somalia
Ali Haji Adan
Project Implementation Unit (PIU) Coordinator
alihaji@sff-ld-mof.so

Ministry of Planning, Investment and Economic Development, Federal Government of Somalia
Asad Yusuf
Head of Donor Engagement Office and Principal Advisor to the
de.head@mop.gov.so 

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