Beirut Critical Environment Recovery, Restoration and Waste Management Program (WB-P176635)

Countries
  • Lebanon
Geographic location where the impacts of the investment may be experienced.
Financial Institutions
  • World Bank (WB)
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Project Status
Approved
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
Aug 26, 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
United Nations Development Program
A public entity (government or state-owned) provided with funds or financial support to manage and/or implement a project.
Sectors
  • Climate and Environment
  • Law and Government
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Investment Type(s)
Advisory Services
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Project Cost (USD)
$ 10.00 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 Oct 29, 2021

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Project Description
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According to bank documents, the project objective is to support emergency environment control measures in Beirut City from impacts of the August 2020 explosion and support planning for longer term environmental restoration efforts.

The project has four components:

  1. Component 1. Securing the Port and management of debris, asbestos-contaminated materials and hazardous waste generated due to PoB explosion (US$8 million)

    1. Sub-component 1.1. Securing the Port and implementing critical waste management interventions inside the Port. (US$4.5 million)

    2. Sub-component 1.2. Safe management and disposal of mixed debris outside the Port of Beirut. (US$2 million)

    3. Sub-component 1.3. Priority waste management interventions of hazardous waste resulting from the explosion outside the Port. (US$1.5 million)

  2. Component 2. Priority actions contributing to policy and institutional work for greening Beirut’s Reconstruction Agenda (US$1.5 million)

    1. Sub-component 2.1. Supporting a collaborative platform for stakeholders’ engagement and implementing priority actions for greening Beirut’s reconstruction agenda. (US$0.5 million)

    2. Sub-component 2.2. Environmental monitoring and enforcement activities for critical hazardous materials (US$1 million)

  3. Component 3. Management and technical assistance (US$0.5 million)

  4. Component 4. Contingency Emergency Response Component (CERC)

Investment Description
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World Bank:
Harinath Sesha Appalarajugari, Frank Van Woerden
Senior Environmental Engineer

Borrower:
United Nations Development Program

Implementing Agency:
United Nations Development Program
Celine Moyroud
Country Director
celine.moyroud@undp.org 

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