Turkiye Flood and Drought Management Project (WB-P179313)

Countries
  • Turkiye
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
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
Jun 27, 2024
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 Turkey - Ministry of Treasury and Finance
A public entity (government or state-owned) provided with funds or financial support to manage and/or implement a project.
Sectors
  • Law and Government
The service or industry focus of the investment. A project can have several sectors.
Investment Type(s)
Loan
The categories of the bank investment: loan, grant, guarantee, technical assistance, advisory services, equity and fund.
Investment Amount (USD)
$ 600.00 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)
$ 600.00 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
Media Documents
Primary Source

Original disclosure @ WB website

Updated in EWS Oct 7, 2024

Disclosed by Bank Mar 16, 2023

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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 the Bank’s website, the project development objectives are to increase flood control for people living in selected areas of Türkiye and to strengthen the country's institutional capacity for flood and drought risk management.

Components:

Component 1: Flood Management
Component 2: Drought Management
Component 3. Capacity Development and Institutional Strengthening
Component 4. Project Management

Early Warning System Project Analysis
For a project with severe or irreversible impacts to local community and natural resources, the Early Warning System Team may conduct a thorough analysis regarding its potential impacts to human and environmental rights.

Environmental and social risks are rater as Substantial.

The potential environmental and social risks and impacts will be mostly relevant to Components 1 and 2 and be comprised of impacts on aquatic and terrestrial habitats due to construction of flood management structures, river bed alteration, water pollution, land clearance and impacts on floodplain habitats and vegetation, use of borrow and aggregate material as well as typical construction risks and impacts such as air and noise emissions, waste management, soil management, labor and working conditions, occupational health and safety risks, community health and safety (including traffic safety), risk of increased SEA/SH incidents due to labor influx; increased transmission risks of COVID-19 from incoming workers; structural safety of the flood protection structures depending on the size, habitat disturbance due to construction and economic displacement due to the required land acquisition for construction activities. Physical displacement is not expected.

Investment Description
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A proposed loan in the amount of eur 559.3 million (us$600 million equivalent).


Contact Information
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World Bank

Canan Yildiz Uz
Senior Water Resources Management Specialist

Salih Bugra Erdurmus
Senior Disaster Risk Management Specialist

Ahmed Shawky Mohamed Abdelghany
Senior Water Resources Management Specialist

Borrower/Client/Recipient

Ministry of Treasury and Finance
Kerem Donmez
Acting Director General
kerem.donmez@hmb.gov.tr

Implementing Agencies

State Hydraulic Works
Mehmet Akif Balta
Director General
mabalta@dsi.gov.tr

General Directorate of Water Management
Afire Sever
Director General
suyonetimi@tarimorman.gov.tr

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ACCOUNTABILITY MECHANISM OF THE WORLD BANK

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