Ecuador: Emergency Resilient Reconstruction Project (WB-P181079)

Countries
  • Ecuador
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
Jun 9, 2023
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 Ecuador
A public entity (government or state-owned) provided with funds or financial support to manage and/or implement a project.
Sectors
  • Construction
  • Humanitarian Response
  • Infrastructure
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.
Loan Amount (USD)
$ 150.00 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)
$ 150.00 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 Jun 26, 2023

Disclosed by Bank May 12, 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 World Bank, the development objective of the Emergency Resilient Reconstruction Project for Ecuador is to restore connectivity and improve infrastructure resilience and road safety in areas affected by natural hazards. The project comprises of two components. The first component, infrastructure recovery and resilience interventions will be assessed against a positive list of eligibility criteria set out in the project operations manual. It consists of following sub-components: (i) infrastructure recovery; (ii) resilience interventions; (iii) activities to complement recovery and resilience interventions; and (iv) acquisition of Ministry of Transportation and Public Works equipment for emergency response and preventive maintenance. The second component, project management and institutional strengthening for resilience consists of following sub-components: (i) asset management system and planning tools; (ii) capacity building activities, including training, knowledge exchanges, guidelines, and manuals on relevant topics; and (iii) project management support. 

Early Warning System Project Analysis
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The World Bank assessed the risk category for the project as Substantial.

Investment Description
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Contact Information
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World Bank Team Leader:

Alejandro Hoyos Guerrero - Senior Transport Specialist

No contacts available at the time of disclosure.

Borrower - Government of Ecuador:

Daniel Lemus - Viceministro de Economía y Finanzas
Email: dlemus@finanzas.gob.ec

Implementing Agency - Ministerio de Transporte y Obras Públicas:

Gloria Fernanda Cordova - Coordinadora General Administrativa y Financiera
Email: gcordova@mtop.gob.ec
Website: https://www.obraspublicas.gob.ec/
Address: Juan León Mera N26-220 y Av. Orellana, 170522 Quito, Ecuador
Phone: +593-2 397-4600

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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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