Kiribati Kiritimati Infrastructure Project (WB-P506425)

Countries
  • Kiribati
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
U
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
Dec 13, 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 Kiribati - Ministry of Finance and Economic Development (MFED); and others
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)
Grant
The categories of the bank investment: loan, grant, guarantee, technical assistance, advisory services, equity and fund.
Investment Amount (USD)
$ 110.00 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.
Primary Source

Original disclosure @ WB website

Updated in EWS Mar 5, 2025

Disclosed by Bank Jun 11, 2024

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Project Description
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According to the Bank’s website, the objective of this project is to improve safety and climate resilience of Kiritimati’s regional and national connectivity by air and road; and in case of an eligible crisis or emergency, respond promptly and effectively to it.

This project has four components. The first component, Safe and Climate Resilient Regional Connectivity, includes the following sub-components: (i) Technical assistance (TA) under a design and supervision consultancy (DSC) for all design and supervision activities related to the airport and the airport precinct and connection roads; (ii) Civil works, including remediation of the runway, taxiway, and apron, installation of perimeter security fencing, and construction of the airport precinct and connection roads; (iii) Supply and installation of plant and equipment for navigation, communications, safety, and security at the airport; (iv) Development of an airport website with differential access for the public and CXI staff; (v) TA through the DSC for maintenance and operations guidance; and (vi) TA to update the aeronautical information publication (AIP) to reflect the aviation upgrades.

The second component, Safe and Climate Resilient Connectivity by Road, includes the following sub-components: (i) TA through the DSC for all necessary design and supervision activities related to the project; (ii) Civil works for the town roads; (iii) TA through the DSC for road maintenance planning and operational guidance; and (iv) Purchase of motorcycle helmets specifically for children to be distributed under arrangements through MLPID.

The third component, Project Implementation Support, includes the following sub-components: (i) TA for the Project Coordinating Unit (PCU); (ii) support to engage additional individual national consultants needed by KFSU; (iii) Purchase of up to three project vehicles for use by the PCU, MLPID, and MICT focal points, and KFSU when on Kiritimati; (iv) Renovations to an existing building on the MLPID London site; (v) Incremental Operating Costs (IOC) and training and workshops; and (vi) Support to implement measures to mitigate and respond to project-related cases of sexual exploitation and abuse and sexual harassment (SEA/H), including an SEA/H Action Plan.

The fourth component, Contingent Emergency Response Component (CERC), aims to reallocate project funds to support emergency response and reconstruction.

Investment Description
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IDA Grant: US$ 110.00 million


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