Second Real Estate Registration Project (WB-P507514)

Countries
  • Palestine, West Bank, Gaza
Geographic location where the impacts of the investment may be experienced.
Specific Location
West Bank
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Financial Institutions
  • World Bank (WB)
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Project Status
Proposed
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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
Jul 15, 2025
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 Palestine - Ministry of Finance
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Sectors
  • Law and Government
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Investment Type(s)
Grant
The categories of the bank investment: loan, grant, guarantee, technical assistance, advisory services, equity and fund.
Investment Amount (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.
Project Cost (USD)
$ 10.00 million
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Bank Documents
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Primary Source

Original disclosure @ WB website

Updated in EWS Feb 28, 2025

Disclosed by Bank Nov 27, 2024

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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 objective of this project is to enhance security of tenure and improve real estate's registration and transaction services in the West Bank.

The project will benefit property owners in Area A and B of the West Bank whose property are un registered, including women owners or co-owners. With the improvement of services, the project will benefit existing owners of registered properties in the West Bank.

It aligns with the Palestinian Land Sector Road Map of 2017 and aims to provide accessible and reliable services to property owners. RERP II will continue activities from RERP, focus on gender streamlining, and provide investment financing for real estate registration with strong due diligence and evaluation.

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.

The environmental and social (E&S) risks of RERP II are assessed as 'Substantial' at the concept stage. The social risks associated with land registration cases involving private land adjustments or acquisitions, exclusion of disadvantaged groups, and disputes between land users and landowners or possible intra-family disputes are to be carefully considered. Additional risk is Voluntary land donation (VLD) which is the established mechanism for taking private land and this is implemented in an uncertain legal and regulatory environment with weak enforcement. The project is not expected to have irreversible environmental impacts, rather indirect impact on biodiversity conservation associated to involving adjustments or acquisitions in private land of sensitive or high biodiversity value.

Investment Description
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Trust Funds (Special Financing): US$ 10.00 million


Contact Information
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World Bank

Giscard Didier Sagashya
Senior Land Administration Specialist

Dana Mohammad Luai M. Almubaied
Urban Development Specialist

Borrower/Client/Recipient

The Palestinian Authority on behalf of the Palestine Liberation Organization

Implementing Agencies

Ministry of Finance
Fairouz Shahrour
Head of World Bank Projects Coordination Unit
fshahrour@pmof.ps

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