Romania Contingent Emergency Response Project (WB-P508899)

Countries
  • Romania
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
Proposed
Stage of the project cycle. Stages vary by development bank and can include: pending, approval, implementation, and closed or completed.
Bank Risk Rating
B
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 31, 2026
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
Ministry of Finance
A public entity (government or state-owned) provided with funds or financial support to manage and/or implement a project.
Sectors
  • Humanitarian Response
  • Law and Government
The service or industry focus of the investment. A project can have several sectors.
Investment Amount (USD)
Not Disclosed
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 26, 2026

Disclosed by Bank Jun 23, 2026

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Project Description
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According to bank's website, the proposed project aims to enable rapid and predictable access to financing for the Government of Romania to respond to an eligible crisis or emergency, including imminent threats, through the Rapid Response Option. It allows for the swift reallocation of undisbursed and uncommitted funds from Investment Project Financing (IPF) and Program-for-Results (PforR) operations across the World Bank portfolio in Romania toward urgent needs arising from natural disasters (e.g., serious storms, floods, heatwaves, earthquakes, droughts), forced displacement, public health emergencies (e.g., disease outbreaks), including technological and man-made disasters. Upon its activation, disbursements would be made against a positive list that includes goods for emergency response and early recovery, medical equipment and supplies, services such as transport, maintenance and repairs, food procurement, accommodation, translation, road clearance works, and operating costs such as staff, fuel costs and temporary storage solutions, among others. The list is designed to include activities that support immediate response and recovery needs and for this reason it is limited to activities with a low and moderate environmental and social risk. The CERP will be expected to remain active for no longer than 12 months per activation and can be activated more than once. The CERP Manual, approved by the Government of Romania and the World Bank, includes the positive list and guides the implementation of project activities.

Early Warning System Project Analysis
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Environmental and Social Risk: M

Investment Description
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Total Project Cost: US$ 0.00 million

Commitment Amount: US$ 0.00 million 


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Task Team Leader: Alexandra Calin 

Title: Senior Disaster Risk Management Specialist 

Email: acalin@worldbank.org 

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