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KWSCRP‑2 finances the Mwache multipurpose dam and associated raw water transmission to increase bulk water supply for Mombasa County and Kwale County, and expands access to water in drought‑vulnerable areas of Kwale. The project combines large-scale infrastructure (main dam, check dams, gravity conveyance, access roads/bridges, electromechanical and SCADA systems) with integrated catchment management and livelihoods around the Mwache watershed, and county‑level water supply, sanitation, and hygiene investments.

The regional operation improves regional collaboration and the socioeconomic and climate resilience of border-zone communities in the northern regions of Benin, Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana, and Togo. It finances community‑driven, climate‑screened local infrastructure and services (e.g., water points/small systems, schools, health posts, rural markets, local roads/footpaths, youth facilities), supports livelihoods and local economic development, trains community and technical facilitators, and establishes a Regional Coordination Platform with joint studies and digital data-sharing.

The project will promote community-led nature-based solutions to climate change adaptation in the Usangu catchment by financing rainwater harvesting and storage facilities, boreholes, rehabilitation of small check/charco dams to reduce channel erosion and gullying, river training to enhance flows and reduce flooding, tree planting for catchment conservation, and village land use plans for sustainable landscape management.

The project develops multiuse water sources, climate-smart agriculture and livestock services, and environmental catchment services to strengthen rural resilience in Somalia’s drylands. It finances construction and rehabilitation of water points (e.g., sand/subsurface dams, berkads, hafir dams, boreholes), nature-based solutions for watershed-scale restoration and recharge, and community-centered planning and livelihoods support.

The additional financing will strengthen public service delivery capacity of local governments, increase access to climate-resilient urban infrastructure and services, and enable immediate response to eligible crises in selected Somali cities. It supports urban drainage and flood risk management, climate-resilient streets, bridges and walkways, pedestrian safety and solar streetlighting, and municipal systems for inclusive service delivery. Institutional strengthening, analytics, and project management build municipal capacity; a CERC enables rapid response.

The project development objective is to improve irrigation services and agricultural productivity in the target areas. The project will support the rehabilitation of lakes to enhance resilience to drought and soil conservation and afforestation activities within catchments to reduce flood and erosion risks.

This Development Policy Operation with a Catastrophe Deferred Drawdown Option (Cat DDO) supports the Republic of the Marshall Islands to (i) enhance fiscal management and (ii) build disaster and climate resilience. Policy actions include establishing core public financial management and procurement processes, and strengthening the disaster and climate policy framework via the Disaster Risk Management Act (2023), a Sea Level Rise Adaptation Policy, and a forthcoming National Building Act/Code.

The project will increase access to water supply and sanitation services and improve service delivery capacity in selected areas of the Kyrgyz Republic through a 10‑year Multiphase Programmatic Approach.

The project will improve integrated landscape management and ecosystem services and increase benefits for targeted forest‑dependent communities in Tripura and Nagaland. It finances restoration of degraded forests, agricultural lands, and wetlands; soil and water conservation; afforestation and agroforestry; climate‑smart agriculture; enhanced biodiversity conservation; and community‑led landscape planning and value‑chain development for forest‑based livelihoods.

The project will strengthen the management of water resources and increase access to improved drinking water and sanitation services in selected regions by financing: (i) mobilization and management of water resources for multiple uses (including rehabilitation of large and small dams and hydrometric systems); (ii) expansion of urban and rural water supply systems; (iii) sanitation and hygiene services including fecal sludge treatment plants and institutional WASH; and (iv) institutional strengthening and project management, with a Contingent Emergency Response Component for shocks.