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Updated on August 23rd, 2017:
(R) Strengthening Critical Infrastructure against Natural Hazards
The Project Development Objectives are to strengthen the Recipient's disaster risk management capacities, enhance the resilience of its critical infrastructure against natural hazards, and improve its capacity to respond to disasters. Approval completed on 10 July 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P158298. US$ 25.0/25.0 (IDA Credit/IDA Grant). Consultants will be required. Agency for Land Reclamation & Irrigation (Project Management Unit at ALRI); Ministry of Finance (Project Implementation Unit under the Ministry of Finance); Ministry of Transport (Project Implementation Group under the Ministry of Transport).
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Updated on June 16th, 2017:
(R) Strengthening Critical Infrastructure against Natural Hazards
The Project Development Objective is to strengthen the Recipient's disaster risk management capacities, enhance the resilience of its critical infrastructure against natural hazards, and improve its capacity to respond to disasters. Negotiations authorized on 8 May 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P158298. US$ 25.0/25.0 (IDA Credit/IDA Grant). Consultants will be required. Agency for Land Reclamation & Irrigation (Project Management Unit at ALRI); Ministry of Finance (Project Implementation Unit under the Ministry of Finance); Ministry of Transport (Project Implementation Group under the Ministry of Transport).
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Objective to be Determined. Identification completed on 23 November 2015. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 20.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

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