The development objective of the Second Informal Settlements Improvement Project for Kenya is to improve access to basic services and tenure security of residents in participating urban informal settlements and strengthen institutional capacity for slum upgrading in Kenya.
... See More + Some of the negative impacts and mitigation measures include: (1) disseminate public health messages and measures to combat spread of diseases; (2) where possible, the resettlement plan should allow the affected vulnerable and marginalized groups (VMGs) to return to the lands and territories they traditionally owned, or customarily used or occupied, if the reasons for their relocation cease to exist; (3) where resettlement is necessary, compensate the VMGs who are economically displaced; (4) adequate communication and engagement framework to ensure VMPs voices are heard; and (5) the project will finance and support the development of and training on standardized training modules of VMGs and stakeholders.
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World Bank emphasizes the importance of social contracts to eliminate poverty and boost shared prosperity. In the 2014 World Bank Group Goals, the World Bank calls for social contracts that prioritize the poor while creating the conditions for equitable growth.
... See More + This learning-oriented evaluation generates lessons from the World Bank’s experience using social contract diagnostics to help countries reshape their social contracts. It does this by:(i) evaluating the quality and value added of social contract diagnostics; (ii) assessing how social contract diagnostics are translated into operations; (iii) identifying the risks and challenges of integrating social contract diagnostics into operations; and (iv) drawing lessons on how to overcome these challenges. At the country level, this evaluation identified 21 Systematic Country Diagnostics (SCDs) that use a social contract framing to diagnose and explain complex development challenges such as entrenched inequalities, poor service delivery, weak institutions, and why decades of policy and institutional reforms promoted by external development actors could not fundamentally alter countries’ development paths.
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The objective of the Energy Sector Development Project for Micronesia, Federated States of is to increase the available generation capacity and efficiency of electricity supply in the state power utilities, and to strengthen the planning and technical capacities of the National Government and the state power utilities in the energy sector.
... See More + The rationale for restructuring is as follows: IDA Grant funds will not be lost to the FSM. These funds can be reprogrammed during the IDA18 cycle; the project PDO and results have been achieved and are anticipated to be over achieved at project closing; a 12-month extension was already granted to take opportunity of the US dollar 2 million savings made from component two and to address the power crises in Pohnpei. Given that the power crisis in Pohnpei has been resolved during this 12-month extension there are no pending critical operational issue for the sector that might be addressed by a further extension; and a new project, the Sustainable Energy and Access Project, is now active and supporting the FSM energy sector.
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The objective of the Water Supply and Sanitation Access Project is to increase access to improved water supply and sanitation services in targeted areas of Eswatini.
... See More + Some of the negative impacts and mitigation measures include: air monitoring will be conducted periodically to assess the air emissions level at the treatment plant; it will be ensured that construction meets applicable standards and industry practices such as conducting regular inspection and maintenance; implementing a leak detection and repair program (including records of past leaks and unaccounted-for water to identify potential problem areas) and replacing mains with a history of leaks of with a greater potential for leaks because of their location, pressure stresses, and other risk factors; the flush water will be discharged into a separate storm sewer system with storm water management measures such as a detention pond, where solids can settle, and residual chlorine consumed before the water is discharged; erosion during flushing will be minimized by avoiding discharge areas that are susceptible to erosion and spreading the flow to reduce flow velocities; oil swabs, spent ad expired chemicals and other hazardous waste will be placed in separate, marked bins and will be stored in containers for environmentally sound disposal in accordance with the Waste Regulations, 2000; and disposing of waste will be done appropriately and on a regular basis in an approved Waste disposal site.
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