The development objective of the Second Rural Development Program Project for Solomon Islands is to improve basic infrastructure and services in rural areas and to strengthen the linkages between smallholder farming households and markets.
... See More + This restructuring proposes to change the financing percentage of the: (i) community development grant, (ii) disaster recovery grant and (iii) ASEF grant to read as ‘100 percent of the amount disbursed’. The remaining eligible project expenditures, including the Agribusiness Partnership Grant, will remain at ‘100 percent of eligible expenses’. The modifications proposed under this restructuring will not change the Project Development Objective (PDO). No new activities are being proposed. There is no escalation of the safeguard rating, and no additional safeguards policies are triggered.
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The Solomon Islands Second Rural Development Program has an objective to improve basic infrastructure and services in rural areas and to strengthen the linkages between smallholder farming households and markets.
... See More + Component one aims to retain and refine the community-driven development mechanisms developed during the first phase of the RDP with a number of modifications based on implementation lessons and evaluation findings. Component two aims to: (i) assist farming households to engage in productive partnerships with commercial enterprises; (ii) build the capacity of MAL to deliver its core functions of regulation, research and sector coordination; and (iii) restore the productive assets of households critically affected by the April 2014 flash floods. Component three contains only core, cross-component management functions would remain under this overarching component including: overall program management, finance, procurement, overall M&E/MIS (including contracting studies on topics such as land use and ownership, disaster preparedness, etc.), and environmental safeguards.
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The objective of the Second Rural Development Program Project for Solomon Islands is to improve access to basic services in rural areas and the production and productivity of farmers.
... See More + Some of the negative impacts and mitigation measures include: vegetation cover and/or trees at the construction site or any other location to be used by the project may be removed or disturbed during construction phase. This impact can be avoided, minimized or mitigated; illegal timber may be logged without a license, in protected area, or logged without sustainable manner. Such practices lead to permanent loss of forest; wastewater generated by workers from washing and toileting; exposure to high level of dust and smoke may have health impact: affect respiratory system, eyes; waste and wastewater, construction materials from construction may be leaked or disposed of into water sources nearby construction sites or downstream of construction sites; effluent from septic tank can pollute groundwater or surface water, particularly if piped to an open drain; and weather extreme events or natural disasters can damage the facilities provided by the project or interrupt the services provided by these facilities.
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Rural development is extremely important to the Solomon Islands where 85 percent of the populations live in remote and isolated areas. After a period of civil conflict from 1998 to 2003, Solomon Islands have moved from a post-conflict reconstruction phase and into longer-term development.
... See More + However, improving living standards remains a formidable challenge. Agriculture remains the backbone of the economy and most Solomon Islanders rely on subsistence-living and smallholder agriculture for their livelihood. The rural development program (RDP) is designed to respond to priorities identified by communities in order to raise the living standard of rural households.
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