The objective of Local Economic Resilience Project for El Salvador is to improve institutional performance of municipalities and increase access for citizens to services and resilient infrastructure. ... See More + The project has 5 components. (1) Investments in services and in resilient municipal infrastructure to support Local Economic Development component will finance resilient municipal infrastructure, including the preparation of technical designs, as needed, in municipalities that meet certain minimum conditions and incremental goals. (2) Competitive fund for high-impact investments on regional economic development component will support the government’s territorial development strategy by financing strategic investments for local economic development. (3) Institutional strengthening and capacity building component will finance institutional strengthening activities at two levels: (i) support to municipal governments to help them achieve the minimum conditions and goals, as well as technical support to Mancomunides; and (ii) support to government agencies at the national level, including: (a) technical assistance to Minister of Finance for the implementation of SAFIM and the adaptation of a revised regulatory framework for managing municipal investments, (b) technical assistance/support to selected government entities for the creation of a national registry of municipal investments through the development of an interoperable platform accessible to various national and local agencies; and (c) creation of a pilot municipal innovation behavioral lab for fostering innovation in the public sector. (4) Contingent emergency response component will provide immediate response to an eligible emergency, as needed and is intended to strengthen the country’s fiscal resilience and immediate response capacity, safeguarding against higher levels of disaster vulnerability, including those driven by climate change. This component is designed to enable rapid access to funds for response and recovery purposes under streamlined procedures for procuring goods, works, and services. (5) Project management and implementation component will create a Project Implementation Unit (PIU) and strengthening activities to Social Investment Fund for Local Development, verify minimum conditions and goals under Component 1, and create a citizen engagement platform.  See Less -

Document Type: Project Appraisal Document Report No.: PAD3260 Document Date: MAR 21, 2019

Disclosure Status: Disclosed

Document Type: Implementation Status and Results Report Report No.: ISR35658 Document Date: JAN 25, 2019

Author: Pablo,Christopher T. Disclosure Status: Disclosed

Document Type: Auditing Document Report No.: AUD0018643 Document Date: JAN 13, 2019

Author: Hussein,Riham Disclosure Status: Disclosed

Document Type: Implementation Status and Results Report Report No.: ISR34935 Document Date: DEC 30, 2018

Author: Popovikj Friedman,Gordana Disclosure Status: Disclosed

Document Type: Implementation Status and Results Report Report No.: ISR33494 Document Date: AUG 13, 2018

Author: Shi,Tuo Disclosure Status: Disclosed

Document Type: Auditing Document Report No.: AUD0015906 Document Date: AUG 05, 2018

Author: Hussein,Riham Disclosure Status: Disclosed

Document Type: Auditing Document Report No.: AUD0015907 Document Date: AUG 05, 2018

Author: Hussein,Riham Disclosure Status: Disclosed

Document Type: Auditing Document Report No.: AUD0015911 Document Date: AUG 05, 2018

Author: Hussein,Riham Disclosure Status: Disclosed

Document Type: Auditing Document Report No.: AUD0015914 Document Date: AUG 05, 2018

Author: Hussein,Riham Disclosure Status: Disclosed

Document Type: Implementation Status and Results Report Report No.: ISR32540 Document Date: MAY 31, 2018

Author: Popovikj Friedman,Gordana Disclosure Status: Disclosed