Burundi- Infrastructure Resilience Emergency Project

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The project development for the Infrastructure Resilience Emergency Project for the Burundi is to enhance the climate resilience of key transport and drainage infrastructure in Greater Bujumbura while strengthening the country’s capacity to manage and prevent natural disasters. The proposed project will have the three main components. Component 1, rehabilitation of roads and urban infrastructure, is related to the implementation of a program of activities to rehabilitate the Recipient’s deteriorated and flood-affected roads and urban infrastructure in the target area. Component 2, capacity strengthening in disaster risk management, will deal with the implementation of a program of activities to enhance the recipient’s capacity in natural disaster response and risk management. Component 3, institutional support, project management and coordination, will pay for consultancy services, technical advisory services such as technical studies and assessments, training, media Information, Education and Communication (IEC), and financial audits. This component is also expected to finance project management and coordination costs, including the Project Management Unit (PMU) operating costs. The project will continue the institutional support initiated in the road sector under the RSDP since the capacity of the Government of Burundi to efficiently manage and maintain the country’s road network remains weak.