Costa Rica Climate Resilient Recovery and Territorial Development Project

active

Prospective

Costa Rica has ambitious plans to address gaps in resilient infrastructure and other critical public services considering the country's high exposure to climate change and natural hazards. The project supports ongoing recovery in regions frequently impacted by natural hazards through a build back better approach including climate adaptation measures. Investments will be designed and implemented in accordance with territorial development principles, and with consideration of marginalized and disadvantaged populations including refugees, asylum seekers, and migrants. Component 1 – Resilient reconstruction of critical infrastructure and services: interventions and infrastructure projects for Costa Rica’s reconstruction and recovery, and as such would be implemented under the provisions of the three emergency decrees covering many vulnerable cantons. Component 2 – Strengthening Capacity of the National Risk Management System: interventions and activities to strengthen Costa Rica’s disaster risk management capacity and to promote climate resilient territorial development with a focus on resilient infrastructure services. Component 3 – Project Management: project management and implementation support activities, including, inter alia, Project audits; monitoring and evaluation of the Project; technical review of feasibility studies, screening for climate adaptation investments, detailed designs, engineering assessments, preparation of the Environmental and Social Impact Assessments (ESIA), Land Acquisition and Resettlement Action Plans (LARAP), and other environmental and social instruments, citizen engagement, communication campaigns, monitoring of climate co-benefits; requirements related to the Bank’s fiduciary policies and guidelines, implementation of E&S standards.

FY17 - Public Administration

World Bank

Project

Government