Côte d'Ivoire: Inclusive Connectivity and Rural Infrastructure Project

approved

The Project will involve upgrading and climate proofing of strategic and non-strategic roads in eleven regions of northern Côte d'Ivoire. It will provide climate resilient transport connectivity and improve access to schools, health services, and centers of economic activity in northern Côte d'Ivoire. The Project will also support the development of climate resilient rural socio-economic infrastructure including key infrastructure in the agricultural logistics chain which, together with the enhanced connectivity, will facilitate trade notably with Asia. Finally, the Project will build institutional capacity to foster the sustainability of the road sector, in areas such as road safety, road asset management, and road maintenance planning and execution. The Project will be co-financed with the World Bank (WB), through the International Development Association (IDA). The Project will comprise 5 components: Inclusive and resilient rural connectivity infrastructure. This is the largest component of the Project. It will involve the construction and rehabilitation of climate resilient strategic roads, periodic and routine climate-resilient maintenance, and climate-resilience improvement of the non-strategic network. Rural socio-economic infrastructure, which will include consolidation of the agricultural logistics chain. Capacity building and support to the institutional framework and sector strategies, to enhance institutional and sector frameworks for sustainability of the development objectives. Support to project management. Contingency emergency response component. AIIB will jointly co-finance the Project with the World Bank (IDA). The AIIB financing will be allocated to component 1, component 2.1, and component 3.