Greater Accra Resilient and Integrated Development Project

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The development objective of the Greater Accra Resilient and Integrated Development Project for Ghana is to improve flood risk management and solid waste management in the Odaw River Basin of the Greater Accra Region and improve access to basic infrastructure and services in the targeted communities within the Odaw River Basin. It has five components. First component, Climate Resilient Drainage and Flood Mitigation Measures is led by the Ministry of Works and Housing (MWH) and aims at developing sustainable capacity for flood risk management and mitigating the flood risk for a 10-year flood within the Odaw River Basin. It has two sub-components. (i) Structural measures to mitigate flood impacts in the Odaw River Basin; and (ii) Non-structural measures to improve flood warning and preparedness; Second component, Solid Waste Management Capacity Improvements is led by the Ministry of Sanitation and Water Resources (MSWR) and aims at reducing the amount of solid waste flowing into the primary Odaw channel; It has four sub-component. (i) Community-based solid waste management interventions and community campaign; (ii) Waste transfer stations, materials recovery facility, and center of excellence for solid waste management; (iii) Capping of old dump sites; and (iv) Extending final disposal capacity for the Greater Accra Region; Third component, Participatory Upgrading of Targeted Flood Prone Low-Income Communities and Local Government Support is jointly led by the Ministry of Inner-Cities and Zongo Development (MICZD), Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development (MLGRD) and participating local governments to (a) reduce vulnerability and strengthen climate resilience to flooding and enhance public service provision in priority low-income communities and (b) improve metropolitan planning and coordination, as well as O&M of drainage infrastructure in the Odaw River Basin; It has three sub-component.(i) Participatory community upgrading; (ii) Community engagement and technical advisory services; and (iii) Metropolitan Governance and Operation and Maintenance Improvements; Fourth component, Project Management supports project management activities of the implementing entities and preparatory studies for the subsequent phases of the Series of Projects (SOP); Fifth component, Contingent Emergency Response Component (CERC) will be included in accordance with World Bank Policy on Investment Project Financing. The CERC will enable rapid reallocation of funding between project components following an emergency. By integrating a CERC into this project, the level of disaster preparedness is strengthened, eliminating the need for time-consuming restructuring in the immediate aftermath of a crisis, when the Government is in urgent need of quick liquidity.