Integrated Services and Livelihood for Displaced People from Myanmar and Host Communities Improvement Project

approved

The project will continue the support of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to Bangladesh in managing the influx of more than one million displaced people from Myanmar (DPFM) since 2017. Now a protracted situation, the crisis is putting significant pressure on infrastructure and causing substantial challenges in terms of food, shelter, health, security, water, sanitation, and other services in the DPFM camps and host communities. The project will work with the government, humanitarian agencies, and other development partners to address critical and complex infrastructure needs and basic services with a focus on cost-effective and sustainable solutions while providing opportunities for skills development and livelihood enhancement. Support will encompass interventions in (i) water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH); (ii) roads and bridges; (iii) security and safety; (iv) drainage; (v) food security; and (vi) disaster resilience, applying a differentiated approach in the DPFM camps and host communities. Capacity-building support will also be provided to the government to deliver interventions efficiently, effectively, and sustainably while coordinating with the large-scale humanitarian response.