Marshall Islands Maritime Investment Project

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The development objective of Maritime Investment Project for Marshall Islands is to improve the safety, efficiency and climate resilience of maritime infrastructure and operations in the recipient's territory, and in the event of an eligible crisis or emergency, to provide an immediate response to the eligible crisis or emergency. This project has four components. 1) The first component, Maritime Infrastructure, aims to improve the safety and efficiency of dock and port operations, as well as enhance the resilience of maritime structures to natural disasters and climate change impacts through the integration of planning, design, construction, rehabilitation and operation of facilities. It has the following four subcomponents: (i) Delap Dock; (ii) Uliga Dock; (iii) Outer Island Docks; and (iv) Acquire equipment. 2) The second component, Maritime Safety and Security, aims to strengthen safety and security of maritime transport and support enhanced climate resilience of maritime facilities for local communities by improving the reliability of connections between Majuro and outer islands for access to food, water, fuel, and emergency response services. It has the following four subcomponents: (i) Quay Wall Structures and Furniture at Delap, Uliga and Ebeye Docks; (ii) Compliance with ISPS Requirements at Delap, Uliga and Ebeye Docks; (iii) Replace or Upgrade AtoNs; and (iv) Safety and Security Improvements. 3) The third component, Technical Assistance for Port Planning and Project Management, enhance the capacity of the government to manage maritime assets in a more safe, efficient and climate resilient manner through technical assistance designed to strengthen the planning and management of climate resilient port facilities, improve coordination of emergency response systems, elevate awareness of ISPS and SAR requirements, and implement project activities. It has the following nine subcomponents: (i) Maritime Safety and Security Needs Assessment and Maritime Infrastructure Needs Assessment; (ii) Design and Supervision; (iii) Review of Institutional and Governance Structures for Port Management; (iv) Strategic Planning; (v) Capacity Building Initiatives; (vi) Registries Assessment and Options Analysis; (vii) Project Management; (viii) Employment Opportunities for Women; and (ix) Emerging Priority Issues. 4) The fourth component, Contingent Emergency Response Component, is designed to provide a swift response in the event of an eligible crisis or emergency by enabling uncommitted funds to be quickly reallocated to address immediate post-crisis and emergency financing needs.

FY17 - Transportation

World Bank

Project

Water Supply and Storage, Seaport, Forest Products and Packaging, Commercial, Government