South Sudan Connectivity for Growth Project

dropped

The Project has been designed around five components: Component 1—Inland Water Transport Infrastructure Development (US$60 million, with US$ 38 million available from this IDA financing). Component 1 of the Project is dedicated to improving the river transport infrastructure and services between Juba and Bor. This component aspires to make the waterway corridor safer, more efficient, reliable and climate resilient.Component 2—Operations and Marketing Improvement, and Logistics Enhancement (US$23million, with US$9 million available from this IDA financing). Component 2 includes a broad spectrum of interventions for reinforcing the operational framework, optimizing marketing efforts, and augmenting logistics capabilities. It aims to establish a more dynamic and efficient IWT network, which is well equipped to meet the contemporary and future needs of trade and logistics along the river stretch.Component 3 – Strategic Sector Studies and Initiatives (US$9 million, with $9 million available from this IDA financing). The objective of this component is to support select initiatives within the transport sector. The activities will mainly be in the form of technical assistance and studies to inform reforms. This component will support select institutional and capacity development interventions within the sector to achieve the following (a) carry out evidence based planning, implementation, and monitoring of projects; (b) strengthen the technical, project management, procurement, financial management, social and environment management skills of staff of PIU with wider outreach to respective agencies and even private industry consultants and contractors; and (c) carry out a needs assessment, formulating a framework for institutional and human resource capacities. Component 4—Institutional Strengthening, and Project Management (US$8 million, with US$8 million available from this IDA financing). This Component is designed to reinforce the institutional framework and increase the expertise required for effectively governing and advancing the transport sector in South Sudan. It will allocate resources to implement the capacity-building program to strengthen institutional capacity and improve the management of the transport sector.Component 5—Contingent Emergency Response Component (US$0 million). This zero-dollar component is designed to provide a swift response in the event of an eligible crisis or emergency by enabling the client to request the World Bank to reallocate project funds to support emergency response and reconstruction where needed.