Regional Climate Resilience Program for Eastern and Southern Africa 1 Project (RCRP1)

Risk Management and Climate Financing (US$26 million equivalent, including US$5.5 million National IDA, US$13.5 million Regional IDA, US$6 million Crisis Response Window, CRW, and US$1 million IDA Window for Host Communities and Refugees, WHR). The objective of this component is to build regional and national institutional capacity and strengthen cooperation on climate and disasters risk management and climate financing. This component is aligned primarily with the GCRF’s pillar 2 Protecting People and Preserving Jobs, as it focuses on addressing the immediate and medium-term impact of climate crises. Component 2. Infrastructure Investments and Sustainable Asset Management for Climate Resilience (US$316.4 million equivalent, including US$51 million National IDA, US$103.4 million Regional IDA, US$144 million CRW, and US$18 million WHR). This component aims at improving management of water resources and water-related climate impacts in AFE requires closing the regional gap on critical water infrastructure for climate resilience, as well as a strong institutional framework (i.e., rules and organizations) for mainstreaming climate considerations in the planning, implementation, operation and maintenance of the new and existing infrastructure. Component 3. Adaptive Climate Services for Resilient Communities (US$17.9 million equivalent, including US$2.2 million National IDA, US$5.7 million Regional IDA, US$6 million CRW, and US$4 million WHR).This component aims at strengthening social and human capital resilience to climate change in AFE will include enhancing “last mile” community preparedness and mainstreaming the climate dimension in social protection policy design, operational and budgetary planning, including in cash-for-work programs, whilst integrating gender needs. Component 4. Project Management. (US$22.1 million equivalent, including US$3.3 million National IDA, US$7.8 million Regional IDA, US$9 million CRW, and US$2 million WHR). This component will finance all project management activities in participating countries and regional organizations, including equipment and materials, technical assistance and compliance with fiduciary, procurement, and environmental and social risk management requirements, security planning and management, remote supervision, monitoring and evaluation (M&E), impact assessment, and knowledge management and communication, and when needed, support to technical activities and supervision.

Contingent Emergency Response Component (US$0 million). This component is included in the project, under South Sudan, Madagascar, Comoros, and Mozambique financing agreements, and aims at allowing for rapid reallocation of uncommitted funds under corresponding credits and grants in the event of an