Economics & Development

Green and Future Cities Project for Turkiye; the development objective is to improve access to sustainable and resilient municipal infrastructure and services in participating cities. Component 1. Integrated, multi-sectoral investments in participating cities: delivered through ILBANK as a financial intermediary via sub-loans to eligible municipalities and utilities in Antalya and Konya, this component finances civil works, goods, and services for prioritized municipal subprojects that align with local plans, demonstrate technical feasibility and economic or financial viability, and meet fiduciary and environmental and social requirements while excluding high-risk activities; Sub-components: Urban Transport, supporting construction or rehabilitation of mass transit systems such as tramlines and associated facilities, acquisition of low-emission public transport vehicles, non-motorized transport infrastructure, digital traffic management systems, road safety improvements, evacuation routes and emergency corridors, and universal accessibility and resilience measures to foster modal shift and better access to markets, services, and jobs; Water and Sanitation, supporting construction and rehabilitation of drinking water, sewerage, and stormwater networks, transmission lines, water tanks, pumping stations, and water and wastewater treatment plants, including goods such as pumps and leak detection equipment to enhance service reliability, resource efficiency, and reuse; Subproject management and implementation support, covering design, procurement, contract management, construction supervision, environmental and social management, monitoring and evaluation, and citizen engagement for sub-borrowers. Component 2. Strengthening capacity of ILBANK and municipalities: provides technical assistance, training, and goods to build institutional and technical capacity in sustainable and resilient urban management and municipal finance, prepare policy, strategy, and planning documents and municipal infrastructure investment and financing plans, and enhance project preparation, management, implementation, and creditworthiness assessment; Sub-components: Technical assistance, supporting capacity building and preparation of sectoral strategies, guidelines, and plans for infrastructure systems; Internship program and technical training program, promoting gender inclusion by allocating certified technical internships for female university students in relevant fields and delivering certified managerial and technical training for female municipal technical staff to support progression into technical and leadership roles. Component 3. Project management: supports ILBANK in procurement, financial management, environmental and social compliance, monitoring and evaluation, reporting, grievance redress, stakeholder engagement, communications, and outreach to ensure effective and compliant project implementation.

This policy note builds on the practical and operational experience of the World Bank Group (WBG) and World Food Programme (WFP) to offer an overview of why and how strengthening the linkages between disaster risk finance (DRF) and adaptive social protection (ASP) matters. It is a direct output of a new collaboration between the two organizations on disaster risk finance for adaptive social protection (DRF4ASP). Introduced at COP 29, DRF4ASP is designed to amplify the impact of the Global Shield against Climate Risks, optimizing the speed of response and the inclusivity of solutions to protect the most vulnerable people from the impacts of disaster. While the DRF4ASP collaboration is new, efforts to more effectively link disaster risk finance to adaptive social protection systems are ongoing. Several countries have some experience with these approaches, while many others are interested in exploring how to do so, given the potential benefits. Both governments and other stakeholders engaged in the DRF and social protection sectors can draw valuable insights from this note. The following sections outline: (i) the context and concepts (ii) the opportunities of combining these approaches to scale disaster response with maximum impact for poor and vulnerable populations; (iii) the building blocks, or system preparedness elements, needed to realize the potential of linking national social protection systems and DRF; and (iv) the objectives of the programmatic window in this field.