Economics & Development

Ratings of Federally Administered Tribal Areas Temporarily Displaced Persons Emergency Recovery Project for Pakistan were as follows: outcome was highly satisfactory, Bank performance was highly satisfactory, and monitoring and evaluation quality was substantial. Some of the lessons learned include: Security considerations may often determine the form of consultations during project preparation; The CFCs and institutional mechanisms developed through the project are well positioned to be part of the disaster response mechanism in a country that has been facing multiple disasters over the years; Effectively navigating the dialogue on gender equality often means engaging with both men and women; Vaccine hesitancy can be offset to a large extent by placing the focus on a broader package of services offered to beneficiaries; A clear and transparent system for defining the size of the benefits should be established, possibly including a regularized indexation mechanism; While the system of transfers through ATM cards has been smooth, it may be prudent to have a backup payment arrangement for the programs; The LSG program can serve as a basis for future investments in support for beneficiaries’ sustainable livelihoods; and there are significant positive impacts from the inclusion of women in public service delivery design.

The development objective of Sindh Flood Emergency Housing Reconstruction Project for Pakistan is to deliver beneficiary-driven, multi-hazard resilient reconstruction of core housing units affected by the 2022 floods in selected districts of Sindh. This second-level restructuring seeks an additional financing (AF) of 450 million US dollars for the project. The AF is intended to scale up the housing reconstruction in Sindh Province, covering additional eligible beneficiaries whose homes were affected by the 2022 floods based on the Detailed Damage Re-Verification (DAV) conducted by the Government of Sindh (GoS). The AF seeks to introduce new activities and refinement of existing activities under existing components, update the results framework to reflect scaled-up outputs and alignment with the corporate scorecard, and extend the SFEHRP closing date to June 30, 2028.

The objective of the Accelerating Sustainable and Clean Energy Access Transformation Project is to increase access to sustainable and clean energy in Eswatini. The project has three components, the first being network reinforcement. The component will support EEC activities to improve the reliability of the networks. The component will finance various medium voltage works up to 66 kV to reinforce weak segments of the networks, install control equipment in key segments of the networks, and install low voltage (LV) distribution lines for supporting last-mile electrification. The second component is the electricity access expansion. The component will finance both on-grid and off-grid electrification activities to support the GoKE in achieving universal access to electricity by 2030 by connecting 50,000 households. This component includes two sub-components: on-grid peri-urban and rural electrification, last-mile connectivity, and off-grid design and implementation support. Finally, the third component is the technical assistance, studies, capacity building, and implementation support are the third component. The component will include TA to provide implementation support on monitoring and evaluation, procurement, contract management and supervision, environment and social, citizen engagement and gender, and capacity-building activities of relevant institutions to strengthen sector capacities.