Haiti Resilient Connectivity and Urban Transport Accessibility Project.
June 1, 2022 | Colin O. Jarrett | The World Bank has approved grant financing of 130 million US dollars for the Haiti Resilient Connectivity and Urban Transport Accessibility Project.
The Bank also approved additional financing of 11 million US dollars for the Haiti Strengthening Disaster Risk Management and Climate Resilience Project.
The Washington-based financial institution said the infrastructure grant will enhance rural connectivity in the social peninsula and improve climate-resilient urban mobility in Cap-Haitien.
This will strengthen the institutional capacity in the urban transport sector. The Disaster Management Risk project will increase the emergency response and evacuation capacity of selected municipalities to high climate risk-prone areas.
🇭🇹Haiti receives US$120 M for the Haiti Resilient Connectivity and Urban Transport Accessibility Project and an additional US$11 M for the Haiti Strengthening Disaster Risk Management and Climate Resilience Project.
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