Enhancing Connectivity in Northern Guinea-Bissau Project

The development objective of the Enhancing Connectivity in Northern Guinea-Bissau Project for Guinea-Bissau is to provide efficient, safe, and climate resilient road connectivity on selected sections of the Safim-Mpak corridor in the northern part of the Recipient's territory. The project comprises of four components. The first component, transport infrastructure improvement will finance the rehabilitation and upgrade of priority road sections of the major corridor Safim-Mpak, which is the backbone of the road network in northern Guinea-Bissau and the main road connecting the country to Senegal. The second component, institutional support and capacity building will aim at reinforcing the capacity of Guinea-Bissau’s main institutions responsible for road transport. It consists of following sub-components: (i) road safety; (ii) implementation support, capacity building, and enhanced mechanisms for road maintenance; (iii) women employment in road works; and (iv) follow-up on national transport and logistics plan, including recommendations for climate change adaptation. The third component, project management will support various project management functions. The fourth component, contingent emergency response component (CERC) will draw from the uncommitted grant resources under the project from other project components to cover emergency response.