Road Sector Climate Resilience Program SOP-1

The development objective of the Road Sector Climate Resilience Program Series of Projects (SOP-1) for Bolivia is to enhance climate risk management in Bolivia’s road sector and improve climate resilience and road safety of specific road sections. There are three components to the project, the first component being institutional development and capacity building. This component aims to lay the groundwork for the successful design and implementation of the future projects under the RSCRP. While the Program seeks to build capacities for all entities involved in Bolivia’s road network, the first Project will primarily focus on creating a general strategy and a blueprint as to where these capacities could reside and providing training to ABC, as the implementing agency for the first interventions. Focus will be placed in supporting the correct implementation of the recently completed manual for the application of hydroclimatic model results for the RVF under the RSCDP. The second component is the bridge and road upgrading for climate resilience and road safety. This component will support the implementation (including civil works, construction supervision services, contingencies, road safety audits at several stages of design and construction, technical audits, and land and resettlement expenditures) of the three interventions identified by the Government as a priority to bring in resilience to climate disasters and avoid potential incidents in key parts of the RVF. Finally, the third component is the project management.