Concept Project Information Document (PID) (English)

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Table of Contents

• The World Bank 1
• The World Bank 2
• BASIC INFORMATION 2
• A. Basic Project Data 2
• Proposed Development Objectives 2
• PROJECT FINANCING DATA US Millions 2
• Maximizing Finance for Development 2
• Is this an MFD-Enabling Project MFD-EP 2
• Is this project Private Capital Enabling PCE 2
• SUMMARY 2
• The World Bank 3
• Total Operation Cost 5.00 3
• Total Financing 5.00 3
• Financing Gap 0.00 3
• DETAILS 3
• World Bank Group Financing 3
• The steady progress in reducing poverty and boosting shared prosperity in the Eastern and Southern Africa 3
• AFE region over the past decades has been upended by global shocks Lack of access to water sanitation and hygiene WASH is severely impacting the AFE regions ability to lift its 3
• The World Bank 4
• Water and sanitation access gaps are growing in the AFE region with very significant impacts on the regions 4
• In AFE public expenditure in WASH is extremely low and inefficient with regressive subsidies high donor 4
• While public funding levels are low private sector capital mobilization remains a bottleneck for scaling up 4
• WASH access due to regulatory and other risks. 4
• The World Bank 5
• Governance bottlenecks in the WASH sector include a highly fragmented institutional landscape low of 5
• The World Bank 6
• The WASH AFE MPA directly supports the World Bank Groups mission to end extreme poverty and boost shared 6
• IFC and MIGA to mobilize private capital. 6
• The proposed MPA aligns with the WBG 2020 FCV Strategy and the WBGs new Concept of the Gender Strategy 6
• 2024-30. C. Proposed Development Objectives 6
• The World Bank 7
• D. Concept Description The MPA structure consists of four pillars encompassing the overall scope of the Program. The four pillars 7
• The World Bank 8
• The World Bank 9
• Pillar 4 Leveraging Financing and Private Sector Participation to Expand WASH Coverage This pillar aims to leverage private sector expertise and capital to expand resilient water and sanitation 9
• Policies Triggered 9
• The World Bank 10
• CONTACT POINT 10
• World Bank 10
• BorrowerClientRecipient 10
• TBD 10
• Implementing Agencies 10
• TBD 10
• FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT 10
• APPROVAL 10
• Approved By 10
• The World Bank 11