Urban Resilience and Solid Waste Management Project

About this project

The development objectives of the Urban Resilience and Solid Waste Management (SWM) Project for Cote d’Ivoire are to reduce vulnerability to flooding in selected urban areas and improve SWM in targeted municipalities. The project comprises of four components. The first component, flood risk mitigation infrastructure and services focus on mitigating the negative impacts of recurrent flooding through a hybrid approach that combines green and grey infrastructures, including urban drainage and associated roadworks, and nature-based solution (NBSs) for erosion control and water retention. It consists of following sub-components: (i) urban drainage and associated roadworks; (ii) nature-based solutions for erosion and landslide control; (iii) emergency preparedness and early warning system; and (iv) resilient urban planning. The second component, improvement of SWM infrastructure and services aims to help further improve the SWM system in the Abidjan Autonomous district, expand the model to other secondary cities, and optimize the systems through better governance, reducing waste quantities buried, and use of digital technology. It consists of following sub-components: (i) strengthening solid waste management capacities in the Abidjan autonomous district and two selected intercommunal groups of secondary cities; (ii) strengthening sector governance, institutional capacity, and citizen engagement; and (iii) improving solid waste management through citizen engagement, recycling, reus…

Published by

World Bank · Multilateral

Countries

Côte d’Ivoire

Sectors

Urban developmentWaste management/disposal

Places

DEpartement de Yamoussoukro, Toumodi, San-PEdro, Port-Bouët, Ouangolodougou, OdiennE, Korhogo, Côte d’Ivoire, Grand-Bassam, Gagnoa and 15 more

Funded by

International Development Association

Implemented by

Ministry of Sanitation

Accountable

Republic of Cote d'Ivoire

Passes funds through

International Development Association

Published by World Bank to the International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI), last updated 3 Oct 2026 and imported automatically. IATI identifier: 44000-P168308.

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