Kananga Emergency Urban Resilience Project

About this project

The project will intervene in two phases, which will start immediately after approval, in collaboration with affected communities: (a) phase 1 – emergency response, which includes activities to restrict access to erosion gullies and surrounding areas, stabilize soils and arrest further erosion, prevent landslides, and to the extent possible improve management of drainage of surface water; and (b) phase 2 – restoring and improving resilience of urban services and strengthening the capacity of authorities and communities to manage and address the underlying causes of erosion. The project has four components:Component 1: Gully Erosion Interventions to Safeguard Critical Infrastructure (US$25 million)This component will finance immediate, emergency gully erosion containment measures at selected priority sites, to help limit existing damage from gully erosions and address immediate threats to houses and critical infrastructure, such as transportation, energy, water and sanitation. Activities will include, inter alia, (i) managing runoff and improving drainage, including nature-based solutions (to divert flow or increase infiltration rates by using trees and deep-rooted perennial pastures), (ii) gully wall stabilization to stop further erosion and prevent landslides (i.e., reshaping or re-profiling of canals using geotextiles, rock barrages, sandbags, and/or wire netting), and (iii) activities associated with restricting access/protecting intervened areas, community monitoring, an…

Published by

World Bank · Multilateral

Countries

Congo - Kinshasa

Sectors

Urban developmentMulti-hazard response preparedness

Places

Kananga

Funded by

International Development Association

Implemented by

Ministry of Urban Planning and Housing

Accountable

Ministry of Finance

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-P179292.

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