DRC Urban Flood Resilience Project

About this project

The Operation will aim to increase flood resilience and improve climate-resilient urban management in selected cities in the Democratic Republic of Congo. It will (i) strengthen DRC's emergency preparedness and capacity to respond to floods through institutional strengthening and the establishment of a robust Disaster Risk Management (DRM) system; and (ii) address part of the recovery and reconstruction needs following the 2023-2024 floods, building resilience through Build Back Better Recovery interventions in key affected cities. The proposed project will build on ongoing engagements in DRC.The project will adopt a combination of physical and non-physical measures along the entire disaster management cycle from risk assessment, risk reduction and preparedness, to response and recovery. In addition, the quality of infrastructure will be considered to sustain expected functions of flood risk reduction infrastructures. A risk-based approach will be adopted across the flood risk management cycle to maximize the impacts of the investment and support the PDO. Component 1: Institutional Strengthening for Improved Disaster Risk Management (US$30 million equivalent). This component will support the strengthening of institutional capacity of the government to improve DRM system at the national, provincial, and selected city levels. The planned investments build on the DRM system assessment conducted through the Kin Elenda project (P171141) and the Disaster Risk Reduction Strategy de…

Published by

World Bank · Multilateral

Countries

Congo - Kinshasa

Sectors

Multi-hazard response preparednessLocal government administration

Funded by

International Development Association

Implemented by

Cellules Infrastructures

Accountable

Democratic Republic of Congo

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-P508410.

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