Tunisia Integrated Disaster Tender

Project ID P173568Region Middle east and north africaCommitment Amount Us 80.00 millionTotal Project Cost Us 160.00 millionThe proposed Program-for-Results the Program will directly support the Governments ongoing DRM and DRF initiatives the Government program many of which are currently being supported through WB technical assistance. The boundaries of the proposed Program are defined in terms of i the Program duration and ii the Program areas and activities supported. In terms of timeframe the Program will directly support the Government program on DRM and DRF through 2021-2026. In line with Tunisias initial risk profile the Program is expected to primarily address flood risk while partially addressing seismic risk and potentially drought risk. In terms of areas and activities supported the Program will support the following Result Areas 18. Result area 1 Scaling up Disaster Risk Reduction. This Results Area RA will support the GoT in its efforts to avoid negative impacts of adverse events and reduce existing risks by i investing in already identified small-scale flood risk protection projects and supporting the implementation of the National Flood Risk Management Plan ii the implementation of the GPSS roadmap to improve school infrastructure resilience and mainstream DRM in the education sector and iii support to the GoT in taking the necessary steps for the establishment of a para-seismic building code. Result 1.1 The number of people living in flood risk-prone areas who are covered by flood prevention infrastructure is increased. 19. The proposed operation will support already identified priority flood risk reduction investments at the local level in collaboration with MEHAT and Local Governments LGs. In addition the Program will support the implementation of the National Flood Risk Management Plan. To that end the Government is expected to first develop a national flood-risk map delineating hotspot areas it will then rely on digital elevation models coupled with hydrological and hydraulic modelling to develop more detailed risk maps priority flood-prone areas. Second it will establish a GIS-based national flood risk data sharing platform. Third it will formally adopt the national plan. And finally it will identify and finance the construction andor retrofitting of small-scale flood protection investments that have been prioritized as part of the national plan.