Enhancing Capacity for Resilient Public Investments in Costa Rica

The grant aims to inform ongoing World Bank’s
efforts to support the Government of Costa Rica in addressing the country’s exposure
to natural hazards, including hydro-meteorological events (floods, tropical
cyclones, drought, and landslides), which are likely to increase in frequency
and intensity because of climate change. The grant will be implemented in parallel to the
preparation of the Costa Rica Climate Resilient and Territorial Development
Project (P178049) and will initially focus on the 20 cantones covered by
two active emergency decrees issued by the National Emergency Commission (CNE)
to support reconstruction efforts. The grant – and the IPF it informs – support
the country’s development agenda by bridging the country’s infrastructure
deficit through the construction and reconstruction of key infrastructure
exposed to natural hazards, thus benefiting vulnerable and lagging regions and
their local communities.