Rural Infrastructure : New Cyclone Shelter 45 Nos : Rehab Cyclone Shelter 20 Nos : Critical rural Rd connectivity 80 km
Urban Infrastructure: Upgrade/Rehab. urban Rd. 32 km : side drains 6.8 km : Three footbridges Bridge 20 m
Drains 39.71 km : Water supply : Rehab and improv of existing water produciton facilities : expansion 25 km, replacement 15 km and leak reparis 40 km of water distribution network, provision of 6000 Nos water meter, service connections 5000 no, construction 1 Nos of puphouse for PTW-5, rehab 4 nos pumphouses and rehab of accounts room house 1 nos, provision of chlonination units 15 nos and water quality test kits 6, const. of hand tube well 200 nos. Sanitation & Solid Waste Management LS
Slum Improvements : Foothpath & side drains 2895 m, 1515 meter of footpath drainage and 155 meter of wall/palisades beside water bodies.
CReLIC will act as a knowledge and information hub to collect, process and provide knowledge and exchange of information on climate resilient infrastructure to and from LGED Engineers,institutions and agencies.
Direct benefit : CRIM project increases adaptive capacity of more than 134,000 people to climate change.
Indirect benefit : 10.4 million people (6.8 percent of the total population of the country) will benefit from climate resilient infrastructure planning and implementation in the long term.
Direct co-benefits : creation of more than 1,700 full-time jobs , education support to more than 18,000 children and the reduction of local transport costs by an estimated average of more than 20 percent .

Project Districts

Satkhira, Barguna, Bhola

PROJECT output and objectives


CRIM Project Outline


The Climate Resilient Infrastructure Mainstreaming (CRIM) project seeks to systematically integrate climate change adaptation into decision-making for infrastructure planning, and the supervision and maintenance of the Local Government Engineering Department (LGED), which is responsible for local infrastructure throughout Bangladesh. A dedicated Climate Resilient Local Infrastructure Centre (CReLIC) will be created within LGED as a knowledge hub to mainstream climate resilience into local government activities and trigger a step-wise institutional learning process. Complementary to the institutional creation of the CReLIC, the project will finance piloting of local infrastructure designed to optimize climate change resilience in some of the country’s most vulnerable districts.

Country Bangladesh
National Designated Authority (NDA) Economic Relations Division, Ministry of Finance
Accredited Entity (AE) Kreditanstalt fÜr Wiederaufbau: KfW (International)
Executing Entity (EE) Local Government Engineering Department (Public)
Date of Final FP Submission September 25, 2015
ExeEstimated Project Duration 2016-2022
Target Sector Infrastructure
GCF Financing 40.0 million USD (Grant) Medium
Co-financing • BMZ /KfW: 15.0 million USD (Grant), • Government of Bangladesh: 25.0 million USD (Grant)

Summary (max 300 words) The Climate Resilient Infrastructure Mainstreaming (CRIM) project integrates climate change adaptation systematically into decision-making for infrastructure planning, supervision and maintenance of the Local Government Engineering Department (LGED), responsible for local infrastructure throughout Bangladesh. A dedicated Climate Resilient Local Infrastructure Centre (CReLIC) – a Centre of Excellence – is created within LGED. Complementary to the CReLIC’s institutional set up, the project finances pilot local infrastructure, designed to optimize climate change resilience in some of the country’s most vulnerable districts. As a result, the project increases directly the adaptive capacity of more than 134,000 people to climate change. Indirectly, 10.4 million people (6.8 percent of the total population of the country) will benefit from climate resilient infrastructure planning and implementation in the long term. With an annual investment budget of more than one billion US$, LGED is responsible for more than ten percent of all annual public investments (mainly roads, public buildings and drainages) in Bangladesh. The CReLIC will be established as a permanent unit within LGED and serve as a think tank and knowledge hub to mainstream climate resilience into all LGED activities. The Centre will trigger a step-wise institutional learning process all over the LGED infrastructure portfolio and pilot innovations directly in LGED operations through investments in rural and urban pilot infrastructures in three of the country’s most vulnerable and poor coastal districts: Bhola, Barguna and Satkhira. The project builds 45 new multipurpose cyclone shelters, rehabilitates 20 existing shelters to a climate-proof standard, provides 80 km of critical road connectivity and provides climate resilient urban infrastructure in the city of Satkhira. The new built shelters follow an innovative state of the art multi-purpose design and will be used throughout the year as primary schools. The project has important direct co-benefits, such as the creation of more than 1,700 full-time jobs, education support to more than 18,000 children and the reduction of local transport costs by an estimated average of more than 20 percent. The gender-friendly design of infrastructure, particularly multipurpose cyclone shelters, contributes to gender equality in development. The institutional reform within LGED will trigger a paradigm shift by transforming the business as usual development to a climate resilient and sustainable local infrastructure development all over Bangladesh. The project has an overall volume of 80 million US$. A grant of 40 million US$ is requested from the GCF. Through KfW, the German Government provides parallel co-financing of 15 million US$ and the Government of Bangladesh a counterpart contribution of 25 million US$. Additional co-financing is expected to be leveraged. A.3. Project/Programme Milestone Expected approval from accredited entity’s Board (if applicable) Not applicable Expected financial close (if applicable) Not applicable Estimated implementation start and end date Start: 01/04/2016 End: 31/03/2022 Project/programme lifespan 6 years


OBJECTIVES OF THE SERVICES


The overall objective of the CRIM project is the achievement of an increased climate-resilient sustainable development. Climate-related risks to sustainable development in Bangladesh are significantly reduced, as critical infrastructure and its users become less exposed to climate hazards, are less susceptible to climate change-related impacts and are more resilient in the face of disaster. Furthermore, the expected respective overall impacts are: 1. a) Increased resilience and enhanced livelihoods of the most vulnerable people, communities and regions 2. b) Increased resilience of infrastructure and the built environment to climate change 3. c) Expected increase in generation and use of climate information in decision-making Specific objective of the CRIM project (outcomes at project level) Key outcome of the CRIM project will be the systematic integration of climate change adaptation into decision-making regarding infrastructure planning, supervision and maintenance at LGED in Bangladesh, through the establishment of a Climate Resilient Local Infrastructure Centre (CReLIC), a Centre of Excellence and institutional think tank that is fully integrated into LGED structures and backed-up by pilot investment schemes. Through investment in pilot climate resilient infrastructure, the project will directly enhance adaptive capacities of more than 134,000 people. Summarized, the expected CRIM project outcomes are the following: 1. a) Strengthened institutional and regulatory systems for climate-responsive planning and development 2. b) Strengthened adaptive capacity and reduced exposure to climate risks 3. c) CReLIC established and operational 4. d) Pilot rural infrastructure built, rehabilitated or improved 5. e) Pilot urban infrastructure built, rehabilitated or improved

Total Project Cost

GoB 25 Million Dollar
KfW 15 Million Dollar
GCF 40 Million Dollar
Total 80 Million Dollar

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