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MALAWI-Disaster Risk Management Development Policy Financing with Cat DDO

Abstract*

The development objective of the Disaster Risk Management (DRM) Development Policy Financing (DPF) with a Catastrophe Deferred Drawdown Option (Cat DDO) Project for Malawi is to strengthen the institutional and financial capacity of the Government of Malawi for multi-sectoral disaster and climate risk management.The Program is structured around three pillars: (i) Strengthening the institutional framework and coordination mechanisms for the implementation... Show More

Development Objective

The overall objective is to strengthen the institutional and financial capacity of the Government of Malawi for multi-sectoral disaster and climate risk management.

Key Details

Project Details

Project ID
P165056
Status
Closed
Team Leader
Nicholas James Callender , Francis Samson Nkoka, Sumati Rajput
Borrower 2
Ministry of Finance, Economic Planning, and Development

Country
Malawi
Disclosure Date
June 27, 2018
Approval Date
(as of board presentation)
June 6, 2019
Effective Date
June 27, 2019

Total Project Cost 1
US$ 25.00 million
Implementing Agency
Ministry of Finance, Economic Planning, and Development
Region
Eastern and Southern Africa
Fiscal Year 3
2019

Commitment Amount
US$ 70.00 million
Environmental Category
N/A
Environmental and Social Risk
Not Applicable
Closing Date
June 21, 2022

Last Stage Reached
Bank Approved
Last Update Date
June 6, 2023

Notes
1. Total project cost includes funding from World Bank and non-bank sources in US$ millions. Active and Closed projects show current commitments. Proposed (pipeline) and dropped projects show the forecast amount. The commitment amount for projects in the pipeline is indicative and may be modified during the project preparation.
2. Borrower refers to the Borrower of a Loan or Recipient of a Grant.
3. ”Fiscal Year” is the fiscal year in which the project was approved (or dropped if the status is dropped). The World Bank's fiscal year is from July 1 - June 30. For example, a fiscal year of 1996 corresponds to July 1, 1995 - June 30, 1996.

Sectors

Themes

FY17 - Environment and Natural Resource Management

FY17 - Climate change100%
- FY17 - Adaptation100%

FY17 - Finance

FY17 - Finance for Development25%
- FY17 - Disaster Risk Finance25%

FY17 - Social Development and Protection

FY17 - Social Protection13%
- FY17 - Social protection delivery systems13%

FY17 - Urban and Rural Development

FY17 - Disaster Risk Management88%
- FY17 - Disaster Preparedness25%
- FY17 - Disaster Response and Recovery25%
- FY17 - Disaster Risk Reduction63%
FY17 - Urban Development25%
- FY17 - Urban Planning25%

Project Map

Interactive Map

Finances

Financing Plan (US$ Millions)

Financier	Commitments
IDA Grant	70.00

Total Project Financing (US$ Millions)

Product Line	IBRD/IDA
IBRD Commitment	N/A
IDA Commitment	70.00
IBRD + IDA Commitment	70.00

Lending Instrument
Grant Amount	N/A
Total Project Cost**	25.00

Summary Status of World Bank Financing (US$ Millions) as of October 31, 2025

No data available.

Detailed Financial Activity as of October 31, 2025

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Period	Financier	Transaction Type	Amount (US$)
Jun 28, 2019	IDA-D4880	Loan Disb	40,177,068.00
Jun 6, 2019	IDA-D4890	Loan Commitment	30,000,000.00
Jun 6, 2019	IDA-D4880	Loan Commitment	40,000,000.00
Apr 10, 2020	IDA-D4890	Loan Disb	29,568,420.00

Footnotes

Ratings

IMPLEMENTATION RATINGS

Name	Review	Date
Program Management	Satisfactory	2022-06-20
Progress towards achievement of PDO	Moderately Satisfactory	2022-06-20
Monitoring and Evaluation	Satisfactory	2022-06-20
Overall Implementation Progress (IP)	Moderately Satisfactory	2022-06-20

COMPLETION RATINGS

INDICATOR	IMPLEMENTATION COMPLETION & RESULTS REPORT: 06-07-2023
Outcomes	Moderately Satisfactory
Risk to Development Outcome
Bank Performance	Substantial
Borrower Performance
Government Performance
Implementing Agency

INDEPENDENT EVALUATION RATINGS

INDICATOR	ICR REVIEW: 11-11-2023	PROJECT PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT REPORT:
Outcome Rating	Moderately Satisfactory	N/a
Risk To Development Outcome		N/a
Bank Performance	Satisfactory	N/a
Borrower Performance		N/a
Government Performance		N/a
Implementing Agency		N/a
Icr Quality	Substantial	N/a
M&e Quality		N/a

Results Framework

PROJECT DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVE INDICATORS

INDICATOR		BASELINE	CURRENT	TARGET

INTERMEDIATE RESULTS INDICATORS

INDICATOR		BASELINE	CURRENT	TARGET

Results Indicator 1: Number of Technical Sub-committees operationalizing a more comprehensive DRM approach as established in the Malawi Disaster Risk Management Bill	Value	0.00	2.00	3.00
	Date	June 6, 2019	May 1, 2023	June 21, 2022
	Comment

Results Indicator 5: Number of cities with appropriate hazard maps that inform the location of public infrastructure and physical development	Value	0.00	1.00	2.00
	Date	June 6, 2019	May 1, 2023	June 21, 2022
	Comment

Results Indicator 9: UBR data sharing protocols implemented, as evidenced by percentage of shock-affected households identified through the UBR that are targeted for post-disaster support	Value	0.00	100.00	90.00
	Date	June 6, 2019	June 21, 2022	June 21, 2022
	Comment

Results Indicator 2: Annual reports on NRS and/or MGDS III monitoring progress on results, budget allocations, and expenditures on disaster risk management and social protection	Value	0.00	3.00	3.00
	Date	June 6, 2019	May 1, 2023	June 21, 2022
	Comment

Results Indicator 6: Number of cities and districts where stakeholders have been trained on existing standards and building policy/regulations that incorporate multi-hazard resilience	Value	0.00	18.00	15.00
	Date	June 6, 2019	May 1, 2023	June 21, 2022
	Comment

Results Indicator 10: Number of new ex-ante risk financing instruments* established in alignment with the National Disaster Risk Financing Strategy	Value	0.00	2.00	2.00
	Date	June 6, 2019	June 14, 2022	June 21, 2022
	Comment

Results Indicator 3: Number of user sectors receiving tailor-made forecasts and early warning bulletins with the appropriate content, frequency, communication channels and in local languages	Value	0.00	3.00	2.00
	Date	June 6, 2019	June 21, 2022	June 21, 2022
	Comment

Results Indicator 7: Number of new national transport projects implemented by the Roads Authority that apply the new harmonized multi-hazard resilience standards	Value	0.00	0.00	3.00
	Date	June 21, 2019	May 1, 2023	June 21, 2022
	Comment

Results Indicator 4: National Public Health Emergencies Committee established and operating in accordance with the MoU that clarifies all ministry roles and responsibilities relevant to International	Value	No	No	Yes
	Date	June 6, 2019	May 1, 2023	June 21, 2022
	Comment

Results Indicator 8: Percentage of new educational facilities constructed or rehabilitated in compliance with the technical hazard-resilient criteria adopted by MoEST	Value	0.00	100.00	100.00
	Date	June 6, 2019	May 1, 2023	June 21, 2022
	Comment