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Beirut Critical Environment Recovery, Restoration and Waste Management Program

Abstract*

The project aims at responding to urgent and critical environmental issues arising from the drastic PoB explosion and minimizing or mitigating public health and environmental risks stemming out from this disaster. The interventions are specifically designed to address the management and disposal of asbestos contaminated demolition waste generated from the damaged buildings, rehabilitation of damaged solid waste infrastructure and technical assistance...

* The project abstract is drawn from the PAD, SAR or PGD and may not accurately reflect the project's current nature

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Development Objective

To support immediate environment control measures from the impacts of August 2020 Port of Beirut explosion and planning for longer term environmental restoration efforts in Beirut City

Key Details

Project Details

  • P176635

  • Active

  • Lamia Mansour

  • United Nations Development Program, New York

  • Lebanon

  • June 21, 2021

  • (as of board presentation)

    May 12, 2022

  • May 18, 2022

  • US$ 10.00 million

  • United Nations Development Program, Lebanon

  • Middle East and North Africa

  • 2022

  • US$ 10.00 million

  • N/A

  • High

  • June 30, 2025

  • No

  • BANK APPROVED

  • February 28, 2024

  • Notes

Finances

Financing Plan (US$ Millions)

No data available.
Financier Commitments
Lebanon Financing Facility 10.00

Total Project Financing (US$ Millions)

Product Line IBRD/IDA
IBRD Commitment N/A
IDA Commitment N/A
IBRD + IDA Commitment N/A
Lending Instrument
Grant Amount 10.00
Total Project Cost** 10.00

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

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Financier Approval Date Closing Date Principal Disbursed Repayments Interest, Charges & Fees

Detailed Financial Activity as of March 31, 2025

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Footnotes

Ratings

IMPLEMENTATION RATINGS

Name Review Date
Monitoring and Evaluation Satisfactory 2024-11-20
Progress towards achievement of PDO Moderately Satisfactory 2024-11-20
Procurement Moderately Satisfactory 2024-11-20
Financial Management Moderately Satisfactory 2024-11-20
Project Management Moderately Satisfactory 2024-11-20
Overall Implementation Progress (IP) Moderately Satisfactory 2024-11-20

COMPLETION RATINGS

No data available.

INDEPENDENT EVALUATION RATINGS

No data available.

Results Framework

PROJECT DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVE INDICATORS

INDICATORBASELINECURRENTTARGET
  • Contaminated Construction and Demolition waste at selected storage sites safely managed in line with defined control measures (sitesecuring, containment measures, disposal or treatment)Value0.000.00150000.00
    DateApril 29, 2022February 9, 2024June 30, 2025
    Comment
  • Strategic plan for greening Beirut reconstruction developed in consultation with the collaborative stakeholder platform establishedthrough the projectValueNoNoYes
    DateMarch 14, 2022February 9, 2024June 30, 2025
    Comment
  • Waste management capacity of the solid waste infrastructure rehabilitated by the Project, contributing to the ISWM in Beirut CityValue0.000.00400.00
    DateApril 29, 2022February 9, 2024June 30, 2025
    Comment
  • Direct Project BeneficiariesValue0.000.00350000.00
    DateApril 29, 2022February 9, 2024June 30, 2025
    Comment

INTERMEDIATE RESULTS INDICATORS

INDICATORBASELINECURRENTTARGET
  • Municipal Solid Waste Management Infrastructure damaged due to the explosion is rehabilitatedValueNoNoYes
    DateApril 29, 2022February 9, 2024June 30, 2025
    Comment
  • Improved waste management measures initiated in Beirut City to support the operation of rehabilitated solid waste infrastructureValueNoNoYes
    DateApril 29, 2022February 9, 2024June 30, 2025
    Comment