WASHINGTON, April 1, 2025 - The World Bank has approved additional financing from the International Development Association (IDA) in the amount of $100 million to support Mali and Chad. Each country will receive $50 million.
In Chad, the additional financing will be used to scale up the initial activities of the Integrated Project for Flood Control and Urban Resilience in N'Djamena (PILLAR). This support aims to facilitate the reconstruction of damaged infrastructure in flood-affected areas, the construction of new, more resilient infrastructure aimed at improving access for at-risk populations during the rainy season, as well as implementing measures to reduce flood risks and manage these risks.
In Mali, the additional financing will contribute to the replenishment of the Bamako Urban Resilience Project (PRUBA) following the activation of its contingent emergency response component (CERC) for an amount of US$73 million immediately following the floods. This support is intended to support the government's post-disaster efforts and strengthen the country's capacity to respond to disasters.
"The speed with which the two additional financing was mobilized is a testament to the World Bank's readiness to respond adequately to the scale of needs in Mali and Chad, which were severely affected by the 2024 floods," said Clara De Sousa, Division Director at the World Bank. "This operation is part of strengthening our emergency response and resilience to disasters in the Sahel region, which is fully exposed to inexorable climate changes," she added.
Between August and October 2024, Mali experienced severe flooding affecting all regions. More than 370,000 people were affected, resulting in 95 deaths and causing significant damage to infrastructure, including the destruction of kilometers of roads and numerous bridges. Nearly 300 schools and 35 health centers were also flooded and damaged. During the same period, Chad was also hit by floods leading to widespread devastation. As of October 1, 2024, floods in Chad have affected 1.94 million people, caused 576 deaths, damaged 433,000 hectares of cropland, and destroyed 218,000 homes. The floods also destroyed roads, bridges, protective dikes, and embankments, submerging sections of roads at the junctions of the floodplains in most provinces and around N'Djamena.
The accelerated preparation of the additional financing was made possible by the Global Facility For Disaster Reduction and Recovery, which supports the two projects PILIER and PRUBA.
