The objective of the Additional Financing for the Emergency Urban Infrastructure Project for Cote d'Ivoire aims to increase access to, and improve the quality of, urban infrastructure facilities and services in Abidjan, Bouake, and other selected cities. The additional financing will focus on scaling-up basic urban services in some of the country's poorest communities. This support has become urgent in light of the difficulties the Government of Cote d'Ivoire (GoCI) is facing to finance priorities identified by the Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (PRSP), including basic services, due in part to the impact of the global recession on slowing economic recovery. The project will also enhance the development impact of the original project by further strengthening management capacity and extending network coverage of basic urban services in both Abidjan and Bouake, as well as to other selected cities.
