Zambia Project
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Finance Corperation

World Bank Financed Projects
By International Development Association and Trust Funds
January 2024

International
Finance Corperation

ZAMBIA PROJECT PROFILESWorld Bank Financed Projects
By International Development Association and Trust Funds
JANUARY 2024

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Zambia Country Partnership Framework 2019- 2024����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������iv
ZAMBIA: WORLD BANK ACTIVE PROJECTS (IDA&TF) BY CPF OBJECTIVES AND SECTOR���������������������������������v
SECTOR SHARE: WORLD BANK ACTIVE PROJECTS IN ZAMBIA�������������������������������������������������������������������������� vii
CPF OBJECTIVE 1: (INCREASED ACCESS TO SERVICES FOR FARMERS).������������������������������������������������������������1
1.Irrigation Development and Support (IDSP) - (P102459)��������������������������������������������������������������������������������2
2. Zambia Growth Opportunities Project (Zamgro) - P178372��������������������������������������������������������������������������3
3. Transforming Landscapes for Resilience and Development Project (TRALARD)(P164764)�����������������������4
4. Zambia Agribusiness and Trade Project (ZATP I)(P156492)����������������������������������������������������������������������������5
5. Zambia Agribusiness and Trade Project-II (ZATP-II) (P179507)�����������������������������������������������������������������������6
CPF OBJECTIVE 2: (INCREASED ACCESS TO AND QUALITY OF RESILIENT INFRASTRUCTURE SERVICES IN
SELECTED RURAL AREAS AND SMALL TOWNS)�����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������7
6.Improved Rural Connectivity (P159330)�����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������8
7. Lusaka Sanitation (P149091)�����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������9
8. Electricity Service Access (P162760)��������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������10
9. Kariba Dam Rehabilitation (P146515)������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������11
CPF OBJECTIVE 3: (INCREASED ACCESS TO HEALTH, EDUCATION AND SOCIAL PROTECTION)��������������������13
10. Africa CDC Regional Investment Project (ACDCP) Financing (P167916)�����������������������������������������������14
11. Zambia COVID-19 Emergency Response and Health Systems Preparedness Project.�������������������������15
12. Scaling Up Shock Responsive Social Protection (SSRSP) - (P179095)�������������������������������������������������������16
13. Girls Education and Women’s Empowerment and Livelihoods (GEWEL) – P151451�����������������������������17
14. Eastern and Southern Africa Higher Education Centers of Excellence (P151847)���������������������������������18
15. Zambia Education Enhancement (ZEEP, P158570) + ��������������������������������������������������������������������������������19
Additional Financing�������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������19
16. Zambia Enhancing Early Learning (ZEEL) project (P174012)���������������������������������������������������������������������20
CPF OBJECTIVE 4: (STRENGTHENED ECONOMIC MANAGEMENT FOR SUSTAINABLE GROWTH AND
REGIONAL INTEGRATION ).��������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������21
17. Zambia Second Macroeconomic Stability, Growth and Competitiveness DPF (P181011)������������������22
18. ZAMBIA DEVOLUTION SUPPORT PROGRAM (ZDSP) - P178492�������������������������������������������������������������������23
19. Southern African Development Community (SADC) Regional Statistical Capacity Project����������������24
CPF OBJECTIVE 5: (IMPROVED LIVELIHOOD OPPORTUNITIES ESPECIALLY IN RURAL COMMUNITIES)������������25
20. Green Resilient and Transformational Tourism Development Project (GREAT-TDP)(P180337)��������������26
21. Zambia Integrated Forest Landscape Project – P161490�������������������������������������������������������������������������27
22. Mining and Environmental Remediation and Improvement (P154683)��������������������������������������������������28

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ZAMBIA COUNTRY PARTNERSHIP FRAMEWORK 2019- 2024
The World Bank has been a partner of the Republic of Zambia since 1955. The Bank’s engagement with Zambia isguided by a Country Partnership Framework (CPF). The CPF aims to support the government of Zambia address the
structural challenges and promote pro-poor growth with a focus on rural areas.
The CFP is aligned with the government of Zambia’s development plans and reflects the World Bank’s commitment
to work with the government in their pursuit of an inclusive path of growth that benefits every Zambian, lifting poor
citizens and job creation aimed at making the country a prosperous middle-income country by 2030.
The World Bank’s Country Partnership Framework with Zambia has two focus areas as follows.

FOCUS AREA 1: Increased resilience of rural households to climate change and other shocks
FOCUS AREA 2: Better job prospects for under-employed groups
Below is a summary of the CPF focus areas and their objectives.

Five objectives of the CPF
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)

Increased Access to Services for Farmers.
Increased access to and quality of resilient infrastructure services in selected rural areas and small towns.
Increased access to health, education, and social protection.
Strengthened economic management for sustainable growth and regional integration.
Improved livelihood opportunities especially in rural communities

Summary of the Country Partnership Framework
Focus Areas

Objectives

1
2

Increased access to services for farmers
Increased resilience of rural households
to climate change and other shocks

Increased access to and uality of resilient
infrastructure services (intitial emphasis onelectricity and roads) in selected rural areas andsmall towns

3
Increased access to health, education andsocial protection.
4

Strenthened economic management for

Better Job prospects especially forunderemployed groups

sustainable growth and regional integration

4
Improved livelihood opportunities especiallyin rural communities

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ZAMBIA: WORLD BANK ACTIVE PROJECTS (IDA&TF) BY CPF OBJECTIVES AND SECTOR
Count

Project Name

SectorNetComm
Amt ($m)

National IDA Projects
1

Zambia Agribusiness and Trade Project

Trade

40.00

2

Emergency Health Service Delivery

Governance155.003

Zambia Devolution Support Program

Governance

210.004

ZM - Macro Stability and Growth DPF

Macroeconomics, Tradeand Investment

275.005

Zambia Education Enhancement Projects

Education

233.006

Zambia COVID Emergency Response Project

Health34.00

7

ZM-Girls Education & Women’s Empowerment

Social Protection

312.008

Shock responsive social protection

Social Protection

155.009Electricity Service Access Project

Energy26.50

10

ZM-Improved Rural Connectivity Proj-SUF

Transport

200.0011

ZM- Irrigation Development Project (FY10)

Agriculture

145.0012

Zambia Integrated Forest Landscape (GEF)

Environment

17.00

13

Zambia Growth Opportunities (ZAMGRO)

Agriculture

300.0014

Zambia - Mining and Environmental Remediation and
Improvement Project

Mining

55.21

15

TRALARD

Environment

87.54

16

ZM-Lusaka Sanitation Project

Water

65.00

17

GPE-funded Education Sector Program ECE

Education

39.00

18

GREAT TDP

Tourism

100.0019

Zambia Agribusiness and Trade Project II

Trade

170.00Total National IDA and Other Trust Funds

2469.26
Regional Projects

20

SADC Regional Statistics

Poverty

30.00

21

Kariba Dam Rehabilitation Project (RI)

Water

95.00

22

Eastern and Southern Africa Higher Education Centers of
Excellence

Education

12.00

23

AFR RI-Southern Africa Tuberculosis and Health Systems
Support Project

Health45.00

24Africa CDC Regional Investment Financing Project

Health86.11

Total Regional IDA

268.11

Total National and Regional IDA

2,737.37v

CountProject Name

SectorNetComm
Amt ($m)

Trust Fund Totals
Total Bank Executed ($m)

15.3

Total Recipient Executed ($m)

170.03

Total Trust Funds ($m)

185.33

Grand Total ($m)

2,922.7

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SECTOR SHARE: WORLD BANK ACTIVE PROJECTS IN ZAMBIAWorld Bank Group Portfolio: US$3.0 Billion
IDA: 24 projects with total commitment of US$ 2,737.37 million (incl. US$ 185.33 Trust Funds)
IFC: total commitments of US$ 171.3 million
MIGA: 6 Contracts with total commitments of US$ 143.95 millionvii

CPF OBJECTIVE 1: (INCREASED ACCESS TOSERVICES FOR FARMERS).
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1.IRRIGATION DEVELOPMENT AND SUPPORT (IDSP) - (P102459)

Approved: April 7, 2011
Effective: November 11, 2011
First Disbursement: January 31, 2012
Closing: November 30, 2022
Figures in US$ million
Financier

Total

Disbursed

IDA

Undisbursed
145.00World Bank Disbursements, US$ million
Financier

Total

Disbursed

IDA

145

113.57

Undisbursed
23.68

In Zambia, agriculture is the livelihood of nearly 90% of
the rural population. Therefore, improving agricultural
productivity, investing in in irrigation, agribusinesses, anddeveloping markets are crucial areas to support poverty
reduction in Zambia. Agriculture also contributes about
10% to GDP and 12% of national export earnings. The agriculture sector employs about 60% of the labour force
and supplies raw materials to agro-processing industries
which account for roughly 84% of manufacturing value
addition. The sector is also dominated by rain-fed maize
production that is labour intensive, with small-scale producers working on only two hectares or less.

schemes on a sustainable commercial basis. Thisis achieved through partnership agreements between Government, communities, and the private
sector.
(2) Public infrastructure development includes the financing of medium-to-large size smallholder irrigation schemes.
(3) Facilitate private and cooperative investment inproductive equipment and assets for the establishment of small-scale enterprises.
(4) Management and coordination aimed at enhancing the efficiency and timely delivery of project
resources in accordance with the project’s objectives, as well as strengthening the irrigation sector
policy and institutional framework.

The Irrigation Development and Support (IDSP) projectis contributing to the increase in yields per hectare andvolume of products marketed by smallholders in selected sites. IDSP seeks to increase the “value for money”
of Government-financed investment, leveraging publicfunds with private investment in which smallholder farmers would participate and benefit.

Key Results:•

The project aims at enhancing access to irrigation services in various locations of the country, through theestablishment of several irrigation schemes and dams,
and reaching out to a total of 14,000 smallholder farmers with training workshop on irrigation and will provide
access to irrigated land for some 1800 farm families inselected sites, thus improving agricultural service provisions to smallholder farmers. The project fosters transparent and participatory decision making on land andwater allocation.

••

In May 2020, the Bank approved an additional financeof USD 30 million to address remedial actions needed tobe taken at 10 small scale dams in different locationsof Zambia, and to complete the remaining activities of
IDSP.

One irrigation scheme completed (Mwomboshi
Dam and irrigation scheme at Central
Province), while two irrigation schemes areunder construction:(i) Lusitu
Irrigation
Scheme(Southern
Province), and(ii) Musakashi Irrigation Scheme (Copperbelt
Province).
Increased accessibility in rural areas throughthe rehabilitation of 115 out of the planned 200
kilometres of access roads.
Turnkey contract was signed between GRZ
and UNOPS to implement the remedial works
needed at the 10 dams.

Project Components:

Implementing Agencies: Ministry of Agriculture(1) Irrigated agricultural support services are building
the capacity of smallholder farmers to prepare andoperate medium-to-large size smallholder irrigation

Contact: Silvia Mauri: smauri@worldbank.org

22. ZAMBIA GROWTH OPPORTUNITIES PROJECT (ZAMGRO) P178372
Approved: July 15, 2022
Effective: November 3, 2022
Closing: December 31, 2026
Figures in US$ million
Financier

Total

Disbursed

Undisbursed

IDA

300.00World Bank Disbursements, US$ million
Financier

Total

Disbursed

IDA

300

74

Undisbursed
226

Zambia has considerable potential for economic diversification through agriculture growth and expansion. The
country is endowed with a large natural resource basefor agricultural production.

The Program for Results (PforR) for ZAMGRO comprises
nine Disbursement Linked Indicators (DLIs) aiming at:•

Promotingagriculture
diversification,
sustainability, and jobs in the agri-food sector ofZambia• Enhancing
policiesandinstitutionsforaccelerating diversified, resilient, and inclusive
agriculture growth• Improving services for accelerating diversified,resilient, and inclusive agriculture growth• Improved
infrastructureandassetsforaccelerating diversified, resilient, and inclusive
agriculture growth
The following key indicators will measure progress towards achievement of the PDO:

Domestic production is comprised of crops such asmaize, sorghum, millet, and cassava while exports are
driven by sugar, soybeans, coffee, groundnuts, rice, andcotton as well as horticultural produce.
Zambia’s strategic position bordering eight countries,
especially the Democratic Republic of Congo and Angola, who have been traditionally significant importersof agricultural products, is an opportunity for markets forthe country’s agricultural commodities and value-added products. At the same time, climate change poses
major challenges to the development of the country’s
agriculture sector. As Zambia pursues economic recovery after the COVID-19 pandemic, under even tighter
budget constraints, it has a momentous opportunity toachieve its triple objectives of debt sustainability, economic growth and job creation through the reforms of its
agricultural spending and support programs. The ZAMGRO Operation is promoting agricultural diversification,
sustainability, and jobs in the agri-food in Zambia.

•••

Gini-Simpson index of crop diversification (areaplanted to crops/area planted to maize) (ha)Area under climate-resilient technologies andpractices for crop production (ha) (also a
climate indicator)
Jobs generated in areas benefiting from irrigation
support (Number)

Expected Results:••••

5,000 jobs generated in areas benefitting from irrigation support.
605,000 hectares under climate-resilient technologies and practices for crop production
600,000 farmers who have received extension services and have completed training on CSA technologies.
1,400 kilometers of farm feeder roads rehabilitated.

Implementing Agencies: Ministry of Agriculture
Contact: Silvia Mauri: smauri@worldbank.org

33. TRANSFORMING LANDSCAPES FOR RESILIENCE AND DEVELOPMENT PROJECT (TRALARD)(P164764)
Key Dates:
Approved: May 15, 2019
Effectiveness Date: November 13, 2019
Expected first Disbursement: 2020
Closing: December 31, 2025
Figures in US$ million

Undisbursed

Financier
IDA
Total Project Cost
World Bank Disbursements, US$ million

87.54
87.54

World Bank Disbursements, US$ million
Financier

Total

Disbursed

IDA

87.54

64.37

Undisbursed
19.14

Transforming Landscapes for Resilience and Development in Zambia (TRALARD) is being implemented in the
Northern Region of Zambia (NRZ) which comprises threeprovinces: Luapula, Muchinga, and Northern, with a total of 26 districts and a population of about 3.5 million
people. The Project Development Objective is to improve natural resource management in selected districts
to support sustainable livelihoods, and in the event of aneligible crisis or emergency, to provide immediate andeffective response to the eligible crisis or emergency. The
project will target 16 out of the 26 districts in the three NRZ
Provinces: Chifunabuli, Kawambwa, Lunga, Nchelenge,
and Samfya (Luapula Province); Chama, Lavushimanda, Mpika, Mafinga, Isoka, and Kanchibiya (Muchinga
Province); and Chilubi, Mbala, Mungwi, Mpulungu, andNsama (Northern Province).

The achievement of the PDO will be measured using thefollowing indicators.
(a) Land area under sustainable landscapemanagement practices (CRI), (ha)(b) Farmers
adopting
improved
agricultural
technology (CRI), (number)(c) Households
adopting
diversified
livelihood
activities supported by the project, (number)(d) Forest area brought under management plans(CRI), Hectare (Ha)Project Components•••

management.
Contingency Emergency Response Component,
which has a zero budget, included in the project tofinance early recovery and/or specific emergency
works, goods, and services in case of eligible
emergencies/crises/disasters caused by natural or
man-made hazards, including public health crisis.

•

Promoting Diversified, Resilient, Sustainable
Livelihoods, designed to create conditions forpoverty- stricken communities facing climatic
impacts to strengthen their resilience.
Management of Community Forests and Protected
Areas aimed at supporting the establishment ofCommunity Forest Management Groups as well
as Natural Forest Regeneration areas to manage
available forests more effectively and to create
the minimal necessary conditions for restoring
degraded forest areas.
Project
Management,
Coordination,
andMonitoring to finance the establishment andactivities of three Provincial Project Implementation
Units (PPI- Us), and operational costs to support
the projects day-to-day implementation and

Key Results expected:•

The project has supported a total of 28,965
against a target of 27,836 households withdiversified livelihood activities and has
supported activities that have brought
76,003.77 ha against 75,000 ha undersustainable
landscapemanagement
practices. In addition, a total of 53,286
farmers have adopted improved agricultural
technology (of which 55% female)

Implementing Agencies: At the national level, the Ministry of Green Economy and Environment.Contact: Ngao
Mubanga: nmubanga@worldbank.org

44. ZAMBIA AGRIBUSINESS AND TRADE PROJECT (ZATP I)(P156492)
Approved:
December 16, 2016
Effective:
July 19, 2017
First Disbursement:
August 16, 2017
Expected Closing Date: May 30, 2024
Figures in US$

Financing

Financier
IDA
Total Project Cost

40
40

World Bank Disbursements, US$ million
Financier
IDA

Total

Disbursed

Undisbursed

40

39.47

0.64

PROJECT OVERVIEW: The World Bank’s Finance, Competitive- ness and Innovation global practice is supporting the Minis- try of Commerce, Trade, and Industry in
Zambia through this flagship innovative project, ZATP,
designed to render Zambia’s agribusiness sector competitive which could be instrumental in achieving both
broad- based growth and economic diversification in
Zambia.

KEY RESULTS EXPECTED: The project benefitted
109,740 beneficiaries (SMEs and farmers) so far, exceeding the project end target, 33,700.
Of these, 41 percent are women beneficiaries.
USD 7,755,188 of private sector capital has been mobilized so far which is 156 percent above the target
of USD 5,000,000 that the project aims to mobilize.

The project’s development objective is to contribute toin- creased market linkages and firm growth in Agribusiness. It operates in twenty districts across five provincesof Zambia.

On the Productive Alliances (PAZ), a total of 21,228
producer households benefit from alliances, with 70
percent buyers being able to fulfil commercial obligations.

PROJECT COMPONENTS: 1) Market Linkages in Agribusiness; 2) Strengthening the Regulatory and Institutional
Framework for Agribusiness and Trade; and 3) ProjectManagement.

202 subprojects of productive alliances have been
established so far. 259 high growth SMEs received
support from MarketConnect thus far out of total
target of 250.

KEY ACTIVITIES: The project provides much needed
access to finance through matching grants to growthoriented MSMEs and farmer producer organizations inZambia. It also promotes sustainable integration of SMEs
into value chains with established end-markets andlarge buyers through tailored technical support andbusiness advisory services. It also supports strengthening the Business Regulation, Competition and National
Quality Infrastructure through streamlining of regulations,
National Trade and Logistics strategy and constructionof ZABS laboratory.

ZATP created 3,986 Full time direct jobs so far in
20 districts and provided 2,501 onsite/site specificcoaching sessions for SMEs as well as sessions under
Productive Alliances.

Implementing Agency: Ministry of Commerce, Trade, and Industry
Contact: Soujanya Krishna Chodavarapu, schodavarapu@worldbank.org

55. ZAMBIA AGRIBUSINESS AND TRADE PROJECT-II (ZATP-II)(P179507)
Approved: June 12, 2023
Effectiveness Date: Yet to be effective.
Expected first Disbursement: 2024
Closing: December 31, 2028
Figures in US$ million
Financing

Financier
IDA
Total Project Cost

170
170

World Bank Disbursements, US$ million
Financier

Total

Disbursed

Undisbursed

IDA

170

0.00

170

Zambia Agribusiness and Trade Project-II builds on a
successful implementation of similar intervention in 20
districts across five provinces of Zambia. ZATP-II centerson inclusion and impact at scale by targeting growth
for the bottom 40 percent of earners, most of whom are
employed in Zambia’s agribusiness sectors in micro, small
and medium segment. While doing so, the Project will
also improve the resilience of Zambia’s agribusiness sector and render it more competitive, with an impetus on(a) leveraging private capital, through a dedicated Lineof Credit, thus amplifying the impact of public financing; (b) strengthening the regulatory and institutional
capacities to improve business enabling environment;(c) capitalizing on opportunities presented by regional
integration and trade facilitation (d) climate resiliencethrough adaptation and mitigation measures; and (e)mainstreaming firm growth and profitability through business support services.

ganizations. It will also seek to improve trade pathways,
quality infrastructure, and the business enabling environment, apart from supporting productive investments toenable primary and secondary value addition in Zambia’s Agribusiness sector.

The Project Development Objective (PDO) is to increase
access to markets, finance and promote firm growth inZambia’s Agribusiness sector.

•

ZATP-II is expected to support 133,500 beneficiaries andgenerate 12,550 new full time equivalent jobs throughvarious interventions. By doing so ZATP-II aims to support
Zambia’s aspirations for economic diversification, regional integration as well as private sector-led growth.
ZATP-II is in line with Zambia’s Eighth National Development Plan, 2022–2026 (8NDP), which recognizes the critical need for economic transformation and job creation,
while emphasizing the role of the private sector.
The achievement of the PDO will be measured using thefol- lowing indicators:••

Project Components

Component 1: Support access to markets andfinanceComponent 2: Promote Trade and Agribusiness
Competitiveness
Component 3: Project Management

Percentage of beneficiaries with increased
average sales
Private Capital mobilized
Percentage of beneficiaries with increase inexports

Implementing Agencies: Ministry ofCommerce, Trade and Industry
Contact: Soujanya Krishna Chodavarapu:
schodavarapu@worldbank.org
Or Ankur Huria: ahuria@worldbank.org
Or Silvia Mauri: smauri@worldbank.org

ZATP-II includes a US$27 million dedicated Line of Credit
which aims to increase access to finance for the underserved and high growth agribusinesses and Producer Or-

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CPF OBJECTIVE 2: (INCREASED ACCESS TO ANDQUALITY OF RESILIENT INFRASTRUCTURE SERVICES IN
SELECTED RURAL AREAS AND SMALL TOWNS)
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6.IMPROVED RURAL CONNECTIVITY (P159330)
Approved: May 4, 2017
Effective: February 15, 2018
First Disbursement: February 20, 2018
Closing: December 31, 2025
Figures in US$ million

Financing

Financier
IDA
Government of Zambia

200
0.00
0.00
200

Total project cost
World Bank Disbursements, US$ million
Financier

Total

Disbursed

IDA

200.0041.30

Undisbursed
158.7

Only about 17% of Zambia’s rural population live within
two kilometres of a good road, leaving about 7.5 million
people unconnected to the road network. This project
aims to improve rural road accessibility for communities
in selected areas in Zambia. The support focuses on selected primary feeder roads in Zambia’s ten provinces
and will directly benefit more than 460,000 people. It will
also contribute towards addressing institutional capacity
challenges within the roads sector in Zambia, including
matters of road safety.

Key Results Expected:•••

The project supports Government’s development priorities as reflected in the National Development Planand Vision 2030 and contributes directly towards theachievement of both pillars of the Country Partnership
Framework i.e., reduction of poverty and vulnerability ofthe poor and improving competitiveness and providing
infrastructure for growth and employment. The project
outputs will include an efficient and reliable rural road infrastructure in the beneficiary districts. Some of the main
themes being pursued to achieve project outputs include accessibility, resilience, and regular maintenance.
Since most of the rural population depends on subsistence farming for their livelihoods, the project is expected to improve farmers’ accessibility and thus facilitate
agricultural development in the country. The project also
supports the provision of community infrastructure suchas boreholes and market sheds in beneficiary districts.

Share of rural population with access to an allseason road increased from 18.7% to 25% in
beneficiary provinces.
Increased proportion of Primary Feeder Roads
in the country, that are in a good and faircondition, by 30%
Improved institutional oversight capacity in theroads sector, assessed by the development
and application of a Road Development
Agency performance framework by theministry responsible for roads.

Implementing Agencies: National Road Fund Agency
Contact: Aymen Ahmed Osman Ali: aali15@worldbank.org

Project Components:(1) Improvement of feeder roads – Upgrading, rehabilitation and maintenance of about 4,300 km of priority feeder roads mainly to gravel wearing course
standards.
(2) Institutional Strengthening – Strategic institutional capacity enhancements targeting seven government
institutions: three-line ministries and four agencies.
(3) Contingent Emergency Response Component,
included under the project for situations of urgent
need of assistance within the roads sector.
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7. LUSAKA SANITATION (P149091)
Approved: May 22, 2015
Effective: June 17, 2016
First Disbursement: August 30, 2016
Closing: April 30, 2024
Figures in US$ million

Undisbursed

Financier
IDA
Government of Zambia
Total Project Cost
World Bank Disbursements, US$ million
World Bank Disbursements, US$ million
Financier

Total

Disbursed

IDA

65.00

64.50

65
0.4
65.40

Undisbursed
0.50

Water supply and sanitation is a core development issue
in Zambia’s economic growth and social development.
Zambia loses 1.3% of GDP due to poor sanitation. Sixty-eight percent ofZambians have access to a clean
drinking water supply, while 58% have access to adequate sanitation. The national long-term vision for 2030 isprovide clean water and improved sanitation to 100% of
the population in both urban and rural settings.

Key Results expected:••

The World Bank is financing the upgrade of existing
sewers and main collectors and the expansion of thesewerage system to new customers through the Lusaka
Sanitation Project. It is expected that this project will leadto increasing access to sanitation services in selectedareas of Lusaka and will strengthen Lusaka Water andSewerage Company’s (LWSC) capacity to manage
sanitation services. In addition, groundwater protection
is improved. A total of 305,000 beneficiaries will haveaccess to improved sanitation facilities and fecal sludge
management services at project end.

••

Project Components:(1) Sewerage improvements focus on upgrading andexpanding the sewerage systems in the Ngwerere
and Manchinchi sewersheds.
(2) On-site sanitation investments focus on the development of a comprehensive response to the on-site
sanitation challenges in Lusaka; and support on-site
sanitation services and systems in priority areas.
(3) Institutional strengthening focuses on providing
technical assistance to enhance LWSC’s capacity
to implement the project, operate and maintain thefacilities, and undertake reforms.

••

75,000 people are expected to gain access toimproved sanitation services at project end.
Thus far, the project has exceeded the target
with 75,328 people have gained access toimproved sanitation, of which 85% in poorest
areas of the city.
230,000 people are expected with access toimproved fecal sludge management services.
Thus far, 263,898 people have been reached,surpassing the project target.
108km of sewer network will be rehabilitatedand newly constructed by project end. Thus
far,92.3km of sewer network
has been laid
along Kafue Road, Emmasdale, Chais, Industry
and Kanyama areas.
1,000 households are expected to connect
to the new sewer network. Thus far, 1,581
household connections have been installed
and 2,595 connection chambers have been
installed to make it easier for households toconnect.
3,500 improved onsite-sanitation facilities havebeen constructed.
LWSC’s capacity to manage the sanitation
system will be enhanced. So far, LWSC iscurrently addressing 100% of sewer blockages
within 48 hours

Implementing Agency: Lusaka Water and Sewerage Company (LWSC)
Contact: Ai-Ju Huang ahuang@worldbank.org and Makaka Rwegoshora rmakaka@worldbank.org

98. ELECTRICITY SERVICE ACCESS (P162760)
Approved: June 27, 2017
Effective: June 15, 2018
First Disbursement: July 20, 2018
Closing: August 31, 2022
FinancierUndisbursed

IDA
Government of Zambia
Consumers
Other Donors (Sweden)
Total Project Cost
World Bank Disbursements, US$ million

26.50
2.70
0.60
7.0
36.50

Financier

Total

Disbursed

Undisbursed

IDA

26.50

22.23

4.47

As part of the national strategy document, the Vision
2030, the Government of the Republic of Zambia has
set ambitious electrification targets: 90% for urban andperi-urban areas and 51% for rural areas by 2030. While
the overall access rate in Zambia has been steadily increasing, rural access has stagnated at 4%. Government
recognizes the need to revise the rural electrification
approach and to develop a comprehensive National
Electrification Program.

(3) Development of the National Energy Sector --- capacity building, and project implementation support.
Key Results Expected:••

To support the government in this effort, the World Bankis financing the Electricity Service Access Project (ESAP).
The ESAP aims to increase electricity access in targetedrural areas of Zambia and is expected to set the stage
for a larger access engagement/National Electrification
Program, bringing other development partners and theprivate sector to co-finance the scale-up of rural electrification. Specifically, the project supports the scale upof the ‘last mile’ on-grid connections program in rural
areas; the piloting of financial mechanisms to support
private sector-led off-grid electrification; and the development of the National Electrification Strategy (NES)and Investment Prospectus. The project aims to reach
176,800 beneficiaries

•
•
•
•

Last mile connections to over 50,000 rural
households and over 6,000 SMEs (over 260,000
beneficiaries).”Ongoing construction or rehabilitation of 550
km of distribution lines to support last mileconnections.
Off-Grid Smart Subsidy Program to be piloted.
Off-Grid Loan Facility to be piloted.
Geospatial Master Plan developed.
National Electrification Strategy underdevelopment.

Current Results on Connections:

Project Components:(1) On-grid Electricity Access Expansion: i) Expanding
new electricity connections for low-income households through OBA- type financing; and ii) extension
and strengthening of the grid network for new connections.
(2) Off-grid Electricity Access Expansion: i) Off-Grid Electrification Smart Subsidy Program; and ii) Off-Grid
Loan Facility

Households

MSEs

Total

Total
Connections

49,421

8,836

58,257

Male Headed

34,405

7,012

41,417

FemaleHeaded15,016

1,824

16,840

Implementing Agencies: Ministry of Energy
Contact: Patrick Balla: pballa@worldbank.org

109. KARIBA DAM REHABILITATION (P146515)
Approved: December 9, 2014
Effective: August 21, 2015
First Disbursement: December 14, 2015
Closing: February 28, 2025

Undisbursed

Financier
IDA
Government of Zambia
SIDA TF
AfDB
EU (In Euros)
World Bank Disbursements, US$ million
World Bank Disbursements, US$ million

75
19.20
20
75
95

Financier

Total

Disbursed

IDA

75.00

11.79

Undisbursed
60.23

TF

20.00

11.09

8.91

Since 1959, the Kariba Dam and Hydro-Electric Scheme
has been central to energy security and supporting economic development in both Zambia and Zimbabwe,accounting to about 40% of power generation in bothcountries. Dam safety assessments have identified theneed for reshaping the plunge pool and refurbishing thespillway.

(2) Reshaping of the Plunge Pool to support stabilizationand prevent further scouring.
(3) Refurbishment of the Spillway to support the improvement of the operations and prevention of thepotential failure of the Kariba Dam.
Key Results expected:

The World Bank, jointly with other development partners,
is supporting the Zambezi River Authority to improve thesafety of the Kariba Dam to avoid a potential emergency. The Kariba Dam Rehabilitation project contributes tosecuring the availability and reliability of electricity supplies in the Southern African Power Pool, and in doingso, provides the foundations for expanded economic
growth, prosperity, and poverty alleviation. By ensuring
the continued safe operation of the Kariba Dam, theproject will further contribute to safeguarding the livesof millions living in the floodplain and who are largely
dependent on the subsistence economy derived fromenvironmental services provided by the river. The projectis an integral part of the broader program of support to
the riparian states and regional bodies within the Zambezi River Basin aimed at strengthening cooperative
management and development, and facilitating sustainable, climate-resilient growth.

•
•
•
•
•
•

Project Components:

Reduction in the risk of failure and potential
disaster which could affect an estimated three
million people downstream.
Reshaping of the plunge pool to increasestability and reduce the backward scouring
toward the dam.
Refurbishment of the spillway for greater
reliability and control of the regulatory
structures.
Operationalization of an improved Emergency
Preparedness Plan.
Improved cooperation in the development ofwater resources within the Zambezi River Basin.
Project implementation is under way, with works
for the re- shaping of the plunge pool and forthe rehabilitation of the spillway ongoing,
but with significant delays and technicalchallenges.

(1) Institutional support to assist the Zambezi River Authority in securing the long-term safety and reliabilityof the Kariba Dam Hydro-Electric Scheme.
Implementing Agency: Zambezi River Authority
Contact: Habab Taifour (htaifour@worldbank.org)

and Shyam KC (skc@worldbank.org)

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CPF OBJECTIVE 3: (INCREASED ACCESS TO HEALTH,EDUCATION AND SOCIAL PROTECTION)
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10. AFRICA CDC REGIONAL INVESTMENT PROJECT (ACDCP)FINANCING (P167916)
Approved: 10 December 2019
Effective: 20 May 2020
First Disbursement: 1 October 2020
Closing: 31 December 31, 2025
TOTAL Project Cost US$ 246.1 million
Africa CDC: US$10million IDA grant
Ethiopia: US$150million IDA Credit/ Grant
Zambia: US$86.1million IDA Credit (US$26.1million National
IDA and US$60million Regional IDA)
Zambia Disbursements US$ million

Total

Disbursed

90

1.57

Undisbursed
91.87

Brief Project Description: The project development objective is to support Africa CDC to strengthen continental andregional infectious disease detection and response systems.

national and regional levels. The subcomponent will alsofinance TA to prepare a comprehensive human resource
needs assessment for the Zambian disease surveillance andresponse activities that are part of the Africa CDC’s continental mission. The needs assessment will address: (i) current
staffing shortages; (ii) retention issues; (iii) incentive structures;(iv) staffing requirements; and (v) initial and ongoing training
for both new and existing staff.

In January 2017, the Africa CDC was formally established as a
specialized technical institution of the AU with a mandate includes addressing disease outbreaks, manmade and natural
disasters, and public health events of regional and international concern. The long-term objective is to build the capacity of national health systems to reduce the disease burden on
the continent. The Africa CDC Regional Investment Financing
Project (ACDCP) is a series of Operations (SOP). The first phasewill provide support for the Africa CDC Secretariat, and thegovernments of Ethiopia and Zambia. The ACDCP has five
strategic components with complementary actions by thethree implementing bodies the Africa CDC and the Ethiopian
and Zambian Governments. Zambia will be responsible for
implementing the following subcomponents:

Sub-component 4.3 Project Management will finance: (i) the
cost of staff and technical consultants for the PIU, (ii) monitoring and evaluation activities, including the production ofsemi-annual reports, the mid-term review, the end-of-project
report, and technical evaluations); (iii) financial audits; (iv) operating costs; (v) office equipment, computer hardware andsoftware, and other supplies; (vi) international and national
travel costs, including accommodation and per diems; (vii)
project management training and meetings; (viii) specimen
shipping costs; and (ix) communication and dissemination
costs.

Sub-component 1.3 Governance, Advocacy, and Operational Frameworks. The project will finance technical assistance and logistical support for: (i) the adaptation and operationalization of the Africa CDC protocols and guidelines
in Zambia; and (ii) the development of institutional arrangements, operational guidelines, and protocols for operationalizing the Africa CDC SA-RCC Host Country Agreement.

Sub-component 5.2 the Contingent Emergency Response
Component (CERC), in the event of an emergency or threatof public health concern, the CERC will enable Zambia to request and access rapid support from the Bank for mitigation,
response, and recovery in the area(s) affected by such an
event.

Sub-component 2.3 Public Health Assets will support strengthening Zambia’s national public health laboratory system andassociated information networks will improve the ability of the
ZNPHI and SA-RCC to effectively detect and rapidly respondto disease outbreaks. The project will support infrastructureand equipping of a biosafety level 3 (BSL-3) laboratory suite,
offices, Public Health Emergency Operations Center (PHEOC), ICT suite, training facilities, biobank, animal health laboratory, biomedical equipment maintenance center, proficiency panel production center, and other auxiliary features.
Furthermore, disease surveillance, epidemic preparedness
and response, information systems, research and laboratory
systems will be strengthened.

Expected Key Results:••

Sub-component 3.3 on Human Resources Development:
To fulfill its complex mandate and ensure that the publichealth assets provided under the project are fully utilized, the
ACDCP will support the development of diverse and skilledcadre of public health workers in line with the One HealthApproach. This subcomponent will provide financing and TA
to assess and build human resource surge capacity at the

For Zambia, construction of the biosafety level
3 (BSL- 3) laboratory and offices complex;
development of a diverse skilled cadre in publichealth and livestock sec- tor in line with the“One Health” approach; and ensure availabilityof critical public health assets. Additionally, theinvestments strengthen systems to serve Southern
Africa’s 174 million citizens, with extended benefits
to the rest of the African continent.
Overall, the ACDCP will empower the 55-member
states for strengthening of detection, prevention,and response to outbreaks.

Contact: Fernando Xavier Montenegro Torres ferxmont@worldbank.org and/or Solomon Kagulura skagulura@
worldbank.org

1411. ZAMBIA COVID-19 EMERGENCY RESPONSE AND HEALTHSYSTEMS PREPAREDNESS PROJECT.
Approved: 20 October 2020 for IDA Credit; June 28,2021 for
GFF
Effective: 12 January 2021 for IDA; May 27,2022 for GFF Grant
First Disbursement: 15 May 2021
Closing: 31 December 2023 to be extended to June 2025
Figures in US$ million

Financing

Finance
IDA Credit:
GFF Grant:
Total Project Cost

US$ 34m
US$15m
US$49mWorld
World Bank
Bank Disbursements,
Disbursements, US$
US$ million
millionFinancier

Total

Disbursed

Undisbursed

IDA Credit:
GFF Grant
Total

34.0*
15.0
49.0*

20.09
2.70
22.79

11.94
12.30
24.24

The Project is part of the emergency response andhealth systems support to the Republic of Zambia under
the World Bank COVID-19 Strategic Preparedness andResponse Program (SPRP) using the Multiphase Programmatic Approach (MPA), approved by the World Bank
Board of Executive Directors on April 2, 2020.

Expected Key Results:(1) Percentage of identified close contacts of confirmed COVID-19 cases investigated based onnational guidelines from 0 (2020) to 70 (2022)(2) Number of designated laboratories with SARSCoV-2 diagnostic capacity from 3 (2020) to 18(2022)(3) Number of designated health facilities with
COVID-19 case management capacity from 3(2020) to 40 (2022)

The financing is meant to support Government efficiently
respond to the CIVID 19 Pandemic whose Project objectives are to contribute to the prevention, detection andresponding to the threat posed by COVID-19 in Zambia
and strengthen national public health systems for preparedness. Specifically, the Project is financing interventions to i) reduce the spread of COVID-19 through surveillance, contact tracing, building laboratory capacity, risk
communication and community engagement, and coordination of emergency preparedness and response;
Project Components:

Implementing Agency: Zambia National Public
Health Institute (ZNPHI); Ministry of Health (MOH)
Contact: John Bosco Makumba: jmakumba@worldbank.org; Fernando Xavier Montenegro Torres :ferxmont@worldbank.org(1) Emergency Public Health Response to COVID-19(2) Resilient Health Service Delivery,(3) Project Management, Governance and Accountability.

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12. SCALING UP SHOCK RESPONSIVE SOCIAL PROTECTION (SSRSP) - (P179095)
Approved: June 28, 2022
Effective: November 10, 2022
First Disbursement: US$ 36.7 million
Closing: June 30, 2025

Financing

Financier
IDA
MDTF
Total Project Cost

155
27.93
182.93

World Bank
Bank Disbursements,
Disbursements, US$
US$ million
millionWorld
Financier

Total

Disbursed

IDA/MDTF

182.93

58.26

Undisbursed
124.67
Project Components:

Poverty has been deep-rooted in Zambia, increasing
since 2015, and COVID-19 has exacerbated and compounded the effect on poor rural households. Zambian
households also face frequent climate shocks, particularly frequent and intense drought, and flooding. In timesof shocks, the ability of the poor to cope with fresh shocks
is extremely limited. For example, the loss in income since
the COVID-19 outbreak, coupled with price inflation,
has meant that households, particularly in rural areas, have had to deploy negative coping mechanisms
such as reduced food consumption. Consequently, extreme weather patterns and other shocks is expected
to exacerbate poverty by reducing the rate at whichhouseholds escape poverty and moving those who are
not poor into poverty. Girls and women are especiallyvulnerable to climate and other shocks, as evidenced
by the worsening gender inequality and vulnerability topoverty of girls and women due to COVID-19.

•

Component 1: Social Cash Transfer supports thefinancing of cash transfers, currently reaching
973,323 poor and vulnerable households across
116 districts, with plans to scale up to 1.3 million
nationally by end 2023.
Key Results achieved so far:•

The expansion of the SCT to around 30% of
the population and 50% of the poor and thetrans- fer value increase is expected to have
reduced poverty by 6 percent.

Implementing Agencies: Ministry of Community
Development and Social Services Contact: Nadia
Selim: nselim@worldbank.org and Lansong Zhang:lzhang3@worldbank.org

The SSRSP project aims to protect poor and vulnerable
households’ consumption in response to shocks in Zambia. The project supports the Government’s efforts tostabilize the funding for the Social Cash Transfers (SCT),
in recognition of the correlation between welfare outcomes and predictable, reliable cash assistance to help
poor and vulnerable households to overcome the constraints that they face in realizing their eco- nomic prosperity. It also strives to establish shock responsive social
protection systems to mount timely responses to shocks
through the SCT in the future.

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13. GIRLS EDUCATION AND WOMEN’S EMPOWERMENT AND
LIVELIHOODS (GEWEL) – P151451
Approved: May 22, 2015
Effective: April 28, 2016
First Disbursement: May 16, 2016
Closing: April 30, 2024

Financing

Financier
IDA
MDTF
Total Project Cost

312.0035.00
347.00World Bank
Bank Disbursements,
Disbursements, US$
US$ million
millionWorld
Financier

Total

Disbursed

IDA/MDTF

347.00321.38

Undisbursed
25.62

The GEWEL project aims to support the Government of
Republic of Zambia (a) to increase access to livelihood
support for women and access to secondary education
for disadvantaged adolescent girls in extremely poor
households in selected districts, and (b) provide cashtransfers for poor and vulnerable households. The project
directly operationalizes the Government’s “cash plus”
approach enshrined in the National Social Protection
Policy, whereby livelihoods support women and girls’
empowerment components are layered over a social
safety net.

Key Results achieved so far:••

Project Components:
•

•

•

•

•

Component 1: Supporting Women’s Livelihoods(SWL) has supported nearly 117,000 poor rural
women across 81 districts with a package
consisting of a productive grant of US$ 200, life andbusiness skills training and savings groups support.
Component 2(a): Keeping Girls in School (KGS) has
enrolled close to 135,000 adolescent girls across 49
districts by providing them with bursaries to coverassociated education costs and piloting casemanagement and empowerment interventions.
It is expected that the component will reach an
additional 15,000 girls in 16 districts by end of 2023.
Component 2(b): Social Cash Transfer (SCT)
supports the financing of safety net cash transfers
to a little over 1.1 million poor and vulnerable
households and is on track to scale up to 1.3 million
households by end of 2023.
Component
3:
Institutional
Strengthening
and System Building (ISSB): provides systemstrengthening investments in Ministry of Community
Development and Social Services and Gender
Division in the Office of the President, with a strong
focus information systems and digital payment
mechanisms, fiduciary capacity building, andgender mainstreaming, including mitigation ofand response to gender-based violence risks,
among others.

•

116,891 women provided with the program’s
livelihoods package since inception.
Early results of the SWL impact assessment
found positive impacts on household foodsecurity, profits, savings, productive activities,
livelihood diversification, and happiness,whereby household consumption increasedby 19 percent, business profits by 44 percent,agricultural income by 79 percent, savings by
50 percent, and assets by 21 percent.
133,632 adolescent girls enrolled in secondary
school, with 88 percent now progressing to thenext grade.
1,100,998 poor and vulnerable households
receiving
predictableandreliableunconditional cash transfers.

Implementing Agencies: Ministry of Community
Development and Social Services, Ministry of
Education, and Gender Division in the Office of the
President.
Contact: Nadia Selim: nselim@worldbank.org and
Lansong Zhang: lzhang3@worldbank.org

1714. EASTERN AND SOUTHERN AFRICA HIGHER EDUCATIONCENTERS OF EXCELLENCE (P151847)
Approved: May 26, 2016
Effective: October 26, 2017
First Disbursement: February 7, 2018
Closing: December 31, 2023

Financing

Financier
IDA
National IDA (Zambia Portion)
IDA Grant
Total Project Cost

140
12
8
148

World Bank
Bank Disbursements,
Disbursements, US$
US$ million
millionWorld
Financier
IDA

Total

Disbursed

Undisbursed

12

10.94

1.11

The World Bank, through the Eastern and Southern Africa
Higher Education Centers of Excellence Project (ACE II),
will focus on delivering quality post-graduate education
and building collaborative research capacity for priority sectors in the region. It will con- tribute to addressing
skills deficiencies through the establishment of Centersof Excellence that address critical human resource gaps
and innovations in priority sectors to serve the region collectively to tackle the shared development challenges.

Expected Key Results:
This regional project is expected by the closing
date to:•••Project components:(1) Strengthening Africa Centers of Excellence (ACEs) in
Regional Priority Areas(2) Capacity Building Support to Africa Centers of Excellence through Regional Interventions(3) Facilitation, Coordination and Administration of Project Implementation
The two ACEs from Zambia are:•Enrol more than 3,500 graduate students in theregional development priority areas, out of
which more than 700 will be PhD students andmore than 1,000 will be female students.
Publish almost 1,500 journal articles.
Launch more than 300 research collaborations
with the private sector and other institutions.
Generate almost US$30 million in external
revenue for the sustainable development of
the Africa Centers of Excellence.

Implementing Agencies: Ministry of Education.

Copperbelt University –Africa Center of Excellence for
Sustainable Mining

Contact: Robert Bassett: rbassett@worldbank.org

University of Zambia – Africa Center of Excellence for Infectious Diseases of Humans & Animals

1815. ZAMBIA EDUCATION ENHANCEMENT (ZEEP, P158570) +ADDITIONAL FINANCING
Approved: August 29, 2017
Effective: April 9, 2018
First Disbursement: June 5, 2018
Closing: December 30, 2025
Figures in US$ million

Financing

Financier
IDA
Government of Zambia
Additional Financing
Total Project Cost60
144.00120.00324.00World
World Bank
Bank Disbursements,
Disbursements, US$
US$ million
millionFinancier

Total

Disbursed

Undisbursed

IDA

180.0032.77

147.23Component 3: Strengthening institutional capacity foreducation service delivery and project management.

The World Bank is supporting Zambia through an innovative and results-based education enhancement project designed to improve the quality of teaching andlearning conditions in targeted primary and secondary
schools and to increase access to secondary education
focusing on girls.

Component 4: Enhancing institutional capacity for implementation of safe school program.
Component 5: Contingent Emergency Response Component (CERC)

Under the parent US$60 million Zambia Education Enhancement Project (ZEEP), 82 rural schools are being
expanded to full-fledged secondary schools in Muchinga, Luapula, South- ern, Eastern, Central, Northern andLusaka provinces and ten of these schools will also beequipped with an all-girl, weekly- boarding dormitory tosupport the completion of secondary education by girls
from remote rural areas. With the additional US$120 million financing, 120 more rural schools will be expanded in
all the 10 provinces of Zambia.

Expected Key Results:
21,000 teachers to benefit from the new pedagogical skills training in math, science and language arts
at Grade 5 and Grade 9 in targeted schools.
••

Project Components:
Component 1: Improving the quality of teaching andlearning conditions in language arts, science, andmathematics in targeted primary and junior secondary
schools.

••

Component 2: Increasing access to safe secondary
schools.
Implementing Agency: Ministry of Education
Contact: Girma Woldetsadik: gwoldetsadik@worldbank.org

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Approximately 1.5 million students to benefit.
Improved pupil-textbook ratio of 1:3 from 1:5 inmath, science, and language arts at primaryand secondary levels in intervention schools.
910 additional classrooms are construct- ed
and ready for use in selected expansion
schools.
1,500 girls to be accommodated in the newly
constructed dormitories.

16. ZAMBIA ENHANCING EARLY LEARNING (ZEEL) PROJECT(P174012)
Approved: November 15, 2021
Effective Date: December 15, 2021
First Disbursement: August 22, 2022
Closing: June 30, 2025
Figures in US$ million

Financing

Financier
IDA
Global(GPE)

0.0
Partnershipfor

Education

Total Project Cost

39.01
39.01

World
World Bank
Bank Disbursements,
Disbursements, US$
US$ million
millionFinancier

Total

Disbursed

Undisbursed

GPE

39.01

5.35

33.66
Component 2: Develop and implement ECE quality
standards.

In Zambia, Grade 1 entrants with ECE exposure hasgrown recently but only about 30 percent of students
entering Grade 1 have had access to ECE, falling behind peers in the region in terms of access to ECE, with
the Sub-Saharan Africa average being 53 percent. In
recognition of the critical role ECE can play and theneed for increased access to quality ECE, the Government of the Republic of Zambia (GRZ) introduced the
ECE subsector as part of the Education system in 2011
with the first intake of ECE students in 2014. More recent
efforts by GRZ have prioritized ECE, however, additional
investment is required to ensure that access to quality
ECE services increases and supports national humancapital development.

Component 3: Enhance delivery of quality early learningand care.
Component 4: System strengthening, project management, monitoring and evaluation, and communication.
Component 5: Contingency emergency response.

Expected Key Results:•••

With support from the GPE, the World Bank is supporting
the GRZ in the implementation of the first large scale externally funded ECE focused project. The project seeks toexpand the supply and demand of ECE services and tocreate the basic learning conditions that will allow disadvantaged children to develop cognitive and socioemotional skills that will help them continue to learn and thriveby ensuring. The project’s development objective is “toimprove equitable access to quality learning conditions
in early childhood education in targeted areas.” A totalof 45 neediest districts across the 10 provinces of Zambia
have been identified as intervention areas with phase
one implementation across 28 districts starting in late
2023.

•
•

Approximately 110,000.00 3 -6-year children to
Benefit. 440 ECE centers to be constructed.
2,000 teaching staff (teachers and caregivers)
to be trained, of which 550 will be newly
recruited.
BCE standards and tools to help ensure quality
ECE provision.
Parents in project targeted areas oriented onparenting modules.

Implementing Agency: Ministry of Education
Contact: Veronica Gigera: vgigera@worldbank.org
and Girma
Woldetsadik: gwoldetsadik@worldbank.org

Project Components:
Component 1: Improve equitable quality access to ECE
in targeted areas.

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CPF OBJECTIVE 4: (STRENGTHENED ECONOMIC
MANAGEMENT FOR SUSTAINABLE GROWTH AND
REGIONAL INTEGRATION ).
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17. ZAMBIA SECOND MACROECONOMIC STABILITY, GROWTH
AND COMPETITIVENESS DPF (P181011)
Approved: November 22, 2023
Effective: 2024
Closing: January 15, 2026.
Figures in US$ million

Financing

Financier
IDA

125

World
World Bank
Bank Disbursements,
Disbursements, US$
US$ million
millionFinancier

Total

Disbursed

Undisbursed

IDA

125.000.00

125.00

Project Overview
The Development Policy Financing (DPF) series represents the second operation in a programmatic series,
strategically designed to assist Zambia in navigating its
debt crisis and fostering a more sustainable and inclusive
economic growth path. This programme is grounded in
substantial debt reduction, aligning with the joint IMF-WB
Debt Sustainability Analysis (DSA). The Program Development Objectives (PDO) areas include restoring fiscal anddebt sustainability, increasing farmer productivity andaccess to agricultural markets, ensuring sustainable access to energy, and enhancing access to finance andprivate sector development.

Expected Results
•
•
•
•
•

Additionally, the operation aims to expand access toelectricity, particularly targeting the poor and vulnerable, including women, to bridge existing gaps andpromote inclusivity. The DPF series also seeks to lay foundations for climate-resilient investments, with a focus on
enhancing financial inclusion.

Reducednon-concessional
external
borrowing.
Enhanced fiscal sustainability and budget
credibility.
Reduced administrative and logistical costs.
Reduced dependence on hydropower
energy sources.
Reduced GHG emissions and increased
access to finance for climate-vulnerable
sectors.

Implementing Agency: Ministry of Finance and National Planning
Contact: Phillip Schuler pschuler@worldbank.org
and Albert Pijuan apijuan@worldbank.org

Four pillars of the DPF
Pillar A: Support fiscal and debt management reforms
that ensure a more sustainable debt stance and predictable public investments and fiscal commitments frompublic-private partnerships (PPPs).
Pillar B: Support agriculture reforms as part of a broader
shift to inclusive growth, poverty reduction, and boost
the non-copper economy.
Pillar C: Improve the operational efficiency of the energy
sector to expand sustainable access to poor and vulnerable households, diversify to non-hydro renewables, andhelp address current fiscal imbalances by removing subsidies and improving efficiencies in the petroleum supply
chain.
Pillar D: Support private sector development, green
finance, and job creation efforts of the government
through relevant legislation, regulations, and institutions.

2218. ZAMBIA DEVOLUTION SUPPORT PROGRAM (ZDSP) - P178492
Approved: December 22, 2021
Effective: March 2022
Closing: December 31, 2023
Figures in US$ million

Financing

Financier
IDA

210

World Bank Disbursements, US$ million
Financier

Total

Disbursed

Undisbursed

IDA

210

-

-

Zambia’s growth has been spatially imbalanced andskewed towards urban areas. Rural areas continue tolag on economic growth, job creation, service delivery
and institutional performance. Weak institutional capacities and accountability of service delivery institutions,weak policy coordination and policy implementation as
well as low levels of transparency and accountability ingeneral have been binding constraints impacting local
service delivery in the rural areas. Decentralization is acore element of the Government’s strategy to strengthen governance and service delivery and strengthen accountability of the State to its citizens. The Government
has formulated a Decentralization Implementation Plan
(2022-2026) to implement this strategy.

The Program introduces an Annual Performance Assessment (APA) that will incentives Town Councils to improvetheir institutional performance, service delivery performance, citizen engagement and accountability. The IPF
component of the project will provide capacity building
support to Town Councils to enable them to qualify in
the APA.
Program Results: The ZDSP is a hybrid Program comprising of a PforR component (US$200million) andan IPF component (US$10 million). The PforR part of
ZDSP comprises of eight DLIs that include key development of budget planning, citizen engagement,
financial soundness, and capacity building at the
Local Authorities level.

The Program Development Objective is to Strengthen
the financing, institutional performance, and accountability of rural local authorities in Zambia. ZDSP is the first
Bank financed operation in Zambia to use the PforR instrument and supports key elements of the Decentralization Implementation Plan (DIP) which is the Government
program.

Implementing Agencies: Ministry of Finance, Ministryof Local Government and Rural Development
Contact: Lobna Ahmed:
lahmed@worldbank.org

Through a grant component, ZDSP provides resources directly to Town Councils/ Rural Local Authorities toundertake capital investments in accordance with thepriorities set out in the local authority’s annual plan andbudget.

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19. SOUTHERN AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY (SADC)REGIONAL STATISTICAL CAPACITY PROJECTApproved: June, 2023
Effective: August, 2023
Closing: June, 2028
Figures in US$ million

Financing

Financier
IDA

164.00World Bank Disbursements, US$ million
Financier

Total

Disbursed

Undisbursed

IDA

164

-

-

In Southern African Development Community (SADC) countries, persisting statistical capacity weaknesses result in theunavailability and fragmentation of data, limiting its use for
informed policy making decisions. To be specific, Comoros,
Madagascar, Malawi, and Zambia exhibit lower Statistical
Capacity Index (SCI) scores, indicating challenges in data
management and coordination. The region faces outdated
data standards, restricted data access, and limited use forpolicymaking. Additionally, gender-disaggregated statistics
are insufficient, hindering efforts to monitor progress on gender equality. Despite a slight increase in the SADC regional
SCI, significant capacity gaps remain, with some countries,
such as Comoros, Angola, and the Democratic Republic ofCongo, scoring notably lower than top performers like Mauritius, South Africa, and Malawi.

sessments and development priorities. The estimated cost of
the overall project is $164.5 million, with Zambia allocated $30
million for project support.
PDO Indicators
1. PDO 1 indicator - improved statistical production:measured by the average of the “Data Collection andOpenness” score from the World Bank’s Questionnaire for
Evaluating Statistical Capacity among SADC Countries,
for areas where the project’s activities are expected to
improve the participating country’s score. This indicator
collects information on 28 different types of data sourcesin 7 areas produced by the National Statistical System
and managed by the National Statistical Office. The indicator takes a value between 0 and 4 (where 4 corresponds to the best system).

In response to these challenges, the World Bank is supporting
the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Regional Statistical Capacity Project. The Project Development
Objective (PDO) is to strengthen the institutional capacity of
SADC and participating countries to produce, disseminate,
and use quality statistics, while increasing regional harmonization and collaboration. High-level indicators will measure
improved statistical production, increased high-quality statistics, and enhanced use of statistics. The project, coordinatedby the SADC regional body, intends to address data-related
deficiencies, promote evidence-based policymaking, andstrengthen the sustainability of statistical systems.

2. PDO 2 - increased number of high-quality, harmonizedstatistics: measured by the “Data Analysis and Indicators”
score from the World Bank’s Questionnaire for Evaluating
Statistical Capacity among SADC Countries, for areas
where the project’s activities are expected to improve
the participating country’s score. This section measures
68 core social and economic data in 9 areas, harmonized across SADC member countries and includes compliance with international best practices in methodology
and timeliness.
3. PDO 3 indicator - improved use of statistics: measured
by the number of formal requests, including downloads
from the NSO website, of datasets and reports supportedby the project. Evaluated at country level.

National Statistical Offices (NSOs) and specialized agencies
in participating countries will undergo specialized training
and capacity-building activities. At the country level, tailoredtechnical assistance will be provided based on specific as-

Expected Key Results:
•
•
•
•
•

Approximately 110,000.00 3 -6-year children to
Benefit. 440 ECE centers to be constructed.
2,000 teaching staff (teachers and caregivers) to be trained, of which 550 will be newly recruited.
BCE standards and tools to help ensure quality ECE provision.
Parents in project targeted areas oriented on parenting modules.

Implementing Agency: ZamStats
Contact: Ana Oviedo Silva: aoviedo@worldbank.org

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CPF OBJECTIVE 5: (IMPROVED LIVELIHOODOPPORTUNITIES ESPECIALLY IN RURALCOMMUNITIES)
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20. GREEN RESILIENT AND TRANSFORMATIONAL TOURISM DEVELOPMENT PROJECT (GREAT-TDP)(P180337)
Approved: June 9, 2023
Effectiveness Date: Not yet
First Disbursement: 2024
Closing: December 31, 2030
Figures in US$ million

Financing

Financier
IDA
Total project cost
World Bank Disbursements, US$ million

100.00100.00World Bank Disbursements, US$ million
Financier

Total

Disbursed

IDA

100.000.00

Undisbursed
100.00

The Project will focus on support towards tourism development through a holistic and integrated approach toinclude enabling infrastructure development, policy tounlock opportunities for investment, management of
habitat and support to surrounding communities. The
aim is to link these sites to already developed tourism sites
for impact and results. In terms of site-level intervention,
the Project intends to particularly support the emerging
nature-based tourism destinations areas (TDAs) such as:(i) Kasaba Bay including the Nsumbu National Park andthe surrounding area; (ii) Liuwa Plains National Park andthe surrounding area; (iii) Source of the Zambezi Riverand its sur-rounding area and (iv) other linkage areasThe Project has considered developing three (3) Tourism
Development Areas (TDAs) namely, Kasaba Bay and its
surrounding areas, Liuwa National Park and its surrounding areas; and the source of the Zambezi River and its
surrounding areas.

The project is expected to contribute to(a) increased access between emerging destinations
and circuits, increased connectivity withinemerging destinations, and reduced travel timeand cost of visiting the area;(b) promoting competitive concessions and the CMP
framework, and streamlined business licensing forprivate sector investments;(c) building technical capacity of green economy
institutions ;(d) increasing the area under sustainable land
management; and(e) increasing the number of green economy jobs andthe income level of participating communities.
The achievement of the PDO will be measured using thefol- lowing indicators(a) Average number of days for tour operators tocomplete an operating license renewal(b) Number of new enterprises in tourism value chain
in emerging destinations(c) Number of TDAs with climate-resilient Infrastructure
Investment Plans implemented

The Project Development Objective is to strengthen theenabling environment, access to resilient infrastructureand economic opportunities in emerging tourism destinations in Zambia.
Project Components:(1) Component 1: Enabling Environment for the NatureBased Economy(2) Component 2:
Improving Climate-Resilient
Destination Access and Basic Service Infrastructure(3) Component 3:
Project Administration andManagement

Implementing Agencies: Ministry of Tourism
Contact: Ngao Mubanga: nmubanga@
worldbank.org
Or Aymen Ahmed Osman Ali: aali15@worldbank.org

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21. ZAMBIA INTEGRATED FOREST LANDSCAPE PROJECT –P161490
Approved: May 4, 2017
Effective: January, 2018
First Disbursement: April, 2018
Closing: February 29, 2024

Undisbursed

Financier
IDA
GEF
BioCF ISFL
Total project cost
World Bank Disbursements, US$ million
World Bank Disbursements, US$ million
Financier

Total

Disbursed

IDA
GEF
TF

17.00
8.05
7.75

14.39
8.05
7.68

17.0
8.05
7.75
32.80

Undisbursed
2.97
0
0.07

The Zambia Integrated Forest Landscape Project (ZIFLP)
aims to provide support to rural communities in Eastern
Province to allow them to better manage the resourcesof their landscapes to reduce deforestation and unsustainable agricultural expansion; enhance the benefits
they receive from forestry, agriculture, and wildlife; andreduce their vulnerability to climate change. The project
also invests in ensuring that enabling conditions are inplace for these changes to happen—conditions suchas tenure security, planning at different spatial scales,
and capacity development. Simultaneously, the project supports the creation of an enabling environment
for emission reduction purchases, to be done through asubsequent project, the Eastern Province Jurisdictional
Sustainable Landscape Program – Emissions Reduction
Project.

hoods, conserve ecosystems and reduce greenhouse gas emissions in agriculture and forestry management and wildlife management.
(3) Project management supporting national- andprovincial-level project coordination and management.
(4) Contingent emergency response, which has a zerobudget, included in the event funds need to reallocate for an eligible emergency.
Key Results achieved so far:••

The Project Development Objective is “to improve landscape management and increase environmental andeconomic benefits for targeted rural communities in the
Eastern Province and to improve the Recipient’s capacity to respond promptly and effectively to an Eligible Crisis
or Emergency”.

•••

The intended benefits of the project are economic andresult from an improved capacity to manage natural resources and climate resilience.

••

The key beneficiaries are people in rural communities ofEastern Province, who are most directly dependent on
agriculture and forest resources for livelihoods and themost vulnerable to climate change.

•••

Project Components:(1) An enabling environment creating the conditions
allowing the livelihood investments of Component
2 to be successfully implemented and developing
the required documents for the preparation of the
Emissions Reduction Program.
(2) Livelihood and low-carbon investments financing
on-the-ground activities that improve rural liveli-

About 170,000 ha of agriculture land brought
under Climate Smart Agriculture (CSA)
practices
72,000 ha of forest area brought undersustainable management practices.
Over 100,000 people in targeted communities
will increase monetary and non-monetary
benefits (47% share of which are women).
Over 115,000 farmers trained in CSA.
478 Farmer Field Schools created in 239
Agriculture Camps.
338 Extension Officers trained in CSA.
27 new Community Forest Management
Groups operational
5.16 million agroforestry seedlings raised anddistributed.
409 Honorary Forest Officers trained.
64 sub-grants provided supporting livelihoodinterventions in CSA, Sustainable Forest
Management and Wildlife.

Implementing Agency: Ministry of Green Economy
and Environment (MGEE) and Eastern Province
Provincial Administration.
Contact: Silvia Mauri: smauri@worldbank.org

2722. MINING AND ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION AND IMPROVEMENT (P154683)
Approved: December 16, 2016
Effective: November 30, 2017
First Disbursement: January 9, 2018
Closing: June 28, 2024
Figures in US$ million

Financing

Financier
IDA
Total project cost

55.21
55.21

World
World Bank
Bank Disbursements,
Disbursements, US$
US$ million
millionFinancier

Total

Disbursed

IDA

55.21

34.88

Undisbursed
19.1

The mining sector is a major contributor to Zambia’s
economic growth, making up over 60% of the country’s
export earnings. In the late 1960s at the peak of production, Zambia held the position of being the world’s
third largest copper producer. However, a long history ofmining has left a legacy of environmental liabilities andpublic health risks in mining towns in Copperbelt Province and in Kabwe town. Copper mining activities on
the Copperbelt have over time resulted in several serious
environmental impacts in municipalities such as Mufulira,
Chingola and Kitwe, while contamination of lead in Kabwe has remained at high levels.

(3) Reducing environmental health risks through localized interventions. This will involve health interventions in partnership with the Ministry of Health andlivelihood enhancing initiatives in partnership withthe local municipalities.
(4) Project Management, monitoring, and evaluation.

Key Results:••

The World Bank is financing the Mining and Environmental Remediation and Improvement project to contributeto the reduction of the environmental health risks to the
local population in critically polluted copper mining areas in Chingola, Kitwe and Mufulira municipalities, andlead exposure in Kabwe municipality. Interventions will
include rehabilitation of Tailing dams and other infrastructure, remediation of highly contaminated areas,enhancing enforcement capacity of government
agencies, providing small grants for livelihoods andhealth interventions to address lead levels of children
and adults in Kabwe.

•
•
•
•

Project Components:(1) Remediation of contaminated hotspots and the improvement of environmental infrastructure.
(2) Enhancing the institutional capacity to strengthen
environmental governance and compliance of theMine Safety Department (MSD), the Radiation Protection Authority (RPA)
and the Zambia.	
Environmental

A 50% reduction in Blood Lead Level (BLL) in
4000 children under the age of 15 in Kabwe.
Reduction of population from 100% to 30%
living within 500m from lead contaminatedhot-spots.
About 30,000 children made aware of hazardsof lead pollution.
About 3000 beneficiaries of livelihoods grants,of which half are women.
Rehabilitation of Tailing Dam #10 to reduce theongoing pollution.
70% of population with increased awarenessof environmental health impacts from mining
sector.

Implementing Agencies: Ministry of Minesand Mineral Development, ZEMA and Kabwe
Municipal Council.
Contact: Chris Ingoe: cingoe@worldbank.org

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