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Garowe

Garowe Roads

The construction of four urban roads31 have been prioritized as “quick win” candidate subprojects and feasibility studies and preliminary designs have been completed for the roads under SUIPP. These roads will serve areas where IDPs are living, the main Garowe hospital, and other social facilities. A multi-criteria analysis (MCA) was used in prioritizing and ranking these roads using indicators such as road condition, traffic volume, access to socio-economic facilities, environmental and social impacts, and government/community priorities. A hospital bridge has also been prioritized but this still requires engineering designs. This subproject will therefore be included in the second batch infrastructure investments.

Garowe Drainage

The Garowe Drainage project under the Somalia Urban Resilience Project Phase II (SURP II) is part of efforts to improve urban infrastructure and resilience in Somali cities like Garowe. These drainage interventions aim to mitigate flood risks, enhance water management, and protect the city’s urban and road networks. Garowe’s drainage efforts align with SURP II’s broader goals of enhancing urban resilience and infrastructure in major cities across Somalia, supported by international donors like the World Bank. This initiative also integrates environmental and social considerations, as well as capacity-building components for local governments.

Garowe Bridges

The Garowe Bridges Project under Somalia Urban Resilience Project Phase II (SURP II) focuses on building and rehabilitating critical bridge infrastructure in Garowe to enhance urban resilience, economic development, and safety. The project involves constructing new bridges and rehabilitating existing ones that are crucial for connecting various parts of the city. These bridges play a vital role in improving transportation networks and ensuring that essential services remain accessible even during periods of heavy rain or flooding. Garowe, like many cities in Somalia, faces significant flooding risks during the rainy season. The new and rehabilitated bridges are designed to integrate with the drainage systems being built under SURP II. This ensures that the bridges not only serve as transport links but also help manage water runoff, reducing the risk of flood damage in urban areas. By improving connectivity, the Garowe Bridges Project will facilitate the movement of people and goods, helping to boost the local economy. Better infrastructure can attract investment and improve trade by reducing transportation costs and time, especially for agricultural and commercial goods.

Garowe Shelter

Due to the nature and relatively moderate scale of the civil works in urban environment, the adverse environmental impacts from such physical works will be minor, temporary, and confined to the area immediately surrounding the construction. However, the overall environmental and social risks are high given the overall insecurity in Somalia, the high levels of GBV risk and the displacement of IDPs. The client’s capacity to manage environmental and social risks in complex political, legal and security circumstances is also limited. Project activities may also cause physical and economic displacement of several households and structures, including those of established roadside vendors, encroaching on the roadways. The civil work will entail risks related to labor and working conditions, such as occupational and community health and safety risks and child labor. The project might also exacerbate risks related to persistent social tensions and incidence of violence (for example, dispute over physical/economic displacement or dissatisfaction of districts that have not been chosen for subproject locations). Mitigation measures will include the implementation of resettlement action plans and labor management procedures, inclusive and transparent stakeholder engagement, and effective grievance redress mechanisms, and measures to minimize security risks (such as protection of project workers by security authorities).