On December 18, 2020 the World Bank approved the Honduras Tropical Cyclone Eta and Iota Emergency Recovery Project to support Honduras' response and recovery needs and strengthen institutional capacity to manage resilient and inclusive recovery and reconstruction. The Project Financing Agreement was signed on March 9 and became effective on June 4, 2021. Project components include: emergency relief, response, and public health and safety operations; resilient rehabilitation and reconstruction of public and community infrastructure and resumption of public services; and institutional support to the Government recovery and reconstruction program.
BIC is partnering with Federación Nacional de Madres, Padres y Familias de Personas con Discapacidad de Honduras (FENAPAPEDISH) and Foro Social de Deuda Externa y Desarrollo de Honduras (FOSDEH) to monitor the design and implementation of the project and engage in advocacy around: a) the inclusion of marginalized groups, particularly persons with disabilities, so that the project benefits all; and b) Looking at how the project is protecting and addressing impacts on lands and land use, including potentially on natural habitats or other sensitive landscapes that can impact afrodescendants and Indigenous Peoples. We identified the following concerns:
The World Bank is financing the total project cost of US $150 million
Federación Nacional de Madres, Padres y Familias de Personas con Discapacidad de Honduras (FENAPAPEDISH), Foro Social de Deuda Externa y Desarrollo de Honduras (FOSDEH).
