QII: Advancing Green, Resilient, Inclusive Development

Projects Initiated in FY 2022

The QII Partnership provides grant funding to integrate the QII Principles in World Bank infrastructure projects during the preparation and implementation phases and to advance global knowledge of QII through standalone research, analyses, and activities.

QII has provided support to 66 countries across all regions. Argentina, Bangladesh, Brazil, India, Indonesia, Mongolia, Mozambique, Nepal, Peru, Tanzania, and Vietnam are among the largest recipients of QII Partnership funding, each receiving more than $1 million.

Map showing QII support in 66 countries across all regions

Digital Development

Project	Grant type/Amount
Argentina: Strengthening Digital and Data Infrastructure to Close the Digital Gap	Standard: $300,000
Global: Infratech Country Readiness Diagnostic Tool	Analytical: $200,000
Mali: Strengthening Cybersecurity Foundations	Standard: $400,000
Mongolia: Zero Trust Cybersecurity Infrastructure	Standard: $320,480
Tajikistan: Promotion of Secure, Resilient, and Inclusive Digital Infrastructure	Standard: $250,000
Uzbekistan: Promoting Green, Resilient, and Inclusive High-Quality Digital Infrastructure	Standard: $350,000
Total:	$1,820,480

Energy & Extractives

Project	Grant type/Amount
ECA Region: Energy Sector Decarbonization Support Program	Analytical: $150,000
Global: The Utility of the Future	Analytical: $240,000
India: Building Ecosystems for Battery Storage to Integrate and Move Towards Net Zero	Standard: $400,000
India: Supporting Sustainable Power Sector Reforms in Himachal Pradesh	Standard: $400,000
Kyrgyz Republic: Energy Sector Financial Sustainability	Just-in-time: $70,000
Seychelles: Transition to Renewable Energy	Standard: $300,000
Somalia: Somali Electricity Infrastructure Investment Support	Standard: $400,000
Sudan: Supporting Energy-Efficient Lighting and Cooling Infrastructure	Standard: $350,000
Total:	$2,310,000

Governance

Project	Grant type/Amount
Albania: GovTech for Service Delivery	Standard: $320,000
Armenia: Digital Governance Infrastructure	Standard: $400,000
Cameroon: Strengthening Public Infrastructure Investments	Standard: $200,000
Ghana: Infrastructure Governance	Standard: $150,000
Global: Addressing Integrity, Resilience, and the Decarbonization of Infrastructure Using the InfraGov Assessment Framework	Analytical: $240,000
Global: Strengthening Public Asset Management for Better Infrastructure Services	Analytical: $265,000
Kosovo: Digital Governance Infrastructure	Standard: $400,000
Northern Macedonia: Enhanced Infrastructure Governance	Standard: $350,000
Serbia: Support to the Critical Infrastructure for the Digitalization of Service	Standard: $238,000
Total:	$2,563,000

Transport

Project	Grant type/Amount
Georgia: Developing Inclusive Infrastructure	Standard: $190,000
Madagascar: Support for the Transport Connectivity Program	Standard: $395,000
India: Streamlining Intermodal Station Development	Standard: $400,000
Tajikistan: Enhancing Female Cross-Border Traders’ Economic Opportunities	Standard: $380,000
Brazil: Support for the Preparation of the FICO-FIOL/East-West Freight Rail Corridor Project	Standard: $400,000
LAC Region: Public Transport Demand Forecasting Regional Platform for the Post-COVID-19 Era: New Technology for Better Infrastructure Investment Decision-Making	Standard: $350,000
Djibouti: Road Corridors Quality Technical Assistance	Standard: $398,000
Mozambique: Innovation for Better Infrastructure in the First Mass Transit Project of Maputo	Standard: $400,000
India: Financing and Greening of Inland Vessels	Standard: $300,000
Ecuador: Resilient Urban Regeneration in Quito World Heritage City Center (TOD Phase 2)	Standard: $400,000
Mongolia: Infrastructure Governance Diagnostics and Pre-Feasibility of Private Sector Participation in Logistics Infrastructure	Just-in-time: $70,000
Global: Reviving Suburban Rail for Green Development	Analytical: $240,000
Global: A Framework to Improve Urban Transport Governance Practices	Analytical: $240,000
Mongolia: Transport Infrastructure Investment Planning for Ulaanbaatar	Standard: $390,000
Ecuador: Ibarra Transport Infrastructure Improvement Project	Just-in-time: $70,000
Brazil: Sustainable Integrated Mobility Project in the Foz do Rio Itajai Region	Standard: $300,000
Bangladesh: Sustainable Urban Transport Development in Dhaka	Standard: $225,000
Tanzania: Climate Resilient Assessment on Central Rail System	Standard: $300,000
Support for the Development of a Road Maintenance Policy	Standard: $150,000
Serbia: Transport Connectivity Assessment for Serbia	Standard: $225,000
Uzbekistan: Enhancing Railway Sustainability, Efficiency, and Resilience	Standard: $350,000
Total:	$6,173,000

Urban

Project	Grant type/Amount
Bangladesh: Improving Municipal Infrastructure Delivery	Standard: $400,000
Brazil: Promoting Green, Resilient, and Inclusive Infrastructure Investments in Central Porto Alegre	Standard: $350,000
Cote d’Ivoire: Green and Resilient Cities for Northern Cote d’Ivoire	Standard: $400,000
Djibouti: Towards Efficient, Sustainable, Climate-Smart, and Resilient Infrastructure	Standard: $400,000
Ghana: Maximizing the Impact and Sustainability of Integrated Flood Risk Management in the Greater Accra Region	Standard: $400,000
India: Development of Quality Infrastructure Diagnostic & Planning Toolkits for Water Supply Systems	Analytical: 240,000
India: Resilient Urban Infrastructure and Service Delivery in Gujarat	Standard: $400,000
Indonesia: Mainstreaming Climate Smart Approaches in Indonesian Cities through Quality Design of Infrastructure	Standard: $400,000
Kyrgyz Republic: Enhancing Resiliency and Energy Efficiency in Public Infrastructure of the Batken Region	Standard: $350,000
Kyrgyzstan: Enhancing Resilience and School Infrastructure Quality	Standard: $400,000
Madagascar: Resilient and Inclusive Infrastructure in the South	Standard: $350,000
MENA Region: Support to Digitalization of Land Administration Systems	Analytical: 240,000
Mongolia: Infrastructure Governance Diagnostics and Pre-Feasibility of Private Sector Participation in Industrial Park Infrastructure	Standard: $400,000
Mozambique: Strengthening Quality of Infrastructure in Urban Development in the North	Standard: $400,000
Nigeria: Sustainable Infrastructure Investment for Ibadan	Standard: $250,000
Senegal: Mainstreaming Universal Accessibility in Urban Operations	Standard: $400,000
Senegal: Support for Infrastructure Investments of the Senegal Municipal and Agglomerations Support Program	Standard: $400,000
South Sudan: Enhancing Disaster Resilient and Inclusive Community Infrastructure	Standard: $400,000
Tanzania: Building resilience in Tanzanian cities	Standard: $400,000
Tanzania: Optimizing Infrastructure and Services for Informal Traders and Communities to Implement Sustainable Infrastructure and Improve Operations	Standard: $400,000
Tunisia: Strengthening Urban Infrastructure Resilience	Standard: $400,000
Vietnam: Resilient Priority Infrastructures in Quang Nam and Quang Ngai Provinces	Standard: $350,000
Yemen: Enhancing the quality of climate resilient infrastructure design approaches in Yemeni cities	Standard: $400,000
Total:	$8,530,000

Water

Project	Grant type/Amount
Bangladesh: Infrastructure Governance and Water Security for Greater Chattogram	Standard: $240,000
Bangladesh: Technical Assistance for Infrastructure Design Improvement and Institutional Capacity Strengthening for the Preparation of the Proposed Chattogram Water Supply Improvement and Sanitation Project II	Just-in-time: $70,000
Cambodia: Supporting a Long-Term Water Storage Development Program in Cambodia	Standard: $240,000
Dominican Republic: Water Supply and Wastewater Improvement Project	Standard: $300,000
India: Life-cycle cost efficiency for Hybrid Annuity PPPs	Standard: $200,000
Malawi: Canal Automation in the Shire Valley Transformation Program	Standard: $165,000
Moldova: Technical Assistance Support for the Moldova Water Security and Sanitation Project	Just-in-time: $70,000
Morocco: Resilient and Sustainable Water in Agriculture in Morocco	Just-in-time: $70,000
Nepal: Improving Water Sector Governance	Standard: $240,000
Niger: Integrated Water Security Platform Project	Standard: $240,000
Niger: Quality Multipurpose Dam and Resettlement—Kandadji Project	Standard: $400,000
Nigeria: Sustainable Urban and Rural Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene Program	Standard: $400,000
Pakistan: Irrigation Infrastructure Modernization in Pakistan’s Sindh Province	Standard: $240,000
Peru: SEDAPAL—Preparing for the Future	Standard: $240,000
Peru: Support towards the Digital Transformation and Automation of Water Supply and Sanitation Utilities	Standard: $300,000
SSA Region: Resilient Urban Water: Developing and Mainstreaming a New Generation of Tools	Analytical: $300,000
Vietnam: Strengthening Capacity for Effective and Efficient Water Infrastructure Management to Improve Water Security in Phu Quoc	Standard: $240,000
Total:	$3,955,000