to support the Government of Guyana (GoG) with the development of a National Housing Strategy, part of the broader Sustainable Development Goal to make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient, and sustainable. The specific objectives of the program are: (i) to strengthen the institutional capacity of the Central Housing and Planning Authority (CH&PA), part of the Ministry of Communities, to design, manage, and implement housing and urban policy, and (ii) to support CH&PA with the application of housing policy recommendations in select Regions in Guyana

Project Detail

Country

Guyana

Project Number

GY-T1136

Approval Date

December 9, 2016

Project Status

Closed

Project Type

Technical Cooperation

Sector

URBAN DEVELOPMENT AND HOUSING

Subsector

HOUSING

Lending Instrument

-

Lending Instrument Code

-

Modality

-

Facility Type

-

Environmental Classification

Likely to cause minimal or no negative environmental and associated social impacts

Total Cost

USD 517,250.00

Country Counterpart Financing

USD 0.00

Original Amount Approved

USD 517,250.00
Financial Information
Operation Number Lending Type Reporting Currency Reporting Date Signed Date Fund Financial Instrument
ATN/OC-15974-GY Sovereign Guaranteed USD - United States Dollar Ordinary Capital Nonreimbursable
Operation Number ATN/OC-15974-GY
  • Lending Type: Sovereign Guaranteed
  • Reporting Currency: USD - United States Dollar
  • Reporting Date:
  • Signed Date:
  • Fund: Ordinary Capital
  • Financial Instrument: Nonreimbursable

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https://www.iadb.org/document.cfm?id=EZSHARE-281104290-639
Ceremonial Document - Support for the Development of a National Housing Strategy [40865444].PDF
Published Dec. 31, 1999
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https://www.iadb.org/document.cfm?id=EZSHARE-1132444900-23805
GY-T1136 1285.pdf
Published Oct. 07, 2019
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https://www.iadb.org/document.cfm?id=EZSHARE-1365654136-11
Notice of Contract Award for Publication.pdf
Published Jul. 31, 2017
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https://www.iadb.org/document.cfm?id=EZSHARE-1365654136-32
191002 REOI National Housing Strategy Guyana.pdf
Published Oct. 04, 2019
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https://www.iadb.org/document.cfm?id=EZSHARE-2056220512-5216
Ceremonial Document - Support for the Development of a National Housing Strategy.pdf
Published May. 22, 2018
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