Evicted and Abandoned

DR Congo

16 projects with confirmed or possible displacement between 2004 and 2013. That represents 33% of all the World Bank-financed projects in DR Congo. An estimated 12,331 people were displaced by 8 projects. The World Bank doesn't have information on the effects produced by the rest.

Top 3 projects per estimated # people physically or economically displaced

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* = This project was administered by the World Bank but paid through another financier.

Confirmed displacement
Project name Approval date Status Cost Displaced people (estimated)
Dem Rep Congo - Western Growth Poles Jun. 11, 2013 Active $110M 976
DRC Urban Development Project FY13 May. 9, 2013 Active $100M 230
Additional Financing for Southern Africa Power Market Project (APL1) Jun. 30, 2009 Active $180.6M 410
DRC Urban Water Supply Project Dec. 18, 2008 Active $190M 2,463
Democratic Republic of Confo - High Priority Reopening and Maintenance Project Mar. 18, 2008 Active $50M 4,066
Regional and Domestic Power Markets Development Project (Southern Africa Power Market Project: APL-1b) May. 29, 2007 Active $296.7M 266
DRC Emergency Urban and Social Rehabilitation Project Mar. 29, 2007 Closed $180M 245
DRC Emergency Multi Sectoral Rehab & Recovery ERL Supplemental (FY06) Dec. 8, 2005 Closed $125M 3,675
Emergency Living Conditions Improvement Support Project May. 26, 2005 Closed $82M Unknown
Possible displacement
Project name Approval date Status Cost
National Parks Network Rehabilitation Project Dec. 12, 2013 Active $3M
ZR Support to Basic Education Program May. 2, 2013 Active $100M*
DRC Multi-modal Transport Jun. 29, 2010 Active $255M
Emergency Social Action Project - Additional Financing Mar. 30, 2010 Closed $35M
DRC - Agriculture Rehabilitation and Recovery Support Mar. 30, 2010 Active $120M
Forest and Nature Conservation Project Apr. 2, 2009 Active $64M
DRC Education Sector Project Jun. 5, 2007 Closed $150M