Coastal Climate-Resilient Infrastructure Project

Optimizing project scope and benefits requires careful analysis of the local context at design stage. Improved roads and market infrastructure resulted in more connected and vibrant rural communities and markets. This has brought moderate increases in household incomes in market catchment areas, but the project did not lead to an increase in agricultural production. The income effects also varied depending on the location and composition of livelihoods. During the design stage, the project could have considered increasing the scopes by including agriculture based- household livelihood interventions suitable as per local context.