The role of the World Bank in the West Africa Food System Resilience Programme (FSRP) varies according to several factors, including the specific needs of the programme and the implementation modalities. However, the World Bank plays a central role in several aspects of this programme:

Funding: The World Bank provides crucial funding for the programme, mobilizing financial resources needed to implement activities to strengthen the resilience of food systems in West Africa. This may include loans, grants or other forms of concessional or non-concessional financing.

Technical assistance: The World Bank provides technical assistance to participating countries under the programme and to regional institutions. This includes advice on the design of policies, strategies and programmes to strengthen the resilience of food systems, as well as specific expertise in areas such as agriculture, food security, risk management and adaptation to climate change.

Coordination and partnerships: As an international organisation, the World Bank plays a coordinating role between the different stakeholders involved in the programme, including national governments, regional organisations, UN agencies, non-governmental organisations and the private sector. It facilitates the creation of strategic partnerships to strengthen the impact and reach of the programme.

Monitoring and evaluation: The World Bank is involved in monitoring and evaluating the progress of the programme, ensuring that objectives are met and that resources are used effectively and efficiently. This involves collecting data, analysing trends, assessing impact and providing recommendations to improve the programme implementation.

The World Bank is working with ECOWAS, CILSS and CORAF, as well as the 8 current beneficiary countries: Burkina Faso, Chad, Ghana, Mali, Niger, Senegal, Sierra Leone and Togo.

-Organisation of the official launch of the FSRP in June 2022 with ECOWAS

-Organisation of technical support missions every 6 months with FSRP implementation actors and wrap up meetings of the support missions to assess the overall performance of the PRSP implementation.