Financing flood risk investments in Bamako, Mali

The brief explores ways for the private sector to help protect Bamako from flooding in a commercially viable and sustainable manner.

When looking at opportunities for partnering with the private sector, rigorous screening and analysis is invaluable, ideally during the initial phases of project planning. Spotting challenges early increases the likelihood of finding alternative solutions to deliver investments, while avoiding the use of scarce technical assistance and government capacity to further a project that would, at some point, have likely failed.