The Road to the SDGs

u LLF — decentralised rural electrification through mini solar power plants, Togo: The project focuses on the villages furthest from the grid, overlooked by the various electrification programmes where the most vulnerable sector of the population lives u Zero slums project, Djibouti: Upgrading slum neighbourhoods and improving the living conditions of the population u Enhancement of the bread- wheat reserves in the Governorates of Al-Diwaniah and Maysan, Iraq: The development objective of the project is to increase the volume of the strategic reserve of bread wheat in Diwaniah and Maysan u Reconstruction of Hawija Technical Institute, Iraq: The development objective is to support the Government’s post-conflict reconstruction efforts in the most badly damaged regions Specifically, the project will re-establish access to, and improve the quality of the Hawija Technical Institute Building an agile organisation Initiatives include: u Roll out of Country Programme Delivery Unit: The plan includes completing the establishment of the Programme Delivery Unit, initiated by Senegal IsDB will provide capacity development for the new Monitoring and Evaluation Unit under the Governor Office (Ministry of Economic Planning) in terms of embedding the delivery approach in monitoring project design, implementation and output evaluation u Communications and external relations: The objective is to enhance IsDB’s profile on the global stage through flagship events and initiatives This includes: — Communicating the real impact of IsDB's projects by profiling the people who benefit from them, improving digital footprint and increasing international media coverage — Developing a database of content, films, images and publications and building a robust communications team at IsDB — Arranging international Sukuk conferences, redesigning IsDB’s new website, adopting a new logo, participating in the WEF and various other initiatives that have helped placing IsDB in a stronger position on the global stage u Enterprise Risk Management: The ERM Programme is being implemented and its completion will strengthen internal risk management aspects u Operationalisation of Environmental and Social Safeguards (ESS) Policy: The ESS Policy which was approved in 2020 is being mainstreamed and operationalised in IsDB’s projects The approval of this policy has positioned IsDB at a respectable position among its peers as it was the only major MDB that did not have an ESSP in place This policy has improved IsDB’s stature from a Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) perspective, which is perceived in a positive way by the rating agencies and international donor institutions u IsDB Risk Appetite Statement: IsDB has developed its own Risk Appetite Statement u Workload assessment: This exercise is in progress and its outcome will ensure alignment [ 253 ] T H E R O A D T O T H E S D G s | P R O G R E S S A N D A C H I E V E M E N T S