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CONTENTS

User's Guide Global Environment Facility

Projects in the Pipeline New Projects 5 Projects Deleted 5 Africa Region 6 East Asia and Pacific Region 19 South Asia Region 31 Europe and Central Asia Region 39 Middle East and North Africa Region 51 Latin America and the Caribbean Region 58 Guarantee Operations 66

List of Acronyms

Entries for Projects in the Pipeline are organized by region, country and economic sector. Entries preceded by (N) denote new listings; (R) indicates a revision or update from the previous month's listing. The portions of the entry that differ appear in italic type. A sample entry is included in the User's Guide, which begins on the next page.

SECTOR DEFINITIONS

Agriculture Public Sector Management (includes technical (includes forestry and fisheries) and management assistance) Education/Training Reconstruction/Rehabilitation Environment (includes natural resources Rural Development management and pollution control) Social Sector (includes human resources Finance (includes development finance development, poverty reduction institutions) and women in development) Industry (includes mining) Structural Adjustment (includes imports) Infrastructure (multisector) Telecommunications Population, Health and Nutrition Transport (includes ports, roads and railways) Power (includes petroleum and energy) Urban Development Private Sector Development Water Supply/Sanitation

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GUIDE TO THE WORLD BANK MONTHLY OPERATIONAL SUMMARY

The World Bank Monthly OperationalSummary reports on the jects, including the hiring of consultants and the procure- status of projects in the World Bank's pipeline from the point ment of goods and works. Contractors and suppliers, there- of identification of investment opportunities to the signing of fore, should contact appropriate officials of the implementing the loan, credit or grant agreement. On average, it takes agency to express their interest in specific projects. They about 18 months for the Bank to process a project from con- should obtain information on what goods and services will be cept document to approval. After a financing agreement is needed and when and how to submit bids and proposals. signed, or a project removed from the program, its project entry During implementation, consultants are often used to provide is dropped. technical assistance and other project implementation support. Each issue of the summary contains a list of projects being Unlike contracts for goods and works, those for consulting ser- reported for the first time as well as a list of projects for vices are not usually advertised. Therefore, consultants in par- which financing agreements have been signed or that have ticular should contact the responsible implementing agency been dropped from the current program. early in the project preparation period to express their inter- By becoming familiar with the Bank's project cycle, which is est. Contracts for consulting services, as well as some for goods summarized in the following paragraphs, consultants or sup- and works, may also be procured prior to loan/credit/grant pliers of goods and works can gauge when the timing is right approval. This is known as advance contracting. to pursue business opportunities with Bank borrowers. Each The information contained in The World Bank Monthly Oper- entry in the Monthly Operational Summary tells at what point ational Summary is intended to enable companies to assess in the cycle a particular project resides. their interest in supplying Bank-financed projects. Further infor- Project Cycle mation should be requested from the country's project implementing agency. The likelihood of a timely response is greater During IDENTIFICATION, both the client government and if the queries are brief and to the point. When possible, travel the Bank are involved in analyzing development strategies for to the country and direct contact with relevant agency offi- the country's economy as a whole and in identifying projects cials is recommended. that support those strategies. Firms should contact the World Bank (preferably by fax) PREPARATION, the second stage of the cycle, is the respon- only if they are unable to obtain a response to their queries sibility of the client government. During preparation, the from the implementing agency General information about busi- technical and institutional alternatives for achieving the objec- ness opportunities under Bank loans and credits may be tives of a project are identified and discussed. Preparation usu- obtained from the World Bank's Procurement Policy and Ser- ally requires feasibility studies followed by more detailed vices Group (by e-mail at: [email protected]). studies of the alternatives that promise to yield the most satisfactory results. An environmental assessment is usually Environmental Categories carried out during this phase. (See below for more information on environmental assessment.) The type, timing and scope of environmental analysis to be performed by Bank clients are to be confirmed when a given In the preparation stage of the project cycle, clients often project is identified. Projects are assigned one of the follow- supplement their own efforts by hiring consultants to carry ing categories based upon the nature, magnitude and sensi- out a major part of the work. Contractors and suppliers of equip- tivity of environmental issues: ment and goods need to start making contacts with country officials during this stage. Category A: Environmental assessment is normally required, as the project may have adverse and significant environ- Project APPRAISAL, the responsibility of the Bank, pro- mental impacts. vides a comprehensive review of all aspects of the project (technical, institutional, economic and financial) and lays the foun- Category B: More limited environmental analysis is appro- dation for implementing the project and evaluating it when priate, as the project may have specific environmental issues. completed. Conducted by Bank staff, project appraisal may Category C: Environmental analysis is normally unnecessary. be supplemented by individual experts. The preparation of the Projects added to the summary after July 1994 include the envi- Project Appraisal Document concludes this stage. ronmental category A, B or C, except in the case of financial During NEGOTIATION, discussions are held with the client intermediary loans, which are designated "FI," and struc- government, and the agreements reached are written into the tural adjustment loans and credits, which are not catego- loan documents. Upon completion of negotiations, the project rized. The absence of a category is shown by the letter "U". is presented to the Executive Directors for approval. After Business opportunities arising from World Bank projects approval, the financing agreement is signed. after they have been approved, including invitations to bid and Project IMPLEMENTATION normally starts within a few to submit proposals on Bank projects and notices of contract months of project financing agreement signing. Countries, awards, appear twice a month in UN Development Business and through their implementing agencies, have full responsibil- are also available via the internet at UN Development ity for the design and execution of World Bank-financed pro- Business Online at . PAGE 4 Monthly Operational Summary AUGUST 2002

A typical summary entry looks like this:

Vietnam Ite Name of borrowing country (R) Payment Systems and Bank Moderniza- (R) = revised; (N) = new entry tion: The project will establish a computerized

payments system in order to improve efficiency - Project description and modernize the banking sector. Technical assistance to strengthen the institutional capacity Italics indicate change from last month's listing of participating commercial banks will also be provided. Preappraisalmission completed. Environ- mental Assessment Category C. PID: VNMPAO28. - PID = Project identification number. L-. US$ 50.0 (IDA). Consultants will be required for * Amount of financing in US$ millions (source) project management and commercial bank institutional studies. Project Management Unit, Payment System and Bank Modernization Project, State Name/address of implementing agency Bank of Viet Nam, 49 Ly Thai To, Viet Nam, Fax: (84-4) 258-385, Contact Mr. Nguyen Van Binh

GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT FACILITY

In addition to projects financed by the World Bank, The GEF is striving for universal participation, and currently The World Bank Monthly Operational Summary reports on 168 countries are participants. Countries may be eligible for projects financed by the Global Environment Facility (GEF). GEF funds: (a) if they are eligible for financial assistance The GEF provides grants and concessional funding to recipi- through the financial mechanism of either the Climate ent countries for projects and programs that protect the Change Convention or the Convention on Biological Diver- global environment and promote sustainable economic sity; or (b) if they are eligible to borrow from the World Bank growth. (IBRD and/or IDA) or receive technical assistance grants from UNDP through a Country Programme. A country must The facility, set up as a pilot program in 1991, was restruc- brty to thh a Chnge Conveionory eo n tured and replenished with over US$ 2 billion in 1994, and replenished with another US$ 4 billion in 1998, to cover the tion of Biological Diversity to receive funds from the GEF in agreed incremental costs of activities that benefit the global the relevant focal area. environment in four focal areas: climate change, biological GEF projects must be country-driven, incorporate consulta- diversity, international waters, and stratospheric ozone. tion with local communities and, where appropriate, involve Activities concerning land degradation, primarily desertifica- non-governmental organizations in project implementation. tion and deforestation, as they relate to the four focal areas, For additional information on the GEE contact the GEF sec- are also eligible for funding. Both the Frame-work Conven- retariat or visit its site on the World Wide Web at: tion on Climate Change and the Convention on Biological Diversity have designated the GEF as their funding mecha- wblu0018.worldbank.org/essd/geo.nsf/home?OpenView nism on an interim basis. The GEF Secretariat GEF projects and programs are managed through three 1818 H St. NW implementing agencies: the UN Development Programme Washington DC 20433, USA (UNDP), the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) and the Tel: (1-202) 473-8324 World Bank. The GEF Secretariat, which is functionally inde- Fax: (1-202) 522-3240, 522-3245 pendent from the three implementing agencies, reports to and services the Council and Assembly of the GEE AUGUST 2002 Monthly Operational Summary PAGE 5 Europe and Central Asia Region New Projects Added in This oati IsPower:IssueGeorgia Renewable Energy Resources p.42 Structural Adjustment: Structural Adjustment IV p. 43 Africa Region Middle East and North Africa Region Cape Verde Private Sector Development: Growth and Competitiveness p- 7 Iran C6te d'Ivoire Environment: Environmental Management Support p. 52 Population, Health and Nutrition: HIV-AIDS Response p. 8 Jordan Guinea Education/Training: Human Resource Development Power: Decentralized Rural Electrification (Cr. 3685-GUI) p. 10 Sector Investment III p. 52 Kenya Latin America and the Caribbean Region Education/Training: Development Learning Center p. 11 Senegal Brazil Environment: Integrated Marine and Coastal Biodiversity p. 15 Rural Development: Tocantins Rural Infrastructure p. 58 Nicaragua South Asia Region Power: Off-Grid Rural Electrification (PERZA) p. 64 India Environment: Chhattisgarh Community Forest Management p. 33 Environment: Madhya Pradesh Community Forest Management p. 33

India: Gujarat Emergency Earthquake Reconstruction Program Projects Deleted From This Phase 11 (Cr. 3637-IN) Issue Europe and Central Asia Region Armenia: Foreign Investment and Export Facilitation LIL (Cr. 3633-AM) Africa Region Latvia: Housing C6te dIvoire: Economic Recovery (Cr. 3656-IVC) Slovak Republic: Social Benefits Reform (Ln. 7098-SK) Eritrea: Emergency Demobilization and Reintegration Yugoslavia, Federal Republic of: Republic of Serbia: (Cr. 3641-ER) Education Improvement (Cr. 3636-YF) Guinea-Bissau: Private Sector Rehabilitation and Development (Cr. 3622-GUB) Latin America and the Caribbean Region East Asia and Pacific Region Bolivia: Road Rehabilitation and Maintenance (Cr. 3630-BO) Brazil: Parana Biodiveristy Conservation (GEF) Philippines: Laguna de Bay Institutional Strengthening Ecuador: Power and Communications Sectors Modernization and Conunuity Participation and Rural Services (Ln. 7082-EC) Viet Nam: Regional Blood Transfusion Centers (Cr. 3631-VN) Guatemala: Competitiveness (Ln. 7044-GU) South Asia Region Mexico: Off-Grid Rural Electrification GEF Mexico: Off-Grid Rural Electrification India: Karnataka Community-Based Tank Management Regional: Integrated Silvopastoral Approaches to Ecosystem (Ln. 3635-IN) Management India: Orissa Cyclone Reconstruction and Disaster Management Saint Lucia: Water Sector Reform Technical Assistance India: Solar Thermal Power (Ln. 7096,SLU, Cr. 3592-SLU): PAGE 6 Monthly Operational Summary AUGUST 2002 this system in four locations. Approved by the Executive Directors on 21 May 2002. The grant agreementwas signed on 10July 2002. Envi- Africa ronmental Assessment Category B. PID: BFPES2400. US$ 7.5 (GEF). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Environment and Hydrol- ogy, Directorate of Water and Forests, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, Angola Tel: (226) 356-034, Fax: (226) 362-791, Contact: Mr. Bobodo Blaise Coordinator Public Sector Management Sawadogo, Project Preparation (R) Sahel Integrated Lowland Ecosystem Management The pro- (R) Economic Management Technical Assistance: The objec- ject will provide a GEF financial windowto the IDA-funded Community- tive of the project is to strengthen the ability of the key economic min- Based Rural Development Project and will fund incremental costs that istries to implement institutional and policy reforms that create an will enable the base project to make significant contributions to local enabling environment for the private sector to flourish, building on and global environment protection, which should maximize the sus- reforms already under way as agreed with the International Mone- tainability of rural productivity growth. Appraisal mission is sched- tary Fund. The project will support implementation of a Poverty uled for November 2002. Envirornental Assessment Category A PID: Reduction Strategy Paper, which is being prepared. Negotiations BFGE70871. US$ 20.0 (GEF). Consulting services to be determined. were scheduled for August 2002. Environmental Assessment Cate- Ministry of Agriculture, Programme national de gestion des ter- gory C. PID: AOPE72205. US$ 15.0 (IDA). A consultant has been roirs, 01 BP 1487, Ouagadougou 01, Burkina Faso, Tel: (226) 324-753, engaged to assist in preparation of the PCD and Project Appraisal Doc- 324-754, Fax: (226) 317-410, Contact: Director General ument and participate in the appraisal mission. Further consulting services to be determined. Ministry of Planning, Luanda, Angola, Tel: Power (244-2) 391-825, E-mail: [email protected], Contact: Eduardo Sev- erimde Mrai, DeutyPlaningMiniter(R) Energy Sector Development and Reform: The project will erim de Morais, Deputy Planning Minister help the government enhance the efficiency of the energy sector, increase access of the population to modern sources of energy and Benin improve the sustainability of energy resources. Appraisal mission was Power scheduled for late August 2002. Environmental Assessment Cate- gory B. US$ 62.9 (IDA). Consultants willbe required. Ministry of Energy Energy Services Delivery (Power VII): The project will support and Mines, 01 BP 644, Ouagadougou 01, Burkina Faso, Tel: (226) 318- (a) institutional reform measures, including privatization of the dis- 429, Fax: (226) 318-430, Contact: General Manager of SONABEL, Tel: tribution utilities and reinforcement and expansion of the transmis- (226) 306-100, 315-400, and General Manager of SONABHY, Tel: sion and distribution systems; and (b) the creation of a business (226) 436-726, 436-727 environment for private sector power generation. Appraisal mission is scheduled for November 2002. Environmental Assessment Cate- Private Sector Development gory A. PID: BJPE00119. US$ 35.0 (IDA). Consulting services will (R) Competitiveness and Enterprise Development The project be required for (a) institutional reform and restructuring measures; would improve economy's competitiveness by (a) improving quality. and (b) engineering and preparation of the bidding documents. Soci access to and costs of telecommunicationss (b) creating and enabling et& b6ninoise d'6lectricit, et d'eau (SBEE), Direction g6nrale, Carre environment to introduce new communication technology; (c) pro- No. 9, BP 123, Cotonou, B36nin, Tel: (229) 312-162, Fax: (229) 315- mote the development of a strong indigenous private sector through 028, Contact: Mr. Roger Kouessi, Directeur g6n6ral a streamlined business environment; and (d) support the develop- were Structural Adjustment ment of new sources of growth in rural areas. Negotiations scheduledfor late July 2002. Environmental Assessment Category B. Poverty Reduction Support: The objective of the project is to PID: BFPE71443. US$25.0 (IDA). Consulting services to be deter- support the borrower's poverty reduction strategy through the bud- mined. Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Handicrafts, Oua- get process. Appraisal is scheduled for October 2002. Environmen- gadougou, Burkina Faso, Tel: (226) 314-493, Fax: (226) 318-497, talAssessment Category to be determined. US$ 60.0 (IDA). Consulting Contact: Minister Abdoul Kader Cisse services to be determined. Ministry of Finance and Economy, B.P. 302 Cotonou, Republic of B6nin, Tel: (229) 315-356, Fax: (229) 301- Social Sector 851, Contact: Assilamehoo Junior Emmanuel, Head, Technical Sec- (R) Second Poverty Reduction Support (Cr. 3691-BUR): (for- retariat, National Committee for Development and Poverty Reduc- merly Poverty Reduction Support) The objective of the project is to tion support and further develop the medium-term program outlined in the first Poverty Reduction Support Credit, with emphasis on improve- Burkina Faso ment in service delivery. It will expand the program to cover activi- E .tiescn identified for 2002 implementation in the Poverty Reduction Education/Traiming Support Paper Progress Report. The project will help the borrower (R) Distance Learning Center LIL: The project will provide meet its external financing gap and support sectoral policies consistent access to high-quality training and the most up-to-date information with efficient resource allocation and accelerated, sustainable eco- through state-of-the-art distance learning communications technol- nomic growth. Approved by the Executive Directors on 11 July 2002. ogy.Approved by the Executive Directors on 12july 2002 Environmental Environmental Assessment Category B. PID: BFPE75378. US$ 35.0 Assessment Category C. PID: BFPE76159. US$ 2.3 (IDA). Consult- (IDA). No consultants are required. Ministry of Economy and ing services to be determined. Ministry of Economy Development, Finance, 03 BP 7008, Ouagadougou 03, Mali, Tel: (226) 314-480, Direction g6ndrale de l'4conomie et de la planification, 3 Bd. de la Fax: (226) 312-715, Contact Minister Jean-Baptiste Compaor6 rvolution, Secteur No. 4, BP 396, Ouagadougou 01, Burkina Faso, Tel: (226) 32&119, Fax: (226) 325,410, Contact- Bonoudaba Dabird Burundi Environment Population, Health and Nutrition (R) National Natural Ecosystem Management: The project will (R) Multisectoral HIV/AIDS Control and Orphans (Cr. 3684- establish a national decentralized system for participatory manage- BU): (formerly HIV/AIDS) The project aims at reducing the spread ment of natural ecosystems. The first phase will establish and test of HIV infection in the general population and helping local communities AUGUST 2002 Monthly Operational Summary PAGE 7 cope with the impact of AIDS and HIV infection. A multi-sector manent improvements in the country's international competitive- response will be financed including all line ministries, civil society ness. Project concept review is scheduled for September 2002. Envi- and the communities. Approved by the Executive Directorson 27June ronmental Assessment Category C. US$ 12.5 (IDA). A PPF advance 2002. Enviromnental Assessment Category B. PID: BIPE71371. is being processed. Consulting services are expected to be required US$36.0 (IDA) . Consulting services to be determined. NationalAIDS in the areas of (a) establishing the project secretariat and providing Commission, BP 3424, Bujumbura, Burundi, Tel: (257-2) 23094, Fax: technical advisory services for project preparation and manage- (257-2) 24422, E-mail: [email protected], Contact: Dr. Joseph ment; (b) carrying out various studies; (c) offering training to civil Wakana servants and organizing stakeholder workshops; and (d) acquiring office furniture and equipment for the secretariat and for the Min- Cameroon istry of Finance. Ministry of Finance and Planning, Project Coordi- nation Unit (of privatization unit), Caixa Postal 323, Tel: (238) 612- Rural Development 319, Fax: (238) 612-334, E-mail: [email protected], Contact National Development Participative Program: The objective of Antonio Neves, Project Coordinator the project is to improve governance and participation at the local level and enable greater access to basic services and economic Chad opportunities as decentralization of institutions is implemented. The program will be implemented in three phases, of which this project Agriculture is the first. The project will focus on designing and implementing a decentralized and participatory financing mechanism that will (R) Agricultural Services: The objective of the project is to reshape empower rural communities and decentralized institutions to man- extension into a demand driven service addressing farmers' and age development funds in a transparent way and according to their other agricultural parties' needs, including (a) financing sub-pro- own priorities. Appraisal mission is scheduled for September 2002. jects initiated by farm producers, (b) establishing a producer-oriented Environmental Assessment Category B. PID: CMPE73629. US$ 40.0 research base for agriculture and livestock, (c) strengthening user (IDA), Consulting services to be determined. Ministry of Planning, links to research, and (d) improving producers' organizations through MINPAT, Yaounde, Cameroun, Tel: (237) 221-088, E-mail: management and technical training. Appraisal mission is scheduled [email protected], Contact: Marie-Madeleine Nga; Ministry of Agri- for late September 2002. Board presentation is scheduled for 12 culture, MINAGRI, Yaounde, Cameroun, Tel: (237) 223-441, E-mail: December 2002. Environmental Assessment Category B. PID: [email protected], Contact: Clementine Ananga TDPE74266. US$ 45.0 (IDA). Consulting services to be determined. Ministries of Agriculture, Livestock, and Environment and Water, NDja- Transport mena, Tchad, Tel: (235) 523-763, Fax: (235) 515-119, Contact M. Has- (R) Donala Infrastructure: The objective of the project is to santy Oumar Chaib improve efficiency of Douala's transport system connecting the sub- regional port of Douala and its local, regional and national sur- Education/Training roundings. This will be achieved through implementation of an urgent primary roads rehabilitation program connecting the port with (R) Education Reform: The objective of the project is to build upon areas around it and to other cities, and strengthening the urban prior education projects and the existing government education road management and maintenance framework. Boardpresentation strategy in support of broad sectoral programs that will result in was scheduled for 16 July 2002. Environmental Assessment Cate- increased enrollment rates, more equitable access to schools, bet- gory B. PID: CMPE74490. US$ 38.3 (IDA). Consulting services to ter education quality and efficiency, stronger managerial capacity and be determined. Ministry Of Public Investments and Regional Plan- the ability to expand the reform process to post-primary education. ning, Yaounde, Cameroon, E-mail: [email protected]; Urban Appraisal completed. Negotiations were scheduledfor late July 2002. Community Of Douala, Douala, Cameroon, Tel: (237) 426-050, Fax: Board presentation is scheduled for September 2002. Environmen- (237) 430-806, E-mail: [email protected], Contact: Jean Yango, tal Assessment Category B. PID: TDPE0527. US$ 30.0 (IDA). Con- Director, Technical Services sulting services to be determined. Ministry of Education, N'Dja- mena, Chad, Tel: (235) 517-338, Fax: (235) 514-862, E-mail: (R) Railway Concession: The project will assist the government [email protected], Contact: Djimarangar Dadnadji in concessioning the railway company to the private sector. Board presentation was scheduledfor 16July 2002. Environmental Assess- ment Category A. PID: CMPE54786. US$ 22.0 (IDA). Consulting ser- Power vices to be determined. Infrastructure and Equipment Rehabilitation Critical Electrical and Water Services: The objective of the pro- and Informatics Components: CAMRAIL, 51, rue Louis Blanc, 92400 ject is to restore reliable electrical and water services in the capital Courbevoie, France, Tel: (33-1) 4141-5492, Fax: (33-1) 4141-5038, city of N'Deamena and in key secondary centers. The emergency restora- Contact: M. Monpert; Management Capacity Development Com- tion project would last about 18 months, during which time a follow- nup, longer-term program would he prepared. The project includes: Ministry of Public Investment, Yaound, Cameroun, Tel: (237) 239- (a) repair and maintenance of aging thermal units and water production 750, Fax: (237) 255-108, Contact: Bassoro Amino, President of the facilities, and purchase of new generating units and pumps; (b) Privatization Committee repair and maintenance of electricity and water distribution networks; (c) purchase of spare parts; (d) purchase of water purifying Cape Verde chemicals; (e) implementation of measures to reduce electricity and water losses; (f) replacement of expensive short-term credits extended Private Sector Development by local banks to the power and water supply utility and elimination (N) Growth and Competitiveness: The objectives of the project of arrears to STEE suppliers; and (g) financing of management fees are to enhance private sector competitiveness and further develop of the current operator, Vivendi. Board presentation was scheduled the financial sector. These objectives would be achieved through invest- for August 2002. Environmental Assessment Category B. PID: ment climate reform, improved supply chains, private sector and TDPE77240. US$ 30.0 (IDA). Consulting services to be determined. institutional capacity building, and pension reform. The project would Societh tchadienne d'eau et d'blectricit6 (STEE), 11 Rue du Colonel thus help sustain the government's poverty alleviation efforts by con- Largeau, PO Box 044 N'Djamena, Tchad, Tel: (235) 522-342, Fax: (235) tributing to economic stability as well as continued growth and per- 522-134, Contact: Director General PAGE 8 Monthly Operational Summary AUGUST 2002 Rural Development strengthening and capacity building to maintain primary, secondary, (R) Local Development- The objective of the project is to improve economic and social infrastructure. Particular attention is being paid local governance and participation and provide broader access to basic to long-term sustainability so that actions taken during the emergency services and economic opportunities as decentralization of institu- do not have long-term adverse consequences on institutions and tions is implemented. The local development program will be imple- programs. Approved by the Executive Directors on 2 May 2002. mented in three phases, of which this project is the first. The pro- Environmental Assessment Category B. PID: CGPE74006. US$ 40.0 ject will focus on designing and implementing a decentralized and (IDA). Consultants will be required. The specific needs have been participatory financing mechanism that will empower rural com- identified and a general procurement notice prepared. Unit6 de ges- munities and decentralized institutions to manage development tion du projet PURICV, BP 2099 Brazzaville, Congo, Tel: (242) 663- funds in a transparent way and according to their own priorities. 885, Fax: (242) 815-907, E-mail: [email protected], Contact: M. Appraisal mission is scheduledfor November 2002. Board presenta- Maurice Bouesso, Coordonnateur du PURICV tion is scheduled for 12 December 2002. Environmental Assessment Category Fl. PID: TDPE66998. US$ 45.0 (IDA). Consulting services C6te d'lvoire to be determined. Ministry of Economic Promotion and Development, N'Djamena, Chad, Tel: (235) 515-898, Contact: Mr Mahamat Bachir, Population, Health and Nutrition Vice Director-General; Celule Permanente de Suivi de la Table Ronde de GenOve IV, N'Djamena, Tchad, Tel: (235) 520-749, Contact: Mr (N) HIW-AIDS Response: The project will support the multi-sec- Baharadine tor national program to: (a) reduce the spread of HIV infection among the general population with special focus on the most vulnerable Congo, Democratic Republic of groups and (b) assist infected persons and affected comnunities in coping with the impact of HIV/AIDS. The project will finance a com- Reconstruction/Rehabilitation prehensive response including prevention, care, treatment, counseling (R) Economic Recovery (Cr. 3660-ZR): The objective of the pro- and testing. Appraisal mission is scheduled for September 2002. ject is to support policy and structural reforms aimed at (a) improv- Environmental Assessment Category B. PID: CIPE71631. US$ 50.0 ing governance and reducing corruption in order to foster private (IDA). Consulting services to be determined. Ministry In Charge Of sector development and increase the supply of public services; (b) HIV/AIDS, Abidjan, C6te d'Ivoire. Tel: (225) 0505-6699, Fax: (225) sharpening public sector financial management, especially public expen- 2021-2887, Contact Prof. Djeha Djokouebi ditures; (c) reforming the public enterprise sector (d) beginning reform of the financial sector, especially the structure of commercial bank- Social Sector ing; and (e) supporting special policy actions in the mining sector to spur its capacity to contribute quickly to economic growth. The Capacity Building for Poverty Reduction Program: The objec- reforms will help transform an inefficient, concentrated, state-con- tive of the project is to strengthen the capacity of central and com- trolled economy to one that is market-based and better able to deliver munity-based agencies to deliver and be accountable for quality pub- services. They should also pave the way to reducing the extraordi- lic service. It aims at transforming government into a supportive and nary levels of poverty, which have been aggravated by years of con- accountable partner, actively fostering poverty reduction activities flict and the particular needs of demobilized ex-combatants. Approved at all levels. It is expected to improve the effectiveness and increase by the Executive Directors on 13June 2002. The credit was signed on the efficiency of public service delivery by addressing the problems 28 June 2002. Environmental Assessment Category U. PID: of funding constraints, weak human and institutional capacity, inef- ZRPE57293. US$ 450.0 (IDA). Consulting services to be determined. fective communication among service providers and ultimate ben- Ministry of Finance eficiaries, and inappropriate performance incentives. Project Concept Document was scheduled to be prepared by late July 2002. Envi- Public Sector Management ronmental Assessment Category C. PID: CIPE55076. US$ amount (R) Transparency and Governance Capacity Building (Cr. to be determined (IDA). Consulting services will be required dur- 3600-COB): The objective of the project is to correct the consequences ing preparation to put the key analytical and capacity building blocks of decades of internal civil conflicts and mismanagement of public in place. In the implementation phase, consultants will be required finance. Three components have been selected on the basis of their for program management, monitoring and evaluation. Secr6tariat priority and the government's capacity to implement them relatively National au Renforcement des Capacit6s, Cabinet du Premier Min- quickly: (a) to increase transparency of decision-making in the gov- istre, 01 BP 1533 Abidjan 01, Rue des jardins, 2 Plateau, R6publique ernment and its agencies, focusing on oil operations; (b) to increase de C6te d'Ivoire, Tel: (225) 2241-0164, Fax: (225) 2022-1833, E-mail: transparency in public finance, particularly in the Ministry of Econ- [email protected], Contacts: Mme Ginette Yoman, M. Marc-Anoine omy, Finances and Budget and (c) to increase transparency and improve Koffi governance in the process of disengaging from the productive sectors of the economy, focusing on the privatization program. Approved Eritrea by the Executive Directors on 7 February 2002. The credit was signed on 17February2002. Environmental Assessment Category C. PID: CGPE73507. US$ 7.0 (IDA). Consulting services to be determined. Transport Ministry of Economy, Finance and Budget, Immeuble Bdeac, ler 6tage, Road Sector: The project will be the first phase of an adaptable pro- Bd.de la r6volution, Brazzaville, R6publique du Congo, Tel: (242) 814- gram loan. The project will include (a) building institutional capac- 143, Fax: (242) 814-145, E-mail: [email protected], Contact: M. ity for engineering and financial management, materials testing and Ngouembe Abandza, Coordonnateur quality control; (b) rehabilitation, strengthening and upgrading of priority roads, bridges and culverts; and (c) implementation of a national Reconstruction/Rehabilitation road safety program. Project preparation is under way. Environ- Emergency Rehabilitation, Reconstruction and living Conditions mental Assessment Category A. PID: ERPE50357. US$ 30.0 (IDA). Improvement (Cr. 3638-COB): The objectives of the project are Consulting services for project preparation are being financed to: (a) re-establish basic economic activities and social services by through aPPE Infrastructure Department, Ministry of Public Works, rehabilitating primary, secondary and social infrastructure; (b) pro- PO Box 841, Asmara, Eritrea, Tel: (291-1) 122-477, Fax: (291-1) 120- mote job creation in public works; and (c) support institutional 661 AUGUST 2002 Monthly Operational Summary PAGE 9 Urban Development of budgetary and personnel management systems as well as role restruc- Community Development Program: This project, the second turing in preparation for more intensive efforts at the regional level. phase of the Eritrea Community Development Fund (ECDF), will con- In addition, it will finance bottom-up efforts to enable and empower tinue the activities currently carried out by the ECDF and support local governments more effectively to exercise autonomy and deliver rehabilitation or new construction of social and economic infra- services in a sustainable manner. The project's components will be structure and natural resources management. The Savings and (a) reforming federal civil service systems, (b) building regional Credit Program will expand the activities now being carried out by capacity and (c) restructuring and empowering local governments. a pilot Savings and Credit Program. The Women in Development com- Boardpresentati was scheduldfor23]uly2002 Environmental Assess- ponent will provide resources to local associations of women to ment Category Fl. PID: ETPE50938. US$ 24.0 (IDA). Consulting ser- finance activities aimed at stimulating or strengthening the role vices to be determined. Ministry of Economic Development and women can play in productive activities. The Capacity Building com- Cooperation, PO Box 1037, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Tel: (251-1) 564- ponent will finance training and technical assistance activities for all 778, Contact Mr. Ato Girma involved in implementing the ECDE The Poverty Monitoring and Analy- sis component will support the activities currently carried out by the Structural Adjustment National Office of Statistics to collect data on people's living conditions and strengthen the national capacity of monitoring and analyzing (R) Structural Adjustment (Cr. 3666-ET): The proposed project the impact of the government's programs and projects on people. A would support implementation of the Government Action Plan for final componentwill finance institutional supportfor implementation FY02, while advancing the reforms developed under the Economic of the project by CDF management units, regional offices and other Rehabiliation Support Credit and the Interim Poverty Reduction institutions. Board presentation is scheduled for May 2003. Envi- Strategy. The reforms are in three areas: (a) strengthening markets ronmental Assessment Category Fl. PID: ERPE44675. US$ 25.0 and institutions, enhancing the business climate and accelerating invest- (IDA). Consulting services will be needed for preparation and implement and growth; (b) deepening civil sector reform and implementation of the project Eritrea Community Development Fund, Min- menting decentralization effectively to empower communities and istry of Local Government, PO Box 225, Asmara, Eritrea, Tel: improve the quality of service delivery; and (c) improving public expen- (291-1) 117-634, 121-176, Fax: (291-1) 120-609, Contact Mr. Kidane diture management. Approved by the Executive Directors on 18June Tsegai, General Manager 2002. The credit was signed on 27June 2002. Environmental Assess- ment Category U. PID: ETPE74585. US$ 120.0 (IDA). Consulting ser- Ethiopia vices to be determined. Ministry of Finance and Economic Devel- opment, PO Box 1905, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Tel: (251-1) 551-355, Agriculture Fax: (251-1) 551-355 Food Security Program (Cr. 3646-El): The objective of the project is to help vulnerable communities lacking food security to Transport increase their incomes and build their assets. It would do this by providing funds and technical assistance for improvements that would (R) Second Roads Sector Development: The project will reha- assist the communities in becoming self-sufficient and productive. bilitate and upgrade priority secondary and regional rural roads. The project would help reverse the downward spiral resulting from Feasibility studies and detailed engineering designs of selected undernutrition, which stunts people for life, reduces life expectancy, roads are in progress under ongoing projects. A Rural Travel and Trans- and degrades household and community assets and coping mecha- port Program to prepare village-level development activities is being nisms. A key outcome would be the protection and promotion of child prepared. Project preparation was scheduled to start in August 2002. growth and development. This would be achieved by enhancing Environmental Assessment Category A. PID: ETPE44613. US$ household and community decision making, and action on infant and 250.0 (IDA). Consulting services for feasibility studies and engi- young child feeding and other caring practices. Approved by the Exec- neering designs are being financed under existing projects; additional utive Directors on 30 May 2002. Environmental Assessment Category services to be determined. Ethiopia Roads Authority, PO Box 1770, B. PID: ETPE50383. US$ 85.0 (IDA). Consulting services to be deter- Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Tel: (251-1) 156-603, Fax: (251-1) 514-866 mined. Regional Governents of Amhara, Oromiya, Southern Nations and Tigray, coordinated by the Ministry of Rural Development, Box Gabon 1031 or 1268, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Tel: (251-1) 564-790, 555-396, Fax: (251-1) 552-030, Contacts: Adisu Legesse, Minister, and Beyene Haile, Head, Food Security Department; Ministry of Agriculture, Environment Box 62347, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Tel: (251-1) 150-110, Fax: (251-1) 512-984, E-mail: [email protected], Contact: Belay Ejigu, Min- Forestry and Environment: The objective of the project is to ister increase sustainably the contribution of the natural resources management sector to the national economy, helping improve standards Power of living while ensuring sustainable management of natural resources and conservation of biodiversity. The project will encompass: (a) (R) Energy Access: The project will rehabilitate electricity and support of traditional activities such as forestry and fisheries; (b) assess- expand the distribution system in Addis Ababa and four major towns. ment and development of new opportunities in the environment sec- Board presentationis scheduledfor September 2002. Environmental tor such as ecotourism, carbon-related activities, suburban agricul- Assessment Category B. PID: ETPE49395. US$ 104.0 (IDA). Con- ture, waste management, and production of non-wood forest products; sulting services to be determined. Ministry of Mines and Energy, PO and (c) cross-sectoral activities such as institutional and legal frame- Box 486, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Tel: (251-1) 150-465, Fax: (251-1) 517- works, communication and information, research and training. 874 Appraisal is scheduled for 3 December 2002. Board presentation is scheduled forApril 2003. Environmental Assessment Category A PID: Public Sector NManagement GAPE70196. US$ 19.9 (IBRD). Consulting services to be deter- (R) Capacity Building for Decentralized Service Delivery: The mined. Planning and Monitoring Unit, Ministry of Forestry and objective of the project is to carry out a long-term strategy of public Environment, Tel: (241) 766-183, Fax: (241) 765-548, E-mail: sector capacity building at federal, regional and local levels of gov- jbmemvie@inetga, Contact Mr Jean Boniface Memvie, Secretary Gen- ernment. Specifically, it will support top-down federal level reforms eral, Ministry of Forestry and Environment PAGE 10 Monthly Operational Summary AUGUST 2002 Ghana management reforms by addressing issues of economic governance. These activities will focus on improving transparency, accountabil- Education/Training ity and participation in the area of economic management To this end, the project will enhance the oversight functions of Parliament. (R) Education Sector Development*~ The objective of the project It will also enable civil society to play a more proactive role in the eco- is to strengthen sector policy formulation programming, budgeting nomic management process. Appraisal mission is scheduled for and monitoring. Appraisal is scheduled for September 2002. Envi- October 2002. Environmental Assessment Category C. PID: ronmental Assessment Category C. PID: GHPE50620 US$ 50.0 GHPE69348. US$ 85.0 (IDA). Consulting services will be required (IDA). Consulting services to be determined. Ministry of Education, for information technology, training, institutional development and PO Box M45, Accra, Ghana, Fax: (233-21) 664-067 capacity building. Ministry of Finance, PO Box M40, Accra, Ghana, Tel: (233-21) 668-016, Fax: (233-21) 663-854, E-mail: Population, Health and Nutrition [email protected]. Contact: Ms. Agatha Gaise-Nketsiah, Acting (R) Health Sector Program Support II: The objective of the pro- Program Coordinator ject is to support government efforts to improve the health status of the population while reducing the geographical, socio-economic and Social Sector gender inequalities in health. Appraisal mission is scheduledfor 20 (R) Promoting Partnerships with Traditional Authorities: The September2002. Environmental Assessment Category B. GHPE73649. project will support the following objectives and components: (a) help- US$ 50.0 (IDA). Consulting services to be determined. Ministry of ing control the spread of HIV/AIDS and other endemic diseases, Health, PO Box M44, Accra, Ghana, Fax: (233-21) 663-810 through strengthening and enhancement of the capacity and the advocacy role of traditional authorities; (b) expanding the provision Public Sector Management of equitable and quality basic education by deepening and strength- (R) Land Administration: The objective of the project, which is the ening community involvement in the provision of infrastructure, first, five-year phase of an APL, will be to conduct initial studies and administration and access in rural areas; (c) helping build a sus- legal review and effect institutional reforms that can be used in later tainable partnership with government through institutional strength- phases to rewrite land administration laws and restructure land ening and building the capacity of traditional authorities; and (d) con- administration institutions. Systems of cadastral mapping, land titling, servation and sustainable reintegration of the cultural heritage of the registration and land records management will be developed in pilot traditional area into the socioeconomic development plans of the areas that represent prevalent land tenures. The projecfs components community. The lessons learned would serve as a basis to scale up are: (a) legislative and policy reform; (b) institutional reform and capac- the activities in a future Bank-financed project. Appraisal completed. ity building; (c) cadastral mapping and land administration infor- Negotiations were scheduled for late August 2002. Environmental mation systems development; and (d) pilot subprojects in systematic Assessment Category C. US$ 5.0 (IDA). Consulting services are land titling and registration. Appraisal is scheduled to start in Octo- being identified. Ashanti Regional Coordinating Council, PO. Box 38, ber 2002. Environmental Assessment Category B.PID: GHPE71157. Kumasi-Ashanti, Ghana, Tel: (233-51) 22503, (233-20) 511-5116, Fax: US$ 25.0 (IDA). Consultants were used in project preparation and (233-51) 22503, E-mail: [email protected], Contacts: Nana Boakye social assessment. Lands Commission, Ministry of Lands, Forestry Ansah-Debrah, Mr. Joe D. Issachar, Director and Mines, PO Box 212, Accra, Ghana, Tel: (233-21) 760-550, Fax: (233-21) 761-840, E-mail: [email protected], Contact Dr. Odame Urban Development Larbi, Executive Secretary Urban Upgrading: The project would improve basic urban infra- (R) Public Sector Management Reform Program (Second structure and ensure the sustainable delivery of municipal services. Phase): The project is aimed at continuing and expanding the work The project concept has been changed. The ongoing Urban V APL of the ongoing Public Sector Management Reform Project. It will con- will be expanding duing its second phase to include some of the areas tinue to (a) reform subvented agencies, with the objective of mak- that were to be financed by this project. Pre-appraisal mission is ing the sector cost-effective and reducing the burden on government scheduled for September 2002. Environmental Assessment Cate- budget by critically reviewing the mandate of a selected number of gory B. US$ 60.0 (IDA), Consulting services are required for pre- subvented agencies, closing down those without clear mandates and liminary engineering studies. Ministry of Local Government and restructuring those with viable mandates; (b) adjust central gov- Rural Development, PO Box M50, Accra, Ghana, Tel: (233-21) 670- ernment structures and organizations, which will critically review the 363/4, Contact: Mr. Godfrey Ewool mandates, responsibilities and operational objectives of selected . ministries, departments and agencies aiming at improving service Water Supply/Sanitation delivery; and (c) improve critical processes, particularly focusing on Water Restructuring: The project will improve efficiency and effec- reform of pay policy. Appraisal mission is scheduled for January tiveness of urban water services and provide safe and affordable 2003. Environmental Assessment Category C. PID: GHPE70609. water supply services to unserved, low-income urban areas. Prepa- US$ 35.4 (IDA). Consultants' services will focus on institutional ration is under way. Appraisal mission is scheduledfor 1 May 2003. development assignments, training and capacity building. National Environmental Assessment Category B. PID: GHPE56256. US$ Institutional Renewal Programme (NIRP), PO Box 1618, Accra, 100.0 (IDA). Three PPF advances totalling US$ 1.7 million have Ghana, Tel: (233-21) 780-295, Fax: (233-21) 780-294, E-mail: been granted for project preparation. Consultants have been appointed. [email protected], Contact Dr. Appiah Koranteng, National Ghana Water Sector Restructuring Secretariat, PO Box M43, Accra, Coordinator Ghana, Tel: (233-21) 66-67-81, Fax: (233-21) 66-35-52, Contact Mr. David Second Public Financial Management Reform (PUFMARP Amoah, Coordinator II): The project would continue to support the Government 6f Ghana in its efforts to enhance efficiency, accountability and transparency Guinea-Bissau of the financial management functions of the government and to improve revenue generation. The project will build on the achieve- Power ments of the first Public Financial Management Technical Assis- (N) Decentralized Rural Electrification (Cr. 3685-GUI): The tance Project and other reform activities in the context of the Pub- project will test institutional, financial, and delivery mechanisms to lic Financial Management Reform Programme (PUFMARP) of the promote better access to electricity in rural and peri-urban areas. To government. The project will include second-generation financial support these objectives, the operational components will: 1) provide AUGUST 2002 Monthly Operational Summary PAGE 11 technical assistance to the Bureau d'Electrification Rurale Decentralisee Public Sector Management (BERD) in the monitoring, evaluation, and dissemination of activi- (R) Local Government Fiscal Restructuring: The objective of the ties and 2) finance implementation mechanisms through the creation (r)jIca ove n ment in The eive ot of a fund for long-term credit and advances of up-front costs of renew- project is to achieve significant improvement in service delivery by able rural electrification systems. Approved by the Executive Direc- cial management and control board, project coordination and mon- tors on 2 July 2002. The credit and grant were signed on 8 July 2002. itoring and future project preparation. Decision meeting is scheduled Environmental Assessment Category C. US$ 5.0/2.0 (IDA/GEF). Con- iori an futur proet at esme etngo is Sheule sultants will be required. The total cost for consultants' services is for May 2003. Environmental Assessment Category B. USS 40.0 estimated at US$ 3.92 million, of which IDA and GEF will finance US$ (IDA). No consultants are required. Ministry of Local Government 2.50 million. The services would be for: (a) studies, preparation of business plans, data collection, accounting systems, monitoring, LOsotho audit and impact analysis; and (b) long term technical assistance, short term consultancies on specific technical matters and training. Selec- Environment tion of consultants will be done through competition among qual- (R) Maloti-Drakensberg Conservation and Development. The fied short-listed firms in which the selection will be based on Qual- objective is to conserve globally significant biodiversity. Approved ity and Cost-Based Selection (QCBS) by evaluating the quality of the by the Executive Directors on 13 September 2001. The grantwas signed proposal before comparing the cost of the services to be provided. on 26 July 2002. Environmental Assessment Category B. PID: For audits of standard nature, the Least Cost Selection (LCS) will be LSGE52367. US$ 6.8 (GEF). Consulting services to be determined. the most appropriate method, i.e., the firm with the lowest price will Ministry of Environment, Gender and Youth Affairs, PO Box 10993, be selected, provided its technical proposal received more than the Maseru, Lesotho 100, Tel: (266) 311-767, Fax: (266) 310-506, E-mail: minimum mark required. Contracts for consultant services carried [email protected] out by firms and estimated at less than US$ 50,000 per contract up to an aggregate of US$ 0,8 million would be based on Consultants' Public Sector Management Qualifications (CQ) taking into account the consultants' experience Public Sector Improvement and Reform: This proposed adapt- and competence relevant to the assignment Services for specific inter- able program loan would aim at (a) improving executive decision mak- ventions (such as, but not limited to the preparation of business ab proamoan ud i a)rvi ng e tive i ak- plans, monitoring and evaluation) which can be delivered by Individual ing; (b) professionalizing civil service; (c) developing effective lead- Consultants (IC) will be selected through comparison of qualifica- ership and management; (d) improving service delivery; (e)skills tions against job description requirements among those expressing development for service delivery; (f) devolution of service delivery; interest in the assignment or approached directly. Bureau d'electri- (f improved administration of justice; (g) improved communica- fication rurale decentralise, Rue RO 189, Comnmune de ratoma, BP tions, and (h) improved project management. The first phase, last- 701,tonuay Guentai6ea, e 12895, manava(r)sotel- ing two to three years, will focus on (a) defining the role of govern- 701, Conakry, Guinea, Tel: (224) 1125-2985, Email: aarsti ment; (b) strengthening financial management; (c) enhancing gui.netpgn, Contact: Nava Toure, Directeur; Ministre de l'Hy- m en trengthenng anc m ) enhaning draulique et de I'Energie, BP 1217, Conakiy, Guinea, Te~l: (224) 1121- government transparency; and (d) supporting professionalization of 05ax:ue (2 1145Energie,B12559 7,Cona: , MAuKwass Cama (civil service. Negotiations are scheduled for December 2002. Envi- 0895, Fax: (224) 1145-2559, Contact: M. Abou Kawass Camara, ronmentalAssessment Category C. PID: LSPE65731. US$10.0 (IDA). Directeur National de l'Energie Consulting services to be determined. Government Office, Maseru, Lesotho, Tel: (266) 311-000, Fax: (266) 320-578, Contact: Ms. M. Kenya Lebesa, Principal Secretary Education/Training Water Supply/Sanitation (N) Development Learning Center: The objective of the project Water Sector Improvement: The objective of the project is to sup- is to test the ability of a distance learning center (DLC) to enhance port the Government of Lesotho to secure sustainable, adequate the capacity of civil servants and key decision makers to effectively and clean water supply and appropriate wastewater services for con- plan and implement social and economic development policies and sumerslivinginthe Lowland areas. This objective will be accomplished programs. Financing will cover construction, equipment, and oper- by: (a) supporting the implementation of the 1999 Water Resources ations to facilitate the establishment of an effective and self sustain- Management Strategy and its related institutional sector reforms; (b) ing institution. The LIL will finance construction and installation of providing for capacity building to ensure sector policy formulation the center, directfinancial support to the DLC for its operations and is coordinated with proposed sector legal and regulatory utility training program (on a decreasing basis) to facilitate the establish- reforms; (c) providing for new management mechanisms that pro- ment of an effective institution thatwill be self sustaining by the fourth mote commercial incentives in the main sector utility - WASA; and year. Project preparation is under way. Environmental Assessment (d) augmentation and rehabilitation of urban water supply and waste- Category C. PID: KEPE78209. US$ 2.5 (IDA). Consulting services water facilities increase supply. Appraisal mission is scheduled for to be determined. Department of Personnel Management PO Box February 2003. Environmental Assessment Category A. PID: 30050, Nairobi, Kenya, Tel: (254-2) 230-653, 227-411, Fax: (254-2) 210- LSPE56418. US$ 17.5 (IDA). Consulting services to be determined. 192, E-mail: [email protected], Contact: Mr. James Ongwae, Ministry of Natural Resources, Department of Water Affairs, Tel: (266) Permanent Secretary/Director 317-516, Fax: (266) 310-437, E-mail: [email protected], Contact: Mr. Emmanuel Lesoma, Director- Water and Sewerage Authority, PO Box Strengthening Primary and Secondary Education: The project 426, Maseru, 100 Lesotho, Tel: (266) 312-449, Fax: (266) 310-006, E- will be a policy-based sector investment and maintenance loan. It will mail: [email protected], Contacts: S. Makhoalibe, Chief Exec- be an Adaptable Program Loan for strengthening primary and sec- utive, M.E Leroitholi, Engineering Director ondary education, and will support the first stage of the governments master plan for the education sector. Appraisal mission is scheduled for January 2004. The government is preparing a master plan Madagascar for the education sector. A Japanese grant of up to US$ 0.56 for pro- Industry ject preparation is being used. Environmental Assessment Category C. PID: KEPE1373. US$40.0 (IDA). Consultants will be required. Min- (R) Second Mining Sector Reform: The objectives of the project istry of Education, PO Box 30040, Nairobi, Kenya, TIx: 963 25200, are to strengthen transparency and governance in mining, effect Fax: (254-2) 214-287 institutional reforms for the decentralized management of mineral PAGE 12 Monthly Operational Summary AUGUST 2002 resources and promote private investments and value added in the Malawi sector. Appraisal mission is scheduledfor November 2002. Environ- mental Assessment Category B. PID: MGPE76245. US$ 35.0 (IDA). Population, Health and Nutrition Consultants will be required for preparation (environmental management plan, environmental and social sector assessment, evalua- Multi-sectoralHV/AIDS Program: The objectives of the project tion of the existing geoscientific infrastructure, minerals information pie infected or otherwise adversely affected by HIV/AIDS. The pro- system, artisanal mining baseline survey, baseline study on the gem- ject aims at strengthening the capacity of agencies and partner orga- stones cutting and polishing industry, feasibility study for the creation nizations responding to AIDS and supporting AIDS-related of a gemstone exchange and one-stop-shop for exports and a study interventions by government entities from ministerial to district lev- to prepare for reform of tax collection and decentralization) and els and by community-based groups. Project is being identified. implementation (legal services for completion of the regulatory Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 20.0 (IDA). Consultants framework and fiscal decentralization, certification and quality con- will he required. Consulting services for PPF and PHRD funding are trol of gemstones, institutional capacity building of decentralized be reqied. Consl Serviso P and PHRD fingae public mining institutions and mining communities, institutional being defined. National AIDS Commission, P0 Box 30622, ilongwe capacity building for setting up decentralized environmental man- 3, Malawi, Te a (265) 727-900, Faxc (265) 727-398, E-mail- bmwale@aids- agement systems, environmental baseline studies and audits, design malawi.org, Contact: Dr. B.S.M. Mwale, Executive Director of an intranet network for the Ministry of Mines, training in gemstone Power cutting and polishing, geophysic airborne survey, geological mapping and geological information system database. Ministry of Energy Energy Access Expansion and Development. The objectives of and Mines, Unith de coordination du projet minier, BP 280, Ampan- the project are to expand access to energy and improve wood fuels drianomby, Antananarivo 101, Madagascar, Tel: (261-20) 224-1873, management. Project is being identified Environmental Assessment Fax: (261-20) 224-1873, Contact: Alain Daso, Project Coordinator Category B. US$ 50.0 (IDA). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs, Private Bag 350, Lilongwe 3, Malawi, Tel: (265) 641-435, Fax: (265) 788-689, E-mail: Power [email protected], Contact: Mr. Ellos Lodzeni, Director of Administration; Department of Energy, Tel: (265) 774-702, Contact (R) Energy Services Delivery: The objectives of the project are Dr. Charles Kafumba, Director of Energy to expand access to electricity in rural and peri-urban areas, especially in the poorest provinces, and support economic growth by Public Sector Management reliably meeting the demand for electricity at the lowest feasible Financial Management Transparency and Accountability: The cost. Boardpresentation has been postponed to FY2004. Enviromnental objective of the project is to promote effective and accountable use Assessment Category B. PID: MGPE74659. US$ 148.0 (IDA). Con- of public resources through improved budget implementation and sultants will be required. Ministry of Energy and Mines, BP 896, 101 increased transparency of government institutions. The project will Antananarivo, Madagascar, Tel: (261-20) 224-0770, Fax: (261-20) 223- focus on expenditure accountability by (a) improving management 2554, E-mail: [email protected], Contact: Mr. Rodolphe Ramanantsoa, systems and information flows, (b) promoting compliance and over- Director of Energy; JIRAMA, BP 200, Antananarivo, Madagascar, Tel: sight, (c) strengthening performance monitoring, and (d) develop- (261-20) 222-0031, Fax: (261-20) 223-3806, E-mail: [email protected], ing skills and capacity. Project preparation is under way. Environmental Contact: Mr Desire Rasidy, General Manager Assessment Category C. PID: MWPE74627. US$ 20.0 (IDA). Con- suiting services will be needed to (a) support automation of government management systems necessary to develop an Integrated Financial Public Sector Management Management Information System (IFMIS); (b) promote good financial management practices in the public sector by strengthening the Poverty Reduction and Institutional Development Technical institutional and incentive framework, including an examination of Assistance: The objectives of the project are to (a) implement the compliance problems in the budget system; (c) strengthen formal poverty reduction strategy set forth in the Poverty Reduction Strat- checks and balances on public institutions and promote greater civil egy Paper and (b) implement key institutional reforms to improve society involvement in monitoring public sector performance; and service delivery to the poor, broaden access to justice, especially for (d) assist in providing capacity building activities such as work- the poor and manage more efficiently revenues and public expenditures shops, group/individual training and study tours. Secretariat, Office in sectors vital for poverty alleviation. Project preparation is on hold of the President and Cabinet, Private Bag 301, Capital City, Lilongwe due to the country situation. Environmental Assessment Category 3 Malawi, Contact: Mr. M. Kamphambe Nkohma, Deputy Secretary C. US$ 47.0 (IDA). Consulting services to be determined. Prime Minister's Office, Secritariat technique de l'adjustement, Antananarivo, Rural Development Madagascar, Tel: (261-20) 222-1301, Fax: (261-20) 223-4794, E-mail: Community-Based Rural Land Development- The objective of [email protected], Contact: Dr. Daniel Ramarokoto, President the project is to finance (a) land acquisition (in conjunction with government contributions or other donors); (b) land tenure regularization, titling and registration of the acquired lands; (c) commu- Transport nity-initiated investment sub-projects and technical assistance to allow residents to establish themselves on the land and improve its Rural Transport The development objective of the project is to increase productivity; and (d) public information campaigns, community sustainably access of rural communities to markets, schools, health mobilization, training and technical support for basic infrastructure, centers and other economic and social infrastructure, and to enhance land administration and training of local government personnel. Pro- the mobility of the rural population, in order to improve their qual- ject preparation is under way. Appraisal mission is scheduled for ity of life and promote economic development. Negotiations are October 2002. Environmental Assessment Category B. PID: scheduled for September 2002. Environmental Assessment Cate- MWPE75247. US$ 20.0 (IDA). A consultant has been retained, using gory A. PID: MGPE73689. US$ 42.0 (IDA). Consulting services to resources from the Netherlands Consultants Trust Fund, to pro- be determined. Ministries of Transport and Public Works, Ministry vide technical and operational support for project preparation. Fur- of Transport, Antananarivo, Madagascar, Tel: (261-20) 223-2033, E- ther support in project preparation has come from the FAO/World mail: [email protected], Contact: Mr. Justine Rasoavahiny Bank cooperative program. Ministry of Lands and Housing, Private AUGUST 2002 Monthly Operational Summary PAGE 13 Bag311, Capital City, Lilongwe, Malawi, Tel: (265) 774-766, Contact: Decentralized Planning and Finance: The proposed DPFP is P A. Yasini intended to be the first stage of a long-term program. The DPFP would further develop and extend a decentralized system for planning and Mali managing public investments through community participation in a wide number of Districts in two or more Provinces of Mozambique Environment to be determined in consultation with Government and other donor agencies. The project would assist the Ministries of Planning and (R) Arid Rangeland Biodiversity Conservation: The project will Finance (MPF) and State Administration (MAE) to develop national ensure that biodiversity and range degradation trends are reversed laws, regulations, guidelines and procedures for decentralized plan- in selected conservation areas and stabilized elsewhere in the ning, financing and management of development programs at the Dis- Gourma. Appraisal mission is scheduled for September 2002. Envi- trict and Provincial levels. The project would implement a District ronmental Assessment Category B. PID: MLPE52402. US$ 5.5 Development Fund grant, linked to the fiscal management system, (GEF). Consulting services to be determined. Ministry of Environ- to finance small-scale investments in rural areas. The DDFwould fmance ment, C/O PGRN, BP 2382, Bamako, Mali, Tel: (223) 243-603, 241- public infrastructure and services as well as community-based micro- 383, Fax: (223) 241-383, E-mail: biodiver@malinetml, Contact Hamid projects for improving local livelihoods, with implementation through Ag Mohamed Lamine District administrations or communities depending on the nature of the investment. The DPFP would also establish new systems and capac- Telecommunications ities of Provincial, District, and community authorities for (i) works Telecommunications Sector Reform: The project aims at improv- contracting and supervision; and (ii) operation and maintenance of ing economic competitiveness through better coverage and quality rural infrastructure, including non-classified roads. In this regard, and more competitive prices for teleconummications services. Nego- the project would develop the capacity of local contractors to deliver tiations are tentatively scheduled for November 2002. Environmen- small-scale works. Appraisal is scheduled for November 2002. Envi- tal Assessment Category C. PID: MLPE62908. US$ 12.0 (IDA). Con- ronmental Assessment Category Fl. PID: MZPE1807. US$ 30.0 sultants have been selected for studies. Local consulting services will (IDA). Consultants will be required for analysis of intergovernmental be required. Ministry of Communications, BP 116, Bamako, Mali, fiscal transfers, identification of participating districts and commu- Tel: (223) 22-83-92, Fax: (223) 22-83-19, Contact: M. Dahirou Diallo, nities, identification of local private sector figures, leaders of NGOs Conseiller technique and civil society organizations, and other participants in identification and implementation of subprojects. Ministry of Planning and Finance, Maputo, Mozambique, Tel: (258-1) 416-614, Fax: (258-1) 418- Mozambique 142, E-mail: [email protected], Contact: Mr. Custodio dos Mucu- Power dos Energy Reform and Access: The objective of the program is to expand access to electricity in rural and periruralareas. Components Structural Adjustment will include technical assistance, capacity building, investments in low- cost main grid extensions to rural areas, setting up isolated mini-grids where main grid extension is not economical or feasible in a timely Economic Management and Private Sector Operation: The oper- manner and photovoltaic lighting systems for institutions and house- ation will focus on structural and policy reforms aimed at improving holds in underserved areas. The program is expected to reduce bar- the sustainability and efficiency of public sector operations, with a riers that impede development of renewable energy and to facilitate special focus on fiscal reforms. Project preparation is under way. energy sector reforms including restructuring/privatization of pub- Environmental Assessment Category U. PID: MZPE49878. US$ lic energy enterprises. Project preparation is under way. Environmental 100.0 (IDA), No consultants are required. Ministry of Planning and Assessment Category B. PID: MZPE69183. US$ 50.0 (IDA). Consulting Finance, Praia da Marinha Popular, CP 272, Maputo, Mozambique, activities planned or underway include pre-feasibility studies for iso- Tel: (258-1) 421-711, Contact: Mr A. Abren, General Manager, Bank lated grids, alternative approaches for subsidizing electrification, of Mozambique preparation of intensification component, development of business models and concessioning approaches, market assessment and local consultations, private sector capacity assessment and design of a busi- Namibia ness support program, design of solar electricity capacity building activity, design of solar electricity market development activity and a study on customer and business protection mechanisms. Consul- Environment tancy services for implementation will be decided during preparation. National Directorate of Energy, Av. 25 de Setembro 1218, 31 Ander, Maputo, Tel: (258-1) 420-962, Fax: (258-1) 420-245, Contact: Mr. P Bacela, (R) Integrated Ecosystem Management in Namibia through the National Director of Energy; Electricidade de Mozambique, Av. National Conservancy Network: The objective of the project is to agtinh etNo. 70, 8 Andar Maputo, Tel: (258-1) 490-636, Fax: establish, operationalize and strengthen conservancies and related Aogostinho Neto,Co M r, aVeoo, ent community-driven, sustainable, integrated ecosystem management (258-1) 491-048, Contact:, Mr. V. Veloso, President activities in rural areas that will improve livelihoods and empower Public Sector Management communities. The project aims at enhancing biodiversity conservation and alleviating land degradation in the country's expanding con- (R) Public Sector Reform: The objective of the project is to put servancy network. Appraisal is scheduledfor November 2002. Envi- in place basic accountability capacity, prepare for restructuring the ronmental Assessment Category B. PID: NAGE73135. US$ 7.1 public service to decentralize service delivery, and improve wage incen- (GEF). Grants to fund consulting services for preparation have been tives. ProjectAppraisal Document was expected to be completed in late cominited from the Finnish Trust Fund, Harri Seppanen, and from July2002 Environmental Assessment Category C. PID: MZPE72080. the German Trust Fund, Juliane Zeidler. Namibian Association of US$ 23.0 (IDA). Consulting services to be determined. Unit for the CBNRM Supporting Organizations, PO Box 98353, 57 Pasteur St., Reform of the Public Service, Rua Radio, Maputo, Mozambique, Pelican Square, Windhoek, Namibia, Tel: (264-61) 230-888, Fax: Tel: (258-82) 302-258, E-mail: [email protected], Contact Adelino (264-61) 230-863, E-mail: [email protected], Contact: da Cruz Patricia Skyer PAGE 14 Monthly Operational Summary AUGUST 2002 Niger Commission, Tel: (234-9) 413-3185, Fax: (234-9) 413-3520, E-mail: [email protected], Contact Prof. Peter Okebukola, Executive Secretary Education/Training Environment Education: The objective of the project is to extend access to basic education with a tentative target of 70% enrollment ratio in 10 years (R) Local Empowerment and Environmental Management and improve the gender ratio and quality of teaching and learning. Program: The objective of the project is to establish a sustainable Pre-appraisal completed. Appraisal is tentatively scheduled for Sep- mechanism for financing environmentally sustainable and socially inclu- tember 2002. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 30.0 sive multi-sectoral community-driven development. Capacity build- (IDA). Consulting services to be determined. Ministry of Education, ing support is provided under the project for environmental management BP 11.897, Niamey, Niger, Tel: (227) 722-280, 722-677, Fax: (227) 722- in the target states. GEF funding is for strengthening capacity for pro- 797, Contact: Mrs. Hima Adizi Mail616 tected area management and sustainable development in buffer zones. Appraisal completed. Negotiations were scheduled for August Population, Health and Nutrition 2002. EnvironmentalAssessmentCategory B. PID: NGPE69892. US$ 100.0/8.4 (IDA/GEF). Consulting services to be determined. Fed- (R) HIV/AIDS Prevention and Care: The project will be part of eral Ministry of Environment, Department of International and Pub- the Region-wide effort across Africa in AIDS prevention and care activ- lic Affairs, Independence Way South, Central Area, Abuja, PM.B. 265, ities, to which the World Bank has dedicated a US$ 500 million line Garki-Abuja, Nigeria, Tel: (234-9) 234-5269, Fax: (234-9) 234-6597, Con- of credit. Appraisal mission is scheduled for late September 2002. tact: Mr. Peter Papka Environmental Assessment Category B. PID: NEPE71612. US$ 15.0 (IDA). Consulting services to be determined. Direction du Pro- Population, Health and Nutrition gramme national de lutte contre le SIDA, BP 10077, Niamey, Niger, Health Systems Development II (Cr. 3653-UNI): The project Tel: (227) 735-460, E-mail: [email protected], Contact: Medecin-Lt. aims at (a) supporting improvements in delivery of primary health Colonel Kadri Mounkaila care with a focus on maternal, child and reproductive health, (b) strengthening state capacity for system management and encouraging Public Sector Management broad consultation and (c) helping the federal government strengthen Community Action Program: The objective of the project is to estab- its capacity to formulate policy and standards. Approved by the Exec- lish decentralized, participatory, transparent financial mechanisms utive Directors on 6 June 2002. Environmental Assessment Category that empower poor communities to take charge of their own devel- C. PID: NGPE70290. US$ 127.0 (IDA). Consultants will be required. opmentwiththesupportoftheirlocalgovernments.AnAP,itis aimed Federal Ministry of Finance, Multilateral Institutions Department, at giving communities the responsibility and resources for local EM.B. 14, Garki-Abuja, Nigeria, Tel: (234-9) 234-6940, Contact: Ms. development and providing nascent local governments with the L H. Shumaiku means and adminstrative capacity to support the communities to which they are accountable. In order to reach the goal of national coverage, Transport the program aims at using the horizontal APL lending instrument to (R) Lagos Urban Transport: The project aims at making the trans- effect a 12-year progressive geographic expansion. The objective will port system in metropolitan Lagos better by (a) establishing an ade- be complemented through financing from the Global Environment quate policy and institutional framework for managing and financing Facility (GEF) to address Niger's increasingly severe problems the system; (b) creating a framework for developing urban rail mass related to land and water degredation. The GEF objective is conservation transit; (c) enhancing bus services; (d) improving road network effi- and rehabilitation of biodiversity through support for sustainable ecosys- ciency; and (e) increasing utilization of water and non-motorized tem management patterns. Appraisal mission is scheduled for Jan- transport means. Negotiations were scheduledforlatejuly2002. Envi- uary 2003. Environmental Assessment Category B. PID: NEPE65991. ronmental Assessment Category B. PID: NGPE74963. US$ 100.0 US$ 30.0 (IDA). Consultants will be required. Minist6re du plan, Direc- (IDA). Consultants will be required. Lagos Area Metropolitan Trans- tion du d6veloppement r6gional et local, BP 869 Niamey, Niger, Tel: port Authority, Motorway Center, Labos Ibadan Expressway, Lagos, (227) 753-201, Fax: (227) 752-549, E-mail: [email protected], Contact: M. Nigeria, Tel: (234-1) 775-6482, Fax: (234-1) 497-9030, Ext 5437, E-mail: Ibrahim Boukary Abdou, Coordinateur [email protected], Contact: Dr. Dayo Mobereola

Nigeria Urban Development Community-Based Urban Development: The project will (a) Education/Training support the provision and upgrading of basic infrastructure services that (R) Universal Basic Education: The objective of the project is to in poor neighborhoods; (b) support an Urban Upgrading Fund in partnership increase the capacity of states and local governments to manage will support eligible project proposals prepared and implement the government's universal basic education (UBE)n C sor program effectively and efficiently This would be done by empow- capacity building and training activities for project and urban man- statecl magvermentstoesabh and c ngen agement. Approved by the Executive Directors on 6 June 2002. Envi- ernchommunwitientinal ino tis local gptovnentsb toann eslin managea ronmental Assessment Category B. PID: NGPE69901. US$ 110.0 schols wih oalugei participator y taining,pol n cicaleiin (IDA). Consulting services will be required for detailed engineering ment, procurement and project implementation. Appraisal missioner,Tl: (234) 43p008 ae i eHe was scheduledfor late July2002. EnvironmentalAssessment Category participating states. Akwa Ibom State, Ministry of Finance, Secretarat m t Assm Category4. 57.0D).CS$ Ministry of Education, Abuja, Complex, Uyo City, Nigeria, ContacteMr. Micheal B. Eyo, Permanent and Housing, Kobi Street, (ID) Cnsultin Nigeia,Contcts s570 iD.BE der. inato ahir n US CoodintorBauchi,Secretary; Bauchi Nigeria, State, MinistryContact of AlhajiWorks Umaru Dahiru, Hon. Comissioner University System Innovation: The project will promote institu- Tel: (234-77) 542-521; Ebonyi State, Ministry of Works and Lands, Hous- tional innovations, strategic management and improved teaching/learning and Transport, Abakaffildi, Nigeria, Contact Engineer Elias N. Mbam, ing in support of national economic development among 24 federal Hon. Commissioner, Tel: (234) 432-0108; Edo State, Office of the Head universities, Appraisal was scheduled for August 2002, Environ- of Service, Governor's Office, Benin City, Nigeria, Contact: Dr. S.A.A mental Assessment Category C. PID: NGPEP070447. US$ 102.0 Okpaise, Head of Service; Jigawa State, Dutse, Nigeria, Tel: (234) 6472- (IDA). Consulting services to be determined. National Universities 1200, Contact Alhaji Shehu Mustapha, Executive Scretary, Urban Devel- AUGUST 2002 Monthly Operational Summary PAGE 15 opment Board; Nasarawa State, Ministry of Housing and Urban will be needed to (a) assist the government in the elaboration of its Development, Lafla, Nigeria, Arc. Hassan Danladi, Hon. Commissioner, capacity building program and define components that would be Tel: (234) 472-1750; Ogun State, Ministry of Works and Housing, P.M.B. funded under the proposed support. (b) guide an interministerial task 2071, Abeokuta, Nigeria, Contact Prince Segun Adesegun, Hon. force established by the government, (c) collect data to gain a bet- Commissioner, Tel: (234) 3924-3558, Fax: (234) 3924-3527 ter understanding of gaps in the government's capacity at central and Lagos Metropolitan Development. The objective of the project is local levels, especially regarding civil service reform and decen- to support the state of Lagos with urban upgrading, drainage, sani- tralization, (d) discuss with key stakeholders their needs, strategies tation, city management, land planning and revenue generation. It and recommended action plans, (e) conduct strategic management will also support the proposed privatization of Lagos Water Supply. and planning training for government officials involved in preparing Project preparation is under way. Environmental Assessment Cate- the capacity building program, and (1) design a financial management gory A. US$ 100.0 (IDA). Consultants will be required for prepara- system for the program. Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning, tion. Lagos State Ministry of Environment and Physical Planning, the PO Box 158, Kigali, Rwanda, Tel: (250) 75756, Fax: (250) 77581, E- Secretariat, Alausa, Lagos, Nigeria, Tel: (234-1) 496-2726, Fax: (234- mail: [email protected], [email protected],Con- 1) 496-4275, Contact: Hon. Commissioner, Arc. I. K. B. Anibaba tact Charlotte Mukankusi, Program Coordinator, Multi-Sector Sup- port Project Water Supply/Sanitation Reconstruction/Rehabilitation Lagos Water Sector Restructuring: The objective of the project is to improve the water supply for Lagos by restructuring the Lagos (R) Emergency Demobilization and Reintegration (Cr. 3634- -State Water Corporation so that its facilities can be leased to private RW): The objectives of the project are to consolidate peace in the operators. It would facilitate this change by financing (a) rehabilita- Great Lakes region and foster reconciliation within Rwanda. This would tion of existing facilities, (b) extension of distribution networks, and be done by demobilizing approximately 50,000 ex-combatants from (c) initial operating deficits. The project would (a) improve operations the army and from armed groups and providing targeted support to of the city's water utility, (b) enhance the quality and coverage of water facilitate their return into civilian life; supporting the reintegration services, (c) support a coherent and sustainable expansion and reha- of ex-combatants who are considered vulnerable; and facilitating bilitation program, and (d) revamp the city's management and treat- the reallocation of government expenditures from military to social ment of wastewater. Project preparation is under way. Environmen- and economic sectors. The project is expected to have a significant tal Assessment Category B. PID NGPE71391. US$ 100.0 (IDA). impact on reducing poverty by (a) freeing up additional national Consultants for preparation have been appointed as part of the IFC- resources for investment in social and economic sectors, (b) invest- led reform effort. Lagos State Water Corporation, Water House ing in the human capital of ex-combatants and (c) enhancing the capac- Headquarters, Ijora, Lagos, Nigeria, Tel: (234-9) 774-3013, E-mail: ity for community-based reconstruction. Approved by the Execu- [email protected], Contact Mr. Olumuyiwa Coker, CEO tive Directors on 25 April 2002. The credit was signed on 25June 2002 Environmental Assessment Category B. PID: RWPE75129. US$ 25.0 National Water Sector Reform: The project, the first of an APL (IDA). Consulting services from local individuals or firms would be series, will provide technical assistance to the Federal Ministry of required for carrying out preparatory studies and annual program Water Resources for policy development. It will also assist up to six evaluation, including beneficiary assessment. Local and/or inter- states, to be selected using defined performance criteria, in introducing national consultants or firms would be contracted to carry out inde- private sector participation to their urban water supply systems. The pendent program monitoring as well as semi-annual external audits. next project in the series will address rehabilitation of water supplies Rwanda Demobilization and Reintegration Commission, PO Box in reformed states. The third project will facilitate expansion of water 3500, Kigali, Rwanda, Tel: (250) 76-757, Fax: (250) 87-198, E-mail: rwan- systems. Project preparation is under way. Environmental Assessment [email protected], Contact Mr. Jean Sayinzoga, RDRC Chairperson Category B. PID: NGPE71075. US$ 100.0 (IDA). Consultants will be required for preparation. Federal Ministry of Water Resources, Area Sao Tome and Principe 1, Garki, Abjua, Nigeria, Tel: (234-9) 413-2203, Fax: (234-9) 413-1465, Contact: Engr. M. A. K. Abubakar Social Sector Rwanda (R) Social Sector Support: The project aims at strengthening the social sectors by enhancing the planning and implementation capac- Public Sector Management ity of the public sector and civil society and by supporting implementation of clearly defined objectives to respond better to people's Multi-Sector Support The major objectives of the proposed pro- social needs in both access and quality of service delivery. Appraisal ject are: (a) to reinforce good governance, economic management mission is scheduled for November 2002. Environmental Assess- and public service delivery, and (b) to improve human capacity in ment Category B. PID: STPE75979. US$ 10.0 (IDA). Consulting implementing government action. The activities to be funded under services to be determined. Federation of NGOs, PB 234, Sao Tom&, the project would aim at (i) providing assistance to GoRfor the elab Sao Tom6 and Principe, Tel: (239) 23363, 71318, Fax: (239) 23363, E- oration of a comprehensive and strategically coherent Multi-sector mail: [email protected], Contact Tomb Santos, President Capacity Building Program, and (ii) strengthening governmental institutions through the implementation of some of the selected components based on defined criteria. Given the plethora of inter- Senegal ventions in capacity building, the governmenthas initiated a process to articulate a comprehensive Multi-sector Capacity Building Program Environment in order to ensure a coherent coordinated response to capacity build- (N) Integrated Marine and Coastal Biodiversity: The objec- ing issues in the public sector. In this regard, assisting the govern- tives of the project are to (a) strengthen the management of exist- ment to come up first with such a program is a key element of the ing coastal and marine protected areas, (b) develop and implement project and constitutes a major part of preparation. While not all participatory systems for managing biodiversity in a sustainable key elements of the project would have been spelled out during the manner, and (c) improve the capacity to protect and conserve coastal preparatory stage, priority areas that would have emerged during prepa- and marine biodiversity. Project preparation is under way. Environ- ration would be fully identified and appraised for IDA support. mental Assessment Category to be determined. US$ 5.0 (GEF). Appraisal mission is scheduled for September 2002. Environmental Consultants will be required. Ministre de la jeunesse, de l'Envi- Assessment Category C. PID: RWPE66386. US$ 20.5 (IDA). Consultants ronnement et de 1'Hygi&ne Publique, BP 4055, Dakar, Senegal, Tel: PAGE 16 Monthly Operational Summary AUGUST 2002 (221) 824-3793, Fax: (221) 824-3775, E-mail: [email protected], Muckleneuk, Pretoria, South Africa, Tel: (27-41) 508-5411, Fax: (27- [email protected], Contact: Mr. Mbarak Diop, Project Coordinator 41) 508-5415, E-mail: [email protected], Contact: Dr. Mike Knight Power (R) Maloti-Drakensberg Conservation and Development: The objective of the project is to contribute to community development (R) Energy Sector Investment The proposed project would pro- through income generation from ecotourism and through capacity vide support to (a) the electricity sector in the context of the priva- building for sustainable utilization of the natural and cultural heritage tization of SENELEC and (b) the hydrocarbon sector. The project also of the project area. '1e project includes (a) project management and includes a rural electrification component for the supply of electric- transfrontier cooperation; (b) conservation planning; (c) protected ity to some 20,000 households in about 100 villages through grid exten- area planning (d) conservation management in and outside of exist- sion, photovoltaic and diesel (or hybrid) systems. Environmental ben- ing protected areas; (e) community involvement; (f) nature-based efits will result from the use of renewable energy technologies, tourism development; and (g) institutional development. Approved Project preparation is under way. Environmental Assessment Cate- by the Executive Directors on 13 September 2001. The grant was signed gory A. PID: SNPE51356. US$ 75.0 (IDA). Consultants will be on 26 June 2002. Environmental Assessment Category B. PID: required. Ministre des Mines, de l'Energie et de l'Hydraulique,Dakar, ZAGE52368. US$ 7.9 (GEF). Consulting services to be determined. Senegal, Tel: (221) 821-1611, Fax: (221) 821-1608, E-mail: cprse@tele- KwaZulu-Natal Conservation Service, PO Box 13053, Cascades 3202, complus.sn, Contact: M. Seydou Sagna, Directeurde l'Energie KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, Tel (27-331) 845-1999, Fax: (27-331) 845- 1699 Private Sector Development Nutrition (R) Private Investment Promotion: This project is a follow-up to Population, Health and the Industrial Sector Restructuring Project (Cr. 1866-SE), which (R) Hospital Revitalization and Quality of Care: The project will closed in 2001. The project also builds on recent reforms in the include (a) revitalization of public hospitals; (b) quality of care ini- areas of pensions and infrastructure and a key element of the pro-growth tiatives; (c) strengthening hospital policy and management capacity; poverty alleviationstrategy being implemented by the government with and (d) project management, monitoring and evaluation. This pro- IDA support. It will support a sustained higher level of private invest- lect has been postponed until FY2006. Environmental Assessment Cat- ment through improvements in the institutional, policy, investment egory B. PID: ZAPE50568. US$ 200.0 (IBRD). Consulting services climate and infrastructurereform and private sector competitiveness, to be determined. Department of Health, Private Bag X828, Civitas in particular through development of tourism and culture, telecom- Bldg., Pretoria 0001, South Africa, Contact: Thabo Sibeko, Chief municationsservices andprivatesectorskills.Appraisal mission issched- Director for Hospitals, Tel: (27-12) 312-0390, E-mail: uledfor earlyfall 2002. EnvironmentalAssessment Category C. PID: [email protected] SNPE51609. US$ 48.0 (IDA). Consultingservices are beingfinanced through a ProjectPreparation Facility grant, which is largelycommitted. Public Sector Management Ministry of Economy andFinance, Dakar, S6n6gal, Tel: (221) 823- (R) Municipal Financial Management Technical Assistance: 9475, Fax: (221) 823-9489, E-mail: [email protected], Contact:Mme. The project will support the borrower's program of decentralization Aminata Niane, Directrice by assisting local authorities to plan, implement and manage critical services within a sound fiscal and financial framework. The project Sierra Leone will finance technical assistance to (a) implementation of the Munic- ipal Finance Management Bill/Act; (b) design and implementation Education/Training of a Municipal Sector Monitoring and Early Warning System; and (c) (R) Rehabilitation of Basic Education: The objectives of the pro- additional policy reforms. Boardpresentation is scheduledfor Sepem- ject are to help the government reestablish education services after ber 2002. Environmental Assessment Category C. PID: ZAPE76901. the conflict and prepare the ground for building up the education sec- US$15.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. National Trea- tor. The project aims at (a) providing education for the majority of sury, 40 Church Square, Pretoria, South Africa, Tel: (27-12) 315- children of school age, 6-15 years old; (b) guaranteeing that schools 5165, Fax: (27-12) 315-5045, E-maiL [email protected], are meeting fundamental standards of quality education; and (c) Contact: Mr. Ismael Momoniat, Deputy Director General developing a partnership among the Ministry of Education, civil society and the international community to build capacity for man- Swaziland aging the sector. Negotiations were scheduledfor mid-August 2002. Envi- ronmental Assessment Category B. PID: SLPE74320. US$ 20.0 (IDA). Social Sector Consultants will be required. A PHRD grant of US$ 544,000 is sup- (R) Social Protection of Vulnerable Children: The objective of porting technical assistance in the project preparation phase. Min- the project is to improve orphans' and other vulnerable children's access istry of Youth, Education and Sports, New England, Freetown, Sierra to basic education, good physical and mental health, nutritious diet Leone, Tel: (232-22) 240-881, Fax: (232-22) 240-137, Contact Dr. and overall social protection. Pre-appraisalcompleted. Appraisalissched- Alpha Wurie, Minister of Education uledfor September2002 Environmental Assessment Category C. PID: SZPE64024. US$ 10.0 (IBRD). Consulting services for preparation South Africa are supported by PHRD grants. Ministry of Economic Planning and Development, PO Box 602, Mbabane, Swaziland, Tel: (268) 404- Environment 3765/6/7, Fax: (268) 404-2157, Contact Mr. E. M. Hlophe, Principal Greater Addo Conservation and Development: The objectives Secretary of the project are to (a) conserve globally significant biodiversity in and around the Addo Elephant National Park, (b) create economic Tanzania benefits for the community and (c) support expansion through partnerships with landowners thereby creating the country's third largest Agriculture national park. Appraisal and negotiations are scheduled for Sep- Soil Fertility Recapitalization and Agricultural Intensification: tember 2002. Environmental Assessment Category B. PID: ZAPE64438. The project aims to support investments in appropriate agricultural US$5.5 (GEF). Consultants have been engaged to undertake the con- technologies to reduce soil fertility decline. Appraisal is scheduled servation planning work and the social and economic components for November 2002. Environmental Assessment Category C. PID: of the preparation. South African National Parks, 643 Leyds Street, TZPE67103. US$ 65.0 (IDA). Consultants will be required for policy AUGUST 2002 Monthly Operational Summary PAGE 17 reform, soil fertility enhancement, agricultural intensification, mar- Togo ket development and capacity building. Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security, PO. Box 13798, Haidery Plaza, Dar Es Salaam, Tan- zania, Tel: (255-22) 286-1886. Fax: (255-22) 286-1936, E-mail: Population, Health and Nutrition [email protected] or [email protected], Contact: Mr. Simon (R) HIV/AIDS Emergency Response: The objective of the pro- Muro, Project Coordinator ()HVAD mrec epne h betv ftepo ject is to build up effective activities in the prevention of HIV infection and care of people living with AIDS as part of a Region-wide effort. Population, Health and Nutrition Project is being identified. Environmental Assessment Category B. PID: TGPE71634. US8 15.0 (IDA). Consulting services to be deter- (R) Multisectoral AIDS: The project will support Tanzania's plan mined. Conseil national de lutte contre le SIDA et les infections sex- to reduce HIV transmission and mitigate the adverse consequences uellement transmissibles (National AIDS Country Council - NACC), of AIDS. The project includes (a) capacity strengthening of agencies PO Box 13146, Lom6, Togo, Tel: (228) 262-717, Fax: (228) 218-941, responding to AIDS; (b) AIDS-related interventions through gov- Contact: Dr. Kpante Bassabi ernment ministries; (c) support to district and community-based AIDS-related interventions; and (d) the establishment of a moni- Health: The project will (a) apply sector policies and strategies in toring and evaluation system. Appraisalis scheduledfor November 2002 a limited number of health districts; (b) support the government strat- Environmental Assessment Category B. PID: TZPE71014. US$ 50.0 egy to decentralize health services; (c) strengthen capacity at the dis- (IDA). Consulting services will be required for impact studies, capac- trict level to enable the district to provide essential health services ity assesssments and consensus building, strategy development and to the population at a sustainable cost; and (d) strengthen the insti- financial analyses. Implementing agency is to be determined. tutional capacity of the Ministry of Health. Project processing has been delayed because of the country situation. Environmental Assess- ment Category C. PID: TGPE57824. US$ 5.5 (IDA). Consulting ser- Public Sector Management vices will be required for (a) development of management information systems; (b) review and standardization of reporting forms; (c) Accountability, Transparency and Integrity: The objective of development of an accounting system at the district and regional lev- the project is to improve the impact of development programs on the els; (d) internet network development; and (e) on-the-job training of poor by enhancing the quality of governance. This will be done health personnel. Ministry of Health, Lom6, Togo, Tel: (228) 22-53- through: (a) strengthening the legal and judicial systems; (b) enhanc- 73, Fax: (228) 232-38-73, Contact Mr. Ketor Adjwoly, Project Unit Coor- ing public fnancial accountability; (c) strengthening oversight and dinator watchdog institutions, particularly supporting the drive to combat corruption; and (d) improving coordination, management, monitoring and evaluation of government programs. Project preparation is under Power way. Environmental Assessment Category C. PID: TZPE70544. US$ 40.0 (IDA). Consultants will be required for (a) identifying the nature, Energy Sector Investment (Power V): The project would support scope and estimated cost of capacity building in support of parliamentary privatization of the distribution utility and reinforcement and expan- committees; (b) surveying, analyzing and profiling the nature and sion of the transmission and distribution systems, and creating the scope of past, present and potential work by civil society organiza- environment for the private sector power generation. Appraisal mis- tions; (c) a feasibility study and precontract services of the physical sion is scheduled for February 2003. Environmental Assessment infrastructure; (d) a feasibility study and preliminary design of an inte- Category A. PID: TGPE41277. US$ 30.0 (IDA). Consulting services grated management system; (e) documenting the system and pro- are required for (a) institutional reinforcement and engineering and cedures for project management and preparation of an accounting preparation of bid documents; and (b) technical assistance. Togo Elec- manual; (f) conducting a training needs assessment and designing tricit6, 426 Av. du Golfe, BP42, Lom, Togo, Tel: (228) 221-2744, Fax: a training model; (g) finishing standard bidding documents; (h) (228) 221-6498, Contact M. Marc Ducommun-Ricoux, Directeur technical assistance to the central tender board; (h) identifying and G6neral specifying components of a corporate plan to be funded under the project; (i) conducting a feasibility study for the construction of a national Uganda records center, (j) conducting an institutional assessmentfor the law school; and (k) architectural expertises to be provided to the Min- istry of Justice and Constitutional Affairs. Ministry of Justice and Con- Environment stitutional Affairs, Tel: (255-22) 211-1151, Fax: (255-22) 113-239; E- (R) Protected Areas Management and Sustainable Use (Cr. 3690- mail: [email protected], Contact Mr. K Massaba, Permanent UG): The development objective of the Protected Area Manage- Secretary and Deputy Attorney General ment for Sustainable Use Project (PAMSU) is the "Sustainable and cost-effective management of Uganda's wildlife and cultural resources." Water Supply/Sanitation Sustainability is promoted through a combination of (1) providing funds for improving Uganda's ability to attract tourists to its wildlife (R) Dar es Salaam Water Supply and Sanitation: The project and cultural heritage while, (2) encouraging cost-effective manage- would support technical, commercial and financial rehabilitation of ment strategies so as to reduce overall operating costs of the insti- the water supply and sanitation service in Dar es Salaam. This would tutions managing these resources. The project will provide logisti- be achieved by privatizing Dar es Salaam Water and Sewerage cal funds, equipment, and civil works for sustaining the agencies Authority's operations through a lease contract with a private opera- developed under ICB-PAMSU, and to implement cost-effective strate- tor and implementing a program of rehabilitation of all water supply gies for achieving objectives identified within those strategic plans. and sanitation facilities and extension of piped water in poorly served Approved by the Executive Directors on 9 July 2002. Environmental neighborhoods. Appraisal mission is scheduled for September 2002. Assessment Category C. PID: UGPE65437. US$27 0/8.0 (IDA/GEF). Environmental Assessment Category B. PID: TZPES9073, US$ 45.0 Consulting services to be determined. Ministry of Tourism, Trade (IDA). Consulting services to be determined. Dar es Salaam Water and Industry, Plot 6/8,5th Floor, Farmers House, PO Box 21957, Kam- and Sewerage Authority, PO Box 1573/5340, Dares Salaam, Tan- pala, Uganda, Tel: (256-41) 258-827/8, Fax: (256-41) 342-011, E-mail: zania, Tel: (255-22) 213-1191, Fax: (255-22) 211-6716, Contact: [email protected], Contact: Mr. David Abura-Ogwang, Project Coor- Mr A. R. Mutalemwa, Director General dinator PAGE 18 Monthly Operational Summary AUGUST 2002 Power motion of an enabling environment for rural development; and (d) (R) Bujagali Hydropower Technical Assistance: The objective easier access to good quality education, health care, and water and of the project is to provide technical assistance to the government sanitation services. Board presentation was scheduled for 23 July concerning; (a) monitoring and complying with the environmental, 2002. Environmental Assessment Category B. PID: UGPE73671. social, contractual and other aspects of the Bujagali Hydropower US$ 150.0 (IDA). Consulting services to be determined. Ministry of Project and (b) establishing a contingent liabilities management Finance, Planning and Economic Development, Treasury Building, program. Projectistbeing identified. EnvironmentalAssessment Cat- PO Box 8147, Kampala, Uganda, Tel: (256-41) 234-433, Fax: (256-41) egory C. US$ amount to be determined. Consulting services to be deter- 231-163, E-mail: [email protected], Contact: Mary Mudu- mined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. ul, Deputy Secretary Public Sector Management Zambia Capacity and Performance Enhancement: The objective of the projectis to enhance the capacity and performance of public entities Environment to deliver services effectively and efficiently at levels consistent with raising and sustaining the growth, diversification and modernization Copperbelt Environment: The objective of the project is to help of the economy and with the governments poverty reduction targets. address the environmental liabilities associated with privatized or aban- Project preparation is under way. Environmental Assessment Cate- doned assets of the firm ZCCM Investments Holdings PLC. Nego- gory C. PID: UGPE50440. US$ 70.0 (IDA). Consultants will be tiations were scheduled for early August 2002. Environmental Assess- required for (a) capacity building and training,. (b) good gover- ment Category A. PID:ZMPE70962. US$ 53.1 (IDA). Consulting nance, (c) human resources development, and (d) management and services to be determined. ZCCM Investments Holdings PLC, public service reform. Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Makuba Pension House, 5309 Dedan Kimathi Rd., PO. Box 30048, Development, PO. Box 7096, Kampala, Uganda, Tel: (256-41) 230-290, Lusaka 10101, Zambia, Tel: (260-2) 245-054, Fax: (260-2) 245-363, - Fax: (256-41) 230-891, E-mail: [email protected], Contact: Mr. mail: [email protected], Contact Joseph Makumba Keith Muhakanizi, Director Social Sector Population, Health and Nutrition (R) Northern Uganda Social Action Fund: The objective of the (R) National Response to HIV/AIDS: The purpose of the project project is to enhance the capacity of communities in 18 northern and is to reduce the spread of HIV/AIDS, mitigate the socio-economic eastern districts to identify, prioritize and plan ways of meeting their impact of the disease and increase access to care and support for peo- social needs. It will endeavor to do this by (a) strengthening com- ple infected or affected by the epidemic. Boardpresentation is sched- munity participation, leadership and resource mobilization, (b) uledforSePtember2002 Environmental Assessment Category C. PID: improving the quality of and access to social services and commu- ZMPE3248. US$ 46.0 (IDA). Consultants will be required for prepa- nity-initiated infrastructure, (c) supporting peace-building and con- ration of the project, including the services of a procurement specialist flict management through local institutions and civil society orga- and an HIV/AIDS technical specialist. These consultants have been nizations, (d) providing and facilitating support to vulnerable groups, selected. Other consultants will be required. The nature of their ser- especially women and young people affected by conflict, and (e) vices will be identified during implementation of the project. Ministry providing institutional support to build capacity to manage the pro- of Finance and Economic Development, P.O. Box 5002, Lusaka, Zam- ject, disseminate information, monitor and evaluate activities as well bia, Tel: (260-1) 250-544 or 250-945 or 250-940, Fax: (260-1) 253-494 as strengthen the local government institutions that provide technical or 250-012 or 250-020, E-mail: [email protected], Contact: Mr. F support for the project. Board presentation was scheduledfor 23July Mbewe, Coordinator, World Bank Programs 2002. Environmental Assessment Category Fl. PID: UGPE02952. US$ 100.0 (IDA). Consultants will be required for (a) preparation of the Private Sector Development operational manual and components handbooks for project activities, (b) support of tests of the sub-project cycle in the sub-regions where Support to Economic Expansion and Diversification (SEED) the community needs assessments were conducted, (c) preparation Tourism: The project seeks to support the Government's efforts to of the capacity building component, (d) preparation of a procurement stimulate diversified economic growth and private sector invest- plan and guidelines as well as development of simplified standard doc- ment. using tourism as an entry point. This is to be achieved through uments for infrastructure designs, contracting and procurement, public/private partnership for building an enabling environment (e) development of a satisfactory financial management system, (f conducive to private sector growth and community-based develop- preparation of management information and monitoring and evalu- ment, and by preserving Zambia's extensive cultural, natural and wildlife ation systems, (g) support of establishment of the implementing assets. Project preparation is under way. Environmental Assessment agency, (h) development of a scope of work for studies aimed at Category B. PID: ZMPE71407. US$ 24.0 (IDA). Consultants will be preparing a strategic development framework, (i) review of project required during preparation. Ministry of Tourism, PO Box 30575, Elec- implementation progress at mid-term, (i) analysis of project impact tra House, Cairo Road, Lusaka, 10101, Zambia, Tel: (260-1) 227-645, upon completion and (k) follow-up project preparation technical 227-647, Fax: (260-1) 222-189, Contact: Mr. Emmanuel Kasanga, Pro- assistance. Office of the Prime Minister, PO. Box 341, Kampala, ject Coordinator Uganda, Tel: (256-41) 258741, 345955, Fax: (256-41) 341139, E-mail: [email protected], Contact: Timothy Lubanga, Principal Econo- Structural Adjustment mist (R) Second Poverty Reduction Support: The objective of the pro- Fiscal Sustainability II: The purpose of the project is to provide ject is to support implementation of the Poverty Eradication Action balance of payments assistance in support of economic reforms. Plan/Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (PEAP/PRSP). The second Project preparation is under way. Environmental Assessment Cate- PRSC will continue supporting and further developing reforms gory U. US$ 100.0 (IDA). Consulting services to be determined. launched under the first PRSC, with the aim of improving service deliv- Ministry of Finance and Economic Developmen, PO. Box 50062, Ridge- ery. The enhancement of service delivery quality is to be achieved way 15101, Chimanga Rd., Lusaka, Zambia, Tel: (260-1) 250-544, through: (a) efficient, equitable use of public resources; (b) better Fax: (260-1) 250-940, Contact Mr. F Mbewe, Coordinator, World governance through cross-cutting public sector reforms; (c) pro- Bank Programs AUGUST 2002 Monthly Operational Summary PAGE 19 Zimbabwe B. PID: ZWPE40634. US$ 100.0 (IDA). Consulting services will be required. Ministry of Transport and Energy, Department of Roads, Population, Health and Nutrition PO Box CY595 Causeway, Harare, Zimbabwe, Tel: (263-4) 700-991 (R) National Health Strategy Support: The project will support Ext. 229, Fax: (2634) 700-817 (a) decentralization of the health sector and a public/private mix on health financing issues; (b) provision of drugs and medical supplies; (c) preventive and curative care for reproductive health; and (d) strengthening of human resources. Appraisal mission is scheduledfor East Asia and Pacific July 2003. Environmental Assessment Category C. PID: ZWPE3325. US$ 50.0 (IDA). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Health and Cambodia Child Welfare, 1-4th Floor, Kaguvi Bldg., 4th St./Central Ave., Cause- way, PO Box CY 1122, Harare, Zimbabwe, Tel: (263-4) 727-951, Fax: Education/Training (263-4) 702-293, E-mail: pmufhpii@healthnetzw AIDS: The project will provide support to scale up and accelerate Basic Education: The project will support investments in basic edu- the national response to the HIV/AIDS epidemic. Project design cation. Project preparation is underway. Environmental Assessment will focus on defining the framework and mechanisms for imple- Category C. US$ 30.0 (IDA). Consulting services to be determined. mentation being developed by the National AIDS Council to allow MistyoEdcin,YuhadSr,16NrdmBl.(C. immediate scaling up of existing and clearly defined programs and St. 310), Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Tel: (855-23) 210-349, Fax: (855- allowing time for preparation of activities not yet ready Negotia- 23) 210-349, Contact: im Sethy, Secretary of State, MoEYS tions will proceed once suspension of disbursements is lifted. Envi- Higher Education: The objective of the project is to produce bet- ronmental Assessment Category C. PID: ZWPE70186. US$ 54.0 ter skilled university graduates by improving the quality and market (IDA). Consulting services to be determined. National AIDS Coun- relevance of higher education. The project will invest in management cil, 18 Lanark Rd., Belgravia, Harare, Zimbabwe, Tel: (263-4) 791-171, training, libraries, connectivity, staff development, and organiza- 791-172, 791-178, 791-152 (direct line), Fax: (263-4) 703-682,728-998, tional development (e.g., accreditation systems, credit transfer E-mail: [email protected], Contact Dr. Everisto Marowa, Exec- arrangements, financial management, student financial aid systems, utive Director etc.). Project preparation is underway. Environmental Assessment Category C. PID: KHPE70666. US$ 30.5 (IDA). Consulting services Public Sector Management to be determined. Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport, 169 Norodom Blvd., (cnr. St. 310), Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Tel: (855-23) Local Government and Development: The project will provide 217-937, Fax: (855-23) 844-276, E-mail: [email protected] infrastructure financing and capacity building support for local governments, including urban and rural district councils. Board presentation Population, Health and Nutrition is on hold due to the country situation. Environmental Assessment Category B. PID: ZMPE3306. US$ 50.0 (IDA). Consulting services Health Sector Support: The project will support a Sector-Wide will be required. Ministry of Local Government and National Hous- Approach (SWAP) program for the health sector. The long-range ben- ing, Private Bag 7706, Causeway, Harare, Zimbabwe, Tel: (263-4) 790- efits of a SWAP would include improved sector performance and bet- 601, Fax: (263-4) 708-943, Contact Mr. S. Chakaipa, Deputy Secre- ter health for the population, especially for women, children, under- tary served populations and the poor. The policy would foster institution building and promote the involvement of provincial, district and Social Sector community authorities in decision-making. The strengthening of the central management capacity and the partnership among stake- Enhanced Social Protection: The purpose of the project is to pro- holders would increase the resource basis for the sector, improve effi- vide social protection to groups most vulnerable to the impact of the ciency and reduce waste. Appraisal mission was scheduled for August economic and social crisis. Appraisal completed. Negotiations will pro- 2002. Environmental Assessment Category C. PID: KHPE70542. ceed once suspension of disbursements is lifted. Environmental US$ 30.0 (IDA). Consulting services to be determined. Ministry of Assessment Category Fl. PID: ZWPE68947. US$ 101.2 (IDA). Con- Health, No. 151/152 Kampuchea Krom St., Phnom Penh, Cambodia, sulting services to be determined. Social Development Fund, Min- Tel: (855-23) 881404, Fax: (855-23) 426-841 istry of Public Service, Labor and Social Welfare, Private Bag 7707 Causeway, Harare or 6th Floor, Compensation House 4th St, Cen- Power tral Ave., Harare, Zimbabwe, Tel: (263-4) 790-871/9, Fax: (263-4) 794-568, E-mail: [email protected], Contact: Mr. Sidney Mhishi, (R) Rural Electrification: The project has been broken down into Director three principal components: Rural Electrification, 220 kV/115 kV Trans- mission, and Technical Assistance. The rural electrification compo- Transport nent will support a long-term effort to provide electricity to rural areas for direct and indirect contribution to economic development and Railways Restructuring: The project will include staff retrenchment poverty alleviation. This will be achieved by strengthening of the insti- and rationalization, infrastructure rehabilitation, studies and technical tutional framework, building capacity of the stakeholders and improv- assistance, training and counseling and assistance to retrenched ing the living situation of households, The project will support: (a) staff. Project preparation is on hold due to the country situation. Envi- institutional development and capacity building; (b) grid extension ronmental Assessment Category B. PID: ZWPE57096. US$ 100.0 (IDA). to rural areas by EDC; (c) off-grid electricity expansion and quality Consultants will be required. National Railways of Zimbabwe, PO Box improvement of Rural Electricity Enterprises; (d) commercial invest- 596, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe, Tel: (263-4) 363-838, Fax: (263-4) 363- ments in mini hydro projects; and (e) solar home systems and 502 improved used of batteries for household electricity supply, It is Road Maintenance and Reform: The project will help strengthen expected that up to 100,000 new customers would receive electric- the government's ability to rehabilitate and maintain its roads through ity. The off-grid pilot project is expected to constitute the basis for coordinated sector development plans, policy and institutional further initiatives to supply electricity to currently isolated popula- reforms, improved programming of rehabilitation and maintenance, tion centers. The transmission component, including a 230-kV trans- private sector participation and human resource development. Nego- mission line, is the major physical element of the project that will enable tiations are currently on hold. Environmental Assessment Category the system to access lower cost power through an interconnnection PAGE 20 Monthly Operational Summary AUGUST 2002 with Vietnam. This component will include a 200-kV transmission line partnerships with the private sector. The project will implement the from Phnom Penh to an intermediate substation (Takeo) and to the recommendations of the Cambodia Water Supply and Sanitation Pol- Vietnam border, over a total distance of around 109 km. The 115-kV icy Framework, which had been developed by the Royal Government transmission component will consist of a connection from the 220- of Cambodia (RGC) through the IDA-financed Cambodia Urban kV system to an existing substation in Phnom Penh and reinforce- Water Supply Project (IDA Credit 3041-KH).The projectwill finance ments to existing lines and substations. Technical assistance will be investments that (a) respond to what consumers in the project com- provided for (a) the consolidation of power sector regulatory reforms, munities want and are willing to pay; and (b) facilitate and develop including items such as training for the regulator (EAC); (b) strength- private sector participation in financing, operating and maintaining ening the policy making capability of the MIME; and (c) improving constructed facilities, while designing specific instruments that EDC's commercial and financial performance, together with strength- ensure inclusion of low-income communities residing in the service ening of its capabilities for detailed engineering, procurement and areas. Appraisalmission is tentatively scheduledfor November 2002. construction supervision. PAD preparation is under way. A final EnvironmentalAssessment CategoryA. PID: KHPE73311. US$ 27.0 timetable for the project will be proposed in 2002, upon clarification (IDA). Consulting services will be required. Department of Potable expected from the cofinancier, JBIC. Environmental Assessment Water Supply, Ministry of Industry, Mines and Energy, 45 Norodom Category B. PID: KHPE64844. US$ 40.0/5.0 (IDA/GEF). Consult- Blvd., Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Tel: (855-23) 210-272, Fax: (855-23) ing services are being used for: Meritec -Rural Electrification Strat- 210 272, E-mail: [email protected], Contact: Mr. Peng egy and Project Implementation Plan and Australia Power- Feasibility Navuth, Director Study of the Transmission component. Ministry of Industry, Mines and Energy, 45 Preah Norodom Blvd. Khan Daun Phen, Phnom China Penh Cambodia and Electricite due Cambodge (EDC), St. 19, Wath Phnom, Daun Penh District, Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Tel: (855-23) Ag l 723-447 (MIME), (855-23) 426-938 (EDC), Fax: (855-23) 427-852 griculture (MIME); (855-23) 426-018 (EDC), Contact: H.E. Ith Praing, Secre- (R) JiangKi Integrated Agriculture Modernization: The objec- tary of State, MIME; Mr. Ty Norin, Corporate Management Direc- tives of the project are to (a) achieve significant improvement in tor, EDC farmers'product quality and production efficiency (b) improve farmers' access to markets; and (c) demonstrate and promote the mod- Public Sector Management ernization characteristics of integrated agriculture. The project (R) Economic and Public Sector Capacity Building (Cr. 3678- includes (a) rehabilitation and construction of irrigation and drainage KH): (formerly Economic CapacityBuilding) The objective of the pro- (land improvement); (b) farm production improvement (including ject is to reduce poverty by enhancing the capacity of the Cambodian soil improvement); (c) market system development and (d) research, public sector to deliver services, It aims to do so by strengthening training and monitoring. Appraisal is scheduled for October 2002. civil service capacity in three areas: expenditure management, human Environmental Assessment Category B. PID: CNPE65463. US$ 50.0 resource management and governance reform. Innovative training (IBRD). Consulting services will be required. Jiangxi Provincial methods will be used, including introducing a global distance learn- Agriculture Foreign Fund Utilizing Office, 12th Floor. Provincial ing facility. Approved by the Executive Directors on 25 June 2002. Planning Commission Bldg., West 2 Rd. Provincial Government Environmental Assessment Category C. PID: KHPE71247. US$5.5 Compound, Nanchang, China, Tel: (86791) 621 1815, Fax: (86-791) (IDA). Consulting services to be determined. Council for Adminis- 6212873, E-mail: [email protected], Contact Mr. Yuan Jin Mu, Direc- trative Reforms, PO Box 1270, Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Tel: (855 tor 15) 460-919/953, E-mail: [email protected] Gansu and Xinjiang Pastoral Development: The objective of the project is to support the sustainable development of the livestock sec- Transport tor by (a) developing and distributing genetically improved sheep; Provincial and Rural Infrastructure: The objective of the project (b) conserving the environment through grassland improvement; and is to provide sustainable, year-round and safe improvements in rural (c) improving marketing systems. The project includes (a) development accessibility to markets and essential services in the provinces of Siem and multiplication of elite livestock; (b) production, demonstration Reap, Oddar Mancheay, Kampong Thom and Preah Vihear. In order and grassland improvement; (c) improvement of the processing and to attain its objective, the project has been designed to deliver seven marketing of wool; and (d) strengthening of the recording and mon- outputs. These encompass strengthened institutional capacity, itoring systems. Appraisal mission was scheduled for July/August improved policies and strategy, including public participation in road 2002. Environmental Assessment Category B. PID: CNPE65035. selection and increased awareness of road budgets and technical options, US$ 95.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Ministry of rehabilitated physical infrastructure, increased private sector involve- Agriculture, Foreign Economic Cooperation Center, 11 Nongzhanguan ment in the road sector, and increased awareness by transport agen- Nanli, Beijing 100026, China, Tel: (86-10) 6500-3273, Fax: (86-10) cies and affected communities of related risks such as road safety 6419-4578, E-mail: [email protected], Contact: Mr. Tang and HIV/AIDS. Corresponding activities would address policy, insti- Zhishao, Acting Director tutional and capacity constraints at both national and provincial levels and include community awareness campaigns. Second prepara- EducationlTraining tion mission completed. Pre-appraisal mission is tentatively scheduled ()BscEuaini etr ra:Ti rjc ol for December 2002. Environmental Assessment Category A. PID: (R) Basic Education in Western Areas: This project would KHPE71207. US$ 30.0 (IDA). Consulting services to be financed increase access to high-quality basic education (grades one to nine) under aJapan-PHRD grant to start in February 2002. Ministry of Pub- for poor children, especially girls and minorities, in the poorest parts licdrk an Tpaii grant Norodom Blvd., Phnom Penh, Cambodia, of the western areas. Project preparation is under way. The project lic Works and Transport, ax: (537-, E-m wbn iu2big, will be cofinanced by DFID. Environmental Assessment Category Tel: (855-12) 811-583, Fax: (855-23) 724-279, E-mail: w piu2@big- C. PIN: CNPE73002. US$ 100.0 (IBRD). It is expected that consult- pond.com.kh, Contact: Mr. Lim Sidenine, Director ing services will be required to support project preparation partic- education and Water Supply/Sanitation ularly in areas such as education financing, distance quality assessment. Ministry of Education (MOE), Finance Depart- (R) Provincial and Peri-Urban Water and Sanitation: The pro- ment, Xidan, Beijing, China, Tel: (86-10) 6609-6679, Fax: (86-10) ject will finance water supply and sanitation infrastructure in the 6609-6263, Contact: Ms. Sun Ling, Chief, Division of Foreign Capi- urban and peri-urban areas of Cambodia, focusing on promoting tal Utilization AUGUST 2002 Monthly Operational Summary PAGE 21 Power China through a participatory and multisectoral attack on absolute (R) Hubei Hydropower Development in Poor Areas (In. 4666- poverty in an extremely resource-deficient area covering the worst CHA): (formerly Hubei Hydroelectric) The objectives of the project affected upland areas of several inland provinces. Poor ruralcommunities are to (a) expand electric power generation capacity in an econom- would desgn and i etruct t to mprove agnculturalproductivity ical and environmentally sustainable manner, through the con- and access to nfrastructure in the Poorest communities of Guangxi, struction of four small- and medium-size hydropower projects; and Guizhou, and Sichuan Provinces. Project components include (a) (b) to use the project as an opportunity to directly support allevia- environmentally sustainable mountain agriculture; (b) community- (btio ofuoer the ot canommorunity whiretya og tevo- based infrastructure; (c) basic health, education and other social ser- tion of poverty in the host communities, which are among the poor- vices; (d) project management and support; and (e) the rural enter- est in the nation. Approved by the Executive Directors on 25 June vie d)ep ment a nd supprtn unter 2002. Environmental Assessment Category A. PID: CNPE68049. pnse development imtiative. Project preparation is under way. US$ 105.0 (IBRD). Consulting services will be required for manag- Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 100.0 (IBRD). Limited ing training programs related to small hydropower plant operations international consulting services willbe required. Leading Group for and assisting in determining appropriate operational arrangements Poverty Alleviation, Foreign Capital Project Management Office, 11 (organizations, staffing, systems procedures) for the four project Nongzhanguan Nanli, Chaoyang District, Beijing, China 100026, components. Hubei Provincial Planning Commission, 17 Dong Yi Rd" Tel: (86-10) 8261-7155, Fax: (86-10) 8261-7165, Contact: Mr. Feng Qiang, Shuiguohu, Wuchang, Wuhan, Hubei, China, Contact Mine. Guo I)eputy Director Shimin, Tel: (86-27) 8781-5800, Fax: (86-27) 8784-9682 (R) Sustainable Forestry Development (Ln. 4659-CHA): The Renewable Energy Scale-up Program (CRESP): The China objective of the project is to ensure that modern management prac- Renewable Energy Scale-Up Program (CRESP) will help enable tices are applied in selected natural forests, protected areas and commercial renewable electricity suppliers to provide energy to the plantations established to relieve pressures on forest resources and electricity market efficiently, cost-effectively and on a large scale. The to protect the natural environment Approved by the Executive Direc- program would support the implementation of a national policy tors on 16 April 2002. The loan was signed on 2July 2002. Environ- framework that would legally require a share of electricity to be met mental Assessment Category A. PID: CNPE64729. US$ 93.9/16.0 from renewable resources-a mandated market policy. The mandated (IBRD/GEF). Consulting services will be required in natural forest market policy is required to address the failure of the market price management, rural/community development, training/capacity for thermal electricity to reflect the costs of damage borne by soci- building and other areas. Consultants will most likely be financed by ety, resulting from pollution caused by burning fossil fuels. The Pro- other donors. State Forestry Administration, 18 Hepingli East St., Bei- gram would support implementation of necessary laws and/or reg- jing, China, Contact Mr. Song Shikui, Director, Tel: (86-10) 8423-9030, ulations, as well as a range of other measures to strengthen commercial Fax: (86-10) 6421-7796 capacity to scale up renewable energy markets. These other measures are aimed at developing a competitive renewable electricity indus- Transport try in China. They include support for technology development, resource assessment, feasibility studies of projects, and capacity (R) Hubei Xiaogan - Xiangfan Highway: The project will focus building of project developers, utilities, commercial banks, institutes on the construction of Xiaogan-Xiangfan Expressway (240 kn), road and government officials. The program would also directly support upgrading in low-income areas and institutional, policy and traffic safety a small number of investment projects to be implemented under the reforms. Negotiations completed. Board presentation is tentatively policy. Project preparation is under way. The project brief was scheduledfor 19 September 2002. Environmental Assessment Cate- approved by the GEF Council at its May 2001 meeting. Environ- gory A. PID: CNPE70441. US$ 250.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to mental Assessment Category B. PID: CNPE67825. US$ 50.0/40.0 be determined. World Bank Finance Project Office, Hubei Provin- (IBRD/GEF). Consulting services to be determined. Ministry of cial Communication Department, Wuhan, Hubei, China, Tel: (86-27) Finance, San Li He Lu, Beijing, China 100829, Tel: (86-10) 6855- 8383-2033, Fax: (86-27) 8386-9260, Contact: Mr. Ren Binian, Direc- 1133, Fax: (86-10) 6855-1183, E-mail: [email protected], Con- tor, Mr. Wang Yanghong, Vice Director tact: Zhang Wencai, GEF Operational Focal Point of China (R) Second Anhui Highway: The project will include: (a) con- Yixing Pumped Storage: The project include two components: (1) struction of approximately 120 km of the Tongling-Tangkou High- Construction of the Yixing Pumped Power Station: consisting of: way; (b) improvement of the existing road network in low-income areas; (a) a new upper reservoir impounded by a main dam with a maxi- (c) improvement of traffic safety on the existing network; and (d) mum height of 75 ma and a subsidiary dam with a maximum height strengthening of technical and management capacity of APCD and of 35 m, (b) expansion of an existing lower reservoir by heighten- its related departments. Project is being identified. Environmental ing the dam to a maximum of 50 in and (c) a water conveyance sys- Assessment Category A. PID: CNPE76714. US$ 250.0 (IBRD). Con- tem, including intakes, outlets, headrace and tailrace, and (2) a sulting services for construction supervisions and some studies will power sector restructuring component, including further unbundling be required. Project Execution Office of APCD, 8th Floor, Huayi of generation from transmission, restructuring and commercializa- Mansion, No. 95 Shouchun Rd., Hefei, Anhui 230001, China, Tel: (86 tion of the distribution business and implementation of a competitive 551) 262-9089, Fax: (86-551) 263-0290, E-mail: [email protected], power market, development and installation of an information tech- Contact Mr. Liu Xiaoyao, Chief Engineer nology system, further rationalization of the tarriff system, and a com- (R) Wuhan Urban Transport The objective of the project is to fos- prehensive capacity building program to upgrade the knowledge ter an approach to improving mobility and accessibility in the city, and capability of Jiangsu Provincial Electric Power Company and other especially for the disadvantaged, that facilitates economic develop- stakeholders to meet the needs of a more market oriented power sec- ment, improves the quality of life and is financially sustainable. The tor. Appraisal mission is tentatively scheduled for October 2002. project will focus on improvements to (a) the road network, (b) traf- Environmental Assessment Category A PID: CNPE68058. US$ 160.0 fic management and road safety, (c) the scope and quality of public (IBRD). Jiangsu Provincial Electric Power Company, 20 Beijing Road transport services, and (d) environmental management. Projectcon- (W), Nanjing, China, Tel: (86-25) 330300, Fax: (86-25)330-7576, cept review meeting was scheduledfor 1 August 2002. Environmental Contact: Mr. Xu Songda, Deputy General Manager Assessment Category A. US$ 200.0 (IBRD). Consulting services Rural Development will be required for project preparation. World Bank Loan, Wuhan City Transport Project Office, 130 Yanjiang Ave., Hankou, Wuhan (R) Poor Rural Communities Development The project will sup- 430014, China, Tel: (86-27) 85874312, Fax: (86-27) 8558-0354, E-mail: port the government's objective of reducing poverty in Western [email protected], Contact Mr. Hui Shuquan, Vice Director PAGE 22 Monthly Operational Summary AUGUST 2002 Inner Mongolia Highway (Ln. 4663-CHA): This project would Category A. PID: CNPE74409 US$110.0 (IBRD). Consulting services include (a) construction of about 100 km of National Trunk Highway will be required for preparation and during implementation. Liaon- System expressway connecting Hohhot, capital of Inner Mongolia ing Urban Construction and Renewal Project Office, 19 Caita St., to the seaport of Tianjin via Beijing; (b) a road network improvement Shenyang, China 110015, Tel: (86-24) 2393-2393, Fax: (86-24) 2393- program in poor areas; (c) traffic safety- and (d) institutional strength- 2290, Contact: Mr. Zeng Jue Qun, Director ening and training, including a pilot program on road maintenance Tianjin Urban Development and Environment II: The objective by contract. Approved by the Executive Directors on 6 June 2002. Envi- of the project is to improve the effectiveness of environmental and ronmental Assessment Category A PID: CNPE70459. US$ 100.0 transportation facilities and establish environmental infrastructure (IBRD). Consulting services will be required during preparation in newly developing areas of the city. Appraisal mission is scheduled and implementation. Inner Mongolia Communications Department for 20 October 2002. Environmental Assessment Category A. PID: (IMCD), No. 68 Dizhiju South St., Xincheng District, Hohhot, China, CNPE40599. US$ 150.0 (IBRD). Consultant commenced work. Tian- Tel: (86-471) 696-7173, Fax: (86-471) 629-8539, Contact: Mr. Bao Jian- jin Municipal Construction Commission, Tel: (86-22) 2712-9714, Fax: she, Deputy Director (86-22) 2330-6419, E-mail: [email protected] Xinjiang Highway III: The project's major component is the rehabilitation of a high-grade highway connecting Kuitun and Sailum East imor Lake. Appraisal mission is in the field. Environmental Assessment Category A PID: CNPE58847. US$ 150.0 (IBRD). Consulting services Public Sector Management will be required for review of designs of civil works and electrical and (R) Transition Support Program: (formerly Economic Recovery) mechanical facilities, and construction supervision. The borrower has The project will provide balance of payments support for imple- proposed to use up to US$ 25 million (or 16.6%) of the total loan for mentation of the National Development Plan and the government's advance procurement and retroactive financing of essential con- FYO3 budget. The objectives of the plan are promotion of broad- sulting services and construction works. Such advance procure- based economic growth and poverty reduction. Negotiationswere sched- ment is considered necessary in view of the seasonal nature of con- uled for lateJuly 2002. Environmental Assessment Category C. US$ struction works under the Xinjiang climate (works are concentrated 50.0 (DGF). Consulting services to be determined. EastTimor Pub- in the period early April to end October). Project Execution Office, lic Administration, Ministry of Finance, Tel: (418) 477-108, Contact: Xinjiang High-Grade Highway Construction Authority, 52 Yanan Rd., Director,Budget Office Urumqi, Xinjiang, 830001, China, Tel: (86-991) 257-4999, Fax: (86-991) 257-4907, Contact: Mr. Aman Haji, Director Social Sector Urban Development Third Community Empowerment- The special trust fund grant would be the third for the Community Empowerment project, which (R) Shanghai Urban Environment (SHUEP) APL The objec- comprises three elements: (a) community grants (grants to subdis- tive of the project is to begin a three-phase APL, supporting urban tricts, grants to widows and vulnerable groups and grants for district environmental infrastructure, with policy reform, corporatization planning and initiatives); (b) Cultural Heritage (reconstruction of a and exploration of financing options when devolving service provi- National Culture and Performance Center and a small grants com- sion to market-based system. Negotiations are tentatively scheduled ponent); and (c) Radio and Television (to develop community radio for 16 September 2002. Environmental Assessment Category A. PID: services). Project preparation is under way. Environmental Assess- CNPE70191. US$ 200.0 (IBRD). Consulting services will be requried ment Category B. US$ 1.5 (Trust Fund). Consulting services to be during preparation and implementation. Shanghai Water and Waster- determined. United Nations Transitional Administration in East water Engineering Company, Ltd., Fax: (86-21) 5855-5563. Contact: Timor, Tel: (670) 390-322-445, Fax: (670) 390-321-022, Contact Ms. Mr. Lee Hongde, General Manager Rosa Vong, Director of the CEPPMU, Department of Internal Admin- (R) Zheijiang Urban Environment: The project objectives are to istration (a) enhance basic urban environmental services delivery; (b) promote institutional and financial reform in the waste utility sector; and Indonesia (c) strengthen urban financial management and resource generation. The main components include (a) expansion of sewerage infra- Education/Training structure and wastewater treatment, (b) enhancement of safe disposal (R) Global Development Learning Network (Ln 4669-IND): of solid waste; (c) redevelopment of the historic inner-city with asso- This learning and innovation loan will support the establishment of ciated underground infrastructure; (d) institutional development a Global Development Learning Network and Distance Education Cen- and policy reform in the utility sector; and (e) conservation of cul- ter on the University of Indonesia in Jakarta and at three demonstration tural heritage. The total project costs have been tentatively esti- subsites at Universitas Hasanuddin in Makassar and Universitas Ria mated at US$ 300 million, with Bank funding estimated at US$ 140 in Pekanbaru. The loan will finance retrofitting, equipment, con- million. A project concept review was tentatively scheduledfor31 July nectivity and operational costs (on a declining basis) for a period of 2002. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 140.0 (IBRD). Con- three years. Loan was approvedfollowing LIL procedures on 28June sulting services are required for preparation and implementation. Zhe- 2002. Environmental Assessment Category C. PID: INPE73970. jiang Urban Development Project Office, A 404 Wensan Rd., Hangzhou US$ 2.66 (IBRD). No consultants are required. University of Indone- 310013, Zhejiang, China, Tel: (86-571) 886-3991, Fax: (86-571) 886- sia, Kampus Universitas, Indonesia Depok, Tel: (62-21) 310-6014, Fax: 64685, E-mail: [email protected], Contact Mr. He Conghua, Act- (62-21) 310-2774, Contact: Mr. Bagyo Y. Moeliodihardjo, Dean Fac- ing Project Director ulty of Computer Science Liao River Basin H: The objectives of the project are to build upon Basic Education IV: The objective of the project is to support the environmental recovery and enhancement of water quality man- improved management of basic education in a decentralized envi- agement initiated under the first River Basin project It will include ronment. It will provide capacity building at the school, community improvements to the wastewater collection and treatment system, urban and district levels and will finance both district grants and school-level upgrading in the city of Shengyang, extension of the wastewater grants to support the meeting of minimum service standards. treatment systems in one other city (Panjin), water reuse and con- Appraisal mission is tentatively scheduled for early October 2002. Envi- servation initiatives, and technical assistance to support corporati- ronmental Assessment Category C. PID:INPE49711. US$ 60.0 (IDA). zation and strengthening of financial systems. Negotiations are ten- Technical assistance will be required for capacity building, inde- tatively scheduled for 3 September 2002. Environmental Assessment pendent monitoring, supervision of school rehabilitation programs AUGUST 2002 Monthly Operational Summary PAGE 23 and evaluation studies. Ministry of National Education, E Bldg., 5th development outside Java. It will do so by restructuring PLN's oper- Floor, Jl. Jenderal Sudirman, Jakarta Selatan, Indonesia, Tel: (62-21) ations, including PLN's corporate and financial restructuring, and remov- 5299-3000, Fax: (62-21) 5299-3111 (Tel. and Fax are for Education Unit, ing the most critical power system delivery constraints in Java-Bali. World Bank Office, Jakarta), Contact Ms. Renani, Planning Bureau, It will also include financing toward the management and financial Directorate General of Primary and Secondary Education information system required to establish commercially viable and oper- Strengthening Local Education Capacity II: Within an agreed ations efficient transmission, generation and distribution successor basic education program (as detailed in a Letter of Development companies in Java-Bali. The lending instrument of the project has been Policy), the Ministry of National Education would, with Bank assis- changed from an Adaptable Program Loan (APL) to a Specific Invest- tance, substantially improve two key inputs to schooling, curriculum ment Loan (SIL) as its scope has narrowed from the power and gas and assessment. These interventions would be fast tracked but, nec- sectors to include only the most immediate needs in the power sec- essarily, phased. Also by necessity, they would be centrally located tor. Project preparation is under way. Environmental Assessment (inder decentralization each of these responsibilities remains with Category A. PID: IDPE63913. US$ 100.0 (IBRD). An Environmen- the central ministry). Further, SLEC II would (i) provide for private tal and Social Assessment for the project will be carried out by con- suppliers to market alternative texts to districts, and (ii) encourage sultants with a report expected by July 2002. In addition, a consul- university consortia to develop alternative options to the national exam- tant study is underway to ook at the supply options in Bali to ination system. In order to ensure that new inputs are professionally determine viability of the transfer of gas turbines to the Pemaron site disseminated, the project would also finance the development of a with a Final Report to be completed by July 2002. Perum Listrik cadre of 'professional in-service teacher educators.' These trainers Negara (PLN), JI. Trunojoyo Blok MI/135, Jakarta, Indonesia, JI. KH. will be trained at the provincial level, but will be deployed and based Zainul Arifin 20, Jakarta, Indonesia, Tel: (62-21) 722-0300; Fax: (62- in the districts. These activities may embody the core necessary 21) 720-4929 technical inputs to improve the quality of schooling; however, they are insufficient to ensure that quality improvement will follow their Private Sector Development introduction. Project preparation is underway. Environmental Assess- (R) Private Infrastructure Technical Assistance: The project will ment Category to be determined. US$ 60.0 (IDA). Consulting ser- assist in (a) developing the policy, legal, regulatory and institutional vices to be determined. Implementing Agency to be determined foundations required to facilitate efficient, sustainable private investment in key infrastructure sectors, and (b) building broader public Population, Health and Nutrition understanding of the need for and benefits of well-managed private (R) Health Workforce and Services: The objective of the project infrastructure. Project preparation is under way. Environmental is to support health sector decentralization in the provinces of East Assessment Category to be determined. PID: IDPE76271. US$ 16.6 Java, West Sumatra (to be confirmed) and East Kalimantan (to be con- (IBRD). The project will finance technical assistance services to firmed). These provinces are interested in alleviating the financial support: (a) further development and implementation of the cross- and managerial uncertainties of the on-going decentralization process, sectoral framework for private participation; (b) improved accessi- and in seizing the emerging opportunities for sustainable health bility of information relevant to private infrastructure provision; (c) care financing and equitable access to higher quality of care. There- strengthening of legal and regulatory frameworks for specific infra- fore, this project intends to improve access to and quality of health structure sectors including transport, urban services, water supply services in selected provinces through institutional support and and telecommunications; (d) institutional capacity building includ- increased investment in health financing and human resources. ing for regulatory agencies; (e) conduct of sector-specific studies on More specifically, the project will have three components, each topics including tariff and subsidy policy; and (f) preparation of pilot applicable to all three levels of governance: (i) improved health sys- private participation projects. It is also expected to include a small tem stewardship, including policy and planning, management and sys- training component. Office of the Coordinating Minister for Economic tem regulation; (ii) sustained and expanded health services financ- Affairs, JI. Lapangan Banteng Timur 2-4, Jakarta 10710, Tel: (62-21) ing and delivery; and (iii) strengthened health work force policy, 351-1462, Fax: (62-21) 351-1644, E-mail: [email protected], Con- management and training. 'This combined platform will be used to tacts: Jinny Katuuk, Deputy II (Infrastructure and Economic and improve health work force quality and effectiveness as well as to address Fiscal Decentralization), Bambang Susantono, Assistant for Trans- service delivery and resource mobilization issues at the provincial port and district levels. Appraisalmission is scheduledfor November 2002. Environmental Assessment Category C. PID: IDPE73772. US$ 65.5 Public Sector Management (IBRD). Specialists will be required in (a) undergraduate and post- Kalupaten Governance And Reform Initiatives: The purpose graduate medical education curriculum pedagogy (problem-based of the project is to pull together a group of "reformers" at the kabu- learning etc.); (b) post-graduate continuous education including dis- ptnlvlt ntaearfr rcs,addvlpadsrc-ee and (d) combining training with research and service delivery as an system of checks and balances, increasing local accountability and academic center of learning through community based piloting transparency. The concept proposes a "learning-by-doing" mode of Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, JLN. H.R Rasuna Said Kay. implementation, working with a combination of reform-minded local X5, 4-9 Block B, 8th floor, Jakarta. Tel: (62-21) 520-1588; Fax: (62-21) governments and civil society, building on existing initiatives. The 520-1588, E-mail: [email protected], Contact Dr. Nasirah project will be prepared and designed to include an extensive process Bahaudin; Ministry of National Education (MoNE), J1, Jenderal of participation by civil society groups, professional organizations and Sudirman, Pinto I, Senay Jakartan, 10002, Indonesia, Tel: (62-21) 573 DPRD members through a series of workshops and forms that 1436, 573-1988, Fax: (62-21) 573-1466. 573-1988, E-mail: engage these groups directly in policy reform dialogue and invest- [email protected], Contact Satryo Soemantri Brodjonegoro, Direc- ment allocation. The project will focus on regulatory policy, pro- stio indGe neLighe Edtcato Scurement, financial management trade and taxes. The processes under- tor; General of Higher Education taken to develop the core set of reforms mentioned above will also Power allow the opportunity to experiment with reform in other areas. The second area will be kabupaten-level dialogue to reach consensus on (R) Energy Sector: The project aims at supporting the govern- pro-poor investment priorities based on civic participation. The dia- ment of Indonesia in its efforts to lay the foundation for a commer- log will be guided by local expenditure reviews, and various techniques cially-viable, financially-independent, operationally-secure and efficient of poverty assessment such as poverty mapping. The final area will power sector in Java-Bali, and at managing the subsidies for power be investments identified through the poverty assessments. These PAGE 24 Monthly Operational Summary AUGUST 2002 might include budgetary support sub-project investment in a variety including civil works for accident black spots, vehicle weights and of sectors. Project preparation is under way. Environmental Assess- dimensions, and addressing the needs of vulnerable groups; (c) ment Category B. US$ 50.0 (IBRD) Consultants are being mobi- implementation support comprising extension of the services of the lized for project preparation financed by a Japanese PHRI) grant. Bap- core team consultants, regional team consultants and design and super- penas & Moha, JL. Taman Suropati No. 2, Tel: (62-21) 334-195, vision consultants under the current Eastern Indonesia Region 335-289, Fax: (62-21) 334-195, 335-289, Contact: Tatag Wiranto/Max Transport Project, and (d) technical assistance, tentatively expected Pohan to include additional environmental studies regarding socioeconomic impacts of roads and isolated vulnerable indigenous people, Rural Development development of comprehensive transport plans for some of the east- (R) Coral Reef Rehabilitation and Management II (COREMAP ern islands (probably Kalimantan and Papua), support of the road II): The project will support the second phase of the 15-year transport industry, phase 2 of training for both the construction COREMAP where its overall goal is for the protection, rehabilitation industry training center (PUSIATJAKONS) and the Directorate and sustainable use of coral reefs and associated ecosystem which General of Regional Infrastructure (DGRI), and technical support for will, in turn, enhance the welfare of coastal communities. The goal the provinces and kabupatens/ kotas in the EIR. A PCD review of COREMAP II is to establish viable coral reef management systems meeting was scheduled for August 2002. Environmental Assess- at the community level in priority sites. Concept review is scheduled ment Category A. US$ 200.0 (IBRD). Consulting services will be for October 2002. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 42.5 required for preparation. These are an extension of the existing ser- (IBRD). Social marketing specialist, community-based management vices for EIRTP 1 and EIRTP 2 to focus on on-lending aspects to the specialist, coral reef ecology/rapid appraisal specialist, national provinces and kabupatens to determine which ones will participate experts on legal issues, decentralization and coral reef monitoring in the project and for additional consultations with provinces and kabu- are areas in which consulting services are needed. Indonesia Insti- patens concerning the program of civil works in each kabupaten tute of Sciences (LIPI) and Ministry of Martime Affairs and Fisheries and province. Consulting services will also be required for imple- (DKP), J Raden Saleh No.43, Jakarta, Indonesia, Tel: 6221314 3080 mentation support and technical assistance. Directorate General of E-mail: [email protected], Contact Dr. Anugerah Nontji, PMO Regional Infrastructure, Ministry of Settlement and Regional Infra- D-aitorOemap oseetida -Dstructure, Jalan Pattimura 20, Jakarta, Selatan, Indonesia, Director, COREMAP Secretariat Tel: (62-21) 720-1760, E-mail: [email protected], Contact Mr. Hatta Latief, (R) Water Resources and Irrigation Sector Management Pro- EIRTP Officer in Charge, Directorate of Techncial Affairs gram: The objectives of the project are to (a) develop and build the capacity of Irrigation Water User Associations (WUAS) and District Urban Development Irrigation Agencies; (b) establish local Irrigation Improvement Funds for irrigation facilities and for rehabilitation and completion of canals (R) Urban Local Government Reform: The objective of the pro- for irrigation schemes; (c) support an irrigation and agricultural jectis to make urban local governments more efficient and effective extension program; (d) build the capacity of River Basin Management in meeting the needs of their citizens in the context of the new Units; and (e) finance river improvement work. Project preparation decentralization laws. It will consist of a system of loans and grants is underway. EnvironmentalAssessment Category B. PID:IDPE59931. to local governments accompanied by a negotiated package of US$ 250.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required for project preparation reforms that foster local responsibility, accountability, performance Directorate General for Water Resources (Ministry of Setttlement and ownership. Technical assistance to build local government capac- and Regional Infrastructure), Ministry of Home Affairs and National ity to deliver on their new responsibilities and improve accountabil- Planning Agency, JalanTaman Surapati, Jakarta, Indonesia, Tel: (62- ity to citizens will also be provided. The total program cost is esti- 21) 334-711, Contact: Ir. Bambang Adinugroho, WATSAL Pokia Sec- mated at US$ 309, with US$ 24 in a possible first phase of an Adaptable retary, BAPPENAS Program Loan. ITe bulk of the program will be subsidiary loans and Land Management and Policy Development: The objective of grants to local governments for capital expenditure, initially for basic LMPDP will be to promote equity and good governance by sup- infrastructure services. Appraisal was scheduled for August 2003. Nego- porting (a) the transition to decentralized land administration in tiations are scheduled for September 2003. Environmental Assess- selected locations in Indonesia; (b) the allocation and registering of ment Category to be determined. PID: IDPE71296. US$ 20.0/2.5 land rights through an improved land certification program (systematic, (IBRD/IDA). Consulting services to be determined. Ministry of sporadic, and swadaya); (c) building capacity of local governments Settlement and Regional Development J1. Pattimura No. 20, Jakarta to deliver land administration services responsive to community Selatan, Indonesia, Tel: (62-21) 712-805, Fax: (62-21) 739-2563, Con- demand for these services; (d) testing the feasibility of implement- tact: H.E. Dr. Ir. Soenarno, Dipl. HE, Minister of Settlement & ing land administration processes for communal land; (e) continued Regional Infrastructure land policy development and related activities; (f) development of a (R) Urban Water Supply and Sanitation: The project will have fair and transparent process for community participation and con- three main components: water supply, sewerage and sanitation, and sultation in administration of land; (g) the acceleration of legal reform institutional capacity building. (a) Water supply -Construction of new in land matters; (h) development of efficient and equitable land systems, source works, and investments to facilitate private sector transaction mechanisms, including dispute resolution; and (i) the devel- participation in water utilities; (b) Sewerage and Sanitation -Invest- opment of fiscal incentives and taxation system on land. Project ments in household toilets, on-site sanitation systems, sewerage sys- preparation is under way. Environmental Assessment Category A. tems; (c) Institutional Capacity Building-Technical assistance to facil- PID: IDPE64728. US$ 50.0 (IBRD). Procurement of consulting ser- itate the formation of Water User Groups at the community level, training vices is underway. Ministry of Home Affairs/National Land Agency LG/PDAM staff to plan and manage the water utilities and local (BPN), J1. Sisinga 2angaraja No. 2, Jakarta Selatan, Indonesia, Tel: environmental concerns in a sustainable manner, assist GOI opera- (62-21) 722-8723, 722-8724, Fax: (62-21) 726-7531, Contact: Dr. Lutfi tionalize awater regulatory framework, and undertake feasibility stud- I. Nasution, Vice Chairman, National Land Agency ies to prepare water supply and sanitation projects. Project preparation is underway. Appraisalis scheduledfor March 2003. Environmental Transport Assessment Category A. US$ 60.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to Second Eastern Indonesia Region Transport: The project con- be determined. Ministry of Settlements and Regional Infrastructure sists of: (a) civil works that cover a three-year slice of transport (Kimpraswil), JI. Pattimura 20, Kebayoran Baru, Jakarta 12110, needs in the Eastern Indonesia Region (EIR) with emphasis on Indonesia, Tel: (62-21) 722-1772, Contact Ir. Budiman Arif, Director provincial and kabupaten roads and river transport; (b) road safety, General, Directorate General of Urban and Rural Development AUGUST 2002 Monthly Operational Summary PAGE 25 Second Urban Poverty (Ln. 4664-IND, Cr. 3658-IND): The and PCU Director, Health System Reform and Malaria Control Pro- objective of the project is to empower urban communities to help them ject overcome poverty and improve the capacity of local agencies to assist poorer communities. It will cover South Java, Kalimantan and Rural Development Sulawesi. The project will consist of two main components: (a) grants (R) Sustainable Forestry: The project would introduce sustainable to Kelurabans which will then be on-lent to community groups for production management over natural forests in at least three central income generation activities; and (b) an infrastructure fund that wil provinces It would encompass activities in administration of commercial provide resources to local governments on a matching-fund basis for production forestry in partnership with local communities and local infrastructure. Approved by the Executive Directors on 11 June levels of governient, project management and sectoral monitoring 2002. Environmental Assessment Category B. PID: IDPE72852. US and control, including measures aimed at reducing and controlling 29.5/70.5 (IBRD/IDA). Consulting services to be determined. Mi- illegal and uncontrolled logging. The project would not directly istry of Settlement and Regional Development, J1. Pattimura No. 2, finance logging. Project preparation is under way. Envirornental Assess Jakarta Selatan, Indonesia, Tel: (62-21) 739-2563, Fax: (62-21) 712- ment Category A. PID: LAPE64886. US$ 25.0 (IDA), Consulting 805, Contact Dr. Ir. Soenarnodiplihe services to be determined. Department of Planning, Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, Vientiane, Lao PDR, Tel: (856-21) 415- Lao People's Democratic Republic 359, Fax: (856-21) 415-363, E-mail: [email protected] Education/Training Land Titling II: The proposed project will assist the government in implementing the second phase of the long-term Land Titling Second Education: The objective of the project is to increase Program. Its objectives are to improve land tenure security and pro- enrollment in primary education, improve the quality of primary mote the development of efficient land markets. These objectives will and secondary education, strengthen sector planning and manage- be achieved through: (a) continuation of the development of national ment capacity and develop a more comprehensive sector wide pro- policies, the regulatory framework and institutions for land admin- gram for the future. Project is being identified. Environmental Assess- istration; (b) issuance and registration of titles in urban and rural areas; ment Category C. PID: IAPE78113. US$10.0 (IDA). Consultants will and (c) establishment of an efficient and transparent land adminis- be required. Ministry of Education, Laney Aug Ave., Vientiane, Lao tration and valuation system. The project would include the follow- PDR, Tel: (856-21) 216-006, Fax: (856-21) 412-415, 216-006 ing components; (a) continuation of the development of land policy Fncand regulatory framework; (b) long-term institutional development Fmnance of the Department of Lands; (c) accelerated program for systematic (R) Financial Management Adjustment (Cr. 3677-IA): (formerly and mini-systematic land titling; (d) development of land registration FinancialSector Adjustment) The proposed credit will support the function; (e) property valuation; and (f) strengthening state property government to undertake a comprehensive restructuring of the management. Project preparation is under way. Environmental economy to address sources of financial imbalances, in the budget, Assessment Category B. US$ 25.0 (IDA). Consulting services are in the SOE sector and in the banking system and in implementing required for preparation and implementation. Department of Lands, policy actions to improve the system of financial management in Ministry of Finance, That Luang Rd., PO Box 46, Vientiane, Lao Lao PDR, spanning key reforms in these sectors. Approved by the Exec- PDR, Tel: (856-21) 213-809, Fax: (856-21) 222-548, E-mail: Landtitl@ utive Directorson 25June2002. Environmental Assessment Category laotel.com, Contact: Mr. Oun Visounnalath, Director of DOLHM, Land C. PID: LAPE68069. US$ 17.0 (IDA). Consulting services to be Titling Project Director determined. Ministry of Finance, That Luaug Rd., P 0. Box 46, Vien- tiane, Lao PDR, Tel: (856-21) 412-406, Fax: (856-21) 412-415, Contact: Social Sector H.E. Soukanh Mahalath, Minister (R) Poverty Reduction Fund (Cr. 3675-IA): The objective of (R) Financial Management Capacity Building (Cr. 3676-A): the project is to deliver development resources at the village level, (formerly Capacity Building) The objective of the project is to pro- targeted to the poorest districts and mediated through strong par- vide technical assistance and training programs to support the devel- ticipatory processes and decentralized decision making. It would do opment of institutional capacity to assist in the successful imple- this by: (a) improving access to public infrastructure and services mentation of the governments reform program. Approved by the at the village level; (b) empowering poor villages through capacity Executive Directors on 25 June 2002. Environmental Assessment building to manage their public investment planning and project Category to be determined. US$ 8.5 (IDA). Consulting services to implementation in a decentralized and transparent manner; and (c) be determined. Ministry of Finance,That Luang Rd., PO Box 46, Vien- strengthen local institutions to support of participatory decision tiane, Lao PDR making and conflict resolution at the village, Khet, and district levels, involving a broad range of villages, including women and the poor. Population, Health and Nutrition Components to be financed are: (a) sub-project grants to village pro- Health II: The project will support health sector development with ject teams; (b) local capacity building, and (c) national project man- a focus on human and financial resources to improve sector perfor- agement. Approved by the Executive Directorson 25June 2002. Envi- mance and, ultimately, improve people's health, especially among the ronmental Assessment Category B. PID: LAPE77326. US$ 19.3 underserved population. It will include these components: (a) human (IDA). Consultants will be needed to assist in preparing a social resource development, to improve the formal and in-service training assessment unit cost database and for MIS standard designs train- of doctors and nurses, the quality of services provided and the man- ing and planning. Poverty Reduction Fund, Luang Prabang Rd., agement of health staff; (b) infectious diseases control, including devel- Vientiane, Laos, E-mail: [email protected], Contact: Mr. Sivixay opment of a more effective surveillance system; (c) health financing; Saysawavowgphet and (d) improving access to affordable health service. It will include construction and rehabilitation of health centers and referral hospitals, Mongolia provision of equipment and drugs and technical assistance. Project Finance is being identified. Environmental Assessment Category to be determined. US 25.0 (IDA). Consulting services to be determined. Min- Financial Capacity Development (Cr. 3659-MOG): The project istry of Health, Simuang Rd., PO Box 2236, Vientiane Lao PDR, Tel: is to support institutional capacity building of the Mongolian bank- (856-21) 214-009, Fax: (856.21) 214-508, E-mail: [email protected], ing sector to reduce systemic risks and enhance financial interme- Contact: Dr. Sisamone Keola, Head of Preparation Team, Health II diation. Approved by the Executive Directors on 11 June 2002. Envi- PAGE 26 Monthly Operational Summary AUGUST 2002 ronmental Assessment Category C. PID: MNPE71023. US,$ 5.0 road sector which consists of strengthening of small- and medium- (IDA). Consultants have been identified for project preparation. Min- sized contractors for road maintenance operations, institutional istry of Finance and Economy, Government Bldg. 2, United Nations strengthening of the Department of Works and Transport (DoWT) Str-5/1, Ulaanbaatar 210646, Tel: (976-11) 321-744, Fax: (976-11) and provincial administrations for road maintenance; updating and 320-247, Contact: Mr. Bayasgalan, Director, Policy Coordination improving the bridge inventory and management system, and assess- Department ment of socio-economic impacts of road and bridge improvements. Approved by the Executive Directors on 6 June 2002. Environmen- Rural Development tal Assessment Category B. PID: PGPE4397. US$ 40.0 (IBRD). Con- (R) Sustainable Livelihoods (Cr. 3657-MOG): The overall goal sultants for the project management team have been selected. Con- of the program is to develop and implement a non-welfarist national sulting services will be required to (a) develop designs and bidding anti-poverty strategy to foster secure, sustainable livelihoods. It will documents for the subprojects included in the annual work pro- be divided into three phases. Phase 1 will pilot-test the investment grams; (b) conduct an inventory of bridges and develop a bridge man- and capacity-building elements of the program in eight selected agement system; (c) support of small- and medium-size contractors aimags. Phase 2 is to scale up and "scale out" the tried and tested insti- as well as training of DoWT and provincial administration staff; and tutional innovations to the national level. Phase 3 will focus on fine- (d) conduct a study of the socioeconomic impacts of road and bridge tuning the institutional innovations for long-term sustainability subprojects. Department of Works and Transport, PO Box 1108, Approved by the Executive Directors on 11 June 2002. The credit was Boroko, NCD, Papua New Guinea, Tel: (675) 324-1343, Fax: (675) signed on 24 June 2002. Environmental Assessment Category B. 324-1277, E-mail: [email protected], Contact Mr. Roy Mumu, PID: MNPE67770. US$ 18.7 (IDA). PHRD grant closed 31 Decem- Deputy Secretary (Technical) ber 2001. Poverty Alleviation Program Office, Khuvsgalchdyn Ave., Ulaanbaatar 38, Mongolia, Tel: (976-1) 328-107, Fax: (976-1) 323- Philippines 500, E-mail: [email protected], Contact: Mr. Khurelbaatar, Director; Ministry of Food and Agriculture, Ulaanbaatar 210646, Population, Health and Nutrition Mongolia, Tel: (976-1) 453-379, Fax: (976-1) 453-379, E-mail: Health Sector Reform: The objective of the project is to support [email protected], Contact: Mr. Choimpog Puntasgsuren, Head implementation of the five components of the Department of Health's of Policy and Planning Division Health Sector Reform Agenda (HSRA), which are health insurance, local health systems development, hospital development, public Water Supply/Sanitation health services and health regulation (especially for drugs). The (R) Second Ulaanbaatar Services Improvement- The proposed project will also help build capacity at the national level to support project will (a) improve basic services in Ulaanbaatar's priority Ger reforms at the local level. This will be done at four sites, with particular areas and upgrade water supply and sanitation in the City; and (b) attention to ensuring improved access for the poor. Through this pro- develop mechanism for sustainable management of services in the ject, the Bank will participate in the department's efforts to organize Gers. The objectives would be achieved through: (i) providing basic international donor assistance under the umbrella of the HSRA Pro- facilities for water, sanitation, and transport services in Ger areas, ject is being identified. Environmental Assessment Category C. US$ (ii) upgrading performance of entire water supply sewerage sys- 40.0 (IBRD). Consulting services willbe required in the areas of health tem, and (iii) enhancement of management capabilities of imple- system management, planning and financing, social health insur- menting institutions, including generation of financing adequate for ance, social marketing (for health insurance), training in health ser- sustainable operation and maintenance of suburb services. Identifi- vices management and social health insurance, licensing of drug retail- cation mission is completed. Decision Meeting is scheduledfor September ers, drug pricing and retailing, monitoring, and evaluation. Department 2003. EnvironmentalAssessment Category B. US$ 25.0 (IDA). Con- of Health, San Lazaro Compound, Rizal Ave., Sta. Cruz, Manila, sulting services tobe determined. Municipality of Ulaanbaatar MUB, Philippines, Tel: (632) 781-8843, Fax: (632) 781-8843, E-mail: bihc@ Sukhbaatar Square-11, Ulaanbaatar- 46, Mongolia, Contact: Mr. Bat central.doh.gov.ph, Contact: Dr. Ma. Virginia Guzman-Ala Choimpog, Chief of Economy and Strategical Policy Department Power Papua New Guinea (R) Rural Power: The project would support the implementation of the National Energy Plan through (a) investment support to pro- Transport vide selected rural areas with reliable electricity supply in a sus- Highlands Highway: The project will rehabilitate the 600 km High- tainable manner, including, as appropriate, environmentally friendly lands Highway between Lae and Mendi and support the establish- renewable energy; and (b) technical assistance and training for ment of an authority to manage it with reliable funding arrange- capacity building to improve the sector performance and to support ments. Project preparation is under way. Environmental Assessment an enabling environment to promote private sector participation. Category A. US$ 30.0 (IBRD). Aconsultant has been selected to assist This operation will be financed through an adaptable program loan in the preparation of engineering, environmental, land acquisi- (APL), and the first phase of the APL is expected to support invest- tion/resettlement, economic, institutional and financing aspects. ments directed at achieving visible results on the ground within a rel- The studies were completed in March 2002. Department of Works atively short term. Pre-appraisalmission is in the field. Environ- and Transport, PO Box 1108, Boroko NCD, Papua New Guinea, Tel: mental Assessment Category B. PID: PHPE66397. US$ 20.0 (IBRD). (675) 324-1343, Fax (675) 324-1277, E-mail [email protected], Consulting services will be required for the technical assistance and Contact: Mr. Roy Mumu, Deputy Secretary (Technical) training component. Department of Energy, Energy Center, Merrit Maintenance and Rehabilitation (Cr. 7119-PNG): The Rd., Fort Bonifacio, Taguig, Metro Manila, Philippines, Tel: (63-2) Road Con- project will include (a) preparation and implementation of a three- 844-1021 to 40, Fax: (63-2) 818-8614, E-mail: [email protected], year program for maintenance (routine, periodic, specific) and major tact: Mr. Reuben Emmanuel T Quejas, Chief, Nonconventional reconstruction/replacement of roads and bridges in the six provinces EnergyDivision of Central, Oro, Manus, Morobe, East New Britain and West New Public Sector Management Britain; (b) support for implementation management, including a project management team, design and supervision of road and bridge (R) Judicial Reform: This project will support the Philippines works, and provision of equipment for road works laboratories, envi- Action Plan for Judicial Reform: 2001-2006. The action plan supports ronmental monitoring, and traffic counting; and (c) support to the (a) reforms of judicial systems and procedures; (b) institutional AUGUST 2002 Monthly Operational Summary PAGE 27 development; (c) human resources development; (d) reform of sup- 7031, Fax: (63-2) 929-3968, E-mail: [email protected], Contact: port systems (e.g., public information); (e) institutional integrity; and Mr. Bert Beniqued, Director, Agrarian Reform Communities Devel- (f) access to justice. The precise aspects that this project will focus opment Project on are yet to be finalized. It is expected to include (a) improvement of court administration; (b) improvement of court processes and Social Sector case-flow management; (d) development and implementation of an information and communications strategy; and (d) pilot improve- (R) Kalahi-Comprehensive Integrated Delivery of Social Ser- ments in model courts. Appraisalmission is tentatively scheduledfor vices: The objective of the proposed five-year project is to empower October 2002. Environmental Assessment Category to be deter- communities through enhanced participation in barangay gover- mined. PID: PHPE66076. US$ 18.0 (IBRD). Consulting services will nance and involvement in the design, implementation and manage- be required. Supreme Court, Padre Faura, Manila 1000, Philippines, ment of development activities that reduce poverty. This objective Tel: (63-2) 434-9531, 521-8024,Fax (63-2) 521-7242, Contact: Chief Jus- establishes a strong link between improved local governance and tice Hilario G. Davide, Jr. poverty reduction. This goal is pursued through three interlinked activities: (i) Empowerment of communities: this involves participatory Public Finance Strengthening: The purpose of the project is to planning, implementation, and management of local development activ- support continuing implementation of policy reforms to improve ities; it fosters an engagement with government at all levels to access, the management of public sector finances. There are three key influence and manage resources to meet community priorities; (ii) aspects: strengthening public expenditure and financial manage- improvement of local governance: this is pursued by strengthening ment, budget reforms to improve performance, strengthening formal and informal institutions to become more inclusive, account- resource mobilization, to increase public revenues, and containing able, and effective; (iii) provision of grants for community investment contingent liabilities and fiscal risks. Project is being identified. Envi- programs: by matching needs with limited resources in a competi- ronmental Assessment Category C. US$ 200.00 (IBRD). Consulting tive manner, communities and Local Government Units (LGUs) will services to be determined. Department of Finance, Tel: (632) 521- be engaged in a demand driven process of problem solving. The lim- 2948, Fax: (632) 521-2948, Contact: Ms. Juanita Amatong, Under ited project grant resources will further trigger better local resource Secretary, Department of Finance mobilization, effective community ownership of investments and induce the type of behavioral change required for long term sus- Rural Development tainability of such investments.Appraisal mission is in the field. Envi- (R) Diversified Farm Income and Market Development: (for- ronmental Assessment Category B. PID: PHPE77012. US$ 100.0 merly DiversifiedFarming) The proposed project would seek to cre- (IBRD). Consultants have been selected. Department of Social Wel- ate an environment conducive to diversification, driven primarily by fare and Development, Batasan Pambansa Complex, Constitution Hills, demand among the various stakeholders, rather than by supply Quezon City, Philippines, Tel: (632) 931-8101, Fax: (632) 931-9147, incentives. It would aim to address impediments to diversifying agri- Contact: Clifford C. Burkley, Under Secretary culture, such as weak institutional structures, and to enhance rela- (R) Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) Social tionships (in financing, trade and commodity policies, marketing, post- Fund for Peace and Development: The project will build on and harvest processing, devolved research and extension delivery, and expand the efforts begn under SZOPAD Social Fund I. The over- infrastructure) that would tend to attract reliable sources of long-term all objective of the proposed MSF Project Phase 2 is to reduce investments in the sector. Project is being identified. Enviromnen- poverty and promote sustainable peace in the conflict-affected com- tal Assessment Category B. US$ 75.0 (IBRD). Consulting services munities of Mindanao. The specific objectives are to increase access to be determined. DepartmentofAgriculture, Room 209,2nd Fl., Depart- of the population in the poor and most conflict-affected areas of Min- ment of Agriculture Bldg., Elliptical Rd., Diliman, Quezon City, Philip- danao to: (a) basic economic and social infrastructure; (b) expanded pines, Tel: (63-2) 928-8741 Ext. 207, 922-0930, Fax: (63-2) 922-0930, access to and improved quality of services; (c) employment oppor- E-mail: [email protected], Contact: Ms. Cecilia Astilla, Direc- tunities, through improved labor-intensive subprojects, and enhanced tor, Project Development access to sustainable micro-finance; (d) reintegration of combat- (R) River Basin and Watershed Management. The purpose of ants; (e) peace building and reconciliation; and (f) institution and capac- the project is to support integrated river basin and watershed man- ity building and governance. The main component of the project agement in selected priority river basins. The project components will be community-driven subprojects, based on highly participa- would likely include critical watershed improvement and management tory mechanisms through the subproject cycle. The community flood mitigation and irrigation improvement. The Bicol basin has needs are being underpinned by a social assessment carried out in been selected as the pilot basinfor investment. Also included is a small the project area. The other components will be complementary in sup- wetland conservationcomponent (preparationAimded by GEF) in the port of the government's comprehensive strategy for peace and Mindanao basin. There will also be policy and institutionalsupport for development. Negotiations were tentatively scheduledforAugust2002. basin management at nationallevel. Project is being identified. Envi- Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 31.8 (IBRD). Con- ronmental Assessment Category to be determined. US$ 40.0 (IBRD). sultants have been selected. Office of the President, Presidential Consultantsare now on board. Inception report beingprepared for review. Assistant for Regional Development, Room 606,6th Floor, EDPC Bldg., National Economic and Development Authority, Amber Ave., Pasig BSP Complex, Roxas Blvd., Manila, Philippines, Tel: (63-2) 733-7626, City, Metro Manila, Philippines, Tel: (63-2) 631-3724, E-mail: is- Fax: (63-2) 733-7558, Contacts: Mr. Paul Dominguez, Presidential Assis- [email protected], Contact: Mr. Ruben Reinoso Jr., Director, tant for Regional Development, Dr. Ricardo Gloria, Project Coordi- Infrastructure Staff nator (R) Second Agrarian Reform Communities Development: The Second Social Expenditure Management (In. 7118-PH): The objective of the project is to increase farmers' incomes in the project project will support the provision of basic social services during a period provinces by providing services to communities where land is already of continuing fiscal difficulty and strengthen management capacity distributed. To this end, the project aims at developing social capi- and systems by supporting critical reforms in education, health and tal, rural infrastructure and agricultural and other rural enterprises. social welfare. Education reforms may include teacher deployment Appraisal mission was scheduled for August 2002. Environmental and training, organizational structure, textbook and instructional Assessment Category B. PID: PHPE71007. US$ 50.0 (IBRD). Con- materials management and management of the school-building pro- sulting services will be required to support project preparation and gram. Health reforms will include improvements in the procure- implementation. Department of Agrarian Reform, DAR Bldg., Ellip- ment of pharmaceuticals and financial management in the department tical Rd., Diliman, Quezon City, Manila, Philippines, Tel: (63-2) 928- of health. The project will include retroactive financing of ongoing PAGE 28 Monthly Operational Summary AUGUST 2002 social programs. Approved by the Executive Directors on 4 June 2002. THPE68096. US$ 26.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be deter- Environmental Assessment Category C. PID: PHPE69916. US$ 100.0 mined. Ministry of Science, Technology and Environment, Rama VI (IBRD). Consulting services will be required during the preparation Rd., Raithevi, Phyathai, Bangkok 204000, Thailand, Tel: (66-2) 246 phase for studies in each of the reform areas outlined above. Depart- 0064, Fax: (66-2) 246-8106, Contact: Mr. Sunthad Somchevita, Per- ment of Budget and Management, G/F DBM Bldg. 1, Gen. Solano manent Secretary St., San Miguel, Manila, Philippines, Tel: (63-2) 735-4934, Fax: (63-2) 735-4961, E-mail: [email protected], Contact: Laura B. Private Sector Development Pascua, Assistant Secretary Rural Information Empowerment- The objective of the project Urban Development is to overcome the information gap facing rural citizens by providing a mechanism to create community-driven information and com- Urban Shelter and Community Infrastructure: The objective of munications technology (ICT) content and infrastructure that the project is to assist the government to develop a financially, socially addresses local development needs. The project plan envisages an and institutionally sustainable approach to improving the living con- innovation fund to act as an incubator for community development ditions of the urban poor living in un-serviced slum and squatter set- of information technology content and a digital awareness and literacy tlements. The project will support pilot schemes that will test vari- campaign focused on the rural population, including establishment ous concepts that need to be resolved before a larger program can of up to 200 telecenters. Appraisal is scheduled for October 2002. Envi- be implemented. Components include: community infrastructure ronmental Assessment Category to be determined. PID: THPE71185. upgrading, home improvement loans, study of the Community Mort- US$ 10.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. National Elec- gage Program, and technical assistance to participating agencies. Pro- tronics and Computer Technology Center, NSTDA Bldg., 73/1 Rama ject identification is scheduled for September 2002. Environmental 6 Rd., Rachathewi, Bangkok, 10400, Thailand, Tel: (66-2) 644-8150, Assessment Category C. US$ 5.0 (IBRD). PHRD has been approved Fax: (66-2) 644-6653, Web site: www.nectec.or.th, Contact: Dr. for project preparation. Housing and Urban Development Coordinating Thaweesak Koanantakool Council, Makati City, Philippines, Tel: (63-2) 811-4116, Fax: (63-2) 811- 4158, Contact: Lucille Ortile, Deputy Secretary Rural Development Solomon Islands Natural Resources Management: The project will focus on surface water and groundwater resources management, as well as dam Education/Training safety. The project may include the following components: (a) a dam safety component which would establish a dam safety program (R) Fourth Education: The project will provide support for basic within the Royal Irrigation Department (RID) charged with devel- education, particularly to improve access and quality of primary oping and implementing structural and non-structural measures to education, and improve the financing and management of the sec- enhance the safety of RID's small- and medium-size dams; a risk-based tor. Appraisal mission is scheduled for early February 2003. Envi- approach would be taken to focus actions on priority, high-risk dams; ronmental Assessment Category C. PID: SBPE62522. US$ 8.0 (IDA). (b) an irrigation modernization componentwhich would focus on mod- Consulting services will be required for preparation and imple- ernization of irrigation management, infrastructure and associated mentation. Ministry of Education and Human Resources, PO Box G28, institutional roles in the Chao Phraya Basin; and (c) a groundwater Honiara. Solomon Islands, Tel: (677) 23900, Fax: (677) 21560, Con- management systems component which would focus on a system- tact Mrs. Mylyn Kuve, Assistant Secretary, IPU atic assessment of aquifer potential and opportunities for conjunc- tive management of the surface and groundwater, as well as improv- Thailand ing the institutional capacity to manage groundwater. Pre-appraisal mission completed. Appraisal will be scheduled after Cabinet approval, Education/Training which is pending. Environmental Assessment Category B. PID: Education Management: The objectives of the project are to: (a) THPE58707. US$ 60.0 (IBRD). Consulting services for preparation improve the content of electronic courses used in many educational have been concluded. Consulting services for implementation to be venues and (b) develop more uniform educational quality standards determined. Royal Irrigation Department, Samsen Rd., Bangkok and management systems for Thailand's decentralized educational 10300, Thailand, Tel: (66-2) 241-0068, Fax: (66-2) 243-7870, Contact: system. Project is being identified. Environmental Assessment Cat- Dr. Siripong Hungspreung, Director, Office of Budget Program- egory to be determined. US$ 100.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to ming and Project Planning; Department of Mineral Resources, Rama be determined. National Education Commission, Office of the Prime 6 Rd., Bangkok 10400, Thailand, Tel: (66-2) 202-3730, Fax: (66-2) 202- Minister, Sukhotbai Rd., Dusit, Bangkok, Thailand 10300, Contact 3816, Contact Ms. Somkid Buapeng Dr. Rung Kaewdang, Secretary General Social Sector Environment Social Protection: The primary objective of the project is to improve Environment Institutions Development The objectives of the pro- and expand the targeting, coverage and efficiency of selected social ject are to (a) assist the government in consolidating, streamlining protection programs and instruments to assist individuals, households and decentralizing environmental functions under the ministries of and communities in better managing income and other shocks. The agriculture, industry and cooperatives; and (b) assist in the restruc- project is expected to include (a) improving job information, place- turing of the Environment Fund and provide a line of credit to finance ment and counseling services, (b) promotion and improvement of priority environmental investments at the local level. The project occupational safety and health standards and injury compensation, includes (a) restructuring of environment agencies in the Ministry (c) enhancing capacity to manage a new unemployment insurance of Science, Technology and Environment, the Ministry of Agricul- scheme and (d) extending coverage and improving targeting of ture and the Ministry of Industry; (b) establishment of regional social assistance/cash transfer programs. Project is being identi- offices to support decentralization; (c) strengthening the environmental fled. Environmental Assessment Category to be determined. US$ 300 monitoring and enforcement mechanism; and (d) financing munic- (IBRD) Consultants will be required. Ministry of Labor and Social ipality, local government and community investments in environ- Welfare, Mitmaitri Road, Din Daeng; Bangkok 10400, Thailand,Tel: mental improvement (wastewater, watershed, solid waste, forest (622-2) 643-4464/1222, Fax: (66-2) 643-4371, E-mail: plantations and enviromuental education). Negotiations were tentatively [email protected], Contact Ms. Sutassanee Suabwongpat, scheduled for July 2002. Environmental Assessment Category B. PRD: Project Coordinator (Senior Expert in Planning) AUGUST 2002 Monthly Operational Summary PAGE 29 Structural Adjustment ronmental Assessment Category C. PID: VUPE4823. US$ 3.5 (IDA). Public Sector Reform H: This program is designed to support ongo- Consultants recruited under the Japanese Grant Facility have con- ing reforms that aim at improving public sector management through ducted a preliminary evaluation of the education system for project (a) better management of financial and human resources; (b) improved preparation. Need for further consultants is to be determined. Min- service delivery; and (c) greater accountability anti transparency. Pro- istry of Education, Sports and Youth, Port-Vila, Vanuatu, Tel: (678) gram preparation is under way. Environmental Assessment Cate- 22-309, Fax: (678) 24-569 gory U. PID: THPE56522. US$ 5,0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Ministry of Finance, Prime Minister's Office and Pub- Vietnam lic Sector Reform Steering Committee/Fiscal Policy Office, Bangkok 10400, Thailand, Tel: (66-2) 273-9201, Fax: (66-2) 273-9556, Contact Education/Training Mr. Sommai Phasee, Deputy Permanent Secretary (R) Primary Education for Disadvantaged Children: The project would support provisions of basic/primary education to disad- Transport vantaged groups in selected targeted zones. The project will target (R) Highways Management: The objective of the project is to poverty alleviation and increase access to primary schooling through enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of the Department of High- (a) school construction; (b) use of special delivery methods; and (c) ways (DOH) to deliver, maintain and manage its road assets. Fur- scholarships, targeted subsidies and other incentives to enroll and thermore, the project will reduce traffic accidents and fatalities on maintain children in primary schools. Appraisalwas scheduledforAugust the national highways and enhance private sector participation in road 2002. Environmental Assessment Category C. PID: VNPE44803. operations. New methods of maintaining roads through long-term, US$ 150.0 (IDA). Consulting services to be determined. Ministry performance-based contracts with the private sector will be introduced of Education and Training, Primary Education for Disadvantaged Chil- on a pilot basis. Pre-appraisal mission completed. Decision meeting dren, Lane 30, Ta Quang Buu, Hai Ba Trung District, Hanoi, Viet- was tentatively scheduled for July 2002. Environmental Assessment nam, Tel: (84-4) 868-2859, Fax: (84-4) 868-2793 Category B. PID: THPE75173. US$ 100.0 (IBRD). Consulting services for implementation to be determined. Department of High- Population, Health and Nutrition ways, Sri Ayutthaya Rd., Bangkok 10400, Thailand, Tel: (66-2) 245- (R) Provincial Health System Modernization: (formerly Health 5501, Fax: (66-2) 245-8335, Contact: Mr. Jaruk Anupongse, Director Care for the Poor) The project will build a policy framework and General institutional capacity for improved quality of hospital care. It will also develop mechanisms for financing catastrophic curative care for Tonga the poor. The project will pilot specific quality improvements in three poor provinces. Project preparation is under way. Environmental Population, Health and Nutrition Assessment Category C. PID: VNPE51841. US$ 60.0 (IDA). Consulting (R) Health: The project will support the government's health sec- services to be determined. Ministry of Health, 138A Giang Vo, Hanoi, tor reform through (a) improving the functional and technical qual- Vietnam, Tel: (84-4) 846-4051, Fax: (84-4) 846-405 ity of health facilities; (b) improving the health information system and (c) developing and implementing a health financing policy. Pro- Power ject preparation is under way. Environmental Assessment Category (R) System Efficiency Improvement, Equalization and Renewal C. US$ 7.0 (IDA). Consulting services to be determined. Ministry (Cr. 3680-VN): The project is designed to (a) improve overall sys- of Health, PO Box 59, Nuku'alofa, Tonga, Tel: (676) 23200, Fax: tem efficiency through optimization of the transmission system, (676) 24291, E-mail: [email protected], Contact: Mr. Taniela Sunia rehabilitation of distribution systems and effective demand-side man- Soakai, Senior Health Planning Officer agement; and (b) enhance energy access for the poor in remote Social Sector areas by upgrading the MV distribution lines for rural electrification, rehabilitating small hydro plants in the rural areas and developing (R) Cyclone Emergency Recovery and Management (Cr. 3647- community and renewable energy-based utilities in remote com- TON): The project would assist recovery of social infrastructure in munes. The project will also support sustainable reform in the power the affected area through rapid replacement of destroyed or damaged sector through (a) separation of generation, transmission and dis- housing, and over three years strengthen the national capacity for tribution; (b) improving corporate governance by instituting more emergency and risk management. Approved by the Executive Direc- effective financial management and information technology; and (c) tors on 30 May 2002. Environmental Assessment Category B. PID: equitization of districts in north, center and southern parts of the coun- TOPE75171. US$ 5.9 (IDA). Consulting services will be required for try to develop a creditworthy distribution sector. Approved by the Exec- the emergency and risk management component, civil works super- utive Directorson 25June 2002. Environmental Assessment Category vision training for the building industry, and a public information and B. PIDs: VNPE66396, VNPE71019. US$ 225.0 (IDA). Consulting education program. Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Works, Ministry services to be determined. Electricity of Vietnam, 18 Tran Nguyen of Lands, Surveys and Natural Resources, E-mail: Han St., Hanoi, Vietnam, Tel: (84-4) 825-5659, Fax: (84-4) 824-9462, [email protected], Contact: Timote Laume Contact Mr. Dao Van Hung, General Director Rural Energy II: The objectives of the project are to (a) repair and Vanuatu rehabilitate the existing rural electricity distribution system to improve system efficiency and quality of service, and (b) enhance Education/Training energy access for the poor in remote areas by developing commu- Education II (Cr. 3543-VA): This learning and innovation credit nity and renewable energy-based utilities in remote communes. The will follow the November 1999 donors'meeting to organize support project will also support sustainable reform in the power sector for the Bank-sponsored Education Master Plan, prior to undertak- through creation of joint stock companies and equitization of districts ing a system-wide reform. This will include introduction of mother- and communes in the north, center and southern parts of the coun- tongue instruction in community school grades K-2 and English or try to develop a creditworthy distribution sector. Project is being iden- French language instruction in primary school grades 3-8. Approved tified. Environmental Assessment Category to be determined, US$ by the Executive Directors on 29 June 2001. In October 2001, IDA 220.0 (IDA). Consulting services to be determined. Ministry of was informed of the government's decision to defer implementa- Industry, Electricity of Vietnam, 18 Tran Nguyen Han St., Hanoi, Viet- tion of this project to 2003. IDA informed the government that cred- nam, Tel: (84-4) 825-5659, Fax: (84-4) 824-9462, Contact: Mr. Dao Van its not signed within 18 months of approval will be canceled. Envi- Hung, General Director PAGE 30 Monthly Operational Summary AUGUST 2002 Public Sector Management Water Resources Assistance: The project is a national program Management Reform: The objective of the to support (a) irrigation modernization and reform; (b) dam safety (r)jc(R) Public Pst tete Financial ublic inancial anagement fom Th s becivlenofbte and (c) integrated water resources development in the Thu Bon ipojetti otegn i recmmpuf nainialmnagemreent Thi willenl Basin (located near Da Nang in the Central Coast). Pre-appraisal is implemRention ofERreondtionstrom thenia rcentaPblicy Expens- tentatively scheduled for mid-November 2002. Environmental Assess- dituend Rvie ounry (PR) inacia AcounabiityAssss- ment CategoryA. PID: VNPE65898. US$ 130.0 (IDA). Consulting ser- ment (CFAA). Project preparation is under way. Environmental vices to be determined. Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Develop- Assessment Category U. PID: VNVPE75399. US$ 50.0 (9A) Consultants ment (MART)), 2 Ngoc Ha St., Hanoi, Vietnam, Tel: (84-4) 733-0782, have been hired. Ministry of Finance, 8 Phan Huy Chu St., Hanoi, Fa (84-4) 824-7133, Contact: Mr. Phai Hong Giang, Vice Minister, Vietnam, Tel: (84-4) 825-3983, Fax: (84-4) 826-2266, Contact Ms. Le MR Thi Bang Tam, Vice Minister Natural Disasters Mitigation: The objectives of the project are to Structural Adjustment save lives and protect economic assets and outputs, especially for the poor, who are often the most vulnerable to natural hazards. This would Second Poverty Reduction Support The project would build on be achieved by: (a) preventing natural disaster impacts; (b) improv- the recent reforms already undertaken by the government and sup- ing government policies and strengthening national and local insti- port implementation of the full poverty reduction strategy outiined tutins espnseandn pepaednss ongter reovey fom at- in the Comprehensive Poverty Reduction and Growth Strategy Paper. tutions in preparedness response and long term recovery from nat- This second PRSC would focus on structural econonmic issues like ural disasters; and (c) restoring basic infrastructure in case of a Thi s nd SC wul fs on sructuradeconoi el major disaster and providing assistance to affected poor people. Pro- bamnn and Sruras weelsontgoerne dti addistiobeng ore oiauevt 100.0 (IDA). Consulting services will be required. Ministry of Plan in the full PRSP Project is being identified. Environmental Assess- ning 3 A Insmen 2eroangah Van THe ani, Veotnm Telax: ment Category U. USS 150,0-200.0 (IDA). Consulting services to be (84.4 823-4716,tContac Mrs Lean ThiThHon, ietr, eraxro determined. State Bank of Vietnam, 49 Ly Thai To St., Hanoi, Viet- ject Management Unit nam, Tel: (84-4) 934-3361, Fax: (84-4) 825-0612, E-mail: [email protected], Contact: Mr. Le Duc Thuy, Governor

Rural Development Transport (R) Forest Sector Development: The project would support (a) (R) Road Network Improvement: The overall purpose of this forest policy and institutional reform; (b) forest land allocation and project is to establish a sustainable institutional and financial frame- issuance of land use certificates; (c) sustainable forest development work for the maintenance of the national road network. The specific and management through promotion of forest plantations and small- objectives would be to: (a) improve the condition of selected portions scale tree growing by farmers, communities, mass organizations of the national road network to enable an efficient provision of trans- and private sector; (d) conservation fund for improving manage- port services and preservation of road assets; (b) implement a user- ment effectiveness of protected areas; and (e) project management. based mechanism for improved mobilization of funds for road main- Project preparation is under way. Environmental Assessment Cate- tenance; and (c) strengthen the road agencies' capacity to preserve gory to be determined. PID: VNPE66051. US$ 75.0 (IDA). Evalua- the national road asset base and increase the efficiency of tbeir oper- tion of short-listed consulting firms is under way. Ministry of Agri- ations. The project is a mix of technical assistance to set up an effi- culture and Rural Development, 2 Ngoc Ha, Hanoi, Vietnam, Tel: (84-4) cient maintenance management and funding system at all levels of 843-8689, Fax: (84-4) 843-8793, Contact: Mr Nguyen Quang Duong, government, and of capital funding to help the government address Vice Director, Departmentof ForestryDevelopment the current rehabilitation backlog and substantially increase periodic (R) Rural Finance II (Cr. 3648-VN): The project would provide maintenance activities along national roads. The technical assis- financial support to viable investments of farmers and rural entre- tance and training will support the required policy, legislative and insti- preneurs, mainly for their medium- and long-term investments. A sec- tutional changes needed, while the investment components would ondary objective would be to strengthen the rural financial institu- test more efficient contract arrangements for delivery of mainte- tions and encourage them to participate in financing of viable rural nance activities by the private sector. Project preparation is under way. investments, provide better financial services and increase banking Environmental Assessment Category B. PID: VNPE59663. US$ 180.0 competition to the benefit of the rural economy. The project would (IDA). Consulting services are required for preparation and imple- consist of three parts: (a) a Rural Development Fund that would mentation. A PHRD grant was approved for project preparation. provide short-, medium- and long-term credit facilities through com- Ministry of Transport, Sol, Duong 19-8, Mai Dich, Cau Giay, Hanoi, peting participating financial institutions to finance household and Vietnam, Tel: (84-4) 862-8978, Fax: (84-4) 862-8983, E-mail: enterprise investment in agriculture and other viable operations; [email protected], Contact: Mr. Bui Tien Dung, General Director, (b) a line of credit to finance viable economic activities of the rural Vietnam Road Administration (VRA), 106 Thai Thinh, Dong Da, poor, (c) training, technical assistance and equipment to support this Hanoi, Vietnam, Tel: (84-4) 857-1446, Fax: (84-4) 857-1440, E-mail: operation and the project's associated financial institutions; and (d) [email protected], Contact: Mr Thieu Dang Khoa, Acting Chairman, equipment and vehicles to support mainly a mobile banking opera- VRA tion. Approved by the Executive Directors on 30 May 2002. Credit signing was expected in August 2002. Environmental Assessment Urban Development Category Fl. PID: VNPE72601. US$200.0 (IDA). Consultants will be (R) Urban Upgrading: e main objectives of the project are to help required. Bank for Investment and Development of Vietnam, Tel: (84- alleviate poverty in urban areas by improving the living and envi- 4) 934-3483, Fax: (84-4) 824-1097, Contact Dr. Duong Quoc Anh ronmental conditions of the urban poor using participatory plan- Agricultural Research and Extension: The objective of the pro- ning methods, and influencing planning processes to become more ject is to strengthen science and technology for agriculture and rural inclusive and pro-poor. It will focus on Haiphong, Ho Chi Minh City, development, in the form of program support. Components might Can Tho and Nam Dinh. Pre-appraisalmission is tentatively scheduled include: policy development, incentives for good science, human for March 2003. Environmental Assessment Category to be deter- resource development and science and technology infrastructure. Pro- mined. US$ 150.0 (IDA). The PHRD grantis financing consulting ser- ject is notyetidentified. Environmental Assessment Category C. US$ vices to (a) assist government review and develop policies relating 40.0 (IDA). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing to urban upgrading; and (b) prepare detailed engineering for tertiary agency to be determined, infrastructure improvements in low income areas. Ministry of Con- AUGUST 2002 Monthly Operational Summary PAGE 31 struction and Municipal Governments and/or Provincial Governments fast-starting employment program for unskilled workers to maintain of Haiphong, Ho Chi Minh, Can Tho and Nam Dinh Cities, 37 Le Dai provincial and district roads and irrigation systems and (b) a com- Hanh St., Hanoi, Vietnam, Tel: (84-4) 976-0478, Fax: (84-4) 976-2153, munity block grant program that supports village level reconstruc- E-mail: boxaydung",Contact:Le tion and development planning. Approved by the Executive Direc- Trong Binh, Deputy Director, Department ofArchitecture and Rural tors on 6June 2002. The grantagreement was signed on 8June 2002. and Urban Planning, MOC Environmental Assessment Category B. PID: AFPE77533. US$ 42.0 (IDA). Consulting services to be determined. Afghanistan Assis- Water Supply/Sanitation tance Coordination Authority (AACA), Ministry of Interior, Min- (R) Water Supply Development: The objective of the project is istry for Rural Reconstruction and Development (MRRD), Ministry to expand water services to currently unserved households, irrespective of Public Works, Ministry of Irrigation, Kabul, Afghanistan, Contact: of income levels, in both large urban centers and smaller district towns. Ashraf Ghani, Director The project will make funds available to water companies which either achieve pre-defined levels of performance or are willing to com- Urban Development mit to the competitive appointment of contractors to design, build and lease facilities. A revolving fund will also be established to allow (R) Emergency Infrastructure Reconstruction (H007-AF): households to invest in sanitation facilities. Pre-appraisalis scheduled The objectives of the project are to: (a) rebuild and rehabilitate facil- forAugust 2003. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 100.0 ities needed to restore critical urban services and power (b) open (IDA). Consultants will be required to assist with the identification up employment opportunities through labor-based reconstruction activ- and preparation of sub-projects during preparation and implementation ities; and (c) provide urgently needed policy advice and capacity and also for their subsequent supervision. Ministry of Construction building to promote sustainable infrastructure service delivery that and Municipal and Provincial Water Companies, 37 Le Dai Hanh St., fosters community and private sector participation. Approved by Hanoi, Vietnam, Tel: (84-4) 9762-1852 or 974-0090, Contact: Dr. Pham the Executive Directors on 6 June 2002. The grant agreementwas signed Ngoc Thai, Director, Management Board of Water Supply and San- on 8 June 2002. Environmental Assessment Category B. PID: itation Development Project AFPE77779. US$ 33.0 (IDA). Consulting services to be determined. Rural Water Supply and Sanitation: The objective of the project Afghanistan Assistance Coordination Authority, Kabul, Afghanistan, is to provide essential water and sanitation infrastructure to poor peo- Contact. Ashraf Ghani, Director ple in rural areas. The project is the first in a possible series of investments that would be designed to conform to and support Vietnam's Bangladesh National Rural Water and Sanitation Strategy and directly contribute to achieving the national targets of 85% water supply coverage and 70% sanitation access in rural areas by 2010. The project would com- Agriculture prise three components: (a) Developing water and sanitation infra- Water Management Improvement: The objective of the project structure; (b) Community and local institutions capacity building; andand services (c) Improving health behavior and services. Project preparation ;s sflood androcyclon-pone aeas byte imvnagesutanaty and pvier-i under way Environmental Assessment Category to be determined. flood- and cyclone-prone areas by improving sustainability and per- US$ 100.0 (IBRD) Consulting services to be determined. Ministry stumtne of a ising an and vrcne-nt b f nt insta- of Agriculture and Rural Development, Center for Rural Water Sup- tutaureformblshnan improvemeniomth bactinglds Watr ply and Sanitation, Tel: (844) 835-5821, Fax: (844) 835-5964, E-mail: Deeopmn t Bard (Bed n and Water Rote s elannig Wrga- nization (WARPO); and enhancing stakeholder participation in planning, implementation, operation and maintenance. Board presentation is scheduled for FY2004. Environmental Assessment Category B. PID: BDPE40712. US$ 80.0 (IDA). Consulting services to be South Asia determined. Bangladesh Water Development Board, WAPDA Bldg., Motijheel C/A, Dhaka, WMIP Tel: (880-2) 712-1540, 712-1537, Fax: (880-2) 712-1540, E-Mail: pd-wsip@accessteLnet, Contact Mr. Salahud- fghanistan din Md. Humayun, Project Director Education/Training (R) Emergency Education Rehabilitation and Development (HO08- Environment AF): The objectives of the project are to: (a) increase access to edu- (R) Gorai River Restoration: The project will prevent environmental cation opportunities in the formal and non-formal systems for under- degradation and promote sustainable environmental flow allocation served groups, especially women and girls; (b) reform education in the southwest region, specifically around Khulna city, the coastal management at all levels, in partnership with civil society, NGOs and belt and mangrove forests of Sunderbans. This will be achieved by the private sector; and (c) introduce modern information technolo- restoring flow during dry season of the Gorai River, the major dis- gies for communications and distance learning. Approved by the tributory of the Ganges River. A feasibility study has been complet- Executive Directors on 6 June 2002. The grantagreement was signed edwith the assistance of the Netherlands, a PHRD grant and other on 8 June 2002. Environmental Assessment Category C. PID: assistance funds. The government reviewed the study in March AFPE77896. US$ 15.0 (IDA). Consulting services to be determined. 2001 and selected a design option, and the consultant submitted a Ministry of Education, Ministry of Higher Education, Afghanistan final report and design in July 2001. Board presentation is scheduled Assistance Coordination Authority, Kabul, Afghanistan, Contact: for FY 2004, but this could change afterfurtherscrutiny by the government Hon. Hedayat Amin Arsala, Minister of Finance and the Bank, which may altercurrentjudgments on project viability. Rural Development Environmental Assessment Category A. PID: BDPE55290. US$ 85.0 (IDA). Additional consulting services for preparation/implementa- (R) Emergency Community Empowerment and Public Works tion are to be determined. Bangladesh Water Development Board, (HO09-AF): The objective of the project is to recapitalize villages Management and Monitoring Cell, 72, Green Rd., Dhaka, Bangladesh, and neighborhoods so that they can return to normal levels of eco- Tel: (880-2) 811-7250, Contact: Mr. Aminul Haque Shah, Additional nomic and trade activity This will be done primarily through: (a) a Chief Engineer PAGE 32 Monthly Operational Summary AUGUST 2002 Finance subproject preparation, capacity building, renewables, market pro- (R) Central Banking Strengthening: (formerly Central Banking motion, microfinance, socio-economic impact analysis and environ- Technical Assistance) The project will focus on strengthening the n mental assessment Rural Electrification Board, Joarshahara, Kilket teal aitn Thearapffrctil focusnzaon, teghening heouces Airport Rd., Dhaka, Bangladesh, Tel: (880-2) 891-6418, Fax: (880-2) tral bank in the areas of functional reorganization, human resources 891-6400, Contact: Mr. Abu Abdullah, Director, Programs; Infra- deveopnt, ank rution and upervsion,S pr l bank unit structure Development Company Ltd., 6th Floor, IDB Bhaban, acoeutin ahn ating androauomtion/MIS.appraisal ill Ei Rokeya Sharani, Sber-e-Bangla Nagar, Dhaka, Bangladesh, Tel: (880- ronmental Assessment Category C. PID: BDPE62916. US$ 40.0 tact Dr.385 Fou Kabir Khan66, Emi:ic daaai.o,Cn (IDA) .Consulting services to be determined. Bangladesh Bank, Head Office Motijheel C/A, Dhaka, Bangladesh, Fax: (880-2) 956-6212, Con- tact: Dr. Fakhruddin Ahmed, Governor, Ministry of Finance, Bha- Renewable Energy Development- The core objective of the GEF- ban 7, Room 238, Bangladesh Secretariat, Dhaka, Bangladesh, Tel: supported project is to accelerate market development of off-grid uses (880-2) 861-0406, Fanlade (880-2)e861- , ContactMrngZakirhAmed: of renewable energy technologies. The project will help increase (880-2) 861-0406, Fax: (880-2) 861-5581, Contact: Mr. Zakir Ahmed rural electricity access to promote social development and economic Khan, Secretary, Finance Division growth. It will support renewable technologies provided by both (R) Financial Services for the Poorest (Cr. 368 1-BD): The objec- government and non-government agencies. Project support will tive of the proposed project is to extend financial services to the poor- include (a) solar home systems provided by the rural electricity est of the poor to assist them in engaging in income generating cooperatives, private sector and microfinance institutions; (b) mini- activities to alleviate poverty The project will support MFIs' micro- hydro and wind energy projects; and (c) technical assistance for credit programs that are tailored to reach the hard core poor and finance capacity building and program implementation. Procurement includes extra costs associated with providing financial and non-financial ser- solar home systems, wind and micro-hydro electricity equipment; con- vices to the target group through a grant component. The project was sulting services for capacity building, renewables, market promotion, approved-following LIL procedures-on 19 June 2002. Environmental microfinance, socio-economic impact analysis and environmental Assessment Category C. PID: BDPE74731. US$ 5.0 (IDA). Consultants assessment The project has been approved by the GEF chief exec- will be required. Palli Karma-Shahayak Foundation, PKSFBhaban, utive officer. Environmental Assessment Category C. US$ 8.2 (GEF). Plot No. E-4/B, Agargaon AdministrativeArea, Sher-e-BanglaNagar, Consulting services will be required for subproject development, pro- Dhaka, Bangladesh, Tel: (880-2) 914-0057, Ext. 1009, Fax: (880-2) ject administration, business development and capacity building. 913-4431, E-mail: [email protected] or [email protected], Contact: Rural Electrification Board, Joarshahara, Khilkhet, Airport Rd., Dr. Salehuddin Ahmed, Managing Director Dhaka, Bangladesh, Tel: (880-2) 891-6418, Fax: (880-2) 891-6400, Contact: Mr. Abu Abdullah, Director Programs, Rural Electrification Population, Health and Nutrition Board; Infrastructure Development Company Ltd., IDB Bhaban, (R)Heath ndPoplaton ecor rogam 1:The objective of Rokeya Sharani, Sher-e-Bangla Nagar, Dhaka, Bangladesh. Tel: the project is to improve the health and family welfare of the most Contact: Dr.48 Foux: (88bir 811an, Emi:ic dakaiicm vulnerable women, children and poor of Bangladesh. Preparationreview was scheduledfor 14-25 July 2002. Environmental Assessment Cat- egory B. US$ 300.0 (IDA). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Public Sector Management Health and Family Welfare, Bldg. 3, Rm. 341, Dhaka 1000, Bangladesh, Tel: (880-2) 861-6979,861-6708,861-0469. Fax: (880-2) 8619077, Con- (R) Public Procurement Reform (Cr. 3639): The objective of tact: Mr. Wahid Khan, Joint Chief, Planning the project is to increase efficiency, transparency and accountabil- Arsenic Public Health: The purpose of the project is to support ity in procurement by government and other public bodies. It would arsenic-related public health activities of the Ministry of Health and establish a central procurement technical unit, introduce appropri- Family Welfare and non-governmental organizations. The Secretary ate procurement rules and procedures, build procurement man- for Health has agreed that the project will be designed and implemented agement capacity and establish mechanisms to improve transparency within the framework of the Health and Population Sector Program. and reduce corruption. Approved by the Executive Directors on 2 Consequently preparation work can get back on track. Progress has May 2002. The credit was stgned on 13June 2002. Environmental Assess- been inordinately slow, however, and itis doubtful that the schedule ment Category C. PID: BDPE75016. US$ 4.5 (IDA). Consultant has for a Board presentation in the third quarter of FY 2003 can be met. been engaged and assisted IDAin preparation work. Implementation Environmental Assessment Category C. US$ 40.0 (IDA). Consultants Monitoring and Evaluation Division, Block 11, Room 25/26, Sher-e- will be required. Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Bldg. 3, Rm. Bangla Nagar, Dhaka 1207, Bangladesh, Tel: (880-2) 911-8354, Fax: 341, Dhaka 1000, Bangladesh, Tel: (880-2) 861-6979, 861-6708, 861- (880-2) 812-2210, E-mail: [email protected], Contact Mr. A. K. M. 0469, Fax: (880-2) 8619077, Contact: Mr. Wabid Khan, Joint Chief, Fazlul Karim, Director General Planning Sector Power Social (R) Rural Electrification and Renewable Energy Development (R) Social Investment Program: The objective of the project is (Cr. 3679-BD): The project will help increase rural electricity to develop financingandinstitutional arrangementsfor implementing access to promote social development and economic growth. It will communitydriven social investment programs.Appraisal mission is ten- supplement grid options with renewable technologies provided by tatively scheduledfor September 2002 Environmental Assessment Cat- both government and non-government agencies. Project includes (a) egory B. PID: BDPE53578. US$ 15.4 (IDA). Consultants will be grid expansion, rehabilitation and intensification by Rural Electrifi- required for project preparation and implementation. A PHRD grant cation Board; (b) solar home systems provided by the rural electricity of US$ 475,000 has been approved for preparation studies. Ministry cooperatives, private sector and microfinance institutions; (c) remote of Finance, Bldg. 7, Room 301, Secretariat, Dhaka, Bangladesh, Tel: area power supply systems (mini-grids) by private sectormini-hydro (880-2) 861-5526, Fax: (880-2) 861-5581, Contact: Mr. Abu Ibrahim, and wind energy projects; and (d) technical assistance for capacity Joint Secretary (Banking), Finance Division; Social Development Foun- building and program implementation. Approved by the Executive dation, House No. 52, Rd. No. 7A, Dhanmondi, Dhaka, Bangladesh, Directors on 25June 2002. Environmental Assessment Category B. Tel: (880-2) 913-7769, E-mail: [email protected], Contact Mr PID: BDPE71794 US$ 191.0 (IDA). Consultants will be required for M. Ha)izuddin Khan, Managing Director AUGUST 2002 Monthly Operational Summary PAGE 33 Structural Adjustment Andhra Pradesh Community Forest Management- The objective of the project is to reduce rural poverty through improved for- Development Support: The objective of the project is to support est management with community participation. Specific outcomes of broad-based structural and governance reforms to create the envi- this objective include establishing an enabling environment for com- ronment for accelerated economic growth and poverty reduction. Pro- munity forest management, empowering and strengthening community ject identification is scheduled for early FY2003, following the gov- institutions, developing and implementing mechanisms to ensure that ernment's presentation of a budget to Parliament Environmental vulnerable groups (e.g. women, scheduled tribes and castes, migrant Assessment Category U. US$ 250.0 (IDA). Consulting services to be herders and landless) benefit from forest management changes, determined. Ministry of Finance, Bldg. 7, Rm. 238, Bangladesh Sec- expanding the natural resource base under Community Forest Man- retariat, Dhaka 1000, Bangladesh, Tel: (880-2) 861-0406,861-2785, Fax agement (CFM), increasing sustainability of forest resources man- (880-2) 861-5581, E-mail: [email protected] agement and augmenting production of forest goods and services. The project area would cover 14 districts in Andhra Pradesh. Board Transport presentation was scheduled for July 2002. Environmental Assessment Category B. PID: INPE73094. US$ 107.5 (IDA). Consultants will be (R) Rural Transport Improvement: The project will finance required. Andhra Pradesh Forest Department, Aranya Bhawan, investments to (a) contribute to faster and more equitable economic Salfabad, Hyderabad, 500 004, India, Tel.: (94-11) 323-5488, Fax: (94- growth; (b) improve local governance; (c) improve access to local 11) 323-7889, E-mail: [email protected], Contact Mr. K Subba Rao, and international and rural markets; (d) create an inclusive development Principal Chief Conservator of Forests process through the use of participatory process in project selection and preparation; (e) increase opportunities for commercial activities Education/Training in rural areas; and (f) provide sustainable transport services by focusing on maintenance of rural infrastructure. The project will (R) Engineering and Technical Quality Improvement: The include (a) construction of feeder roads, rural roads and drainage objective of the project is to support the training of high quality tech- structures, and (b) improvement of river jetties and selected rural nical professionals through reforms in the engineering education sys- markets. A second preparationmission is scheduledfor early Septem- tem. The project would foster and propagate excellence by: (a) devel- ber2002. Appraisal is tentatively scheduledfor late November to early oping competitively selected institutions as lead centers; (b) synergistic December 2002. Environmental Assessment Category C. PID: networkingof neighboring institutions; (c) promoting active linkswith BDPE71435. US$ 200.0 (IDA). Consulting services for project prepa- industry and community and (d) enhancing system management capac- ration are being financed through the ongoing Second Rural Roads ity. The program development objective would be achieved through and Markets Improvement and Maintenance Project. Local Gov- two components with distinct modes of funding. The first component ernment Engineering Department, LGED Bhaban, 7/B Agrgaon, Sher- on Institutional Development would be based on a competitive fund- e-Bangla Nagar, Dhaka 1207, Bangladesh, Tel: (880-2) 912-2435, ing mechanism to support the mentioned activities (a), (b) and (c). Fax: (880-2) 912-6165, E-mail: [email protected], Contact: Mr. The second component on System Management Capacity at the Moharmmed Azizul Haque, Project Director central and state levels would support system-wide improvements and reforms through policy research, staff development, education man- Road Sector Reform: The objectives of the project are to (a) agement information systems and strengthening quality assurance finance road and bridge rehabilitation, which in turn should reduce mechanisms. The program is proposed to be implemented as a cen- highway bottlenecks and the cost of transportation, thus supporting trally coordinated, multi-state, long-term program of 10-12 years in the government's poverty reduction effort; (b) improve the institu- 2-3 overlapping stages, each of 5 years duration. Appraisal is under tional capacity of the main implementing agency, the Roads and way. Environmental Assessment Category C. PID: INPE72123. US$ Highways Department, and (c) support policy reforms in the financ- 235.0 (IDA/IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Ministry ing of road rehabilitation and maintenance. Project is being identi- of Human Resource Development and Project States, Shastri Bha- fled. Environmental Assessment Category A PID: BDPE75346. US$ van, New Delhi 110001, India, Tel: (91-11) 338-2298, Fax: (91-11) 150.0 (IDA). Consultants will be required. Roads and Highways 338-6659, Contact: Mr. VS. Pandey, Joint Secretary and National Department, Sarak Bhaban, Ramna, Dhaka, Bangladesh, Tel: Project Director (880-2) 956-2829/0598, Fax: (880-2) 956-2798, E-mail: haquef@rhd- bangladesh.org, Contact: Mr. Fazlul Haque, Chief Engineer Environment (N) Chhattisgarh Community Forest Management: The objec- India tive of the project is to strengthen participatory systems of natural resource management and marketing to improve and sustain the liveli- Agriculture hoods of forest dependent people. Intended include: (a) establishing (R) Jharkhand Participatory Forest Management: The objec- an enabling policy and institutional environment to facilitate transi- tive of the project is to reduce rural poverty through improved for- tion from Joint Forest Management to Community Forest Manage- est ecosystem management with community participation. It will do ment and (b) strengthening community institutions, developing and this by: (a) strengthening the policy, legal and organizational frame- implementing mechanisms to ensure that vulnerable groups (e.g. work for participatory forest management; (b) enhancing the qual- women, scheduled tribes and castes, and landless people) benefit from ity of community institutions, including mechanisms to ensure ben- and are not harmed by management changes, and improving pro- efits to women and vulnerable groups; and (c) expanding the natural ductivity and financial returns to communities from sustainable for- resource base and returns to local communities. Project Concept est use while expanding the natural resource base. Project preparation Document is being prepared. Environmental Assessment Category B. is underway. Environmental Assessment Category B. PID: INPE77572. US$ 40.0 (IDA). Consultants will be required for preparation of fea- US$ 50.0 Consulting services to be determined. State Forest Depart- sibility studies, the environmental assessmen and the social assessment, Village Forestry Institutions, PRI, Raipur 492001, Chhattisgarh, ment Most of these are likely to be provided through specialists attached India, Tel: (0771) 221-157, Fax: (0771) 331-120, E-mail: to the preparation team. Jharkhand Local Communities and State For- [email protected], Contact: Mr. Ramprakash, Principal Sec- est Department, Ranchi, 834 001, Jharkhand, India, Tel: (91-654) retary Forests 525-2669, Fax: (91-654) 625-2669, E-mail: rccfJhk@rediffmail, Con- (N) Madhya Pradesh Community Forest Management The objec- tact: Ms. Neelam Nath, Principal Secretary, Department of Forests tive of the project is to facilitate a shift from Joint Forest Management and Environment (JFM) to Community Forest Management (CFM), with project com- PAGE 34 Monthly Operational Summary AUGUST 2002 ponents providing the necessary ingredients for successful CFM. These regulatory aspects. Transmission Corporation of Andhra Pradesh Jim- ingredients include establishing an enabling environment for CFM; ited, Vidyut Soudha, Hyderabad 500049, India, Contact: Mr. Ramakant strengthening community institutions, developing and putting in Reddy, Chairman and Managing Director, Tel: (91-40) 331-7657, Fax: place mechanisms to ensure that vulnerable groups (e.g. women, sched- (91-40) 332-0565 uled tribes and castes, and landless people) benefit from CFM, expanding the natural resource base under CFM, and improving returns Public Sector Management to comnunities from this resource base. Project preparation is under Modernization of the State Statistical Systems: The project way. Enrvironmental Assessment Category B. PID: INPE50644. US$ includes (a) statistical development within the macroeconomic finan- 105.0 (IDA). Consulting services to be determined. Government of cial and social framework: (b) institutional capacity building and Madhya Pradesh State Forest Departments, Village Forestry Insti- imrv enofeltnswhdaaursndpvdr;ad(c (0755) 576-593, improvement of relations with data users and providers; and (c) tutions, Vallabh Brawan,tutons Bhpal46204,Inda,BhopalValab Brwan462004, India, Tel:el:(075) 76-93, communications and information technology to support components Fax: (0755) 763 428, E-mail: [email protected], Contact (a) and (a). Project concept is being reviewed by the government. Mr. Manoj Kumar, Principal Secretary Forests Project preparation has been postponed. Environmental Assessment Category C. US$ 200.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be deter- Population, Health and Nutrition mined. Ministry of Statistics and Program Implementation of India, Integrated Disease Surveillance: The objective of the project is Sardar Patel Bhavan, Parliament St., New Delhi 110001, India, Tel: to help in the shift from a centrally driven, vertically organized dis- (91-11) 336-0889, Fax: (91-11) 334-2384, Contact: G. Raveendran, ease surveillance system to one coordinated by the center and imple- Deputy Director General, MOS, Tel: (91-11) 336-1080 mented by the states, districts and communities. The project's com- Uttar Pradesh Fiscal Reform and Public Sector Restructur- ponents will (a) coordinate and decentralize disease surveillance ing H: The credit/loan will support the second phase of fiscal and activities (b) integrate and strengthen disease surveillance at the state governance reforms in Uttar Pradesh. The fiscal reform component and district levels (c) improve laboratory support and (d) provide train- is aimed at ensuring sustainability and creating additional fiscal ing for disease surveillance and action. Project preparation is under space over the medium term for well-targeted public investments in way. Environmental Assessment Category B. PID: INPE73651. US$ social sectors and key infrastructure. The public sector restructur- 60 (IDA). Consultants will be required to (a) assess laboratory facil- ing component is aimed at improving the quality of service delivery ities; (b) estimate training needs and capacity assessment at dis- by reorienting the role of government, reforming the civil service, trict, state and national levels; (c) make an institutional assessment reducing corruption through improved transparency, deregulation at central, state and district levels; and (d) prepare plans and man- and strengthening of watchdog agencies, decentralization to local bod- uals for handling medical and laboratory waste and safety issues. Min- ies and by improving financial management and accountability. Pro- istry of Health and Family Welfare, Nirman Bhavan, New Delhi 110 ject preparation is under way. Environmental Assessment Category 001, India, Tel: (91-11) 301-8863, Fax: (91-11) 3014252, Contact: Mr. C. US$ 125.0/125.0 (IDA/IBRD). Consulting services for imple- Javid Chowdhury, Secretary mentation of reforms are being financed under the Technical Assis- Rajasthan Health Systems Development: The objectives of the tance for Economic Reform Project. Government of Uttar Pradesh, project are to assist the state government in improving (a) efficiency Externally Aided Projects, Yojana Bhawan, Lucknow 226 000, India, in the allocation of health resources through policy and institutional Tel: (91-522) 238-942, Fax: (91-522) 238-282, Contact Mr. Robit Nan- development and (b) enhancing the performance of the health sys- dan, Principal Staff Officer to the CS and Secretary, Externally Aided tem at the primary and secondary levels. The main components of Projects the proposed project would address (a) management development and institutional strengthening, (b) improvement of service quality Social Sector and effectiveness at the primary and secondary level as well as pro- Andhra Pradesh Rural Poverty Reduction: The objective of the vision of the linkages with other programs and (c) increasing access project is to expand the reach of the efforts begun in the AP District to and equity in the delivery of health services to populations with Poverty Initiatives Project from six districts to the entire state. The special needs, specifically tribal populations, desert population groups project would aim at assisting the poorest and most vulnerable mem- and women through innovation. Project preparation is underway. Envi- hers of rural communities, endeavoring to bring them greater con- ronmental Assessment Category B. PID: INPE50655. US$ 100 (IDA). vergence of health, education, nutrition, natural resource manage- Consultants have been identified for assessments, studies and other ment and anti-poverty programs to respond to their overall needs. activities required to complete preparation. Department of Health and The project, part of the governments long-term poverty eradica- Family Welfare, Government of Rajasthan Secretariat, Jaipur 302 tion effort, would use a bottom up approach and recognize the need 005, India, Tel: (91-141) 3808-5138 ext. 2352, Contact Mr. Parmesh for grassroots institutional arrangements. It would place emphasis Chandra, Principal Secretary, Medical Health and Family Welfare on livelihood issues of the poor with a focus on non-farm employment opportunities and land and water management in degraded areas. Power Project preparation is under way. Environmental Assessment Cate- Andhra Pradesh Power Sector Restructuring: Phase two of gory B. PID: INPE71272. US$ 250.0 (IDA). Consultants will be this adaptable program loan will finance (a) the continuation of the required for preparation of feasibility studies and the environmen- rehabilitation and expansion of the transmission and distribution tal and social assessments. Society for the Elimination of Rural system; (b) end-use efficiency improvement and demand-side man- Poverty (Government of Andhra Pradesh), Hill Fort Rd., 5-10-182/2 agement activities; (c) rural infrastructure; and (d) technical assis- II Floor Summit Apts., Hyderabad 500 004, Andhra Pradesh, India, tance to the new entities in the power sector. Project preparation is Tel: (91-40) 6660315/6/7, Fac (9140) 6660318, E-mail [email protected], under way. Environmental Assessment Category to be determined. Contact: K. Raju, IAS, Chief Executive Officer US$ 150.0 (IBRD). DFID-funded consultants are already working with the utilities on corporatization, commercialization and institutional Transport development issues. An international merchant banker is assisting (R) Allahabad Bypass: The project will complete the last remain- in the privatization of the power distribution business. CIDA-funded ing section in the upgrading of National Highway 2 between Delhi consultants are providing assistance on technical/engineering mat- and Calcutta, Its objectives are to (a) reduce transport constraints ters. The regulatory commission is being supported by international on national economic activity, and (b) improve institutional capabil- consultants, financed by DFID, for institutional development, train- ities to manage road programs, assets and services on a more coming and to assist the commission on its work relating to important mercial basis. The project will accomplish this by: (a) adding much AUGUST 2002 Monthly Operational Summary PAGE 35 needed capacity to heavily congested sections of the national high- E-mail: [email protected], Contact: Mr. K.B. Bansal, Projects way network; (b) promoting private sector participation in road Director financing; and (c) enhancing highway planning capacity, user respon- Orissa State Roads: The objective of the project is to make the gov- siveness and skills for road construction industry management. ernment of Orissa more responsive and efficient in addressing road Appraisal is tentatively scheduled for September 2002. Environ- transport infrastructure needs while improving traffic flow and safety mental Assessment Category A. PID: INPE73776. US$ 150.0 (IBRD). on selected congested state roads. The project includes (a) institu- Consultants will be required for construction supervision and insti- tional strengthening of the public works department; (b) maintenance tutional strengthening. National Highways Authority of India, Plot and rehabilitation of about 1000 km of state roads; and (c) widening No. G5 and G6, Sector 10, Dwarka, New Delhi, India, Tel: (91-11) and improving of about 200 km of state roads. Project preparation 507-4100, Fax: (91-11) 507-4100, Ext. 222, E-mail: [email protected], has been postponed. Environmental Assessment Category A. PID: Contact: Subhash Patel, Chief General Manager (World Bank Pro- INPE67527. US$ 129.0 (IBRD). Selection of consultants for supervision jects) of works is under way. Prequalification of contractors for the widen- (R) Mumbai Urban Transport (In. 4665-IN, Cr. 3662-IN): ing and strengthening component has started. Bidding documents The rojctrioityimpoveentsto illsuport he apaityand for the first-year maintenance program have been completed. Orissa quality of the Mumbai urban transport system, particularly public trans- WrsDprmn,Ofc fteCifEgne,RasadBid port Ths wll b copleentd wih istiutinal eveopmnts ings, Nirman Soudha, Bhubaneswar, Orissa, India 751 001, Tel/Fax: and improved cost recovery and social and environmental measures. Approved by the Executive Directors on 18 June 2002. Environmen- Urban Development tal Assessment Category A. PID: INPE50668. US$ 463.0/79.0 (IBRD/IDA). Consulting services to be determined. Ageneral pro- Andhra Pradesh Urban Poverty Reduction: The primary focus curement notice for this project was published in UN Development of the project will be on poverty reduction and the empowerment of Business No. 535 of 31 May 2000. Mumbai Metropolitan Regional Devel- the poor, protection of the most vulnerable through security mech- opment Authority, Bandra-Kurla Complex, Mumbai, India, Tel: (91- anisms and creating opportunities for the poor by building their 22) 659-1235, Fax: (91-22) 659-1264, E-mail: assets and enabling the markets to work for them. This will be in a [email protected], Contact: Mr U. P S. Madan, Project variety of forms, such as (a) making the government and private ser- Director vice delivery institutions pro-poor; (b) directing infrastructure investments in settlements housing the urban poor; (c) enhancing access (R) Tamil Nadu Road Sector: The project would enhance the effi- by the poor to micro-credit and community-based finance systems; ciency of the state road network by reducing transport costs and trans- (d) improving delivery of services; and (e) improving planning, port constraints on economic activity; improving riding quality and rules and regulations to incorporate the needs of the poor in hous- capacity of selected core road segments; improving maintenance ing and land development and measures to enable the land and effectiveness; and improving the State's institutional capabilities for housing markets to work better. Project is being identified. Envi- managing and monitoring its expenditures in road sector. The pro- ronmental Assessment Category to be determined. US$ 200.0 (IBRD). ject components are (a) upgrading and strengthening of priority Consulting services to be determined. Urban Development Depart- roads; (b) design and supervision; (c) land acquisition and resettlement, Secretariat Complex, Hyderabad 500 022, Tel: (91-40) 354- ment, and rehabilitation; (d) periodic maintenance; and (e) institu- 8004, Fax: (91-40) 345-0622, Contact: A.K Goel, Principal Secretary, tional strengthening of State Road Agency. Project preparation is under Urban Development way. Environmental Assessment Category B. PID: INPE50649. US$ Gujarat Urban Reform: The objective of the project is to improve 330.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required for construction super- basic urban services of local governments and build their financial vision, institutional strengthening and maintenance. Highways and management capacity, increasing their creditworthiness. Project is Rural Works, Tamil Nadu Road Sector Project, Highways Research on hold due to the political situation in the state. Environmental Station, Guindy, Chennai 600 025, India, Fax: (91-44) 235-2653, Assessment Category A. PID: INPE73161. US$ 150.0 (IBRD). Con- 230-0195, Contact: Mr Ram Mohana Rao, Project Director sultants will be required for institutional environmental and engineering studies. Urban Development and Urban Housing Department, (R) Uttar Pradesh State Roads: The projectwill support the state Sachivalaya, 9th Floor Block No. 14, Gandhinagar-382010, Gujarat, government's objective to reduce poverty in the state by lowering India, Tel: (91-2712) 20259 ext. 6482, Fax: (91-2712) 20981, E-mail: transportation costs of goods and services, provide greater con- [email protected], Contact Ms. SudhaAnchalia, Principal Secretary nectivity between production and consumption centers and improve the effectiveness of investments through the establishment of a road Karnataka Municipal Capacity Building: The project would sector management plan in conjunction with Uttar Pradesh's over- focus on strengthening of local capacity in secondary cities in order all fiscal and public sector reforms and governance framework. The to (a) improve the state transfer system, with particular focus on cre- project development objectives are to (a) reduce transport costs ating aperformance-based scheme; (b) enhance localresource mobi- and impediments to economic growth by significantly improving lization primarily through reform of the property tax; (c) provide assis- the flow of traffic on highly congested corridors in the State's primary tance in developing and implementing new management tools (GIS, road network; and (b) enhance the institutional capacities and finan- MIS, wide-area network and intranet systems); (d) improve traffic cial effectiveness of the government agencies in managing the State's and transportation; and (e) upgrade municipal staff technical skills road program, assets and services. The project includes (a) institu- through training programs, including distance learning. The project tional strengthening of the Public Works Department (PWD) and devel- will finance software and hardware to upgrade and monitor munic- opment of an effective road maintenance system in the PWD, (b) upgrad- ipal management performance. Project is being identified. Envi- ing and widening of about 1,000 km of priority state roads, and (c) ronmental Assessment Category to be determined. US$ 200.0 (IDA). major maintenance of about 2,500 km of state roads, which will Consulting services to be determined. Government of Karnataka, Urban involve rehabilitation of existing roads within their existing widths. Development Department MS Bldg. II, Fourth Floor, Bangalore, India Project preparation is under way. Environmental Assessment Cate- 560 001, Tel/Fax: (91-80) 225-3958, Contact: Mr. B. K Das, Princi- gory A. PID: INPE67606. US$ 481.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be pal Secretary required for construction supervision and for advisory services in implementing an institutional strengthening plan for the Public Water Supply/Sanitation Works Department. Public Works Department, 96, Mahatma Gandhi Karnataka Water and Urban Management: The objective of the Marg, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India, Tel/Fax: (91-522) 236-182, project is to improve the quality, reliability, efficiency, financial via- PAGE 36 Monthly Operational Summary AUGUST 2002 bility and sustainability of the water supply and sanitation services ments. The project would consist of three components, namely: (a) in urban local bodies. In order to achieve this objective, the follow- establishment of a Power Development Fund involving funds from ing main components will be defined during project preparation: (a) IDA and a technical assistance package for fund administration; (b) reform of the institutional, legal and regulatory framework, (b) support for small micro-hydro schemes for rural village electrifica- implementation of critical changes in the financial and managerial tion; and (c) improvements in grid transmission and distribution aspects of water and wastewater operations in the participating urban facilities of the Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA), including technical units by contracting with an experience water utility operator and (c) assistance towards restructuring NEA and upgrading planning and repair or rehabilitation of key elements of the existing infrastructure. financial management systems. Project preparation is under way. Project preparation is under way. Environmental Assessment Cate- Environmental Assessment Category A. PID: NPPA43311. US$ 65.0 gory B. PID: INPE67502. US$ Amount to be determined. (IDA). A (IDA). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Water Resources, request for expressions of interest and a general procurement notice Singha Durbar, Kathmandu, Nepal, Tel: (977-1) 228-923, Fax: were published in UN Development Business of 16 November 2000. (977-1) 227-536, Contact: Mr. Lok Man Singh Karki, Secretary Karnataka Urban Infrastructure Development and Finance Corpo- ration, Unity Buildings Annex, Silver Jubilee Block, Second Floor, Third Water Supply/Sanitation Cross Mission Rd., Bangalore, India. 5600027, Contact Mrs. Sudha Krishnan, Director, Finance, Tel: (91-80) 223-2132, Fax: (91-80) 223- (R) Kathmandu Water Supply and Sanitation: The objectives 2022 of the project are to enable the Kathmandu Valley water utility to become self-sustaining, more consumer responsive and a better provider of Nepal services to its customers while ensuring more equitable access of the services to the unconnected, most of whom are poor. Specific objec- Education/Training tives are to (a) improve the operational performance and financial H e viability of the utility through private sector participation, improved Higher Secondary Education: The project will support ongoig tariff-setting processes and priority rehabilitation investments in the higher secondary education reforms that complement the tertiary distribution network, and (b) improve access to safe and affordable education reforms carried out under the Higher Education Project drinking water and adequate sanitation services for the urban poor. (Credit 2560-NEP). The project will assist the Ministry of Education This will be achieved by sector institutional reforms over a period (MOE) and the Higher Secondary Education Board in improving edu- of time by contracting out the operations of Kathmandu Valley Towns cational planning, management, mobilization and utilization of to a private operator through a ten-year management/lease type of resources with an emphasis on decentralization and implementa- contract This project is no longer in the lendingprogram. Further report- tion capacity. The project will also focus on upgrading facilities, ing will be discontinued. Environmental Assessment Category B. equipment and information technology as well as human resources PID: NPPE67602. US$ 15.0 (IDA). A consulting firm has been selected development at the MOE and the regional level. Project has not for project preparation. Additional consulting services are to be been identified. Environmental Assessment Category C. US$ 25.0 (IDA). financed from trust funds. MPPW/PSPC, Tel: (977-1) 429-531, Fax: Consulting services to be determined. Higher Secondary Educa- (977-1) 419802, E-mail: [email protected], Contact Mr. Rattan Kuma tion Board, Sano Thimi, Bhaktapur, Nepal, Contact: Dr. Shreeram Siddhi, Coordinator, PSPC Lamichane, Member-Secretary, HSEB (R) Rural Water Supply & Sanitation II: The objectives of the Finance project are to: (a) improve sector institutional performance and (R) Financial Sector Technical Assistance: The objective of the mainstream the Rural Water Supply & Sanitation Fund Develop- project is to restructure and strengthen the supervisory and regu- ment Board approach in the government's system; and (b) deliver latory capacity of the central bank so that it can perform its role effec- sustainable health and hygiene benefits to the rural population tively, and to reform the commercial banking sector, with particular through improvements in water and sanitation facilities. Project focus on the troubled two largest banks, one state owned and the other preparation is under way. Environmental Assessment Category B. recently privatized. Negotiations completed. Environmental Assess- PID:NPPE71285. US$ 20.0 (IDA). Consultants will be required. ment Category B. PID: NPPE71291. US$ 16.0 (IDA). Consulting Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Fund Development Board, PO Box services will be required including a long-term management consultancy 12414, Panipokari, Lazimpat, Kathmandu, Nepal, Tel: (977-1) 414- to work with the banks. A project preparation facility advance of 529, 410-761, 415-856, 418-611, Fax: (977-1) 417-899, E-mail: US$ 0.6 was approved in 1999. Nepal Rastra Bank, Bulawatar, Kath- [email protected], Contact: Mr. Raj Babu Shrestha, Executive mandu, Nepal, Tel: (977-1) 414-552, Fax: (977-1) 414-533, Contact Mr. Director Rajan Singh Bhandari, Executive Director, Banking Operations Department Pakistan Financial Sector Adjustment This credit will support the policy components of the financial sector reform program. It will place par- Agriculture ticular emphasis on completing privatization of Rastriya Banijya Sindh On-Farm Water Management: This project is one of the Bank and Nepal Bank Limited. Project has not been identified. Envi- four unbundled provincial projects of the Fourth On-Farm Water Man- rorimental Assessment Category B. US$ 50.0 (IDA). Consulting ser- agement Project. The project would focus on policy improvements vices will not be required. Nepal Rastra Bank, Balawatar, Kathmandu, and institutional reforms in the irrigation sector. The project will include Nepal, Tel: (977-1) 414-407, Fax: (977-1) 414-552, Contact: Mr. Rajan (a) a social mobilization program for developing effective farmers' Singh Bhandari, Executive Director, Banking Operations Department organizations; (b) improvement and rehabilitation of distributaries, Power minors and watercourses in canal-commanded areas; and (c) improvement in water distribution facilities in the barani and hill torrents areas. Power Development: The objectives of the project are to: (a) Board presentation is tentatively scheduled for the third quarter of develop Nepal's hydropower potential in an environmentally and FY03. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 27.0 (IDA). Con- socially sustainable manner so as to meet domestic electricity demand sulting services will be required for social mobilization and transfer and to export power to India, when feasible; (b) improve access in of irrigation management Sindb On-Farm Water Management Direc- rural areas to electricity services; and (c) promote private participation torate, Agriculture Department, Government of Sindh, Block C. in the power sector as a way to improve power sector efficiency, as Shahbaz Building, Thandi Sarak, Hyderabad, Tel: (92-221) 783-440, well as to mobilize financing for the sector's investment require. 28993, Fax: (92-221) 781-484. AUGUST 2002 Monthly Operational Summary PAGE 37 Environment StructuralAdjustment Protected Areas Management. The objective of the project is to (R) Northwest Frontier Province Structural Adjustment (Cr. conserve globally important species, their populations and habitats 3687-PAK): The objective of the project is to support the provin- in the protected areas of Pakistan. The project will include (a) inte- cialreform program in the areas of governance (focusing on civil ser- gration of local communities in protected area management; (b) vice reform and fostering accountability, integrity and professional- strengthening of park management; (c) public environmental aware- ism in state institutions), public health, education, fiscal and financial ness; and (d) human resources development. Approved by the Exec- management (especially reforms that increase provincial revenues, utive Directors on 24 April 2001. The grant agreement has not yet reprioritize expenditures, strengthen procurement and improve bud- been signed. Environmental Assessment Category B. PID: PKGE35823. get preparation, execution and oversight), and private sector devel- US$ 10.0 (GEF). An international NGO and the government have com- opment (emphasizing deregulation and business facilitation). Approved pleted project preparation. Selection of consultants for technical by the Executive Directors on 9July 2002 and signed the following day. assistance is completed. Ministry of Environment, Local Government Environmental Assessment Category U. PID: PKPE77834. US$ 90.0 and Rural Development, Islamabad, Pakistan, Tel: (92-51) 920-2960, (IDA). During implementation consulting services will be required Fax: (92-51) 920-5887 for financial management, agriculture income tax administration, monitoring and evaluation, and a growth potential study. Depart- ment of Finance, Government of Northwest Frontier Province, Finance Peshawar, Pakistan, Tel: (92-91) 921-0334, Fax: (92-91) 921-1134, Contact: Mr. Abdul Wajid Rana, Secretary of Finance (R) Banking Sector Technical Assistance (Cr. 3689-PAK): The project is the second phase of technical assistance to the State (R) Second Structural Adjustment The objective of the project Bank of Pakistan (SBP). The project would support continuation is to support implementation of the government's Poverty Reduction and effective completion of the restructuring measures already ini- Strategy, which focuses on improving (a) economic growth, (b) gov- tiated as well as complement broader reforms in the financial sec- ernance, (c) human development, and (d) social protection and tor. Through continuing support, the project will assist SBP in trans- employment opportunities. In the economic growth area, the gov- forming the central bank into a highly professional, efficient and modem ernment will aim at (a) addressing the debt problem through fiscal institution, fully equipped to play a meaningful role in economic consolidation and more rapid and stable export growth, (b) mobilizing development. The restructuring program supported under the pro- more revenue and shifting expenditures to allow more spending on ject includes: (a) improving standards and quality of personnel, pro- social sectors and critical infrastructure, and (c) making the business viding staff with modern techniques and tools through enhanced train- environment more appealing by providing level playing fields for all ing and realigning policies with international best practices for staff areas of business, removing distortions, and reducing the cost of doing development; (b) modernizing operations of the bank by automat- business. In governance the goal is to restore the integrity and ing processes through use of technology, networking and commu- accountability of state institutions, particularly through (a) tax admin- nication tools and establishing these linkages with the banking sec- istration reforms, (b) devolution of powers to newly established local tor and the Ministry of Finance for effective functioning; (c) carrying governments, (c) better public financial management, and (d) civil out a study and supporting further strengthening of the credit infor- service reforms. The priority in human development is to develop mation system in the country for providing wider access to all stake- inore effective delivery systems for basic education, preventive holders; (d) streamlining and strengthening the payments system health care and family planning while gradually increasing expenditures for improved, safe, efficient and affordable delivery of financial ser- in the social sectors as stronger growth, improved tax administra- vices across the country; (e) creating awareness and strengthening tion, and continued donor support make more resources available. regulators and enforcers for controlling money laundering and fian- In order to reduce the vulnerability of the poor the government will cial fraud; and (f) strengthening and building capacity for regulation enhance poor people's economic opportunities through (a) greater and policy making of the banking sector. Approved by the Executive access to credit, (b) redistribution of public lands, (c) implementa- Directors on 9July 2002. The credit was signed on 11 July 2002. Envi- tion of community-based infrastructure programs, and (d) direct ronmental Assessment Category C. PID: PKPE74797. US$ 26,5 cash transfers to the neediest. Approved by the Executive Directors (IDA). Consulting services to be determined. State Bank of Pak- on 11 June 2002. The credit was also signed on 11June 2002 and became istan, Central Directorate, I.I.Chundirgar Road, Karachi, Pakistan, effective the following day. Environmental Assessment Category U. Tel: (92-21) 921-2504, Fax: (92-21) 921-2505, E-mail: PID: PKPE74968. US$ 500.0 (IDA). No consultants are required. bprd [email protected], Contact Mr. Kazi Abdul Muktadir, Director Ministry of Finance, Pakistan Secretariat, Islamabad, Pakistan, Tel: (92-51) 920-6367, Fax: (92-51) 921-4629, Contact: Dr. Waqar Masood Khan, Additional Secretary Finance Population, Health and Nutrition (R) Sindh Structural Adjustment (Cr. 3686-PAK): This credit (R) HIV/AIDS Prevention: The project will support the govern- will provide budgetary support to the Government of Sindh province ment's efforts to prevent the spread of HIV/AIDS. As a priority, the in Pakistan for implementing structural reforms in the areas of fis- project will help expand ongoing efforts to prevent the epidemic cal and financial management, civil service performance, public ser- from becoming established in vulnerable populations such as com- vice delivery systems, private sector regulatory framework and pri- mercial sex workers, injecting drug users and males who have sex vatization policies. Approved by the Executive Directorson 9July 2002 with males. Appraisal mission is in the field. Environmental Assess- and signed the following day. Environmental Assessment Category ment Category B. PID: PKPE74856. US$ 20.0 (IDA). Consulting U. PID: PKPE 75810 US$ 100.0 (IDA). Consulting services are services will likely be required. A general procurement notice has being used for preparation. The consultants are fiscal and financial been published for (a) providing HIV prevention services among vul- management experts from Pakistan. Department of Finance, Gov- nerable populations, including sex workers, injecting drug users ernmentof Sindh, Department of Finance, Civil Lines, Government and long-distance truckers, (b) providing support to the govern- of Sindh, Karachi, Pakistan, Tel: (92-51) 920-3114, Fax: (92-51) 920- ment for procurement and contract management, (c) monitoring 6511, Contact: Mr. Fazlur Rahman, Secretary, Finance and evaluation, and (d) provision of HIV and hepatitis B test kits. Requests for expressions of interest will be published shortly in UN Transport Development Business. National AIDS Control Program, National (R) Highways Rehabilitation: The objective of the project is to improve Institute of Health, Islamabad, Pakistan, Tel: (92-51) 925-5096; provin- the efficiency of the national highway network by (a) providing pol- cial AIDS control programs icy support; (b) financing part of the program aimed at network PAGE 38 Monthly Operational Summary AUGUST 2002 conservation and road safety enhancement; and (c) supporting insti- promotion of energy conservation, household energy efficiency, tutional development and progressive commercialization of road development of carbon trading mechanisms and integration of renew- sector entities. Appraisal is scheduledfor September/October2002. Envi- ables into government policy and sector reforms. Approved by the Exec- ronmental Assessment Category A- PID: PKPE10556. US$ 125.0 utive Directorson 20June2002. Environmental Assessment Category (IDA). Consulting services to be determined. National Highway Fl. PID: LKPE76702. US$ 75.0/8.0 (IDA/GEF). Consultants will be Authority (NHA), Plot No. 27, Mauve Area, G-9/1, Islanabad, Pak- required for implementation. Administrative Unit, DFCC Bank, Ltd., istan, Tel: (92-51) 926-0409, Fax (92-51) 926-0209, Contact: Col. Azizul 73/5 Galle Rd., Colombo 3, Sri Lanka, Tel: (941) 440-366, Fax: (941) Haq Mirza, Member (Planningand Operations) 440-376, E-mail: [email protected], Contact: Mr. Jayantha Nagen- dran, Senior Vice President (Asset/Liability Management) Urban Development (R) Community-District Infrastructure Services -Azzad Jammu Private Sector Development Kashmir (Cr. 3689-PAK): The project will help the government Private Sector Adjustment. The objective of the project is to sup- reduce poverty through the development of a participation-based pro- port Sri Lanka's private sector development program by: (a) creat- gram to deliver sustainable and affordable infrastructure and services ing an enabling environment; (b) reforming labor and land markets; to low-income communities in Azzad Jammu Kashmir. The project (c) restructuring and privatizing state-owned enterprises; (d) promoting includes (a) community development activities; (b) basic infra- more private sector development of infrastructure; and (e) reform- structure upgrading and services; and (c) decentralized implemen- ing financial markets. Identification mission completed in August 2001. tation support and monitoring and evaluation. Approved by the Exec- Discussions resumed with the new government during a mission in utive Directors on 9 July 2002. Environmental Assessment Category January 2002. Environmental Assessment Category C. US$ 130.0 (IDA). B. PID: PKPE71454. US$ 20.0 (IDA). Consultants are required and Consulting services to be determined. Ministry of Finance and Plan- have been engaged. Local Government and Rural Development ning, Colombo 1, Sri Lanka, Tel.: (94-1) 431-761, Fax: (94-1) 449- Department, Federal Ministry of Environment, Local Government 823, Contact: Charitha Ratwatte, Secretary and Rural Development, Muzafarabad, Pakistan, Tel: (92-58) 8103- 3124; Fax: (92-58) 8103-3125, E-mail: [email protected], Contact Public Sector Management Sardar Riaz Ahmad Khan (R) Economic Reform Technical Assistance: The objective of the project is to facilitate the government's economic reform process by Sri Lanka strengthening its technical and managerial capacity to implement the private sector reform program. The project consists of four compo- Education/Training nents: (a) strengthening capacity within the Ministry of Economic Development of Undergraduate Education: The project aims at Reforms; (b) providing technical advice; (c) supporting the gov- improving the institutional capacity and quality of higher education ernment's mass communications strategy; (d) supporting estab- to sustain the country's rate of economic growth. Specifically, the pro- lishment of a multisector regulator, and (e) establishing a challenge ject will support the following objectives: (a) increasing the quality fund to finance further technical assistance needed to reach the of public tertiary education programs and enhancing the employa- reform program's objectives. Appraisal mission is tentatively sched- bility of graduates; (b) creating a positive environment for the devel- uled between July and September 2002, depending on the govern- opment of quality private tertiary education institutions; (c) estab- ment's timetable. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 75 lishing linkages between tertiary institutions and economic growth (IDA). Consulting services to be determined. Ministry of Economic sectors; and (d) promoting social harmony through core courses. The Reforms, Treasury Bldg., Colombo 01, Sri Lanka, Tel: (94-1) 434-876, project includes (a) management reform; (b) privatesector development Fax: (94-1) 326-116, Contact: Mr. Paskaralingam, Senior Advisor to (c) financing reform; (d) staff development; (e) institutional devel- the Prime Minister opment; and (1) a review of curricula in priority disciplines. Project is being identified. Environmental Assessment Category C. PID: StructuralAdjustment LKPE50741. US$ 30.0 (IDA). Consulting services to be determined. Poverty Reduction Support Structural Adjustment: The pro- Ministry of Tertiary Education, 475/32, Kotte Rd. Rajagiriya, Sri ject will facilitate access to resources and social services to promote Lanka self-employment and entry into the labor market for the poor. Pro- ject has not yet been identified. Environmental Assessment Category Population, Health and Nutrition U. US$ 50.0 (IDA). Consulting services will be required. Ministry National AIDS Prevention: The project will scale up the national of Finance Policy Planning, Ethnic Affairs and National Integration, response to confront HIV/AIDS and TB. The project will develop the Sethsiripaya, Battaramulla, Sri Lanka, Tel: (94-1) 562-485 national program and will focus on preventive interventions, institutional strengthening and multisectoral involvement Project preparation mis- Urban Development sion completed. Environmental Assessment Category B. PID: (R) Colombo Urban Services Improvement: The objective of the LKPE74730. US$ 10.0 (IDA). Consulting services to be determined. project is to improve urban services for about 30,000 households in Ministry of Health, Nutrition and Welfare, 385, Rev. Baddegama, the Colombo metropolitan area and strengthen local authorities' WimalawansaThero Mw., Colombo 10, Sri Lanka, Tel: (94-1) 698-511, capacity for better management of service delivery. Project prepa- Fax: (94-1) 692-913, Contact: Dr. Reggie Perera, Secretary ration is on hold pending completion of urban policy work by the government. Environmental Assessment Category A. US$34.0 (IDA). Power Consultants will be required in engineering and project planning (R) Renewable Energy for Rural Economic Development (Cr. services. Ministry of Housing and Plantation Infrastructure, Sethsimipaya, 3673-CE): The objective of the project is to provide electricity and Battaramulla, Colombo, Sri Lanka, Tel: (94-1) 564-205,862-225, Fax: socio-economic improvements in rural areas through (a) renewable (94-1) 564-214, E-mail: [email protected], Contact: Mr. W. D. Aillape- energy technologies in grid-connected and off-grid hydro, wind and ruma, Secretary; USIP, 48/7, Rajamalwatta Rd., Battaramulla, Sri biomass; (b) financing and grant mechanisms for solar home systems Lanka, Tel: (94-1) 871-505, Contact Mr. Anura Dassanayake, Director and other solar energy applications in rural areas through private com- - panies, NGOs and multilateral financial institutions; (c) technical Water Supply/Sanitation assistance for income generation and social service delivery improve- Community Water II: The objective of the project is to increase access ments based on electricity access; and (d) technical assistance for to better water and sanitation facilities and improve hygiene practices AUGUST 2002 Monthly Operational Summary PAGE 39 in a sustained, cost-effective mannner for people in villages and tors on 27June 2002. Environmental Assessment Category B. PID: small towns of about six districts. This will be achieved by scaling ALPE66260. US$ 17.0 (IDA). Consulting services to be determined. up implementation of a demand-oriented approach and gradually Ministry of Transport, Skenderbej Square, Tirana, Albania, Fax: decentralizing the water and sanitation service delivery system. (355-4) 232-389; Ministry of Local Government, Deshmoret e Kom- Partner organizations would help create community-based organi- bit Blvd., Tirana, Albania, Fax: (355-4) 232-545 zations that would be actively involved in the planning, design and implementation of the schemes with private sector support. The Water Supply/Sanitation project would adopt policies, criteria and procedures developed dur- (R) Municipal Water and Wastewater: The project will rehabili- ing the Community Water Supply and Sanitation Project (Credit tate and upgrade water and sanitation systems in Durres, Fier, Lehe 2442-CE) and introduce enabling reforms for further private sector and Saranda, and introduce management controls to strengthen par ticipation. Project preparation is under way. Environmental Assess- a Sar and introue n age tcrolsrto snen ment Category B. PID: LKPE58067. US$ 25.0 (IDA). Consultants wil local water and sewerage networks. Project preparation is under be required during identification. Ministry of Housing and Planta- way. Environmental Assessment Category B.PID:ALPE41442. US$ tion Infrastructure, Sethsiripaya, Battaramulla, Sri Lanka, Tel: (94- 15.0 (IDA). Consultants for preparing the management contract 1) 862n225,atct:e, Methir.pW. aaraua, Sr a R S Divi- have been selected. Ministry of Public Works, Skenderbej Square, 1) 862-225, Contact: Mr. W. D. Aillaperuma, Secretary,~ RWSS Dv- Tirana, Albania, Tel: (355-42) 28345, Fax: (355-42) 27879 sion, Tel: (94-1) 872-144, E-mail: [email protected], Contact: Mr. W. Piyasena, Director Armenia

Environment Europe and Central Asia (R) Natural Resources Management and Poverty Reduction (Cr. 3652-AM): The objective of the project is to improve management of the natural resource base (soil, water, forest, fishery and biodiversity) Albania in degraded hilly and mountainous areas in the north so as to provide a basis for sustainable economic growth of poor rural commu- Finance nities in priority watersheds. The project will achieve this objective (R) Financial Sector Adjustment (Cr. 3669-ALB): The objec- by: (a) strengthening capacity at the central, regional and conunu- tive of the project is to foster better engagement of the financial sec- nity levels for participatory planning, management and monitoring tor in the development of the Albanian economy. Its components are of natural resources use; (b) addressing policy, incentive and gov- (a) continued reform of the banking sector, (b) development of the ernance issues at the micro-catchment level to slow degradation or bankruptcy and debt resolution framework and (c) reform of the non- depletion of natural resources; (c) introducing community-based bank financial sector. Approved by the Executive Directorson 20June approaches to restore sustainable range, forest, fishery and farming 2002. The credit was signed on 26June 2002. Environmental Assess- activities; and (d) providing financial support (in the form of envi- ment Category C. PID: ALPE57818. US$15.0 (IDA). Consulting ser- ronmental performance based grants) for income-generating activ- vices for preparation work have been funded through a PHRD grant ities (nature-based tourism and small businesses), and social infra- Ministry of Finance, Tirana, Albania, Tel: (355-42) 27941, Fax: (355- structure (alternative fuel sources for household heating and cooking). 42) 27941, E-mail: [email protected], Contact Mr. Rezar Turdiu, Approved by the Executive Directors on 4 June 2002. The credit was Director, PIU signed on 1 July 2002. Environmental Assessment Category B. PID: AMPE57847. US$ 8.3/6.3 (IDA/GEF). Consulting services to be Power determined. Ministry of Nature Protection, 35, Moskovyan St., Yere- van 375002, Armenia, Tel: (374-1) 536-974, Fax: (374-1) 536-954, E- (R) Power Sector Rehabilitation and Restructuring (Cr. 3671- mail: [email protected], Contact: Ms. Gohar Chazinyan, Director ALB): The objective of the project is to rehabilitate and strengthen the power transmission and distribution systems. Approved by the Exec- Public Sector Management utive Directorson 20June2002. The creditwas signed on 26June 2002. Environmental Assessment Category B. PID: ALPE74905. US$ 29.9 Judicial Reform: The objective of the project is to assist in the devel- (IDA) .Consultants will be required. Albanian Electroenergetic Cor- opmentof an independent, accessible and efficient judiciary. The court poration, Blloku Vasil Shanto, Tirana, Albania, Tel: (355-42) 34-501, administration component will focus on consolidating court admin- Fax: (355-42) 34-501, Contact: Dr. Gazmend Daci, Director of Invest- istrative functions in a separate agency within the judiciary. The pro- ment ject will also provide assistance in the area of case management and court automation. The court infrastructure rehabilitation compo- Social Sector nent will assist the government in the rehabilitation and reconstruction of court buildings. The training component will support (a) (R) Poverty Reduction Support (Cr. 3670-ALB): The credit will the establishment and strengthening of a Judicial Training Center; develop and implement fiscally sustainable policies within the frame- and (b) short-term training needs for the judiciary which will be iden- work of the government's three-year National Strategy for Economic tified during project preparation. The enforcement of court deci- and Social Development that support a higher quality of life, espe- sions component will assist the newly established structure in the cially for the poor, and are consistent with and supportive of the areas of capacity building, training of personnel and provision of country's overall growth strategy. Approved by the Executive Direc- equipment. The information access component will improve the tors on 20 June 2002. The credit was signed on 26June 2002. Envi- access to legal information through (a) facilitating the flow of legal ronmental Assessment Category C. PID: ALPE69935. US$ 20.0 information to judges, government officials, legal professionals and (IDA). Consulting services to be determined. Ministry of Finance, the general public; (b) developing a government strategy for facili- Bulevardi Deshmoret e Kombit, Tirana, Albania, Tel: (355-42) 27-937, tating private and competitive dissemination of legal information; and Fax: (355-42) 28-494, Contact: Anastas Angjeli, Minister of Finance (c) strengthening the institutional and operational capacity of agencies responsible for maintaining authoritative texts of official legal Transport materials, their codification and systematization. The project will (R) Road Maintenance (Cr. 3683-ALB): The project consists of also support a public awareness campaign aimed at educating the pop- road maintenance work for about 300 km of main road network and ulation of Armenia about their basic legal rights and obligations, 600 km of rural roads and bridges. Approved by the Executive Direc- the role of law and judiciary in a modern society, access to justice PAGE 40 Monthly Operational Summary AUGUST 2002 and various forms of legal representation in court. Pre-appraisal mis- ations' (WUA) performance in operatingand maintainingirrigation sion is in the field. Environmental Assessment Category B. PID: distributionand drainage systems, resulting in reliableand sustainable AMPE57838. US$ 10.0 (IDA). Consulting services to be determined. water management. To achieve this the projectwould providefundsfor: The Council of Court Chairman, Yerevan, Armenia, Contact: Mr. (a) trainingand supportto WUAs to become viable organizationsthat Henrik Danielian, Chairman of the Court of Cassation of the Repub- can take charge of the management of irrigation systems; and (b) lic of Armenia, Fax: (374-2) 582-117; Ministry of Justice, Khorurdarani, selective rehabilitationof irrigationand drainagesystems to increase 8, Yerevan 375010, Armenia, Tel: (374-2) 581-943, Fax: (374-2) 581- their efficiency and reliability. This is the second phase of irrigation 582, Contact: Mr. David Harutiunian, Minister and drainage sector rehabilitation, which began with another IDA financedproject Project preparation is under way. Environmental Assess- Structural Adjustment ment Category B. PID: AZPE8286. US$ 20.0 (IDA). Consulting ser- (R) Fifth Structural Adjustment:. The objectives of the project are vices to be determined. State Amelioration and Irrigation Commit- to support the government's reform program to consolidate macro- tee, V Floor, House of Government, Baku, Azerbaijan, Tel: (994-12) economic stability, accelerate private sector development, and sus- 989-158, Fax: (994-12) 382-571, E-mail: [email protected], Con- tain the reform process in social protection and education. Its major tact: Mr. M.S. Guliyev components are accelerating private sector development, strengthening the regulatory framework in infrastructures and sustaining social Environment protection and education reforms. Maintaining macroeconomic sta- Shah-Dag Rural Environment: The objective of the project is for bility is central to the reform program, and its preparation is closely mountain communities and local authorities in the Shah Dag Greater coordinated with the IMF Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility Caucasus area to adopt environmentally responsible practices of (PRGF) program. Its components are closely associated with the forestry, grazing and energy consumption. This will serve to demon- reforms initiated under the Fourth Structural Adjustment Credit. Pro- strate how environmentally responsible natural resource management ject preparation is under way. Environmental Assessment Category can improve living conditions in rural communities. The global objec- U. PID: AMPE75758. US$ 40.0 (IDA). Consulting services to be tive is to conserve the existing biodiversity, reverse land degradation, determined. Ministry of Finance and Economy, Tel: (374-1) 523-471, and improve energy supply and efficiency. This would be achieved 595-344, Fax: (374-1) 528-742, E-mail: [email protected], Contact: Mr. by promoting adoption of integrated ecosystem management (IEM) Robert Harutyunyan, Executive Director, Foreign Financing Projects concepts in policy, planning and implementation of development Managing Center activities. Project preparation is under way. Environmental Assess- (R) Public Sector Modernization: The project will support the pub- ment Category B. PID: AZPE66199. US$ 7.0/5.5 (IDA/GEF). Con- lic sector institutional reform program and seek to assist in opera- sulting services to be determined. Ministry of Environment and tionalizing key elements of recent and upcoming analytical work. The Natural Resources, 31 Istiglaliyat St., 370001 Baku, Azerbaijan, Tel: reforms include: (a) civil service reform, including the right-sizing (994-12) 924-173, Fax: (994-12) 925-907, Contact: Mr. Huseyngulu, of the civil service, development and implementation of a human Bagirov, Minister resource management information system and development of insti- tutionalarrangements for demand driven training of civil servants; Public Sector Management (b) strengthening the institutional capacity of selected ministries (R) Second Institution Building Technical Assistance (Cr. and executive agencies; (c) e-governance; and (d) strengthening 3663-AZ): The project will provide the technical assistance and insti- public expenditure mangement and accountability. Project prepara- tution building necessary to implement the structural and policy tion is under way. Environmental Assessment Category U. PID: reforms to be supported under the upcoming Second Structural AMPE60786. US$ 10.0 (IDA). Consulting services to be determined. Adjustment Credit (SAC IT). The project will focus on (a) enhancing Ministry of Finance and Economy, Government House House-1, accountability in public financial management; (b) improving pub- Republic Square, 375010, Yerevan, Armenia, Tel: (374-1) 595-304, 521- lic expenditure monitoring; (c) reforming social expenditures; and 459 (d) promoting privatization and private sector development. Approved by the Executive Directors on 18June 2002. Environmental Assess- Water Supply/Sanitation ment Category C. PID: AZPE66100. US$ 9.5 (IDA) . Consulting Municipal Water and Wastewater: The objective of the project is services to be determined. Cabinet of Ministers, Department of For- to improve water and wastewater services, in terms of coverage, eign Investment and Technical Assistance, 68 Lermontov St., Baku, quality and cost, with a focus on areas outside the capital city and spe- 370066, Azerbaijan, Tel: (994-12) 925-344, Fax: (994-12) 927-753, cial emphasis on service to the poor. The project would include (a) Contact: Dr. Eng. Nail S. Fataliyev, Deputy Head private sector management and operation of one or more regional water companies; (b) an investment fund to support systems in par- Social Sector ticipating communities; and (c) technical assistance to prepare and Pension and Social Assistance: The project includes four cor- monitor the management contract and provide assistance to the gov- ponents: (a) developing capacity for policy analysis (b) strengthen- tionis nde wa. EvirnmetalAssesmet Ctegry l. ID: inPension adndStai(social assistancpoe improveesnou comd erment in establishing sector law and regulation. Project prepara- igpninamnsrto;()sca sitneipoeet n AMPE3398 U 15de 0 IDA. Cnviron ultantswilet reuird to. ( : p (d) a public education campaign. These components will be imple- AMPE63398. US$ 15.0 (IDA). Consultants will be required to (a) pre- mented through (a) improvements in legislation that will institu- pare the bidding documents for themanagement contracts; (b) con- tione pension policy and administrative reforms; (b) strengthened duct audits; (c) provide procurement assessments; and (d) provide linkages between benefits and contributions; (c) creation and main- economic and financial analysis. Armenia Municipal and Wastewater teac of idi vidual records; (d) enhancedj socal assistance tagetng Project, Project Implementation Unit, 13 Vardanants, Yerevan, Arme- to become cost-effective; and (e) efficient pension and social assis- nia, Contact: Mr. Adibek Gbazaryam, Project Director, Tel: (374-1) tance administrative stucture. Project preparation is under way. 526-385, Fax: (374-1) 151-829, E-mail: [email protected] Environmental Assessment Category C. PID: AZPE49892. US$ 16.5 (IDA). Consulting services will be required in the areas of pension Azerbaijan policy and administration, physical inventory of offices and equipment, business processes, information technology design and installation, Agriculture works supervision, public education campaigns, capacity building for (R) Irrigation Distribution System and Management Improve- social policy development and project implementation and management: The objective of the project is to improve Water Users Associ- ment. Ministry of Labor and Social Protection of the Population, 9th AUGUST 2002 Monthly Operational Summary PAGE 41 Floor, Government House, Baku, Azerbaijan, Tel: (994-12) 931-203, Structural Adjustment Fax: (944-12) 939-472, Contact: Mr. Yashar Gamzayev, E-mail: [email protected] (R) Business Environment Adjustment (Cr. 3645-BOS): The adjustment credit will support measures to improve the enabling environment for private sector-led growth including the following key objec- Belarus tives: (a) improving the legal, regulatory and administrative requirements for private business start-up and growth and (b) strengthening Population, Health and Nutrition the court system and enforceability of laws, regulation and con- (R) TB/AIDS: The objectives of the project are to (a) control the tracts. Approved by the Executive Directors on 30 May 2002. The credit tuberculosis epidemic by ensuring early and effective treatment of was signed on 10june 2002. Environmental Assessment Category infectious cases and prevention of transmission in the general pop- C. PID:BAPE71001. US$ 44.0 (IDA). Consultants will be required. ulation and in the prison system, and by establishing diagnosis and Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Relations, Musala 9, 71000 treatment for multi-drug resistant diseases, (b) prevent further Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Tel: (387-33) 473-123, Fax: (387- spread of the HIV infection, mainly by scaling up programs aimed 33) 445-911. Contact Mrs. Azra Hadziahmetovic, Minister of Foreign at groups at risk, especially intravenous drug users, (c) reduce sex- Trade and Economic Relations ually transmitted infections morbidity by upgrading prevention and treatment of these diseases and (d) support health sector restruc- Transport turing initiatives to increase quality and appropriateness of care and (R) Road Management and Safety (Cr. 3626-BOS): The objec- effectiveness and efficiency of resource use. Negotiations are tentative of the project is to perform road maintenance, rehabilitation tively scheduledfor Setember2002. Environmental Assessment Cat- and safety improvements. Approved by the Executive Directors on egory C. PID: BYPE 72404. US$ 20.4 (IBRD). Consulting services to 28 March 2002. The credit was signed on 18 June 2002. Environ- be determined. Ministry of Health, Tel: (375-17) 222-6095, Fax: (375- mental Assessment Category B. PID: BAPE71347. US$ 30.0 (IDA). 17) 222-6297, Contact: V.A. Ostapenko Consultants will be required. Ministries of Transport, Federation Road Administration, Ulica StjepanaTomica bb, 71000 Sarajevo, Bosnia and Bosnia and Herzegovina Herzegovina, Tel: (387) 3321-3369, Fax: (387) 3365-0695, E-mail: fd- [email protected], Contact: Mr. Arif Dilberovic; Republika Srpska Agriculture Road Administration, Ulica Vase Pelagica 10, 78000 Banja Luka, Small Scale Commercial Agriculture Development* The objec- Bosnia and Herzegovina, Tel: (387) 5130-9061, Fax: (387) 5130-8316, tive of the project is to raise productivity by developing programs such E-mail: [email protected], Contact: Dr. Dragan Mihajlovic as farm extension, training, research and a sustainable cooperative rural finance system. Project preparation is under way. Environ- Bulgaria mental Assessment Category B. PID: BAPE55434. US$ 8.0 (IDA). Consulting services to be determined. BH Federation Ministry of Agri- Environment culture, Forestry and Water Management, Mehmeda Spahe 9, Sara- (R) Wetlands Restoration and Pollution Reduction: The pro- jevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Contact Ms. Behija Hadzihajdaravic; ject is part of the Bank's GEF Strategic Partnership on Nutrient Republika Srpska Ministry of Agriculture, Water Resources and Reduction in the Danube River/Black Sea. The main objective is to Forestry, Banja Luka, Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina, rehabilitate wetlands and flood plains in three sites so that they can Contact: Mr. Zeliko Vasko perform their ecological functions of reducing the nutrients nitrogen selected as Environment and phosphate in the Danube. The proposed sites were priority areas with high potential for nutrient reduction, especially (R) Solid Waste Management (Cr. 3672-BOS): The project will if work is done in collaboration with matching sites across the river finance strengthening and protection of waste management and in Romania. Moreover, the sites have globally significant biodiver- water supply infrastructure. It will consist of these components: (a) sity, and hence the work will be presented to the GEF as a project waste management, which will finance rehabilitation of existing dis- dealing with both international waters and biodiversity. The pre- posal sites, closure of wild dumps, purchase of collection infra- liminary work was financed under the GEF Danube Program. The structure and support equipment, as well as establishment of trans- project concept may be broadened following the identification mis- fer stations; (b) institutional strengthening, which will finance sion to include either Black Sea wetlands or financing of a national community participation and public education program, a business strategy for nutrient reduction. The Ministry of Envirornent, which plan, and project assistance and management; and (c) engineering also represents Bulgaria on the Danube Commission, is highly sup- services/technical assistance for feasibility studies, financial and portive of this project and intends to work with the Ministry of Agri- environmental landfill sites yet to be identified. Approved by the Exec- culture, local authorities, and the Ministry of Justice on project for- utive Directorson 20June2002. Environmental Assessment Category mulation. Approved by the Executive Directors on 13 June 2002. The B. PID: BAPE57950. US$ 18.0 (IDA) .Consultants will be required. grantagreement was signed on 20June 2002. Environmental Assess- Ministry of Planning and Environment, 71 000 Sarajevo Titova 9a, ment Category B. PID: BGPE68858. US$ 7.5 (GEF). Consulting ser- Bosnia and Herzegovina, Tel: (387-71) 663-548, (387-51) 215-511, vices to be determined. Ministry of Environment and Water, West- Fax: (387-71) 473-124, (387-51) 215-548, E-mail: [email protected], lands Restoration and Pollution Reduction Project Preparation Unit, fmokolisftbih.net.ba, Contacts: Ramiz Mehmedagic, Minister, Neio 22 Maria Luisa Blvd., Sofia, Bulgaria, Tel: (359-2) 980-6551, Fax: Djuric, Minister (359-2) 980-5561, E-mail: [email protected], Contact Ms. Marietta Stoimenova, Project Manager Social Sector Power (R) Second Social Sector Adjustment The objective of the project is to facilitate policy reforms in (a) veterans' benefits, (b) social (R) District Heating: The project will assist with the rehabilitation safety net, (c) unemployment administration and (d) disability pol- of the heating systems in Sofia and Pernik. This project is no longer icy. Boardpresentation is scheduledfor 10 October2002. Environmental in the lendingprogram. Furtherreporting will be discontinued. Envi- Assessment Category C. PID: BAPE70992. US$ 30.0 (IDA). Bank ronmental Assessment Category B. PID: BGPE8314. US$ 50.0 is administering a PHRD grant. Further consulting services will be (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. State Agency for required. Implementing agencies to be determined. Energy and Energy Resources, 8 Triaditza St, 1040, Sofia, Bulgaria, PAGE 42 Monthly Operational Summary AUGUST 2002 Tel: (359-2) 986-2599, Fax: (359-2) 872-550, Contact: Ms. Lubka framework for renewable energy and will help develop an econom- Giorgieva, Head of District Heating Department ically and environmentally sustainable market for renewable energy resources. The project's global objective is to reduce greenhouse gas Public Sector Management emissions on a continuous basis by overcoming barriers to imple- (R) Revenue Administration Reform: The objective of the pro- mentation of renewable energy. Project preparation is under way. Envi- ject is to establish an economically efficient public revenue collec- ronmental Assessment Category FL. US$ 6.0 (GEF). Consulting ser- tion system that facilitates private sector development and complies vices to be determined. Croatian Development Bank, Strossmayerov with requirements for EU accession. The project would seek to trg 9, 1000 Zagreb, Croatia, Tel: (385-1) 459-1666, Fax: (385-1) 459- achieve this objective through comprehensive reform aimed at max- 1721, Contact Anton Kovacev, President of the Managing Board imizing voluntary compliance, promoting increased effectiveness District Heating: The objectives of the project are to (a) implement and efficiency, establishing a professional workforce, combating the first step in restructuring the power sector, (b) improve the qual- corruption, and improving equity and fairness in the administration ity, reliability and affordability of district heating services in Zagreb, of the tax and social collection system, while reducing the tax- Osijek and Sisak. The first objective will be achieved by (a) sup- payer/contributor compliance burden. A new activity, a public rela- porting the establishment of the district heating activities of Hrvatska tions campaign, has been proposed and would be financed by real- Elektroprivreda (HEP) as a separate commercial subsidiary of HEP; location of grant resources. Appraisalmission is tentatively scheduled and (b) achieving financial viability as well as transparent manage- forfall 2002. Environmental Assessment Category C. PID: BGPE73427. ment and accountability in district heating through the adoption of US$ 40.0 (IBRD). Consultants are under contract for all compo- a new pricing policy and modern concession regime. The second objec- nents. Ministry of Finance, 102 Rakovski St., 1040 Sofia, Bulgaria, tive will be achieved by (a) financing the backlog of urgent rehabil- Tel: (359-2) 9859-3005, Fax: (359-2) 9870-1995, Contact: Ms. Maria itation investments needed to improve the efficiency and maintain Murgina, Deputy General Tax Director the productive capacity of the district heating installations; and (b) helping consumers decrease their energy consumption by improv- Social Sector ing the heat energy efficiency at the end-user level. Appraisal mis- (R) Social Investment Employment Promotion Fund: The sion was scheduled for July 2002. Environmental Assessment Cate- objective of the project is to reduce poverty among low-income peo- gory B. PID: HRPE69381. US$ 50.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to ple through: (a) improving poor people's access to basic infrastruc- be determined. Ulica Grada Vukovara 37, 1000 Zagreb, Croatia, Tel: ture and services; (b) creating employment opportunities for self-employ- (385-1) 613-1983, Fax: (385-1) 613-1978, Contact: Mr. Branimir Pol- ment and small business development; and (c) increasing local jak, Manager, Heat Energy Department, E-mail: branimir.pol- governments' transparency, responsiveness to community needs [email protected] and accountability to its citizenry more generally. Negotiations are tentatively scheduledfor September 2002. Environmental Assessment Public Sector Management Category Fl. PID: BGPE69532. US$ 50.0 (IBRD). APHRD grant for (R) Registration and Cadastre: The objective of the proposed pro- project preparation was available through its closing date of 31 March ject is to improve the real property market by addressing aspects of 2002. Ministry of Labor and Social Policy, 2 Triaditza St., Sofia 1000, the supporting infrastructure, especially the real property registra- Bulgaria, Tel: (359-2) 933-2500, Fax: (359-2) 986-1318, Contact: Ms. tion system in the municipal courts, the cadastre system thatis oper- Lydia Shuleva, Minister ated by the State Geodetic Administration at the regional and branch office levels, and the private sector support professionals. Negotia- StructuralAdjustment tions are substantiallycompleted. Boardpresentation was scheduledfor (R) Financial and Enterprise Sector Adjustment: This project August2002. Environmental Assessment Category C. PID: HRPE67149. will support the completion of the government's current Financial US$ 24.2 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Ministry of and Enterprise Sector Adjustment Program and set the stage for the Justice and State Geodetic Administration, SGA, Gruska 20, Tel: next generation of reforms. Project preparation is under way. Envi- (385-1) 615-7390, Fax: (385-1) 615-7389, E-mail [email protected], ronmental Assessment Category U. PID: BGPE67051. US$ 100.0 Contact: Dr. Zeljko Bacic (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Council for Structural Pension System Investment: The project will help finance invest- Reform, 1 Dondoukov Blvd., Sofia, Bulgaria, Contact: Mr. Mladen ments required to support the reform of the pension system. The Georgiev, Senior Adviser, Tel. (359-2) 981-4459, Fax. (359-2) 980- reforms are intended to restructure the current pay-as-you-go pen- 7707 sion tier while adding both mandatory and voluntary funded tiers to the pension system. The project is likely to include (a) a broad range Croatia of technical assistance and training; (b) support for the strengthening or creation of organizations to plan, implement, administer, reg- Environment ulate or supervise the reformed system, especially the second and (R) Karst Ecosystem Conservation: The objectives of the project third pillars; and (c) preparation of public information programs are to (a) address the critical issues for biodiversity protection and concerning the reforms. Negotiations completed. Board presentation nature conservation; and (b) establish priorities for institutional was scheduled for 18 July 2002. Environmental Assessment Category strengthening and investments to improve the protection of the envi- C. PID: HRPE63546. US$ 28.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be deter- ronment, biodiversity and national parks in coastal and forest areas. mined. Implementing agency is to be determined. Approved by the Executive Directors on 23 May 2002. The grant agreement was signed on 19 June 2002. Environmental Assessment Cat- Water Supply/Sanitation egory B. PID: HRPE42014. US$ 5.1 (GEF). Consulting services to Coastal Cities Pollution Control: The objective of the project is be determined. Ministry of Environmental Protection and Physical to improve the quality of Adriatic coastal waters in financially and oper- Planning, Ulic Republike Austrije 20, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia, Contact ationally sustainable ways by (a) strengthening institutional arrange- Mr. Bozo Kovaceviv, Minister, Tel: (385-1) 378-2143, Fax: (385-1) ments for financing and managing wastewater treatment and (b) 377-2555 financing wastewater treatment infrastructure in selected cities. Pro- ject is being identified. Enviromnental Assessment Category A. PID: Power HRPE65416. US$ 250.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be deter- (N) Renewable Energy Resources: The project will start with the mined. Hrvatska Banka za Obnovu i Razvitak (Croatian Bank for Recon- objective of assisting the government in developing a rational policy struction and Development. HBOR), Strossmayerov trg 9, 10000 AUGUST 2002 Monthly Operational Summary PAGE 43 Zagreb, Croatia, Tel: (385-1) 459-1689, Fax: (385-1) 459-1696, E-mail: Urban Development [email protected], Contact: Ms. Maja Kolaric; Hrvatska Voda (Croa- tian Waters, HP), U1ica Grada Vokovara 220, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia, (R) Municipal Development and Decentralization II: The objec- Tel: (385-1) 6155820, Fax (3851) 6155910, E-mail marasovicvoda.hr tive of the project is to improve delivery of basic local services to the Contact: Jaksa Marasovic population by (a) further developing the institutional and financial capacity of local government units and utilities, and (b) increasing the funding available to local governments and utilities for investments Estonia in infrastructure and service equipment. Negotiations completed. Boardpresentation was tentatively scheduledfor 1 August 2002. Envi- Population, Health and Nutrition ronmental Assessment Category FI. GEPE77368. US$ 19.4 (IDA). Health Sector Development. The objectives of the project are to Consultants will be required. Municipal Development Fund, 41, (a) increase hospital efficiency through a comprehensive hospital capac- Vajsha-Pshavela Ave., 380077 Tbilisi, Georgia, Tel: (995-32) 943-249, ity optimization plan and develop policy and a regulatory framework Fax: (995-32) 940-439, E-mail: [email protected], Contact Mr. Victor to support sustainable, efficient financing of health care facilities, (b) Metreveli, Executive Director increase and assure quality in the health care delivery system by align- ing training, standards, and quality and performance management Water Supply/Sanitation arrangements with international best practice and (c) improve the Thilisi Water Supply and Sanitation: The project will include (a) efficiency and equity of public health strategy and health resource a lease contract with an international water operator (IWO) to allocation. The project's components are: (a) consolidating and strengthen management and operational capacity of Tbilkalcanal; and upgrading hospital and specialist health care services; (b) consoli- (b) afund for future investments for rehabilitating and improving water dating and upgrading the North Estonia Regional Hospital Network; and wastewater systems, to be identified and administered jointly by (c) preparing for optimization of health services in Ida Virumaa the (IWO) and Tbilkalcanal. Negotiations are tentatively scheduled (and potentially other counties); (d) providing public information about for October 2002. Environmental Assessment Category B. PID: the hospitals' masterplan and related changes in health services; (e) GEPA49171. US$ 25.0 (IDA). Consultants have been selected. Tbil- development of long term care and nursing care services; (f) build- isi Water and Sanitation Utility (ITilkalcanal), Tbilisi Water Utility Devel- ing public health strategy and capacity building (potentially includ- opment Bureau (TWJDB), 33, 1st Lane, Kostava St., Tbilisi, Geor- ing support for HIV/AIDS prevention if other sources of finance gia, Contact: Mr. Zurab Gongadze, Managing Director ofTWUDB, not available to cover these) and (g) project management. Projectprepa- Tel: (995-32) 93-58-31, Fax: (995-32) 98-26-07, E-mail: twudb@ ration is under way. Environmental Assessment Category FI. PID: caucasus.net EEPE70993. US$ 21.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to he determined. Ministry of Social Affairs, Gonsiori 29, 15027 Tallinn, Estonia, Tel: Kazakhstan (372-6) 269-800, Contact: Mr. Ahti Kallikorm Environment Georgia Nura River Cleanup: The project will (a) support the clean-up of Environment mercury in Nura River; (b) strengthen the water monitoring network; (c) develop a water resources management plan; and (d) strengthen Forests Development. The project aims at supporting sustainable the water pollution control system. Project preparation is under way. management of forest resources and transition of the forestry sec- Environmental Assessment CategoryA. PID: KZPE59803, US$ 41.6 tor to be more compatible with the market economy. Board pre- (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. State Committee for sentation was tentatively scheduled for August 2002. Environmen- Water Resources, 28-A Mzhaiskiy St, 473201 Astana, Kazakhstan, Con- tal Assessment Category A. PID: GEPE44800. US$ 15.7 (IDA). tact: Mr. Tulegen Sarsembekov, Chairman, Tel: (731-22) 241-428, Fax: Consulting services to be determined. Georgian State Department (731-22) 242491 of Forest Management, 9 Mindeli Street, Tbilisi, Georgia, Tel: (995- 32) 32-05-49, Fax: (995-32) 32-05-49, E-mail: [email protected], Public Sector Management Contact: Mr. Merab Dvali, Deputy Chairman Second Public Sector Resource Management Adjustment: systematically improve Health and Nutrition The objective of the project is to help identify and Population, accountability and performance of the public sector and make the (R) Health II: The objectives of the project are: (a) to assist in the financing, provision and delivery of necessary public services more development and launch of a new primary health care system for the efficient It aims at (a) enhancing public sector accountability and per- country and (b) to develop the policy-making and policy-implemen- formance, especially for policy formulation and improving delivery tation capacity of the Ministry of Labor, Health and Social Affairs, espe. of basic social services at the local level, (b) reducing public sector cially in health care financing. Boardpresentation was scheduledfor impediments to private sector development through further reforms 1 August 2002. Environmental Assessment Category B. PID: in tax and customs administration and policy, and simplification and GEPE40555. US$ 20.0 (IDA). Consulting services to be determined, transparency in licensing, business registration, certification and Ministry of Health, 30 Gamsakhurdia Ave., Tbilisi, Georgia, TeL (995-32) accreditation and (c) facilitating wider civil society participation in 294-407, Fax: (995-32) 294-40, E-mail: [email protected], the institutional reform process, especially through stakeholder Contact- Mr. George Nikolaishvili forums and focused surveys to benchmark and measure improvements in and user satisfaction with basic public services. Project prepa- Structural Adjustment ration is on hold because there is no need at present for balance of payments or budget support. However, the Bank is working with the (N) Structural Adjustment IV- The projectwill focus on fiscal reforms authorities and other development partners to find a mechanism to agreed with the borrower and will be built on the recommendations support public sector reforms without necessarily tying the pro- of the findings of a Public Expenditure Review. Project is being iden- gram to Bank lending. Environmental Assessment Category C. PID: tified. Environmental Assessment Category U. US$ 30.0 (IDA). Con- KZPE69904. US$ 150.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be deter- sulting services to be determined. Ministry of Finance, 70, Ir. mined. Implementing agency to be determined. Contact: Mr. Oraz Abashidze str., 380062, Tbilisi, Georgia, Tel: (995-32) 226-806, Fax: Jandosov, Deputy Prime Minister, Government House, Astana, (995-32) 221-754, Contact: Mr. Mirian Gogiashvili, Minister Kazakhstan. PAGE 44 Monthly Operational Summary AUGUST 2002 Social Sector strengthening of auditing capacity, including procurement and finan- Social Protection Reform Adjustment: The loan will support the cial management. Project preparation is under way Environmental government's social reform program. The program aims at pro- Assessment Category U. PID: KGPE71061. US$ 35.0 (IDA). Consulting moting social protection by (a) providing a minimum safety net for services to be determined. Administration of the President, White the poor; and (b) improving the functioning of the labor market. House, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, Contact Mr. M. Karypkulov, Head The loan will focus on social assistance programs and funding, labor and employment laws, studies to improve private sector development Latvia and data improvements. Negotiations are tentatively scheduled for late August 2002. Environmental Assessment Category C. PID: Structural Adjustment KZPE64627. US$ 200.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be deter- (R) Programmatic Adjustment II: This is the second in a series mined. Ministry of Labor and Social Protection, Astana, Kazakhstan, of up to three adjustment loans supporting the reform program out- Tel: (3172) 153-602, Fax: (3172) 153-654, Contact: Vice Minister lined in the first programmatic structural adjustment loan. The over- Serik Seleimenov all program focuses on returning to a macro framework conducive to growth, improving public sector performance through strength- Water Supply/Sanitation ening credibility of the public sector, improving its institutional capac- Northeastern Kazakhstan Water Supply and Sanitation: The ity to deliver services, and creating a transparent relationship with objective of the project is to improve the quality, reliability, efficiency, the private sector. Boardpresentation was tentatively scheduledforAugust financial viability and sustainability of the water supply and wastewater 2002. Environmental Assessment Category U. PID: LVPA69890. services in selected urban centers located in the northeastern region US$ 20.0 (IBRD). Consulting services for project preparation are being of Kazakhstan. The project would include (a) rehabilitation and effi- financed by bilateral donors. Ministry of Cooperation with Interna- ciency improvements of existing facilities; (b) transfer of operational tional Financial Agencies, Ministry of Finance, 1 Smilsu St, Riga, Latvia, and financial management of participating water and wastewater Contact: Roberts Zile, Minister of Special Assignments enterprises (vodokanals) to an internationally experienced water utility operator under a perfornance-based management contract- Lithuania (c) strengthening institutional and financial capacity of the vodokanals; and (d) creating an enabling legal and regulatory environment that Education/Training promotes financial and institutional autonomy for vodokanals, includ- (R) Education Improvement (Ln. 7128-I'I): The objective of the ing setting tariffs that allow full cost recovery. Project preparation is project is to improve educational achievement of students in grades under way. Environmental Assessment Category B. PID: KZPE70008. five to ten. The project is organized around enhancing the quality of US$ 83.0 (IBRD). Financing from the government is expected in the teaching and learning and optimizing uses of education resources. amount of US$ 32.5. Consulting services to be determined. Committee The project's components are: (a) enhancing teaching and learning for Water Resources, Ministry of Environment Protection, 28-1 conditions in schools; (b) modernizing the system of education qual- Mozhaiskiy St., 473201 Astana, Kazakhstan, Contact: Mr. Serik ity management; (c) upgrading school facilities to improve energy Smailov, Director, Tel: (7-3272) 623-083, 626-259, Fax: (7-3172) 241- efficiency; (d) strengthening the capacity of municipalities to develop 428, E-mail: [email protected] and implement school network optimization plans; and (e) enhancing the Ministry of Education and Science's capacity for project man- Kyrgyz Republic agement and implementation through establishment of a Project Coordination Unit Approved by the Executive Directonon 20June 2002. Public Sector Management Environmental Assessment Category B. PID: LTPE70112. US$ 25.4 Governance Technical Assistance: The objective of the project (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Ministry of Educa- is to assist in implementing the public sector reform program. It will tion and Science, Volano St. 2/7, Vilnius 2600, Lithuania, Tel: (370- enable capacity development and institution building for the reform 2) 743-162, Fax: (370-2) 612-077, E-mail: [email protected], Contact: Vida program to be supported by the Governance Structural Adjustment Bandiene, Director, Fiscal Policy Department project. Project preparation is under way. Environmental Assess- ment Category C. US$ 5.0 (IDA). Consultants will be required. Coor- Power dinating Council for the Implementation of GTAC/GSAC, Adminis- Vilnius District Heating (Ln. 7074-LT): The project will include tration of the President, Government House, Administration of the rehabilitation of the Vilnius district heating systems and support for President, 205, Chui prosp., Bishkek, 720003, Kyrgyz Republic, Tel: the commercialization and strengthening of the district heating coin- (996) 214-846, Fax: (996) 218-627, E-mail: [email protected], Con- pany Approved by the Executive Directors on 23 August 2001. Envi- tact Mr. Amianbek Karypkulov, Head of the Administrtion of the Pres- ronmental Assessment Category B. PID: LTPE63656. US$ 17.1 ident (IBRD). The feasibility study being conducted in Vilnius is being Structural Adjustment financed by the Government of Sweden. Vilnius District Heating Company, Smolensko g.12, 2600 Vilnius, Lithuania, Contact: Mr. Governance StructuralAdjustment: The program will provide sup- Marijan Burinskij, Vice General Director-Technical Director, Tel: port for (a) civil service reform and modernization of public admin- (370-2) 230-295, 474-877, Fax: (370-2) 230-702, 260-637 istration and (b) strengthening of public expenditure management to assist in modernization of public administration, rationalization of Macedonia, The former Yugoslav Republic the government's organizational structure, and improvement of - administrative procedures that affect private sector development. In of civil service reform the program would support revision of the civil Education/Training service law and regulation, creation of effective institutional arrangements for management of civil service, implementation of a human (R) Education Modernization APL - Phase 1: The objective of resource management information system, and a phased improve- the project is to support decentralization and the peace agreement ment in civil service pay accompanied by right-sizing. In public including improving strategic planning, management, and monitor- expenditure management the program would support implementa- ing in the education sector at the national level; and improving school tion of a medium-term budget framework, improvement in inter- based learning at the local level. Project preparation is under way. governmental finance, computerization offTreasury operations and Environmental Assessment Category C. PID: MKPE66157 US$ AUGUST 2002 Monthly Operational Summary PAGE 45 15.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Ministry of Edu- mercial metering equipment; (c) upgrading of electrical substations; cation and Science, Government Bldg., Blvd. Ilinden, bb, Skopje, the and (d) technical assistance for institutional reform. The project will FYR ofMacedonia, Tel: (389-2) 118-022, ext.151, Fax: , E-mail: also provide support to the heating sector by initiating an investment [email protected], Contact: Vesna Vignjevic; PCU Director program and supporting the restructuring of the sector. Negotia- tions completed. Board presentation is tentatively scheduled for 19 Reconstruction/Rehabilitation September 2002. Environmental Assessment Category B. PID: Community Development (Cr. 3649-MK): The objectives of the MDPE40558. US$ 35.0 (IDA). Consulting services to be determined. project are to restore normalcy in areas of conflict and foster social S.E. Moldtranselectro, 78 V. Alexsandri St., Chisinau 2012, Repub- cohesion among the people, reducing poverty in the process as well. lic of Moldova, Fax: (373-2) 253-350 The focus of the project will be to assist economic recovery at the local level through self-development interventions designed to restore Private Sector Development confidence and strengthen the community's trust in development pro- (R) Trade and TransportFacilitation in Southeast Europe: The grams supported by the government. While the primary impact of will be felt at the local level, the ultimate impact will be project will adhere to a regional program under implementation for the project the rojct illbe eltat he oca leel,theultmat imactwil be Trade and Transport Facilitation in Southeast Europe that aims to to help fashion a policy of reconciliation through a comprehensive strengthen and modernize the Customs administrations and other participatory development program. The project will help build a devel- border control agencies in si other countries. Bosnia and Herzegovina, opment process at the local level that is based on participatory Bulgaria, Croatia, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, and approaches and community-based schemes, which will be particu- Romania. The project seeks two development objectives: (a) to larly valuable in helping to restore local capacity and in bringing the reduce non-tariff costs to trade and transport and ( ) to prevent smug- two major ethnic groups together through common activities to pro- ben border ce in The rading c ity (f) aral A utet these objectives by: (a) strengthening Customs institutional capac- urgent needs, as well as function as pilot activities that enhance ity and assisting the change management process; (b) modernizing learning for later, larger-scale programs. Approved by the Executive Customs information system for border point processing and clear- Directors on 30 May 2002. Environmental Assessment Category FL ance of shipments; (c) implementation of a inan corinatorand roidings Tiintransit projeth vehicle trai trackingaciev PID:videished MKPE76712. opotntisisslsaeaciiiseilrspnmog US$ 5.0 (IDA). Consulting services to be deter- will (a ) ultnt i e e Dpatm en of so s, 6 om Fuppor Macenir elf in(38-2 p 6-012 Fangem t, 1particu, are der points; (e) improving mechanisms of interaction and cooperation pbi ofaed onand budget management; 116 an (b9-2) supplem t between border control agencies and the trading community; (f) mail: [email protected], Contact Mr. Nikola Gruevski, Finance disseminating information and providing training to the trading Minister community (private sector); and (g) implementing, at pilot sites, an inte- Structural Adjustment grated set of new Customs procedures, information technology, human resource management techniques, and cooperation mecha- (R) Public Sector Management Adjustment (Cr. 3628-MK): nisms for agencies at border crossings. Appraisal completed. Nego- The budget management reform component will provide budgetary tiations are tentatively scheduled to begin on 16 September2002. Envi- support for reform measures to be adopted by the government prior ronmental Assessment Category C. PID MDPE73626. US$ 9.0 (IDA). to credit disbursementfTe civil service reforms component will (a) Consultants will be required. Department of Customs, 65, Columna support further reforms in public sector management, particularly St, Moldova-2001, Tel: (373-2) 542-210, Fax: (373-2) 273-061, Email: public administration and budget management; and (b) supplement [email protected], Contacts: Andrei Stratan, Director General, ongoing reforms in the financial and public enterprise and social sec- Georgeta Mincu, Project Manager tors. Approved by the Executive Directors on 9 April 2002. Envi- ronmental Assessment Category U. PID: MKPE66164. US$ 15.0 Rural Development (IDA). Consulting services to be determined Ministry of Finance, Dame Grue 14,91000 Skopje, the FYR of Macedonia, Tel: (389-91) (R) Rural Investment and Services (Cr. 3668-MD): The pro. 117-288, Fax: (389-91) 116-313, Contact VancoKargov, Undersecretary jectwill support the strengthening of institutional capacity to provide marketing, advisory and information services to private farmers and Water Supply/Sanitation enterprises. Approved by the Executive Directorson 20June2002. Tie Water Utility Improvement (In. 4628-MK, Cr. 3536-MK): The credit was signed on 26June 2002. Environmental Assessment Cat- projectwill improve the operations of water and wastewater companies egory Fl. P MCPE60434.As: US$ 10.5 (IDA). Consulting services to in Skopje, and also improve the solid waste collection in the ci C be determined. Ministry of Agriculture, Consolidated Agricultural Approved by the Executive Directors on 26 June 2001. Environ- Projects Management Unit (CAMPU), 9, Cosmonautilor S., Room mental Assessment Category B. PID: MKPE38395. US$ 16.2/13.1 544 Chisinau 2000, Republic of Moldova, Tel: (373-2) 222-465, Fax: piBD/IDA). Financing from the government is expected in the (373-2) 244-469, Contact a Mr. Sergiu Boteatu, Project Coordinator amount of USs 17.3 million. During implementation, consulting services will be required for technical assistance to put a lease contract Structural Adjustment in place between Skopje Municipality and a private company for the (R) Structural Adjustment III (Cr. 3667-MD): The credit will operation of the water utility Contracts would also be issued for the address (a) poverty alleviation (better poverty analysis, more focused rehabilitation of the water network. Ministry of Transport and Coin- social policies and programs,more efficient delivery of health and edu- munications, Crvena Skopsksa Opstina No. 4, 1000 Skopje, the FYR cation services, and pension reforms) and (b) improvement of the of Macedonia, Tel: (389-91) 128-200, Fax: (389-91) 118-144, Contact: business environment (harder budget constraints, reformed business Mr. Bi1jana Zdrareva, Assistant Minister, Ministry of Urbanism and administrative framework including reduced corruption and growth Constrctionof small and mediumn entrants, agriculture and energy sector reforms, and a streamlined privatization program). Approved by the Executive Moldova, Republic of Directors on 20 June 2002. The credit was signed on 261June 2002. Power Environmental Assessment Category U. PID: MDPE65163. US$ 30.0 (IDA). Consulting services to be determined. Ministry of (R) Energy 11: The project will support the demonopolization and Finance, 7 Cosmonautilor St., Chisinau, Moldova, Tel: (373-2) 233- privatization program for the power sector, including (a) upgrading 575, Fax: (373-2) 221-307, Contact: Ms. Ainiada Grecianii, Minister of power system control and data acquisition facilities; (b) com- of Finance PAGE 46 Monthly Operational Summary AUGUST 2002 Water Supply/Sanitation Environment Pilot Water Supply and Sanitation: The objective of the project Forest Development Program: The purpose of the project is to is to improve the service quality, efficiency and financial sustainability support (a) preparation and implementation of a forest land restitu- of water supply and wastewater services in rural and medium-sized tion program, (b) reform of public sector institutions and (c) devel- towns and cities. This would be achieved through: (a) strategic reha- opment of private sector forest industries. Negotiations are tentatively bilitation of and efficiency improvements to existing facilities; (b) gen- scheduled for September 2002. Environmental Assessment Cate- eral institutional strengthening of the Apa Canals (water utilities); and gory A. PID: ROPE67367. US$ 33.3 (IBRD). Consulting services to (c) strengthening of the Apa Canals' financial capacity through be determined. Project Management Team for the Biodiversity Con- improved financial planning and commercial practices. Project prepa- servation Management Project - Ministry of Agriculture, Food and ration is under way. Environmental Assessment Category B. PID: Forests, Blvd. Carol No. 24, Bucharest, Romania, Tel: (40-1) 312-4410, MDPE74469. US$ 15.0 (IDA). Consultants will be required. Ministry Mobile: (40-9) 329-3113, Fax: (40-1) 315-4412, E-mail: ftrifoi@pcnetro, of Environment and Territorial Development, 9 Cosmonautilor St., Contact: Mr. Florea Trifoi, Project Manager MD -2005, Chisinau, Republic of Moldova, Tel: (373-2) 226-254, Fax: Hazard Risk Mitigation and Emergency Prepared: The objec- (373-2) 220-748, E-mail: gduca@moldovamd, Contact: Gheorghe tives of the project are to: (a) reduce people's exposure to flooding Duca, Minister and minimize flood damage; (b) identify and assess the risks resulting from industrial operations that might spill hazardous materials Poland in the river catchment areas; (c) reduce the financial exposure of the public to disasters such as flooding and earthquakes; and (d) Agriculture strengthen capacity for seismic risk mitigation and emergency pre- (R) Agriculture Competitiveness: The project would support paredness. Project preparation is under way. Environmental Assess- Poland's efforts in meeting agriculture standards established under ment Category B. PID: ROPE75163. US$ 150.0 (IBRD). Consulting European Union requirements at the level of government and pub- services to be determined. Ministry of Public Finance, 17 Apollodor lic institutions and food industry and agriculture producers, partic- St., Bucharest, Romania, Tel: (40-1) 410-3400, Contact Mr. Stefan ularly with regard to animal and plant hygiene, quality- and food-safety Petrescu standards. This project is no longer in the lending program. Further reportingwill be discontinued. Environmental Assessment Category PrivateSector Development B. US$ 90.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Ministry Private and Public Sector Institution Building: The loan will sup- of Agriculture and Rural Development, 30 Wspolna St., 00-930 War- port the government's privatization initiatives, its banking reform pro- saw, Poland, Tel: (48-22) 623-1751, Fax: (48-22) 623-1009, Contact Mr. gram and its business environment reform agenda. Technical assis- Andrzej Halasiewicz, Director, E-mail: [email protected] tance will be provided to support reform initiatives. Negotiations completed. Board presentation has been postponed. Environmental Regional Assessment Category C. PID: ROPE69679. US$ 22.5 (IBRD), Con- sulting services to be determined. Ministry of Public Finance, 17 Apol- Environment lodor St., Bucharest, Romania, Tel: (40-1) 410-3400,410-3550,410-5025, (40-1) 312-1630. (R) Baltic Sea: The primary objective of the project is to increase Fax: sustainable biological productivity, improve coastal zone management Structural Adjustment and reduce agricultural non-point source pollution through the introduction of ecosystem-based approaches for land and coastal and Private Sector Adjustment H: The loan will support structural reforms marine environmental management. The project's long-term goal is in the financial sector, state enterprise privatization, energy sector, to provide the three Baltic Sea cooperating international bodies the business environment and social sectors. Negotiations completed. Helsinki Coinission (HELCOM), the International Baltic Sea Fish- Board presentation has been postponed. Environmental Assessment eries Commission (IBSFC) and the International Council for the Category U. PID: ROPE67575. US$ 300.0 (IBRD). Consulting services Exploration of the Sea (ICES) and the recipient countries with man- to be determined. Ministry of Finance, 17 Apollodor St., Bucharest, agement tools for sustainable agricultural, coastal and marine man- Romania, Tel: (40-1) 410-3400, 410-3550, 410-5025, Fax: (40-1) 312- agement, while improving the social and economic benefits of the farm- 1630 ing, coastal and fishing communities. Cofinancing is expected from Programmatic Adjustment: The loan will support the govern- the EU, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Sweden and Nordic Environ- ments efforts to improve the performance of the executive and judi- ment Finance Corporation. Boardpresentation is tentatively scheduled ciary in each of the following institutional and governance areas: pol- for October 2002. Environmental Assessment Category C. PID: icy formulation and coordination; public expenditure management; P048795. US$ 5.5 (GEF). Consulting services to be determined human resource management; and the judiciary. The project will iden- Baltic Marine Environment Protection Commission, Katajanokanlaituri tify actions that the government and the judiciary will undertake in 6B, lelsinki, Finland, Tel: (358-9) 622-0220, Fax: (358-9) 622-02239, each of these areas as well as desired results. The project will also Contact: Mr. Mieczyslaw Ostojski, Executive Secretary include (a) a component to monitor and evaluate these actions and results; and (b) development and implementation of an anti-cor- Romania ruption strategy and action plan. Project is being identified. Envi- ronmental Assessment Category U. US$ 100.0 (IBRD). Consulting Agriculture services to be determined. Implementing agency is to be deter- pro- mined. Irrigation Rehabilitation and Reform: The objective of the ject is to undertake rehabilitation of irrigation infrastructure in selected schemes, covering about 90,000 ha. Reorganization of irri- si n Federation gation management. Project preparation is under way. Environmental Assessment Category B. PID: ROPA43881. US$ 75.0 (IBRD). Con- Environment sulting services to be determined. Ministry of Agriculture and Food, Rostov Nutrients Discharge and Methane Reduction: The RAIF Bucharest, 35-37 Oltenitei St., Sector 4, Bucharest, Romania, objective of the project is to reduce the discharge of nutrients into Tel: (40-1) 332-2824, Fax: (40-1) 332-2816, Contact Mr. Stefan Con- the Don River, Azov Sea and Black Sea through (a) rehabilitation and stantin, Administrator improvement of the wastewater treatment plant in Rostov-on-Don, (b) AUGUST 2002 Monthly Operational Summary PAGE 47 configuration of the sewage network to reduce untreated waste- tems, leading to specific measurable improvements in various dimen- water overflow into the Don Tributary Temernik, (c) policy reform sions of public expenditure control and transparency. The improve- and pilot activities to promote phasing out of phosphate and polyphos- ments will include: (a) the control framework for budget execution; phate discharges into the Don River watershed, and (d) replication (b) the accounting system and associated operational procedures; of a comprehensive nutrient reduction approach in other parts of Rus- and (c) the fiscal reporting system to provide the information required sia and riparian countries of the Black Sea and Azov Sea. Project prepa- by MOF management Approved by the Executive Directors on 6 June ration is under way. Environmental Assessment Category B. PID: 2002. Environmental Assessment Category C. PID: RUPE64508. RUGE71473. US$ 10.5 (GEF). Consultants will be required for prepa- US$ 231.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Federal ration and implementation. Rostov Vodokanal, Gorky St. 293,344019 Treasury, 9 ljinka St., Moscow 103097, Russian Federation, Tel: (7- Rostov, Russian Federation, Tel: (8-632) 652-580, (8-632) 653-202, 095) 298-9640, Fax: (7-095) 298-0059, Contact Ms. Tatiana Nesterenko, Fax: (8-632) 518-318), Contacts: Boris Persidski, Director, and Sergei Deputy Minister of Finance Schneider, PIU Director Slovak Republic Population, Health and Nutrition Health Reform Implementation: The project will help the government Power and the Federal Ministry of Health to develop specific instruments (R) Industrial Cogeneration: The objective of the project is to mod- that will support the health reform process. These instruments will ernize Chemosvit Energochem's electric production capacity in a way be tested in two pilot regions. The main objectives of the project are that will ensure maximum efficiency and environmental benefits. With- to (a) identify a range of concrete measures to improve the cost-effec- out such modernization, the plant would most likely lose its obsolete tiveness and quality of health care; and (b) develop the technical, reg- steam-turbine capacity and deteriorate into a heat-only boiler plant, ulatory and institutional framework for reform at the federal and regional with all its electricity purchased from the grid. Under the project, some levels in order to facilitate implementation of these measures coun- of the most efficient technology for gas-fired on-site cogeneration will trywide. Negotiations are tentatively scheduled for September 2002. be used. Negotiationswere tentatively scheduled to begin on 12August Environmental Assessment Category C. PID: RUPE46497. US$ 30.0 2002. Environmental Assessment Category A. US$ 2.0 (GEF). Con- (IBRD). Consulting services will be required. Russian Health Care sultants will be required. Chemosvit Energochem a.s., Sturova 101, Foundation, Malays Trubetskaya ul., 12th Floor, Office 8, Moscow 059 2 Svit, Slovak Republic, Tel: (421-52) 715-2710, Fax: (421-52) 119048, Russian Federation, Tel: (7-095) 257-2665, Fax: (7-095) 257- 715-2434, E-mail: [email protected], Contact: Peter Fer- 2606, Contact: Mr. Anatoly Pleshanov jancek Tuberculosis/AIDS: The project will (a) reduce the prevalence of tuberculosis (TB) and the incidence of HIV infection; and (b) improve Public Sector Management access, quality and cost-effectiveness of TB, AIDS and STIs services. Public Finance Management: The project would finance techni- Project preparation is under way. Environmental Assessment Cate- cal assistance, training activities and information technology to sup- gory C. PID: RUPE64237. US$ 150.0 (IBRD). Consulting services for port the government in improving budgetary and financial man- preparation and implementation will be required. Mimistry of Health agement of government operations. It would have these components: of the Russian Federation, Rakhmanovsky per., 3, Moscow, 101431 (a) budgeting including a review of sectoral policies and programs Russian Federation, Tel: (7-095) 927-2572, Fax: (7-095) 928-5815, and preparation of the budget within an overall medium-term frame- Contact: Dr. Shevchenko work, (b) support for a newly created state Treasury, including cash Public Sector Management management, control of central government operations, monitoring of the operations of local governments, and development of gov- (R) Customs Development: The project will reform and mod- ernment accounting and financial information systems, and (c) ernize the customs system with the objectives of: (a) facilitating improvements in domestic and external public debt management international commerce, (b) enhancing the professional integrity through reform of the domestic debt market, establishment of an over- and skills of State Customs Committee staff, (c) improving the level all legal framework for debt management, and possibly creation of of voluntary compliance, (d) reducing the compliance burden for low a cash and debt management agency. Project preparation is under risk transactions, and (e) increasing administrative efficiency. way. Environmental Assessment Category C. PID: SKPE69864. US$ Appraisal mission was scheduled for late summer 2002. Environ- 30.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required for preparation and imple- mental Assessment Category C. PID: RUPE72960. US$140.0 (IDA) mentation in the following areas: (a) budget preparation: formulation .A request for a PHRD grant has been submitted to hire consultants of budgetary policy review of sectoral policies and programs, and prepa- for preparation of key components. State Customs Committee, 11/5 ration of the budget; (b) management consulting for implementation Novozavodskaya Sq., Moscow 107842, Russia, Tel: (7-095) 449-7087, of the Treasury project (IT to be financed by the Slovak budget and Fax: (7-095) 449-7082, Contact: Vladimir Meshcheryakov, First EU-PHARE); (c) adviser for the creation of a debt management Deputy Chairman agency through reform of the domestic debt market and establish- (R) Second Tax Administration Modernization: The project is ment of the overall legal framework for debt management; and (d) designed to improve the level of taxpayer voluntary compliance, resident adviser for coordination of the reforms. Ministry of Finance, promoting increased efficiency, professional ethics, equity and fair- Stefanovicova 5,817 82 Bratislava 15, Slovakia, Tel: (421-2) 5249-2312, ness in administration of taxes, with the intended outcomes of a FAX: (421-7) 5249-1125, E-mail: [email protected], Contact: lighter taxpayer compliance burden and fewer barriers to business Marina Kompisova, General Director, International Department development. Negotiations were planned for late summer 2002. Envi- ronmental Assessment Category C. PID: RUPE66155. US$ 100.0 Tajikistan (IBRD). PHRD grant has been executed. Consulting services for project preparation, which is now completed, had been contracted with Finance the firm of Price Waterhouse Coopers. Ministry of Taxes and Fees, Financial Institutions and Enterprise Support: The objectives 23 Neglinnava St, Moscow, Russia 103381, Tel: (095) 209-2918, Fax: of the project are to improve the regulatory and enforcement mech- (095) 209-7507, E-mail: [email protected], Contact: Mr. Mikhail anisms for oversight of the evolving competitive financial institu- Mishustin, Deputy Minister tions environment and develop sustainable institutional mechanisms Treasury Development (In. 4662-RU): The project will support for providing short- and medium-term credits to micro-, small- and a comprehensive reform in public expenditure management sys- medium-scale enterprises. Project preparation is under way. Envi- PAGE 48 Monthly Operational Summary AUGUST 2002 ronmental Assessment Category Fl. US$25.0 (IDA). Aborrower-exe- 6979, Fax: (90-312) 425-3315, E-mail: barbaros@mebgovtr, Contact cuted PHRD grant for US$ 469,500 was approved on 27 March 2000. Ibrahim Barbaros, Deputy Undersecretary Consulting services to be determined. National Bank of Tajikistan, Secondary Education:'The projectwill support secondary education P0 Box 734025, Dushanbe, Tajikistan, Tel: (992-372) 212-628, Fax: development through measures such as: (a) an increase in the num- (992-372) 212-628, Contact: Mr. Alimardanov, Chairman ber of schools; (b) curriculum development; (c) pre-service and in- Power service training for teachers; (d) furnishing of educational materials and information technology equipment; (e) provision of (R) Pamir Private Power (Cr. 3682-TJ): The objectives of the examinations, assessments, certification, career guidance, counsel- project are to (a) convert to private operation an existing hydro- ing services and management information systems; and (t) school electric plant and double its capacity from 14 to 28 MW (b) upgrade improvement projects. Project preparation is under way. Environmental the transmission and distribution system; (c) transfer billing and Assessment Category B. PID: TRPE66149. US$ 175.0 (IBRD). Con- collection responsibilities to private operation; and (d) provide elec- sulting services to be determined. Ministry of National Education, tric utility services under a 25-year agreement with the government. Guniz Sok No. 50-52 Kavakhdere, Ankara, Turkey, Tel: (90-312) 428- Approved by the Executive Directors on 27June 2002. Environmen- 8573, Fax: (90-312) 428-8635, E-mail: [email protected], Contact: tal Assessment Category B. PID: TJPE75256. US$ 10.0 (IDA) . No Bilge Nazikioglu, Director, Program Coordination Team consultants are required. Aga Khan Fund For Economic Development, Project Development Office, 3 Khakimzoda St., Dushanbe, Tajik- Environment istan, Tel: (992-372) 246-565, E-mail: [email protected], Contact: Anatolia Watershed Rehabilitation: The objective of the project Mr. Mathew Scanlon, Project Manager is to support sustainable natural resource management and poverty reduction in degraded watersheds in Anatolia and along the Black Social Sector Sea Coast. This would be achieved by: (a) improving the productiv- Poverty Alleviation II (Cr. 3462-TJ): The project will support the ity of range, forest and farmland; (b) promoting increased income expansion of the microproject and microfinance program carried out from more intensive farm activities to replace the traditional over- by the Tajikistan Social Investment Fund. Approved by the Execu- exploitation of natural resources; (c) encouraging responsibility of tive Directors on 21 May 2002. Environmental Assessment Cate- local communities in planning and management of shared resources; gory Fl. PID: TJPE8860. US$ 13.8 (IDA). Consulting services to be (d) increasing the use of environmentally friendly agricultural prac- determined. Tajikistan Social Investment Fund, Dushanbe, Tajik- tices, thereby reducing nutrient discharge, particularly from agricultural istan, Tel: (7-3772) 21&753, Contact Jamshed Karimov, Executive Direc- sources, to the Black Sea; (e) strengthening national policy and local tor regulatory capacity to meet European Union standards for agricultural nutrient pollution control; and (0 building capacity and promoting Water Supply/Sanitation a broad public awareness program and replication strategy. The project will be executed in the Anatolia watersheds of Seyhan (Adana, (R) Dushanbe Water Supply (Cr. 3664-TJ): The objectives of Kayseri and Nigde provinces), Ceyhan (Kahramanmaras, Adana the project are: (a) rehabilitating the water supply system, specifi- and Osmaniye provinces), and Goksu (Mersin, Konya and Karaman cally leak reduction, network optimization and repair of in-house provinces), and in two watersheds discharging significant amounts plumbing; (b) improving the functioning of water treatment facilities of nutrients into the Black Sea: Kizilirmak (Kayseri, Sivas and Tokat and the quality of water; and (c) strengthening institutions with provinces) and Yesilirmak (Sivas, Tokat, Amasya and Corum emphasis on commercial and financial systems water supply opera- provinces). It is estimated that in these watersheds about 55 micro- tions. Approved by the Executive Directorson 18June2002. The credit catchments (subwatersheds) can be rehabilitated with the proposed was signed on 3July 2002. Environmental Assessment Category B. funding. Project preparation is under way. Environmental Assessment PID:TJPE57883. US$17.0 (IDA). The Governmentwill engage the Category B. PID: TRPE70950. US$ 50.0 (IBRD). Consulting ser- services of a foreign utility operator to manage and implement, with vices to be determined. Undersecretariat of Treasury, Inonu Bulvari, the full involvement of DVK management and staff, the improvements Emek, 06530 Ankara, Turkey, Tel: (90-312) 213-0297, Fax: (90-312) to the water supply system, including investment identification and 212-8737, Email: [email protected], Contact: Ms. Aysen Kulakoglu, procurement, and the commercial and financial management systems. Head, World Bank Projects; General Directorate of Afforestation The operator will be selected competitively and work under an incen- and Erosion Control, Ministry of Forestry, Gazi Tesisleri No. 11, tive based contract with DVK. DushanbeVodokanal (DVK); Dushanbe Sogutozu, Ankara, Turkey, Tel: (90-312) 212-5596, Fax: (90-312) 212- Water Supply Project Implementation Unit, 14AAyni St., Dushanbe, 5532, Contact: Planning and Coordination Department; General Tajikistan, Fax: (992-372) 21-09-97, Contact: Mr. Bekhruz Safarov PIU Directorate of Production and Development, Ministry of Agriculture Director and Rural Affairs, Tel: (90-312) 418-5982, Fax: (90-312) 417-0026, Contact Mr. Eyup Koksal, Project Coordinator; General Directorate Turkey Control and Protection, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Con- tact: Aldulmecit Yesil; General Directorate of Rural Affairs, Tel: (90- Education/Training 312) 287-8092, Fax: (90-312) 287-8091, Contact Mr. Hasan Balaban, Department Head; Foreign Relations Department, Ministry of Envi- (R) Basic Education: The objectives of the project are to (a) ronment, Tel: (90-312) 287-9963 Ext 4113, Fax: (90-312) 285-3739, Con- expand enrollment in basic education schools; (b) train teachers, school tact Ms. Guzin Arat principals and inspectors; (c) develop central and provincial implementation capacity to carry out the program; (d) create a mechanism Public Sector Management to monitor and evaluate the outcomes of the program; (e) reconstruct and rehabilitate educational facilities for preschool, basic education Programmatic Public Sector Adjustment The PPSALis designed and secondary education that were destroyed or damaged in the Mar- to support the coming phase of the Governments public sector mara earthquake; and (f) resume education in the areas affected by reform program. This phase of public sector reform encompasses: the earthquake. This is phase two of an adaptable program loan. Board (i) structural fiscal reforms in support of sustained fiscal adjust- presentation was scheduledfor 16 July 2002. Environmental Assess- ment, (ii) public expenditure management reforns, and (iii) institutional ment Category B. PID: TRPE59872. USS 300.0 (IBRD). Consulting reforms to improve public governance. The program to be sup- services to be determined. Ministry of National Education, M.E.B. ported by the proposed PPSAL will build on the progress achieved Mustesarlik, 06648 Bakanliklar, Ankara, Turkey, Tel: (90-312) 418- under the programmatic financial and public sector adjustment loans AUGUST 2002 Monthly Operational Summary PAGE 49 (PFPSAL I and PFPSAL II). Project is being identified. Environ- Fax: (380-692) 44-35-21, E-mail: [email protected], mental Assessment Category C. US$ 400.0 (IBRD). Consulting ser- Contact: Mr. Sergey Dorul, Director vices to be determined. Undersecretariat of Treasury, Inonu Bulvari, Eskisehir Yolu, Emek, 06530, Ankara, Turkey, Tel: (90-312) 213- Private Sector Development 6873, Fax: (09-312) 212-8737, E-mail: [email protected], Contact: Private Sector Development (Ln. 71 11-UA): The projectwill (a) Ersen Ekren, General Director of External Economic Relations, promote the private sector by strengthening the competitiveness of Ministry of Finance Ukrainian enterprises, (b) accelerate the entry of private small- and medium-enterprises, and (c) create a supportive business environ- Urban Development ment. Approved by the Executive Directors on 28 March 2002. Envi- (R) National Community Development and Heritage: The pro- ronmental Assessment Category C. PID: UAPE54966. US$ 30.0 ject will (a) demonstrate ways of upgrading and integrating archeo- (IBRD). Consulting services in the area of corporate restructuring logical and historical sites into the local economy; and (b) increase and management training will be needed. Ukrainian Center for Enter- capacity for heritage conservation within community and urban plan- prise Restructuring and Private Sector Development, 14b Dymytrova ning frameworks. Negotiations have been postponed until pending St., Kyiv 01030, Ukraine, Tel/Fax: (380-44) 227-1097 issues concerningthe ResettlementAciton Planhave been resolved. Envi- ronmental Assessment Category B. PID: TRPE58480. US$ 50.0 Public Sector Management (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Ministry of Culture, (R) Rural Land Titling and Cadastre Development* The project Ilk Meclis Binasi, 06100 Ulus/Ankara, Turkey, Contact: Mr. Fikret will (a) support the equipping of region-level registration offices for Uccan, Under-Secretary, Ministry of Culture. Tel: (90-312) 310-4286, land and other real estate with information systems, hardware, sur- Fax: (90-312) 311-6603 veying equipment and training in land registration and (b) finance investments in mapping equipment to produce maps for legal cadas- Ukraine tre. Project preparation is under way. Environmental Assessment Cat- egory C. PID: UAPA35777. US$ 117.9 (IBRD). Consulting services Infrastructure to be determined. Ministry of Justice, M. Katsubinsogo St., 12, Kiev, Ukraine, Tel: (380-44) 229-6664, Fax: (380-44) 224-2567, Contact: (R) E-Development. The objectives of the project are to enhance Ms. Irna Zavalna, Program Director government efficiency, foster private sector development, and strengthen civil society through the introduction of innovative mod- (R) State Tax Administration Modernization Program: The els of information and communication technologies solutions. The objective of the project is to help the government modernize its tax project is focused on three areas: E-Government, E-Business envi- system and bring about comprehensive organizational, management ronment and Public-Private E-Dialog. The E-Government compo- and operational reforms in tax administration. Appraisal was tenta- nent will introduce models of e-procurement and e-documentation tively scheduled for early August 2002. Environmental Assessment flow, so that they can be replicated in public administration at the cen- Category C. PID: UAPE57815. US$ 100.0 (IBRD). External and tral and regional levels. The E-Business environment component local consulting services will be hired at preparation and imple- will support establishing a legal and regulatory framework, based on mentation stages of the project. State Tax Administration of Ukraine, best practices and compatible with EU standards, with the ultimate 8, Lvivska Square, 04655, Kiev 55, Ukraine,Tel: (380-44) 247-8190, Fax: goal of legalizing on-line transactions. The Public-Private E-Dialog (380-44) 212-5005, E-mail: [email protected], Contact Mr. Yuri component will provide for on-line solutions and tools that will facil- Emchenko, Head, STAMP Modernization Department, State Tax itate active citizen participation in the development of public policies Administration and services. Project preparation completed. Environmental Assess- Municipal Development Program: The program seeks to develop ment Category C. PID: UAPE74885. US$ 5.0 (IBRD). Consulting ser- a sustainable system for financing local government investment vices will be required for work on: (a) the government electronic pro- which will improve local service delivery and assist the government curement system; (b) the government electronic documents flow in better management of intergovernmental finance. The program system; (c) regulations for enabling on-line business transactions; (d) will include (a) program-supported reforms in intergovernmental finance a pattern for on-line dialogue between public authorities and citizens to create incentives for municipalities to better manage their fiscal at the national and regional levels; and (e) assessments ofthe effectiveness affairs; (b) development of a Municipal Development Loan Fund of the developed techniques mentioned above. Ministry of Economy, (MDLF); and (c) assistance to municipalities to help them prepare 12/2 Hrushevskoho St., Kiev, Ukraine, Tel: (380-44) 293-2210/9468, to borrow and to assess their capacity to repay loans from the MDLE Contact: Mr. Ihor Shumylo, First Deputy State Secretary Project preparation is under way. Environmental Assessment Cate- gory Fl. PID: UKPE56806. US$ 150.0 (IBRD). Consulting services Population, Health and Nutrition in the fields of intergovernmental finance and development of municipal credit markets are being employed in the preparation phase, and Tuberculosis/AIDS Control: The objective of the project is to are financed by individual consultant trust funds and a PHRD grant. reduce the prevalence of tuberculosis and the incidence of HIVinfec- Implementing agency is to be determined. tion. Negotiations are tentatively scheduled for September 2002. Environmental Assessment Category C. PID: UKPE69857. US$ 58.6 Programmatic Adjustment H: The project will continue to support (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Ministry of Health, implementation of the government's medium-term institutional and 7 Hrushvestky St, Kev, Ukraine, Tel: (380-44) 253-6165 structural reform program with an objective of improving public and private sector governance. The main cross-cutting thematic Power areas will be: (a) improved financial and fiscal discipline; (b) better regulatory framework; (c) more effective protection of property Sevastopol Heat Supply Improvement (In. 4599-UA): The pro- rights; (d) improved public sector efficiency and accountability; and ject would support (a) the introduction of a decentralized heating ser- (e) enhanced management of social and environmental risks. In vice in Sevastopol and (b) the development of a new heating enter- each area, specific benchmarks will capture the achievement of tan- prise. Approved by the Executive Directors on 22 March 2001. gible reform outcomes, Typical benchmarks would include mea- Enviromnental Assessment Category B. PID: UAPA55738. US$ 28.0 surable results in the reduction of budget and tax arrears, improved (IBRD). Consulting services will be financed by the loan and other payment discipline, restructuring of government debt to commercial donors yet to be identified. Sevteploserviss, PR-T Gen. Ostryakara banks and introduction of independent regulators in key infra- 25, PO. Box 35, Sevastopol 99029, Ukraine, Tel: (380-692) 44-35-21, structural sectors (energy, telecom, non-banking financial services). PAGE 50 Monthly Operational Summary AUGUST 2002 Project preparation is under way. Environmental Assessment Cate- tate the discharge of drainage water from irrigated areas. Project prepa- gory C. US$ 250.0 (IBRD). No consultants are required. Ministry of ration is under way. Environmental Assessment Category A. PID: Finance, 12/2, M. Hrushevskoho St., Kiev 01008, Ukraine, Tel: (380- UZPE9127. US$ 10.0/10.0 (IBRD/IDA). Consulting services to be 44) 293-7466, Fax: (380-44) 293-8243, E-mail: [email protected], determined. Ministry of Agriculture and Water Resources, Navoi St. Contact: Oleksandr Shlapak, Minister of Economic Reform and Euro- 44, 700011, Tashkent, Uzbekistan, Tel: (988-712) 422-986,422-985, Con- pean Integration tact: Mr. G. S. Tsukirov, Technical Director, Project Implementation Unit Rural Development Real Estate Registration System: The project is designed to carry Yugoslavia, Federal Republic of out systematic titling and registration of rural land parcels. This includes assistance for the preparation of maps, farm restructuring Environment plans, land surveys and registration of legal titles for newly demar- Montenegro Coastal Emergency Municipal Environmental cated land. Project preparation is under way. Environmental Assess- Infrastructure: The project components are (a) rehabilitation of the ment Category B. US$ 65.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be deter- i nfrastructure he oet ares ) reha mined. State Committee for Land Resources, Grushevskogo 6, Tel: environmental infrastructure in the coastal cities, including (i) reha- (38e44 226-21 Cott: Mor. ovakResov , Gus hairmano 6,bilitation of the multi-municipal Kotor landfill site to meet sanitary (380-44) 226-2170, Contact: Mr. Novakovsky, SCLR Chairman standards and permanent closure of wild dumps and (ii) repair of the Water Supply/Sanitation submarine wastewater outfall at Kotor so that the discharge is 3.6 km offshore and repair of the on-land secondary sewerage system; and Lviv Water and Wastewater (Ln. 4610-UA): The project would (b) assistance to Podgorica Water Utility to complete construction help to improve the accessibility and quality of water supply and of a water supply pipeline to replace contaminated sources in the Zeta wastewater services in the city of Lviv. The project seeks to: (a) sup- Valley with water from the Podgorica system. The grant was approved port high-priority investments needed to improve the operation of by the Regional Vice President on 28 November 2001. Environ- the water supply and wastewater systems, reduce operating costs and mental Assessment Category B. PID: YFSF74618. US$ 2.0 (Trust Fund). improve service quality at affordable prices to the population; and Consulting services to be determined. Crnogorsko Primorje PEW, (b) enable institutional strengthening of Lviv Vodokanal, the munic- TRG Sunca bb - 85310 Budva, Republic of Montenegro, Yugoslavia, ipal enterprise responsible for water supply and wastewater services Tel: (381-86) 452-034, 451-921, Fax: (381-86) 451-937, 451-460, E- in Lviv, through the improvement of its technical, commercial and mail: [email protected] or [email protected] financial operations with the help of technical assistance. Approved by the Executive Directors on 5 June 2001. Environmental Assess- Finance ment Category B. PID: UAPE35786. US$ 24.3 (IBRD). Consultants will be required for management and operation improvement advi- (R) Export Finance Facilitation: The objective of the project is sory services. Lviv Vodokanal, 64 Zelena St., Lviv 79017, Ukraine, Tel: to facilitate trade by means of political risk insurance for imports and (380-322) 756-291, Fax: (380-22) 783-179, E-mail: [email protected], a variety of products for supporting exports including (a) credits and Contact: Mr. Lev Hipp, Deputy Director, Reconstruction and Devel- guarantees for preshipment working capital, (b) support for con- opment tract bonds related to export activity, (c) credit insurance and (d) technical assistance support to the implementing agency and exporters. Uzbekistan Appraisal completed. Technical discussions completed in thefield in late May2002. Board presentationwas scheduledfor 18July 2002. Envi- Public Sector Management ronmental Assessment Category FI. PID: YUPE74484. US$ 11.5 antici- Public Finance Management Reform: The project will provide (IDA). Cofinancing amounts of US $ 9.0 and US $11.0 are technical assistance, equipment and software to improve fiscal dis- pated from the government of Italy and a second donor. Consulting cipline, strategic resource allocation, and efficiency of budget resource frpeaainaebigfne yaPR rn.Ygsa use by placing the budget into a medium-term framework, strength- Export Credit Agency, Makedonska 4, Belgrade, Yugoslavia, Tel: (381- ening budget preparation, execution, and monitoring capacity, increas- 11) 311-4149, E-mail: [email protected] ing fiscal transparency as well as implementing modem Treasury infor- (R) Private and Financial Sector Adjustment (Cr. 3643-YF): mation technology systems. Project preparation is under way. The objective of the project is to support policy reforms aimed at improv- Environmental Assessment Category C. PID: UZPE70084. US$ 10.0 ing the investment climate, enterprise privatization and banking (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Ministry of Finance, reform. Approved by the Executive Directors on 23 May 2002. The 5 Mustakillik Sq., Tashkent 700008, Republic of Uzbekistan, Tel: credit was signed on 4June 2002. Environmental Assessment Cate- (998-71) 139-4646, Fax: (998-71) 139-1625, Contact: Jamshid A. gory C. PID: YFPE74486. US$ 85.0 (IDA). No consultants are required Kuchkarov, Deputy Minister other than for services under the FRY PSD and FSD Technical Assis- tance projects approved in June 2001. National Bank of Yugoslavia, Water Supply/Sanitation Kralja Petra # 12, 11000 Belgrade, Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, (R) Karshi Pumping Cascade Rehabilitation: The project will Tel: (381-11) 624-245, Fax: (381-11) 303-0167, Contact: Mr. Radovan (a) rehabilitate and improve the most critical components of the Jelasic, Vice Governor pumping cascade which supplies water to an irrigation command area of 35,000 ha, and (b) initiate the creation of sustainable water man- Private Sector Development agement institutions in the irrigation command area. Board presen- Trade and Transport Facilitation in Southeast Europe (Cr. 3651- tation is scheduledformid-October 2002. Environmental Assessment YF): The project consists of federal customs administration mod- Category B. PID: UZPE57903. US$ 30.0/25.0 (IBRD/IDA). Con- ernization, Montenegrin customs administration modernization, sulting services to be determined. Ministry of Agriculture and Water support to information systems of both customs administrations, Resources, Navoi St. 44, 700011, Tashkent, Uzbekistan, Tet (988-712) trade facilitation development, and program and project implemen- 422-986,422-985, Contact Mr. G. S. Tsukirov, Technical Director, Pro- tation. Approved by the Executive Directors on 4 June 2002. Envi- ject Implementation Unit ronmental Assessment Category C. PID: YFPE74090. US$ 6.8 (IDA). Drainage: The objective of the project is to improve the management Consultants will be required. Federal Customs Administration, 155, of drainage water disposal from the irrigation schemes on the right Bd Avnoj-a St., Belgrade, Tel: (381-11) 311-6610, E-mail: dragov- bank of the Amu Darya in order to reduce river salinity and facili- [email protected], Contact: Dragan Dragovic; Customs Administration of AUGUST 2002 Monthly Operational Summary PAGE 51 the Republic of Montenegro, Oktobarske Revolucije 128, Podgorica, and flood control structures); (b) agricultural development (e.g., Tel: (381-81) 623-322, E-mail: [email protected], Contact Olivera Zivkovic planting fruit trees and clearing land); (c) mobilization of water resources (e.g., management of springs and watering points); and Structural Adjustment (d) capacity development both in the decentralized project imple- (R) Montenegro Structural Adjustment: The project would sup- mentation administration and among beneficiaries, emphasizing par- port the governments of Yugoslavia and one of its constituent ticipatory development approaches, which have proved critical to the republics, Montenegro, in implementing a structural reform agenda success in the ongoing project. Appraisal completed. Negotiations are centered on two broad themes: (a) sustainable control of fiscal and tentatively scheduledfor late September2002 Environmental Assess- quasi-fiscal imbalances; and (b) promotion of enterprise restructur- ment Category B. PID: DZPE76784. US$ 90.0 (IBRD). Consultants ing and improvement of the business environment. The areas of will be required. Ministry of Agriculture, Parc Zoologique, Ben focus for the reforms and enhanced transparency are public expen- Ahnoun, Alger, Algbrie, Tel: (213-21) 915-316, Fax: (213-21) 915-317, diture management the pension system, labor markets, the business Contact: M. Salah Bourahla, Director General of Forestry environment and the energy sector. Boardpresentation was tentatively Social Sectors Technical Assistance: The project would support scheduledfor 8 August 2002, Environmental Assessment Category applying to operations reforms in the education, health, and social U. PID: YFPE76764. US$ 15.0 (IDA). Consulting services to be deter- protection sectors by strengthening analytical and management mined. Ministry of Finance, Stranka Dragojevica 2, 81000 Podgor- capacity. It would do this through: (a) modernizing MIS systems; (b) ica, Republic of Montenegro, Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, Tel: (381- transferring technical expertise; (c) providing access to interna- 81) 242-835, Fax: (381-81) 242 450, E-mail: [email protected], Contact Mr. tional experience with the institutional and political aspects of pol- Miroslav Ivanisevic, Minister of Finance icy reform in the social sectors; and (d) providing training in general management and policy analysis. Project preparation is under way. Environmental Assessment Category C. US$ 10.0 (IBRD). Consult- ing services to be determined. Implementing agency is to be deter- Middle East and North mined. Africa Urban Development (R) Urban Natural Hazard Vulnerability Reduction: The objec- Algeria tives of the project are to (a) strengthen the national capacity for disaster management (including both short-term preparedness and Finance response, and long-term hazard reduction) and (b) reduce urban vulnerability to natural hazards, including housing reconstruction in pri- (R) Mortgage Finance Technical Assistance T. 7131-AL): (for ority areas, such as the Bouzareah Massif in the Wilaya of Algiers. merly Housing Finance Technical Assistance)The project will help Negotiationscompleted. Board presentationis tentatively scheduledfor establish the enabling environment for an affordable mortgage loan 30 July 2002. Environmental Assessment Category B. PID: market through: (a) legal and administrative improvements regard- DZPE67605. US$ 88.5 (IBRD) .Consultants will be required. Wilaya ing the registration, titling, and mortgage system and (b) appropri- of Algiers, Blvd. ZiroutYoucef, Alger, Alg6rie, Tel: (213-21) 725-460, ate structuring of mortgage products and the capacity building of finan- Fax: (213-21) 736-229, Contact: M. Mohand Mares, Directeurde la Cel- cial entities to implement such a system. Approved by the Executive lule CCSP Directors on 27June 2002. Environmental Assessment Category C. PID: DZPE64983. US$ 5.5 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Finance, Directorate of the Treasury, Alger, Alg6rie, Tel: (213-2) 173-4019, Fax: (213-2) 173-5616 Population, Health and Nutrition

Infrastructure Health Sector Development (Cr. 3650-DJI): The objective of this ICT Development Support. The objective of the project is to cre- first phase project of a three-phase adaptable program loan is to ate an enabling environment to: (a) improve access to efficient and improve public health outcomes over the long term by (a) intro- affordable information and communications technology (ICT) ser- ducing systematic changes in management and financing in order vices; (b) facilitate private sector growth in ICT; (c) improve the com- to improve efficiency, (b) improving capacity of priority health facil- petitiveness of national firms; and (d) enhance the efficiency of gov- ities to deliver better quality services to children and pregnant ernment services delivery. To accomplish this, the project will women and (c) supporting a self-sustaining drug fund that will help support the government's program to: (a) strengthen the ICT pol- assure a supply of medicines and medical supplies. Approved by the icy and regulatory framework; (b) leverage ICT to promote business Executive Directors on 4 June 2002. Environmental Assessment and government competitiveness; (c) support "net-enterprise" devel- Category B. PID: DJPE71062. US$ 15.0 (IDA). Consultants will be opment; and (d) strengthen communications strategy and capacity required for preparation of a strategic framework for the 10-year building. Project preparation is under way Environmental Assessment APL period and detailed first-phase preparation. Ministry of Health, Category C. PID: DZPE75664. US$ 22.5 (IBRD). Consultants will be PO Box 1974, Djibouti, Tel: (253) 350-843, Fax: (253) 356-300, Con- required. Ministry of Post and Telecommunications, 4 Blvd. Krim Bella tact Dr. Mohammed Mahyoub Hathem, Conseiller technique cem, Alger, Alg&rie, Tel: (213-21) 731-769, Fax: (213-2) 712-007, E-maiL National AIDS Control: The project is part of the multi-country AIDS [email protected] program for Africa and complements others in the horn of Africa such as those recently approved for Ethiopia and Eritrea. The objective Social Sector of the project is to increase access to programs of HIV/AIDS prevention, (R) Rural Employment 2: The objective of the project is to gen- care and treatment with emphasis on high-risk and vulnerable groups. erate and stimulate direct and indirect employment in poor rural areas. The project will also include development of community actions pro- This project builds on the successful and ongoing first Rural Employ- grams to take an increasing role in HIV/AIDS information dissem- ment Project. It expands interventions eastward, targeting the impov- ination and provision of basic care and treatment. Project process- erished mountainous zones. The instruments to be used to reach the ing is continuing. Environmental Assessment Category B. PID: objective are labor intensive methods of creating assets with short- DJPE65790. US$ 12.0 (IDA). Consultants will be required to support and long-term impact through (a) erosion control (e.g., reforestation development of a national AIDS strategy. Ministry of Health, PO PAGE 52 Monthly Operational Summary AUGUST 2002 Box 1974, Djibouti, Tel: (253) 350-843, Fax: (253) 356-300, Contact vices including e-commerce activities and (c) support the Ministry Dr. Mohammed Mahyoub Hathem, Conseiller technique of Communications and Information Technology (MCIT) in promoting the ICT industry, facilitating e-commerce activities, and Egypt establishing the framework for e-government. This project is no longer in the lendingprogram. Furtherreporting will be discontinued. Education/Training Environmental Assessment Category C. PID: EGPE74311 US$ 8.0 (R) Skills Development: The project will focus on improving the (IBRD). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Communications and Information Technology, Ahmed Oraby St., Mohandsen, Giza, current vocational and technical education system in order to pro- Egypt, Tel: (20-2) 344-4546/308&8232, Fax: (20-2) 344-4553, E-mail: duce market-relevant skills. The project will support: (a) rationalization [email protected], Contact Dr. Sherif Hashem, Director, Infor- of the training system; (b) improvement of the internal and external mainSceyDvlp ntOfe efficiency of training; (c) improvements in training, (d) the development of a governance structure for vocational and technical education; and (e) development of sustainable financing mechanisms. Appraisal Iran mission is scheduledfor June 2003. Environmental Assessment Cat- Environment egory C. PID: EGPE49702. US$ 40.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency is to be determined. (N) Environmental Management Support: The objective of the project is to strengthen the capacity within the Department of Envi- Environment ronment for monitoring air and water pollution by providing equipment, training and demonstration projects. Project preparation is (R) Second Mutruh Resource Management: The objective of the under way. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 20.0 (IBRD). project is to improve the welfare of disadvantaged rural people Consultants will be required. Department of Environment, Pardisan through community development and enhancement of local capac- Nature Park, Shahid Hemat Highway, Tehran, Iran, Tel: (98-21)-826- ity to conserve, rehabilitate and use natural resources in a sustain- 7991, Fax: (98-21)-826-7990, E-mail: [email protected], Con- able manner. This is to be achieved by: (a) assisting communities, tact: Dr. Ardestani, Project Coordinator including women and the poor, to organize themselves for participation in community-based planning and implementation of development Finance activities, (b) developing appropriate community-based institutional mechanisms to help communities conserve, rehabilitate and sus- (R) Low Income Housing: The objectives of the project are to: (a) tainably use and manage the natural resource base, (c) improving provide affordable housing to low to moderate income households smallholder sustainable agricultural and livestock production and pro and (b) further develop market institutions of the housing sector in moting demand-driven non-farm income generating activities, mainly areas such as insurance, finance, construction and real estate bro- targeting women, and (d) providing improved access to technical, kerage. The first phase will focus on housing sector reforms and pri- financial and commercial services and market links. Within the ority interventions to improve living conditions of the poor in under- framework of integrated ecosystem management, in addition to serviced settlements in three cities. The second phase aims at watershed and range management, the project, with the support of increasing long-term resource mobilization for housing finance and a GEF grant, will address conservation and sustainable use of bio upgrading of urban centers in three cities. The third phase will seek logical diversity and measure carbon sequestration under various land to deepen the impact of the housing sector reforms and spread the uses. The project incorporates the following components and suburban upgrading program wider. Project preparation is under way. components to be implemented over five years: (a) community devel- Environmental Assessment Category B. PID: IRPE73433. US$ 112.0 opment, consisting of capacity building of communities and strength- (IBRD). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Housing and Urban ening of women's development capacity, (b) integrated natural Development, 60 Bijan St., Vanak Sq., Tehran, Iran, Fax: (98-21) 879- resource management, consisting of water harvesting, watershed man- 5957, Contact: Mr. Nasser Nikouseresht agement, range management, bio-diversity conservation and carbon sequestration measurement and (c) support for income gener- Jordan ating activities, consisting of agricultural and livestock production, off-farm income generating activities and marketing and agro-pro- Agriculture cessing. Appraisalmission is scheduledfor 22 September 2002. Envi- (R) Horticultural Exports Promotion and Technology Trans- ronmental Assessment Category B. PID: EGPE74075. US$ 15.0 Con- fer (LIn 4668-JO): The objective of the project is to promote export sultants will be required. Ministry of Agriculture and Land Reclamation, of high-value fresh produce to Gulf countries and Europe. The pro- Project Coordination Unit (PCU), PO Box 62, Marsa Mutruh, Egypt, ject was approved-following LIL procedures-on 26 June 2002, Envi- Tel: (20-46) 493-1083, Fax: (20-46) 493-1082, E-mail: mrmp@inter- ronmentalAssessment Category C. PID: JOPE76961. US$ 5.0 (IBRD). netalex.com, Contact Dr. Sobhi El-Naggar, Deputy Director General, Consultants will be required. Ministry of Agriculture, PO Box 2099, Mutruh Resource Management Project (MRMP) Amman, Jordan, Tel: (962-6) 464-4466, Fax: (962-6) 560-1924, E-mail: [email protected], Contact: H.E. Dr. Mahmoud Duwayri, Telecommunications Minister of Agriculture; Jordan Export Development and Commer- (R) ICT Development Support: The objective of the project is to cial Centers Corp. facilitate private sector-led growth in information and communications Education/Training technologies by creating an enabling environment to: (a) improve access to efficient and affordable communications services, (b) develop a (N) Human Resource Development Sector Investment III: vibrant ICT sector, (c) enhance the efficiency of the delivery of gov- The objective of the project is to support a systemic educational ernment services and (d) increase the competitiveness of national reform that extends from early childhood education (ECE) through firms. The project will support the government's program to: (a) secondary education. It will contribute to the development of human strengthen the telecommunications regulatory framework and build capital with the skills and competences required by the knowledge the institutional capacity of the Telecommunications Regulatory economy. This will be done through policy, governance, and admin- Authority (TRA) to undertake its functions in an independent, com- istrative reforms; realigmnent of education programs and practices petent, and transparent manner, (b) implement comprehensive postal ensuring access to universal basic education (UBE); and promoting sector reform including a new legal and regulatory framework, mod- readiness to learn through ECE. The project will include these com- ernization of the postal operator, and development of new postal ser- ponents: (a) reorientation of education policy objectives and strategy AUGUST 2002 Monthly Operational Summary PAGE 53 through governance and administrative reform; (b) restructuring and The program would also aim at establishing an efficient platform for realignment of education programs and practice to achieve relevant more human resource-intensive exports of goods and services and learning outcomes; (c) achievement of UBE through cost-effective would help improve services to households in areas such as health methods; and (d) promotion of readiness to learn through ECE. and education, property registration, and all matters pertaining to com- Project preparation is under way. A preparation mission has returned pliance, from identity papers to taxes. The project will provide criti- from the field. Environmental Assessment Category B. PID: cal fiscal and balance of payments financing. Approved by the Execu- JOPE75829. US$ 120.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. Min- tive Directors and signed on 2}uly 2002 Environmental Assessment istry of Education, PO Box 1646, Amman, Jordan, Tel: (962-6) 568- Category C. US$ 120.0 (IBRD). Consultants have been selected. 5081, Fax: (962-6) 464-6654, Contact H.E. Khaled Toukan Ministry of Planning, PO Box 555, Amman, Jordan, Tel: (962-6) 464- 4381, Fax: (962-6) 461-5683, Contact: H.E. Bassem Awadallah; Min- Environment istry of Administrative Development, Contact H. E. M. Threibat; Min- (R) Conservation of Medicinal/Herbal Plants: The objective of istry of Finance, Contact: H. E. M. Marto the project is to support the conservation, management and sustainable use of medicinal and herbal plants. Project preparation is under way. Lebanon Environmental Assessment Category B. PID:JOPE69847US$ 5.0 Environment (GEF). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Agriculture, PO Box 2099, Amman, Jordan, Tel: (962-6) 464-4466, Fax: (962-6) 560-1924, Landfill Gas to Energy: The project would support the reduction E-mail: [email protected], Contact H.E. Dr. Mahmoud Duwayri, of methane gas from landfills to minimize greenhouse gas emis- Minister sions. Project preparation is under way. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 3.0 (GEF). Consulting services to be determined. Power Council for Development and Reconstruction, PO Box 5351/116, Beirut, (R) Gas Transmission: The objectives of the project are to: (a) attract Lebanon, Tel: (961-1) 643-960, Fax: (961-1) 647-947, Contact: Mr. private investments in the energy sector, (b) reduce government invest- Mahmoud Osman, President ment in the sector, and (c) enable the introductionofclean-burning nat- Transport uralgas into the country's energy balance. The project would increase the efficiency of the energy sector, reduce dependence on imported Urban Transport Development: The project will help: (a) improve oil, work as a catalyst for regional trade and economic integration, traffic management through technical assistance to build capacity for and stimulate economic growth and reduce poverty. The government traffic management within a Traffic Management Organization and issued a requestfor proposals in October 2001, seeking a company to financing traffic signals and layout improvements for intersections finance, build, own, operate and transfer a gas transmissionpipeline in the greater Beirut area; (b) control parking in selected zones, and from Aqaba to Amman. The bids are under evaluation. Environmen- enforce paid on-street parking; (c) improve traffic flow along major tal Assessment Category A US$ 62.5 (IBRD PartialRisk Guaran- corridors by financing the construction of grade separations at six- tee). Consulting services to be determined. Ministry of Energy and teen highly-congested intersections; and (d) develop urban transport Mineral Resources, PO Box 140027, Amman, Jordan, Tel: (962-6) 582- plans and follow-up projects. Approved by the Executive Directors 8971, Fax (962-6) 582-1398, Contact: Eng. Azmi Al-Said Khreisat, Sec- on 13 June 2002. Environmental Assessment Category A. PID: retary General LBPA34038. US$ 65.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. (R) Samra First Private Power: The project will consist of a 450 Council for Development and Reconstruction (CDR), Talet El Serail, MW, gas-fired, combined-cycle power plant to be located near Amman PO Box 116-5351, Beirut, Lebanon, Tel: (961-1) 643-966, Fax: (961- and developed by the private sector on a build, own and operate 1) 647-947, Contact: Mr. Elie Helou, Project Manager (BOO) basis. It will (a) support the governments new initiative for private power generation and its efforts to tap new sources of private Urban Development capital for the power sector; (b) add new power generating capacity (R) Cultural Heritage and Urban Development: (formerly Munic- at competitive prices while developing the use of gas for power gen- ipal Infrastructure)The project will finance (a) priority site conser- eration and improving the efficiency and reliability of the power sup- vation and enhancement investments and associated urban infra- ply; and (c) strengthen the capacity of the Ministry of Energy and structure improvements in the selected sites of Baalbeck, Byblos, Saida, Natural Resources to prepare future private projects and put into effect Tripoli and Tyre, and (b) technical assistance services to strengthen key policies for the sustainable development of the energy sector. The the capacity of the Directorate General of Antiquities (DGA), Min- evaluation of proposals for the selection of the private project spon- istry of Tourism (MOT), and target municipalities in cultural heritage sors is completed, and clarifications and negotiations with the selected preservation and tourism development. The project components developer are currently in progress in close coordination with the include: (a) cultural heritage preservation; (b) site operation and vis- parallel processing of the proposed Jordan Gas Transmission Pipeline itor management; (c) conservation of Saida and Tripoli historic old Project. Environmental Assessment Category A. US$ 50.0 (IBRD par- towns; (d) Urban regeneration and infrastructure improvements; tial risk guarantee). A legal and financial consulting firm has been and (e) capacity building in cultural heritage preservation and cul- advising the Ministry ofEnergy and NaturalResources on the deal since tural tourism development. Project preparation is under way. Envi- being appointedin 1999. Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources, ronmental Assessment Category B. PID: LBPE50529. US$ 30.0 PO Box 140027, Amman, Jordan, Fax: (962-6) 582-1398, Contact: (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Council for Development Mr. Azmi Khriesat, Secretary General, Ministry of Energy and Nat- and Reconstruction (CDR), Talet El Serail, PO Box 116-5351, Beirut, ural Resources Lebanon, Tel: (961-1) 981-373/4/5/6, Fax: (961-1) 864-494, Contact: Dr. Wafa Sharaf el Dine, Project Manager Public Sector Management (R) Public Sector Reform Adjustment II (In. 4670-JO): (for- Water Supply/Sanitation merly Public Sector Reform 1D The objectives of the program are to (R) Ba'albeck Water and Wastewater (Ln. 7117-LE): The (a) achieve judicial reform, (b) enhance capacity for conducting gov- objectives of the project include (a) developing and strengthening ernmental transactions over the Internet, (c) simplify procedures and the capacity of the Ba'albeck Hermel Water and Irrigation Author- positions in government, (d) implement restructuring of govern- ity and the Zahle and Chamsine Water Authorities; (b) improving access ment, (e) redefine the boundaries separating the public and private of the customers of the Ba'albeck Hermel Water and Irrigation sectors, (f) reform budgeting, and (g) modify civil service institutions. Authority to satisfactory water supply and wastewater services; (c) PAGE 54 Monthly Operational Summary AUGUST 2002 involving the private sector in the operation and maintenance of the munity-based organizations, local governments and other forms of water and wastewater facilities; and (d) rationalizing the use of water intermediaries for subprojects implementation. Beneficiaries of sub- through the introduction of water meters. Approved by the Execu- projects will be involved in all stages of the development and imple- tive Directors on 4 June 2002. Environmental Assessment Category mentation. Approved by the Executive Directors on 4 june 2002. Envi- B. PID: LBPE74042. US$ 43.5 (IBRD). Consulting services to be deter- ronmental Assessment Category B. PID: MAPE73531. US$ 5.0 mined. Procurementnotice will be published in UNDevelopment Busi- (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Agence de d6veloppe- ness No. 587 on 31]uly2002. The Council for Development and Recon- ment social, Rabat, Morocco, Tel: (212-37) 779-771, 682-398, Contact: struction, PO Box 5351/116, Beirut, Lebanon, Tel: (961-1) 981-431, M. Najib Guidera, Directeur ghn6ral Fax: (961-1) 981-252, Contact: Mr. Jamal A R. Itani, President Tunisia Morocco Education/Training Agriculture (R) Higher Education Reform Support II: The objective of the (R) Rainfed Agriculture Development- The overriding goal of the project is to support the government in its higher education reform project is to promote sustainable agricultural development in rain- efforts, focusing on building up traditional and alternative models to fed areas that will help reduce the rural-urban gap. To this end, the increase enrollment opportunity, improving the quality and rele- proposed project would have the following specific objectives: (a) to vance of higher education teaching and research, and broadening build institutional capacity in rainfed areas for project identification sources of higher education finance. Next preparation mission is and implementation in partnership with local organizations; (b) to scheduled for October 2002. Environmental Assessment Category improve the livelihoods and incomes of the local population in four B. PID: TNPE75809. US$ 50.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be deter- priority areas; and (c) to reduce the vulnerability of the production mined. Minist6re de l'enseignement supbrieur, Av. Ouled Haffouz, systems to drought. Negotiations were tentatively scheduledforAugust 1030 Tunis, Tunisi, Tel: (216-71) 849-971, Fax: (216-71) 801-701, E- 2002. Environmental Assessment Category B. PID: MAPE69124. US$ mail: [email protected], Contact: Mr Hedi ZaYem, President de 27.3 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Ministry of Agri- la commission charg6e de la pr6paration du projet d'appui a la culture, Rural Development, Water and Forests, Tel: (212-37) 29-99- r6forme de l'enseignement sup6rieur II 45, Fax: (212-37) 69-84-34, Contact M. Benmakhlouf, Director of Land Development Environment Education/Training (R) Protected Areas: The objective of the project is to improve management and protection of selected national parks for the purpose (R) Education Reform: The project will implement reforms in of conserving biodiversity of global importance. The project includes basic education. Negotiations were tentatively scheduledfor mid-July (a) institutional strengthening; (b) protected areas management; 2002. Environmental Assessment Category C. PID: MAPE43412. US$ and (c) global public awareness and education. Approved by the Exec- 50.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Ministry of utive Directorson 27June 2002. Effectiveness is expected on 2 September National Education, Rabat, Moroc, Tel: (212-7) 773-016, Fax: (212-7) 2002. Environmental Assessment Category C. PID: TNPE48315. 772-048 US$ 5.4 (GEF). Consulting services to be determined. Ministry of (R) Adult Literacy (Alpha Maroc): The objective of this pilot pro- Agriculture, 30, rue Alain Savary, 1002 Tunis, Tunisie, Tel: (216-1) ject is to test innovations in program management and enhance- 848-892, Fax: (216-1) 799-457, E-mail: [email protected], Contact ment of teaching quality that will enable the government to build an M. Ahmed Ridha Fekih, Director General, DGF adult literacy training system producing 500,000 graduates per year with sustainable literacy skills. The government's long-term goal is Rural Development to halve adult illiteracy from 50 percent to 25 percent by 2010. The Northwest Mountainous Areas and Forestry Development The project will rely mainly on producing new teaching materials and train- objectives of the project are to (a) finance expansion of rural degel- ing teacher trainers to enhance teaching quality, and on engaging tech- opment activities into newer areas in the Jendouba, Siliana, Bizerte, nical assistance and training government and NGO administrators Beja and Kef governates; (b) continue, complete and consolidate rural to improve program management. Negotiations were scheduled for development activities begun in the earlier Northwest Development 5 August 2002. Environmental Assessment Category C. PID: Project zone; and (c) support institutional changes in the future role MAPE75808. US$ 5.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be detenrined. of the implementing agency. Appraisal completed. Negotiations are Direction de la lutte contre l'analphab6tisme (Minist6re de l'emploi, tentatively scheduled for 9 September 2002. Environmental Assess- de la formation professionnelle, du d6veloppement social et de la sol- ment Category B. PID: TNPE72317. US$ 28.0 (IBRD). Consultants idarit6), 54, rue Oum Errabia, Agdal, Rabat, Maroc, Tel: (212-37) 774- will be required. Ministry of Agriculture, 30, rue Alain Savary, 1002 920, Fax: (212-37) 774-960, Contact: M. M'barek Moujane, Directeur Tunis, Tunisie, Tel: (216-1) 842-687, Fax: (2161) 784-447, E-mail: [email protected], Contact: M. Abdellah Mallek, Direc- Public Sector Management tor General, DGFE Asset Management Reform: The project will support the government's use of established norms and strategic criteria to manage Urban Development real property assets (public lands and buildings). Appraisal com- Municipal Development III: The project will strengthen the insti- pleted. Environmental Assessment Category C. US$ 30.0 (IBRD). Con- tutional environment for the delivery of municipal basic services sultants will be required. Direction des domaines, Direction du bud- and infrastructure through: (a) increasing institutional capacity of both get, Minist&re de l'6conomie et des finances, Quartier administratif, local governments and related central agencies, and (b) enhancing Rabat, Maroc, Tel: (212-7) 77-11-72, Fax: (212-7) 77-92-82, Contact: the financial and institutional capacity of the Municipal Develop- Mr. A. Chaou-Roqai ment Fund (CPSCL) that provides financing for municipal investments. Project preparation is under way. Environmental Assessment Cate- Social Sector gory Fl. PID: TNPE74398. US$ 75.0 (IBRD). Consulting services, Social Development Agency (Ln. 4661-MOR): The project sup- financed by a PHRD grant, have been engaged by the authorities for ports the establishment of a Social Development Agency (SDA). preparation studies. CPSCL/Ministry of Interior, 8, rue de M6dine, The SDA will support the financing of community-based infrastruc- 1002 Tunis, Tunisie, Tel: (216-71) 798-600/353-262, Fax: (216-71) ture and provision of social services. SDA will use local NGOs, com- 979-467, E-mail: [email protected], Contact Mr. Mohamed Zakhana AUGUST 2002 Monthly Operational Summary PAGE 55 West Bank and Gaza Bank and Gaza, Tel: (972-8) 282-2696, Fax: (972-8) 283-4686,282-2697, Contact: Dr. Khairy Al-Jamal Infrastructure (R) Emergency Services Support: The project will help mitigate the deterioration in education, health, social welfare and municipal Education/Training services brought about by the ongoing conflict and its effect on economic activity and government revenues. The project has the following (R) Higher Education (Cr. 3674-YEM): The objective of the pro- components: (a) emergency support to health services; (b) emergency ject is to assist the government in preparing a higher education support to social welfare services; (c) emergency support to education reform strategy and pilot test initial phases of its implementation. services; and (d) emergency support to municipal services. Approved Depending on the success of these pilot efforts, a second, medium- by the Executive Directors on 28 February 2002. Legal agreements term reform phase is likely and would require support of several donors, were signed on 1 March 2002. Environmental Assessment Category including the Bank. The learning and innovation credit (UC) is a C. PID: GZSF75984. US$ 20.0 (Trust Fund). Consulting services to response to the government's request that IDA help the newly cre- be determined. Ministry of Finance, Tel: (972-8) 282-6188, Fax: ated Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research (MHESR) (972-8) 282-2853, Contact: Salam Fayyad, Minister; sector min- develop its capacity to facilitate a major reform and strengthening of istries and local governments post-secondary education. Approved by the Executive Directorson 18 June 2002. Environmental Assessment Category C. PID: RYPE76183. Population, Health and Nutrition US$5.0 (IDA). Consulting services to be determined. Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research, Tel: (967-1) 213444, Fax. (967-1) Second Health System Development- The project will relocate 213-444, Contact: Dr. Yahya Al Shuaibi, Minister of Higher Educa- and upgrade the management and infrastructure of the two main hos- tion and Scientific Research pital systems in West Bank and Gaza (Shifaa Hospital in Gaza City and Al-Watani Hospital in Nablus) which provide critical services in Infrastructure northern Gaza and northern West Bank regions, but whose quality Port Cities Development: The objectives of the project are to (a) of care is severely constrained by substandard facilities and location. strengthen local government strategic, financial and physical plan- The project includes (a) the preparation of a hospital master plan that srngthn locao n trateg finial an phys and arational design, functional standards and implementation ning and coordination capabilities to utilize existing assets and providesplanides fort nal deelomnt fut o al standardsystdiemerathn resources better; (b) streamline administrative procedures related plan for the development of these two hospital systems over the to private sector activity; and (c) improve access to and reliability of next two decades; (b) implementation of the first phase of the hos- select infrastructure facilities and services in the Governorate of pital rehabilitation work, which will involve the replacement of exist- Aden. Project preparation is under way. Environmental Assessment ing substandard facilities; and (c) capacity building of the hospital Category B. PID: RYPE65111. US$ 16.0 (IDA). Consultants will be management system including information technology related activ- Cegryd. iD: RYPE65111. US$ D A) Cnltnt s wll be ities. Project preparation is under way. Environmental Assessment r . n f anmng D ep t (967-1) 50- Category B. PID: XOPE64988. US$ 16.0 (Trust Fund). Consultants 117se, F a in 96-1 250-09, oact .AdbR aTrno Vc have been selected for preparation work. Ministry of Health, Project Minister, Planning and Development Implementation Unit, Gaza City, Gaza, Tel (972-7) 282-5653, Fax: (972- Water Supply/Sanitation 7) 282-5643, E-mail: [email protected], Contact: Engineer Jawad Abu El-Gomboz, Director, Project Implementation Unit (R) Sana'a Basin Water Management: The project will be the first five-year slice of a program supported by an Adaptable Program Reconstruction/Rehabilitation Credit with a period of 12-15 years. The program objectives are to (a) increase both the quantity and the usable life of the available water (R) Integrated Community Development: The project would resources for domestic and industrial use within the basin and to post- finance rehabilitation and reconstruction of community infrastruc- pone new supply investments from outside the basin; and (b) increase ture in villages and small municipalities of the West Bank and Gaza. efficiency of agricultural use in order to gain time for a gradual shift The project would also pilot the introduction of information and to a less water-based rural economy. The project objective is to test communication technology in poor and marginalized communities. demand and supply management methods, as well as institutional and Approved by the Executive Directors on 23 May 2002. Signing was regulatory arrangements for full implementation of the program by expected by the end ofjuly 2002, with effectiveness immediately there- (a) developing technical and institutional water supply and demand- after. Environmental Assessment Category B. PID: XOPE69986- management methods for large-scale implementation; (b) estab- US$ 10.0 (Trust Fund). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Local lishing regulatory, legal and institutional framework for basin man- Government, PO Box 98, Jericho, West Bank and Gaza, Tel: (972-2) agement; and (c) preparing phase two of the program. Postpre-appraisal 232-2619, Fax: (972-2) 232-1240, Contact Dr. Saeb Erekat, Minister mission carriedout l6June-2July2002 Environmental Assessment of Local Government Category A. PID: YEPE64981. US$ 40.0 (IDA). The second phase of preparation studies has started for (a) supply management, (b) Water Supply/Sanitation demand management, (c) institutional and social development, and (R) Gaza Water and Sanitation II: The project will (a) develop a (d) information and public awareness campaign design. Consulting sustainable institutional structure of the water and wastewater sec- services have been engaged. National Water Resources Authority tor in the Gaza Strip by supporting the establishment of a Coastal Water (NWRA), PO Box 8944, Sana'a, Yemen, Tel: (967-1) 231-733, Fax: (967- Utility under the ownership of the local governments representing 1) 231-733, Contact: Dr. Jamal Mohamed Abdo, Chairman, NWRA, those communities as well as by enhancing and deepening the E-mail: [email protected] involvement of the private sector, and strengthening the regulatory Groundwater and Soil Conservation: The objective of the pro- and institutional capacity of the Palestinian Water Authority; and (b) ject is to improve the efficiency of water conveyance for irrigation continue improving the water and sanitation services, through reha- by introducing piped systems and modern irrigation techniques. bilitation, upgrading and expansion of the existing systems and facil- This will result in reducing groundwater removal and depletion of ities. Project preparation is under way but has been delayed by the dete- the aquifer. The project will also support rehabilitation and mod- rioratingsecurity conditions. Environmental Assessment Category B. ernization of small spate schemes, pilot terrace rehabilitation and PID: XOPE65920. US$ 25.0 (Trust Fund). Consultants will be required. improved watershed management. Project preparation is underway. Palestinian Water Authority, PWA Bldg., Shifa St., Gaza City, West Environmental Assessment Category B. PID: RYPE74413. US$ 40.5 PAGE 56 Monthly Operational Summary AUGUST 2002 (IDA). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Agriculture and Industry Irrigation, Sana'a, Republic of Yemen, Tel: (967-1) 282-445, Fax: (R) Mining Decontamination: The objectives of the project are to (967-1) 282-999, Contact.- Mr. Fareed Mujawar, Deputy Minister clean up uranium mines and tailing sites and strengthen the envi- Urban Water Supply and Sanitation: The project will provide effi- ronmental management capacity of the responsible agency, Comisi6n cient and sustainable water services in urban areas through (a) Nacional EnergiaAt6mica. Appraisal and negotiations are postponed increasing water supplies through improved operation and reduction until FY2004 due to country situation. Environmental Assessment Cat- of water losses and subsequently through development of new water egory A. PID: ARPE57124. US$ 16.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to resources, including the reuse of wastewater (b) improvement of sec- be determined. Comisi6n Nacional Energia At6mica, Ave. del Lib- tor management through the establishment of financially viable ertador 8250, Piso 3, Oficina 3352, Buenos Aires 1429, Argentina, regional corporations with significant participation of the private Tel: (54-11) 4704-1217, Fax: (54-11) 4704-1165, Email: sector; and (c) provision of affordable sewerage facilities that assure [email protected], Contact: Jos6 Gregui, protection of the environment and permit the reuse of wastewater for agriculture or artificial recharge. Negotiations completed. Envi- Public Sector Management ronmental Assessment Category B. PID: RYPE57602. US$ 130.0 (R) Reform of Justice System: The project will support indepen- (IDA). Consulting services will be required. Ministry of Electricity dence of the judiciary, the administration of the Ministry of Justice and Water, Sana'a, Yemen, Tel: (967-1) 400-284/285/286, Fax: (967- and the Attorney General's Office. It will establish training facilities, 1) 203-240, Contact: Eng. Isam Makki, E-mail: [email protected] improve access to justice, establish alternative dispute resolution mechanisms, strengthen the role of the legal profession and support research of law and economics. Projectpreparation underway APPF advance of US$ 1.5 has been approved to finance preparation of legal erica and the registries and the Judicial Council component Environmental Assess- Latin Am ment Category C. PID: ARPE55479. US$ 50.0 (IBRD). Consulting services will be required in the areas of court administration and judicial training. Ministry of Justice, Sarmiento 329, Piso 3, Edificio Anexo, Buenos Aires, Capital Federal, Argentina, Tel: (54-11) 4327- Leybor Argentina 5039/4326-1103, Contact:Marta Social Sector Agriculture (R) Family Strengthening and Social Capital Promotion (Ln. 4640-AR): This learning and innovation loan will pilot and learn from (R) Sustainable Fisheries Management (in. 4579-AR): This civil society initiatives that seek to reduce the vulnerability of poor learning and innovation loan (LIL) will support (a) the strengthen- families. Specifically the project will finance (a) family strengthening of fisheries planning, and monitoring and control activities; (b) ing by implementing Programa Equidad to finance civil society sub- the implementation of an Individual Transferable Quota system; and projects and by providing training and technical assistance to bene- (c) other measures associated with improved sustainable fisheries ficiaries; (b) communication by facilitating the dissemination and management, including assistance to displaced workers. The project exchange of information related to project themes (paternal respon- was approved, following LIL procedures, on 18 September 2000. The sibility, gender equity, etc.) and by highlighting successful experi- loan has been withdrawn, as 18 months have elapsed since approval ences; and (c) institutional development by strengthening the exe- and it is still not signed. Furtherreporting will be discontinued. Envi- cuting agency for project implementation and monitoring of project ronmental Assessment Category C. PID: ARLL57459. US$ 5.0 (IBRD). outcomes and results. The project was approved, following LIL pro- Consultants will be required. Secretariat of Agriculture, Livestock, cedures, on 8 November 2001. Loan signing is tentatively scheduled Fisheries and Food, 982 Paseo Colon, Buenos Aires, Argentina, Con- for September2002, A PPF advance of US$ 0.5 has been approved to tact: Enrique Gabriel Sesar, Tel: (54-1) 4349-2165, Fax: (54-1) 4349- finance preparation of the institutional strengthening component Envi- 2655 ronmental Assessment Category C. PID: ARPE70374. US$ 5.0 (IBRD). Consultants are not required. National Council of Women, Ave. R.S. Environment Pefila 648, 7P A, Buenos Aires, 1035 Capital Federal, Argentina, Tel/Fax: (54-11) 345-6402/6403, Contact: Gloria Aban, Coordi- (R) World Bank-GEF Coastal Contamination Prevention and nadora, PresidentaConsejo Nacionalde la Mujer, Tel: (54-11) 345- Marine Management. The main objective of this project is to pro- 7384/86, Email: [email protected] tect the Patagonia Shelf large marine ecosystem through improved (R) Social Protection VI: This loan will support the fourth phase prevention and mitigation of marine pollution. The project will of Trabajar, a social safety net self-targeted to poor households. strengthen institutions and support priority investments to (a) safe- Through the execution of small infrastructure facilities and pro- guard marine biodiversity from oil spills and other pollution associ- ductive projects on a pilot basis, the program will contribute to ated with maritime traffic; and (b) increase the knowledge base and improvements in the living standards of the communities where the build capacity to improve marine resource management. The main sub-projects are located and create employment for poor workers. project outputs are the improved capacity for oil spill prevention Negotiations are under way Environmental Assessment Category Fl. and mitigation using increased coordination of private and public efforts PID:ARPE 73578. US$ 150.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required and electronic marine information tools; and the development and for project preparation. Ministry of Labor, Employment, and Formation implementation of a competitive grant program to promote sustain- of Human Resources, Ave. L.N. Alem 638, 100 Piso , Buenos able Aires, use of marine resources. Approved by the Executive Directors Argentina, Tel: (54-114) 310-5574, Fax: (54-114) 310-5781, Contact: on 26 June 2001. The grant was signed on 18June 2002. Environmental Claudia Berra, Coordinator Assessment Category C. PID: ARGE49012. US$ 8.4 (GEF). Con- sulting services will be required for implementation. Secretaria de Water Supply/Sanitation Desarrollo Sustentable y Politica Ambiental, Ministerio de Desa- rrollo Social y MedioAmbiente, San Martin 459,20 Piso, Buenos Aires, (R) Urban Drainage Infrastructure and Management The pro- 1004, Argentina, Tel: (54-11) 4348-8465, Fax: (54-11) 4348-8312, Con- posed program has an investment component designed to resolve tact: Lic. Mariano Jiger, Project Coordinator the highest priority bottlenecks in the macrodrainage systems of eco- AUGUST 2002 Monthly Operational Summary PAGE 57 nomically active metropolitan areas, in order to provide rapid flood services to be deternined. Minist6rio do Meio Ambiente (MMA), relief. However, the main purpose is to establish the strategies, Esplanada dos Minist&rios, Bl. B, 50 Andar, CEP 70053-900 Brasilia, guidelines and institutional framework for proper storm water DF, Brazil, Tel: (57-61) 317-1000 drainage management. Therefore, this program is intended to serve (R) Environmental Protection and Sustainable Development as a catalyst for efficient investments in drainage infrastructure at both of the Guarani Aquifer System: The objective of the project is to the macro- and micro-level, through institutional capacity building support Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay in jointly elaborating and development of appropriate technical standards and best prac- and implementing a common institutional and technical framework tices. As a result, Argentina should be able to reverse the current trend for managing and preserving the Guarani Aquifer System for current and reduce the severe costs associated with flooding. Projectprepa- and future generations. This will take place through (i) expansion ration is very advanced, supported in part by a PHRD grant. Envi- and consolidation of the current scientific and technical knowledge ronmental Assessment Category A. PID: ARPE57453. US$ 100.0 base regarding the Guarani Aquifer System; (ii) joint development (IBRD). Selection of consultants for preparation activities under the and implementation of a Guarani Aquifer System Management PHRD grant has taken place. Unidad Coordinadora de Proyectos con Framework, based upon an agreed Strategic Program ofAction; (iii) Financiamiento Externo (UCPFE), Secretaria de Obras Pdblicas, enhancement of public and stakeholder participation, social com- Ministerio de Economia, Av. Hipolito Yrigoyen 250, 110 Piso, Oficina munication and environmental education; (iv) evaluation and moni- 110, Buenos Aires, Argentina, Tel: (54-11) 4343-8371/8587, Fax: (54- toring of the project and dissemination of project results; (v) devel- 11) 4349-7548, Contact: Juan Carlos Jimenez opment of regionally-appropriate groundwater management and mitigation measures in identified "Hot Spots"; and (vi) consideration Belize of the potential to utilize the Guarani Aquifer System's "clean" geot- hermal energy. Approved by the Executive Directorson 13June2002. Education/Training Environmental Assessment Category B. PID: BRGE68121. US$ 13.4 Education Sector Improvement: The major objectives of the pro- (GEF), Consulting services to be determined. Argentina: Ministerio ject are (a) to support implementation of a primary and a secondary de Infraestructura y Vivienda, Subsecretaria de Recursos Hidricos, school reform program that would increase access, equity, and qual- Hip61ito Yrigoyen 250, 11o Piso, Of. 1128, C1086AAB Buenos Aires, ity of education; and (b) to assist the government in the design of Argentina; Brazil: Minist6rio do Meio Ambiente, Secretaria de Recur- appropriate policies and levels of budget support for sustainable sos Hidricos- CODEVASF, SGAN Quadra 601, lote 1, Ed. 7,40 Andar, education programs. This project has been placed on hold. Envi- CEP 70.830-90. Brasilia, Brazil; Paraguay: Direcci6n General de romnental Assessment Category C. PID: BZPE6106. US$ 12.4 (IBRD). Recursos Hidricos - Secretaria del Ambiente (SEAM), Avenida Consultants will be required. Ministry of Education, Belmopan, Madame Lynch 3500, Asunci6n, Paraguay; Uruguay: Ministerio de Belize, Tel: (501) 823-342, Fax: (501) 823-389 Transportes y Obras Piblicas, Direcci6n Nacional de Hidrografia, Rinc6n 575 20 Piso, Montevideo 11000, Uruguay Brazil PROAGUA II: The objectives of the project are to (a) promote a continuous policy of sustainable use and participatory management of EducationlTraining water resources in federal rivers, especially in the South, Southeast (R) Third School Improvement (Fundescola IIIA-Ln. 7122- and Center West; (b) decentralize the function of water resources man- BR): The project's development objective is to increase the capac- agement to independent-user associations and river basin commit- ity, and focus the alignment of education secretariats on the dual tasks tees; and (c) evaluate an appropriate institutional framework for the of increasing the effectiveness of each primary school in their sys- creation and expansion of a network for technical support and oper- tem and raising the equity across these schools. Approved by the Exec- ation of an integrated water resource management to make effective utive Directors on 13 June 2002. Environmental Assessment Cate- use of water resources from federal and state rivers. Project processing gory C. PID: BRPE57653. US$ 160.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be is on hold. Environmental Assessment Category A. US$ 200.0 (IBRD). required for project preparation. Ministry of Education, Av. N-1 Consulting services to be determined. National Water Agency (ANA), Leste, Pavilhlo das Metas, CEP 7015(900, Brasilia, DF, Brazil, Tel: Setor Policial Sul, Area 5, Quadra 3, Bloco B, CEP 70068-900, Brasilia, (55-61) 316-2908, Fax: (55-61) 316-2910, Contact: Antonio Emilio DF Brazil, Tel: (55-61) 445-5400 Sendim Marques Higher Education Improvement: The project's main objective is Finance to increase access to tertiary education and to facilitate the transi- (R) Financial Sector Technical Assistance (Ln. 4637-BR): tion to a more diverse, higher quality and more efficient system. The The main objective of the project is to support the development of main means for increasing access in the private system will be a loan institutional capacity to assist the implementation of Brazil's pro- program for qualified but needy students. The main means for gram of financial sector reforms. The proposed project would sup- increasing quality, efficiency and relevancy will be the support of a port these objectives through technical assistance to the two key finan- new funding system and regulatory framework under which institutions cial sector regulatory agencies in Brazil entrusted with the design are free to make decisions, but resource allocation is tied to perfor- and implementation of the reform program the Banco Central do Brasil mance as defined by the governments policy priorities. Project pro- and the Comissao de Valores MobiliArios. Approved by the Execu- cessing on hold. Environmental Assessment Category C. PID: tive Directors on 4 September 2001. The loan was signed on 19June BRSE65527. US$ 200.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required for pro- 2002. Environmental Assessment Category C. PID: BRPE73192. ject preparation. Secretariat of Higher Education (SESU), Contact: US$ 14.5 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Banco Cen- Dr. Abilio Neves, Director, SESU, Ministry of Education, Tel: (55-61) tral do Brasil, SPS, Quadra 3, Bloco B, Edif. Sede, 180 Andar, 70074- 223-9309, 410-8704, Fax: (55-61) 410-9222, 410-9215 900 Brasilia, DF Brazil, Contact: H61io Jos6 Ferreira, Tel: (55-61) 414- 1368, Fax: (55-61) 224-5360; Comissdo de Valores MobiliArios, Rua Environment Sete de Setembro, 111, CEP20159-900, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil, Con- (R) Amazon Region Protected Areas Program: The overall tact Jos6 Alexandre C. Vasco, Tel: (55-21) 2212-0232, Fax: (55-21) 2212- objective of the program is to expand and consolidate protected 0573, 2212-0475, E-mail: [email protected] areas in the Amazon region. The first phase of the project would last Second Programmatic Fmancial Sector Adjustment (Ln. 7121- four years and would be followed by two more phases of three years BR): The objective of the project is to continue supporting the com- each. Negotiations were scheduledfor late July 2002. Environmental prehensive financial sector reform program of the first program- Assessment Category B. PID: BRGE58503. US$30.0 (GEF). Consulting matic loan in 2001, and the government!s recently expanded sectoral PAGE 58 Monthly Operational Summary AUGUST 2002 reform agenda. Through its support for a strengthened financial earmarked to the power sector, but will go directly to the Ministry system, the project would help enable sustainable, environmentally of Finance in the form of general budgetary support Hence, at the and socially sound growth with targeted poverty reduction results macroeconomic level, the operation will contribute to financing the through measures to expand access to financial services and enhance nominal public sector deficit and the US$ 50 billion external financ- protection against crises. Approved by the Executive Directors on ing requirements. Some US$ 4 billion of this total is expected to be 13 June 2002. Environmental Assessment Category C. PID: BRPE66259 met from public sector sources including multilateral disbursements, US$ 404.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Ministry such as the proposed loan. At the sector level, the fulfillment of the of Finance, National Treasurey Secretariat, Esplanada dos Min- conditions against which this finance will be disbursed, will support ist6rios, Bloco P, Ed. Anexo, 10 Andar, Sala 101-B, 70048-900, Brasilia, the Government's implementation of urgent reforms designed to DF Brazil, Tel: (55-61) 412-5283/5284, Fax: (55-61) 412-5263; Banco address the underlying causes of the 2001-2002 energy crisis. In the Central do Brasil, SBS, Quadra 3, Bloco B, Edif. Sede, 180 Andar, 70074- longer term, the sectoral and macroeconomic objectives of the pro- 900 Brasilia, DF, Brazil, Tel: (55-61) 414-1368, Fax: (55-61) 224-5360, posed operation interlock, since the policy reforms to be under- Contact: H&lio Jos6 Ferreira; Comissao de Valores Mobilidrios, Rua taken in the energy sector will help to promote economic growth thereby Sete de Setembro, 111, CEP 20159-900, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil, Tel: easing the external financing requirement. Approved by the Exec- (21) 3233-8333, Fax (21) 3233-8575, [email protected], Contact: utive Directors on 13 June 2002. Environmental Assessment Cate- Jos6 Alexandre C. Vasco, Superintendente Administrativo Financeiro gory C. PID: BRPE76905. US$ 454.6 (IBRD). Consulting services will not be required. Ministry of Finance, Esplanada dos Minist6rios, Bloco Infrastructure P 70048-900 Brasilia, DF, Brazil, Tel: (55-61) 321-2689/3995, Fax (55- (R) Fortaleza Metropolitan Transport (Ln. 7083-BR): The 61) 412-1721 objectives of the project are to (a) improve the quality of public urban transport in the Fortaleza Metropolitan Region by enhancing Public Sector Management the development of a fully integrated urban transport system under (R) Municipal Pension Reform: The project will provide 26 cap- the coordination of a Regional Transport Coordination Commission; ital cities with capacity building support similar to what was done (b) rehabilitate the Metrofor North Line; and (c) increase private sec- through the state pension reform IL This will include: (a) assistance tor participation in the operation and management of the Metrofor in upgrading and computerizing cadastres; (b) assistance in diagnosing system (North and South lines). Approved by the Executive Direc- financial implications and establishing firm actuarial basis in accor- tors on 4 December 2001. Loan signing was tentatively scheduled for dance with laws; (c) assistance in understanding and complying late July 2002. Environmental Assessment Category B. PID: with laws; (d) provision of software to allow the municipalities to con- BRPE60221. US$ 85.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. duct their own diagnostics; (e) provision of hardware and software Companhia Brasileira de Trens Urbanos (CBTU), Estrada Velha da (SIPREV) plus actuarial and benefits calculation modules that will link Tijuca 77, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil, Tel: (55-21) 575-3399, Contact: the municipality data base to MPAS allowing for validation and sup- Dr. Flavio Mota Monteiro, CBTU port by MPAS while providing diagnostic/validating/auditing support and () constituency building through workshops in municipalities Population, Health and Nutrition and MPAS sponsored workshops. Boardpresentation was scheduled (R) Family Health Extension Program (1I. 7105-BR): The main for 25 July 2002. Environmental Assessment Category C. PID: objectives of the project are to (a) support the expansion of the gov- BRPE74777. US$ 5.0 (IBRD). Consultant services will be required. ernment's Programa de Sadtde Familiar in poor urban areas; (b) ini- Ministry of Social Security and Social Assistance, Esplanada dos tiate municipal health reform experiences aimed at implementing sys- Minist6rios, Bloco F, 70 Andar, sala 723, CEP 70059-900 Brasilia, tems of effective management of care in selected municipalities; (c) DF, Brazil, Tel: (55-61) 317-5236, Fax: (55-61) 317-5195, Contact: improve the quality of primary care nationwide; and (d) strengthen Vinicius Carvalho Pinheiro, Secretary of Social Security the policy guidance and the monitoring and evaluation roles of the Ministry of Health. The project will be presented as an adaptable lend- Rural Development ing program. Approved by the Executive Directors on 14 March (N) Tocantins Rural infrastructure: The objectives of the project 2002. Loan signing is tentatively scheduledfor lateAugust 2002. Envi- are to raise living standards and reduce inequalities and regional dis- ronmental Assessment Category C. PID: BRPE57665. US$ 68.0 parities by improving access to markets, job opportunities, infra- (IBRD). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Health, Esplanada structure and social services for rural communities in Tocantins' poor- dos Minist6rios, Bloco G, 80 Andar, Sala 818, CEP 70058-900, Brasilia, est regions, while ensuring sustainable use of natural resources and DF, Brazil, Tel: (55-61) 315-2790, Fax: (55-61) 223-0799, E-mail: the protection of fragile ecosystems. The project will include com- [email protected], Contact Geraldo Biasoto Jr., Secretrio de Gest5o ponents aiming at: (a) strengthening institutional capacity for rural de Investimentos em Saude/SIS infrastructure management, and participative local and regional Bahia Health: The main objective of the project is to support the development planning; (b) delineating the economic-ecological zones health reform process of Bahia, specifically to (a) develop and in targeted regions and further developing environmental protection strengthen the health secretariat's initiatives; (b) increase access to and monitoring capacity; and (c) improving management of the state basic health care services; and (c) improve the efficiency and qual- and local road networks as well as selected high-priority municipal ity of public hospitals and clinic services. The project will be presented access roads and state feeder roads to link areas with proven sustainable as an adaptable lending program. Appraisal is tentatively scheduled economic potential to the main road network Appraisal is scheduled for October 2002. Environmental Assessment Category C. PID: for October 2002. Environmental Assessment Category A. PID: BRPE54119. US$ 50.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. Secre- BRPE60573. US$50.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. tariat of Health, Bahia, Ave. Luis Viana Filho - 4 Av., Plataforma 6, State Planning and Environment Secretariat, Esplanada das Secre- Lado B, CAB, CEP 41746-900 Salvador, Bahia, Brazil, Tel: (55-71) 370- tarias, P9a dos Girass6is, 77003-020 Pahnas, TO, Brazil, Tel: (55-63) 4383, Fax: (55-71) 371-2488, Contact Jos6 Maria Magalh5es Neto, State 218-1150, Fax: (55-63) 218-1690, Contact Dr. Ricardo Dias; State Secretary Infrastructure Secretariat, Esplanada das Secretarias, Pia dos Girass6is, 77003-020 Palmas, TO, Brazil, Tel: (55-63) 218-1633, Fax: Power (55-63) 218-1690, Contact: Engo.Silvio Ledo Energy Sector Reform: The energy sector reform adjustment loan (R) Rural Poverty Reduction-Alagoas: The project would help the will contribute to the achievement of inter-locking sectoral and State Government of Alagoas to alleviate rural poverty and its con- macroeconomic objectives. 'The finance provided by the loan is not sequences by- (a) providing basic social and economic infrastructure, AUGUST 2002 Monthly Operational Summary PAGE 59 and employment and income-generating opportunities for the rural Tel: (55-11) 284-5618, 281-6101, Fax: (55-11) 281-6161, Contact: Mr. poor; (b) decentralizing resource allocation and decision-making to Arnaldo Pereira local levels by supporting community-based municipal councils and State Highway Management III: The project would help finance beneficiary associations in investment planning and implementa- (a) the rehabilitation and maintenance of Minas Gerais' state road tion; (c) leveraging resources mobilized at the community and munic- network; (b) the upgrading and paving of gravel roads; and (c) the ipal levels; and (d) deepening the creation of social capital. Negotia- strengthening of the state's road sector management. Project pmcessing tions were tentatively scheduled for late July 2002. Environmental is currently on hold. Environmental Assessment Category B. PID: Assessment Category B. PID: BRPE74083. US$ 16.0 (IBRD). Con- BRPE6523. US$ 165.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. sulting services to be determined. State Secretariat of Agriculture, Departamento de Estradas de Rodagem do Estado de Minas Gerais, Supply and Fisheries, Tel: (55-82) 315-1377, Fax: (55-82) 315-1373 Av. dos Andradas, 1.120, Sala 215, Pr6dio A, CEP 30120-010 Belo Hor- (R) Rural Poverty Reduction-Tocantins: The project would help izonte, MG, Brazil, Tel: (55-31) 224-8497, 235-1278/1025, E-mail: the state government of Tocantins to alleviate rural poverty and its [email protected], Contact Julio Chsar DiniZ Oliveira, Project Coordinator consequences by: (a) providing basic social and economic infrastructure, employment and income-generating opportunities for the Urban Development rural poor (b) decentralizing resource allocation and decision-mak- (R) Recife Urban Upgrading The objective of the project is to improve ing to local levels by supporting community-based municipal coun- the well being of the urban poor in the Recife Metropolitan Region cils and beneficiary associations in investment planning and imple- by increasing the institutional capacity of public (state and local), pri- mentation; and (c) leveraging resources mobilized at the community vate and civic entities to plan for, deliver and maintain basic shelter and municipal levels. Negotiations were tentatively scheduledfor late and urban services for the low-income population in a coordinated July 2002. The project is being prepared jointly with a proposed and sustainable manner. Negotiations were tentatively scheduled for Rural Infrastructure project in the States of Tocantins. Environ- August2002. Environmental Assessment Category B. PID: BRPE49265. mental Assessment Category B. PID: BRPE74737. US$ 36.0 (IBRD). US$ 55.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Fundagao Consulting services to be determined. State Secretariat of Planning de Desenvolvimento Municipal (FIDEM), Rua das Ninfas 65, Boa Vista, and the Environment (SEPLAN), Tel: (55-63) 218-1151, Fax: (55-63) CEP50070-050, Recife, PE, Brazil, Contact Barbara Kreuzig, Tel: (55- 218-1158 81) 3303-5265; Fax: (55-81) 3222-0793; E-mail: [email protected] (R) Second Rural Poverty Reduction-Rio Grande do Norte (In. Water Supply/Sanitation 4667-BR): (formerly RuralPoverty Reduction-Rio Grande do Norte) The project would help the State Government of Rio Grande do Small Municipalities Integrated Water Supply and Sanitation: Norte to alleviate rural poverty and its consequences by: (a) providing The loan will promote the sustainable rehabilitation and construc- basic social and economic infrastructure, and employment and tion of integrated sanitation infrastructure (water supply, sanitation, income-generating opportunities for the rural poor (b) decentralizing micro-drainage and solid waste management) in municipalities with resource allocation and decision-making to local levels by support- populations of less than 20,000 which are included within the federal ing community-based municipal councils and beneficiary associations program "Comunidade Ativa". The proposed project will be delivered in investment planning and implementation; (c) leveraging resources in a fully consultative way, with municipal and community stake- mobilized at the community and municipal levels; and (d) deepen- holders making informed decisions throughout the planning and invest- ing the creation of social capital. Approved by the Executive Directors ment sub-project cycle. The project will be based on phased approach on 27June 2002. The loan was signed on 4July 2002. Environmen- to integrated sanitation investment, with the promotion of innovative tal Assessment Category B. PID: BRPE66170. US$ 22.5 (IBRD). service delivery management models, efficient subprojects and Consulting services to be determined. State Secretariat of Planning appropriate technology. Project preparation is under way. Environ- (SEPLAN), Tel: (55-84) 211-5444, Fax: (55-84) 211-7786 mental Assessment Category B. PID: BRPA60555. US$ 60.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Secretaria Especial de Desen- Rural Poverty Reduction-Minas Gerais: The project would help volvimento Urbano da Presid6ncia da RepOblica (SEDU-PR), Esplanada the State Government of Minas Gerais to alleviate rural poverty and dos Minist6rios, Bloco A, 30 Andar, Sala 318, CEP70054-900, Brasilia, its consequences by: (a) providing basic social and economic infra- DF, Brazil, Tel: (55-61) 315-1709, Fax: (55-61) 411-4653/4970,Contact: structure, and employment and income-generating opportunities Heitor Collet, Project Coordinator for the rural poor; (b) decentralizing resource allocation and decision-making to local levels by supporting community-based munic- Chile ipal councils and beneficiary associations in investment planning and implementation; (c) leveraging resources mobilized at the com- Education/Training munity and municipal levels; and (d) deepening the creation of social capital. Negotiations were tentatively scheduled for late July 2002. (R) Life-long Learning and Training (Ln. 7106-CH): The pro- Environmental Assessment Category B. PID: BRPE52256. US$ 35.0 ject will assist the government and the private sector in establishing (virD)Consuntaltiserviet Cteoy B etermInD. SE S t o. the foundation for a life-long learning and training system to (IBRd). ensure Consulting services to be determined. State Secretariat of continued economic and social transformation through (a) reducing Planning and Coordination (SEPLAN), Tel: (55-31) 3290-4859, Fax: the social deficit in education and training opportunities for unem- (55-31) 3290-4759 ployed youth and workers seeking to improve their employability and quality of life; and (b) upgrading human capital to improve the coun- Transport try's productivity and competitiveness in the international arena. (R) S;io Paulo Metro (Line 4) (Ln. 4646-BR): The project will Approved by the Executive Directors on 19 March 2002. The loan was improve the quality and long-term sustainability of urban transport signed on 20 June 2002. Environmental Assessment Category C. in the Sao Paulo Metropolitan Region by interconnecting the exist- PID: CLPE68271. US$ 75.8 (IBRD). Consultants will be required for ing subway, commuter rail and bus networks through the con- project preparation. Ministerio de Educaci6n, Teatinos 20, Oficina 53, struction of Metro's line 4 under the BOT type scheme, partially 5to Piso, Santiago, Chile, Contact: Ignacio Canale, Project Coordinator financed by the private sector. Approved by the Executive Directors on 22 January 2002. The loan was signed on 25June 2002. Environ- Public Sector Management mental Assessment Category A. PID: BRPE51696. US$ 209.0 (IBRD). (R) Public Expenditure Management (In. 4650-CH): This Consulting services will not be required. Transport Secretariat of Sao project would aim at (a) establishing a modern integrated financial Paulo, Av. Paulista, 402,150 Andar, CEP 01310-903 Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil, management system in the central government and public agencies PAGE 60 Monthly Operational Summary AUGUST 2002 based on the concept of operational decentralization and normative for preparation. Ministry of the Envirounent, Eloy Alfaro yAmazonas- centralization; (b) promoting results-oriented budgeting; (c) creat- 70 Piso, Fondo Ambiental Nacional, Pradera y Mariano Aguilera-60 ing a medium-term expenditure framework for resource allocation; piso and (d) upgrading civil service management information systems and their linkage with performance evaluations and agency budget Public Sector Management results. The project would finance technical assistance, goods and (R) Public Sector Financial Management (Ln. 71 10-EC): The equipment including information technology (hardware, software, and project will finance consolidation of the newly developed integrated telecommunications equipment) and training. Approved by the Exec- financial management system as the public sector's application for utive Directors on 19 February 2002. The loan was signed on 20June budget control, treasury ledger accounting and cash management, 2002. Environmental Assessment Category C. PID: CLPE69259. extend its use throughout the public sector and convert to an opti- US$ 23.2 (IBRD). Consulting services have been contracted in the mum date processing distribution. Approved by the Executive Direc- areas of integrated financial management and information technol- tors on 26 March 2002. Loan signing is tentatively scheduledfor late ogy. Ministry of Finance, Teatinos 120, Piso 8, Oficina 845, Santiago, August 2002. Environmental Assessment Category C. PID: ECPE74218. Chile, Tel: (562) 696-8710, Email: [email protected],Contact: Roberto US$ 13.9 (IBRD). Consultants will be required in the areas of telecom- Cerri, munications, Web technology and government accounting. The gov- 1.0 Supply/Sanitation ernment has requested retroactive financing amounting to US$ Water to finance certain expenditures required for preparation. Ministry (R) Water Resources Management The project would support of Economy and Finance, SIGEF, Juan Leon Mera No. 130 y Patria, the government's efforts to define and implement a national water Edif. CNF, 20 Piso, Quito, Ecuador, Tel: (593-22) 906-893, Fax: (593- resources management policy and develop an innovative institu- 22) 906-598, Contact: Alfonos Carrillo tional framework suitable for the decentralized management of water resources. Government has requested an APL structure, Appraisal Social Sector was tentatively scheduled for August 2002. A GEF biodiversity- Border Development: The project will assist the government in the related component is also being prepared. A PHRD grant for project peace process with Peru by supporting activities which would help preparation has been approved. Environmental Assessment Category strengthen and increase the economic development and integration A. PID: CLPE57479. US$ 150.0/8.0 (IBRD/GEF). Consultants have in the border area. Activities are likely to be geared toward provid- been selected. Ministry of Public Works, Morande 59, Santiago, ing basic infrastructure needed to support other economic activities. Chile, Tel: (562) 698-2969, Fax: (562) 671-0765, Contact: Ing. Project is being identified. Project preparation will depend upon Eduardo Bartholin progress attained in the peace process. Environmental Assessment Category C. US$ 50.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required for prepa- Colombia ration. Implementing agency is to be determined.

Environment Transport Conservation of Biodiversity in Sierra Nevada: The project will Rural Roads and Development. The project will finance (a) tech- support the conservation of globally significant biodiversity within nical assistance for institutional strengthening, regulatory reform and the framework of the sustainable development plan for the Sierra Nevada increased private sector participationand (b) a rural roads rehabili- de Santa Marta. Negotiations were tentatively scheduled forJuly 2002. tation and maintenance program. The PHRD-funded project prepa- Environmental Assessment Category B. PID: COPE57093. US$ 9.0 ration team has designed the selection criteria and completed the pre- (GEF). Consulting services to be determined. Fundaci6n Pro-Sierra liminary inventory and identification of the key road links to be Nevada de Sta Marta, Calle 74, No. 2-86, Bogota, Colombia, Tel: improved in the five provinces. The terms of reference have been (571) 310-0571 drafted, and a request for proposals has been issued for the hiring of consultants to finalize the road condition inventory, conduct com- Social Sector munity workshops, and determine sub-project technical and institutional (R) Social Sector Adjustment The loan will support reforms to feasibility criteria. The government has expressed support for a improve the efficiency and equity of social sector programs. Board joint IDB-Bank cofinanced project and was organizing a workshop presentation was scheduledfor 1 August 2002. Environmental Assess- in early July to clarify the project scope as well as the roles to be played ment Category to be determined. PID: COPE69861. US$ 150.0 by national and local agencies including MOP BEDE, MEF CONAM, (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing Agency ODEPIAN and the Recovery Provincial and Municipal governments. is to be determined. Environmental Assessment Category to be determined. US$ 50.0 (IBRD). IDB co-financing is likely. Consulting services to be deter- Ecuador mined. BEDE, Ministry of Planning; provincial governments Environment El Salvador National System of Protected Areas: The project will strengthen the National System of Protected Areas (NSPA) through improving Public Sector Management the legal, institutional and financial foundations and capacities for the (R) Judicial Modernization: The project would (i) strengthen the integrated, participatory management of protected areas. The pro- institutional capacity of the Judicial Branch; (ii) modernize the oper- ject will specifically- a) strengthen the legal and regulatory framework ation of courts; (iii) improve access, transparency and judicial con- for the co-management of protected areas; b) design and implement trol; and (iv) develop the professional competence and quality of management plans for two priority protected areas (Machallila and officers and employees of the Judicial Branch. Board presentation is Cotacachi-Cayapas), piloting innovative financial mechanisms and par- scheduledfor late August 2002. A project preparation advance of US$ ticipatory planning/management models in these areas; c) consol- 0.4 has been approved for preparation activities. Environmental idate a Protected Areas Trust Fund to cover the recurrent costs of Assessment Category C. PID: SVPE64919. US$ 18.6 (IBRD). Con- up to nine priority protected areas; and d) consolidate the monitor- sulting services will be required for project implementation. Supreme ing and information system for the NSPA. Pre-appraisal mission Court, Centro de Gobierno,San Salvador, El Salvador, Tel: (503) 271- completed in March was upgraded to appraisal. Environmental 8798, Contact Dr. Augustin Garcia Calderon, President Nationalfudi- Assessment Category B. US$ 8.0 (GEF) .Consultants will be required cial Council, FinalCalle los Abetos, No. 8, Colonia San Francisco, San AUGUST 2002 Monthly Operational Summary PAGE 61 Salvador, El Salvador, Tel: (503) 245-4499, Fax: (503) 245-4489, Con- bank supervision legal framework aimed at strengthening the auton- tact: Dra. Gladys Marina Chavez, President omy of the Superintendency of Banks and its legal capacity to supervise financial groups, and rise banking sector regulation towards inter- Social Sector national standards, and (iv) consolidation of the banking system Social Investment Fund Local Development (FISDL): The pro- through the restructuring or closure of insolvent banks, and through ject will strengthen the capacities of local governments to plan with mergers and acquisitions. Approved by the Executive Directors on 25 participation and transparency, manage and sustain investments in June 2002. Loan signing is tentatively scheduled for September 2002. local public infrastructure and delivery of municipal services that have Environmental Assessment Category C. PID: GTPE74530. US$ 150.0 a positive impact on living conditions of the poor. The program would (IBRD). Consultants will be required for preparation. Central Bank be a key component in the implementation of the government's of Guatemala (BANGUAT), 7a. Avenida 22-01, Zona 1, Ciudad de National Strategy for Local Development, and would leverage Guatemala resources controlled directly by municipalities, thus adding to the (R) Financial Sector TA (In. 7129-GU): The project will support available resources for local public infrastructure and other support efforts to strengthen the legal framework of the country's financial services on a demand-driven basis and subject to conditions that pro- sector, grant autonomy to the central bank, strengthen banking reg- mote participation, capacity building, poverty targeting and sus- ulation and supervision, and establish a Fund for Bank Recapitalization. tainability of investments. Project preparation is under way Envi- It will also help authorities meet conditions of the structural adjust- ronmental Assessment Category FI. PID: SVPE48647. US$ 60.0 ment loan. Approved by the Executive Directors on 25 June 2002. (IBRD). Consultants will be required for project preparation. Fondo Loan signing is tentatively scheduledfor September2002. Environmental de Inversi6n Social Desarrollo Local, 10a Av. Sur y Calle M6xico, Bar- Assessment Category C. PID: GTPE76853. US$ 5.0 (IBRD). Consulting rio San Jacinto, frente a Casa Presidencial, San Salvador, El Salvador, services to be determined. Central Bank and Superintendency of Banks Tel: (503) 237-0122, Fax: (503) 237-0139, Contact: Miguel Angel Simain, Director Public Sector Management (R) Integrated Financial Management III (In. 7104-GU): The Grenada objective of the project is to deepen the reforms being pursued under the Financial Management 11 Project. It will support reform Population, Health and Nutrition in the sub-systems (multi-annual budgeting and performance indi- (R) HIV/AIDS Prevention and Control: The objectives of the pro- cators and results), extend the system to remaining agencies and social ject, part of a multicountry APL for the Caribbean, are: (a) Curbing funds within the central government and other non-financial public the spread of the IV/AIDS epidemic; (b) reducing the morbidity sector entities, and promote several E-government initiatives. Approved and mortality attributed to HIV/AIDS; (c) improving the quality of by the Executive Directors on 14 March 2002. Loan signing was ten- life for persons living with HIV/AIDS (PLWAs); and (d) developing tativelyscheduledforlate July 2002. Environmental Assessment Cat- a sustainable organizational and institutional framework for man- egory C. PID: GTPE66175. US$ 29.75 (IBRD). Consulting services aging the HIV/AIDS epidemic over the longer term. Presentationfor to be determined. Ministry of Finance, Office of the Comptroller Gen- approval, following2ndAPLprocedures,was scheduledfor22July2002 eral, 8va. Av. y Calle 21, Nivel 13, Zona 1, 01001 Guatemala City, Environmental Assessment Category B. PID: GDPE76715. US$ Guatemala, Tel: (502) 232-7170 Ext. 102; Fax: (502) 230-2792, Con- 3.0/3.0 (IBRD/IDA). Consulting services to be determined. Ministry tact Justo Rodriguez, Director Internacional of Finance and Ministry of Health, Financial Complex, The Carenage, Saint George's, Grenada, WI., Tel: (473) 440-2214, Fax: (473) 440- Transport 0775, E-mail: [email protected], Contact: Mr. Mervin Haynes, Rural Roads: The project will continue the work started under Chief Project Officer, Ministry of Finance Loan 4260-GU to improve road transport access in the poorer areas of the country to stimulate economic activity, improve conmmercial- Guatemala ization of non-traditional agricultural products and provide greater access to social services. Project preparation is under way. Envi- Education/Training ronmental Assessment Category to be determined. PID: GTPE55085. (R) Universalization of Basic Education (Ln. 7052-GU): This USS 75.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Instituto de project is a continuation of the ongoing Basic Education Reform Fomento Municipal, Guatemala City, Guatemala, Fax: (502) 334- Project which supports the Ministry of Education's (MINEDUC) effort 6709, Contact Alberto Alfaro, Manager to (a) achieve universal access to primary schooling; (b) improve equity and the quality of education primarily in rural, indigenous areas; Guyana and (c) decentralize and modernize the education administration system. Approved by the Executive Directors on 22 May 2001. Loan sign- Environment ing is tentatively scheduled for late August 2002. Environmental (R) National Protected Area Systems: The project will enable the Assessment Category C. PID: GTPE48652. US$ 62.2 (IBRD). Con- government to establish a national system of protected areas which sultants will be required for preparation. Ministry of Education, Ave. would conserve globally important biodiversity as an essential step Reforma No. 4-73, Zona 10, Guatemala City, Guatemala, Tel: (502) toward the sustainable management of the country's natural resources, 360-3825, Fax: (502) 360-3870, Contact: Lic. Rossana de Hegel, Direc- and the maintenance of access to international markets for these tor of UCONIME resources. Project preparation has stalled pending resolution of internal country issues. Environmental Assessment Category B. Finance US$ 6.0 (GEF). Most consultants have been contracted. Environmental (R) Financial Sector Adjustment (Ln. 7130-GU): This adjust- ProtectionAgency (EPA), University Campus, Turkeyen, Guyana; Tel: ment operation will support the Government's financial sector reform (592) 222 6703,Fax: (592) 2222442, E-mail: [email protected], program, including: (i) reform of the monetary policy legal frame- Contact: Mr Balgobin Persaud,Acting Executive Director work for the conduct of monetary and financial policy, including the capitalization of the Central Bank; (ii) reform of the banking sector Public Sector Management legal framework aimed at strengthening the regulation of financial (R) Public Sector Technical Assistance: The objective of the pro- groups and create an orderly market exit mechanism, enhance credit ject is to strengthen governmental institutions so that they will meet risk management, and increase access to financing; (iii) reform of standards that would qualify them for participation in the Heavily PAGE 62 Monthly Operational Summary AUGUST 2002 Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC) program and other targeted programs targeted at high-risk groups as well as the general population; grams for low-income countries. Areas of focus are likely to include: (b) improving treatment, care and support for people living with (a) strengthening financial management (b) supporting decentral- HIV infection or AIDS; and (c) strengthening capacity to respond to ization of central government functions and building stronger capac- the epidemic. Approved by Management on behalfofthe Executive Direc- ity of local governments; (c) improving safety nets, and (d) developing tors, following 2nd APLprocedures, on 29 March 2002. The loan was institutional capacity to manage, monitor, evaluate and improve signed on IO May 2002. Environmental Assessment Category B. implementation. Appraisal was scheduled for late July 2002. Envi- PID:JMPE74641. US$15.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. Min- ronmental Assessment Category C. PID: GYPE74762. US$ 5.0 (IDA). istry of Health, Oceana Bldg., Kingston, Jamaica, Tel: (1-876) 967- No further consulting services required for project preparation. 1100. Fax: (1-876) 967-1200. E-mail: [email protected], Contact Ms. Office of the President, New Garden St. and South Rd., Bourda, Deanna Ashley, Principal Medical Officer Georgetown, Guyana, Tel: (592) 225-7051, Fax: (592) 226-3395, Con- tact: Dr. Roger Luncheon, Secretary Urban Development (R) National Community Development: The project will help pro- Honduras vide basic services and employment opportunities through CDD in various low-income communities throughout Jamaica. It will also Population, Health and Nutrition assist in ameliorating some of the lingering effects on tourism upon Health Sector Reform:'The objectives of the project are to (a) improve these communities of the 11 September 2001 attacks in the United the institutional capacity and management systems of the Ministry States.Appraisalwas scheduledfor lateJuly 2002 Environmental Assess- of Health and the health fund of the social security system; (b) mentCategoryB. PID:JMPE76837. US$ 15.0 (IBRD). Consulting ser- increase the quality of service delivery; and (c) strengthen the financ- vices to be determined. Jamaica Social Investment Fund, 10-12 ing mechanisms of the health sector. Approved by the Executive Direc- Granada Crescent, Kingston 5, Jamaica, Tel: (1-876) 929-1620, toll free: tors on 7 May 2002. Loan signing was tentatively scheduled for (1-888) 991-2356/7 August 2002. Environmental Assessment Category C. PID: HNPE53575. US$ 27.1 (IDA). Consulting services to be determined. Mexico Ministry of Health and IHSS, Contiguo al Correo Nacional, Teguci- galpa, Honduras, Tel: (504) 222-8518, Fax: (504) 238-4141 Education/Training (R) Basic Education Development II (Ln. 7108-ME): This Jamaica project is the second phase of a current adaptable program loan program. The project includes (a) measures to increase access and Education/Training improve quality in basic education services; (b) innovations in edu- Reform of Secondary Education (ROSE II): This project is a fol- cation to improve the quality of education; and (c) strengthening the low-on of the first project, which implemented the first phase of a 15- management of the Ministry of Education and decentralization and year program to reform secondary education from 1993-2000. The strengthening of administration at the state level. Approved by the project aims to achieve the following: (a) continue to improve the qual- Executive Directors on 21 March 2002. Loan signing was tentatively ity and equity of secondary education through school-based initia- scheduledfor lateJuly 2002. Environmental Assessment Category C. tives and reform support from the center, (b) expand access to upper PID: MXPE57531. US$ 300.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be secondary education in a cost-effective manner through building determined. Secretaria de Educaci6n Pdblica, Ave. Argentina No. 28, new schools and extension and refurbishment, public financing of Ofic. 301, 2 Piso, Col. Centro, 06029 M6xico, DF, Mexico, Tel: (52- private provision and time-tabling of use and extended day or dou- 5) 510-0358, Fax: (52-5) 521-8293 ble shift; and (c) strengthen the capacity of the central ministry and (R) Technical Training and Certification: The general objective the regional offices to manage the reform. The overarching objec- of the project is to enhance the international competitiveness of the tive is to improve the initiative skills of the secondary school-age pop- labor force by improving the skill level of workers. Specific goals are ulation in order to build human capital, which is essential to allevi- to (a) develop a demand-led vocational training system in selected ate poverty and to facilitate social and economic development. states and stronger links between training programs and industry; Appraisal mission is substantially completed. Environmental Assess- (b) improve the quality of training delivery systems and outcomes ment Category C. PID: JMPE71589. US$ 35.0 (IBRD). Consultants in the labor market; (c) develop more effective and financially sus- will be required. Ministry of Education and Culture, 2 National tainable training institutions; (d) consolidate labor competencies Heroes Circle, Kingston 4, Jamaica, Tel: (1-876) 922-1400, Fax: (1- norms and certification system; and (e) increase private sector par- 876) 922-6328 ticipation in training delivery. Project is being identified. Environmental Finance Assessment Category to be determined. US$ 100.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Secretariade Educacdn Pdblica, Subsecretatia (R) Bank Restructuring and Debt Management Program dePlaneaci6nyCoordinacidn UnidaddeApoyoAdministrativo PME- Adjustment II: The objectives of this project are to (a) support the TYC, PatricioSanz No. 1609, Torre B, Piso 8, Col. Del Valle, 03100 second phase of the Governmenfs efforts to resolve the financial sec- Mixico, DF, Tel: (52-5) 5534-8819/(52-5) 5231-1780, Contact: Ing, tor crisis in Jamaica and (b) assist the government in restructuring Miguel Angel Tamayo its stock of public debt. Appraisal mission was tentatively scheduled for late July 2002. Environmental Assessment Category C. PID: Environment JMPE73756. US$ 75.0 (IBRD). A consultant has been hired to assess (R) Environmental Support: The project will support the first Bank of Jamaica finances. Ministry of Finance and Planning (MOF), stage of the government's medium-term, outcome-based sustain- 30 National Heroes Circle, Kingston 4, Jamaica, Tel: (1-876) 922- able development program. The objective is to balance socioeco- 0729, Contact Ms. Shirley Tyndall, Financial Secretary nomic development with environmental protection and improve- Health and Nutrition ment. The program will focus on: (a) mainstreaming environmental Population, concerns in key sectoral development agendas, including water, (R) HIV/AIDS Prevention and Control (Ln. 7112JM): The objec- energy, tourism and forestry, and (b) improving the effectiveness and tive of the project is to support selected activities of Jamaica's National efficiency of environmental management processes. Appraisaland HIV/AIDS Strategic Plan. It would assist the government in (a) negotiations completed. Boardpresentation was scheduledfor 6August curbing the spread of the HIV epidemic by scaling up preventive pro- 2002. Environmental Assessment Category U. PID: MXPE74539. US$ AUGUST 2002 Monthly Operational Summary PAGE 63 200.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Secretaria de (R) ISSSTE Programmatic Sector Adjustment: This program- Hacienda y Cr6dito Publico Palacio Nacional, ler. Patio Mariano, 40 matic Sector Adjustment Loan will support the government of Mex- Piso, Col. Centro M6xico, D. E Tel. (52-5) 5228-1444/45, Contact Kul- ico in: (a) improving the fiscal efficiency of social security benefits, sum Ahmed especially pensions and health services, for public employees in Air Quality and Urban Transport: This project will complement Mexico; and (b) enhancing the governance of public social security activities under the Air Quality II project The objective is to reduce through corporate restructuring of ISSSTE (Public Sector Social the costs of environmental degradation caused by emission of green- Security) and the establishment of regulatory framework for pri- house gases in the Mexico City metropolitan area. Appraisal mission vate sector participation in benefit provision. Projectpreparation is was tentatively scheduled for August 2002. Environmental Assess- under way. Environmental Assessment Category to be determined. ment Category B. US$ 25.0 (GEF). Consulting services are no longer US$ 500.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required for project preparation. required. Comisi6n Ambiental Metropolitana, Plaza de la Constitu- Mexico Public Sector Social Security (ISSSTE), Ave. de la Republica ci6n, No. 1, 3er Piso, Col. Centro Delegaci6n Cuauhtemoc, CP06068, No. 154, Piso 12, Col. Tabacalera, 06030 Mixico, D.E, Tel: (52-5) Mexico 55666888, Contact: Lic. Benjamin GonzdlezRoaro, DirectorGeneral (R) ISSSTE Technical Assistance to the PSAL The objective of Finance this technical assistance loan is to (a) improve the fiscal efficiency of social security benefits, especially pensions and health services, (R) Savings and Credit Sector Strengthening and Rural Micro- for public employees in Mexico and (b) enhance the governance of finance Capacity Building TA (In. 7132-ME): (formerly Savings public social security through corporate restructuring of ISSSTE and CreditSector andRural Microfinance) This technical assistance and the establishment of regulatory framework for private sector par- loan will improve financial stability and outreach capacity of savings ticipation in benefit provision. Project preparation is under way. Envi- and credit institutions with diversified clientele, which includes mid- ronmental Assessment Category to be determined. PID: MXPE74795. dle-income, low-income and rural households, and will focus specialized US$ 15.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required for project prepara- assistance on the expansion of savings services in rural areas. tion. Mexico Public Sector Social Security (ISSSTE), Ave. de la Approved by the Executive Directors on 2 July 2002. Environmental Republica No. 154, Piso 12, Col. Tabacalera,06030 Mico, D.E, Tel: Assessment Category C. PID: MXPE70108. US$ 64.6 (IBRD). Con- (52-5) 5566-6888 sulting services to be determined. BANSEFI, Ave. Cuauhtemoc No. 2, Col Tizapan, 01090M&ico, D.E, Tel: (52-5) 5254-6981/6977, Con- Private Sector Development tact: Lic. GerardoHiraiat, Gerente de Proyectos Geotirmicos (R) Urban Microbusiness: The objective of the project is to intro- Infrastructure duce in Mexico City and other urban areas program innovations designed to (a) increase access of low-income microbusinesses to (R) Hybrid Solar Thermal Power Plant: The objectives of the pro- financial and business development services and (b) bring about reg- ject are to (a) increase the contribution of renewable energy sources ulatory and institutional reforms needed to accelerate microbusiness in Mexico's future energy mix, particularly in power generation, development. Appraisalcompleted. Environmental Assessment Cat- and (b) enhance participation of the private sector in Mexico's power egory C. PID: MXPE682090. US$ 75.0 (IBRD). Consultants are development plan in general and in innovative approaches to power being utilized for project preparation. Ministry of Economy, Alfonso production in particular. Appraisal is tentatively scheduled for Sep- Reyes No. 30, 1OPiso, 06100 M6xico, D.Y, Tel: (52-5) 5729-9243/44 tember 2002. Environmental Assessment Category B. PID: MXGE66426. US$ 51.0 (GEF). Consultants will be required for pro- Public Sector Management ject preparation. Comisi6n Federal de Electricidad, Melchor Ocampo No. 469, Piso 2, Col. Nueva Azures, 11590 M6xico, D.E, Tel: (52-5) (R) State-Ievel TAL 1: The project will provide technical assistance 5254-6981/6977, Contacts: Lic. Gerardo Hiraiat, Gerente de Proyec- to support the implementation and institutionalization of the gov- tos Geot6rmicos ernment's decentralization reform program. Itwill assist the Federal Government in creating the legal, financial, regulatory and institu- Mexico National Urban Upgrading: At the request of the Federal tional frameworks conducive to decentralization by taking the case Government, this project has been expanded in scope from the Fed- of Estado de Mexico, as a very important initial case (the largest state eral District to countrywide. The project supports increasing access in population in the country) and as an example for the rest of the to infrastructure, services and shelter for low-income populations in country. The project's objective is to show, by taking the case of the large and fast growing cities of Mexico. The project will finance: Estado de Mexico, that states can be made financially sound and that (i) urban upgrading investments and capacity building; (ii) the devel- sustainable and efficient service delivery in the social sectors (edu- opment of state level strategies for upgrading and low income hous- cation, health, pensions) and in the two main infrastructure sectors ing; and (iii) capacity building at the federal level to provide guide- (water, roads) can be ensured at both the state level. Negotiations were lines, monitor and evaluate upgrading and housing programs, and scheduledfor August 2002. Environmental Assessment Category C. improve financing instruments. The program purpose is to improve PID: MXPE73371. US$ 20.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required for the shelter conditions of the urban poor through increasing effi- project preparation. BANOBRAS, Tecoyotitla No. 100, Piso 20, Col. ciency of investment, regulatory reform and institutional capacity build- Florida, M6xico, DF, CP 01030, Mexico, Tel: (525) 5723-6039, Fax: ing. This is an adaptable program loan. Appraisal is tentatively sched- (525) 5723-6233, Contact Victor Manuel Gonzalez Molina, Subdirector uled for 5 September 2002. Environmental Assessment Category de Programas Crediticios y Asistencia T6enica FI. PID: MXPE70371. US$ 60.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. BANOBRAS, Monterrey 206, Col. Roma, M6xico, DF (R) Tax Administration Institutional Development TA (Ln. Mexico.Tel: (525) 564-1138 7127-ME): The project would examine and recommend changes in the following areas: (a) management and organization through the Population, Health and Nutrition development of a multi-year strategic plan, a framework for measuring Servicio de Administracion Tributaria's (SAl) results, a review of the (R) Health System Reform II: The projectwill complement activ- organizational structure, and an information management frame- ities under the Health System Reform Structural Adjustment Loan work; (b) management of SAT's human, physical and financial (Ln. 4364-ME). This project is no longer in the lendingprogram. Fur- resources; (c) SAT's information infrastructure; (d) collections and ther reportingwill be discontinued. Environmental Assessment Cat- auditing; (e) client services; (f) judicial and case management; (g) egory C. US$ 350.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. state-level tax administration; and (h) anti-corruption controls and Implementing agency is to be determined. prevention. Approved by the Executive Directors on 18 June 2002. PAGE 64 Monthly Operational Summary AUGUST 2002 Environmental Assessment Category C. PID: MXPE77602. US$ 52.0 the development impact of rural electrification. Negotiations are ten- (IBRD). Consultantswillbe required. Servicio de AdministracionTrib- tatively scheduled for 20 January 2003. Environmental Assessment utaria, Av. Hidalgo No. 77, Delg. Cuauhtemoc, C.R 06600, M6xico, Category B. US$ 5.6/4.0 (IDA/GEF). Consultants will be required DF, M6xico, Tel. (52-5) 5228-3552, 5228-6800 for project preparation. National Energy Commission, PO Box CJ- 159, Complejo de Cooperacion Externa, Managua, Nicaragua Rural Development (R) Municipal Development in Rural Areas: This project is a fol Paraguay low-up to the Second Decentralization and Regional Development project. The project aims at improving the decentralized delivery of Environment social infrastructure in rural municipalities, by supporting local (R) Sustainable Rural Investment: The project will support small small-scale investments and institutional development activities, agro-industry investments targeted to rural poor communities within while strengthening capacities in the three levels of government to the framework of sound natural resources management practices. coordinate joint investments and municipal development programs. Project preparation has been delayed pending decision on project con- Approved by the Executive Directorson 16july2002. Environmental tent Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 20.0 (IBRD). Con- Assessment Category B. PID: MXPE60686. US$ 400.0 (IBRD). Con- sultants will be required. Ministerio de Agricultura y Ganaderia, sulting services to be determined. Nacional Financiera, Insurgentes Pts. Franco entre O'Leary y Ayolas, Edif. Ayfra, Asunci6n, Paraguay, Sur 1971, Torre 4,8 Piso, Col. Guadalupe Inn, 01020 M6xico, DE Mex- Tel: (595-21) 449-614, Fax: (595-21) 449-951, Contact: Maria Gloria ico, Tel: (52-5) 325-6000 Cabrera Structural Adjustment Peru (R) Tax Reform Adjustment (Ln. 7126-ME): The project would support the government's fiscal reform package, the centerpiece of Education/Training which is a comprehensive tax reform law. The reform package - (R) Rural Education and Teacher Development: The project would especially the expansion of the base of the value-added tax and the support policy development in the human resources area, and removal of special sectoral privileges in the corporate income tax - strengthen MOE's capacity to fully implement rural and bilingual edu- and the financing from the loan will help the government assure fis- cation programs under a decentralized model. In addition to this, the cal sustainability and expand its program of social sector services and project would contribute to the development of the MOE's long- infrastructure investment. In the long run, as the economy achieves term policy on information and communications technology imple- higher growth, the extra fiscal resources will contribute to debt mentation at the school level. With respect to human resources, the reduction; in the short run they will help avoid a fiscal contraction, project would support the development ofan incentive-based system which would be counterproductive in the present economic envi- thatwould promote teachers according to performance-based criteria ronment. Approved by the Executive Directors on 18June 2002. Envi- and provide incentives for teachers to work in rural and high risk areas. ronmental Assessment Category U. PID: MXPE74750. US$ 303.0 The project would also support consensus building in relation to bilin- (IBRD). Consultants will be required for project preparation. Secretaria gual education and rural pedagogical methods (for multi-grade and de Hacienda y Cr6dito Pdblico (SHCP), Insurgentes Sur 826, 4to piso, single-room schools) with civil society. Currently, the Government Col. Del Valle, C.P 03100, M6xico, DF, Mexico of Peru is developing a proposal for decentralization in the education sector. The project would support this process through school net- Nicaragua works that would be empowered for independent decision-making and with a good supervision system to ensure accountability. Board Agriculture presentation is scheduled for 17 September 2002. Environmental (R) Land Administration (Ln. 3665-NI): The project, to be car- Assessment Category to be determined. PID: PEPE55239. US$30.0 ried out over a four-year period, is both institution building and tran- (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Ministry of Educa- sitional in the sense that it will develop a more coherent and tech- tion, Calle Van de Velde 160, Distrito de San Borja, Lima, Peru, Tel: nically superior approach to systematic land rights regularization. It (51-1) 436-0455, Contact: Sr. Jorge Ferradas entails the development of a policy, legal, institutional and technical Environment framework for the clarification and administration of land rights by: (a) promoting the analysis and discussion of national land policies Participatory Management of Protected Areas (PROFONANPE and programs; (b) reforming and modernizing land titling procedures, II): The project will ensure biodiversity conservation by increasing the property rights regularization and the administration frame- the involvement of civil society institutions and the private sector in work; and (c) reforming or completing the corresponding legal the planning, management and sustainable use of five protected framework. Approved by the Executive Directorson 18June 2002. The areas of the Peruvian System of Natural Protected Areas (SINANPE). loan was signed on 24 June 2002. Environmental Assessment Cate- PCD Review Meeting took place on March 22, 2001. At present, gory B. PID: NIPE56018. US$ 32.6 (IBRD) . Consultants will be social assessment and some technical studies are being carried out required for preparation. Ministerio de Hacienday Cridito Pliblico, Main involvement of the Bank will come after the CAS process had Edificio Ministeno de Hacienday CriditoPblico, Managua, Nicaragua, clearly defined the Government priority. Awaiting GEF Council Tel: (505-2) 227-061, Fax: (505-2) 223-033 approval. Environmental Assessment Category B. PID: PEGE68250. US$ 8.0 (GEF). Consulting services to be determined. Government Power of Peru, Pro-Fondo Nacional para Areas Naturales Protegidas por el (N) Off-Grid Rural Electrification (PERZA): The objective of the Estado (PROFONANPE), 722 Prolongaci6n Arenales, San Isidro, Lima, project is to provide selected rural sites with sustainable electricity Peru, Contact: Alberto Paniagua, Director services and the associated social and economic benefits. This would be accomplished by assisting the government in designing and Public Sector Management implementing its national rural electrification strategy; deploying (R) Justice Services Modernization: This technical assistance pro- innovative public/private off-grid electricity delivery mechanisms in ject will set the basis for an effective and sustainable justice sector several pilot sites for later national replication; and demonstrating in reform process through a series of activities aimed at strengthening the pilot areas the potential of sustainable targeted rural micro- sector institutions and enhancing access to justice by the poor. The finance and business development services to enhance significantly objectives are to: (a) provide the managerial tools required by sec- AUGUST 2002 Monthly Operational Summary PAGE 65 tor authorities to lead the reform process and facilitate access; (b) of youth-at-risk as manifested by significant school drop-outs, espe- establish human resources management systems that assure inde- cially among boys, and by school violence; and (e) develop the capac- pendence and transparency; (c) develop a more open and fluid rela- ity of both central and school level administration in the context of tionship between sector institutions and civil society organization; and a newly defined system of autonomy and accountability. First phase (d) foster access to justice mechanisms for marginal groups. Project (US$ 12.0 for Saint Lucia and US$ 5.0 for Saint Kitts and Nevis) preparation is under way. Environmental Assessment Category C. approved by the Executive Directors on 13 June 2002. Environ- PID:PEPE73438. US$ 6.5 (IBRD). Consulting services to be deter- mental Assessment Category C. PID: L1PE70071. US$ 40.0 (IBRD). mined. Office of the General Manager of the Judiciary, Paseo de la Consultants will be required. Dominica: Ministry of Education, Sci- Republica cuadra 2 s/n, lima 1, Lima, Peru, Tel: (511) 426-2940, Fax: ence and Technology, Roseau, Dominica, Tel: (1-767) 448-2401, Fax: (511) 426 5768, Contact: Roberto Keil, General Manager (1-767) 448-4807, E-mail: [email protected], Contacts: Felix Gre- goire, Permanent Secretary; David Edwards, Project Manager; Saint Social Sector Kitts and Nevis: Ministry of Education, Basseterre, Saint Kitts, West (R) Programmatic Social Reform II: The objectives of the pro- Indies, Tel: (1-869) 465-2521, Fax: (1-869) 465-5202; Saint Lucia: Min- ject are to support the medium-term fiscal adjustment and social sec- istry of Education, Culture and Labor, Castries, Saint Lucia, Tel: (1- tor reform program and cushion the fallout on the Peruvian econ- 758) 451-6725, Fax: (1-758) 453-2299 omy from the events of September 11, 2001. In particular, the project will seek to continue the protection of social programs critical to the Saint Vincent and the Grenadines poor with a budget of about US$ 1.0 billion while the government adjusts its fiscal position. It will also support (a) establishing efficiently tar- Public Sector Management geted workfare programs; (b) rationalizing the use of US$ 350 million of budget resources normally allocated to duplicating food sup- (R) Emergency Recovery and Disaster Management (L. plementation programs; and (c) continuing measures to increase citizen 71 16-SV, Cr. 3644-SV): The project is associated with a similar participation in program oversight. Board presentation is scheduled one in Grenada and forms the second phase ofan Adaptable Program for 17 September 2002. Environmental Assessment Category to be Loan that covers five OECS countries. The program aims at reduc- determined. PID: PEPE73817. US$ 100.0 (IBRD). Consulting services ing the likelihood of loss of life and assets by strengthening the to be determined. Ministry of Economy and Finance, Sectorial Lans OECS countries' ability to manage emergency situations efficiently, Coordination Unit, Junin 319, Lima, Peru, Tel: (511) 426-9452, Fax: and prepare for and mitigate the disasters that regularly strike the (511) 428-1623, E-mail: [email protected], Contact: Mr. Oscar island countries, particularly floods, landslides, storm surges and hur- Blanco, Jr. ricanes. Approved by Management on behalf of the Executive Direc- tors, following 2nd APL procedures, on 29 May 2002. Loan and credit Transport were signed on 13June 2002. Environmental Assessment Category Transport Rehabilitation II: The project will assist in (a) improve- B. PID: VCPE69923. US$ 3.0/2.9 (IBRD/IDA). Consultants will be ments of national highways in Northern Peru; (b) traffic safety pro- required. Ministry of Finance and Planning, Central Planning Divi- gram; (c) a pilot program to introduce performance-based road mansion, Kingston, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Tel: (1-784) 457- agement and maintenance; and (d) institutional strengthening and 14, Fax: (1-784) 456-2430), Email: [email protected], Contact- capacity building. Negotiations are tentatively scheduled for late Hudson Need, Project Coordinator March 2003. Environmental Assessment Category B. PID: P057037. US$ 184.0 (IBRD). Consultants have been selected for project prepa- Uruguay ration. Proyecto Especial Rehabilitaci6n Infraestructura de Transportes (PERT), Ave. Bolivia 120, Torre de Lima, 4to Piso, lima, Peru, Tel: Education/Training (511) 433-4606, 330-3960, Fax: (511) 330-2233, Contact Ing. Rafael Charun Vila, Director Ejecutivo (R) Basic Education Quality Improvement III (Ln. 7113-UR): (formerly Basic Education III) The objectives of the project are to (a) Water Supply/Sanitation expand the coverage of the full-time school model in primary edu- (R) National Water Supply, Health and Sanitation: The project enaon, cemto e ther taring system adtintodouto will support the improvement of health and living conditions of the new technologies in the classroom and (c) strengthen the education rural population through the provision of adequate water supply, instittichologe fram ekaschoo and cntrnlevels.tAprovedcbyith sanitation and health education programs. Negotiations were tenta- ExeciutiveaDiraeor 002 April002.Tet lanews.signed n 1thue tively scheduled for late July 2002. Environmental Assessment Cate- 2002.uEvirecsonm ntal Aessment.Categlory B.sPigdo P7june gory B. PID: PEPE65256. US$ 50.0 ([BRD). Ministry of the Presi- 200 2.0 nirnmnta Cosultamnt willtegrqiory PrYEaratio. dency, Ave. Paseo de la Republica 4297, Surquillo, lima, Peru, Tel: NationalAdministration ofPublicducation, Plaza ndependencia822, (51-1) 271-0492 Ext. 1721, Contact: Ing. Roxana Leon Piso 10, Montevideo, Uruguay, Tel/Fax: (598-2) 908-2062, Contact: Regional Ines Lacalle Education/Training StructuralAdjustment OECS Education Development (Ln. 7124-SLU, Ln. 7125- (R) Structural Adjustment: The project will include policy mea- SC, Cr. 3661-SLU): The project includes two countries in the first sures in (a) fiscal policy, including public expenditures and rev- phase (Saint Kitts and Nevis and Saint Lucia) and three in the sec- enues, (b) the public housing bank, which is a potential drain on scarce ond phase (Dominica, Grenada and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines). fiscal resources, apart from its impact on the rest of the financial sec- The objectives for the project are to increase equitable access to sector, and (c) social protection programs, including unemployment ondary education and improve the quality and management of pub- insurance, which absorbs a large portion of public expenditures and lic and private schools at this level, The project supports secondary faces increasing demand due to the currentcrisis.Appraisal and nego- education reform programs that will: (a) expand equitable access; tiationscompleted. Environmental Assessment Category U. US$ 70.0 (b) revise the programs and curricula in light of fast-changing labor (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Ministry of Economy, market conditions; (c) improve quality by creating an environment Colonia 7089, 3er Piso, 11100, Montevideo, Uruguay, Tel: (5982) 902- more conducive to teaching and learning; (d) address the problems 0863/0443, Fax: (5982) 902-1277, Contact:Lic. Isaac Alfie PAGE 66 Monthly Operational Summary AUGUST 2002 Uganda Guarantee Operations Power (R) Bujagali Hydropower: (Private Sector) The project would In September 1994, the Bank's Executive Directors approved a pro- construct and operate a 200 MW power plant on a BOOT basis on posal to make guarantees a mainstream instrument of Bank opera- the River Nile. The project, sponsored by AES, includes about 100 tions. These guarantees are most likely to be used for infrastructure Km of 132 and 220 kV transmission line. Estimated total project financing, where the demands for funding are large, political and sov- cost US$ 582 million. An IDApartial risk guarantee of up to US$ 115 ereign risks are significant, and the need for long-maturity financing million and IFC loan of up to $60 million have been approved on 18 is often critical to a project's viability December 2001. Presentation to the MIGA Board for approval of US$ By covering some of the risks that the market is not able to bear or 200 million of political risk insurance has been postponed adequately evaluate, the Bank's guarantee can attract new sources _------of finance, reduce financing costs, and extend maturities. The guarantee can be especially valuable where activities traditionally under- East Asia and Pacific Region taken and financed by the government are being shifted to the private sector but where the government remains as a regulator or provider of inputs and a buyer of outputs. The Bank's participation as guarantor can also facilitate the transparency of these transactions. Lao People's Democratic Republic

Since the guarantee is intended to be a catalytic instrument, the Power Bank offers only partial guarantees, and risks are clearly shared (R) Nam Theun Power: (Private Sector) The project would con- between the Bank and private lenders. The Bank's objective is to cover struct and operate a 921 MW hydropower facility to export power risks that it is well-positioned to bear given its credit, its experience to Thailand. Estimated total project cost US$ 1,075 million. A par- with developing countries, and its special relationships with gov- tial risk guarantee is being considered for this project. The PPA ernments. The risk-sharing may be for specific risks (the partial (PowerPurchase Agreement) and the CA have been initiatedby respec- risk guarantee) or for part of the financing (the partial credit guar- tive parties. Board presentation is tentatively scheduled for fiscal year antee). 2003. A partial risk guarantee covers risks arising from nonperformance of sovereign contractual obligations or from force majeure aspects Vietnam in a project. A partial credit guarantee typically extends maturities beyond what private creditors could otherwise provide, for example, Power by guaranteeing late-dated repayments or by providing incentives for lenders to roll over medium-term loans. Phu My 2/2 Power (Private Sector) The project is for the construction and operation of a gas-fired generation plant of about 715 MW capac- For more information on the Bank's guarantee program and to obtain ity by a private sponsor. Estimated total project cost: US$ 480.0 mil- a copy of the pamphlet "'The World Bank's Guarantees," (available lion. IDA partial risk guarantee of up to US$ 75.0 million in support in English, French and Spanish), please contact the Manager, Pro- of commercial debt financing was offered as an option in the bidding. ject Finance Group. Tel: (202) 473-1650; Fax: (202) 477-0218 The sponsor consortium was selected in January 1999 and requested the IDA guarantee. Negotiation of key project documents was completed and an investment license was issued by the government in September 2001. Board presentation is tentatively scheduled for May 2002. Africa Re gion Latin America and the Caribbean Region Power (Privatization)

Somelec Power: (Private Sector) IDA would provide a partial risk Bolivia/Brazil guarantee of about US$10 million in support of the privatization of Power Somelec, the national power company. By mitigating some of the key sovereign risks, the IDA guarantee would improve the conditions Bolivia-Brazil Gas Pipeline: (Public/Private Sector) The project and increase investors' interest in the privatization process. Somelec's is for the construction and operation of an approximately 3,000 km privatization will allow it to improve efficiency in the energy sector, pipeline to transport natural gas from Rio Grande in Bolivia to Porto increase and accelerate investments in distribution, expand the num- Alegre in Brazil via S5o Paulo. Total project cost US$ 2.0 billion. A ber of urban and suburban connections and reduce electricity tariffs. partial credit guarantee of about US$ 180.0 million will be used to con- Recommended for approval by the Guarantee Review Committee in struct the Brazil portion of the pipeline. Approved by the Executive May 2002; Board presentation is scheduled before the end of CY 2002. Directors in December 2000. Financial closure is expected in calendar Estimated project cost to be determined. year 2002. AUGUST 2002 Monthly Operational Summary PAGE 67

LIST OF ACRONYMS

AUSAID Australian Agency for International ICB International competitive bidding Development IDA International Development Association ADB Asian Development Bank IDB Inter-American Development Bank ADF African Development Fund IFAD International Fund for Agricultural AfDB African Development Bank Development APL Adaptable Program Loan IsDB Islamic Development Bank BADEA Banque arabe de d6veloppement JBIC Japan Bank for International Cooperation 6conomique en Afrique ITF Interim Trust Fund BOAD Banque ouest africaine de d6veloppement KfW Kreditanstalt fUr Wiederaufbau CDB Caribbean Development Bank (Germany) CFD Caisse franiaise de d6veloppement LIL Learning and Innovation Loan CIDA Canadian International Development NCB National competitive bidding Agency NGO Nongovernmental organization DANIDA Danish International Development NORAD Norwegian Agency for Development Agency Cooperation DFID Department for International OECF Overseas Economic Cooperation Fund Development (UK) (Japan) EBRD European Bank for Reconstruction OPEC Organization of Petroleum Exporting and Development Countries EDF European Development Fund PAD Project Appraisal Document EIB European Investment Bank PCD Project Concept Document EU European Union PHRD Policy and Human Resources FAC Fonds d'aide et de coop6ration (France) Development (Japan) FAO Food and Agricultural Organization PID Project Identification (Number) of the United Nations PPF Project Preparation Facility FAO/CP FAO Cooperative Program QCBS Quality and Cost-Based Selection (with the World Bank) SDC Swiss Agency for Development Cooperation FINNIDA Finland International Development Agency SIDA Swedish International Development Authority GEF Global Environment FacilityAuhrt GEF Globalhe enironm t fity TecUNDP United Nations Development Programme G'IZ Deutsche Gesellschaft flir Technische Zusammenarbeit UNFPA United Nations Population Fund IAPSO Inter-Agency Procurement Service UNICEF United Nations Children's Fund Office USAID United States Agency for International IBRD International Bank for Reconstruction Development and Development WHO World Health Organization