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The World Bank Improving People's Lives in Bosnia and Herzegovina The World Bank Improving People’s Lives in Bosnia and Herzegovina Country Brief July 2010 CONTENTS INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................... 1 ACTIVE PROJECTS SUMMARY .................................................................................... 2 AGRICULTURE Agriculture and Rural Development Project ................................................................................ 4 Avian Influenza Preparedness Project ......................................................................................... 5 ENERGY ECSEE APL3 (Power IV) ................................................................................................................ 6 ENVIRONMENT Forest Development and Conservation Project ........................................................................... 7 Forest and Mountain Protected Areas.......................................................................................... 8 Neretva and Trebisnjica Management Project.............................................................................. 9 Water Quality Protection Project ............................................................................................... 10 HUMAN DEVELOPMENT Health Sector Enhancement Project .......................................................................................... 11 Social Safety and Employment Support Project.......................................................................... 12 LOCAL INFRASTRUCTURE AND GOVERNANCE Sarajevo Waste Water Project .................................................................................................... 13 Solid Waste Management Project II .......................................................................................... 14 Urban Infrastructure and Service Delivery ................................................................................ 15 PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT Enhancing SME Access to Finance Project ................................................................................. 16 ECONOMIC MANAGEMENT AND PUBLIC SECTOR Development Policy Operation .................................................................................................. 17 Land Registration Project ........................................................................................................... 18 TRANSPORT Road Infrastructure and Safety Project ...................................................................................... 19 CLOSED PROJECTS SUMMARY .................................................................................21 AGRICULTURE ............................................................................................................................ 24 ENERGY ...................................................................................................................................... 25 ENVIRONMENT .......................................................................................................................... 27 HUMAN DEVELOPMENT ............................................................................................................ 28 LOCAL INFRASTRUCTURE AND GOVERNANCE .......................................................................... 32 PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT .............................................................................................. 35 ECONOMIC MANAGEMENT AND PUBLIC SECTOR ..................................................................... 37 TRANSPORT ................................................................................................................................ 38 OTHER - MULTISECTORAL........................................................................................................... 39 KNOWLEDGE BANK Doing Business 2010 .................................................................................................................. 43 Poverty Update 2009 .................................................................................................................. 44 Trade and Integration ................................................................................................................. 45 Social Transfers in Bosnia and Herzegovina ............................................................................... 46 Public Information Center........................................................................................................... 47 IFC in Bosnia and Herzegovina ................................................................................................... 48 OTHER Civil Society Fund ........................................................................................................................ 49 Giving Back to the Community ................................................................................................... 50 Dear reader, In front of you is a story about the World Bank support to Bosnia and Herzegovina (BH) over the past fourteen years. It is a story of successful post-conflict reconstruction, progress in the process of EU integration, and efforts to mitigate the impact of the current economic crisis. The World Bank engaged early and extensively in the postwar reconstruction in BH. The period of intensive post-conflict reconstruction in BH (1996 – 2002) is the period of which we in the World Bank are particularly proud of. With our support, over 20,000 public apartment units and about 2,000 private houses were repaired. Hundreds of kilometers of power and water lines, transmission stations, and thermo and hydro power plants were rehabilitated. About 2,300 kilometers of roads, 41 bridges, 3 tunnels and Sarajevo's International Airport were rebuilt. 82 primary schools were reconstructed, and 24 medical facilities equipped. 550 hectares of new trees were planted, and 210 kilometers of forest roads were reconstructed. About 200,000 jobs were created or Marco Mantovanelli, Country Manager supported under two microfinance projects. A review carried out by “We were the leader in post-conflict the Independent Operations Evaluation Department (OED)1 in 2004 reconstruction, now we are partner in the found that the role of the World Bank in reconstruction program in process of EU accession”. BH was an example of"the Bank at its best" . With BH now set on joining the EU, supporting the EU integration process has become the overarching theme of the World Bank's country partnership strategy, along with job creation and the improvement of public services particularly those for the poor and vulnerable. While many projects that are expected to contribute to achieving these objectives are still active and are yet to make a significant development impact, important results have already been achieved. A National Forest Inventory has been fully completed. The introduction of the “family medicine” model, supports the development of sustainable primary health care network servicing 75% of the population. The backlog of real estate transactions from 2007 to today was reduced by 18,305, with 80% of cases now resolved within 5 working days. Quality, availability and sustainability of solid waste management services were improved: 6 regional landfills have been established and 144 wild-dump sites were cleaned. Finally, the World Bank quickly responded to the request by BH authorities to adjust the lending program to mitigate the impact of the economic crisis. Accordingly, the World Bank lending program in 2010 included: support for the country's budgets under stress by the drop of revenues caused by the economic slow-down; a line of credit for SMEs; and a project to strengthen social safety nets and employment. Implementation of already approved projects has also been accelerated over the last year. Overall, over the last 14 years since the end of the conflict, the World Bank approved 66 projects in the total amount of about US$ 1.54 billion (interest-free: IDA Credits - US$ 1.32 billion; IDA grants - US$ 25 million; GEF grants - US$ 18.3 million; and IBRD loans - US$ 175 million). We hope that you will find this brochure interesting and informative. We also hope that it will stimulate your thinking about areas where the World Bank should engage in the future. As we are preparing for consultations about the new World Bank Country Partnership Strategy for BH (2011-2015) we invite you to share your thoughts with us and help us to better address the needs of people in BH. If you want to become a part of that process please write to us at: [email protected]. 1 1 OED, Bosnia and Herzegovina: Post-Conflict Reconstruction and the Transition to a Market Economy, Report No. 29824 ACTIVE PROJECTS (as of July, 2010) AGRICULTURE 1. Agriculture and Rural Development US$ 21 million - IDA Credit 2. Avian Influenza Preparedness US$ 5 million - IDA Credit ENERGY 3. ECSEE - APL3 (Power IV) US$ 36 million - IDA Credit ENVIRONMENT 4. Forest Development and Conservation US$ 7.1 million - IDA Credit 5. Forest and Mountain Protected Areas US$ 3.4 million - GEF Grant 6. Neretva and Trebisnjica Management US$ 6 million - GEF Grant 7. Water Quality Protection US$ 8.9 million - GEF Grant HUMAN DEVELOPMENT 8. Health Sector Enhancement US$ 17 million - IDA Credit 9. Social Safety Net and Employment Support US$ 15 million - IDA Credit LOCAL INFRASTRUCTURE AND GOVERNANCE 10. Sarajevo Waste Water Management US$ 35 million - IBRD Loan 11. Solid Waste Management II US$ 15 million - IDA Credit US$ 25 million - IBRD Loan 12.
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