No. Georgia Data Collection Survey on Needs Assessment of the Reconstruction in Georgia Final Report August 2009 JAPAN INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION AGENCY PADECO Co., Ltd. EXe·Idea Ltd. ECC JR 09-009 Georgia Data Collection Survey on Needs Assessment of the Reconstruction in Georgia Final Report August 2009 JAPAN INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION AGENCY PADECO Co., Ltd. EXe·Idea Ltd. Data Collection Survey on Final Report Needs Assessment of the Reconstruction in Georgia Contents Executive Summary ................................................................................................................ E-1 Chapter 1 Introduction ..........................................................................................................1-1 1.1 Study Background..................................................................................................1-1 1.2 Objectives of the Study...........................................................................................1-2 1.3 Method of Study .....................................................................................................1-2 1.4 Composition of the Report......................................................................................1-3 Chapter 2 Status of Assistance by Major Donors ................................................................2-1 2.1 Introduction ............................................................................................................2-1 2.2 World Bank (WB)...................................................................................................2-5 2.3 Asian Development Bank (ADB)...........................................................................2-9 2.4 European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) ...........................2-12 2.5 International Monetary Fund (IMF) .....................................................................2-17 2.6 European Union (EU)...........................................................................................2-18 2.7 The United States (USAID, MCC).......................................................................2-20 2.8 Germany (BMZ, KfW, GTZ)................................................................................2-26 2.9 Sweden (SIDA).....................................................................................................2-31 2.10 France ...................................................................................................................2-34 Chapter 3 Needs Assessment by Sector ................................................................................3-1 3.1 Introduction ............................................................................................................3-1 3.2 Roads and Highways ..............................................................................................3-1 3.3 Railways ...............................................................................................................3-12 3.4 Airport and Seaport...............................................................................................3-16 3.5 Urban Transport....................................................................................................3-19 3.6 Water Supply, Sewerage, and Solid Waste Management......................................3-22 3.7 Energy...................................................................................................................3-25 3.8 Agriculture............................................................................................................3-33 3.9 Environment .........................................................................................................3-36 3.10 Tourism.................................................................................................................3-38 3.11 Finance..................................................................................................................3-43 3.12 Healthcare.............................................................................................................3-44 3.13 Education..............................................................................................................3-49 3.14 Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs).....................................................................3-52 Chapter 4 Potential Future Assistance by JICA..................................................................4-1 4.1 Introduction ............................................................................................................4-1 4.2 Priority Issues identified by Georgian Government ...............................................4-1 4.3 Assistance by Japanese Government ......................................................................4-3 4.4 Potential Future Assistance by JICA ......................................................................4-4 Appendices A. Details of Pledge at the Donor Meeting in October 2008.................................................. A-1 B. Schedule of Visiting Donors and Government Organization .............................................B-1 C. List of Interviewees ............................................................................................................C-1 D. Meeting Memos................................................................................................................. D-1 E. List of Collected References...............................................................................................E-1 i Data Collection Survey on Final Report Needs Assessment of the Reconstruction in Georgia Exchange Rate (as of 18 July 2009): 1 US Dollar = 1.66720 Georgian Lari (GEL) 1 US Dollar = 0.70915 Euro (EUR) 1 Swedish Krona (SEK) = 0.12823 US Dollar Tables Table 2-1 Pledged Amount by Sector (USD million) ............................................................2-2 Table 2-2 Pledged Amount by Donor (USD million) ............................................................2-3 Table 2-3 Committed/Disbursed in the ‘Immediate Period’ (USD million) ..........................2-4 Table 2-4 Priority Areas to Meet Post Conflict Needs...........................................................2-7 Table 2-5 Priority Areas to Build Long Term Competitiveness.............................................2-8 Table 2-6 Ongoing Projects by the World Bank ....................................................................2-9 Table 2-7 Assistance Strategy by ADB................................................................................2-10 Table 2-8 Ongoing and Planned Projects by ADB...............................................................2-12 Table 2-9 EBRD Signed Projects in 2008............................................................................2-15 Table 2-10 Financial Arrangements with Georgia under PRGF ............................................2-17 Table 2-11 Ongoing and Planned Projects by EU .................................................................2-19 Table 2-12 Ongoing Projects by USAID ...............................................................................2-21 Table 2-13 Ongoing Projects by MCGF ................................................................................2-25 Table 2-14 Priority Areas by BMZ to Assist Georgia............................................................2-26 Table 2-15 Ongoing and Planned Projects by KfW...............................................................2-28 Table 2-16 Ongoing Projects by GTZ....................................................................................2-30 Table 2-17 Assistance Strategy to Georgia by Sweden (2006−2009)....................................2-31 Table 2-18 Ongoing Projects by SIDA ..................................................................................2-32 Table 2-19 Ongoing Assistance Projects by France...............................................................2-34 Table 3-1 Main Road Network Long Term Projects..............................................................3-2 Table 3-2 Improvement of Alternative Road Network ..........................................................3-4 Table 3-3 Current Status of Road Project by Donor ..............................................................3-5 Table 3-4 Future Traffic Forecast between Rikoti–Sarpi by Section.....................................3-6 Table 3-5 Multiple Criteria Evaluation of Road Sections......................................................3-7 Table 3-6 Project Options ......................................................................................................3-7 Table 3-7 Economic Evaluation Results................................................................................3-8 Table 3-8 Sections to be Financed by JICA...........................................................................3-9 Table 3-9 Infrastructure Damage on Railways by the 2008 Conflict ..................................3-14 Table 3-10 Investment Requirement in Tbilisi Urban Transport Sector (next five years).....3-21 Table 3-11 Action Plans for Urban Transport Improvement in Tbilisi..................................3-21 Table 3-12 Accessibility to Water Supply and Sewerage ......................................................3-22 Table 3-13 Reconstruction Investment Needs in Urban Infrastructure..................................3-23 Table 3-14 Urban Infrastructure Investment Needs...............................................................3-24 Table 3-15 Integration Plan