63779 JAPAN POLICY AND Cover photo by Curt Carnemark HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT FUND Annual Report 2009 THE WORLD BANK THE GOVERNMENT OF JAPAN Concessional Finance and Global Partnerships Vice Presidency THE FACES OF PHRD Partners in Development Day One of the World Bank Conference in Paris, France. THE FACES OF PHRD Partners in Development World Bank Graduate Scholarship Program recipients at a seminar. JAPAN POLICY AND HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT FUND Annual Report 2009 THE WORLD BANK Concessional Finance and Global Partnerships Vice Presidency THE GOVERNMENT OF JAPAN MESSAGE FROM JUNHUI WU, DIRECTOR GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP AND TRUST FUND OPERATIONS DEPARTMENT T his is the 20th year of the Policy and Human Fund’s disbursement of US$70.2 million was from the Resources Development (PHRD) Fund, which PHRD Technical Assistance program. has been generously supported by the Govern- ment of Japan. In the current decade, since fiscal year The PHRD Technical Assistance Program is commit- 2000, the Government of Japan has contributed about ted to supporting poverty reduction efforts, with a con- US$738.4 million to the PHRD Fund. Numerous eval- tinuing focus on the poorest countries. In fiscal year uation studies have concluded that this assistance has 2009, about 82 percent of the approved grant amounts been highly relevant to the pursuit of poverty reduction were for low-income countries. goals in the grant recipient countries. The Fund has been supporting preparation and implementation of The human resources development focus of the PHRD World Bank–financed operations, climate change program includes provision of scholarships and partici- initiatives, and provision of graduate scholarships, pation of Japanese nationals in the World Bank. The agriculture research, disaster preparedness, urban devel- scholarship program is carried out in partnership with opment, and programs to enhance Japan–World Bank the World Bank Institute. The Joint Japan/World Bank partnership. Over the past years, the value of PHRD Graduate Scholarship Program provides a unique op- grants has been amply demonstrated by the continued portunity for mid-career professionals from World demand for its resources in the areas of technical assis- Bank borrowing countries to pursue graduate studies in tance, human resources development, and institutional development-related fields. In fiscal year 2009, scholar- capacity development. ships were provided to 400 mid-career professionals from 85 countries. Nearly 40 percent of the recipients In fiscal year 2009, the challenge for both the World were from the Africa region. The Japan Indonesia Pres- Bank and the Government of Japan was to chart new idential Scholarship Program, introduced in fiscal year strategic directions and themes that could be supported 2008, supports Indonesia’s Ministry of National Edu- under the new PHRD Technical Assistance program cation’s Presidential Scholars Program to strengthen the over the next three to five years. In the interim, in late qualifications and experience of university staff, attract fiscal year 2009, the Government of Japan approved a new talent to careers in higher education, and foster for- limited program of US$21.3 million, of which eign and domestic academic partnerships. Eight scholars US$20.0 million was for the Consultative Group for began their studies in fiscal year 2009 and 19 scholars International Agriculture Research and US$1.3 million have been selected for the 2009/10 academic year. for the Pacific Catastrophic Risk Initiative in the East Asia and the Pacific region. In fiscal year 2009, Japan joined the World Bank’s Junior Professional Officer Program to enable more The PHRD Technical Assistance Program has been the young Japanese nationals to be recruited in the World largest and longest running component of the PHRD Bank from fiscal year 2010 onward. The Government Fund. In fiscal year 2009, about three-fourths of the of Japan has contributed US$5.0 million for this iv ANNUAL REPORT 2009 program through PHRD. Under the PHRD Staff and supports the ever-deepening relationship which the Extended Term Consultant Program, applications for PHRD Fund has helped foster between the Govern- the appointment of 22 Japanese nationals have been ap- ment of Japan and the World Bank. proved, the highest annual number since the initiation of the program in fiscal year 2000. The Global Partnership and Trust Fund Operations Department remains committed to maximizing the ef- The Japan–World Bank Partnership Program, an um- fective and efficient use of the PHRD Fund for devel- brella arrangement including the work of the Tokyo opment purposes, as agreed between the Government Development Learning Center, Policy Dialogue En- of Japan and the World Bank. We are sincerely grateful hancement Support Fund (Phase V), Public Outreach to the Government of Japan for the continued generous Support Fund, and the Global Development Network, support provided through the Fund. TABLE OF CONTENTS Message from Junhui Wu, Director, Global Partnership and Trust Fund Operations Department . . . . . . . iii CHAPTER 1 Introduction and Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 1.1 PHRD Origins and Objectives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 1.2 Program Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 1.3 FY09 Program Highlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 CHAPTER 2 PHRD Technical Assistance Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 2.1 Program Trends . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 2.2 PHRD TA Grants in FY09 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 CHAPTER 3 Human Resources Development Capacity Building and Partnership Programs . . . . . . . . . . 11 3.1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 3.2 Joint Japan/World Bank Graduate Scholarship Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 3.3 WBI: Supporting Capacity Development through Knowledge and Innovation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 3.4 Japan Indonesia Presidential Scholarship Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 CHAPTER 4 Other PHRD-Supported Programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 4.1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 4.2 Japan–World Bank Partnership Program. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 4.3 Japan PHRD Staff and ETC Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 4.4 Japan CTF Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 4.5 Other Ongoing Programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 CHAPTER 5 Monitoring and Evaluation of PHRD Activities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 5.1 Monitoring the Progress and Impact of PHRD Activities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 CHAPTER 6 Additional Sources of Information on PHRD and Programs Supported by the PHRD Fund . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 6.1 Information on PHRD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 6.2 Programs Supported by the PHRD Fund . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 ANNEXES 1 List of PHRD TA Grants Approved in FY09. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 2 List of PHRD Japan–World Bank Partnership Program Grants Approved in FY09 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 FIGURES 1 Annual Contributions to the PHRD Fund (US$ million) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 2 PHRD Program Disbursements in FY09 (US$ million) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 3 PHRD TA Contributions, Allocations, and Disbursements (US$ million) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 vi ANNUAL REPORT 2009 4 Total World Bank Approved Operations and Those Supported by PHRD PP Grants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 5 Approved PHRD TA Grants, FY00–09. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 6 Regional Distribution of PHRD TA Grants (as percent of total approved amount) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 7 PHRD TA Approved Grants by Type (US$ million). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 8 Regional Distribution of PHRD TA Grant Approvals for FY09 (US$ million) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 9 Ten Largest Recipients of PHRD TA Grants in FY09 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 10 Distribution of PHRD TA Approved Grants by Sector, FY09 (US$ million) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 11 Number of Grants Approved under Japan PHRD Staff and ETC Program in FY00–09 . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 BOXES 1 PHRD WBI Capacity Development Grants Program Achievements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 2 Key Lessons from Grant Implementation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS AFR Africa Region ASEAN Association of South East Asian Nations CEPF Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund CFP Concessional Finance and Global Partnerships CGAP Consultative Group to Assist the Poorest CGIAR Consultative Group on International Agriculture Research CTF Consultant Trust Fund EAP East Asia and the Pacific Region ECA Europe and Central Asia Region EPDF Education for All Fast Track Initiative Education Program Development Fund ETC Extended Term Consultant FCPF Forest Carbon Partnership Facility FY Fiscal Year GDLN Global Development Learning Network GoJ Government of Japan GRM Grant Reporting and Monitoring IBRD International Bank for Reconstruction and Development ICM Implementation Completion Memorandum ICR Implementation Completion Report IDA International Development Association ISR Implementation Status Report JICA Japan International Cooperation Agency JIPS Japan Indonesia Presidential Scholarship Program JJ/WBGSP Joint Japan/World Bank Graduate Scholarship Program JPO Junior Professional Officer LCR Latin America and the Caribbean Region MNA Middle East and North Africa Region PHRD Policy and Human Resources Development PP Project Preparation SAR South Asia Region TA Technical Assistance TDLC Tokyo Development Learning Center US United States WBI World Bank Institute CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION AND OVERVIEW 1.1 PHRD Origins and Objectives of the formulation and implementation of Bank-supported projects and programs and activities to help develop human resources in developing member countries of the Bank, to T he Japan Policy and Human Resources Devel- assist developing member countries of the Bank to formu- opment (PHRD) Fund was established in 1990 late and implement development policy and to strengthen as a partnership between the Government of the partnership between Japan and the Bank. Japan (GoJ) and the World Bank. Over the past 19 years the Fund has supported a wide range of poverty allevia- In the current decade, since fiscal year 2000 (FY00), tion and capacity building activities. GoJ has contributed US$738.4 million to the PHRD Fund (see Figure 1). It is one of the largest trust funds The scope of the Fund is described in the Arrangement managed by the World Bank and is recognized as mak- for the Administration of the Fund (as revised in March ing a unique contribution to the Bank’s development 1999) as follows: role in many areas, ranging from preparation by gov- ernments of Bank-financed operations in recipient The Fund may be used for the purposes of financing countries to the provision of graduate scholarships to technical assistance and other grant activities in respect citizens of Bank member countries. Figure 1 Annual Contributions to the PHRD Fund (US$ million) 140 132.3 120 117.6 100 95.0 US$ million 81.0 80 68.7 60 58.3 51.8 51.2 52.7 40 29.8 20 0 FY00 FY01 FY02 FY03 FY04 FY05 FY06 FY07 FY08 FY09 1 2 ANNUAL REPORT 2009 1.2 Program Overview level for member country nationals. Similar scholar- ship programs supported by Japan are managed by In FY09, the PHRD Fund supported technical assis- other Multilateral Development Banks, but the tance, human resources development and capacity build- JJ/WBGSP is both the longest-established and by far ing, Japanese staff and consultants, and Japan–World the largest of these programs. Bank partnership initiatives through the following o The PHRD World Bank Institute (WBI) Ca- programs: pacity Development Grants Program supported WBI’s capacity development activities, with a Ⅲ Technical Assistance: particular focus on activities in East, South, and o The PHRD Technical Assistance (TA) Pro- Central Asia. gram provided grants primarily to assist the o The Japan Indonesia Presidential Scholarship World Bank’s borrowing countries with the Program (JIPS) was established in 2008 to sup- preparation and implementation of operations port studies in fields related to development such to be financed through International Bank for as economics, management, education, health, Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) loans agriculture, infrastructure, and environment. and International Development Association (IDA) credits and grants. In addition, the Ⅲ Japanese Staff and Consultants: PHRD TA Program supported a range of cli- o The Japan PHRD Staff and Extended Term mate change-related activities. Until 2008, the Consultant (ETC) Program supported part of TA Program included grants for Project Prepa- the costs of Japanese nationals recruited to work ration, Project Implementation, Project Cofi- within the World Bank. nancing, and Climate Change. In FY09, these Ⅲ Partnership Initiative: components of the TA Program have been dis- continued and there have been no new requests o The Japan–World Bank Partnership Program for proposals in the reporting year. However, supported activities, such as research programs, during FY09, there were at least 300 grants workshops, and seminars, that promote partner- under implementation. The Program is being ship between Japan and the World Bank. restructured to focus on agriculture research, Figure 2 shows the disbursements share from each of these disaster preparedness, and disability. programs. In FY09, 72 percent of the total PHRD Fund disbursements of US$70.2 million were from the PHRD Ⅲ Human Resources Development and Capacity Building: TA Program. This disbursement share is slightly lower o The Joint Japan/World Bank Graduate Scholar- than the FY08 share. As in previous years, the next largest ship Program (JJ/WBGSP) provided scholarships share of disbursement was from the JJ/WBGSP, which to support post-graduate training at Master’s degree accounted for 17 percent of total FY09 disbursements Figure 2 PHRD Program Disbursements in FY09 (US$ million) WBI Capacity Development $0.7 (1%) JIPS Partnership Grants $0.2 (0%) $5.1 (7%) Staff ETC Grants JJ/WBGSP $1.8 (3%) $11.6 (17%) PHRD TA Program $50.8 (72%) JAPAN POLICY AND HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT FUND 3 and represents a higher share compared to FY08. The Agricultural Research (CGIAR) and US$1.3 million Japan–World Bank Partnership Program was the third for the Pacific Catastrophic Risk Initiative. largest component, with seven percent of FY09 disburse- Ⅲ The JJ/WBGSP financed 400 scholars from 85 ments, which is an increase of one percentage point from countries. FY08. Ⅲ The new JIPS is operational and in FY09 eight In addition to these core programs (discussed further in scholars started their studies. Chapters 2, 3, and 4), the PHRD Fund also supports Ⅲ Tokyo Development Learning Center (TDLC) offi- other activities where the World Bank plays an impor- cially launched the Global Development Learning tant role in the international community. This often Network (GDLN) Regional Technical Hub Ser- involves transferring resources from the PHRD Fund to vices in the Asia/Pacific region. TDLC also part- other programs administered by the Bank Group, such nered with the Association of South East Asian as the Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund (CEPF), the Nations (ASEAN) on a number of programs, Consultative Group to Assist the Poorest (CGAP), notable of which were: Growth and Integration of Readiness Fund for the Forest Carbon Partnership East Asia, ASEAN Summit 2009, and ASEAN+3 Facility (FCPF), and the Japan Junior Professional on A/H1N1 Crisis—an event which connected the Officer (JPO) Program. Health Ministers to discuss measures to combat the A/H1N1 crisis. Ⅲ Under the Japan PHRD Staff and ETC Program, 1.3 FY09 Program Highlights GoJ approved grants for 22 Japanese staff selected for open-ended, term, and ETC appointments. Ⅲ In FY09, GoJ contributed US$68.69 million to the PHRD Fund, an increase from the FY08 contribu- Ⅲ GoJ provided US$5.0 million for the newly estab- tion of US$52.7 million. lished JPO Program. Ⅲ A new PHRD TA FY09–13 Policy Document was Ⅲ Transfers from the PHRD Fund to other programs approved in May 2009 with an allocation of included, among others, US$5.0 million for the US$20.0 million for agricultural research in Africa CEPF, US$0.3 million for the CGAP, and US$5.0 through the Consultative Group on International million for FCPF. CHAPTER 2 PHRD TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM 2.1 Program Trends Compared to FY08, the TA allocations increased to US$29.2 million in FY09. Grant disbursements were the lowest since FY00 with the exception of FY04. F igure 3 shows the trends in the PHRD TA con- Disbursements fell from US$65.8 million in FY08 to tributions, allocations, and disbursements during US$50.8 million in FY09. FY00–09.1 The annual contribution has been tending to decline since FY02. After hitting a low of PHRD TA grants have been an important source of US$2.9 million in FY06, it rebounded to US$26.7 mil- financing available to low-income and lower middle- lion in FY08 and then fell to U$4.8 million in FY09. income countries2 for the preparation of IBRD loans Figure 3 PHRD TA Contributions, Allocations, and Disbursements (US$ million) 160 140 120 US$ million 100 80 60 40 20 0 FY00 FY01 FY02 FY03 FY04 FY05 FY06 FY07 FY08 FY09 Contributions Allocations Disbursements 1 Contribution ϭ amount received from GoJ. Allocation ϭ grant 2 According to 2007 GNI per capita, countries’ income groups amount, as approved by GoJ, recorded when the specific grant ac- are: low-income, US$935 or less; lower middle-income, US$936– count is established. When grants are approved late in the fiscal year US$3,705; upper middle-income, US$3,706–US$11,455; and high- (FY), the allocation may not be recorded until the following fiscal income, US$11,456 or more. Source: World Development Report, year. As a result, annual data on “allocations” and “approvals” are not 2009. always identical. Disbursements ϭ amount withdrawn from the grant account to finance expenses incurred by the grant recipients. 5 6 ANNUAL REPORT 2009 Figure 4 Total World Bank Approved Operations and Those Supported by PHRD PP Grants 300 60 272 279 255 254 250 250 46 240 245 50 45 229 Number of Operations 40 42 200 223 218 38 40 34 Percentage 150 29 30 26 22 100 100 92 101 92 92 100 82 20 66 14 56 50 36 10 0 0 FY00 FY01 FY02 FY03 FY04 FY05 FY06 FY07 FY08 FY09 Approved operations Approved operations supported by PHRD PP grants Percentage of approved operations supported by PHRD PP grants and IDA credits. Figure 4 shows that, on average, Since FY07, the number and value of the previously preparation of 40– 45 percent of the total number of submitted PHRD TA grant proposals approved began loans and credits approved for Bank financing during to fall sharply. Figure 5 shows that the total value of FY00–03 were supported by PHRD Project Preparation approved grants was between US$96 and US$99 mil- (PP) grants.3 This ratio steadily declined as the number lion annually in the three years from FY05 to FY07. of approved PP grants declined, and, in contrast, the There was a sharp fall in FY08 and a slight increase in number of Bank operations increased over the years. FY09. Figure 5 Approved PHRD TA Grants, FY00–09 200 120 $114 m 180 $96 m $96 m $99 m 100 160 $88 m 140 80 Number of Grants $66 m $72 m 120 US$ million $62 m 100 60 80 40 60 $22 m $25 m 40 20 20 124 0 0 FY00 FY01 FY02 FY03 FY04 FY05 FY06 FY07 FY08 FY09 3 Approved operations exclude projects scaled-up through additional and supplemental financing. PHRD PP grants exclude grants with zero disbursements. Grants associated with approved operations that were dropped and/or had zero disbursements have also been excluded. JAPAN POLICY AND HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT FUND 7 Figure 6 Regional Distribution of PHRD TA Grants (as percent of total approved amount) 40 35 30 25 Percentage 20 15 10 5 0 FY00 FY01 FY02 FY03 FY04 FY05 FY06 FY07 FY08 FY09 AFR EAP ECA LCR MNA SAR Figure 6 shows that Europe and Central Asia (ECA) 2.2 PHRD TA Grants in FY09 region’s share of approved grants doubled from 12 per- cent in FY08 to about 26 percent of total value of Since the PHRD TA Program was being revised, no grants approved in FY09. Thus, it became the top new grant proposals were submitted in FY09. However, grant recipient region in FY09. South Asia (SAR) 33 grants (US$25.11 million) from previous years’ sub- region’s share also increased to 8.3 percent in FY09 missions were approved in FY09. Figure 7 shows the compared to nil in FY08. Middle East and North values of the grants approved from FY00 to FY09 Africa (MNA) region’s share improved slightly in by type. PP grants were dominant in all the years. A FY09. East Asia and the Pacific (EAP) region’s share detailed list of grants approved in FY09 is provided in fell by 11 percentage points in FY09 compared to the Annex 1. previous year. The shares of Africa (AFR) and Latin America and the Caribbean (LCR) regions also fell in FY09 compared to FY08. Figure 7 PHRD TA Approved Grants by Type (US$ million) 120 100 80 US$ million 60 40 20 0 FY00 FY01 FY02 FY03 FY04 FY05 FY06 FY07 FY08 FY09 Preparation Cofinancing Implementation Climate Change 8 ANNUAL REPORT 2009 Figure 8 Regional Distribution of PHRD TA Grant Approvals for FY09 (US$ million) SAR $2.07 (8%) AFR $3.79 (15%) MNA $4.70 (19%) EAP $5.61 (22%) LCR $2.47 (10%) ECA $6.47 (26%) By region, 26 percent of the approved grants were recipient countries in FY09 are shown in Figure 9 for the ECA region, followed by EAP (22 percent). (below). Yemen (four grants) and Madagascar (three grants) received 8.8 percent and 8.2 percent, respec- The PHRD TA Program is committed to supporting tively, of the total grant amount approved in FY09. poverty reduction efforts, with a continuing focus on Two grants were approved for regional projects. One the poorest countries. In FY09, about 82 percent of the of the regional grants benefitted countries in the total value of approved grants was for IDA-eligible West Africa region, and the other benefitted coun- (including blend) countries. tries in the Mekong region (Cambodia, Lao PDR, and Vietnam). In FY09, 21 countries received PHRD TA grants, the same number as in FY08. The top ten grant Figure 9 Ten Largest Recipients of PHRD TA Grants in FY09 2.5 $2.2 $2.1 2.0 $1.9 $1.6 US$ million 1.5 $1.4 $1.2 $1.2 $1.0 $1.0 $1.0 1.0 0.5 0 en r m a R sia co a ia ca a vin di PD ne en na m oc ne as In go ui m Ye et or ag do o Vi G Ar ze M ad La In er ew M H aN d an pu ia Pa sn Bo JAPAN POLICY AND HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT FUND 9 Figure 10 Distribution of PHRD TA Approved Grants by Sector, FY09 (US$ million) Water, Sanitation, Agriculture, Fishing, and Flood Protection and Forestry $6.09 (24%) $5.33 (21%) Education Transportation $1.83 (7%) $1.00 (4%) Energy and Mining $1.68 (7%) Public Administration, Law, and Justice Finance $5.24 (21%) $1.53 (6%) Information and Health and Other Communications Social Services $1.41 (6%) $1.01 (4%) The distribution of approved PHRD TA grants by sec- Bank through the provision of funds directly to poten- tor in FY09 is shown in Figure 10. About one-fourth of tial borrowers to obtain technical expertise to carry out the approved grant amount was for operations in the analytical studies to help prepare documents to access Water, Sanitation, and Flood Protection sector, followed loans and credits from the World Bank. In FY09, GoJ closely by 21 percent each for operations in the Agricul- approved 25 new grants amounting to US$18.29 mil- ture, and Public Administration and Law sectors. lion. Fifteen countries received PP grants. Project Preparation Grants Project Cofinancing Grants PP grants are aimed to strengthen the quality and re- These grants are to support technical assistance to cipient ownership of operations financed by the World strengthen institutional capacity for operations financed Nearly one-fourth of PHRD TA grants is provided to develop water and sanitation facilities. 10 ANNUAL REPORT 2009 by the Bank in IDA and blend countries. In FY09, GoJ energy efficiency or adaptation to the adverse impacts of approved three Cofinancing grants with a total amount climate change. In FY09, five grants valued at US$4.65 of US$3.27 million. Three countries received Project million were approved for the Climate Change Initia- Cofinancing grants in FY09. tives program. Climate Change Initiatives Grants Approvals from the new PHRD TA Program Climate Change Initiatives grants support the inclusion In late FY09, GoJ approved a limited program of of climate change concerns in the development planning US$21.3 million, of which US$20.0 million is for the process of recipient countries. They also support the CGIAR to support research on rice in two centers, and preparation and implementation of World Bank- US$1.3 million is for the Pacific Catastrophic Risk financed projects that are aimed at reduction in Initiative. The latter is a Bank-executed grant for the emissions of greenhouse gases, and the promotion of EAP region. CHAPTER 3 HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT CAPACITY BUILDING AND PARTNERSHIP PROGRAMS 3.1 Introduction 3.2 Joint Japan/World Bank Graduate Scholarship Program G oJ supports the following four human re- sources development and capacity building The main objective of the JJ/WBGSP is to help build a programs through the PHRD Fund: (a) the community of highly qualified professionals in the field Joint Japan/World Bank Graduate Scholarship of economic and social development in developing Program; (b) the WBI Capacity Development Pro- countries through providing graduate study opportuni- gram; (c) the Japan Indonesia Presidential Scholarship ties to mid-career professionals from World Bank Program; and (d) the Japan–World Bank Partnership borrowing countries. The Program has two parts—the Program. Regular Program and the Partnership Program—both World Bank Graduate Scholarship Program Conference in Paris, France. 11 12 ANNUAL REPORT 2009 of which lead to a Master’s degree. Since its establishment countries acquire, share, and apply global and local knowl- in 1987, the JJ/WBGSP has awarded 4,302 scholarships edge to meet their development challenges. As one of the for studies in development-related fields at renowned uni- Bank’s main instruments of capacity building, WBI helps versities in Bank member countries. Among them, 1,123 develop country capacity in close collaboration with the scholarships were awarded for studies at the various part- Bank’s regional operations and its partners by designing ner institutions under the Partnership Program. and delivering customized programs for countries; by de- livering global and regional activities to address issues that The JJ/WBGSP supports 11 Partnership Programs at go beyond country boundaries; and by developing diag- universities around the world. These programs enable nostic tools to assess country capacity needs. scholars to receive specialized training in key areas of de- velopment, such as economic policy management and Japan has been one of the largest donors in WBI by infrastructure management. Through its partnership providing nearly 19 percent of all donor funds that scheme, the JJ/WBGSP contributes to building the were available for WBI use during FY08 and FY09. institutional capacity of four African universities by The PHRD WBI Capacity Development Grants supporting Master’s degree programs in Economic Program was critical in supporting WBI’s multiyear, Policy Management. country-specific programs, particularly in Asia, that were aligned with Japan’s priority areas and consistent In FY09, GoJ contributed US$16.47 million to the with the Bank’s country assistance strategies or regional JJ/WBGSP, which allowed the Program to sponsor a and sector strategies. total of 400 scholars. In FY09, the Program awarded 301 new scholarships under the Regular Program to In FY08, under the PHRD program, Japan approved a scholars from 85 countries, and 99 scholarships to Part- final allocation of US$1.88 million to fund programs in nership Program scholars. For the Regular Program, WBI’s focus countries in Asia: US$1.17 million (or about 39 percent of the awardees were from the AFR 62 percent) were allocated to countries in East Asia, and 13 percent each from the SAR and EAP regions. US$0.5 million (or 27 percent) to countries in South About three-fourths of awardees served in the public Asia, and US$0.21 million (or 11 percent) to countries sector in their countries, 16 percent worked for non- in Central Asia. This enabled WBI to deliver a wide governmental organizations, and seven percent were range of activities in 17 focus countries, mainly in Asia, employed by regional or international organizations. and some regional activities. Two highlights of the PHRD-financed programs were in the Philippines and The Scaling-Up Program, which was launched in India in the areas of Health Sector Reform and Invest- 2005, aims to promote knowledge sharing and infor- ment Climate. Box 1 highlights specific outcomes mation exchange among JJ/WBGSP alumni by sup- achieved by these two country-level programs. porting networking opportunities and knowledge exchange. In FY09, a short-term training course was In FY09, WBI worked with a long list of partners delivered in Japan targeting a small group of 14 around the world and continued to expand its part- JJ/WBGSP alumni who studied outside Japan. A one- nerships locally, regionally, and globally. Partnerships day Knowledge Sharing Forum was organized in Paris allow WBI to enrich the content of its programs, scale for scholars currently studying in universities in conti- them up, and increase their cost-effectiveness. Partner- nental Europe. The main topics covered were climate ships also help build local capacity, harmonize capacity- change, financial crisis and capacity development. A development activities more broadly across donors, second forum was held in Washington, D.C., for the and better align these activities with country needs. In scholars studying in the United States. The forum in- FY09, nearly two-thirds of WBI’s activities were deliv- cluded a skill training event where the participants ered jointly with partners. PHRD grants particularly learned how the Rapid Results Approach can be used facilitated building partnership with Japanese organiza- as a leadership tool. tions, such as the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and the University of Kyoto. 3.3 WBI: Supporting Capacity Development through Knowledge 3.4 Japan Indonesia Presidential and Innovation Scholarship Program WBI supports the knowledge and learning agenda of the The Japan Indonesia Presidential Scholarship Program six strategic directions of the Bank through knowledge ex- was introduced in FY08 to support the Indonesia change and dissemination. To this end, the Institute helps Ministry of National Education’s Presidential Scholars JAPAN POLICY AND HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT FUND 13 Program to strengthen the qualifications and experi- was received for JIPS in FY08, and 11 scholarships ence of university staff, attract new talent to careers in were awarded for the 2008/9 academic year. Eight higher education, and foster foreign and domestic aca- scholars started their studies in FY09. Nineteen schol- demic partnerships. JIPS is funded by a US$10.0 mil- ars have been selected to start their studies during the lion grant from GoJ. A contribution of US$2 million academic year 2009/10. Box 1 PHRD WBI Capacity Development Grants Program Achievements Health Sector Flagship Course in Investment Climate in India the Philippines The PHRD Capacity Building Fund for India has WBI and the EAP region, in collaboration with the De- been supporting activities in two of the poorest states partment of Health of the Government of Philippines, of India—Bihar and Orissa. The trust fund has pro- Asian Development Bank, the United States Agency for vided capacity building support to enhance the com- International Development, and the World Health Or- petitiveness of these states with the lowest per capita ganization, delivered the 4th Flagship course in July 2008 incomes in the country and the highest poverty rates. in Philippines. This is the fourth course of an in-country In Orissa, WBI delivered an e-learning course on program on Health Systems Strengthening supported “Investment Promotion” for 32 key district and state also by GoJ. The aim of the capacity building program is level officials and trained them in a systematic way to to support the Government in implementing its Formula professionally approach prospective investors to their 1 health strategy by strengthening the knowledge base of states, thereby increasing the prospects for further the various government officials working at the central investment, employment opportunities and growth in and regional levels. In addition, the program aimed to the state. As a result of the program, senior officials build the capacity of local faculty who can in turn design observed a sea change in the attitudes of the government and deliver related programs in the future. To date about officials and there have been further requests from the 300 government officials from central and regional state government to continue support to the Depart- levels have been trained under the Flagship course on ment of Industries to help build capacity of the team to Health Sector Reform and Sustainable Financing. undertake a second wave of regulatory reforms. The course content is constantly improved on the basis of In Bihar, the WBI team has undertaken background the previous Philippines Flagship courses with new ma- research and held several meetings with the Govern- terial and new cases. More local faculty has taught in the ment of Bihar, private sector and other key stakehold- courses. The local faculty has benefitted from a series of ers to help build the capacity of various government Training of Trainers on content and pedagogy. These departments to enhance competitiveness by training Training of Trainers sessions were delivered through government officials across different sectors such as in- videoconference by twinning local faculty with interna- dustries, labor, environment, etc. The goal is to imple- tional faculty. The program places great importance on ment change that can make the business environment training the local faculty to ensure that future courses can more competitive for the private sector through be offered by local faculty rather than international fac- streamlining existing regulations, cutting red tape and ulty, thus trying to establish sustainability of the program. introducing more efficient systems for approvals of Future activities in support of the Formula 1 have been new proposals, such as the Single Window. WBI has identified. These are: developing a reference book to in- also assisted the Government of Bihar to improve the corporate existing and new cases used to teach the course, monitoring and tracking systems for new investment international and regional experiences, and data used to proposals. Jointly with the South Asia private sector address the different topics. The participants can use this team. WBI has produced background research on reference book in their analytical work and application of “Single window systems in India” and a mapping of the policy tools and methods introduced in the course. the Regulatory Environment in Bihar. CHAPTER 4 OTHER PHRD-SUPPORTED PROGRAMS 4.1 Introduction Japan by successfully leveraging the resources and reach of the GDLN. TDLC put increased focus on delivery T he PHRD Fund also supports a number of of “public good model” type programs with a scope to other World Bank–administered programs, in- produce more development impact, increasingly draw- cluding the Japan–World Bank Partnership ing on Japanese expertise and experience in subject areas Program, the Japan PHRD Staff and ETC program, the such as disaster risk management, health, Africa, and Japan Consultant Trust Fund Program, and other trust other current economic issues. TDLC also initiated funds that receive contributions from Japan via the programs which explicitly targeted the private sector as PHRD Fund. users or content partners in areas ranging from infra- structure to corporate social responsibility. 4.2 Japan–World Bank Partnership Another notable feature in FY09 was the official launch Program of GDLN Regional Technical Hub Services in the Asia- Pacific region. This facility provides multi-point video- The objective of this program is to support activities conferencing bridging and content management that strengthen collaboration between Japan and the services by utilizing the Multipoint Control Unit and a World Bank. In FY09 GoJ approved ten PHRD Part- high-speed Science and Information Network connec- nership grants at the total amount of US$3.5 million. tion to reach 700 Japanese universities as well as equiv- The focus of these grants ranged from setting up a alent networks in foreign countries. TDLC is thereby world class learning center in Tokyo to facilitating pol- positioned as a leader in the GDLN Asia-Pacific com- icy dialogue between the World Bank and the Japanese munity and demonstrating its strong value-addition to stakeholders, providing advisory services to the Japanese knowledge sharing activities and sustainability of private sector, and recognizing outstanding research GDLN throughout the region. work. The list of approved grants is provided in Annex 2. Progress under some of these programs is described In FY09, TDLC forged a partnership with ASEAN on below. a number of important programs including “Growth and Integration of East Asia,” “ASEAN Summit 2009: Tokyo Development Learning Center a Pre/Post-Summit Briefing by Dr. Surin Pitsuwan, Secretary-General of ASEAN,” and “ASEAN+3 on The grant supporting the TDLC is the largest under the A/H1N1 Crisis”—a just-in-time event that connected Japan–World Bank Partnership Program. Health Ministers in an emergency meeting to discuss measures to combat the A/H1N1 crisis. While TDLC In FY09, TDLC successfully scaled up its partnerships, established a number of new partnerships in Japan in programs, and regional leadership, achieving distinction FY09 with universities, private firms and associations, as an important organizer and convener of knowledge and local governments, its strong collaboration with sharing activities for the development community in JICA was reinforced with the ongoing “JICA-Net 15 16 ANNUAL REPORT 2009 Distance Learning Short Seminars” delivered to Global The Policy Dialogue Enhancement Support Fund Distance Learning Center communities in Asia, Africa, and Latin America now reaching an accumulated esti- In FY09, GoJ approved Phase V of the Fund which was mated 1,000 participants. fully utilized to support further enhancement of policy- level dialogue and interactions between the World Bank Some of the programs that illustrate TDLC’s contribu- and Japanese stakeholders. Several public seminars were tion as a knowledge broker were: “Strengthening Dis- organized to disseminate the Bank’s key messages to the aster Risk Management in EAP Distance learning Japanese general public as well as to those working on Seminar Series,” organized in collaboration with the development issues. The grant also helped with organi- EAP Disaster Risk management team and external part- zation of outreach activities through the Public Infor- ners including Kobe City and Hyogo Prefecture; two mation Center in Tokyo which arranged mini-seminars seminar programs on “Corporate Social Responsibility” and other public events on development throughout for Japan and Asia, respectively, supported by private FY09 and mobilized an active audience of more than companies and delivered in collaboration with the 1,300 people. The grant also supported translation and WBI; as well as a seminar on “Oil Price Volatility, Eco- production of World Bank publications and informa- nomic Impacts, and Risk Management in Asia” that tion materials including annual editions of the World linked top energy experts from Japan and the United Bank Annual Report, PHRD and Japan Social Devel- States (US) with policy makers and researchers in opment Fund Annual Reports. “The World Bank and Philippines and Thailand. In the context of increased Japan” general brochure was also produced in Japanese focus on Africa, TDLC conducted “Youth Dialogue” at and English versions. These products promoted interac- a Tokyo International Conference on African Develop- tions and partnerships on development issues between ment side event in collaboration with UNICEF and im- the World Bank and Japan. plemented “Orphans Meet Artist” programs (a cultural series engaging orphans in Africa). The Public Outreach Support Fund Other strategically important programs included: “Nurse The translation specialist and webmaster supported by Education Programs” for Mongolia (on mother-child the grant contributed to the visibility of the World healthcare) and Indonesia (on disaster nursing) that suc- Bank Group’s presence in Japan through various trans- cessfully mobilized 1,553 nurses, who usually do not have lation products and websites. A notable example is the opportunities to receive training from international ex- constant updating of the Bank’s response to the finan- perts; a knowledge sharing workshop on “System of Rice cial crisis on the website in Japanese. The number of Intensification,” which received a lot of attention from hits on the Tokyo Office website has steadily increased, academics and practitioners in Lao PDR, Indonesia, making it the most visited site among the Bank’s coun- Japan, and the US. In line with an increasing focus on try office websites in the East Asia region. The fund also “South-South” learning in the international development contributed to reaching out to the more general audi- community, TDLC also focused on promotion of ence who are not necessarily active participants in in- knowledge exchange among developing countries on hot ternational development issues by organizing events topic programs, such as “Today’s Inflation: Global related to art and music to raise awareness on broader Context and Local Solutions” and “Financial Crisis: themes of development such as Africa and Health. The Trends and Countermeasures by Asian Countries.” grant supported the participation of the World Bank’s Tokyo Office in events organized by international or- TDLC’s approach using “blended learning methodol- ganizations including the United Nations Day and the ogy” has proven effective in achieving big outreach or International Global Fiesta. This participation helped cultivating “unreached populations” which conven- the Bank reach out to the general public interested in tional training would never address. Programs such as development issues. “Microfinance Training of Trainers” in collaboration with the Asian Development Bank Institute reached Strengthening the Partnership between the World Bank over 1,100 estimated participants from 36 countries and the Private Sector in Japan around the world. A long-term TDLC partner, Asian Productivity Organization has also embraced the In FY09, GoJ approved Phase IV of the program which blended learning approach to deliver its training pro- has continued to allow the Bank to provide Japanese grams to over 1,000 participants in their member contractors and consultants with advisory services for countries. fair business opportunities on Bank-funded projects. JAPAN POLICY AND HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT FUND 17 The Business Information Advisor at the World Bank Ethiopia Cluster Development Program Support Tokyo Office has helped increase awareness among Japanese business consultants about Bank operations by The focus of this grant of US$0.24 million is to build providing updated information on the World Bank’s capacity and stimulate innovation in the shoe leather, procurement policies and guidelines, operational pro- garment, and textile industries, thus contributing to the cedures and processes, and business opportunities under broader goal of stimulating and reforming the private Bank-financed projects and programs. sector in Ethiopia. World Bank–Japan Partnership for Recruitment Support Fund 4.3 Japan PHRD Staff and ETC Program In FY09, GoJ joined the World Bank’s JPO program to enable more young Japanese nationals to join the The objective of the Japan PHRD Staff and ETC Pro- World Bank. GoJ also approved a PHRD grant in gram is to facilitate the appointment of Japanese na- FY09 to support the selection process for the JPO pro- tionals as staff members or extended term consultants at gram. Specifically, the grant supported the contracting the World Bank, at grade levels of GF and above. The of Human Resources specialists as Selection Commit- Program finances three categories of appointments: tee members, hiring a Human Resources company to (a) ETC for a maximum of two years; (b) term appoint- place advertisements and manage on-line applications. ments for a maximum of five years; and (c) open-ended All of this is supervised by the World Bank’s office in appointments for two years or until completion of the Tokyo. The grant also supported information dissem- probationary period, whichever comes first. ination by organizing seminars and workshops to in- form the public about the Bank’s recruitment In FY09, GoJ approved 22 applications worth programs. US$3.4 million for three categories of staff: open-ended, term, and ETCs. This number is the second highest in Global Development Awards and Medals the history of the program, after the FY06 approvals. Of the 22 approved applications, 14 ETC appoint- Since FY00, GoJ has provided US$3.27 million to the ments (US$1.4 million), seven term appointments Global Development Network for annual recognition (US$1.6 million), and one open-ended appointment and awards to outstanding researchers from developing (US$0.4 million) have been approved. Figure 11 gives countries. In FY09, GoJ approved US$0.38 million for the cumulative numbers of grants approved under the the annual conferences in Brisbane and Kuwait. program since FY00. Figure 11 Number of Grants Approved under Japan PHRD Staff and ETC Program in FY00–09 30 25 Number of Grants 20 15 10 5 0 FY00 FY01 FY02 FY03 FY04 FY05 FY06 FY07 FY08 FY09 Open-ended Term ETC 18 ANNUAL REPORT 2009 Over the period FY00–09, 146 appointments were fi- June 2009. The EAP region and the Sustainable nanced under this program, of which 55 percent were Development Network were the largest recipients of ETC, 36 percent term, and nine percent open-ended the Japan CTF in FY09, each receiving 13 percent of appointments. The ETC program was introduced in the total FY09 allocation. FY05 and now accounts for over half of the total ap- pointments under this program. This program is at- tractive because it finances the full cost of salary and 4.5 Other Ongoing Programs benefits for the consultants for up to two years. Subse- quently they may be hired as term or open-ended staff During FY09, transfers were made from the PHRD and financed by the World Bank. Fund to several other programs managed by the World Bank. Three transfers of US$5.0 million each were made to: (a) the Readiness Fund for FCPF, (b) CEPF, 4.4 Japan CTF Program and (c) the newly established Japan JPO Program. In addition, US$0.3 million was transferred to the In FY09, US$4.76 million was allocated to the Japan CGAP. CTF Program and about 73 percent of the FY09 allocation has been committed as of the end of CHAPTER 5 MONITORING AND EVALUATION OF PHRD ACTIVITIES 5.1 Monitoring the Progress and between 1987 and 2006 by investigating specific Impact of PHRD Activities achievements in terms of degree completion, return to home country, employment, professional progression and each alumnus’ perception of the benefits gained T he Concessional Finance and Global Partner- ships Vice Presidency emphasizes results- through the program. The findings and recommenda- focused reporting on trust fund-financed tions of the seventh JJ/WBGSP Tracer Study were re- activities. Reporting on PHRD grants covers financial ported in the FY07 Annual Report. aspects, implementation status, and completion. The impact of the PHRD Program is assessed through over- Occasional reports on the Japan PHRD Staff and ETC all Program-level evaluations. Impact not only takes Program are prepared by the Global Partnership and time to measure but can also potentially raise method- Trust Fund Operations Department and provided to ological issues in attributing changes to specific earlier GoJ. Semi-annual updates are produced for the Japan activities. CTF Program. All of these reports are available to GoJ through the Donor Center, an on-line reporting system The Annual Reports of the overall PHRD Program which gives all donors access to information about their and the JJ/WBGSP cover both financial aspects and trust funds. progress in carrying out grant activities and achieving objectives. The Annual Reports are public documents, The main instrument for periodic internal reporting and are made available in both English and Japanese. on the implementation status of the PHRD grants is the Grant Reporting and Monitoring (GRM) system. Audited financial statements (produced six months The PHRD Program Manager issues a requirement after the end of the FY) are prepared by external audi- for the GRM reports on an annual basis. A compre- tors and shared with GoJ. The Trust Fund Accounting hensive final report is prepared by each Task Team Department prepares a detailed quarterly financial re- Leader in the GRM system after completion of grant port for the PHRD program, which covers unaudited implementation. For each grant exceeding US$1 mil- statements of the current year and cumulative transac- lion an Implementation Completion Memorandum tions under all main PHRD Fund categories. These (ICM) report is prepared. GRM and ICM reports are quarterly reports are also shared with GoJ. internal to the World Bank, but are used as a basis for reporting to donors. In addition, major programs and In addition to the JJ/WBGSP Annual Report, WBI car- larger grants prepare Completion Reports, outlining ries out tracer studies every two years to analyze the im- the major achievements and lessons learned during pact of the program on alumni who completed studies implementation. five to six years before. These studies are public docu- ments. The latest tracer study was done in May 2007, In addition, starting with FY07, PHRD began con- and it was the seventh in this series, addressing the per- ducting annual reviews of the PHRD TA grants closed formance of 3,554 scholars who received scholarships in the previous fiscal year. The first such review of the 19 20 ANNUAL REPORT 2009 PHRD TA grants which closed in FY06 was completed program improvements and to allow for extended in April 2007, and the second review of the grants reporting on the results of the completed grants. The closed in FY07 was completed in April 2008. The re- Reports on PHRD TA closed grants are available on view of the grants closed in FY08 was completed in the PHRD website. The key lessons from the FY08 April 2009. The purpose of such reviews is to provide report are presented in Box 2 below. The FY09 closed feedback from grant implementation that can lead to grants report will be completed in December 2009. Box 2 Key Lessons from Grant Implementation Ⅲ Local ownership of grant-financed studies is more implementing Ministries, and improved integration effective than setting external conditionalities or between project and overall sector development plans; financing incentives (in case of Development Policy Ⅲ Detailed capacity assessment of the proposed grant Loans) as evident from a Recipient who continued implementing agency should be undertaken before to implement some of the reforms designed with taking a final decision on the implementation PHRD TA grants even though the Bank’s expected arrangement; loan did not materialize; Ⅲ Strong political support is needed to adopt a decen- Ⅲ Resources to interact with stakeholders help to tralized approach to project management; improve the knowledge base required for good proj- Ⅲ Need to be realistic about the country’s political ect design; situation and its track record regarding carrying out Ⅲ PHRD TA grants can be a very effective tool to reform programs to avoid designing an ambitious develop consensus on sector strategy and project operation; design; Ⅲ When grants are implemented in an environment Ⅲ Ownership is enhanced when municipality repre- with governance issues, fiduciary setbacks should be sentatives take the responsibility for grant imple- anticipated at the design phase, and potential delays mentation rather than working through a centralized factored into the implementation strategy and and consultant based project preparation team; schedule. Ⅲ Government managed trust funds can support increased planning and design capacity of the Source: FY09 PHRD TA Closed Grants Report. CHAPTER 6 ADDITIONAL SOURCES OF INFORMATION ON PHRD AND PROGRAMS SUPPORTED BY THE PHRD FUND 6.1 Information on PHRD .worldbank.org/wbi/scholarships. This website also provides access to the JJ/WBGSP Annual Reports and T he major reference sources for more informa- to their tracer studies. tion on PHRD and the programs it supports are websites publicly available in English, and often The TDLC supported by the PHRD Partnership also in Japanese and other languages. Program has its own website: www.jointokyo.org. This website is maintained in both Japanese and English The main PHRD website is http://www.worldbank languages. .org/phrd This website includes details of the PHRD Technical 6.2 Programs Supported by the Assistance program, the Japan–World Bank Partner- PHRD Fund ship Program, and the Japan PHRD Staff and ETC Program. The website also provides access to PHRD Other programs supported through the PHRD Fund in Annual Reports in both English and Japanese, and to FY09 are: the Evaluations of the PHRD TA Program. Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund (CEPF): http:// The website of the Tokyo office of the World Bank www.cepf.net also includes information on PHRD, in English at www.worldbank.org/japan/about, and in Japanese at Consultative Group to Assist the Poorest (CGAP): www.worldbank.org/japan/about-j. http://www.cgap.org The World Bank Institute website is www.worldbank Forest Carbon Partnership Facility (FCPF): http:// .org/wbi. The JJ/WBGSP website is at www www.forestcarbonpartnership.org/fcp/ 21 ANNEX 1 LIST OF PHRD TA GRANTS APPROVED IN FY09 AFRICA REGION Country Name of Grant Amount (US$) Grant Type Madagascar Sustainable Health Systems Development Project II 660,000 Project Preparation Madagascar Education for Growth 800,000 Project Preparation Madagascar Environmental Swap Support 600,000 Project Preparation Mozambique Water Resources Development Project I 750,000 Project Preparation Regional West Africa Regional Fisheries Project 975,000 Project Preparation Africa Region Total 3,785,000 EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC REGION Country Name of Grant Amount (US$) Grant Type Indonesia Strengthening the National Statistical System of Indonesia 1,000,000 Project Preparation Lao PDR Transport Sector Project 1,000,000 Cofinancing Papua New Guinea Rural Communications Project 420,000 Project Preparation Papua New Guinea Productive Partnerships in Agriculture 775,000 Project Preparation Regional Mekong Integrated Water Resources Management Project 1,000,000 Project Preparation Vietnam Financial Sector Modernization and Information System Project 830,000 Cofinancing Vietnam Social Security Administration Modernization Project 585,000 Project Preparation East Asia and the Pacific Region Total 5,610,000 24 ANNUAL REPORT 2009 EUROPE AND CENTRAL ASIA REGION Country Name of Grant Amount (US$) Grant Type Albania Municipal Finance, Governance and Services Delivery 980,000 Project Preparation Armenia Technology Competitiveness Enhancement Project 990,000 Project Preparation Armenia Public Financial Management and Corporate 950,000 Project Preparation Accounting and Auditing Azerbaijan Higher Education Project 460,000 Project Preparation Bosnia & Herzegovina Municipal Development Project 480,000 Project Preparation Bosnia & Herzegovina Enhancing Competitiveness, Private Sector 700,000 Project Preparation Development and Reducing Business Regulatory Barriers Moldova Community Support Program for Sustainable and 975,900 Climate Change Integrated Forest Uzbekistan Municipal Infrastructure and Services Project 935,000 Project Preparation Europe and Central Asia Region Total 6,470,900 LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN REGION Country Name of Grant Amount (US$) Grant Type Colombia Jepirachi Wind Farm Carbon Offset Project 675,000 Climate Change Mexico Support to the Implementation of the National Climate 995,000 Climate Change Change Strategy Nicaragua Public Sector Technical Assistance II 800,000 Project Preparation Latin America and the Caribbean Region Total 2,470,000 MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA REGION Country Name of Grant Amount (US$) Grant Type Morocco Strengthening Capacity to Adapt to Climate Change Impacts on 1,000,000 Climate Change Water Management in the Oum Er Rbia Basin of Morocco Tunisia Addressing Climate Change Impacts in the Oak Forest 999,710 Climate Change Ecosystem West Bank Gaza Municipal Infrastructure and Services Delivery Project 495,000 Project Preparation Yemen Integrated Urban Development 950,000 Project Preparation Yemen Port Cities Development Project Phase II 340,000 Cofinancing Yemen Second Higher Education Project 570,000 Project Preparation Yemen Population Project 350,000 Project Preparation Middle East and North Africa Region Total 4,704,710 SOUTH ASIA REGION Country Name of Grant Amount (US$) Grant Type India Bihar Panchayat Strengthening Project 565,000 Project Preparation India Haryana Power System Improvement Project 1,000,000 Project Preparation Pakistan Technical Assistance National Environment Policy 500,000 Project Preparation South Asia Region Total 2,065,000 ANNEX 2 LIST OF PHRD JAPAN–WORLD BANK PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM GRANTS APPROVED IN FY09 Approved US$ Grant Name Amount Equivalent Japan WB Policy Dialogue Enhancement Support Fund—Phase V ¥30,000,000 $284,199 Strengthening of Partnership between the World Bank and the Japanese Private Sector—Phase IV ¥8,000,000 $75,786 Ethiopia—Cluster Development Program Support $240,000 $240,000 Health Systems Strengthening—Takemi Working Group Project Proposal $84,117 $84,117 Development Gateway Foundation $1,000,000 $1,000,000 Global Development Awards and Medals—FY08 $190,000 $190,000 Global Development Awards and Medals—FY09 $190,000 $190,000 Separate JSDF Facility for Promoting JSDF Activities $1,098,000 $1,098,000 World Bank–Japan Partnership for Recruitment Support Fund ¥7,872,000 $59,221 Regional Energy Study $300,000 $300,000 Total $3,521,323 CONCESSIONAL FINANCE AND GLOBAL PARTNERSHIPS THE GOVERNMENT OF JAPAN THE WORLD BANK 1818 H Street, NW Washington, DC 20433 USA