52330 OFFICIAL USE ONLY SecM2003-0537 IDMSecM2003-0621 December 5,2003 FROM: Vice President and Corporate Secretary MONTHLY OPERATIONAL SUMMARY OF BANK AND IDA PROPOSED PROJECTS (as of November 15,2003) Distribution: Executive Directors and Alternates President Bank Group Senior Management Vice Presidents, Bank, IFC and MIGA Directors and Department Heads, Bank, IFC and MIGA This document has a restricted distribution and may be used by recipients only in the performance of their official duties. Its contents may not otherwise be disclosed without World Bank Group authorization. THE WORLD BANK MONTHLY OPERATIONAL SUMMARY CONTENTS User’s Guide 3 Global Environment Facility 4 Projects in the Pipeline New Projects 5 Projects Deleted 6 Africa Region 7 East Asia and Pacific Region 17 South Asia Region 26 Europe and Central Asia Region 33 Middle East and North Africa Region 42 Latin America and the Caribbean Region 45 Guarantee Operations 54 List of Acronyms 55 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 Economic Management Private Sector Development Education Public Sector Governance Environment and Natural Resources Mapagement Rural Development Energy and Mining (including Renewable Energy) Social Development, Gender and Inclusion Finance (including noncompulsory pensions. insurance Social Protection and contractual savings) Transportation Health, Nutrition and Population Urban Development Information and Communication Water and Sanitation Law and Justice Copyright (c) 2003 by the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development/The World Bank, 1818 H St., NW, Washington, DC 20433. The material contained in The World Bank Monthly Operational Summary may not be reproduced, transmitted or photocopied in any form, or by any means, without the prior written consent of the copyright holder. DECEMBER 2003 Monthly Operational Summary PAGE 3 GUIDE TO THE WORLD BANK MONTHLY OPERATIONAL SUMMARY The World Bank Monthly Operational Summary 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 s u p 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-financedprojects. Further infor- Project Cycle mation should be requested from the country’s project iniple- menting 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: rpost@worldbank.org). studies of the alternatives that promise to yield the most sat- isfactory results. An environmental assessment is usually Environmental Categories carried out during this phase. (See below for more informa- tion 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. CategoryA. 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 (tech- nical, 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 stdf, 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 DECEMBER 2003 A typical summaqy entry looks like this: Vietnam 4 0 Name of borrowing country (R) = revised; (N) = new entry 4 (R) Payment Systems and Bank Moderniza- 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 pro- vided. Preappraisal mission completed. Environ- mental Assessment Category C. PID: VNMPAO28. 'ID = Project identification number* 4US$50.0 (IDA). Consultants will be required for Amount of financing in US$ millions (source) project management and commercial bank institu- tional studies. Project Management Unit, Payment System and Bank Modernization Project, State F Name/address of implementing agency Bank of Vietnam, 49 Ly Thai To, Vietnam, Fax: (84-4) 258-385, Contact Mr. Nguyen Van Binh GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT FACILITY In addition to projects financed by the World Bank, The World funds: (a) ifthey are eligible for financial assistance through the Rank Monthly Operational Summary reports on projects financial mechanism of either the Climate Change Convention financed by the Global Environment Facility (GEF). The GEF or the Convention on Biological Diversity; or (b) if they are eli- provides grants and concessional funding to recipient coun- gible to borrow from the World Bank (IBRD and/or IDA) or tries for projects and programs that protect the global envi- receive technical assistance grants from UNDP through a Coun- ronment and promote sustainable economic growth. try Programme. A country must be a party to the Climate Change Convention or the Convention of Biological Diversity The facility,set up as a pilot program in 1991,was restructured to receive funds from the GEF in the relevant focal area. and replenished w i h over U S 2 billion in 1994,and replenished t with another U s 4 billion in 1998, to cover the agreed incre- GEF projects must be country-driven, incorporate consulta- mental costs of activities that benefit the global environment in tion with local communities and, where appropriate, involve non- four focal areas: climate change, biological diversity, international governmental organizations in project implementation. waters, and stratospheric ozone. Activities concerning land For additional information on the GEE contact the GEF secretariat degradation, primarily desertification and deforestation, as they or visit its site on the World Wide Web at: wbln0018.world- relate to the four focal areas, are also eligible for funding. Both bank.org/essd/geo.nsf/home?OpenView the Frame-work Convention on Climate Change and the Con- vention on Biological Diversity have designated the GEF as their The GEF Secretariat funding mechanism on an interim basis. 1818 H St. N W GEF projects and programs are managed through three imple- Washington DC 20433, USA menting agencies: the UN Development Programme (UNDP), Tel: (1-202) 4738324 the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) and the World Bank. Fax: (1-202) 522-3240,522-3245 The GEF Secretariat, which is functionally independent from the three implementing agencies, reports to and services the Council and Assembly of the GEE The GEF is striving for universal participation, and currently 168countries are participants. Countries may be eligiblefor GEF DECEMBER 2003 Monthly Operational Summary PAGE 5 New Projects Added in This Issue Africa Region Europe and Central Asia Region Guinea-Bissau Azerbaijan Health, Nutrition and Population: HIVIAIDS Global Mitigation Sup Private Sector Development: Private Sector Support p. 34 port p. 10 Croatia Kenya Private Sector Development: Programmatic Adjustment p. 35 Water and Sanitation: Nairobi Water and Sewerage Institutional Georgia Restructuring p. 10 Rural Development: Rural Development p. 36 Mali Education: Development Learning Center p. 12 Tajikistan Environment and Natural Resources Management: Mopti Area Rio- Economic Management: Structural Adjustment 3 p. 40 diversity p. 12 Turkey Mauritania Finance: Second Export Finance p. 40 Rural Development: Community Based Rural Development p. 12 Ukraine Tanzania Environment and Natural Resources Management: Methyl Bromide Education: Secondary Education p. 16 Phaseout p. 41 Health, Nutrition and Population: Health Sector Development I1 p.16 Middle East and North Africa Region Transportation: Central Transport Corridor Roads p. 16 Iran Uganda Rural Development: Integrated Land and Water Management p. 42 Transportation: Road Development Program Phase 3 p. 16 Lebanon East Asia and Pacific Region Finance: Revenue Enhancement and Fiscal Management Technical Assistance (Ln. 7197) p. 43 Vanuatu Education: Primary School Quality p. 24 Yemen Education: Decentralization and Local Development p. 44 South Asia Region Afghanistan Latin America and the Caribbean Region Transportation: Emergency Customs Modernization and Trade Argentina Facilitation p. 27 Health, Nutrition and Population: Provincial Maternal-Child Health Bangladesh p. 45 Economic Management: Development Support I1 p. 27 Chile Water and Sanitation: Rural Water Supply Program p. 28 Transportation: Santiago Urban Transport Technical Assistance Bhutan p.48 Health, Nutrition and Population: HIV/AIDS and STI Prevention Transportation: Santiago Urban Transport p. 48 and Control p. 28 Dominican Republic Private Sector Development: Private Sector Development p. 28 Finance: Finanical Technical Assistance p. 49 India Guyana Public Sector Governance: Orissa Structural Adjustment I p. 29 Health, Nutrition and Population: HIVIAIDS Prevention & Control Water and Sanitation: Madhya Pradesh Water Sector Restructuring p. 50 p. 30 Honduras Water and Sanitation: Uttaranchal Watershed Development p. 30 Pakistan Social Protection: Nuestras Raices p. 51 Health, Nutrition and Population: Community Based Maternal and Mexico Child Health p. 32 Education: Lifelong Learning and Training p. 51 Public Sector Governance: Proverty Reduction Support p. 32 Paraguay Sri Lanka Law and Justice: Economic Recovery p. 52 Social Protection: Poverty Reduction Strategy I1 p. 33 Regional Water and Sanitation: North-East Irrigatcd Agriculture I1 p. 33 Education: OECS Education Development Program p. 53 PAGE 6 Monthly Operational Summary DECEMBER2003 Projects Deleted From This Issue East Asia and Pacific Region Croatia: Energy Efficiency Indonesia: Java-BaliPower Sector Restructuring and Strengthening Kazakhstan: Drylands Management rF052161) (Ln.4712-IND) Kosovo: Energy Sector Technical Assistance I1 (H048KOS) Indonesia: Water Resources and Irrigation Sector Management (Ln. Kosovo: Economic Assistance IV (H047-KOS) 4711-IND,Cr. 3807-IND) Russian Federation: Rostov Nutrients Discharge and Methane Mongolia: Economic Capacity Building Technical Assistance Reduction Philippines:Judicial Reform Support (Ln.7191-PH) Tonga: Health Sector Support (Cr. 3814-TON) Middle East and North Africa Region Algeria: Education Sector Reform South Asia Region Egypt: Skills Development India: Food and Drugs Capacity Building India: Maharashtra Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Jalswarajya Latin America and the Caribbean Region Pakistan: National Education Assessment System (Cr. 3775PAK) Colombia: Cundmamarca Education QualityImprovement (Ln. 7192- Pakistan: HIV/AIDS Prevention CO) Mexico: Rural Finance Development Structural Adjustment (Ln. Europe and Central Asia Region 7180-ME) Azerbaijan: Education Sector Development Mexico: E-Businessfor Small Business Development (Ln. 7188-ME) Azerbaijan: Irrigation Distribution System and Management Improve- ment (Cr. 3784112) DECEMBER 2003 Monthlv Operational Summarv PAGE 7 funds in a transparent way and according to their own priorities. Nego- tiations were scheduled for November 2003. Environmental Assess- Africa ment Category FI. PID: 73629. US$20.0 (IDA). Consulting services to be determined. Ministry of Planning, MINPAT, Yaounde, Camer- oun, Tel: (237) 221-088, E-mail:mm-nga@yahoo.fr, Contact: Marie- Angola Madeleine Nga; Ministry of Agriculture,MINAGRI,Yaounde,Camer- Law and Justice oun, Tel: (237) 223-441, E-mail: c-ananga@yahoo.com, Contact: Clementine Ananga Economic Management Technical Assistance (Cr. 3744-ANG): The objective of the project is to strengthen the ability of the key eco- Cape Verde nomic ministries to implement institutional and policy reforms that create an enabling environmentfor the private sector to flourish, build- Law and Justice ing on reforms already under way as agreed with the International (R) Poverty Reduction Support: The objective of the project is Monetary Fund. The project will support implementation of a Poverty to provide program support on the basis of the Government’s key Reduction Strategy Paper, which is being prepared. Approved by the sector strategies (to be presented in the forthcoming PRSP), which Executive Directors on 27 March 2003. Environmental Assessment include health, education, social protection, administrative reform Category C. PID: 72205. US$ 16.0 (IDA). A consultant has been (including decentralization), and public expenditure management. engaged to assist in preparation of the PCD and Project Appraisal Doc- Project Concept Note review tookplace on 13 November 2003. Envi- ument and participate in the appraisal mission. Further consulting ronmental Assessment Category to be determined. US$16.0 (IDA). services to be determined. Ministry of Planning, Luanda,Angola,Tel: Consulting services to be determined. Ministry of Finance, Planning (244-2) 391-825, E-mail:severim@snet.co.ao, Contact: Eduardo Sev- and Regional Development, Praia, Santiago, Republic of Cape Verde, erim de Morais, Deputy Planning Minister Tel: (238) 607-520, E-mail: manuelpQgovl.gov.cv,Contact: Mr. Manuel Pinheiro, Director General for Planning Benin Law and Justice Chad Poverty Reduction Support I: The objective of the project is to Education support the borrower‘s poverty reduction strategy through the bud- get process. Appraisal completed. Environmental Assessment Cat- Education Sector Reform (Cr. 3739-CD, H023-CD):The objec- egory B. PID: 72003. US$ 60.0 (IDA). Consulting services to be tive of the project is to build upon prior education projects and the determined.Ministry of Fiance and Economy, BP 302 Cotonou, Repub existing government education strategy in support of broad sec- lic of Benin,Tel: (229) 315356, Fax: (229) 301-851, Contace Assilamehoo toral programs that will result in increased enrollment rates, more Junior Emmanuel, Head, Technical Secretariat, National Committee equitable access to schools, better education quality and efficiency, for Development and Poverty Reduction stronger managerial capacity and the ability to expand the reform process to post-primary education.Approved by the Executive Direc- Burkina Faso tors on 18 March 2003. Environmental Assessment Category B. PID: 527. US$19.1/23.2 (IDACreditADAGrant). Consulting services Energy and Mining to be determined. Ministry of Education, N’Djamena, Chad, Tel: (R) Energy Sector Development and Reform: The project will (235) 517-338, Fax: (235) 514-862, E-mail: dg.dadnadji@intnet.td, help the government enhance the efficiency of the energy sector, Contact: Djimarangar Dadnadji increase access of the population to modern sources of energy and Law and Justice improve the sustainability of energy resources.Appraisalwas tentatively scheduled for November 2003. Environmental Assessment Cate- FifthStructural Adjustment (Cr. 3738-CD): The objective of the gory B. PID: 69126. US$62.9/2.8 (IDAIGEF). Consultants will be project is to support reforms that facilitate poverty reduction by required. Ministry of Energy and Mines, 01 BP 644, Ouagadougou means of: (a) enhanced transparency, accountability and adherence 01, Burkina Faso, Tel: (226) 300-248,331-745,436-727, Fax: (226) 217- to the rule of law through the adoption and implementation of a gov- 542, Contact: Mr. Godefroy Thiombiano, Project Coordinator ernance strategy and action plan; (b) more transparent, account- able and efficient use of public resources for poverty reduction Environment and Natural Resources Management through reforms of the budget, procurement and civil service sys- (R) Sahel Integrated Lowland Ecosystem Management. The pro- tems; and (c) sustainable growth in rural areas through a major ject will provide a GEF financialwindow to the IDA-funded Community- reform of the cotton sector and improved access to microfinance. Based Rural Development Project and will fund incremental costs that Approved by the Executive Directors on 18March 2003. Environmental will enable the base project to make significantcontributions to local Assessment Category U. PID: 77781. US$40.0 (IDA). No consultants and global environment protection, which should maximize the sus- are required. Ministry of Planning Development and Cooperation, tainabilityof rural productivitygrowth. Appraisal is scheduled forJan- Tel: (235) 526-181,Fax: (235) 522-950, Email: habakhit@hotmail.com, uary 2004.EnvironmentalAssessment Category B. PID: 70871. US$ Contact: Mr. Bakhit Hassan Adoum 20.0 (GEF). Consulting services to be determined. Ministry of Agri- culture, Programme national de gestion des terroirs, 01 BP 1487,Oua- Rural Development gadougou 01, Burkina Faso, Tel: (226) 324753,324-754, Fax: (226) R ( ) AgriculturalServices and Producer Organizations:The objec- 317-410, Contact: Director General tive of the project is to increase agricultural productivity and rural income while preserving the natural resource base. The project will Cameroon financeproductivity-raising interventionsand promote the institutional and technical capacities of producers organizations, government Rural Development institutions, private-sector operators and groups related to rural Community Development Program: The objective of the project development. Board presentation was scheduled for 11 December is to improve governance and participation at the local level and 2003. Environmental Assessment Category E. PID: 74266. US$18.7 enable greater access to basic services and economic opportunities (IDA). Consulting services to be determined. Ministries of Agricul- as decentralization of institutions is implemented. The program will ture, Livestock and Environment and Water, NDjamaena, Tchad, be implemented in three phases, of which this project is the first. The Tel: (235) 523-763, 527-215, Fax: (235) 515119, Contacts: Mr. M. project will focus on designing and implementing a decentralized and Hassanty Oumar Chaib, General Manager, Ministry of Agriculture, participatory financing mechanism that will empower rural corn- Mr. Ourde Aboubakar, National Project Coordinator; private ser- munities and decentralized institutions to manage development vice providers PAGE 8 Monthlv ODerational Surnrnarv DECEMBER2003 (R) Local Development Program: The objective of the project is capabilitiesin dealing effectively with HIV/AIDS. Appraisal mission to improve local governance and participation and provide broader scheduled for October 2003 has been delayed because of the coun- access to basic services and economic opportunities as decentralization try situation. EnvironmentalAssessment Category B. PID: 71631. US$ of institutions is implemented. The local development program will 50.0 (IDA). Consulting services to be determined. Ministry in Charge be implemented in three phases, of which this project is the fist. The of HN/AIDS (MSLS), 16BP, Abidjan, CBte d'Ivoire, Tel: (225) 2124- project will focus on designing and implementing a decentralized and 3014, Fax: (225) 2021-0834, E-mail: anonbart@avison.ci, Contact: participatory financing mechanism that will empower rural com- Dr. Anon Barthelemy, Directeur de la planification munities and decentralized institutions to manage development funds in a transparent way and accordingto their own priorities. Board Law and Justice presentation is scheduled for 18 March 2004. Environmental Assess- Capacity Building for Poverty Reduction Program:The objec- ment Category FI. PID: 66998. US$20.0 (IDA). Consulting services tive of the project is to strengthen the capacity of central and com- to be determined. Ministry of Economic Promotion and Development, munity-basedagencies to deliver and be accountable for quality pub N'Djamena, Chad, Tel: (235) 515898, Contact: Mr. Mahamat Bachir, lic service. It aims at transforming government into a supportive and Vice Director-General;Celule Permanente de Suivi de laTable Ronde accountable partner, actively fostering poverty reduction activities de GenOve W,N'Djamena, Tchad, Tel: (235) 520-749, Contact: Mr. at all levels. Appraisal is contingent upon security clearance. Envi- Baharadine ronmental Assessment Category C. PID: 55076. US$ 30.0 (IDA). Consulting services will be required during preparation to put the Comoros key analytical and capacity building blocks in place. In the imple- mentation phase, consultants will be required for program man- Health, Nutrition and Population agement, monitoring and evaluation. Secretariat National a la Gou- (R) Social Fund 111: The objective of the project is to address the vernance et au Renforcement des Capacites, Cabinet du Premier incidence of poverty among the country's poorer communities Ministre,01 BP 1533Abidjan 01, Rue des jardins, 2 Plateau, RPpublique through the replenishment of a social fund designed to (a) increase de C6te d'Ivoire, Tel: (225) 2241-0164, Fax: (225) 2022-1833,E-mail: access to basic social services for the poorest; (b) stimulateeconomic mak@globeaccess.net, Contacts: Mme. Ginette Yoman, M. Marc- activities at the community level and (c) promote institutional devel- Antoine Koffi opment at the local level. Appraisal mission was scheduled for Novem ber 2003, with negotiations following inDecember 2003. Environ- Eritrea mental Assessment Category B. PID: 84315. US$20.0 (IDA). Consulting services to be determined. Fonds d'Appui au Developpe- Energy and Mining ment Communautaire, Tel: (269) 732-882, E-mail: fadc@snpt.km, (R) Power Distribution: The objective of the project is to rehabil- Contact: Mr. Mihidoir Sagaf itate and upgrade electricity distribution systems in Asmara and electrifycertain rural areas. Appraisal is tentativelyscheduled forJan- Congo, Democratic Republic of uary/February 2004. Environmental Assessment Category B. PID: 57929. US$ 25.0 (IDA). Consulting contracts will be required for Education financialmanagement, information systems, and for urban and rural Emergency Economic and Social ReunScation Support (Cr. work. Eritrea Electric Authority (EEA), Asmara, Eritrea, Tel: 3824-DRC, H064-DRC):The project aims at supporting eco- (291-1)122-222;Fax: (291-1) 121-468, Contact: Mr. Abraham Wol- nomic and social reunification; support that is critical to mitigating demicael, General Manager the ongoing social and humanitarian crisis and continuing imple- mentation of economic reforms Approved by the Executive Direc- Social Protection tors on 11September 2003. Environmental Assessment Category B. (R) Community Development Program: Cformerly under Law PID: 81850. US$ 50.0/164.0 (IDA CreditADA Grant). Consulting and Justice) The project aims at strengthening the capacities of local services to be determined. Ministry of Planning;Ministry of Finance communities and local governments to improve the delivery and uti- lization of sustainable, equitable, affordable and accessible social and Private Sector Development economicservices.Appraisal is tentatively scheduledforJanuary 2 O O4. Private Sector Development and Competitiveness (Cr. 3815- EnvironmentalAssessment Category FI. PID: 44675. US$25.0 (IDA). ZR ):The objective of the project is to increase the competitiveness Consulting services will be needed for preparation and implemen- of the economy, and thereby contributeto economic growth.Approved tation. Eritrea Community Development Fund, Ministry of Local by the Executive Directors on 29 July 2003. Environmental Assess- Government, PO Box 225, Asmara, Eritrea, Tel: (291-1) 117-634, ment Category B. PID: 71144. US$120.0 (IDA). Consultants will be 121-176, Fax: (291-1) 120-609, Contact: Mr. Kidane Tsegai, General required. Ministry of Mines and Hydrocarbons,Immeuble Gecamines, Manager Blvd. du 30 Juin, Kinshasa - Gombe, Democratic Republic of Congo, Tel: (243) 891-3897, Fax: (243) 139-2388, Contact: Pierre Kikuni Transportation Saido, GeneralSecretary of Mines; Ministry ofTransport, Economique Road Sector:The project, a f i s t phase adaptable program loan,will et deDeveloppement du President,Tel: (243) 880-2857, Fax: (243) 880- aim at (a) building institutional capacity for engineering and finan- 2000, Contact: Mr. Faustin Luanga, Conseiller; Ministry of Telecom- cial management, materials testing and quality control; (b) rehabil- munications; Ministry of Energy itating, strengthening and upgrading priority roads, bridges and cul- verts; and (c) implementinga national road safety program. Appraisal Cdte d'lvoire mission is tentatively scheduled for March 2004. Environmental Assessment Category A. PID: 50357. US$30.0 (IDA). Consulting ser- Health, Nutrition and Population vices for project preparation are being financed through a PPF. Infra- HIV/AIDS Multi-sector Response: The project will support a structure Department, Ministry of Public Works, PO Box 841, multi-sectorHIV/AIDS national program to reduce the spread of HIV Asmara, Eritrea, Tel: (291-1) 122-477,Fax: (291-1) 120-661, Contact: infection among the general population with special focus on most Mr. Kidane Berhane, Director General vulnerable groups, and assist infected person and communities cope with the impact of HlV/AIDS. The project wiU financea comprehensive Ethiopia public sector response that covers prevention, care, treatment, vol- untary counseling and testing; community-based initiatives to pre- Education vent HW/AIDS and provide support to mitigate the impact on infected Post-Secondary Education: The objective of the project is to persons and affected groups, especially orphans and vulnerable chil- expand/strengthen the country's post-secondary education system dren, and; strengthen public, civil society and private institution (tertiary and") as key components of its national capacity build- DECEMBER 2003 Monthly Operational Summary PAGE 9 ing effort. Appraisal mission is scheduled for February 2004. Envi- Water and Sanitation ronmental Assessment Category to be determined. US$50.0 (IDA). (R) Water Supply and Sanitation:The objective of the project is Consulting services to be determined. Ministry of Education, PO Box to improve institutional arrangements and capacity for planning, 1367,Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Tel: (251-1) 56@063,Fax: (251-1) 565 implementing and managing water supply and sanitation services and 565, Contact: Dr. Teshome Yizengaw, Vice-Minister for Higher water resources management in a decentralized environment. Nego- Education tiations are scheduled for April 2004. Environmental Assessment Category B. PZD: 76735US$70.0 (IDA). Consultantswill be required. Information and Communication Ministry of Water Resources and Regional Water Bureaus, F!B. Box Information and Communication Technologies( 1 0 Assisted 5673, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Tel: (251-1) 611-111, Fax: (251-1) 610- Development: The objective of this project is to assist rural and urban 885, E-mail:waterprogramQtelecom.net.et, Contact: M e s h Tegene, communities to have increased access to ICT assisted public and pri- Vice Minister vate services, and to use these services more effectively to improve their livelihood,increase their income, give them better access to mar- Gabon kets and enable them to participatein local decision making.Appraisal mission was tentatively scheduled for November 2003. Environ- Environment and Natural Resources Management mental Assessment Category C. PID: 78458. US25.0 (IDA). Con- Forestry and Environment: The objective of the project is to sulting services to be determined. Ministry of Capacity Building, PO increase sustainably the contribution of the natural resources man- Box 1082, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Tel: (251-1) 537-312, E-mail: agement sector to the national economy, helping improve standards bekele@telecom.net.et, Contact: At0 Bekele Gebremedhin of living while ensuring sustainablemanagement of natural resources and conservation of biodiversity.Appraisalwas scheduled for Decem- Private Sector Development ber 2003. Environmental Assessment Category A. PID: 70196. US$ (R) Private Sector Development Capacity Building:The objec- 19.9 (lBRD).Consultingservices to be determined.Planning and Mon- tive of the project is to increase competitiveness by financing capac- itoring Unit, Ministry of Forestry and Environment, Tel: (241) 721- ity building of private sector firms and associations,public sector insti- 383, Fax: (241) 721-382, Email: pnae@inet.ga, Contact: Mr. Juste-L. tutions supporting or regulating private sector activities and Boussienguet, Coordinator CPSE publieprivateconsultation mechanisms.Appraisal is schedukdfor March 2004. Environmental Assessment Category C. US$30.0 (IDA). Con- Gambia, The sulting services to be determined. Ministry of Trade and Industry, PO Box 704, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Tel: (251-1) 51E-025, Fax: Rural Development (251-1) 514-288, Contact: At0 Tadesse Haile (R) Community-BasedRural Development:The objective of the project is to mobilize and empower rural communities to undertake Public Sector Governance activities that enhance livelihoods and support social capital devel- (R) Public Service Delivery Capacity Building Program: The opment, such as activities that increase agricultural productivity, objective of the program is to build capacity for improved public diversify farm and off-farm income and build local capacity to man- service delivery at the federal,regional, and local levels by implementing age development. Project preparation is under way. Environmental civil service reforms, deepening district-leveldecentralization,improv- Assessment Category B. US$12.0 (IDA). Consultantswill be required. ing urban management, and reinvigorating judiciary institutions. It Implementing agency(ies) to be determined also seeks to enhance the supply response of training institutions and increase access to appropriate information and communication tech- Ghana nologies that facilitate the efficient provision of capacity building. Appraisal is scheduledforJanuary 2004. Environmental Assessment Education Category C. PID: 74020. US$ 100.0 (IDA). Consulting services to be Education Sector Development:The objective of the project is to determined. Ministry of Capacity Building, PO box 1082, Addis strengthen the efficiency and management of the education sector Ababa, Ethiopia, Tel: (251-1) 564-778, Contact: At0 Tefera Waluwa and to ensure equitable access to quality education services. Appraisal is awaiting action on environmentaland resettlement safeguards.Envi- Rural Development ronmental Assessment Category B. PID: 50620. US$ 65.0 (IDA). (R) Rural Capacity Building:The objective of the project is to increase Consulting services to be determined. Ministry of Education, Youth the productivity and profitability of the agricultural sector through and Sports, PO Box M45, Accra, Ghana, Tel: (233-21) 247-605, Fax: investments designed to raise the human capital of farmers and (233-21) 664-067, Contact: Mr. At0 Essuman, Director, FPMU other people involved in agricultural and agri-business enterprises, and improve the effectiveness of agricultural technology institu- Finance tions. Decision Meeting is scheduled for February 2004. Environ- Accountability and Capacity Building: The project will continue mental Assessment Category B. US$ 100.0 (IDA). Consulting services to support the government in its efforts to enhance efficiency, to be determined. Ministry of Agriculture, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia,Tel: accountability and transparency of the financial management func- (251-1) 150-110,Fax: (251-1) 512-984,E-mail: moavm@telecom.netet, tions of the government and to improve revenue generation. The pro- Contact: Belay Edjigu, Acting Minister; Ministry of Rural Develop ject will build on the achievements of the first Public Financial Man- ment agement Technical Assistance Project and other reform activitiesin the context of the Public Financial Management Reform Programme Transportation (PUFMARP) of the government. The project will include second-gen- Road Sector Development Support Program Phase 2 AF'L - eration financial management reforms by addressing issues of eco- 2: The objective of the project is to rehabilitate and upgrade prior- nomic governance.Tnese activitieswill focus on improvingtmsparency, ity link and regional roads and support the Rural Travel and Trans- accountability and participation in the area of economic manage- port Program to prepare woreda and village-level development activ- ment. To this end, the project will enhance the oversight functions ities. Project is being identifted.EnvironmentalAssessment Category of Parliament. It will also enable civil society to play a more proac- A. US$ 173.0 (IDA Grant). Consulting services for feasibility stud- tive role in the economic management process. Appraisal mission was ies and engineering designs are being financed under existing pro- scheduled for December 2003. Environmental Assessment Cate- jects. Additional services will be advertised. Ethiopia Roads Author- gory C. PID: 69348. US$ 55.0 (IDA). Consulting services will be ity, PO Box 1770, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Tel: (251-1) 156-603, Fax: required for information technology, training, institutional develop (251-1) 514-866, Contact: At0 Tesfamichael Nahusenay, General ment and capacitybuilding. Ministry of Finance, PO Box M40, Accra, Manager Ghana, Tel: (233-21) 668-016, Fax: (233-21) 663-854, E-mail: PAGE 10 Monthlv ODerational Summarv DECEMBER 2003 pubmapl@ghana.com, Contact: Ms. Agatha Gaise-Nketsiah, Pro- Kenya gram Coordinator Education Urban Development (R) Development Learning Center (H065-KE): The objective of Urban V, Phase 2:The purpose of the Adaptable Program Loan is the project is to test the effectiveness and sustainability of a dis- to ensure the sustainable delivery of adequate urban infrastructure tance learning center as part of a global knowledge-sharing net- and services, particularly in under-served secondary towns. This will work, to strengthen the capacity of public, private and civil society be achieved through local level capacity building and improvement decision-makers and implementers to design, plan and manage e c e of urban infrastructure and services in support of the government’s nomic and social development policies. The grant was signed on 10 decentralization program. The objective of the second phase is to November2003. Environmental Assessment Category C. PID: 78209. strengthen and deepen the capacity building initiatives from Phase US$ 2.7 (IDA Grant). Consulting services have been selected. I and provide basic infrastructure for the participating DAs on a Department of Personnel Management, PO Box 30050, Nairobi, demand-driven and competitivebasis. Appraisal mission was sched- Kenya, Tel: (254-2) 227-411, Fax: (254-2) 336545, E-mail: agpsd@ uled for November 2003. EnvironmentalAssessment Category B. US$ africaonline.co.ke, Contact: Ms. Njoki Kahiga, Project Coordinator 75.0 (IDA). Consultants are required for preliminary engineering stud- ies. Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development, PO Box Finance M50, Accra, Ghana, Tel: (233-21) 670-363/4, Contact: Mr. Godfrey Ewool (R) Financial Sector Technical Assistance: The objective of the project is to support the creation of a sound and efficientlyfunctioning Water and Sanitation tinancial sector that will ensure broad access to financialservices and support sustained economic growth, with priority going to immedi- (R) Water Restructuring:The project will improve efficiency and ate reform of the banking sector. Project preparation is under way. effectiveness of urban water services and provide safe and affordable EnvironmentalAssessment Category C. US$ 10.0 (IDA). Consultants water supply services to un-served,low-income urban areas. Appraisal will be required as restructuring and privatization advisers, auditors, mission is scheduled for May 2004. Environmental Assessment Cat- payments system advisers, and legal drafting experts. Ministry of egory B. PID: 56256. US$ 100.0 (IDA). Consultants will be required Finance, Treasury Building, Harambe Ave., PO Box 30007, Nairobi, for Environmental and Social Assessment Engineering. Ghana Water Kenya, Tel: (254-2) 338-111, Contact: Mr. N. Kanga, Economic Sec- Sector Project Management Unit,Accra, Ghana, Tel: (233-21) 666781, retary Fax: (233-21) 665552, Email: wsrs@ghana.com. Contact:Mr Emmanuel Nkrumah, Acting PMU Director Law and Justice Guinea-Bissau (R) Local GovernmentFiscal Restructuring:The objective of the project is to achieve significant improvement in service delivery by Energy and Mining local authorities. The components are fiscal decentralization, finan- Energy and Water:The objective of the project is to rehabilitate and cial management and control board, project coordination and mon- expand electricityand water distribution networks and to reform the itoring and future project preparation. Decision meeting is sched- electricityand water sectors.Project is being identified. Environmental uled for June 2004. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ Assessment Category to be determined. US7.0 (IDA). Consulting 48.0 (IDA). No consultants are required. Ministry of Local Govern- services to be determined. Ministry of Economy and Finance, Rua ment, Jogoo House, “ A Taifa Rd., PO Box 30004, Nairobi, Kenya, Justin0 Lopes N. 74-A, Bissau, Guinea-Bissau, Fax: (245) 203-495, Tel: (254-2) 223-346, Fax: (254-2) 243-067, Contact: Mr. Francis N. E-mail: prdsp@mail.gtelcom.~, Contact: Dr. Jose Carlos Varela Mwaura, Director, Department of Urban Development Casimiro, Coordinator Transportation Environment and Natural Resources Management (R) Northern CorridorTransport:The main objectivesof the pro- (R) Coastal and Biodiversity Management:The objective of the ject are: (a) to increase efficiency of transport along the Northern project is to promote appropriate and responsible natural resource Corridor (Mombasa-Nairobi-Uganda border); and @) to promote pri- management schemes that will address threats from ongoing and vate sector participation in the management, hancing, and maintenance planned activities, most particularly industrial fisheries and offshore of transport assets. This will facilitate domestic and regional trade oil drilling, in an effort to conserve sustainably the country’s unique and transport and foster regional integration in line with the objec- coastal ecosystems and related biodiversity. Appraisal mission is tives of the New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD). scheduled for 22 March 2004. Environmental Assessment Category Appraisal mission is scheduled for January 2004. Environmental A. PID: 11491,83453. US$1.5/5.0 (IDNGEF). Cofinancingis antic- Assessment Category B. US$174.0 (IDA). Consulting services will ipated from the European Commission and bilateral donors (US$l.O) be required for construction supervision, feasibility and engineering and SDC (USS0.5). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Econ- design studies and technical assistance for capacity building. Min- omy and Finance, 37 Av. Amilcar Cabral, Bissau, Guinea-Bissau, istry of Roads, Public Works and Housing, Roads Department, PO Tel/Fax: (245) 203-513, E-mail: ugpge@sol.telecom.gw,Contact:Mr. Box 30260, Nairobi, Kenya,Tel: (254-20) 71G862,Fax: (254-20) 717- Aquino Duarte, Chairman, Project Steering Committee 802, Contact: Eng. C. Orege, Project Coordinator Health, Nutrition and Population Water and Sanitation (N) HIV/AIDS Global Mitigation Support: The objective of the (N) Nairobi Water and Sewerage Institutional Restructuring: project, which is within the framework of the Multi-Country AIDS The project aims at building a strong governance, institutional and Program for Africa, is to respond to the HIV/AIDS epidemic through service delilvery framework that will enable the efficient and sustainable community and civil society initiatives, mainstreamingHIV/AIDS treat- delivery of water and sewerage services to the population of Nairobi. ment and prevention into the work programs of government ministries The project will support the creation and strengthening of new and agencies,and institutionaldevelopment for program management. autonomous and ring-fenced service provision institutionswith clear Project Concept Note is being prepared. EnvironmentalAssessment roles, responsibilities and contractual arrangements that are capa- Category B. US$7.0 (IDA). Consultants will be required. Direction ble of delivering affordable services to all strata of the population in du Programme National pour la Lutte contre le SIDA, Ministere de accordance with commercial and sustainable principles. Preappraisal la Sante, Ave. Unidade Africana, CP 50, Bissau, Guinea-Bissau,Tel: mission is in the field. EnvironmentalAssessment Category C. US$ (245) 202-838, E-mail: paulo6602@yahoo.co.uk,Contact M. Paul0 Rabna, 15.0 (IDA). Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Consulting Directeur National services to be determined. DECEMBER 2003 Monthlv ODerational Summarv PAGE 11 Lesotho ibe@wasa.co.ls,dwa@ilesotho.com,Contacts: S. Makhoalibe, Chief Executive, M.I? Leroitholi, Engineering Director Health, Nutrition and Population Health Sector Reform (Phase 11):The objective of the project, the Madagascar second phase of a three-phase APL, is to achieve a sustainable increase in access to quality preventive, curative and rehabilitative Energy and Mining health care services. Project is being identified. Environmental Energy Services Delivery The objectives of the project are to expand Assessment Category C. US$12.0 (IDA). Consultantswill be required access to electricity in rural and peri-urban areas, especially in the with expertise in physical planning, architecture, human resources poorest provinces, and support economic growth by reliably meet- and health insurance. Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, PO ing the demand for electricity at the lowest feasible cost. Board pre- Box 514, Maseru 100, Lesotho, Tel: (266) 2231-7976,Fax: (266) 2231- sentation has been postponed to FY 2006. EnvironmentalAssessment 0279, E-mail: hpsuhis@lesoff.co.za, makhakhem@planning.health. Category B. PID: 74659. US$ 148.0 (IDA). Consultants will be gov.ls, Contact: Mrs. Majoel Makhakhe required. Ministry of Energy and Mines, BP 896,101 Antananarivo, Madagascar, Tel: (261-20) 224-0770, Fax: (261-20) 223-2554, E-mail: Law and Justice decoor@dts.mg, Contact: Mr. Rodolphe Ramanantsoa, Director of Legal and Judicial Reform: The objective of the project is to Energy; JIRAMA, BP 200, Antananarivo, Madagascar, Tel: (261-20) enhance the capacity of the law and justice sector to provide an envi- 222-0031,Fax: (261-20) 2253806, E-mail: jirdg@dts.mg,Contact: Mr. ronment conducive to sustainable development through consolida- Desire Rasidy, General Manager tion of the rule of law, protection of property rights, reduction of cor- Mineral Resources Governance (Cr. 3754-MAG):The objec- ruption, sustainance of transparency and accountability, and promotion tives of the project are to strengthen governance and transparency of equity through empowerment of disadvantaged groups such as in the management of mineral resources, with special emphasis on women, youth and people with disabilities. Project is being identified. small-scaleand artisanal mining. Approved by the Executive Direc- Legal Sector Assessment Study is being prepared. Environmental tors on 13 May 2003. Environmental Assessment Category B. PID: Assessment Category C. US$15.0 (IDA). Consultants will be required 76245. US$32.0 (IDA). Consultants will be required for implemen- for case management, legal education, gender, information tech- tation (legal services for completion of the regulatory framework and nology, architecture, kancial management, procurement and pro- fiscal decentralization,certification and quality control of gemstones, ject management. Office of the Chief Justice of Lesotho, Palace of Justice, PO Box 90, Maseru, Lesotho, Tel: (266) 2231-2188, E-mail: institutional capacity building of decentralizedpublic mining institutions and mining communities and for setting up decentralized environ- lisebo@justice.org.ls,Contact: Mrs. Ldsebo Chaka-Makhooane,Chief mental managementsystems,environmental baseline studies and audits, Registrar design of an intranet network, training in gemstone cutting and pol- Public Sector Improvement and Reform: The APL aims at (a) ishing, geophysics airborne survey, geologicalmapping and geological improving executive decision making; (b) professionalizingcivil ser- information system database, technical coordination and supervision). vice; (c) developingeffectiveleadership and management; (d) improv- Ministry of Energy and Mines, Unite de coordination du projet ing service delivery; (e)skills development for service delivery; (f) minier, BP 280, Ampandrianomby, Antananarivo 101, Madagascar, devolution of service delivery; (f) improved administration of justice; Tel/Fax: (261-20) 224-1873, E-mail: mem.prsm@dts.mg, Contact: (g) improved communications,and Q improved project management. RamarolahyJonasy, Interim Project Coordinator The first phase, lasting two to three years, will focus on (a) defining the role of government; (b) strengthening hancial management; (c) Law and Justice enhancing government transparency; and (d) supporting profes- (R) Governance and Institutional Development:The objectives sionalization of civil service. Negotiations are scheduled for January 2004. Environmental Assessment Category C. PID: 65731. US.$lO.O of the project are to (a) improve transparency and accountability, in (IDA). Consulting services to be determined. Government Office, particular of public financial management, (b) strengthen monitor- Maseru, Lesotho, Tel: (266) 2231-1000, Fax: (266) 2232-0578, Con- ing and evaluation, and (c) improve capacity in key areas such as p u b tact: Ms. M. Lebesa, Principal Secretary lic finance and procurement. Board presentation was scheduled for 18November ,2023.Environmental Assessment CategoryC. PID: 74448. Transportation US$ 30.0 (IDA). Consultants will be required, mainly for institu- (R) Integrated Transport Program:The project aims at continu- tional development and training. Bureau National du Projet, h t a n a - ing reform of the road sub-sector initiated by the Road Rehabiliation narivo, Madagascar, Tel: (261-20) 222-0911, Fax: (261-20) 222-0912, and Maintenance Project, but in the context of a more comprehen- E-mail: mpaigep@dts.mg, Contact: M. Rajaonary Raoilison sive approach to the transportation sector at large. It will support ecw Transportation nomic growth and poverty reduction through provision of sustain- able transportation infrastructure, affordable transportation services (R) Transport Infrastructure Investment: The project consti- and reliable access of isolated areas and the poor to markets, services tutes the third phase of a three-phasedadjustable program loan (APL) and opportunities. Appraisal is scheduled for March 2004. Environ- with the objectives of rehabilitating the country's major transport infra- mental Assessment Category B. US$35.0 (IDA). Consultants will be structure in order to reduce transport cost and facilitate trade. Board required for work on administrative, accounting, financial and oper- representation was scheduled for 4 December 2003. Appraisal and ational manuals, a financial system, institutional reform and a trans- negotiations completed. EnvironmentalAssessment Category A. PID: port data study. Ministry of PublicWorks andTransport, PO Box 1283, 82806. US$130.0 (IDA). Consulting services to be determined. Min- Maseru, Lesotho, Tel: (266) 2231-6269,Fax: (266) 2231-0508, E-mail: istry ofTransport and Public Works, Tel: (261) 331-115942,E-mail: kolane@mopwt.gov.ls,Contact: Mr. Mathibeli, Principal Secretary rjb-sepst@ dts.mg, Contact: Jean Berchmans Rakotomaniraka Water and Sanitation Malawi Water Sector Improvement: The objective of the project is to secure sustainable, adequate and clean water supply and appropri- Energy and Mining ate wastewater services for consumers living in the Lowland areas. Energy Access Expansion and Development: The objectives of Appraisal mission is scheduled for May 2004. EnvironmentalAssess- the project are to expand access to energy and improve wood fuels ment Category A. PID: 56418. US$17.5 (IDA). Consulting services management. Board presentation is scheduled for FY 2006. Envi- to be determined.Ministry of Natural Resources, Department of Water ronmental Assessment Category B. US$ 50.0 (IDA). Consultants Affairs, Contact: Mr. Emmanuel Lesoma, Director; Water and Sew- will be required. Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental erage Authority,PO Box 426, Maseru, 100 Lesotho, Tel: (266) 2231- Affairs, Private Bag 350, Lilongwe 3, Malawi, Tel: (265) 641-435, 2449, 317-516, Fax: (266) 2231-0006, 310-437, E-mail: makhoal- Fax:(265) 788-689, E-mail: natresources@malawi.net, Contact: Mr. PAGE 12 Monthlv Ooerational Sumrnarv DECEMBER 2003 Ellos Lodzeni, Director of Administration;Department of Energy,Tel: sulting services to be determined. IFAD, delegated to SahelianAreas (265) 774702, Contact: Dr. Charles Kafumba, Director of Energy Development Fund (FODESA),Tel: (3906) 54592448,E-maik p.sain- tange@ifad.org, Contact: Perin L. Saint-hge Rural Development (R) Gourma BiodiversityConservation:The project will ensure Community-Based Rural Land Development: The objective of that biodiversity and range degradation trends are reversed in the project is to finance (a) land acquisition (in conjunction with selected conservation areas and stabilized elsewhere in the Gourma. government contributions or other donors); (b) land tenure regu- Negotiations were scheduled for December 2003. Environmental larization, titling and registration of the acquired lands; (c) commu- Assessment Category B. PID: 52402. US$ 5.0 (GEF). Consulting nity-initiated investment sub-projects and technical assistance to services to be determined. Ministry of Environment, C/O PGRN, BP allow residents to establish themselves on the land and improve its 2382, Bamako, Mali, Tel: (223) 243-603,241-383, Fax: (223) 241-383, productivity; and (d) public information campaigns, community E-mail: biodiver@malinet.ml,Contact: Hamid Ag Mohamed Lamine mobilization,training and technical support for basic infrastructure, land administration and training of local government personnel. Rural Development Board presentation is scheduledfor 13April 2004. EnvironmentalAssess- Agricultural Competitiveness and Diversification:The objectives ment Category B. PID: 75247. US$ 20.0 (IDA). A consultant has of the project are to (a) restore and improve the performances of the been retained, using resources from the NetherlandsConsultantsTrust cotton sector, and (b) increase and diversify rural households’ rev- Fund, to provide technical and operational support for project prepa- enues through the expansion of marketed quantities of selected ration. Further support in project preparation has come from the high-value agricultural and livestock products. Project is being iden- FAO/World Bank cooperative program. Ministry of Lands and Hous- tified. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$35.0 (IDA). Con- ing, Private Bag 311, Capital City, Lilongwe, Malawi, Tel: (265) 774- sultants will be required. Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and 766, Contact: P A. Yasini Fisheries, BP 61, Bamako, Mali, Tel: (223) 222-2979,222-2785,Fax: (223) 223-1023, Contact: Mr. Bakary Sekou Coulibaly, Technical Mali Adviser Education Transportation (N) Development Learning Center: The project will provide (R) Interim Transport: The objectives of the project are to (a) access to high-quality training and the most up-to-date information improve alternative corridors to the ports of Dakar and Abidjan by through state-of-the-artdistance learning communications technol- rail and road respectively and (b) sustain accessibility to the North- ogy. The objective is to test the viability of a distance learning insti- ern region, one of the poorest in the country. Retroactive financing tution and to test the ability of this approach to accessing international of severance payment for redundant staff in the railway public com- knowledge to: (i) build capacity, and (i) help coordinate all the local pany is considered for an amount of US$lO million. Appraisal mis- training institutions in regards to the national capacity building pol- sion was scheduled for December 2003. Environmental Assessment icy. Project is being identified.Environmental Assessment Category Category B. PID 79351. US$38.7 (IDA). Consulting services to be C. US$ 2.5 (IDA Grant). Consulting services to be determined. determined. Ministry of Transport, Tel: (223) 215725, Fax:(223).219 Implementing Agency (ies) to be determined. 230, E-mail: pst@datatech.netml, Contact: M. Tniemoko Yoro Kone, Coordinator ofTransport Sector Program; Railway Company of Mali, Energy and Mining E-mail: ssimpara@cefib.com, Contact: M. Simba Simpara, Chief (R) Household Energy and Universal Access (Cr. 3828-MLI): Executive Officer; National Public Works Department, Ministry of The objective of the project is to increase access of isolated low- Equipment and Land Development, Avenue de la Liberte, BP 1758, income populations to basic energy services. The specific objec- Bamako, Mali, Tel: (223) 222-902, Fax: (223) 236-092, E-mail: tives are: (a) accelerating the use of modern energy in rural and peri- dntp@cefib.com,Contact: M. Gaboune Keita, Director urban areas in order to increase productivity of small and medium enterprises to enhance the quality and efficiency of health and edu- Mauritania cation centers and to improve living standards; @) promothgfurther community-based woodland management to reduce unsustainable Rural Development pressure on forest resources while encouraging interfuel substitu- (N) Community-Based Rural Development: The objective of tion and energy efficiency initiatives; and (c) strengthening energy the project is to improve the living conditions of village communities sector reform processes and related institutions to create a favorable in terms of sustainable income and access to basic social services. investment environment for increased private sector participation in Project preparation is under way. Environmental Assessment Cate- decentralized energy services delivery in rural and pen-urban areas. gory B. PID:81368. US$45.0 (IDA). Consulting services to be deter- Approved by the Exectutive Directors on 4 November 2003. Environ- mined. Projet de Developpement Rural Communautaire (J?DRC), mental Assessment Category B. PIDs: 73036,76440. US$35.7/3.5 BP 30, Nouakchott, Mauritania, Tel: (222) 523-292, Contact: Mr. (TDMGEF). Consulting servicesto be determined.Direction Nationale Hamada Ould Didi de l’Energie, Bltiment CRES, Badalaboogou, BP 1872, Bamako, Mali,Tel: (223) 222-4538,Fax: (223) 223-7396, E-mail: denergy@afri- Water and Sanitation bonenetml, Contact: Solomani Diakite Water Supply and Sanitation Sector: The objective of the project is to achieve sustainable improvement in the provision of water and Environment and Natural Resources Management sanitation services in unserved and low-incomeareas of Nouakchott (N) Mopti Area Biodiversity: The objective of the project is the and secondary cities. Project is being identified. Environmental restoration, conservation and sustainable management of the ecosys- Assessment Category to be determined. PID: 79475. US$30.0 (IDA). tems and their biodiversity in the Inner Delta of the Niger River and Consultants will be required. Ministry of Energy and Hydraulics,Societe its transition zones. The project will focus on the protection and inte- mauritanienne de l’eau (SNDE), B.P 335 Nouakchott, Mauritanie,Fax: grated management of biodiversity in ecosystems (“hotspots”) of (222) 5253995, E-mail: sonelec@opt.mr,Contact:Mr. Sidi Ould Riha, national and global significance, such as around the three Ramsar General Manager, SNDE sites, as well as on the restoration of the agro-sylvo-pastoral and fisheries potential through introducing biodiversity considerations Mozambique and an ecosystem approach to sustainable natural resources man- agement. Preparation completed. Approved by GEF council in July Energy and Mining 2003. Appraised by IFAD in October 2003. Board presentation is (R) Energy Reform and Access (Cr. 3819-MOZ): The objective scheduled for April 2004. EnvironmentalAssessment Category C. US$ of the program is to expand access to electricity in rural and perirural 6.0 (GEF). Cofinancing of US$ 11.9 is anticipated from IFAD. Con- areas. The program is expected to reduce barriers that impede devel- DECEMBER 2003 Monthly Operational Summary PAGE 13 opment of renewable energy and to facilitate energy sector reforms Niger including restructuring/privatization of public energy enterprises. The credit and grant were signed on 7 October 2003. Environmen- Finance tal Assessment Category B. PID: 69183. US$40.3/3..1 (IDA/TncstFund). (R) Financial Sector Program: The objective of the project is to Consulting activities planned or under way include pre-feasibility provide technical support to the financial sector adjustment pro- studies for isolated grids, alternative approaches for subsidizing gram. Board presentation has been postponed until 2004. Environmental electrification, preparation of intensifcation component, develop- Assessment Category C. PID: 74316. US$15.0 (IDA). Consultants ment of business models and concessioning approaches, market will be required during preparation for assessing actions needed to assessment and local consultations, private sector capacity assess- return the social security system to long-term equilibrium. Direction ment and design of a business support program, design of solar de la monnaie du credit et de l’epargne, Ministere des finances et de electricity capacity building activity, design of solar electricity mar- l’economie, Niamey, Niger, Tel: (227) 723-250, Contact: M. Seydi ket development activity and a study on customer and business pro- Assoumana, Directeur tection mechanisms. National Directorate of Energy,Av. 25 de Setem- bro 1218,3”dar, Maputo, Mozambique,Tel: (258-1) 420-962, Fax: Nigeria (258-1) 420-245, Contact: Mr. P. Bacela, National Director of Energy; Electricidade de Mozambique, Av. Agostinho Neto, No 70, 8pAndar, Education Maputo, Mozambique, Tel: (258-1) 490-636, Fax: (2581) 491-048, Universal Basic Education (Cr. 3711-UNI): The objectiveof the Contact: Mr. V. Veloso, President project is to increase the capacity of states and local governments to manage and implement the government’s universal basic education Health, Nutrition and Population (UBE) program effectively and efficiently. This would be done by empowering communities and local governments to establish and man- HIV/AIDS Response: (H030-MOZ) The objective of the project is age schools with local participation and by training people in criti- to combat sexually transmitted deceases, particularly HTV/AIDS, by cal skills such as budgeting, participatory planning, financial man- slowing the spread of the infection and mitigating its effects through agement, procurement and project implementation. Approved by prevention and care Approved by the Executive Directors on 28 the Executive Directors on 12 September 2002. Environmental March 2003. EnvironmentalAssessment Category B. PID: 78053. US$ Assessment Category B. PID: 71494. US$ 101.0 (IDA). No consul- 55.0 (IDA Grant). Consultants will be required. Executive Secre- tants are required. Ministry of Education, the National Project Coor- tariat, National Council t~ Combat HIV/AIDS, Rua Antonio Bocarro dinating Unit, 245 Same1Adesujo Ademulegun St., Central Business 106/144, Maputo, Mozambique,Tel: (2581) 495396, Fax: (2581) 495 District, Abuja, Nigeria, Tel: (234-9) 314-1763, GSM: (0803) 314- 395, E-mail.janet@virconn.com,Contact:Mrs Janet Mondlane, Exec- 7123, Fax: (234-9) 413-9137, Contact Mrs. M.OA Olorunfunmni,the utive Secretary; Ministry of Health, Ave. Eduardo Mondlane 1008, National Coordinator Tel: (258-1) 313-389, Fax: (258-1) 427-133, E-mail: ffsonganeatele- data.co.mz, Contact: Dr. Francisco Songane, Minister of Health Environment and Natural Resources Management Local Empowerment and EnvironmentalManagement Program Law and Justice (Cr. 3818-UNI): The objective of the project is to establish a sus- tainable mechanism for financing environmentally sustainable and Decentralized Planning and Financing: The objective of the pro- socially inclusive multi-sectoral community-driven development. ject is to develop and extend further a decentralized system for plan- GEF funding is for strengthening capacity for protected area man- ning and managing public investments through community partici- agement and sustainable development in buffer zones. Approved pation in a wide number of districts in two or more provinces to be by the Executive Directors on 31 July 2003. Environmental Assess- determined in consultation with the government and other donors. ment Category FI. PID: 69892, 71817. US$ 70.0/8.0 (IDA/GEF). Board presentation was scheduled for 20 November 2003. Environ- Consulting services to be determined. Federal Ministry of Envi- mental Assessment CategoryFI. PID: 1807. US$30.0 (IDA).Consultants ronment, Department of International and Public Affairs, Indepen- will be required for analysisof intergovernmentalfiscal transfers, iden- dence Way South, Central Area, Abuja, PMB 265, Garki-Abuja,Nige tification of participating districts and communities, identification of ria, Tel: (234-9) 234-5269, Fax: (234-9) 234-6597, Contact: Mr. Peter local private sector figures, leaders of NGOs and civil society orga- Papka, Coordinator of Federal Project Support Unit (FPSU), nizations, and other participants in identification and implementation of subprojects. Ministry of Planning and Finance, Maputo, Mozam- Health, Nutrition and Population bique, Tel: (258-1) 46614, Fax: (258-1) 418-142, E-mail:pdan@trop Health Systems Development I1 (Cr. 3653-UNI): The project ical.co.mz, Contact: Mr. Custodio dos Mucudos aims at (a) supporting improvements in delivery of primary health care with a focus on maternal, child and reproductive health, (b) Namibia strengthening state capacityfor system management and encouraging broad consultation and (c) helping the federal government strengthen Environment and Natural Resources Management its capacity to formulate policy and standards. Approved by the Exec- utive Directors on 6 June 2002. EnvironmentalAssessment Category Integrated Ecosystem Management through the National Con- C. PID: 70290. Uss127.0 (IDA). Consultants will be required. Fed- servancy Network The objective of the project is to establish, eral Ministry of Finance, Health Planning and Research, Federal Sec- operationalize and strengthen conservancies and related community- retariat Complex,Abuja, Nigeria, Tel: (234-9) 234-6940, Contact: Dr. driven, sustainable, integrated ecosystem management activities in Sehu Sule, Director rural areas that will improve livelihoods and empower communi- Partnership for Polio Eradication (Cr. 3751-UNI): The objec- ties. The project aims at enhancing biodiversity conservation and alle- tive of the project is to accelerate the National Polio Eradication Pro- viating land degradation in the country’s expanding conservancy net- gram by providing timely and adequate supplies of the polio vaccine, work. Appraisal is scheduled for January 2004. Environmental to be obtained through UNICEF, for immunizing children under Assessment Category B. PID: 73135. US$7.1 (GEF). Grants to fund five. Approved by the Executive Directors on 29 April 2003. Envi- consulting services for preparation have been commited from the ronmental Assessment Category C. PID: 80295. US$28.7 (IDA). No Finnish Trust Fund, Harri Seppanen, and from the German Trust consultants are required. National Programme on Immunization, Fund, Juliane Zeidler. Namibian Association of CBNRM Supporting Ministry of Health, Plot 1266,Ammadu Bello Way, Area 11, Garki- Organizations, PO Box 98353,57 Pasteur St., Pelican Square, Wind- Abuja, Nigeria, Tel: (234-9) 314-1285/9, Fax: (234-9) 314-1286, hoek, Namibia, Tel: (264-61) 230-888, Fax: (264-61) 230-863, E-mail: E-mail: npice@infoweb.abs.net, npihq@infoweb.abs.net, Contact: patskyer.nasco@iafrica.com.na, Contact: Patricia Skyer Dr. (Mrs.) A. Awosika, National Coordinator, Chief Executive PAGE 14 Monthlv Onerational Summarv DECEMBER 2003 Transportation while not a member of OMVS, is a full participant in the project, which (R) Rural Access and Mobility: The objective of the project is to providesa basis for strengthened OMVSGuineacooperation.Approued assist participating states and local government councils sustain- by the Executive Directors on 28 October 2003. EnvironmentalAssess- ably to improve access and mobility in their rural areas. Preparation ment Category B. PID: 64573. US$5.3 (GEF). Implementation will mission was scheduled for December 2003. Environmental Assess- be undertaken jointly with the United Nations Development Pro- ment Category A. US$ 100.0 (IDA). Consultants will be needed for gramme, which will provide US$2.0 of funding. Interest in consult- project preparation. Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Devel- ing services being solicited for procurement, financial management opment, Michael OkparaWay, Wuse Zone 5, Abuja, Nigeria, Tel: (234 and audit specialists. Organisation pour la mise en valeur du fleuve 9) 523-8463/8466, Contact: Engr.(Mrs.) E. Okeke, Director, Rural Devel- Snegal (OMVS),46 rue Carnot, BP 3152, Dakar, Senega1,Tel: (221) opment 823-4530,Fax: (221) 822-0163,E-mail:omvs-ccc@sunumail.sn,Con- Lagos Urban Transport (Cr. 3720-UNO:The project aims at mak- tact: Mr. Mohamed Salem Ould Merzoug, High Commissioner ing the transport system in metropolitan Lagos better by (a) estab- Reversal of Land and Water Degradation Trends in the Niger lishing an adequate policy and institutional framework for managing River Basin: The objective of the project is to support the nine and financing the system; @) improving road network efficiency; (c) Niger River Basin countries in their efforts to work together to enhancing bus services; (d) increasing utilization of water and non- develop and implement sustainable measures for reversing trends motorized transport means, and (e) preparing for future phases. in land and water degradation through collaborative decision mak- Approved by the Executive Directors on 21 November 2002. Envi- ing. 'The project is to be co-implementedby UNDP and the World Bank ronmental Assessment Category B. PID: 74963. US$ 100.0 (IDA). Con- Project preparation is under way. Environmental Assessment Cate- sultants will be required. Lagos Area Metropolitan Transport Author- gory B. US$ 9.0 (GEF). Consultants will be required. Niger Basin ity, Motorway Center, Labos Ibadan Expressway, Lagos, Nigeria, Authority, BP 729, Niamey, Niger, Tel: (227) 7272-3102, Fax: (227) Tel: (234-1) 7756482, Fax: (2341) 497-9030 Ext 5437, E-mail: dmobere- 7272-4208, E-mail: abnsec@intnet.ne, Contact: Muhammad Bello ola@yahoo.com,Contact: Dr. Day0 Mobereola, Managing Director Tuga, Executive Secretary Urban Development Lagos Metropolitan Development:The project aims at improving Rwanda livability in Lagos through support for urban upgrading, drainage, and sanitation;it also aims at improving urban management through Health, Nutrition and Population reforms in select agencies, innovative pilots to support reforms and Multi-Sectoral HlV/AIDS Response (H029-RW): The objec- training for building capacity. Preappraisal mission is scheduled for tive of the project is to mainstream HIV/AIDS activities into line min- January 2004. Environmental Assessment Category A. PID: 71340. istries and other public sector institutions to bring about behavioral US$ 100.0 (IDA). Consultants will be required for preparation. Lagos change. Approved by the ExecutiveDirectors on 31 March 2003. Envi- State Ministry of Economic Planning and Budget, the Secretariat, Alausa, ronmental Assessment Category B. PID: 71374. US$ 30.5 (IDA Lagos, Nigeria, Tel: (2341) 49690309, Contact Hon. Commissioner, Grant). Consultants will be required. HIV/AIDS National Commis- Olayemi Cardoso sion, Blvd. Umuganda, Commune Kacyiru, Kigali, Rwanda, Tel: Water and Sanitation (250) 582-018,Fax: (250) 583-3543,E-mail: cnls@rwandal.com,Con- Lagos Water Sector Restructuring:The objective of the project tact: Dr. Agnes Binagwaho, Executive Secretary is to improve and expand the potable water supply and sewer systems for Lagos. Project preparation is under way. Environmental Assess- Law and Justice ment Category B. PID 71391. US$ 100.0 (IDA). Consultants will be Institutional Reform (Cr. 3721-RW): The objective of the pro- required for preparation, including legal, ftnancial,engineering and ject is to enable the private sector, including farmers and small-scale environment a1 work. Lagos State Water Corporation, Water House enterprises, to create value and employment. The project will facil- Headquarters, Ijora, Lagos, Nigeria, Tel: (234-9) 774-3013, E-mail: itate an environment for this outcome by supporting policy and insti- olawale@coker.metrong.com,Contact: Mr. Olumuyiwa Coker, CEO tutional reforms that promote the market economy, enhance human National Water Sector Reform: The project, one of an APL series, resource development and improve governance and the effectiveness will support reforms and the development of appropriate sector poli- of government. Approved by the Executive Directors on 3 Decem- cies through technical assistance to the Federal Ministry of Water ber 2002. Environmental Assessment Category U. PID: 66385. US$ Resources. Up to six states, competitivelyselected against agreed per- 85.0 (IDA). Consulting services to be determined. Ministry of Finance formance criteria, will be supported to facilitate private sector par- and Economic Planning, PO Box 158, Kigali, Rwanda, Tel: (250) ticipation in their urban water supply systems. Support will eventu- 75438, Fax: (250) 77581, Contact: Dr. Donald Kaberuka ally be given for expansion of water systems in reformed states. Appraisalwas scheduled for November 2003. EnvironmentalAssess- Multi-Sector Support: The objectives of the project are to: (a) ment Category B. PID: 71075. US$lOO.O (IDA). Consultantshave been reinforce good governance, economic management and public ser- selected. Federal Ministry of Water Resources, Area 1,Garki, Abjua, vice delivery, and (b) improve human capacity in implementing gov- Nigeria, Tel: (234-9) 234-2205, Fax: (234-9) 234-2895, E-mail: ernment action. Appraisal mission was scheduled for December abubakar@infoweb.abs.net, nwater@hotmail.com, Contact: Engr. 2003. Environmental Assessment Category C. PID: 66386. US$20.5 M. A. I C Abubakar, Director, Water Supply (IDA). Consultantswill be needed to (a) assist the government in the elaboration of its capacity building program and define components Regional that would be funded under the proposed support, (b) guide an interministerial task force established by the government, (c) collect Environment and Natural Resources Management data to gain a better understanding of gaps in the government's (R) Senegal River Basin Water and Environmental Manage- capacity at central and local levels, especially regarding civil ser- ment Program: The objective of the project is to establish a par- vice reform and decentralization, (d) discuss with key stakeholders ticipatory strategic framework for the environmentally sustainable their needs, strategies and recommended action plans, (e) conduct development of the Senegal River Basin, leading to the launch of a strategic management and planning training for government officials basin-wide cooperative program for transboundary land and water involved in preparing the capacity building program, and (f) design management. Country participants are Guinea, Mali, Mauritania afinancial management system for the program. Ministry of Finance and Senegal. The project will strengthen the ability of both national and Economic Planning, PO Box 158, Kigali, Rwanda, Tel: (250) authoritiesand the river basin organization, Organisationpour la mise 75756, Fax: (250) 77581, E-mail. cmukankusi@rwandal.com,mukanku- en valeur du fleuve Senegal (OMVS), to address transboundary sic@hotmail.com,Contact: Charlotte Mukankusi, Program Coordi- water and environmental management issues. Importantly, Guinea, nator, Multi-Sector Support Project ~ ~~~ ~ DECEMBER 2003 Monthly Operational Summary PAGE 15 S5o Tome and Principe of school age, 615 years old; (b) guarantee that schools are meet- ing fundamental standards of quality education;and (c) develop a part- Education nership among the Ministry of Education, civil society and the inter- Social Sector Support: The project aims at strengthening the national community to build capacity for managing the sector. social sectors by enhancing the planning and implementation capac- Approved by the Executive Directors on 25 February 2003. Envi- ity of the public sector and civil society and by supporting imple- ronmental Assessment Category B. PID: 74320. US$ 20.0 (IDA mentation of clearly defined objectives to respond better to people's Grant), Consultants will be required. A PHRD grant of US$0.5 is sup social needs in both access and quality of service delivery. Appraisal porting technical assistance in the project preparation phase. Min- mission is scheduled for January 2004. Environmental Assessment istry of Youth, Education and Sports, New England, Freetown, Sierra Category B. PID: 75979. US$ 10.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services Leone, Tel: (232-22) 240-881, Fax: (232-22) 240-137, Contact: Dr. to be determined. Federation of NGOs, PB 234, SBo Tome, SBo Tome Alpha Wurie, Minister of Education and Principe, Tel: (239) 71318, Tel/Fax: (239) 23363, E-mail: zadil@cstome.net, Contact: Tome Santos, President Health, Nutrition and Population Health Sector Reconstruction and Development: (HO21-SL) Senegal The objective of the project is to help restore the most essential functions of the health deliverysystem.It specifically aims at (a) increas- Energy and Mining ing access to affordable essential health services by improving pri- (R) Electricity Efficiency Enhancement: The objective of the mary and first referral health facilities in four districts; (b) improv- project is to improve efficiency in the power sector and meet increas- ing the performance of key technical programs responsible for ing demand for electricity.This will be achieved by (a) promoting pri- coping with major public health problems; (c) strengthening health vate sector investment in new power production facilities (IPP); (b) sector management capacity to improve efficiencyand further decen- selecting a strategicpartner for SENELEC (the power utility); (c) reha- tralize decision-making to the districts;and (d) supporting development bilitating existing thermal units; (d) constructing and rehabilitating of the private health sector and involvementof the civil society in deci- transmission lines; (e) expanding and rehabilitating the electricity sion-making. Approved by the Executive Directors on 25 February distribution system; and (0 promoting petroleum exploration and pro- 2003. EnvironmentalAssessment Category B. US$20.0 (JDA Grant). duction. Project preparation is under way. Environmental Assess- Consulting services to be determined. Ministry of Health and San- ment Category A US$60.0 (IDA). Consultants will be required. Cel- itation,4th Floor,Youyi Bldg., Freetown, Sierra Leone,Tel: (232) 2224- lule de Preparation et de Suivi des Reformes du Secteur de l'Energie, 0068, Fax: (232) 2223-5063,E-mail:cwkamara@sierratel.sl, Contact: BP 4037, Dakar, Senegal, Tel: (221) 821-1611, Fax: (221) 821-1608, Dr. Clifford Kamara, Director of Information and Planning E-mail: cprse@telecomplus.sn, Contact: M. Seydou Sagna, Coor- donnateur et Directeur de 1'Energie Social Protection (R) Electricity Services for Rural Areas: Cformerly Rural Elec- National Social Action (Cr. 3748-SL): The objective of the pro- trtfication) The objective of the project is to increase sustainable pro- ject is to assist war-affected communities to restore infrastructure vision of basic electricity services and the associated social and eco- i and services and build local capacity for collective action. Priority wl l nomic benefits in rural regions. Project preflaration is under way. be to areas not previously serviced by the government, newly acces- Environmental Assessment Category FI. US$16.0/5.0 (IDA/GEF). sible areas (those that were under rebel control until January 2002), Consultants will be required. Agence Snegalaise de I'Electrification and the most vulnerable groups in those areas. Approved by the Rurale, Ex Camp Lat Dior, BP 11,131 Dakar, Senegal, Tel: (221) 84% Executive Directors on 24 April 2003. EnvironmentalAssessment Cat- 4717, Fax: (221) 8494720, E-mail:aserdg@sentoo.sn,Contact: M. Aliou egory B. PID: 79335. US$35.0 (IDA). Consultants will be required. Niang, Directeur General National Commission for Social Action, 39 Siaka Stevens St., Free- town, Sierra Leone,Tel: (232) 2222-6032,Fax: (232) 2222-8577,E-mail: Environment and Natural Resources Management kis83@hotmail.com,Contact: Mr. Kanja Sesay (R) Integrated Coastal and Marine Biodiversity Management: The objective of the project is to develop sustainable fisheries while South Africa preserving the ecosystems and ecological processes critical for Environment and Natural Resources Management maintaining biodiversity and for satisfying the socioeconomicneeds of stakeholders. PPF advance and PHRD grant are being finalized. (R) Cape Action Plan: The aim of the preparatory grant is to pre- Project is being idenh3ed. EnvironmentalAssessment Category B. US$ pare an application to the GEF to support conservation interventions 5.0/Amount to be determined (GEF/IDA). The Biodiversity Com- to conserve the marine, terrestrial and aquatic environment of the ponent will be funded mainly by GEE The Sustainable Fisheries Cape Floristic region, the smallest of the world's floristic regions, this Component will be funded by IDA. Consulting services have been includes off reserve and spatially based interventions in pilot areas. recruited locally to conduct studies funded by PDF B grant. Minis- Appraisal mission was scheduledjbr December 2003, with negotiations tere de I'Environnement et de I'Assainissement, BP 4055, Dakar, to follow in January 2004. Environmental Assessment Category B. Senegal, Tel: (221) 824-3793, Fax: (221) 824-3775,E-mail: bioma- PID: 75997. US$ 9.3 (GEF). Consultants will be required for envi- rine@sentoo.sn,tropica@sentoo.sn,Contact: Mr. Mbarak Diop, Pro- ronmental assessment, capacity building, socio-economic aspects ject Coordinator and ecological services. National Botanical Institute, Private Bag X7, Claremont, 7735, South Africa, Tel: (27-21) 799-8790, E-mail: Private Sector Development tsandwith@wwfsa.org.za,Contact: Trevor Sandwith (R) Private Sector Adjustment: The objective of the project is to (R) Greater Addo Elephant National Park Conservation:The achieve reforms in taxation, the edible oil sector, postal services objectives of the project are to (a) conserve globally significantbio- and pensions. Board presentation is tentatively scheduled for March diversity in and around the Greater Addo Elephant National Park, 2004. Environmental Assessment Category C. US55.0 (IDA). No (b) create economicbenefitsfor the community, and (c) support expan- consultants are required. Ministry of Economy and Finance, Dakar, sion through partnerships with landowners thereby creating the Senegal, Tel: (221) 821-0378,Fax: (221) 822-4195, Contact: Mr. Aliou country's third largest national park. Negotiations were scheduled for Faye, Unite de Politique Economique (UPE) 19 and 20 November2003. Board presentation is scheduledjbr24 Feb- ruary 2004. Environmental Assessment Category B. PID: 64438. Sierra Leone US5.5 (GEF). Consultantshave been engaged to undertake the con- servation planning work and the social and economic components Education of the preparation. South African National Parks, 643 Leyds St., Rehabilitation of Basic Education: (HOBO-SL)The objectives of Muckleneuk, Pretoria, South Africa,Tel: (27-41) 508-5411, Fax: (27- the project are to (a) provide education for the majority of children 41) 508-5415, E-mail:mknight@upe.ac.za,Contact: Dr. Mike Knight PAGE 16 Monthly Operational Summary DECEMBER 2003 Tanzania vices to be determined. Ministry of Communications and Trans- port, PO Box 1516, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, Tel: (225-22) 213- Education 7650/9, Fax: (22522) 211-2751 (N) Secondary Education:The objectives of the project are to (a) improve the learning outcome of students in the secondary educa- Togo tion system, (b) increase the proportion of children completing high school, and (c) enable public administrators to manage the sec- Energy and Mining ondary school system more effectively.Appraisal mission is sched- Energy Sector Investment (Power V ): The project will support uled for 23 December 2003. EnvironmentalAssessment Category B. privatized distribution utility and reinforcement and expansion of the US$140.0 (IDA). Consulting services to be determined. Ministry of transmission and distribution systems, and creating the environ- Education and Culture, Magogoni Rd., PO Box 9121, Tel: (25522) ment for private sector power generation. Appraisal mission was 212-2067, Fax: (22522) 211-3271 scheduled for October 2003. Environmental Assessment Category A. PID: 41277. US$30.0 (IDA). Consulting services are required for Health, Nutrition and Population (a) institutional reinforcement and engineering and preparation of (N) Health Sector Development 1 1: The objective of the project bid documents; and (b) technical assistance. Togo Electricite,426 Av. is to improve the delivery of quality health services and thus increase du Golfe, BP 42, Lome, Togo, Tel(228) 221-2744, Fax: (228) 221-6498, life expectancy and reduce infant, child and maternal mortality. Contact: M. Marc Ducommun-Ricoux,Directeur General; Commu- Board presentation was scheduled for 16 December 2003. Environ- naute Electrique du Benin (CEB), Rue de la Kozah, BP 1368,Lome, mental Assessment Category B. PID: 82335. US$ 40.0/25.0 (IDA Togo, Tel: (228) 221-5796, Fax: (228) 221-3764,Contact: M. Cyr M’Po CreditADA Grant). Consulting services to be determined. Ministry Kouagou, Directeur General of Health, Samora Ave. and Mirambo St., PO Box 9083, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, Tel: (22522) 212-0261/7, Fax: (22522) 213-9951 Health, Nutrition and Population MultisectoralAIDS (H059-TA):The objective of the project is to HIV/AIDS Emergency Response: The objective of the project is reduce HIV transmission and mitigate the adverse consequences of to build up effective activities in the prevention of HIV infection and AIDS. Approved by the Executive Directors on 7 July 2003. Envi- care of people living with AIDS as part of a Region-wide effort. ronmental Assessment Category B. PID: 71014. US$ 70.0 (IDA Appraisal is scheduled for March 2004. Environmental Assessment Grant). Consulting services will be required for impact studies, Category B. PID: 71634. Uss15.0 (IDA). Consulting services to be capacity assesssments and consensus building, strategy develop determined. Conseil national de lutte contre le SIDAet les infections ment and financial analyses.Implementingagency is to be determined. sexuellement transmissibles (National AIDS Country Council - NACC), PO Box 13146, Lome, Togo, Tel: (228) 262-717, Fax:(228) Law and Justice 218941, Contact: Dr. Kpante Bassabi Accountability, Transparency and Integrity: The objective of the project is to improve the impact of development programs on the Uganda poor by enhancing the quality of governance. Preappraisal mission Energy and Mining is scheduled for February 2004. EnvironmentalAssessment Category C. PID: 70544. US$40.0 (IDA). Consultants will be required for (a) (R) Bujagali Hydropower Technical Assistance: The objective identifying the nature, scope and estimated cost of capacity building of the project is to provide technical assistance to the government in support of parliamentary committees; (b) surveying, analyzingand concerning: (a) monitoring and complying with the environmental, profiling the nature and scope of past, present and potential work by social, contractual and other aspects of the Bujagali Hydropower civil society organizations; (c) a feasibility study and precontract Project and (b) establishing a contingent liabilities management services of the physical infrastructure; (d) a feasibility study and pre- program. Concept Reveiw is scheduled for February 2004. Envi- liminary design of an integrated management system; (e) docu- ronmental Assessment Category to be determined. US$8.0 (IDA). menting the system and procedures for project management and prepa- Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency (ies) to ration of an accounting manual; (0 conducting a training needs be determined. assessment and designing a training model; (g) finishing standard (R) Sustainable Management of Mineral Resources:The objec- bidding documents; ( h )technical assistanceto the central tender board tive of the project is to encourage the expansion of private investment (i) identifying and specifying components of a corporate plan to be in mining and exploration in ways that are socially and environ- funded under the project; (j) conducting a feasibilitystudy for the con- mentally sound. Board presentation was scheduled for 9 December struction of a national records center; &) conducting an institutional 2003. Environmental Assessment Category A. PID: 79925. $ 25.0 assessment for the law school; and ( I ) architectural expertises to be (IDA). Consulting services to be determined. Ministry of Energy and provided to the Ministry of Justice and Constitutional Affairs. Min- Mineral Development, Amber House, Kampala Road, Uganda, Tel: istry of Justice and Constitutional Affairs, Tel: (25522) 211-1151, 233-331, Fax: 230-220 Fax: (25522) 113-239;E-mail:jlegalsec@africaonline.co.tz,Contact: Mr. K Massaba, Permanent Secretary and Deputy Attorney General Law and Justice (R) Capacity and Performance Enhancement: The objective of Public Sector Governance the project is to enhance the capacity and performance of public enti- Poverty Reduction Support (Cr. 3772-TA, H040-TA): The ties to deliver services effectivelyand efficiently at levels consistent objective of the project is to build on recent reforms in support of the with raising and sustaining the growth, diversification and modern- country’s poverty reduction strategy, focusing on private sector ization of the economy and with the government’spoverty reduction development and public sector management. Approved by the Exec- targets. Appraisal mission was scheduled for January 2004. Envi- utive Directors on 29 May 2003. EnvironmentalAssessment Category ronmental Assessment Category C. PID: 50440. US$ 70.0 (IDA). C. PID: 74072. US$100.0/32.0 (IDA CreditADA Grant). Consulting Consultants will be required for (a) capacity building and training, services to be determined. Government of Tanzania (b) good governance, (c) human resources development,and (d) man- agement and public service reform. Ministry of Finance, Planning Transportation and Economic Development, PO. Box 7096, Kampala, Uganda, Tel: (N) Central Transport Corridor Roads: The objectiveof the pro- (256-41) 230-290, Fax: (256-41) 23@891,E-mail: mkeith@infocom.co.ug, ject is to rehabilitate the highest priority arteries in the Central Contact: Mr. Keith Muhakanizi, Director Transport Corridor and improve institutionalcapacity to manage the road program and its assets and services on a more commercial Transportation basis. Appraisal mission is scheduled for 23 February 2004. Envi- (N) Road Development Program Phase 3: The objective of the ronmental Assessment Category B. US$80.0 (IDA). Consulting ser- project is to upgrade main roads to paved standard and selected DECEMBER 2003 Monthly Operational Summary PAGE 17 feeder roads to main roads standard. The project will also include con- Harare, Zimbabwe, Tel: (263-4) 790-871/9, Fax: (263-4) 794-568, E- struction of a new road agency headquarters building and rehabili- mail: mhishi@sdf.org.zw,Contact: Mr. Sidney Mhishi, Director tation and regravelling of the Atiak-Moyo Road. Appraisal mission Local Government and Development: The project will provide is scheduled for December 2004. Environmental Assessment Cate- infrastructure financing and capacity building support for local gov- gory A. US$ 94.6 (IDA). Consulting services to be determined. ernments,including urban and ruraldistrict councils. Board presentation Implementing agency (ies) to be determined. is on hold due to the country situation. Environmental Assessment Category B. PID: 3306. US$50.0 (IDA). Consulting services will be Zambia required. Ministry of Local Government and National Housing, Pri- vate Bag 7706, Causeway, Harare, Zimbabwe, Tel: (263-4) 790-601, Law and Justice Fax: (263-4) 708943, Contact: Mr. S. Chakaipa, Deputy Secretary (R) Fiscal Sustainability 11: The purpose of the project is to pro- vide balance of payments assistance in support of economic reforms. Transportation Board presentation is scheduled for March 2004. Environmental Ftailways Restructuring:The project will include staff retrenchment Assessment Category U. US$30.0 (IDA). Consulting services to be and rationalization,infrastructure rehabilitation, studies and technical determined. Ministry of Finance and Economic Development, PO assistance, training and counseling and assistance to retrenched Box 50062, Ridgeway 15101, Chimanga Rd., Lusaka, Zambia, Tel: staff. Project preparation is on hold due to the country situation.Envi- (260-1) 250-544, Fax: (260-1) 250-940, Contact: Mr. F. Mbewe, Coor- ronmentalAssessment Category B. PID: 57096. US$lOO.O (IDA). Con- dinator, World Bank Programs sultants will be required. National Railways of Zimbabwe, PO Box 596, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe, Tel: (263-4) 363-838, Fax: (263-4) 363- Private Sector Development 502 (R) Support to Economic Expansion and Diversification Road Maintenance and Reform: The project will help strengthen (SEED) Tourism: The objective of the project is to stimulate diver- the government’sabilityto rehabilitate and maintain its roads through sified economic growth and private sector investment, using tourism coordinated sector development plans, policy and institutional as an entry point. This is to be achieved through public/private part- reforms, improved programming of rehabilitation and maintenance, nership for building an enabling environment conducive to private private sector participation and human resource development. Negc- sector growth and community-based development, and by preserv- tiations are currently on hold. EnvironmentalAssessment Category ing the country’s extensive cultural, natural and wildlife assets. B. PID: 40634. US$lOO.O (IDA). Consultingserviceswill be required. Appraisal mission is scheduled for 12january 2004. Environmen- Ministry ofTransport and Energy, Department of Roads, PO Box CY595 tal Assessment Category E. PID: 71407. Us30.0 (IDA). Consultants Causeway, Harare, Zimbabwe, Tel: (263-4) 700-991 Ext. 229, Fax: will be required during preparation. Ministry of Tourism, PO Box (263-4) 700-817 30575, Electra House, Cairo Road, Lusaka, 10101, Zambia, Tel: (2601) 227-645/647, Fax: (2601) 222-189, Contact:Mr. John Chiluwe, Project Coordinator Zimbabwe East Asia and Pacific Health, Nutrition and Population AIDS: The project will provide support to scale up and accelerate Cambodia the national response to the HIV/AIDS epidemic. Project design Education will focus on defining the framework and mechanisms for imple- Basic Education: The project will support expansion of access to mentation being developed by the National AIDS Council to allow -and improvementsin the quality of -basic education. Investments immediate scaling up of existing and clearly defined programs and include school construction, incentive programs to lower barriers to allowing time for preparation of activities not yet ready. Negotia- schooling access for poor or disadvantaged students, development tions will proceed once suspension of disbursements is lifted. Envi- of a school cluster support network, development of a national edu- ronmental Assessment Category C. PID: 70186. US$ 54.0 (IDA). cation quality monitoring system and teacher training reform. Pro- Consulting services to be determined.National AIDS Council, 18h a r k ject preparation is under way. Environmental Assessment Category Rd., Belgravia, Harare, Zimbabwe,Tel: (263-4) 791-171,791-172,791- C. PID: 70668. US$ 20.0 (IDA). Consulting services to be deter- 178,791-152 (direct line), Fax: (263-4) 703-682,728998,E-mail: sec- mined. Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport, 169Norodom Blvd. retariat@nac.co.zw,Contact: Dr. Everisto Marowa, Executive Direc- (cnr. St. 310), Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Tel: (85523) 210-349, Fax: tor (85523) 210-349, Contact: Im Sethy, Secretary of State National Health Strategy Support: The project will support (a) Higher Education: The objective of the project is to produce bet- decentralization of the health sector and a public/private mix on ter skilled university graduates by improving the quality and market health financing issues; (b) provision of drugs and medical supplies; relevance of higher education.The project will invest in management (c) preventive and curative care for reproductive health; and (d) training, libraries, connectivity, staff development, and organiza- strengthening of human resources. Project preparation is on hold due tional development (e.g., accreditation systems, credit transfer to the country situation. Environmental Assessment Category C. arrangements, financialmanagement, student financial aid systems, PID: 3325. US$ 50.0 (IDA). Consultants will be required. Ministry etc.) . Project preparation is under way. Environmental Assessment of Health and Child Welfare, I-4th Floor, Kaguvi Bldg., 4th St./Cen- Category C. PID: 70666. U s 2 5 . 8 (IDA). Consulting services to be tral Ave., Causeway, PO Box CY 1122, Harare, Zimbabwe, Tel: determined. Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport, 169 Norodom (263-4) 727-951,Fax: (263-4) 702-293,E-mail: pmuthpiiC3healthnet.m Blvd., (cnr. St. 310), Phnom Penh, Cambodia,Tel: (85523) 217-937, Law and Justice Fax: (85523) 844-276, E-mail: highereduQbigpond.com,kh, Con- tact: H.E. PokThan, Secretary of State, Ministry of Education, Youth Enhanced Social Protection:The purpose of the project is to pro- and Sports vide social protection to groups most vulnerable to the impact of the economic and social crisis. Appraisal completed. Negotiations will prc- Energy and Mining ceed once suspension of disbursements is lifted. Environmental (R) Rural Electrification: The objective of the project is to improve Assessment Category FI. PID: 68947. US$101.2 (IDA). Consulting energy sector efficiency, rural standards of living and the enabling services to be determined. Social DevelopmentFund, Ministry of Pub environment. A PPF advance of U s 0 . 3 was approved in October 2001. lic Service, Labor and Social Welfare, Private Bag 7707 Causeway, PAD preparation is under way, Negotiationsare in progress. Boardfire- Harare or 6th Floor, Compensation House 4th St., Central Ave., sentation is scheduledfor 16 December 2003. Environmental Assess- ~~~~~~~~~ PAGE 18 Monthlv ODerational Summarv DECEMBER 2003 ment Category B. PID: 64844. US$40.0/5.7 (IDA/GEF). Consultants Energy and Mining are being used for: Meritec - Rural Electrification Strategy and Pro- (R) Heat Reform and Building Energy Efficiency: The objec- ject Implementation Plan and Australia Power - Feasibility Study of tive of the project is to achieve in eight years a combination of heat the Transmission component. Ministry of Industry, Mines and reform and energy efficiencymeasures to be implemented by munic- Energy,45 Preah Norodom Blvd. Khan Dam Phen, Phnom Penh Cam ipalities, but with the central government as the overall counter- bodia and Electricite due Cambodge (EDC), St. 19,Wath Phnom, Dam part. Preparation mission is in the field. Environmental Assessment Penh District, Phnom Penh, Cambodia,Tel: (85523) 723447 (MIME), Category C. PZD: 72721. US$15.0-18.0 (GEF). Consulting services (85523) 426-938 (EDC), Fax: (85523) 427-852 (MIME); (85523) to be determined. Ministry of Construction, Bai Wan Zhuang, Bei- 426-018 (EDC), Contact: H.E. Ith Praing, Secretary of State, MIME; jing, China 100835, Fax: (8&10) 6839-4530, Contact: Mr. Wu Yong, Mr. Yim Nolson, Deputy Managing Director, EDC Deputy Director, Department of Science and Technology Public Sector Governance (R) Yantai Integrated Gasification and Combined Cycle: The (R) Rural Investment and Local Governance:The objective of objective of the project is to develop a long-term strategy to gradu- the project is to provide priority public goods and services at the provin- ally achieve zero-C02emissions from coal-fired power generation by cial and commune levels and to promote good local governance constructing, commissioning,operating,demonstratingand replicating through support of decentralized and deconcentrated participatory a green-field 300-400 MW IGCC plant at Yantai, Shandong Province. governance of communes and provinces. Approved by the Executive Preparation mission is in the field, Environmental Assessment Cat- Directors on 22 April 2003. The credit was signed on 4 September2003. egory A. PZD: 71439. US$15.018.0 (GEF). Consulting services to be EnvironmentalAssessment Category B. PID: 71146. US$22.0 (IDA). determined. State Grid Corporation of China, 86 Xi Chang’an Ave., Consultants will be required. Seila Task Force Secretariat, Council Beijing, China, Fax: (86-10) 6659-8592, Contact: Mr. Lu Jianping, for Development of Cambodia, Government Palace, SisowathQuay, Deputy Director General, Investment and Financing Wat Phnom, Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Fax: (85523) 981-257,E-mail: Renewable Energy Scale-up Program: The project will help yanaraacamnet com kh, Contact: H E Chhieng Yanara enable commercial renewable electricity suppliers to provide energy Poverty Reduction Support: The objective of the project is to to the electricitymarket efficiently, costeffectivelyand on a large scale. support key policy measures of the government’s Poverty Reduction Project preparation is under way. The project brief was approved by Strategy Paper (PRSP), which is to be completed by the end of the GEF Councilat its May 2001 meeting. EnvironmentalAssessment December 2003. The project aims at helping reduce poverty by (a) Category B. PID: 67825. US$50.0/40.0 (IBRD/GEF). Consulting ser- enhancingthe effectivenessof public sector management, in particular vices to be determined. Ministry of Finance, San Li He Lu, Beijing, in the areas of expenditure, civil service reform and governance/anti- China 100829,Tel: (86-10) 68551133, Fax: (8610) 68551183, E-mail: corruption; (b) improving the environment for private sector devel- wencaizhang@mof.gov.cn,Contact: Zhang Wencai, GEF Operational opment, including promoting trade and investment; and (c) pro- Focal Point of China moting pro-poor sectoral policy actions, with the focus on health, education, agriculture and rural development. Concept review is Rural Development scheduled for May 2004. EnvironmentalAssessment Category U.US$ (R) Agricultural Technology: The objective of the project is to 20.0 (IDA). Consulting services to be determined. Ministry of Econ- raise rural incomes in selected areas by supporting the restructur- omy and Finance, St. 92 Sangkat Wat Phnom, Khan Daun Penh, ing and modernizing of agriculturalproduction, processing and mar- Phnom Penh, Cambodia,Tel: (855) 12861355,Fax: (855) 2342-87798, keting, using viable scientific and technical models, and a sustainable E-mail: ferpmefwbd@camnet.com.kh,Contact: Mr. Thao Sohuny, and efficient use of natural resources. Preappraisal mission was Chief, World Bank Division scheduled for December 2003. EnvironmentalAssessment Category B. PZD: 69862. US$ 100.0 QBRD).Limited international/national con- Transportation sultingservices will be required for preparation. State Office of Com- Provincial and Rural Infrastructure (Cr. 3822-KH):The objec- prehensive Agriculture Development, 100026Fulu Mansion, Feng- tive of the project is to provide sustainable, year-round and safe tai District, Beijing, China, Tel: (86-10) 8891-0024, Fax: (86-10) improvements in rural accessibility to markets and essential ser- 8891-0023, E-mail: Iluo@socad.org,Contact: Mr. Luo Luyong, Divi- vices in the provinces of Siem Reap, Odtar Mean Chey, JSampongThom sion Chief, Foreign Funding Division and Preah Vihear. Approved by the Executive Directors on 11Sep tember 2003. Environmental Assessment Category A. PID: 71207. (R) Gansu and Xinjiang P a st oral Development &I . 471SCHA): US$20.0 (IDA). Consulting services financed under a Japan-PHRD The objective of the project is to support the sustainable development grant are completed. Ministry of Public Works and Transport, Cor- of the livestock sector by (a) developing and distributing genetically ner Norodom Blvd. and Street No. 106,Phnom Penh, Cambodia,Tel: improved sheep; (b) conserving the environment through grass- (855-12) 805-040, Fax: (855-23) 724-279, E-mail: wb_piu2@big- land improvement; and (c) improving marketing systems. The pro- pond.com.kh, Contact: Mr. Lim Sidenine, Director; Ministry of Rural ject includes (a) developmentand multiplicationof elite livestock; (b) Development, Corner Russian Blvd. and Street No. 169, Phnom production, demonstration and grassland improvement; (c) improve- Penh, Cambodia, Tel: (85523) 938-072, Fax: (855-23) 884-160, E- ment of the processing and marketing of wool; and (d) strengthen- mail: ksan-mrd@forum.org.kh, Contact: Mr. Mour Kimsan, Deputy ing of the recording and monitoring systems. The loan was signed on Director General for Technical Affairs 6 November 2003. Environmental Assessment Category B. PID: 65035. US$66.3 (IBRD).Consulting services to be determined. Min- China istry of Agriculture, Foreign Economic Cooperation Center, 11 Nongzhanguan Nanli, Beijing 100026, China, Tel: (86-10) 6500-3273, Education Fax: (8&10) 6419-4578, E-mail: zstang@public.east.cn.net, Contact: Basic Education in Western Areas (h. 7194-CHA):This pro- Mr. Tang Zhishao, Acting Director ject would increase access to high-quality basic education (grades (R) HeilongiiangDairy: The objective of the project is to increase one to nine) for poor children, especially girls and minorities, in the the income of smallholder dairy farmers by increasing their milk pro- poorest parts of the western areas. Approved by the Executive Direc- duction to a level commensurate with market demand. Increased milk tors on 9 September 2003. Environmental Assessment Category C. production would result from relative increases in herd size, improved PID: 73002. US$ 100.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required to sup genetic potential and management practices, including improved port project preparation particularly in areas such as education feeding practices and fodder production. Project is being identified. financing,distance education and quality assessment. Ministry of Edu- Environmental Assessment Category B. PZD: 86629. US$ 100.0 cation (MOE), Finance Department, Xidan, Beijing 100816, China, (IBRD). Consulting services may be required for project preparation Tel: (86-10) 66096679, Fax: (86-10) 6609-6263,Contact:Ms. Zhou Jian, if trust fund financing becomes available. Heilongjiang Province Director, Division of Foreign Capital Utilization Agriculture World Bank Project Management Office, 202 Zhong- DECEMBER 2003 Monthlv ODerational Summarv PAGE 19 shan Rd., Nangang District, Harbin, China, 150001,Fax: (86451) 263- transport services, and (d) environmental management. Appraisal 2146, Contact: Mr. Liu Guicheng, Director mission completed. Negotiations were tentatively scheduled for mid- (R) Poor Rural Communities Development: The objectives of December 2003. EnvironmentalAssessment Category A. PID: 69852 the project is to reduce poverty in Western China through a partic- US$200.0 (IBRD). Consulting services will be required for project ipatory and multisectoral attack on absolute poverty in an extremely preparation.World Bank Loan, Wuhan City Transport Project Office, resource-deficient area covering the worst affected upland areas of 130Yanjiang Ave., Hankou, Wuhan 430014, China, Tel: (86-27) 8587- several inland provinces. Poor rural communities would design and 4312, Fax: (86-27) 8558-0354, E-mail: whjtxmb@public.wh.hb.cn, implement activitiesto improve agricultural productivity and access Contact: Mr. Hui Shuquan, Vice Director to infrastructure in the poorest communities of Guangxi,Yunnan, and Inner Mongolia Highway 11: The objectives of the project are to: Sichuan Provinces. Project preparation mission completed. Next (a) construct a 250 km highway connecting Manzhouli and Yakeshi; preparation mission is scheduled f i r March 2004. Environmental (b) operate a rural roads maintenance program and (c) improve Assessment Category B. PID: 71094. US$ 100.0 (IBRD). Limited highway safety. Project preparation is under way. Environmental international consulting services will be required. Leading Group for Assessment Category A. PID: 68752. US$ 200.0 (IBRD). Consul- Poverty Alleviation,Foreign Capital Project Management Office, 11 tants will be required for construction supervision, technical stud- Nongzhanguan Nanli, Chaoyang District, Beijing, China 100026, ies and training. Inner Mongolia Communication Department, No. Tel: (&lo) 8261-7155,Fax: (86-10) 8261-7165,Contact Mr. Feng Qiang, 68 Saihan District, Dizhiju South St., Hohhot, Inner Mongolia, China, Director Tel: (471) 69623313,Fax: (471) 696-7588,Contact Mr. Bao Jiansh, Deputy Jiangxi Integrated Agriculture Modernization: The objectives of Director the project are to (a) achieve signiiicant improvementin farmers’prod- Second Anhui Highway (In.7 183-CHA):The project will include: uct quality and production efficiency; (b) improve farmers’ access (a) construction of approximately 120 km of the Tongling-Tangkou to markets; and (c) demonstrate and promote the modernization char- Highway; (b) improvement of the existing road network in low- acteristics of integrated agriculture. The project includes (a) reha- income areas; (c) improvement of traffic safety on the existing net- bilitation and construction of irrigation and drainage (land improve- work and (d) strengthening of technical and management capacity ment); (b) farm production improvement (including soil improvement); of APCD and its related departments.Approved by the Executive Drec- (c) market system development; and (d) research, training and mon- tors on 24 June 2003. Environmental Assessment Category A. PID: itoring.Board presentation was scheduled for 20 November 2003. Envi- 76714. US$250.0 (IBRD). Consultants for construction supervisions ronmental Assessment Category B. PID: 65463. US$50.0 (IBRD). and some studies will be required. Project Execution Office of APCD, Consultants will be required. Jiangxi ProvincialAgriculture Foreign 8th Floor, Huayi Mansion, No. 95 Shouchun Rd., Hefei,Anhui 230001, Fund Utilizing Office, 12th Floor. Provincial Planning Commission China, Tel: (86-551) 262-9089, Fax: (8&551) 263-0290, E-mail: apcd- Bldg., West 2 Rd. Provincial Government Compound, Nanchang, peo@mail.hf.an.cn,Contact: Mr. Liu Xiaoyao, Chief Engineer China, Tel: (86-791) 621-1815, Fax: (86-791) 621-2873,Email: jaffoapub lic.nc.jx.cn, Contact: Mr. Yuan Jin Mu, Director Urban Development (R) Guangdong Pearl River Delta Urban Environment:The objec- Transportation tives of the project are to provide a safe environment setting for the (R) Fourth Inland Waterway: The main objective of the project long-term economic growth of Guazhou and other cities in the Pearl is to improve water transport access for poor southern regions by River Delta region. The main investment components would be upgrading navigation conditions on the major east-westriver and other wastewater and solid waste management improvements in the waterwaysfeedingtraffic into the Pearl River Delta region. A secondary Gouangzhou Metropolitan area. Decision meeting was scheduled for objective is to harness water-flow in two of these rivers to generate 25 November2003. Environmental AssessmentCategoryA. PID: 75728. environmentally clean electricity to help meet growing energy US$ 200.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Guangdong demand in Guangdong and Guangxi. Negotiations were tentatively ProvincialWorld Bank PMO, Guangdong ProvincialFinance Bureau, scheduled for mid-December 2003. Environmental Assessment Cat- Guangzhou 510031, China, Fax: (&20) 208-333, Contact Mr. Gu Dong- egory A. PID: 77137 US$ 95.0 (IBRD). Project agencies are con- fang, Vice Director tracting locally for detailed design using their own budget. Guangxi (R) Hunan Urban Development: The objective of the project is CommunicationsDepartment; No. 67, Xinmin Rd., Nanning, Guangxi to promote sustainable development in the city-regionof Changsha, 530012 China, Tel: (86-771) 211-5065, Fax: (86-771) 261-4441, Con- Zhuzhou and Xiangtan (CZT Region) of Hunan Province. Project is tact: Mr. Li Shangyan, Deputy Director; Guangdong Navigation being identified. EnvironmentalAssessment Category A. PID: 75730. Bureau, No. 280, Changdi Rd., Guangzhou, Guangdong 210120 US$300.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required for reviewing feasi- China, Tel: (86-20) 8333-4810, Fax: (86-20) 8337-2939, Contact: Mr. bility studies and preparing documentation for Bank appraisal includ- Chen Zichao, Deputy Director ing environmental and social impact assessments, economic and (R) National Railways 11: The objectives of the project are to s u p hancial analysis,project management and administration, and imple- port implementation of the ongoing restructuring and reform p r e mentation. Hunan ProvincialDevelopment Planning Commission, 69 gram for China Railways and to make capital investments that (a) Wu-Yi Zhong Rd., Changsha, Hunan 410011, China,Tel: (8&731) 221- increase the capacity and environmental sustainabilityof the railway 4531, Fax: (86-731) 221-2956, Contact: Mr. Xu Xianping, Director network linking eastern and western China and (b) help China Rail- (R) Zheijiang Urban Environment: The objectives of the project ways modernize and upgrade track maintenance practices consistent are to (a) enhance basic urban environmental services delivery; (b) with the goal of operating a modern, competitive rail service. Preap promote institutional and financial reform in the waste utility sector; praisal mission (Stage II) was scheduled for late November 2003. and (c) strengthen urban financial management and resource gen- Environmental Assessment Category B. PID: 75602. US$ 242.0 eration. Negotiations were scheduled for 24 November 2003. Envi- (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Ministry of Rail- ronmental Assessment Category B. PID: 69955. US$140.0 (IBRD). ways, 10 Fuxing Rd., Beijing 100844, China, Tel: (86-10) 5184-8416, Consulting services have been acquired. Zhejiang Urban Develop Fax: (86-10) 5184-1845, E-mail: fcticzh@ns.chinamor.cn.net, Con- ment Project Office,A 404 Wensan Rd., Hangzhou 310013, Zhejiang, tact Mr. Yang Haichang,Director, Foreign Capital and Technical Import China, Tel: (86-571) 886-3991, Fax: (86-571) 886-64685, E-mail: Center. zudpo@publicl.hz.zj.cn, Contact: Mr. He Conghua, Acting Project (R) Wuhan Urban Transport: The objective of the project is to fos- Director ter an approach to improving mobility and accessibility in the city, Shanghai Urban Environment (SHUEP) APL (In. 4705-CHA): especially for the disadvantaged, that facilitates economic develop The objective of the project is to begin a three-phase APL, support- ment, improves the quality of life and is financially sustainable. The ing urban environmental infrastructure, with policy reform, corpo- project will focus on improvements to (a) the road network, (b) traf- ratization and exploration of financing options when devolving ser- fic management and road safety, (c) the scope and quality of public vice provision to market-based system. Approved by the Executive PAGE 20 Monthly Operational Summary DECEMBER 2003 Directors on 17June 2003. Environmental Assessment Category A. and benefits of well-managed private infrastructure.?le loan wassigned PID: 70191. US$200.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be requried during on 2July2003. EnvironmentalAssessment Category to be determined. preparation and implementation. Shanghai Water and Wasterwater PID: 76271. U s 1 7 . 1 (IBRD). Consulting services will be required. Engineering Company, Ltd., Fax: (86-21) 58555563, Contact: Mr. Office of the Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs, J1. Lapan- Huang Jian Ping, General Manager gan Banteng Timur 2-4, Jakarta 10710, Indonesia, Tel: (62-21) 351- 1462, Fax: (62-21) 351-1644, E-mail: bsantono@cbn.net.id, Contacts: Water and Sanitation Jinny Katuuk, Deputy I l (Infrastructure and Economic and Fiscal Decen- (R) Tai Basin Urban Environment: The objective of the project tralization), Bambang Susantono, Assistant for Transport is to enhance the quality of life in key municipalities in the Tai Basin and to help sustain economiccompetitivenessand growth by alleviating Public Sector Governance degradation of water resources and improving the quality of the (R) Kabupaten Governance and Reform Initiatives: The pur- urban environment.Decision meeting completed.Negotiatiom are ten- pose of the project is to initiate a reform process and develop a dis- tatively scheduledfor late January 2004. Environmental Assessment trict-level system of checks and balances, increasing local account- Category A U s 8 4 . 6 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. ability and transparency. Appraisal mission is scheduled forJanuary Jiangsu Provincial Management Office, Foreign Economy and 2004. Environmental Assessment Category B. PID: 76174. Us60.0 Finance Division, Jiangsu Finance Bureau, 63 Beijing Rd., Nanjing (IBRD). Consultants are conducting project preparation financed 210024 Jiangsu Province, China, Tel: (86-25) 372-7278, Fax: (86-25) by a Japanese PHRD and a DFID TFS grant. Ministry for National 331-2450, E-mail: lindaxiel234@vip.sina.com, Contact: Mr. B a n g Development and Planning, Bappenas & Moha, JL. Taman Suropati Jiefei No. 2, Tel/Fax: (62-21) 334-195, 335-289, Contacts: Max Pohan, Director, Regional Automony Development lndonesia 'Ihird Kecamatan Development( In .4710-IND, Cr. 3806-IND): Energy and Mining The objectivesof the project are reducing poverty and improvinglocal Domestic Gas Sector RestructwingThe project aims at supporting governance. Specific development objectives include: (a) institu- tionalizing participatory processes in local government; (b) provid- the government's reform program for the domestic gas sector by pro- viding financing for expansion of gas distribution on West Java. Pro- ing basic social and economic infrastructure cost effectively and (c) strengthening the capacity of the microfinance institutionsdeveloped ject preparation is under way. Environmental Assessment Category to be determined. US$85.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be deter- under two earlier phases to manage and monitor funds sustainably. Approved by the Executive Directors on 26 June 2003. Environ- mined. PT. PGN Persero, J1. K.H. Zainul Ariin No. 20, Jakarta 11140, Indonesia, Tel: (62-21) 633-9525, Fax: (62-21) 633-1304, E-mail: adi- mental Assessment Category B. PID: 79156. US$ 204.3/45.5 (IBRD/IDA). Consultants have been identified. Ministry of Home labas@pgn.co.id,Contact: Adil Abas, Development Director Affairs, J1. Raya Pasar Minggu Km. 19,Jakarta, Indonesia, Tel: (62- Health, Nutrition and Population 21) 7917-1684;Fax: (62-21) 7919-6118, Contact: Mr. Bit0 Wikantosa, (R) Health Workforce and Services (h. 4702-IND, Cr. 3784- Project Manager IND): The objective of the project is to support health sector decen- Rural Development tralization in the provinces of Jambi, West Sumatra, West Kaliian- tan and East Kalimantan. Approved by the Executive Directors on (R) Catchment Protection: The objective of the project is devel- 12June 2003. Loan was signed on 1 October2603. EnvironmentalAssess- opment of participatory and community-based public forest land ment Category B. PID: 73772. US$31.1/74.5 (IBRD/IDA). Special- conservation modalitiesand sustainableincomegenerating incentives ists will be required in (a) undergraduate and post-graduate medical for selected pilot areas in the Java upper watersheds. The pilot would education curriculum pedagogy (problem-based learning etc.); (b) focus on three to four selected river basins in three provinces on Java post-graduate continuous education including distance learning; (c) with each pilot area typically being about 200 Ha. Decision meeting establishing and managing medical institutions; and (d) combining was scheduled for 25 November2003. Appraisal was tentatively sched- training with research and service delivery as an academic center uled for early December 2003. Environmental Assessment Category of learning through community-based piloting. Ministry of Health B. U s 3 . 2 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Ministry and Social Welfare, JLN. H.R. Rasuna Said Kav. X5,4-9 Block B, 8th of Home Affairs, J1. Medan Merdeka Utara No. 7, Jakarta, Indone- floor, Jakarta. Tel: (62-21) 520-1588; Fax: (62-21) 520-1588, E-mail: sia, Tel: (62-21) 3453079/0919, Fax: (62-21) 352-4043, Contact: Dr. nasirah-bahaudin@yahoo.com, Contact Dr. Nasirah Bahaudm; Min- Ir. Siti Nurbaya Bakar MSc., Secretary General istry of National Education, J1, Jenderal Sudirman, Pintu I, Senayan, (R) Land Management and Policy Development: The objectives Jakarta 10002, Indonesia, Tel: (62-21) 573-1436, 573-1988, Fax: of the project are to: (a) develop and implement a decentralization (62-21) 573-1466, 573-1988, E-mail: satriolQindo.net.id, Contact: plan for land affairs to enhance efficiency, transparency and service Satryo SoemantriBrodjonegoro,Director General of Higher Education delivery,while ensuring uniformity and integrity of the land admin- Micronutrient Deficiency Control and Prevention:The project istration system;and (b) improve land tenure securityby issuing secure aims at developing,piloting and, ifwarranted,implementing sustainable titles to eligible land owners and building mechanisms for dispute decentralized systems for micronutrient deficiency control and pre- resolution. Decision meeting completed. Appraisal mission is in the vention. Project is being identified. Environmental Assessment Cat- field. EnvironmentalAssessment Category B. PID: 164728.US$50.0 egory to be determined. US$20.0 (IBRD/IDA). Consultants will be (IBRD). PHRD-financed consulting services have already hished required to assess the current status of micronutrient deficiency project preparation work. Ministry of Home AffairdNational Land and gaps in the program and to define the strategic options and the Agency (BPN),J1. Sisingamangaraja No. 2, Jakarta Selatan, Indone- best role for this project. Directorate of Community Nutrition, Direc- sia, Tel: (62-21) 722-8723, 722-8724, Fax: (62-21) 726-7531, Contact: torate General of Community Health, Ministry of Health, Block C, D1: L u I. ~ Nasution, Chairman, BPN 7th floor,Jln. H.R. Rasuna Said, Kav. 4-9 Jakarta, Indonesia, Tel: (62- Coral Reef Rehabilitation and Management I1 (COREMAP 21) 529-63053;Fax: (62-21) 520-3871, Contact: Prof. Dr. Azrul Azwar, 11): The project is the second phase of a long-term program to Director General Community Health, Ministry of Health empower and support coastal communities to sustainably manage the use of coral reefs and associated ecosystem resources, which will Private Sector Development in turn enhance the welfare of these communities. The project will (R) Private Provision of Infrastructure Technical Assistance strengthen national, provincial and district level institutions as ser- (Ln. 4696-IND): The project will assist in (a) developing the pol- vice providers to communitiesin their local efforts to protect the reefs icy, legal, regulatory and institutional foundations required to facil- and ecosystems. The project will also work through private, public itate efficient,sustainableprivate investment in key infrastructure sec- and non-government organizations that have already established tors, and (b) building broader public understanding of the need for conservation and development programs in many proposed Phase DECEMBER 2003 Monthly Operational Summary PAGE 21 I1 locations. Finally, the project will seek to promote societal aware- existingroads and expansion of capacity through widening of the exist- ness of the benefits of coral reef conservation. Appraisal mission is ing roads or construction of new ones along congested key traffic under way. Environmental Assessment Category B. PID: 71316. US$ corridors and subjecting those roads to traffic safety audits; b) imple- 75.0 (IBRD). Social marketing specialist, community-based man- mentation support for design, supervision and preparation of envi- agement specialist, coral reef ecology/rapid appraisal specialist, ronmental, social and land acquisition and resettlement action plans, national experts on legal issues, decentralization and coral reef mon- and c) road sector support in the forms of training and technicalassis- itoring are areas in which consulting services are needed. Indone- tance, including in finance and management. Project preparation is sia Institute of Sciences (LIP0 and Ministry of Martime Affairs and under way. Environmental Assessment Category A. US$ 300.0 Fisheries (DKP),J1 Raden Saleh No. 43, Jakarta, Indonesia,Tel: (62- (BRD). Consulting services are required for: (a) project preparation; 21) 3143080, E-mail: coremap@indosat.net.id, Contact: Dr. Anugerah (b) design and supervision of environmentalassessments,action plans, Nontji, PMO Director, COREMAP Secretariat land acquisition and resettlement action plans; and (c) technical Sustaining Microfinance:The project will provide capacity build- assistance (still to be defined). Ministry of Settlements and Regional ing to the community-managedmicrofinance units (CMFUs) and par- Infrastructure Project, Jl. Pattimura No. 20, Jakarta Selatan, 12110, ticipatingbanks (F'FIs) that are accredited based on eligibility criteria, Indonesia, Tel: (62-21) 720-0281, 727-6581, Fax: (62-21) 720-1760, and promote links among them to increase outreach to rural areas. 727-9232, E-mail: skoesno@kimpraswil.go.id,nelson@kimpraswil.go.id, The project will also provide a line of credit to eligible private finan- Contacts: Mr. SoedarmadjiKoesno, Director ofTechnicalAffairs, Mr. cial institutions to be onlent to borrowers, and grants as seed capi- Nelson Siregar, Director of Technical Affairs tal to newly established CMFUs that have completed the socializa- tion process and proper training in credit management Project is being Urban Development identified. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$20.0/40.0 @) Urban Sector Development and Reform: CfomzerlyUrban Local (BRD/IDA). Request for proposals is under preparation. Consultants Government Reform) The objective of the project is to make urban will be required for feasibility study, household survey and social/envi- local governments more efficient and effective in meeting the needs ronmental impact assessment. PHRD grant is being used by the of their citizens in the context of the new decentralization laws. government. Ministry of Finance/Commercial Bank/Ministry of Appraisal is scheduled for April 2004, with negotiations following in Home Affairs, Building A, 5th Floor, J1. Dr. Wahidin No. 1,Jakarta June 2004. Environmental Assessment Category to be determined. 10710 Indonesia, Tel: (62-21) 384-8305, Fax: (62-21) 384-7473, PID: 71296. US$ 100.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be deter- E-mail: sbguritno@hotmail.com, Contact: Mr. Sri Bagus Guritno, mined. Ministry of Settlement and Regional Development, J1. Pat- Head of Section Investment for Banking Sector, Directorate of timura No. 20, Jakarta Selatan, Indonesia, Tel: (62-21) 712-805, Fax: Onlending Management (62-21) 739-2563, Contact: H.E. Dr. Ir. Soenarno, Dipl. HE, Minister of Settlement & Regional Infrastructure Social Protection (R) Urban Water and Sanitation Improvement and Expan- Support of Conflict-RiddenAreas: The objective of the project is sion: The objective of the project is to improve and expand the deliv- to develop and pilot strategies to support transition to longer-term ery of water supply and sanitation services by strengthening the local development in post-conflict areas by (a) strengthening community- provision of those services in an operationallyefficient and financially led planning and dispute resolution processes; @) restarting deliv- sustainable manner. The project will jlnance investments aimed at ery of health and education services and (c) promoting private improvingwater services and extending their coverage into unserved investment and job creation. Project identification is under way. Envi- urban and peri-urban areas. The project will also pilot in three cities ronmental Assessment Category C. Uss45.0 (IDA). Consulting ser- the main-streamingof community-basedinitiatives to expand coverage vices to be determined. National Development Planning Agency of wastewatercollection and treatment Preappraisalmission completed. (BAPPENAS),JI. Mangonsarkoro 5, Jakarta, Indonesia, Tel: (62- Decision meeting is tentatively scheduledforkfarch ,3334. Environmental 816) 36407, Fax: (62-21) 352-4043, E-mail: twiranto@dnet.com.Con- Assessment Category B. US$50.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to tact k Tatag Wiranto, Director, Communityand Rural Empowerment be determined. Ministry of Settlements and Regional Infrastruc- ture, JI. Pattimura No. 20, Kebayoran Baru, Jakarta Selatan, Indone- Transportation sia, Tel: (62-21) 727-96155/58, Fax: (62-21) 727-96155, Marine Electronic Highway Demonstration: The objective of E-mail: budiman@kimpraswil.go.id, Contact: Mr. Budiman k i f , the project is to demonstrate the feasibility of implementing a Marine Director General of Urban and Rural Development Electronic Highway (MEH) in the Malacca straits. The project will Urban Water Supply and Sanitation:The objective of the project constitute a first stage of the MEH whose goals are to improve nav- is to expand sewerage infrastructure in local governments, enable igational efficiency, reduce the risk of environmental damage, and private sector participation in operating and maintaining existing increase the sustainability of coastal and marine protection mea- water and sanitation facilities, and design instruments to ensure sures. Project preparation is under way. Environmental Assessment inclusion of low-iicome communities residing in the service areas. Category C. US$11.7 (IBRD). Consultingservices to be determined. Preappraisal is scheduled for April 2004. EnvironmentalAssessment International Maritime Organization,4 Albert Embankment, London Category A. PID: 60668. US$ 100.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to SE17SR, United Kingdom,Tel: (44-207) 587-3210,Fax: (44-207) 587- be determined. Ministry of Settlements and Regional Infrastructure 3119, E-mail: info@irno.org,Contact Mr. Koji Sekimifll, Director, Marine (Kimpraswil), J1. Pattimura 20, Kebayoran Baru, Jakarta 12110, Environment Division Indonesia, Tel: (62-21) 722-1772, Contact: Ir. Budiman Arif, Director Second Eastern Indonesia Region Transport: The objective of General, Directorate General of Urban and Rural Development the project is to stimulate economic growth and improve social wel- fare in the region through improved access to roads, reduced road Lao People's Democratic Republic transport costs and more efficient use of resources. Project prepa- ration is under way. Environmental AssessmentCategoryA PID: 74290. Education US$200.0 (IBRD). Consulting services will be required for imple- (R) Second Education: The objective of the project is achieve- mentation support and technical assistance. Directorate General of ment of universal completion of primary education by increasing pri- Regional Infrastructure, Ministry of Settlement and Regional Infra- mary school enrollment and completion in the 19 poorest districts structure, Jalan Pattimura 20, Jakarta, Selatan, Indonesia, Tel: (62- of the six poorest provinces. Negotiationswere tentatively scheduled 21) 720-1760,E-mail: eirtp@yahoo.com, Contact Mr. Hatta Latie&EIRTP for mid-December 2003. Environmental Assessment Category C. Officer in Charge, Directorate of Technical Affairs PID: 78113. US$ 7.9/4.8 (IDA/IDA Grant). Consultants will be Strategic Roads Infrastructure:The objective of the project is to required. Ministry of Education, Lanexabg Ave., Vientiane, Lao provide improved road conditions and capacity along key traffic cor- PDR,Tel: (85621) 217-795, Fax: (85621) 216006, Contact: Mr. Lytou ridors to support economic growth. It consists of a) betterment of Bouapao, Director, Department of Planning and Cooperation ~~ ~ ~~~ ~ ~ ~~ ~ PAGE 22 Monthly Operational Summary DECEMBER 2003 Energy and Mining 2003. Environmental Assessment Category C. US$12.0 (IDA). No Southern Provinces Rural Electrification 11:The objective of the consultants are required. Ministry of Finance and Economy, Negdsen project is to improve living standards and increase income opportunities Undestnii St., 5/1, GovernmentBuilding No.2, Room 203, Ulaanbaatar for about 80,000 rural households by providing them with electric- 210646, Mongolia,Tel/Fax: (97611) 320-247,Contact:Mr. Sandadorj, ity. Preparation mission was scheduled for December 2003. Envi- Head of Fiscal Policy Department ronmental Assessment Category B. US$ 25.0 (IDA). Consultants are required during project preparation for the following activities: Transportation socioeconomicsurvey and rural electrkation database; distribution Transport and Communication:The objective of the project is to system loss reduction; tariff study; rural electrification framework; reduce the cost of domestic trade. The project will finance key roads power sector financing strategy; and project preparation of physical and transport facilitiesin Ulaanbaatar. Project is being identified.Envi- components. Electricite du Laos, Nong Bone Rd., BP 309, Vientiane, ronmental Assessment Category to be determined. US$40.0 (IDA). Lao PDR, Tel: (85621) 451-519, Fax: (85621) 415039, E-mail: som- Consultants will be required. Ministry of Infrastructure, Depart- phone@edl-laos.com, Contact: Mr. Somphone Simalavong, Officer; ment of Transport, Road, Information,Communication and Tourism, Ministry of Industry and Handicraft, Nong Bone Rd., BP 4708, Vien- and Policy and Coordination, Tel: (97611) 326119, Fax: (976-11) tiane, Lao PDR,Tel: (85621) 415037,412-012, Fax: (85621) 413-013, 310-503, Contact: Dr. Javchig Sereeter, General Director E-mail: houmphon@laotel.com, Contact: Mr. Houmphone Bulyaphol, Director Water and Sanitation .(R) Second UlaanbaatarServices Improvement:The project will Health, Nutrition and Population (a) improve basic services in Ulaanbaatar’s priority Ger areas and (R) Health Services Support: CformerlyHealth II) The projectwill upgrade water supply and sanitationin the City; and (b) develop mech- support health sector development with a focus on human and finan- anism for sustainable management of services in the Gers. The cial resources to improve sector performance and, ultimately, improve objectives would be achieved through: (a) providing basic facilities people’s health, especially among the underserved population. Pro- for water, sanitation, and transport services in Ger areas, (b) upgrad- ject is being identifed. Environmental Assessment Category to be ing performance of entire water supply sewerage system, and (c) determined. US$20.0 (IDA). Consulting services to be determined. enhancement of management capabilities of implementinginstitutions, Ministry of Health, S i u a n g Rd., PO Box 2236, Vientiane Lao PDR, including generation of financing adequate for sustainable opera- Tel: (85621) 214-009, Fax: (856-21) 214-508, E-mail: Pcumoh@Lao- tion and maintenance of suburb services. Decision meeting is sched- tel.Com, Contact: Dr. Sisamone Keola, Head of Preparation Team, uled for 23January 2004. Environmental Assessment Category B. Health I1 and PCU Director, Health System Reform and Malaria PID: 74591. US$15.0 (IDA). Consulting services to be determined. Control Project Municipality of Ulaanbaatar, MUB, Sukhbaatar Square-11, Ulaan- baatar - 46, Mongolia, Tel: (97611) 325060, Fax: (976-11) 32433, Law and Justice Contact: Mr. Choipog Bat, Chief of Economy and Strategic Policy Poverty Reduction Strategy: The objective of the project is to Department develop and implement policies and structural reforms supportive of the country’soverall economicdevelopment strategyin a sequenced Papua New Guinea and phased manner. The initial reforms will focus on public sector governance, social sectors,trade, private sector developmentand other Transpotfation areas to be determined. Project preparation is under way. Environ- mental Assessment Category U. US$ amount to be determined Highlands Highway:The project will rehabilitate the 600 km High- (IDA). Consulting services to be determined. Ministry of Finance, lands Highway between Lae and Mendi and support the establish- That h a n g Rd., PO Box 46, Vientiane, Lao PDR, Tel: (856) 911-370, ment of an authority to manage roads in PNG with reliable funding Fax: (856) 412-142, E-mail: tchanthavongsa@hotmail.com,Contacts: arrangements, and implementationof a program to reduce HIV/AIDS Mrs. Thipphakone Chanthavongsa, Deputy Director of External caused by mobility provided by the improved highway. Project prepa- ration is under way. Environmental Assessment Category B. PID: 59066. Fianncial Relations Department; Mrs. Vienthong Siphandone, Director US$30.0 (IBRD). A consulting firm completed, in March 2002, the preparation of engineering, environmental, land acquisition/reset- Transpotfation tlement, economic, institutional and financing aspects of the pro- Provincial and Rural Infrastructure: The objective of the project ject. Consulting services will be required for project supervision is to stimulate economic and social development by improving acces- and management and for support of the proposed Highlands High- sibility to markets, jobs, education and health services, and by pro- way Authority as well as for management of the HW/AIDS compo- viding access to water and sanitation to meet basic health and hygiene nent of the project. Department of Works, PO Box 1108,Boroko NCD, for small towns and rural population. The project will provide basic Papua New Guinea, Tel: (675) 324-1343, Fax: (675) 324-1277, E-mail: rural infrastructure and help develop managerial, technical, and roymumu@daltron.com.pg, Contact Mr. Roy Mumu, Deputy Secretary administrative capacity to plan, budget, manage and monitor invest- (Technical) ments and maintenance activities effectively. Project preparation is under way. EnvironmentalAssessment Category B. US$18.0 (IDA). Philippines Consultants are required for preparation. Ministry of Communica- Energy and Mining tions, Transport, Post and Construction (MCTF’C),Lane Xang Ave., Vientiane, Lao PDR, Tel: (85621) 412-741, Fax: (85621) 414-132, (R) Elective Cooperative System Loss Reduction:The objective E-mail: sommad@laotel.com,Contact: Sommad Pholsena, General of the project is to achieve significant and sustained energy effi- Director, Department of Roads; Provincial governments of Attapu, ciency improvements in rural electric cooperatives in order to pro- Xekong, Houaphan, and Phongsali vide current and prospective customers with reliable, least-cost power supply over the long term. Appraisal mission is in the field. Mongolia Environmental Assessment Category FI. US$12.0 (GEF). Consult- ing services will be required to prepare bidding documents, provide Law and Justice technical and business support to cooperatives for their investment (R) Poverty Reduction Strategy:The objective of the project is to programs, and monitor the project’s energy savings and carbon develop and implement policies and structural reforms that are con- emission reductions. Department of Energy, Meritt Rd., Fort Boni- sistentwith and supportive of the country’s overall economic devel- facio, Makati City, Philippines, Tel: (63-2) 840-1021, E-mail: opment strategy in a sequenced and phased manner. Project concept mycaps@doe.gov.ph, Contact:Ms. Mylene Capungol, Assistant Direc- review completed. Appraisal mission was scheduled for December tor, Electric Power Industry Administration Bureau ~~~ ~ ~~ DECEMBER 2003 Monthly Operational Summary PAGE 23 Rural Power: The project will support the implementation of the Consulting services to be determined. Unfied Project Management National Energy Plan through (a) investment support to provide Division (UPMD),Department of Health, GF Bldg. 3, San Lazaro Com- selected rural areas with reliable electricity supply in a sustainable pound, Sta. Cruz, Manila, Philippines,Tel: (63-2) 781-8843,Fax: (63- manner, including, as appropriate, environmentally friendly renew- 2) 781-8843, E-mail: bihc@doh.gov.ph,Contact: Dr. Ma.Virginia Guz- able energy;and @) technical assistance and trainingfor capacity build- man-Ala, Head ing to improve the sector performance and to remove barriers fro renewable energy development. This operation will be financed Public Sector Governance through an adaptable program loan (APL), and the first phase of the (R) Public Finance Strengthening:The purpose of the project is to APL is expected to support investments directed at achieving visi- strengthen publicfinances. There are three key aspects: strengthening ble results on the ground within a relatively short term. Retroactive public expenditure and financial management to improve resource financing is proposed. Board presentation was scheduled for 4 use, strengthening resource mobilization to increase public rev- December 2003. EnvironmentalAssessment Category FI. PID: 66397. enues, and containing contingent liabilities and fiscal risks. Project is US$ 10.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required for the technical being idenaed. EnvironmentalAssessment Category C. PID: 75335. assistance and training component. Department of Energy, Energy US$ 150.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Center, Merrit Rd., Fort Bonifacio,Taguig,Metro Manila, Philippines, Department of Finance, Tel: (632) 521-2948, Fax: (632) 521-2948, Tel: (63-2) 844-1021 to 40, Fax: (63-2) 818-8614, E-mail: Contact: Ms. Juanita Amatong, Under Secretary, Department of rquejas@doe.gov.ph, Contact: Ms. Mylene Capungol,Assistant Direc- Finance tor, Electric Power Industry Administration Bureau Public Sector Strengthew.The objectiveof the project is to improve Environment and Natural Resources Management governance, combat poverty and improve the delivery of basic ser- (R) Laguna de Bay Institutional Strengthening and Commu- vices through: (a) streamlining public administration; (b) strength- nity Participation: The objective of the project is to improve envi- ening the management and poverty focus of public expenditures; (c) ronmental quality and sustainable management of Laguna de Bay by controlling the fiscal weight of the wage bill and enhancing civil ser- modifying the behavior of watershed users (communities, local gov- vice quality and accountability;and (d) strengthening monitoring and ernment units, and private sector entities) to adopt sound practices evaluation capacity Project is being identified. EnvironmentalAssess in response to institutional and regulatory reforms; economic incen- ment Category C. PID: 78068. US$150.0 (IBRD). Consultants, to be tives; stakeholder participation;and investments.The project will assist financed by a US$1.1 PHRD grant, are required to prepare reports, the Laguna Lake DevelopmentAuthority (LLDA) with pilot approaches recommendations, strategies and action plans for: (a) functional and to: a) improving compliance by targeted watershed users; b) deep efficiency reviews of central departments; (b) improving the macro- ening community involvement in watershed activities in selected economic,fiscal and sector expenditureframeworksand linkages among micro-watersheds and c) leveraging its revenues to obtain additional different planning tiers; (c) civil service pay and employment reform financing for environmental improvement investments. Appraisal and (d) improving implementation of the medium-term expenditure completed. Negotiations are under way. Environmental Assessment framework and program evaluation. Consulting services are also Category B. PID: 70899. US$6.0 (IBRD) Consulting services to be required to assist the government with implementation and coordi- determined. Laguna Lake Development Authority (LLDA), Rizal nation of the PHRD grant. Department of Budget and Management, Provincial Capitol Compound, Pasig City, Philippines,Tel: (632) 637- Government of the Philippines, Department of Budget and Man- 9748, Fax: (632) 637-9054,E-mail:ppdd@llda.gov.ph,Contact: Dolora agement Ground Fl., Building I, General Solano St, San Miguel, Manila, N. Nepomuceno, Assistant General Manager Philippines, Tel: (63-2) 7354934, Fax: (63-2) 7354961, E-mail: lpas- cua@dbm.gov.ph, Contact: Ms. Laura B. Pascua, Undersecretary, Health, Nutrition and Population Department of Budget and Management Health Sector Reform: The objective of the project is to support Rural Development implementation of the five components of the Department of Health’s Health Sector Reform Agenda (HSRA),which are health insurance, (R) Land Administration and Management 11: The objectivesof local health systems development, hospital development, public the project are to (a) improve land tenure security, (b) facilitatethe health services and health regulation (especially for drugs). The development of land markets, and (c) increase government rev- project will also help build capacity at the national level to support enues from property taxes. The project will include formulating land reforms at the local level. This will be done at four sites,with particular policy and regulation, and developing land titling and registration sys attention to ensuring improved access for the poor. Through this pro- tems. Appraisal mission is scheduledfor January 2004. Environmental ject, the Bankwill participate in the departments efforts to organize Assessment Category B. PID: 73206. US$30.0 (IBRD). Consultants international donor assistance under the umbrella of the HSRA. Pro- will be required. Department of Environment and Natural Resources, ject preparation is under way. Environmental Assessment Category Visayas Ave., Dilliman, Quezon City 1100 Philippines, Tel: (63-2) C. PID: 75464. US$40.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required in the 9252328, Fax: (63-2) 9252328, E-mail:lamp@denr.gov.ph,Contact: areas of health system management, planning and financing, social Ms. Mylene Albano, Executive Director health insurance, social marketing (for health insurance), training Community Managed Agrarian Reform Program ( S L):The objec- in health services management and social health insurance, licens- tive of the project is to support the expanded piloting and develop ing of drug retailers, drug pricing and retailing, monitoring, and ment of an improved modality of land reform aimed at speeding up evaluation. Department of Health, San Lazaro Compound,Rizal Ave., and reducing the cost of implementing the Comprehensive Agrar- Sta. Cruz, Manila, Philippines, Tel: (632) 781-8843, Fax: (632) 781- ian Reform Program (CARP),and improving agricultural productivity. 8843, E-mail: bihc@central.doh.gov.ph, Contact: Dr. Ma. Virginia The project builds on a current mechanism of voluntary land trans- Guzman-Ala,Head fer and direct payments to: (a) empower,through technical assistance Second Women’s Health and Safe Motherhood:The project will and training, landless farmers and farm workers to choose and support Government’s continuing efforts to promote the health of acquire agricultural lands from landowners through a land pur- women and, through them, their children. Three key components chasing scheme that relies on negotiations between willing buyers of Women’s Health services will receive special focus under the pro- and willing sellers in a decentralized administration; @) increase the ject - (i) family planning, (ii) RTI/STD/HIV/AIDS prevention, and productivity of the acquired lands; and (c) improve the welfare of the (iii) emergency obstetrical care. These three services will be deliv- land reform beneficiaries by building on relevant lessons and expe- ered as an integrated package at each level of the health care sys- riences from the ongoing earlier project. Project is being identified. tem (community-based,facility-based and national centers of excel- EnvironmentalAssessment Category B. PID: 78252. US5.0 @RD). lence), and appropriate, to ensure that all women have access to Consulting services to be determined. Department of Agrarian quality services as they are needed. Project preparation is under way. Reform, FAPSO Building, DAR Compound, EllipiticalRd., Diliman, EnvironmentalAssessment Category C. PID: 79628. US$30.0 (IBRD) . Quezon City, Philippines, Tel: (652) 951-5981, Fax: (63-2) 454-2027, PAGE 24 Monthly Operational Summary DECEMBER 2003 E-mail:josemaripQdar.gov.ph, Contact: Jose Mari B. Ponce, Assis- Samoa tant Secretary Transportation Diversified Farm Income and Market Development: The objec- tive of the project is to create an environment conducive to diversifi- (R) Second InfrastructureAsset Management:The objective of cation, driven primarily by market demand among the various stake the project is to help change the role of government in the delivery holders, rather than by supply incentives. It would aim to address and management of infrastructure services in the three priority sub- impediments to diversifying agriculture, such as weak institutional sectors, air transport, road transport and coastal protection. It will structures, and to enhance relationships (ii hancing, trade and com- also meet high priority physical investment needs in these subsec- modity policies, marketing, post-harvest processing, devolved tors to support and protect national economic growth and quality of research and extension delivery, and local infrastructure) that would life. Appraisal mission completed. Negotiations were scheduled for 20 tend to attract reliable sources of long-term private sector invest- November 2003. EnvironmentalAssessment Category B. PID: 75523. ments in the sector. Project preparation is under way. Environmental US$12.8 (IDA). Consulting services to be determined. Ministry of Assessment Category B. PID: 75184. U s 60.0 (IBRD). Consulting Works, Private Mail Bag, Apia, Samoa,Tel: (685) 20865/21611, Con- services for project preparation has been procured and mobilized in tact: Mr. Vaaelua Nofo Vaaelua,Director of Works, Director General; June 2003. Department of Agriculture, Room 301, 3rd Floor, Department of Lands Survey and Environment,Private Mail Bag, Apia, Department of Agriculture Bldg., Elliptical Rd., Diliman, Quezon Samoa,Tel: (685) 22481/25019, Contact: Dr. Ieti Taulealo, Director; City, Philippines, Tel (63-2) 928-8741 Ext. 333, E-mail fredsQpacif- Samoa Airport Authority, Private Bag, Faleolo International Airport, ic.netph, Contact: Assistant Secretary Segfredo Serrano, Policy and Apia, Samoa, Contact: Mr. Rimoni Aifi, General Manager Planning Thailand River Basin and Watershed Management:The objectives of the project are to enhance livelihoodsand improve natural resources man- Transportation agement by (a) promoting coordinated and sustainable demand-dri- Highways Management:The objective of the project is to enhance ven development activitiessupporting increased economic and agri- the efficiency and effectiveness of the Department of Highways cultural production and rural incomes and a sustainableresource base, (DOH) to deliver, maintain and manage its road assets. Further- (b) conducting pilot work on comprehensive water resources plan- more, the project will reduce traffic accidents and fatalities on the ning and management in the Bicol River Basin and, at the national national highways and enhance private sector participation in road level, (c) developing capacity for integrated water resources man- operations. New methods of maintaining roads through long-term, agement and future investment, through the preparation of inte- performancebased contractswith the private sector will be introduced grated watershed development plans in Manila and Cebu by strate- on a pilot basis. Board presentation was scheduled for 9 December gic water resources task forces to be created for this purpose. Project 2003. Environmental Assessment Category B. PID: 75173. US$84.0 preparation is under way. EnvironmentalAssesment CategoryA PID: (IBRD). Consulting services for implementation to be determined. 64974. Us21.6 (IBRD). Consultants have completed the Bicol River Department of Highways, Sri Ayutthaya Rd., Bangkok 10400,Thai- Basin Master Plan and Framework. Department of Environment land, Tel: (6E-2) 2455501, Fax: (6&2) 2458335, Contact: Mr. Jaruk and Natural Resources (DENR) Manila and Region V, DENR Bldg., Anupongse, Director General Rawis, Legaspi City, Albay, Tel: (63-52) 214-3886), E-mail: den- rtmd5@globaliik.net.ph; Contact: Mr. Oscar M. Hamada, Regional Tonga Executive Director Education Urban Development First Education: The objective of the project is to improve educa- tional service delivery and enhance educational quality. Project iden- (R) Manila Third Sewerage: The objective of the project is to tification is expected in early 2004. Environmental Assessment Cat- improve sewerage and sanitation conditions in the East Zone of egory C. US$ 4.0 (IDA). Consulting services to be determined. Metro Manila Concession Area. It follows upon the Manila Second Ministry of Education, Nukua’lofa, Tonga, Tel: (676) 23511, Fax: Sewerage Project. Initial sub-projects include: a) Taguig sewerage (676) 23596, Contact: Mr. Viami Takau, Director of Education system; b) Riverbanks sewage treatment plants; c) septage treatment plants; d) sanitation for low-income communities; e) Camp Atienza Vanuatu sewerage system; f) upgrade of existing sanitation systems; and g) upgrade of settlement areas in water and sewerage rights-of-way.Con- Education cept review completed. Preappraisal mission is tentatively scheduled (N) Primary School Quality:The project, a LIL, will facilitate and for January 2004. Environmental Assessment Category A. PID: test the government’s new policy initiative to decentralize to the 79661. US$50.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Met- provincial level financing of the education sector through imple- ropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System, 4/F Administration mentation of a performance-based grant system. The primary Building, MWSS Complex, Katipunan Rd., Quezon City, Philippines, expected outcome of the project is improved educational service Tel/Fax: (63-2) 921-2887,Contact: Mr. Leonor Cleofas, Project Man- delivery and learning levels of the primary school age population. agement Officer Project preparation is under way. Environmental Assessment Cate- gory C. U s 3 . 5 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Min- (R) Urban Shelter and Community Infrastructure: The objec- istry of Education, Port Vila, Vanuatu, Tel: (678) 25521, Fax: (678) tive of the project is to assist the government to develop a financially, 22849, Contact: Mr. Abel Nako, Director General of Education socially and institutionally sustainable approach to improving the liv- ing conditions of the urban poor living in un-serviced slum and Vietnam squatter settlements. The project will support pilot schemes that will test various concepts that need to be resolved before a larger pro- Economic Management gram can be implemented. Components include: community infra- Poverty Reduction Support 111: The project will build on recent structure upgrading, home improvement loans, study of the Com- reforms and support further progress in structural and other key pol- munity Mortgage Program, and technical assistance to participating icy areas. The overall framework is provided by the Comprehensive agencies. Decision Meeting was tentatively scheduled for late Novem- Poverty Reduction and Growth Strategy (CPRGS), which is the ber 2003. Environmental Assessment Category C. PID: 77515. US$ country’s Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper. Project processing is 5.0 (IBRD). A PHRD grant of US$0.25 has been approved for pro- under way. EnvironmentalAssessment Category C. US$lOO.O (IDA). ject preparation. Housing and Urban Development Coordinating Consulting services to be determined. State Bank of Vietnam, 49 Ly Council, Makati City, Philippines,Tel: (63-2) 811-4116,Fax:(63-2) 811- ThaiTo St., Hanoi,Vietnam,Tel: (84-4) 934-3361,Fax: (84-4)8250612, 4158, Contact: Lucille Ortile, Deputy Secretary E-mail fdsby@fpt.vn,Contact: Mr. Le Duc Thuy, Governor DECEMBER 2003 Monthly Operational Summary PAGE 25 Education vices to be determined. Ministry of Health, 138A Giang vo, Hanoi, National EFA Plan Implementation:The objective of the project Vietnam, Tel: (84-4) 84&4914, Fax: (84-4) 846-4051, Contact: Mr. is to establish a policy framework in education management and Duong Huy Lieu, Director, Planning and Finance Department finance that will act as an enabling environment to promote expanded Mekong Region Health Support: The objective of the project is educational access and improved service delivery. Concept review to enhance the health services system with a policy framework and completed. Appraisal mission is scheduled for July 2004. Environmental better institutional capacity for improved quality of hospital care and Assessment Category C. UsS50.0 (IDA). Consulting services to be prevention as well as stronger mechanisms for financing catastrophic determined. Ministry of Education and Training, Suite 406, Tu Phap, curative care for the poor. Concept review completed. Appraisal mis- Phan Ke Binh St., Hanoi, Vietnam,Tel/Fax: (84-4) 762-8946,Contact: sion is scheduled for May 2004. EnvironmentalAssessment Category Mr. Nguyen Quoc Chi, Coordinator C. UsS47.0 (IDA). Consulting services to be determined. Ministry Second Higher Education:The objectives of the project are to: (a) of Health, 138AGiang Vo, Hanoi, Vietnam, Tel: (84-4) 846-4914, Fax: provide incentives for integrating university training and research (84-4) 846-4051, Contact: Mr. Duong Huy Lieu, Director of Planning to improve the relevance of universities to changing economic and and Finance Department social needs; (b) improve the technical and professional capacity of higher education staff and graduates: and (c) promote national and Information and Communication international cooperationto achieve regional and international recog- (R) E-Government:The objectiveof the project is to accelerate infor- nition for standards of training and research. Appraisal mission is ten- mation communication technology development in Vietnam. The tatively scheduled for late September 2004. Environmental Assess- project will promote public sector efficiencyand transparency,access, ment Category C. US$ 100.0 (IDA). Consulting services to be with emphasis in rural areas, and national and international E-com- determined. Ministry of Education and Training,49 Dai Co, Hanoi, merce, which will lead to job creation. Appraisal mission is scheduled Vietnam, Tel: (84-4) 869-2479, Contact: Tran Van Nhung, Vice for late June 2004. Environmental Assessment Category C. US$ Minister 100.0 (IDA). Consulting services to be determined. Implementating Agency to be determined. Energy and Mining Rural Energy 11:The objectives of the project are to improve access Public Sector Governance to good quality,affordable electricity services to rural communities, Customs Modernization: The program aims at assisting in trade in an efficient and sustainable manner. The project is expected to prc- reform, revenue collection, foreign trade statistics collection, com- vide improved access to energy to about 1million households, includ- munity protection and meeting international obligations. Project is ing many living in some of the poorest communes identified in the being identified. Environmental Assessment Category to be deter- government’sspecial commune program. Decision meeting is sched- mined. UsS40.0 (IDA). Consulting services to be determined. Min- uled for February 2004. Environmental Assessment Category B. istry of Finance, 8 Phan Huy Chu St., Hanoi, Vietnam,Tel: (84-4) 824 US$220.0/7.0 (IDA/GEF). Consulting services to be determined. 0437, Fax: (844) 826-2266,E-mail: toanba@yahoo.com,Contact Mr. Ministry of Industry, Electricity of Vietnam, 18Tran Nguyen Han St., Nguyen Sinh Hung, Minister Hanoi, Vietnam, Tel: (84-4) 825-5659, Fax: (84-4) 824-9462, E-mail: tienptt@evn.com.vn,Contact: Mr. Dao Van Hung, General Director; Rural Development Ministry of Industry, 54 Hai BaTrung St., Hanoi, Vietnam, Tel: (84- (R) Forest Sector Development: The project would support (a) 4) 934-9411, Fax: (84-4) 934-9412, E-mail: bqlppi-bcn@hn.vnn.vn, forest policy and institutional reform: (b) forest land allocation and Contact: Mr. Hoang Trung Hai, Minister issuance of land use certificates; (c) sustainable forest development Finance and management through promotion of forest plantations and small- Second Payment System and Bank Modernization:The project scale tree growing by farmers, communities, mass organizations aims at upgrading and expanding (a) the use of the Inter-Bank Pay- and private sector; (d) conservation fund for improving manage- ment System (IBPS) operated by the State Bank of Vietnam by ment effectiveness of protected areas; and (e) project management. Appraisal mission completed. Negotiations are scheduled forJanuary increasing the number of provincial processing centers and con- 2004.Environmental Assessment Category to be determined. PID: necting all banks and branches operating, and (b) the commercial banks’ intra-bank payment system and client support services sys- 66051. UsS35.0 (IDA). Consulting requirements to be determined. tem by increasing the number of applicationsand rolling out the sys- Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, 2 Ngoc Ha, Hanoi, tem to several more branches per commercial bank. Project is being Vietnam, Tel: (84-4) 843-8689, Fax: (84-4) 843-8793, Contact: Mr. identified. Environmental Assessment Category C. UsS50.0 (IDA). Nguyen Quang Duong, Vice Director, Department of Forestry Devel- Consultants will be required. The State Bank of Vietnam, 28 Nguyen opment ChiThanh, Hanoi,Vietnam,Tel: (84-4) 733-0488,Fax: (84-4) 834-5180, (R) Natural Disasters Mitigation:The objectives of the project are E-mail: pdalnh@hn.vnn.vn, Contact: Dr. Ta Quang Tien, General to save lives and protect economic assets and outputs, especiallyfor Director, Information Technology Department the poor, who are often the most vulnerable to natural hazards. This would be achieved by: (a) preventing natural disaster impacts: (b) Health, Nutrition and Population improving government policies and strengthening national and local (R) HIV/AIDS Prevention: The objective of the project is to institutions in preparedness response and long term recovery from strengthen the HIV/AIDS program to slow its spread and mitigate natural disasters; and (c) restoring basic infrastructure in case of a its effects on socic-economic development. The project will support: major disaster and providing assistance to affected poor people. (a) local programs for prevention, (b) behavioral change communi- Decision meeting is scheduled for June 2004.Environmental Assess- cations initiatives: (c) strengthening of health services delivery for ment Category A. PID: 73361. UsS150.0 (IDA). Consulting services HIV/AIDS and (d) capacity building. Appraisal mission is scheduled will be required. Ministry of Agricultureand Rural Development, Ngoc for late February 2004.Environmental Assessment Category C. US$ Ha, Ba Dinh, Hanoi, Vietnam, Tel: (84-4) 843-7520,Fax: (844) 733- 35.0 (IDA). Consultingservices to be determined. Ministry of Health, 0752, Contact: Dr. Le Van Minh, Director General Management Unit 138A Giang Vo, Hanoi, Vietnam, Tel: (84-4) 846-4914, Fax: (84-4) (R)Water ResourcesAssistance:The project is a national program 846-4051, Contact: Mr. Duong Huy Lieu, Director of Planning and to support: (a) irrigation modernization and reform; (b) dam safety Finance Department and (c) integrated water resources development in the Thu Bon Health Fund for Poor: The project will finance health services for Basin (located near Da Nang in the Central Coast). Appraisal mis- the poor in selected provinces while piloting mechanisms to ensure sion completed. Negotiations were scheduledfor early December 2003. that financing will be self-sustaining. Concept review completed. Environmental Assessment Category A. PID: 65898. US$ 130.0 Appraisal mission is tentatively scheduled for February 2004. Envi- (IDA). Consulting services to be determined. Ministry of Agriculture ronmental Assessment Category C. UsS60.0 (IBRD). Consultingser- and Rural Development), 2 Ngoc Ha St., Hanoi, Vietnam, Tel: (84- PAGE 26 Monthly Operational Summary DECEMBER 2003 4) 733-0782,Fax: (84-4) 824-7133, Contact: Mr. Pham Hong Giang, age and 70%sanitation access in rural areas by 2010. Project prepa- Vice Minister ration is under way. Environmental Assessment Category to be determined. US$ 100.0 (IBRD) Consultants will be required for pro- Transportation ject preparation. Danida is financing preparation through a parallel (R) Road Network Improvement: The purpose of this project is project. Additional consultants may be required for ficrther preparation to establish a sustainable institutional and financial frameworkfor the during the implementation phase and also to assist with project man- maintenance of the national road network. Technical discussions were agement, capacity building, health promotion and construction super- held 4-8November 2003. Board presentation was scheduled for 11 vision. Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Center for December 2003. EnvironmentalAssessment Category B. PID 59663. Rural Water Supply and Sanitation, Tel: (844) 8355821, Fax: (844) US$225.0 (IDA). Consulting services are required for preparation 8355964, E-mail: cerwass@fpt.vn, Contact: Le Van Can, Director and implementation. A PHRD grant was approved for project prepa- (R) Water Supply Development: The objective of the project is to ration, and consulting services are under way. Project Management expand water services to currently unserved households, irrespec- Unit, No. 18 (PMU18), Sol, Duong 19-8,Mai Dich, Cau Giay, Hanoi, tive of income levels, in both large urban centers and smaller district Vietnam, Tel: (84-4) 768-0063, Fax: (84-4) 768-0072, E-mail: towns. The project will make funds available to water companies pidlpmul8@fpt.vn, Contact: Mr. Bui Tien Dung, General Director; which either achieve predefined levels of performance or are will- Vietnam Road Administration (VRA), 106 Thai Thinh, Dong Da, ing to commit to the competitive appointment of contractors to Hanoi, Vietnam, Tel: (84-4) 857-1446, Fax: (84-4) 857-1440, E-mail: design, build and lease/operate facilities.A revolving fund will also vroada@fpt.vn,Contact: Mr. Thieu Dang Khoa, Chairman, VRA be established to allow households to invest in sanitation facilities. Preappraisal is scheduled forJanuary2004. Environmental Assess- Urban Development ment Category B. PID: 73763. US$ 100.0 (IDA). Contract with main (R) Urban Upgrading:The main objectives of the project are to help consultant was signed on 5 June 2003. Additional consultants will be alleviate poverty in urban areas by improving the living and envi- required for further preparation during the implementationphase and ronmental conditions of the urban poor using participatory plan- also to assist with project management and construction supervision: ning methods, and influencing planning processes to become more Ministry of Construction, 37 LeDai Hanh St., Hanoi, Vietnam, Tel: inclusive and pro-poor. It will focus on Haiphong, Ho Chi Minh City, (84-4) 976 1852 or 974-0090, E-mail: dactn@hn.vnn.vn,Contact: Dr. CanTho and Nam Dinh. Decision meeting completed. Appraisal mi+ Pham Ngoc Thai, Director, Management Board for Water Supplyand sion is tentatively scheduled for December 2003. Environmental Sanitation Projects Assessment Category A. PID: 70197. US$ 150.0 (IDA). A PHRD grant is financing consulting services to (a) assist government review and develop policies relating to urban upgrading; and (b) prepare detailed engineering for tertiary infrastructure improvements in low income areas (contract signed). A second PHRD grant is financ- ing consulting services for detailed design of primary and secondary South Asia infrastructure and preparation of a Resettlement Action Plan and an Environmental Impact Assessments Plan (EM). The PHRD grants Afghanistan total US$ 1.8. Ministry of Construction, 37 Le Dai Hanh St., Hanoi, Vietnam,Tel: (84-4) 9764478, Fax (84-4) 97G2153, E-mail:urban-upgrad- Economic Management ing.moc@hn.vnn.vn, Contact: Le Trong Binh, Deputy Director, Emergency Fiscal Rehabilitation: The operation will provide Department of Architecture and Rural and Urban Planning, MOC; quickdisbursing funds that are needed to help the AfghanistanTran- Ho Chi Minh City Project Management Unit (€'MU), 25 Pham Ngoc sitional Administration (ATA) fill an immediate budget financing Thach, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, Tel: (84-4) 824-6500, Fax: (84-4) gap. It provides support for policies that promote and enhance the 824-6499, Contact Mr. Nguyen Hoang Nham, PMU Director; Can Tho fiscally responsible management of public resources, including mea- PMU, 61 Phan Dinh Phung, Can Tho City, Vietnam, Tel: (84-71) sures to execute the budget in a transparent manner, maintain fis- 823-917, Fax: (84-71) 823-918,Mr. Phung Kim Chau, PMU Director; cal discipline, and achieve a sustainable composition of government Nam Dinh PMU, 10 Tran Dang Ninh, Nam Dinh City, Vietnam, expenditures as related to pay and employment policy. The project Tel/Fax: (84-350) 864-451, Contact: Mr. Bui Van Que, PMU Direc- has been placed on reserve status. Environmental Assessment Cat- tor; Hai Phong PMU, 32 Ly Tu Trong St., Hai Phong City, Vietnam, egory U. US$ 100.0 (IDA). No consultants are required. Ministry of Tel: (84-31) 842-314, Fax: (84-31) 842-021, Contact: Mr. Pham Vu Finance, Kabul, Afghanistan,Tel: (9570) 28@706,Contact: Dr. Ashraf Cau, PMU Director Ghani, Minister of Finance and Director, Afghan Assistance Coor- Water and Sanitation dination Agency (R) Coastal Cities Environmental Sanitation:The objectives of Energy and Mining the project are (a) sustained improvements to public health, partic- (R) Power Utility Investment and Technical Assistance: The ularly for poor residents,and (b) increased growth and economic devel- objective of the project is to expand access to and improve the qual- opment. This would be achieved by reducing the incidence of flood- ity of electricity service in Kabul, and one or two of the following cities: ing, reversing environmental degradation, and strengthening the Kandahar, Mazar-i Sharif, Herat, and Jalalabad.This will be achieved capacity of the urban environmentalcompanies (LJRENCOs) respon- through rehabilitating and expanding power facilities, initiating the sible for operating and maintaining sanitation services in the provin- commercializationof the utility, implementing a cost-recovering t ar- cial cities of Nha Trang, Quy Nhon and Dong Hoi. Project is being iff scheme as part of a comprehensive power sector reform agenda, identified.EnvironmentalAssessment Category A. US$120.0 (IDA). and enhancing capacity in both the Ministry and power utility. Prc- Consulting services to be determined. Ministry of Construction and ject preparation is under way. Environmental Assessment Category Municipal and Provincial Water Companies, Management Board of B. US$ 100.0 (IDA). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Water Water Supply and Sanitation Development Projects, 37 Le Dai Hanh and Power St., Hanoi, Vietnam, Tel: (844) 97G.1852,Fax: (844) 821-5428,E-mail: dactn@hn.vnn.vn,Contact: Ph.D. Pham Ngoc Thai, Director Finance (R) Rural Water Supply and Sanitation: The objective of the Financial Sector Support: The objective of the project is to meet project is to provide essential water and sanitation infrastructure to urgent short-term requirements, particularly restoring a basic inter- poor people in rural areas. The project is the first in a possible series national and domestic payments system and providing basic retail of investmentsthat would be designed to conform to and support Viet- financial services in secondary cities and outlying areas. In seeking nam's National Rural Water and Sanitation Strategy and directly con- to provide the country with a comprehensive range of financial ser- tribute to achieving the national targets of 85%water supply cover- vices, the project will seek to achieve the following outcomes: (a) an DECEMBER 2003 Monthly Operational Summary PAGE 27 independent central bank, and (b) stable, lean and operationally community development.Ministry of Urban Developmentand Hous- viable state bank($ that can be privatized by sale to strong strate- ing, 3rd Macrorayan, Kabul, Afghanistan, E-mail: townplanning. gic partners that meet licensing standards, including the fitness and afg@uudp.org,Contact Hon. N. Saberi,Deputy Minister; variousmunic- propriety of owners and managers. Project Appraisal Document is ipalities being prepared. EnvironmentalAssessment Category C. PID: 80810. US$20.0 (IDA). Consulting services to be determined.Da Afghanistan Bangladesh Bank (Central Bank), Kabul, Afghanistan, Tel: (873) 761614712, Fax: (873) 7616-14713, Contacts: Dr. Anwar-ul-Haq Ahadi, Gover- Economic Management nor, Dr. A. Qadeer Fitrat, First Deputy Governor, and Mr. Torek (N) Development Support 11:The project will provide budgetary Faradi, Senior Adviser to the Governor; Ministry of Finance, Kabul, support for the reform program of the government. Identiiicationmis- Afghanistan, Contact: Dr. Ashraf Ghani, Minister sion is in the field. Environmental Assessment Category U. US$ Health, Nutrition and Population 200.0 (IDA). Consulting services to be determined. Ministry of Finance, Finance Division, Bldg. 7, Room 238, Bangladesh Secretariat, (R) Partnership for Polio Eradication: The objective of the pro- Dhaka 1000, Bangladesh, Tel: (880-2) 7162785, Fax: (880-2) 716 ject is to assist in eliminating polio from the country by the end of 5581, E-mail: fsoff@bdmail.net, Contact: Mr. Zakir Ahmed Khan, 2005. It will support timely supply to the government of about 50 per Secretary cent of the additional oral polio vaccine (OPV) needed during 2004- 05 for supplemental immunization. IDA will finance the procure- (R) Economic Management Technical Assistance: The main objec- ment of O W through UNICEF, an established agency for vaccine prcl tive of this umbrella operation will be to strengthen core economic curement that is already procuring the OPV and other vaccines for and sectoral management capacities and contribute to better policies the country. Appraisal mission has been delayed due to lack of adequate and functioning of public administration across a broad range of resources. EnvironmentalAssessment Category C. US$5.0 (IDA). No sectors. Project Preparation is under way. Environmental Assess- consultants are required. Ministry of Health, Kabul,Afghanistan,Tel: ment Category C. PID233890. US$20.0 (IDA). Consulting services (93-70) 299-369, E-mail: mtmashal@yahoo.com, Contact: Mashal to be determined. Implementing agency to be determined Mohammad Taufiq, National Program Manager, Expanded Program on Immunization Education Education Sector Development Support:The objectiveof the pro- Information and Communication ject is to improve governance and performance of the education Emergency Communication Development (Cr. 3825-AF'):The sector including raising the quality of teachers, curricula and text- objectives of the project are to (a) establish a communications net- books. Project is being idenfled. Environmental Assessment Cat- work integratingthe existing government network and improving cov- egory C. US$ 100.0 (IDA). Consulting services to be determined. Min- erage to ministries, the central bank, the presidential palace and the istry of Education, Bhaban 6, Bangladesh Secretariat, Dhaka 1000, provincial capitals; (b) strengthen the capacity of the Ministry of Com- Bangladesh, Tel: (880-2) 861-4236,Fax: (880-2) 861-7577,Contact:Mr. munications; and (c) provide technical assistance and procurement Md. Shahidul Alam, Secretary support to the Postal Sector. Approved by the Executive Directors Primary Education Development 1 1: The objective of the project on 7 October 2003. EnvironmentalAssessmentCategory C. PID: 83720. is to sustain achievements gained in educationalquality improvement US$22.0 (IDA). Consulting services to be determined. Ministry of and to deepen assistance directed toward further improving the Communications, Mohammed Jan Khan Watt, Kabul, Afghanistan, quality of education. The project anticipates a government request Tel: (9570) 288917, Contact Muhammad Aimal Ma~jan, National Infor- for continued assistance in the basic education subsector including mation Technology Policy Adviser help in identifyinga better-coordinated assistance strategy and work Transportation towards a preliminary evaluation of achievements of all donor pro- jects under the current Primary Education Development Program (N ) Emergency Customs Modernization and Trade Facilitation: (PEDP) .Appraisal completed. EnvironmentalAssessment Category The objective of the project is to provide emergency assistance to start B. US$150.0 (IDA). Consulting services to be determined. Ministry establishing a more efficient customs and transit regime. This will of Primary and Mass Education, Bhaban 6, Bangladesh Secretariat, be a first step in support of the short-term goal to increase the col- Dhaka 1000, Bangladesh, Tel: (880-2) 861-2484, Fax: (880-2) 861- lecting capacity of customs and to reduce corruption and smug- 8871, Contact: Dr. Tehmina Hussain, Secretary gling, and the medium- to long-term goal of decreasing transaction costs for trade. Negotiations were tentatively scheduled for Novem- Energy and Mining ber 2003. Environmental Assessment Category C. US$30.0 (IDA). Consulting services to be determined. Customs Department, Min- (R) Power Sector Reform Technical Assistance: The objective istry of Finance, Kagul, Afghanistan, Tel: (93-70) 297-493, Contact: of the project is to create, over the next three years, a sound insti- Jelani Popal, Director General tutional foundation on which to ramp up, in a sustainable manner, the substantial public and private investments needed for the power sec- Urban Development tor to enhance its contribution to economic growth and poverty alle- (R) Emergency Urban Reconstruction:The objective of the pro- viation. Preappraisal completed. Environmental Assessment Cate- ject is to pilot different ways of improving infrastructure service gory C. US$ 14.0 (IDA). Consulting services being determined. delivery and shelter in Kabul, Kandahar and Kunduz in order to Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources, Power Division, Build- enhance the quality of life, health status and welfare of the all seg- ing 6, Room 124,Bangladesh Secretariat, Dhaka 1000,Bangladesh, ments of the population, especially the disadvantaged,and to support Tel: (880-2) 7160523, Fax: (880-2) 717-3316,Contact Mr. S. M. Sham- economic growth. This will be achieved by supporting the integra- sul Alam, Secretary tion of selected neighborhoods into the urban fabric of participating towns by carrying out reconstruction and rehabilitation of basic Health, Nutrition and Population urban services and enhancing the managerial capacity of the Min- Health and Population Sector Program 11: The objective of the istry of Urban Development and Housing and the participating project is to improve the health and family welfare of the most vul- towns. The project will also lay the groundwork for a follow-up pro- nerable women, children and poor. Preparation review completed. ject aimed at citywide infrastructure reconstruction and service Environmental Assessment Category B. US$315.0 (IDA). Consul- delivery. Project PreParation was completed in October 2003. Board tants will be required. Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Bldg. presentation is scheduled for third quarter FY04. Environmental 3, Rm. 341, Dhaka 1000, Bangladesh, Tel: (880-2) 861-6979, 861- Assessment Category B. US$25.0 (IDA). Consultants required for 6708, 861-0469, Fax: (880-2) 861-9077, Contact: Mr. Wahid Khan, preparation include engineers, planners and specialists in social and Joint Chief, Planning ~ ~~ ~ PAGE 28 Monthly Operational Summary DECEMBER 2003 Private Sector Development to be determined. Ministry of Health, Thimpu, Bhutan, E-mail: kin- Enterprise Growth and Bank Modernization: The objective of laypenjor@health.gov.bt,Contact: Kinley Penjore, Policy and Plan- the project is to trigger reform of state owned enterprises (SOEs) ning Department and nationalized commercial banks (NCBs) by: (a) supporting vol- Private Sector Development untary retirement programs; (b) retraining and counsellingretrenched employees; (c) refurbishing closed assets for alternative, private (N) Private Sector Development: The objective of the project is use; (d) strengthening institutions; (e) reforming the NCBs; and (f~ to enhance the performance of the private sector to undertake awide boosting public awareness. Preappraisal mission was in the field. Envi- range of productive activities especiallyin non-traditionalareas. Prc- ronmentalAssessment Category C. PID: 81969. USS368.0 (IDA). Con- ject preparation is under way. Environmental Assessment Category sulting services to be determined. Finance Division, Ministry of C. US$14.0 (IDA). Consulting services to be determined. Ministry Finance, Bldg. 7, Room 238, Bangladesh Secretariat, Dhaka 1000, of Trade and Industry, Planning and Policy Division, PO Box 141, Bangladesh, Tel: (880-2) 716-0406, Fax: (880-2) 716-5581, E-mail: Thimpu, Bhutan, Tel: (9752) 323-579,326-096, Fax: (9752) 324-279, fsoff@bdmail.net,Contact: Zakir Ahmed Khan, Secretary 326-097, E-mail: spwangdi@druknet.net.bt, Contact: Mr. Sonam P. Export Development and Competitiveness:The objectivesof the Wangdi, Deputy Secretary, Planning and Policy Division; Department project are to (a) increase policy capacity of the Ministry of Commerce of Aid and Debt Management, PO Box 1032,Thimphu, Bhutan, Tel: and other institutions on competitiveness; (b) improve governance (975-2) 324-121, Fax: (9752) 326-779, E-mail: ugyen@mof.gov.bt, and facilitate entry of new firms; (c) facilitate the markets for exports Contact: Yanki T Wangchuk, Director General and product development;and (d) enhance training capacity. Project is being identified.Project Concept Document is being prepared. Envi- India ronmental Assessment Category C. US$25.0 (IDA). Consulting ser- Economic Management vices to be determined. Ministry of Commerce, Bhaban 3, Room 135, (R) Technical bsistance for Project Development Faciliw The Bangladesh Secretariat, Dhaka 1000, Bangladesh, Tel: (880-2) 861- 9006, Fax: (880-2) 861-5741,E-mail: mincom@bdonline.com, Contact: objective of the project is to support the development of sound, pol- Suhel Ahmed Choudhury, Secretary icy-basedreform initiativesand comprehensive preparation of invest- ment and adjustment operations in priority sectors with high likeli- Rural Development hood of implementation with Bank financing. The project is expected (R) Water Management Improvement: The objective of the pro- to be negotiated in December 2003. Environmental Assessment Cat- ject is to season water management and services in flood-and cyclone- egory C. PID: 81663. US$50.0 (IDA) Consulting services for prepa- prone areas by improving sustainability and performance of the ration have been procured. Department of Economic Affairs, Min- existing flood- and yclone-management infrastructure, establishing istry of Finance, North Block, New Delhi 110001 India,Tel: (91-11) an enabling environment by facilitating institutional reform and 23092883, Fax: (91-11) 2309-2477/2511, E-mail subhashgafinance. improvement of the BangladeshWater Development Board (BWDB) delhi.nic.in, Contact: Mr. Subhash C. Garg, Director and Water Resources Planning Organization (WARPO); and enhanc- Education ing stakeholder participation in planning, implementation, opera- tion and maintenance. Boardpresentation is scheduledjbr 30 May 2004. Agricultural Higher Education Reforms:The objective of the pro- EnvironmentalAssessment Category B. PID: 40712. US$80.0 (IDA). ject is to implement strategic reforms in the existing system to p r e Consulting services to be determined. WMIP’BWDB, Ansar Cham- duce the required professionals.The reforms, based on the National ber 149,llth NOOK MotijheelC/A, Dhaka 1000, BangladeshTel: (880. Agriculture Policy, focus on governance and financing of institu- 2) 712-1540, Fax: (880-2) 712-1537, E-Mail: pd-wsip@accesstel.net, tions, promotion of excellence, openness and linkages, and improved Contact: Mr. Giasuddin A. Chowdhury, Project Director services to stakeholders. It will also provide opportunitiesfor greater public-private partnership. Project Concept Document has been Transportation approved. Environmental Assessment Category B. PID: 78536. US$ Road Sector Reform:The objective of the project is sustainabledeliv- 80.0/80.0 (IBRD/IDA). Consulting services to be determined. Edu- ery of safe, efficient major road network service. Board presentation cation Division,Indian Council of Agriculture Research, Krishi Anu- is scheduled for May 2005. Environmental Assessment Category A sandham Bhavan 11,Pusa, New Delhi 110012 India,Tel: (91-11) 2574- PID: 75346. US$184.0 (IDA). Consultantswillbe required. Roads and 7760, Fax: (91-11) 2561-0403, E-mail:jckatyal@icarl.nic.in,Contact: Highways Department, Sarak Bhaban, Ramna, Dhaka 1000, Dr. J. C. Katyal, Deputy Director General Bangladesh,Tel: (880-2) 9562829/0598, Fax: (880-2) 95C-2798,E-mail: Environment and Natural Resources Management islamsk@rhdbangladesh.org, Contact: Mr. Rabiul Islam, Chief Engineer Chhattisgarh Community Forest Management: The objective of the project is to strengthen participatory systems of natural resource Water and Sanitation management and marketing to improve and sustain the livelihoods (N) Rural Water Supply Program: The objective of the project is of forest dependent people. Intended include: (a) establishing an to provide safe water in an increasingly decentralized manner. Prepa- enabling policy and institutional environment to facilitatetransition ration mission was scheduled for December 2003. Environmental from Joint Forest Management to Community Forest Management Assessment Category A US$35.0 (IDA). Consulting services to be and (b) strengthening community institutions,developing and imple determined. Ministry of Local Government, Rural Development and menting mechanisms to ensure that vulnerable groups (e.g. women, Cooperatives, Local Government Division,Bldg. 6,16th Floor, Room scheduled tribes and castes, and landless people) benefit from and 1614, Bangladesh Secretariat, Dhaka 1000, Bangladesh, Tel: (880-2) are not harmed by management changes, and improvingproductivity 716-6072, Fax: (880-2) 716-0371, Contact: Mr. Md. Abdullah, Deputy and financial returns to communities from sustainable forest use Chief, Planning Cell while expandingthe natural resource base. Projectpreparationis under way. Environmental Assessment Category B. PID: 77572. US$50.0 Bhutan Consulting services to be determined. State Forest Department, Village Forestry Institutions, PRI, Raipur 492001, Chhattisgarh, Health, Nutrition and Population India, Tel: (0771) 221-157, Fax: (0771) 331-120, E-mail: (N) HIV/AIDS and STI Prevention and Control:The project aims drrscharma@yahoo.com, Contact: Mr. Ramprakash, Principal Sec- at reducing the spread of H N and STIswith the goals of keeping H N retary Forests prevalence below 0.5%,reducingsyphilisto lower than 1%among women Madhya Pradesh Community Forest Management: The objec- attending antenatal clinics and HN prevalence below 5%among tive of the project is to facilitate a shift from Joint Forest Management high-risk populations. Project preparation is under way. Environ- UFM) to CommunityForest Management (CFM), with project com- mental Assessment Category B. US$5.5 (IDA). Consulting services ponents providing the necessary ingredientsfor successful CFM.These DECEMBER 2003 Monthly Operational Summary PAGE 29 ingredients include establishing an enabling environment for CFM; pace with the expanding economy. Project preparation has resumed strengthening community institutions, developing and putting in and will incorporate recommendations of the recently published place mechanisms to ensure that vulnerablegroups (e.g. women, sched- National Statistics Commission Report. Environmental Assessment uled tribes and castes, and landless people) benefit from CFM, Category C. Amount to be determined (IBRD). Consulting services expandingthe natural resource base under CFM, and improving returns to be determined. Ministry of Statistics and Program Implementa- to communities from this resource base. Project preparation is under tion of India, Sardar Patel Bhavan, Parliament St., New Delhi 110001, way. Environmental Assessment Category B. PID: 50644. US$105.0 India, Tel: (91-11) 336-0889/1080,Fax: (91-11) 334-2384, Contact: G. (IDA). Consulting services to be determined. Government of Mad- Raveendran, Deputy Director General hya Pradesh State Forest Departments, Village Forestry Institu- tions, Vallabh Brawan, Bhopal 462004, India,Tel: (0755) 576593, Fax: Public Sector Governance (0755) 763-428,E-mail:manoj%@vallarh.mp.nic.in, Contact Mr. Manoj (N) Orissa Structural Adjustment I: The objective of the project Kumar, Principal Secretary Forests is to li Orissa from fiscal crisis and economic stagnation, with little progress against its massive poverty (47 per cent poverty head- Health, Nutrition and Population count) to a path of sustained economic growth, fiscal sustainability (R) Immunization Strengthening(Supplemental):The objective and improved governanceover the medimterm. Appraisal completed. of the project is to continue and intensifythe work of the Immunization EnvironmentalAssessment Category U. US$50.0/50.0 (IBRD/IDA). Strengthening Project to eradicate polio. The project will procure oral Consulting services to be determined. Government of Orissa, India, polio vaccine (OPV) from UNICEF through June 2005. (Although sup Tel: (91-674) 240-5799, Fax: (91-674) 240-5799, E-mail: pramodem- plemental projects are usually not listed in the MOS, this one is ishra@hotmail.com, Contact: Mr. F K Mishra, Special Secretary - ! included because of its size.) Board presentation scheduled for Finance December 2003. EnvironmentalAssessment Category C. PID: 81991. Third Karnataka Economic Restructuring: The project is part US$83.4 (IDA). No consultants are required. Department of Fam- of the multi-trancheprogrammatic structural adjustment loan (PSAL) ily Welfare, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare,Nirman Bhawan, designed to provide budgetary support to the government of Kar- New Delhi 110001 India, Tel: (91-11) 2301-7447, Fax: (91-11) 2301- nataka. It is a cross-cutting program of fiscal and governance reform 7333, Contact: Mr. S.S. Brar, Joint Secretary of Government promoting reforms to restore fiscal balance in the state, increase the Integrated Disease Surveillance:The objective of the project is efficiency and effectiveness of government, promote private sector to help in the shift from a centrally driven, vertically organized dis- development, and improve poverty monitoring. The project also ease surveillance system to one coordinated by the center and imple- focuses on reforms in the power and education sectors. Project mented by the states, districts and communities. Project preparation preparation is under way. Environmental Assessment Category U. is under way. Environmental Assessment Category B. PID: 73651. US$ lOO.O/lOO.O (IBRD/IDA). No consultants are required. Finance US$ 100.0 (IDA). Consultants will be required to (a) assess labora- Department, Government o f Karnataka, Finance Department, 2nd tory facilities; (b) estimate training needs and capacity assessment Floor, Vidhan Souda, Bangalore 560001, India, Tel: (91-80) 226- at district, state and national levels; (c) make an institutional assess- 5434/2353138., Fax: (9140) 22M520, E-mail: secbud@vsb.kar.nic.in, ment at central, state and district levels; and (d) prepare plans and Contact: Mr. G. Gurucharan, Secretary, Budget & Resources manuals for handling medical and laboratory waste and safety issues. Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Nirman Bhavan, New Delhi Rural Development 110 001, India, Tel: (91-11) 301-8863, Fax: (91-11) 301-4252, Contact: (R) Karnataka Rural Poverty Reduction and Panchayats:The Mr. J.V.R. Prasada Rao, Secretary objective of the project is to improve the capacity of rural governments Rajasthan Health Systems Development: The objectives of the to manage public resources for the benefit of the rural poor through project are to (a) enhance the effectiveness and quality of health ser- (a) capacitybuilding at the state, gram panchayats and consitutuents vices through policy and institutional development and (b) increase levels and (b) grants for rural infrastructure to the most disadvan- access to and equity in health care service delivery. The main com- taged gram panchayats. Project preparation is under way. Environ- ponents address (a) management development and institutional mental Assessment Category B. US$150.0 (IDA). Consultingservices strengthening, (b) improvement of service quality and effectiveness to be determined. Department of Rural Development and Panchay- at the primary and secondary level as well as provision of the link- ats, Government of Karnataka, Vidhan Soudha, Bangalore, Kar- ages with other programs and (c) enhancement of health care access nataka, India, Contact: Mr. Raghunandan, Secretary and equity for underserved people. Negotiations are tentatively Jharkhand Participatory Forest Management:The objective of scheduledfor early 2004. EnvironmentalAssessment Category B. PID: the project is to reduce rural poverty through improved forest ecosys- 50655. US$105.0 (IDA). Consultants have been identijied for assess- tem management with community participation. It will do this by: (a) ments, studies and other activities required to complete prepara- strengthening the policy, legal and organizational framework for tion. Department of Health and Family Welfare, Government of participatory forest management; (b) enhancing the quality of com- Rajasthan Secretariat, Jaipur 302 005, India, Tel: (91-141) 38085138 munity institutions, including mechanisms to ensure benefits to ext. 2352, Contact: Mr. G.S. Sandhu, Secretary, Medical Health and women and vulnerablegroups; and (c) expanding the natural resource Family Welfare base and returns to local communities. Project preparation is under way. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$40.0 (IDA). Con- Law and Justice sultantswill be required for preparation of feasibility studies, the envi- (R) Andhra Pradesh Economic Reform Program 11: The objec- ronmental assessment and the social assessment. Most of these are tive of the project is to supports the state government's ongoing likely to be provided through specialists attached to the preparation reform program in the areas of economic growth, poverty reduction, team. Jharkhand Local Communities and State Forest Department, public expenditure includingfinancial accountability issues and sectoral Ranchi, 834 001, Jharkhand, India, Tel: (91-654) 5252669, Fax: (91- issues involving health, education andpowel: Appraisal completed. Envi- 654) 6252669, E-mail: rccfJhk@rediffmail, Contact: Ms. Neelam ronmentalAssessment Category U. US$ 80.0/80.0 (IBRDADA). DFID Nath, Principal Secretary, Department of Forests and Environment is co-financing the operation with a grant of US$80.0. Consultants Thamil Nadu Empowerment and Poverty Reduction: The will not be required. Government of Andhra Pradesh, Department objective of the project is to improve the livelihoods and quality of of Finance, Secretarial Bldgs., L-Block, 3rd Floor, Hyderabad 500022 life of the rural poor in Tamil Nadu, particularly women and other India, Tel: (91-40) 23450742, Fax: (91-40) 23452847, Contact: Mr. V. disadvantaged groups, through social, economic and democratic Sampath, Principal Secretary, Finance empowerment. To achieve this, the project will build the productive Statistical Strengthening:The objective of the project is to reform and non-productiveassets of poor people and improve the organizational administration of the statistical system, including improvement of data and institutional context that govern their effective use of these collection methods, and identscation of new data series to keep assets. Project preparation is under way. EnvironmentalAssessment ~~~~~ ~ ~~~ ~~ PAGE 30 Monthlv ODerational Summarv DECEMBER 2003 Category B. US$112.0 (IDA). Consulting services to be determined. Karnataka Urban Sector Reform: The objectives of the project Government ofTamil Nadu, Social Welfare Department, Fort Street are to: (a) foster the decentralization process among states through George, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, Tel: (91-44) 567-1545,Fax:(91- improved governance and oversight of local governments; (b) 44) 567-5183, E-mail:gariyali@sec.in.gov.in,Contact Ms. C.K. Gariyali, enhance the accountabilityand hancial soundness of local urban bod- Secretary ies, and c) improve service delivery to the urban population. Project preparation is under way. Environmental Assessment Category A. Transportation PID: 79675. US$ 160.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be deter- (R) Allahabad Bypass (h. 4719-IN): The objective of the pro- mined. Urban Development Department, Government of Karnataka, ject is to complete the last remaining section in the upgrading of National 448,4th Floor, MS Bldg., Dr. Ambedkar Veedhi, Bangalore 560001, Highway 2 between Delhi and Calcutta, which will reduce transport Tel: (91-80) 2253958, Fax:(91-80) 220-3503, E-mail: psecud@secre- constraints on national economic activity and improve institutional tariat2.nic.in, Contact: Ms Shamim Banu capabilitiesto manage road programs, assets and services on a more commercial basis. Approved by the Executive Directors on 14 October Water and Sanitation 2003. EnvironmentalAssessment Category A. PID: 73776. US$240.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required for construction supervision (N) Madhya Pradesh Water Sector Restructuring: The objec- and institutional strengthening. National Highways Authority of tive of the project is to improve productivity of water for the enhance- India, Plot No. G5 and G6, Sector 10, Dwarka, New Delhi, India, Tel: ment of sociallyand environmentallysustainable growth and poverty (91-11) 2509-3532, 2507-4100, Fax: (91-11) 2509-3507, E-mail: reduction. The project will be further defined subsequent to a sec- nhai@vcnl.com,Contact: Mr. Nirmaljit Singh, Member (Technical) tor study currently ongoing with Asian Development Bank, which (R) Lucknow-MuzaffarpurNational Highway: The project aims will also likely co-financethe project. Project preparation is under way. at (a) reducing transport constraints on national economic activity, Environmental Assessment Category A. US$244.0 (IDA). Consult- and (b) improving institutional capabilities to manage road pro- ing services to be determined. Government of Madhya Pradesh, grams, assets and services on a more commercial basis. The project India, Tel: (91-755) 760-851, E-mail: sdsomp@mp.nic.in,Contact: Mr. will finance the upgrading of a 513-km national highway stretch J.K. Tiwari between Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh and Muzaffarpur, Bihar on the (N) Uttaranchal Watershed Development:The objective of the East-WestCorridor, and support institutional strengthening actions. project is to improve the productivity of resources through institu- Project preparation is under way. Environmental Assessment Cate- tionally and ecologically sustainable approaches that are participa- gory A. PID: 77856. US$525.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required tory and socially inclusive. Project preparation is under way. Envi- for civil works supervision and institutional capacity building techni- ronmental Assessment Category B. US$ 65.0 (IDA). Consulting cal assistance. National Highways Authority of India, Plots G5 and G6, services to be determined. Watershed Management Directorate, Sector 10, Dwarka, New Delhi, India,Tel: (91-11) 2507-4100,Fax: (91- Government of Uttaranchal, Dehradun, E-mail: wmd@vsnl.com 11) 25080360, E-mail: grsingal@nhai.org, Contact: G.R. Singhal, Chief General Manager, East-West Corridor (R) Karnataka Urban Water and Sanitation Sector Improve- ment: The objectives of the project are to: (a) launch the state gov- Rural Roads: The objectiveof the project is to achieve broader, more ernment's water supply and sanitation sector reform process, and @) sustainable access to markets and services for rural people. This will improve urban water supply and sanitation services in the participating accelerate growth and improve quality of life in the rural areas hubli-Dharwad, Belgaum and Gulbarga to demonstrate that sus- affected. The project is intended to be implemented in two or more tainable, efficient, commercially-oriented service can be provided. states to be identified during preparation and is likely to include Appraisal completed. Environmental Assessment Category B. PID: these components: (a) upgrade of rural roads; (b) periodic and rou- 82510. US$36.0 (IBRD). A request for expressions of interest and tine maintenance of core rural road networks in districts where a general procurement notice were published in UN Development upgrading is taking place; and (c) institutional development of state Business No. 546 of 16 November 2000. Karnataka Urban Infra- and local government rural road agencies to enhance the manage- structure Development and Finance Corporation, Unity Buildings ment and financing of rural roads. Project preparation is under way. Annex, SilverJubilee Block, Second Floor, Third Cross Mission Rd., Environmental Assessment Category A. US$300.0 (IDA). Consul- Bangalore, India, 5600027,Tel: (91-80) 223-2023, F w (9140) 2252178, tants will be required during preparation for institutional review, Contact: Mr KE' Krishnan, Managing Director, KUIDFC environmental and social assessment and maintenance manage- ment. Consultant requirements during implementation are to be Hydrology Project Phase 11: The objective of the project is to pro- determined. Ministry of Rural Development, National Rural Road DeveL mote effective and efficient use of the Hydrologic Information Sys- opment Agency, Krishi Bhawan, New Delhi 110001 India, Tel: (91- tem by all concerned water data users in water resources planning 11) 23389432, Fax: (91-11) 23388191, E-mail: vijay@alpha.nic.in, and managementto increaseproductivity,efficacy, and costeffectiveness Contact: Mr. Vijay Kumar, IAS Public Works Departments in states, of water related investments. Project preparation is under way. Envi- Contact: Joint Secretary yet to be determined ronmental Assessment Category C. US$ 120 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Ministry of Water Resources, Commis- Urban Development sioner (GW and MI), Shram Shakthi Bhavan, Raft Marg, New Delhi Andhra Pradesh Urban Poverty Reduction:The primary focus 110001India, Tel: (91-11) 2461-7060, Fax:(91-11) 2469-4752,Contact: of the project will be on poverty reduction and the empowerment of S.K. Chaudhary, Commissioner the poor, protection of the most vulnerable through security mech- anisms and creating opportunities for the poor by building their Maldives assets and enabling the markets to work for them. This will be in a variety of forms, such as (a) making the government and private ser- Education vice delivery institutionspro-poor; (b) directing infrastructure invest- ments in settlements housing the urban poor; (c) enhancing access Integrated Human Development:The project aims at (a) improv- by the poor to micro-credit and community-based finance systems; ing education and health services; @) supporting economic growth (d) improving delivery of services; and (e) improving planning, through market-basedemploymentgenerating initiatives;and (c) buil& rules and regulations to incorporate the needs of the poor in hous- ing capacity for coordinating and managing community services. Pro- ing and land development and measures to enable the land and ject preparation is under way. Environmental Assessment Category housing markets to work better. Project preparation is under way. Envi- B. PID: 78523. US$ 12.0 (IDA). Consulting services to be deter- ronmental Assessment Category to be determined.US$ZOO.O (IBRD). mined.' Ministry of Human Resources, Employment and Labor, Consulting services to be determined. Urban Development Depart- Ghazee Bldg., Male 20-05, Republic of Maldives, Fax: (960) 331-578, ment, Secretariat Complex, Hyderabad 500 022, Tel/Fax: (91-40) 327-353, E-mail: dg@hrd.gov.mv, Contact: Rasheeda Ali, Director 23450622,Contact:A.K. Goyal,Principal Secretary,Urban Development General DECEMBER 2003 Monthlv Onerational Summarv PAGE 31 Nepal tion Fund, National Planning Commission, Singha Durbar, Kath- mandu, Nepal, Tel: (977-1) 422-9070, Fax: (977-1) 424-0171, E-mail: Education spsharma@npcnepal.gov.np, shankar@htp.com.np, Contact: Dr. (R) Education for All Program Support: CformerlyEducation for Shankar Sharma, Vice Chairman All Program Phase ID The objective of the project is to consolidate institutional capacities at national, district and school levels to plan Transportation and deliver more efficient and better quality education services and (R) Rural Access Improvement: The project is designed to repli- to raise primary school quality.It will assess human and physical require- cate and scale up the Rural Infrastructure LE. The objective is to pro- ments to universalize eight years of basic education, and ensure vide rural communities with sustainable physical access to economic that teacher development policies and strategies are in place to sup opportunities and social services, giving priorities to communities port an extended cycle of basic education from five to eight years. with the greatest need for access. This will be achieved through (a) Preparation mission completed. Environmental Assessment Category improvement of the institutional capacity of the decentralized govern- B. US$50.0 (IDA). Consulting services to be determined. Ministry ment system for rural infrastructure, and (b) financing high priority of Education and Sports, Keshar Mahal, Kantipath, Kathmandu, investments in the sector Project preparation is under way. Environ- Nepal, Tel: (977-1) 441-1599, Fax: (977-1) 441-4887, E-mail: mental Assessment Category to be determined. US$ 30.0 (IDA). moes@enet.com.np, Contact: Mr. Vidhyadhar Mallik, Secretary Consultingservices to be determined. Ministry of Local Development, Higher Secondary Education: The project will support ongoing Department of Local Infrastructure and Development and Agricul- higher secondary education reforms that complement the tertiary ture Roads (DOLIDAR),Jawalakhel, Latitpur, Nepal, Tel: (977-1) education reforms carried out under the Higher Education Project 55C-482, Fax: (977-1) 531-850,E-mail: dg@dolidar.wlink.com.np,Con- (Credit 2560-NEP).The project will assist the Ministry of Education tact: Sohan Sundar Shrestha, Director General and Sports (MOES) and the Higher Secondary Education Board in Water and Sanitation improving educational planning, anagement, mobilization and utilization of resources with an emphasis on decentralizationand implementation (R) Rural Water Supply & Sanitation 11: The objectives of the capacity.The project will also focus on upgrading facilities,equipment project are to: (a) improve sector institutional performance and and information technology as well as human resources development mainstream the Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Fund Develop at the MOES and the regional level. Project has not been identifed. ment Board approach in the government’s system; and (b) deliver EnvironmentalAssessment Category C. US$25.0 (IDA). Consulting improved health and hygiene benefits to the rural population by services to be determined. Higher Secondary Education Board, providing more inclusive and sustainable access to improve water and SanoThimi, Bhaktapur, Nepal, Contact: Mr. Kamal Prasad La1 Karna, sanitation facilities. Appraisal was scheduled for 17 November - 5 Member-Secretary December 2003. EnvironmentalAssessment Category B. PID: 71285. US$20.0 (IDA). No consultants are needed. Rural Water Supply and Finance Sanitation Fund Development Board, PO Box 12414, Panipokhari, (R) Financial Sector Restructuring(Phase 11):The project is the Lazimpat, Kathmandu, Nepa1,Tel: (977-1) 414-529,410-761,415856, second phase of a larger financial sector reform effort that would lead 418611, Fax: (977-1) 417-899, E-mail: khaskosh@wlink.com.np,Con- to a third and final phase of reform involving privatization of two state- tact: Mr. Raj Babu Shrestha, Executive Director owned commercial banks. It wiU assist in (a) rightsizing two commercial banks through the implementation of avoluntary Retirement Scheme Pakistan WS),reducing operating costs to make them viable for privatiza- Education tion; (b) retraining and counseling support for staff who opt for VRS; (c) bringing in sales advisors to assist in bank privatization; and (d) (R) Punjab Education Sector Adjustment: The objective of the providing further assistance to the ongoing central bank re-engi- project is to provide core budget support for the Province of Punjab, neering. Appraisal was scheduled for November 2003. Environmen- which has embarked on a broad-ranging reform agenda to improve tal Assessment Category C. US$ 73.0 (IDA). Consultants will be access to and quality of basic education. Negotiations were sched- required. Nepal Rastra Bank, Central Office, Baluwatar, PO Box 73, uled for early December 2003. Environmental Assessment Category Kathmandu, Nepal, Tel: (977-1) 441-1407, Fax: (977-1) 441-4552, E- C. US$ 100.0 (IDA) Consulting services to be determined. Depart- mail:bkpromot@htp.com.np, Contact: Mr. Rajan S i g h Bhandari,Exec- ment of Education,Governmentof Punjab, Civil Secretariat,GoPunjab, utive Director Lahore, Pakistan, Tel: (92-042) 921-0039, Fax: (92-042) 921-0040, Contact: Mi-. Khushnood Akhtar Lashari, Secretary Education Law and Justice (R) Poverty Reduction Support I: The objectives of the project, Finance which would support the implementation of the country’s poverty reduc- Banking Sector Adjustment: The project will support balance tion strategy are to (a) generate economic growth, (b) improve ser- sheet restructuring of Habib Bank Ltd., Allied Bank Ltd. and Indus- vice delivery, (c) promote social inclusion, and (d) improve gover- trial Development Bank of Pakistan, after privatization.Project prepa- nance. Board presentation was scheduled for 18 November 2003. ration is under way. EnvironmentalAssessment Category C. US$300.0 EnvironmentalAssessment Category U. PID: 74685. US$70.0 (IDA). (IDA). No consultants are required. Ministry of Finance, Pakistan No consultants are required. Ministry of Fiance, Tel: (977-1) 425 Secretariat, Block Q, Islamabad, Pakistan, Tel: (92-51) 921-1518, 9837, Fax: (977-1) 4259757, E-mail:mpgamof-facd.gov.np, Contact: Fax: (92-51) 920-8158, Contact: Thaseen Khan Iqbal Dr. Madhav Prasad Ghimire, Joint Secretary Improvement of Financial Reporting and Auditing 11: The objective of the project is to increase the accuracy, completeness,reli- Social Protection ability and timeliness of public sector financial reports. The project Poverty Alleviation Fund The objective of the project is to improve directly supports the government’s commitment to improve public the livelihoods of the rural poor and socially excluded by (a) creat- financial management, accountability, and transparency, facilitate ing infrastructure, employment and incomegenerating opportunities public oversight and increase credibility internationally. Project in the most depressed villages and habitations; (b) enhancingthe capac- preparation is under way. Environmental Assessment Category C. ity of local governments, particularly village development commit- PID: 76872. UsS80.0 (IDA). Consultants, who have been appointed, tees, to provide and sustain services for poor and socially excluded will continue providing services for rolling out the accounting sys- groups; and (c) creating an instrument where donors can come tem. The need for other consultants has not been identified. Audi- together in a coordinated manner and under government’s over- tor General/Controller General of Accounts, Audit House, Constitution sight to target programs to the rural poor. Project preparation is Ave., G 5 Islamabad, Pakistan, Tel: (92-51) 922-4080,Fax: (92-51) 922- under way. EnvironmentalAssessment Category B. PID: 81968. US$ 5243, E-mail: psagp@hotmail.com, Contact: Mr. Yunis Khan, Audi- 15.0 (IDA). Consulting services to be determined. Poverty Allevia- tor General PAGE 32 Monthly Operational Summary DECEMBER 2003 Health, Nutrition and Population Fax: (92-51) 921-4629, Contact Muhammad Ismail Qureshi, Additional (N) Community-BasedMaternal and Child Health: The project Secretary (Policy Wing) will expand and consolidate the lady health worker (LHW) program Tax Administration Reform: The objective of the project is to by strengthening support and management functions and testing inno- build a modern tax system that will be administered effectively and vations which could subsequently be introduced into the program. will facilitate and improve voluntary compliance with tax laws. The Project preparation is under way. Environmental Assessment Cate- program will aim at increasing t ax revenues by improving effec- gory C. US$ 125.0 (IDA). Consulting services to be determined. tiveness, responsiveness, and efficiency of tax administrationthrough Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. (a) reform of institutions and procedures; (b) improvements in the transparency and integrity of tax services; (c) introduction of per- Law and Justice formance and merit-based human resources systems; (d) strength- North West Frontier Province Structural Adjustment 11: The ening of collection, audit and enforcement procedures and (e) an objective of the project is to support the provincial governments imple- upgrade of taxpayers services. Preappraisal completed. Environ- mentation of reforms to improvefiscal and hancial management, gov- mental Assessment Category C. PIN 77306. US$225.0 (IDA). Con- ernance and public service delivery in education, health, rural devel- sulting services to be determined. Central Board of Revenue, Con- opment and the regulatory framework for private sector development stitutionAve., Tel: (92-51) 920-7540/50, Fax: (92-51) 920-8864, Contact Project preparation is under way. Environmental Assessment Cate- M. S. Lal, Member Tax Policy and Reforms gory U. US$90.0 (IDA). No consultants are required. Ministry of Finance, Government of NWFP, Civil Secretariat, Peshawar, Pak- Rural Development istan, Tel: (92-91) 921-0334, Fax: (92-91) 921-1134, Contact: Mr. Zia (R) Sindh On-FarmWater Management: The project focuses on ur Rehman, Secretary of Finance water management improvementsand institutionalreforms in the irri- Sindh Structural Adjustment 11: The objective of the project is gation sector. The project includes (a) a social mobilization and to finance implementation of reforms to improve fiscal and financial capacity building program for developing effective farmers’ organi- management, governance, public service delivery, and the state’sreg- zations; (b) improvement and rehabilitation of distributaries, minors ulatory framework. Project preparation is under way. Environmen- and watercourses; (c) agricultural productivity enhancement mea- tal Assessment Category U. US$ 100.0 (IDA). Consultants will be sures; (d) monitoring and evaluation; and (e) project management required in the following areas: (a) improvement of fiscal and finan- support. Negotiations are scheduled for midyanuary 2004. Environ- cial management; (b) financial resource mobilization and institu- mental Assessment Category B. PID: 78997. US$61.1 (IDA). Con- tional development; (c) capacitybuilding of core government depart- sultants will be required for monitoring and evaluation,quality assur- ments; (d) reconciliation of public accounts; (e) information technology ance and project management support. Sindh On-Farm Water specialist work; and (f) technical support. Consulting services are Management Directorate, Agriculture Department, Government of to be financed through PHRD grant TF050806. Department of Sindh, Block C, Shahbaz Bldg., Thandi Sarak, Hyderabad, Tel: (92- Finance, Government of Sindh, Karachi, Pakistan, Tel: (92-21) 920- 221) 920-0045, Fax: (92-221) 920-0052, Contact: Mr. Rao Abdul J a b 6512, Fax: (92-21) 920-6511,Contact:Mr. Fazal UT Rehman,Additional bar Khan, Director General, Agricultural Engineering and Water Chief Secretary, Finance Management Structural Adjustment 111:The objective of the project is to sup Social Protection port implementation of the government’s Poverty Reduction Strat- Poverty Alleviation Fund 11: The objective of the project is to egy, which focuses on: (a) reforming governance in the areas of tax- scale-up operations of the first Poverty Alleviation Fund project, ation, devolution,decentralization,hancial management, civil service introducing second generation innovationsin the delivery of services administration and public access to information; (b) strengthening to the poor. The services include microfinance, community infra- the foundations for economic growth in the areas of power, oil and structure, skill development, education and health facilities. Nego- gas pricing, regulatory reform and privatization; and (c) improving tiations completed. Board presentation was scheduled for 4 Decem- delivery of social services. Project preparation is under way. Envi- ber 2003. Environmental Assessment Category FI. PID: 82977. US$ ronmental Assessment Category U. US$300.0 (IDA). No consultants 238.0 (IDA). Consulting services will be required for baseline sur- are required. Ministry of Finance, Room 308, Block C, Pakistan Sec- veys, impact evaluations, and third party monitoring of community retariat, Islamabad, Pakistan, Tel: (92-51) 921-0629,Fax: (92-51) 921- infrastructure projects. Pakistan Poverty Alleviation Fund, House No. 2446, Contact: Dr. Waqar Masood Khan, Secretary, Economic Affairs &A, Park Rd., F-8/2, Islamabad, Pakistan, Tel: (92-51) 2253225, Fax: Division (9251) 2251726,E-mail:ppaf@isb.comsats.netpk, Web site: ppaforg.pk, Public Sector Governance Contact: Mr. Kamal Hyat, Chief Executive (N) Poverty Reduction Support: The project is designed to sup Transportation port implementationof the country’sPoverty Reduction StrategyPaper (R) Highways Rehabilitation:The objective of the project is the (PRSP) in four major areas: (a) accelerating economic growth and sustainable delivery of a producing and efficient national highway maintaining macroeconomic stability; (b) improving governance system, contributing to lower transportation costs. Board presenta- and supporting devolution to the provincial and local levels; (c) tion is scheduled for 23 December 2003. Environmental Assessment investing in human capital and reducing gender gaps; and (d) Category B. PID: 10556. US$ SO.O/lOO.O (IBRD/IDA). Procure- strengthening social safety nets. Project preparation is under way. ment of consulting services is under way. National Highway Author- Environmental Assessment Category C. US$350 (IDA). Consulting ity (NHA), Plot No. 27, Mauve Area, G9/1, Islamabad, Pakistan, Tel: services to be determined. Ministry of Finance, Block C, Room 308, (92-51) 926-0409, Fax: (92-51) 926-0209, E-mail:nraja@nha.gov.pk,Con- Pakistan Secretariat, Islamabad, Pakistan, Tel: (92-51) 921-0629, Fax: tact: Raja Nowsherwan, Member (Planning) (92-51) 920-6029,Contact: Dr. Waqar Masood Khan, Secretary, Ecc- nomic Affairs Division Water and Sanitation (R) Public Sector Capacity Building: The project will focus on (R) NWFP Communitry Infrastructure Services 11:The project (a) broadening professional development, (b) enhancing capacity of will be a demand led local infrastructure and services program. Its key ministries that are in the vanguard of policy reforms, and (c) key feature will be partnerships between local governments and strengthening regulatory functions that are increasingly becoming their communities.Appraisal mission is scheduledfor December 2003. a critical link to the success of economic reforms. Appraisal mission EnvironmentalAssessment Category C. US$57.0 (IDA). Consulting was scheduled for mid-November 2003. Environmental Assessment services to be determined. Department of Local Government, North Category C. PID: 83370. US56.0 (IDA). Consultantswill be required West Frontier Province, Districts, Tehsils Municipal Administration, and have been identified. Finance Division, Ministry of Finance, and their Citizen’s Community Boards, 3rd Floor PDA Commercial 424, Q Block, Pakistan Secretariat, Islamabad, Tel: (92-51) 920-6367, Complex Block A, PH V Hayatabad, Peshawar, NWFP, Tel: (92-91) ~~ ~~ DECEMBER 2003 Monthlv Operational Summarv PAGE 33 921-7347,Fax:(92-91) 921-7350,E-mail:Admincip@pes.cimsats.netpk, Contact: Mr. Wakil Khan Afridi, Secretary LGD, NWFP and Dr. Jamal Nasir, Director General CIF’. Europe and Central Asia Sri Lanka Albania Health, Nutrition and Population Energy and Mining Health Sector Development: The objectives of the project are to: (a) improve maternal and child health, including adequate and health- (R) Power Sector GeneratiodRestructuring:The objective of ful nutrition, among disadvantaged groups and in underserved areas; the project is to rehabilitate and strengthen the power transmission (b) reduce incidence of major non-communicable diseases; and (c) and distribution systems. Preappraisal is almost complete. Environ- enhance the efficiency, equity and quality of health care, ensuring mental Assessment Category A. PID: 77526. US$ 20.0 (IDA). Con- financial and operational sustainability of the health system. Project sultants will be required. KESH Albanian Power Corporation,Blloku preparation is under way. Environmental Assessment Category B. Vasil Shanto, Tirana, Albania,Tel/Fax: (3554) 234-501, E-mail pmu- PID: 50740. US$ 60.0 (IDA Grant). Consultants will be required. ptdp@kesh.com.al, Contact: Mr. Genci Dango, Head of PMU Ministry of Health,Nutrition and Welfare, Sawasjripaya385, Baddegama Environment and Natural Resources Management Wimalawansa Mawatha, Colombo 10, Sri Lanka, Tel: (94-1) 698471, Fax: (94-1) 678-896, Contact: Dr. Reggie Perera, Secretary Institutional Strengthening and Environmental Cleanup:The main objectives of the project are to foster government commitment Information and Communication to strengthening its environmental policies and institutions and man- aging critical environmental risks, particularly hazardous chemical (R) E-Sri Lanka Development: The objective of the project is to waste dumps that affect the most vulnerable and impoverished pop promote effective use of information and communicationtechnology dation groups. These will be achieved through (a) institutional as an enabler for development throughout key sectors of the econ- omy. This will be achieved through: (a) capacity building of the infor- strengthening at the Ministry of Environment and at the central and local levels, and (b) a pilot project to clean up a toxic contaminated mation, communications and technology agency; (b) establishing a rural information infrastructure development f i n d to assist licensed opera- site in the Durres region. Project preparation is under way. Envi- ronmental Assessment Category A. PID: 71427. Uss5.0 (IDA). Con- tors to invest in rural connectivity; (c) investment in an electronicgov- ernment system; and (d) establishing a societal applicationsfind to pro- sulting services to be determined. Ministry of Environment, Rruga e Durresit No. 27, Tirana, Albania,Tel: (3554) 270-623, Fax:(3554) vide matchinggrants to develop ICT innovation in education, health, environment, governance and communication. Project preparation is 270-627, E-mail: p-abeshi@abissnet.com.al, Contact: Mr. Pellumb Abeshi, Secretary General under way. EnvironmentalAssessment Category C. PID: 81771. US$ 50.0 (IDA). Consulting services to be determined. ICTAgency, CIN- Water and Sanitation TEC, No. 561/3, Elvitigala Mw. Colombo 5, Sri Lanka, Tel: (941) 510- (R) Integrated Water/Ecosystems Management:The objective 550/510-554,E-mail: are@&tec.lk, Contact:Manju Haththotuwa, CEO of the project is to improve the quality and quantity of the basic Rural Development water services system to reduce its operating cost and avoid its col- lapse. This would be achieved in the short term with rehabilitation (R) Community Development and Livelihood Improvement: work and operational interventions as well as technical support for Cformerly Rural Poverty Reduction Program) The objective of the urgently needed repairs and in the medium term with support for project is to enable the rural poor to improve their livelihood and qual- longer-range sector reforms. Appraisal mission was in the field mid- ity of life. The objective would be achieved through: (a) empower- October 2003. Environmental Assessment Category B. PID: 75156. ing poor communities by transferring to them decision-making US$ 4.3 (GEF). Consultants will be required. World Bank Water power and control over resources; (b) building communities’ ability PLU., Rr. “Bajram Tusha,” Lagja Nr 14, Durres, Albania, Tel/Fax: to engage in participatory appraisal, priority setting, planning, imple- (35552) 64184, Emaik shani@albmail.com,Contact:Mr. Ndricim Shani, mentation, management, monitoring and evaluation; and (c) build- Director ing accountable and responsive local governments and linking the communities with private sectors and other local level partners. Prc- Armenia ject preparation is under way. Environmental Assessment Category B. PID: 74872. US$ 50.0 (IDA). Consulting services to be deter- Education mined. Ministry of Rural Economy, 780 Maradana Rd., Colombo 10, Education Quality and Relevance: The objective of the project it Sri Lanka,Tel: (941) 664280, Fax: (941) 664281, Contact: Mr. F ! Liya- to enable orientation to the education system to meet the challenges narachchi. Secretary of the knowledge economy. Appraisal completed. Environmental Assessment Category C. PID: 74503. US$ 10.0 (IDA).Consulting ser- Social Protection vices to be determined. Ministry of Education and Science, Center (N) Poverty Reduction Strategy 11: The project is the second for Education Projects, Tel: (374-1) 151-651,Fax: (374-1) 344-763, E- phase of annual adjustment operations designed to support imple- mail: cfep@arminco.com,Contact: MS. Karine Harutyunyan mentation of the government’spoverty reduction strategy.The PRSC I1 will focus on rural development and welfare reforms. Project has Public Sector Governance not been identiiied.EnvironmentalAssessment Category C. UsS125.0 Public Sector Modernization: The project will support the p u b (IDA). Consulting services to be determined. Ministry of Finance, lic sector institutional reform program and seek to assist in opera- Secretariat Bldg., Colombo 01, Sri h k a , Tel: (94-11) 243-1761,Fax: tionaliziig key elements of recent and upcoming analyticalwork. The (94-11) 244-9823, Contact: Mr. Charitha Ratwatte, Secretary reforms include: (a) civil service reform, including the right-sizing of the civil service, development and implementation of a human Water and Sanitation resource management information system and development of insti- (N) North-East Irrigated Agriculture 11: The objective of the tutional arrangements for demand-driven training of civil servants; project is to help conflict-affected communities in the North-East (b) strengthening the policy formulation, coordination, monitoring Province and adjoining areas to restore livelihoods, enhance production and evaluationcapacity of selected ministries and executiveagencies; and incomes, and build their capacity for sustainable social and eco- (c) improving quality of service delivery of selected line agenciesthat nomic reintegration. This is a follow-up operation to the ongoing have an impact on private sector development; (d) improving trans- North-East Irrigated Agriculture Project. Project is being identified. parency, accountability and value for money in public procurement; EnvironmentalAssessment Category B. US$60.0 (IDA). Consultants (e) strengthening financial accountability; and (f) strengthening will be required. Implementing agency (ies) to be determined. voice and participation. Project preparation is under way. Environ- ~~~ ~ ~~~ ~ ~~~ ~ ~ PAGE 34 Monthlv ODerational Summarv DECEMBER 2003 mental Assessment Category U. PID: 60786. US$ 10.0 (IDA). Con- isters, 40 U. Hadjibekov St., Government House, Baku, Azerbaijan, sulting services to be determined. Ministry of Finance and Economy, Tel: (994-12) 934-693, Fax: (994-12) 981-395, E-mail:mehtievaazeu- Government House House-1, Republic Square, 375010, Yerevan, rotel.com, Contact: Mr. Vagif Aslan Huseynov, Director Armenia, Tel: (374-1) 595304, 521-459, Contact: Manuk Topuzyan, Chief of Staff of the Prime Minister Social Protection Pension and Social Assistance: The project includes four com- Water and Sanitation ponents: (a) developing capacity for policy analysis (b) strengthen- Municipal Water and Wastewater: The objective of the project is ing pension administration; (c) social assistance improvement; and to improve water and wastewater services, in terms of coverage, (d) a public education campaign. These components will be imple- quality and cost, with a focus on areas outside the capital city and spe- mented through (a) improvements in legislation that will institu- cial emphasis on service to the poor. The project would include (a) tionalize pension policy and administrative reforms; (b) strengthened private sector management and operation of one or more regional linkages between benefits and contributions; (c) creation and main- water companies; (b) an investment fund to support systems in par- tenance of individual records; (d) enhanced social assistance targeting ticipating communities; and (c) technical assistance to prepare and to become cost-effective;and (e) efficient pension and social assis- monitor the management contract and provide assistance to the gov- tance administrative structure. Project preparation is under way. ernment in establishing sector law and regulation. Project prepara- EnvironmentalAssessment Category C. PID: 49892. Uss16.5 (IDA). tion is under way. Environmental Assessment Category FI. PID: Consulting services will be required in the areas of pension policy 63398. US$ 15.0 (IDA). Consultants will be required to (a) prepare and administration, physical inventory of offices and equipment, the bidding documents for recruitment of the private operators; (b) business processes, information technology design and installation, conduct audits; (c) provide procurement assessments; and (d) p r e works supervision, public education campaigns,capacity building for vide economic and financial analysis. Armenia Municipal and Waste- social policy development and project implementation and manage- water Project, Project Implementation Unit, 13 Vardanants, Yere- ment. Ministry of Labor and Social Protection of the Population, 9th van, Armenia, Tel: (374-1) 526-385, Fax: (374-1) 151-829, E-mail: Floor, Government House, Baku, Azerbaijan,Tel: (994-12) 931-203, aghazaryan@dolphin.am, Contact: Mr. Adibek Ghazaryam, Project Fax: (94412) 939472, E-mail: mlspp@azerin.com,Contact Mr. Yashar Director Gamzayev,Grant Implementation Coordinator. Azerbaijan Belarus Environment and Natural Resources Management Health, Nutrition and Population Shah-Dag Rural Environment: The objective of the project is for (R ) TJ3/AIDS: The objectives of the project are to (a) control the mountain communitiesand local authorities in the Shah Dag Greater tuberculosis epidemic by ensuring early and effective treatment of Caucasus area to adopt environmentally responsible practices of infectious cases and prevention of transmission in the general pop forestry, grazing and energy consumption. This w ill serve to demon- ulation and in the prison system, and by establishing diagnosis and strate how environmentallyresponsiblenatural resource management treatment for multi-drug resistant diseases, @) prevent further can improve living conditions in rural communities.The global objec- spread of the HIV infection, mainly by scaling up programs aimed tive is to conserve the existingbiodiversity,reverse land degradation, at groups at risk, especially intravenous drug users, (c) reduce sex- and improve energy supply and efficiency. This would be achieved ually transmitted infections morbidity by upgrading prevention and by promoting adoption of integrated ecosystem management (EM) treatment of these diseases and (d) support health sector restruc- concepts in policy, planning and implementation of development turing initiatives to increase quality and appropriateness of care and activities. Project preparation is under way. Environmental Assess- effectiveness and efficiency of resource use. Negotiations were sched- ment Category B. PID: 66199. US$8.0/5.0 (IDA/GEF). Consulting uled for early December 2003. Environmental Assessment Category services to be determined. Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources, C. PID: 72404. Us20.4 0). Consultantshave been selected. Min- Bakhram Agaev, 100 A, 370073 Baku, Azerbaijan; Tel: (994-12) 925 istry of Health, Tel: (37517) 222-6095, Fax: (37517) 222-6297, Con- 294; Fax: (994-12) 385454; Contact: Mr. Gussein Bagirov, Minister tact: V.A. Ostapenko Private Sector Development Bosnia and Herzego wina (N) Private Sector Support: The objectives of the project are to increase access to hancial services in non-Baku and rural areas, and Public Sector Governance provide infrastructure to facilitate public sector reforms. The project (R) Economic Management Structural Adjustment: The project seeks to improve access to quality related informationby businesses is aimed at (a) reducing the excess burden of government in the econ- in Azerbaijan, and to make available faster, cheaper and more effec- omy by rationalizing public spending, and (b) improving efficiency tive quality-relatedmeasurement and testing facilities.Project prepa- and equity through expenditure restructuring and better gover- ration is under way. EnvironmentalAssessment Category C. PID: 81616. nance in the management of public resources. Appraisal is under way. US$14.0 (IDA). Consulting services to be determined. Ministry of EnvironmentalAssessment Category U. PID: 71039. US$51.0 (IDA). Finance, 370022 Baki, S. Vurgiin Kuq. 83 Baku, Azerbaijan,Tel: (994- Consultants will be required in the areas of education financing and 12) 938103, Fax: (99412) 934648, E-mail: office@maliyye.gov.az, Con- fiscal decentralization. Federation of BIH Ministry of Finance, tact: Yashar Mamedov, Director of International Debt Department; Mehmed Spahe 5, 71000 Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Tel: National Bank of Azerbaijan, 32 R. Behbudov St., Baku 370070 Azer- (387-33) 203-147, Fax: (387-33) 203-152, Contact: Mr. Dragan Vran- baijan, Tel/Fax: (994-12) 973-970, E-mail: tahirov.rustam@nba.az, kic, Minister; Republika Srpska Ministry of Finance, Vuka Karadz- Contact: Rustam Tahirov, Manager, PIU ica 5, Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina,Tel: (387-51) 331-350, Fax: (387-51) 331-361, Contact: Mr. Branko Krsmanovic, Minister Rural Development Rural Community Investment: The objective of the project is to Social Protection enable rural communities and municipalities to prioritize, deliver Second Social Sector Adjustment: The objective of the project is and manage basic municipal services. The project will finance invest- to facilitate policy reforms in (a) veterans’ benefits, (b) social safety ments in the construction, operation and maintenance of selected com- net, (c) unemployment administrationand (d) disability policy. Rene- munity infrastructure and provide support for local capacity build- gotiations are tentatively scheduled for January 2004. Environmen- ing. Project preparation is under way. Environmental Assessment tal Assessment Category C. PID: 70992. Us36.0 (ID@.Bank is admin- Category FI. PID: 76234. US$ 15.0 (IDA). Consultants have been istering a PHRD grant. Further consulting services will be required. selected. Agency to Support the Development of the Agriculture For the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina:Ministry of Finance, Private Sector, Project Preparation Unit under the Cabinet of Min- Mehmeda Spahe 5,71000Sarajevo,Bosnia and Herzegovina,Tel: (387- DECEMBER 2003 Monthly Operational Summary PAGE 35 33) 203-147, Fax: (387-33) 203-152, Contact: H. E. Franjo Franjic, Consultants will be required. Hrvatska Electroprivreda Ltd. (HEP), Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance; for Republika S r p Ulica Grada Vukovara 31,10000Zagreb, Croatia,Tel: (3851) 632-2302, ska: Ministry of Finance,Vuka Karadzica 4, Banja Luka,78000 Bosnia Fax: (3851) 617-0478,E-mail: gordana.lucic@hep.h,Contact:Mr. Gor- and Herzegovina, Tel: (387-51) 331-350, Fax: (387-51) 331-361, Con- dana Lucic, ESO Team Leader, Development Department tact: H. E. Simeun Vilendecic, Minister Private Sector Development Bulgaria (N) Programmatic Adjustment: The objective of the project is to support the government’s medium-term reform program. Project is Environment and Natural Resources Management being identified. Environmental Assessment Category U. US$ 100.0 (R) Wood Residue to Energy: The project will upgrade boilers to (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing efficient wood-fired boilers in wood processing and pulpand-paper agency(ies) to be determined plants, and possibly also social infrastructure buildings (schools, Science and Technology: The project will support reorientation of hospitals, public buildings, etc.) in the vicinity of these firms. Car- the country’s science and technology infrastructure, in particular to: bon emission reductions will be achieved by: (a) switching boilers (i) strengthen and restructure research and developmentinstitutions from fossil to biomass fuels; (b) increasing the energy efficiency of (RDIs), and promote commercialization of the research outputs; boilers; and (c) abating emissions of methane from stockpiles of and (ii) upgrade technological capabilities of enterprises. Preap wood residue. Emissions Reduction Purchase Agreement was signed praisal completed. Environmental Assessment Category C. PID: on 24 September 2003. Environmental Assessment Category B. PID: 80258. US$42.0 (IBRD). Consulting services will include activities 75560. US$3.6 (IBRD). Consulting services will be required. Svilosa related to institutional building of RDIs, Business Innvoation Center AD, Sofia, Bulgaria,Tel: (3592) 963-0670/1352, Fax: (3592) 963-0320, of Croatia (BICRO) and Institute for Technology Policy and Research E-mail: mtg@gti.bg,Contact Kraismer Dachev, President; Ministry (ITP); development of Management Information Systems (MIS) for of Environment and Water, Joint Implementation Unit, Sofia, Bulgaria, RDIs and BICRO; a promotion campaign; assistance related to set- Tel: (3592) 94G6298, Fax: (3592) 981-6610, Contact: Ms. Emilia ting up venture capital funds; setting up Tehcnology Centers and Sci- Kraeva, Head, International Cooperation Department ence Parks; assistance to private firms in improving their com- petiteveness and technology transfer; studies and training. Ministry Public Sector Governance of Science and Technology, Trg J.J. Strossmayera 4,10000 Zagreb, (R) Programmatic Adjustment 11: The project is designed to s u p Croatia, Tel: (3851) 4594-441/47, Fax: (3851) 4594-469/49, E-mail: port the government’s economic growth and poverty reduction vucina@fesb.hr, Contacts: Dr. Zdenko Franic, Vice Minister, Dr. objectives. It is the second of a three-part series of loans. The first Damir Vucina, Project Development Manager focused on improving the business environment and investment cli- mate. This one concentrates on a broad governance agenda. The third Social Development, Gender and Inclusion will turn to a broad social sector development agenda. Appraisal Social and Economic Recovery: The objective of this multisec- was tentatively scheduled for 15 November 2003. Environmental toral project is to address post-conflict reconstruction and sustain- Assessment Category U. PID: 81637. Us150.0 (IBRD). No consultants able developmentin war-affected and disadvantaged areas. The main are required. Council for Structural Policy, Administration of the development objectiveis to increase social cohesion and sustainable Council of Ministers, Dondukov Blvd., Sofia, Bulgaria, Tel: (3592) economicopportunitiesamong differentwar-affected and marginalized 94G2143, Fax (3542) 980-7707,Email: z.veleva@governmentbg, Con- groups in various ethnic communities. In order to achieve this, the tact Zinaida Veleva, Head, Directoratefor International Financial Insti- project will adopt a social fund approach to financing cornmunity-selected tutions (IFIs) and European Integration of the Administration of the activities. Project preparation is under way. Environmental Assess- Council of Ministers ment Category FI.PID: 76730. Us24.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Ministry of Public Works, Reconstruction,and Con- Rural Development struction, Navarova 61,10000 Zagreb, Croatia, Tel: (3851) 469-5736, Forest Development: The objective of the project is to maximize E-mail: franka.vojnovicQzghinet.hr, Contact: Franka Vojnovic, Head the value of forest resources to the national economy and maximize of Section, Department for Island and Regional Development forest related opportunities and benefits for the rural population through reformulated and sustainable management in private, com- Water and Sanitation munal, and state forests. Global benefits will be realized through (a) Coastal Cities Pollution Control: The objective of the project is improved conservation of ecosystems of global biodiversity signif- to improvethe quality of Adriatic coastalwaters in financially and oper- cance under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Agriculture and ationally sustainable ways by (a) strengthening institutional arrange Forestry, (b) mainstreaming of biodiversity in overall national for- ments for financing and managing wastewater treatment and (b) est policies, strategies and planning instruments, (c) integrating financingwastewater treatment infrastructure in selected cities. Pro- conservation activities in routine forest management, and (d) strength- ject preparation is under way. Environmental Assessment Category ening the network of protected areas and other forests under pro- A. PID: 65416. US$ 250.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. tection. Project preparation is under way. Environmental Assess- Hrvatska Banka za Obnovu i Razvitak (CroatianBank for Reconstruction ment Category A. PIDs: 33964,80377. US$30.0/5.0 (IBRD/GEF). and Development,HBOR), Strossmayerov trg 9,10000Zagreb, Croa- Consulting services to be determined. Ministry of Agriculture, 55, tia, Tel: (385-1) 459-1689, Fax: (385-1) 459-1696, E-mail: mko- Hristo Botev Blvd., BG1040 Sofia, Bulgaria, Tel: (359-2) 987-1192, laric@hbor.hr,Contact: Ms. Marja Kolaric; HrvatskaVoda (Croatian Fax: (3592) 987-1193,E-mail:mplugtschieva@nug.bg,Contact: Ms. Waters, H V ),Ulica Grada Vokovara 220,10000 Zagreb, Croatia,Tel: Meglena Plugchieva, Deputy Minister (3851) 6155820, Fax: (3851) 6155910, E-mail:marasovic@voda.hr, Contact: Jaksa Marasovic, Director, Croatian Waters. Croatia Energy and Mining Czech Republic Renewable Energy Resources: The project will start with the Energy and Mining objective of assisting the government in developing a rational policy (R) Energy Efficiency Fund: The project will focus on: (a) facili- framework for renewable energy and will help develop an econom- tating energy efficiency measures in public buildings such as hos- ically and environmentally sustainable market for renewable energy pitals; @) improving district heating systems; and (c) enhancing resources. The project’s global objective is to reduce greenhouse gas energy efficiency in large industries. The project will be supported emissions on a continuous basis by overcoming barriers to imple- through the Prototype Carbon Fund (PCF) .Preappraisal is under way. mentation of renewable energy. Project processing is continuing.Envi- EnvironmentalAssessment Category FI. PID: 73542. U s 7 . 0 (PCF). ronmental Assessment Category FI. PID: 71464. US$ 6.0 (GEF). Consultants will be required. Czech Energy Agency, Vinohradska 8, PAGE 36 Monthly Operational Summary DECEMBER 2003 120 00 Praha 2, Czech Republic,Tel: (420-2) 2421-7714, Fax: (42(12) plan; and (d) strengthen the water pollution control system. Approved 2421-7701, Email: cea@cea.cz,Contact: Mr. Bubenik, Director; State by the Executive Directors on 8 May 2003. Environmental Assess- Environmental Fund, Kaplanova 1931/1, 148 00 Praha 4, Czech ment Category A. PID: 59803. US$40.4 (IBRD). No consultants are Republic, Tel: (420-2) 6799-4455, Fax: (420-2) 793-6597, E-mail: required. State Committee for Water Resources, 28-A Mzhaiskiy St., tnovotny@sfzp.cz,Contact: Mr. Tomas Novotny, Deputy Director,Inter- 473201Astana, Kazakhstan, Tel: (731-22) 241-428, Fax: (731-22) 242- national Affairs 491, Contact: Mr. Tulegen Sarsembekov, Chairman Georgia Rural Development Agricultural Competitiveness:The objective of the project is to facil- Rural Development itate: (a) an effective marketing information system; (b) critical tech- (N) Rural Development: The objective of the project is to develop nical services to farmers; and (c) strengthened capacity in the Min- the private commercial agriculture sector by facilitating access of small istry of Agriculture to develop enabling policies, regulatory frameworks, farmers to supply chains and improving the competitiveness of the and provisions in support of their implementation. Project prepara- chains supply in response to demand from domestic and international tion is under way. Environmental Assessment Category B. PID: markets. This would increase incomes and employment and reduce 49721. US$25.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Min- poverty in rural areas. Project preparation is under way. Environmental istry of Agriculture,49 Abai St.,Astana 473000, Kazakhstan,Tel: (3172) Assessment Category FI. PID: 78544. US$16.0 (IDA). Consulting ser- 323-784, Fax: (3172) 324-541, Contact: Ms. Liliya Musina, Deputy vices to be determined. Project Coordination Center, Ministry of Minister. Agriculture and Food, 41 Kostava St., Tbilisi 380062 Georgia, Fax: (99532) 996-261, E-mail: revazasatiani@adpcc.org.ge, Contact: Mr. Water and Sanitation Revaz Asatiani, PCC Director Northeastern Kazakhstan Water Supply and Sanitation: The objective of the project is to improve the quality,reliability,efficiency, Water and Sanitation financial viability and sustainabilityof the water supply and wastewater (R) Tbilisi Water Supply and Sanitation:The project will include services in selected urban centers located in the northeastern region (a) a lease contract with an international water operator (IWO) to of Kazakhstan. The project would include (a) rehabilitation and effi- strengthen management and operational capacity of Tbilkalcanal;and ciency improvements of existing facilities; (b) transfer of operational (b) a fund for future investmentsfor rehabilitatingand improvingwater and financial management of participating water and wastewater and wastewater systems, to be identified and administered jointly by enterprises (vodokanals) to an internationally experienced water the (IWO) and Tbilkalcanal. This project has been placed on reserve, utility operator under a performance-based management contract; j u t h e r reporting will be discontinued. Environmental Assessment (c) strengtheninginstitutionaland financial capacity of the vodokanals; Category B. PID: 49171. US$ 25.0 (IDA). Consultants have been and (d) creating an enabling legal and regulatory environment that selected. Tbilisi Water and Sanitation Utility (Tbilkalcanal), Tbilisi promotes financial and institutional autonomy for vodokanals, includ- Water Utility Development Bureau W D B ) , 33,lst Lane, Kostava ing setting tariffs that allow full cost recovery. Project processing is St., Tbilisi, Georgia, Tel: (99532) 935-831, Fax: (99532) 982-607, continuing due to ongoing restructuring of the vodocanals partici- Email: twudb@caucasus.net, Contact: Mr. Zurab Gongadze, Managing pating in the project. Environmental Assessment Category B. PID: Director 70008. US$83.0 (IBRD). Financingfrom the government is expected in the amount of US$32.5. Consultants will be required. Committee Hungary for Water Resources, Ministry of Environment Protection, 28-1 Mozhaiskiy St., 473201 Astana, Kazakhstan,Tel: (7-3272) 623-083,62& Environment and Natural Resources Management 259, Fax: (7-3172) 241-428, E-mail: picg-ascrp@nursat,kz, Contact: Black Sea Nutrient Reduction: The objective of the project is to Mr. Serik Smailov, Director reduce nutrient discharge into the Danube and ultimately the Black Sea by improving purification of effluent from wastewater treatment Kosovo plants at Budapest and Dunaujvaros and increasing the nutrient retention capacity in the Danube-DravaNational Parks Gemenc and Social Development, Gender and Inclusion Bkda-Karapancsa Region. Project is being identified.Environmental (R) Community Development Fund 11: The objective of the pro- Assessment Category B. PID: 74971. US$7.5 (GEF),Consultantswill ject is to improve the quality, access and availability of community be required. Municipality of Budapest, Varoshaz u. 9-11, H-1840 infrastructure and services in poor, and conflict-affected communi- Budapest 50, P.O.B. 1, Tel: (36-1) 317-6310, Fax: (36-1) 327-1811, ties and for vulnerable groups, includingreturnees; and promote insti- Contact: Attila POCS, Head of the PIU, Office of the Mayor, Budapest tutional capacity building and social capital formation at the community V.; Municipality of Dunajuvaros, E-mail:nemesne@dunaujvaros.Hu, and municipal levels so as to improve the quality and sustainability Contact: Erika Nemes, Head, PMU; Gemenc National Park, Contact: of service delivery and enhance greater stakeholder participation, Gyozo Buzetsky, Head and empowerment in local development.Negotiations are completed. Board presentatbn scheduledfor2 DecemberZ@l3. Environmental Assess Kazakhstan ment Category FI. PID: 79259. US$4.0 (IDA). No consultants are required. Government of Kosovo, Perandori Justinian 4, Prishtina, Environment and Natural Resources Management Kosovo, Tel: (381-38) 249-677, Fax: (381-28) 249-677, E-mail: Forest Protection and Reforestation: The objective of the project flaka@kcdf.org,Contact: Ms. Flaka Surroi is to to develop environmental and economic services through more sustainable use, increased productivity and enhanced conservation Kyrgyz Republic of forest and associatedrangeland resources, with a focus on the north- eastern pine forest and southern saxaul woodlands. Project prepa- Environment and Natural Resources Management ration is under way. EnvironmentalAssessment CategoryB. PID: 78301. Natural Disaster Mitigation:The developmentobjectiveof this prc- US$30.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Forestry and ject is to reduce the risk of (a) radiation and water contamination Hunting Committee, Ministry of Agriculture, Abay Ave., 49, Astana due to the presence of hazardous mine tailings in Mailuu-suu; and 473000, Kazakhstan, Tel: (3172) 328-248, Fax: (3172) 328-233, (b) loss of life from catastrophic landslide events. Project prepara- E-mail: komles@nature.kz, Contact: Mr. Igor A. Koval, Deputy tion is under way. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$5.0 Chairman (IDA) Consulting services to be determined., but likely for final Nura River Cleanup (Ln.4693-KZ): The project will (a) support design of some technical interventions. Ministry of Ecology and the clean-up of mercury in Nura River; (b) strengthen the water Emergency, Toktonaliev Street, Bishkek 720055, Kyrgyz Republic, monitoring network (c) develop a water resources management Tel: (996312) 547985,Fax: (996312) 547985, E-mail:georiskaexnetkg, DECEMBER 2003 Monthlv ODerational Summarv PAGE 37 Contact: Mr. Anarkul Aitaliev, Director Department of Emergencies Moldova, Republic of Monitoring and Forecasting Energy and Mining Finance Energy 11: The project will support the demonopoliation and pri- (R) Payments and Banking System Modernization Projed: cfor- vatization program for the power sector, including (a) upgrading of merly Financial Sector and Business Development) The project will power system control and data acquisition facilities; (b) commercial include hancial sector and business development components. The metering equipment; (c) upgrading of electrical substations; and proposed project, consistent with the country’s National Poverty (d) technical assistance for institutional reform. The project will also Reduction Strategy, will support: a) implementation of the govern- provide support to the heating sector by initiating an investment ment’s and National Bank of the Kyrgyz Republic’s banking and program and supporting the restructuring of the sector. Board pre- hancial sector reform program and b) removal of administrativebar- sentation was tentatively scheduled for 25 November 2003. Envi- riers to private sector development. The project will provide institutional ronmental Assessment Category B. PID: 40558. US$ 35.0 (IDA). development support and funding for: payments system reform; Consultants will be required. Moldova Energy Projects Implemen- strengthening and privatization of state-owned banks; elimination of tation Unit (MEPIO), str. 31 August, No. 82, Office No.2, Tel: administrative barriers through the development and implementa- (373-2) 234706, Fax: (372-2) 233-441, Email: mepiu@ch.moldpac.md, tion of regulatory impact assessments and restructuring of the sys- Contact: Ms. Ludmila Burlui, Executive Director tem of technical regulations and standards. Preparation is supported Environment and Natural Resources Management by a PHRD grant. Project preparation and a review of the project scope are under way. Environmental Assessment Category C. PID: 74881. (R) Agricultural Pollution Control: The objective of the project USS12.0 (IDA). Consultants will be required for preparation and is to increase significantlythe use of environmentally friendly agri- implementation.Directorate on Investments and TechnicalAssistance cultural practices by farmers and agro-industry in order to reduce Coordination, National Bank of the Kyrgyz Republic, 101 Umetaliev nutrient discharge from agriculturalsources to the Danube River and St., Bishkek, 720040, Kyrgyz Republic, Tel/Fax: (996312) 669-153, Black Sea. Negotiations were tentatively planned for 8 December 2003. E-mail: mduishegulov@nbkr.kg, Contact: Marlis Duishegulov, Environmental Assessment Category B. PID: 75995. US$5.0 (GEF). Director Consulting services to be determined. Consolidated Agricultural Projects Management Unit, Ministry of Ecology, Construction and Rural Development Territorial Development, 9 Cosmonautilor St., Room 544, Chisinau, Moldova 2005, Tel: (373-2) 223-106, Fax: (373-2) 226994, E-mail: (R) Village Investment: The objective of the project is to alleviate igorashov@capmu.md, Contact: Mr. Igor Gorashov, Director rural poverty by (a) improving governance and capacity at the local (R) S oil Conservation:The objective of the project is to restore pro- level; (b) strengthening provision of -and access to -essential ser- ductivity of 14,500hectares of degraded agricultural lands and build vices; and (c) supporting private small-scale enterprise develop- capacity for community-based management. In addition, the project ment. It does this at the grassroots level by supporting income and will support global objectives of carbon sequestration and reduc- employment generating investments in village infrastructure and in tion of greenhouse gas concentrations.Appraisal completed.Expected groupmanaged small- and mediumenterprises.Negotiations were unak effectiveness date is 15 February 2004. US$5.2 (PCF). Consultants way in mid-November Environmental Assessment Category FI. PID: will be required for capacity building for community-basedforest and 73973. US$15.0 (IDA). Consulting services to be determined. Com- pasture management and public awareness. State Forestry Agency munity Development and Investment Agency (AgentstvoRazvitiya i Inve- (MoldSilva),Stefan cel Mare Blvd., 124, Chisinau, MD, 2001, Repub stironvaniya Soobschestv (NUS)), 164a,Chui Ave., Bishkek, Kyrgyz lic of Moldova, Tel: (373-2) 277-349, Fax: (373-2) 220-748, E-mail: Republic, Tel: (996-312) 61-13-06, Fax: (996312) 660-409, E-mail: moldsilva@mdl.net,Contact: Mr. Anatol Popusoi, Director General elmira@vip.ktnet.kg, Contact: Ms. Elmira Ibraimova, Executive Director Public Sector Governance Public Financial Management TA The project aims at improv- Macedonia, The former Yugoslav Republic ing budget preparation,execution,reporting and control through capac- of ity building and investment in the design and installation of an inte- grated financial management information system. Project is being Education identified. Environmental Assessment Category C. PID: 82916. US$ 10.0 (IDA). Cofinancingis being negotiated with the EU for up to US$ (R) Education Modernization APL - Phase 1: The objective of 6.0. Consultants will be required. Ministry of Finance, 7 Cosmo- the project is to support decentralization and the peace agreement nautilor St., Chisinau 2005, Moldova, Tel: (373-2) 221-307, Fax: including improving strategic planning, management, and monitor- (373-2) 243-775, E-mail: nlupan@minfin.moldova.md, Contact: Ms. ing in the education sector at the national level; and improving school Ziaida Grecianii, Minister based learning at the local level. Negotiations completed. Board pre- sentation was scheduledfor 16 December2003. EnvironmentalAssess- Social Development, Gender and Inclusion ment Category C. PID: 66157. US$5.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be (R) Youth Inclusion Learning and Innovation LIL The main required. Ministry of Education and Science, Government Bldg., purpose of the LIL is to test whether participating youth (1525) Blvd. Ilinden, bb, Skopje, the FYRof Macedonia,Tel: (389-2) 118-022 from poor rural and pen-urban families adopt positive economic and Ext.151, E-mail: wignjev@mn.gov.mk, Contact: Vesna Vignjevic; social practices in response to an integrated package of youth-oriented PCU Director services and opportunities. Negotiations were underway mid-Novem- ber 2003. Environmental Assessment Category C. PID: 82878. US$ Public Sector Governance 3.0 (IDA). Consulting services to be determined. State Department Public Sector Management Adjustment 11: The objective of the for Youth and Sports, 73 Stefan Cel Mare Blvd., Chisinau, Moldova, project is to support reforms in central government budget formu- Tel: (373-2) 277-569/233, Fax: (373-2) 277-352, E-mail: dtsmol- lation and execution, procurement, auditing and civil service, along dova@yahoo.com,dtscentrutin@mdl.net, Contacts: Mr. Sergiu Cor- with sectoralreforms in health care and social assistance.Projectprepa- netski, General Director, Mrs. Liliana Palihovich, Head, Youth Divi- ration is under way. Environmental Assessment Category U. PID: 74893. sion US$30.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required during implementa- Social Investment Fund 11: The objective of the project is to imple- tion. Consulting services have been employed in the preparation of ment the Economic Growth and Poverty Reduction Strategy by each component during preparation.Ministry of Fiiance,Skopje, Mace empowering poor communities and vulnerable population groups to donia, Tel/Fax: (389-2) 312-6015,E-mail:goran.anceski@hance.gov. manage their priority development needs by (a) improving delivery mk, Contact: Mr. Goran Anceski, Project Coordinator and quality of basic social and economic services, and (b) develop- PAGE 38 Monthly Operational Summary DECEMBER 2003 ing the capacity of community institutions and strengthening social EnvironmentalAssessment Category U. PID: 8791. US$150.0 (IBRD). capital. Appraisal is tentatively scheduled for March 2004. Environ- Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency is to be mental Assessment Category FI. PID: 79314. US$15.0 (IDA). Con- determined. sulting services to be determined. Moldova Social Investment Fund Executive Office, str. Stefan cel Mare 124, Office 309, MD-2012, Russian Federation Chisinau, Moldova, Tel: (373-2) 279-727, Fax: (373-2) 279-141, E-mail: bpopadiuc@msif.net.md, Contact: Boris Popadiuc, Execu- Education tive Director (R) E-Learning Support: The project is the first element of an APL totaling US $300.0 million. It aims at improving the accessibility, Water and Sanitation quality and efficiency of general and e s t level vocational education Chisinau Environmental:The objective of the project is to improve by (a) building sustainable capacity to produce high quality, afford- the quality of water in the Dnister River as well as the environmen- able and flexible learning: (b) supporting pre-service and in-service tal quality in the Dnister River Basin. The project would assist teacher training with the introduction of information/communication Moldova to begin the development of a Transnational Dnister River technology methods into classrooms and embedding them in teach- Basin Management System. It falls under the guidelines of the UN ing and learning practices: and (c) establishing a network of resource Economic Commission for Europe (ECE) Convention on the Protection centers to improve regional access to electronically enhanced edu- and Use of Transboundary Watercourses and International Lakes. cation opportunities and dissemination of new teaching practices. The Project is being identified. Environmental Assessment Category B. regions that have been selected to participate are Khaborovsk, Kras- PID: 74139. US$5.0 (GEF). Consulting services to be determined. noyarsk, Perm, Karelia, Stavropol, Chelyabinsk and Kaluga. Nego- Implementing agency (ies) to be determined. tiations scheduled for mid-December 2003. Environmental Assess- ment Category C. PID: 75387. US$ 100.0 (IBRD). Consultants have Poland been hired. National Training Foundation, 3/5 Smolensy Blvd., Moscow 119898, Russian Federation, Tel: (7-095) 246-1884, Fax: Energy and Mining (7-095) 24G9892, E-mail: info@ntf.ru,Contact: Mrs. Elena Soboleva, (R) Krakow Energy Efficiency:The project will improve energy Executive Director efficiency and reduce emission of atmospheric pollutants in the Krakow region. Preappraisal is almost complete. Environmental Health, Nutrition and Population Assessment Category B. PID: 70246. US$ 11.0 (GEF). Consultants Child Welfare Development: The objectives of the project are to will be required. Municipal District Heating Co. of Krakow, AI.Jana improve the welfare of the most vulnerablefamiliesand children, pro- Pawla 11, 188, 30-969, Krakow, Poland, Tel/Fax: (4812) 644-5326, tect human capital, and ensure that the government is able to use its E-mail: janusz.miechowicz@mpec.krakow.pl, Contact Janusz Miechow- public resources more effectivelyto improve the welfare of families icz, Head, Foreign Cooperation Department and children at risk. Project preparation is under way. Environmen- tal Assessment Category B. PID: 77346. US$ 100.0 (IDA). Consult- Romania ing services to be determined. Ministry of Labor and Social Devel- opment, Birzhevaya Place #1, Moscow 101999 Russian Federation, Environment and Natural Resources Management Tel: (7-095) 92806-83, Fax: (7-095) 921-73-69, Contact: Mr. A. P. (R) Afforestation of Degraded Agricultural Land: (TF052716) Pochinok, Minister The objective of the project is to provide for the afforestation of 6,033 ha of degraded agricultural land transferred from the agricul- Law and Justice tural into the forestry sector at sites located in seven judets south of Judicial Reform Support: The project aims at improving the per- Campia Romana, and for the ecological reconstruction of a portion formance of selected priority areas of the justice system with empha- of the Lower Danube Plains. The PCF Emission Reductions Purchase sis on dispute resolution. Since dispute resolution is concentrated in Agreement was signed on 29 September 2003. EnvironmentalAssess- the courts, modernization of the judiciary represents the core of the ment Category B. PID: 75959. US$ 3.1 (PCF). No consultants are proposed operation. Project preparation is under way. Amission vis- required. National Forestry Administration, 31, Magheru Blvd., ited Moscow 22-27 September 2003. EnvironmentalAssessment Cat- Bucharest, Romania, Tel: (40-21) 310-0626, Fax: (40-21) 222-8428, egory C. PID: 76826. US$lOO.O (IBRD). Consultantswillbe required E-mail: rnp@rosilva.ro,Contact: Mr. Ion Dumitru, General Manager during implementation. Russian Foundation for Legal Reform, 6, Hazard Risk Mitigation and Emergency Preparedness:The objec- Admirala Makarova St., 2nd Floor, Moscow 125217 Russian Feder- tives of the project are to: (a) reduce people’s exposure to flooding ation,Tel: (7-095) 150-1472,Fax: (7-095) 15G0555, Contact: Ms. Olga and minimize flood damage; @) identify and assess the risks result- Schwartz, Judicial Component Coordinator ing from industrial operations that might spill hazardous materials in the river catchment areas: (c) reduce the financial exposure of the Public Sector Governance public to disasters such as flooding and earthquakes: and (d) Land Registration and Cadastre: The objective of the project is strengthen capacity for seismic risk mitigation and emergency pre- to build efficient land administrationsystems with the purpose of con- paredness. Project preparation is under way. Environmental Assess- tributing to the development of efficient markets for land and real ment Category B. PIDs: 75163,81950. US$151.3/6.8 (IBRD/GEF). estate. The basic thrust of the project is to improve the functioning Consulting services to be determined. Ministry of Public Finance, of the registration and cadastre systems,with a primary focus on their 17Apollodor St., Bucharest, Romania, Tel: (40-1) 410-3400, Contact: mutual cooperation. This will include linking databases, elaborating Mr. Stefan Petrescu, Director-General existing procedures, and addressing improved customer interface. As part of the customer interface improvement, the project will be Public Sector Governance introducing means testing for improved access to services. The Programmatic Adjustment: The project will support the govern- objectives are to reduce both the time and cost associated with trans- ment’s efforts to improve the performance of the executive and judi- actions in land and real estate, to make those transactions more reli- ciary in each of the following institutionaland governance areas: pol- able, and to improve access for low-income segments of the popu- icy formulation and coordination; public expenditure management: lation to services. Improved coordination of the cadastre and human resource management;and the judiciary.The project will iden- registration systems, along with strengthening their linkages with tify actions that the government and the judiciary will undertake in other parties, will result in improved government coordination of land each of these areas as well as desired results. The project will also and real estate administration. Project preparation is under way. include (a) a component to monitor and evaluate these actions and Environmental Assessment Category C. PID: 78420. US$ 130.0 results; and (b) development and implementation of an anti-cor- (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Federal Land Cadas- ruption strategy and action plan. Project preparation is under way. tre Service, Prospect Vernadskogo 37, korpus 2, Moscow, Russian DECEMBER 2003 Monthly Operational Summary PAGE 39 Federation, Tel: (7-095),*930-7351,Fax: (7-095) 930-2794, E-mail: 242-835, E-mail: mfQcg.yu, Contact: H.E. Miroslav Ivanisevic, alo@fccland.ru,Contact: Mr. Aleksei Overchuk, Deputy Chief; Min- Minister istry of Justice, Ulica Voroncova Polya, 4-A, Moscow, Russian Fed- Second StructuralAdjustment, Serbia:The objectiveof the prc- eration,Tel: (7-095) 2064253, Fax: (7-095) 9162903, Contact: Mr. Alexan- ject is to support key reforms in Serbia, the larger of the two mem- der Karlin, First Deputy Minister; Center for Land Reform ber states. Although the project is still being identiiied, it is expected ImplementationSupport Project (Project Preparation Unit), Tel/Fax: that the reforms focus on promotion of economic growth (including (7-095) 238-9062, E-mail: landrf@col.ru,Contact: Mr. Igor Rumiant- restructuring of the enterprise sector), rationalization of public sev, Director expendituresand improvement of the social safety net Project is being Rural Development identified. Environmental Assessment Category U. PID: 78457. US$ 70.0 (IDA). Consulting services to be determined. Ministry of Fiiance Grain Market Infrastructure Development: The objective of the and Economy, Republic of Serbia, Nemanjina 22-26,11000Belgrade, project is to support the key public sector interventions that, by Serbia and Montenegro, Tel: (381-11) 3616533, Fax: (381-11) 3616 reducing market risks and transaction costs, would leverage and 535, E-mail: informacije@mfin.sr.gov.yu, Contact: H.E. Bozidar Djelic, enhance the efficiency of private sector investments and operations Minister in grain marketing. Project preparation is under way. Environmental Assessment Category U. P D : 79328. US$ 100.0 (IBRD). Consulting Energy and Mining services to be determined. Ministry of Agriculture, 1/11, Orlikov pereulok, Moscow 107139, Russian Federation, Tel/Fax (7-095) 207- (R) Enerw Efficiency:The objective of the project is to reduce the 6405, E-mail: a.zaitsev@prod.mcx.ru, Contact: Andrey Zaitsev, cost of clean energy for heating in order to integrate the principles Deputy Director of Food Market Regulation and Quality Control of sustainable development into country policies and programs and Department reverse the loss of environmental resources. Appraisal mission was in thefield mid-November2003. EnvironmentalAssessment Category Urban Development B. PID: 75343. US$ 10.0/4.0 (IBRD/GEF). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Mining and Energy, Nemanija 22-26, Belgrade, St. Petersburg Economic Development (Ln. 4694-RU):The Serbia and Montenegro,Tel: (381-11) 334-6755, Fax: (381-11) 361-2307, objectives of the project are to rehabilitate eight historic buildings Contacts: Ms. Antonela Popvic and Mr. Vladislav Pavicevic;Serbian of cultural value, replicate the Cultural Fund that was part of the St. Energy Efficiency Agency, Koste Glavinica 2, Belgrade, Serbia and Petersburg City Center Rehabilitation Project; and provide techni- Montenegro, Tel: (381-11) 369-0987,E-mail:gvozden@uns.ns.ac.yu, cal assistance to three major cultural institutions with a view to Contact: Prof. Dusan Gvozdenac; Clinic Center of Serbia, Pasterova strengthening their capacity, Approved by the Executive Directors 2, Belgrade, Serbia and Montenegro, Tel: (381-11) 687-160, Fax: on 15May 2003. EnvironmentalAssessment Category U. PID: 69063. (381-11) 657-949, Contact: Dr. Vojko Dukic US$ 161.1 (IBRD). Consultants have been selected. Ministry of Finance, 9 Ilyinka ul., Moscow 103097,Russian Federation, Tel: (7- Environment and Natural Resources Management 095) 913-4406, Fax: (7-095) 913-4531,Contact: Mr. Alexander Pavlov; Ministry of Culture, 7 KitaygorodskyProyezd, Moscow 103097Russ- (R) Danube River Enterprise Pollution Reduction: The objec- ian Federation, Tel: (7-095) 9250608, Fax: (7-095) 9259158, Contact: tive of the project is to increase the prevalence of environmentally Mr. Mikhail Svidkoy, Minister; City of St. Petersburg, Smolny Palace, sound practices among eligible enterprises and thereby reduce pol- St.Petersburg 193060 Russian Federation, Tel: (7-812) 319-9030, Fax: lution of the Danube River. It will also aim at building capacity to improve (7-812) 3104002, Contact Mr. A. Vakhmistrov, Vice-governor for Con- environmental management. Project preparation is under way. Envi- struction ronmental Assessment Category B. PID: 84604. US$ 6.0 (GEF). Consulting services to be determined. Ministry for Protection of Water and Sanitation Environment and Natural Resources, 91, Dr. Ivana Ribara St., Bel- Hydromet Modernization:The objectiveof the project is to improve grade, Serbia and Montenegro, Tel: (381-11) 161-180,Fax: (381-11) 158-793, E-mail: brana.andric@ekoserb.sr.gov.yu, Contact: Branka RosHydromet’s capacity to provide weather and hydrological services Andric, Special Adviser and to assure effective delivery of weather forecasts to the govern- ment and the public by modernizing key elements of its technical base (R) Montenegro EnvironmentallySensitive Tourist Areas (Cr. and strengthening its institutional arrangements. In turn this objec- 3823-YF):The objective of the project is to improve environmen- tive supports the higher-level goal of reducing risk to life and dam- tal conditionsin tourist areas by rehabilitating the environmentali nfra- age to the economy from weather and climate-related events. Pro- structure in the affected coastal cities, including rehabilitation and ject preparation is under way. Environmental Assessment Category improvement of collection capacity at some landfills and closing of C. US86.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Russian other, uncontrolled disposal sites. The credit was signed on 13 Octo- Federal Servicefor Hydrometeorologyand EnvironmentalMonitoring ber 2003. Environmental Assessment Category B. PID: 79116. US$ (RosHydromet), 12 Novovagan’ lovsky pereulok, Moscow 123995, 7.0 (IDA). Consultantswill be required. Crnogorsko Primorje (PEW), Russian Federation, Tel: (7-095) 2054813, Fax: (7-095) 252-1158, TRG Sunca 4,85310 Budva, Republic of Montenegro,Serbia and Mon- E-mail: gusev@mecom.ru, Contact:Alexander I. Gusev, Chief,Tech- tenegro, Tel: (381-86) 452-034, 451-921, Fax: (381-86) 451-937/460, nical Department E-mail: p.bjelobrkovic@cg.yu, lovcenko@cg.yu, Contact: Predrac Bjelobrkovic, Director Serbia and Montenegro Public Sector Governance Economic Management Real Estate Cadastre and Registration: The objective of the pro- Second Structural Adjustment, Montenegro:The objective of the ject is to build more efficient real property registration and cadas- project is to support key reforms in Montenegro, the smaller of the tre systems, with the purpose of contributing to the development of two member states. Although the project is still being identified, it efficientreal property markets. Project preparation is under way. Envi- is expected that the reforms focus on promotion of economic growth ronmental Assessment Category C. PID: 78311. US$ 11.0 (IDA). and the consolidation of fiscal sustainability and are likely to be con- Consulting services to be determined. Governmental Geodetic centrated in the areas of private and financial sector development, Authority, Cara Dusana 1,11000 Belgrade, Republic of Serbia, Tel: the energy sector, pensions and health care. Project is being identi- (38-11) 328-1784, Fax: (38-11) 620-569, E-mail: rgz@eunet.yu,Con- fied. Environmental Assessment Category U. PID: 74908. US$20.0 tact: Dr. Ivan Aleksic, Director General; Ministry of Urban Planning (IDA). Consulting services to be determined. Ministry of Finance and Construction, Nemanjina 22, Belgrade, Republic of Serbia, Tel: and Economy, Republic of Montenegro, Stanka Dragojevica 2, Pod- (38-11) 361-4652,Fax: (38-11) 361-4653,E-mail: surni@eunet.yu,Con- gorica, Serbia and Montenegro, Tel: (381-81) 224-450,Fax: (381-81) tact: Dr. Dragoslav Sumarac, Minister PAGE 40 Monthlv ODerational Summarv DECEMBER 2003 Slovak Republic Energy and Mining Renewable Energy: The objective of this project is to increase pri- Health, Nutrition and Population vately owned and operated distributed power generation from renew- Health Sector Modernization Support Sectoral Adjustment able sources (“qualifiedrenewable power generation projects”)in the (Ln.7195-SK): The objective of the project is to support compre- Turkish Electricity Market. Board presentation is tentatively sched- hensive health sector reforms that promote fiscal sustainabilitywhile uled for 30 March 2004. EnvironmentalAssessment Category FI. PID: continuing to provide quality health care services and financial prc- 72480. US$205.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. Ministry of tection for the population. The overarching objectives are to: (a) Energy and Natural Resources (MENR), Inonu Bulvari No. 36, improve fiscal discipline through structural changes in the health sec- Ankara, Turkey,Tel: (90-312) 222-4059, Fax: (90-312) 212-6984, E-mail: tor; @) improve the quality and cost-effectiveness of the health sec- budakd@tedas.gov.tr, Contact: Mr. Budak Dilli, Deputy Director tor; and (c) mitigate any possible negative impacts on health care access, General; Turkish Industrial Development Bank (TKB - Turkiye Sinai especially for vulnerable populations. Approved by the Executive Kalkinma Bankasi), Meclis Mebusan Caddesi No. 161,80040 Find- Directors on 11September 2003. Environmental Assessment Cate- ikli, Istanbul, Turkey, Tel: (90-212) 3345261, Fax: (90-212) 243-2975, gory C. PID: 65954. US$62.9 (IBRD). Consultants have been hired. E-mail: beskoko@tskb.com.tr, Contact: Mr. Orhan Beskok, Execu- Ministry of Health, Limbova 2, Bratislava,Tel: (421-2) 5937-3275,Fax: tive Vice President; Turkish Development Bank (TKB - Turkiye (421-2) 5937-3167, Contact: Jan Kralik Kalkinma Bankasi), Necatibey Caddesi No. 98, Bakanliklar 06100, Health Sector Modernization Support Technical Assistane Ankara,Turkey,Tel: (90312) 231-0062, Fax: (90-312) 230-2394, E-mail: (Ln.7196-SK): The objective of the project is to support building c-inankur@tkb.com.tr,Contact: Ms. Cansel Inankur, Deputy General capacity of the health system to become more efficient in the financ- Manager ing and delivery of health care services and to improve the quality of health care services while maintaining access to care for the pop Environment and Natural Resources Management dation, especially vulnerable groups. Approved by the Executive Anatolia Watershed Rehabilitation: The objective of the project Directors on 11September 2003. Environmental Assessment Cate- is to support sustainable natural resource management and poverty gory C. PID: 82879. US$12.4 (IBRD). Consultants have been hired. reduction in degraded watersheds in Anatolia and the Black Sea Ministry of Health, Libova 2, Bratislava, Slovak Republic, Tel: coast. Appraisal completed. EnvironmentalAssessment Category B. (421-2) 5937-3275, Fax: (421-2) 5937-3167, Contact: Jan Kralik PIDs: 70950/75094. US$37.0/7.0 (IBRD/GEF). Consulting services to be determined. Undersecretariat of Treasury, Inonu Bulvari, Tajikistan Emek, 06530 Ankara, Turkey, Tel: (90-312) 213-0297, Fax: (90-312) 212-8737, Email: hazine@hazine.gov.tr,Contact Ms. Aysen Kulakoglu, Economic Management Head, World Bank Projects; General Directorate of Afforestation gv) Structural Adjustment 3: The objective of the project is to s u p and Erosion Control, Ministry of Forestry, Gazi Tesisleri No. 11, port the country’s structural reform agenda, including improve- Sogutozu,Ankara, Turkey, Tel: (90-312) 212-5596, Fax: (90-312) 212- ments in public resource management and governance. Awaiting 5532, Contact: Planning and Coordination Department; General progress on previous adjustment operation. Environmental Assess- Directorate of Production and Development,Ministry of Agriculture ment Category U. US$ 10.0 (IDA). Consulting services to be deter- and Rural Affairs, Tel: (90-312) 4185982, Fax: (90-312) 417-0026, mined. Implementing agency (ies) to be determined Contact: Mr. Eyup Koksal, Project Coordinator; General Directorate Control and Protection, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs,Con- Environment and Natural Resources Management tact: Aldulmecit Yesil; General Directorate of Rural Affairs, Tel: Community Oriented Watershed Development: The objective (90-312) 287-8092, Fax: (90-312) 287-8091, Contact: Mr. Hasan Bal- of the project is to improve rural livelihoods and reduce rural poverty aban, Department Head; Foreign Relations Department, Ministry of by assisting the rural communityin the watershed through more effi- Environment,Tel: (90-312) 287-9963Ext. 4113, Fax: (W312) 2853739. cient sustainable management of land resources. Specifically the Contact: Ms. Guzin Arat, Section Head project would: (a) improve the policy, legal, and institutional frame- work @) empower local communities to enable them to play a full Finance role in the management of land resources; and (c) promote sus- (N) Second Export Finance:The project will provide a credit line, tainable use of land resources to enhance their income levels. Prc- guaranteed by the Turkish government, to TSKB, a private Turkish ject preparation is under way. Environmental Assessment Category investment and development bank, for futher on-lending to eligible FI. PIDs: 77454/81159. US$10.0/4.5 OA/GEFj. Consulting services financial intermediaries - banks and leasing companies. The finan- to be determined. Project Management Unit/Ministry of Water cial intermediaries will further on-lend the credit line funds to eligi- Resources, 145147,44 Rudaki St., Dushanbe, Republic ofTajikistan, ble exporters. Project preparation is under way. Environmental Tel: (992-372) 218-566, Fax: (992-372) 510-117, E-mail: r-center@ Assessment Category FI. US$303.1 (IBRD). Consulting services to tajnet.com and rirp@tajnet.com,Contacts: Mr. T. Ostanaev, Director, be determined. Turkiye Sinai Kalkinma Bankas (T!jKB), Meclisi PMU, Mr. Koimdadov Kozidovlat, Deputy Prime Minister, Rural Mebusan Cad. 161, Findikli 34427, Istanbul, Turkey,Tel: (90-212) 334 Development 5074, Fax: (90-212) 243-2975, E-mail: beskoko@tskb.com.tr, Con- tact: Mr. Orhan Beskok, Executive Vice-president Turkey Third Programmatic Financial and Public SectorAdjustment: The objective of the project is to support implementation of the gov- Education ernment’s financial and public sector reform priorities in response Secondary Education:The project will support secondary education to the 2001 economic crisis, while ensuring that social programs development through measures such as: (a) an increase in the num- are adequately funded and increasingly better targeted. Negotia- ber of schools; @) curriculum development; (c) pre-service and in- tions are continuing. Environmental Assessment Category C. PID: service training for teachers; (d) furnishing of educational materi- 82996. US$900.0 (IBRD). Consulting services will be required for als and information technology equipment; (e) provision of preparationand supervision of selected components. Undersecretariat examinations, assessments, certification, career guidance, counsel- of Treasury, In6nQ Bulvari 36, 06510 Emek, Ankara, Turkey, Tel: ing services and management information systems; and (f) school (9@312)2156873, Fax: (90-312) 212-8550, E-mail: hazine@hazine.gov.tr, improvementprojects. Project preparationis under way. Environmental Contact: Melih Nemli, Acting General Director, General Directorate Assessment Category B. PID: 66149. US$175.0 (IBRD). Consulting of External Economic Relations services to be determined. Ministry of National Education,Gunk Sok No. 50-52 Kavakhdere, Ankara, Turkey, Tel: (90-312) 428-8573, Fax: Health, Nutrition and Population (90-312) 428-8635, E-mail: tepfinbr@meb.gov.tr, Contact: Bilge Health Transformation: The project aims at narrowing the gap in Nazikioglu, Director, Program Coordination Team the access to quality and utilization of health serviceswith other mid- ~~ ~~ ~ ~ DECEMBER 2003 Monthlv ODerational Summarv PAGE 41 dle-income and EU countries by extending health insurance cover- actions; (d) a pattern for on-line dialogue between public authorities age to the entire Turkish population and reducing inequalitiesin access and citizens at the national and regional levels; and (e) assessments to health care, especially for the poor and those living in rural and of the effectiveness of the developed techniques mentioned above. peri-urban areas. Project preparation is under way. Environmental Ministry of Economy, 12/2 Hrushevskoho St., Kiev, Ukraine,Tel: (380 Assessment Category to be determined. PID: 74053. US$ 200.0 44) 296-9873/9671, E-mail: nkorol@ukr.net, Contact: Mr. Nikolai (IBRD). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Health, 06100, Korol, PIU Director Sihhiye, Ankara, Turkey, Tel: (90-312) 4357100, Fax: (90-312) 431- 4879, E-mail: sabahittin@saglik.gov.tr,Contact: Prof. Dr. Sabahittin Public Sector Governance Aydin, Undersecretary; Ministry of Labour and Social Security, (R) Municipal Development Program: The program seeks to Inonu Bulvari No. 42, Emek, Ankara, Turkey, Tel: (90-312) 212-0257, develop a sustainable system for financing local government invest- Fax: (90-312) 212-5239,E-mail: mgur@csb.gov.tr,Contact:Mr. Mustafa ments that would expand and improve local services and infra- Gur, Deputy Undersecretary structure. Such a system would also support the government in refining recently reformed intergovernmental fiscal arrangements. Public Sector Governance This project has been dropped from the lending program. Further Programmatic Public Sedor Adjustment: The project is designed reporting will be discontinued. Environmental Assessment Category to support the coming phase of the Government’s public sector FI. PID: 56806. US$75.0 (IBRD). PHRD-funded preparation activi- reform program. This phase of public sector reform encompasses: ties have included (a) consulting services for the Ministry of Finance, (i) structural fiscal reforms in support of sustained fiscal adjust- (b) technical assistance to municipalities that wish to apply for hanc- ment, (iu)public expenditure management reforms, and (ii) institutional ing, (c) design of guidelines and an operational manual, and (d) pur- reforms to improve public governance. Project is being identifed. chase of office equipment. Ministry of Finance, M. Hrushevskoho Environmental Assessment Category C. PID: 71052. US$ 500.0 St., Kyiv 01008 Ukraine, 11Mezhygirska St., Kyiv 04071 Ukraine,Tel: (IBRD) . Consulting services to be determined. Undersecretariat of (380-44) 253-5428/6256/3192,226-2044,201-5605,Fax: (380-44) 293- Treasury, Inonu Bulvari, Eskisehir Yolu, Emek, 06530, Ankara, 8243, 229-1803, E-mail: infomf@minfin.gov.ua, Contact: Mr. Fedir Turkey, Tel: (90-312) 213-6873, Fax: (09-312) 212-8737, E-mail: Yaroshenko, State Secretary hazine@hazine.gov.tr,Contact: Melih Nemli, Acting General Direc- (R) Rural Land Titling and Cadastre Development (In.4709- tor of External Relations UA): The primary objective of the project would be to allocate land Water and Sanitation parcels to individuals in rural areas on an equitable basis, establish their property rights by issuing titles, and encourage the restructuring (R) Municipal Services: The project will help develop a sustain- of farms into more efficient units, with due consideration for envi- able municipal finance system. To this end, Iller Bank, a municipal ronmental and social safeguards. A secondary objective of the pro- bank, is expected to be restructured so that it can make long term ject would be to establish a cadastre and title registry system where loans to finance municipal investments. Project preparation is under rights to immovable property could be registered. The loan was way. EnvironmentalAssessment Category FI. PID: 81880. US$200.0 signed on 17 October 2003. Environmental Assessment Category (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined Implementing FI. PID: 35777. US$ 195.1 (IBRD). Consulting services will be agency(ies) to be determined required for advisory, design, implementation assistance, and train- ing. State Committee of Ukraine for Land Resources, 12, Muzeyny Ukraine Lane, Kyiv 01601, Ukraine,Tel: (380-44) 2556624/1613,226-2170, Fax: Environment and Natural Resources Management (380-44) 253-1613, E-mail: cityland@derzhkomzem.gov.ua,Contact: Mr. Sergiy Kubakh, Department of the State Land Register and (N) Methyl Bromide Phase-Out: The objective of the project is Coordination of the State Cadastre Centers to protect the ozone layer from depletion by ensuring long-term and sustained compliance with the Copenhagen Amendment to the Mon- (R) System Development of the State Statistics for Monitor- treal Protocol after 1January 2005, and move forward with complete ing the Social and Economic Transformation: The objective of phase-out of ozone depleting substances in line with the evolution the project is to restructure the statistical system including support of international practice and obligations.Project preparation is under for development of statistical infrastructure, modification of modes way. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$3.0 (GEF). Con- of data collection, improvement of data processing and dissemina- sulting services to be determined. Ministry of Environmental Pro- tion. Negotiations were scheduled for December 2003. Environmental tection, 5 Kreshchatyk St., Kyiv 01601 Ukraine,Tel: (38444) 226-2428, Assessment Category C. PID: 76338. Us31.2 (IBRD). Consultants Fax: (38-044) 228-8383, E-mail: mep@mep.freenet.kiev.ua,Contact: will be required for development of a computer network to deploy Mr. Svyatoslav Kurulenko, First Deputy Minister the statistics plan and other purposes. State Statistical Committee, 3 Shota Rustaveli St., Kyiv 23,252023Ukraine, Tel: (380-44) 226-2021, Information and Communication Fax: (380-44) 227-611, Contact: Victor Holovko, First Deputy E-Development(Ln. 4692-UA):The objectives of the project are Chairman to enhance government efficiency, foster private sector develop- Programmatic Adjustment I1 The project will continue to support ment, and strengthen civil society through the introduction of inno- implementation of the government’s mediumterm institutional and vative models of information and communication technologies solu- structural reform program with an objective of improving public tions. The project is focused on three areas: E-Government,E-Business and private sector governance. The main cross-cutting thematic environment and Public-Private E-Dialog. The E-Government com- areas will be: (a) improved financial and fiscal discipline; (b) better ponent will introduce models of e-procurement and e-documentation regulatory framework (c) more effective protection of property flow, so that they can be replicated in public administrationat the cen- rights; (d) improved public sector efficiency and accountability;and tral and regional levels. The E-Business environment component (e) enhanced management of social and environmental risks. In will support establishing a legal and regulatory framework,based on each area, specific benchmarks will capture the achievement of tan- best practices and compatible with EU standards, with the ultimate gible reform outcomes. Typical benchmarks would include mea- goal of legalizing on-line transactions. The Public-Private E-Dialog surable results in the reduction of budget and t ax arrears, improved component will provide for on-line solutions and tools that will facil- payment discipline, restructuring of government debt to commercial itate active citizen participation in the development of public policies banks and introduction of independent regulators in key infra- and services. Approved by the Executive Directors on 6 May 2003. structural sectors (energy, telecom, non-bankingfinancial services). EnvironmentalAssessment Category C. PID: 74885. US$5.0 (IBRD). Board presentation was scheduled for 9 December 2003. Environ- Consulting services will be required for work on: (a) the government mental Assessment Category C. PID: 74972. US$250.0 (IBRD),No electronic procurement system; (b) the government electronic doc- consultants are required. Ministry of Finance, 12/2, M. Hrushevskoho uments flow system; (c) regulations for enabling on-linebusiness trans- St., Kiev 01008 Ukraine,Tel: (380-44) 253-7466, Fax: (38044) 253-8243, PAGE 42 Monthly Operational Summary DECEMBER 2003 E-mail: infomf@minlin.gov.ua,Contact Mykola Azarov, F i t Vice Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Middle East Rural Development (R) Rural Finance: The project would finance: (a) rural credit and and North Africa leasing for private rural farm and non-farm enterprises, rural entre- preneurs, and farmers; (b) development of retail banking and micro- Algeria finance institutions that can serve rural areas; and (c) project man- agement and technical assistancein rural hancial market development Information and Communication Project preparation is under way. Environmental Assessment Cate- ICT Development Support: The objective of the project is to cre- gory FI. PID: 76553. US$250.0 (IBRD). An IBRD advance of US$ ate an enabling environment to: (a) improve access to efficient and 1.8 has been approved under the Project Preparation Facility to affordable information and communications technology ( 1 0 ser- h a n c e preparation. Consulting services to be determined. Ministry vices; (b) facilitate private sector growth in ICT; (c) improve the com- of Finance, 12/2 Hrushevsky St., Kyiv, 01008,Tel(380-44) 293-7466, petitiveness of national firms; and (d) enhance the efficiency of gov- Fax: (380-44) 293-8243, E-mail: infof@minfin.gov.ua,Contact: Ms. ernment services delivery. To accomplish this, the project will Natalya Konovalenoro, Head, MU-RFP support the government’s program to: (a) strengthen the ICT pol- icy and regulatory framework @) leverage ICT to promote business Uzbekistan and government competitiveness; (c) support “net-enterprise”devel- opment; and (d) strengthen communications strategy and capacity building. Project preparation is under way. EnvironmentalAssessment Public Sector Governance Category C. PID: DZPE75664. US22.5 (IBRD). Consultants will be Public Finance Management Reform: The project will provide required.Ministry of Post and Telecommunications,4 Bhrd. Krim Belka- technical assistance, equipment and software to improve fiscal dis- cem, Alger, Algerie,Tel: (213-21) 731-769, Fax: (2152) 712-007, E-mail: cipline,strategicresource allocation, and efficiency of budget resource ucsp@postelecom.dz, younsioui@postelecom.dz, Contacts: Mme. use by placing the budget into a medium-term framework, strength- Sayah Salihah, Project Coordinator, M. Younsioui Ali, Secretaire ening budget preparation, execution, and monitoring capacity, increas- General ing fiscal transparency as well as implementingmodernTreasury infor- mation technology systems. A Project Preparation Facility Advance Egypt in the amount of US$400,000 has been approved to improve budget Education formulation and streamline budget execution in project preparation. Project preparation is under way. Environmental Assessment Cate- Early Childhood Education Enhancement:The objective of the gory C. PID: 70084. US$ 10.0 (IBRD).A PHRD grant of US$0.5 has project is to improve school readiness of preschool children (45 been approved for preparation of ITsystems for the State Treasury. year olds), especially those from disadvantaged socio-economic Ministry of Finance, 5 Mustakillik Sq., Tashkent 700008, Republic backgrounds, through (a) increased access to early childhood edu- of Uzbekistan, Tel: (998-71) 139-4646, Fax: (998-71) 139-1625, Con- cation (ECE) programs, (b) improved quality of ECE programs, and tact: Jamshid A. Kuchkarov, Deputy Minister (c) enhanced central and local capacity to implement ECE programs. Preparation mission is scheduled for October 2004. Environmental Assessment Category C. US$ 120.0 (IBRD). Consulting services Water and Sanitation will be required. Ministry of Education’s Program Planning and Drainage, Irrigation and Wetlands Improvement Phase I (h. Monitoring Unit, 8 El-Falaky St., Bab El Louk, Cairo, Egypt,Tel (202) 4707-U2, Cr. 379642):The main objectives of the project are 578-7643/4, Contact: Dr. Lotfalla Imam Saleh Emam to: (i) increase productivity of irrigated agriculture, employment Water and Sanitation and incomes in Karakalpakstan, one of the poorest regions in Cen- tral Asia; (b) improve the quality of the Amu Darva river by the safe Integrated Irrigation Improvement and Management: The disposal of the drainage effluent, and enhance the quality of wetlands objectives of the project are to (a) improve irrigation and drainage in the Amu Darya delta; and (c) development of institutions for infrastructure for about 200,000 ha, (b) provide equipment and mate improving water management, operation and maintenance of the rials for irrigation and drainage pumping stations, (c) establish water irrigation and drainage systems, and for promoting sustainable irri- user associations and (d) build irrigation capacity. Project prepara- gated agriculture through participatory irrigation management. tion is under way. EnvironmentalAssessment Category B. US$150.0 Approved by the Executive Directors on 19 June 2003. Environ- (IBRD). Consultants will be required through preparation and imple- mentalAssessment CategoryA. PID: 9127. US$35.0/25.0 @RD/IDA). mentation.Ministry of Water Resources and Irrigation,Khalafawi Post Consulting services for construction supervision have been selected. No. 11614,Cairo, Egypt, Tel (202) 2203802,444-2802/3802,Fax: (202) Selection of consulting services is under way for monitoring, evalu- 4441192,E-mail: iiscairo@thewayout.net, Contact Eng. Kemal Enany, ation and implementation of environmental management plan. Min- First Under Secretary and Head of the Irigation Improvement istry of Agriculture and Water Resources,4 Novoy St,Tashkent, 7oooO4 Sector Uzbekistan, Tel: (988-711) 1448429, Fax: (998-711) 422-885, Con- tact: Mr. G. s.Tsukirov,Technical Director, Project Implementation Iran Unit Rural Development Karshi Pumping Cascade Rehabilitation:The project w l il (a) reha- (N) Integrated Land and Water Management: The objective of bilitate and improve the most critical components of the pumping cas- the project is to enhance current efforts to achieve integrated land cade which supplies water to an irrigation command area of 35,000 and water management at the river basin level through (i) rehabil- ha, and (b) initiate the creation of sustainablewater management insti- itation and development of new irrigation and drainage infrastruc- tutions in the irrigation command area. Board presentation was ten- ture to improve water use efficiency and increase productivity; (ii) tatively scheduled for late November 2003. Environmental Assess- improve land and soil conservation in the uppper watershed to ment Category B. PID: 57903. US$30.0/25.0 (IBRD/IDA). Consultants reduce erosion and sedimentation;and (i) training and capacity build- have been selected. Ministry of Agriculture and Water Resources, ing in outreach and stakeholders participation in the sustainable Navoi St. 44,700011,Tashkent, Uzbekistan, Tel: (988-712) 422-986, management of water resources. Project preparation is under way. 422-985, Contact: Mr. G. S. Tsukirov, Technical Director, Project EnvironmentalAssessment CategoryA US$120.0 IBRD. Consultants Implementation Unit will be required. Ministry ofJihad and Agriculture,28,5th Floor, Sha- DECEMBER 2003 Monthlv ODerational Surnrnarv PAGE 43 gayegh St., Dehkadeh Ave., Keshavar Blvd., Tehran, Iran, Tel: (98 project would have the following speciiic objectives: (a) to build 21) 612-3027, Fax: (98-21) 896-8945, Contact: Dr. B. Arninipoori, institutional capacity in rainfed areas for project identiiication and imple- Deputy Minister, Soil and Water; Ministry of Energy mentation in partnership with local organizations; (b) to improve the livelihoods and incomes of the local population in four priority areas; Urban Development and (c) to reduce the vulnerability of the production systems to (R) Urban Upgrading and Housing Reform Program: The drought. Approved by the Executive Directors on 10 June 2003. objectives of the project are to: (a) provide affordable housing to low Loan signing is expected by mid December 2003. Environmental to moderate income households and (b) further develop market Assessment Category B. PID: 69124. US$26.8 (IBRD). Consulting institutions of the housing sector in areas such as insurance, finance, services to be determined. Ministry of Agriculture, Rural Develop construction and real estate brokerage. The first phase will focus on ment, Water and Forests,Tel: (212-37) 299-945, Fax: (212-37) 698-434, housing sector reforms and priority interventions to improve living Contact: M. Benmakhlouf, Director of Land Development conditions of the poor in under-serviced settlements in three cities. Integrated Forestry: The objective of the project is to improve the The second phase aims at increasing long-term resource mobiliza- management of biodiversity and natural resources. This will be tion for housing finance and upgrading of urban centers in three cities. achieved by (a) sustainablymanaging forest, water and soil resources The third phase will seek to deepen the impact of the housing sec- and improving agricultural production in pen-forestry areas; (b) tor reforms and spread the urban upgrading program wider. Appraisal improving socio-economic conditions of the rural population; (c) mission was scheduledfor November 2003. EnvironmentalAssessment protecting the country’s biodiversity; (d) increasing industrial and Category B. PID: 73433. US$ 80.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be artisanal wood production; and (e) enhancing forest based services required. Ministry of Housing and Urban Development, 60 Bijan St., for people’s use and enjoyment whether from cities or the country- Vanak Sq., Tehran, Iran, Fax: (9821) 879-5957, Contact: Mr. Nasser side. In addition, improved carbon storage resulting from increased Nikouseresht, Secretary, National Habitat Committee. vegetative cover and better forest managementwill contributeto reduc- Water and Sanitation ing net emissions of greenhouse gases. Project preparation is under way. Environmental Assessment Category B. PID: 75561. US$ 10.0 (R) Water Supply and Sanitation: The objective of the project is (IBRD). Consultants will be required. Ministere charges des Eaux to rehabilitate and extend existing water and sanitation systems in et Fdrets, Quartier Administratif, BP 607, Rabat, Morocco, Fax: (212- the cities of Ahwaz, Shiraz, Rasht, Anzali, Sari and Babool.Appraisal 37) 768496, Mr. M. Anechoum, Secretary General is scheduled for December 2003 -January 2004. Environmental Assess- ment CategoryA U s 120.0 (TBRD). Consultantshave submitted drafts Transportation of feasibility studies and environmental and social assessments, to (R) Rural Roads:The objectives of the project are to (a) significantly which the Bank has provided its comments. National Water and increase the level of road access by the rural population, especially Wastewater Engineering Company, 8 Shahid Abdolah-zadeh St., in the more disadvantaged provinces, and (b) enhance the impact Keshavars Blvd.,Tehran, Iran,Tel: (9821) 8953319,Fax: (9821) 895 of improved rural road accessibility through institutional measures 5795, Contact: Mr. Elahipanah, PMU Director aimed at strengthening participatory processes, improving local road management, monitoring accessibility and facilitating sectoral Lebanon integration. Project preparation is under way. EnvironmentalAssess- Finance ment Category B. US38.0 (IBRD). Consultantswill be required. Mm- (N) Revenue Enhancement and Fiscal Management Techni- istry of Public Works andTransport, Directorate of Roads, Tel: (212- cal Assistance (Ln. 7197): The objective of the supplemental 37) 713-247, Fax: (212-37) 713.259/261, Emaik imzel@mtpnetgov.ma, loan is to h a n c e completion of work associated with the Land and Contact: Mr. Ahmed Imzel, Head, Planning Division Cadastre System in the Ministry of Finance. Approved by the Exec- Water and Sanitation utive Directors on 26 August 2003. Environmental Assessment Cat- egory C. PID: 83514. US$5.3 (IBRD). No consultants are required. - (R) Historical Centers Revitahtion Meknes: The objective of Ministry of Finance, Beirut, Lebanon, Fax: (961-1) 981-059, Con- the project is to revitalize the historical city of Meknes focusing on tact: H.E. Fouad Siniora, Minister conservation of main monuments and public spaces, housing main- tenance, urban infrastructure rehabfitation, improvementsto the city‘s Morocco productive commercial areas, support to handicraft production and marketing, social development, and promotion of cultural tourism. Education The project will also support a long-term strategy for the revitaliza- Education Reform:The project will implement reforms in basic edu- tion of other historic centers. Projectpreparation is under way. Envi- cation. Project preparation is under way. Environmental Assessment ronmental Assessment Category B. PID: 76921. US$40.0 (IBRD). Category C. PID: 43412. US$50.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be Consultants will be required during preparation to carry out tech- determined. Ministere de Yeducation nationale et de la jeunesse, nical and institutional studies. Wilaya of Meknes-Tafdlalt,Tel: (212- Bab Rouah, Rabat, Moroc, Tel: (212-37) 681-509, Fax: (212-37) 772- 37) 5551271, Fax: (212-37) 555-10064, Contact:Mr. El Mansouri, 042, E-mail: lamrini@men.gov.ma, Contact: Mr. Ahmed Lamrini, Delegu6 Regional de l’henagement du Territoire; Ministry of Secrktaire generale, MENJ Housing, Culture and Tourism, c/o Ministere des Affaires Economiques et Generales et de Mise a Niveau de YEconomie, Nou- Law and Justice veau Quartier Administratif, Rabat, Morocco, Tel: (212-37) 687-316, (R) Public Administration Reform: The objective of the project Fax: (212-37)774287, Email: hillaliaaffaires-generales.gov.ma,Con- is to improve the effectiveness of public resource management, a key tact: M. Mohammed Hillali; City of Meknes step for accelerated growth and poverty reduction. Appraisal is com- pleted. Environmental Assessment Category U.PID: 78565. US$ Tunisia 100.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Ministry of Gen- eral Affairs, Contact: Melle Sabah Benchekroun, Chef du pdle des Education relations internationales et de la macrdconomie, Ministere Charge (R) Education Quality Improvement 11:The objective of the pro- des Affaires economiques et generales et de la Mise a niveau de l’e- ject, the second phase of an APL, is to continue implementing the edu- conomie, Fax: (212-37) 774-287. cation reform agenda begun in 1991 and updated in 1995and 2002. This reform agenda aims to complement other initiatives designed Rural Development to increase economic growth and better prepare the country for (R) Rainfed Agriculture Development: The objective of the pro- integration into the world economy. Advanced contractingand retroac- ject is to promote sustainableagricultural developmentin rainfed areas tive financing are being considered for this operation. Amounts are not that will help reduce the rural-urban gap. To this end, the proposed known, but will in any case not exceed lopercent of the loan amount. PAGE 44 Monthly Operational Summary DECEMBER 2003 Appraisal mission was scheduledforlate November 2@3. Environmental piugaza@hally.net, Contact: Engineer Jawad Abu El-Gomboz, Assessment Category B. PID:82999. US$184.6 (IBRD). Consulting Director services to be determined. Ministry of Education and Training, Ministere de I'Education et de la Formation, Ave. Bab B'Nat, Tunis, Water and Sanitation Tunisia,Tel/Fax: (21671) 569294,E-mail. sellami.abehnalek@minedu. (R) Emergency Water: Cformerlyunder Infrastructure) The project edunet.tn, Contact: Mr. Abdlemalek Sellami, Coordonateur PAQSET is a stand-alone component of a larger emergency program to alle- Higher Education Reform Support 11: The objective of the pro- viate pressing shortages in water supply in the southern area of the ject is to support the government in its higher education reform West Bank. The program comprises: a) drilling and equipping water efforts, focusing on building up traditional and alternative models to wells, b) installing transmission pipelines and c) rehabilitating and increase enrollment opportunity, improving the quality and rele- extending water distribution networks. In addition to financing c a p vance of higher education teaching and research, and broadening ita1 investments, the project will support a technical assistance pack- sources of higher education hance. Project preparation is under way. age to strengthen the capacity of the Palestinian Water Authority to EnvironmentalAssessment Category B. PID: 75809. US50.0 (IBRD) . implement and supervise other projects. Approved by the Executive Consulting services to be determined. Ministere de I'enseignement Directors on 29 July 2003. Thegrant was signed on 29 September2003. superieur, Av. Ouled Haffouz, 1030 Tunis, Tunisi, Tel: (21671) 849- EnvironmentalAssessment Category B. PID: 65921. US12.5 (Trust 971, Fax: (21671) 801-701, E-mail: hedi.zaiem@mes.rnu.t, Contact: Fund). Consultants will be required for preparation and implemen- Mr Hedi Zai'em, President de la commission chargee de la prepara- tation. Palestinian Water Authority, Ramallah, West Bank, Tel: tion du projet d'appui a la reforme de l'enseignement superieur I1 (972-2) 2959022, Fax: (972-2) 2981241, Contact: Eng. Fadle Kawash, Deputy Head, Palestinian Water Authority, West Bank. Private Sector Development Gaza Water and Sanitation 11: The project will (a) develop a sus- (R) Export Development 11: The objective of the project is to tainable institutional structure of the water and wastewater sector in build upon and anchor more deeply the reforms started under the the Gaza Strip by supporting the establishment of a Coastal Water first Export Development project with the intention of encouraging Utility under the ownership of the local governments representing a more supportive export environment. Areas of emphasis will those communities as well as by enhancing and deepening the include: (a) improving access to export market through institutional involvement of the private sector, and strengthening the regulatory reform and improving export promotion services; (b) modernizing and institutional capacity of the Palestinian Water Authority; and (b) trade-related services and facilitating trade through improvements continue improving the water and sanitation services, through reha- in logistics and distribution, as well as procedures, especially at the bilitation, upgrading and expansion of the existing systems and facil- level of customs and ports. Appraisal mission is scheduled for early ities. Project preparation is under way but has been delayed by the 2004. Environmental Assessment Category C. US$ 50.0 (IBRD). deteriorating security conditions. Environmental Assessment Cate- Consultants will be required. Ministry of Commerce and Tourism, gory B. PID: 65920. US$25.0 (Trust Fund). Consultants will be 1,ave. Mohamed V, 1001Tunis, Tunisie, Tel: (21671) 341-077, Fax: required. Palestinian Water Authority, PWA Bldg., Shifa St, Gaza City, (21671) 350-997, Contact: H. E. Mr. Mondher Znaidi West Bank and Gaza,Tel: (972-8) 282-2696, Fax: (972-8) 283-4686,282- 2697, Contact: Dr. Khairy Al-Jamal West Bank and Gaza Health, Nutrition and Population Yemen Conditional Cash Transfer: The objective of the project is to mit- Education igate the impact of the present social and economic crisis on the most vulnerable by protecting and promoting the human capital of poor (N) Decentralization and Local Development:The objective of children. The long-term objective is to slow further loss of human the project, a LIL, is to test methods of implementing key aspects of capital, irreversible once it has occured. These two objectives are to the government's decentralizationstrategy. Project preparationis under be achieved by adding a conditional cash transfer scheme to an way, EnvironmentalAssessment CategoryC. US4.7 (lD& Consultants existing program in the Ministry of Social Affairs. In the face of will be required. Ministry of Local Administration, Sana'a, Yemen, sharply reduced household incomes, this would be accomplished by Tel: (9-671) 252-532, Fax: (9-671) 251-513, Contact: H.E. Mr. Sadiq supporting the investment of poor families in the education, health Abu Ras, Ministry of Local Administration and nutrition of their children. Project preparation is under way. EnvironmentalAssessment Category C. PID: 81477. US$ 10.0 (Trust Social Development, Gender and Inclusion Fund). For preparation, consulting services are required for com- Third Social Fund for Development:The project will continue to munications/awareness programs and for training of ministry staff. build on the first two successful Social Fund Projects by supporting An audit firm will be contractedto monitor implementation.Consulting the financing of (a) social, and economic infrastructure, (b) micro services will be required for program monitoring and evaluation.Min- enterprises and (c) capacitybuilding activitiesfor a wide range of gov- istry of Social Affairs, Old Housing Bldg., Rimal, Gaza, Tel: (972-8) ernment, and non-government institutions. Project is being identi- 282-9193/7102, Fax: (972-8) 282-7474, Contact: Mr. Walid Emtair, fied. Environmental Assessment Category B. PID: 82498. US30.0 Director General (IBRD). Consultants will be required, mainly in microfinance. The Second Health System Development:The project was originally Social Fund for Development, PO Box 5485 Sana'a, Republic of intended to relocate and upgrade the management and infrastruc- Yemen, Tel: (967-1) 240-417, Fax: (967-1) 243-173, E-mail: sfdasfd- ture of the two main hospital systems in West Bank and Gaza (Shi- yemen.org, Contact: Mr. Abdul Karim Al-Arhabi,Managing Direc- faa Hospital in Gaza City and Al-Watani Hospital in Nablus), which tor provide critical services in the northern Gaza and northern West Bank regions,but whose quality of care is severely constrained by substandard Water and Sanitation facilities and poor locations. The project has been redesigned in (R) Groundwater and Soil Conservation:The objective of the pro- light of new priorities emerging from the security situation. Included ject is to improve the efficiency of water conveyance for irrigation in the project is the preparation of two hospital master plans, two regional by introducing piped systems and modern irrigation techniques. hospital rationalization plans, and capacity building of the hospital This will result in reducing groundwater removal and depletion of management system, including informationtechnology-relatedactiv- the aquifer. The project will also support rehabilitation and mod- ities, waste management, and quality of care. Appraisal is sched- ernization of small spate schemes, pilot terrace rehabilitation and uled for September 2004. Environmentalhsessment Category E.PID: improved watershed management. Appraisal was scheduled for 64988. US5.0 (Trust Fund). Consultantshave been selected for prepa- November2003. EnvironmentalAssessment Category B. PID: 74413. ration work. Ministry of Health, Project Implementation Unit, Gaza US$40.5 (IDA). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Agricul- City, Gaza, Tel: (972-7) 282-5653, Fax: (972-7) 282-5643, E-mail: ture and Irrigation, Sana'a, Republic of Yemen,Tel: (967-1) 282-445, DECEMBER 2003 Monthly Operational Summary PAGE 45 Fax: (967-1) 282-999, Contact: Mr. Fareed Mujawar, Deputy capacity building and development of appropriate technical stan- Minister dards and best practices. As a result, the country should be able to Third Public Works: The objective of the project is to provide reverse the current trend and reduce the severe costs associatedwith basic infrastructure services for health, education, water supply, flooding. Project processing is on hold due to the economic crisis. waste water, roads, and vocational training. It will target communi- Preparation is well advanced. With support from a recently closed ties in areas with high poverty densities. Project preparation is under PHRD grant, rapid drainage assessments were completed for 15 way. EnvironmentalAssessment Category B. US$30.0 (IDA). No con- metropolitan areas and pilot integrated drainage master plans for five. sultants are required. Ministry of Planning and International Coop Environmental Assessment Category A. PID: 57453. US$ 100.0 eration, Steering Committee/Project Management Unit, PO Box (IBRD). Consultants may be required. Unidad Coordinadora de 18316, Al-Seteen St., Sana’a, Republic of Yemen, Tel: (967-1) 448- Proyectos con Financiamiento Extern0 (UCPFE), Secretaria de 106, Fax:(967-1) 448 110, E-mail: pwp@net.ye, Contact: M. Saeed Obras Nblicas, Ministerio de Econoda, Av. Hipolito Yrigoyen 250, Abdo Ahmed, Project Manager Piso 12, Oficina 1208, Buenos Aires, Argentina, Tel/Fax: (54-11) 4349-7632/7622, Contact: Ing. Graciela Aresca, General Coordinator Belize Education Latin America Education Sector Improvement: The objectives of the project are (a) to support implementation of a primary and a secondary and the Caribbean school reform program that would increase access, equity, and qual- ity of education; and (b) to assist the government in the design of appropriate policies and levels of budget support for sustainable Argentina education programs. This project has been placed on hold until the fiscal situationimproves. EnvironmentalAssessment Category C. PID: Energy and Mining 6106. US$12.4 (IBRD).Consultantswill be required. Ministry of Edu- Mining Decontamination:The objectives of the project are to cation, Belmopan, Belize, Tel: (501-2) 32062, Fax: (501-2) 31762, clean up uranium mines and tailing sites and strengthen the envi- E-mail: moeproject@btl.net,Contact: Ernest Raymond, Project Coor- ronmental management capacity of the responsible agency, Cornision dinator Nacional Energia Atomica.Appraisal and negotiations are postponed due to country situation.EnvironmentalAssessment CategoryA. PID: Bolivia 57124. US$ 16.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Cornision Nacional Energia Atomica, Ave. del Libertador 8250, 3er Education Piso, Oficina 3352, Buenos Aires 1429,Argentina, Tel: (54-11) 4704- (R) Poverty Reduction Support: The objective of the project is 1217, Fax: (54-11) 4704-1165, E-mail: gregui@cnea.gov.ar,Contact: to ensure access of the poor to basic social services and generate Jose Gregui, Project Coordinator employment thorough broad-based economic growth in a frame- work of institutional and fiscal sustainability.The funds will help (a) Health, Nutrition and Population achieve selected millennium developmentgoals (MDGs) in the areas (N) Provincial Maternal-Child Health: The objective of the pro- of health, nutrition, education, and water and sanitation: (b) create ject is to support a federally-managed program that seeks to (a) incomegenerating opportunitiesfor the poor; and (c) strengthen gov- stimulate provincial-level extension of formal health insurance to ernance in ways to ensure achievement of the MDGs and reduction the largely low-income population that currently does not benefit from of poverty. Project preparation is under way. Environmental Assess- insurance; (b) provide incentives for the improvement and better uti- ment Category U. US$ 30.0 (IDA). No consultants are required. lization of basic health care services; and (c) reinforce key reforms Ministry ofFinance, Palacio de Comunicaciones, Pis0 19,La Paz, Bolivia, in the structure, financing and regulation of the existing insurance Tel: (591-2) 239-2779, Fax: (591-2) 235-9955, Contact: Javier Gon- programs, the Obras Sociales Sindicales and Obras Sociales Provin- zalo Cuevas, Minister ciales. Preappraisal mission is in the field. EnvironmentalAssessment Category C. US$150.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. Min- Brazil istry of Health, Ave. 9 de Julio, 1925 (1332), Buenos Aires, Argentina, Tel: (54-11) 4372-3832, Fax: (54-11) 4384-6997, E-mail: ofilom- Education ena@msal.gov.ar,Contact: Oscar Filomena, Coordinador General (R) Pernambuco Integrated Development: Education Quality de la UFI-Salud Improvement: The objectives of the project are to: (a) improve the (R) Provincial Maternal-Child Health SectorAdjustment (Ln. quality, efficiency and inclusiveness of the public education system; 7199-AR):The objectives of the project are to (a) respond to the (b) modernize and strengthen the managerial, financial and admin- urgent health needs of the poor, particularly uninsured mothers and istrative capacity of the Secretariat of Education to set policies and children, and (b) modify the incentives for financing and delivering guidelines for the sector and deliver public education efficiently; health care services, starting with the poorest provinces Approved and (c) support the overall state modernization effort. Negotiations by the Executive Directors on 28 October 2003. EnvironmentalAssess- were tentatively scheduled for December 2003. Environmental ment Category U. PID: 72637. US$750.0(ZBRL)).Consultants have Assessment Category C. PID: 69934. US$31.5 (IBRD). Consulting been hired. Ministry of Health, Ave. 9 de Julio, 1925 (1332),Buenos services to be determined. State Basic Education Secretariat, Rua Aires, Argentina,Tel: (5411) 4372-3832,Fax: (5411) 4384-6997, Con- Siqueira Campos, 304 CEP 50010-010 Recife, PE, Brazil, Tel: (5581) tact: Oscar Filomena, Coordinador General de la UFI-Salud 32243333, Fax: (5581) 3423-7285, E-mail: mozartnr@educacao.pe, Contact: Mozart Neves, Secretary Water and Sanitation Bahia Development Education Sector Program APL Second Urban Drainage Infrastructure and Management: The project Phase (IQ.7186-BR):The second phase of the program will seek is designed to resolve the highest priority bottlenecks in the macro- to: (a) improve fundamental and secondary school outcomes, as drainage systems of economically active metropolitan areas, in order measured by improvements in dropout and promotion rates and to provide rapid flood relief. However, the main purpose is to estab student performance on standardized tests; and (b) increase access lish the strategies, guidelines and institutional framework for proper to secondary schools, as measured by an increase in secondary storm water drainage management. Therefore, this program is enrollments. Loan signing was tentatively scheduled for late Novem- intended to serve as a catalyst for efficient investments in drainage ber 2003. Environmental Assessment Category B. PID: 70827. US$ infrastructureat both the macre and micro-level, through institutional 60.0 (IBRD). Consultants have been hired for project preparation and PAGE 46 Monthlv Onerational Summarv DECEMBER 2003 may be required for implementation. Secretariat of Education of the Health, Nutrition and Population State of Bahia, Bahia Espl. dos Ministerios, Bloco L, 80 Andar - Gabi- AIDS and STD Control I11 (Ln.4713-BR):The overall objectives nete, CEP 70047-900 Brasilia, DF, Brazil,Tel: (5561) 410-9670, Fax: of the project are to (a) reduce the incidence of STDs and HIV; (b) (5561) 410-9233, Contact: Anaci Bispo Paim, Secretary improve the quality of life for people living with HIV/AIDS (F’LWHA) ; Higher Education Improvement:The objectives of the project are and (c) strengthen the sustainability of the national response by to increase access to tertiary education and facilitate the transition aligning the National AIDS Program with the health sector’s recent to a more diverse, higher quality and more efficientsystem. The main reforms with regards to the decentralization of management and hanc- means for increasing access in the private system will be a loan pro- ing of services and the use of performance-based fund transfers gram for qualiied but needy students. The main means for increas- from the federal level to states and municipalities. Loan signing was ing quality,efficiency and relevancywill be the support of a new fund- tentatively scheduled for late November 2003. EnvironmentalAssess- ing system and regulatory framework under which institutions are ment Category B. PID: 80400. US$ 100.0 (IBRD). Consultants will free to make decisions, but resource allocation is tied to perfor- be required for preparation. Ministry of Health of Brazil, SEPN mance as defined by the government’s policy priorities. Project pro- Quadra 511, Bloco C, 20Andar, CEP 70750-543, Brasilia, DF 70750- cessing is on hold. Environmental Assessment Category C. PID: 543, Brazil, Tel: (5561) 448-8000/01-06, Contact: Paulo R. Teixeira, 65527. UsS200.0 (IBRD) . Consultantswill be required for project prepa- Coordinator, National AIDS & STD Coordination Unit ration. Secretariat of Higher Education, Esplanada dos Ministerios, Law and Justice Bloco. L, 80 Andar, Gabinete CEP 70047-900,Brasilia, DF, Brazil,Tel: (R) Municipal Pension Reform (Ln. 4673-BR): The project (5561) 410-9670, Fax: (5561) 410-9233, Contact: Cristovan Buar- will provide 26 capital cities with capacity building support similar que, Ministro de Estado, Ministkrio da Educaqfio to what was done through the state pension reform LILThis will include: Rio Integrated Early Childhood Development:The project will (a) assistance in upgrading and computerizing cadastres; (b) assis- expand and improve the quality of integrated services provided to tance in diagnosing financialimplicationsand establishing firm actu- young children (ages 0 to 6 years) from low-incomefamilies, includ- arial basis in accordance with laws; (c) assistance in understanding ing children with disabilities and other special needs. These ser- and complying with laws; (d) provision of software to allow the vices comprise education, health, social assistance and income gen- municipalities to conduct their own diagnostics; (e) provision of eration provided by a network of governmentaland nongovernmental hardware and software (SIPREV) plus actuarial and benefits calcu- institutions. Negotiations are tentatively scheduled for January 2004. lation modules that will link the municipality data base to MPAS EnvironmentalAssessment Category B. PID: 6525. US$60.0 (IBRD). allowing for validation and support by MPAS while providing diag- Consulting services to be determined. Prefeitura da Cidade do Rio nostic/validating/auditing support; and (0 constituency building de Janeiro, CentroAdministrativo 90 SebastCto,Rua Afonso Cavalcanti, through workshops in municipalities and MPAS sponsored workshops. 455,30 Andar CEP 20211-110Rio de Janeiro, RJ,Brazil, Tel: (55021) The loan was signed on 16 October2003. EnvironmentalAssessment 293-0393, Fax: (55421) 293-0638, E-mail:smograbiQpcrj.rj.gov.br, Con- Category C. PID: 74777. U s 5 . 0 0). Consultantswillbe required. tact: Dra. Sonia Maria Correa Mograbi, Secretaria de Educaqso Ministry of Social Security and Social Assistance, Esplanada dos Ministerios,Bloco F, 70 Andar, Sala 723, CEP 70059-900Brasilia,DF, Energy and Mining Brazil,Tel: (5561) 317-5236, Fax: (5561) 317-5195, Contact: Helmut Schwarzer, Secretary of Social Security (R) Energy Sector Technical Assistance (Ln. 4780-BR): The objective of the project is to help ensure sustainable implementation Private Sector Development of the government’s ongoing energy sector reform program, through (R) First Programmatic Economic Growth: (formerly Program- technical assistance in specific areas and by providing a mechanism matic Competitiveness Reform) The objective of the project is to for continuing dialogue with policyrnakers about longer-term sector improve the country’s competitiveness by supporting the definition reform. This operation focuses on the power sector, where there are and implementation of a Competitivenessagenda that includes (a) reduc- more urgent reform needs and the greater consensus on the reform ing logistics costs, (b) accelerating technological progress, (c) improv- agenda; the hydrocarbons sector is covered directly only with respect ing the investment-climate, (d) enhancing the efficiency of thefinan- to provision of natural gas for electricity generation, although cer- cia1 sector, and (e) creating long-term markets for risk. Project ta in other components,such as institutional strengthening,would affect preparation is under way. Environmental Assessment Category U. it as well. Loan signing is tentativelyscheduled forJanuary 2004. Envi- PID: 80827. US$ 300.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be deter- ronmental Assessment Category C. PID: 76977. U S $ 12.1 (IBRD). mined. Ministry of Finance, Esplanada dos Ministerios, Bloco P, Consultants are required for implementation. Secretariat of Energy, CEP 70048-900 Brasilia, DF, Brazil, Tel: (55-61) 412-2321, Fax: Ministry of Mines and Energy, Esplanada dos Ministerios, Bloco U, (5561) 2250443, Contact: Mr. Marcos de Barros Lisboa, Secretary 8p Andar, Sala 806, CEP 70065900 Brasilia, DF, Brazil, Tel: (5561) of Economic Policy 319-5099, Contact: Carlos August0 Hoffmann, Advisor to the Exec- (R) Loan for Economic Growth Technical Assistance: (for- utive Secretary merly Competitiveness Reform TechnicalAssistance) The project will strengthen the government’s institutional capacity to implement the Environment and Natural Resources Management Growh Reform Program. In addition, project studies will help fine- tune the measures to be supported under second and third pro- PROAGUA 11: The objectives of the project are to (a) promote a con- grammatic loans being considered. Project preparation is under way. tinuous policy of sustainable use and participatory management of EnvironmentalAssessment Category C. PID: 83533. Us25.0 0). water resources in federal rivers, especially in the South, Southeast Consultingservices to be determined. Ministry of Finance, Esplanada and CenterWest; (b) decentralizethe function of water resources man- dos Ministerios, Bloco P, CEP 70048-900, Brasilia, DF, Brazil, Tel: agement to independent-user associations and river basin commit- (5561) 412-2321,Fax: (5561) 2250443, Contact: Mr. Marcos de Bar- tees; and (c) evaluate an appropriate institutional framework for the ros Lisboa, Secretary of Economic Policy creation and expansion of a network for technical support and oper- ation of an integrated water resource management to make effective Rural Development use of water resources from federal and state rivers. Project processing (R) Integrated Development-Maranhkio: The project will help is on hold. Environmental Assessment Category A. PID: 57650. US$ the state of Maranhb reduce high levels of rural poverty by: (a) improv- 200.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. National Water ing well-being and incomes of the rural poor through better access Agency (ANA), Setor Policial Sui, Area 5, Quadra 3, Bloco B, CEP to basic social and economic infrastructure and services and support 70068-900Brasilia, DF, Brazil,Tel: (5561) 4455400, Contact: Mr. Jer- for productiveactivities,using proven communitydrivendevelopment son Kelrnan, President of the NationalWater Agency, and Mr. Bened- techniques; (b) increasing the social capital of rural communities to ito Braga, Director organize collectively to meet their own needs; (c) enhancing local DECEMBER 2003 Monthly Operational Summary PAGE 47 governance by greater citizen participation and transparency in deci- ties, infrastructure and social services for rural communities in sion making, through the creation and strengthening of community Tocantins’poorest regions, while ensuring sustainable use of natural associationsand municipal councils; and (d) fostering closer integration resources and the protection of fragile ecosystems. Board presen- of local developmentpolicies,programs and projectsby assisting munic- tation was tentatively scheduled for 25 November 2003. Environ- ipal councils to extend their role in seeking funding, priority setting mental Assessment Category A. PID: 60573. US$60.0 (IBRD). Con- and decision making over resource allocation and by assisting the sultants will be required. State Planning and EnvironmentSecretariat, government to measure the efficiency and impact of its programs to Esplanada das Secretarias, Pqa dos Grassois, CEP 77003-020 Palmas, reduce rural poverty. Project aflflraisal is under way. Environmental TO, Brazi1,Tel: (55-63) 218-1150, Fax: (5563) 218-1690, Contact: Dr. Assessment Category B. PID: 80830. US$30.0 (IBRD). Consulting Ricardo Dias, Director for Ecologico-EconomicZoning services will be contracted for information campaigns, technical assistance,studies and capacity building for the beneficiary communities Transportation and the state project implementation unit. GEPIAN/NEPE, Rua do State Highway Management 1 11: The project will help finance (a) Giz, 249 - Centro, CEP 65010-680 - Si40 Luis, MA, Brazil, Tel: the rehabilitation and maintenance of Minas Gerais’ state road net- (5598) 232-3699, Fax: (5598) 232-1567, Contact: Dr. Antonio Gual- work (b) the upgrading and paving of gravel roads; and (c) the hardo Alvarez Prazeres strengthening of the state’s road sector management Project processing (R) Rural Poverty Reduction-Minas Gerais: The project will is on hold. Environmental Assessment Category B. PID: 6523. US$ help the state government of Minas Gerais to alleviate rural poverty 165.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Departamento and its consequences by: (a) providingbasic social and economic infra- de Estradas de Rodagem do Estado de Mmas Gerais,Av. dos Andradas, structure, and employment and income-generating opportunities 1.120,Sala 215, PrCdio A, CEP 30120-010 Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil, for the rural poor; (b) decentralizing resource allocation and deci- Tel: (55-31) 224-8497,235-1278/1025, E-mail: der@mg.gov.br,Con- sion-making to local levels by supporting community-based munic- tact: Julio Cesar Dink Oliveira, Project Coordinator ipal councils and beneficiary associations in investment planning Urban Development and implementation; (c) leveraging resources mobilized at the com- munity and municipal levels;and (d) deepening the creation of social (R) Sustainable Communities-Amapi: The objective of the pro- capital. Negotiations are tentatively scheduled for late December ject is to alleviate rural and urban poverty while protecting the envi- 2003. Environmental Assessment Category B. PID: 52256. U s 3 5 . 0 ronment through urban community development, strengthening of (TBRD). Consultants will be contracted for information campaigns, micro-credit and other state institutions, rural productive and corn- technical assistance, studies and capacity building for the beneficiary munity subprojects, and capacity building. Negotiations are tenta- communities and the State Project Implementation Unit. State Sec- tively scheduled for lateJanuary 2004. Environmental Assessment retariat of Planning and Coordination, R Bernard0 Guimaraes, 2731, Category B. PID: 76924. US$4.9 (IBRD). Consulting services to be 40 Andar, CEP 30.140-082 Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil, Tel: (5531) determined.Aghcia de Desenvolviemientodo Amapa (Amapa Devel- 3290-4859, Fax: (5531) 3290-4759, Contact: Dr. Mauro Santos Fer- opment Agency), Av. Procopio Rola No 277, Centro, CEP 68906-130 reira, Secretiirio Macapa, W, Brazil, T e l (5596) 212-1195, Fax: (55-96) 212-1196, E-mail:adapdpj@hotmail.com,Contact: Edmar Ney Lourinho Magno, Rural Poverty Reduction - Tocantins: The project will help the President state government of Tocantins to alleviate rural poverty and its con- Curitiba Urban Transport: The objective of the project is to sequences by: (a) providing basic social and economicinfrastructure, enhance the quality of life in the Curitiba Metropolitan Region by improv- employment and income-generatingopportunities for the rural poor; ing substantially accessibility of the population to employment, edu- (b) decentralizing resource allocation and decision-making to local cation, health and recreation facilities and by continuing to provide levels by supporting community-based municipal councils and ben- easy access to government services. Project preparation is under way. eficiary associations in investment planning and implementation; Environmental Assessment Category A. PID: 82117. US$ 174.8 and (c) leveraging resources mobilized at the community and munic- 0). Consultingservices to be determined. Prefeitura de Curitiba, ipal levels. Negotiations are tentatively scheduled for early 2004. Instituto de Pesquisa e Planejamento Urban0 de Curitiba,Rua do Bom EnvironmentalAssessment Category B. PID: 74737. Us36.0 (IBRD). Jesus, 669, CEP 80035010 Curitiba, PR, Brazil,Tel: (5541) 352-1414, Consultingservices will be contracted for information campaigns,tech- Fax: (5541) 252-6679, E-mail:luk@ippuc.curitiba.pr.gov.br,Contact nical assistance, studies and capacity building for the beneficiary com- Luiz Hayakawa, Project Coordinator munities and the State Project Implementation Unit. State Secre- tariat of Planning and the Environment, AANO-Esplanada das Water and Sanitation Secretarias, Centro, CEP 77085050 Palmas, TO, Brazil, Tel: (5563) BNDES Water Sector Modernization:The project resulted from 218-1151, Fax: (55-63) 218-1158, Contact: Livio William Reis de Car- the restructuring of the Second Water Sector Modernization Project valho, Secretiirio (Loan 4292-BR), following a request from the government after Con- Rural Poverty Reduction-Alagoas:The project would help the state gressional approval of the Fiscal Responsibility Law. The federal government of Alagoas to alleviate rural poverty and its conse- government remains the borrower of the technical assistance com- quences by: (a) providing basic social and economic infrastructure, ponent, but the other two implementing agencies (CAIX.4 and and employment and income-generating opportunities for the rural BNDES) were upgraded to borrowers. The project will support pri- poor; (b) decentralizing resource allocation and decision-making to vate water and sanitation investments in poor states and municipal- local levels by supporting community-based municipal councils and ities located in the North, Northeast and Center-Westregions. Board beneficiary associations in investment planning and implementa- presentation is not yet scheduled. Environmental Assessment Cat- tion; (c) leveragingresources mobilized at the community and munic- egory A. PID: 78312. Us30.0 (IBRD). Consultingservices to be deter- ipal levels; and (d) deepening the creation of social capital. Negoti- mined. BNDES, Av. Republica do Chile, 100,80Andar, CEP 20134 ations are tentatively scheduled for January 2004. Environmental 900 Rio de Janeiro, RJ,Brazil, Tel: (5521) 2277-6823/7249/7539/7897, Assessment Category B. PID: 74083. U s 1 2 . 0 (IBRD). Consultants Fax: (5521) 2240-5719,2220-1342,E-mail: regin@bndes.gov.br,tmor- will be contracted for information campaigns, technical assistance, eira@bndes.gov.br,Contacts: Terezinha Moreira, Superintendent of studies and capacity building for the beneficiary communities and Rural Development and Environment, and Marcio Henrique de Cas- the State Project Implementation Unit. State Secretariat of Agricul- tro, Director of Infrastructure ture, Supply and Fisheries, Rua Cincinato Pinto, 348,20 Andar Cen- CAMA Water Sector Modernization (Ln. 4292-1-BR): The tro, CEP 57020-050 Maceio, AL, Brazil, Tel: (5582) 3151377, Fax: project resulted from the restructuring of the Second Water Sector (5582) 315-1373, Contact: Dr. Jose Klinger, Director Presidente Modernization Project (Loan 4292-BR), following a request from Tocantins Sustainable Regional Development: The objectives of the government after Congressional approval of the Fiscal Respon- the project are to raise living standards and reduce inequalities and sibility Law. The federal government remains the borrower of the tech- regional disparities by improving access to markets, job opportuni- nical assistance component, but the other two implementing agen- PAGE 48 Monthly Operational Summary DECEMBER 2003 cies (CAE4 and BNDES) were upgraded to borrowers. The project Social Protection Technical Assistance: The project will s u p will support water and sanitation investments in poor states and port the Government’s efforts to: (a) improve access of the poorest municipalities in the North, Northeast and Center-West regions. households to the social protection system; and (b) increase the Loan signing has been delayed following a request by CAE4 to effectiveness of this system in alleviating extreme poverty. The spe- introduce a number of small changes in the negotiated Loan Agree- cific purpose of the loan would be to support the institutionaland skills ment. Signing wasexpected by mid-December 2003. Environmental requirements of the proposed reforms in social protection, as well Assessment Category A. PID: 78310. U S 7 5 . 0 (IBRD). Consulting as to improve monitoring and evaluation of social programs, through services to be determined. SUSIN - Superintendencia de Sanea- greater use of participatory methods. Negotiations were tentatively mento e Infra-Estrutura, Caixa EconGmica Federal, SBS, Quadra 4, scheduled November 2003. Environmental Assessment Category Lotes 3 e 4 Matriz, 20 Andar, CEP 70092-900 Brasilia, DF, Brazil, C. US$ 15.0 (IBRD). Consultants will not be required for project Tel: (55-61) 414-9818/9028, Fax: (55-61) 414-9646, E-mail: preparation. Ministry of Finance, Teatinos 120, Piso 12, Santiago de rogerio.tavares@caixa.gov.br,Contact: Rogerio Tavares, Superin- Chile, Chile, Tel: (562) 671-0706, Fax: (562) 688-7440, Contact: Mr. tendente Nacional Jaime Crispi, Director of Studies,Office of Budget; Ministry of Plan- Integrated Municipal - Betim: The project will help the munici- ning, Ahumada 43, Santiago, Chile, Tel: (562) 6751727, Fax: (562) pality of Betim to improve quality of life and support economic 672-1731, Contact: Mr. Claudio Santibanez Servat, Director of Social growth through strengtheningof municipal developmentpolicies, h a n - Division, Mr. Negrin Modinger, Counselor to the Minister cia1 and managerial capacity, rehabilitation and protection of the Transpotfation Betim river basin, and the expansion and improvement of basic ser- vices. Project preparation is under way. Environmental Assessment (N) Santiago Urban Transport Technical Assistance: The pro- Category A. US$24.0 (IBRD). Consultants have been hired for pro- ject aims at supporting the design of the bus reform arrangements, ject preparation. Municipality of Betim, Municipal Secretariat, Rua facilitating compliance with the matrix triggers associated with the Professor Osvaldo Franco, 55 4pandar -Centro, CEP 2351@50,B e h , sectoral adjustment loan and to facilitate the implementation of the MG, Brazil, Tel: (5531) 3539-2430, Fax: (5531) 3539-2426, E-mail: urban transport plan for Santiago, as well as to analyze and mitigate gabpref@betim.mg.gov.br,Contact: Ciro Pedrosa, Project Coordinator its various potential adverse impacts and risks. Project preparation is under way. Environmental Assessment Category C. US$ 5.0 Small Municipalities Integrated Water Supply and Sanitation: (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Coordinacion Gen- The project will promote the sustainable rehabilitation and con- eral de Transporte de Santiago, Calle NuevaYork 9, lOmoPiso, San- struction of integrated sanitation infrastructure (water supply, san- tiago, Chile, Tel: (562) 428-7900, Contact: Aldo Signorelli Bonomo, itation, micro-drainage and solid waste management) in municipal- Coordinador General ities with populations of less than 20,000 which are included within the semi-arid northeastern region of the country. Negotiations are (N) Santiago Urban Transport: The project aims at assisting the not yet scheduled. Environmental Assessment Category B. PID: implementation of proposed reforms in the urban bus sector, using 60555. US$60.0 (IBRD). Consulting services include participatory quick disbursing instruments to allow the reforms to be pursued at planning, design, capacity building and works supervision for inte- the pace desired despite some short-term budgetary difficulties, grated sanitation interventions. Ministerio das Cidades, Secretaria but also permitting the government to defer draw down if necessary Nacional de Saneamento Ambiental, Esplanada dos Ministerios, to accomodate improvementsor fluctuationsof the fiscal position. Pre Bloco A, 30 Andar, Sala 318, CEP 70054-900, Brasilia, DF, Brazil, ject preparation is under way. Environmental Assessment Category Tel: (5561) 411-4653, Fax: (5561) 322-2024, Contact: Heitor Collett, C. US$ 100.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Coor- Project Coordinator dinacion General de Transporte de Santiago, Calle Nueva York 9, lOmoPiso, Santiago, Chile, Tel: (56-2) 428-7900, Contact: Aldo Sig- norelli Bonomo, Coordinador General Chile Water and Sanitation Environment and Natural Resources Management (R) Infrastructure for Territorial Development: The objective (R) Sustainable Transport and Air Quality for Santiago (GEF): of the project is to improve the access, quality and use of infra- The objective of the project is to reduce greenhouse gases (GHG) structure services by poor rural communities to achieve sustainable from ground transport in Santiago through the promotion of a long- territorial development.The infrastructureservices include water s u p term model shift to more efficient and less polluting forms of trans- ply, sanitation, transport, ICTand electricity.Appraisal is tentatively port, and adoption of sustainable low-GHG transport measures. To scheduled for March 2004. Environmental Assessment Category that end, the project will support implementation of the 2000-2010 B. US$ 50.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. S u b Urban Transport Plan for Santiago (TRANSANTIAGO), a compre- secretaria de Desarrolo Regional, Division de Desarrollo Regional, hensive multi-sector plan. Board presentation was tentatively sched- Zenteno 234, Santiago, Chile, Tel: (562) 6363600, Fax: (562) 673- uled for 25 November 2003. EnvironmentalAssessment Category C. 0310, E-mail: julio.ruiz@subdere.gov.cl, Contact: Julio Ruiz, Director PID: 73985. US$6.9 (GEF). Consulting services to be determined. CGTSTransantiago, New York 9, Santiago Centro, Chile, Tel/Fax: Colombia (562) 428-7900,E-mail: aldo.signorelli@transantiago.cl, Contact:Aldo Signorelli Environment and Natural Resources Management Conservation of Biodiversity in Sierra Nevada: The project will Social Protection support the conservation of globally significant biodiversity within (R) Social Protection Sector Adjustment: The project will s u p the framework of the sustainable developmentplan for the Sierra Nevada port the government’s efforts to: (a) improve access of the poorest de Santa Marta. Negotiations are tentatively scheduled for June households to the social protection system, and (b) increase the 2004. Environmental Assessment Category B. PID: 57093. US$9.0 effectivenessof this system in alleviatingextreme poverty. Boardpre- (GEF). Consulting services to be determined. Fundacion Pro-Sierra sentation was scheduledfor 25 November 2003, Environmental Assess- Nevada de Sta Marta, Calle 74, No 2-86, Bogota, Colombia, Tel: ment Category C. PZD: 78088. US$200.0 (IBRD). Consultants will (571) 310-0571, Contact: Gonzalo Uribe, Executive Director not be required for project preparation. Ministry of Finance, Teati- nos 120, Piso 12, Santiago de Chile, Chile, Tel: (562) 671-0706, Fax: Public Sector Governance (562) 688-7440,Contact: Mr. Jaime Crispi, Director of Studies, Office (R) Programmatic Fiscal and Institutional Adjustment 11: The of Budget; Ministry of Planning, Ahumada 48, Santiago de Chile, Chile, objectives of the project are to (a) promote reforms addressing fis- Tel: (562) 6751727, Fax: (562) 672-1731, Contact: Mr. Claudio San- cal rigidities necessary to attain the substantial fiscal adjustment tibanez Servat, Director, Social Division, or Mr. Negrin Modinger, underlying sustainable macroeconomic stability;and (b) improve the Counselor to the Minister provision of public services and establish the institutional basis for DECEMBER 2003 Monthly Operational Summary PAGE 49 higher efficiency and accountability in public expenditure. Boardpre- (R) Power Sector Technical Assistance:The long-term objectives sentation was scheduledfor 20 November2003. Environmental Assess- of the assistance package are to support the government in realiz- ment Category U. PID: 83905. US$150.0 (IBRD). No consultants are ing its original vision and completing the second-generation reforms required. Ministry of Finance, Carrera 8 No. 664, BogotA, Colom- in the electricity sector. Specifically, these objectives are to: a) bia, Tel: (571) 297-1310, 286-1400, Contact: Juan Ricardo Ortega, increase the percentage of population with access to electricity; b) Vice-Minister improve the quality of service, especially by ending the persistent black-outs of recent years; and c) ensure the financial sustainability Transportation of the key operating entities in the sector. Negotiations are tentatively (R) National Urban Transport: The objective of the project is to scheduled for February 2004. Environmental Assessment Category improve long term sustainability, efficiency and quality of urban C. PID: 82715. U s 8 . 0 (IBRD). Consultantswill be required. Comision transport in selected cities by implementation of the National Urban Nacional de Energia, Gustavo Mejia Ricart Esq. Augustin h a , Edif. Transport program. Aflflraisal is scheduled for January 2004. Envi- de la CREP, 3er Piso, Santo Domingo, Republica Dominicana, Tel: ronmental Assessment Category B. PID: 82466. US$120.0 (IBRD). (809) 547-3044, Fax: (809) 547-2073,E-mail: orppgr@codetel.net.do, Consulting services to be determined. National Planning Department Contact: Ing. George Reinoso, Executive Director & Ministry of Finance, Calle 26 #No. 13-19,Piso 17, BogotA, Colom- Finance bia, Tel: (57-1) 596-0300, Fax: (57-1) 599-5962, Contact: Dr. Alejandro Alvarado Boshell,Director of Infrastructure and Energy, National Plan- (N) Financial Technical Assistance: The objective of the project ning Department is to reduce the probability of future financial sector crises and to mit- igate the negative impact of the current crisis on poverty levels and Costa Rica income distribution. The project will accomplish this goal through technical assistance to develop institutionalcapacity and improve the Education financial infrastructure and legal framework. Appraisal completed. Education:The objective of the project is to put in place a medium- US$12.5 (IBRD). Consulting services will be required. Banco Cen- term education development framework with clear benchmarks to tral de la Republica Dominicana,Apdo. Postal 1347, Santo Domingo, increase the level and quality of education, especially for rural, Dominican Republic,Tel: (809) 221-9111,Ext. 3135,3136, Fax: (809) indigenous and transition rural-urban marginal communities. This 686-0989, E-mail: r.rosario@bancentral.gov.do, Contact: Ramon project initially invests in the quality of basic and secondary educa- Rosario, Coordinador Tecnico, Departamento Financier0 tion in rural and underserved areas, while it supports changes in a longer-termeducationdevelopmentplan that utilizes existing resources Ecuador cost-effectively.Appraisal was tentatively scheduled for 1December Public Sector Governance 2003. Environmental Assessment Category C. PID: 57857. US$30.0 (R) Border Development: The project will assist the government (IBRD). Consultants may be required for implementation. Ministry in the peace process with Peru by supporting activitieswhich would of Public Education, Edif. Antigua Embajada Americana, Ministerio help strengthen and increase the economic development and inte- de Educacion Publica, 3er Piso - PROMECE, call lera, Ave.1 y 3, gration in the border area. Activities are likely to be geared toward Apartado 10433-1000,San Jose, Costa Rica, Tel: (506) 222-0029,Fax: providing basic infrastructure needed to support other economic activ- (506) 222-6501,E-mail: cbarrantes@mep.go.cr, Contact: Carlos Bar- ities. ThisProject is no longer in the lendingprogram. Further report- rantes, Project Coordinator ing will be discontinued. Environmental Assessment Category C. US$50.0 (IBRD). Consultantswillbe required for preparation. Imple- Dominica menting agency is to be determined. Law and Justice Social Development, Gender and Inclusion (R) Economic Recovery Support Operation (ERSO): Cformerly (R) Second Indigenous and Afro-Ecuadorian Peoples Devel- StructuralAdjustment) The objective of the proposed ERSO is to s u p opment: The project will build on the lessons learned in the first prc- port Dominica's efforts at economic recovery through improve- ject by: (a) deepening its involvement in the most successful areas ments in fiscal management, the environment for private investment (community investments, land titling, scholarships and institutional and public sector service delivery. Key reform areas to be supported strengthening) ; (b) expanding into related areas (natural resources are public expenditure management, financial sector reform and management); (c) mainstreaming attention to indigenous and Afrc- public sector reform. Appraisal mission is in the field. Environmen- Ecuadorian issues in selected national sectors and local govern- tal Assessment Category U. PID: 78841. US$2.0/2.6 (IBRD/IDA). ments; and (d) tackling key issues of ethno development (commu- Most consultants have been contracted. Ministry of Finance and nity tourism, cultural assets, ethno biological production and Planning, Financial Complex, Roseau, Dominica, Tel: (767) 448- handicrafts) in new ways. Appraisal mission is tentatively scheduled 2401, Fax: (767) 4480054, Contact:SwinburneLestrade, Director Gen- for January 2004. Environmental Assessment Category B. PID: eral Finance 77257. US$ 40.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. Consejo de Desarrollo de las Nacionalidadesy Pueblos del Ecuador (CODENPE) , Dominican Republic Bosmediano El 150y Carlos Guerrero, Quito, Ecuador, Tel: (593-22) 2464900, Fax: (593-22) 292-2453, E-mail: proyectoQprodepine.org, Energy and Mining Contact: Marcelino Chumpi, Executive Secretary (R) Power Sector Program: This fast disbursing, single tranche adjustment loan is the first in a proposed program of Bank support Transpottation of second-generation reforms in the power sector. Provided that (R) Rural Roads and Development:The project will finance (a) there are demonstrable improvements in sector performance indi- technical assistance for institutionalstrengthening, regulatory reform cators, subsequent fast disbursing loans would be proposed. An and increased private sector participation, and (b) a rural roads investment loan to strengthen the transmission grid is also under con- rehabilitation and maintenance program. Appraisal mission was sideration. Negotiationsare tentatively scheduled for February 2004. scheduled for 26 November 2003. The IDB cofinancing of US$40.0 EnvironmentalAssessment Category C. PID: 82712. US$90.0 (IBRD). has been confirmed. Environmental Assessment Category B. PID: No consultants are required. Comision Nacional de Energia, Gustavo 7077. US$40.0 (IBRD).Consulting services to be determined. Minis- Mejia Ricart Esq. Agustin h a , Edif. de la CREE 3er Piso, Santo terio de Obras Publicas (MOP)/Unidad de CaminosVecinales,Juan Domingo, Republica Dominicana, Tel: (809) 547-3044, Fax: (809) Leon Mera y Orellana esquina, Quito, Ecuador, Tel: (593-22) 559- 547-2073, E-mail: orppgr@codetel.net.do, Contact: Ing. George 120/6268,55&990,Fax: (593-22) 904-323, E-mail: cpecinales@and- Reinoso, Executive Director inanet.net, Contact: Arq. Fabian Lupero, Director Ejecutivo PAGE 50 Monthly Operational Summary DECEMBER 2003 El Salvador system (NPAS). Discussions are under way with the government on redesign of the project to adopt a long-term programmatic approach. Public Sector Governance Environmental Assessment Category B. US$6.0 (GEF). Most con- Judicial Modernization (Ln. 7135-ES): The project will (i) sultants have been contracted. Environmental Protection Agency strengthen the institutional capacity of the Judicial Branch (ii) mod- (EPA), University Campus, Turkeyen, Guyana, Tel: (592) 222-6703, ernize the operation of courts; (iii) improve access, transparency and Fax: (592) 222-2442, E-mail: pryia-l9@yahoo.com, Contact: Mr. Bal- judicial control; and (iv) develop the professional competence and gobin Parsaud, Acting Executive Director quality of officers and employees of the Judicial Branch. Loan sign- ing was tentatively scheduledfor December 2003. EnvironmentalA ssess Health, Nutrition and Population ment Category C. PID: 64919. US$ 18.2 (IBRD). Consulting ser- (N) HN/AIDS Prevention & Control:The project will help reduce vices will be required for project implementation. Supreme Court, HIV transmission, improve the quality of life of people living with Centro de Gobierno, San Salvador, El Salvador,Tel: (503) 271-8798, STIs/HIV/AIDS, and mitigate the impacts of the epidemic. Appraisal Contact: Dr. Augustin Garcia Calderon, President; National Judicial was tentativelyscheduled for December 2003. EnvironmentalAssess- Council, Final Calle 1osAbetosNo. 8, Colonia San Francisco, San Sal- ment Category B. PID: 76722. US$9.0 (IDA). Consultants will be vador, El Salvador,Tel: (503) 2454499, Fax: (503) 2454489, Contact: required. Ministry of Health, Upper Brickdam, Stabroek, Georgetown, Dra. Gladys Marina Chavez, President Guyana, Tel: (592) 2256559,2256985, Contact: Dr. Frank Anthony, Project Coordinator, Health Sector Policy Program, or Dr. Navindra Grenada Persaud, Director, Disease Control Program Education Honduras (R) OECS Education Development - 2nd APL (In.7187-GRD, Finance Cr. 3809-GRD): The objective of the project is to build human capital in the OECSwhich, in turn, will contributeto the diversification (R) Financial Sector Technical Assistance (Ln. 3800-HO): of their economy and more sustainable growth. The loan and credit The project will support development of the institutionalcapacity needed were signed on 1 October 2003. Environmental Assessment Cate- to address the systemic vulnerabilities of the financial system. The gory B. PID: 77759. US$4.0/4.0 (IBRD/IDA). Consultants will be objective of the project is capacity-buildingfor dealing with the cur- required. Ministry of Education, Young St., St. George’s, Grenada, rent weaknesses of the banking system and initiating restoration of Tel: (473) 440-2737, Fax: (868) 627-5882, E-mail: psmined@yahoo.co, its soundness. The project would achieve this objective by providing Contact: Crispin Frederick, Permanent Secretary technical assistance for: (a) banking sector consolidation, (b) reform of the payment system, and (c) improvement of financial system Guatemala infrastructure.The loan was signed on 16 October2003. Environmental Assessment Category C. PID: 40177. US$ 9.9 (IDA). Consultantswill Environment and Natural Resources Management be required. Retroactive financing is expected. Comision Nacional (R) Western Altiplano Natural Resources Management (Ln. de Bancos y Seguros (CNBS), AP No. 20074, Comayaguela, MDC 7175-GU):The objective of the project is to improve the manage- Honduras,Tel: (504) 2380580, Fax: (504) 237-6232, Contact Dra. Ana ment and conservation of natural resources, biodiversity and the Cristina de Pereira, President incomes of the people who depend upon these resources, in the Western Altiplano. Specifically,the project will: (a) provide support Private Sector Development to communities, organizations and local authorities (traditional and (R) Trade Facilitation and Productivity Enhancement (Cr. municipal) to jointly define and implement a local development 3826-HO): The project aims at increasing the productivity of the vision; (b) increase opportunities to sustainably improve productiv- Honduran private sector, thereby improving the country’s compet- ity and diversify farming and other (off-farm)livelihood systems; (c) itiveness and economic growth, which will in turn increase employ- extend and strengthen ongoing efforts of indigenous communities ment and reduce the poverty level. Approved by the Executive Direc- to establish permanent conservation areas; and (d) establish and pilot tors on 21 October 2003. EnvironmentalAssessment Category C. PID: a framework for environmental services markets to sustain local 70038. US$ 28.6 (ZDA). Consultants may be required for imple- incentivesforconservation.Loan and grant signing is tentatively sched- mentation. Presidency, Blvd. Juan Pablo 11,Tegucigalpa, Honduras, uled for 15December 2003. Environmental Assessment Category B. Tel: (504) 2356636, Contact: Vicente Williams Agasse, Designado PIDs: 64883,68292.US$32.8/8.0 (IBRD/GEF), Consulting services Presidencial; Fundacion para la Inversion y Desarrollo de las Exporta- will be required for implementation. Ministry of Agriculture, Live- ciones (FIDE), AP 2029, Tegucigalpa, Honduras, Tel: (504) 235- stock and Food, 7aAve. 12-90,Zona 13, Guatemala City, Guatemala, 3471, Contact: Wilma Sierra de Fonseca, Director Tel: (502) 362-4764, Fax: (502) 332-8302, E-mail: mgadisfaintel- net.net.gt, Contact: Edin Barrientos, Minister Public Sector Governance (R) Poverty Reduction Technical Assistance: The objective of Transportation the project is to strengthen the government’sfiscal, hancial and fidu- Second Rural and Main Roads (Ln. 7169-GU):The project will ciary management, support implementation of the Civil Service Act, continue the work started under Loan 4260-GU to improve road and develop the government’s capacity to monitor, evaluate and transport access in the poorer areas of the country to stimulate e c e improve its poverty reduction strategy. Appraisal is scheduled for nomic activity, improve commercialization of non-traditional agri- January 2004. Environmental Assessment Category C. PID: 83851. cultural products and provide greater access to social services. Loan US$lO.O (IDA). Consultants may be required in the areas of fiscal, signing was tentatively scheduled for December 2003. Environ- financial and fiduciary management, and civil service reform. Exec- mental Assessment Category B. PID: 55085. US$46.7 (IBRD). Con- utive Secretariat of the Presidential Commission for State Modern- sulting services may be required for implementation. Instituto de ization, Edif. Ejecutivo Las Lomas, 4to Piso, Blvd. Juan Pablo 11, Foment0 Municipal, Guatemala City, Guatemala, Fax: (502) 334- Colonia Lomas,Tegucigalpa, Honduras, Tel: (504) 2359369/71, Fax: 6709, Contact: Albert0 Alfaro, Manager (504) 2359368, E-mail: rcallejas@presidencia.gov.hn, Contact: Ricardo Callejas, Director Guyana Rural Development Environment and Natural Resources Management Forests and Rural Productivity: The objective of the project is to National Protected Area Systems: The project will analyze and increase the contribution of sustainable natural resources manage- apply biological, socieeconomic and land-use data to provide a sound ment to the incomes and quality of life of the predominatelyrural poor basis for designing and implementing a national protected areas in selected low-incomemunicipalitieswith high agro-forestry poten- DECEMBER 2003 Monthly Operational Summary PAGE 51 tial. Project preparation is under way. EnvironmentalAssessment Cat- erated by the transport sector, at the metropolitan level,while improv- egory B. PID: 64914. US$20.0 (IDA). Consultants may be required ing the safety and efficiency of urban transport management. This for project implementation. Secretary of Agriculture and Livestock will be sought through activities that will promote a shift towards low- through the Rural land Management Project Coordination Unit, 2da polluting modes of transportation (metro and large buses) via the devel- Planta, E&. Educredito, Col. Florencia Norte, Tegucigalpa, Honduras, opment of surface mass transport corridors and traffic management Tel: (504) 239-9848, Fax: (504) 239-7817, E-mail: hmerriamapro- measures that integrate with the existing metro infrastructure. Pro- jectopaar.org, Contact: Henry Merriam, Coordinador Nacional ject preparation is under way. Environmental Assessment Category Land and Regularization and Administration: The project aims B. PID: 43165. US$288.6 (IBRD). Consulting services to be deter- at establishing an integrated and decentralized land administration mined. Secretaria de Comunicaciones, Medio ambiente, Paseo system (using area-based systematic title regularization, surveying Vicente Guerrero No 486, Col. Morelos,Toluca, Mexico,Tel: (52-722) and registration) that accurately generates, registers, and links infor- 2159752, Fax: (52-722) 213-3980, Contact: GuillermoCano, Secretario; mation on private and public land parcels (both urban and rural) in Secretaria de Medio Abiente DF, Plaza de la Constitucion, No 1,3er a timely, cost-effective, and widely accessible manner. The system Piso, Col. Centro, Mexico DF, Mexico, Tel: (52-55) 551@3663/5542- would provide the basis for increasing land tenure security, facilitating 0983, Fax: (52-55) 5521-2688, Contact: Claudia Sheinbaum, Secretaria land market transactions,developingnational and municipal territorial plans and projects, and developing natural resources management Health, Nutrition and Population plans for protected areas and indigenous peoples lands. Project ISSSTE Programmatic Sector Adjustment: This programmatic preparation is under way. Environmental Assessment Category B. Sector Adjustment Loan will support the government of Mexico in: PID: 55991 US$34.3 (IDA). Consultants may be required. Various (a) improving the fiscal efficiency of social security benefits, espe- Entities through existing PAAR Coordination Unit, 2da Planta, Edif., cially pensions and health services, for public employees in Mexico; Educredito, Col. Florencia Norte, Tegucigalpa, Honduras, Tel: (504) and (b) enhancing the governance of public social security through 239-9848, Fax: (504) 239-7817, E-mail: hmerriamQprojectopaar.org, corporate restructuring of ISSSTE (Fublic Sector Social Security) and Contact: Henry Merriam, Coordinador Nacional the establishment of regulatory framework for private sector par- ticipation in benefit provision. Project preparation is under way. Envi- Social Protection ronmental Assessment Category C. US$500.0 (IBRD). Consultants (N ) Nuestras Raices:The objective of this newest phase of the “Nues- will be required for project preparation. Mexico Public Sector Social tras Raices” program is to contribute to an increased participation Security (ISSSTE), Ave. de la Republica No 154, Piso 12, Col. Taba- of indigenous and Afro-Honduran groups in the holistic develop calera, 06030 Mexico, DF, Mexico,Tel: (52-55) 56&6888,Contact: Lic. ment processes of their communities and their nation, through the Benjamin Gonzalez Roaro, Director General strengtheningof local capacity to build sustainableorganizations,devel- Technical Assistance for Public Sector Social S e curity Reform: opment projects and cultural identity. Project preparation is under The objective of this technical assistance loan is to (a) improve the way. Environmental Assessment Category FI. US$ 10.0 (IDA). Con- fiscal efficiency of social security benefits, especially pensions and sulting services to be determined. Fondo Hondureiio de Inversion health services, for public employees in Mexico and (b) enhance the Social,Edif. IPM, Colonia Alto de Tocontin (frente a la Iglesia Amor governance of public social security through corporate restructur- Viviente),Tegucigalpa,Honduras, Tel: (504) 234-5231, Fax: (504) 234- ing of ISSSTE and the establishment of regulatory framework for pri- 5255, E-mail: lyuway@fhis.hn,Contact: Lic. LeoncioYuWay, Ministro vate sector participation in benefit provision. Project preparation is under way. Environmental Assessment Category C. P D : 74795. US$ Mexico 15.0 (IBRD) .Consultantswill be required for project preparation. Mex- ico Public Sector Social Security (ISSSTE), Ave. de la Republica No. Education 154, Piso 12, Col. Tabacalera, 06030 Mexico, DF, Mexico, Tel: (52- (N) Lifelong Learning and Training: The objective of the project 55) 5666888, Contact: Lic. Benjamin Gonzalez Roaro, Director Gen- is to improve the country’s productivity by promoting a quantum leap eral in skill and knowledge building efforts, especially among adults who finished primary school but not early secondary school (9th grade). Public Sector Governance The project will target those in the 15-34 age group. Project prepa- (R) Judicial Modernization for Access to Justice: The project ration is under way. EnvironmentalAssessment Category C. PID: 86058. will aim to improve the institutional performance of the state courts US$ 240.0 (IBRD). Consulting services will be required. Consejo by learning while doing. Project appraisal is scheduled for lateJan- Nacional de Educacion para la Vida y el Trabajo (CONEVyT)/Insti- uary 2004. Environmental Assessment Category C. PID: 74755. US$ tuto Nacional de Educacion para 10s Adultos (INEA), Francisco 25.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. Various state institutions Marquez, 160, 5to Piso, Colonia Coindesa, Mexico DF 06140 to be determined. Mexico, Tel: (52-55) 5241-2728, Fax: (52-55) 5241-2965, E-mail: rdelapena@inea.gov.m, Contact: Ing. Ramon de la Pefia, Presidente Rural Development (CONEVyT) and Director General (INEA) (R) Community Forestry 11: The objective of the project is to assist indigenous communities and ejidos in selected Mexican States Energy and Mining to increase their income, strengthen community/ejido ties, to bet- Hybrid Solar Thermal Power Plank The objectives of the project ter manage their forest resources. The project would achieve this pri- are to (a) increase the contribution of renewable energy sources in marily by making private-sector technical assistance available to Mexico’s future energy mix, particularly in power generation, and communities that own economicallyvaluable forest lands to help them (b) contribute to global technology demonstration and replication of manage their forest resources in an ecologically and financially sus- hybrid thermal solar systems that have the potential to displace car- tainable fashion. Board presentation was scheduledfor 9 December 2003. bon emissions.Appraisal is tentativelyscheduled for early March 2004. EnvironmentalAssessment Category B. PID: 35751. US35.7 (IBRD). EnvironmentalAssessment Category B. PID: 66426. US$51.0 (GEF). Consultantswill be required. Comision Nacional Forestal (CONAFOR), Consultants will be required for project preparation. Comision Fed- Ave. Progreso No 5, Col. Coyoacan 04100, MCxico DF, Mexico, Tel: eral de Electricidad, Melchor Ocampo No 469,2do Piso, Col. Nueva (52-55) 5484-3571, Fax: (52-55) 54843569,Email: gseguraQconafor.gob. Azures, 11590 Mexico, DF, Mexico, Tel: (52-55) 254-6981/6977, Con- mx, Contact: Gerardo Segura, General Coordinator tacts: Lic. Gerardo Hiraiat, Gerente de Proyectos Geotermicos (R) Irrigation and Drainage Modernization: The main objective of the project is to adopt a new model to improve the competitive- Environment and Natural Resources Management ness of irrigated agriculture, in both Irrigation Districts (Distritos de Air Quality Management and Sustainable Transpork The pro- Riego, DR) and Irrigation Units (Unidadesde Riego, UR), that would ject development objective is to contribute to reductions in the pol- include the development of partnerships between the public and lution and greenhouse gas load into the air shed of the MCMA gen- private sectors as well as effective institutional collaboration within PAGE 52 Monthly Operational Summary DECEMBER 2003 the public sector, plus the strengthening of a demand-drivenapproach Panama to investment decisions and financing.Board presentation was sched- uled for 9 December 2003. Environmental Assessment Category B. Rural Development PID: 35752. US$ 560.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be deter- Panama canalWatershed:The project aims at enhancing local capac- mined. Comision Nacional del Agua (CNA), Insurgentes Sur 2140, ity to manage the Panama Canal Watershed CpCW) and provide Col. Ermita San &el, Mexico DF, Mexico, Tel: (52-55) 9159-2414, improved opportunities for sustainable and equitable economic E-mail:jorge.lorda@cna.gob.mx,Contact:Jorge Antonio Lorda, S u b growth in the rural areas of the PCW, while conserving important gerente Infraestructura Hidroagricola watershed services. The project will promote sustainable land use systems based on the rational use and management of the watershed Urban Development resources. It will also implement conservation and mitigation mea- (R) Decentralized Infrastructure Development Program: The sures to prevent deterioration of hydrological resources. Project objective of the project is to support infrastructure development at preparation is under way. Environmental Assessment Category B. state and municipal levels anchored to comprehensive sector or s u b PID: 64917. US13.7 (IBRD). Consultantsmay be required. Ministry sector strategies fully owned by the respective state or local author- of Agriculture, Apartado 5390, Zona 5, Panama, Republic of Panama, ities. Appraisal is tentatively scheduled for February 2004. Environ- Tel: (507) 232-5648,Fax: (507) 232-5044, E-mail: ministrol@psi.net.pa, mental Assessment Category FI. PID: 80149. US$ 220.0 (IBRD). Contact: Licenciada Lynnette Maria Stanziola, Minister Consultantswill be required for project preparation.BANOBRAS,Javier Second Rural Poverty and Natural Resources: The project at Barros Sierra No. 515, Col. Lomas de Sta. Fe, 01219 Mkxico, DF, reducing rural poverty and improving natural resource conservation Mexico, Tel: (52-55) 5270-1200, Contact: Lic. Veronica Baranda, Offi- and management by increasing investment for sustainable devel- cer of the Subdirection of Project Evaluation opment and improving local governance in poor rural areas. Project (R) National Urban Upgrading: At the request of the federal gov- preparation is under way. Environmental Assessment Category B. ernment, this project has been expanded to a programmatic adjust- PID: 64918. US$37.5 (IBRD). Consultantsmay be required. Ministry ment loan covering reforms in the housing and urban sectors with of Economy and Finance, Via Espana, Edif. Ogawa, 3er Piso, AP the aim of increasingaccess of the poor to shelter.The program includes 7304, Zona 5, Panama, Republic of Panama, Tel: (507) 227-3650,Fax: housing and urban policy, neighborhood upgrading, land markets, (507) 227-6148, E-mail: ndelgado@mhyt.gob.pa,Contact: Noberto R. housing finance and subsidies. Appraisal is tentatively scheduled for Delgado, Minister; Ministry of Agriculture, Apartado 5390, Zona 5, 12January 2004. Environmental Assessment Category B. PID: 70371. Panama, Republic of Panama,Tel: (507) 232-5648, Fax: (507) 232-5044, US$60.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Secretaria Smaik ministrol@psi.netpa,Contact:Licenciada Lynnette Maria Stanzi- de Hacienda y Credito Publico (SHCP), Palacio Nacional, 2do Patio ola, Minister Mariano, 4to Piso, Colonia Centro 0600, Mexico, DF, Mexico, Tel: (52-55) 9158-1444/1445, Fax: (52-55) 9158-1490, E-mail: Paraguay ricochoa@shcp.gob.mx,Contact: Ricardo Ochoa, Director General Finance Adjunto Financial Sedor Adjustment:The project is aimed at strengthening Nicaragua the banking regulatory framework including (a) modernized exit mech- anisms for banks and use of market merger and asset/deposit trans- Finance fer mechanisms facilitated by a deposit insurance fund, and @) con- solidation of the state owned financial institutions into a small rural (R) Broad-Based Access to Financial Services: The objective of the project is to improve access to financial services provided by oriented first tier bank and a second tier development fund. The operation would include the approval of laws which would reform the sound, profitable microfinance institutions to broad segments of the population, including low income households and small and micro- existing banking law and central bank charter, as well as a new law firms. Appraisal was tentatively scheduled for late November 2003. establishing the creation of more limited state financial institutions and consolidation or closure of the rest. Institutional aspects include EnvironmentalAssessment Category C. PZD: 77826.U s 7 . 5 (IDA). Consultantsmay be required for project implementation. Central Bank, establishment of a deposit insurance fund to facilitatebank restruc- turings and establishment of a special purpose central bank function KM, 7 Carretera Sur., Managua, Nicaragua, Tel: (505) 265-0500, Fax: (505) 2650561, Contact: Mr. Mario Alonso, President using private sector support, to securitize balance sheet assets for the purpose of transfer to acquiring financial institutions along with Public Sector Governance deposit liabilities. This project is on hold. Environmental Assess- ment Category U. PID: 39994. US$ 50.0 (IBRD). Consulting ser- (R) Poverty Reduction Support I: The project will provide fast- vices not required. Ministry of Finance, Vice Minister’s Office, Edi- disbursing financing to cover Nicaragua’s external and fiscal needs ficio Ybaga, Piso 12, Av. Presidente Franco con Nuestra Sra. de la and support its medium-term poverty reduction and institutional Asuncion, Asuncion, Paraguay, Tel: (59521) 490-391, Fax: (59521) reforms. The reforms aim at (a) increasing the efficiency of the pub 441-474, Contact: Lic. Jose Buttner, Vice Ministro de Hacienda. lic sector; @) improving the effectivenessand impact of public expen- diture in key sectors; and (c) strengthening prospects for investment Law and Justice and growth,especially among the poor. Appraisalwas tentatively sched- (N)Economic Recovery: The loan will provide initial support to uled for mid-November 2003. Environmental Assessment Category C. the incoming administration to introduce significantadjustment and PZD: 82885. US$70.0 (IDA). Consultants will not be required. Min- reform measures in areas such as pensions, customs and tax admin- istry of Finance and Public Credit, Edificio Ministerio de Hacienda istration, and general public sector management. Appraisal com- y Credito Phblico, Managua, Nicaragua,Tel: (505) 222-7061, Fax: (505) pleted. Environmental Assessment Category U. PID: 86543. US$ 222-3033, Contact: Eduardo Montealegre, Ministro 30.0 (IBRD). Consulting services will not be required. Ministry of (R) Public SectorTechnical Assistance: The project will deepen Finance, Chile 252, Asuncion, Paraguay,Tel: (59521) 451-186, Con- the modernization of the country’s public sector by improving the tact: Mr. Fernando Masi, Adviser to the Minister government’s public administration, financial management, e m nomic planning, policy formulation, and execution and civil service Peru capacity.Appraisal was tentatively scheduled for mid-December 2003. EnvironmentalAssessment Category C. PID: 78891. Us25.0 (IBRD). Education Consulting services to be determined. Coordinating Unit for Reform (R) Rural Education (Ln. 7176-PE):The project will support pol- of the Public Sector,Edif. de la Vicepresidencia, Managua, Nicaragua, icy developmentin the human resources area and strengthen the Min- Tel: (505) 222-2521, Fax: (505) 222-2490, Contact: Maria J. Jarquin, istry of Education’s capacity fully to implement rural and bilingual Director education programs under a decentralized model. Loan signing is ten- ~ ~ ~~ DECEMBER 2003 Monthly Operational Summary PAGE 53 tatively scheduled for February 2004. EnvironmentalAssessment Cat- (51-1) 427-7069,Fax: (51-1) 428-1623, E-mail: mcrivera@mef.gob.pe, egory C. PID: 55239. U s 5 2 . 5 (IBRD). Consulting services will be Contact: Maria del Carmen Rivera,Jefe Unidad de Coordinacion de required for pilot study designs, evaluation processes, statistics sys- Prestamos Sectoriales tem refurbishment,teacher and administratortraining, and policy stud- ies. Ministry of Education, Calle Van de Velde 160, Distrito de San Transportation Borja, Lima, Peru, Tel: (51-1) 436-0455, Fax: (51-1) 437-6386/1043, (R) Lima Transport: CformerlyLimabus Transport) The project will E-mail: ntorrejon@minedu.gob.pe, Contact: Nancy Torrejon, Sec- finance 28.6 km of segregated high-capacity busways, the first phase retaria Adjunta, Secretaria de Planificacion Estrategica of a network serving primarily the low-income population who need an efficient and affordable public transport service. The busways will Public Sector Governance be built along existing road corridors and thus do not require land (R) Justice Services Modernization:This technical assistance pro- acquisition. Major terminals will be built at the northern (Indepen- ject will set the basis for an effective and sustainable justice sector dencia) and southern (Chorrillos) ends of the busway, providing reform process through a series of activities aimed at strengthening easy transfer with feeder buses serving low-income growth areas at sector institutions and enhancing access to justice for the poor. Lima’s edge; feeder roads to the terminals will also be improved,w ith Appraisal was tentatively scheduled for 17 November 2003. Envi- particular focus on the accessibility by feeder buses, pedestrians ronmental Assessment Category C. PID: 73438. U s 6 . 5 (IBRD). Con- and bycicles. The busway will also include 35 stations, resulting in sultants will be required for human resource strengthening, orga- an average distance of 753 m between stations. Board presentation nizational performance improvement, enhanced access to justice wasscheduledfor 9 December2003. Environmental Assessment Cat- and overall project management. Office of the General Manager of egory B. PID: 35740. U S 45.0 (II3RD). Consulting services to be deter- the Judiciary.,Paseo de la Republica Cuadra 2 s/n, h a 1,Lima, Ped, mined. Municipality of Metropolitan Lima (MML) - Responsible Tel: (511) 426-2940,Fax: (511) 426 5768, Contact: Roberto Keil, Gen- Agency PROTANSPORTELIMA, Ave. Aramburu No. 166 - 5, Miratlo- eral Manager res, Lima, P e d , Tel: (511) 421-7473, Fax: (511) 421-8512, Contact: Julio Wucker, Executive Director (R) ProgrammaticDecentralization and Competitiveness Struc- tural Adjustment:The objectives of the project are to (a) generate Regional competitiveness and employment; and (b) enhance equity and social justice, including access to health, education, culture and basic ser- Education vices. Board presentation was scheduled for 2 December 2003. Envi- (N) OECS Education Development Program: The objective of ronmental Assessment Category U. US$150.0 (IBRD). Consulting the project is to build human capital which, in turn, will contribute services to be determined. Ministry of Economy and Finance,Jr. Junin to the diversification of the economy and more sustainable growth. 319,3er Piso, Lima, P e d , Tel: (51-1) 4281880, Fax: (51-1) 426-5313, This will be achieved by: (a) increasing equitable access to sec- Contact: Fernando Zavala, Vice Minister ondary education; (b) improving the quality of teaching and learn- ing with more direct interventionsand resource provisions at the school Social Protection level, a focus on student-centered learning and mechanisms to pro- (R) Programmatic Social Reform 1 11: The objective of the pro- vide student support; and (c) strengthening sector management ject is to support implementation of the social development strategy and school governance. Project preparation is under way. Environ- and adapt it to the new context of decentralization, seeking to avoid mental Assessment Category B. US$4.0/4.0 (IBRD/IDA). Alimited the tendencies to deterioration of social programs that have occurred number of consultants will be hired, mostly by DFID. Ministry of Edu- in other countries during decentralization.Approved by the Executive cation, Halifax St., Kingstown, St. Vincent, Tel: (784) 457-1104,Fax: Directors on 11 November 2003. EnvironmentalAssessment Category (784) 457-1114, Contact: Ms. Shirla Francis, Permanent Secretary; to be determined. US$ 150.0 (IBRD). No consultants are required. Ministry of Planning and Finance, Contact: Mr. Cools Vanloo, Edu- Ministry of Economy and Finance, Jr. Junin 319, Lima, P e d , Tel: cation Planner PAGE 54 Monthly Operational Summary DECEMBER 2003 Regional ~~ Guarantee Operations Finance (R) West Africa Capital Markets / BoAD: (€'rivate Sector) IDA would guarantee sovereign risks for private, medium and long-term In September 1994,the Bank's Executive Directors approved a pro- projects facilitated by the West African Development Bank (BoAD). posal to makc guarantees a mainstream instrument of Bank oper- A line of IDA partial risk guarantee of about US$70.0 is being con- ations. These guarantees are most likely to be used for infrastrue- sidered for small and medium jnfrastructureprojects in UEMOA (West ture financing, where the demands for funding are large, political Mican Monetary and Economic Union) countries. The guarantee and sovereign risks are significant, and the need for long-maturity would be associated with MIGA guarantees (US$70.0) and an IDA financing is often critical to a project's viability. line of credit and linked to a technical assistance loan of US3.0. Esti- By covering some of the risks that the market is not able to bear or mated total project cost: US$150.0. Board presentation is scheduled adequately evaluate, the Bank's guarantee can attract new sources for January 2004. of finance, reduce financing costs, and extend maturities. The guar- antee can be especiallyvaluable where activities traditionally under- Uganda taken and financed by the government are being shifted to the pri- vate sector but where the government remains as a regulator or Energy and Mining provider of inputs and a buyer of outputs. The Rank's participation (R) Bujagali Hydropower: (Private Sector) The project would con- as guarantor can also facilitatethe transparency of these transactions. struct and operate a 200 MW power plant on a BOOT basis on the Since the guarantee is intended to be a catalytic instrument, the Bank River Nile. The project, sponsored by AES, includes about 100 Km offers only partial guarantees, and risks are clearly shared between of 132 and 220 kV transmission line. An IDA partial risk guarantee the Rank and private lenders. The Bank's objective is to cover risks of up to US$115.0 and IFC loan of up to $60.0 were approved on 18 that it is well-positioned to bear given its credit, its experience with December 2001. Presentation to the MIGA Board for approvalof US$ developing countries, and its special relationships with govern- 200.0 of political risk insurance has been postponed at the request ments. The risk-sharing may be for specific risks (the partial risk of AES. Estimatedtotal project cost USS582.0. Financial closure delayed guarantee) or for part of the financing (the partial credit guarantee). pending settlement of outstanding issues with the government. A partial risk guarantee covers risks arising from nonperforn~ance of sovereign contractual obligations or from force majeure aspects in a project. A partial credit guarantee typically extends maturities beyond what private creditors could otherwise provide, for exam ple, by guaranteeing late-dated repayments or by providing incen- East Asia and Pacific Region tives for lenders to roll over medium-term loans. For more information on the Bank's guarantee program and to Lao People's Democratic Republic obtain a copy of the pamphlet "The World Bank's Guarantees," (availablein English, French and Spanish), please contact the Man- Energy and Mining ager, Project Fiiance Group. Tel: (202) 473-1650; Fax: (202) 477-0218. (R) Nam Theurn Power: (Private Sector) The project would con- struct and operate a 1,086 MW hydropower facility primarily to export power to Thailand. A partial risk guarantee is being consid- ered for the project. Estimated total project cost: US$ 1,280.0. The ConcessionAgreement was signed in October 2002. The Power pur- chase agreement is expected to be signed shortly. Board presenta- tion is tentatively scheduled for the first quarter of FY05. Africa Region Mozambique Middle East and North Energy and Mining (R) Southern Africa Regional Gas: (Private Sector) The project Africa Region consists of (a) development of the Pande and Temane gas fields proven reserves in the province of Inhambane, (b) construction of Jordan a central processing facility (CPF) at Temane gas field for cleaning, drying and compressing the gas prior to its delivery into the pipeline Wafer and Sanitation and (c) construction of an 865km, 2Ginch diameter pipeline between (R) Disi Water: (Private Sector) The project is €orthe construction, the gas fields and Sasol's petrochemical complex at Secunda in South ownership and operation of a water supply system called the Disi- Mica. The project also includes associated infrastructure such as Mudawarato Amman Water ConveyanceSystem.The project is a cen- roads, utilities, workshops, accommodation units and offices. IBRD terpiece 01the country's strategy in the water sector and will trans- would provide a political risk guarantee for up to U!3$30.0in support form its current dependence on water from the Jordan Valley and points of the project in accordance with terms applicable for private sector north. IBRD would provide a partial risk guarantee up to $US 100.0 enclave projects in IDA-only countries. Estimated total project cost: to protect commercial lenders against sovereignrisks. Estimated total U!3$750.0.Approved by the Guarantee Review Committee in July 2003. project cost: US$700.0. Board presentation is expected in the second Board presentation was scheduled for November 2003. quarter of R'O5. DECEMBER 2003 Monthly Operational Summary PAGE 55 LIST OF ACRONYMS AUSAID Australian Agency for International IsDB Islamic Development Bank Development JBIC Japan Bank for International Cooperation ADB Asian Development Bank ADF African Development Fund ITF Interim Trust Fund AfDB African Development Bank Kfw Kreditanstalt fur Wiederaufbau APL Adaptable Program Loan (Germany) BADEA Banque arabe de developpement LIL Learning and Innovation Loan economique en Afrique NCB National competitive bidding BOAD Banque ouest africaine de developpement CDB Caribbean Development Bank NGO Nongovernmental organization CFD Caisse fraqaise de developpement NORAD Norwegian Agency for Development CIDA Canadian International Development Cooperation Agency OECF Overseas Economic Cooperation Fund DANIDA Danish International Development @pan) Agency OPEC Organization of Petroleum Exporting DFID Department for International Countries Development (UJQ EBRD European Bank for Reconstruction PAD Project Appraisal Document and Development PCD Project Concept Document EDF European Development Fund PCF Prototype Carbon Fund EIB European Investment Bank EU European Union PCN Project Concept Note FAC Fonds d’aide et de cooperation (France) PHRD Policy and Human Resources FA0 Development (Japan) Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations PID Project Identification (Number) FAO/CP FA0 Cooperative Program (with the World Bank) PPF Project Preparation Facility FINNIDA Finland International Development QCBS Quality and Cost-Based Selection Agency SDC Swiss Agency for Development GEF Global Environment Facility Cooperation GTZ Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Technische Zusammenarbeit SIDA Swedish International Development Authority IAPSO Inter-Agency Procurement Service Office UNDP United Nations Development Programme IBRD International Bank for Reconstruction UNFPA United Nations Population Fund and Development ICB International competitive bidding UNICEF United Nations Children’s Fund IDA International Development Association USAID United States Agency for International IDB Inter-American Development Bank Development IFAD International Fund for Agricultural WHO World Health Organization Development