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Capacity Building of Arab Water Council The task is to build up the capacity of the Arab Water Council through the following activities: (i) Conference bringing together key policymakers and other stakeholders in the region to discuss water governance reforms; (ii) Consultancies to bring key experts of international repute to provoke discussions among MENA's senior water professionals about furthering Integrated Water Resource Management;  (iii) Promotion of public disclosure of information relevant to integrated water resource management through the AWC website; and (iv) Support for the creation of Arab Water Management Institute through curriculum development and institutional scoping/needs and possibilities assessment. This task is to be linked with the IDF Trust Fund (TF058148).  Grant closing date is 3/11/2010.  The strategic objective is to promote Integrated Water Resource management in the Middle East and North Africa region by strengthening the capacity of the newly-formed Arab Water Council.  This body will promote inter-governmental coordination, outreach to civil society, will help build trust and generate new knowledge about water management. 03/22/07.  IDF Grant declared effective on 3/11/07. Task Team Leader changed from Storu Ueda (UPI#18134) to Julia Bucknall (UPI#83673) effective July 1, 2008. 06/08/09: Change of TTL from Julia Bucknall(UPI#83673) to Claire Kfouri (UPI#304817). Ref Claire Kfouri Email dated 06/08/2009 Re: Fw: IDF grants for inst strengthening of Arab Water Council. Effective 07/01/2009 3/18/10.  IDF (TF058148) totalling $300K closed 3/11/10 and end-disbursement date 7/11/10. The undisbursed balance amount to $33,240. The development objective is to generate changes in national institutions and policies in Arab countries of the Middle East and North Africa to enable more efficient water management in the region. The newly formed Arab Water Council (AWC) has the potential and vision to become a key vehicle to drive these changes by fulfilling a role of promoting transparency, accountability and technology for integrated water management in the region.
Strengthening Result-oriented Monitoring and Evaluation of Investment Projects in China The objective of the Project is to strengthen the Recipient's capacity to evaluate investment projects through a result-oriented monitoring and evaluation (M&E) system.
CIVIL SERVICE IDF The proposed Grant would support the NSPA in rationalizing its functions and to implement a modern public sector employment scheme.  It would also enhance the NSPAs capacity to enforce the Public Employment Law. The Grant would help carry out a national census, training seminars and workshops, information sharing, and  studies that would develop measures for increasing institutional capacity to implement, human resources strategies.
ET-IDF Dev Research Institute (FY01) The IDF will support the establishment of the Ethiopia Development Research Institute.  The Grant will support the Goverment's capacity for economic policy analysis and support the preparatory activities in laying the foundation for the research center.
IDF for  Introduction of Multi-Year Rolling Budgets (MYRB) in Bhutan he purpose of the grant is to assist the RGOB to introduce the MYRB in Bhutan. The MYRB will address the weaknesses of the current budget process and the expected benefits are: "   Clear linkage between the plan and budget, "   Assist in evaluating the performance of line agencies in terms of outputs deliveries, "   Improving macroeconomic balance by developing a realistic fiscal revenue framework, "   Improving resource allocation to strategic priorities within and across sectors, "   Increasing resource predictability and providing line agencies with resource ceilings, and "   Provide more autonomy to make decisions for increased efficiency and effectiveness. However, we need the services of technical experts to initiate the MYRB process. The development objective is to help the Royal Government of Bhutan (RGoB) introduce Multi-Year Rolling Budgets (MYRB) (as called for in the revised Financial Rules and Regulations of 2001), and move towards performance budgeting. The MYRB initiative is a central part of the RGoB's efforts to ensure the effective use of public resources.
Thailand - Strengthening Expenditure Management Provide technical assistance to Bureau of Budget to strengthen expenditure management.
Improved Proj Management Procedures & Opportunities for Environmentally & Socially Sustainable Procurement on Transport Inves. Projs All transport agencies need to manage their contracts but many lack the tools to do this effectively. The lack of adequate systems makes monitoring of progress challenging, and significant resources are often used to meet the monitoring requirements of the World Bank and other IFIs. The project would assess the viability of adopting existing commercial off the shelf software applications for the purpose of managing projects.  The objective of the Grant is to (1) strengthen Tonga#s Ministry of Transport#s (MoT) ability to better manage transport projects (land, sea and air) and (2) to enable the MoT to implement Environmentally and Socially Sustainable Procurement (ESRP) on transport-related projects in Tonga.
AR INSTUTIONAL STRENGTHENING OF THE FISCALIA DE INVESTIGACIONES ADMINISTRATIVAS tO BE PROVIDED To improve Argentina's anti-corruption activities via the strengthening of the "Fiscalia Nacional de Investigaciones Administrativas" (FNIA) and the improvement of its role within, and relationship to the network of government organizations charged with controlling corruption
Grant for Strengthening Monitoring and Evaluation Capacity This grant aims at supporting the Government of Ethiopia strengthen the monitoring and evaluation of its poverty reduction strategy (SDPRS). Grant components will support: a)  Strengthening SDPRP reporting, and donor and civil society consultation; b)Building an integrated management information system to improve the quality and availability of administrative data; and c)Developing and building capacity to implement the SDPRS medium-term research agenda. 1.	Strengthening SDPRP reporting, and donor and civil society consultation 2.	Building an integrated management information system to improve the quality and availability of administrative data 3.	Developing and building capacity to implement the SDPRS medium-term research agenda
Oaxaca Strengthening the State's Management Capacities The objective of the Grant is to strengthen the State of Oaxacaâ€™s governance and management capacities for better results and effectiveness of the public institutions. This will be achieved by: (i) strengthening public sector management capacities on planning, investment and budgeting; and (ii) developing technical capacities among public servants on social conflict resolution. These activities are designed to enhance the quality of governance on core public administration systems, on the ability to generate consensus in regard to a government program, and on the levels of effectiveness, accountability and transparency to manage public resources; actions that will help the State moving to a development path that contributes to the development challenges and needs of its population.
Public Sector Internal Audit IDF The objective of the Grant is two-fold: (1) support for establishment of an institutional framework for internal audit, and (2) capacity building of the internal audit methodology and assessment units at the Ministry of Finance and Economy and selected internal audit units. Specifically the Grant will support the Internal Audit Development Department (IADD) to (i) establish a legal framework for public sector internal audit function, (ii) increase the awareness of the strategy implementation, and (iii) capacity building of IADD staff as well as decentralized internal audit staff in conducting internal audits that would help provide the skills needed to implement in practice the methodology to be developed. The grant will also support the proposed phased approach to reform the Financial Supervision Department (FSD) and build capacity in the Internal Audit Assessment Department (IAAD), in tandem with the on-going treasury and external audit reforms, and start the process of preparing decentralized audit units at least on the pilot agencies and line ministry level for a long term role as a modern internal audit units within Government agencies. As part of the first steps towards establishment of an internal audit system the grant will support translation and adaptation of auditing standards and development of auditing methodology, training of the key staff at the IADD and IAAD, as well as training of the key staff from the government agencies internal audit units to enable them acquire skills and abilities to develop modern internal audit functions. The grant will support implementation of initial steps of the long-term strategy and time bound action plan to bring the internal control framework into compliance with international standards, which would drive much wider reform in the public sector internal audit which in its turn will result in establishment of modern internal audit system in the whole public sector.
Monitoring and Evaluation of Development Progress(2004-2006) Institutional Development: China's statistical system is in transition.  A vast amount of data is collected, but there are some gaps in coverage, while lags in the collection and processing of data constrain real time M&E on achievement of key development goals.  The official agencies rely on a large number of indicators to track development programs and projects, but they are largely input indicators, rather than results-based measures that can be extracted from the existing statistical collection effort.  Where outcomes are monitored, there is a need to bring the information together to develop a comprehensive and fairly continuous view of development progress that goes beyond measuring broad targets and physical achievements.  Further, there is need to sharpen the focus to construct an effective, transparent and sustainable M&E system.  Improving M&E at the Provincial Level. As agreed within the development community, the MDGs will function as a primary anchor for M&E efforts to measure progress towards development goals.  While at an aggregate national level China has already met many MDG goals, this success masks shortfalls in lagging areas that have inadequate access to social services and poor social indicators.  A set of regionally disaggregated MDG indicators is therefore needed, given China.s vast size and the new Government's focus on correcting geographical inequalities.  While much of the effort will focus on developing such indicators, weaknesses in the national level indicators also need to be addressed.both the statistical definitions and collection effort (some addressed already under previous and existing ESW and TA), and the ability to marshal the statistical evidence into a formal review format and associate such reviews with program evaluations. The objective of the Grant is to assist the Recipient to develop a monitoring and evaluation framework for Five-Year Plans.
Strengthening TCU Financial Audit of the Consolidated Financial Statements of the Government of Brazil The key development objective of the proposed IDF is to accelerate the Tribunal de Contas da UniÃ£o's (TCU), the Brazilian Supreme Audit Institution (SAI), acquisition of institutional capabilities to issue an audit opinion, consistent with international standards on auditing (ISAs), or national auditing standards significantly consistent with international standards, on the consolidated financial statements of the Government of Brazil.  The objective is to set the TCU on a path to emerge as a reference among SAIs in the LAC Region in the field of financial auditing on consolidated financial statements, one of the SAI's primary external control responsibilities. Moreover, the objective is to ensure that the TCU has the institutional capabilities to issue a financial audit opinion on the consolidated financial statements of the Government prepared based on the forthcoming, and first-ever, NBCASPs, the Brazilian Accounting Standards Applicable to the Public Sector, based on the International Public Sector Accounting Standards (IPSAS) issued by the International Federation of Accountants (IFAC). Without the IDF, the current evolution in TCU's financial audit capabilities may not keep pace with the revolution taking place in Brazilian public sector accounting and financial reporting. TCU's financial audit learning curve must be shortened and steepened. The TCU reports to the Legislative Branch and is the external audit organization of the government, the Brazilian Supreme Audit Institution or SAI. One of its primary responsibilities is to present a report and statement to the Congress on the yearly report prepared by Executive Branch - the Presidency. The Governmental Macro-Evaluation Secretariat (SEMAG) is the TCU technical unit responsible for preparing the audit opinion and final report, under the supervision of one of TCUÂ´s Ministers. The TCU's current yearly report analyses important macro issues regarding the government budget planning and execution, accounting, performance of the economy and government actions. Financial auditing is carried out but planning and execution of the audits can still be significantly improved. TCU believes that there is a need to strengthen financial audit capabilities oriented towards supporting the TCU's audit opinion on the consolidated financial statements of the Government. A fundamental step is for all TCU financial audit work to fully comply with international and national audit standards and INTOSAI Financial Audit Guidelines and to incorporate international best practices from within the SAI community. The key development objective of the proposed IDF is to accelerate the Tribunal de Contas da Uniao's (TCU), the Brazilian Supreme auditing standards, or national auditing standards significantly consistent with international standards, on the consolidated financial statements of the Government of Brazil.
Partnership for Reform of Governance The purpose of the Grant is to support the Recipient's efforts to realize the objectives of the Partnership to Support the Reform of Governance in Indonesia, a collaborative partnership of representatives of the  Government of Indonesia, members of Indonesian civil society and the international donor community established in 2000.  The activities for which the Grant is given are as follows: (a) engaging technical assistance for the development and implementation of Governance Partnership work programs, (b) carrying out seminars and workshops in furtherance of Governance Partnership objectives and as part of the its work programs, (c) preparing and dissemination knowledge materials in connection with the Partnership, and (d) engaging technical assistance for the development and maintenance of a monitoring framework and databases to track progress in the attainment of governance objectives.
Capacity Building to promote governmental and civil society partnership in legal literacy initiatives for women.
Green House Gas Mitigation This IDF grant represents the second recommendation of the NSS study which calls for the set up of a climate change office in Colombia.  The IDF funds will be used to support the development of a climate change institutions that would deal with the implementation of commitments under the Kyoto protocol.
Tanzania - Capacity Building to Promote Gender-Responsive Legal Literacy and Legal Aid Institutional strengthening and capacity building support to promote partnership between government and civil society in gender-responsive legal reform, legal literacy and education, and improving the access of the poor to legal services.  The purpose of the Grant is to assist the Recipient to promote gender-responsive legal reform in providing the institutional capacity building support needed, through: (i) enhancing dialogue and partnership between the Recipient and civil society; (ii) joint training for key staff from the government and civil society; (iii) strengthening and expansion of legal literacy education and legal aid initiatives; and (iv) joint evaluation of the activities by the Recipient and civil society.
OHADA - Institutional Capacity-Building Institutional Capacity Building in OHADA  The objective of this Grant was to strengthen the institutional capacity of the Organisation pour l'Harmonisation en Afrique du Droit des Affaires (OHADA) generally and its Permanent Secretariat in particular, in order to enable the promotion and implementation of OHADA uniform laws in all member states through the identification of: (i) issues and roadblocks preventing the implementation of OHADA's uniform laws across the OHADA member states; (ii) actions needed to foster effective and consistent implementation of these laws in all member states; and (iii) key institutional strengthening activities to ensure the sustainable capacity-building of OHADA's Permanent Secretariat.
Support to the Nigerian Economic Summit Group The objective of this grant is to strengthen the research capacity of the Nigeria Economic Summit Group (NESG) in order to enhance evidence-based policy advocacy as well as to improve private sector participation in policy formulation, implementation, and monitoring in Nigeria. The NESG is an independent, non-partisan organization formed in 1995 that fosters open and continuous dialogue on the short, medium and long-term direction of Nigeria's economic policy and development between private and public sector leaders. The IDF funded program will seek to strengthen the NESG'S capacity to carry out evidence-based research through building the capacity of a research faculty, training and development of the NESG research staff and creation of an online databank.  To strengthen the research capacity of the NESG in order to enhance evidence-based policy advocacy as well as to improve private sector participation in policy formulation, implementation, and monitoring.
Program Monitoring & Evaluation in the Ministry of Agriculture & Food (MAF) IDF Grant TF053393  On 12/19/2003 the ECA IDF Committee approved a grant in the amount of $250,000. The IDF Grant will support to develop the monitoring and evaluation and reporting capacity of the Georgia Ministry of Agriculture and Food (MAF). The MAF is an important line Ministry in Georgia in terms of institutional and governance reform, providing a model for other Ministries in an environment rife with corruption' and mismanagement. Over the last few years the MAF has (i) adopted an outward looking, market oriented, strategic agricultural sector development framework; (ii) with USAID and World Bank project support, it has invested in its internal financial control and audit systems; (iii) is planning a comprehensive institutional restructuring program; and (iv) is implementing, with Bank and EU TACIS support, a program to introduce international accounting standards to its financial management units. As such, the MAF can act as a model for much need improvements in governance, financial control and accountability across public sector organizations in Georgia. Building on MAF's reform agenda, this IDF investment will contribute significantly to the Ministry's capacity to monitor and report on its programs. Improving information flows will also assist the coherence of MAFs activities and its accountability to the citizenry of Georgia.
Tunisia  Institution Building for Debt and Budget Management This capacity-building program aims to upgrading debt and budget management functions, achieving the following goals:  Â·   Introduce active debt management, by: (i) reorganizing sovereign debt management functions; (ii) adopting state-of the art risk management tools; and (iii) upgrading the government debt information system (SIADE) in order to improve its functionality and data security; Â·   Formulate a medium-term expenditure framework. The proposed program will help strengthen fiscal management by: Â·   introducing risk mitigation procedures for different types of public liabilities, thereby increasing the predictability of budgetary outflows; Â·   increasing the accountability, transparency, and cost efficiency of public liability management by facilitating the consolidation of key debt management functions; Â·   equipping the MOF with tools to reveal the true cost of government liabilities and policy commitments within a medium-term framework. none
IDF Grant for Rio de Janeiro Monitoring and Evaluation of Urban Basic Infrastructure
Strengthening the Public Internal Audit Function Strategic Objectives  The grant will contribute to the efforts of the Turkish Government on improving the internal audit function for better governance and accountability in the public sector. The grant will support the implementation of the internal audit framework as stipulated in the Public Financial Management and Control Law. The project will be a continuation of a series of tasks and activities undertaken under the Programmatic Public Expenditure Review which formed the umbrella for many public financial management activities in the past several years. Description The proposed activities aim to support the Internal Audit Coordination Board (IACB) in the implementation of its 2011-2013 Public Internal Audit Startegy Paper. The support provided by the grant would be twofold: enhance the capacity of the IACB in its role as a regulatory and coordinating/monitoring body and strengthen the technical capabilities of internal auditors. The project activities will be geared toward enhancing the technical capacity of the internal auditors and supporting the implementation of the internal audit regulations. Major activities will include specialized assignments on performance measurement and information systems audits in pilot fields, knowledge-sharing seminars and dissemination workshops, quality assurance reviews and preparation of guidance notes/manuals. TF011904
CL Juvenile Justice Institutional strengthening and inter-agency coordination for the implementation of the Juvenile Criminal Justice Law in Chile, in accordance with the UN Convention of Rights of the Child. To strengthen Chile's rule of law and provide assistance to marginalized youths through assistance in the implementation of the nw Juvenile Justice Law