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BR Capacity Building for Management of Public Infrastructure Projects in Fed. Govt Project objective is to enhance the Brazilian Federal Government's capacity to appraise, execute, monitor and evaluate public sector investments systematically and to incorporate their results into policy making. Weak institutional capacity for appraisal and evaluation of public investment projects constitutes a serious obstacle to the efficiency of these investments, and to sustainable and inclusive economic growth under tight fiscal conditions in Brazil. The proposed activities will support: i) the definition of an institutional arrangement between the central ministries (Finance and Planning) and the infrastructure ministries for the process of  selection and evaluation of public investment projects, ii) the creation of critical mass in both ministries for the utilization of modern techniques of appraisal and evaluation of public investment projects through capacity building activities at the Finance and Planning ministries and iii) the establishment of an arrangement with a government training institution for the delivery of regular courses on project appraisal and evaluation to make sustainable the gains obtained in the (ii) guaranteeing the dissemination of the methodologies to the rest of Brazilian government, in particular the infrastructure ministries staff.
Institutional Development Fund (IDF) TO SUPPORT THE ESTABLISHMENT OF AN EFFECTIVE MECHANISM IN THE REPUBLIC OF KAZAKHSTAN FOR THE PROTECTION OF WOMEN FROM GENDER BASED VIOLENCE.
CB for Combating Corruption in Uganda The grant will assist in strengthening the capacity of the DEI to ensure effective monitoring and coordination of all anti-corruption initiatives in Uganda with an ultimate aim of promoting an institutional culture of integrity and ethical conduct.
MX-IDF DEVELOPMENT OF AND ORGANIZATION TO PROMOTE EXPORT-DRIVEN VALUE CHAINS IN AGRICULTURE
Modernization of Controller General of Accounts at the MOF Modernisation of CGA India  There is no change in the PDO, but the savings have been approved to be used for capacity building in the area of internal audit.
IGAD Strengthening M&E Capacity The Horn of Africa Cross-Border Regions The purpose of this grant request is to: (i) improve the HIV/AIDS Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) capacity of participating countries comprising the Horn of Africa so that there is a comparable standard of quality across countries; (ii) establish a network of M&E practitioners in the Horn of Africa dealing with HIV/AIDS to share experiences and contribute to sustainability; (iii) create a means to monitor trans-border prevalence levels, other health factors,  vehicle and people traffic, trade and other data   relevant to HIV/AIDS transmission; and iv) strengthen the institutional capacity and structure in the Horn of Africa, namely the .Inter-Governmental Authority for Development. (IGAD), to enable it to coordinate and harmonize efforts against HIV/AIDS.
Capacity Building for the Securities and Exchange Commission The overarching outcome of the IDF grant would be enhanced capacity of specific outcomes of the Grant are expected to be: (a) Cohesive policy formulation by addressing capacity issues to improveimplementation (b) Enhanced capacity of the SECP staff to adequately monitor areas under their purview and build sustainable capacity within the training programs as part of their standard fare (c)Adoption of modern regulatory mechanisms based on international best practice  (d) A better understanding of the weaknesses in the existing rules regulations, policies and procedures underpinning SECP and of how these weaknesses can be best addressed. (f) Adequate procedures for dealing with the failure of a market intermeintermediary developed design. (g) Design and implementation of testing and certification standards forprofessional service providers that will enable them to provide quality service, become compliant to international standards and are self regulated
Legal Sector Capacity Building The grant will support capacity building of the Ministry of Justice and Constitutional Affairs (MJCA) to manage its legal sector reform program and donor coordination of programs to support its reform agenda.
Building Capacity in Governance & Revenue Management in Natural Resources IDF Grant IDF Grant to provide technical assistance for improving governance of revenues streams from the natural resources and mining industries. Improve regulatory environment for mining; increase transparency in revenues and benefits streams flows; build capacity in government agencies; improve technologies to monitor sector developments.
EAC Capacity Building The principal objective of this grant is to enhance the capacity of EAC Secretariat to effectively fulfill its role as the executive organ of the Community and as a vehicle for regional integration and cooperation. The proposed program will address some critical areas where the Secretariat needs urgent strengthening, it will complement work done by some other donors in this area, notably, it will allow the Secretariat to implement the recommendations of recent institutional assessment, and it will also provide resources to the Project Implementation Unit which has been created to manage the recently established EAC Partnership Fund. Enhance the capacity of EAC Secretariat in some critical areas (Project Management and M&E, Budgeting and Accounting, and Records Management) to effectively fulfill its role as the executive organ of the Community and as a vehicle for regional integration and cooperation.
Building the capacities of procurement institutions to achieve development outcomes Component A: Strengthening the Procurement Directorate of Ministry of Finance through: (a) assessment of the effectiveness of present public procurement system; (b) development of approrpiate laws, rules and regulations; and ( c) development of a set of compliance and performance indicators; Component B: Capacity building on procurement by (a) conduct of training needs analysis; (b) training and workshop including participation in study tours; and (c) formulate the national training program. To strengthen the procurement legal system, improve monitoring, and enhance the capacities of the National Procurement Directorate (NPD) and procuring entities to improve procurement implementation. The legal and regulatory framework will be strengthened by the passage of an omnibus procurement law.  The improvement in monitoring will be achieved through the development and implementation of agency procurement performance evaluation system.  The capacities of the NPD and procuring entities will be strengthened through the development and delivery of a national training program on the new procurement system, its documents and tools.
Design of Market Based Emissions Trading Scheme to Improve Air Quality in India Although no new regulations are required to enable legislative powers to establish the emissions trading scheme, the MOEF will have to issue a notification stating the regulatory authority for emissions trading, the purpose for introducing an emissions trading scheme for particulate matter less than 10 micrometers, the applicability of such a scheme by sector and area, and the broad powers that enable State Pollution Control Boards (SPCB) to implement, monitor and evaluate the scheme.  The state governments and State Pollution Control Boards (SPCB) may then institute the recommended emissions norms for PM10 and permit requirements in their place by revising the terms of industrial consents to establish and operate for participating firms. During this component, it will be critical to consult widely with stakeholders, in particular the targeted regulated communities, to ensure seek their inputs on the design of the emissions trading scheme, and to secure their buy-in.  Successfully reaching an agreement with the industry associations is an essential premise to move forward, and the parameters that are critical to address in the design include:  (i) setting the target for aggregate emissions for PM 10 from the sector where trading is introduced, which is to be set at a level to produce reasonable prices and emission reductions (ii) allocating permits, which must be distributed in an equitable way to build support for the scheme (iii) the regulatory framework must make industries confident that buying permits is the only reliable way to meet the environmental obligations. Outcome The basic structure of the emissions trading scheme is established, a notification is issued by the MOEF on emissions trading for PM10, and institutional arrangements are in place to oversee the implementation and piloting phase. This component will be conducted during the first year (Apr. 2011- Dec. 2011).  Interim steps towards this component include the solicitation of public comments on the draft notification. (i) to build the capacity of environmental regulators with the use of economic instruments, and  (ii) to design an emissions trading scheme for suspended particulate matter, that will introduce continuous monitoring and transparency and enable cost effective compliance of air quality standards in India.  To begin with the emissions trading scheme is intending to target around 900 polluting industries which emit particulate matter (PM10) in 3 states.
Strengthening  of Accounting Profession in   Sierra-Leone The proposed grant seeks to support the Institute's(ICASL) proposed activities to attain compliance with the Statements of Membership Obligations (SMO) of IFAC, thereby facilitating acceptable and internationally comparable Standards.The development objective is to enhance accountability, transparency and credibility of public financial reporting while improving private sector's access to finance.
training This grant is destined for the development of a Sustainable Procurement Training Program in China through five Chinese Universities.
Public Communications/Educ on MBC To strengthen the Institutional capacity of CCAD to communicate on environmental protection in the Central America Region.
Maldives Capacity Building for Land Management, Housing and urban Development TA to support capacity building  for land management and associated housing and urban development  policies
MV IDF for Public Expend. Mgmt TA The purpose of this grant is to assist the Government of Maldives (GoM) in strengthening its public expenditure management, focusing on improving the budget formulation process. The task involves providing advice on terms of reference, suggesting qualified consultants and with experience in other countries with workshops and conferences in PEM, helping to develop the agenda for the training programs, conferences, and other activities, and providing overall supervision on the execution of the grant, as per the IDF guidelines. August 2007: With the tsunami disaster striking about one month after this IDF became effective, there have been major delays in implementation. The GoM is now moving forward with the project, and two sets of activities have been undertaken in calendar 2007 that will absorbthe bulk of the available financing. Still, some training funds are likely to remain after the closing date, and the GoM has askedfor an extension of the closing date. In September 2005, a new Finance Minister was appointed, whose commitment to strengthening medium-term budgeting, and therefore thekey development objectives of the IDF, is largely absent. Other GoM interlocutors expressed a strong desire to continue with thePEM capacity building efforts, however, and the Bank's management decided to continue (rather than cancel the IDF), with the viewto building PEM capacity for when GoM decision makers are ready to implement effective fiscal adjustment and strengthen PEM. focusing on improving the budget formulation process.  This will help in (a) bolstering overall fiscal discipline, (b) better aligning public resources with the country#s development objectives, and (c) enhancing the effectiveness of public expenditure. The grant will facilitate progress towards these goals by: #	Facilitating the development of a medium term fiscal framework (MTFF). #	Improving the process for the appraisal and selection of capital investment projects.   #	Enhancing expenditure prioritization by helping the line ministries develop multi-year budgets, and facilitating efforts to cost strategic objectives and tie them to sectoral budgets.
Judicial Statistics for Efficient Courts Development Objective: The proposed grant would provide support to the Kosovo Judicial Council with the development objective of using judicial statistics to increase the efficiency of the court system. To this end, the proposed Grant would support the KJC in achieving the following priority outcomes: (a) Establishing an electronic database of the existing backlog of cases to allow the KJC to effectively track these cases and identify appropriate resource requirements for accelerating the disposition of these cases; and (b) Using court statistics to effectively monitor the performance of the courts in terms of timely processing of cases; and to adjust resource allocations for individual courts according to caseload. The outstanding backlog of cases represents a major impediment to the courts' capacity to process the incoming caseload, which has been rising in recent years, in a timely manner. At the same time, the Kosovo Judicial Council is not currently in a position to use judicial statistics as an effective management tool to monitor courts' caseloads and track the progress of outstanding cases. At present, data on incoming and completed cases are compiled manually by the courts and errors are reportedly frequent. A recently completed project funded by the European Agency for Reconstruction has financed the development of a Case Management Information System (CMIS) that the KJC will begin to use as of October 2007 to register and track incoming cases. However, the courts do not have the capacity to register the existing backlog of over 231,000 cases in the CMIS, so that the KJC can effectively track their progress and target resources at expediting their disposition. The proposed IDF grant would therefore finance the registration of the case backlog in an electronic database, which - once completed - would be incorporated into the CMIS system, to allow the KJC to effectively analyze, track, and take appropriate steps to tackle the outstanding backlog. It would also provide targeted technical assistance to allow the KJC to utilize this data in monitoring courts' performance and optimizing the efficienct allocation of resources to individual courts. TF091272 Building the capacity of the Kosovo Judicial Council for using judicial statistics to increase the efficiency of the court system - in the first instanc e by effectively monitoring and targeting resources at reducing the case backlog.
Institutional strengthening and capacity building for child protection initiatives in Togo This IDF aims at enabling the Directorate for the Protection and Promotion of the Family (within Ministry of Social Affairs) to carry out its mandate on social protection while developing partnership modalities between government and civil society through joint execution of child protection initiatives  Note: in view of the close links between this IDF and the on-going social fund pilot projet (P052263), the supervision of both of them will be carried in an integrated way.  Therefore, in spite of the fact that only a nominal amount of US$ 1.00 has been formally entered into SAP, part of the budget allocated for the social fund project  has been indeed earmarked for the IDF supervision (approximately US$ 10,000).
Gambia IDF for Civil Service Reforms The proposed IDF grant aims to improve the management of governmenthuman resources to ensure improved transparency and efficiency in the use of public resources.  The proposed grant aims to improve the ability of the government to effectively assess and monitor wage and pension requirements as well as staffing levels over the medium to long term. The proposed grant aims to improve the ability of the government to effectively assess and monitor wage and pension requirements aswell as staffing levels over the medium to long term.
Improving Transparency & Accountability in the province of Santa Fe The overall objective of the proposed IDF grant is improving the transparency and accountability of sub-national public institutions in Argentinain the province of Santa Fe by supporting the implementation of the recently approved Access to Information (ATI) norm (Decree 0692/09) in the province of Santa Fe. The grant will also aim at promoting cross-fertilization with other Argentinean provinces.  By supporting the implementation of ATI, the proposal aims at developing a "performance enclave" in the province of Santa Fe that can have demonstration effects for other provinces willing to work on this area in the future.   Santa Fe's governor, Hermes Binner, has become a champion for good governance and has a track record of state modernization reforms. The proposal tries to take advantage of this window of opportunity, and ultimately, to promote a broader movement in support of transparency and accountability at the sub-national level that could eventually permeate the federal level in Argentina. Specific Objectives: 1.   Strengthening the Direccion Provincial de Anticorrupcion y Transparencia's (Anticorruption and Transparency Provincial Directorate) oversight role through facilitating access to ATI peer knowledge and regional good practices, and supporting capacity building activities. 2.   Supporting the capacity for implementation of information requests handling, as well as pro-active transparency provisions of the newly approved ATI legislation in Santa Fe province, through the development of ICT platforms. 3.   Developing and testing a tracking and reporting system to facilitate monitoring of implementation. 4.   Strengthening the network of access to information officials and experts at the sub-national level and facilitating cross-fertilization between the most advanced provinces and the ones starting in this area The overall objective of the proposed IDF grant is improving the transparency and accountability in the province of Santa Fe by supporting the implementation of the recently approved Access to Information (ATI) norm (Decree 0692/09).  1. Strengthening the Anticorruption and Transparency Provincial Directorate (Direccion Provincial de Anticorrupcion y Transparencia) oversight role (autoridad de aplicacion).  2. Strenthening the capacity for implementation of information requests handling, as well as pro-active transparency in Santa Fe Province.  3. Improving monitoring of ATI regulation implementation.  4. Enhancing the network of ATI officials and experts at the sub-national level.
Strengthening Institutional Capacity of the DNPWC for the Effective Management of Mountain Protected Areas Capacity building and Institutional Strengthening of the Department of National Parks and Wildlife Conservation to effectively manage mountainous protected areas, with an emphasis on conservation of flagship species. The objective of the proposed IDF grant is to strengthen the institutional capacity of the Department of National Parks and Wildlife Conservation (DNPWC) under the Ministry of Forests and Soil Conservation (MoFSC) to facilitate the effective management of Protected Areas (PAs) in the mountain regions with an aim to stabilize and, if possible, increase the population and habitats of critically endangered wildlife in Nepal's threatened mountain ecosystems.
To strengthen planning, budgeting implementation and control of public resources in S. Tome
Food Safety Capacity Building IDF The Development Objective of the Grant is to assist the Government of Armenia in functions directed to institutional and policy analyses capacity building and management of human resources in the field of food safety.  The specific areas of focus will include: (i) improvement of the legal framework to approximate the international and EU food safety requirements, (ii) identification of key knowledge gaps of the staff responsible for developing and implementing food safety regulations; development and provision of adapted initial and continuing training programs, (iii) development of capacities to conduct risk analysis as well as economic analysis in order to enable decision-makers to justify food safety policies and technical decisions, nationally and internationally in accordance with WTO/SPS principles. TF012224
IDF grant - strengthening of civil society partnership for development and economic human rights
Strategic Planning of Health Information Management Reform in Moldova IDF The reform of health care information management is becoming one of the sector's priorities. Installment of various Health Management Information Systems (HMISs) would allow better monitoring of the reforms. Specifically focusing on primary health care (PHC), HMIS shall become a priority with  three-fold objective: (1) provide an instrument to simplify the work of primary care level staff and improve referral to the secondary/specialized health care; (2) serve as an instrument for middle-level decision-making in the conditions of greater autonomy of primary Rural Health Care Centers; (3) provide reliable and accurate information that would feed into evidence-based policy-making process, notably monitoring and evaluation of policies at central level. Not only in primary health care, but also the other parts of the health systems are requiring health information management reform and implementation of modern, computerized information systems such as secondary health care management information systems, public health information systems, pharmaceutical information systems, financial and health insurance information systems etc. Health care is one of the most complex sectors in terms of information management. The international experience shows that systematic planning and good coordination on national level are the key success factors in implementation of HMISs. Currently, several initiatives and projects in Moldova are focused on specific goals and systems, various implementations are happening in different health care institutions, and the MoH is seeking support for better coordination of these implementations.  There have been some attempts to establish PHC and hospital MIS-es in Moldova. Some of these initiatives were at hospital level and are used for internal management  withoutmanagement without providing any data to the central level. At primary level - there have been started some MIS projects,es one with the support of EU and another privately launched but neither of these can be rolled out countrywide. At the same time, there are other donor initiatives aimed at establishment MIS in healthcare. Yet, all these initiatives are loosely related one to another. In this context, the MoH needs support in capacity building for systemic planning and leading the long-term reforms of health information management in Moldova. It also needs the support to develop a strategic vision and Master Plan for coordinated introduction of unified information management in health care and ensuring its sustainability in the future. TF012263