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Maritime Management Project (A)ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENTS IN PORTS & PREVENTION  &  CONTROL OF SHIP WASTES; (B)OIL SPILL CONTINGENCY PLANS & STRENGTHENING OF EMERGENCY RESPONSE CAPACITY;(C)IMPROVED STORAGE HANDLING  &TRANSPORT OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS;(D) MARINE INFORMATION INFRASTRUCTURE; (E)NAVAL CARTOGRAPHY; (F) REGULATORY STRENGTHENING; AND (G) INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY-BUILDING.
Tuberculosis Control 1.  To reduce TB morbidity and mortality through an effective and sustainable National TB Control Program (NTP), especially among poor and vulnerable men and women.
Public-Private Partnership and Information Management for Regional Development Project
Punjab Irrigation Systems Improvement Project OBJECTIVES: 1. INSTIT REFORMS FOR EFFICIENT/SUSTAINABLE OPERATION  & MGMT OF WATER RES, 2. IMPROVED AG PROD AND FARM INCOME,3. POV. REDUC. COMPONENTS: 1. RESTRUC. PUNJAB'S IRRIG.  &  POWER DEPT INTO DECENTRALIZ & SELF-FINANCING ENTITIES. 2. ESTAB PARTIC FARMER ORG. FOR ONFARM WATR WATER DISTRIB  &  MGMT. 3. REHAB OLD/POORLY MAINTAINED IRRIG. INFRASTRUC 4. SUPPORT PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION, MONITORING, EVALUATION AND FURTHER PROJECT PREPARATION.
TH-EFAL IV Project Development Objective (Note: will be disclosed in the MOS)  Board Schedule Comments
Development of Inclusive Education in Guinea The objective of the project is to develop capacities of schools and teachers; and increase access of children with mild disabilities to mainstream pre-primary and primary schools.
Upper Egypt Integrated Governorates Development The objective is to reduce disparities in access to basic services between Upper and Lower Egypt and to increase employment opportunities and income in rural areas.  The project will reduce disparities in acccess to basic services between Upper and Lower Egypt and to increase employment PHRD grant in the amount of $730,000 has been approved. 03/01/07.  High level dialogue with the Government related to overall borrowing envelope vis-a-vis timing of delivery is ongoing. 03/12/07.  Task Team Leader changed from Ayat Soliman to Frank Bousquet (AFTU2) effective today. 7/12/07.  PHRD not yet approved to date. 9/14/07. Email from TTL to E. Mbi on 9/14/07 informing that the project has been FY09S (Board date: 5/29/08)as we have been waiting for the GOE's letter related to the change of the project implementing agency and the PHRD. This letter was finally received on 09/10/07. We can therefore commit to a timetable for project preparation and project delivery to the Board (i.e. 9/30/08). This proposed timetable is in line with the procurement plan of the preparatory studies (which could not be initiated without the letter from the GOE). 12/12/07.  Task Team Leader changed from Frank Bousquet (UPI# ) to Julian Lampietti (UPI#73596) effective 12/1/08. PHRD Grant about $750K ongoing. As of 12/1/08, actual expenses totalled $389,498 (BB: $383.5K; BBFAO: $6.1K). 7/20/09.  According to Sector Manager, Project preparation continues financed by a PHRD which is scheduled to close in December 2009.  While project does not appear to be moving forward it is kept in the system to enable supervision of the PHRD until the closing date in December. 11/19/09.  Task Team Leader has requested to be replaced. 1/20/10.  The CMU decided to extend the PHRD Grant for the fourth and final time on 12/31/09 to June 30, 2010.  No further extension is possible. If no project request is forthcoming in the next few months, the project will be dropped by June 30, 2010. 03/02/10: As per SMs instructions, TTL changed from Julian Lampietti (UPI#73596) to Serdar Yilmaz(UPI#177898).
Tbilisi Water Supply A FOLLOW-ON TO MUNICIPAL INFRASTRUCTURE REHAB. PROJECT (MIRP) FOCUSING PRIMARILY ON FURTHER REHAB. & UPGRADING OF MUNICIPAL SERVICES IN WATER SUPPLY AND WASTEWATER IN TBLISI.
Global GDLN on Scaling Up Poverty Reduction Access to Services, Education - Malawi and Turkey
Madagascar Education for Growth The objective is to introduce governance and financing reforms in the education system to: (a) make it more demand oriented and encourage employer participation; (b) modernize the curricula and teaching methods to meet labor market needs; and (c) encourage innovation and increase equitable access to post-primary education.  The project will support the objectives of the Madagascar Action Plan in reforming higher, secondary and technical/vocational education to support economic growth. Its main aims are to introduce governance and financing reforms in the education system to make it more demand oriented and encourage employer participation, modernize the curricula and teaching methods to meet labor market needs and encourage innovation and increase equitable access to post-primary education. The project will finance (i) investments to expand access and improve quality of post-basic education;  (ii) technical assistance to create policy frameworks for promoting public-private partnerships and external partnerships in higher education and technical/vocational training and establish new governance mechanisms and (iii) capacity building of the Ministry of Education and other government agencies.
Third Lao PDR Poverty Reduction Support Operation Grant Jointly prepared by the Government and IDA in collaboration with other donors, the Third Poverty Reduction Support Operation (PRSO3) supports the implementation of Lao PDR's Poverty Reduction Strategy called National Growth and Poverty Eradication Strategy (NGPES). The financial support provided through PRSO3 will help finance the costs of implementing key elements of these strategies, together with other domestic and external financing available to Government. The next proposed programmatic series of PRSO4-7 will support the Sixth National Socio-Economic Development Plan (NSEDP) which successfully incorporates the key principles of an effective Poverty Reduction Strategy and is being submitted as such at this time.   The last in a program of three PRSOs, PRSO3 focuses on three broad policy areas consistent with the goals and strategies identified by Government in its Poverty Reduction Strategy, and reflected in IDA#s Country Assistance Strategy:  (i)	public resource management;  (ii)	public expenditure policy; and  (iii)	sustainable growth.
Governance Structural Adjustment Credit (GSAC) (i) Improve transparency and responsiveness of the public sector and enhance the ability of external stakeholders to hold it accountable.  (ii) Increase efficiency, effectiveness and accountability within the public sector.
PE Mainstreaming inclusive design and universal mobility in Lima To improve the capacity of the municipality of Lima and to mainstream the needs of persons with disability in the planning and implementation of urban walking/public transport facilities.
Air Quality Management Project The primary objective of this LIL is to learn about options and to develop components of urban air quality management by means of pilot activities and institutional support, with the ultimate goal of reducing human exposure to vehicular air pollution in a cost-effective manner.  The activities under this LIL focus primarily in Dhaka, with some components replicated in other cities.
SECOND LIAO RIVER BASIN PROJECT The project would comprise support to the wastewater management systems and urban upgrading in the city of Shenyang
Metro Colombo - Towards a Flood Resilient Urban Environment The project development objective is to enhance the capacity of the Government of Sri-Lanka to identify, assess, and reduce the vulnerability of the Sri Lanka's urban environment to natural disasters, with a focus on Metro Colombo.
Catalytic Fund EFA/FTI The Project Development Objective is to support the Government of Lao People's Democratic Republic to increase the coverage and improve the quality of Pre-primary and Primary Education with a focus on the most educationally disadvantaged children.
School Construction Study The study reviewed and analyzed the school construction component of 250 projects implemented by African governments with World Bank and other donors support during the past three decades. The study addresses a broad spectrum of related topics, including: planning, norms and standards for school construction; construction technologies; implementation and procurement arrangements; decentralization; role of communities; corruption; donor hrmonization. It pays particular attention to implementation issues, including a range of outsourcing options for school construction, from top-down centralized approaches to bottom-up decentralized ones.  It also analyzes the roles, responsibilities and performance of all the entities involved in the school construction chain, from the Ministry of Education to local governments, non-governmental organizations and other agencies involved in building schools, and local communities. The study draws several robust lessons which are based on an these analysis.
ARGENTINA DRAINAGE INFRASTRUCTURE MANAGEMENT THE PROPOSED INVESTMENTS WILL COMPLEMENT THE INVESTMENTS MADE UNDER THE FLOOD REHABILITATION PROJECT AND THE FLOOD PROTECTION PROJECT BY PROVIDING ADEQUATE DRAINAGE INFRASTRUCTURE IN KEY ECONOMICALLY ACTIVE URBAN AREAS.
DROPPED-VN-Prov Health Systems Modern The project will build a policy framework and institutional capacity for improved quality of hospital care.  It will also develop mechanisms for financing catastrophic curative care for the poor.  This first phase of the APL will pilot specific quality improvements in three poor provinces.
LB-AWALI/BEIRUT WATR CONVYR (BOT) PROJ.CARRIED OUT AS STAND ALONE PRIVATE SECTOR INVESTMENT, TO BE IMPLEMENTED UNDER BOT (BUILD-OPERATE-TRANSFER) ARRANGEMENT. WILL CONVEY TREATED WATER FROM AWALI RIVER FOR BULK SUPPLY TO CITY OF BEIRUT. CONSISTS OF TUNNELLED AQUEDUCT TO CONVEY WATER FROM EXISTING HYDROELECTRIC WATER INTAKE AT JOUN TO TREATMENT PLANT AT EL OUARDANIYA & TUNNEL TO TRANSPORT TREATED WATER FROM OUARDANIYA TO KHALDE TO SOUTH OF BEIRUT. TREATED WATER WOULD BE STORED AT RESERVOIR AT HEDATH.
Wuhan Urban Transport Project To promote development of an integrated, efficient, and sustainable transport system for the rapid, safe and convenient movement of people and goods in Wuhan 1.  Support investments in transport infrastructure and services that address current system efficiency, capacity, safety and sustainability issues, and address the mobility nees of users 2.  Support formulation of a transport strategy to guide investment decisions 3.  Support for reforms to improve performance of bus service delivery.
Justice Services Improvement The overall objective of the project is to set the foundation for a long term, participatory and sustainable reform process for Peru's justice sector.  Specific objectives are: (a) strengthen instituional capacity to lead the reform process and achive specific improvements in justice services delivery, in particular in the Judiciary and in selected project districts; (b)establish human resource management systems that ensure independence, transparency and integrity; and (c)enhance access to justice services for Peruvian society, in particular the poor.
ZW POWER RESTRUCTURING(dropped) REINFORCEMENT AND EXPANSION OF THE TRANSMISSION AND DISTRIBUTION NETWORKS; AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR THE CORPARATIZATION OF ZESA AND FOR LOCAL AND REGULATORY REFORMS AIMED AT SUPPORTING A PRIVATE SECTOR INVESTMENT PROJECT.
DROPPED-JM Catastrophe Insurance Financing insurance coverage and/or disaster relief
CM-Community Development Program Support Project The Community Development Program Support Project (PAPNDP) is the first phase of the program. Its objective is to assist the Government of Cameroon in setting up and implementing a decentralized financing mechanism to ensure participatory community development in rural areas. It would (i) establish a system for channeling funds to rural communities to finance prioritized collective infrastructures, (ii) strengthen the capacity of communities and local governments to plan and manage their own development, and (iii) improve the legal and regulatory framework for decentralized rural development. Communities and communes would be engaged in a participatory appraisal of their needs, culminating in the implementation of subprojects cofinanced by the project. Efforts would be made to clarify procedures and build local governance capacity for communes so that resources and local development responsibilities could be transferred to them. Special efforts will be undertaken for enable marginalized people (indigenous communities, nomads, women, etc.) to participate in the project.
NI Public Financial Management Modernization Project The objective of the Project is to enhance the efficiency and transparency of the Recipientâ€™s public expenditure management andstrengthen the Recipientâ€™s statistics management capacity.
The Czech PCF Umbrella Project - Energy Efficiency The objective of the PCF Umbrella Project is to support development of the international market mechanism for the new commodity known as "CO2 Emission Reductions", developed in the framework of the Kyoto Protocol. In this particular case, the project will function as an umbrella to facilitate the implementation of several sub-projects in the Czech Republic of which three are presented for approval at this time. The sub-projects produce reductions of CO2 emissions through improved energy efficiency and/or energy substitution (e.g. substituting energy from renewable sources for energy produced from fossil fuels).
Carbon Sequestration/Chernobyl Reforestation Community Development Carbon Finance Project Sequestration of atmospheric carbon through reconstruction of natural forests in the vicinity of Chernobyl in NW Ukraine. reconstruction of approx. 15000 ha. of natural pine and birch forests.
ELEMENTARY EDUCATION PROJECT The project's objective is to assist the Government of India in its implementation of the Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) Program which aims to achieve universal enrollment in and completion of elementary education (Grades 1 to 8) for the 6-14 age group by 2010. As a part of the process of attaining the Program's goals, the project's development objectives from June 1, 2004 to June 30, 2007 are:  (i) To reduce out-of-school children by at least 9 million in the 6 to 14 age group, with an increase in enrollment,thus moving towards universal elementary education; (ii) To narrow existing gender and social gaps so that enrollment of girls will be near parity with boys, enrollment of children of SC and ST will be near parity with that of the other groups; and enrollment of children with disability will increase; and (iii) To enhance the quality of education of all elementary school students so that learning levels will be improved and transition rates from primary education (Grades 1-5) to upper primary education (Grades 6-8) will increase.
Bahia Health System Reform Project The development objectives of the Bahia Health System Reform Project are to implement the national policy of health care decentralization seeking to: (i) improve access of the poor to Basic Health Care, as measured by 10 Performance Indicators that measure the coverage and quality of the health interventions with the greatest influence over child mortality, maternal mortality, and the incidence of diseases prevalent among the poor; (ii) reduce inequities in the allocation of publicly funded health care services, as measured by differentials between per-capita regional budgets; and (iii) improve the efficiency and quality in the use of public resources, as measured by the implementation of regulation systems mandated by national policies.
Delhi Urban Environment Infrastructure Improvement ASSIST GOI TO IMPLEMENT PLANS/POLICIES TO IMPROVE THE ENVIRONMENT IN DELHI VIA (A) ASSIST IN DEVT AND IMPL OF SUITABLE POLICY FRAMEWORK FOR ENVT MGMT AS IT RELATES TO AIR POLLUTION, WASTE WATER MGMT TREATMENT & SOLID WASTE MGMT; (B) SUPPORT INST DEVT AND CAPACITY BUILDING OF CENTER, STATE, AND MUNICIPAL ORG RESPONSIBLE FOR DEVT OF ENVT MGMT STRATEGIES;
Tamil Nadu Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Project Increasing Rural Communities Access to improved and sustianble rural water supply and sanitation services
Cote d'Ivoire Wokshop on Rural Energy & Sustainable Development To co-sponsor the workshop on rural energy and sustainable development in Cote d'Ivoire.  A short presentation on ESMAP will be translated in French and will be delivered at the workshop.  Preparation of short presentation of the lessons learned from ESMAP on rural energy delivery models of various countries (e.g. Peru, Bangladesh, Swaziland, Kenya, Philippines and more).
Public Sector Technical Assistance Credit (PSTAC) The objective of the Public Sector Technical Assistance Credit (PSTAC) is to assist the Government in building its capacity to meet  the governance and poverty reduction objectives set out in the Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (PRSP). The International Developme nt Association (Association) will support the implementation of the PRSP through a series of Poverty Reduction Support Credits (PRSC s) covering a broad range of policies.  The PSTAC supports the first PRSC and focuses on two of the seven pillars that comprise the poverty reduction strategy, namely (i) b uild stronger institutions and improve governance, and(ii)improve safety nets. Specifically, the PSTAC's development objectives are to: - Strengthen fiscal, financial and fiduciary management - Improve the coverage and efficiency of social safety nets - Develop institutional capacity to manage, monitor, evaluate and improve PRSP implementation
SUSTAINABLE FORESTRY FOR RURAL DEVELOPMENT PROJECT To assist the Borrower to achieve the sustainable management of production forests to alleviate rural poverty in the Project Provinces by implementing the forest policy reform actions and policies set forth in its Letter of Forest Management Policy.
Second Rural Employment Project The Project D. O. is to generate and stimulate sustainable rural employment in poor rural mountainous areas of northwest and north-c entral Algeria; alleviate the adverse social effects of adjustment; promote community involvement in rural development; enhance sust ainable assets creation (enhanced availability of resources) to stimulate employment; and contribute to growth in agriculture, a key  sector for the Algerian economy.
RURAL SECTOR SUPPORT PROJECT The development objective of Phase I of the program is to build  capacities in the following areas: (i) management of farmed marshland and hill-side areas; (ii) access to credit and management of productivity and competitiveness in agricultural export sectors; (iii) generation and dissemination of improved technologies; (iv) preparation and supervision of small-scale rural infrastructure by local communities; (v) construction and maintenance of post-harvest and water management infrastructure.
Community Action Program To establish and operationalize decentralized, participatory, and transparent financing mechanisms that empower poor communities to take charge of their own development.
Water Utility Improvement Project WATER SUPPLY AND SEWERAGE FACILITIES FOR MUNICIPAL AND REGIONAL PUBLIC WATER SUPPLY AND SEWERAGE ENTERPRISES.
Air Quality Management and Sustainable Transport Project PROJECT IS A FOLLOW-UP OPERATION OF THE ONGOING FIRST URBAN TRANSPORT AND THE TRANSPORT AIR QUALITY MANAGEMENT PROJECTS. THE MAIN OBJECTIVES OF THE PROJECT ARE TO REDUCE TRANSPORT COSTS, IMPROVE AIR QUALITY AND HELP ESTABLISH A CONSISTENT AND INTEGRATED TRANSPORT/AIR QUALITY POLICY FRAMEWORK IN THE MEXICO CITY METROPOLITAN AREA.
GT COMPETITIVENESS PROJECT The purpose of the Guatemala National Competitiveness Program (PRONACOM), a public-private partnership under the Comisionado de Inversion y Competitividad and the Ministry of Economy, is to advance the nation's international competitive standing and accelerate its economic growth.  The Project aims to advance the Programs objective as well as those of the nation's Peace Accords Especially the two Accords on the Identity and Rights of the Indigenous People (March 31, 1995, Mexico City) and on Socioeconomic Aspects and the Agrarian Situation (May 6, 1996, Mexico City), by helping primarily small and micro businesses to generate higher income and reduce high rates of poverty in Guatemala.  To do so, the proposed Project supports a diversified and mutually reinforcing set of initiatives on two levels: (a)   in the business environment, seek to increase the competitiveness of product and factor markets via regulatory changes and new public-private institutional partnerships in the areas of: (i) domestic competition, (ii) foreign investment, (iii) in-firm skills training and information; and (iv) product quality infrastructure; and (b)   at the firm level, aim to broaden micro- and small business participation in national economic growth by (i) promoting increased investment in firm-level pre-competitive learning and innovation, (ii) piloting service and delivery innovation in information technology-based business development services (BDS), and (iii) expanding  business development clusters and social responsibility.
Education Modernization Project Objective 1:  Improve quality of learning and participation at the targeted schools by strengthening school level planning and management.  Objective 2:  Improved equity and efficiency for a decentralized education system.
India - Bihar Panchayat Strengthening Project The Project Development Objective is to support Bihar's capacity to promote and strengthen inclusive, responsive, and accountable Gr am Panchayats in selected districts across the state.
DROPPED-YUCUNO-SAN BORJA HWY NO FUNDS ALLOCATED FOR PREPARATION THIS FY.  PREPARATION IS CONTINGENT UPON TRANSFORMATION OF ROAD MAINTENANCE PROJECT TO SATISFACTORY STATUS.
Gh Urban 5 - Phase 2 INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS IN LOWER-INCOME URBAN COMMUNITIES IN MAIN CITIES.  CAPACITY BUILDING FOR LOCAL GOVERMENTS.
Urban Infrastructure and City Management Project The Development Objective of the first phase of the APL is to increase access to priority urban infrastructure in Kigali and two secondary cities (Ruhengeri and Butare).
LA-Agricultural Development Project The primary objective of the project is to reduce rural poverty by improving and increasing agricultural production. This will be achieved by taking a community based approach, designing, and implementing components which directly impact the lives of the poor in the participating provinces and districts. By addressing the underlying constraints faced by the agriculture sector, the project will also have a long term positive impact on sector growth. This too will contribute to reducing rural poverty.
UZBEKISTAN SECOND AGRICULTURAL ENTERPRISE RESTRUCTURING PROJECT THE PROJECT WILL HELP ADAPT THE AGRICULTURAL SUPPORT SERVICES TO SERVE THE NEEDS OF A MARKET-BASED AGRICULTURE.  IT WILL COVER THE TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT  &  SUPPLY SYSTEM, THE RURAL FINANCE SYSTEM, THE FARM INFORMATION SYSTEM  &  THE SEED SUPPLY SYSTEM.  IT WILL ALSO SUP- PORT THE STRENGTHENING OF PRIVATE CHANNELS FOR INPUT SUPPLY, OUTPUT MARKETING & AGRO-PROCESSING.
Poverty Reduction Support Credit II Project Development Objective (Note: will be disclosed in the MOS)  Board Schedule Comments
PE NATIONAL RURAL WATER SUPPLY AND SANITATION PROJECT Increase coverage and sustainable use of water and sanitation services in rural  areas and small towns while adopting improved hygiene practices and training in  O&M
SECOND POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGY CREDIT As a follow-on to PRSC-1, PRSC-2 ($30 million equivalent) would support: (a) key policy measures aimed at bolstering the medium-term macroeconomic framework; (b) the cross-cutting public expenditure management reform, civil service reform, and decentralization programs; (c) improved service delivery, governance, and institutional capacity in the Rural Transport, Agriculture, and Justice sectors; and (d) continued implementation of the Environment and Urban Sanitation and the Forest Management programs, including appropriate funding, execution, and monitoring.
Health Sector Development Project The revised PDOs are to:  (i) improve coverage, utilization and quality of health care services in the territory of the Recipient, and (ii) strengthen the Government's stewardship functions in the health sector.