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Poverty Reduction Strategy Credit In line with the new Country Assistance Strategy for Madagascar, a series of single tranche Poverty Reduction Support Credits (PRSCs), provided in the form of budget support, is envisaged to support implementation of key components of the new Madagascar PRSP called the Madagascar Action Plan (MAP).  The focus of the series is centered on: (i) governance and budget management reform and (ii) improved systems for service delivery in education, health, nutrition, water and sanitation.  The new PRSC series will continue to support the Government to implement its comprehensive governance reform program.  A key priority will be the consolidation of the reforms initiated under the first PRSC series (PRSC 1, 2 and 3), mainly to further refine the regulatory and institutional governance framework which has been developed since 2003, to close existing gaps, and to improve impact of governance related activities.  Additional support will be given to governance reforms, in particular governance challenges in selected entities such as the revenue agencies and in sensitive sectors such as the forestry and the mining sectors. Reforms in these areas will provide an important test for the efficiency and effectiveness of the existing governance framework. Regarding basic service delivery, the objective of the series is to accompany the process of institutional strengthening and quality improvements underway in the sectors.  More specifically, the PRSCs will complement the Bank#s existing investment portfolio by reinforcing institutional rationalization and strengthening in nutrition and by supporting the implementation of sector-wide approaches in health, education and water supply.
WATER SECTOR PROJECT (A) DEVELOPMENT OF COMMUNITY BASED WATER AND SANITATION SERVICES IN SMALL TOWNS; (B) SUPPORT TO PRIVATE SECTOR PARTICIPATION IN URBAN WATER SERVICES; (C) FINANCING OF A SLICE OF THE INVESTMENT PROGRAM FOR THE EXPANSION OF LOME WATER FACILITIES; AND (D) ASSISTANCE TO THE DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF A WATER RESOURCES STRATEGY.
Sava River Flood Control (Dropped) THIS PROJECT WOULD STRENGTHEN THE EXISTING FLOOD PROTECTION WORKS AND INCREASE THE LEVEL OF PROTECTION IN THE SAVA RIVER BASIN REGION.
Second Programmatic Business Product and Efficiency Development Policy Loan Project Development Objective (Note: will be disclosed in the MOS)  Board Schedule Comments
Registration & Cadastre Project Improve the coverage, completeness, accuracy and responsiveness of the cadastre and real property registration systems and, therefore, contribute to the development of secure tenure of real estate (and hence investments in housing, agriculture, commerce, manufacturing, and services), and of an efficient real property market.
IN Uttarakhand Water Supply and Sanitation Project To improve the effectiveness of Rural Water Supply and Sanitation (RWSS) services through decentralization and increased role of Pan chayati Raj Institutions and local communities in the state of Uttarakhand and restore services of damaged schemes in disaster affec ted areas.
Housing Phase 2 (Dropped) TO ASSIST IN FORMULATING AND IMPLEMENTING SOCIAL HOUSING POLICY AND DEVELOPING MORTGAGE FINANCE SYSTEM.  THE DECISION REVIEW MEETING ON THE PCD DECIDED ON AN INVESTMENT LOAN INSTEAD OF LIL.  PREPARATION OF THE HOUSING SECTOR DIALOGUE WILL TAKE TIME.
Electricity Market Support Project The project aims to improve reliability and efficiency of electricity supply, and improve financial and corporate management in the wholesale electricity market.
AGRICULTURE POLICY MONITORING AND EVALUATION CAPACITY BUILDING PROJECT The project's development objective is to strengthen M&E capacity and systems as elements of evidence-based agriculture policy analy sis and formulation. This is in line with the broad objective of the PRIME window of the Japanese PHRD technical assistance grants  program which is to enhance the use evidence-based decision making in government systems, by strengthening the M&E systems of recip ient ministries in priority sectors. Agriculture has been selected as a priority area for grant support, along with health, nutritio n, population and urban development. Armenia's Ministry of Agriculture (MoA) is viewed as a strong candidate for support due to itsd emonstrated commitment to policy reform, its awareness of the need to improve its capacity for policy analysis and policy formulatio n, and its recent efforts to strengthen its capacity for monitoring and evaluation. Strengthened government ownership of the policyp rocess is viewed as an important further outcome of grant support.
ROAD MAINTENANCE PROJECT STRENGTHEN THE CAPACITY OF MCTPC AND DCTPC IN MANAGING THE MAINTENANCE PROGRAMS ON THE ROAD NETWORK.  OBJECTIVE:  ESTABLISH MAINTENANCE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM.
MONGOLIA POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGY CREDIT II Project Development Objective (Note: will be disclosed in the MOS)  Board Schedule Comments
VE-  CARACAS METROPOLITAN HEALTH The development objectives of the proposed project are:,, Â· Expand the access to and improve the quality and efficiency of ambulatory care services, including the outpatient services of hospitals, for 2.4 million poor people living in selected parishes and municipalities of the Metropolitan District of Caracas (MDC); Â·,,Improve the management of the health care system and support the decentralization process in the health system of the MDC; and, Â·,,Development of HIV/AIDS prevention and control strategies activities in the MDC. The proposed project is expected to contribute in the medium-term to the improvement of the health status of the most vulnerable population  The proposed Caracas Metropolitan Health Services project will follow up on some activities of the closed project. Health Services Reform Project (3823-VE) and the recently completed Endemic Diseases Control Project (3538-VE)
Nepal Financial Sector Reform PROJECT WOULD SUPPORT THE INTRODUCTION  OF A POLICY REFORM PROGRAM AIMED AT FOSTERING AN ENVIRONMENT CONDUCIVE TO DEVELOPMENT OF PRIVATE BANKS, RESTRUCTUREING AND PRIVATIZATION OF STATE BANKS.  REFORMS WOULD ALSO SUPPORT THE AREA OF LEGAL FRAMEWORK, BANKING REGULATION, & ACCOUNTING AND AUDITING.  A TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM/PROJECT WOULD ACCOMPANY THE POLICY REFORM EFFORT IN ORDER TO STRENGTHEN BANK SUPERVISION, ACCOUNTING AND AUDITING AND THE LEGAL FRAMEWORK.
Health Systems Modernization Project The objective of the Project is to support the implementation of the Government health reform program through expanding access to quality primary health care; improving quality and efficiency of selected hospital networks, and laying groundwork for effective health sector policy and monitoring.
Second Results and Accountability (REACT) Development Policy Loan-Deferred Drawdawn Option The REACT DPL series supports policies which are expected to lead to: (1) improved parental understanding of expected outcomes in education, health and nutrition; (2) to improved outcomes in second grade literacy (especially in rural schools); (3) reduced maternal and neo-natal mortality; and (4) better nutrition outcomes.
Avian Influenza Control & Human Pandemic Preparedness & Response Project The overall development objective of the project is to minimize the threat posed to humans and the poultry industry in Georgia by HPAI and other zoonoses in domestic poultry, and to prepare for, control, and respond to influenza pandemics and other infectious disease emergencies in humans.  To achieve this, three areas would be supported by the project: (i) prevention; (ii) preparedness and planning; and (iii) response and containment.
Integrated Community Development Project Improved quality and availability of basic social and economic services in poor and marginalized communities of WBG 0002453800...  generated text
Greater Mekong Subregion - Power Trade Phase 1 The development objective of the proposed projects is to strengthen power trade between the GMS countries of Cambodia, Lao PDR and Vietnam to bring affordable grid-based electricity in Cambodia and Lao PDR. This objective is to be achieved by: (i) facilitating cross-border power exchange between the three countries, (ii) helping establish Load dispatching facilities and capabilities in Lao PDR, to enable it to optimize its system operation and participate in regional trade, and (iii) establishing a transmission link that would in near future help interconnect Thailand, Cambodia, and Laos in southern Lao PDR.
NP Telecommunications Sector Reform Project Strengthen the policy and regulatory environment in the telecommunications sector to facilitate competition and private sector participation, and increase rur al access to services by facilitating private investments and  operations.
National Water Resources Management The project will promote integrated water resource management in Rwanda.  The project development objectives are: (i) to promote economic growth through sustainable water management and better allocation of water resources amongst users; (ii) to alleviate poverty and its consequences allowing the poorest to have access to water and curbing dependence on rain-fed agriculture; (iii) to strengthen environmental and water resources management capacity within the government and the national institutions to ensure sustainability of the water resources; and (iv) to develop economy and improve quality of life through provision of ample power supply at reasonable prices.
Improving Resilience to Seismic Risk The objective of the Project is to improve the understanding of earthquake risk in Bhutan as well as opportunities and challenges associated to its mitigation.
Municipal Heating Project The overall objective of the Municipal Heating Project is to alleviate the financial burden on municipal governments associated with the supply of district heating to the local population by (i) improving the operating efficiency of district heating systems through investments to save energy and reduce heat losses; (ii) promoting sound cost recovery policies and commercial practices; and (iii) supporting government efforts to improve the cost-effectiveness of subsidy programs through better targeting and delivery of subsidies to low-income households.
Second Women's Health & Safe Motherhood The project will contribute to the national goal of improving women's health by:  1) Demonstrating in selected sites a sustainable, cost-effective model of delivering health services that increases access of disadvantaged women to acceptable and high quality reproductive health services and enables them to safely attain  their desired spacing and number of children.  2)Establishing the core knowledge base and support systems that can facilitate countrywide replication of the project experience as part of mainstream approaches to reproductive health care within the framework of the Health Sector Reform Agenda
HEALTH STRATEGY SUPPORT PROJECT PROJECT TO SUPPORT (1) DECENTRALIZATION OF THE SECTOR-PUBLIC/PRIVATE MIX ON HEALTH FINANCING ISSUES; (2) PROVI- SIONS OF DRUGS AND MEDICAL SUPPLIES; (3) PREVENTIVE AND CURATIVE CARE FOR REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH AND (4) STRENGTHENING OF HUMAN RESOURCES AND (5) SUPPORT TO DEVELOPING A SIP. NOTE: PROJECT NAME CHANGED TO NATIONAL HEALTH STRATEGY SUPPORT PROJ.
Japanese PHRD Grant No. TF026177 To provide TA to improve the capacity of the receipient's Govt. and its critical partners to improve its effectiveness of the gender dimension of their dev. asst. in various areas.
Health Sector Reconstruction and Development Project The Health Sector Reconstruction and Development Project (HSRDP) is a SIL with s ome features of a sector-wide program.   The project's overall development objective is to help restore the most essentia l functions of the health sector delivery system. The project will also help ach ieve the more specific objectives of:  (a) increasing access to affordable essen tial health services by improving primary and first referral health facilities i n four districts of the country; (b) improving the performance of key technical programs responsible for coping with the country's major public health problems;  (c) strengthening health sector management capacity to improve efficiency and f urther decentralize decision-making to the districts; and (d) supporting develop ment of the private NGO health sector and involvement of the civil society in de cision-making.
Coastal Cities Pollution Control Project (APL#1) Improve the quality of Croatia's Adriatic coastal waters to meet EU ambient quality standards in the participating municipalities, in a financially and operationally sustainable manner.
GATEWAY PROJECT As stated above, the PDO has not been changed. However, it is useful to note the  following.   The Project, which was originally conceived as an APL, was also meant to prepare  the APL 2 whose development objective was to consolidate the Free Zone (FZ) fun ctions and financing, and secure managerial and financial autonomy for GIPFZA. T his phase [would have] also deepened the production linkages of the FZ with the local economy.  However, the idea of an APL 2 was dropped from the Country Assis tance Strategy since this instrument no longer corresponds to the country's need s in terms of growth and competitiveness.  While the PDO is maintained, a first order restructuring was completed including :  (i) formally close component 3: Support to the Gambia Divestiture Agency and reallocate the funds of this underperforming component to a new component; (ii) formally close component 4: Capacity Building, to further focus the project#s sc ope; (iii) add a component: Preparatory work for the Divestiture of the Groundnu t sector, to meet an urgent Government request to help improve the performance o f the groundnut sector; (iv) restructure the Results Framework so that it is mor e focused, simpler and easier to use as a monitoring and evaluation tool; and (v ) funds are reallocated across categories.
Agricultural Services & Producer Organizations Project 2 Increase access of smallholder producers to sustainable and diversified agricultural services and innovations, in order to increase agricultural productivity, stabilize production, and improve household food security.
CO Structural Fiscal Adjustment Loan Project Development Objective (Note: will be disclosed in the MOS) The p roposed  SAL is intended to support government's structural reform  program by:  (i) reforming central and loc al government finances; (ii) helping to ensure long-term fiscal  sustainability; and (iii) improving the efficiency of fiscl transfers, including social spending.  These objectives are consistent with, and complementary to, the IMF EFF program, and the Bank's Country Assistance Strategy (CAS) for Colombia. Board Schedule Comments
Improving Disaster Risk Management in Mongolia The objectives of the project are to improve the disaster preparedness of Ulaanbaatar and to reduce the impact of dzud on rural livelihoods.
PHRD Ethiopia Cluster Development Program The key objective of the project is to facilitate increased participation of the private sector in the economy by creating conditions for improving its productivity and competitiveness. This goal will be achieved by helping accelerate the process of divestiture of public enterprises and facilitating increased private participation; improving the business environment and increasing competition and the contestability of markets; strengthening the linkages and integration of the Ethiopian economy into the global markets;  strengthening support for technical and business management skills and thus improving the productivity at the firm level.  To improve the enabling environment and institutional capacity for a sustained increase in private sector investment and exports.
Land Administration Project To undertake land policy and institutional reforms and key land administration pilots for laying the foundation for sustainable decentralized land administration system that is fair, efficient, cost effective and ensures land tenure security
Dominican Republic - Implications of the Free Trade Agreement with the USA for the Agricultural Sector Develop with Government of the Dom Rep in Rural and Agricultural Development Strategy.
CN-Basic Education in Western Areas Improved access to and completion of affordable and quality basic education for poor boys and girls in Sichuan, Gansu, Yunnan Provinces, Ningxia Hui and Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Regions.
Banking and Private Sector Support The objective of the proposed project is to improve access to finance for small and medium scale enterprises and, simultaneously, to improve participating banks' capacity for SME lending. Borrower-executed PHRD grant for US$469,500 approved 3/27/00. The project cost includes an estimated $1 million donor-funded TA contract.  Donor funds are currently being searched. This amount is included in the Borrowers contribution until the donor has been identified.
Education Sector Expenditure Program The overall objective of the first  phase of the Mali Education Sector Expenditu re Program (ESEP) is to provide increased and equitable access to better quality  education.  Specific goals are to:  (a) increase gross primary enrollment; (b) improve the quality of teaching and learning; and (c) improve decentralized mana gement of the education sector.
Forests Development Project Establish sound forest management systems w hich would maximize the contribution of Georgia's forests to economic development and rural poverty reduction on an environmentally sustainable basis.
Rural Education Project The overall objective of the project is to have rural schools students benefit from improved access to quality education, as evidenced by higher achievement scores and completion and transition rates. This objective would be achieved through: (i) professional development of teachers and principals of rural schools; (ii) improvement in learning conditions of rural schools both with respect to adequate minimum facilities and provision of basic teaching- learning materials; (iii) promotion of school- based innovation programs and community participation; and improvement of policy making capacity of local and central education authorities/agencies.
Higher Education Reform Support II The long-term objective of the Government's higher education program is:  to improve the knowledge, competency, and skills of graduates so that they can contribute to a more knowledge based and diversified economy.    The proposed project would support parts of the first five-year phase (2006-2011) of this program.  The development objective of the proposed project is to support the implementation of the Government's PDESAQ program to develop the higher education system by increasing the capacity and efficiency in expanding access and improving the quality of education and institutional performance.
AGRICULTURAL SERVICES AND PRODUCER ORGANIZATIONS PROJECT The proposed the project will be the first phase of the long-term Program (11 years).  The project would support the Government of Benin to develop and widely share agricultural growth. In this regard, the project  will  (a)   increase agricultural productivity through improved research and extension and adequate access to necessary inputs,  (b) diversify export market opportunities, add value to agricultural products and develop agro-processing, (c) improve rural infrastructure, consolidate and expand the mobilization  of financial resources and credit activities, (d) provide training, communication means, technical and organizational support to Agricultural Producer Organizations (APO) in order to assist them in providing services to their members and strengthen their capabilities to organize, manage, negotiate and have financial means to :  (i) provide services to producers, help them access inputs, credit or marketing; (ii) participate in adaptive research; (iii) disseminate information on technologies on production and marketing; and (iv) be effective partners in the agricultural technology and transfer system through their capacity to diagnose, aggregate, prioritize, and articulate their members needs and constraints. The project will support three key activities:  a) strengthening of the capacity of the Ministry of Rural Development (MDR) at national and central level; b) support to agricultural producer organizations; and  c) support to agricultural research and extension and soil fertility.
Poverty Reduction Support Grant (PRSG) Project Development Objective (Note: will be disclosed in the MOS)  This Credit will develop and impl ement fiscally sustainable policies within the framework of the  Government's national poverty reduction strategy (NPR S) to support a higher quality of life, poverty alleviation and policies conducive to sustained growth. Board Schedule Comments
LGU Urban Water and Sanitation Project APL2 The project objectives, as stated in the Loan Agreement, Schedule 2, are to assist selected LGUs:  1) to provide sustainable water and sanitation services; and 2) to strengthen their institutional and technical capacity for planning , budgeting and financial management of local services, including the water supply and sanitation.
Social Investment & Employment Promotion Project (SIEP) To improve the standard of living of people who are locked in persisting Â“pocketsÂ” of poverty in Bulgaria, concentrated regionally, among the long-term u nemployed, and among specific ethnic minorities (Roma, Turkish).  Because these targeted vulnerable groups su ffer from multiple disadvantages (e.g., exclusion, weak social capital, poor access to markets and basic serv ices, low employment, low income), the project will achieve its  objective through complementing the existing, relatively good social protection system by offering a range of instruments, all focused on building the ass ets, individual and communal, of poor and vulnerable people living in  these pockets.  The Community Infrastructure for Development Initiative (CIDI) component will address issues related to empowerment and integration of targeted communities and of inadequate access to basic infrastructu re and services, by allowing communities to identify and to manage, themselves, development investments of gr eatest local priority.  It is expected that the investments will also lay the groundwork for improved market access and human capital developmentÂ—preconditions to enhancing employment opportunities and reducing poverty . The Bulgarian Active Labor Market Initiative (BALMI) component will identify me dium-term economic and labor trends information and provide active labor services to assist economically disa dvantaged individuals in poor communities to extend and use their human capital productively, particularly in the context of changing economic and labor market conditions.
Water Sector Investment Project The Project Development Objectives (PDO) are to: (i) improve the quality of water and wastewater services in the Durres Water Utility Service Area; and(ii) improve the financial performance of Durres Water Utility.
TIEN SHAN BIODIVERSITY The proposed activity would be part of the Tien Shan Biodiversity Project (P104642), a regional project including Kazakhstan and Kyrgyz Republic. The objective of this activity would be to increase the pace and effectiveness of reforestation and afforestation activities in the Kyrgyz Republic. Increased reforestation would contribute to biodiversity protection, soil conservation, and carbon sequestration. IFAD will provide a $3 million grant so to ensure the necesary investment funding. During preparation, the team will also look for additional co-financiers. The activity would also contribute to develop a carbon trading scheme. The Bio-Carbon Fund would buy a share of the carbon credits generated.
Agricultural Technology Transfer Project The development objective of the Project would be to develop and test innovative models for agricultural technology transfer and application aimed to generate additional farm income in high value markets with a potential for scaling up.  By this way the Project aims to give poor farmers a chance to participate in high value agricultural markets domestically and internationally.