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Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Cities Improvement Projects - Second Project Readiness Financing Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Cities Improvement Projects (KPCIP) project readiness financing (PRF) 2 will finance the preparation and detailed engineering designs of sustainable mobility projects and a pipeline of ensuing urban projects in KPK. It is anticipated that the ensuing projects will consist of 3 projects: (i) KPK Sustainable Mobility Projects 1, (ii) KPK Sustainable Mobility Project 2, and (iii) KPCIP Project 2. The PRF 2 will promote advanced sustainable urban mobility solutions, as well as water supply and sanitation and solid waste management projects in selected cities. All subprojects will be tailored to city-specific features and urban environment.

The PRF will ensure high readiness of the ensuing projects in the urban sector in KPK, by delivering the following outputs: 

Output 1: Due diligence and detailed engineering design completed and procurement activities supported. The PRF will support the refinement of due diligence of ensuing projects. Due diligence will cover technical, economic, financial, environmental and social safeguards, gender, climate change assessments, institutional framework, private sector participation opportunities, and integrity aspects of the ensuing projects. It will also support financial management assessments and procurement capacity assessments to identify risks and develop risk mitigating measures. Due diligence will include the review, validation, or upgradation of pre-existing feasibility studies and due diligence (funded by other sources).  The PRF will, besides planning, support the preparation of detailed engineering design for civil works and goods or review and validate projects for which detailed engineering design has already been carried out. This will also include support for surveys, studies, geological and hydrological investigations, and other technical assessments that are necessary for preparing detailed engineering design. Climate and natural disaster resilience measures and innovations will be integrated into the engineering designs. The PRF will help prepare procurement documents and support procurement activities in line with the ADB Procurement Policy (2017, as amended from time to time) and Procurement Regulations for ADB Borrowers (2017, as amended from time to time).

Output 2: Project readiness financing implementation support provided and capacity of executing and implementing agencies improved. The PRF will finance the consulting services to support executing and implementing agencies in implementing the PRF and strengthen their capacities to sustainably operate the planned investments. Support to implementing agencies will include technical aspects, project management, financial management, procurement, gender, environmental and social safeguards. The PRF might also conduct capacity development needs assessments and develop capacity development programs for implementing agencies and government officials.
Expanding Access to Credit for Agriculture and Micro, Small and Medium-Sized Enterprise Borrowers This is an eligible transaction under the Faster Approach to Small Nonsovereign Transactions (FAST) framework. The transaction involves a loan of up to $20,000,000 to Kushhali Bank Limited (KBL) for Expanding Access to Credit for Agriculture and Micro, Small and Medium-sized Enterprise (MSME) Borrowers in Pakistan.
National Motorway M-4 Gojra–Shorkot–Khanewal Section Project - Additional Financing The additional financing will support an increase in the scope of the current project by constructing a 64-kilometer (km) four-lane, access-controlled motorway connecting Shorkot and Khanewal in Punjab Province, which is the last missing section of the national motorway M-4 to be constructed. The project will facilitate north-south connectivity, improve quality and efficiency of road transport services, and promote inclusive economic growth.
Preparing Kurram Tangi Integrated Water Resources Development Project The PRF will conduct all due diligence, including safeguard assessments, and prepare due diligence and safeguard documents that the government and ADB need to approve for the project. This will include update of land acquisition and resettlement plan, environment impact assessment, financial and economic analysis, and gender action plan.

The PRF will also help prepare procurement documents and implement procurement activities. This will include support to the executing and implementing agencies in carrying out (i) bidding process, specifically advance procurement actions before ADB Board approval of the ensuing project; and (ii) start-up activities such as the recruitment of project implementation support consultants and/or staff.
Punjab Resource Management Program (Subprogram 2) The goal of subprogram 2 is to improve fiscal and financial governance and public service delivery, leading to poverty reduction in Punjab. The purpose and policy objectives of subprogram 2 are to assist Punjab through reforms in governance structures, systems, and procedures to (i) provide "fiscal space" for sustainable development and improve monitoring mechanisms to ensure allocation and utilization of funds is effective and transparent; (ii) adjust and strengthen institutional arrangements to increase the pro-poor impact of public expenditure and to improve service delivery; and (iii) create a conducive environment for private sector development, growth, and income generation.
Social Protection Development Project The project will support the Government of Pakistan's national social safety net program, the Benazir Income Support Program (BISP). The project will enable the expansion of the cash transfer program (paid to the female head of targeted poor families) by registering an additional 2.4 million eligible families and financing the first few quarters of their cash transfers. In addition, it will support the strengthening and phased expansion of the pilot health insurance and skills development programs to increase income and good health for targeted families. The project will provide technical support and finance part of the scaling-up costs of both programs using a performance-based allocation. The substantial fiduciary risk of the project will be mitigated through the strengthening of BISP financial management systems and capacity.
Public Sector Enterprise Reforms Project The Project will strengthen the Government of Pakistan's capacity to privatize and restructure its designated public sector enterprises (PSEs) by (i) strengthening the privatization program; (ii) improving corporate governance, structure, and management capacity in selected PSEs; and (iii) enhancing governance and regulatory regimes in selected sectors currently dominated by PSEs.

The expected impact of the project is a reduction of the fiscal and economic costs associated with Pakistan PSEs. The expected outcome is successful privatization and restructuring of selected PSEs. This will be measured through the number of government divestments from fiscally costly PSEs and the number of fiscally costly PSEs effectively restructured.
Second Generation of Capital Market Reform Program The impact of the proposed Program will be enhanced economic growth through a more efficient and balanced financial system. The Program's outcome will be increased resource mobilization through the capital market for productive investment and employment generation by providing efficient savings vehicles for retail and institutional investors and diversify funding sources for enterprises. This diversification of funding sources will also make the corporate and financial sector more resilient to shocks. 

The Program will: (i) support the development of institutional investors to facilitate long-term capital formation and increase the demand for securities, (ii) improve the efficiency of securities markets to increase the supply of corporate securities and optimize the allocation of financial resources into productive investment, and (iii) strengthen the governance of capital markets to improve market transparency and protect investors.
National Highway Development Sector Investment Program The project will facilitate finalization of a national transport policy (NTP), facilitate public-private partnership (PPP) transactions, and build institutional capacity in network/business planning, road safety, and road maintenance.
COVID-19: Emergency Response The Project will help the government in meeting its immediate financial, logistical, and other needs that are essential to deliver appropriate medical services for combating COVID-19 outbreak. The project interventions largely include supply of emergency medical supplies and other initial support including procurement of personal protective equipment (masks, gloves, googles, face shields, surgical gloves, etc.), diagnostic and laboratories supplies, and waste management (biosafety), items like testing kits, biohazard bags, powered air purifying respirators etc., required for dealing with the crisis to be financed by the requested Asia Pacific Disaster Response Fund (APDRF) align with WHO's Strategic Preparedness and Response Plan for COVID-19 and the country's National Action Plan for Corona Virus Disease. To alleviate the government's immediate financial, logistic, and other constraints to meet these immediate needs and deliver appropriate medical services where required - in line with the National Action Plan for COVID-19 in Pakistan.
National Trade Corridor Highway Investment Program, Tranche 2 The Project 2 (E35: Hasanabdal-Havellian Expressway) is part of the National Trade Corridor and the Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation (CAREC) Corridor 5. It connects the existing Islamabad - Peshawar Motorway M1 near Hasanabadal to Havelian near Abbotabad.
Punjab Irrigated Agriculture Investment Program Tranche 3 Pakpattan Canal and Suleimanki Barrage Improvement Project (PCSBIP) is located in Punjab Province of Pakistan. Improvement of Suleimanki Barrage will ensure reliable water supply to 1.01 million ha through its three canals including Pakpattan, Fordwah and Eastern canals and will benefit more than 360,000 farming families. Pakpattan canal alone provides irrigation to 500,000 ha. Rehabilitation and upgrading of only Pakpattan canal along with Suleimanki Barrage is included under the project. Rehabilitation of the other two canals is not needed immediately. 

The impact of the proposed project will be the improved agricultural production and farm income in Pakpattan Canal command area (Okara, Pakpattan, Vehari and Lodhran districts). The outcome will be the improved and reliable water supplies for irrigated agriculture in Pakpattan Canal command area. The project outputs will be (i) rehabilitation of Pakpattan Canal and Suleimanki Barrage completed on time and within the budget; and (ii) EA's improved project management capacity. The project outputs will be achieved through recruitment of supervision consultants, rehabilitation of main weir and canals head regulators, installation of barrage gates and rehabilitation of Pakpattan Canal, Khadir Branch canal and Pakpattan-Islam link canal and appurtenant structures.
COVID-19: Vaccine Support Project under the Asia Pacific Vaccine Access Facility The project will provide the Government of Pakistan, through the  Asia Pacific Vaccine Access Facility, with financing for the procurement of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines, and for associated logistics and capacity strengthening activities.  The rapid response component under the APVAX will be used to procure COVID-19 vaccines, and to cover international transport and port clearance costs. The project investment component under the APVAX will be used for capacity strengthening. Pakistan has met all APVAX access criteria.

The project will support the implementation of the National Deployment and Vaccination Plan (NDVP)  ?i.e., the introduction of COVID-19 vaccines in Pakistan in 2021?in line with the country partnership strategy and Strategy 2030 of the Asian Development Bank (ADB).
Economic Stabilization Program The proposed SPBL is part of a comprehensive multi-donor economic reform program led by the International Monetary Fund (IMF),  and will help the government to mitigate the significant negative economic and social impacts of an extraordinary macroeconomic crisis. The proposed economic reform program of the IMF will (i) introduce important fiscal consolidation measures, led by revenue mobilization measures, to ensure sustainable public debt; (ii) implement tight monetary policy and flexible market determined exchange rate to reduce current account deficit and moderate inflation; (iii) facilitate structural reforms in the areas of energy sector, institutions and governance to ensure high and inclusive growth; and (iv) augment social sector spending to minimize the effect of reforms on the poor.
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Cities Improvement Projects - Project Readiness Financing The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Cities Improvement Projects (KPCIP) will improve the quality of life of the residents of at least four cities, including Abbottabad, Kohat, Mardan, and Peshawar, directly benefitting about 3.5 million of urban population. The KPCIP will help selected cities improve their access to quality urban services through two interlinked outputs: (i) enhanced municipal infrastructure and public urban spaces, and (ii) strengthened institutional capacities and efficiency of provincial, municipal and city governments and urban service companies.  The project readiness financing (PRF) will finance the preparation and engineering design of the KPCIP and possible future pipeline of urban projects in KPK. The PRF will ensure high project readiness of the KPCIP, thereby facilitating the timely and cost-effective achievement of the project outcomes.
Emergency Preparedness and Response in South Sudan The principal objective of this project is to prevent or decrease excess morbidity and mortality among emergency-affected populations in South Sudan through the provision of essential lifesaving health, nutrition, WASH, and NFI/ES services.
Increasing food security and resilience to climate shocks for poor households in Zimbabwe and Malawi Increasing food security and resilience to climate shocks for poor households in Zimbabwe and Malawi
Enhancing Climate Change Adaptation and Disaster Resilience in Rural Communities of Northern Ethiopia The project will increase food and income security, and strengthen resilience and adaptation to climate extremes for vulnerable male and female headed households in 5 districts in Northern Ethiopia, including the landless. This will be achieved by: increasing the productivity and resilience of agricultural systems, diversifying productivity and income opportunities, improving year round access to safe water, sanitation and hygienic practices, and protecting and rehabilitating natural resources.
Increasing Women’s Participation and Voice in DRC’s Political Processes The overall aim of this project is to empower women in target areas of Ituri and Bas-Congo and to create the space for increased women’s participation and voice in the institutions, policies and plans of the Congolese State.
Community resilience and climate change adaptation in drought-affected communities in Kitui, Tharaka-Nithi and Embu The project will mobilise communities and authorities to build cooperative approaches to climate change adaptation, natural resource management and disaster risk preparedness, thereby increasing food security, diversifying livelihood strategies and enhancing resilience for 12,000 poor households in increasingly drought-prone parts of Kitui, Tharaka-Nithi and Embu. People living in poverty, particularly rural women, benefit from the sustainable use and management of natural resources
To contribute towards resilient food security, increased income and gender equality of small holder farmers in Malawi. Trócaire, in partnership with 7 Malawian civil society organisations, will implement a three year food security, income generation and climate change adaptation programme in Southern Malawi, to improve progress towards MDGs 1 and 7. 12,225 households (67,000 people), including 8,509 headed by women, elderly or children, or those infected/affected by HIV, will benefit from greater access to food and income, and improved ability to adapt to and recover from droughts and floods.;
SO: HIV Trans. Reduced & the Impact of AIDs Mitigated Reduce the transmission and impact of HIV/AIDS through support for prevention, care and treatment programs.
Guyana HIV/AIDS Civil Society Support project Contract with a local NGO, to provide institutional capacity building and financial management services
SO: HIV Trans. Reduced & the Impact of AIDs Mitigated HIV Transmission Reduced and the Impact of AIDS Mitigated
IMPROVED HIV/AIDS KNOWLEDGE AND PREVENTION - STRATEGIES Improved HIV/AIDS Awareness, Knowledge and Applied Prevention Strategies
Guyana HIV/AIDS Reduction and Prevention II (GHARP II) The Guyana HIV/AIDS Reduction and Prevention (GHARP II) project provides technical support to USAID's HIV/AIDS prevention, care, and treatment program in Guyana. The project, a three and a half year task order under the AIDSTAR indefinite quantity contract (IQC) mechanism, includes partners from Management Sciences for Health (MSH), Howard Delafield International (HDI), and the AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF). GHARP II maintains and strengthens the achievements of the GHARP I program while focusing efforts to benefit Guyanese citizens that are at the greatest risk of acquiring HIV and least able to access HIV prevention, care, and treatment services.
Youth Participation in Political Processes in Guyana Youth Participation in Political Processes in Guyana
MORE RESPONSIVE AND PARTICIPATORY GOVERANCE AND RULE OF LAW More Responsive and Participatory Governance and Rule of Law
Guyana Trade and Investment (GTIS) II GTIS II was a four-year, $7.3 million program designed to maximize Guyanas competitive advantages and increase non-traditional, value-added exports in four primary sub-sectors: Wood Products, Aquaculture, Agribusiness, and Tourism. The project implemented a market-led approach to strengthen targeted sub-sectors and worked with foreign investors, strategic buyers, and anchor firms in Guyana to invest in new capacity, technology, and standards.
GH18-1847.NU2G Strengthen Brazil's response to HIV and other infectious diseases Grants
GH13-1343STRENGTHEN BRAZIL^S NATIONAL RESPONSE TO HIV AND OTHER DISEASES THROUGH INNOVATIVE AND EVIDENCE-BASED APPROACHES IN LABORATORY, STRATEGIC INFORMATION, PREVENTION AND CARE ACTIVITIES AND FOSTER PARTNER Grants
GH18-1847 Strengthen Brazil's Response to HIV and Other Infectious Diseases through Prevention, Treatment, Care, Laboratory, Strategic Information, and Epidemiology and Surveillance Activities under the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) - 2018 Grants
STRENGTHEN BRAZIL^S NATIONAL RESPONSE TO HIV AND OTHER DISEASES THROUGH INNOVATIVE AND EVIDENCE-BASED APPROACHES IN LABORATORY, STRATEGIC INFORMATION, PREVENTION AND CARE ACTIVITIES AND FOSTER PARTNER Grants
Global AIDS: Strengthen Brazil's Response to HIV and Other Infectious Diseases through Prevention, Treatment, Care, Laboratory, Strategic Information, and Epidemiology and Surveillance Activities under PEPFAR The U.S. President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) is the U.S. Government initiative to help save the lives of those suffering from HIV/AIDS around the world. This historic commitment is the largest by any nation to combat a single disease internationally, and PEPFAR investments also help alleviate suffering from other diseases across the global health spectrum. PEPFAR is the cornerstone and largest component of the U.S. President's Global Health Initiative. With a special focus on improving the health of women, newborns and children, the Global Health Initiative's goal is to save the greatest number of lives by increasing and building upon what works and, then, supporting countries as they work to improve the health of their own people.
Strengthen Brazil's Response to HIV and Other Infectious Diseases through Prevention, Treatment, Care, Laboratory, Strategic Information, and Epidemiology and Surveillance Activities under the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) - 2018 Grants
Comprehensive Sexuality Education (CSE) to Prevent Violence in rural Madagascar PJL aims to partner with the What Works 2 Research consortium to test and build upon a government adaptation of our CSE intervention to combat violence in new, very rural settings where little experience exists. This action-oriented research will 1) fill gaps in global knowledge on how widespread in-school CSE can work to prevent different forms of violence for the most marginalized groups in LICs, and 2) support PJL as a nationally recognized actor to inform program and policy solutions to prevent violence at scale.
Strengthening Accountability and the Fiduciary Environment Trust Fund The overall objectives of this Trust Fund are to:
 a)   support the achievement of the key enlargement policy priorities on economic governance and public financial management, as highlighted in the EC Enlargement Strategy 2014-15 and the December 2014 General Affairs Council Conclusions, and
 b)   contribute to the achievement of objectives outlined in the EC's IPA II Multi-Country Indicative Strategy Paper 2014-2020 by aiming at creating favourable conditions for the IPA II beneficiaries to tackle the fundamental reforms in economic governance and public administration reform early in the accession process and meet the economic membership criteria.
 
 Within the context of the broad above-mentioned objectives, the SAFE programme seeks to improve the status of Public Financial Management (PFM) in participating beneficiaries in a systematic way through:
 a)   improving understanding of PFM status in target beneficiaries;
 b)   supporting design, implementation and management of PFM, taking account of government and donor PFM objectives and the intended mid- to long-term impact; and
 c)   developing knowledge and experience on PFM reform to strengthen reform effectiveness and focus development partner support.