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	{ region: "Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia", projectabstract: "The development objective of the Second Phase of General Education Quality Improvement Project for Ethiopia is to improve learning conditions in primary and secondary schools and strengthen institutions at different levels of educational administration. The project has six components. The first component is curriculum, textbooks, assessment, examinations, and inspection. This component will support improvement of learning conditions in grades KG-12 by providing increased access to teaching and learning materials and through improvements to the curriculum by assessing the strengths and weaknesses of the current curriculum. This component has following four sub-components: (i) curriculum reform and implementation; (ii) teaching and learning materials; (iii) assessment and examinations; and (iv) inspection. The second component is teacher development program (TDP). This component will support improvements in learning conditions in both primary and secondary schools by advancing the quality of teaching in general education through: (a) enhancing the training of pre-service teachers in teacher education institutions; and (b) improving the quality of in-service teacher training. This component has following three sub-components: (i) pre-service teacher training; (ii) in-service teacher training; and (iii) licensing and relicensing of teachers and school leaders. The third component is school improvement plan. This component will support the strengthening of school planning in order to improve learning outcomes, and to partly fund the school improvement plans through school grants. It has following two sub-components: (i) school improvement plan; and (ii) school grants. The fourth component is management and capacity building, including education management information systems (EMIS). This component will support management and capacity building aspect of the project. This component has following three sub-components: (i) capacity building for education planning and management; (ii) capacity building for school planning and management; and (iii) EMIS. The fifth component is improving the quality of learning and teaching in secondary schools and universities through the use of information and communications technology (ICT). It has following five sub-components: (i) national policy and institution for ICT in general education; (ii) national ICT infrastructure improvement plan for general education; (iii) develop an integrated monitoring, evaluation, and learning system specifically for the ICT component; (iv) teacher professional development in the use of ICT; and (v) provision of limited number of e-Braille display readers with the possibility to scale up to all secondary education schools based on the successful implementation and usage of the readers. The sixth component is program coordination, monitoring and evaluation, and communication. It will support institutional strengthening by developing capacities in all aspects of program coordination, monitoring and evaluation; a new sub-component on communications will support information sharing for better management and accountability. It has following three sub-components: (i) program coordination; (ii) monitoring and evaluation (M and E); and (iii) communication.", projectname: "Ethiopia General Education Quality Improvement Project II", year: "1999", loanamnt: "130000000"},
	{ region: "Kingdom of Lesotho", projectabstract: "The development objective of the Second Private Sector Competitiveness and Economic Diversification Project for Lesotho is to contribute to the development of selected non-textile sectors resulting in increased private sector investment, firm growth and job creation. The project will comprise two mutually-reinforcing components. The first component of the project is improving the business environment. The objective of this component is to support policy measures intended to facilitate business entry and greater access to finance. The two sub-components of this component are: business regulation, licensing and construction permit reform; and improving access to finance. The second component of the project is increasing economic diversification. The objective of this component is to support policy measures intended to strengthen the competitiveness of new growth sectors with the aim of decreasing Lesotho's reliance on textile exports as the main engine of growth. In addition, the third component of the project will support project implementation.", projectname: "Second Private Sector Competitiveness and Economic Diversification Prj", year: "2014", loanamnt: "13100000"},
	{ region: "Republic of India", projectabstract: "The development objective of the project is to improve the National Highway network connectivity to less developed areas and low-income states and enhance the institutional capacity of Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) to better manage the highway network under the purview of the Ministry. There are three components to the project. The first component of the project is road improvement and maintenance. This component will include: civil works for widening and upgrading of approximately 400 km of existing single lane/intermediate lane national highways of Non-National Highway Development Project (NHDP) network in the project states, to two lane standards through item-rate contracts; providing supervision of quality control services, and others including costs towards land acquisition, resettlement and rehabilitation, shifting of utilities. The second component of the project is institutional development component. The project will enhance the institutional capacity of MoRTH to better manage the non-NHDP network through supporting specific intervention in five areas, viz., process improvements, network monitoring and management, financing, governance and accountability, and training. The third component of the project is road safety component. This component will pursue the objective of improving road safety through: 1) updating Indian standards and regulations related to road safety; 2) improving road accident data collection and analysis at central and state levels through implementation of the Road Accident Database Management System (RADMS) in project states; 3) strengthening road safety capacity at the central level, and 4) training.", projectname: "National Highways Interconnectivity Improvement Project", year: "2014", loanamnt: "500000000"},
	{ region: "People's Republic of China", projectabstract: "The development objective of the Second Phase of Renewable Energy Scaling-Up Program Project for China is to support the ambitious renewable energy scale-up program in China with a focus on efficiency improvement and reduction of incremental costs. There are five components to the project. The first component of the project is policy support. This will support developing and implementing Renewable Energy (RE) legislation and policies to achieve cost reduction, efficiency improvement, and smooth grid integration. The second component of the project is grid integration/access and technical design. This component will consist of targeted studies to ensure improved grid integration for large-scale grid-connected RE and grid access for distributed RE; and strategic and optimal deployment of key RE technologies to enhance efficiency and reduce costs. The third component of the project is technology improvement. Under this component the technology improvements will include, but not limited to: a) increasing efficiency of existing wind farms; b) improving quality and reliability and reducing costs of off-shore wind turbine technologies; c) increasing efficiency of existing large-scale grid connected solar Photovoltaic (PV) farms; and d) possibly improving Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) domestic manufacturing capacity. The fourth component of the project is pilot demonstration. This component will primarily provide technical assistance on twinning with selected international successful cities, the concept framework of new energy cities, planning, business and financing models, technical design, and policies for distributed generation applications in pilot new energy cities. The fifth component of the project is capacity building and investment support, and project management. This component will: build capacity of government officials and staff at national level and at pilot provincial/municipal levels; help operationalize the China RE training center to be established by developing RE curriculums and training the trainers; and support investors by building innovative RE investment pipelines, including sharing the cost of the owner's engineer for China's first CSP investment under the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) inner Mongolia CSP project.", projectname: "China Renewable Energy Scale-Up Program Phase II", year: "2014", loanamnt: "27280000"},
	{ region: "Republic of India", projectabstract: "The development objective of the Rajasthan Road Sector Modernization Project for India is to improve rural connectivity, enhance road safety, and strengthen road sector management capacity of the state of Rajasthan. The project has three components. The first component is rural connectivity improvement. This component will support construction of about 2500 kilometer (km) rural roads to provide connectivity to about 1,300 revenue villages with population between 250 and 499 people in the areas of the state not covered by Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) and introduce good practices of cost effective low volume technologies. The second component is road sector modernization and performance enhancement. This component will support implementation of a road sector modernization plan (RSMP) in the following key areas: improved policy framework; modernization of engineering practices and business procedures; sustainable asset management; institutional and human resource development; preparing a pipeline of feasible projects for implementation; and enhancing governance and accountability in public works department (PWD). The third component is road safety management. This component will support the strengthening of road safety management systems in Rajasthan with the objective of reducing the number of fatalities and serious injuries from traffic accidents in the state.", projectname: "Rajasthan Road Sector Modernization Project", year: "2014", loanamnt: "160000000"},
	{ region: "Kingdom of Morocco", projectabstract: "The objective of this First Transparency and Accountability Development Policy Loan (DPL) Program for Morocco is to support the concretization of key new constitutional governance principles and rights, aimed at increasing transparency and accountability and enhancing citizen engagement and access to information. The series supports structural reforms strengthening economic governance across the public sector and new policies fostering more inclusive and open governance. The DPL has been prepared jointly with the European Union (EU) and the African Development Bank (AfDB), leveraging a further US$ 250 million in support of common key policy actions such as the budget, procurement and open governance reforms. The programmatic approach is warranted by the scope and depth of the government's governance reform program, the implementation of which will require time, assistance, and flexibility. This operation is complemented by the transition fund project supporting the implementation of Morocco's new governance framework. This US$ 4 million grant provides technical assistance for the implementation of structural reforms fostering public engagement; performance based budgeting and fiscal decentralization. The series adopts a holistic and integrated approach to enhance its impact. It is supporting governance reforms across the public sector covering the central government; State owned Enterprises, or SoEs and agencies, local governments as well as inter-governmental relations. The Bank has provided policy advice and technical assistance for the design of most policy measures and laws supported by this DPL, with the support from the MNA multi-donor trust fund. The transition fund governance project will support the implementation of these structural reforms. While building on the long-standing engagement with public administration reform, under the Public Administration Reform Loan (PARL) series, this program supports the concretization of the performance budgeting reform through the adoption and implementation of the new organic budget law and procurement decree. This DPL series also delves into new reform areas derived from the constitution such as access to information, public petitions, as well as into the governance of SoEs and local finances.", projectname: "MA Accountability and Transparency DPL", year: "2014", loanamnt: "200000000"},
	{ region: "Republic of South Sudan", projectabstract: "The development objective of the Additional Financing (AF) for the Emergency Food Crisis Response Project for South Sudan is to support adoption of improved technologies for food production by eligible beneficiaries, increase storage capacity for staples, and provide cash or food to eligible people participating in public works programs in selected counties in South Sudan. This is the third AF to the project and will be primarily used to scale-up and augment benefits to already participating beneficiaries and to expand project activities to four additional counties where recent monitoring points to significantly deteriorating food security. The AF will cover the costs associated with: (i) provision of agricultural inputs, production technology, and advisory services; (ii) rehabilitating a seed processing facility to increase farmer's access to improved seed; (iii) bringing land that is currently out of production back into production; (iv) training farmers on reduction of postharvest losses; (v) building of food storage capacity to support postharvest handling at the household and community levels; and (vi) provision of cash or food for work to eligible individuals. The implementation schedule will be slightly revised and the closing date of both the original project and AF will be extended to April 30, 2015.", projectname: "Southern Sudan Emergency Food Crisis Response Project- AF III", year: "2014", loanamnt: "7530000"},
	{ region: "Republic of India", projectabstract: "The objective of the Uttarakhand Disaster Recovery Project for India is to restore housing, rural connectivity and build resilience of communities in Uttarakhand and increase the technical capacity of the state entities to respond promptly and effectively to an eligible crisis or emergency. There are six components to the project, the first component being resilient infrastructure reconstruction. The objective of this component is to focus on the immediate needs of reconstruction of damaged houses and public buildings. The aim is to reduce the vulnerability of the affected population and restore access to the basic services of governance. The second component is the rural road connectivity. The objective of this component is to restore the connectivity lost due to the disaster through the reconstruction of damaged roads and bridges including: village roads, Other District Roads (ODRs), bridle roads and bridle bridges. The third component is the technical assistance and capacity building for disaster risk management. The objective of this component is to enhance the capabilities of government entities and others in risk mitigation and response. The fourth component is the financing disaster response expenses. This component will support the financing of eligible expenses already incurred by the state during the immediate post-disaster response period. The fifth component is the implementation support. This component will support the incremental operating costs of the project, including the operation of the Project Management Unit (PMU) and the respective Project Implementation Units (PIUs). Finally, the sixth component is the contingency emergency response.", projectname: "Uttarakhand Disaster Recovery Project", year: "2014", loanamnt: "250000000"},
	{ region: "Republic of Ghana", projectabstract: "The development objective of the e-Transform Project for Ghana is to improve the efficiency and coverage of government service delivery using information and communication technologies (ICT). The project has four components. The first component is enabling environment for electronic government and business. This component will support policies, laws, regulations, and institutional capacity building to stimulate supply and demand of electronic services with the help of a transparent, secure, and open environment, and will include revisions to the existing laws and regulations as may be necessary. It has following three sub-components: (i) storage, protection, and, opening up of government data; (ii) support for innovation centers for entrepreneurship and job creation; and (iii) institutional capacity building for policy and regulatory institutions. The second component is support for upgrading national identification system and online verification services. This component will provide support to develop a robust national identification system based on international standards to help prepare Ghana for a modern e-commerce industry, improved e-government services, and alleviate poverty. It has following two sub-components: (a) support for a national electronic identification (e-ID) system; and (b) support for digitization and integration of digital identity and verification systems into user agency operations. The third component is scale up of applications to improve service delivery in priority sectors. This component will be used to support use of ICT to improve quality and reach of services in the health and education sectors where the Government of Ghana is lagging in achieving millennium development goal (MDG), as well as to complete key e-applications currently being implemented under e-Ghana project. It has following four sub-components: (i) support for integrated e-health system in Ghana; (ii) teachers' network, educational portal, and capacity building; (iii) support for e-services; and (iv) support for existing e-applications. The fourth component is project management support. This component will support the implementation team for the overall project coordination and management, and will provide communication, procurement, financial management, and monitoring and evaluation (M and E).", projectname: "GH eTransform Ghana", year: "2014", loanamnt: "97000000"},
	{ region: "Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste", projectabstract: "The development objective of the Additional Financing (AF) for the Road Climate Resilience Project for Timor-Leste is to deliver sustainable climate resilient road infrastructure on the Dili-Ainaro corridor. The AF will support the scale up of the project associated with upgrading the entire Dili-Ainaro road through the rehabilitation of the entire corridor. The AF also includes feasibility studies and detailed designs of the upgrading of additional road segments linked to the Dili-Ainaro road. This AF will bring the following changes: (i) revision and reallocation of resources among project components related to the change of the project's scope; (ii) adjustment of project outcome and intermediary indicators and targets; and (iii) extension of the closing date of the original grant for three years from December 31, 2015 to December 31, 2018 to match the closing date of the AF. There is no change to the environmental category either under the original project, or under the AF, and no new safeguard policies are being triggered.", projectname: "Timor Leste Road Climate Resilience Project - Additional Financing", year: "2014", loanamnt: "40000000"},
	{ region: "Samoa", projectabstract: "The development objective of the Enhanced Road Access Project (ERAP) for Samoa is to restore key road sector assets damaged by extreme weather events and enhance the climate resilience of critical roads and bridges in Samoa. The project has three components. The first component is road and bridge reconstruction. This component will help to repair roads and bridges damaged by tropical cyclone Evan (TCE), and upgrade, rehabilitate and or reconstruct existing road sector assets to higher standards to strengthen resilience to climate change and extreme weather events. The second component is technical assistance. Funding will be provided to support institutional and regulatory reforms for road sector assets management and maintenance, including measures to strengthen local capacity, and to increase the sustainability of sector investments. Attention will be given to: (i) revising standards for maintaining and constructing roads and bridges to be more climate resilient; (ii) updating legal, regulatory, and enforcement arrangements for enforcing axle load limits, which will support the Bank's Development Program Operation (DPO); (iii) strengthening land transport authority's (LTA's) technical capacity to effectively plan and manage the sector, including developing a bridge maintenance program; and (iv) addressing emerging priority issues that can have an impact on the Government's ability to create more climate resilient road sector assets. The third component is project management. The services of a firm to support implementation will be financed through the project. The same firm will support implementation of both Enhancing the Climate Resilience of the West Coast Road Project (CRWCR) and ERAP, both of which will be implemented by LTA.", projectname: "Enhanced Road Access Project", year: "2014", loanamnt: "20000000"},
	{ region: "Samoa", projectabstract: "The development objective of the Agriculture and Fisheries Cyclone Response Project for Samoa is to provide recovery assistance to cyclone-affected farmers and fishers through vouchers and grants with the aim of restoring their lost production capacity, and to enhance preparedness of the agricultural sector to better respond to future disasters. The project has four components. The first component is cyclone recovery for subsistence farmers and fishers. This component will carry out a program of activities aimed at restoring production capacity of cyclone affected subsistence farmers and fishers including: (i) issuing vouchers to subsistence farmers for purchase of eligible farm items; and (ii) issuing vouchers to subsistence fishers for purchase of eligible fishing equipment and or farm items. The second component is cyclone recovery for commercial farmers and fishers. This component will carry out a program of activities aimed at restoring production capacity of cyclone affected commercial farmers and fishers, including: (i) providing recovery grants to commercial farmers to assist in restoration of farm equipment and infrastructure lost or damaged due to the cyclone; and (ii) providing recovery grants to commercial farmers involved in aquaculture to assist in restoration of the equipment or infrastructure damaged due to the cyclone. The third component is restoration of ministry of agriculture and fisheries (MAF) facilities and strengthening the agricultural sector's capacity for disaster preparedness and response. This component will carry out a program of activities aimed at: (i) supporting the repair of essential MAF facilities, damaged during the cyclone; (ii) establishing systems for the regular collection and updating of agricultural production information; (iii) developing a standard methodology for collection and analysis of damage and loss data for the agricultural sector; and (iv) strengthening capacities of farmers and sector institutions in disaster preparedness and response. The fourth component is project coordination and management. This component will carry out implementation and management of the project including: (i) provision of technical assistance, necessary for coordination and implementation of the project; (ii) procurement of vehicles and provision of adequate work facilities for MAF; and (iii) design and implementation of a management information system (MIS) for the voucher program and recovery grant scheme and enhancing MAF's monitoring and evaluation systems to track implementation progress and results.", projectname: "Samoa Agriculture & Fisheries Cyclone Response Project", year: "2014", loanamnt: "5000000"},
	{ region: "Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan", projectabstract: "The objective of the Emergency Services and Social Resilience Project is to help Jordanian municipalities and host communities address the immediate service delivery impacts of Syrian refugee inflows and strengthen municipal capacity to support local economic development. There are two components to the project, the first component being municipal grants. This component will provide direct municipal grants to municipalities that are hosting the largest concentration of Syrians (i.e., weighting the number of Syrians hosted and their ratio to the host population). Reflecting the increased size of their populations, the Grants will allow municipalities to finance additional public services and programs to help improve living conditions, reduce communal tensions and enhance social cohesion for the benefit of the Jordanians and Syrians living in their jurisdictions. Finally, the second component is the institutional development and project management. This second component will finance two subcomponents: (i) subcomponent 2A - technical assistance to participating municipalities to plan, implement and manage activities funded by the Municipal Grant, as well as project management support to implementing agencies to coordinate, manage and oversee the project; and (ii) subcomponent 2B - capacity building of key Government agencies and vulnerable communities in emergency preparedness, and risk planning, management and financing. The component will finance goods and services.", projectname: "Jordan- Emergency Services and Social Resilience", year: "2014", loanamnt: "50000000"},
	{ region: "Republic of Azerbaijan", projectabstract: "The development objective of the Agricultural Competitiveness Improvement Project (ACIP) for Azerbaijan is to facilitate the access of agricultural producers to markets by strengthening sanitary and phytosantiary services, enhancing selected value chains, and providing financial services to agribusiness enterprises. The project has four components. The first component is support for sanitary and phytosanitary services. This component aims to strengthen the efficiency and effectiveness of sanitary and phytosanitary services in order to reduce existing obstacles to agricultural and food trade. The component will be structured into following three sub-components: (i) food safety capacity building to establish a roadmap for comprehensive reforms, including key principles for the national food safety control policy and enforcement; (ii) upgrading plant health and phytosanitary system will support upgrading the State Phytosanitary Control Services (SPCS) which is mandated to ensure phytosanitary safety on the import, production, storage, and processing of plant and plant products; and (iii) animal health and veterinary services will support the strengthening the State Veterinary Services (SVS) and promotion of a complementary private veterinary sectors as key elements being considered to provide a suitable environment for improving and securing animal production. The second component is agribusiness value chain development. This component will help develop value chains by partially financing demand-driven investment proposals. It will also support activities for improving seed varieties and quality of seeds entering the market. It has following two sub-components: (i) investment and advisory support for agribusiness value chain development to: (a) provide development support for value chain participants to assist them to establish productive partnerships and prepare sub-project proposals for funding under the project, and (b) investment support for agribusiness value chains; and (ii) seed sector development will help to build on the experience of Second Agricultural Development and Credit Project (ADCP-II) and will support the seed development chain that includes the National Research Institute for Crop Husbandry (NRICH) and its research stations. The third component is financial services to agribusiness. This component will promote growth of agribusiness or agro-food processing enterprises through a line of credit to enhance their competitiveness, increase production and improve technologies, building thus on the sizeable results in lending to agribusinesses and improved skills of participating banks in appraising agriculture-related investment loans, achieved under the Bank's previous intervention. The fourth component is project management. Management responsibility for the project will come under the State Agency for Agricultural Credits (SAAC) within the ministry of agriculture. ACIP will be managed by the Project Management Unit (PMU) located in the State Agency for Agricultural Credits (SAAC).", projectname: "AGRICULTURAL COMPETITIVENESS IMPROVEMENT PROJECT", year: "2014", loanamnt: "34500000"},
	{ region: "East Asia and Pacific", projectabstract: "The development objective of the Capturing Coral Reef and Related Ecosystem Services (CCRES) Project for East Asia and Pacific is to design and support the uptake of innovative models for valuing mangrove, sea-grass and coral reef ecosystem services with the potential to enhance the sustainability of marine-based enterprise and marine spatial planning in select coastal communities in Indonesia and the Philippines. The CCRES project will be financed by a combination of the grant funds from the Global Environment Facility (GEF) international waters focal area and from third parties through co-financing and parallel financing. The current direct co-financing stands at $2.0 million from The University of Queensland, however, parallel financing is also significant with $3.9 million in contributions from various research partners towards salary provisions, project management costs and other resources. An additional $21.9 million in parallel co-financing is contributed from World Bank projects directly linked to CCRES: a) Coral Reef Rehabilitation and Management Program-Coral Triangle Initiative (COREMAP-CTI), and b) Philippines rural development project, which are also part of the GEF IW scaling up partnership program.", projectname: "Capturing Coral Reef Ecosystem Services (CCRES)", year: "2014", loanamnt: "4500000"},
	{ region: "Lao People's Democratic Republic", projectabstract: "The objective of the Ninth Poverty Reduction Support Operation (PRSO 9) Project for Lao People's Democratic Republic is to support policies and institutional reforms that enable the sustainable management of increasing revenues from the natural resource sectors to deliver improved public services. Five areas of priority, or policy areas, have been identified. First, better fiscal and financial management will enable policymakers to maximize benefits accruing from increased revenues from natural resources. Second, the revenue management framework in the hydropower and mining sectors should also be clearly defined to maximize revenues accruing over time to the government for development purposes while attracting good quality investment in the sector. Third, diversification of economic growth sources through a competitive private sector outside the resource sector is critical to ensure the sustainability of growth. As the natural resource sector is capital intensive, it does not provide abundant job opportunities, as opposed to manufacturing, agribusiness or services. Diversified sources of growth are also important to reduce vulnerability to developments and exogenous shocks in narrow set of sectors. Finally, the fourth and fifth priorities for translating increased revenues from the natural sectors into improved public service delivery are a strong public sector capable of managing these revenues effectively coupled with the establishment of sustainable financing mechanisms for schools and health facilities. PRSO 9 supports the establishment of a mining revenue committee and its reporting on fiscal regime policy issues and options in the sector. In education, PRSO 9 supports making available for dissemination school based expenditure reports, to monitor spending in general and the school block grant scheme in particular.", projectname: "Lao PDR Ninth Poverty Reduction Support Operation", year: "2014", loanamnt: "20000000"},
	{ region: "Pacific Islands", projectabstract: "The development objective of the Pacific Aviation Safety Office Reform Project for Pacific Islands is to ensure effective regional delivery of aviation safety and security oversight in Pacific Island countries by strengthening the Pacific Aviation Safety Office's (PASO's) technical and coordination capacity. There are three components to the project. The first component of the project is transitional management and support. This component comprises a program of activities to assist PASO through the restructuring process including, financing the costs. The second component of the project is establishment of a pool of regional aviation inspectors. This component will support the establishment of a pool of inspectors to be used by PASO to oversee aviation safety and security. The third component of the project is quality management. This component will help to keep overall quality management of PASO will be strengthened by activities including: 1) establishing a quality assurance system for PASO to ensure that all operations meet an appropriate standard; and 2) implementing a PASO management information system with an appropriate Information Technology (IT) network, including a document management system.", projectname: "Pacific Aviation Safety Office Reform", year: "2014", loanamnt: "2150000"},
	{ region: "People's Republic of Angola", projectabstract: "The development objectives of the Learning for All Project for Angola are to: improve teachers' skills and knowledge as well as school management in project-designated areas; and to develop a system for systematic student assessment. There are three component s to the project. The first component of the project is improving teachers' skills and knowledge and school management in primary schools of project-designated areas. This component has the following objectives: 1) consolidate and extend the zones of pedagogical influence model to all provinces of Angola; 2) prepare, implement and evaluate an in-service teacher training program aimed at improving teachers' academic knowledge, pedagogical skills and use of time in the classroom; and 3) further improve school management and accountability to local communities with the introduction of grant-financed pedagogical school projects focused on quality enhancing activities. The second component of the project is establishing a system for student assessment. This component will finance: a) international and national technical assistance for preparation of the training on assessment, service delivery survey, and impact evaluation; b) resources and training for development of the instruments data collection protocols, and data analysis and reporting; c) consultancy services for surveys and assessment exercises; and d) materials and cost for training programs and data collections, as well as the pilot grade six national exams in Portuguese and mathematics. The third component of the project is project management. This component will finance: technical assistance for the preparation of the training modules for the teacher training school officers as well as for those at the central, provincial and municipal levels; consultancy services for supporting capacity building activities; training materials and cost related to providing the training programs; and operational costs for project management, monitoring, and training programs.", projectname: "Angola Learning for All Project", year: "2014", loanamnt: "75000000"},
	{ region: "United Republic of Tanzania", projectabstract: "The Tanzania Kihansi Catchment Conservation and Management  Project Development Objective (PDO) is to enhance biodiversity conservation in the Kihansi catchment. 'Enhance' in the context of this project is defined as following: to provide for long term sustainability of species and institutions. The project will complement as well as assist on-going efforts of key resource regulatory authorities to conserve critically endangered and highly endemic plant and animal species and their habitat in the Kihansi catchment.The promotion for the Kihansi Catchment Conservation and Management Project (KCCMP) builds substantially on the knowledge and experience gained under the Lower Kihansi Environmental Project (LKHP) In order to achieve the Objectives the following components will be implemented through: (a) Institutional capacity building for the management of the Kihansi catchment; (b) Conserving endangered species in the Kihansi catchment; and (c) Project management. ", projectname: "Kihansi Catchment Conservation and Management Project", year: "2014", loanamnt: "5980000"},
	{ region: "Federal Republic of Nigeria", projectabstract: "The objective of the Housing Finance Project for Nigeria is to increase access to housing finance by deepening primary and secondary mortgage markets in the Federal Republic of Nigeria. The project has four components. The first component is establishment of the mortgage refinance company. The project will support the establishment and operation of Nigeria Mortgage Refinance Company (NMRC), created in partnership between private financial institutions, development finance institutions, and the ministry of finance. It will issue standard corporate bonds into the capital markets and subsequently issue loans (refinance and pre-finance) to mortgage lending institutions. The second component is establishment of a mortgage guarantee product, targeted at lower income borrowers. The project will fund the product development including testing and financial modeling, and then launch a competitive process, among private or public owned nonbank financial institutions to select a mortgage guarantee agent to implement the project. The project will also provide a line of credit to the project implementing entity on account of the mortgage guarantee agent for the issuance of mortgage guarantee products to eligible lenders. The third component is Housing Microfinance (HMF). This component aims to support the development and piloting of new and or emerging formal HMF products and to demonstrate a sustainable business case for these activities. The fourth component is Technical Assistance (TA) and capacity building. The TA will be provided to support components one, two, and three. The TA will include provision of operational support to NMRC including assistance for bond issuance, mortgage lender training, mortgage consumer protections and financial literacy, housing market information, and impact evaluation of the mortgage market. TA also will be provided for HMF product development and piloting, Microfinance Banks (MFBs) staff training, consumer protection, impact evaluation, and related ancillary support services necessary for establishing sustainable HMF operations.", projectname: "Housing Finance Development Program", year: "2014", loanamnt: "300000000"},
	{ region: "Republic of Seychelles", projectabstract: "The objectives of the Second Sustainability and Competitiveness Development Policy Loan Project in the Republic of Seychelles are to enhance competitiveness and improve fiscal sustainability. This project is the second operation in a programmatic series of three planned annual operations from FY12-15 in support of the government’s economic reform program. To achieve the development objectives, five components will create the basic institutions to support the reform processes. First, the project will improve the business climate by simplifying the processes of registering a business and obtaining a license, updating outdated legal framework governing business entry, and introducing electronic payment facilities for business and tax services. Second, fiscal transparency will be enhanced by removing legislative impediments to business and investment. Third, public financial management will improve through the creation of an independent commission for supervising public enterprises. Fourth, targeting social assistance will improve economic reform through the merging of the Social Welfare Agency and the Social Security Fund. Fifth, the project will increase fiscal oversight and controls over public enterprises by improving expenditure efficiency, targeting automation and monitoring the evaluation framework of the social protection system, and ensuring the cost recovery and the long-term financial sustainability of public utilities.", projectname: "Sustainability and Competitiveness DPL 2", year: "2014", loanamnt: "7000000"},
	{ region: "People's Republic of Bangladesh", projectabstract: "The development objective of the Additional Financing (AF) for Skills and Training Enhancement Project for Bangladesh is to strengthen selected public and private training institutions to improve training quality and employability of trainees, including those from disadvantaged socio-economic backgrounds. The AF will help finance the costs associated with the need to provide additional resources under the original components of the project: (i) to scale up ongoing institutional grants to additional public and private institutions; (ii) to fill the funding gap for stipends which emerged as a result of higher demand for the poverty-targeted stipends than originally estimated; and (iii) to scale up capacity building, studies, communications, and monitoring and evaluation activities. The restructuring entails changes to the results framework and a reallocation of credit proceeds.", projectname: "Additional Financing: Skills and Training Enhancement Project", year: "2014", loanamnt: "16710000"},
	{ region: "Republic of Senegal", projectabstract: "The objectives of the Casamance Development Pole Project for Senegal are to: (i) enhance the agricultural productivity of youth and female farmers for selected crops; and (ii) improve transport linkages in isolated rural communities in targeted areas of the Casamance region. The project has three components. The first component is support to agricultural production, post-harvest, and marketing for selected value-chains. This component responds to the demand by Casamance agricultural cooperatives, and small-scale private operators for support to production, marketing, and commercialization of agricultural commodities. The component supports activities aimed at restoring the missing links in the rice, horticulture, and oysters value-chains. The second component is rural accessibility. This component will carry out a program aiming at improving accessibility of the most isolated rural communities and improving communities' access to roads leading to local markets and agricultural production zones. The third component is project implementation and capacity building in Disarmament, Demobilization, and Reintegration (DDR). This component includes four sub-components: (i) strengthening the capacity of key stakeholders, including the Agence Nationale pour la Relance des Activites Economiques et Sociales en Casamance (ANRAC) through consolidation of peace building processes and the fundamentals of DDR for ex-combatants; (ii) carrying-out of three strategic studies on: (a) developing a cadastral plan; (b) developing a geo-reference map of interventions in Casamance; and (c) support to the government in the definition and implementation of a strategy on poles development, which integrates a fiscal framework; (iii) support to project management, results monitoring and evaluation (M and E); and (iv) construction of office facilities for the Regional Development Agency (Agence Regionale de Developpement) (ARDs) and provision of related office equipment.", projectname: "SN:Casamance Development Pole Project", year: "2014", loanamnt: "40000000"},
	{ region: "Republic of the Union of Myanmar", projectabstract: "The development objective of the Electric Power Project for Myanmar is to increase capacity and efficiency of gas-fired power generation and strengthen the institutional capacity of the Ministry of electric power and the Myanmar electric power enterprise. There are two components to the project. The first component of the project is supply and installation (S&I) of a Combined Cycle Gas Turbine (CCGT) power plant at the existing Thaton Gas Turbine (GT) station. This is the main component of the project is the expansion of the Thaton GT station into a new CCGT power plant. A modern, high-efficiency, low-emissions CCGT power plant will comprise two 40 Megawatt (MW) gas turbines with inlet air chillers, one steam turbine of 26 (MW), a heat recovery steam generator (HRSG) and air-cooled steam condenser. The second component of the project is technical assistance component focused on institutional and capacity building support to Ministry of Electric Power (MOEP) and Myanmar Electricity Power Enterprise (MEPE). This component will provide technical assistance and advisory services to MOEP and MEPE in two main areas. The first area of support is related to the capacity building for policy making and regulation in the power sector including.", projectname: "Electric Power Project", year: "2014", loanamnt: "140000000"},
	{ region: "West Bank and Gaza", projectabstract: "The additional financing for the Cash Transfer Project will scale up cash benefits to households living below the extreme poverty line in the West Bank and Gaza. There have been no changes to the original objectives of the project, which were to mitigate the impact of the continued socio-economic crisis on the extremely poor and most vulnerable households, and also to support the Palestinian Authority's efforts to continue reforms of the cash transfer program. The project has two components: 1) cash benefits, which will distribute quarterly cash payments to about 5,500 households living below the extreme poverty line; and 2) assistance with the reforms of the cash transfer program and with the project management and implementation, ensuring that all households living below the extreme poverty line are included in the cash transfer program. The additional grant finances the costs associated with scaling up activities under the project's first component concerning quarterly cash benefits, because the negative effects of the dire economic situation in the West Bank and Gaza have pushed more people into poverty. The additional financing also supports the Palestinian Authority's efforts to continue reforms of the cash transfer program. This support includes evaluating the accuracy of the proxy means test formula, reducing the project’s inclusion and exclusion errors, and verifying beneficiaries' eligibility through a constant monitoring and recertification process.", projectname: "West Bank and Gaza Cash Transfer Project Additional Financing", year: "2014", loanamnt: "10000000"},
	{ region: "Argentine Republic", projectabstract: "The development objective of the Increasing Climate Resilience and Enhancing Sustainable Land Management in the Southwest of the Buenos Aires Province Project for Argentina is to contribute to reducing climate and man-made vulnerability of the agroecosystems in the Southwest of the Buenos Aires Province by increasing adaptive capacity of key local institutions and actors and piloting and disseminating climate resilient and sustainable land management practices. The Adaptation Fund (AF) was established to finance concrete adaptation projects and programs in developing countries that are parties to the Kyoto protocol and are particularly vulnerable to the adverse effects of climate change. On December, 2012 the proposal submitted by the International Bank for reconstruction and Development (IBRD) to the AF Board seeking access to resources in support of the 'Increasing Climate Resilience and Enhancing Sustainable Land Management in the Southwest of Buenos Aires Province' project in Argentina, was approved. On February 25, 2013, an agreement was signed between the AF Board and the IBRD, in order for the latter to serve as the project's multilateral implementing entity. The project will be funded by the AF for a total amount of US$ 4,296,817, of which US$ 336,617 correspond to the project cycle management fee available to the IBRD. The AF covers the financing of full adaptation costs.", projectname: "Adaptation Fund: Increasing Climate Resilience & Enhancing Sustainable Land Management in the Southwest of the Buenos Aires Province", year: "2014", loanamnt: "3960000"},
	{ region: "Russian Federation", projectabstract: "The objective of the Second National Hydromet Modernization Project for Russian Federation is to further enhance the national capacity to deliver reliable and timely weather, hydrological, and climate information to the Russian public and economic sector and enhance Russia's capacity to integrate into the global system of meteorological services. The project has four components. The first component is strengthening Information Communication Technology (ICT) infrastructure and systems delivering weather, climate, and hydrological data and information. This component will strengthen the ICT infrastructure and technical capabilities in order to improve operational forecasting and other hydro meteorological products, support research on climate change, improve access to Roshydromet's data and information including to archived data. This component has following three sub-components: (i) strengthening technical capacity for operational hydro meteorological forecasting, research on climate and climate change; (ii) developing regional data storage and archive systems for improved operational user access to Roshydromet information resources; and (iii) improving Roshydromet's integrated information and telecommunication system. The second component is modernization of observation networks. The main objective of this component is modernization of equipment and technologies of key elements of Roshydromet's observation networks and integrated modernization of the hydrological network in the Volga river basin. It has following four sub-components: (i) development of meteorological observation system and improve reliability of operations and increase a number of automatically measured parameters; (ii) support completion of modernization of upper air network launched under Roshydromet-one project; (iii) strengthen satellite data reception capability of Roshydromet organizations; and (iv) support considerable improvement of hydrological services provided to the government and general public in the Volga river basin by modernizing hydrological network, improvement of reliability of hydrological forecasts and flooding. The third component is institutional and regulatory strengthening, improvement of service delivery to clients and better preparedness for emergencies. The objective of this component is to improve the performance of Roshydromet service in line with international experience, through capacity building of operational and research staff, improvement of service delivery in response to growing societal needs and better preparedness for emergency situations. It has following four sub-components: (i) support the improvement of Roshydromet's performance particularly focusing on delivery of public services; (ii) support improvement of service delivery to clients by better user needs assessment and introduction of modern information technologies to reduce the gap between user needs and ability to deliver them to users; (iii) support improved interaction with the ministry of emergency situations and other federal and territorial bodies responsible for early warning of dangerous hydro meteorological events and public safety; and (iv) provide support for strengthening Roshydromet's scientific and research potential on a range of operational themes aligned with modernization priorities. The fourth component is project management. This component will finance provision of consultants' services, provision of equipment to be used by Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) and financing of operating costs, all in relation to management of project implementation.", projectname: "RUSSIA HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL SERVICES MODERNIZATION", year: "2014", loanamnt: "60000000"},
	{ region: "Republic of Congo", projectabstract: "The objective of the Skills Development for Employability Project is to improve job and entrepreneurship skills for vulnerable urban youth in order to improve their labor market insertion and earnings. There are two components to the project. The first component is the skills training, job insertion and entrepreneurship support for vulnerable youth and micro-entrepreneurs. This first component includes three sub-components: finance; skills training for micro-entrepreneurs; and apprenticeship and functional literacy training for out-of-school adolescent youth. Finally, the second component is to strengthen the technical, planning, implementation, and monitoring and evaluation capacity of Ministry of Technical and Professional Education, Qualifying Training and Employment (METPFQE). The component will support activities of a technical nature in order to strengthen the capacity of METPFQE to better plan, coordinate and support the Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) system in the country with the objective of improving its efficiency and quality, while also increasing access in line with present and future labor market demands.", projectname: "Congo Skills Development for Employability Project", year: "2014", loanamnt: "10000000"},
	{ region: "Russian Federation", projectabstract: "The objective of the Public Finance Management (PFM) Technical Assistance Project for Russian Federation is to improve transparency and results focus in public financial management and build institutional foundations for improved budget efficiency, effectiveness, and accountability. The project has five components. The first component is tax policy and administration. This component strengthens the revenue base of government by modernizing important aspects of tax policy and administration. The second component is improving efficiency of the system of inter-governmental fiscal relations and sub-national PFM. This component addresses the vertical efficiency of government financing to sub-national government and helps to strengthen PFM at sub-national level. The objective of this component is to increase efficiency and effectiveness of the system of federal or regional fiscal transfers to regional or municipal governments. The third component is support for the development of e-budget system. This component provides more efficient information flows through development of an integrated financial management system which are an essential part of better management and control. This project component is expected to support some of the activities identified in the Ministry of Finance (MOF's) broader e-budget action plan, to complement the MOF's ongoing efforts for developing and implementing the key modules of the system. The fourth component is enhancing budget efficiency. This component improves expenditure planning, control, and monitoring. This component will provide advice to the government on the design and implementation of key aspects of this program, based on international good practices. The fifth component is project management. This component will strengthen the borrower's capacity to ensure timely implementation of project activities, adherence to procedures and quality standards, and monitoring and reporting of project implementation and results. It includes financing of a project implementation unit, including procurement and financial management experts.", projectname: "Public Finance Management Technical Assistance Project", year: "2014", loanamnt: "50000000"},
	{ region: "Africa", projectabstract: "The development objectives of Fourth Phase of the Regional Communications Infrastructure Program Project for Comoros are to support the recipient's efforts to lower prices for international capacity and extend the geographic reach of broadband networks. The project has three components. The first component is enabling environment. This component aims to promote further regional market integration, sector liberalization, and legal and regulatory reforms, and will include subcomponents focused on Technical Assistance (TA), capacity building, and training including the TA to assist the government with preparatory work for the submarine cable FLY-LION3 (From Comoros to Mayotte and Madagascar), including environmental studies feasibility studies and demand analysis. The second component is connectivity. This component will finance (i) membership and participation in the FLY-LION3 cable -- the link between Comoros, Mayotte and Madagascar-- under a Public-Private Partnership (PPP) arrangement, which will ensure connectivity with LION-2; (ii) advance purchase of additional broadband capacity from East African Submarine System (EASSy), FLY-LION3 and/or LION2 and its use to provide demand stimulation measures by providing affordable bandwidth to key users such as the university, schools, hospitals, etc.; and (iii) additional measures to stimulate demand including by promoting the creation of local ISPs and establishing a carrier-independent Internet Exchange Point (IXP). And the third component is project management. This component will consist of support to finance project management costs including project coordination, procurement, financial management, monitoring & evaluation, communication, environmental and social safeguards, office equipment, incremental operating costs, and audits.", projectname: "RCIP4 - Regional Communications Infrastructure Program - APL 4", year: "2014", loanamnt: "22000000"},
	{ region: "Union of the Comoros", projectabstract: "The Project will help alleviate the electricity sector´s financial burden on the State and will allow the use of those budgetary resources for other key poverty reduction areas such as health, education, infrastructure development, etc. The proposed Project will contribute to the improvement of the quality of electricity supply and will contribute to the generation of urgently needed electricity by supporting the improvement of the power sector enterprises. Additional power will promote greater competitiveness and job creation in Comoros. The Project will also contribute to creating an enabling environment for enhanced private sector activity by reducing the high costs of opening a business (by reducing the need to purchase expensive diesel generators) and supporting infrastructure improvements in the energy sector necessary to support growth.", projectname: "KM-Electricity Sect. Recovery Proj(FY14)", year: "2014", loanamnt: "5000000"},
	{ region: "Republic of Colombia", projectabstract: "The Botswana International Financial Services Centre (IFSC) was established in 2003 to create a world class hub for cross border financial and business services into the rest of Africa. The Non-Bank Financial Institutions Regulatory Authority (NBFIRA) has undertaken a project to investigate the approach to legislation for protected cell captives in other international insurance jurisdictions and drafting protected cell captive legislation for the IFSC in Botswana. The main aims of the cell captive project were to: review the approach to the legislation and regulations relating to captives and protected cell captives in Bermuda, Guernsey, Isle of Man and Mauritius; and recommend the approach to the legislation relating to protected cell captives for Botswana, taking the objectives of the IFSC into account. This report discusses the findings of the investigation into protected cell captives’ project. Section two introduces the concept of a captive insurer, sections three to five discusses the concept of cell captives and the need for protected cell captives or incorporated cell captives in the protection of assets of individual funds. The findings of the investigation of the approach to protected cell captives in other jurisdictions are discussed in sections six. Finally recommendations and considerations on the approach to be taken by Botswana are discussed in section seven.", projectname: "CO: Enhancing Fiscal Capacity to Promote Shared Prosperity DPL", year: "2014", loanamnt: "600000000"},
	{ region: "Republic of Yemen", projectabstract: "The objective of the Climate Information System and Pilot Program for Climate Resilience Coordination Project in the Republic of Yemen is to improve the quality of hydro-meteorological and climate services provided to end-users. This objective will be achieved through improved forecasts resulting from improved observing networks, the introduction of new technologies, and access to higher resolution global weather and climate products. Service improvements will depend on training both the providers and users of services to be able to tailor information more effectively to users’ needs. The geographical focus will be countrywide. The project will have social and economic benefits by managing risk in weather-related disasters that disproportionately affect the poor and vulnerable populations through improving forecasting, early warning systems and the observed climatology of Yemen. The project consists of the following four components: 1) the first component aims to improve climate resilience in Yemen through institutional strengthening and capacity building by provisioning of weather, climate and water services that meet stakeholders’ needs by creating the conditions that ensure institutional, staffing and financial sustainability of the key providers; 2) the second component aims to upgrade and expand the observations networks for meteorology, agro-meteorology and hydrometeorology, ensuring that these networks are interoperable; 3) the third component provides for the implementation of a systematic upgrade of the weather, climate and water-related end-to-end services provided to all agencies, communities and individuals; 4) and the fourth component involves program management and knowledge sharing. This last component has three distinct subcomponents—oversight of the overall implementation; support for the program coordination unit; and knowledge sharing including public education and outreach.", projectname: "Climate Information System and PPCR Coordination", year: "2014", loanamnt: "19000000"},
	{ region: "Africa", projectabstract: "The objective of the Building Resilience through Innovation, Communication and Knowledge Services (BRICKS) Project for Africa is to improve accessibility of best practices and monitoring information within the Sahel and West Africa program portfolio on sustainable land use and management. There are three components to the project, the first component being knowledge management. The outcome of this component is: operational knowledge inside and outside the Sahel and West Africa Program in support of the Great Green Wall Initiative, or GGWI (SAWAP) portfolio is regularly exchanged through a regional learning hub that networks institutions and individuals that are implementing 12 country investment operations. The second component is the program monitoring support. There are two outcomes from this component. First, additional monitoring tools and training are deployed at regional and country levels to track processes and impacts from the portfolio of projects. Second, the SAWAP portfolio is regularly monitored against a set of thematic and process indicators. Finally, the third component is the project management. The outcome of this component is that the management of the regional BRICKS project is carried out efficiently and effectively.", projectname: "Building Resilience through Innovation, Communication & Knowledge Svcs", year: "2014", loanamnt: "4630000"},
	{ region: "Republic of Cote d'Ivoire", projectabstract: "Since mid-2011, the Republic of Cote d'Ivoire has regained political stability and now has the opportunity to tap its considerable social and economic potential. The First Poverty Reduction Support Credit (PRSC-1) is the first of a programmatic series of three DPOs designed to help Cote d'Ivoire reach its stated goal of becoming an emerging market by 2020. The series has been prepared in line with good practice principles for development policy operations in situations of fragility. The series focuses on areas of heightened importance in these settings: (1) strengthening public confidence in government by improving the transparency of budgets and accountability of public officials; (2) building investor confidence through rapid, visible improvements in the business climate; and (3) quickly creating economic opportunities by focusing on potential sources of growth and employment, particularly on labor-intensive exports. The reforms supported by the series reinforce its cross-cutting foundation of governance, including policies to reduce corruption, enhance transparency in public service and in the exploitation of natural resources, and strengthen the oversight role of civil society. Reforms to increase the resilience of the Ivorian economy include increasing the share of revenues from the main export crop, cocoa, received by farmers. Reforms to create jobs focus on improving the business climate, raising private investment, and supporting the growth of promising labor-intensive activities in rural areas, such as cashew production and cotton cultivation.", projectname: "Cote d'Ivoire PRSC 1", year: "2014", loanamnt: "50000000"},
	{ region: "World", projectabstract: "The objective of the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden Ecosystem Management Project for Middle East and North Africa is to improve management of marine resources in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden in selected MPAs building on resources protection and incentive systems for communities and the harmonization of the knowledge base on marine resources among Regional Organization for the Conservation of the Environment of the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden, or PERSGA member countries. There are four components to the project: the first component being strengthening of marine management concept in marine protected areas. The second component is the strengthening coastal communities. This component is aimed at strengthening local communities' capacity to identify, develop and implement sub-projects aimed at: (i) reducing pressure on marine resources, and (ii) the provision of alternative livelihood income in such areas as fish processing, recreational fishing, eco-tourism and small, scale aquaculture. The third component is the regional environmental and socioeconomic monitoring network. This component will strengthen the regional environmental and socioeconomic monitoring network of PERSGA member countries to support ecosystem and community benefits based management, including standardizing parameters and monitoring approaches, making data comparable and sharable, and expansion of monitoring to include socio-economic data, especially for fishery and marine protected areas communities. Finally, the fourth component is the project management. This component is expected to support the recipients' capacity for project management, coordination, monitoring and evaluation through provision of goods, consultants' services, including audit, and training.", projectname: "Red Sea and Gulf of Aden Strategic Ecosystem Management GEF Project", year: "2014", loanamnt: "3000000"},
	{ region: "Republic of India", projectabstract: "The objective of the Second Phase of the Uttar Pradesh Water Sector Restructuring Project for India is to: (a) strengthen the institutional and policy framework for integrated water resources management for the entire state; and (b) increase agricultural productivity and water productivity by supporting farmers in targeted irrigation areas. There are six components to the project, the first component being strengthening of state-level water institutions and inter-sector coordination. This component aims to provide support to the institutions in the state responsible for overall integrated water resources management and implementation of the state water policy. The second component is the modernization and rehabilitation of irrigation and drainage systems. The third component is the consolidation and enhancement of irrigation institutional reforms. This component will enhance the efficiency of the Uttar Pradesh Irrigation Department (UPID) and strengthen the Participatory Irrigation Management (PIM) approach both in the department as well as in the community. The fourth component is the enhancing agriculture productivity and on-farm water management. This component (to be implemented directly by the Department of Agriculture) aims to improve the overall agriculture productivity and water-use efficiency at the field level. The fifth component is the feasibility studies and preparation activities for the next phase. This component is to prepare detailed surveys and designs for future third phase areas. These new areas will be identified by the Government of Uttar Pradesh and will make use of similar design principles (and the lessons learned) adopted under this second phase operation. Finally, the sixth component is the project coordination and monitoring.", projectname: "Uttar Pradesh Water Sector Restructuring Project Phase 2", year: "2014", loanamnt: "360000000"},
	{ region: "Solomon Islands", projectabstract: "Solomon Islands are a fragile, post-conflict small island state and the poorest in the Pacific when measured in terms of Gross Domestic Product, or GDP per capita. Most of the population is dispersed across rural areas of the archipelago, where they largely depend on subsistence agriculture. This caps food poverty rates, but exposes the population to environmental shocks. Poverty rates are higher in urban areas, where traditional safety nets are weaker and unemployment rates are high. A former British protectorate, the country became independent in 1978 and enjoyed twenty years of moderate but sustained economic growth and improvement in social indicators. A low-level conflict between 1998 and 2003, known as 'the tension,' brought the formal economy and many state functions to a halt. Real GDP per capita, which had been slowly eroding between 1996 and 1999, fell sharply between 2000 and 2002. An Australian-led and financed regional peacekeeping mission, the Regional Assistance Mission to Solomon Islands (RAMSI), stopped the violence and rapidly restored order and basic state functions, particularly in finance. The country has subsequently enjoyed a fairly good security situation, interrupted only by short-lived but destructive riots in 2006, mainly in the capital Honiara. RAMSI presently retains a police and military presence, as well as a large corps of civilians in advisory or in line functions, notably in the Ministry of Finance and Treasury (MoFT). Given the overall stability in the country, RAMSI will undergo a significant transition in mid-2013. Although an extensive police presence will remain to build the capacity of the Royal Solomon Islands police force, the bulk of the military component is scheduled to depart, and the advisory support will transition to bilateral programs.", projectname: "Solomon Islands Development Policy Operation-2", year: "2014", loanamnt: "2000000"},
	{ region: "Republic of Cote d'Ivoire", projectabstract: "The objective of the Agriculture Sector Support Project is to improve smallholder access to technologies and markets in Côte d’Ivoire for the enhancement and governance of selected value chains, which are cocoa, rubber, palm oil, cotton, and cashew. Côte d’Ivoire has built its economic foundation on agriculture, which currently accounts for 22 percent of GDP. This project focuses on the following geographical areas of production: the southwest around the Nawa region for cocoa, the southeastern regions of Sud Comoe and la Mé for rubber and oil palm, the central and northern regions of Hambol and Gontougo for cashew nuts, and the northern regions for cotton. Project activities are clustered around three technical components, combining value chains and geographic areas to facilitate implementation. The first component promotes a public-private partnership for sustainable cocoa development in southwest Côte d’Ivoire. The second component supports the expansion and renewal of village plantations of oil palm and rubber in southeast Côte d’Ivoire. The third component supports the cotton sector and promotion of cashew processing in central and northern Côte d’Ivoire. Each of the three components is similarly structured with three sub-components, namely improving access to markets, improving productivity in a sustainable way, and introducing institutional development to the value chain. A fourth general component deals with coordination of project activities between the country’s Ministry of Agriculture and the National Investment Program (NIAP).", projectname: "Agriculture Sector Support Project", year: "2014", loanamnt: "50000000"},
	{ region: "Republic of Ecuador", projectabstract: "The objective of the Manta Public Services Improvement Project for Ecuador is to support the Municipality of Manta in increasing the quality and sustainability of public services for water, sanitation, and urban mobility. The project has four components. The first component is investments in water supply and sewerage. This component will support: (i) the increase of water storage capacity and rehabilitation of the water network in selected districts through, inter alia, the rehabilitation of primary and secondary networks and the installation of household connections and meter; and (ii) the rehabilitation of the sewerage network in selected districts through, inter alia, the rehabilitation of networks, rehabilitation of a pumping station and the installation of household connections. The second component is investments in road improvement. This component will support the improvement of urban streets in selected districts through, inter alia: (a) the carrying out of urban street upgrading works; (b) the resurfacing of urban streets, including street paving; and (c) the construction and reconstruction of sidewalks with pedestrian facilities. The third component is institutional strengthening. This component will support the institutional strengthening of Empresa Publica Aguas de Manta (Manta Water Utility) (EPAM) through: (a) the development and implementation of a management improvement program, comprising operational and commercial efficiency activities; (b) the development and implementation of a medium-long term institutional strategic plan; (c) the development of a household connections program for both water and sewerage aimed at improving water usage and tariff collection, as well as promoting the health and environment benefits of connecting to the network; (d) the development of a water and sewerage quality control program including, the development of a monitoring plan, the construction of a small laboratory to measure water quality and the provision of technical assistance to improve the maintenance of the existing wastewater treatment plan; and (e) the preparation of a water resources integrated management plan. The fourth component is project management. This component will support project management thorough: (a) the provision of equipment and training for Project Management Unit (Unidad de Gerenciamiento del Proyecto) (UGP); (b) the provision of technical assistant to support: (i) monitoring and evaluation activities under the project; (ii) environmental and social management under the project; and (iii) the contract management under the project; and (c) the carrying out of communication campaigns related to project activities.", projectname: "EC Manta Public Services Improvement Project", year: "2014", loanamnt: "100000000"},
	{ region: "Republic of Honduras", projectabstract: "The Social Protection Project in Honduras will use additional financing and modify the project development objectives. The revised project will finance transfers in rural areas only and to reflect the incorporation of an Immediate Response Mechanism (IRM) Component. The revised project development objectives are to: (a) improve the management of the Conditional Cash Transfer (CCT) Program; (b) provide income support to eligible beneficiaries; (c) increase the use of preventive health services and school attendance in rural areas; and (d) improve emergency response through an Immediate Response Mechanism (IRM). Additional financing will consolidate and expand the Bono 10,000 Program, as well as address its implementation bottlenecks by: (a) supporting the de-concentration of program operations; (b) strengthening the information system; (c) supporting reliable payment systems; and (d) investing in beneficiary registries to guarantee fiscal sustainability. While program funding is high by international standards, the fiscal situation in Honduras has significantly deteriorated. Thus the additional credit will: (a) protect financing for poverty-targeted programs; (b) support the government of Honduras in strengthening program operations and consolidating sector-level investments that are not necessarily benefitting the poor; and (c) deepen the World Bank’s engagement in the social protection sector.", projectname: "Honduras Additional Financing Social Protection", year: "2014", loanamnt: "12300000"},
	{ region: "Islamic State of Afghanistan", projectabstract: "Afghanistan is undergoing a major security and political transition. At the Kabul and Lisbon Conferences in 2010, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and the Afghan government agreed that full responsibility for security would be handed over by 2014. The country now faces the prospect of a drawdown of most international military forces that so far have supported the fight against the ongoing insurgency. At the same time, Afghanistan is gearing up for a presidential election in April 2014 which many anticipate to be a difficult process given the complex political environment and challenging logistics. Despite these steps, Afghanistan will need to rely heavily on donor financing to ensure the continued provision of public services and investment through the transition period. At the request of the authorities, this Development Policy Grant (DPG) series is designed to support the government's strategy for developing greater economic and fiscal self-reliance. The reform program is ambitious, especially in light of the upcoming elections, but it is strongly supported by the government, key stakeholders and donors. This program document describes the first in a series of two programmatic grants to Afghanistan. The first operation is in the amount of US$50 million, out of US$100 million for the programmatic series. A programmatic approach is proposed to carry on reform momentum and strengthen reform incentives during times in which political incentives for reforms are typically low due to upcoming election. Moreover, lessons from other operations in Afghanistan favor a carefully sequenced and continuous reform-approach.", projectname: "AF: Development Policy Prog. Series", year: "2014", loanamnt: "50000000"},
	{ region: "Africa", projectabstract: "The objective of the Regional Rusumo Falls Hydroelectric Project is to increase power supply of electricity to the national grids of Burundi, Rwanda, and Tanzania. There are five project components; the International Development Association supports four, and the Africa Development Bank supports one. The first component comprises civil works for the access to and construction of power facilities, offices, and housing. The second component comprises mechanical and electrical works for hydro-mechanical equipment, turbine-generator sets and auxiliaries, generation substations, and power complex control and communications equipment. The third component will finance the Environmental and Social Management Plan (ESMP) and Resettlement Action Plan (RAP). The fourth component will finance owner’s engineers to assist with overall project management and implementation of the ESMP and RAP. The fifth component consists of the construction of three transmission lines from Rusumo to Gitega, Burundi, Kigali, Rwanda, and Nyakanazi, Tanzania. These transmission lines will connect the power station at Rusumo to the national grids of Rwanda and Burundi, and supply electricity to the western mining provinces of Tanzania.", projectname: "Regional Rusumo Falls Hydroelectric Project", year: "2014", loanamnt: "339900000"},
	{ region: "Lebanese Republic", projectabstract: "The objective of the Mobile Internet Ecosystem Project for Lebanon is to strengthen innovation and entrepreneurship in the Lebanese mobile Internet ecosystem. This project will include the following components: the first component is skills development and attraction of talent, this component targets the community of entrepreneurs, software developers and university graduates, and its main goals are to attract a sufficient number of members of these communities to the mobile internet industry, and to provide these communities with sufficient skills, capacity, and knowledge to develop mobile internet start-up projects; the second  component is strengthening and growth of the mobile internet industry; the third component is enhancement of mobile internet enabling environment, this will assess Lebanon's competitive position in Information Communication Technologies (ICT) enabled industries to evaluate the potential of the country to use mobile Internet and other ICT platforms to increase its competitive position within the region and internationally; and the last component is project management, finances data collection on indicators to measure project progress and results and strengthens the Financial and Procurement Management Team's (FPMT) management capabilities.", projectname: "LB: Mobile Internet Ecosystem Project (MIEP)", year: "2013", loanamnt: "6400000"},
	{ region: "Republic of Tajikistan", projectabstract: "The objective of the Health Services Improvement Project for Tajikistan is to contribute to the improvement of the coverage and quality of basic primary health care (PHC) services in rural health facilities in selected districts. The project has three components. The first component is performance-based financing (PBF). This component will support a PBF pilot at the PHC level in eight rayons (or districts) in Khatlon and Sogd oblasts (regions). Under the PBF pilot, Rural Health Centers (RHCs) and their subsidiary Health Houses (HHs) will be eligible to receive a performance-based payment each quarter based on the quality and quantity of Maternal and Child Health (MCH) and Non-communicable Diseases (NCD) services delivered. The development and testing of the PBF scheme is currently being financed by a separate preparation grant from the Health Results Innovation Trust Fund (HRITF). The second component is primary health care strengthening. This component will aim to improve the capacity of PHC providers to deliver quality services. It has following two sub-components: (i) quality improvement to finance the training of PHC doctors and nurses from the project districts and selected comparison districts in a six months family medicine training program; and (ii) physical infrastructure improvements to support the improvement of PHC facility infrastructure in the project districts. The third component is project management, coordination, and monitoring and evaluation. This component will finance the expenses associated with the implementation and management of the project at the central, regional, and district levels.", projectname: "Tajikistan Health Services Improvement Project (HSIP)", year: "2013", loanamnt: "15000000"},
	{ region: "Argentine Republic", projectabstract: "The development objective of the Montreal Protocol Hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFC) Phase-out Project for Argentina is to support Argentina in phasing out controlled ozone-depleting substances in accordance with the country's obligations under the Montreal Protocol. There are five components to the project. The first component of the project is HCFC phase-out at mabe Argentina. The second component of the project is CFC replacement in chillers. The third component of the project is technical assistance: monitoring and compliance reporting on HCFC-22 production phase-out. The fourth component of the project is project management. The fifth component of the project is foam sector plan for HCFC phase-out.", projectname: "Montreal Protocol Hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFC) Phase-out Project", year: "2013", loanamnt: "1900000"},
	{ region: "Republic of Mozambique", projectabstract: "The objective of the Greater Maputo Water Supply Expansion Project for Mozambique is to increase access to clean water for residents in the Greater Maputo area. The project will finance four components: (i) component A, investment in water supply production; (ii) component B, investment in water supply distribution; (iii) component C, technical assistance to the Water Supply Investment Fund; and (iv) component D, capacity building and operational support to the water regulatory council. The achievement of the project development objective (PDO) will be measured in terms of the following indicators: (a) direct project beneficiaries, percentage of whom are female; (b) people in urban areas provided with access to an improved water source under the project; and (c) increased capacity of the water system. The project is expected to directly benefit approximately 100,000 households in the Greater Maputo Area who will be directly connected to the formal water supply system in Greater Maputo and will be able to receive treated, piped water.", projectname: "Greater Maputo Water Supply Expansion Project", year: "2013", loanamnt: "178000000"},
	{ region: "Kyrgyz Republic", projectabstract: "The objective of the First Development Policy Operation (DPO) Program for Kyrgyz is intended to support the Kyrgyz Government with the implementation of reforms and policy priorities highlighted in the national sustainable development strategy (2013-17) and the medium-term development program of the Kyrgyz Republic for 2012-14. This DPO supports key areas of the reform program with the objectives of: (i) strengthening governance and anti-corruption efforts and putting in place enforcement and evaluation and monitoring mechanisms, implementing key priority areas in the judicial sector to promote the rule of law, and improving public sector accountability and efficiency in the management and use of public resources, and (ii) sharpening competitiveness and enhancing the attractiveness for private investment through improving transparency and governance in the energy sector, reforms in the financial sector, and improving the environment for development of private business. The government is committed to its medium-term reforms in the face of high political, social and implementation risks. The DPO program takes into account the varying speeds of policy development and capacity limitations in the different reform areas. The core set of reforms for the two operations is fully identified. The program under the first operation of the series supports essential reform steps in the areas of governance, public financial management, private sector development, judicial reform, and energy. The second operation of the series will build on the achievements and interim results achieved by the reforms supported by this proposed operation.", projectname: "Programmatic Development Policy Operation 1", year: "2013", loanamnt: "25000000"},
	{ region: "Republic of Yemen", projectabstract: "The development objective of the Financial Infrastructure Development Project for Yemen is to develop a financial institutional infrastructure that supports greater transparency and efficiency of financial transactions in the financial system. There are four components to the project. The first component of the project is developing Central Bank of Yemen's (CBY's) core system. This component will revamp the CBY's internal systems and procedures in order to modernize the central bank with respect to addressing its core functions, specifically in the areas of banking supervision, statistics, treasury operations, foreign reserves management, and its internally-focused processes, including accounting and financial management, human resource management and payroll. The second component of the project is developing payments system infrastructure. This component will implement the core payments system infrastructure as one integrated system. This component will include the application software and hardware. The third component of the project is establishing CBY's Public Credit Registry (PCR). This component aims at establishing a reliable and robust PCR hosted and operated by CBY and developing an effective credit reporting environment in Yemen. The fourth component of the project is setting up data centers, systems integration services and capacity building of the CBY.", projectname: "Financial Infrastructure Project", year: "2013", loanamnt: "20000000"},
	{ region: "Republic of Ecuador", projectabstract: "The objective of the Quito Metro Line One Project for Ecuador is to improve urban mobility in the city of Quito serving the growing demand for public transport. The Project will reduce travel time, decrease operational costs of the transport service, improve connectivity, security and comfort of the current system and reduce emissions of pollutants and greenhouse gases. This Project Development Objective  (POD) is identical to the one used by the Inter-American Development Bank (IADB), one of the co-financiers of the Project, in an effort to have the same monitoring and evaluation framework, facilitate supervision, and reduce the burden on the client. This PDO adequately reflects the objectives of the Project, is measurable and is, therefore, deemed appropriate.  The Project consists of the following five components: (i) construction of two metro stations of the Quito Metro Line One; (ii) infrastructure and equipment investment for the Quito Metro Line One; (iii) provision of train sets to operate in the Quito Metro Line One; (iv) Project Management; and (V) technical studies to support implementation.", projectname: "Quito Metro Line One", year: "2013", loanamnt: "205000000"},
	{ region: "Republic of Kenya", projectabstract: "The objective of the National Safety Net Programs for Results Project is to support the Republic of Kenya to establish an effective national safety net program for poor and vulnerable households. An essential component of a cash transfer program is a payment mechanism that delivers payments securely to the intended recipients. While the payment mechanisms for the cash transfer programs have improved significantly, the majority of payments are made using a paper-based system with only limited authentication of beneficiaries' identity. This Disbursement-linked indicator (DLI) aimed to gradually increase the use of payment service providers (PSPs) that: (i) make payments electronically, and (ii) use two-factor authentication. The large distances covered by the program combined with severe capacity constraints within the government administration in Northern Kenya has meant that all key areas of the Hunger Safety Net Program (HSNP) implementation are subcontracted as follows: a) the administrative component, including targeting, enrollment, registration, and case management, is implemented by a consortium of Non-Governmental Organization (NGOs) headed by Oxfam GB; b) the payments component is managed by the Financial Sector Deepening Trust, which in turn sub-contracted Equity Bank to deliver payments to beneficiaries through a network of banking agents; c) the social protection rights component, which is designed to spread awareness of beneficiaries' rights, entitlements and responsibilities and to manage the complaint and grievance mechanism, is implemented by help age international; and d) the monitoring and evaluation component has been implemented by oxford policy management, which collects and analyzes data on a range of process and impact indicators.", projectname: "National Safety Net Program for Results", year: "2013", loanamnt: "250000000"},
	{ region: "Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan", projectabstract: "The objective of the Emergency Project to Assist Jordan Partially Mitigate Impact of Syrian Conflict for Jordan is to help the Borrower maintain access to essential healthcare services and basic household needs for the Jordanian population affected by the large and increasing influx of Syrian refugees. The project has three components. The first component is maintaining access to essential healthcare services. This component aims to sustain the provision of essential healthcare services to the Jordanian population which is at risk due to the stress on resources resulting from the large influx of Syrian refugees. It has following two sub-components: (i) provision of vaccines and essential drugs to ensure adequate and continuous supply at all public healthcare facilities; and (ii) financing of healthcare services for Jordanians in non- Ministry of Health (MOH) health facilities. The second component is supporting household basic needs. The objective of this component is to help the Government of Jordan (GOJ) ensure the uninterrupted supply of basic household commodities for poor and lower middle class households. The two subsidized products financed under this component are bread (wheat) and Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) cylinders. The third component is project monitoring, auditing, and verification. This component will finance: (i) the costs of two special purpose audits as required for component one; and (ii) the cost of an external auditor, acceptable to the World Bank, who will be appointed to audit the project financial statements covering the Project's 12 months lifetime and for both components one and two.", projectname: "Mitigate the Impact of Syrian Displacement on Jordan", year: "2013", loanamnt: "150000000"},
	{ region: "Republic of Mozambique", projectabstract: "The objectives of the Ninth Poverty Reduction Support Credit (PRSC) Program for Mozambique are to assist the Government to: 1) to improve the business climate and to increase transparency in extractive industries; 2) strengthen social protection; and 3) strengthen public financial management by enhancing effectiveness of internal audit, developing a public investment management process, and improving public debt management. This three-year PRSC series is part of an integrative approach by the World Bank to support the Government of Mozambique in strengthening the transition of the country towards a resource-rich economy. Mozambique's economic performance over the past two decades has been strong; the government has pursued a structural reform program focused on facilitating private sector-led growth in a context of macroeconomic stability and more efficient fiscal policy. The government has had an uneven performance in implementing reforms designed to expand diversification and promote more inclusive growth through broad improvements in the business environment.", projectname: "Ninth Poverty Reduction Support Credit (PRSC 9)", year: "2013", loanamnt: "110000000"},
	{ region: "Samoa", projectabstract: "The objective of the Development Policy Operation (DPO) Program for Samoa is to support Samoa in recovering from the immediate impacts of cyclone Evan, which struck the country in December 2012, and to help Samoa build resilience against such shocks in the future. The funds requested under this DPO, including Crisis Response Window (CRW) funds, will support the Government of Samoa (GoS) in responding to the exceptional natural disaster it has suffered through Tropical Cyclone Evan (TCE). The operation is built on two pillars. The first pillar contains reforms to enhance recovery and resilience in disaster management, infrastructure and housing. The second pillar consists of public finance management reforms that support improved management and transparency around the use of public funds at a time of increased expenditure necessitated by the disaster response and heightened fiscal pressures. The operation is also consistent with the Country Partnership Strategy (CPS's) approach, which sees a role for the Bank in coordinating donor engagement with the government on development priorities and budget support. This operation will help provide a bridge into a programmatic series of development policy operations envisaged by the CPS.", projectname: "Samoa Development Policy Operation", year: "2013", loanamnt: "15000000"},
	{ region: "Republic of Zimbabwe", projectabstract: "The development objective of the Additional Financing (AF) for the Health Sector Development Support (HSDS) Project for Zimbabwe is to increase coverage of key maternal and child health interventions in targeted rural districts consistent with the recipient's ongoing health initiatives. This project paper seeks the approval of the Africa Region Vice President of a US$20 million grant by the Health Results Innovation Trust Fund (HRITF) for AF to the ongoing HSDS project. The AF will: 1) expand the package of primary and secondary services in the current 18 rural districts; 2) introduce demand-and supply-side performance-based financing interventions on a pilot basis in two low-income urban health districts; and 3) extend the project implementation period to October 30, 2015. In addition, the project will strengthen Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) by rolling out and implementing Process Monitoring Evaluation (PME). The PME will generate evidence on contextual factors linked to performance of health providers and access to and utilization of maternal and child health (MCH) services in low-income urban areas supported by demand-and supply-side Results Based Financing (RBF) mechanisms. The PME will strengthen the evidence base for RBF which Government policy makers, program managers and development partners can use to inform key decisions concerning the program and broader health sector financing.", projectname: "Additional Financing Health Sector Development Support Project", year: "2013", loanamnt: "20000000"},
	{ region: "Republic of Mali", projectabstract: "The development objective of the Education For All Emergency Project (EFAEP) for Mali is to increase access and improve the learning environment for affected students in targeted areas. This emergency project paper requests the approval of a grant from the Global Partnership for Education (GPE) to the Republic of Mali for this EFAEP in the amount of US$41.7 million. The emergency operation will help address the urgent needs of students displaced from the North to the South of the country as a result of the conflict. It will also mitigate service disruptions more broadly by providing investments needed to protect against the significantly reduced access to education that usually occurs in conflict settings and those characterized by political instability. Activities to be supported through this emergency operation will focus on expanding access capacity and preserving /restoring education infrastructure and services in the targeted zones, which will in turn help preserve education institutions at the decentralized levels where the project will be intervening. Finally, the project will also support the implementation of policy measures related to improving access, equity, and expansion of basic education, as well as the management of the education sector.", projectname: "Mali Emergency Education For All Project", year: "2013", loanamnt: "41700000"},
	{ region: "Kingdom of Morocco", projectabstract: "The objective of the Microfinance Development Project for Morocco is to promote access to finance to low income households and micro and small enterprises through the promotion of a sustainable and inclusive microfinance sector. The project has three components. The first component is strengthening the institutional, legal, regulatory, tax and governance framework for microfinance. This component aims to: (a) prepare an action plan to assess and reinforce the capacity of the National Federation of Microcredit Associations of Morocco (FNAM); and (b) support activities contributing to the strengthening of the legal, regulatory, tax and governance framework of the microfinance sector. This component will also finance goods, services, travel, and incremental operating costs incurred by the Project Management Unit (PMU) in the implementation and management of the project. It has following two sub-components: (a) prepare an action plan, including a comprehensive assessment to reinforce the capacity of the FNAM; and (b) carrying out studies to inform the development of a modern legal, regulatory, tax and governance framework for microfinance. The second component is strengthening the market infrastructure, product innovation and funding sources for microfinance. This component focuses on activities aimed at: (a) building common platforms improving the efficiency and effectiveness of microcredit associations; (b) building market infrastructure in support of microenterprises; and (c) promoting the strengthening and diversification of funding. It has following three sub-components: (i) promoting innovative common platforms and new products for Microfinance Institutions (MFIs); (ii) building market infrastructure for micro entrepreneurs; and (iii) strengthening and diversifying funding sources. The third component is integrating microfinance into a national financial inclusion strategy. This component aims to integrate the national microfinance roadmap into a wider, comprehensive national financial inclusion strategy. In a first step, this component aims to conduct a cross-cutting stocktaking exercise of all previous and ongoing activities aimed at promoting financial inclusion, putting the microfinance sector in a larger financial sector development context. In a second phase, this component aims to build on the findings of the aforementioned activities to develop a comprehensive national financial inclusion strategy, to be developed in a structured consultative process with all key public and private sector stakeholders, and develop an action plan with specific objectives and targets to achieve the aims of the strategy, as well as a clearly defined Monitoring and Evaluation (M and E) framework to measure progress.", projectname: "Morocco Microfinance Development Project", year: "2013", loanamnt: "4900000"},
	{ region: "Republic of Indonesia", projectabstract: "The development objective of the Second Power Transmission Development Project for Indonesia is to meet growing electricity demand and increase access to electricity in the project area through strengthening and expanding the capacity of the power transmission networks in the project area in a sustainable manner. The project has single component with following two parts: first part is extension and rehabilitation of selected existing 150-20 Kilovolt (kV) substations and 70-20 kV substations in the project area, including adding one or more new transformers and associated equipment; and or replacing existing transformers with new transformers and associated equipment with higher capacity; and second part is construction of selected new 150-20 kV substations in the project area, including installation of transformers and associated equipment.", projectname: "Indonesia Second Power Transmission Development Project", year: "2013", loanamnt: "325000000"},
	{ region: "Republic of Guinea", projectabstract: "The objective of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) Development Project for Guinea is support the development of MSMEs in various value chains and to improve selected processes of Guinea's investment climate. For the purposes of this project, investment climate reform comprises inter alia processes of firm's registration, investment promotion, Public-Private Dialogue (PPD), and banking infrastructure systems. The project will include three components. The first component is establishment of support centers for Small and Medium Enterprises (SME) development; the aim of this component is to promote diversification and private sector growth through direct investment in skills development of SMEs. The second component is support to investment; this component aims to improve specific elements of the investment climate with a view of facilitating the development and investment of the private sector. And finaly the third component is project implementation and Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E); this component will finance the establishment and operation of the Project Implementation Unit (PIU), the steering committee, and the monitoring and evaluation of the project and will include a rigorous impact-evaluation of the first component", projectname: "Guinea - MSME Development Project", year: "2013", loanamnt: "10000000"},
	{ region: "Federal Republic of Nigeria", projectabstract: "The development objectives of the First Agriculture Sector Development Policy Operation Program for Nigeria is to strengthen the policy environment and institutional capacity to enhance agricultural productivity and market access among farmers, and to improve agriculture sector management. The operation is in line with the strategic focus of the Country Partnership Strategy (CPS) FY10-13 and contributes directly to outcomes related to building sustainable agricultural development and market access. The CPS recognized that in order to sustain recent growth in the agriculture sector and its significant contribution to a robust growth in non-oil economy there is a deliberate need to increase agricultural productivity. The Nigerian Government has unprecedented opportunities to accelerate the country's development. Realizing the objectives of the transformation agenda will be essential to preserving stability in Nigeria. Agriculture is a major focal point of the transformation agenda. Agricultural growth in staples has the greatest impact on poverty reduction. The study identified significant potential for agricultural growth and poverty reduction through sector policies and investment, particularly those fostering improved productivity in food staples. One of the conclusions from the study is that Nigeria is unlikely to meet millennium development goal under its current growth path unless there is a significant improvement in agricultural productivity and in efficiency of public spending.", projectname: "Nigeria Agriculture Sector Development Policy Operation", year: "2013", loanamnt: "100000000"},
	{ region: "Federal Republic of Nigeria", projectabstract: "The objective of the Additional Financing (AF) for the Third National Fadama Development Project for Nigeria is to increase the incomes for users of rural lands and water resources within the Fadama areas in a sustainable manner throughout the recipient's territory. The additional financing will focus on improving farm productivity performance of clusters of farmers engaged in priority food staples namely rice, cassava, sorghum and horticulture in six selected states with high potential. Under the AF, specific to the six participating states, changes will be made to the intermediate indicators, to include state level and commodity specifics, and revision of targets to account for the additional financing. The new strategy seeks to attract private investment in processing and milling, and other commercial aspects of agriculture around nucleus farms, with associated small-holder linkages such as out-grower schemes and contracting farming arrangements. AF will draw lessons from a number of successful models of contract farming arrangement in the agribusiness subsector in Nigeria including the malting companies, Thai Farm and Dutch Agricultural Development and Trading Company (DADTCO) farms. Within this framework, private investors will enable a transformation process to higher levels of productivity, better quality and production.", projectname: "THIRD NATIONAL FADAMA DEVELOPMENT PROJECT - ADDITIONAL FINANCING", year: "2013", loanamnt: "200000000"},
	{ region: "South Asia", projectabstract: "The development objective of the Regional Trade and Transport Facilitation Project for Nepal and India is to decrease transport time and logistics costs for bilateral trade between Nepal and India and transit trade along the Kathmandu-Kolkata corridor for the benefit of traders by reducing key infrastructure bottlenecks in Nepal and by supporting the adoption of modern approaches to border management. There are three components to the project. The first component of the project is modernize transport and transit arrangements between Nepal and India. This component seeks to improve the efficiency of the systems used to manage and control the movement of Nepal's and India's international trade by providing technical assistance to introduce a modern and effective transit regime between the two countries. The second component of the project is strengthening trade-related institutional capacity in Nepal. This component includes trade portal and single window system development, improvement of trade- related laboratories, and institutional strengthening for interagency coordination including financing of Project Coordination Office (PCO). The third component of the project is improving select trade-related infrastructure. This component includes expand and upgrade the Narayanghat-Mugling road section and implement measures for improvement of entire Birgunj- Kathmandu corridor, build a Container Freight Station (CFS) or Inland Clearance/Container Depot (ICD) in Kathmandu, and improve the infrastructure at Birgunj and Bhairahawa ICDs.", projectname: "Nepal-India Regional Trade And Transport Project", year: "2013", loanamnt: "99000000"},
	{ region: "Africa", projectabstract: "The objective of the Additional Financing for the Second Phase of the West Africa Agricultural Productivity Program (WAAPP-2A) Project for Republic of Mali is to scale-up the generation, dissemination and adoption of improved technologies in the participating countries' priority agricultural commodity areas. The additional financing will bring the following changes: the project development objective, overall design, institutional and fiduciary arrangements remain unchanged. The project safeguards category remains B, since there are no expected significant and or irreversible adverse environmental and social issues. The project area will be extended to cover Mali as initially planned. Therefore the total amount of the project will increase from United States (US) 120 million dollars to US 180 million dollars. The closing date will be extended for an additional one year, to December 31, 2018, to allow Mali to fully implement its activities. The results framework also remains unchanged, though the targets will be increased to take into account the addition of Mali in WAAPP-2A.", projectname: "Additional Financing-West Africa Agricultural Productivity Program 2A", year: "2013", loanamnt: "60000000"},
	{ region: "Republic of Kazakhstan", projectabstract: "The development objective of the Second Irrigation and Drainage Improvement Project for Kazakhstan is to improve irrigation and drainage service delivery to support farmers in the project areas. There are four components to the project. The first component of the project is rehabilitation and modernization of Irrigation and Drainage (I&D) systems infrastructure. The second component of the project is sustainable Management, Operation and Maintenance (MOM) of I&D systems. This component will support: modernizing and strengthening of on farm water management, and modernizing and strengthening of the MOM of the main irrigation and drainage system. The third component of the project is agricultural development. This component will support: strengthen farmer's capacity through: 1) improving farm management and land use; 2) supporting knowledge transfer on innovative agro-techniques; and 3) supporting agro cooperatives, including establishing and strengthening the enabling Farmers Services Centers (FSCs). The fourth component of the project is project management, technical assistance and training. The component will include operational support for the Project Management Unit (PMU) to be established within Committee of Water Resources (CWR).", projectname: "Second Irrigation and Drainage Improvement Project", year: "2013", loanamnt: "102900000"},
	{ region: "Arab Republic of Egypt", projectabstract: "The objective of the Helwan South Power Project for Egypt, Arab Republic of is to increase power generation capacity in an efficient manner within the borrower's territory. There are two components to the project, the first component being the Helwan south power plant. This component includes a 3x650-MW supercritical steam technology power plant, fired by natural gas as the primary fuel and by Heavy Fuel Oil (HFO) as a backup. The plant comprises three identical units, each of 650 MW gross capacities. The plant will be cooled by a once-through cooling system using water from the Nile River. Each of the three units will include the standard set of equipment: a 650-MW steam generator, a steam turbine, a condenser, and an electricity generator; process and cooling water supply systems; an air and flue gas system; a fuel supply system; and a number of auxiliary systems (condensate treatment, hydrogen generation, compressed air, fire protection, emergency diesel generator, start-up power system, medium and low voltage system, direct current power system for control and relays, and uninterruptible power system). Finally, the second component is the gas pipelines. This component includes two gas pipelines capable of supplying approximately 12.5 million cubic meters of gas per day. One pipeline, 36 inches in diameter and 93 kilometers (km) long, will connect the Helwan South power plant site, which is near the town of Atfeeh, to the existing gas pipeline network at the compressor station at Dahshour.", projectname: "EG - Helwan South Power Project", year: "2013", loanamnt: "585400000"},
	{ region: "Nepal", projectabstract: "The objectives of the Financial Sector Stability Credit Program for Nepal is to support the implementation of the financial sector reform program initiated by the Nepalese authorities to reduce the vulnerability of the banking sector and increase its transparency. The credit recognizes the important progress made so far by the Nepalese authorities to tackle financial sector vulnerability and supports the acceleration of a medium term reform strategy which commenced implementation in 2011. This program document describes a stand-alone, single tranche, financial sector stability credit of US dollar 30 million to support the Government's efforts to address financial sector vulnerabilities that remain critical to macroeconomic stability and economic growth. The actions supported under the Development Policy Credit (DPC) form part of a broader, medium term Government program aimed at reinforcing banking sector stability and paving the way for the development of a robust and more inclusive financial sector. The key components of this medium term program are also described in detail in the document. Sufficient overall progress towards the objectives of the medium term program would allow the Bank to provide additional support in the form of a second DPC within about 18 months.", projectname: "NP: Financial sector stability DPC", year: "2013", loanamnt: "30000000"},
	{ region: "Republic of Croatia", projectabstract: "The development objective of the Export Financing Guarantee Project for Croatia is to support exporters and foreign exchange earners in Croatia by enhancing Croatian Bank for Reconstruction and Development's (HBOR's) capability to mobilize medium and long-term financing. The project will have a single component which will provide medium- and long-term funding to support the private sector. This component will use the funds raised with the support of the guarantee for on-lending to private sector exporters and foreign currency earners, based on specific eligibility criteria. Companies supported under the project would need to have revenues in foreign currency to mitigate any currency risk. Typical beneficiaries will be closely matched to the universe funded under the original Croatia Export Finance Intermediation Loan (CEFIL) and represent a large subset of the Croatian private sector, such as manufacturing, tourism and food processing.", projectname: "Croatia Export Financing Guarantee Operation", year: "2013", loanamnt: "256400000"},
	{ region: "Georgia", projectabstract: "The objectives of the Second Competitiveness and Growth Development Policy Operation (CG DPO2) Program for Georgia which are supported by this development policy operation are to strengthen competitiveness and facilitate inclusive growth. These development objectives are anchored in the government's reform program. The CG DPO2 is the second in a series of three programmatic development policy operations for Georgia that support reforms aimed at strengthening competitiveness and facilitating inclusive growth.  The new government formed after the democratic parliamentary elections in October 2012 remains committed to growth enhancing structural reforms. The government retains full ownership of the policy actions under the ongoing competitiveness and growth DPO series, which should ensure implementation, follow-up, and sustainability of the supported reforms. The new government is also planning to strengthen focus on agriculture and rural development and on employment growth.The DPO has three pillars:(i) competitiveness pillar reforms target trade and trade facilitation, modernization of education, and power sector reforms to encourage investment, strengthen productive capacity, create jobs, and provide easier access to world markets; (ii) public financial management pillar, improvements in the efficiency of public financial management will complement fiscal adjustment and ensure better quality of spending in line with growth and social priorities through enhanced budgetary accountability, coverage, and transparency;  and (iii) effectiveness of social spending pillar, greater effectiveness of social spending will help ensure that the benefits of growth are broadly shared, along with a strengthening of social safety nets.The bank's support focuses on areas of comparative advantage where it is able to leverage expertise and technical support through cooperation with international partners.", projectname: "Georgia Competitiveness and Growth DPO2", year: "2013", loanamnt: "60000000"},
	{ region: "Republic of Azerbaijan", projectabstract: "The objectives of the Additional Financing for the Intergrated Solid Waste Management Project for Azerbaijan are to support :  (i) improving solid waste disposal management; (ii) increasing waste collection coverage; and (iii) enhancing waste data information and financial management capacity in the Greater Baku area. This Additional Financing (AF) will include a restructuring of the original project and extension of its closing date to September 30, 2016. The AF will finance costs associated with additional activities at the Balakhani landfill (component B) to expand disposal capacity at the existing site and extend its life-time by up to 20 years. The additional activities include: (i) the full remediation and closure of the old waste disposal areas; (ii) installation of water and leachate controls; (iii) development of new waste cells; and (iv) introduction of a methane gas capture system. The AF will also provide additional funds to prepare post-project investments, including for waste management systems and regional landfills outside the Greater Baku area (component E); and finance additional costs associated with project management (component A).", projectname: "AZ Integrated Solid Waste Management Project (AF)", year: "2013", loanamnt: "47100000"},
	{ region: "Republic of Azerbaijan", projectabstract: "The objective of the Additional Financing (AF) for the Rail Trade and Transport Facilitation Project is to improve railway services in Azerbaijan, as well as the competitiveness, financial sustainability, operating and cost efficiency, and capacity of the Azerbaijan railways in particular along the transport east-west corridor. The restructuring was requested by the Government of Azerbaijan in a formal letter dated April 3, 2012. While the restructuring was finalized it became apparent to the Government that additional financing was needed to cover the costs of some of the foreseen investments and an Additional Financing was requested in a letter dated May 31, 2013. The AF will finance costs associated with the increased cost of power conversion and signaling works along the East-West Main Line together with additional activities under the institutional modernization component. The AF will allow Government to cover a financing gap and complete the power conversion and installation of new signaling system at the East-West main line in support of track rehabilitation entirely financed by the Government.", projectname: "Rail Trade and Transport Facilitation AF", year: "2013", loanamnt: "220000000"},
	{ region: "Republic of Liberia", projectabstract: "The objectives of the First Poverty Reduction Strategy Credit Project for Liberia are to sustain and deepen government-owned efforts to reform governance and civil service, and to support the broadening of reforms to include economic transformation and human development in the context of the implementation of the government's second Poverty Reduction Strategy - the Agenda for Transformation. The main policy areas supported by this operation include enhancing economic governance and civil service and supporting economic transformation and human development. More specifically, the reforms focus on: (i) transparency and accountability; (ii) improving budget execution and oversight; (iii) civil service reform; and (iv) improving land administration to reduce conflicts and enhance the investment climate.", projectname: "LR-Poverty Reduction Strategy Credit I", year: "2013", loanamnt: "10000000"},
	{ region: "People's Republic of Bangladesh", projectabstract: "The objectives of the First Phase of the Coastal Embankment Improvement Project for Bangladesh are to (a) increase the area protected in selected polders from tidal flooding and frequent storm surges, which are expected to worsen due to climate change; (b) improve agricultural production by reducing saline water intrusion in selected polders; and (c) improve the Government of Bangladesh’s capacity to respond promptly and effectively to an eligible crisis or emergency. The project has five components. (1) Rehabilitation and improvement of polders component will finance activities that aim to increase community resilience to tidal flooding and storm surges. (2) Implementation of social and environmental management frameworks and plans component will support consultation with and strengthening of polder stakeholders and beneficiaries. (3) Construction supervision, monitoring and evaluation of project and coastal zone monitoring component will cover consulting services for (i) surveys, designs of remaining polders to be included in the project and (ii) construction supervision of rehabilitation and improvement of coastal embankments; (iii) continuously monitoring project activities and providing feedback to the government and the implementing agency on the project’s performance. (4) Project management, technical assistance, training and strategic studies component will support Bangladesh Water Development Board in implementing the project. (5) Contingent emergency response component will be contingent upon the fulfillment of the following conditions: (i) the Government of Bangladesh has determined that an eligible crisis or emergency has occurred and the Bank has agreed and notified the Government; (ii) the Ministry of Finance has prepared and adopted the Contingent Emergency Response (CER) Implementation Plan that is agreed with the Bank; (iii) Bangladesh Water Development Board has prepared, adopted, and disclosed safeguards instruments required as per Bank guidelines for all activities from the CER Implementation Plan for eligible financing under the CERC.", projectname: "Coastal Embankment Improvement Project - Phase I (CEIP-I)", year: "2013", loanamnt: "375000000"},
	{ region: "Republic of Turkey", projectabstract: "The objective of the Third Access to Finance for Small and Medium Enterprises Project for Turkey is to improve access to medium and long-term finance for small and medium enterprises through lease financing. The single project component will provide US$300 million to be intermediated by Ziraat Bank through leasing companies and banks targeting Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) through lease financing. The credit line, guaranteed by the Turkish government, will be intermediated by Ziraat Bank, which will be the Borrower and implementing agency for this project. Ziraat Bank will in turn on-lend funds through Participating Financial Institutions (PFIs), which can be banks and leasing companies. Ziraat Bank will select PFIs pursuant to criteria agreed between Ziraat Bank and the World Bank, and subject to no objection by the World Bank. The selected PFIs will in turn make sub-loans to private SMEs, the final beneficiaries of the credit line. The PFIs will assume the credit risk of the sub-borrowers who will be selected based on agreed upon selection criteria. Ziraat Bank will have exposure only to the selected PFIs and will assume the credit risk for lending funds to PFIs.", projectname: "TR Third Access to Finance for SMEs (SME III)", year: "2013", loanamnt: "300000000"},
	{ region: "People's Republic of Bangladesh", projectabstract: "The objective of the Safety Net Systems for the Poorest Project for Bangladesh is to improve the equity, efficiency and transparency of major social safety net programs to benefit the poorest households. The proposed project includes three components: (i) support to five safety net programs by financing a portion of program costs in line with progress against a set of Disbursement Linked Indicators; (ii) strengthening of Ministry of Disaster Management and Relief (MoDMR) program administration and transparency; and (iii) development of the Bangladesh Poverty Database. The first component will reimburse the Government of Bangladesh for results, while the other two components will be seen as a financing instrument for the inputs needed to achieve the results under first component. Second and third components will finance all inputs such as personnel, design of IT systems as well as hardware, monitoring systems, vehicles and other equipment, consultants, and incremental operating costs.", projectname: "Bangladesh Safety Net Systems for the Poorest Project", year: "2013", loanamnt: "500000000"},
	{ region: "Federative Republic of Brazil", projectabstract: "The objective of the Rio Grande do Norte Regional Development and Governance Project for Brazil is to support the borrower's efforts to: (i) increase food security and access to productive infrastructure and markets for family agriculture; (ii) improve the quality of, and access to, health, education and public security services; and (iii) improve systems for public expenditure, human resource and physical asset management in the context of a results-based management approach. The project has three components. (1) Sustainable regional development component will reduce regional inequalities and increase productive inclusion. (2) Improving public services component will support the human development and citizen security pillars of the state's poverty reduction strategy by improving the quality of, and access to, basic public services. (3) Public sector management component will provide support for the modernization of the state's public sector management in strategic sectors in order to strengthen the efficiency and effectiveness of central budget, finance and planning processes and management, as well as in service delivery in health, education and public security sectors.", projectname: "Rio Grande do Norte: Regional Development and Governance", year: "2013", loanamnt: "360000000"},
	{ region: "Federative Republic of Brazil", projectabstract: "The objective of the Pernambuco Equity and Inclusive Growth Development Policy Loan for Brazil is to support the Government of Pernambuco to strengthen the design, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of policies and programs aimed at promoting sustained growth and improved economic opportunities for the poor, consolidating public sector management innovations, preventing crime and violence, and reducing the burden associated with chronic disease. The main policy areas the Bank will be focusing on are: regional economic development, private sector development, technical and vocational education and training, productive inclusion, public sector management, crime and violence prevention, health. In each of these areas the operation supports critical actions towards the institutionalization and expansion of key government policies and programs, or the establishment of monitoring and evaluation systems that will provide the basis for evidence-based and performance oriented policy making in the future. Taken together, the policy actions are expected to help promote sustained growth and improved economic opportunities for the poor, consolidation of public sector management innovations, prevention crime and violence, and a reduction of the burden associated with chronic disease.", projectname: "Pernambuco Equity and Inclusive Growth DPL", year: "2013", loanamnt: "550000000"},
	{ region: "Republic of Cape Verde", projectabstract: "The objective for Transport Sector Reform Project for Cape Verde is to support the recipient's efforts to improve efficiency and management of its national road assets and lay the groundwork for transport sector State Owned Enterprise (SOE) reform. The proposed project consists of four components. (1) Road asset preservation component will support rehabilitation works and routine maintenance including emergency works and reinforcement. (2) Institutional strengthening and project management component consists of: (a) development and operationalization of a road and bridge management system through the yearly collection and analysis of data relating to the condition of bridges and roads; (b) strengthening the institutional capacity; (c) development of complementary funding mechanisms to widen the resource base of Road Fund (FAMR); (d) support to enforce legislation on axle load control including through the provision of weighbridges; (e) development of improved construction, rehabilitation and maintenance standards for road drainage networks based on best practices; and (f) support for the project coordination unit including through the provision of training, operating costs and audits. (3) Road safety component will support: (a) development and implementation of a road safety action plan; (b) development and implementation of an accident database and monitoring and evaluation system; (c) development of a national road safety observatory; (d) drafting of the recipient's highway code. (4) Inter-island transport strategy component will support to improve the quality of inter-island sea and air transport services; the management of ports and airports; and the efficiency of transport SOEs.", projectname: "Cape Verde - Transport Sector Reform Project", year: "2013", loanamnt: "19000000"},
	{ region: "Nepal", projectabstract: "The development objectives of the Additional Financing for the Nepal-India Electricity Transmission and Trade Project (NIETTP) for Nepal are to: (a) establish cross-border transmission capacity of about 1000 Megawatts (MW) to facilitate electricity trade between India and Nepal; and (b) increase the supply of electricity in Nepal by the sustainable import of at least 100 MW of electricity. The additional financing will help in the following activities: (i) construction of two 220 kilovolt (kV) transmission lines between Hetauda-Bharatpur and Bharatpur-Bardaghat, and associated sub-stations; (ii) provision of conductors for the Hetauda-Dhalkebar-Duhabi transmission line; and (iii) acquisition, installation, commissioning and operation maintenance of a system integrator for an integrated financial management information system.", projectname: "Additional Financing for Nepal-India Electricity Transmission and Trade Project", year: "2013", loanamnt: "39000000"},
	{ region: "Republic of Benin", projectabstract: "The development objective of the Cities Support Project for Benin is to increase access to urban services and improve urban management in selected cities of Benin. The project has three components. The first component is service delivery improvement through infrastructure rehabilitation, maintenance and expansion. This component will support the improvement of infrastructure service delivery through rehabilitation and expansion of urban community infrastructure in 10 urban municipalities of Benin. The second component is municipal management and deepening decentralization. This component seeks to improve urban governance and municipal management at the municipal or city level while supporting central government's efforts at decentralization including building capacity for monitoring and evaluating the formula-based intergovernmental fiscal transfer system at the central government level. The third component is institutional strengthening, capacity building, monitoring and evaluation and project management. This component will support: (i) the entities involved in the implementation of the project (municipalities, Technical Secretariat (TS), Ministry of Environment, Housing and Urban Development (MEHU), Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning (MEF), Ministry of Interior and Decentralization (Ministere de la Decentralisation, de la Gouvernance Locale de l'Amenagement du Territoire) (MDGLAAT) to better supervise and monitor municipal development; and (ii) project management, monitoring and evaluation of project results, and targeted training for the municipality and central government officials working on the Intergovernmental Fiscal Transfer System (IFTS), technical secretariat and project implementing entity (IE) staff.", projectname: "Benin Cities Support Project", year: "2013", loanamnt: "60000000"},
	{ region: "Republic of Chad", projectabstract: "The development objectives of the Second Phase of the Education Sector Reform Project for Chad are to: 1) improve teaching and learning conditions in primary and upper secondary schools in selected areas; and 2) strengthen the system to facilitate evidence-based decision- making in the education sector. There are three components to the project. The first component of the project is improving teaching and learning conditions in primary schools. This component aims to: support improvements in the teaching and learning conditions in selected primary schools through the provision of quality infrastructure and furniture, textbooks, and improvements in teacher development and management; identify possible efficiency gains for the system; and strengthen the national strategies in each of targeted subsectors. The second component of the project is improving teaching and learning in upper secondary schools. This component aims to: support improvements in the teaching and learning conditions of upper secondary schools through the provision of teaching and learning material and in-service training of teachers, with a special focus on scientific disciplines; assess the cost-effectiveness of the interventions; and inform the development of a strong subsector strategy. The third component of the project is project management, monitoring and evaluation. This component will support project implementation by funding the Project Coordination Unit (PCU) coordination needs and by strengthening monitoring, evaluation, and evidence-based management capacities and activities of the Ministry of Basic Education and Literacy (MEFA) and Ministry of Secondary Education and Professional Training (MEFPS).", projectname: "Chad Education Sector Reform Project Phase 2", year: "2013", loanamnt: "15000000"},
	{ region: "Republic of South Sudan", projectabstract: "The objective of the Safety Net and Skills Development Project (SNSDP) for South Sudan is to provide access to income opportunities and temporary employment to the poor and vulnerable and put in place building blocks for a social protection system. The project has three components. The first component is social protection system and project management. This component will seek to develop basic features of a social protection system, as outlined in the SSDP 2011-2013, and build government capacity to implement the project, through two interrelated sub-components. This component will focus on providing support to Government of the Republic of South Sudan (GOSS) in the development of a social protection policy, as well as putting in place the necessary implementation and coordination capacity. It has following two sub-components: (a) support for a social protection system. This sub-component will support GOSS to put in place the building blocks of a Social Protection (SP) system through assistance with the drafting of a social protection policy and putting in place a set of basic operational tools; and (b) capacity building and project management. The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, Cooperatives, and Rural Development (MoAFCRD) will serve as the lead project implementing agency and will be responsible for the overall management and coordination of the project. The second component is public works. The objective of this component is to provide income for youth and women from poor households through a seasonal transfer, linked to participation in public works, in order to increase and sustain household assets, and smooth consumption during lean seasons. The third component is skills development. The objective of this component is to provide youth from poor and vulnerable households with access to livelihood opportunities through comprehensive skills development training comprised of technical, entrepreneurship and life skills. Through this component, short term skills training, based on market demand, will be provided to rural and urban poor youth, males as well as females, aged 18-30 years.", projectname: "Safety Net and Skills Development", year: "2013", loanamnt: "21000000"},
	{ region: "People's Republic of China", projectabstract: "The objectives of the Guangdong Social Security Integration and Rural Worker Training Project for China are to enhance portability of social security data and beneficiary entitlements, and to strengthen the skills base and employment prospects of rural hukou workers in Guangdong. The project has two components. (1) Social security MIS component will invest into develop a new provincial Management of Information System (MIS) for Department for Human Resources and Social Security (DHRSS) which would serve to integrate data management across its major business lines (social insurance, employment services and HR management) and across the 21 prefectures in Guangdong province. The provincial MIS would provide for common data standards, information exchange through an integrated data sharing platform, coordination of social insurance benefits between prefectures for mobile beneficiaries\ who straddle more than one prefecture, and the decision support system to inform provincial DHRSS management. (2) Rural worker training component will invest in technical training institutions with a particular focus on short-term training needs of current and potential migrants for both entry level and upgrading of skills, supported by a strengthened set of services to support post-training placement. In addition, there will be a strong focus on deepening school-industry partnerships to enhance the labor market relevance of training. These emphases will enhance the relevance and skill-intensity of training to help fill skills gaps in Guangdong.", projectname: "China: Guangdong Social Security Integration and Rural Worker Training", year: "2013", loanamnt: "80000000"},
	{ region: "People's Republic of China", projectabstract: "The objective of the Anhui Xuancheng Infrastructure for Industry Relocation Project for China is to contribute to the economic, social and environmental sustainability of the project area in the Xuancheng economic and technological development zone. There are three components to the project, the first component being roads and bridges with underground storm-water drainage networks, water supply networks, and sewerage networks. This component supports the construction of selected urban roads in the project area, along with bus stations and stops, landscaping, and associated sub-surface infrastructure services, including storm water drainage, water supply and sewage networks. The second component is the wastewater conveyance, treatment and discharge. This component supports construction of conveyance sewers and treated effluent pipes to and from the wastewater treatment plant, as well as construction of associated treated effluent outfalls. Finally, the third component is the institutional development and capacity building.", projectname: "Anhui Xuancheng Infrastructure for Industry Relocation", year: "2013", loanamnt: "150000000"},
	{ region: "People's Republic of China", projectabstract: "The development objective of the Nanchang Urban Rail Project for China is to provide an effective urban mass rapid transit system of appropriate quality along the line 2 corridor from ZhanQianNanDaDao Station to XinJiaAn station. The project had four components. The first component is construction of line 2. This component includes all construction activities for the urban rail line 2 (about 23.78km). Line 2 will connect western and eastern Nanchang. It will start from the Line 2 depot, go through the ZhanQianNanDaDao Station in southwest Nanchang, run along the west bank of the Gan river, up to Chunhui road, then move east under the Gan river onto Yangming road and turn south to XinJiaAn station in southeast Nanchang. Line 2 includes 21 stations, which will all be located underground and connected by tunnels. The second component is equipment for line 2. This component includes all the equipment necessary to the successful operation of line 2 such as rolling stock, power supply, control system, signaling system, communication system, monitoring system, fare collection system, safety and security system, ventilation and air conditioning system, water supply, sewerage and fire protection system, and station auxiliary equipment. The third component is design, construction management and technical assistance. This component includes the following activities: (i) design and preparation of the project; (ii) construction management and quality assurance; and (iii) technical assistance and capacity building to relevant staff in Nanchang Municipality (NM) and the Urban Rail Company (URC) to take steps to improve ridership levels (ridership modeling, scenario testing, fare integration), to increase land value around stations, and to improve financial management and internal audit functions for the Nanchang URC. The fourth component is safeguards and other construction costs. This component will include the land acquisition and resettlement costs, construction site preparation (environmental mitigation measures) as well as other project related construction costs such as engineering.", projectname: "China: Nanchang Urban Rail Project", year: "2013", loanamnt: "250000000"},
	{ region: "Republic of India", projectabstract: "The objective of the Tamil Nadu and Puducherry Coastal Disaster Risk Reduction Project for India is increasing the resilience of coastal communities in Tamil Nadu and Puducherry, to a range of hydrometeorological and geophysical hazards along with improving project implementation entities’ capacity to respond promptly and effectively to an eligible crisis or emergency. The project has five components. The first component is vulnerability reduction. The objective of this component is to reduce the vulnerability of coastal communities through infrastructure such as permanent houses, evacuation shelters and routes, and resilient electrical networks. It has following three sub-components: (i) resilient housing; (ii) evacuation shelters, routes and early warning systems; and (iii) cyclone resilient electrical network. The second component is sustainable fisheries. The objective of this component is to address gaps in the context of a long term vision for the fisheries sector. The component aims at upgrading infrastructure, developing an approach for co-management of fisheries and addressing safety at sea. This component has following two sub-components: (a) fishing infrastructure; and (b) Second Fisheries Management for Sustainable Livelihood (FIMSUL II). The third component is capacity building in disaster risk management. This component will focus on strengthening the capacity of government institutions, civil society, the school education system and coastal communities through following four sub-components: (i) strengthening of state disaster management authority; (ii) Community Based Disaster Risk Management Program (CBDRM); (iii) curriculum development on disaster risk reduction for schools and training institutions; and (iv) completing preparation of the Integrated Coastal Zone Management (ICZM) plan for Tamil Nadu, completing erection of High Tide Line (HTL) pillars across all 13 coastal districts and stake holder training on coastal zone management. The fourth component is implementation support. This will include incremental operating costs, that of operating the Project Management Unit (PMU) and respective Project Implementation Units (PIUs) in the line departments. In addition, the component will include consultancies required for the preparation and supervision of specific activities, trainings, exposure visits and knowledge exchange programs. The fifth component is contingent emergency financing. This component will draw resources from the unallocated expenditure category and or allow the government of Tamil Nadu and or Puducherry to request the Bank to re-categorize and reallocate financing from other project components to partially cover emergency response and recovery costs.", projectname: "Tamil Nadu and Puducherry Coastal Disaster Risk Reduction Project", year: "2013", loanamnt: "236000000"},
	{ region: "Republic of Honduras", projectabstract: "The objectives of the Rural Infrastructure Project for Honduras are: (a) to improve the access, quality and sustainability of infrastructure services (roads, water, sanitation and electricity) for the rural poor in the recipient’s territory; (b) to develop capacities and an enabling environment within the recipient for locally-driven infrastructure service provision and planning; (c) to improve the recipient’s capacity to respond promptly and effectively to an eligible emergency. The project has 6 components. (1) Participatory local planning for integrated infrastructure service delivery. (2) Infrastructure service. (3) Micro-finance services for SHS sub-programs. (4) Local capacity building and policy development TA. (5) Project management, monitoring and evaluation. (6) Development of the immediate response mechanism.", projectname: "HN RURAL INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECT (AF)", year: "2013", loanamnt: "20000000"},
	{ region: "Republic of Honduras", projectabstract: "The objectives of the Water and Sanitation Sector Modernization Project additional financing for Honduras are to support the recipient to improve: (a) the sustainability, efficiency, and reliability of its Water Supply and Sanitation (WSS) services in eligible municipalities; (b) the performance of its national WSS sector institutions in the exercise of their respective roles in accordance with the WSS sector framework law; and (c) its capacity to respond promptly and effectively to an eligible emergency. The project has five components. (1) supporting eligible municipalities to create autonomous WSS service providers and to invest in efficiency, rehabilitation, and expansion of WSS service delivery. (2) tegucigalpa non-revenue water reduction. (3) institutional strengthening of national and regional WSS sector institutions. (4) project management. (5) Immediate Response Mechanism (IRM) contingent component will support the response to an eligible emergency.", projectname: "HN AF WSS Modernization", year: "2013", loanamnt: "10000000"},
	{ region: "Republic of Kenya", projectabstract: "The development objectives of the Water Security and Climate Resilience Project for Kenya are to (i) increase availability and productivity of irrigation water for project beneficiaries; and (ii) enhance the institutional framework and strengthen capacity for water security and climate resilience for the country. The project has three components. The first component is water resources development. This component will support climate resilience and water security for economic growth by financing water investments and by progressively building a longer-term investment pipeline. This component has following two sub-components: water sector investments; and water investment pipeline. The second component is effective water sector institutions. It will support the current sector institutions, as well as the preparation, implementation and full functioning of the new; legal and institutional framework resulting from alignments with the Constitution of Kenya 2010. It will also support integrated and participatory basin planning, including developing the requisite knowledge base and building capacity and institutional partnerships for effective water management and planning. The overall objective of this component will be to strengthen the enabling institutional and legal framework to sustainably advance Kenya's vast water sector investment program in order to achieve water security and climate resilience. It has following two sub-components: (i) support for water sector transition and reforms and (ii) strengthening water management and planning. The third component is support for project implementation. This component will support the establishment of the Project Management Unit (PMU) to provide for effective project implementation through the completion of the First Kenya Water Security and Climate Resilience Project (KWSCRP-1) and throughout the reform period. This component will finance the required office space, goods (e.g., vehicles), equipment (e.g., computers), staff, consultant services, travel, training and operating costs that will allow the PMU to carry out its responsibilities for project implementation.", projectname: "Kenya Water Security and Climate Resilience Project", year: "2013", loanamnt: "155000000"},
	{ region: "Republic of Mali", projectabstract: "This program document proposes a one-tranche Recovery and Reform Support Credit Program (RRSC) for SDR33.4 million (US$50 million equivalent) to the Republic of Mali. This stand-alone development policy operation supports the authorities' efforts to (i) deepen executive accountability, (ii) protect poverty reduction progress made in recent years, and (iii) prepare for a rapid economic recovery as the political transition ends and the security situation improves. While the credit will primarily translate into financing programs from the emergency priority action plan 2013-14, particular attention is given to the policy actions aimed at: (i) strengthening controls on budget and transparency, (ii) protecting pro-poor expenditures, (iii) restoring financial sustainability and investment capacity in power and irrigation sectors, and (iv) improving public financial and investment management. The operation fully shares the objectives of the World Bank Group's interim strategy note for FY14-15, and is aligned with the World Bank's Strategy for Africa. The operation is also part of a larger regional response to the crisis in the Sahel. While Mali is at the epicenter of the crisis, it is broadly understood that some of its causes, and the responses, have to be found at the regional Sahelian level. Thus, development policy operations are also being processed in Niger and Burkina Faso. A World Bank regional response, taking the form of projects to strengthen resilience and promote regional integration, while building knowledge on demographic and spatial Sahelian challenges was also in the making by May 2013.", projectname: "Mali RRSC", year: "2013", loanamnt: "50000000"},
	{ region: "Republic of Haiti", projectabstract: "The objective of the Economic Reconstruction and Growth Development Policy Grant Project for Haiti is to support the Government of Haiti's program of sustainable reconstruction and growth. Towards this end, the grant supports institution building and the strengthening of economic governance in sectors critical to reconstruction and growth in the short and medium term. The grant is a single tranche operation that builds on the institutional foundations laid under the past series of Development Policy Grant (DPGs), some of which were stalled or reversed by the earthquake. The earthquake increased the urgency to address Haiti's deep structural problems of weak economic governance and inefficient and nontransparent public resource use. The significant inflow of reconstruction funds not only created pressure on the existing capacity to manage and use funds, but also increased demand for better economic governance.", projectname: "Economic Reconstruction and Growth Development Policy Credit", year: "2013", loanamnt: "20000000"},
	{ region: "Islamic Republic of Mauritania", projectabstract: "The development objective of the Local Government Development Program Project for Mauritania is to strengthen the institutional performance of Mauritania’s targeted local governments in order to improve their capacity to deliver services. The project has three components. The first component is Conditional Performance Grants (CPG) for Local Governments (LG). The component supports the CPG providing funding for LG infrastructure investment and management conditional on LG performance and basic functional capacity. The allocation for each LG is divided into two portions: (i) basic grant; and (ii) performance grant. The second component is targeted capacity support to targeted local governments, de-concentrated and central institutions and agencies. This component provides an integrated customized package of support to systematically address the gaps in the local government system. This component includes two sub-components: (i) targeted capacity support to local governments; and (ii) institutional support to national, regional and de-concentrated agencies. The third component is project management support and monitoring and evaluation. This component will provide support to project management of the program. Support will be given to the project coordination unit to deliver the following tasks: (i) provide overall project management and stakeholder coordination; (ii) overall responsibility for monitoring and evaluation of all project activities and components, including oversight of LG compliance with fiduciary and safeguards requirements; (iii) contract and oversee independent consultant teams to undertake the annual independent Performance Assessment (PA) of all the participating LGs; (iv) a bi-annual audit of the quality and independence of the PA process; (v) a baseline, mid-term and end-of-project (EOP) satisfaction survey of residents in the participating LGs; (vi) an independent assessment of the effectiveness of the mobile teams (at mid-term); (vii) an assessment of the effective use of investment resources by participating LGs (at mid-term and EOP); (viii) external financial audits of the participating LGs and the designated account(s); and (ix) specialized studies to enhance overall operation of the LG system.", projectname: "Local Government Development Program", year: "2013", loanamnt: "25000000"},
	{ region: "Republic of Poland", projectabstract: "The Second Public Finance Development Policy Loan Program is structured around three pillars with the following development objectives: 1) consolidating public finances to ensure a steady decline of the fiscal deficit to stabilize and over the medium term reduce public debt; 2) strengthening fiscal institutions to ingrain a prudent fiscal stance (including at the subnational level) over the medium term; and 3) advancing long-term fiscal reforms to secure the sustainability of social spending in view of Poland's demographic challenge program, in a programmatic series of two development policy loans, supports the government of Poland in strengthening its public finances. Sound macroeconomic policies coupled with limited external imbalances have helped Poland maintain economic growth despite the slowdown and economic uncertainty in Europe since 2008. Notwithstanding these positive developments over the past few years, Poland is not immune to the protracted recession in the Euro area. Poland's economy has performed well during and after the 2008 global financial crisis. Strong macroeconomic fundamentals, including limited macroeconomic imbalances at the onset of the crisis, large and diversified domestic economy, close trade and supply chain linkages to Germany and adequate policy mix prior to and during the crisis, helped the economy withstand external shocks. The growth in government spending was contained by: a) a temporary fiscal rule limiting increases in all newly enacted and existing discretionary expenditure items to one percentage point over the rate of inflation (CPI); and b) a nominal freeze of the budgetary sphere wage bill, and c) phasing out of early retirement schemes.", projectname: "Development Policy Loan 2", year: "2013", loanamnt: "1307800000"},
	{ region: "Republic of Cote d'Ivoire", projectabstract: "The development objective of the Block CI-27 Gas Field Expansion Project for Cote d'Ivoire is to maintain the availability of clean natural gas for lower cost power generation. The project has two components: The first component is upgrading of the existing foxtrot platform. Foxtrot is the only field in Block CI-27 currently in operation. Gas and a small volume of oil are transported via pipelines to the Vridi terminal in Abidjan, where the gas is sold to the Azito and Compagnie Ivoirienne de Production d’Electricite (Private IPP) (CIPREL) power stations and the oil to the Societe Ivoirienne de Raffinage (Ivorian Refining Company) (SIR) refinery. The supply lines and facilities that service the existing foxtrot platform will be reconfigured to ensure reliability and uninterrupted gas supply after the field expansion. The second component is addition of a new production platform, wells and pipelines to develop the adjacent Marlin field within the CI-27 block. Under this component the Marlin field will be developed as a new separate four-leg fixed platform with eight slots and five wells. The Marlin platform was ordered in February 2013, after a 2-year delay, resulting from the unstable political situation in Cote d'Ivoire, and gas payment arrears of the power sector.", projectname: "CI - 27  Gas Field Expansion", year: "2013", loanamnt: "60000000"},
	{ region: "Middle East and North Africa", projectabstract: "The objective of the Enhancing Microfinance amongst Women and Youth in Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Project is to enhance microfinance access and usage amongst women and youth in Morocco, Tunisia, and Egypt. The project aims to build the infrastructure necessary to advance microfinance access to the region as a whole through developing a network of financial literacy trainers, developing financial literacy tool kits, and producing demand-side knowledge that can significant improve the ability of financial service providers to serve women and youth. There are three components to the project. The first component is the demand-side analysis of access to finance constraints amongst women and youth. This component will finance a demand analysis in Egypt, Morocco, and Tunisia consisting of: i) demand-side surveys; ii) focus group discussions; iii) existing household survey analysis; and iv) geographical strata analysis that uncovers barriers to accessing and using the formal financial system for women and youth. The second component is to develop and implement financial literacy modules targeted to youth and women. This component seeks to develop and implement a financial education tool kit targeted to low-income, unbanked women and youth in Egypt, Morocco, and Tunisia. Finally, the third component is the south-south learning and training of key Microfinance Institutions (MFIs). This component will enhance the capacity of MFIs to effectively serve women and youth through targeted learning exchanges between MFIs in Egypt, Morocco, and Tunisia, and leading MFIs in MENA.", projectname: "MNXTA: Enhancing Microfinance Amongst Women and Youth in MENA", year: "2013", loanamnt: "600000"},
	{ region: "Federative Republic of Brazil", projectabstract: "The objective of the Belo Horizonte Inclusive Urban Development Policy Loan Project for Brazil is to support integrated and sustainable urban development and reduce social vulnerability in Belo Horizonte. This program document presents a proposed one tranche Development Policy Loan (DPL) to the Municipality of Belo Horizonte (BH) in the amount of US$200 million. Proactive integrated urban development strategies are urgently needed to address social exclusion, and create effective and long-term sustainable governance to benefit all residents. The value added of this operation lies in the potential knowledge partnership with the municipality. Belo Horizonte can become a leading laboratory of experimentation with new urban planning and management ideas and processes, in light of the knowledge the Bank brings to the client in specific issues such as housing development, resettlement practices, social programs, climate change adaptation and mitigation and results-based management. The operation began preparation in 2011 and has experienced delays; however no slippage or reversal of prior actions has occurred during this time. The operation was appraised and negotiated with the client during 2011-2012. The project has been pending resolution of internal clearances within the client administration, which have since been resolved. It has been confirmed that the project's prior actions continue to guide municipal policy and remain valid.", projectname: "Belo Horizonte Urban Development Policy Loan", year: "2013", loanamnt: "200000000"},
	{ region: "Federative Republic of Brazil", projectabstract: "The objective of the Rio de Janeiro Strengthening Public Sector Management Technical Assistance Project for Brazil is to support institutional capacity strengthening in the Municipality of Rio de Janeiro to enhance public service delivery, including in health, education and environmental management. The project has 4 components. (1) Fiscal and public investment management component will provide support for the improving medium term fiscal and public investment management process through the integration of impact evaluation results, performance information and proposed policy changes in the planning and budget process; and the carrying out of diagnostic evaluations, and the implementation of the recommended actions resulting from said evaluations. (2) Innovating in service provision component will provide further support to innovations introduced that have proven effective in improving health and education service delivery. (3) Strengthening social governance and monitoring and impact evaluation component will focus on strengthening the program operational systems, as well as on promoting innovations in the way sectoral policies are coordinated in order to promote the integration of secured favelas. (4) Innovating environmental management component will develop the institutional framework for the development and implementation of the monitoring system; support technical assistance, equipment, and training to ensure an effective data collection, modeling, reporting and monitoring and evaluation.", projectname: "Rio de Janeiro Strengthening Public Sector Management Technical Assistance Project", year: "2013", loanamnt: "16200000"},
	{ region: "Federative Republic of Brazil", projectabstract: "The objective of the Sao Paulo Sustainable Transport Project for Brazil is to contribute to the improvement of the Borrower's transport and logistics efficiency and safety while enhancing the Borrower's capacity in environmental and disaster risk management. The project has three components. The first component is improving transport and logistics efficiency and safety. This component will provide support to improve the state's transport and logistics efficiency and safety, through carrying out the following activities: (i) rehabilitating and upgrading the state's transport networks; and (ii) sustainable transport planning and management. The second component is strengthening sustainable environmental and land use planning and territorial management capacity. This component will provide support in the area of land use planning and territorial management and environmental management, through carrying out the following activities: (a) supporting sustainable land use planning and territorial management; (b) improving environmental enforcement and environment quality monitoring; and (c) supporting the modernization of the environmental licensing system. The third component is increasing state's resilience to natural disasters. This component will provide support to enhance the state capacity to plan for and manage disasters through carrying out the following activities: (1) mainstreaming disaster risk management in the transport sector; and (2) enhancing disaster risk management policy and institutional capacity.", projectname: "Sao Paulo State Sustainable Transport Project", year: "2013", loanamnt: "300000000"},
	{ region: "Islamic State of Afghanistan", projectabstract: "The development objective of the Additional Financing for Safety Nets and Pensions Support Project for Afghanistan is to:(i) improve the administration of the public pension schemes; and (ii) pilot a modest social safety net program as a first step to developing a sustainable approach to safety nets in the country. The additional financing and restructuring will: (i) support the completion of activities in the three original project components; (ii) support the government of Afghanistan's strategy to scale up the administrative reforms of the public sector pension schemes; and (iii) develop administrative systems for safety nets interventions and support further development of the evolving Afghanistan Social Protection Program (ASPP).", projectname: "Afghanistan: Safety Nets and Pensions Support Project - AF", year: "2013", loanamnt: "12500000"},
	{ region: "Republic of Senegal", projectabstract: "The objectives of the Quality Improvement and Equity of Basic Education Project for Senegal are to: (i) improve learning outcomes for early grades, (ii) increase access to the science and mathematics tracks for secondary schools, and (iii) improve equity in access to basic education. There are three components to the project, the first component being quality improvement of basic education. This component aims at improving the accountability chain of the results chain for improving the quality of learning in the early grades of primary education at four levels. The first will be to provide performance financing education grants to District Education Authorities (IEF) under performance-based contracts (PBCs) between Regional Education Authorities and IEFs to improve the management of the education district and the quality and quantity of services they provide to schools in terms of supervision, support and advice, and teacher training. The second component is the strengthening equity in access to education. This component aims at reaching out-of-school children and providing them with a better quality education. This will be done by providing additional assistance to less advantaged areas in terms of new primary schools and by ensuring that all children notably in selected Daaras receive a quality basic education based on a well-defined curriculum. Finally, the third component is the supporting project management and capacity building.", projectname: "Senegal Quality and Equity of Basic Education", year: "2013", loanamnt: "20000000"},
	{ region: "Democratic Republic of the Congo", projectabstract: "The development objective of the Western Growth Poles Project for Democratic Republic of Congo is to increase productivity and employment in selected value chains in target zones in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The project has four components. The first component is agriculture value chains development in Bas-Congo. This component will increase the agricultural supply capabilities of farmers’ organizations and provide basic rural infrastructure in order to strengthen the targeted value chains and better supply markets, including Kinshasa. This component will finance consultant services to provide technical assistance (TA) and support services to farmers organizations and benefiting institutions; works (the construction of technical and collection platforms, rural roads and upgrading of electricity network); and goods and equipment. This component has following two sub-components: (i) enhancing agricultural supply capabilities; and (ii) support to rural infrastructures. The second component is special economic zone of Maluku. The development of the Maluku Special Economic Zone (SEZ) will provide access to much needed industrial land equipped with critical infrastructure and a more friendly business environment for investors and private sector operators, all of which have been identified as binding constraints in the 2006 investment climate assessment. This component has following three sub-components: (a) facilitation of Public-Private Partnership (PPP); (b) strengthening the capacity of relevant ministries in SEZ development; and (c) physical infrastructure. The third component is proactive business development. This component will improve the business environment with a view to promoting investments and support productive activities in the targeted value chains and poles. It aims at supporting and operationalizing the government approach to Strategic Partnerships Along Value Chains (SPAVC) that was presented to and well received by development partners at the end of 2012 in Kinshasa. It has following three sub-components: (1) project development fund for investment promotion; (2) targeted regulatory reforms; and (3) trade facilitation at the port of Matadi in the Bas-Congo. The fourth component is coordination, monitoring, communication and impact. This component will strengthen the ability of government to implement the project in a coordinated and integrated manner based on existing structures, which will be strengthened through TA. It will also ensure coordination of the involved ministries. It will also be in charge of communication in collaboration with civil society organizations.", projectname: "Dem Rep Congo - Western Growth Poles", year: "2013", loanamnt: "110000000"},
	{ region: "Democratic Republic of the Congo", projectabstract: "The development objectives of the Additional Financing for the Multi-Modal Transport Project (MTP) are (i) to improve transport connectivity in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) so as to support national economic integration, (ii) to restore Societe Nationale des Chemins de Fer du Congo (National Railway Company of DRC - SNCC) financial and operational viability, and (iii) to implement a sector wide governance plan and strengthen transport state-owned enterprises (SOEs) operational performance. This project paper seeks the approval of the Executive Directors to provide an additional financing grant in the amount of Special Drawing Rights (SDR) 116.1 million (equivalent to US$180.00 million) to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) for the ongoing project. The main purpose of the Additional Financing (AF) is to: (i) finance the costs associated with the implementation of part of original project first component (Recovery Plan of Societe Nationale des Chemins de Fer du Congo, the National Railway Company of DRC - SNCC) that could not be funded because of an unanticipated financing gap and (ii) scale up the activities of project first component by expanding the SNCC work force downsizing program to Year 2013 retirees, and the activities of project second component in favor of river transport operations and civil aviation regulation. The AF will include a restructuring to introduce the following changes: (i) adjusting some results indicators and targets; (ii) splitting the SNCC workforce downsizing sub-category into two; (iii) amending several covenants in the original grant agreement to reflect changes in the political and economic situation as well as the actual time necessary to fulfill these covenants; and (iv) extending the project's closing date by 24 months to December 30, 2017, to complete the activities and fully achieve the development objectives.", projectname: "DRC-Multi-Modal Transp Additional Financing", year: "2013", loanamnt: "180000000"},
	{ region: "Republic of Cameroon", projectabstract: "The development objective of the Flood Emergency Project for Cameroon is to rehabilitate key hydraulic infrastructure and improve disaster-preparedness in target areas in the far North region of Cameroon. The credit for the project will finance the costs associated with rehabilitation of key hydraulic infrastructure for flood protection and rice production in the far North region of Cameroon. The project will support the government in rehabilitating flood affected, damaged and deteriorated hydraulic infrastructure, notably 70km of the Logone river embankment, Maga dam and related water conveyance or irrigation infrastructure at both locations. The project will furthermore assure that emergency and disaster preparedness measures are put in place and that the population is well informed about disaster preparedness and emergency management procedures.", projectname: "Cameroon Flood Emergency Project", year: "2013", loanamnt: "108000000"},
	{ region: "Republic of Yemen", projectabstract: "The objective of the Enterprise Revitalization and Employment Pilot Project for Yemen is to improve individual employability of college and university graduates and to improve the business capabilities of enterprises participating in the project. This project has two components. The first component is Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) internship and upgrading program. This component will finance following three sub-components: (i) internship pilot: this sub-component will aim at providing paid internships for an estimated 400 graduates through private enterprises on a cost-sharing basis; (ii) business development matching grants pilot: this program will provide up to 400 firms, depending on uptake, with a matching grant (typically 50 percent of the cost) for the procurement of business development services, training and goods to improve management practices, technology, or products or to reach new markets (domestic or export) as defined in a business development plan submitted by the firm; and (iii) project management. This third sub-component will support Small and Micro Enterprise Promotion Service (SMEPS) project management for this pilot. It will finance goods, services, travel (including international travel), and incremental operating costs incurred by SMEPS in the implementation and management of the project. The second component involves bank-executed activities, such as impact evaluation, technical assistance, and support. The second component will include the implementation of an impact evaluation and provision of technical assistance to the Government of Yemen to inform policies and programs on SME development and employment based on the outcomes and demonstrated effect of the pilot. The component will finance the costs of the impact evaluation and technical assistance provided to government entities and SMEPS, particularly on monitoring and evaluation.", projectname: "SME Revitalization and Employment Pilot Project", year: "2013", loanamnt: "3000000"},
	{ region: "Republic of Chile", projectabstract: "The objective of the Sustainable Land Management Project for Chile is to develop a national framework for sustainable land management to combat land degradation, mainstream biodiversity into national policies, and protect forest carbon assets. The project has 5 components. (1) National sustainable land management (SLM) framework component will: (a) carry out of an assessment of the potential of the member country's existing agriculture, forestry, ranching and conservation programs to be part of the SLM framework; and (b) develop recommendations to update said programs in order to become part of the SLM framework and the identify the gaps between said existing programs and the requirements of the National SLM Framework and development of proposals to cover those gaps. (2) SLM pilot projects component will develop a strategic plan for each strategic pilot area, carry out the demonstration and capacity building activities, and technical assistance. (3) SLM monitoring and evaluation system component will: (i) carry out of studies to identify the users' needs and technology requirements; (ii) provide the required hardware and software; (iii) provide the technical assistance for SLM data management; and (iv) develop the operational manuals. (4) Institutional capacity building component includes: development of inter-sectoral coordination mechanisms to support the SLM Framework; carrying out of capacity building activities to improve SLM; design and implementation of outreach activities and strategies to disseminate SLM informationp; development and implementation of a university-level course on SLM; and development and carrying out of an international seminar on SLM. (5) Project management component will provide the support for project management through provisioning training, workshops, and audits.", projectname: "Sustainable Land Management Project", year: "2013", loanamnt: "5860000"},
	{ region: "Republic of Ghana", projectabstract: "The development objective of the Greater Accra Metropolitan Area (GAMA) Sanitation and Water Project for Ghana is to increase access to improved sanitation and improved water supply in the GAMA, with emphasis on low income communities and to strengthen management of environmental sanitation in the GAMA. The project has four components. The first component is provision of environmental sanitation and water supply services to priority low income areas of the GAMA. The objective of this component is to increase the access to environmental sanitation and water supply services in low income areas of the GAMA with a strong focus on liquid sanitation. This component also includes the development and implementation of a hygiene and sanitation behavior change campaign targeted at low-income households, and a major learning and dissemination effort aimed at informing a large-scale institutionalized approach to upgrading sanitation in low-income communities. The second component is improvement and expansion of the water distribution network in the GAMA. The objective of this component is to improve and expand the water distribution network in order to provide piped water to the targeted people living in low income communities in the GAMA. This component will also support the acquisition and installation of water meters and other equipment, as well as the provision of services, aimed at improving water demand management and reducing nonrevenue water. The third component is planning, improvement and expansion of GAMA-wide environmental sanitation services. The objective of this component is to develop integrated GAMA-wide plans for liquid and solid waste management and drainage, and to finance critical elements to improve collection, treatment and disposal of wastewater and septic sludge. Under this component the project will work closely with the International Finance Corporation (IFC) to engage the private sector to strengthen sustainability of treatment facilities and expand services in target areas through business development support. The fourth component is institutional strengthening. This component will provide technical assistance (TA) to municipal, metropolitan and national institutions, including the promotion of private sector initiatives. It will also support the development of social accountability mechanisms aimed at applying pressure on those responsible for the services to ensure they are properly operated and maintained.", projectname: "GH-GAMA Sanitation and Water Project", year: "2013", loanamnt: "150000000"},
	{ region: "Republic of Turkey", projectabstract: "Turkey's rapid growth and development over the past decade is one of the success stories of the global economy. Further enhancing the economy's potential over the medium term and reaching high-income status will require more structural reforms, particularly at the micro level, to bolster competitiveness and boost private savings. This document describes a Euro 624.1 million (USD 800 million equivalent) Competitiveness and Savings Development Policy Loan (CSDPL) to Turkey. It is a one-tranche stand-alone operation. The objective of the program supported by the proposed operation is to facilitate Turkey's growth to high-income status by bolstering competitiveness and boosting domestic savings, thus reducing external vulnerabilities over the medium term. This operation is a critical part of the new Country Partnership Strategy (CPS), which was endorsed by the Executive Board on March 27, 2012. The DPL will contribute to the following expected CPS outcomes under the competitiveness pillar: (i) sustained macroeconomic and financial stability and strengthened exports, domestic savings, and external resilience and (ii) improved investment and business climate; deepened and broadened access to finance. The operation will also contribute to deepening reforms for improved competitiveness, one of the main strategic priorities in the 2012 Europe and Central Asia (ECA) regional strategy.", projectname: "Competitiveness and Savings Development Policy Loan (CSDPL)", year: "2013", loanamnt: "800000000"},
	{ region: "Republic of Ghana", projectabstract: "The development objective of the Natural Resources and Environmental Governance Technical Assistance Project for Ghana is to improve institutional capacity of key ministries, departments and agencies in natural resource and environmental management. The project has three components. The first component is supporting policy-making and knowledge management. This component will finance consultancies, services, and operating costs towards the development of studies and related consultations to address key issues on natural resources and environmental governance as identified during the first phase of the Natural Resources and Environmental Governance (NREG) program. The second component is strengthening institutional capacity to support sustainable natural resources and environmental management. This component will finance consultancies, services, goods and operating costs towards the development of capacity building activities meant to strengthen the capacity of responsible agencies to deliver key services. The third component is project management and related capacity building. This component will finance consultancies, services, good and operating costs to ensure planning, management, coordination, reporting, and auditing of activities in line with bank standards.", projectname: "Natural Resources and Environmental Governance Technical Assistance", year: "2013", loanamnt: "5000000"},
	{ region: "Republic of Belarus", projectabstract: "This Project Paper seeks the approval of the Executive Directors to provide an additional loan in the amount of US$90 million to the Republic of Belarus for the Energy Efficiency Project. The proposed additional loan would help finance the costs associated with scaled-up activities to increase the energy saving impact of the project. The project has disbursed 40% of the original loan and is now being implemented at a fast pace, such that the development objective is expected to be met a year ahead of schedule. All conditions outlined in OP10.00 for additional financing have been met. Other proposed changes include increasing the financing percentage from 80% to 100%. Expected outcomes of investments on two additional combined heat and power (CHP) plants proposed to be financed with the additional financing are an additional 54 megawatts of electric capacity and 46,700 thousand cubic meters (tcm) of gas saved, increasing current outcome indicator targets by 60% and 53% respectively.", projectname: "Additional Financing Belarus Energy Efficiency Project", year: "2013", loanamnt: "90000000"},
	{ region: "Antigua and Barbuda", projectabstract: "The objective of the Public and Social Sector Transformation Project for Antigua and Barbuda is to assist the borrower in: (i) strengthening its capacity in managing public policies and the public service; (ii) improving the efficiency of social protection spending through an integrated monitoring and targeting system; and (iii) improving the income and employability of the vulnerable population through temporary employment and training programs. The project has five components. The first component is build effective institutions for strategic management of government policies. This component will enhance the borrower’s capacity to improve the quality of decision-making through coordinated planning to facilitate alignment of resources with government policy priorities. The second component is Modernize Human Resource Management (HRM). This component will modernize the borrower’s public service human resource management through the following activities: (a) the establishment of an integrated public service employment regime; and (b) the establishment of an effective public service management system to support the new single public service structure. The third component is to improve the efficiency of social protection spending. This component will provide support to the Ministry of Health, Social Transformation and Consumer Affairs (MHST) to carry out the following activities: (i) the design and implementation of a unified targeting system and a single registry for beneficiaries of social protection programs for carrying out the recertification and identification of beneficiaries of social protection programs14 aimed at improving the efficiency and efficacy of social public spending; and (ii) strengthening its capacity to plan, coordinate and monitor the borrower’s social policy, including developing effective institutional arrangements for coordination of the social sector and establishing a mechanism to foster governance. The fourth component is support active labor market programs. This component will provide support to the Ministry of National Security and Labor (MNSL). The fifth component is project management. This component will provide support to the Project Management Unit (PMU), including: (i) the hiring of selected contract staff (a project coordinator, a financial management specialist, a procurement specialist, a HRM specialist and a communication specialist); and (ii) provision of assistance in carrying out of annual financial audits required under the project and process evaluations during project implementation.", projectname: "Public and Social Sector Transformation Project (PSST)", year: "2013", loanamnt: "10000000"},
	{ region: "Republic of Djibouti", projectabstract: "The development objective of the Geothermal Power Generation Project for Djibouti is to assist the recipient in assessing the commercial viability of the geothermal resource in Fiale Caldera within the Lake Assal region. The project has three components. The first component is drilling program. This component includes the provision of works, goods and consultants' services for: (i) civil engineering preparatory works necessary for the execution of the drilling program (financed by African Development Bank (AfDB); (ii) execution of the drilling program as designed by the geothermal consulting company (jointly co-financed by Global Environment Facility (GEF), International Development Association (IDA) and OPEC Fund for International Development (OFID); (iii) steel material needed during the execution of the drilling program; (financed by French Development Agency (AFD); and (iv) for the inspection and testing of reservoir flow rates (financed by Energy Sector Management Assistance Program (ESMAP). The second component is technical assistance for the drilling program. This component comprises the provision of goods and consultants' services to: (i) design the drilling program and well test protocol; (ii) execute the well test protocol and ensure third party certification of the results of the drilling program; and (iii) preparation of a technical feasibility study for the geothermal power plant provided that the geothermal resource is suitable for power generation. The third component is project management. This component involves the provision of goods, consultants' services, including audit and training, and operational costs for the purposes of project management and implementation, including monitoring and evaluation. It will be jointly co-financed by Government of Djibouti (GoDj) and AfDB.", projectname: "DJ Geothermal Power Generation Project", year: "2013", loanamnt: "6000000"},
	{ region: "Nepal", projectabstract: "The objective of the Second Additional Financing for the Poverty Alleviation Fund (PAF) Project for Nepal is to improve living conditions, livelihoods and empowerment among the rural poor, with particular attention to groups that have traditionally been excluded by reasons of gender, ethnicity, caste and location. The additional grant would finance costs associated with scaling-up interventions in the districts where PAF is already active with its regular program (40 districts), and broaden it to an additional 15 districts to reach the areas in these districts that have been identified as most poor and excluded. The additional financing would address the financing gap to allow PAF II to do so. The additional financing is proposed for a period of four years. The changes to the project are: (a) extension of the closing date of the original project; (b) revised targets of outcome indicators to reflect scaling-up of investments and slight adjustments to proposed indicators; (c) renaming and broadening the original component C, innovations and special programs, to component C, product development, market linkages and pilots, to better describe the innovative activities proposed under the additional financing; and (d) renaming and broadening the original component E, administration of PAF II, to component E, project management, planning and monitoring and evaluation (M&E), to integrate monitoring and evaluation activities as well as consultancies (like technical audits and special studies) outside of PO support into component E.", projectname: "Second Additional Financing for the Poverty Alleviation FundII Project", year: "2013", loanamnt: "80000000"},
	{ region: "People's Republic of China", projectabstract: "The objective of the Ma'anshan Cihu River Basin Improvement Project in China is to improve drainage and flood protection capacity in urban areas of Ma'anshan municipality. The project comprises of four components. (1) Cihu River rehabilitation and drainage improvement component will reduce the risk of urban flooding and restore pumping and drainage capacity to discharge the runoff generated by 1 in 10 year storm events through improved storm water collection and discharge facilities along the upper and lower reaches of the Cihu River. (2) Rehabilitation of tributaries and drainage canals component will restore the natural storm drainage function of nearly 27 km of tributaries and canals feeding into the Cihu River by rehabilitating embankments, dredging and removing blockages. It will be designed to ensure that tributaries and canals can handle storm events of 1 in 10 years. (3) Environment management and monitoring component will support the government in developing useful tools for monitoring water quality within the Cihu River watershed and for preventing/mitigating impacts from mine land use that contribute to soil erosion and siltation. (4) Capacity building and project implementation support component will support the overall development of Ma'anshan municipality to coordinate and manage the implementation of the project, including the establishment and operation of a monitoring and evaluation system, safeguards monitoring and the establishment of a project management office.", projectname: "Ma'anshan Cihu River Basin Improvement Project", year: "2013", loanamnt: "100000000"},
	{ region: "Republic of Togo", projectabstract: "The objective of the Additional Financing (AF) for the Emergency Infrastructure Rehabilitation and Energy Project is to increase access to infrastructure and urban services in Lome. The achievement of this objective would support the Government of Togo (GoT) efforts to demonstrate concrete improvements in the lives of its citizens, a critical step for sustaining social and political stability in the country. The AF will scale-up basic urban services in some of Lome's poorest communities, which is fully consistent with the project development objective. This AF will further strengthen management capacity and extend network coverage of basic urban services in Lome's eastern neighborhoods as a rapid follow up to the original project that has improved services in the beneficiary neighborhoods. The AF is fully compliant with OP/BP 10.00. The project outcome indicators remain the same, although the targets have been adjusted upwards to reflect the additional activities being financed. Activities undertaken in component one related to drainages and urban roads will be scaled up to strengthen project sustainability.", projectname: "Emergency Infrastructure Rehabilitation & Energy Project - Additional Financing", year: "2013", loanamnt: "14000000"},
	{ region: "Kingdom of Lesotho", projectabstract: "The objective of the First Growth and Competitiveness Development Policy Grant Project for Lesotho is to assist the Government in implementing a reform program aimed at promoting growth, competitiveness and public sector efficiency. The DPO supports progress towards the Country Assistance Strategy objectives of fiscal adjustment and public sector efficiency and enhanced competitiveness and diversification. This development policy grant is designed to support the government reforms to: (i) improve private sector competitiveness, through implementing key investment climate reforms; (ii) improve the sustainability and efficiency of public spending, through fiscal consolidation and public financial management and public procurement system reforms; and (iii) improve social protection and monitoring systems, through improving the targeting of social safety net programs and strengthening the statistical system.", projectname: "LS- First Growth and Competitiveness DPG", year: "2013", loanamnt: "20000000"},
	{ region: "Democratic Republic of Sao Tome and Prin", projectabstract: "The objective of the Second Governance and Competitiveness Development Policy Operation Project for Sao Tome and Principe is to assist the government to: (i) strengthen economic governance, with a focus on improving the transparency, monitoring and accountability of public and natural resources, improving the management and reporting of statistics, promoting fiscal stability, and strengthening public debt management; and (ii) support broad-based growth by improving the investment climate, with a focus on simplifying business regulations and reducing the cost of international trade, and by promoting economic diversification. The Bank will focus on the following areas: fiscal and debt management and performance; public expenditure and financial management; and the investment climate.", projectname: "Second Governance and Competitiveness Development Policy Operation", year: "2013", loanamnt: "5500000"},
	{ region: "Socialist Republic of Vietnam", projectabstract: "The development objective of the Fostering Innovation through Research, Science and Technology (FIRST) Project for Vietnam is to support science, technology and innovation (STI) in Vietnam by designing and piloting of STI policies, enhancing the effectiveness of project-aided research and development (R and D) institutions, and encouraging the development of innovative technology enterprises. The project has three components. The first component is knowledge and policy development. Under this component following activities will be carried out: (i) research on and pilot implementation of policies to attract overseas talented experts; and (ii) strengthening results measurement in STI. The second component is supporting Government Research Institutes (GRI) reform and enterprises innovation. This component will provide approximately fifteen GRI STI grants to selected GRIs in selected priority sectors. It will provide innovation links between enterprises and scientific communities. It will help in establishment of the national core technology laboratory for mechanical manufacturing automation and embedded technology. The third component is project management. This component will help in strengthening the institutional capacity of Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST) in order to implement the project and comply with the fiduciary, monitoring and evaluation, and reporting requirements. It will also help in carrying out of policy research programs on project activities.", projectname: "Fostering Innovation through Research, Science and Technology (FIRST)", year: "2013", loanamnt: "100000000"},
	{ region: "Socialist Republic of Vietnam", projectabstract: "The development objective of the North East and Red River Delta Regional Health System Support Project for Vietnam is to increase the efficiency and equity in the use of hospital services in selected provinces of the North East and Red River Delta regions. The project will be achieved through two principals: (A) strengthening the capacity of local hospitals to deliver quality hospital services; and (B) reducing the financial barriers to accessing health services by the economically vulnerable. The project consists of the following three components, the first component is strengthening the capacity of lower level hospitals to deliver quality services, it aims to support the implementation of the government master plan on reducing hospital overcrowding 14 through increasing the capacity of the health system to provide more and better quality health services in the project provinces; the second  component is reducing the financial barriers to access health services by the economically vulnerable, it aims to support the implementation of the government master plan on Universal Health Coverage (UHC) through reducing the financial barriers to accessing health services, particularly for the poor and near poor. And the final third component is  project management, monitoring and evaluation, it aim to ensure adequate management structure, processes and human resource capacities for the project, and to setup mechanisms for effective monitoring of activities and evaluation of results.", projectname: "North East and Red River Delta Regions Health System Support Project", year: "2013", loanamnt: "150000000"},
	{ region: "People's Republic of China", projectabstract: "The development objective of the Ningbo Municipal Solid Waste Minimization and Recycling Project for China is to assist selected districts in Ningbo Municipality to increase the volume and proportion of municipal solid waste recycled with processes for waste separation at source and recycling. The project has four components. The first component is municipal solid waste separation, collection, sorting and transportation. This component will help in strengthening the waste management system in six urban districts (Haishu, Jiangdong, Jiangbei, Beilun, Zhenhai, and Yinzhou, including the national hi-tech park and Dongqian lake recreation area. The second component is kitchen waste treatment. This component will help in construction of a treatment plant in Yinzhou district to process kitchen waste from households and markets. The third component is project implementation support. This component will provide technical advisory services and support for the introduction, of: (a) a citywide program for public and community mobilization, education, awareness-raising to encourage waste separation throughout the project period; (b) output-based incentive payments to Neighborhood Residents Committees (NRCs) to encourage waste separation; (c) output-based incentive payments for restaurants that install and operate oil-water separators; (d) rules and regulations for solid waste separation; (e) a municipal solid waste pricing policy; (f) assessment of bio-chemical characteristics of domestic solid waste and new treatment technologies; and (g) solid waste information management system. The fourth component is capacity building and project management support. This component will provide technical advisory services for: (i) design review, advisory services, construction supervision, project management and monitoring; (ii) training in waste minimization and municipal solid waste management for staff at neighborhood, sub-district, district, and municipal levels; and (iii) external monitoring and evaluation of performance in waste separation.", projectname: "Ningbo Municipal Solid Waste Minimization and Recycling Project", year: "2013", loanamnt: "80000000"},
	{ region: "Islamic Republic of Pakistan", projectabstract: "The development objective of Punjab Health Sector Reform Project for Pakistan is to support the implementation of the Punjab health sector strategy, by focusing on the improvement of the coverage and utilization of quality essential health services, particularly in the low performing districts of Punjab. The project consists of the following three components; the first component is  improving health service delivery , and this component objective is enhancing coverage, quality and access to an Essential Package of Health care Services (EPHS), including outreach and community level interventions for Primary Health Care (PHC); the second component is enhancing efficiency and effectiveness of the health system,  and this component objective is to enhance efficiency and effectiveness of the health system by strengthening ongoing initiatives with a focus on management and accountability and improving quality of care through regulations and standardization of services; the third component is strengthening provincial department of health management capacity, and this component objective is strengthening and reorganizing the current Department of Health (DoH) management system to improve performance in stewardship functions in the post-18th amendment scenario.", projectname: "Punjab Health Sector Reform Project", year: "2013", loanamnt: "100000000"},
	{ region: "People's Republic of China", projectabstract: "The development objective of the Guangxi Laibin Water Environment Project for China is to reduce flood risks and improve drainage in selected areas of Laibin city. The project has four components. The first component is river flood risk reduction. This component will:(a) upgrade flood protection related infrastructure along the Hongshui, Benzhijiang and Longdong rivers, including, the strengthening of existing natural embankments, as well as the construction and or rehabilitation of pumping stations, sluice gates, and flood protection dikes; and (b) install and set up an integrated flood control and water quality monitoring system. The second component is improving urban drainage. This component will: (a) rehabilitate water streams through, cleaning-up and de-silting of canals, rehabilitation of natural embankments, ecological restoration and re-vegetation of embankments, and construction of regulating gates and rubber dams; (b) expand and separate sewage and storm drainage networks in the old urban area of Laibin city; (c) construct and rehabilitate pumping stations, control and sluice gates, and rubber dams; and (d) pilot low impact sustainable drainage systems along urban roads of Laibin city. The third component is technical assistance and capacity building. This component will carry activities on: (a) integrated flood risk management, including flood control and reduction of flood risks through, the development of flood maps, improvement of modeling capacity, and design and implementation of early warning systems; and (b) asset management and capital replenishment, aimed at improving the operation and maintenance of assets, budgeting and training of staff. The fourth component is project management and supervision. This component will support the overall development of the project implementing entity to coordinate and manage the implementation of the project.", projectname: "Guangxi Laibin Water Environment Project", year: "2013", loanamnt: "80000000"},
	{ region: "Lao People's Democratic Republic", projectabstract: "The development objective of the Scaling-up Participatory Sustainable Forest Management Project for Lao People's Democratic Republic is to execute Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD+) activities through participatory sustainable forest management in priority areas and to pilot forest landscape management in four provinces. The project has four components. The first component is strengthening and expanding Participatory Sustainable Forest Management (PSFM) in production forest areas. It has following two sub-components: (1) developing partnerships to increase implementation capacity. This subcomponent will support development of strategic partnerships and collaborative arrangements with national institutions and Non-Profit Associations (NPAs). Regional and international agencies will also be contracted to augment strategic skills as needed; and (2) community engagement in PSFM and village livelihood development. This subcomponent will finance village livelihood grants to implement Community Action Plans (CAPs) and finance the review, and revision of key social, institutional and technical guidelines for implementation of PSFM and Village Livelihood Development (VLD). The second component is piloting forest landscape management. It has following two sub-components: (a) developing methodologies and frameworks for forest landscape management. This sub component will support the development and adoption of a landscape approach for forest and biodiversity resources management in four Northern provinces in Lao People's Democratic Republic (PDR).; and (b) establishing forest landscape pilots. Under this sub-component support will be provided for designing provincial pilots based on the mechanisms and frameworks developed under subcomponent 2a. The third component is enabling legal and regulatory environment. This component has following three sub-components: (i) strengthening legal and regulatory frameworks. This sub-component will support development of legal and regulatory frameworks for implementation of PSFM and frameworks for Forest Landscape Management (FLM); (ii) strengthening forest law enforcement and governance. This sub-component will strengthen forest law enforcement and governance through Department of Forest Inspection (DoFI) implementation of the national forest law enforcement strategy 2020; and (iii) creating public awareness for climate change and REDD+. This sub-component will support Government of Lao PDR (GoL) efforts to create public awareness for climate change and REDD+ by designing a national communication strategy and a public awareness campaign. The fourth component is project management. This component will cover project management at the national and sub-national level, Technical Assistance (TA), and monitoring and evaluation.", projectname: "LA-Scaling-Up Participatory Sustainable Forest Management", year: "2013", loanamnt: "19000000"},
	{ region: "Africa", projectabstract: "The overall objective of the Second Phase of the West Africa Regional Communications Infrastructure Program Project for Africa is to support Togo's program of recovery from its long period of instability to promote growth and reduce poverty and will focus on three main objectives: a) deepening the economic recovery process and promoting sustainable development; b) supporting economic governance and transparency; and c) addressing urgent poverty reduction and social needs. The project has three main components with the ultimate aim being to enhance Togo's economic integration in the region. The first component of the project is supporting connectivity. The second component of the project is creating an enabling environment for connectivity. The third component of the project is project implementation, communications and Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E).", projectname: "West Africa Regional Communications Infrastructure Project - APL 2", year: "2013", loanamnt: "60000000"},
	{ region: "Republic of Liberia", projectabstract: "The development objective of the Health Systems Strengthening Project (HSSP) for Liberia is to improve the quality of maternal health, child health, and infectious disease services in selected secondary-level health facilities. This project has three components: The first component is strengthening the institutional capacity to improve the quality of selected health interventions at Performance-based Financing (PBF) health facilities. This component aims to support improvements to the quality of care related to maternal health, child health, and infectious disease interventions at selected hospitals in Liberia through the provision of performance-based incentives to support: (a) improved clinical practice; (b) adherence to well-established and defined clinical and treatment protocols; (c) health worker motivation (both intrinsic and extrinsic); (d) structural improvements (e.g. availability of drugs and commodities, and health facility rehabilitation); and, (e) improved management capacity, governance, monitoring and record keeping at health facilities. It has following two sub-components: (1) performance-based financing to address the systemic bottlenecks related to poor quality of care, and health system deficiencies; and (2) management and capacity building to provide intensive technical support to build the institutional capacity required to manage the PBF approach. The second component is improving health worker competencies to address key health-related concerns at selected health facilities. This component will complement efforts to improve the quality of care at target health facilities (discussed under first component), by improving the availability and competencies of health workers in these facilities, in critical specialist areas- obstetrics, pediatrics, general surgery and internal medicine. It has following two sub-components: (i) Graduate Medical Residency Program (GMRP) to support the design and implementation of a nationally accredited GMRP in defined critical specialist areas (obstetrics, surgery, pediatrics, and internal medicine, with a cross-cutting focus on anesthesiology); and (ii) in-service training programs to mid- level health cadres. This subcomponent will leverage the teaching capacity made available under subcomponent 2.i to provide specialized training in critical specialist areas to mid-level cadres (midwives, nurses, and Physician Assistant (PAs) in target hospitals as well as satellite health centers. The third component is project management. This component will support the operational capacity of the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare (MoHSW) to effectively manage the project. This will include support to the operational costs of a project- specific unit i.e. the HSSP coordination office- within the MoHSW that will be responsible for coordinating project activities.", projectname: "Liberia Health Systems Strengthening", year: "2013", loanamnt: "10000000"},
	{ region: "Republic of Zambia", projectabstract: "The objective of the Electricity Transmission and Distribution System Rehabilitation Project for Zambia is to increase the capacity and improve the reliability of the electricity transmission and distribution system in the Lusaka area. The project will reinforce and upgrade the power transmission and distribution infrastructure in Lusaka area as a priority to increase the capacity and improve the reliability of the electricity network for consumers throughout the area. This will improve the quality of electricity supply to existing consumers and facilitate the connection of new customers. The project consists of the following three components: (i) rehabilitation of the 132kV and 88kV transmission network in Lusaka Area; (ii) rehabilitation of the 33kV and 11kV distribution network in Lusaka Area; and (iii) technical assistance and project supervision.", projectname: "Lusaka Transmission and Distribution Rehabilitation Project", year: "2013", loanamnt: "105000000"},
	{ region: "Republic of Liberia", projectabstract: "The objectives of the Accelerated Electricity Expansion Project for Liberia are to increase access to electricity and strengthen institutional capacity in the electricity sector. The project has 3 components. (1) Extension of electricity transmission and distribution systems component will provide access to electricity to about 10,300 new users located not only in Monrovia but also outside of the capital, along the corridor to the town of Kakata. In addition, the transmission line along the corridor will have the capacity to connect around other 6,000 new consumers if additional financing becomes available. (2) Construction of facilities for off-loading, transport, and storage of heavy fuel oil (HFO) and support for optimization of HFO procurement component will support the government's decision to replace current expensive diesel-based generation with less costly HFO-based thermal generation. There are both physical and commercial aspects to optimizing the supply of fuel. Firstly, more reliable HFO supply will require physical investments in HFO off-loading, transport and storage facilities. Secondly, it requires improving HFO procurement practices. (3) Support for the expansion of supply options and for the strengthening of the sector's institutional capacity component will support the overall strengthening of Ministry of Lands, Mines and Energy’s institutional capacity to plan and implement electricity access programs.", projectname: "Liberia  Accelerated Electricity Expansion Project (LACEEP)", year: "2013", loanamnt: "35000000"},
	{ region: "Kingdom of Morocco", projectabstract: "The wave of democratization that the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region has experienced since the start of the Arab Spring has also reached Morocco, although its experience has been a reasonably peaceful one with social demonstrations taking place regularly across the country during 2011 and only sporadic outbursts of violence noted. This social movement started with calls for political change, a curbing of corruption and a more inclusive development process. In March 2011, the King of Morocco proposed a broad and comprehensive package of political reforms that were approved in a constitutional referendum held on July 1, 2011. The new constitution sets the basis for a more open and democratic society, provides mechanisms for the construction of a modern state of law and institutions, and lays the foundation for extended regionalization. These changes have followed on the heels of other reforms already undertaken since the current King came to power. Successive national governments have overseen an impressive political, economic and social transformation, with a marked acceleration of structural reforms in recent years. Sound macroeconomic management has produced solid foundations, and the country was on a recovery path from the stagnation of the 1990s when a series of adverse external shocks hit the economy, starting with the 2008 financial crisis. However, as shown, none of these factors provided total immunity to the rising tide of dissatisfaction and to the pressure from the outstanding development issues and challenges. The program aims to strengthen the schools sector's institutional arrangements in the short term, in ways that in the medium term will: (i) increase access to school education, especially for rural girls and boys at the lower secondary level; (ii) improve the quality of teaching and learning in primary and lower secondary education; and (iii) enhance efficiency in decentralized governance of the schools sector.", projectname: "Second Education Development Policy Loan", year: "2013", loanamnt: "100000000"},
	{ region: "Republic of Malawi", projectabstract: "The objectives of First Economic Recovery Development Policy Operation (DPO) Program for Malawi is to strengthen macroeconomic and public finance management and lay the foundation for stronger growth and protection of the poor. The program is geared towards consolidating macroeconomic policy reforms implemented under the stabilization effort undertaken since May 2012, as well as prepare the ground for longer term structural reforms for the post-election era. This program document the economic recovery development policy operation to the Republic of Malawi for SDR 33.4 million (50 million US dollar equivalent), on standard International Development Association (IDA) terms. The DPO series is designed to assist the Government of Malawi (GoM) consolidate reform measures undertaken since May 2012 aimed at stabilizing the economy, supporting quick  growth rebound and protecting the poor and the most vulnerable while setting the stage for longer term structural reforms. Specifically, the operation will support two key pillars: (i) strengthening the macroeconomic and public finance management through measures aimed at strengthening fiscal discipline to entrench macro-stability as well as improving efficiency and the transparency of the public finance management; and, ii) laying the foundation for stronger growth and protection of the poor through reform measures aimed at enhancing agriculture productivity and diversification; improving energy efficiency and the regulatory environment; improving efficiency in the provision of social safety nets; and, strengthening the country's statistical capacity.", projectname: "Malawi Economic Recovery Development Policy Operation 1", year: "2013", loanamnt: "50000000"},
	{ region: "Lao People's Democratic Republic", projectabstract: "The objective of the Additional Financing for Customs and Trade Facilitation Project for Lao People's Democratic Republic is to facilitate trade by improving the efficiency and effectiveness of customs administration and simplifying customs procedures to eliminate duplication and redundancy, reduce transactions costs and time to clear goods, and increase transparency and accountability. The additional financing for the Customs and Trade Facilitation Project (CTFP) will provide a vehicle to support Lao People's Democratic Republic (PDR’s) ongoing trade facilitation and public sector institutional strengthening program and is essentially an extension of the current CTFP that was approved in September 2008 and is scheduled to close in December 2013. This additional financing operation will focus on providing further support in three key areas all designed to ensure full and effective implementation of the new customs law and its translation into modern and business friendly systems and procedures. It will support the preparation of a series of implementing regulations and procedures consistent with international standards and accepted good practice approaches. It will also support the development of a sustainable capacity for the Lao Customs Department (LCD) to train and develop its own personnel. In terms of project management, the additional financing operation will maintain the satisfactory arrangements currently in place for the existing project providing a seamless migration from the CTFP to the additional financing operation thus taking full advantage of existing project management experience and physical resources.", projectname: "Lao PDR Customs and Trade Facilitation Project - Additional Financing", year: "2013", loanamnt: "6500000"},
	{ region: "Republic of Niger", projectabstract: "The objectives of the Third Community Action Program (CAP3) Support Project for Niger are: (i) to strengthen the recipient's local development planning and implementation capacities, and (ii) to improve the access of the targeted population to socioeconomic services. The project has 4 components. (1) Capacity building component will ensure capacity building for communes and communities; improving local governance and regional governments; and promoting inter-communal collaboration. (2) Local investment fund component will assist communities to make investments to support agriculture and livestock activities, improve sustainable land management, create and/or ensure maintenance of essential socio-economic infrastructures and facilities, and diversify income generating activities. (3) Project coordination, management, monitoring and evaluation and communication component will include management of staff and equipment, financial management, procurement activities, management of the environmental and social safeguards aspects, preparation of annual work plans, and organization of supervision missions, as well as knowledge management and sharing. (4) Contingent emergency response component will be used to provide immediate response to an eligible crisis or emergency; and to finance emergency response expenditures and meet crises and emergency needs.", projectname: "NIGER COMMUNITY ACTION PROGRAM PHASE 3", year: "2013", loanamnt: "40000000"},
	{ region: "West Bank and Gaza", projectabstract: "The objective of the Second Municipal Development Project for West Bank and Gaza is to improve the Recipient's municipal management practices for better municipal transparency and service delivery. There are four components to the project, the first component being municipal grants for capital investment. This component will allocate performance-based grants for capital investment service provision, per mandate of municipalities defined in the local council's law no. 1 of 1997, for sectors described as eligible in the Operations Manual (OM) as well as for operating expenditures for municipalities in Gaza, and will be implemented in two cycles of approximately 18 months each. The second component is the support to municipal innovations and efficiency. This component pilots learning and innovation for municipal development, including implementation of Ministry of Local Government (MoLG) policy decisions. The third component is the capacity building for municipalities and Municipal Development and Lending Fund (MDLF). Finally, the fourth component is the project implementation support and management costs. This component will finance goods and consultants services for monitoring and evaluation, outreach and communication and local technical consultants for the engineering supervision of component one and the MDLF management fee.", projectname: "GZ-Second Municipal Development Project", year: "2013", loanamnt: "10000000"},
	{ region: "West Bank and Gaza", projectabstract: "The Fifth Palestinian Reform and Development Plan Project (DPG V) is a standalone operation aimed at supporting the Palestinian Authority (PA) in implementing some of the reform priorities under its National Development Plan (NDP) as well as some recently emerged reform priorities. DPG V will support the reforms designed under the NDP in two broad areas: (a) strengthening the PA's fiscal position; and (b) laying the institutional foundations for improved governance and transparency in the public sector. The operation supports efforts seen as crucial by the PA to overcoming the urgent fiscal issues, reducing the PA's reliance on foreign assistance for recurrent expenditures while increasing the efficiency of government expenditure programs. In addition, the operation supports improving governance and transparency in the areas that are important for better management of public finances. DPG V, as envisaged in the 2012-2014 interim strategy note, remains a key instrument aimed at supporting the PA's strategic priorities, advancing the policy dialogue, and also providing essential financing for the PA's budget.", projectname: "WBG - PRDP Support V", year: "2013", loanamnt: "40000000"},
	{ region: "Middle East and North Africa", projectabstract: "The objective of the Desert Ecosystems and Livelihoods Knowledge Sharing and Coordination Project for Middle East and North Africa is to strengthen cooperation among selected organizations of beneficiary countries in areas of sustainable management of desert ecosystems. The project has three components. (1) Knowledge management and sharing component will aim to establish and strengthen existing networks between national institutions to encourage management and sharing of knowledge on key issues related to sustainable desert ecosystem management and their associated livelihoods. (2) Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) will focus on: (i) Establishing a programmatic level monitoring system for the MENA-DELP program based on aggregating national project level indicators and results, (ii) establish a specific M&E system for the regional project. (3) Project coordination component will mainly finance project management fees of the Sahara and Sahel Observatory, as well as all costs related to the organization of meetings of the Steering Committee of the project and audit costs.", projectname: "MENA- Desert Ecosystems and Livelihoods Knowledge Sharing and Coordination Project", year: "2013", loanamnt: "1000000"},
	{ region: "Burkina Faso", projectabstract: "The development objective of the Youth Employment and Skills Development Project for Burkina Faso is to increase access to temporary employment and skills development opportunities for out-of- school youth. The project has three components. The first component is labor intensive public works. The short-term objective of this component will be to provide immediate employment for youth with no or little education through Labor Intensive Public Works (LIPW). It will promote the participation of women by selecting activities that are supportive of women employment and reserving a percentage of the LIPW jobs specifically for women. This component will also (with third component) support the mainstreaming of LIPWs into national policies, strategies and procedures and the establishment of a permanent capacity for LIPWs in the country. The second component is skills development. This component aims to improve youth employability by offering youth with different skills levels within their first training experience. This component has following three sub-components: (1) development of initial vocational training through a dual training approach for economic sectors (sub-component 2-1 A) and establishment of a demand driven training system and provision of training (sub-component 2-1 B); (2) apprenticeship program; and (3) entrepreneurship training and provision of follow up support to entrepreneurs. The third component is institutional capacity strengthening and project management. The purpose of this component is to: (a) strengthen the capacity of private and public sector institutions to engage in an informed policy dialogue on skills and employment on a regular basis, e.g. through technical capacity strengthening and the creation of a mechanism for consultations and collaboration; and (b) improve the knowledge base on employment and youth.", projectname: "BF-Youth Employment & Skills Development", year: "2013", loanamnt: "50000000"},
	{ region: "Republic of Armenia", projectabstract: "The objectives of the Irrigation System Enhancement Project for Armenia are: a) to reduce the amount of energy used and to improve the irrigation conveyance efficiency in targeted irrigation schemes; and b) to improve the availability and reliability of important sector data and information for decision makers and other stakeholders. There are three components to the project. The first component of the project is irrigation system enhancement. This component aims at lowering the Operation and Maintenance (O&M) needs of the conveyance section in selected irrigation schemes. This component has two subcomponents: conversion of pump-based irrigation to gravity irrigation; and upgrading of outlet and other canals conveying pumped water. The second component of the project is management information. This component has two subcomponents: technical investigations; and supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) system installation. The third component of the project is project management and water user association’s support. This component will finance two subcomponents: project management; and the Water User Association’s (WUAs) Support Group (SG).", projectname: "IRRIGATION SYSTEM ENHANCEMENT PROJECT", year: "2013", loanamnt: "30000000"},
	{ region: "Republic of Uganda", projectabstract: "The objective of the Second Energy for Rural Transformation Adaptable Program Loan Project for Uganda is to increase access to energy and Information And Communication Technologies (ICTs) in rural Uganda. These objectives will be achieved by greater investments.The additional financing would help finance the costs associated with meeting the financing gap and achieving the scale up of the on grid connection target of the Original Project (ERT-2) from 109,000 households to 120,000 households. The Project is being co-financed by funds made available under the Global Environmental Facility (GEF) and an Output based aid project (funded by Global Program for Output-based Aid (GPOBA), Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau (KfW) and Government of Uganda (GoU)).", projectname: "Uganda Energy for Rural Transformation IPF Phase2 Additional Financing", year: "2013", loanamnt: "12000000"},
	{ region: "Africa", projectabstract: "The objective of the Southern Africa Trade and Transport Facilitation Program Project for Tanzania is to facilitate the movement of goods and people along the north-south corridor (NSC), whilst supporting improvement in the services for Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (HIV/AIDS) and road safety. The project has 4 components. (1) Improvement of physical infrastructure component will rehabilitate and upgrading of the 137.9 km Mafinga-Igawa road section of the Dar es Salaam corridor in Tanzania; improve of infrastructure and operations at the Songwe/Kasamulu border crossing on the Tanzania/Malawi border; and construction of a one-stop inspection station (OSIS) at Vigwaza and at two other locations in Tanzania. (2) Mitigation of social costs component will undertake road safety and HIV/AIDS initiatives on the corridor. (3) Implementation assistance and additional institutional support component will provide necessary project management and implementation assistance to the implementation unit(s), together with capacity building and requested training. (4) Improved corridor management and monitoring component will be used to support the strengthening of the Dar es Salaam Corridor Committee (DCC) and the funding of its operating costs for a finite period, until a sustainable financing proposal has been introduced. It will also include the establishment of a Corridor Performance Monitoring System (CPMS), to enable the management and monitoring of performance on the corridor.", projectname: "Southern Africa Trade and Transport Facilitation Project", year: "2013", loanamnt: "213000000"},
	{ region: "Republic of Haiti", projectabstract: "The objective of the Improving Maternal and Child Health through Integrated Social Services Project for Haiti is to increase the access and use of maternal and child health, nutrition and other social services in the Recipient’s territory. The Project will support services in at least three departments with a total catchment population of around 1.8 million people, targeting pregnant women, children under five and vulnerable families. Progress on the objectives of the project will be measured by the following: (i) percent of children under five immunized; (ii) percent of institutional deliveries; (iii) contraceptive prevalence rate; and (iv) decrease in percentage of families categorized as extremely vulnerable. The project has two components: (1) Providing maternal and child health, nutrition and social; and (2) Strengthening the stewardship and management capacity.", projectname: "Improving Maternal and Child Health through Integrated Social Services", year: "2013", loanamnt: "70000000"},
	{ region: "Republic of Haiti", projectabstract: "The objective of the Business Development and Investment Project for Haiti is to assist the recipient in: (a) improving the conditions for private sector investment and inclusive growth; and (b) improving its capacity to respond promptly and effectively to an eligible emergency. Under this restructuring, the Government of Haiti requested extension of the project from September 12, 2013 until November 12, 2013. This extension has been requested in view that project effectiveness is expected to be delayed as the adoption of an operations manual in form and substance satisfactory to the association, which is a condition for effectiveness, has not been completed. A draft operations manual was submitted by the Government of Haiti on July 26, 2013. The association provided comments, which are currently being addressed by the Government of Haiti previous the final submission of the manual to the association.", projectname: "Haiti Business Development and Investment Project", year: "2013", loanamnt: "20000000"},
	{ region: "Federative Republic of Brazil", projectabstract: "The objective of the Sergipe Development through Inclusion Project for Brazil is to improve public sector management, and expand access to quality public services and economic opportunities for the extremely poor in the State of Sergipe. The proposed operation is fully consistent with the overarching objective of the Country Partnership Strategy 2012-2015, and with the strategic objectives of enhancing the efficiency of public investments, improving quality and expand provision of public services, and promoting regional economic development. The loan will support policy actions aiming at: (1) consolidating fiscal management and public sector innovations; (2) increasing access to better quality public services in health and education; and (3) promoting socioeconomic development and inclusive growth in the interior of the State of Segripe.", projectname: "Development Policies for the State of Sergipe", year: "2013", loanamnt: "150000000"},
	{ region: "Lebanese Republic", projectabstract: "The objective of the Social Promotion and Protection Project for Lebanon is to increase access to social development services at the community level, improve the coverage and targeting of the National Poverty Targeting Program (NPTP), and strengthen the capacity of the Ministry of Social Affairs (MOSA) at the central level and the Social Development Centers (SDC) at the local level. This project have the following four components ;( 1) Social Development Centers (SDCs); (2) Community Social Development Program (CSD); (3) National Poverty Targeting Program (NPTP); and (4) Project Management (PM). Component one, which focuses on building the capacity of the SDCs, is cross cutting between Components two and three, as the SDCs are the local implementing arms of MOSA's mandate. Specifically, both the CSD and NPTP programs rely on the SDCs for implementation.", projectname: "Social Promotion And Protection Project", year: "2013", loanamnt: "30000000"},
	{ region: "Republic of Yemen", projectabstract: "The objective of the Public Finance Modernization additional financing for Yemen is to improve the efficiency and transparency of management of public finances by providing decision-support systems and building capacity of public finance management institutions. The additional financing project has five components. (1) Enhancing the decision making mechanism of budget management component will strengthen national accounts and internal audit systems and ensure capacity building; (2) Improving financial management information systems component will ensure the implementation of Accounting and Financial Management Information System (AFMIS) is progressing as planned and spending units of the targeted 30 line ministries, 11 departments and 18 Governorates would be covered within the Project time. (3) Enhancing the capacity of public procurement institutions component will assist with the strategy for the Higher Authority for Tender Control (HATC) preparation. The additional financing will provide significant support to the HATC including training for the board members and the technical staff of HATC which would enable them to perform their tasks. (4) Strengthening Institutional Capacity of COCA component will support the development and launching of Central Organization for Control Audit (COCA's) strategy. (5) Project management component will assist with the operating cost management", projectname: "Yemen Public Finance Modernization Project - Additional Financing", year: "2013", loanamnt: "5000000"},
	{ region: "Burkina Faso", projectabstract: "The objective of the Donsin Transport Infrastructure Project for Burkina Faso is to improve road access to the Donsin area to facilitate its development as a transport hub for greater Ouagadougou.  The project has 2 components. (1) Upgrading and construction of road infrastructure to connect Ouagadougou to the Donsin area component will finance the construction of a 24.3 km new two lane paved link road, with two paved lanes for two-wheeled vehicles, from the Loumbila NR3 junction to the Nionogo NR22 junction. Other financing areas: rehabilitation of existing rural roads; supervision and monitoring of road works; and implementation of social and environmental safeguard measures. (2) Technical Assistance to Donsin Airport Project Management Entity (MOAD) and project management component will support MOAD by financing the technical management of the proposed project and the development and implementation of a Public Private Partnership framework to operate the existing and future Ouagadougou-Donsin international airports. In addition, it will finance operating, monitoring, evaluation and audit costs for the entities involved in the execution of the proposed project, as well as training on procurement, financial, social and environmental management.", projectname: "Burkina Faso  Donsin Transport Infrastructure Project", year: "2013", loanamnt: "85000000"},
	{ region: "Nepal", projectabstract: "The development objective of the Additional Financing for School Sector Reform Program Project for Nepal is to increase access to and improve quality of school education, particularly basic education (grades 1-8), especially for children from marginalized groups. The additional financing will support the Government of Nepal (GON) in the implementation of the 7-year School Sector Reform Program (SSRP) through the three original components. The additional financing will introduce: (i) Incentive Linked Indicators (ILIs) for program financing, as a topping-up fund to enhance service delivery and key quality, governance and accountability outcomes; (ii) changes to the results framework for further clarity and to include additional indicators related to access of disadvantaged students, governance and accountability; and (iii) extend the closing date by 19 months in order to fully implement the additional financing.", projectname: "Nepal: School Sector Reform Program Additional Financing", year: "2013", loanamnt: "100000000"},
	{ region: "Kingdom of Bhutan", projectabstract: "The development objective of the Sustainable Financing for Biodiversity Conservation and Natural Resources Management Project for Bhutan is to improve the operational effectiveness and institutional sustainability of the Bhutan Trust Fund for Environmental Conservation (BTFEC). There are three components to the project. The first component of the project is enhancing the operational effectiveness and sustainability of BTFEC. The second component of the project is improving conservation management of the High Altitude Northern Areas (HANAS) landscape in Bhutan (including protected areas and associated methods, forests and agricultural systems). The third component of the project is capacity building for mainstreaming of conservation and sustainable forest and natural resource management approaches in national policies, strategies and plans.", projectname: "Sustainable Financing for Biodiversity Conservation and Natural Resources Management", year: "2013", loanamnt: "4080000"},
	{ region: "Nepal", projectabstract: "The development objectives of the Kali Gandaki a Hydropower Plant Rehabilitation Project for Nepal are to improve the reliability of power supply through rehabilitation and safety measures and to improve the response capacity of Nepal in case of an emergency. The project has four components. The first component is civil works. It consists of following three sub-components: (i) head works modifications; (ii) improving dam safety monitoring and instrumentation; and (iii) maintenance works. The second component is electro-mechanical works. This component consists of mechanical and electrical works divided into two sub-components, mechanical and electrical works. The third component is technical assistance and capacity-building. This component consists of the following five sub-components: (a) consulting firm; (b) asset management; (c) safeguard implementation; (d) capacity building; and (e) catchment area treatment plan. The fourth component is contingent emergency response. This component will draw resources from the unallocated expenditure category and allow the Government of Nepal (GoN) to request the Bank to re-categorize and reallocate financing from other project components to partially cover emergency response and recovery costs. This component can also be used to channel additional funds available as a result of the emergency. This component does not have results indicator in the results framework.", projectname: "Kali Gandaki A Hydropower Plant Rehabilitation Project (KGAHPRP)", year: "2013", loanamnt: "27260000"},
	{ region: "Republic of India", projectabstract: "The development objective of the Low Income Housing Finance Project for India is to provide access to sustainable housing finance for low income households, to purchase, build or upgrade their dwellings. The project has three components. The first component is capacity building. Under this component activities will be financed to strengthen the capacity of National Housing Bank (NHB), qualified intermediary institutions, and Qualified Primary Lending Institutions (QPLIs). The aim will be to develop new financial products, loan standards, risk management tools, and financial literacy and consumer protection capacity. In addition, pilots will be designed, launched and monitored. Building upon and complementing National Housing Bank (NHB’s) monitoring and evaluation (M&E) systems and processes, this component will also support an impact assessment to independently assess the social and household level impact of the project. The second component is financial support for sustainable and affordable housing. This component will finance NHB to refinance, directly or indirectly through qualified intermediary institutions, low-income housing loans made by QPLIs to primary borrowers to purchase, build or upgrade their dwelling. NHB has recently prepared a refinancing scheme for secured low-income housing loans to borrowers with formal and informal incomes. NHB will develop guidelines (to be formulated and reflected in the project’s operations manual) for the provision of alternatively secured housing loans to formal and informal borrowers. The third component is project implementation. A Project Implementation Unit (PIU) will be set up within NHB to help implement the project, carry out monitoring and evaluation, be responsible for legal issues and grievance redressal, overseeing and monitoring the social and environmental due diligence (including conducting annual third party audits of QPLIs), keeping the project’s operations manual updated, and financial management and carry out any procurement necessary under the project. Low-income housing expertise will also be added to the PIU to provide technical inputs to the procurement of consultants’ services under component one. External communications on the project will also be covered by NHB staff. Lastly, NHB will also take on responsibility for dissemination and communication activities under its own budget, such as conferences or workshops.", projectname: "India Low-Income Housing Finance", year: "2013", loanamnt: "100000000"},
	{ region: "Republic of India", projectabstract: "The development objective of the Second Kerala State Transport Project for India is to improve condition, traffic flow and road safety with a focus on vulnerable road users on selected roads in Kerala. The project has three components. The first component is road network upgrading and safety improvement. This component will include upgrading 363 km of strategically important state highways to complete network connectivity in the state with the objective of reducing travel time between key socio-economic centers. This component has following two sub-components: (A1) this sub-component will include the associated pre-construction activities including resettlement and utility relocation, environmental management and supervision and quality control services; and (A2) this sub-component will include upgrading 82 km state highway through a Public-Private Partnership (PPP) modified annuity concession to pilot the approach in the state. The second component is road safety management. This component will support the strengthening of road safety management systems in Kerala with the objective of reducing the number of fatalities and serious injuries from traffic crashes in the state. The third component is institutional strengthening. The objective of this component is to improve the sustainability of Kerala’s state road network with respect to its functional adequacy, financial viability and capacity of key state road sector institutions to deliver road infrastructure and services that are responsive to road user needs. The following two sub-components will be financed: (a) road sector modernization; and (b) community engagement and road user satisfaction.", projectname: "India Second Kerala State Transport Project", year: "2013", loanamnt: "216000000"},
	{ region: "Republic of Moldova", projectabstract: "The development objective of the Integration of Children with Disabilities into Mainstream Schools Project for Moldova is to demonstrate through pilot activities that local governments can successfully apply national policies that promote integration of children with disabilities into the mainstream education system. The project will integrate (that is, mainstream) children with disabilities into their community hub-schools and into community social activities. It will achieve this through local planning to apply national policies for inclusion of children with disabilities and through 20 demonstration (pilot) sub-projects to adapt mainstream schools, and to educate teachers and parents. The project could trigger additional financing from donors by demonstrating practical ways to apply progressive policy at the local level, the project will open the way for other donors and for Ministry of Education (MoE) to fund the integration of children with disabilities in further hub schools.", projectname: "Integration of Children with Disabilities into Mainstream Schools", year: "2013", loanamnt: "2860000"},
	{ region: "Republic of Rwanda", projectabstract: "The Quality of Decentralized Service Delivery Support Development Policy Operation Program development objective for Rwanda is to support the Government to clarify institutional roles and responsibilities for decentralized service delivery and to enhance public transparency, fiduciary accountability, and local government capacity for improved access to quality services. The design of this operation has benefited from close collaboration with the Government, development partners, Civil Society Organizations (CSOs), and various stakeholders. This operation builds on the decentralization and public sector reforms supported by previous and ongoing World Bank operations. It targets key medium term challenges to improving the quality of service delivery to Rwandan citizens. In recognition of the limited citizen participation and ownership of the development process, the Government has identified the decentralization process as the key focus for its accountable governance reforms. The Bank proposes this operation under challenging circumstances and a fluid aid environment. The financing provided through this operation will help the Government maintain public expenditures and service delivery in priority areas that are relevant for poverty reduction. In addition, while a lack of financial resources may also reduce the Government's ability to implement planned reforms, this operation will help the Government maintain momentum in important reform areas such as capacity building, public financial management (PFM) and social accountability.", projectname: "Quality of Decentralized Service Delivery Support Development Policy Operation", year: "2013", loanamnt: "50000000"},
	{ region: "Socialist Republic of Vietnam", projectabstract: "The development objective of the Inclusive Innovation Project for Vietnam is to adopt, upgrade and develop inclusive innovations for the benefit of the Base of Pyramid population.(BoP). The project has four components. The first component is development of inclusive technologies. This component will provide support: (i) developing technological solutions to address a few National Development Challenges (NDCs) that are specific to Vietnam; and (ii) developing, acquiring, adapting and upgrading inclusive technologies by Research and Development (R&D) institutions, enterprises and grassroots innovators. The second component is scale up and commercialization of inclusive technologies. This component will provide loans and matching grants to private enterprises for upgrading, scaling up and commercialization of inclusive technologies. This will include: (i) support enterprises for scaling up, commercialization and sustainable production of inclusive technologies dealing with manufacturing of products and delivery of services for the BoP; and (ii) funding to private sector Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) for the acquisition, adoption and use of technology and innovations in priority areas with significant potential for technological upgrading and growth. The third component is capacity building and global knowledge transfer. The project will support capacity building of key Vietnamese national institutions such as the National Institute of Medicine Materials (NIMM), the National Hospital of Traditional Medicine (NHTM), National Foundation for Science and Technology Development (NAFOSTED), Vietnam Academy of Sciences and Technology (VAST), Hanoi University of Science and Technology (HUST) for the sustainable development and delivery of inclusive technologies in the priority areas supported under the project: a) enhancing technology, quality and clinical trials of traditional herbal medicine products; b) enhancing innovation grant management capacity; and c) enhancing capacity in technology transfer and commercialization, and intellectual property rights protection. The fourth component is project management, monitoring and evaluation. The project will provide support to Enterprise Development Agency (EDA) Project Management Unit (PMU) and Project Implementation Unit (PIUs) in NAFOSTED and Participating Financial Intermediaries (PFIs) for project management, coordination, capacity building, oversight, monitoring and evaluation, reporting and audits to enable them to perform their responsibility for project coordination and management.", projectname: "Vietnam Inclusive Innovation Project", year: "2013", loanamnt: "55000000"},
	{ region: "People's Republic of China", projectabstract: "The development objective of the Jiangxi Shangrao Sanqingshan Airport Project for China is to improve airline connectivity in northeastern Jiangxi province and demonstrate the environmental sustainability of the development and operation of the Shangrao Sanqingshan Airport. The project has two components. The first component is the airport infrastructure development component. This component will include the construction and installation of the following activities: (a) airfield construction of runway, taxiway, etc;(b) terminal building; (c) air traffic control; (d) freight facility; (e) supporting infrastructure facility (fuel storage farm, water supply, power supply, fire stations, heating, storm/water management, parking, fence, etc); (f) environmental management plan; (g) land acquisition and resettlement and rehabilitation of project affected families; (h) auxiliary facility; (i) service vehicles; and (j) storm water reuse system and ground aircraft auxiliary power unit. The second component is the institutional development and capacity building. This component will finance the following consultant services, studies and training: (i) project management consultant to provide advisory services to support the Project Management Office (PMO) and Shangrao Sanqingshan Airport Company Limited (SSAC) on project coordination and monitoring; (ii) management consultant services to develop airport operation model for SSAC, prepare and implement human resource development plan, assist SSAC to comply with Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) regulations and international practices, and assist SSAC to develop marketing plan; (iii) technical assistance to support the PMO; and (iv) training and study tours covering several aspects of airport construction and operations.", projectname: "China: Jiangxi Shangrao Sanqingshan Airport Project", year: "2013", loanamnt: "50000000"},
	{ region: "Republic of Kosovo", projectabstract: "The objectives of the Second Additional Financing for the Energy Sector Clean-Up and Land Reclamation Project (CLRP) are to: a) address environmental legacy issues related to open dumping of ashes on land; b) enable Kosovo Energy Corporation (KEK) to free land for community development purposes currently taken by overburden materials and enable KEK to remediate the Kosovo A ash dump; and c) build capacity in KEK for continued clean-up and environmentally good practice mining operations. The additional financing will help fund the costs associated with scale-up activities and additional similar activities to enhance the impact of the CLRP. Expanding the CLRP works under the proposed Additional Financing would help the Government of Kosovo (GoK) to further address legacy issues related to tar deposits/tar sludge at the gasification site of the Kosovo Energy Corporation J.S.C. (KEK), tree planting at overburden areas, and assist the Ministry of Environment and Spatial Planning (MESP) in the identification, monitoring and assessment of environmental and social impacts related to the Kosovo Power Project.", projectname: "AF - Clean-up & Land Reclamation Project", year: "2013", loanamnt: "4200000"},
	{ region: "Democratic Republic of the Congo", projectabstract: "The objective of the Governance Capacity Enhancement Project for Democratic Republic of Congo is to improve the quality of governance and support administrative decentralization in the Democratic Republic of Congo by (a) enhancing transparency and efficiency in central and sub-national public finance and human resource management; and (b) establishing and consolidating an equitable resource sharing mechanism between central and sub-national government. The project has three components: (1) Strengthening public financial management and public service management at central government level, including establishing a functioning system of intergovernmental fiscal relations, including equipment, technical assistance and minor refurbishment of facilities; (2) Building public sector and financial management systems at provincial level; (3) Governance reform implementation capacity by strengthening of the implementation units in the provinces, including the recruitment of procurement specialists.", projectname: "Governance II", year: "2013", loanamnt: "66950000"},
	{ region: "Republic of Zambia", projectabstract: "The development objective of the Second Phase of Strengthening Climate Resilience Project for Zambia is to strengthen Zambia’s institutional framework for climate resilience and improve the adaptive capacity of vulnerable communities in the Barotse sub-basin. The project has three components. The first component is strategic national program support. This component aims to strengthen the national institutional and financial framework for climate resilience for providing the basis for long-term transformational change in Zambia and helping support the secretariat’s umbrella role in overseeing and monitoring the national program and in particular the Strategic Pilot Program for Climate Resilience (SPCR). It includes the following two sub-components: (i) institutional support to national climate change program; and (ii) strengthened climate information. The second component is support to participatory adaptation. This component will strengthen the adaptive capacity of vulnerable rural communities in the Barotse sub-basin, through: facilitation and strengthening of community decision-making; technical support to Western Province and district councils; and incremental project management support to Western Province and district councils. The third component is pilot participatory adaptation. This component will fund actual participatory adaptation investments in the Barotse sub-basin. It includes following three sub-components: (1) community adaptation sub-grants; (2) adaptation contingency fund; and (3) rehabilitation and strengthened management of traditional canals.", projectname: "Zambia Strengthening Climate Resilience (PPCR Phase II)", year: "2013", loanamnt: "36000000"},
	{ region: "Democratic Republic of the Congo", projectabstract: "The development objective of the Urban Development Project for Congo, Democratic Republic of is to improve access to basic services and strengthen urban and municipal management of the targeted cities. Achieving the project development objective (PDO) will require investments in infrastructure combined with strengthening of the legal and regulatory framework and capacity building (technical, organizational, financial) of the principal actors at all levels (central, provincial, and city) charged with planning and delivering basic services. The project will support the establishment of accountability between local authorities (nominated mayors, to be elected in the future) and city inhabitants centered on a local development plan (LDP) flowing from a participatory priority-setting process. The primary infrastructure component (US$50 million) will finance investments to rehabilitate or construct major socio-economic infrastructure in project cities, in coordination with investments being implemented by the central and provincial governments to strengthen the cities’ role as centers of economic growth. The urban governance component (US$48 million) aims to improve urban governance at both national and local levels while improving municipal and urban management and fiscal performance.", projectname: "DRC Urban  Development Project FY13", year: "2013", loanamnt: "100000000"},
	{ region: "Georgia", projectabstract: "The development objectives of the Fourth East West Highway Improvement Project for Georgia are: (i) to contribute to the gradual reduction of road transport costs and to improve road safety along the section upgraded under the project; and (ii) to strengthen the capacity of the Roads Department (RD) and the Ministry of Regional Development and Infrastructure (MRDI) to plan and manage the road network and improve road traffic safety. The project has four components. The first component is improvement and asset management of the East-West highway. It has following five sub-components: (i) upgrading of existing East-West highway through the construction of a 2-lane dual carriageway from Agara to Zemo Osiauri; (ii) maintenance of the E60 2-lane dual carriageway between Natakhtari and Ruisi; (iii) civil works to improve road safety and access roads on the existing East-West highway between Natakhtari and Ruisi (67km) and along the existing E60 alignment between Ruisi and Chumateleti (44km); (iv) environmental improvement measures along completed sections of the E60 highway between Natakhtari and Ruisi (67km); and (v) construction supervision and quality assurance services. The second component is institutional strengthening. This component provides for the financing of activities to further deepen institutional strengthening efforts being carried out under ongoing bank supported projects. The activities are as follows: (a) institutional strengthening of the MRDI to help the following activities: review and updating of road sector strategy, support to the MRDI to improve road safety management capacity, support to the MRDI to improve the operating environment for the local construction industry, and measures to improve manpower planning and development in MRDI; (b) institutional strengthening of the RD to help organizational efficiency improvement and manpower planning and development measures, and development of a strategic roadmap for the development and implementation of Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS) along the East West highway corridor, from Tbilisi to Turkish border. The third component is preparation of designs and supporting studies for future projects for the development of the East-West highway. This component will finance activities for the definition and design of civil works included in component A of the proposed project and preparatory studies for the future westward upgrading of the E60. The planned activities include: (1) study to define the scope of the maintenance interventions along some upgraded sections of the E60 2-lane dual carriageway e.g. Natakhtari to Ruisi (67 kilometers); (2) road safety improvement studies and designs; (3) update of feasibility studies and undertaking of preliminary engineering design of new Rikoti tunnel and 60km of highway between Chumateleti and Argveta; and (4) detailed design of the new tunnel at Rikoti, preparation of bidding documents and independent review of all technical and safety provisions. The fourth component is project management. This component had two sub-components: implementation support to RD; and financial audits and project monitoring and evaluation services.", projectname: "Fourth East West Highway Improvement Project", year: "2013", loanamnt: "75000000"},
	{ region: "Republic of Uganda", projectabstract: "The development objective of the Competitiveness and Enterprise Development Project for Uganda is to improve the competitiveness of enterprises by providing support for: (i) the implementation of business environment reforms, including land administration reform; and (ii) the development of priority productive and service sectors. The project has five components. The first component is land administration reform. This component will fund the continuation and scale-up of the land reform process carried out under the Second Private Sector Competitiveness Project (PSCP II). This component has following four sub-components: (i) improving land administration; (ii) undertaking systematic registration of communal and individually owned land; (iii) implementing a program of actions for strengthening institutions and mechanisms for land dispute resolution; and (iv) implementing a program of actions for strengthening land administration and management institutions. The second component is business registration and business licensing reforms. This component aims to reduce the burden for businesses in dealing with registration and licenses procedures by creating an online one-stop-shop for business registration and an e-registry for business licensing, and by implementing measures aimed to simplify and streamline business registration and business licensing procedures. The third component is tourism competitiveness development. The goal of this component is to provide support to the tourism sector through strengthening public and private sector stakeholders and their collaboration to develop a competitive tourism offering. The fourth component is matching grant facility. This component entails provision of matching grants to matching grant beneficiaries for implementing Business Development Services (BDS), including technology improvement, management training, record keeping, quality certification and marketing, in priority sub-sectors namely: tourism; coffee; grains and pulses; horticulture; edible oils; fisheries and information technology or business process outsourcing. The fifth component is project implementation. This component will support the following activities: (a) strengthening the capacity of the Private Sector Foundation Uganda (PSFU) and Ministry of Lands, Housing and Urban Development (MLHUD) for overall coordination and management of activities including procurement, financial management, environmental and social safeguards, monitoring and evaluation, supervision and reporting aspects; (b) strengthening transparency and governance arrangements for the project; and (c) developing and implementing an information, education and communications strategy for the project.", projectname: "Competitiveness and Enterprise Development Project (CEDP)", year: "2013", loanamnt: "100000000"},
	{ region: "Kyrgyz Republic", projectabstract: "The development objectives of the Second Health and Social Protection Project for Kyrgyz Republic are to (i) improve health outcomes in four health priority areas in support of the Den Sooluk (DS) national health reform program 2012-2016; and (ii) enable the government’s efforts to enhance effectiveness and targeting performance of social assistance and services. The project has three components. The first component is support for implementation of DS program of reforms. This component will support the implementation of the DS program through a Sector-Wide Approach (SWAp). The areas focused are as follows: improving the delivery of core services as defined in DS, health system strengthening, Support to the State Guaranteed Benefits Package (SGBP), and strengthening fiduciary capacity in the health sector. The second component is strengthening the policy and administrative capacity of the Ministry of Social Development (MSD). The objective of the component will be to enable the government’s efforts to enhance effectiveness and targeting performance of social assistance and social services aimed at supporting the poor and the vulnerable. This component has following two sub-components: improving the effectiveness of the social safety net, and support to strengthening the national policy towards vulnerable groups, including people with special needs. The third component is contingency emergency response (no funds allocated). The objective of this component is to improve the government’s response capacity in the event of an emergency.", projectname: "Kyrgyz Second Health and Social Protection Project", year: "2013", loanamnt: "16500000"},
	{ region: "Republic of Indonesia", projectabstract: "The development objective of the Additional Financing to the Third Water Supply and Sanitation for Low Income Communities Project (PAMSIMAS) for Indonesia is to increase the number of low-income rural and peri-urban populations accessing improved water and sanitation facilities and practicing improved hygiene behaviors as part of the Borrower’s efforts to achieve Water Supply and Sanitation - Millennium Development Goals (WSS-MDGs), through programmatic main streaming and scaling-up of a nationwide community-driven approach. The additional financing (AF) will help Government of Indonesia (GoI) to achieve MDG targets as well as national coverage goals of 85 percent by 2020 and 100 percent by 2025. Successful implementation of PAMSIMAS will encourage the government to use it as a national platform for the provision of rural water supply and sanitation supporting delivery of two national programs, namely water for all program and Sanitasi Total Berbasis Masyarakat (STBM). AF will support government efforts to meet financial and capacity gaps to expand the program nationally. The changes include a better align with the GoI national program objectives and to increase the focus on sustained services.", projectname: "Add. Fin. - Third Water Supply and Sanitation for Low Income Communities (Community Based Water Supply/PAMSIMAS II)", year: "2013", loanamnt: "99900000"},
	{ region: "Democratic Republic of the Congo", projectabstract: "The development objectives of the Support to Basic Education Program under the Global Partnership for Education Fund Project for Democratic Republic of Congo are to: (a) increase access and equity in primary education; (b) improve learning conditions in primary education; and (c) strengthen sector management and promote greater accountability by introducing new management practices at the local levels. The project has three components. The first component is increasing access and equity at the primary level through rehabilitation and re-construction of classrooms. The objectives of this component are to: (i) rehabilitate or replace classrooms in disrepair and those built with non-durable materials (mud and straws and leaves); (ii) add or rehabilitate school director offices and annexed facilities such as latrines and water supply; and (iii) involve local communities, specifically the Conseils de gestion scolaire (COGES) in the provision and management of school infrastructures and furniture. The second component is improving the quality of the learning environment. This will support the teacher skills development in Equator and Kasai-West, and the provision of textbooks and pedagogical materials country-wide. This component has following two sub-components: (a) strengthening in-service training to improve teacher quality given the erosion of teacher training capacity through the crisis period; and (b) provision of learning materials, as planned in the Interim Education Plan (IEP), support the acquisition and the distribution of textbooks, country-wide to all public and private primary education schools. The third component is strengthening sector management. This component will support interventions to ensure that current regulations are applied and strengthened as a basis for more efficient and more accountable sector management. It has following three sub-components: (i) restructuring of the education administrative offices. This sub-component will consist of: (a) provision of operating costs for school management offices (Bureaux Gestionnaires de Proximite); (b) the development of management and reporting tools and communication activities; (c) the design of results-based agreements; and (d) financial audits and quality assessments; (ii) other strengthening of institutional capacity to provide technical assistance to Service de Controle et de la Paie des Enseignants (SECOPE) to implement reform. This technical assistance will cover the 3-year period of the project but will intervene on a periodic basis following a clear work plan; and (iii) project management and coordination. This sub-component will support project management and coordination through the financing of medium-term consultant services and technical assistance in the education sector.", projectname: "ZR SUPPORT TO BASIC EDUCATION PROGRAM", year: "2013", loanamnt: "100000000"},
	{ region: "Republic of India", projectabstract: "The objective of the National AIDS Control Support Project for India is to increase safe behaviors among high risk groups in order to contribute to the national goal of reversal of the HIV epidemic by 2017. The project has three components. (1) Scaling up targeted prevention interventions component will support the scaling up of Targeted Interventions (Tis) with the aim of reaching out to the hard to reach population groups who do not yet access and use the prevention services of the program, and saturate coverage among the High Risk Groups (HRGs). In addition, this component will support the bridge population, i.e. migrants and truckers. (2) Behavior change communications will include: (i) communication programs into society and to encourage normative changes aimed at reducing stigma and discrimination in society at large, and in health facilities specifically, as well as to increase demand and effective utilization of testing and counseling services; (ii) financing of a research and evaluation agency to assess the cost-effectiveness and program impact of behavior change communications activities; and (iii) establish and evaluate a helpline at the national and state level to further increase access to information and services. (3) Institutional strengthening component will support innovations to enhance performance management including fiduciary management, such as the use of the computerized financial management system, at national and state levels.", projectname: "National AIDS Control Support Project", year: "2013", loanamnt: "255000000"},
	{ region: "Republic of Niger", projectabstract: "The objective of the Skills Development for Growth Project for Niger is to improve the effectiveness of formal technical and vocational training, short term skills development and apprenticeship programs in priority sectors. There are three components to the project, the first component being improving the effectiveness of formal training. This component aims to help the Government to address the demand for skills in economic sectors with the highest growth and employment potential and to improve youth employability by supporting interventions to improve effectiveness of formal Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) through the support of new demand-driven institutions and a strengthened school-to-work transition approach. The second component is the strengthening short term skills development and apprenticeship programs. This component aims to help Niger address the demand for skills in the economic sectors with the highest growth and employment potential and improve youth employability by supporting short term skills development and apprenticeships programs. Finally, the third component is the institutional capacity strengthening and monitoring and evaluation. The main objective of this component is to support institutional strengthening and the monitoring and evaluation of the project.", projectname: "Skills Development for Growth Project", year: "2013", loanamnt: "30000000"},
	{ region: "Republic of Burundi", projectabstract: "The development objective of the Sustainable Coffee Landscape Project is to pilot sustainable land and water management practices in the coffee landscape of Burundi. There are four components to the project. The first component of the project is sustainable coffee landscape management. This component will finance technical assistance, workshops, goods, works, matching grants for associated subprojects, services and operational costs in order to promote sustainable land and water management, agroforestry and shade grown coffee cultivation, as well as conservation activities in one protected area. The second component of the project is addressing pollution point sources in coffee washing stations. The component's objective is to address the sources of pollution in the coffee washing stations (CWS) that will have direct environmental benefits and support attempts to access higher value markets that demand improved production standards. The third component of the project is diversification of livelihoods. This component would finance works, goods, technical assistance, workshops and training, matching grants for associated subprojects and operational costs for the following activities. The fourth component of the project is knowledge and learning. The component will finance operational costs, services and technical assistance for the project's management, the implementation of the project's monitoring and evaluation (M&E) particularly an Impact Evaluation (IE) as well as communication activities.", projectname: "Sustainable Coffee Landscape Project", year: "2013", loanamnt: "4200000"},
	{ region: "Republic of Mali", projectabstract: "The objective of the Emergency Social Safety Nets Project for Mali is to provide targeted cash transfers to the poor and food insecure households and to establish building blocks for a national safety net system in Mali. This project will provide much needed financial assistance to poor and food insecure households while helping to protect human capital and laying the foundation for a national safety net system for the whole country for the medium-and long-term. In the short term, the project will finance cash transfers to increase and smooth food consumption of poor households and improve their ability to cope with shocks, while enhancing and protecting the human capital accumulation of their children. In parallel, the project will help to start setting-up parameters of an effective national safety net system which in the medium-and long-term could protect households in absence of shocks but could also be scaled-up in times of crisis. Some of the lessons learned includes: (i) a strong institutional framework for social protection policy is necessary for setting-up a safety net system; (ii) sustainable strategies to support chronically food-insecure households require among others, regular cash transfers for periods of at least between 24 to 36 months; (iii) rigorous Management Information System (MIS) can inform strategic decision-making; and (iv) good targeting is necessary to provide support to those who are most in need.", projectname: "Emergency Safety Nets project (Jigiséméjiri)", year: "2013", loanamnt: "70000000"},
	{ region: "Republic of Maldives", projectabstract: "The development objective of the Enhancing Education Development Project (EEDP) for Maldives is to enhance and strengthen strategic dimensions of education access and quality. The project has three components. The first component is national level education development. The objective of this component is to promote strategic initiatives at the country level to strengthen and develop the education system. The following key sub-components will be supported under this component: national assessments of learning outcomes for policy and program development; management and leadership development of staff in the education sector; and learning environment enrichment of secondary schools. The second component is school level education development. The objective of this component is to promote strategic initiatives to improve the performance of schools. The following key sub-components will be supported under this component: school-based management; modernizing quality assurance for school improvement; Strengthening School-Based Professional Development (SBPD) for teachers and other school staff; and School Quality Assurance and Teacher Development Awards (QATDA). The third component is project coordination, monitoring and evaluation, and program development. The objective of this component is to facilitate the coordination of project components, undertake monitoring and evaluation of results and outcomes, and support the ministry of education to undertake program development to develop the education program in key areas for the future of the education system. The following key sub-components will be supported under this component: education strategy and program development; and project coordination, monitoring and evaluation.", projectname: "Enhancing Education Development Project", year: "2013", loanamnt: "10000000"},
	{ region: "Republic of Niger", projectabstract: "The objective of the Second Shared Growth Credit Project for Niger is to help improve the business environment for investment and trade, strengthen agricultural research and public financial management. The proposed project will focus on reforms to foster shared economic growth and to enhance the efficacy of public spending in Niger. Specifically, the credit supports reforms in three government priority policy areas: (1) Establishing a competitive and diversified economy for accelerated and inclusive growth. This includes a focus on strengthening infrastructure though scaled up investments and maintenance, but also through the strengthening of the institutional and policy framework, an improvement of the business environment, the strengthening of international economic relationships, an improvement in the competitiveness of the economic sectors, and the integration of the youth in economic activities. (2) Food security and sustainable agricultural development policy area will support the implementation of the 3N initiative with a focus on removing key policy constraints to the development of the agriculture and livestock sector and food security, including the reform of the research system, irrigation development, commercialization of the livestock sector, and reform of key elements of the food security system. (3) Enhancing the efficacy of public spending.", projectname: "Second Shared Growth Credit", year: "2013", loanamnt: "50000000"},
	{ region: "Socialist Republic of Vietnam", projectabstract: "The development objective of the Danang Sustainable City Development Project (SCDP) for Vietnam is to expand access of city residents to improved drainage, wastewater collection and treatment services, the arterial road network, and public transport in selected areas of Da Nang city. There are five components to the project. The first component of the project is drainage and wastewater improvement. The second component of the project is bus rapid transit development. The third component of the project is urban strategic roads. This component comprises: improvement of the connectivity of the urban arterial system, including construction of two new east-west connecting roads to the north-south bypass of Da Nang and the national expressway network; and construction of resettlement sites. The fourth component of the project is technical assistance and capacity building. The fifth component of the project is transferred activities of Da Nang priority infrastructure investment project. This component support completion of some major infrastructure for which construction started under the Priority Infrastructure Investment Project (PIIP).", projectname: "Danang Sustainable City Development Project (SCDP)", year: "2013", loanamnt: "202500000"},
	{ region: "Republic of Croatia", projectabstract: "The development objective of the Second Science and Technology Project is to support Croatia to absorb European Union (EU) funds in the research and innovation sector by capacitating selected public sector organizations and stimulating the demand for those funds from the business and scientific communities. There are two components to the project. The first component of the project is capacity building for absorption of EU funds. This component will provide technical assistance primarily to the Ministry of Science, Education and Sports (MSES), Unity through Knowledge Fund (UKF) and Business Innovation Croatian Agency (BICRO), and other organizations may be considered based on needs analysis. It consists of three types of activities. The second of the project is research and innovation programs. This component will finance programs previously supported by Science and Technology Project (STP), through MSES, BICRO and UKF, in order to maintain and increase the pool of Small and Medium Enterprise (SMEs) and researchers that could apply to future EU-financed grant schemes. A detailed review of the projects financed under the STP will be performed and the results of this review will be taken into account in the preparation of the future calls.", projectname: "Second Science & Technology Project", year: "2013", loanamnt: "26240000"},
	{ region: "Republic of Serbia", projectabstract: "The development objective of the Road Rehabilitation and Safety Project for Serbia is to improve the condition and safety of the national road network for road users by supporting the Serbia in the implementation of the first phase of its national road network rehabilitation program. There are three components to the project: The first component is road rehabilitation and safety investments, this component will finance periodic maintenance and rehabilitation works, partial pavement widening, works concerning traffic signalization. The second component is institutional strengthening, this component consists of (A) support to road safety, and this subcomponent covers road safety inspections and the implementation of low cost road safety measures such as signage, traffic calming measures and road furniture for an additional 1000 km of national roads beyond what is covered in the first phase of National Road Network Rehabilitation Program (NRNRP); (B) strengthen road rehabilitation and planning processes, and this subcomponent includes a road condition survey for the entire national road network, an update of the national road database, institutionalizing the development of multi-year maintenance plans based on clearly-defined economic, social and regional criteria; (C) strengthening maintenance management, and this subcomponent includes the development of a strategic plan for Performance-Based Maintenance Contract (PBMC), the preparation of model bidding documents for PBMC, training staff and contractors on PBMC, and the provision of implementation support. And the final third components is project detailed design, project supervision, management, monitoring and audit. This component also consists of (A) design and supervision, this subcomponent covers the design and supervision costs for all the roads covered under phase 1 of NRNRP, (B) project management support, this includes project management support and capacity building to Public Enterprise for State Road Management (PERS) as may be necessary in procurement, financial management, environmental and social safeguards and annual program planning, (C) project audits, this includes: (i) the integrated performance audit which will review engineering designs, management of social and environmental issues, procurement, quality assurance, contract management and compliance to agreed conditions, quality of project supervision, review of traffic safety implementation, and achievement of Disbursement-Linked Indicators (DLI) to trigger disbursement. and (ii) project financial audit.", projectname: "SERBIA ROAD REHABILITATION AND SAFETY PROJECT", year: "2013", loanamnt: "100000000"},
	{ region: "Romania", projectabstract: "The development objectives of the Revenue Administration Modernization Project for Romania are: 1) to increase effectiveness and efficiency in collection of taxes and social contributions; 2) to increase tax compliance; and 3) to reduce the burden on taxpayers to comply. There are four main project components: The first component of the project is institutional development. This component will support the development of a modern organization and management structure, instill a strategic focus, emphasize the importance of integrity, rationalize the organization structure to increase National Agency for Fiscal Administration (NAFA's) effectiveness, and strengthen human resource management through targeted professional training and technical assistance. The second component of the project is increasing operational effectiveness and efficiency. This component would streamline business processes and work-flows, and invest in the modernization of core information Technology (IT) systems to take full advantage of the possibilities offered by automation in NAFA's back office operations, as well as in the interaction with taxpayers and contributors. The third component of the project is taxpayer services and corporate communication. This component will finance activities aimed at modernizing taxpayer services; implementing mechanisms for transparency and accountability. The fourth component of the project is coordination and management. The project will have a Project Management Unit (PMU) well-integrated into NAFA's headquarters management structure, which is responsible for day-to-day implementation of the project.", projectname: "Revenue Administration Modernization Project", year: "2013", loanamnt: "91800000"},
	{ region: "People's Republic of China", projectabstract: "The development objective of the Urban Scale Building Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Project for China is to improve selected national and city-level policies for (1) the promotion of low-carbon, adaptive and livable urban forms; (2) an increase in energy efficiency in public and commercial buildings; and (3) the scale-up of commercially viable rooftop solar PV deployment. The global environment objective of the proposed project is to reduce carbon dioxide emissions from buildings in selected Chinese cities by supporting improved policy making and implementation in promoting low-carbon, adaptive and livable urban forms, increasing energy efficiency in public and commercial buildings, and scaling up commercially viable rooftop solar Photovoltaic (PV) deployment. There are four components to the project, the first component of the project is promoting the development of low-carbon, adaptive and livable urban forms; the second component is improving energy efficiency in public and commercial buildings; the third component is scaling-up commercially viable rooftop solar PV deployment; and final fourth component is project management.", projectname: "Urban Scale Building Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy", year: "2013", loanamnt: "12000000"},
	{ region: "Republic of Uzbekistan", projectabstract: "The objective of the Additional Financing for the Energy Efficiency Facility for Industrial Enterprises Project is to improve energy efficiency (EE) in Industrial Enterprises by designing and establishing a financing mechanism for energy saving investments. The additional credit will help finance the costs associated with scaled-up activities to increase the energy saving impact of the project. The project has disbursed 34 percent of the original credit and is now being implemented at a fast pace, such that the development objective is expected to be met a year ahead of schedule. The changes include inter alia further enhancing the energy efficiency capacity of selected industries, banks, industry associations and energy professionals. Similarly, the aggregate amount of sub-loans will now be no more than (i) US$10 million for individual beneficiaries and (ii) US$30 million for groups of affiliated beneficiaries. The eligibility criteria concerning associated parties will be revised to: (a) Industrial Enterprises (IEs) should not have more than 10 percent of shares in the Participating Banks (PBs); and (b) PBs (i.e. Asaka Bank, Hamkorbank, and Uzpromstroybank) should not have more than 10 percent ownership stake in the IEs. These limitations are in line with the prudential norms for identifying a bank's related party in the terms of the Central Bank of Uzbekistan (CBU) regulations (no.556 dated February 27, 2009).", projectname: "Additional Financing Energy Efficiency - Industrial Enterprises", year: "2013", loanamnt: "100000000"},
	{ region: "Republic of Zambia", projectabstract: "The objective of the Water Resources Development Project for Republic of Zambia to support the implementation of an integrated framework for development and management of water resources in Zambia. The project beneficiaries are targeted rural communities who will benefit from improved small scale water resources infrastructure. Benefits will also accrue in key river basins to water users and improvements aggregated as the national level through allocation of water and rights. There are three components to the project; The first component is water resources management , the objective of this component is to enhance capacity at the national and regional level to address the challenges of water resources management in Zambia; The second component is water resources development , the objective of this component is to address the infrastructure deficit; and finally the third component is institutional support, the objective of this component is to strengthen the institutional capacity for water resources management and development.", projectname: "Zambia Water Resources Development Project", year: "2013", loanamnt: "50000000"},
	{ region: "Republic of Mozambique", projectabstract: "The development objective of the Integrated Growth Poles Project for Mozambique is to improve the performance of enterprises and smallholders in the Zambezi Valley and Nacala Corridor, focusing on identified high growth potential zones (growth poles). There are four component of the project. The first component of the project is support for the Tete agribusiness growth pole in the Zambezi Valley. The objective of this component is to provide integrated support for the upgrading of priority feeder roads and privately-executed public investments primarily oriented towards increasing smallholder production, linking smallholders and Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) to emerging supply chains, and increasing agro processing activities in the Zambezi Valley. The second component of the project is support for the Nacala Special Economic Zone (SEZ) in the Nacala Corridor. The objective of this component is to provide support for the development of the Nacala Corridor. The third component of the project is institutional development and capacity building. The objective of this component is to provide multi-year support to key public agencies to strengthen their capacity to plan, coordinate, implement, monitor and evaluate public and multilateral investment programs. The fourth component of the project is project implementation. This component will support the project implementation costs.", projectname: "Mozambique - Integrated Growth Poles Project", year: "2013", loanamnt: "100000000"},
	{ region: "Republic of Mozambique", projectabstract: "The objective of the First Agriculture Development Policy Operation (AgDPO) for Mozambique is to promote inclusive and broad-based growth by focusing on agricultural productivity. Here are three main policy areas to focus on. 1. Improving agricultural technology for enhanced productivity and nutrition. This policy area encompasses the seed and fertilizer subsectors as well as the irrigation subsector and nutrition. 2. Enhancing access to assets for increased production policy area covers the strengthening of land administration and the development of commodity value chains. It supports the government’s reform agenda by improving the access to productive and financial assets for producers and entrepreneurs in rural areas to contribute to the development of commodity value chains and stimulate private sector investments in agriculture. 3. Monitoring sector performance policy area which will enable the government, the World Bank, development partners, and other stakeholders to better monitor progress toward the government's strategic objectives.", projectname: "MZ First Agriculture Development Policy Operation AgDPO-1", year: "2013", loanamnt: "50000000"},
	{ region: "Republic of Mozambique", projectabstract: "The objective of the Climate Resilience: Transforming Hydro-Meteorological Services Project for Mozambique is to strengthen hydrological and meteorological information services to deliver reliable and timely climate information to local communities and to support economic development. The project has 3 components. (1) Strengthening hydrological information management component will support: strengthening and optimization of the physical hydrological monitoring networks; improving quality control and standards enforcement for hydrological data; data management, modeling, forecasting with flood- and early warning systems, and ICT. (2) Strengthening weather and climate information management component will support: strengthening and optimization of the physical meteorological monitoring networks. (3) Piloting resilience through delivery of improved weather and water information component will support pilot interventions to enable more effective end-to-end delivery of hydro meteorological information. The proposed pilots will include: early warning systems and flood forecasting in the Zambezi, Limpopo and Incomati River basins; hydro-meteorological information for farmers in pilot locations in the Gaza and Inhambane provinces; weather service alerts in coastal areas in Inhambane; and innovations for interagency delivery of data.", projectname: "Climate Resilience: Transforming Hydro-Meteorological Services", year: "2013", loanamnt: "15000000"},
	{ region: "Republic of Burundi", projectabstract: "The objective of the Additional Financing for Emergency Demobilization and Transitional Reintegration Project (EDTRP) for Burundi is to support the efforts of the Recipient to: (i) demobilize members of the National Liberation Forces (FNL) and the FNL-dissidents (FNL-D); and (ii) provide socioeconomic reintegration support to said members following demobilization, as well as to ex-combatants demobilized under the Emergency Demobilization, Reinsertion, and Reintegration Project, with a particular focus on the provision of such support to such female, child, and disabled ex-combatants. The additional grant will help finance the costs associated with scaling up selected activities, as well as additional activities to support the Government of Burundi (GoB) to: (i) provide lodging for severely disabled ex-combatants demobilized under the previous Emergency Demobilization, Reinsertion, and Reintegration Project (EDRRP) and the current EDTRP; (ii) provide specialized medical support; (iii) implementation of training activities to support the autonomy and general health of disabled ex-combatants who will receive houses; and (iv) continue providing transitional economic and social reintegration activities with a focus on reconciliation and conflict resolution at the local level, specifically addressing the potential for violence and intimidation in communities through a conflict mitigation initiative, continuing support to associations of ex-combatants and other community members, and continuing psycho-social support for ex-combatants. In addition, gender sensitization and communication activities will continue.", projectname: "Emergency Demobilization and Transitional Reintegration Project AF", year: "2013", loanamnt: "4250000"},
	{ region: "Kingdom of Lesotho", projectabstract: "The objective of the Maternal and Newborn Health Performance-Based Financing Project for Lesotho is to improve the utilization and quality of maternal and newborn health (MNH) services in selected districts in Lesotho. The project has two components. (1) Improving maternal and newborn health service delivery at community, primary and secondary levels component objective is to improve MNH service delivery at health facility and community level through two sub-components. The sub-components will dovetail the almost complete support provided by the Millennium Challenge Account (MCA) to renovate, refurbish and equip health centers, including reinstating adequate provisions for waiting shelters for expecting mothers. Building on infrastructure improvement supported by MCA, the project will contribute to the supply-side improvements which are fundamental to strengthen the quality and utilization of health services. (2) Training of health professionals and Village Health Workers (VHWs) and improving monitoring and evaluation (M&E) capacity component will be solely financed through IDA financing and have two subcomponents. (2A) Training health professionals and VHWs will support an ongoing MOH program for training doctors, nurse anesthetists and midwives to achieve an acceptable standard of competency in the delivery of MNH. (2B) Improving M&E capacity will support the strengthening of the Health Management Information System (HMIS) in all districts and build the capacity of M&E personnel at the central and district levels.", projectname: "Lesotho Maternal & Newborn Health PBF", year: "2013", loanamnt: "12000000"},
	{ region: "Republic of Benin", projectabstract: "The development objective of the Eighth Poverty Reduction Support Credit (PRSC) Program for Benin is to strengthened public sector management, administration and governance; and strengthened business environment. President Yayi's Government has demonstrated a renewed commitment to a substantive reform agenda since earning a second mandate and enjoying a majority coalition in the National Assembly. Over the past 18 months the Government has implemented difficult reforms at the port of Cotonou, has proceeded with meaningful anticorruption efforts, has made progress in strengthening public financial management, public procurement processes in particular, civil service reform has accelerated, and important steps have been taken in improving the business enabling environment. Some of these efforts were met by stiff resistance, and implementation is proving difficult. The Government has nonetheless demonstrated considerable resolve in proceeding with this reform agenda. Eight PRSC supports this reform effort, strengthens and reinforces the substantial progress achieved in these key areas and provides needed financial resources to help maintain macroeconomic stability.", projectname: "BJ-PRSC 8-Eighth Poverty Reduction Suppo", year: "2013", loanamnt: "30000000"},
	{ region: "Republic of Peru", projectabstract: "The development objective of the Additional financing to Sierra Rural Development Project for Peru is to improve the assets and economic conditions of rural families in selected areas of the borrower's Apurimac, Ayacucho, Huancavelica, Junin, Huanuco, and Pasco regions, and strengthen government capacity to implement an integrated Sierra development strategy. This project paper seeks the approval of the Executive Directors to provide an additional loan in an amount of US$20.00 million to the project. The additional loan will help finance the costs associated with scaling up activities of a well-performing project in order to enhance the impact. This project paper also seeks the approval of a restructuring consisting in minor changes to the Project Development Objective (PDO) and related changes to the results framework. There are no new safeguard or fiduciary issues applicable to the additional financing (AF), which will use the same environmental and social management framework as the original project, updated in 2011. In terms of outcomes, the AF will support the preparation and implementation of more than 1,000 additional plans benefiting 31,600 additional families, compared to about 1,500 plans and 53,600 families under the original project, bringing the cumulative totals to about 2,500 plans and more than 85,000 beneficiary families. An additional financing in Peru may have a shorter processing time than a completely new project and may allow continuity of project operations.", projectname: "PE AF Sierra Rural Development Project", year: "2013", loanamnt: "20000000"},
	{ region: "Republic of Djibouti", projectabstract: "The objective of the Improving Health Sector Performance Project for Djibouti is to improve the utilization of quality health care services for maternal and child health and communicable disease control programs (HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria). The project has 3 components. (1) Improving health services delivery performance component will support the delivery of improvements in: (i) child health services such as immunization, Integrated Management of Childhood Illnesses (IMCI), and treatment of malnutrition; (ii) maternal child health services such as prenatal care, family planning, skilled-attended delivery, and emergency obstetric care; and (iii) prevention and treatment services of HIV/AIDS and other prevalent communicable diseases such as Voluntary Counseling and Testing (VCT), Directly Observed Treatment Short-course (DOTS), and malaria. (2) Strengthening health system management component will support activities aimed at strengthening the management capacity of the MOH and improving the performance of the different health systems in support of health services. (3) Strengthening project management and monitoring and evaluation capacity component will support the Project Implementation Unit (PIU) in managing project activities and fiduciary functions, including financial management, procurement, and environment. The component will also strengthen the monitoring and evaluation of the program, including financing independent technical audits to validate and verify the achievements of health facilities outputs on a quarterly basis, and independent health surveys on a bi-annual basis, as well as health facility and client satisfaction surveys. Specifically, this component will provide the necessary funds for office equipment, office supplies, technical assistance, PIU operating costs, and PIU staff training.", projectname: "DJ Improving Health Sector Performance", year: "2013", loanamnt: "7000000"},
	{ region: "Republic of Yemen", projectabstract: "The objective of the Fourth Social Fund for Development Project for Yemen are to (i) improve access to basic services; (ii) enhance economic opportunities; and (iii) reduce the vulnerability of the poor. These objectives will remain the same for the additional financing. The additional financing will scale up Labor-Intensive Works (LIW) Program and introduce two new subcomponents to: (i) support LIW targeted to unemployed youth; and (ii) introduce cash-for-work opportunities for youth and women in the delivery of social services. It will provide financing of: (i) labor-intensive works that provide income opportunities and work experience to young people and at the same time improve the communities' access to public infrastructure, and (ii) social services to be provided by young people and women at the community level that provide income opportunities and work experience to young people and women and at the same time improve the communities' access to basic social services.", projectname: "Additional Financing for Social Fund for Development IV", year: "2013", loanamnt: "25000000"},
	{ region: "Republic of Indonesia", projectabstract: "The development objectives of the Research and Innovation in Science and Technology Project for Indonesia are: to create an enabling policy environment for research and development in science and technology, to improve the public research and development institutes’ performance, and to improve science, technology and innovation human resource capacity. The project has four components. First component is improving innovation policy framework and performance of public research centers. Second component is strengthening public research funding. This component helps in: (a) supporting the State Ministry of Research and Technology (RISTEK) to undertake a feasibility study for, and design of, a competitive national research funding system; (b) strengthening RISTEK’s existing institutional research funding program; (c) supporting RISTEK to establish industrial and global research linkages for science and technology researchers; (d) supporting RISTEK to improve monitoring and evaluation of publicly-funded research; and (e) supporting RISTEK to improve the effectiveness of science and technology planning formulation and budgeting system. The third component is developing science and technology human resources capacity. This component helps in supporting implementation by RISTEK of a competitive: (a) fellowship program; and (b) non-degree professional course and training program. The fourth component is project management. This component helps in: (i) supporting the operation of the steering committee, technical committee and project management office in the functions of project coordination, project monitoring and evaluation, procurement and financial management and other fiduciary aspects of project implementation; and Project advisory activities; and (ii) providing a re-entry program for returning scholarship recipients under component 3(a).", projectname: "Research and Innovation in Science and Technology Project", year: "2013", loanamnt: "95000000"},
	{ region: "Republic of Tajikistan", projectabstract: "The objective of the Environmental Land Management and Rural Livelihoods Project for Tajikistan is to enable rural people to increase their productive assets in ways that improve natural resource management and resilience to climate change in selected climate vulnerable sites. The project has 3 components. (1) Rural production and land resource management investments component will provide financing in the form of small grants for subcomponents: 1.1. Sustainable village-based rural production and land resource management, and grants for the management plans under sub-component 1.2. Larger-scale initiatives in sustainable community land management. (2) Knowledge management and institutional support component will provide facilitation services and technical and institutional support for rural populations to plan, implement and manage rural investments. Relevant data collection and analysis, and information exchange for wider adoption of sustainable land management will also be supported. (3) Project management and coordination component will finance the operating costs of an Implementation Group (IG) within the Committee for Environmental Protection (CEP) to carry out project management functions.", projectname: "Environmental Land Management and Rural Livelihoods Project", year: "2013", loanamnt: "5400000"},
	{ region: "Socialist Republic of Vietnam", projectabstract: "The development objective of the Additional Financing (AF) for the Coastal Resources for Sustainable Development (CRSD) Project for Vietnam is the same as that of the parent project: to improve the sustainable management of coastal fisheries in the project provinces. This project paper seeks the approval of the Executive Directors to provide Additional Financing (AF) by the Global Environment Facility (GEF) in the amount of US$6.5 million to this project to fill the financing gap due to the delay in obtaining GEF funds for CRSD, which was originally designed as a co-financed International Development Association (IDA)-GEF operation. These additional activities (originally designed) would enhance the likelihood of achieving the project's development of objective of improving the sustainable management of coastal fisheries in the project provinces. The decision on the use of savings will be made based on the CRSD mid-term review in 2015.", projectname: "Vietnam - Coastal Resources for Sustainable Development", year: "2013", loanamnt: "6500000"},
	{ region: "People's Republic of China", projectabstract: "The development objective of the Global Environment Facility (GEF) Large City Congestion and Carbon Reduction Project for China are to help establish a policy framework to alleviate traffic congestion and reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in large cities in China primarily through public transport development and travel demand management, and implement such policy framework in pilot cities so as to demonstrate its local and global benefits. The project has four components. The first component provides supports at national level. This component provides technical advisory services to Ministry of Transport (MOT), with the support of affiliated national institutions, for the development of policy, strategy and technical guidelines in relation to sustainable urban transport; helps in institutional strengthening and capacity building; and monitors and evaluates the project. The second component is pilot demonstration in Suzhou, Jiangsu province. The third component is pilot demonstration in Chengdu, Sichuan province. The fourth component is pilot demonstration in Harbin, Heilongjiang province. These three components help in improving public transport, improving travel demand management (TDM), and monitoring and evaluating project activities.", projectname: "China GEF Large City Congestion and Carbon Reduction Project", year: "2013", loanamnt: "18180000"},
	{ region: "Republic of the Sudan", projectabstract: "The development objective of the Basic Education Recovery Project (BERP) for Sudan are to improve the learning environment in targeted areas; to increase the availability of textbooks; and to strengthen education planning and management mechanisms in the Sudan. This Emergency Project Paper (EPP) details a Global Partnership for Education Fund (GPEF) grant in the amount of US$76.5M to support a BERP in Sudan. This operation is expected to be financed through a grant from the GPEF, which will play an important part in complementing other partnership assistance to the Government of Sudan's (GoS's) efforts to build and develop basic education. The project aims to construct 2000 classrooms to alleviate the rising student-to-classroom ratio in the medium and long term, as enrollments continue to rise. The projects also aims to increase access and improve the quality of education through the school grants program in selected areas, which together with the provision of textbooks, will reduce the cost of schooling for households and improve the learning environment. The project will target school construction interventions towards rural communities, targeting states which have a relatively large percentage of its population in rural areas.", projectname: "Sudan Basic Education Recovery Project", year: "2013", loanamnt: "76500000"},
	{ region: "Republic of Uganda", projectabstract: "The objective of the Uganda Support to Municipal Infrastructure Development Program Project (USMID) is to enhance the institutional performance of program Local Governments (LGs) to improve urban service delivery. The core of the program will comprise two grant flows to Municipalities: (i) the Municipal Development Grant (MDG) which will provide substantial additional funds to the targeted Municipalities for investment in urban infrastructure, designed in such a way as to leverage and incentivize improved institutional and delivery performance of these bodies; (ii) the Municipal Capacity Building Grant (MCBG), amounting to about 7 percent of the MDG, which will provide Municipalities with the resources to access the capacity building inputs that are required for them to achieve the performance that the MDG will incentivize. The program will also involve a range of administration, oversight and support activities to be undertaken by the relevant central government entities responsible for the various elements of the implementation of the Program. The first phase of the USMID will run over a period of six years (FY 2013/14-FY 2018/19) at a total cost of US$160 million. The main aim of the program is to enhance the capacity of the targeted municipalities to improve urban service delivery in the context of a rapidly urbanizing society in which significant service delivery responsibilities have been decentralized.", projectname: "Uganda Support to Municipal Infrastructure Development Program", year: "2013", loanamnt: "150000000"},
	{ region: "Republic of South Sudan", projectabstract: "The objective of the Local Governance and Service Delivery Project for South Sudan is to improve local governance and service delivery in participating counties in South Sudan. There are four components to the project, the first component being block grants to counties for payam development. The second component is the community engagement. This component will support the engagement of citizens in the planning, implementation and oversight of local development activities at boma, payam and county levels. The component will support Government of the Republic of South Sudan (GRSS) to contract Facilitating Partners (FPs) to carry out information dissemination activities, undertake the facilitation of the planning process at boma and payam levels in an inclusive and conflict sensitive way, support communities to effectively participate in county planning processes, and support community involvement in the management and oversight of subproject implementation. The third component is the institutional strengthening. This component supports capacity building for local governments to: assume their responsibilities in the planning, implementation and oversight of local development activities including planning, budgeting, procurement, technical (engineering), environmental and social safeguards management, financial management, monitoring and evaluation functions; and to comply with the Payam Development Committee (PDG) rules and reporting requirements. Finally, the fourth component is the project management.", projectname: "Local Governance and Service Delivery Project", year: "2013", loanamnt: "50000000"},
	{ region: "Republic of Mozambique", projectabstract: "The objective of the Social Protection Project for Mozambique is to provide temporary income support to extremely poor households and to put in place the building blocks of a social safety net system. There are two components to the project. The first component of the project is institutional strengthening and capacity building to support the consolidation of the national basic social security strategy. There are two sub components to this component: building permanent systems for the implementation of the ENSSB (Estrategia Nacional de Seguranca Social Basica - National Basic Social Security) strategy; and capacity building for the implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of the labor-intensive Public Works Program (PWP). The second component of the project is labor-intensive public works. There are two sub components to this component: labor-intensive public works in rural areas; and labor-intensive public works in urban areas.", projectname: "MZ-Social Protection project", year: "2013", loanamnt: "50000000"},
	{ region: "Republic of Mozambique", projectabstract: "The development objective of the Mining and Gas Technical Assistance Project is to strengthen the capacity and governance systems of key institutions to manage the mining and hydrocarbon sectors in Mozambique. There are five components to the project. The first component is mining governance capacity building and reform. The second component covers natural gas capacity building and governance reform. The third component is cross-cutting mining and natural gas capacity building and reforms. The fourth component focuses on cross-sectoral reforms. The fifth component provides project management and coordination.", projectname: "Mozambique Mining and Gas Technical Assistance Project", year: "2013", loanamnt: "50000000"},
	{ region: "Republic of Mali", projectabstract: "The development objective of the Additional Financing for the Agricultural Competitiveness and Diversification Project (ACDP) for Mali is to foster improvements in the performance of value chains for a range of agricultural and livestock products for which Mali has strong comparative advantage. The Additional Financing (AF) will help finance the costs associated with the scaling up of ACDP activities, with a view to securing a higher level of Development Objective (DO) achievements over an additional two-year project implementation period. The AF will enhance the project impact by expanding its coverage to a larger group of emerging market oriented to very small enterprises and Small Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in project-targeted agriculture and livestock Value Chains (V/Cs). The AF focus will be on: 1) the Innovation and Investment Fund (IIF), a recipient operated financial credit line which, by extending additional matching grants for investment subprojects, will serve to disseminate innovations already demonstrated by the project; 2) continued building and strengthening of V/C Inter-Professional Organizations (IPOs); 3) facilitation of access to funding by the very small enterprises and SMEs supported by the project; and 4) completion and expansion of the commercial infrastructure program.", projectname: "Agricultural Competitiveness and Diversification Project", year: "2013", loanamnt: "20000000"},
	{ region: "Union of the Comoros", projectabstract: "The objective of the Additional Financing for the Emergency Response Project for Comoros is to increase access to short-term employment and to basic and social services in areas affected by the crises, both global and internally-generated. This objective will remain the same for the additional financing. The project has 3 components. (1) Social safety net (cash-for-work) component will finance a cash-for-work program to increase access to short-term employment in crises-affected areas. (2) Community-driven development component will support the capacity building of communities and finances community-based infrastructure sub-projects to increase access to social and economic services. (3) Project management, monitoring and evaluation, and audit component will finance project management and coordination costs, including consultant services, technical advisory services such as technical studies and assessments, training and operating costs.", projectname: "Comoros Emergency Response Project (Additional Financing)", year: "2013", loanamnt: "3000000"},
	{ region: "Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lan", projectabstract: "The development objective of the Second Health Sector Development Project for Sri Lanka is to upgrade the standards of performance of the public health system and enable it to better respond to the challenges of malnutrition and non-communicable diseases. The project includes two components. The first component provides support to priority areas under the National Health Development Plan. This component covers multiple areas: addressing maternal and child health and nutrition; improving the prevention and control of non-communicable diseases; health systems improvement. The second component of the project focuses on innovation, results monitoring and capacity-building.", projectname: "Sri Lanka - Second Health Sector Development Project", year: "2013", loanamnt: "200000000"},
	{ region: "Republic of Turkey", projectabstract: "The development objective of the Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) Energy Efficiency Project for Turkey is to improve the efficiency of energy use in small and medium enterprises, by scaling-up commercial bank lending for energy efficiency investments. The global environmental objective is to reduce Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions through the removal of barriers to energy efficiency financing in the SMEs sector. There are two components to the project. This component consists of investment lending and includes support for sub-project development, appraisal and monitoring: International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) on-lending, and loan loss reserve fund. The second component of the project is policy support and technical assistance to General Directorate of Renewable Energy (GDRE). Two sub-components are envisaged under this component: market development and information dissemination, and policy dialogue and capacity building within Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources (MENR).", projectname: "SME ENERGY EFFICIENCY", year: "2013", loanamnt: "201000000"},
	{ region: "Kingdom of Morocco", projectabstract: "The development objective of the Second Development Policy Loan in support of the Plan Maroc Vert Program for Morocco is to increase the agri-food sector's productivity and diversification with the goal of maintaining higher rates of agricultural growth and employment. The Development Policy Loan (DPL) is a key component of the current Country Partnership Strategy (CPS) (FY10-FY13). It also contributes directly to the three pillars around which the World Bank's program is structured: 1) growth, competitiveness, and employment; 2) service delivery to citizens; and 3) sustainable development in a changing climate. The program supports an ambitious Government initiative in the agriculture sector and builds on extensive dialogue between the World Bank and the Government of Morocco (GoM) and is underpinned by a large body of analytical work and sector operations. The program has benefited from a broad range of analytical work recently completed by the World Bank and others. The program also builds on the outcomes and experience from past and ongoing World Bank operations in water and irrigation, integrated rural development, human development, and public sector administration reform.", projectname: "Second DPL in support of the Plan Maroc Vert", year: "2013", loanamnt: "203200000"},
	{ region: "Republic of Mauritius", projectabstract: "The development objective of the Second Public Sector Performance Development Policy Loan (DPL) Project for Mauritius is to support improvements in the performance of the public sector in Mauritius by assisting the government to implement reforms within the following three pillars: 1) strengthening programs that support and empower the most vulnerable; 2) streamlining trade regulations and processes; and 3) improving human resource management in the civil service and the monitoring of State-Owned Enterprises (SOE) performance. The Government of Mauritius continues to diversify the economy to enable the country to achieve a higher income status in the medium term. Since independence in 1968, economic growth in Mauritius has been built on a long tradition of economic and institutional reforms. This DPL series supports the strengthening of the institutional, policy, and management tools required to address some of the challenges posed by these reforms. The fiscal position is improving, and the government achieved greater debt consolidation in 2012 than had originally been expected.", projectname: "MU -Second Public Sector Performance DPL", year: "2013", loanamnt: "20000000"},
	{ region: "Republic of Armenia", projectabstract: "The development objective of the Disease Prevention and Control Project for Armenia is to improve (i) Maternal and Child Health (MCH) services and the prevention, early detection, and management of selected Non-Communicable Diseases (NCD) at the Primary Health Care (PHC) level; and (ii) the efficiency and quality of selected hospitals in Armenia. The project has three components. Component 1 is Performance-based Financing (PBF) scheme to improve MCH and NCD services in primary care facilities (US$4.3 million, of which US$1.8 million from the Health Results Innovation Trust Fund (HRITF) Grant). This component will support the strengthening of the on-going primary health care Performance-based Financing (PBF) program in Armenia as well as expanding its scope. It comprises two sub-components as follows: (1) performance-based payments for MCH and NCD (US$ 3.5million); and (2) performance-based financing implementation and capacity building (US$ 0.8 million). The second component is improving efficiency and quality of selected hospitals (US$38.9 million). This component aims at improving further efficiency and quality of hospital services provision in Armenia by supporting hospital optimization in the only remaining region and improving infrastructure and treatment capacity at selected specialized tertiary level mono-profile hospitals. It comprises four subcomponents as follows: (1) modernization of Lori Marz hospital network (US$13.0 million); (2) modernization of Center of Hematology named after Professor Yeolyan CJSC (US$13.0 million); (3) modernization of cancer treatment services in Armenia (US$12.4 million); and (4) hospital quality improvement (US$0.5million). The third component is project management (US$1.8 million). It will finance project operating costs, including inter-alia translation, interpretation, equipment, supervision costs (transportation and per diem), staffing costs of the Health Project Implementation Unit (HPIU), monitoring and evaluation (M and E) studies and surveys, incremental costs at the Ministry of Health (MoH), and audits of project financial statements.", projectname: "Disease Prevention and Control Project", year: "2013", loanamnt: "35000000"},
	{ region: "Republic of Mauritius", projectabstract: "The development objective of the Second Private Sector Competitiveness Development Policy Loan Project for Mauritius is to strengthen the policy and institutional environment in Mauritius to support competitiveness and enterprise development. The operation will achieve this by supporting reforms in three integrated and mutually reinforcing pillars: 1) improving enterprise growth and competitiveness; 2) improving access to finance; and 3) promoting Information and Communication Technology (ICT) usage and e-Government reforms for increased efficiency and transparency gains. This Second Private Sector Competitiveness Development Policy Loan (PSC-DPL2), in an amount of US$15 million, is the second and the last in a series of two annual programmatic operations in support of the Government's medium-term reform program that centers on competitiveness and equity as its twin pillars. The series aims at strengthening the policy and institutional environment in Mauritius to support competitiveness and enterprise development. This DPL operation will continue to focus on accelerating reforms in support of private sector competitiveness by: a) supporting the growth of new business enterprises through demand driven business development schemes (BDS) and greater access to finance; b) making business exit easier; and c) promoting ICT usage and e-Government reforms for increased efficiency and transparency gains.", projectname: "Mauritius Second Private Sector Competitiveness DPL", year: "2013", loanamnt: "15000000"},
	{ region: "United Republic of Tanzania", projectabstract: "The Tenth Poverty Reduction Support Credit (PRSC-10) to the United Republic of Tanzania will be the second in a series of three annual programmatic development policy operations (DPOs) in support of Tanzania's implementation of its poverty reduction strategy, Second Mkakati wa Kukuza Uchumi na Kupunguza Umasikini Tanzania (MKUKUTA II), complemented by the Five Year Development Plan I (FYDP I) as an operational tool. The series continues with its robust emphasis on the public finance pillar. The Government has reaffirmed its willingness to implement key reforms in the areas of fiscal policy and management, notably in terms of new fiscal revenues from natural gas that will require a greater attention to Public Investment Management (PIM) and transparency. The series has a cross-cutting emphasis on improved transparency and access to information. This focus is addressed through enhanced budget transparency, including timely publication of budgets, as well as wider public disclosure of data and statistics generated by the government.", projectname: "Tanzania Poverty Reduction Support Credit 10", year: "2013", loanamnt: "75000000"},
	{ region: "Republic of Nicaragua", projectabstract: "The objectives of the Second Land Administration Project for Nicaragua are: (a) to strengthen the property rights of the population in the project area through improved regularization, titling, and registry services; and (b) to improve Nicaragua's capacity to respond promptly and effectively to an eligible emergency. There are five components to the project, the first component being consolidation of the institutional and policy framework. The second component is the strengthening of property registration and alternative conflict resolution capacity. The third component is the titling and regularization services. The fourth component is the project management, monitoring and evaluation. Finally, the fifth component is the contingency emergency response component. This component will finance public and private sector expenditures on a positive list of goods, both domestic and imported, and/or specific works, goods, services (including audit costs) and emergency operation costs required for Nicaragua's emergency recovery. A Contingency Emergency Response Component (CERC) operational manual will apply to this component, detailing financial management, procurement, safeguard and any other necessary implementation arrangements.", projectname: "Second Land Administration Project (PRODEP II)", year: "2013", loanamnt: "40000000"},
	{ region: "Federal Republic of Nigeria", projectabstract: "The development objective of the State Education Program Investment Project for Nigeria is to support: (a) need-based teacher deployment; (b) school-level management and accountability; and (c) measurement of student learning in Participating States. The project has two components. First component is results-based support to education sector reform program (US$125.0 million). The aim of this component is to support participating state governments’ program priorities through selected disbursement-linked indicators focusing on the achievement of tangible and measurable results over the project period as follows: (a) improving teacher effectiveness through better deployment, based on needs, including: (i) deployment to hard-to staff schools; and (ii) deployment in core subject areas (English Language, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry and Biology); (b) improving regular measurement of student achievement; (c) strengthening school-based management committee’s participation and capacity for supporting school management and accountability; and (d) supporting stronger partnerships with the private sector to improve the relevance of technical and vocational schools, with emphasis on skills for employment. The second component is technical assistance (US$25.0 million). The objective of this component is to provide technical assistance channeled through two levels: (a) state level (US$20 million)- supporting participating states towards achievement of Disbursement-linked Indicators (DLIs), and the associated institutional capacity strengthening; and (b) federal level (US$5 million)- supporting the Federal Ministry of Education (FMOE) and Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) in overall project coordination and in providing the enabling environment in line with national policies, and in ensuring sustainability and scaling-up of successful activities in other potential states, for instance in Edo state.", projectname: "Nigeria - State Education Program Investment Project", year: "2013", loanamnt: "150000000"},
	{ region: "United Republic of Tanzania", projectabstract: "The development objective of the Energy Sector Capacity Building Project for Tanzania is to strengthen the capacity of the Government of Tanzania (GoT) to develop its natural gas sub-sector, and Public Private Partnerships (PPP) for the power generation sector. The project has five components, with multiple sub-components. Component A is petroleum policy and legal framework. This component has two sub-components: (A1) petroleum policy and strategy to maximize value arising from natural gas development (financial, social, and environmental); and (A2) the legal and regulatory framework for the gas subsector reflects the Government´s policies and strategies for this sub-sector and therein, attracts foreign and local investments. Component B is strengthening institutional sector management, coordination and governance. This component has four sub-components: (B1) strengthening sector coordination and governance; (B2) enhancing organizational capacity; (B3) environmental and social management; and (B4) health and safety management. Component C is education and skills development. This component addresses the increase in availability of vocational training capacity for the gas sub-sector of Tanzania in alignment with the projection of employment growth in the public and private parts of the sub-sector. Component D is power generation and natural gas PPP projects capacity building. This component has two sub-components: (D1) Ministry of Energy and Minerals (MEM) PPP node support; and (D2) Tanzania Electric Supply Company Limited (TANESCO) PPP node support. Component E is project coordination. This component supports the Project Steering Committee as well as the Project Management Teams (PMT) of the four Implementing Agencies (IAs), namely MEM, TANESCO, Tanzania Petroleum Development Corporation (TPDC) and Energy and Water Utilities Regulatory Authority (EWURA). It will enhance the IAs capacity for procurement and financial management, through the provision of technical advisory services, training, operating costs, acquisition of goods and a vehicle for the MEM project coordinator.", projectname: "Energy Sector Capacity Building Project (ESCBP)", year: "2013", loanamnt: "21460000"},
	{ region: "Federal Republic of Nigeria", projectabstract: "The development objective of the Youth Employment and Social Support Operation Project for Nigeria is to: increase access of the poor to youth employment opportunities, social services, and strengthened safety net systems in participating states. There are four components to the project. The first component of the project is strengthening social safety net system. The operation through this component will help the government to define and consolidate the institutional responsibilities and implementation arrangements to ensure effective coordination among all units of the federal and state governments and all stakeholders involved in the implementation of social safety nets in Nigeria. The second component of the project is public workfare program. The objective of this component is to support the participating state governments to provide immediate labor intensive work opportunities for unskilled youths from poor households. The third component of the project is skills for jobs program. This component will pilot a new approach to skills training that would increase the effectiveness of the government's efforts to combat unemployment, especially among the youth. The fourth component of the project is Conditional Cash Transfer (CCT) program. This component will assist the Government of Nigeria (GON) in implementing a conditional cash transfer program.", projectname: "Nigeria Youth Employment & Social Support Operation", year: "2013", loanamnt: "300000000"},
	{ region: "Republic of Panama", projectabstract: "Objective of the Second Programmatic Fiscal Management and Efficiency of Expenditures Development Policy Loan Project for Panama is to support the Government of Panama in creating fiscal space and strengthening social transfer programs. The operation supports four areas that are central to the Government's reform program: (1) tax reform will support the Government's tax policy and administration reforms and its improvements in international tax information sharing. Together, these reforms are expected to mobilize tax revenue and facilitate the international exchange of tax information; (2) modernizing public procurement practices will significantly increase accountability and transparency and reduce transaction costs, since 37 percent of non-financial sector public spending is done through procurement; (3) increasing the efficiency of debt management; a major challenge for debt management in Panama is the lack of a medium-term debt management strategy. In particular, while overall guidelines such as the development of the domestic debt market and the smoothing of the debt profile exist, there is no formal debt management strategy in place. Such a strategy will establish target ranges for selected indicators of financial risk after assessing the cost-risk tradeoffs of different alternatives; and (4) and expanding and improving targeting of social transfer programs.", projectname: "Second Programmatic Development Policy Loan", year: "2013", loanamnt: "100000000"},
	{ region: "United Republic of Tanzania", projectabstract: "Over the last several years, Tanzania has witnessed a growing power generation deficit caused by: (a) the below-average hydrology conditions that have reduced hydropower generation capacity; and (b) insufficient development of new generation capacity relative to the growing demand for electricity. The Government of Tanzania (GoT) has begun to implement a strategy to place the power sector on a more sustainable path. The discovery of important offshore natural gas reserves presents Tanzania with a potentially transformational opportunity for the country. The Government is determined to, and has started the process of, implementing an appropriate policy framework for the optimal use of future natural gas revenues. A programmatic approach is being proposed to support the Government in addressing the above challenges. The operation is consistent with the objectives of the Country Assistance Strategy (CAS) for FY12-15 and the Africa regional strategy. The development objective of the program is to: (i) strengthen the country's ability to bridge the financial gap in its power sector; (ii) reduce the cost of power supply and to promote private sector participation in the power sector; and (iii) to strengthen the policy and institutional framework for the management of the country's natural gas resources.", projectname: "TZ First Power and Gas Sector DPO", year: "2013", loanamnt: "100000000"},
	{ region: "Republic of Cameroon", projectabstract: "The development objective of the Social Safety Net Project for Cameroon is to support the establishment of a basic national safety net system including piloting targeted cash transfers and public works programs for the poorest and most vulnerable people in participating areas within the Recipient’s territory. The project has three components. The first is laying the foundations of a safety net system and supporting project management (US$7.8 million). This component has following two sub-components: (1) help the Borrower to develop systems to coordinate and manage safety nets programs for the poor and vulnerable; and (2) finance the cost of the management, coordination, and monitoring and evaluation (M and E) activities under this and the other two project components. The second component is the pilot cash transfer program with accompanying measures to boost household productivity (US$36.3 million). This component is for supporting the development and to boost the productivity of chronically poor households and serve as the cornerstone of Cameroon’s social safety net. Accompanying measures are to be developed to maximize the impact of the cash transfers on the welfare and productivity of beneficiary households. The third component is the public works program pilot (US$5.9 million). This component is for developing and piloting a labor-intensive public works program aimed to help vulnerable households deal with exogenous shocks (such as droughts or floods). The public works activities are to be coordinated with the cash transfer program so as to facilitate its implementation and reinforce its effectiveness.", projectname: "Cameroon Social Safety Nets", year: "2013", loanamnt: "50000000"},
	{ region: "Republic of Niger", projectabstract: "The objective of the Transport Sector Program Support additional financing Project for Niger are to: (i) improve the physical access of rural population to markets and services on selected unpaved sections of the recipient's national road network; and (ii) strengthen the recipient’s institutional framework, management and implementation of road maintenance in Niger. The project has two components. (1) Periodic maintenance and rehabilitation of unpaved roads component (2) Institutional support to the main transport sector players through provision of capacity building and assistance in management and execution of road maintenance activities component. The proposed additional financing will complement the original project and scale up the project's impact and effectiveness in the densely populated rural areas of the Dosso, Tillabery, Zinder, Maradi and Tahoua regions of southwestern and southern Niger. The project will improve rural mobility and linkage to markets and access to health and education centers. Road side village's population will benefit from temporary jobs created by the roads works.", projectname: "NE - Transp Sector Program Support Project Addit Fin", year: "2013", loanamnt: "19500000"},
	{ region: "Burkina Faso", projectabstract: "The development objective of the Second Growth and Competitiveness Grant (GCG) Program for Burkina Faso is to catalyze private sector growth and employment, improve governance and public resource management, and build resilience and reduce vulnerability. This second operation will deepen the policy program contained in the first operation, which was submitted to the Executive Board in June, 2012. The programmatic series supports poverty reduction through higher growth, stronger governance, and greater economic resilience. The series is structured in three pillars: 1) building private-sector growth and generating employment; 2) improving governance and public resource management; and 3) increasing resilience and reducing vulnerability. Overall long-term growth projections remain positive but dependent on commodity shocks and on public investment efficiency, while inclusive growth will depend on the economy's ability for structural transformation. Overall, Burkina Faso's macroeconomic framework is judged to be appropriate. Burkina is expected to continue to generate economic stability through prudent fiscal policies, strong financial assistance from donors, and membership of the regional economic and monetary union.", projectname: "Second Growth and Competitiveness Grant", year: "2013", loanamnt: "70000000"},
	{ region: "People's Republic of China", projectabstract: "The development objective of the Beijing Rooftop Solar Photovoltaic Scale-Up (Sunshine Schools) Project for China are to increase the share of clean energy in electricity consumption and to demonstrate the viability of the renewable energy service company model for scaling up the deployment of rooftop solar photovoltaic systems in schools and other educational institutions in Beijing municipality. The project has following two components: (1) sunshine schools program support - installation of 100 megawatt (MW) rooftop solar photovoltaic (PV) systems in Beijing. This component will install 100 MW of distributed rooftop PV systems in about 800 schools and other educational institutions in Beijing under the Renewable Energy Service Company (RESCO) model for large-scale rooftop solar PV deployment. Similar to the Energy Service Company (ESCO) business model adopted by the central government as a key market mechanism to scale up energy efficiency investments, the RESCO will take the performance and financial risk of the investment by signing an energy service performance contract (ESPC) with each school and university, which will pay the RESCO only for the solar PV electricity it consumes. The Bank loan will be on-lent to the RESCO by the Beijing municipality; and (2) technical assistance (TA) for developing local capacity for scaling up solar energy deployment, project implementation, and other priority energy policy initiatives of the Beijing Municipal Government (BMG). TA activities include: (i) demonstration of the RESCO model for large-scale grid-connected rooftop solar PV deployment in Beijing municipality, provision of engineering and technical support in relation to PV systems to Yuanshen Company, and independent monitoring and evaluation of implementation and results of such model; (ii) demonstration of two-way metering in Beijing municipality; (iii) establishment of an online monitoring system for rooftop PV systems and a solar energy information portal in Beijing municipality; and (iv) improvement of renewable energy education in schools and other educational institutions in Beijing municipality.", projectname: "CN: Beijing Rooftop Solar Photovoltaic Scale-Up (Sunshine Schools) Project", year: "2013", loanamnt: "120000000"},
	{ region: "People's Republic of China", projectabstract: "The objective of the Liaoning Coastal Economic Sustainable Development Project for China is to improve the efficiency of urban transport and address water scarcity issues in selected cities in Liaoning Province. The project has 3 components. (1)  Improving urban transport systems component will invest in improving public transport systems and fostering transit oriented development along selected public transport corridors by integrating land use and transport planning. The project will finance new urban roads and rehabilitation of existing roads, and ensure the engineering designs incorporate traffic management and traffic calming features and include facilities that promote cleaner alternative modes of transport, such as bicycling and walking. (2) Improving urban wastewater treatment and reclamation component will invest in wastewater treatment facilities and water reclamation systems, while also separating sewage and drainage networks in selected cities. The main objective is to rationalize the use of scarce water resources, reduce groundwater abstraction, and reduce water pollution. Investments include the construction of new and rehabilitation of existing wastewater plants, separation of sewage and drainage networks, and replacement of groundwater supply systems by water reclamation systems. (3) Project management and capacity building component is closely linked to the infrastructure investments under components 1 and 2 and will help increase impacts and sustainability of investments, as well as build the capacity of the local staff and officials involved in delivering water and urban transport in participating cities.", projectname: "Liaoning Coastal Economic Zone Urban Infrastructure and Environmental Management Project", year: "2013", loanamnt: "150000000"},
	{ region: "People's Republic of China", projectabstract: "The objective of the Jiangxi Poyang Lake Basin and Ecological Economic Zone Small Town Development Project for China is to improve key public services in participating small towns of Jiangxi Province through improvements to prioritized infrastructure. The project has three components. (1) Transport infrastructure improvement component will fund the construction and upgrading of about 76 km of urban and country roads including some bridges in selected counties/cities, and construction of a new urban central  bus station in Gongqingcheng City. (2) Water resources management infrastructure component will support priority investments in water related services and environmental improvements around Poyang Lake, including: infrastructure to reduce flood risks, improvement to the drainage systems; construction of wastewater and storm water networks; expansion of a water supply and treatment plant; restoration of river and wetland environments. (3) Project management and capacity building component will support (a) institutional strengthening and capacity building and (b) project management and monitoring and evaluation.", projectname: "CN-Jiangxi Poyang Lake Basin and Ecological Economic Zone Small Town Development Project", year: "2013", loanamnt: "150000000"},
	{ region: "People's Republic of China", projectabstract: "The higher-level global environment objective of the Green Energy for Low-Carbon City Project in Shanghai Project for China is to support Shanghai's low-carbon city development by promoting green energy schemes, with a focus on Changning district. The project has two components: a) a technical assistance and incremental support for near zero-emission buildings component funded by a Global Environment Facility (GEF) grant; and b) a low carbon investments component funded by an International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) loan. The GEF component will primarily provide technical assistance and capacity building activities on policies, financing mechanisms, business models of the key abatement options identified in the abatement cost curve (green energy buildings, clean energy supply, and green transport) to support the Changning district government achieving its carbon intensity reduction target. It will also cover part of the incremental cost for a pilot near zero-emission building. The IBRD loan will focus on low carbon investments in buildings as the bulk of emission reductions in Changning district will come from building retrofit.", projectname: "Green Energy Schemes for Low-carbon City in Shanghai", year: "2013", loanamnt: "4350000"},
	{ region: "People's Republic of China", projectabstract: "The higher-level global environment objective of the Green Energy for Low-Carbon City Project in Shanghai Project for China is to support Shanghai's low-carbon city development by promoting green energy schemes, with a focus on Changning district. The project has two components: a) a technical assistance and incremental support for near zero-emission buildings component funded by a Global Environment Facility (GEF) grant; and b) a low carbon investments component funded by an International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) loan. The GEF component will primarily provide technical assistance and capacity building activities on policies, financing mechanisms, business models of the key abatement options identified in the abatement cost curve (green energy buildings, clean energy supply, and green transport) to support the Changning district government achieving its carbon intensity reduction target. It will also cover part of the incremental cost for a pilot near zero-emission building. The IBRD loan will focus on low carbon investments in buildings as the bulk of emission reductions in Changning district will come from building retrofit.", projectname: "Green Energy Schemes for Low-carbon City in Shanghai, China", year: "2013", loanamnt: "100000000"},
	{ region: "People's Republic of China", projectabstract: "The development objective of the Jiangxi Wuxikou Integrated Flood Management Project for China is to reduce the flood risk in the central urban area of Jingdezhen city through implementation of priority structural and non-structural measures, and contribute to establishment of an integrated flood risk management system for the city. There are four components to the project. The first component of the project is construction of Wuxikou flood control scheme. This component includes: acquisition and installation of electro-mechanical equipment of five radial gates, and implementation of the Environmental and Social Management Plan (ESMP). The second component of the project is capacity building for integrated flood risk management system. This component includes: preparation of a master plan of integrated flood risk management for Jingdezhen city, and provision of equipment for a municipal flood control and dispatching center, including essential operation equipment to facilitate efficient functioning of the municipal flood management system. The third component of the project is implementation of resettlement action plan. This component includes: investment in resettlement, investment in special infrastructure, and reallocation of effected section of railway. The fourth component of the project is project management and implementation support. This component includes: provision of consulting services to enhance engineering design, construction supervision, dam safety and environmental and social management, including the formation and maintenance of a dam safety panel of experts, and acquisition of office equipment and vehicles, and provision of operating resources.", projectname: "Jiangxi Wuxikou Integrated Flood Management Project", year: "2013", loanamnt: "100000000"},
	{ region: "Socialist Republic of Vietnam", projectabstract: "The First Economic Management and Competitiveness (EMCC) Development Policy Operation Program (DPO) is a new series of three DPOs (FY13-15). The EMCC proposes to support economic management reforms to enhance competitiveness for sustained growth and poverty reduction. The EMCC will focus specifically on three elements of competitiveness: (i) macroeconomic stability; (ii) transparency, efficiency and accountability of the public sector; and (iii) an enabling business environment that promotes private sector development. The operation will also look at two cross-cutting themes: (a) protecting the poor from adverse effects of Vietnam's economic transition and competitiveness-related reforms; and (b) promoting greater data and policymaking transparency. Analytical work and policy dialogue will aim to ensure that these cross-cutting issues are appropriately taken into account in the reforms supported under the operation. The design of the EMCC is based on feedback from the government and development partners, and lessons learnt from implementation of the Poverty Reduction Support Credit (PRSC) series.", projectname: "Economic Management Competitiveness Credit 1", year: "2013", loanamnt: "250000000"},
	{ region: "Republic of the Marshall Islands", projectabstract: "This document describes a program comprising a series of three Development Policy Operations to support Information Communication Technologies (ICT) sector reform and development in the Marshall Islands. The objective of this first operation is to support policy development and prepare the foundation for the legal and regulatory reforms needed to support sector liberalization. The overall ICT Sector Development Program ('Program') is expected to increase the availability of telecommunications infrastructure and enable the more widespread application of ICT services supporting improvements in economic and social development. Consistent with this vision, the Program will support policy initiatives focused on the: (a) transition from a monopolistic to a liberalized telecommunications market; (b) reform and restructuring of the majority state-owned incumbent, the National Telecommunications Authority (NTA); and (c) development of a new legal and regulatory framework for telecommunications or ICT and an independent regulatory function.", projectname: "MH:  First ICT Sector Development Operation", year: "2013", loanamnt: "3000000"},
	{ region: "Islamic State of Afghanistan", projectabstract: "The objective of the Second Skills Development Project for Afghanistan is to increase the potential for employment and higher earnings of graduates from Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) schools and institutes through improvements in the skills delivery system. The grant will help finance the costs associated with reforms in, and improvement of, the Technical and Vocational Education and Training sector in Afghanistan, with particular attention to deepening of the institutional systems. The level of skills in Afghanistan is low and formal training for mid-level skills competence, though it exists, is not standardized and/or benchmarked to acceptable sub-regional or regional standards. The support will respond to the situation through: a) strengthening and improving the overall institutional system, b) providing incentives for development of TVET schools and institutes in that provide formal technical training; c) training of technical teachers; and d) developing labor market information systems and Management Information System (MIS) to monitor the whole sector. All these interventions will be underpinned, and informed by robust linkages between the training providers and the labor market. The strength and relevance of the project lies in it being market-oriented, with a pivotal role for the private sector in management and decision-making in the skills delivery system.", projectname: "Afghanistan - Second Skills Development Project", year: "2013", loanamnt: "55000000"},
	{ region: "Republic of Moldova", projectabstract: "The objective of the Emergency Agriculture Support Project for Moldova is to mitigate the negative effects of the 2012 drought by helping to restore corn and wheat production and prevent livestock destocking in the most affected districts. The credit will help finance the costs associated with alleviating the emergency in the country's agriculture sector caused by the 2012 drought. The drought caused extensive losses to the country's field crops, i.e. wheat, sunflower, and particularly corn (for example 60 percent losses in corn production), leading to a shortage of animal feed. Without immediate support to affected farmers the livestock sub-sector will be under significant risk for destocking and loss of capital, with potential long-term negative consequences. The project will help to reduce the risk of destocking by providing conditional cash transfers and technical assistance (awareness and training) to farmers in the most affected districts, so as to maintain their ability to plant spring crops, and particularly corn and wheat. Corn is an especially important crop because pastures are scarce in Moldova, and corn is the main animal feed, both in the form of grain and silage. Corn is also an important staple for Moldovans, as it used in the local diet for the traditional dish called mamaliga.", projectname: "Emergency Agriculture Support Project", year: "2013", loanamnt: "10000000"},
	{ region: "Africa", projectabstract: "The objectives of the Agricultural Productivity Program for Southern Africa Project are to increase the availability of improved agricultural technologies in participating countries in the Southern African Development Community (SADC) region. There are three components to the project. The first component of the project is technology generation and dissemination. This component will finance technology generation and dissemination activities associated with the commodity or commodity group11 being targeted by Regional Center of Leaderships (RCoLs). The second component of the project is strengthening regional centers of leadership. This component will support activities to strengthen the core capacity of the RCoLs. The choice of activities to be financed will be driven primarily by the specific needs of each RCoL, as identified at national level. The third component of the project is coordination and facilitation. This component will finance three main categories of activities: 1) national level research coordination and management, 2) regional facilitation by Centre for Coordination of Agricultural Research and Development for Southern Africa (CCARDESA), and 3) Research and Development (R&D) policy analysis and dialogue.", projectname: "Agricultural Productivity Program for Southern Africa (APPSA)", year: "2013", loanamnt: "90000000"},
	{ region: "Islamic Republic of Pakistan", projectabstract: "The objective of the Second Sindh Education Sector Project for Pakistan is to raise school participation by improving sector governance and accountability and strengthening administrative systems, and measure student achievement. The components include: preparation of school budgets, both salary and non-salary components, following transparent, objective, and needs-based criteria; and third party support to the districts for managing and monitoring the flow and use of school budgets in line with applicable rules and regulations. Administration of the Annual School Census (ASC) for government schools on a regular basis through two distinct channels across districts, namely via a contracted third party and standard government process, accompanied by strengthened administrative procedures, procedures, and practices, and web-based direct reporting by secondary and higher secondary schools to improve the regularity, relevance, and reliability of ASC data. Appointment of specialized cadres of education managers and school headmasters following transparent, objective, merit-based criteria and rigorous mechanisms; contracts with performance terms and conditions; induction training, job guidelines, management materials and tools; and a tailored annual performance evaluation process (within the government's standard performance evaluation system).", projectname: "Pakistan: Second Sindh Education Sector Project", year: "2013", loanamnt: "400000000"},
	{ region: "Republic of Benin", projectabstract: "The objective of the Additional Financing for the Forests and Adjacent Lands Management (FALM) Project for Benin is to assist the recipient in its effort to lay the foundation for a collective integrated ecosystem management system for its forests and adjacent lands. Additional financing is needed for the following reasons: (1) in the context of the Sahel and West Africa Program (SAWAP), to contribute to the implementation of the sixteen forest-management plans developed under the parent project, as well as of three additional forest reserves whose management plans were developed in 2007 with the support of the African Development Bank but that were not implemented for lack of funding; and (2) sustaining conservation in the country's protected areas, to increase the capital of a conservation trust fund currently being established by the Government of Benin, the endowment of which will contribute to financing the recurrent costs of the Northern Savanna ecosystems (the Pendjari National Park and the W National Park). The additional financing will be implemented and supervised by the same Government and Bank teams respectively and will continue to emphasize implementation support to ensure continued satisfactory execution of the project.", projectname: "AF-Forest and Adjacent Land Management", year: "2013", loanamnt: "5560000"},
	{ region: "Republic of Rwanda", projectabstract: "The Second Support to Social Protection System Program (SSPS-2) development objective is to support the efforts of the Government of Rwanda (GoR) to enhance the effectiveness and expand the coverage of its Social Protection (SP) system. The operation contributes to the second strategic theme of the Bank's Country Assistance Strategy (CAS) to reduce social vulnerability and build a more stable society by ensuring that vulnerable Rwandans benefit from growth. The operation complements the Bank's Poverty Reduction Support Financing (PRSF) series which supports the policy and institutional actions that are focused on promoting inclusive growth, economic transformation and good governance. In January 2011, the Government approved a National Social Protection Strategy (NSPS) that aims to establish a comprehensive and integrated SP system. The overall objective of the NSPS is to 'build a social protection system that tackles poverty and inequality, enables the poor to move out of poverty, helps reduce vulnerability and protect people from shocks, helps improve health and education among all Rwandans, and contributes to economic growth.' The SSPS-2 will help the Government of Rwanda (GoR) implement its NSPS, building on the Bank's support to the SP sector in Rwanda over the last six years that started with the Decentralization and Community Development Project (DCDP) and the Community Living Standards Grant/Credit (CLSG/C).", projectname: "Rwanda Second Support to Social Protection System", year: "2013", loanamnt: "50000000"},
	{ region: "Republic of Benin", projectabstract: "The objective of the Additional Financing for the Forests and Adjacent Lands Management (FALM) Project for Benin is to assist the recipient in its effort to lay the foundation for a collective integrated ecosystem management system for its forests and adjacent lands. Additional financing is needed for the following reasons: (1) in the context of the Sahel and West Africa Program (SAWAP), to contribute to the implementation of the sixteen forest-management plans developed under the parent project, as well as of three additional forest reserves whose management plans were developed in 2007 with the support of the African Development Bank but that were not implemented for lack of funding; and (2) sustaining conservation in the country's protected areas, to increase the capital of a conservation trust fund currently being established by the Government of Benin, the endowment of which will contribute to financing the recurrent costs of the Northern Savanna ecosystems (the Pendjari National Park and the W National Park). The additional financing will be implemented and supervised by the same Government and Bank teams respectively and will continue to emphasize implementation support to ensure continued satisfactory execution of the project.", projectname: "BJ-Forest & Adjacent Land Mgmt Addit Fin", year: "2013", loanamnt: "2000000"},
	{ region: "Republic of Kiribati", projectabstract: "The objective of the Grid Connected Solar Photovoltaic (PV) Project for Kiribati is to contribute to reducing Kiribati's dependence on imported petroleum for power generation in order to improve energy security and to reduce the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from diesel fuel use for grid electricity supply in Kiribati. The project has three components. The first component is investment in grid connected solar photovoltaic equipment. This component will support the project implementing entity to invest in 516 kilowatt peak capacity of grid connected solar photovoltaic without storage, to kick-start a staged implementation strategy over the medium term, installed and managed at technically suitable locations as approved by the Government of Kiribati that have been identified with associated inverters to enable grid in-feed at each location. The second component is maintenance program and capacity building. It will support the project implementing entity to implement the investment through a design, supply and install contract for the solar photovoltaic installation with operations and maintenance provisions to cover the entire project implementation, and to gain experience in operations and maintenance and build capacity to initiate and manage future investments. The third component is project management. This component will support the recipient to effectively manage the fiduciary aspects of the project (including procurement and financial management) through the central fiduciary unit. It will also support the project implementing entity to effectively manage the technical aspects of the project through its project support team.", projectname: "Kiribati Grid  Connected Solar PV Project", year: "2013", loanamnt: "1000000"},
	{ region: "Kingdom of Morocco", projectabstract: "This program document describes the First Economic Competitiveness Support Program Development Policy Loan (ECSP DPL I). The objective of the proposed program is to support policy reforms in three key areas of the Government's comprehensive economic strategy: the investment climate, trade policy and trade logistics, and economic governance. Over the past decade, Morocco has made good progress in carrying out business environment reforms, but the actual impact of these reforms, albeit positive, has been insufficient. Looking forward, the challenge will be in the implementation and coordination of all the policies that affect private sector development, investment and job creation. In this context, the ECSP programmatic DPL series is designed to support the reform of several key cross-cutting constraints that will favor greater competition between business stakeholders and more effective policies to spur competitiveness.", projectname: "Economic Competitiveness Support Program DPL", year: "2013", loanamnt: "160000000"},
	{ region: "Kingdom of Morocco", projectabstract: "The objective of the Social and Integrated Agriculture Project for Morocco is to increase the implementation of land and biodiversity conservation measures in selected projects directed to small farmers located in targeted marginal areas in the project area. The project has two components. Development of the capacities of public and private institutions on land and biodiversity conservation component will develop the capacities of selected staff of public and private institutions involved in the planning and implementation of Pillar II projects on land and biodiversity conservation measures. This Component is distinguished in two sub-components. Activities of sub-component 1.1 to be financed include: (i) training, study tours, and field visits; (ii) studies and dissemination materials; (iii) awareness campaigns; (iv) Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) and reporting; and (v) audits. The activity of sub-component 1.2 to be financed includes training to selected staff of the implementing entities. Transfer of land and biodiversity conservation measures among small farmers component will disseminate land and biodiversity conservation measures in selected projects directed to small farmers located in the two target regions of Souss-Massa-Draa and Marrakech-Tensift-Al Haouz. Eight ASIMA sub-projects have been identified, and more could be added during project implementation subject to consultations and budget availability. For each of these, activities to be financed include: (i) works and goods for implementing land and biodiversity conservation measures; (ii) training, study tours, and field visits; (iii) awareness campaigns; and (iv) Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E).", projectname: "Morocco Social and Integrated Agriculture", year: "2013", loanamnt: "6440000"},
	{ region: "Kyrgyz Republic", projectabstract: "The objective of the Sector Support for Education Reform Project for Kyrgyz Republic is to create conditions for improved learning outcomes in basic education. There are three components of the project, the first being enhanced learning. This component has following four sub-components: (1) improving pedagogical practices to finance the design and implementation of an in-service training program for about ten thousand primary school teachers to improve teaching-learning practices in support of the newly revised curriculum. It will also finance a training program designed to enhance the capacities of approximately one thousand five hundred Deputy Directors, district level methodologists and inspectors to support primary level teachers to teach the new curriculum; (2) resources for learning to finance the design, printing and distribution of approximately three million textbooks, teacher guides and student workbooks for primary and lower secondary schools, and a package of essential teaching-learning materials for primary schools; (3) supporting ongoing revision of curriculum for grades five-nine focusing on the piloting and finalization of subject standards and program content; and (4) assessment of learning to finance a sample-based survey of student learning achievements at grade four, and assessments of teaching-learning practices at the primary level. The second component being improved management and accountability of school resources. This component has following two sub-components: (1) improving financial management for financing the design and operationalization of a monitoring system for school budgets and expenditures, training and technical assistance to key players at the local and central level; and (2) strengthening school leadership and management to finance training of school directors and accountants. The last component is communications and implementation support. This component has following two sub-components: (1) communications and outreach activities to finance activities to engage and inform stakeholders about the changes in the education sector; and (2) implementation support to finance project operating costs, including inter-alia translation, interpretation, equipment, supervision costs, salaries of the staff in the project coordinating unit, and incremental operating costs at the Ministry of Education and Science.", projectname: "Sector Support for Education Reform Project", year: "2013", loanamnt: "16500000"},
	{ region: "Republic of Uzbekistan", projectabstract: "The objectives of the Additional Financing for the Health System Improvement Project for Uzbekistan are to: (1) improve access to quality health care at the primary level, at Rayon Medical Unions (RMUs), and selected City Medical Unions (CMUs); and (2) strengthen the Government's public health response to the rise in non-communicable diseases (NCDs).The additional financing is technically justified. The Borrower is strongly committed to scaling-up the Project in order to expand coverage to the remaining seven regions of the country and to the selected CMUs nationwide to further improve access to quality health services. The institutional arrangements will remain unchanged, as they have been effective during the implementation of the current Project. The Ministry of Health (MOH) will continue to be responsible for the implementation of all health activities. The implementing agency has built a strong administrative capacity and technical expertise over the past several years and is therefore well positioned to utilize additional resources.", projectname: "Additional Financing to Health System Improvement Project", year: "2013", loanamnt: "93000000"},
	{ region: "Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan", projectabstract: "The objective of the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development for Inclusive Growth Project for Jordan is to contribute to the improvement of access to finance for micro, small and medium enterprises in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. The proposed operation will be a Financial Intermediary Lending (FIL) with one component (Lines of Credits). The Lines of Credits will provide Participating Financial Intermediaries (PFI) loans to eligible PFIs for the purposes of on-lending as sub-loans to eligible beneficiaries or Microfinance Institutions (MFIs) for the carrying out of sub-projects. The operation will enhance the role of financial institutions in economic growth through financing and developing the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) sector in Jordan. A special focus would be placed on providing increased long and medium-term financing for these enterprises' investment. The operation will comprise a line of credit channeled through the Central Bank of Jordan to banks that either have an active MSME portfolio or the willingness and capacity to develop one. The banks will then on-lend the funding directly to micro and small enterprises or MFIs that will on-lend to MSMEs. The participating banks could be incentivized through various mechanisms such as tenor, having access to training and capacity building under the MSME Regional Technical Assistance (TA) Facility and through enhanced amounts, in case the lending proposals support on-lending to those market segments that face the biggest market failures, such as lending to viable MSMEs in remote areas.", projectname: "MSME Development Project for Inclusive Growth", year: "2013", loanamnt: "70000000"},
	{ region: "Socialist Republic of Vietnam", projectabstract: "The objectives of the Vietnam Higher Education Development Policy Operations (HEDPO) are to strengthen governance, financing and quality of higher education by: (i) improving the responsiveness of higher education and research and increase the quantitative capacity of the system; (ii) enhancing fiscal transparency, sustainability and effectiveness of the higher education sector; and (iii) improving the quality of Higher Education institutions. The project contains three policy areas: Policy Area 1: Governance. The policy area aims at improving the responsiveness of higher education and research and increasing the quantitative capacity of the system. Policy Area 2: Financing and Financial Management. This policy area aims at enhancing fiscal transparency, sustainability and effectiveness of the higher education sector. Policy Area 3: Quality. This policy area aims at improving the quality of higher education institutions. It focuses on (i) the move to credit-based training system; (ii) the establishment of internal quality assurance system at HEI level; and (iii) the establishment of the accreditation system.", projectname: "Higher Education Development Policy Program - Third Operation", year: "2013", loanamnt: "50000000"},
	{ region: "Socialist Republic of Vietnam", projectabstract: "The objective of the Vietnam School Readiness Promotion Project (SRPP) is to raise school readiness for 5 year old children, in particular for those most vulnerable to not succeeding in a school environment, through supporting selected elements of Vietnam's Early Childhood Education (ECE) program. There are two components to the project, the first component being promoting school readiness for disadvantaged children. On-budget funding will support the implementation of key elements of the Government's ECE program (program 239, complemented by decision 60). The SRPP will reimburse Government investments under the following eligible expenditure programs: (a) lunch subsidies3 for disadvantaged children aged 3-54, which will encourage participation and full day preschool attendance; and (b) salaries, including social and health insurance contributions, for contract preschool teachers to ease the shortage of teaching staff. Finally, the second component is the national early childhood education policy development and capacity building. The project will also finance technical assistance (TA), training expenditures, and operating costs to support capacity building and the further development of ECE policy over the coming years.", projectname: "Vietnam School Readiness Promotion Project", year: "2013", loanamnt: "100000000"},
	{ region: "Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia", projectabstract: "The objective of the Health Millennium Development Goals Program-for-Results Project for Ethiopia is to Improve the delivery and use of a comprehensive package of maternal and child health services. Ethiopia's Growth and Transformation Plan (GTP) 2011-2015 has a strong focus on the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and gives high priority to human development. Ethiopia has made impressive progress in improving health outcomes and is among countries in Sub-Saharan Africa with a good chance of attaining some of the health MDGs. There is a need to enhance accountability of the health system by shifting the emphasis from inputs to results. Ethiopia has to accelerate the on-going efforts to institutionalize monitoring and evaluation (M&E) systems that provide reliable and timely information on program results. This will further strengthen evidence-based planning, particularly at the facility and district levels. In a rapidly evolving health system, credible evidence from diverse sources available on a frequent basis will be essential to increasing accountability and strengthening management. Such shift needs to build on successful engagement of communities through the health extension workers moving toward a functional health system by delivering results.", projectname: "Ethiopia Health MDG Support Operation", year: "2013", loanamnt: "100000000"},
	{ region: "People's Republic of China", projectabstract: "The objective of the Fujian Meizhou Bay Navigation Improvement Project for China is to improve the capacity of the main navigation channel in Meizhou Bay and enhance the management capacity of Meizhou Bay Harbor Administration Bureau (MBHAB). There are two components to the project, the first component being Improvement of main navigation channel. This component will upgrade the main navigation channel in Meizhou Bay to a 300,000 Deadweight Tons (DWT) standard that will allow for unidirectional tide-independent navigation of Q-MAX LNG ships, as well as unidirectional tide-dependent navigation of bulk cargo ships up to 400,000 DWT. The main navigation channel starts from Dazuo sea area outside the bay-mouth to Luoyu operation area for a total length of 52.1 kilometers. About 21.5 kilometers of the existing main channel, mostly inside the Bay, will be widened and deepened through dredging and rock blasting. The second component is the capacity building to enhance management capacity. This component includes technical studies and training programs that are designed to build the MBHAB's management capacity so as to improve the operational efficiency and competitiveness of Meizhou Bay Ports.", projectname: "China:Fujian Meizhou Bay Navigation Improvement Project", year: "2013", loanamnt: "50000000"},
	{ region: "Islamic State of Afghanistan", projectabstract: "The development objectives of the System Enhancement for Health Action in Transition Project for Afghanistan are to expand the scope, quality and coverage of health services provided to the population, particularly to the poor, in the project areas, and to enhance the stewardship functions of the ministry of public health (MOPH). Financing is needed for implementation of the basic package of health services (BPHS) and essential package of hospital services (EPHS) through contracting out and contracting in arrangements both in rural and urban areas in provinces supported by the European union (EU), the Afghanistan Reconstruction Trust Fund (ARTF) and the World Bank, covering a total of twenty one provinces in the country (out of thirty four provinces). System enhancement for health action in transition (SEHAT) will be a platform nation-wide project, which will allow for financing health services in more provinces if additional resources become available. The project will also strengthen the national health system and ministry of public health's capacity at central and provincial levels, so it can effectively perform its stewardship functions in the sector.", projectname: "Afghanistan: System Enhancement for Health Action in Transition Project", year: "2013", loanamnt: "100000000"},
	{ region: "The Independent State of Papua New Guine", projectabstract: "The objectives of the Energy Sector Development Project for Papua New Guinea consist of: (1) strengthening policy development and strategic framework for renewable energy and rural electrification; and (2) attracting investors for sustainable development of new hydropower generation to supply the Port Moresby electricity grid. There are two components of the project, the first component being: institutional and policy development for renewable energy and rural electrification. It include three sub-components: (i) energy policy development; (ii) institutional and strategy development; and (iii) capacity building. The second component is technical assistance for preparation and planning for Port Moresby hydropower supply. It include two sub-components: (a) preparation of the Naoro Brown hydropower project for Port Moresby; and (b) improved planning related to hydropower supply for Port Moresby.", projectname: "PNG Energy Sector Development Project", year: "2013", loanamnt: "7300000"},
	{ region: "Republic of Rwanda", projectabstract: "The development objective of the Additional Financing for the Electricity Access Scale-up and Sector-wide Approach Development Project for Rwanda is to improve access to reliable and cost effective electricity services for households and priority public institutions. The additional credit will help to scale-up ongoing activities related to expansion of access and productive use of electricity, contributing to the project's development impact for households and Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs). The Additional Financing (AF) will support connecting an additional 48,000 households to the electricity grid as part of the second phase of the Electricity Access Rollout Program (EARP). In addition, the AF will support scaling up of 'green connections' associated with energy efficient solutions; increased uptake of solar products such as solar water heaters and solar photo-voltaic systems; low-cost products such as ready-boards to make it affordable for low-income households to get connected to the electricity grid; and productive uses of electricity to promote increased use of electricity by SMEs. The additional activities have been estimated to be implemented in a timeframe of about 3 1/2 years. Therefore an extension of the closing date of the original credit to June 30, 2016, is required and is within three years of the closing date of the original credit.", projectname: "Rwanda Electricity Access additional Financing", year: "2013", loanamnt: "60000000"},
	{ region: "Republic of Yemen", projectabstract: "The objective of the Road Asset Management Project for is to improve road conditions in four Governorates (Al-Hodeidah, Ibb, Taiz and Lahj) and to strengthen the Road Maintenance Fund, or RMF capacity in road asset management. There are three components to the project, the first component being Road maintenance works. This component will finance the improvement of the road condition (about 2,300 km total) in the Governorates of Al-Hodeidah, Ibb, Taiz, and Lahj in the form of regular road maintenance works through multi-year, fixed-term contracts with private contractors. The works will include works to the road surface and pavement, drainage improvements, restoration of shoulders and road furniture such as guardrails, road signs and marking. The second component is the institutional support and capacity building. This component will finance activities to strengthen the RMF's and Ministry of Public Works and Highways, or MPWH's capacity for road asset management, including axle load controls through technological connectivity of the control stations with RMF's headquarters in Sana'a and installation of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) equipment and software for improved communication with the road users. Finally, the third component is the transport sector studies. This component will finance technical assistance to address deficiencies and inefficiencies in transport infrastructure provision, maintenance and operation, at the same time support preparation of investments with potentials for other donors' financial support. This will include feasibility and preliminary engineering and operations and maintenance studies to assess the potential of public, private and/or public private partnership investments in the transport sector in Yemen, including public transport and operation of Sana'a and Aden airports and of Al-Hodeidah seaport.", projectname: "RY-Road Asset Management Project", year: "2013", loanamnt: "40000000"},
	{ region: "Nepal", projectabstract: "The main objective of the Building Resilience to Climate Related Hazards Project for Nepal is to enhance government capacity to mitigate climate related hazards by improving the accuracy and timeliness of weather and flood forecasts and warnings for climate-vulnerable communities, as well as developing agricultural management information system services to help farmers mitigate climate-related production risks. There are four components to the project, the first component being institutional strengthening, and capacity building and implementation support of Department of Hydrology and Meteorology (DHM). This component aims to develop and/or strengthen DHM's legal and regulatory frameworks, improve institutional performance as the main provider of weather, climate and hydrological information for the nation, build capacity of personnel and management, ensure operability of the future networks, and support project implementation. The second component is the modernization of the observation networks and forecasting. The third component is the enhancement of the service delivery system of DHM. The objective of this component is to enhance the service delivery system of DHM by creating a public weather service that provides weather and impact forecasts, and information services for climate-vulnerable communities and the key weather dependent sectors of economy. Finally, the fourth component is the creation of an Agriculture Management Information System (AMIS) at the Ministry of Agriculture Development (MoAD).", projectname: "Building Resilience to Climate Related Hazards", year: "2013", loanamnt: "31000000"},
	{ region: "Kingdom of Morocco", projectabstract: "The objective of this Third Solid Waste Sector Development Policy Loan Program for Morocco is to support the Government's efforts to improve the economic, environmental, and social performance of the Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) sector. This program document presents a Third MSW Development Policy Loan (DPL 3) to the Kingdom of Morocco in the amount of Euro 100 million (US$ 130 million equivalent). This new series builds on the excellent sectoral dialogue with the Government, the overall success of the previous two operations and the need to consolidate medium-term reforms. It will be implemented in parallel with the second phase (2013-2017) of the Government's ongoing 15-year National Solid Waste Program (PNDM) and will support its transition to full implementation and roll-out, while focusing on the overall coherence of the sector with the new decentralization agenda. In this context, the programmatic series aims to support the Government's efforts to improve the economic, environmental and social performance of the MSW sector. The measures supported by this DPL focus on: 1) strengthening governance, particularly demand-side governance, in the sector by improving accountability, transparency, and access to information, and by providing citizens and civil society with new and effective opportunities for engagement and voice; 2) anchoring long-term institutional and financial sustainability of the sector in line with the new decentralization agenda; 3) upgrading the country's environmental monitoring and control system; and 4) developing a financially viable and socially inclusive waste recycling sector. Finally the program is implemented in close collaboration with other partners.", projectname: "Solid Waste Sector DPL3", year: "2013", loanamnt: "130000000"},
	{ region: "Republic of Yemen", projectabstract: "The objective of the Second Basic Education Development Project for Yemen is to assist the Government of Yemen in improving student learning and equitable access to basic education in selected governorates and schools. The project has four components. Improving the quality of basic education and enhancing student performance component will assist the Ministry of Education (MOE) in improving the quality of basic education, mainly through a stronger focus on reading skills, the building block for future student learning. Promoting equitable access to quality education component will promote equitable access to quality education in eight targeted governorates and Sana'a City and about 200 schools through interventions addressing both supply and demand factors. Institutional capacity development component will support the development of the MOE capacity to effectively and efficiently manage resources to deliver quality education services. This component will finance: equipment, furniture, consultant services, training, and study tours. Project management component will support and strengthen the Project Administration Unit (PAU) to carry out the fiduciary responsibilities for the project and report on project progress in a timely and effective fashion as required by the Financing Agreement entered into between the World Bank and Government of Yemen. The component will finance: PAU and Project Management Unit of the Public Works Project (PMU) operating costs, office equipment maintenance, training activities to strengthen the capacity of PAU staff in fiduciary functions and project management, audit activities, remuneration of consultants working for PAU, salaries of PMU staff, and workshops related to the review and monitoring and evaluation of project activities.", projectname: "Yemen: Second Basic Education Development Project", year: "2013", loanamnt: "66000000"},
	{ region: "Republic of Yemen", projectabstract: "The objective of the proposed Emergency Crisis Recovery Project (ECRP) for Yemen is to assist the recipient in mitigating the impact of the 2011 crisis by providing cash benefits to eligible poor households. The proposed ECRP will finance cash assistance grants to poor households in Yemen through the Social Welfare Fund (SWF) cash transfer program. Poor households to be covered by the grant have been added in 2011 to the SWF beneficiary list after applying a Proxy Means Test (PMT) poverty-based targeting. The project has two components. (1) Cash benefits to poor households' component will provision temporary cash benefits to eligible poor households for a maximum period of fifteen months. (2) Project monitoring and evaluation component will provide consultancy services necessary to support the SWF in monitoring and evaluation of project implementation, including external audit.", projectname: "Emergency Crisis Recovery Project", year: "2013", loanamnt: "100000000"},
	{ region: "People's Republic of Bangladesh", projectabstract: "The development objective of the Climate Resilient Participatory Afforestation and Reforestation Project for Bangladesh is to reduce forest degradation and increase forest coverage through participatory planning and monitoring and to contribute in building the long-term resilience of selected communities in coastal and hilly areas to climate change. The project has four components. The first component is afforestation and reforestation program. The objective of this component is to increase the afforested and reforested areas through participatory forestry and co-management approach in the degraded forestland, marginal, fallow and newly accreted land in coastal and hilly areas.  In achieving the target of participatory afforestation and reforestation, the component will also support the rehabilitation and reconstruction of the existing field offices of the Bangladesh Forest Department (BFD). The second component is alternative livelihoods to support forest communities. The objective of this component is to improve and diversify non forest-based livelihood opportunities of poor forest dependent households in selected forest communities. This component will target 6,000 households comprising no less than 25,000 people in 200 forest communities in 9 project districts with a clear and sound selection method. The third component is capacity development for forest resource planning and management. The objective of the component is to improve the technical knowledge base on forest resource assessment, program monitoring and long-term planning for the sustainable development of the forest sector. The fourth component is project management. This component will support the establishment of a Project Implementation Unit (PIU) in BFD for implementation of component one and three. The PIU will provide necessary support for financial management, social and environmental safeguards, communication and procurement to Arannayk Foundation (AF).", projectname: "Climate Resilient Participatory Afforestation and Reforestation Project", year: "2013", loanamnt: "33800000"},
	{ region: "Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste", projectabstract: "The objective of the Additional Financing for the Health Sector Strategic Plan Support Project for Timor Leste is to improve the quality and coverage of preventive and curative health services, particularly for women and children, in order to accelerate progress toward the health Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). A restructuring comprising of: 1) revision to the project name; 2) revision of the Project Development Objective (PDO); 3) modification of the project components and scope of work; 4) revision of the results framework to measure the outcomes associated with the revised PDO and scope of work; 5) adjustment to the implementation arrangements; and 6) extension of the project closing date from June 30, 2013 to June 15, 2015. The restructured project will directly contribute to two strategic areas: a) fostering social capital development to improve lives through education, health and nutrition; and b) strengthening institution for quality of spending and inclusive service delivery. A level two restructuring was approved on March 5, 2012 to increase the allocation available for the Recipient-Executed Trust Fund (RETF) from US$ 15.7 million to US$ 20.0 million; and include operating costs, as an eligible expenditure in the financing and grant agreements.", projectname: "Health Sector Strategic Plan Support Additional Financing", year: "2013", loanamnt: "17700000"},
	{ region: "Samoa", projectabstract: "The objective of the Enhancing the Climate Resilience of the West Coast Road (WCR) Project for Samoa is to: (i) improve the climate resilience of the West Coast Road; and (ii) enhance local capacity to develop a more climate resilient road network. There are three components to the project, the first component being Improving Climate Resilience of the WCR. This component will implement measures to strengthen the climate resilience of the economically critical WCR, which is a key Government of Samoa (GoS) objective under the Strategic Program for Climate Resilience (SPCR). Works will improve the road pavement between Vailoa junction in Apia and Faleolo International Airport (approximately 26 km) by raising and strengthening vulnerable sections of the WCR, sealing shoulders, and improving longitudinal and cross drainage. The second component is the vulnerability assessment of the Samoa road network. This component involves technical assistance that will directly support the SPCR by bringing about transformative change in the way that climate change is addressed in the Samoa roads sector. Finally, the third component is the project management and operating costs. This component will also provide funding for specific inter-project SPCR coordination activities, such as: (a) knowledge exchange and lessons learned to feed into the coordination of the SPCR at a programmatic level; (b) resources for GoS officials to participate and contribute to overall SPCR processes; and (c) monitoring and evaluating project results.", projectname: "Enhancing the Climate Resilience of the West Coast Road", year: "2013", loanamnt: "14800000"},
	{ region: "Russian Federation", projectabstract: "The objectives of the Microfinance Development Project for Russia are to: (i) develop a proper legal, regulatory, and supervisory framework to enable safe and sound growth of the microfinance and credit cooperative sectors; and (ii) develop the industry's capacity to meet sectoral regulations and institutional standards. The project has five components. (1) Development of legal and regulatory framework component will provide advisory and technical support to industry regulators on the legal and regulatory framework for the microfinance industry, including training. (2) Capacity building and IT development component will develop content for, and delivery of, a national training program for certification on the legal and regulatory aspects of microfinance. (3) Development of institutional standards and support services component will develop industry standards and develop, disseminate, and provide training on the use of documents and procedures for regulatory and supervisory agencies of the microfinance industry. The component will conduct feasibility studies, including demand analysis, on institutions and systems to support the microfinance industry, and where feasible, develop implementation strategies for such microfinance institutions. (4) Strengthening the microfinance industry structure and communication component will strengthen the multi-tiered cooperative system of the microfinance industry. (5) Project management component will provide support to the project implementation unit for implementation of the project through the financing of operating costs.", projectname: "Microfinance Development Project", year: "2013", loanamnt: "20000000"},
	{ region: "Republic of Armenia", projectabstract: "The objective of the Lifeline Road Network Improvement Project for Armenia is to improve access of rural communities to markets and services through upgrading of selected lifeline roads, and to strengthen the capacity of the Ministry of Transport and Communication (MoTC) to manage the lifeline road network. The project has two components. (1) Lifeline road improvement component will finance the improvement (rehabilitation and/or upgrading) of an estimated 170 km of lifeline roads. The first year program was identified during the project preparation. Around 72 km (seven road segments) will be improved (including a 23 km corridor where a pilot on rehabilitation and maintenance is going to be implemented). The remaining 98 km will be identified during the implementation. Detailed designs for those roads, as well as supervision of civil works are also included under this component. (2) Project management and institutional strengthening component aims at helping strengthening capabilities within the MoTC on issues related to road assets management, road safety, performance based contracts, road sector financing,  sustainability, and social monitoring. It will finance technical assistance, equipment, and operational costs associated with the implementation of the project. It will also finance studies required for the preparation of potential future investments in the road sector.", projectname: "LIFELINE ROAD NETWORK IMPROVEMENT PROJECT", year: "2013", loanamnt: "45000000"},
	{ region: "Socialist Republic of Vietnam", projectabstract: "This Project Paper seeks the approval of the Executive Directors to: a) provide an additional credit in the amount of SDR101.3 million (US$156.0 million equivalent) to Parts A, B, and C of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam - Mekong Delta Transport Infrastructure Development Project (MDTIDP); b) adjust the scope of works in project components and restructure the Project Results Framework to make it more measurable, directly attributable to the investments, and attainable; and c) extend the closing date of the original credit from December 30, 2013 to December 31, 2015, to complete on-going project activities. The proposed Additional Financing (AF) will finance unanticipated cost overruns to enable the project to complete the original project activities and achieve the project development objective (PDO). The closing date of the proposed AF Credit will be December 31, 2015.", projectname: "Mekong Delta Transport Infrastructure Development Project - Additional Financing", year: "2013", loanamnt: "156000000"},
	{ region: "Republic of Uzbekistan", projectabstract: "The objectives of the Sustainable Agriculture and Climate Change Mitigation Project for Uzbekistan are to: (i) promote the introduction of renewable energy and energy efficiency technologies of relevance to agribusinesses and farms; and (ii) strengthen capacity for improving degraded irrigated land and water conservation in the project area. There are three components to the project, the first component being promoting renewable energy technologies. This component will include the following activities: (i) support the dissemination of knowledge and information on renewable energy technologies (including, inter alia, bio-gas digesters, solar water heaters, and solar photovoltaic and biomass installations) by provision of goods, works and training for demonstration purposes in selected districts; and (ii) provision of support to beneficiaries for the carrying out of renewable energy subprojects. The second component is the promoting technologies and practices to mitigate irrigated land degradation. Activities under this component will aim at introducing technologies and management approaches for controlling and reversing irrigated land degradation. This includes the introduction, testing and demonstration of integrated low-cost, low-risk water and land management technologies, such as drip irrigation, salinity mitigation of marginal land, water re-use, soil quality enhancement, pumping for groundwater extraction, alternative cropping, and other techniques and practices to increase water use efficiency and agricultural productivity. Finally, the third component is the advisory services and project management.", projectname: "SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE AND CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION PROJECT (GEF)", year: "2013", loanamnt: "12700000"},
	{ region: "Republic of Moldova", projectabstract: "The objective of the Education Reform Project for Moldova is to strengthen the quality of education while supporting the efficiency reforms being implemented in the education sector. The project has three components. (1) Strengthening the quality of education component will contribute to the strengthening of the quality of education in the general education sub sector in Moldova. (2) Improving the efficiency of the education sector component will improve the efficiency of the sector by eliminating excess capacity and creating a leaner education system, which will be better equipped to provide education that meets the demands of a modern economy. (3) Improving the Ministry of Education's (MoE) capacity to monitor the reform component will finance technical assistance (TA) for the MoE to support the implementation, monitoring and measurement of the education reform program.", projectname: "Moldova Education Reform Project", year: "2013", loanamnt: "40000000"},
	{ region: "Republic of Mozambique", projectabstract: "The objective of the Climate Change Development Policy Operation (DPO) Project for Mozambique is to build effective institutional and policy frameworks for climate resilient development. This will be pursued through policy actions under two pillars. Pillar 1 is the national policy and institutional framework for climate action, whose objective is to strengthen the strategic planning and institutional coordination of Mozambique’s response to climate change.  Pillar 2 is climate resilience in sectors. The objective of this Pillar is to strengthen the contribution of key productive and social sectors to a climate-resilient economy. The policy actions in this pillar, together with supporting technical assistance, complement the Government of Mozambique's (GoM) efforts to mainstream climate resilience at sector level in agriculture, human development (health and social protection) and in infrastructure (roads, energy and hydro-meteorology).", projectname: "Mozambique Climate Change Development Policy Operation", year: "2013", loanamnt: "50000000"},
	{ region: "Republic of Tunisia", projectabstract: "The objective of the Ecotourism and Conservation of Desert Biodiversity Project for Tunisia is to contribute to the conservation of desert biodiversity in three recipient targeted national parks. The project has 2 components. Component 1: Promoting enabling conditions for protected areas management, sustainable land management scale-up and ecotourism development. This component will reinforce the institutional legal and strategic framework for the management of the recipient's national parks; build and mainstream national and local capacities in sustainable land management and biodiversity conservation using an integrated natural resource management approach; and establish and run the monitoring and evaluation system for the project through the provision of goods, consultants' services and training. Component 2: Supporting the implementation of integrated natural resource management in the national parks and their adjacent areas. This component will be responsible for: implementing priority investments identified in the Management Plans of the National Parks, through the provision of goods and civil works; implementing: (a) a program of Community-based Sub-projects aiming at improving the management of the National Parks and adjacent areas; and (b) a program of microenterprises-based sub-projects aiming at improving the ecotourism, all through the provision of civil works, goods and consultants' services; and implementing the rehabilitation of the existing eco-museum and the establishment of an eco-shop in existing structures in each of the natural parks, through the provision of goods, consultants' services and civil works.", projectname: "Tunisia: Ecotourism and Conservation of Desert Biodiversity", year: "2013", loanamnt: "4270000"},
	{ region: "Republic of the Union of Myanmar", projectabstract: "The development objectives of the Reengagement and Reform Support Credit Program for Myanmar are (i) to support Myanmar's critical reforms for strengthening macroeconomic stability, improving public financial management, and improving the investment climate, which will in turn help grow the economy, create jobs, and reduce poverty; and (ii) to facilitate the clearance of Myanmar's arrears to International Development Association (IDA), which is required in order to restore normal relations between Myanmar and the World Bank. This program document states a Reengagement and Reform Support Credit (RRSC) to the Republic of the Union of Myanmar for SDR287.75 (US$440 million equivalent). It will be a standalone development policy operation (DPO) program aimed at supporting the full normalization of relations between Myanmar and the World Bank as well as the Government's efforts to undertake critical institutional and policy reforms in the implementation of its medium-term development strategy. In terms of IDA resources, Myanmar is eligible for exceptional support as a reengaging country. Since Myanmar is projected to be at a low risk of debt distress after arrears clearance, IDA resources will be provided on credit terms, per the stipulations of the credit allocation system agreed with IDA donors for the IDA 16 period (FY12-FY14). Going forward, the Government realizes that a key challenge will be to ensure that these reforms translate into improved living standards for the majority of the population, and that gains registered are sustained. The program document is divided into six sections, including this introduction. Second section discusses the country context which gives an overview of Myanmar focusing on the political and economic context, recent economic developments, macroeconomic outlook, and debt sustainability. Third section presents the Myanmar Government's development program; fourth section discusses how the Bank is supporting the government's program, while section fifth describes the DPO. Sixth section outlines implementation issues, including risks and mitigating measures.", projectname: "MM-Reengagement and Reform Support Program", year: "2013", loanamnt: "440000000"},
	{ region: "Republic of Peru", projectabstract: "The development objective of the Basic Education Project for Peru is to improve the Ministerio de Educacion - Ministry of Education (MINEDU's) capacity to evaluate student learning, instructional practice, and school leadership in basic education. There are three components to the project. The first component is evaluating student learning. this component includes provision of support for the implementation of eligible budget activities supporting the program, including, inter alia: (a) the scale up of the existing second grade student assessment to cover additional grades and subject areas in primary education and secondary education schools; (b) the introduction of internationally validated methodologies for measuring child development outcomes and quality of services in preschool education; and (c) provision of support for the borrower's continued participation in international assessments managed by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) and United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) in order to compare trends in national results with international benchmarks. The second component is evaluating instructional practice and school leadership. This component includes provision of support for the implementation of the eligible budget activities supporting the program, including, inter alia, activities to strengthen MINEDU's capacity for monitoring and evaluating the quality of instructional practice at the classroom level, as well as, for implementing a competency-based system for selecting and training candidates to school management positions. The third component is strengthening MINEDU's implementation capacity. This component includes provision of support for the implementation of the eligible budget activities, supporting the program, including, inter alia, activities to strengthen MINEDU's capacity to improve its education management and monitoring capacity for the activities supported by the program and its operational and fiduciary capacity for the implementation of the program, including the carrying out of independent technical, financial and procurement reviews.", projectname: "PE Basic Education", year: "2013", loanamnt: "25000000"},
	{ region: "People's Republic of China", projectabstract: "The objective of the Hunan Forest Restoration and Development Project for China is to enhance the resilience and environmental function of selected ice storm affected ecological forest plantations in Hunan Province by increasing forest species diversity and vegetative tree cover in those areas. There are two components to the project, the first component being reforestation and rehabilitation of damaged ecological forest plantations. These newly reforested and rehabilitated areas are expected to be developed into multi-storied vegetation communities of uneven-aged stands with a mixture of tree species. Forests developed in this landscape would contribute to a stable forest ecosystem that can be tolerant of future disturbances and change, including those caused by climate change. The long-term management of these forest stands will also promote their sustainability. Finally, the second component is the two-institutional support and technology enhancement. This component includes: nursery upgrading and planting material development, forest cooperatives, research, technical service and extension, project Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E), and project management and institutional development.", projectname: "Hunan Forest Restoration and Development Project", year: "2013", loanamnt: "80000000"},
	{ region: "Republic of Nicaragua", projectabstract: "The objective of the Nicaragua Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Project is to increase access to project beneficiaries to sustainable water and sanitation services in rural areas of the recipient. The additional grant will finance the costs associated with scaling up activities under Component 1 (rural water supply and sanitation (WSS) investments in the Pacific area), Component 3 (pilot projects), and Component 4 (institutional strengthening) to enhance the impact of activities that have been working most successfully to date. As part of the technical assistance provided under Component 4, the additional financing will partly fund key studies aimed at consolidating the rural WSS sector, favoring the entrance of new investments and operations in the sector. In addition, the additional grant will finance technical cost overruns incurred that affected Component 2 (rural water supply and sanitation coverage in the Atlantic and Alto Wanky y Bocay areas).", projectname: "NI AF Rural Water Supply and Sanitation", year: "2013", loanamnt: "6000000"},
	{ region: "Socialist Republic of Vietnam", projectabstract: "The Project Development Objective (PDO) for the Vietnam HIV/AIDS Prevention Project is to assist the Government of Vietnam in establishing and maintaining national, provincial and local policies and capacity to design, implement, and evaluate information and service delivery programs designed to halt the transmission of HIV/AIDS among vulnerable populations and between vulnerable populations and the general population. This Project Paper (PP) presents an Additional Financing in the amount of GBP 5.83 million (USD 9.38 million equivalent) through a DFID-financed Trust Fund grant. In addition, this PP seeks approval of the Vice President of a restructuring comprising: (i) minor revision of the Project Development Objective by adding one vulnerable population (men having sex with men) to the beneficiaries of the project; (ii) revision of the results framework  to measure the results associated with the additional vulnerable population, and to ensure that the country's set of national indicators is used in the measurement of the project results; and (iii) reallocation of project cost from Unallocated Category to provincial Sub Grants Category under Part A of the project.", projectname: "HIV/AIDS Prevention Additional Financing", year: "2013", loanamnt: "9380000"},
	{ region: "United Republic of Tanzania", projectabstract: "The objective of the Additional Financing for the Second Central Transport Corridor Project for Tanzania was to support the recipient's efforts to achieve economic growth by providing reliable and cost effective enhanced transport facilities. The additional credit will help finance the cost overrun associated with: (a) the construction of a Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) system; and (b) technical support for Tanzania National Roads Agency (TANROADS) to ensure the full implementation of BRT activities. The cost overruns are due to higher costs than initially expected on the construction of the BRT infrastructure in Dar es Salaam. Completion of these activities is necessary to achieve the project development objectives (PDO). All works contracts are awarded and are planned to be completed by September 30, 2015. The closing date for the original credit will be extended by two years from December 31, 2014 to December 31, 2016, to allow sufficient time to complete the works and to cover the first year of operation of the BRT system.", projectname: "TANZANIA SECOND CENTRAL TRANSP CORRIDOR PROJECT - ADD'L FINANC", year: "2013", loanamnt: "100000000"},
	{ region: "Socialist Republic of Vietnam", projectabstract: "The project development objective (PDO) of the Vietnam - Global Partnership for Education - Vietnam Escuela Nueva (GPE-VNEN) Project is to introduce and use new teaching and learning practices in the classroom targeting the most disadvantaged groups of primary students. The project's immediate beneficiaries are primary school going children belonging to disadvantaged groups in 20 priority provinces. The project also seeks to indirectly benefit a larger number of children by helping to bring about a system-wide transformation through pedagogical innovation. The GPE-VNEN project is a set of sequential activities that together constitute a comprehensive package of pedagogical and administrative reform. The project comprises four components: (1) Material development for pedagogical renovation, which includes the development of learning guides and other materials and capacity building for material development; (2) training and provision of materials; (3) school level support for VNEN implementation; and (4) project and knowledge management. ", projectname: "Vietnam:  Global Partnership for Education - Vietnam Escuela Nueva Project", year: "2013", loanamnt: "84600000"},
	{ region: "Republic of Togo", projectabstract: "The development objective of the Integrated Disaster and Land Management Project for Togo is to strengthen institutional capacity of targeted institutions to manage risk of flooding and land degradation in targeted rural and urban areas. There are four components to the project. The first component is institutional strengthening and awareness rising. This component supports institutional strengthening: capacity of key national, regional, local, and community organizations engaged in disaster risk and sustainable land management (DRM and SLM) will be strengthened through the provision of equipment and training; and awareness rising: awareness about the risks of flooding and land degradation will be enhanced through targeted information campaigns at national and local levels. The second component is community-based activities for adaptation and sustainable land management. this component supports community-based activities in watershed and flood-prone areas: resilience to flooding will be strengthened through targeted pilot activities at the local level that will enable communities to better manage disaster risk and land degradation; community-based activities in cropland and grazing land; community-based sustainable forest and wetland management: communities will be assisted in preparing sustainable financing plans and in designing small income generation activities in and around select protected areas and forests to reduce pressure on forest resources and restore ecosystem services. The third component is early warning, monitoring, and knowledge systems. This component supports Early Warning System (EWS): A nation-wide EWS will be developed to alert communities of upcoming possible flood events and allow them to take appropriate actions to protect lives and property, through enhanced collaboration and communications between the national hydro meteorological services and the Togolese Red Cross; and environmental monitoring. The fourth component is project management. For the project to be effectively implemented, project management functions including fiduciary management, monitoring and evaluation (M and E), technical supervision, reporting and audits, will be covered under this component.", projectname: "Integrated Disaster and Land Management Project", year: "2013", loanamnt: "7290000"},
	{ region: "Macedonia, former Yugoslav Republic of", projectabstract: "The development objective of the Public Expenditure Policy Based Guarantee (PEPBG) Program for The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYR Macedonia) is to improve the efficiency of public expenditures by strengthening public financial management practices; improving the efficiency of service provision in the health sector; and strengthening social protection and inclusion. This PEPBG states a guarantee in the amount of EUR155 million (US$201.5 million equivalent) in support of a commercial loan to the FYR Macedonia. The single tranche operation supports reforms to improve the efficiency of public expenditures and public financial management, to strengthen health systems, and to improve the targeting of social assistance and social inclusion. The PEPBG will help the FYR Macedonia access international financial markets to address an expected financing gap in 2013. In the current difficult financial environment, a partially-secured financing structure would facilitate FYR Macedonia's access to market funding at a longer tenor and under more favorable terms than would otherwise be possible. Beyond the current turmoil, the PEPBG will help FYR Macedonia preserve continued market access at reasonable terms, expand over the medium-term its name in the international financial market and help the domestic financial market to develop. The operation is part of the World Bank's additional crisis-related assistance to FYR Macedonia aimed at mitigating the impact of the renewed Euro zone turmoil.", projectname: "FYR Macedonia Public Expenditure PBG", year: "2013", loanamnt: "201500000"},
	{ region: "Africa", projectabstract: "The development objective of the Nile Cooperation for Results Project for Africa is to facilitate cooperative water resource management and development in the Nile basin. The project consists of three components, each of which intends to provide customized support to facilitate activities in the three operational Nile Basin Initiative (NBI) centers, the Nile Secretariat (Nile-SEC), the Nile Equatorial Lakes Subsidiary Action Program Coordination Unit (NELSAP-CU), and the Eastern Nile Technical Regional Office (ENTRO). The first component is advancing Nile basin-wide cooperation and analysis. This component will support results at Nile-SEC related to its two core functions of facilitating cooperation and water resources management. Under this component, the NBI will provide targeted technical assistance and operational support to the Nile governments and wider stakeholders, including tools, knowledge products, analysis and opportunity for dialogue. It has two sub-components as noted below: (a) strengthening the platform for basin-wide cooperation; and (b) enhancing capacity and understanding for cooperative management and development of water resources in the Nile basin. The second component is promotion of sustainable development and planning in the Nile equatorial lakes region. This component will support NELSAP-CU in its efforts to identify and prepare potential strategic cooperative investment opportunities. This component has following two sub-components: (i) identifying and promoting strategic opportunities to advance cooperative water resource management and development; and (ii) preparing transformative investment projects of regional significance. The third component is promotion of sustainable development and planning in the Eastern Nile region. This component will support ENTRO in promoting cooperation among Eastern Nile riparian countries in a challenging hydro-political environment. This component has following two sub-components: (1) strengthening the knowledge base and analytical framework for Eastern Nile water resources planning and management; and (2) promoting sustainable development and growth in the Eastern Nile.", projectname: "Nile Cooperation for Results Project", year: "2013", loanamnt: "15300000"},
	{ region: "People's Republic of Bangladesh", projectabstract: "The development objective of the Community Climate Change Project for Bangladesh is to enhance the capacity of selected communities to increase their resilience to the impacts of climate change. The project has three components. The first component is community climate change fund. This component will establish a US$10.40 million fund to finance community-based climate change adaptation projects implemented with the assistance of Non-Government Organizations (NGOs). The fund will be managed by Palli Karma-Sahayak Foundation (PKSF) through a separate Project Management Unit (PMU), to be set up and supported (including staffing, equipment, and operation costs) under component three. The second component is knowledge management, monitoring and evaluation (M and E), and capacity building. This component will promote the sharing of lessons on best practices among the participating NGOs, as well as in the wider NGO community and in regional and global forums. This component will also support a structured learning process of capturing lessons and incorporating best practices into the design and implementation of community-based interventions, including the preparation of a toolkit and guidelines, and visits to adaptation activities in different vulnerable zones. Technical assistance will be provided to develop options for institutionalizing lessons learned. This component will also (a) build the capacity of NGOs to prepare eligible community-based climate change adaptation sub-project proposals; (b) operationalize an M and E system to ensure effective monitoring of project outcomes at the project and community levels; and to enable an independent third party monitoring and impact evaluation of financial system performance, and a comprehensive review and evaluation of outcomes at project completion; and (c) establish a grievance redress system to handle any issues raised by stakeholders about the implementation of the project or any sub-project. The third component is project management. This component will finance technical assistance to: (a) establish a PMU within PKSF to manage the project and monitor the implementation of sub-projects. It will also finance the operating costs of the fund, including equipment, financial management, procurement, technical assistance, and administrative expenses; and (b) build the technical capacity of PKSF to appraise sub-project proposals submitted by NGOs; and to operationalize the procedures for fund management outlined in the operational manual.", projectname: "Community Climate Change Project", year: "2013", loanamnt: "12500000"},
	{ region: "Republic of Maldives", projectabstract: "The objective of the Ari Atoll Solid Waste Management (SWM) Project for Maldives is to build technical and human resource capacity to effectively manage solid waste generated in selected inhabited islands of the Ari Atoll, thereby reducing the environmental risks to marine habitats and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. The project has three components. The first component is development and implementation of an island level integrated SWM system. This component aims to build the institutional capacity of the island councils and communities in the five islands to plan and implement an island level integrated SWM program to minimize the environmental risks to the country's marine and terrestrial assets while reducing GHG emissions. It has following four sub-components: (i) community participation in source segregation of solid waste to create community awareness on the environment and public health implications of poor SWM in the respective islands and solicit community participation for source segregation of household level solid waste; (ii) implementation of an island level recycling and composting program at the Island Waste Management Centers (IWMCs) to finance: (a) the construction of a concrete pad for composting with a drainage system for leachate collection at each of the IWMCs; and (b) training of staff to undertake simple windrow composting at the IWMCs; (iii) institutional capacity building of the island councils and communities for planning and managing an effective island level integrated SWM system; and (iv) development of a strategy to operationalize the European Union (EU)- financed IWMCs in the atolls of the central province. The second component is development of institutional arrangements and implementation of a waste transfer system for off-island disposal of residual solid waste. The objective of this component is to develop an effective, working institutional model to transfer residual waste from the participating islands of Ari Atoll to the Thilafushi island facility and demonstrate the use of this model for residual waste transfer for all central province atolls. The third component is project management. The objective of this component is to establish an effective mechanism for project implementation, including monitoring and reporting of the implementation progress. Implementation support will be provided by Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) staff posted at the island offices of the five targeted islands for technical oversight and coordination among the participating island councils that will have the primary responsibility for island-level implementation.", projectname: "Maldives  Ari Atoll Solid Waste Management Project", year: "2013", loanamnt: "1330000"},
	{ region: "Republic of Senegal", projectabstract: "The development objective of the First Governance and Growth Support Credit Program for Senegal is to improve economic governance by strengthening Government accountability, increasing public sector performance, and promoting growth through private sector development. This program document states a first governance and growth support credit for the Republic of Senegal in the amount of SDR 35.8 million (US$55 million equivalent). This operation is the first of a new series of three Governance and Growth Support Credits (GGSCs), following a series of two Poverty Reduction Support Credits (PRSCs IV and V) completed over 2009-2011. The operation supports the recipient's efforts to improve economic governance by strengthening government accountability, public sector performance, and promoting growth through private sector development. Policies and reforms supported by this operation are well aligned with Senegal's National Strategy for Economic and Social Development (SNDES), which the Bank supports. The operation is also fully consistent with the objectives of the Bank's FY13-17 Country Partnership Strategy (CPS), to be presented to the Board in January 2013. The operation is rooted in the World Bank's Africa strategy. The operation is aligned with the first pillar of the Africa strategy employment and growth and emphasizes the governance foundation of that strategy. By helping create fiscal space, it also aims to improve the government's capacity to cope with external shocks the second pillar of the strategy. Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth has slowed to levels not much above the rate of population growth and poverty remains high. The economy has shown little structural change, a continued dependence on remittances to fuel domestic demand, a growing reliance on capital-intensive exports while labor-intensive sectors faltered, and thus little job creation. The economy has suffered from the global slowdown, commodity price shocks and instability in neighboring countries, which has been exacerbated by the weakness of the domestic reform agenda.", projectname: "SN- First Governance and Growth Support Project", year: "2013", loanamnt: "55000000"},
	{ region: "Republic of Namibia", projectabstract: "The development objective of the Additional Financing for the Namibian Coast Conservation and Management Project (NACOMA) is to assist the recipient to conserve, use sustainably and mainstream biodiversity of the Namibian coast. The additional financing will support activities that scale up a project's impact and development effectiveness of a well-performing project. It will finance additional activities required to implement and disseminate the recently approved National Policy on Coastal Management for Namibia (NPCM) and assist the government to set in place the programs and activities to manage effectively the two protected areas that were established in 2009 and 2010 with support from NACOMA. This additional financing has been requested by the Government of Namibia to the global Environment Facility (GEF) and the Bank and a US$ 1.92 million GEF was approved by the GEF council in June 2012.", projectname: "Namibian Coast Conservation Additional Finance", year: "2013", loanamnt: "1930000"},
	{ region: "Burkina Faso", projectabstract: "The development objective of the Third Phase (APL 3) of the Community Based Rural Development Project and Sustainable Land and forestry Management Project for Burkina Faso is to enhance the capacity of rural communities and decentralized institutions for the implementation of local development plans that promote sustainable land and natural resources management and productive investments at commune level. There are five components to the project. The first component is strengthening capacity for decentralized rural development. The first component of Phase 3 aims to enhance local governance and improve local development planning and management by local governments at all levels. It will build on achievements from earlier phases by deepening technical and capacity building for local stakeholders. Under the project, local governments will develop new communal development plans, prepare annual investment plans, and identify local development projects in strategic, holistic and multi-sectoral manner in collaboration with local communities, local communes, and deconcentrated technical services, the private sector and civil society. The second component is implementation of the rural land legislation and enhancement of local dispute resolution mechanisms. With the legal and regulatory framework for land tenure now in place from earlier phases, the component seeks to support the implementation of the land tenure policy and law. This will be pursued through: (i) the establishment and operation of rural land tenure services at commune level, village land tenure commissions, and village conciliation commissions; (ii) land titling operations; (iii) strengthening of capacity of local actors and rural communes to carry out land titling processes efficiently and transparently; and iv) dissemination of the law to increase men, women and illiterates' awareness about their rights, and pave the way for a more gender-balanced access to land. The third component is local and regional investments. Component three will support communes in promoting socio-economic growth and sustainable development through the financing of strategic local development investments, for all the 302 rural communes in the 13 regions. The fourth component is sustainable land and forestry management. This component aims to support restoration and protection of natural resources, forest and biodiversity in the larger ecosystem landscape related to agricultural expansion. It will include natural resource management and protection of select ecosystems beyond the community-based investments of third component and capacity building of first component above. The fifth component is project management, monitoring and evaluation. This component's objective is to ensure that the project components and activities will be effectively carried out, coordinated, monitored and regularly evaluated.", projectname: "Third Phase Community Based Rural Development Project", year: "2013", loanamnt: "70000000"},
	{ region: "Republic of Uzbekistan", projectabstract: "The development objective of the Alat and Karakul Water Supply Project for Uzbekistan is to improve the coverage, quality and efficiency of public water supply service in the districts of Alat and Karakul in the Bukhara region. There are four components to the project. The first component is improvement of water supply infrastructure. This component includes some sub-components which states engineering-design and operational technical assistance services to support the project implementing entity and the Project Coordination Unit (PCU) Bukhara branch in the following tasks of project implementation: (a) review of the available feasibility study and preparation of optimized preliminary designs; (b) preparation of detailed designs and bidding documents, construction supervision, and reporting; and (c) improvement utility operation, maintenance and management, all through the provision of goods and consultants' services. The second component is institutional strengthening and capacity building. This component will address Bukhara Regional Vodokanal (BVK) capacity needs to ensure sustainable management, operations and maintenance of water supply service in the Alat and Karakul service areas, following the merger of Alat District Vodokanal (AVK) and Karakul District Vodokanal (KVK) into a new operating division of BVK. By investing in technical assistance, services and goods, the project will upgrade BVK's capacity in terms qualifications of management and operational staff, management and customer service systems and methods, operation and maintenance equipment, and water quality monitoring and laboratory capabilities, as required to operate and maintain large rural water supply systems. The third component is studies for future investments. It includes the preparation of a feasibility study of sewerage and on-site sanitation investments needs in the towns and districts of Alat and Karakul, to accompany the increased provision of water supply services, through the provision of consultants' services. The fourth component is project management. It includes the strengthening the PCU and its Bukhara branch's project management, monitoring and coordination capacity, through the provision of goods, consultants' services, including project financial and technical audits, and training, and financing of incremental operating costs.", projectname: "Alat and Karakul Water Supply Project", year: "2013", loanamnt: "82000000"},
	{ region: "Republic of Honduras", projectabstract: "The objectives of the Safer Municipalities Project for Honduras are to support: (i) to improve the capacities of national and local authorities in violence prevention, (ii) to address risk factors of crime and violence in selected municipalities, and (iii) to improve its capacity to respond promptly and effectively to an eligible emergency. There are four components to the project, the first component being institutional strengthening of national-level violence prevention. This component includes two subcomponents: strengthening Secretariat of Security (SEDS) capacity to guide, coordinate, and oversee violence prevention activities, and strengthening the capacity of SEDS and selected municipalities to collect and process violence data. The second component is the integrated crime and violence prevention at municipal and community levels. The third component is the project administration and monitoring and evaluation. Finally, the fourth component is the Immediate Response Mechanism (IRM) contingent component. This component includes the provision of support to respond to an eligible emergency.", projectname: "HN Safer Municipalities", year: "2013", loanamnt: "15000000"},
	{ region: "Republic of Malawi", projectabstract: "The objective of the Financial Reporting and Oversight Improvement Project for Malawi is to improve the internal controls, accounting, reporting and oversight of the recipient's finances at the central and decentralized levels in its ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs). The project has four components. (1)  Accounting and financial management component will improve the systems and controls for accounting and financial management. (2) Internal audit component will focus on supporting the Central Internal Audit Unit (CIAU) in further development of the Internal Audit Service within the Public Finance and Economic Management Reform Program (PFEMRP) through: (i) Improvement of the governance and legal framework to provide a wider range of internal audit services; (ii) Capacity building of the CIAU including the development of a human resource development plan, support for the recruitment, retention and training of CIAU staff; (iii) Establishment of quality assurance arrangements for high quality audits and reports; (iv) Development and implementation of a system for reporting internal audit performance to the CIAU and coordination with stakeholders. (3)  External audit component will focus on strengthening the operational capacity of the National Audit Office (NAO). (4) PFEMRP Management component will manage the agreed development program; provide procurement and financial management support to the implementing departments and to monitor the objectives and performance against the indicators.", projectname: "Financial Reporting and Oversight Improvement Project", year: "2013", loanamnt: "19000000"},
	{ region: "Republic of Colombia", projectabstract: "The First Programmatic Productive and Sustainable Cities Development Policy Loan (DPL) Program will support a comprehensive set of policy and regulatory reforms that aim to: (i) improve access to basic water and sanitation and urban transport services, and mitigate vulnerability to natural disasters for the urban poor; (ii) promote the provision of affordable and safe low-income housing solutions; (iii) strengthen the ability of sub-national entities to coordinate and finance the structuring and implementation of regional and metropolitan development initiatives; and (iv) improve the productivity of the system of cities through improved connectivity within the network of cities and between cities and ports to external markets. These reforms are vital to support the system of cities in Colombia, in which cities are able to grow to their highest potential, and be engines for sustainable growth in the country. This programmatic engagement covers a range of financial, knowledge and convening services across multiple sectors including urban development and housing, urban transport, logistics and connectivity, water and sanitation and disaster risk management. The DPL program aims to reflect the multi-sectoral priorities of this programmatic engagement with an organizing focus on improving the sustainability, productivity and inclusiveness of Colombia's urban system. The economy expanded by a solid 5.9 percent in 2011 - one of the best growth performances in the region. Private domestic demand, supported by high consumer and investor confidence and access to cheap credit, led the growth process. On the supply side the expansion was spear-headed by the oil/mining, financial services, and commerce sectors. The growth process was accompanied by employment creation as reflected in the decline in the unemployment rate from 11.8 to 10.8 percent in 2011.", projectname: "Productive and Sustainable Cities Development Policy Loan", year: "2013", loanamnt: "150000000"},
	{ region: "Republic of Peru", projectabstract: "The development objectives of the Social Inclusion of Development Policy Loan Program for Peru are (i) supporting the institutionalization of the stewardship of the social inclusion agenda under Ministry of Women and Social Development (MIDIS); (ii) laying the foundations for improving the inclusiveness and effectiveness of key social programs implemented by MIDIS; and (iii) developing adequate systems and strategies for targeting, monitoring and evaluation, and overall coordination. The First Development Policy Loan (DPL1) (US$45 million) will be the first of a two-part Social Inclusion DPL series that aims at supporting the social inclusion reform agenda of the Government of Peru (GoP). The first phase of the social inclusion reform program, supported by this DPL1, will focus on the establishment of the new Ministry of Development and Social Inclusion (MIDIS) to initiate the social policy reforms under its responsibility. The second phase of the reform, which will focus on the implementation and consolidation of these reforms, is expected to be supported by a second DPL (Social Inclusion DPL2), planned for FY14. The DPL1 is being presented to the Board together with the Social Inclusion Technical Assistance Loan (TAL). The TAL will support the development of the second phase of reforms and, as such, will provide a bridge of technical support between the two DPL operations. Peru has achieved consistent economic growth, declines in poverty and inequality, and improvements in social indicators over the past decade. However, the Government recognizes that many social and income disparities remain pervasive in the country. Despite the prevalence of social programs, they are fragmented and ineffective in providing a coherent and consistent package of support to the poor. The Government has, therefore, announced a Growth with Inclusion plan that mainly aims at: (i) providing equal access to basic services, employment, and social security; and (ii) reducing extreme poverty, with an emphasis on rural poverty. The Government has created MIDIS to spearhead a large part of this agenda with a focus on the reform of social policies and programs.", projectname: "PE Social Inclusion DPL", year: "2013", loanamnt: "45000000"},
	{ region: "Republic of Peru", projectabstract: "The development objective of the Social Inclusion Technical Assistance Project for Peru is to strengthen MIDIS's (Ministerio de Desarrollo e Inclusion Social - Ministry of Development and Social Inclusion) systems and capacity to improve the performance of MIDIS's programs and to monitor social inclusion policy. There are five components to the project. The first component is quality improvement of MIDIS's programs. This component includes: provision of support to design and pilot activities aimed at improving the quality control of MIDIS's programs by: (i) developing user's participation and accountability mechanisms for the MIDIS's programs. First component contributes to the Project Development Objective (PDO) by supporting activities that improve the performance of MIDIS's programs through accountability mechanisms that institutionalize channels for user's feedback; and the development of planning, information, monitoring and evaluation tools for MIDIS's decentralized offices that coordinate the provision of social programs in the territory. Second component is improving knowledge management, information and communication. This contributes to the PDO by supporting activities that improve the performance of MIDIS's programs and strengthen MIDIS's capacity to monitor social inclusion policy through the implementation of an integrated information platform that includes data from different programs; the interconnectivity of local targeting units that are strengthened with trained staff on information management, monitoring and customer service; and the development of a national communication strategy that includes different approaches for different population groups. Third component is strengthening of MIDIS's capacity on results orientation, monitoring and evaluation. This contributes to the PDO by supporting activities that strengthen MIDIS's capacity to monitor social inclusion policy 27 through the development of information dashboards to oversee infant malnutrition and development plans; and technical assistance to improve the evaluation of programs processes, potential effects and impacts. Fourth component is strengthening of human resource management and capacity. This contributes to the PDO by supporting activities that strengthen MIDIS's systems and capacity to improve the performance of MIDIS's programs through the introduction of result-oriented human resources management practices. Fifth component is support to project administration. This component will finance the activities related to management and implementation of the project, including the strengthening of the UCPS's (Unidad de Coordinacion de Prestamos Sectoriales - Coordinating Unit for Sectoral Loans) team to be able to facilitate, coordinate and monitor implementation.", projectname: "PE Social Inclusion TAL", year: "2013", loanamnt: "10000000"},
	{ region: "Republic of Honduras", projectabstract: "The objectives of the Disaster Risk Management Project (DRM) for Honduras are to support: (a) continue strengthening its capacity for integrated disaster risk management at the municipal and national level; and (b) improve its capacity to respond promptly and effectively to an eligible emergency. There are four components to the project, the first component being strengthening of national-level DRM capacities. The second component is the strengthening of municipal and community-level DRM Capacities. This component includes four subcomponents: enhancing municipal and local DRM capacity, developing territorial planning and characterization for local risk management, institutionalizing local risk management, and updating and implementing local and regional early warning systems. The third component is the implementation of mitigation measures. The fourth component is the project management, monitoring and evaluation. Finally, the fifth component is the Contingency Emergency Response Component (CERC). This component will finance public and private sector expenditures on a positive list of goods, both domestic and imported, and/or specific works, goods, services (including audit costs) and emergency operation costs required for Honduras' emergency recovery.", projectname: "Disaster Risk Management Project", year: "2013", loanamnt: "30000000"},
	{ region: "Republic of the Philippines", projectabstract: "The objective of the Additional Financing for the Social Welfare and Development Reform Project for Philippines is to strengthen the effectiveness of Department of Social Welfare and Development, or DSWD as a social protection agency to efficiently implement the Conditional Cash Transfer, or CCT program (4Ps) and to expand an efficient and functional National Household Targeting System of social protection programs. The AF will support the Government's program to expand the coverage of the Pantawid Pamilya to cover grant payments to poor beneficiary households. It will finance 75 percent of the health and education grants of the Pantawid Pamilya's beneficiary households in the expansion areas. No major changes are proposed to the project design or the project implementation arrangements. The activities financed by the proposed AF are expected to contribute to the achievement of the PDO by expanding the coverage of Pantawid Pamilya Program, which has become the center piece of the Government's social protection strategy.", projectname: "Social Welfare and Development Reform Project Additional Financing", year: "2013", loanamnt: "100000000"},
	{ region: "Republic of Indonesia", projectabstract: "The development objective of the National Program for Community Empowerment in Rural Areas Project for Indonesia is to rural locations to benefit from improved local governance and socio-economic conditions. There are three components to the project. The first component of the project is kecamatan grants. This component will provide grants to participating kecamatan to finance subprojects identified by communities. The second component of the project is community empowerment and facilitation. This component will provide technical assistance to support three sub-components of this component. This component aims to improve overall community participation and skill levels, with the intention of strengthening the governance of the program. The third component of the project is implementation support and technical assistance. This component will provide oversight, technical advisory services, training and other support for: a) PNPM (Program Nasional Pemberdayaan Masyarakat - National Program for Community Empowerment) at the national and sub-national levels; b) strengthening PMD (Pemberdayaan Masyarakat dan Desa - Directorate for Community and Village Empowerment); and c) supporting the management of the incremental activities generated by the project.", projectname: "NATIONAL PROGRAM FOR COMMUNITY EMPOWERMENT IN RURAL AREA (PNPM RURAL 2012-2015", year: "2013", loanamnt: "650000000"},
	{ region: "Republic of Vanuatu", projectabstract: "The objective of the Increasing Resilience to Climate Change and Natural Hazards Project is to help increase the resilience of communities in Vanuatu to the impacts of climate variability and change and natural hazards on food and water security as well as livelihoods. There are four components to the project. The first component of the project is institutional strengthening for climate change adaptation and disaster risk management. This component supporting the recipient to operationalize project management functions by: strengthening of the nab-secretariat, strengthening the national disaster management office, and strengthened early warning systems. The second component of the project is increasing community resilience on active volcanic islands and in coastal areas. This component increase the ability of national, regional and community-level stakeholders to work together to enhance disaster and climate resilience in rural communities. The third component of the project is promotion of improved technologies for food crop production and resilience to climate change. This component supporting the project implementing entity and the recipient to develop approaches, strategies and technologies for adapting to climate change and responding to food security and market demands. The fourth component of the project is rural water security. This component supports the recipient to increase access to secure water supply.", projectname: "Increasing Resilience to Climate Change and Natural Hazards in Vanuatu", year: "2013", loanamnt: "5580000"},
	{ region: "Republic of Peru", projectabstract: "The development objective of the Higher Education Quality Improvement Project is to improve Peru's higher education quality assurance system through the promotion of self and external evaluations, the financing of improvement plans, and the provision of information. There are three components to the project. The first component is development of methods, instruments, norms and capacity for evaluation and accreditation. This component includes: strengthening the capacity of Council for the Evaluation, Accreditation and Certification of University Higher Education (CONEAU), Council for the Evaluation, Accreditation and Certification of Non-University Higher Education (CONEACES), Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) and Evaluation Entities for Accreditation (EEFAs) to handle their respective responsibilities within the quality assurance system. The second component is development and consolidation of a higher education quality assurance information system. This component includes: developing and consolidating a higher education quality assurance information system for the systematic gathering, processing and dissemination of reliable data regarding higher education quality assurance as well as graduates' performance in the labor market. The third component is fund for quality enhancement. This component includes: promoting the improvement of the quality and relevance of academic programs and HEIs, through the supporting of the establishment of the Fund for Quality Enhancement (FEC) and its two windows of financing.", projectname: "HIGHER EDUCATION QUALITY IMPROVEMENT", year: "2013", loanamnt: "25000000"},
	{ region: "Lao People's Democratic Republic", projectabstract: "The objective of the Second Trade Development Facility Project for Lao People's Democratic Republic is to support the implementation of government's trade and integration priorities outlined in the 2012 Diagnostic Trade Integration Study, or DTIS roadmap, and in particular to contribute to improved competitiveness and diversification, focusing outside the natural resource sectors. There are three components to the project, the first component being trade facilitation, trade policy, and regulations. This component builds on the success of trade facilitation and trade policy activities under First Trade Development Facility (TDF-1), and will consist of a number of inter-related activities aimed at improving transparency, predictability and lowering associated compliance costs for traders. Trade facilitation activities will focus primarily on improving inter-agency coordination and supporting the adoption of modern risk based approaches to managing regulatory compliance in non-customs agencies, including reform of non-tariff measures. The second component is the diversification and competitiveness.  This component includes a new set of activities aiming to support improved private sector capacity to improve productivity and compete in international markets, focusing on the non natural resources sectors (in particular outside of mining and hydropower). Activities will facilitate the more effective participation of small and medium sized enterprises in the international economy, better skills and labor standards in the manufacturing sector and support to women's economic empowerment. Finally, the third component is the mainstreaming aid for trade. This component will provide for support to the next generation of Lao PDR's 'aid-for-trade' governance framework as part of efforts to move to a full program based approach for trade and private sector development. The project is financed via a multi donor program, including a multi donor trust fund grant with contributions from Australia, the European Union, Germany and Ireland, and a grant from the World Bank/International Development Association.", projectname: "Lao PDR Second Trade Development Facility Project", year: "2013", loanamnt: "4000000"},
	{ region: "Republic of Albania", projectabstract: "The objectives of the Water Resources and Irrigation Project for Albania are  to (i) establish the strategic framework to manage water resources at the national level and in the Drin-Buna and Semani river basins and (ii) improve, in a sustainable manner, the performance of irrigation systems in the project area. The project has 4 components. Dam and Irrigation and Drainage (I&D) systems rehabilitation component will rehabilitate and modernize I&D systems and dam infrastructure. Institutional support for irrigation and drainage component will improve the performance of organizations that provide irrigation services. This includes institutional reforms and capacity strengthening of local governments, drainage boards and Water Users' Associations, and piloting public-private partnerships in I&D service delivery through recruitment of third party operators to deliver irrigation services in three I&D pilot schemes. The component will also finance preparation of a National I&D strategy. Institutional support for integrated water resources management component will establish the strategic framework to manage water resources at the national level and at the level of the Drin-Buna and Semani River basins. Implementation support component will manage project resources in accordance with the project's objectives and procedures.", projectname: "Water Resources and Irrigation Project", year: "2013", loanamnt: "40000000"},
	{ region: "Union of the Comoros", projectabstract: "The development objective of the Economic Reform Development Policy Grant Program is to strengthen state transparency and accountability, thereby addressing some of the underlying causes of fragility in Comoros. This program document states an Economic Reform Grant, a stand-alone development policy operation (DPO), to the Union of the Comoros. The single tranche DPO, in the amount of SDR 3.3 million (US$5 million equivalent), supports the implementation of core reforms in Comoros's Poverty Reduction and Growth Strategy (PRGSP), at a time when the country is aiming at reaching the Completion Point under the Enhanced Heavily Indebted Poor Countries Initiative (HIPC CP) by end 2012. A previous DPO, the Economic Governance Reform Support Grant (EGRSG), in an amount of US$3 million equivalent, was approved by the Board on June 1, 2010 and disbursed in October 2010. In the politically difficult context of the late 2010 elections, slower than expected implementation of reforms and slippage in macroeconomic performance resulted in delays in the preparation of the planned second DPO. Since mid-2011, the authorities have rekindled the reform process, taken steps to bring the budget under control, and shown a renewed commitment to advancing on structural and institutional reforms. The main goal of the operation is to support government-owned reforms in four out of the six axes spelled out in the country's PRGSP, namely (i) axis one, on economic stabilization and equitable growth, emphasizing improvements in fiscal policy and public financial management; (ii) axis two, on strengthening key sectors by focusing on institution-building and ensuring a broader role for the private sector, with this operation's focus on the electricity sector; (iii) axis three, on strengthening governance and social cohesion, focusing on improvements in core government personnel management systems and stepping up the fight against corruption and fostering transparency in the issuance of fishing licenses and agreements; and (iv) axis six, on promoting environmental sustainability and civilian security, emphasizing disaster risk management.", projectname: "Comoros Development Policy Grant 2", year: "2013", loanamnt: "5000000"},
	{ region: "Macedonia, former Yugoslav Republic of", projectabstract: "This program document describes the programmatic Development Policy Loan (DPL) to the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYR Macedonia) to support the government's program for improving competitiveness of the economy. The DPL will support the government's program aimed at strengthening competitiveness, which is prioritizing the development of a stronger export-oriented enterprise sector. The program will support reforms that incentivize productive investment and technology upgrading in the manufacturing, agribusiness and trade logistics sectors; and put in place enabling conditions that can progressively increase labor market flexibility and skills development. The medium-long term objective is to create better job opportunities and increase the economic growth potential. The DPL will support reforms that incentivize investment and technology upgrading in manufacturing, agribusiness and trade logistics. In parallel, the DPL policy actions will lay the groundwork to increase labor market flexibility and the development of job-relevant skills. This operation is an important element of the 2010 country partnership strategy, directly advancing the outcomes under the Competitiveness pillar. The DPL will also contribute to the inclusive growth pillar in regards to improving employability by reducing impediments to hiring and to the green growth pillar in regards to aligning the agriculture sector with European Union (EU) requirements. The operation will contribute to deepening reforms for improved competitiveness, one of the main strategic priorities in the 2012 Europe and Central Asia (ECA) regional strategy, particularly by establishing good governance for improved business climate, and making education and training systems more accountable for relevant skills.", projectname: "Competitiveness DPL", year: "2013", loanamnt: "50000000"},
	{ region: "Republic of Madagascar", projectabstract: "The objective of the Emergency Support for the Critical Education, Health and Nutrition Services Project for Madagascar is to preserve critical education, health and nutrition service delivery in targeted vulnerable areas in the recipient's territory. The project will finance a package of essential interventions for preserving critical education, health and nutrition service delivery in vulnerable communities in response to the negative effects of the persistent political and economic crisis on human development. The project has 3 components. Component 1 - Preserving critical education services through subsidies for community teachers, support to school grants, and basic school health interventions; Component 2 - Preserving critical health services through the delivery of a comprehensive basic health package with a focus on pregnant women and children; and component 3 - Preserving critical nutrition services by providing support to community nutrition sites to deliver essential interventions to pregnant women and children less than five years of age.", projectname: "Madagascar Emergency Support to Critical Education, Health and Nutrition Services Project", year: "2013", loanamnt: "65000000"},
	{ region: "Republic of Madagascar", projectabstract: "The objectives of the Emergency Infrastructure Preservation and Vulnerability Reduction Project for Madagascar are to preserve key lifeline infrastructure and reduce household vulnerability in targeted areas. The project has three components. (1) Rehabilitation of lifeline infrastructure and disaster risk mitigation component will support the following activities: (a) rehabilitation of transport lifeline infrastructure; (b) rehabilitation of community-level basic infrastructure; (c) enhancement of Disaster Risk Management (DRM) capacity; and (d) establishment of a zero-budget disaster recovery contingency fund for use in the aftermath of a natural disaster. (2) Reduction of household vulnerability component will support the following activities in targeted areas: (a) preservation of productive capacity in agriculture; and (b) cash-for-work program. (3) Project management and coordination component will finance project management and coordination costs, including consultant services, technical advisory services such as technical studies and assessments, training, and operating costs.", projectname: "Emergency Infrastructure Preservation & Vulnerability Reduction Project", year: "2013", loanamnt: "102000000"},
	{ region: "Republic of Tajikistan", projectabstract: "The development objectives of the Second Public Employment for Sustainable Agriculture and Water Resources Management Project are to: provide employment to food-insecure people through the rehabilitation of irrigation and drainage infrastructure, increase crop production in response to improved irrigation and drainage infrastructure, and support the development of improved policies and institutions for water resource management, as a means to improve food availability and food access for low-income people in poor rural areas supported by the project. There are three components to the project. The first component of the project is public works and rehabilitation of irrigation and drainage infrastructure. The second component of the project is assistance in water resources management, including technical assistance for policy and institutional reform. The third component of the project is project management. A Project Management Unit (PMU) to be managed under the World Bank-financed Ferghana valley water resource management project will be the main implementation agency. It will be responsible for: implementation and coordination, financial management and procurement, communication and awareness programs, environmental management and safeguards, and monitoring and evaluation.", projectname: "TAJIKISTAN SECOND PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT FOR SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE AND WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT PROJECT", year: "2013", loanamnt: "18000000"},
	{ region: "West Bank and Gaza", projectabstract: "The objective of the Water Supply and Sewage Systems Improvement Project is to improve the quality and efficiency of water supply and wastewater service provision in Gaza. There are three components to the project, the first component being improving water supply and wastewater facilities. This component includes four subcomponents: water supply network rehabilitation and reconfiguration, rehabilitation of water wells, service water meter replacement and installation of district meters, and upgrading and maintenance of wastewater pumping stations. The second component is the Coastal Municipality Water Utility (CMWU) capacity building and operational support. This component includes three subcomponents: construction of utility central facilities, technical Assistance for CMWU, and operational assistance for the CMWU; and finally, the third component is the project management, monitoring, and evaluation. This component will support the Project Management Unit (PMU's) project management by financing: (i) an external monitoring and evaluation expert, (ii) an external audit, and (iii) the PMU's incremental operating costs.", projectname: "GZ-Gaza Water Supply & Sewage System Improvement", year: "2013", loanamnt: "6400000"},
	{ region: "Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan", projectabstract: "The objective of the Badia Ecosystem and Livelihood Project for Jordan is to support sustainable livelihoods and enhance ecosystem services through participatory approaches in selected areas of the Jordan Badia. The project has three components. (1) Community-centered ecotourism in the Northern Badia component will ensure the establishment of an Al Azraq/Shaumari-Burqu' ecotourism corridor and fostering community engagement in the planning, development and operation of the ecotourism corridor. (2) Adaptive rangeland management and alternative livelihoods support in the Southern Badia component will manage the construction of long-lasting multipurpose water harvesting structures, the establishment and/or rehabilitation of improved rangeland reserves, and maintaining and enhancing livelihoods in target communities. (3) Project management and monitoring and evaluation component will: manage, monitor and evaluate implementation of project components; ensure liaison, communication, collaboration, and joint problem-solving among National Center for Agricultural Research and Extension, Royal Society for the Conservation of Nature, and Hashemite Fund for the Development of the Jordan Badia; report implementation progress and financial management (FM) performance to the steering committee and the World Bank; ensure timely external auditing of project accounts; ensure appropriateness of procurement and FM activities as per agreed terms; ensure adherence to and implementation of approved safeguard instruments.", projectname: "JO-Badia Ecosystem and Livelihoods", year: "2013", loanamnt: "3330000"},
	{ region: "Republic of Tunisia", projectabstract: "The objective of the Governance, Opportunities, and Jobs Development Policy Lending (DPL) Project for Tunisia is to help the country lay the policy foundations for a more competitive business environment, a strengthened financial sector, more inclusive and accountable social services, and more transparent public governance. The measures supported by this DPL focus on: (i) moving towards a level playing field, facilitating competition and private sector initiative; (ii) taking steps to assess and reinforce financial sector stability; (iii) introducing reforms to increase inclusion and to improve quality and strengthen accountability in social sectors; and (iv) improving transparency, accountability, and public participation in policy making.", projectname: "Tunisia - Governance, Opportunities and Jobs DPL", year: "2013", loanamnt: "500000000"},
	{ region: "People's Republic of China", projectabstract: "The development objective of the Hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs) Phase-out Project for China is to assist China to meet its HCFC consumption and production phase-out obligations: freeze of the production, and freeze of the consumption of HCFCs in the Polyurethane (PU) foam sector at the baseline level by 2013; and 10 percent reduction from the baseline level by 2015; as per the Montreal protocol, and by adopting low-carbon alternative technologies, where possible, as replacement of HCFCs. There are five components to the project. The first component of the project is investment in HCFC-141b consumption reduction in the PU foam sector. This component will make provision of support to foam system houses to modify their production process, in order to provide hydrocarbon pre-blended polyol to enterprises that cannot adopt full-scale hydrocarbon technology. The second component of the project is investment in HCFC production reduction. The funding under this component will be used to compensate HCFC producers for surrendering their production rights in part or in full in order to contribute to the national compliance with the production freeze and 10 percent production reduction in 2013 and 2015, respectively. The third component of the project is technical assistance and policy support. This component will make provision of support to activities related to identification and testing of potential substitutes for HCFCs. The fourth component of the project is project management. This component will make provision of technical assistance to improve the capacity of Foreign Economic Cooperation Office of the Ministry of Environmental Protection (FECO) and the Project Management Office (PMO) to manage, supervise, coordinate, monitor and evaluate the implementation of the project. The fifth component of the project is preparation of HCFC phase-out activities post 2015. This component scoping and preparation of activities and relevant studies as needed on HCFC phase-out beyond 2015.", projectname: "China HCFC Phase-Out Project (Stage I)", year: "2013", loanamnt: "365000000"},
	{ region: "Republic of Indonesia", projectabstract: "The overall goal of the Connectivity Development Policy Loan (DPL) program is to assist the Government of Indonesia to strengthen the policy framework for improved national trade logistics, transportation, Information and Communication Technology, or ICT, and trade facilitation. Policy reforms supported by this operation will focus on the following pillars: i) strengthening national coordination and regulation; ii) strengthening intra-island connectivity; iii) improving inter-island connectivity; and iv) improving International connectivity (trade facilitation). The DPL to Indonesia for US$100 million is designed to assist the Government of Indonesia (GoI) to strengthen the policy framework for improved national trade logistics, transportation, and ICT and trade facilitation. In developing the operation, the Bank and the Government considered several design alternatives, including the possibility of supporting such reforms through a single multisectoral DPL. The overall focus of the INSTANSI DPL, Connectivity DPL and Financial Sector and Investment Climate Reform and Modernization Development Policy Loan (FIRM DPL) is consistent with the World Bank's Development Policy Review (2008), and they are fully aligned with the 2009-2012 Country Partnership Strategy Progress Report (CPSPR). The connectivity DPL is expected to further enhance coordination and implementation of GoI reforms in the connectivity agenda, which is critical for accelerating growth to 7 percent and beyond, and continuing improvements in social outcomes over the medium term.", projectname: "First Connectivity Development Policy Loan", year: "2013", loanamnt: "100000000"},
	{ region: "Republic of Indonesia", projectabstract: "The development objective of the National Program for Community Empowerment in Urban Areas Project is to support the Republic of Indonesia to ensure the urban poor in participating Kelurahans benefit from improved local governance and living conditions. There are four components to the project. The first component is capacity building for communities and local governments. The second component is Kelurahan grants. This component will provide grants to participating Kelurahans to co-finance sub-projects identified in community development plans, which consist of block grants for: (i) infrastructure investment based on proposals from community groups consistent with the priorities in the community development plans; (ii) income generating activities undertaken by community groups supported by revolving loan funds; (iii) social programs to benefit the poorest and most vulnerable groups or individuals; and to co-finance sub-projects identified in community development plans, which consist of block grants for programs targeted to the needs of specific areas. The third component is implementation support and technical assistance. This component will finance implementation support and technical assistance to: (a) strengthen the capacity of staff of the Project Management Unit (PMU), province-level government agencies, participating Kecamatans, participating Kotas, participating Kabupatens and participating Kelurahan in project implementation and monitoring, including through the National Management Consultants (NMC), Oversight Consultants (OC), city coordinators, and facilitators; and (b) carry out and support monitoring and evaluation. In addition, the component would continue to support monitoring and evaluation activities to ensure timely progress reports and annual evaluation reports for feedback to strengthen program implementation; activities could also support capacity building on Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) for the national government. The fourth component is contingency for disaster response. This component will finance preparedness and rapid response measures to address disaster, emergency and/or catastrophic events, as needed, at the Kelurahan level through Sub-projects and/or using the project implementation arrangements. Due to the high risk of catastrophic natural disasters in Indonesia, a provisional zero dollar components is included in the project to allow for rapid reallocation of loan funds in the event of a natural disaster.", projectname: "National Community  Empowerment Program In Urban Areas For 2012-2015", year: "2013", loanamnt: "266000000"},
	{ region: "Republic of Indonesia", projectabstract: "The overall goal of the Institutional, Tax Administration, Social and Investment Development Policy Loan Program (INSTANSI DPL) is to assist the Government of Indonesia (GOI) achieve its medium-term growth and poverty reduction objectives through strengthened public finance management, and poverty alleviation and service delivery efforts. The INSTANSI DPL to Indonesia, for USD 300 million, marks the beginning of a new series of annual single-tranche DPLs. The operation is deeply rooted on the previous DPL series that consisted of: (i) first DPL series (DPLs 1-4), which was implemented from 2004 to 2007 and anchored to the FY04-08 Country Assistance Strategy (CAS): (ii) second DPL series (DPLs 5-6) that was implemented from 2008-2009; and (iii) third DPL series, which was initially set out as a three-year DPL series (DPLs 7-9) to be implemented from 2010-2012. Initially focused on supporting the GoI's macroeconomic stabilization efforts, the previous DPL series covered a broad range of reform efforts aimed at improving the investment climate, strengthening public financial management and enhancing poverty alleviation and service delivery. Given that the reform agenda is far from finished and an extension of the reforms is needed, the GoI has requested to terminate the ongoing third DPL series (DPLs 7-9) a year earlier and present the INSTANSI DPL as a new, two-year series. This new DPL series is still anchored under the FY09-12 country partnership strategy, and continues to deepen the reforms supported under the previous DPL series.", projectname: "Institutional, Tax Administration, Social and Investment (INSTANSI) DPL", year: "2013", loanamnt: "300000000"},
	{ region: "Republic of Indonesia", projectabstract: "This document describes the Financial Sector and Investment Climate Reform and Modernization Development Policy Loan (FIRM-DPL) Program. The objective of the operation is to promote the development of a sound, efficient and inclusive financial sector and support improvements in the investment climate in Indonesia to help the Government of Indonesia (GOI) achieve its medium-term economic development and poverty reduction goals. The Government has recently articulated its vision to turn Indonesia's economy into one of the world's ten largest by 2025. A sound and well functioning financial sector and an enabling environment for business are expected to contribute to the achievement of these goals. The main areas of policy and institutional reform supported under the loan will be: (i) reinforcing financial system stability; (ii) promoting financial sector diversification; (iii) enhancing financial inclusion; and (iv) supporting investment climate regulatory reform. The DPL is fully aligned with the Indonesia Country Partnership Strategy Progress (CPS) for the period of 2009-2012. Specifically, the report focuses on the core engagement areas of private sector development and social protection, as well as in its approach to support Indonesia's institutions. A new Indonesia CPS is currently under preparation and also includes a focus on private sector development. The FIRM DPL also includes an investment climate component that complements the ongoing financial sector reforms and reflects the Government's commitment to creating an economic environment conducive to private sector investment. Improvements in this area are considered critical for Indonesia to achieve its medium and long term growth potential.", projectname: "Financial sector and Investment climate Reform and Modernization DPL", year: "2013", loanamnt: "100000000"},
	{ region: "United Mexican States", projectabstract: "The objective of the Sustainable Rural Development Additional Financing Project for Mexico is to promote the adoption of environmentally sustainable technologies in agri-businesses. The project has four components: (1) Environmentally sustainable technologies in agri-businesses; (2) Investment and production support services; (3) Institutional strengthening; and (4) Project management, monitoring and evaluation. The additional financing will support activities that scale-up the project's coverage enhancing impact and development effectiveness. During the implementation of the additional financing, the project will also validate and promote the utilization of alternative forms of solar and biomass utilization such as solar farms and the development of energy-related clusters of producers and processors. The project will also continue to support initiatives aimed at the improvement of the regulatory framework and technologies for co-generation; the establishment of alliances with food processors to disseminate energy efficiency practices; strengthening the identification, quantification and promotion of environmental and economic co-benefits from biomass utilization, and provide training and technical assistance to producers, processors, and suppliers on all aspects of renewable energy technologies, as well as opportunities for project beneficiaries to access voluntary carbon markets.", projectname: "Sustainable Rural Development Additional Financing", year: "2013", loanamnt: "50000000"},
	{ region: "Republic of Kenya", projectabstract: "The development objective of the Judicial Performance Improvement Project for Kenya is to improve the performance of the Judiciary to provide its services in the project areas in a more effective and accountable manner. There are four components to the project. The first component is court administration and case management. this component aim at implementing a program of activities for strengthening the Judiciary's court administration and case management systems and processes, with a view to improving performance, accountability, access to justice and the expeditious delivery of judicial services. the second component is judiciary training and staff development. This component aims at strengthening the capacity of the Judiciary Training Institute, through the provision of technical and advisory services, training, goods and selected operating costs, and supporting the capacity building activities of the office of Attorney-General for its legal personnel. The third component is court infrastructure. This component consist constructing approximately eight high court buildings and two magistrate courts in priority areas, rehabilitating approximately thirty magistrate courts, supplying approximately twenty temporary or demountable courts, and establishing a unit for the supervision, maintenance and management of Judiciary's buildings. The fourth component is project management. This component includes establishing and strengthening the capacity of the project management unit, providing technical advisory services for procurement and financial management under the project, implementing environmental and social safeguard requirements, and carrying out monitoring and evaluation and related studies.", projectname: "Judicial Performance Improvement", year: "2013", loanamnt: "120000000"},
	{ region: "Republic of Kenya", projectabstract: "The overall objective of Adaptable Program Lending for Infrastructure Finance and Public-Private Partnership Project for Kenya is to increase private investment in the Kenya infrastructure market across sectors and to sustain this participation over an extended period of time. There are four components to the project. The first component of the project is institutional support and regulatory reform. This component was established based on an assessment of needs and lessons learned from prior technical assistance projects in Kenya, particularly the Financial and Legal Technical Assistance Program (FLSTAP). The second component of the project is Public-Private Partnership (PPP) pipeline preparation. This component for US$20 million will assist the government of Kenya (GoK) in ensuring that the first projects to come before the PPP Steering Committee (PPPSC) and PPP Secretariat (PPPS) are well-prepared, 'bankable,' and take into account lessons learned from previous PPP projects, the privatization program in Kenya, and regional and international experience. The third component of the project is improvements to Fiscal Commitment and Contingent Liability (FCCL) risk management framework. This component for US$5 million will provide support and guidance to the Ministry of Finance (MoF) and other relevant agencies on the fiscal commitment and risk framework associated with infrastructure, with an emphasis on contingent liabilities from PPPs. The fourth component of the project is support for program management. This component for US$3.5 million may include equipment, operating costs, organizational and systems development, training, capacity building and technical assistance.", projectname: "Kenya Infrastructure Finance/PPP project", year: "2013", loanamnt: "40000000"},
	{ region: "Nepal", projectabstract: "The development objective of the Additional Financing for the Agricultural Commercialization and Trade Project for Nepal is to improve the competitiveness' of smallholder farmers and the agribusiness sector in selected commodity value chains in 25 districts supported by the project. The additional credit will finance costs associated with scaled-up activities under the project. The changes and additional financing activities will remain consistent with the Interim Strategy Note (ISN). The main reasons for reduced financing were that the project was introducing new concepts and reengaging financially in the agriculture sector and it was felt that a smaller initial investment would be more prudent. The changes to the project are: a) extension of the closing date of the original project; b) revised project development objective to remove the restriction on project districts and scale up the scope of the project; and c) revised targets of outcome indicators to reflect scaling up of investments. This will require an amendment to the financing agreement for the current project. Extension of the closing date is being sought to ensure enough time for the scaled up programs to be completed and results to be documented.", projectname: "Additional Financing for the Project for Agriculture Commercialization and Trade", year: "2013", loanamnt: "40000000"},
	{ region: "Kingdom of Tonga", projectabstract: "The development objective of the Second Economic Recovery Operation Program is to assist the Government of Tonga (GoT) to implement key aspects of its medium-term reform agenda, while providing a predictable flow of resources in a challenging fiscal environment. The operation is the second in a programmatic series of two development policy operations. The operation will be financed by International Development Association (IDA) resources of US$1.8 million and Australian Agency for International Development (AusAID) is expected to provide associated sector budget support of AUD 5.0 million (US$5.3 million) for the same policy actions and dependent on the Bank's operation being approved. The operation will help the Government of Tonga manage severe economic challenges that have coincided with historic political reforms. It supports a focused program of Government reform priorities in public financial management, fiscal policy, and business environment reforms while providing a vital fiscal buffer in the context of sustained revenue contraction. The series of operations coincide with the term in office of Tonga's first Government to be selected by a majority-elected parliament and provide an opportunity for the Bank to support Tonga at a critical juncture in its development process. The programmatic series of economic recovery operations focuses on three reform areas. Areas of focus reflect Government's concern to support short-term recovery and mitigate continuing impacts of the crisis on the poorest households while maintaining progress against longer-term structural reforms to deal with ongoing fiscal and economic challenges. Areas of focus include: i) strengthening public financial management; ii) strengthening fiscal policy; and iii) promoting structural reforms relating to the business regulatory environment. The first Tonga Economic recovery operation also supported reforms to strengthen social protection. The Second Tonga economic recovery operation will build on the gains achieved to date. In the area of public financial management, priorities reflect the importance of embedding transparency and solid Public Financial Management (PFM) foundations following recent political reforms. Actions in this area include introduction of a treasury single account, publication of in-year budget reports, and the tabling in Parliament of audited Annual Financial Statements of Government. Under fiscal policy, the agenda focuses on strengthening revenue effort to maintain delivery of public services following substantial revenue declines. Actions in this area include policy decisions to introduce small business and natural resource tax regimes and measures to increase transparency of the costs of tax exemptions.", projectname: "Tonga Economic Recovery Operation II", year: "2013", loanamnt: "1800000"},
	{ region: "Socialist Republic of Vietnam", projectabstract: "The development objective of the First Stage of the Hydro Chlorofluorocarbons (HCFC) Phase-out Project is to reduce HCFC consumption in order to contribute to the Government of Vietnam's efforts to comply with its Montreal Protocol (MP) phase-out obligations for HCFCs to be met between January 1, 2013 and January 1, 2015. There are three components to the project. The first component is investment in HCFC-141b consumption phase-out. This component will support the cost of conversion to non-HCFC technology in the foam sector. It will consist of a series of investment activities (mainly procurement of equipment) at twelve foam producers. The project will promote the adoption of hydrocarbon technology in the foam sector, except in the manufacturing of integral skin shoe sole, where the water blown Carbon dioxide (CO2) system was found as the most cost-effective and suitable conversion method. Eligible incremental capital and operating costs for each enterprise has been determined on the basis of a conversion cost structure relevant to hydrocarbon/water blown (CO2) technology and subsequently approved by the Multilateral Fund Executive Committee. The second component is supporting policies and regulations and technical assistance activities. This component will provide technical assistance to the government agencies and involved beneficiaries and stakeholders to: (a) implement an import quota system to curb the supply of HCFCs; (b) recommend the government authorities not to issue licenses for establishing new facilities and expanding existing facilities using HCFCs; (c) ban the import of bulk HCFC-141b by January 1, 2015 through the HCFC quota system; and (d) support workshops and training, awareness campaigns, and consultants' services (including studies) on the need to phase out HCFCs and on future regulatory measures. The third component is project management. A project management unit ('PMU'), under Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MONRE), will be established and financed to implement and coordinate project implementation and to assist MONRE to put in place regulations and sector specific policies.", projectname: "Vietnam-HCFC Phase-out Project (Phase I)", year: "2013", loanamnt: "9760000"},
	{ region: "Oriental Republic of Uruguay", projectabstract: "The objective of the Road Rehabilitation and Maintenance Program Project for Uruguay is to improve transport efficiency through rehabilitation and maintenance of the national road infrastructure and enhanced public sector capacity to plan, regulate and monitor transport and logistics services. The funding level of the Program is not sufficient to improve, in absolute terms, the road network condition on the National Road Network as a whole. In this context, the Program is expected to ensure that the condition of the National Road Network remains a given threshold, as reflected in the key results. Such results are deemed to be the best achievable outcome at network level when compared not only to the past declining trend shown but also to counterfactual situation prevailing in the absence of support to the Program. The Program will be implemented by: (a) the Road Department of the ministry of transport and public works, and (b) the Uruguay Road Corporation. The CVU (Corporacion Vial del Uruguay - Uruguay Road Corporation) is linked to the MTOP (Ministerio de Transporte y Obras Publicas -  Ministry of Transport and Public Works) through: (a) a concession agreement, making CVU responsible for managing part of Uruguay's main road network, including highway maintenance, rehabilitation, and, as needed, development; and (b) a technical assistance agreement, through which DNV provides technical and administrative support to CVU. The Program is implemented through contracts to the private sector (road and bridge rehabilitation, performance-based rehabilitation, maintenance or performance-based maintenance) or through routine maintenance works executed by DNV (Direccion Nacional de Vialidad - Road DepartmenT) directly. Usually, except for bridge rehabilitation and reconstruction (design-build contracts), design and supervision functions required by Program-related activities are carried out by DNV staff.", projectname: "Road Rehabilitation and Maintenance Program", year: "2013", loanamnt: "66000000"},
	{ region: "Republic of Nicaragua", projectabstract: "The development objective of the Adaptation of Water Supplies to Climate Change Project is to enhance climate resilience of investments made in Nicaragua's rural water supply sector in order to cope with: increasing climate variability; and expected adverse impacts of climate change in selected areas. There are three components to the project. The first component of the project is pilot adaptation initiatives to enhance climate resilience in the selected Municipalities. This component will support integrated adaptation projects to be implemented in four pilot Municipalities (Juigalpa, Murra, San Ramon and San Juan de Limay). The diversity of the local conditions will ensure that the implementation of the adaptation activities in these pilot areas generates lessons learned that can be replicated on a broader scale through subsequent adaptation investments. The second component of the project is coastal wetland protection and reduction of vulnerability to the sea level rise in the Municipality of Corn Island. This component will support the activities in the Atlantic Coast region of Nicaragua, specifically in the Corn Island pilot Municipality. The third component of the project is institutional strengthening, project management and monitoring. This component will strengthen institutional capacity and coordination mechanisms at national and municipal levels to facilitate the integration of climate change adaptation into Nicaragua's water supply and sanitation and water resources management sectors.", projectname: "Adaptation of Nicaraguas  Water Supplies to Climate Change", year: "2013", loanamnt: "6000000"},
	{ region: "Republic of Colombia", projectabstract: "The development objective of the Second Programmatic Fiscal Sustainability and Growth Resilience Development Policy Loan (DPL) Program for Colombia is to enhanced fiscal sustainability and strengthened resilience of economic growth. The Government of Colombia has requested a DPL for US$200 million. The First DPL for US$300 million, approved by the Board in July 2011, supported the legislative approval of several important fiscal reforms. Building on the progress achieved under DPL I, this program document is the second DPL supporting the sustained implementation of these reforms. The request underscores the Government's continued interest in engaging with the World Bank to support its efforts in improving fiscal management. The fiscal reform program supported by the loan series seeks to enhance fiscal sustainability and strengthen growth resilience. The program includes a series of measures that can be grouped along three main policy reform areas: (a) budget predictability and stability, (b) social security liability management, and (c) disaster risk financing. The first area includes the implementation of a fiscal rule and a tax reform. The second area covers important legal and regulatory changes to the health insurance system, including the update of the mandatory benefit package and the creation of a contingency fund. The final area includes the development of a national disaster financing strategy and measures to enhance agricultural insurance coverage within a holistic agricultural risk management strategy. The Government of Colombia has made substantial progress in implementing its ambitious fiscal reform program. During the first half of the Presidential term, Congress approved a series of major fiscal reforms, including: a fiscal rule, a reform of the royalties system, a fiscal sustainability constitutional change, tax reforms, and a health law. As detailed in this document, the Government has made good progress in implementing this legislative agenda. The Bank is committed to a long-term engagement in support of the Government's fiscal reform program. The operation is fully consistent with the Bank's business model in Colombia, which emphasizes a strategic and integrated client engagement in support of selected development outcomes through three main lines of business, including financial, knowledge and convening services.", projectname: "Second  Programmatic Fiscal Sustainability and Growth Resilience Development Policy Loan", year: "2013", loanamnt: "200000000"},
	{ region: "Oriental Republic of Uruguay", projectabstract: "The development goal of the Public Sector Management and Social Inclusion Development Policy Loan (DPL) Program for Uruguay is to support the development and implementation of policies aimed at strengthening resilience to external shocks and improving growth opportunities, with a focus on poor and vulnerable groups. This DPL for US$260 million is to be implemented as a single operation with a Deferred Drawdown Option (DDO). Uruguay recorded a strong macro economic performance over the past nine years. Real gross domestic product (GDP) growth averaged more than 5 percent per year in the period the 2002 debt crisis. The year 2011 was the ninth consecutive year of GDP growth, marking one of the longest growth periods in the country's history. Prudent macroeconomic policies, improvements in structural areas and favorable external economic conditions, such as buoyant demand for its main export products and a booming regional economy, have contributed to the strong economic performance of Uruguay and helped protect the economy during the 2008/2009 crisis. Private consumption continues to be the main driver of the economy. As in previous years, with the exception of 2009, when GDP growth was driven by the external sector, private consumption was the main driver of economic growth. Private consumption grew by 7.6 percent in real terms in 2011, accounting for 6.1 percentage points of total growth. Gross domestic investment, fueled by still high levels of foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows (4.7 percent of GDP in 2011), grew by 7 percent and explained 1.4 percentage points of GDP growth. Similar to previous years, the contribution from the external sector was negative, reducing GDP growth by 2.1 percentage points.", projectname: "Public Sector Management and Social Inclusion Development Policy Loan", year: "2013", loanamnt: "260000000"},
	{ region: "Republic of Nicaragua", projectabstract: "The objective of the Hurricane Felix Emergency Recovery Additional Financing Project for Nicaragua is to support the sustainable recovery of the communities affected by Hurricane Felix in the North Atlantic Autonomous Region (RAAN). The project includes four components: (1) early recovery, (2) recovery of small-scale fisheries sector, (3) reconstruction of housing and social infrastructure, and (4) institutional strengthening for project management, monitoring and evaluation. The additional financing grant will cover cost overruns related to social community infrastructure, thus allowing the completion of the original activities for component 3, and will include funding for adequate project management and monitoring and evaluation under component 4.", projectname: "Hurricane Felix Emergency Recovery Additional Financing", year: "2013", loanamnt: "5000000"},
	{ region: "Socialist Republic of Vietnam", projectabstract: "The development objective of the Second Climate Change Development Policy Operation Program for Vietnam is to support the Government of Vietnam (GoV) in its efforts to address climate change by adopting policies and strengthening institutional capacity to promote climate resilient and lower carbon intensity development. Vietnam is one of the country's most vulnerable to the effects of climate change. Over the past 50 years, Vietnam has experienced a 20-cm rise in sea level and a 0.5°C increase in average temperature. Natural disasters already result in annual economic losses equivalent to 1.5 percent of gross domestic product (GDP), and there are serious concerns about meeting projected water uses. Recognizing the challenges posed by climate change impacts as well as by the need to shift the economy toward lower carbon emission, the GoV has demonstrated significant commitments to a stronger policy and institutional framework to respond to climate change across sectors. These commitments are specifically reflected in the GoV's Support Program to Respond to Climate Change (SP-RCC). This national policy and institutional reform program follows annual policy matrixes developed jointly with development partners and approved by the Prime Minister. The World Bank-financed climate change Development Policy Operation (DPO) programmatic series supports the implementation of the SP-RCC and is arranged under three pillars and four goals. The series is designed to support the GoV to define priorities and targets suitable for each stage of development through three annual programmatic operations. DPO2 was designed in close coordination with SP-RCC co-financiers as a continuation of DPO1. Beyond joint policy dialogue with the GoV, coordination with the program co-financiers includes building synergies in Technical Assistance (TA) and advisory services.", projectname: "Vietnam Climate Change Development Policy 2", year: "2013", loanamnt: "70000000"},
	{ region: "Federative Republic of Brazil", projectabstract: "The objective of the SWAp for Parana Multi-Sector Development Project for Brazil is to make access to economic and human development opportunities more equitable and environmentally sustainable in the Borrower s territory through the modernization of the borrower s public sector and revenue management. There are two components to the project. The first will co-finance selected government programs (Eligible Expenditure Programs - EEPs) that support the Government of Parana's (GOP's) integrated approach to promoting social and economic development. The second will provide technical assistance to strengthen Public Sector Management (PSM). In line with the GOP's integrated strategy, the project activities are organized around three broad axes and involve five sectors in the areas of integrated development and human development with public sector management as cross-cutting axis.", projectname: "SWAp for Parana Multi-sector Development Project", year: "2013", loanamnt: "350000000"},
	{ region: "Federative Republic of Brazil", projectabstract: "The development objective of the Additional Financing for the Rio de Janeiro Sustainable Rural Development Project for Brazil is to increase the adoption of integrated and sustainable farming systems approaches in specific areas of the borrower's territory, thus contributing to the higher-order objective of increasing small-scale farming productivity and competitiveness in those areas. The additional financing will be used for: enabling the completion of original project activities (19 percent of the additional loan amount) by restoring the portion of the original loan amount that has been used for the emergency rehabilitation activities associated with the natural disaster of January 2011 in the Serrana region; and scaling up the project's impact and development effectiveness (81 percent of proposed additional loan amount). The additional financing will not result in any change in the project's development objective. The additional financing will be accompanied by an extension of the closing date of the project from November 30, 2016 to November 30, 2018. This two-year extension would be necessary to complete the activities to be initiated between 2012 and 2016, as the project gradually expands to new areas.", projectname: "Additional Financing - Rio de Janeiro Sustainable Rural Development", year: "2013", loanamnt: "100000000"},
	{ region: "Georgia", projectabstract: "The development objective of the Second Regional Development Project for Georgia is to improve infrastructure services and institutional capacity to support increased contribution of tourism in the local economy of the Imereti region. There are two components to the project. The first component is infrastructure investments in urban regeneration of Tskaltubo and tourism circuits' development. A first component includes the following sub-components: 1) urban regeneration of Tskaltubo. An integrated approach for the urban renewal of Tskaltubo city: this includes a) rehabilitation of municipal infrastructure and utilities in the central area; b) upgrading of public spaces, parks, and construction of tourism amenities, and c) restoration of public buildings with vernacular architecture. The activities will help improve livability and hospitality in a culturally-informed manner, enhance attractiveness for visitors, revitalize the urban nucleus, and attract increased volume of private sector investments around the medical and spa tourism cluster. 2) tourism circuits development: an integrated approach to site upgrading and improved management of the six most attractive cultural heritage sites in Imereti: including Gelati Monastery; Vani Museum and surrounding archaeological site; the Ubisa Church; the Katskhi Church, the Katskhi Column Monastery, and the Motsameta Monastery. This includes a) improving urban landscaping and public parking; b) construction of information kiosks and public toilets; c) restoration and refurbishing of the exterior and interior of the Vani Museum; d) improving access roads; and e) preservation of selected cultural heritage sites. The second component is institutional development. The second component includes the following sub-components. 1) establishment of Tskaltubo destination management and development office: this will create the institutional framework to ensure proper operation and maintenance of all assets that will be constructed/rehabilitated in Tskaltubo, and conduct marketing and promotion activities for the Imereti region; 2) sustainable tourism development and promotion: this will promote Imereti as a new sustainable tourism destination and create a mechanism for community participation, stakeholder consultations, and involvement of local government in the region's tourism development; 3) preparation of visitor management plans for the sustainability of the project's cultural heritage sites; 4) skilled workforce development and capacity building: this will provide demand-driven capacity building training activities to three groups in order to establish a targeted, integrated workforce development program in tourism-related businesses in the Imereti region; 5) performance monitoring and evaluation; and 6) construction supervision support: this will provide Municipal Development Fund (MDF) with construction supervision from an international consulting firm.", projectname: "Second Regional Development Project", year: "2013", loanamnt: "30000000"},
	{ region: "Republic of Moldova", projectabstract: "The development objective of the Competitiveness Development Policy Operation Program is to improve competitiveness and thereby increase the volume of Moldovan exports, especially in European Union (EU) markets; and improve access to finance thereby promoting investment-led growth. This program document presents a Competitiveness Development Policy Operation (DPO) for an amount of US$30 million. This is a single operation supporting the efforts of the Government of the Republic of Moldova to enhance growth through export competitiveness and increased access to finance. The Government's program for the period 2011-2014 represents a transition from the stabilization and recovery agenda to establishing a strong basis for growth driven by investment, innovation and competitiveness. The operation builds on and deepens the growth and trade-oriented structural reform agenda started under the economic recovery development policy operation, which was approved by the Board of Executive Directors on June 24, 2010. The Government of the Republic of Moldova has an opportunity to implement reforms that would put the economy on a more sustainable export-led growth path. Emerging from the global economic crisis, Moldova's economic growth resumed swiftly in 2010 and 2011; however, the current Euro area crisis is likely to result in a slowdown of growth in 2012 and in the medium term. Moreover, despite the recovery in 2010 and 2011, job creation remained weak. The main driver of growth in 2010-2011 was private consumption, suggesting that the economy could be returning to the pre-crisis pattern of growth. Before the crisis, a decade of growth with weak job creation created a vicious cycle of migration, remittances, exchange rate appreciation, declines in tradable sectors, joblessness, and thus more migration. Heavy reliance on remittance-funded consumption and housing construction leaves the economy vulnerable to changes in the external environment and undermines Moldova's long-term competitiveness. The operation addresses binding constraints to economic growth by improving the returns to private investment and reducing the costs of finance.", projectname: "Competitiveness Developmenet Policy Operation", year: "2013", loanamnt: "30000000"},
	{ region: "Socialist Republic of Vietnam", projectabstract: "The objective of the Results-Based Rural Water and Sanitation under the National Target Program Project for Vietnam is to increase sustained access to water supply and sanitation services and improve sector planning, monitoring and evaluation in the participating provinces of the Third Phase of the National Target Program for Rural Water Supply and Sanitation (NTP3). The program, to be co-financed by the proposed International Development Association, or IDA operation, will support NTP3 in eight geographically-clustered provinces. In these provinces, a new approach for NTP3 will be tested through the introduction of results-based planning and financing and by strengthening the institutional mechanisms related to governance, procurement, and financial management and environmental and social management systems. The program will therefore seek to progressively transform the NTP into a more focused and efficient system for delivering sustainable investments.", projectname: "Results-Based Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Under the National Target Program", year: "2013", loanamnt: "200000000"},
	{ region: "Republic of the Union of Myanmar", projectabstract: "The development objective if the National Community Driven Development Project for Myanmar is to enable poor rural communities to benefit from improved access to and use of basic infrastructure and services through a people-centered approach and to enhance the government's capacity to respond promptly and effectively to an eligible crisis or emergency. This project paper seeks the approval of the Executive Directors to provide a pre arrears clearance grant in the amount of SDR52.6 million (US$80 million equivalent) to the project. Myanmar is one of the poorest countries in the East Asia and Pacific Region, with an estimated gross domestic product per capita of between US$500-800. While reliable poverty data are scarce in Myanmar, all indicators point to poverty being concentrated in rural areas: two rounds of household surveys (in 2005 and 2009) supported by the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) highlight significant differences in poverty across geographical areas, with rural poverty considerably higher than urban poverty. Available figures also suggest that social indicators are poor; with for example 32 percent of children under five suffering from malnutrition, the highest rate in the region. Agriculture is the mainstay of the national economy, generating 43 percent of gross domestic product, 54 percent of employment and providing livelihoods to more that 70 percent of the population. However, the sector is characterized by a number of constraints, including limited irrigation; little value added agro processing capacity, poor policy settings, and widespread indebtedness in rural communities. Fundamental to the triple transition is a 'paradigm shift' to a 'people-centered approach,' as articulated by President Thein Sein. This encompasses greater attention to the delivery of services, a greater proportion of government budget to health and education, and a shift from 'top-down' to 'bottom-up' planning. This shift holds out the promise of change in state-society relations, following a half century of rule by successive military governments. The project will support this paradigm shift and 'people-centered' development by enabling poor rural communities to lead the identification of needs and implementation of activities aimed at promoting access to basic services and rural infrastructure. This will both empower communities and allow the government to deliver visible results of reform at the community level. In addition, the project will engender more constructive relationships between government and communities, and will support rural poverty alleviation, a stated objective of the government's economic reforms. If successful, the project, which will be implemented in 15 of Myanmar's 330 townships, can be scaled up across the country.", projectname: "Myanmar National Community Driven Development Project", year: "2013", loanamnt: "80000000"},
	{ region: "Republic of Tajikistan", projectabstract: "The development objective of the Sixth Programmatic Development Policy Grant Program (PDPG6) for Tajikistan is to protect basic services within a sustainable fiscal framework, and to lay the foundation for post-crisis recovery and growth. The PDPG6 of SDR 13.2 million (US$ 20 million equivalent) is the third in a programmatic series of three operations for the Republic of Tajikistan. The PDPG4-6 series is central to the World Bank's engagement in Tajikistan, as envisaged in the FY10-13 Country Partnership Strategy (CPS). It supports the government's two-pronged strategy to mitigate the impact of the global crisis and to pave the way for post-crisis recovery and poverty reduction. The series builds on the PDPG1-3 series completed in 2009, and seeks to (i) protect social spending and increase its efficiency, (ii) improve the climate for private sector development, and (iii) strengthen government effectiveness. PDPG4 and PDPG5 focused on protecting earlier social sectors gains, and on improving the environment for private investment. The 2008-09 global economic crisis adversely affected Tajikistan through lower remittances and exports. Growth slowed to 3.9 percent, PDPG6 supports the economic recovery underway following the 2009 slowdown. Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth has recovered to more than 6 percent in 2010 and 2011. Accordingly, the focus of the PDPG series has shifted from protecting earlier social sector gains to improving the environment for private sector development and strengthening government effectiveness. PDPG6 supports continued implementation of health and education financing reforms and ongoing efforts to improve targeting effectiveness of social assistance. To help spur private sector-led growth, the government has submitted a new law on public private partnerships to Parliament in August 2012, and has continued expedited issuance of land-use certificates to farmers. It has introduced a new salary grid in all central government entities, submitted a new law on public administration to Parliament which was approved in May 2012, approved the chart of accounts for public institutions, and prepared the 2012 budget based on the new budget classification.", projectname: "Tajikistan PDPG6", year: "2013", loanamnt: "20000000"},
	{ region: "Lebanese Republic", projectabstract: "The objective of the Supporting Innovation in Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) Project for Lebanon is to encourage the equity investment market to increase the supply of early stage investment finance for financially viable, new, and existing innovative firms. There are two components to the project, the first component being innovation in Small and Medium Enterprises (iSME) funding program. This component includes two subcomponents: Concept Development Grants (CDGs), and equity investment. The second component is the project management. This component will support the establishment of the Project Management Unit (PMU), project management and implementation, and carrying out marketing and outreach activities. It will include provisions of goods and consultants' services, including audit, and financing of incremental operating costs, training and incremental fees.", projectname: "LB Supporting Innovation in SMEs Project", year: "2013", loanamnt: "30000000"},
	{ region: "Socialist Republic of Vietnam", projectabstract: "The development objective of the Industrial Pollution Management Project for Vietnam is to improve compliance with industrial wastewater treatment regulations in four of the most industrialized provinces in Vietnam. There are three components to the project. The first component is environmental policy, monitoring and enforcement. This will comprise three subcomponents: (a) policy review and revision; (b) environmental monitoring and enforcement; and (c) information disclosure and public participation. Subcomponent (a) will provide support for a comprehensive review of the legal and regulatory framework on pollution management, including reviewing and revising laws, regulations, and other legal documents at central and provincial levels. Subcomponent (b) will support the development of environmental monitoring infrastructure and the improvement in environmental enforcement activities, including: (i) acquisition of testing laboratory equipment, standard samples, monitoring equipment, protection gears, and vehicles; (ii) acquisition and installation of automatic water quality monitoring stations; (iii) monitoring of surface water quality, Industrial zone (IZ) wastewater discharge, and inspection and enforcement; and (iv) development and upgrade of the environmental monitoring information management systems of Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MONRE) and the project provinces. Subcomponent (c) will support the development of an industrial pollution information disclosure system, including: (i) development of an environmental performance rating methodology; (ii) disclosure of environmental monitoring, enforcement results, and public complaint records on a website; (iii) maintenance of close communication with Centralized Effluent Treatment Plant (CETP) investors to enable them to understand the rating system and ways to improve their ratings; (iv) disclosure of final performance ratings through various media outlets; (v) awareness raising activities and dissemination of relevant informational materials; and (vi) facilitation of communication with various media outlets. The second component is performance-based CETP financing. This component will provide performance-based loans to finance the construction of new CETPs, the expansion of existing CETPs, and the improvement of other relevant infrastructure of industrial wastewater management in the industrial zones of the project provinces. The third component is implementation support. This Component will support project beneficiaries to properly implement project activities through three subcomponents: (a) capacity building; (b) technical assistance (TA); and (c) project management.", projectname: "Vietnam Industrial Pollution Management Project", year: "2013", loanamnt: "50000000"},
	{ region: "Bosnia and Herzegovina", projectabstract: "The objective of the Real Estate Registration Project for Bosnia and Herzegovina is to support development of a sustainable real estate registration system with harmonized land register and cadastre records in urban areas of both the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (FBH) and the Republika Srpska (RS). The project has three components. (1) Real estate registration data development component will support land register and cadastre data harmonization on land, buildings and rights based on the actual situation in the field. (2) Real estate registration infrastructure development component will continue Land Registration Project (LRP) work in improving working conditions and infrastructure in the cadastre offices across the country and in those few land registration offices in the FBH that were not targeted by LRP through: office renovations and purchases; creation of digital archives; and provision of furniture and equipment. The office purchases planned in RS have to be approved by the Land Committee of the World Bank. Policy and institutional development, and project management component will support policy and legal development in support of reaching the project development objective. The objective is to enhance sustainability of the real estate registration. The component will have a strong focus on institutional development and capacity building, addressing the long term challenges of sustainability and governance of real estate registers and emphasizing financial sustainability, quality of service and client orientation and social vulnerabilities.", projectname: "REAL ESTATE REGISTRATION PROJECT", year: "2013", loanamnt: "34100000"},
	{ region: "Republic of India", projectabstract: "The objective of the Additional Financing for the Himachal Pradesh State Roads Project for India is to reduce transport costs and to improve traffic flows on priority segments of the core road network of Himachal Pradesh. The additional financing would allow for completion of all civil works in the project including the bio-engineering works. The cost overrun was not foreseen during appraisal. Additional financing is required to achieve the original project development objective, which continues to remain relevant, and allow for additional institutional strengthening measures such as development of a road accident database management system and a project management system.", projectname: "HP State Roads Project - Additional Financing", year: "2013", loanamnt: "61700000"},
	{ region: "United Republic of Tanzania", projectabstract: "The development objective of the Urban Local Government Strengthening Program Project for Tanzania is to improve institutional performance for urban service delivery in program urban local government authorities. The growth outlook for Tanzania continues to remain optimistic, although there are certain risks. The economy is estimated to grow by 6.8 percent in 2012, slightly lower than the previous year. The medium term growth outlook remains positive. Achieving a buoyant outlook is dependent on addressing infrastructure bottlenecks, structural reforms, and carrying out sound public finance policy and public financial management. However, this remains vulnerable to domestic and external shocks including the Euro zone debt crisis. The level of foreign aid is already projected to decline significantly in FY2012/13. Fiscal consolidation for the central government is on track and is in line with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) policy support instrument program. The budget framework for 2012/13 is expected to reduce the fiscal deficit to 5.5 percent of Gross Domestic Product (GDP), closer to the level before the global financial crisis. The latest debt sustainability analysis (June 2012) shows that Tanzania's risk of debt stress remains low but is sensitive to borrowing terms and the government's fiscal position. Given the uncertainties in the external environment and the public investments through parastatals, Tanzania needs to manage its fiscal and debt sustainability. In 2004, Government of Tanzania (GoT) introduced the Local Government Capital Development Grant (LGCDG) as a grant flow to local governments. Prior to the introduction of the LGCDG, direct development grants to Local Government Authority (LGAs) were minimal and not performance based. LGAs received certain additional development resources from sectoral development programs and from area-based development programs. The LGCDG has evolved into the Local Government Development Grant (LGDG) program with several sub-programs and has become a mainstream performance based fiscal transfer. By introducing LGDG the government program the Government created a formula-based, transparent and predictable fiscal flow mechanism to disburse funds to all 133 LGAs in the country, on the basis of the institutional performance achieved. The main thrust of the LGDG system is to incentivize the improved institutional performance of LGAs while providing discretionary and sector-specific funding for development purposes. The LGDG system's chief goal is to improve the overall, long-term functioning of the local government system in Tanzania, so as to improve the quality of investments. More specifically, its objectives are to:1) enhance the delivery and management capabilities, productive efficiencies and financial sustainability of local governments; 2) improve access of communities especially the poor, to local services through expanding the physical stock of new and rehabilitated infrastructure; 3) improve the sustainability of local development infrastructure through ensuring proper planning and adequate operations and maintenance (O&M); and 4) provide a national system for the delivery of development grants to LGAs.", projectname: "Urban Local Government Strengthening Program", year: "2013", loanamnt: "255000000"},
	{ region: "Republic of Burundi", projectabstract: "The objective of the Sixth Economic Reform Support Grant (ERSG VI) Project for Burundi is to (i) promote greater efficiency and transparency in public spending; (ii) improve conditions for private investment and promote greater private participation and market access in the export and service sectors; and (iii) decrease the vulnerability of households to shocks through an improved social protection system. The main areas Bank is focusing on is: (1) Public financial management (PFM) and budget transparency strengthening through: (a) improving the budget process; (b) enhancing transparency of spending and procurement; and (c) streamlining the management of the civil service; (2) Private sector development (PSD) and economic diversification promotion through: (a) improving the legal and regulatory framework for private sector investment; (b) improving agriculture productivity and restructuring the export and services sectors; and (c) promoting the development of the mining sector; (3) Social protection strengthening through: (a) developing safety nets systems and institutions; and (b) improving targeting for social services delivery.", projectname: "Burundi Sixth Economic Reform Support Grant - First Operation in the series of 3", year: "2013", loanamnt: "25000000"},
	{ region: "Plurinational State of Bolivia", projectabstract: "The objective of the Second Rural Alliances Project for Bolivia is to improve accessibility to markets for small rural producers in the selected areas by: (a) promoting productive alliances between different small rural producer organizations and purchasers; (b) empowering rural producers through the establishment and strengthening of self-managed grass-root organizations; (c) increasing access to productive assets, technology and financial services; (d) promoting more effective, responsive and accountable service organizations at the local level; and (e) enhancing environmental sustainability of productive practices. There are three components to the project, the first component being institutional strengthening. This component will finance provision of support for the creation and strengthening of rural alliances in the selected areas including: the carrying out of a communication and dissemination campaign to inform potential stakeholders about the scope and rules of the Project through local workshops and mass-media outlets; and strengthening of the capacity of technical service providers and eligible municipalities to support the rural alliances through The establishment of a technical service provider database in the Regional Operating Unit (ROU), including an outreach program to expand the number of available relevant providers. The second component is the implementation of rural alliances. This component will finance: carrying out of subprojects in support of the effective implementation of the rural alliances investment plans and consisting of, among others, one or more of the following activities ('producer organization subprojects'); carrying out of subprojects in support of the productive goals of the rural alliance and consisting of, among others, one or more of the following activities ('municipal subprojects'); and provision of support to eligible producer organizations for the implementation of producer organization subprojects (including support on procurement financial and environmental aspects). Finally, the third component is the project management, monitoring and evaluation.", projectname: "Rural Alliances Project II", year: "2013", loanamnt: "50000000"},
	{ region: "Plurinational State of Bolivia", projectabstract: "The objective of the Additional Financing (AF) for the Urban Infrastructure Project is to improve the access to basic services to the urban poor in Bolivia's major cities through targeted infrastructure investments and the provision of technical assistance to municipalities in the planning, expansion and sustainability of urban service delivery. The main change introduced is the revision of the monitoring indicators (excluding project development objective, or PDO-related indicators) and targets. Specifically, some indicators have been revised to better capture project outcomes and the target values for components 1 and 2 have been modified to reflect the scaling-up of project activities. Target values for component 3 have been fully achieved during implementation of the Parent Project (PP) and are not being modified since this component will not be scaled-up.  The AF will support the scale up of two of the three components (components 1 and 2). All components have met their targets; the decision to scale up only activities under components 1 (La Paz) and 2 (El Alto) is based on the Borrower's decision to prioritize investments in the poorer areas of the country. The AF will extend the closing date of the PP to October 31, 2015. In addition, the PP financing agreement will be amended to reflect the changes.", projectname: "BO Urban Infrastructure Project (II) Additional Finance", year: "2013", loanamnt: "24000000"},
	{ region: "United Republic of Tanzania", projectabstract: "The development objective of the Accelerated Food Security Project for Tanzania is to contribute to higher food production and productivity in targeted areas by improving farmers' access to critical agricultural inputs. This project paper seeks the approval of the Executive Directors to provide an additional credit in an amount of SDR16.5 million (US$25 million equivalent) to the project. This will be the project's first Additional Financing (AF). The AF will support the scale up of an agricultural input subsidy which has successfully contributed to the expansion of maize and rice production in the country, the improvement of national food security, and the withdrawal of an export ban on grains trade. Specifically, the AF will finance a 30 percent increase in the number of farmers receiving input subsidies during the 2012/13 cropping season. This expansion in program coverage is critically important in the context of high international fertilizer prices, and rising international grain prices. The funding will help Tanzania maintain self-sufficiency on grain production. The Government of the United Republic of Tanzania (GoT) has requested continuing International Development Association (IDA) support for its input subsidy program. This was anticipated in the Tanzania Country Assistance Strategy (CAS), with the expectation that the commitment would be defined within the next phase of the Agricultural Sector Development Project (ASDP). However, the development of this commitment has been postponed to allow for a more strategic review of sectoral coordination and performance. The new ASDP funding is now only expected to be available in late 2013. The AF will support the maintenance of the subsidy program during the 2012/13 gap year.", projectname: "Accelerated Food Security Project Additional Financing", year: "2013", loanamnt: "25000000"},
	{ region: "United Republic of Tanzania", projectabstract: "The development objective of the Third Additional Financing for the Agricultural Sector Development Project is to enable farmers to have better access to and use of agricultural knowledge, technologies, marketing systems, and infrastructure and to promote agricultural private investment based on an improved regulatory and policy environment. The third additional credit will provide a one year financing 'bridge' for Agricultural Sector Development Project (ASDP) activities in the larger government program. The Additional Financing (AF) would sustain ongoing activities, strengthen initial successes and address some of the key challenges and risks to realization of overall objectives of the ASDP. The AF will not involve any changes to the profile of beneficiaries, environmental and social safeguards requirements and implementation and fiduciary requirements. The AF will finance project activities which are critical for achievement of the overall Project Development Objective (PDO), strengthen results achieved so far and address institutional and technical challenges and risks to achievement of the PDO.", projectname: "Tanzania: Third Additional Financing for Agricultural Sector Development Project", year: "2013", loanamnt: "30000000"},
	{ region: "Nepal", projectabstract: "The development objective of the Output-Based Aid for Municipal Solid Waste Management Project for Nepal is improve access to high quality and financially sustainable solid waste management services in participating municipalities in Nepal. Success in achieving the project development objective will be measured by the following indicators: (i) improved quality of services; (ii) improved financial sustainability. There are three components to the project: Component 1 which deals with the service delivery subsidy will be disbursed based on outputs. TDF will make disbursements directly to municipalities upon independent verification of outputs. For Component 2 dealing with implementation support and Component 3 dealing with project management, monitoring and verification, a special Designated Account will be opened which can be used to make direct payments to consultants or to reimburse the pre-financed expenses such as incremental operating costs and training.", projectname: "Output-Based Aid for Municipal Solid Waste Management", year: "2013", loanamnt: "4600000"},
	{ region: "Burkina Faso", projectabstract: "The objective of the International Institute for Water and Environmental Engineering (2iE) Project for Burkina Faso is to increase the number of highly skilled professionals in the areas of water, energy, environment and infrastructure engineering by supporting the development of 2iE as a regional center of excellence. The additional financing will finance the construction of student housing for 720 additional students and air conditioning of existing training infrastructure, on the second 2iE campus of Kamboinse. The project has three components. 1) Increasing the capacity of the 2iE; 2) Improving the quality of training and research programs; and 3) Improving the institute's management and communication capacity.", projectname: "International Institute for Water and Environmental Engineering AF", year: "2013", loanamnt: "10000000"},
	{ region: "Republic of Ghana", projectabstract: "The development objective of the Global Partnership for Education Fund Grant Project for Ghana is to improve the planning, monitoring and delivery of basic education services in deprived districts of the recipient's territory. There are three components to the project. The first component of the project is sub-grants to deprived districts to support key education objectives. The objective of the district grant is to provide annual non-salary resources to deprived districts as a supplement to existing resource flows, to support districts' Annual Programs of Work (APW) and government strategic priorities identified under the Education Sector Plan (ESP) and Annual Education Sector Operational Plan (AESOP). The second component of the project is school sub-grants. The objective of this component is to provide a supplement to the above described capitation grant with an explicit focus on improving access to and quality of education services as priority needs are defined at the school level. The third component of the project is project management and institutional strengthening. This component will finance: 1) consultancy services for supporting independent monitoring and evaluation, improved school supervision, implementation of School Report Cards (SRC); 2) In-Service Education and Training (INSET) and Untrained Teachers Diploma in Basic Education (UTDBE) materials and costs related to managing INSET delivery; 3) monitoring surveys and impact evaluation; 4) training materials and costs related to providing the training programs; 5) internal and External audits; and 6) operational costs for project management and training programs.", projectname: "Ghana Partnership for Education", year: "2013", loanamnt: "75500000"},
	{ region: "Kingdom of Bhutan", projectabstract: "The development objective of the Remote Rural Communities Development Project for Bhutan is to increase agriculture productivity and access to community assets in remote rural areas by improving access to markets, irrigation, agricultural technologies, and community infrastructure. There are three components to the project. The first component is rural infrastructure. The focus of this component is to connect the communities to larger roads and regional markets and to improve production potential through improved availability of irrigation. The second component is community, marketing and productive infrastructure. This component will cover investments in marketing and post-harvest infrastructure, critical community-level infrastructure, and investments identified by producers to increase agricultural productivity. The third component is project management and institutional strengthening. This component supports project management, including the monitoring and evaluation functions of the project. It covers: (a) technical and financial management, (b) procurement, and (c) supervision of compliance with environmental and social safeguards. This component will strengthen the capacity of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forests (MoAF) to effectively coordinate implementation and provide procurement support to local communities as needed. This component will also support midterm and end-of-project project monitoring surveys that would provide project performance information at the activity, output, and outcome levels to meet the requirements of the existing Royal Government of Bhutan (RGoB) monitoring system and the Planning and Monitoring System (PLAMS).", projectname: "Remote Rural Communities Development Project", year: "2013", loanamnt: "9000000"},
	{ region: "Kingdom of Bhutan", projectabstract: "The development objectives of the Second Development Policy Credit Program (DPC2) for Bhutan are: (i) promoting government efficiency and effectiveness through sound fiscal and public financial management and procurement, and a strong public administration; (ii) fostering private sector development by improving the policy environment and facilitating productive employment opportunities; and (iii) expanding access to infrastructure in a sustainable manner. The DPC2 reinforces reform areas supported by the First Development Policy Credit (DPC1) and builds the earlier policy-based operations. The DPC2 is aligned with World Bank's strategic directions set out in the Country Partnership Strategy (CPS, FY11-14). The main risks are: (a) aggregate demand pressures could linger resulting in persistent rupee shortage. Mitigating factors include: recent monetary and fiscal tightening; a calibration of capital spending by the Royal Government of Bhutan, or RGoB based on foreign grants or loans; and commitment at high levels of the RGoB (in close coordination between Ministry of Finance, the Royal Monetary Authority, in consultation with the World Bank) to targets as evidenced by quarterly review of macroeconomic performance. The expansion of the existing line of credit with the Government of India as well as the currency swap arrangement should help ease pressures on the rupee; (b) capacity constraints due to the small scale of government, mitigated by the RGoB's ongoing capacity building efforts (in many areas supported by development partners); and (c) political risk of changing government priorities, mitigated by the RGoB's wide consultations on the development agenda and its commitment to sustaining reforms.", projectname: "BT:  DPC 2", year: "2013", loanamnt: "36000000"},
	{ region: "Africa", projectabstract: "The objective of the First Part of the Second Phase of the Niger Basin Water Resources Development Program Project is to increase access to water for agriculture development and capacity for energy generation in the Niger part of the Niger Basin. There are three components to the project, the first component being institutional strengthening of the Niger Basin Authority, or NBA. This component will enhance the NBA's capacity for project supervision of International Development Association, or IDA-funded project activities and support the institutional strengthening of regional water resources management. The second component is the construction of the Kandadji program energy infrastructure. Finally, the third component is the implementation of environmental and social safeguards, and growth pole community development. This component will support resource planning and community development and provide a number lessons learned and practice on the local development of a growth pole program in a context of: (a) zone experiencing influx of refugees, and (b) a paradigm shift in integration of the benefits of major infrastructure in the local development timely to fully exploit all opportunities.", projectname: "First Part of the Second Phase of the Niger Basin Water Resources Development and Sustainable Ecosystems Management Program - APL 2A", year: "2013", loanamnt: "203000000"},
	{ region: "People's Republic of Bangladesh", projectabstract: "The development objective of the Second Reaching Out-of-School Children (ROSC) Project for Bangladesh is to improve equitable access, retention and completion in quality primary education for out-of-school children in selected under-served areas. There are four components to the project. The first component is increasing equitable access. The objective of this component is to reduce number of out-of-school children in selected under-served areas through provision of access to formal primary education with grants to learning centers and education allowances to eligible students. This component will finance: (i) grants and allowances, and (ii) ROSC Pilot in selected urban areas. The second component is enhancing education quality. The objective of this component is to improve retention in and completion of primary education cycle through three sub-components: (i) teacher development, (ii) classroom support, and (iii) prevocational skills training pilot for eligible ROSC students. Institute of Education Research (IER) of Dhaka University has been identified to serve as a training agency to support the project on teacher development and classroom support. The third component is improving project management and capacity. The objectives of this component are to establish an effective project implementation structure and enhance project implementation capacity through mobilization of communities and involvement of capable partner agencies to deliver quality primary education to out-of-school children. This component comprises: (i) project management and capacity building, and (ii) social awareness and advocacy. The fourth component is monitoring and evaluation. The objective of this component is to establish an effective monitoring and evaluation system to monitor inputs, processes and outputs, and assess the impact in relation to the stated project development objectives. This component comprises (a) monitoring of inputs, process and outputs, and (b) evaluation of ROSC interventions including learning assessment pilots and impact evaluation of specific ROSC interventions.", projectname: "BD: Reaching Out of School Children II", year: "2013", loanamnt: "130000000"},
	{ region: "Islamic Republic of Pakistan", projectabstract: "The development objective of the Second Additional Financing for Third Partnership for Polio Eradication Project (TPPEP) for Pakistan is to assist the recipient in its efforts under its Polio Eradication Initiative (PEI) to eradicate polio from its territory. This project paper seeks the approval of the Executive Directors to provide an additional credit, with an extension of the original closing date by six months, in an amount of SDR 15.8 million (US$24 million equivalent) to the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. This Second Additional Financing (AF) under the project is to help meet increased financing requirements for the procurement of Oral Polio Vaccine (OPV) necessary to implement the National Emergency Action Plan 2012 for Polio Eradication in Pakistan. The Government of Pakistan (GoP) through the Economic Affairs Division (EAD) letter dated June 15, 2012 has requested the Bank to provide additional financing to continue the support to GoP's PEI. With the AF for the TPPEP, International Development Association (IDA) will continue its support in partnership with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) with support from the UN technical agencies: World Health Organization (WHO) and the United National Children's Fund (UNICEF). The GoP appreciates that there may not be a 'buy down' arrangement as there has been in the past. However, the BMGF has expressed an interest to provide funds to an IDA administered TF for extending the 'buy down' mechanism for the additional financing.", projectname: "Second Additional Financing for Third Partnership for Polio Eradication Project", year: "2013", loanamnt: "24000000"},
	{ region: "Republic of India", projectabstract: "The development objective of the Bihar Panchayat Strengthening Project for India is to support the state government in promoting inclusive, responsive and accountable Panchayat Raj Institutions (PRI) in six districts. There are five components to the project. The first component is Panchayat Sarkar Bhawan. This component involves construction and making functional Panchayat Sarkar Bhawans in approximately 300 gram panchayats. The second component is capacity building for Panchayat Raj Institutions. This component builds panchayats' core institutional competencies to empower them to achieve substantive development outcomes. The component also engages communities and citizens, through training, mobilization, and media, to participate in local governance and to hold panchayats accountable. The third component is strengthening the state government capacity to manage a gradual decentralization and empowerment process. This component will strengthen the state government capacity to manage a gradual decentralization and empowerment process. The fourth component is panchayat performance grant. The annual best panchayat grant will reward exceptional panchayats that are inclusive, responsive and accountable. The recipients of the grant will be selected on a competitive basis. The competition criteria will include core institutional quality indicators related to how a panchayat runs its administration, how it interacts with its citizens, and how it manages resources and promotes local development. The competition will be based on objective information collected through the project information system with a validation process. Annually, the project will recognize the best gram panchayat in each district and block, and award them block grants, which are significantly higher than what they currently receive. The project will support this league of good panchayats to develop high impact initiatives that the grants will finance. The fifth component is project management and coordination. Government of Bihar (GoB) has established a Bihar Gram Swaraj Yojana Society (BGSYS) as the implementation agency for the project. The society is expected to play four critical roles: (i) A catalyst role: public awareness campaign, policy advocacy, innovative capacity building for visible development results, proactive partnership with Non-government Organizations (NGOs) to stimulate demand for accountability and improve PRI responsiveness; (ii) a technical support role: to support partner line departments to establish capacity in managing the devolution process and building PRIs capacity in the relevant service delivery area; (iii) a coordination role: coordinate, monitor and report on the devolution and PRI strengthening process; and (iv) a fiduciary role: project financing management, procurement and reporting. This component will finance staffing and operational cost of the society.", projectname: "India - Bihar Panchayat Strengthening Project", year: "2013", loanamnt: "84000000"},
	{ region: "Republic of Costa Rica", projectabstract: "The objectives of the Higher Education Improvement Project for Costa Rica are to improve access and quality, to increase investments in innovation and scientific and technological development, as well as to upgrade institutional management, all in Costa Rica's public higher education system. There are two components to the project, the first component being institutional improvement agreements. The objectives of this component will be: (i) to help public universities increase access by investing in infrastructure for teaching, learning and research; (ii) to increase the quality of higher education by, among others, upgrading faculty qualifications and fostering evaluation and accreditation; (iii) to increase relevance in higher education by focusing resources on priority subjects that are key to the country's development; and (iv) to strengthen public universities' management capacity and accountability. Finally, the second component is strengthening institutional capacity for quality enhancement. This component includes three sub-components: (a) strengthening the national system for the accreditation of higher education; (b) developing the labor market observatory and the public higher education information system; and (c) supporting the project's coordination, supervision, and evaluation.", projectname: "Costa Rica Higher Education", year: "2013", loanamnt: "200000000"},
	{ region: "Oriental Republic of Uruguay", projectabstract: "The objective of the Support to Uruguayan Public Schools Project for Uruguay is to improve the quality, equity and internal efficiency of primary education, through the expansion of the full time school model. There are three components to the project, the first component being expansion and rehabilitation of school infrastructure. This component consists of the following: i) expansion of the full-time school model through: (a) the construction, transformation and/or rehabilitation of approximately forty (40) schools located primarily in disadvantaged locations and selected in accordance with the criteria set forth in the operational manual; and (b) the acquisition of equipment and education materials for the full-time schools mentioned in (a) herein; and ii) carrying out of preventive and corrective maintenance activities in full-time schools. The second component is the strengthening of learning systems. This component will help achieve the Project Development Objective (PDO) through strengthening systems for improved learning and instruction, in the classroom and beyond. The establishment of a new entity within Preschool and Primary Education Council (CEIP) to provide systematic and permanent in-service teacher training to the entire teaching body in preschool and primary grades, as well as school directors and inspectors, will lead to a more efficient operation of teacher training by National Administration for Public Education (ANEP). Finally, the third component is the monitoring, evaluation and project management.", projectname: "Support to Uruguayan Public Schools Project", year: "2013", loanamnt: "40000000"},
	{ region: "Republic of Haiti", projectabstract: "The objectives of the  Rebuilding Energy Infrastructure and Access Project for Haiti are to (a) strengthen the recipient's energy policy and planning capacity; (b) improve the sustainability and resilience of the recipient’s electricity sector and restore and expand access to reliable electricity services; and (c) provide financial assistance in case of an energy sector emergency. The project has three components. (1) Strengthening energy sector institutions and improving energy access. (2) Enhancing Electricite d'Haiti (EDH's) performance and rehabilitating and expanding infrastructure. (3) Energy sector risk and emergency response contingent reserve component will provide support upon occurrence of an energy sector emergency through: (a) the carrying out of emergency recovery and rehabilitation activities; and/or (b) technical assistance to support Ministry of Public Works, Transport, Energy and Communication (MTPTEC) and EDH in its response to an energy sector emergency.", projectname: "Rebuilding Energy Infrastructure and Access", year: "2013", loanamnt: "90000000"},
	{ region: "Republic of India", projectabstract: "The revised development objective of the Additional Financing for the Karnataka Health Systems Development and Reform Project is to improve health service delivery, public-private collaboration, and financing, particularly for the benefit of underserved and vulnerable groups in Karnataka. This project paper seeks the approval of the Executive Directors to provide an additional credit in an amount of SDR 46.5 million (US$ 70 million equivalent) to the Government of India for this project. The additional International Development Association (IDA) credit will support implementation of modified, additional and expanded activities that would scale up the project's impact and development effectiveness. The additional financing closing date will be March 31, 2016. The remaining balance of approximately US$ 32 million from the current credit will continue to support agreed activities of the current project. The additional financing would allow the project to further contribute to improved health services and utilization, including by poor and vulnerable groups. The additional financing will also contribute to the Bank's 2009-12 country strategy by increasing the effectiveness of service delivery in the health sector, notably through strengthening institutional mechanisms, capacity, and information systems in order to further improve the focus on results, as well as enhance engagement with the private sector.", projectname: "India:  Karnataka Health Systems Additional Financing", year: "2013", loanamnt: "70000000"},
	{ region: "Republic of Haiti", projectabstract: "The development objective of the Infrastructure and Institutions Emergency Recovery Project (IIERP) for Haiti is to support the recipient in its early sustainable recovery efforts from the effects of the emergency, through selected interventions aiming at contributing to rebuilding key institutions and infrastructure. This project paper seeks the approval of the Executive Directors to provide an Additional Financing (AF) Grant in the amount of SDR 23.3 million to the project. The AF will scale up a well-performing project (US$65 million equivalent ongoing) and finance modified project activities for all three components focused on recovery and reconstruction following the January 12, 2010 earthquake. It will support additional activities which are expected to enhance the original project's impact and development and address pending challenges to overall sustainability of the reform process. The AF will not entail any substantial change to the IIERP development objective. Institutional arrangements for project implementation of the AF will also remain unchanged. The project will continue to be implemented by Ministry of Economy and Finance (MEF) and the Ministry of Public Works, Transport and Communications (MTPTEC). Specifically, the AF will help finance the following modified and additional activities: a) improve efficiency and transparency in public resource use and strengthen Haiti's public sector management systems to improve overall governance and anticorruption and enhance the institutional foundation for continued reconstruction and post reconstruction recovery; b) ensure continuity of existing critical activities related to the continued reconstruction phase, including the restoration of key economic and financial functions of the Government of Haiti (GoH), and the rehabilitation of selected public infrastructure; rehabilitate the aviation safety equipment, and foster further economic recovery through continued activities at the Trutier Debris Processing Facility, as well as rehabilitate existing roads between Cap Haitien and Labadie, and between Milot and Cap Haitien, both catalytic investments for tourism development; c) continue the provision of support to the MTPTEC to manage the ongoing recovery and reconstruction process, and incremental costs of project administration, supervision, monitoring and evaluation.", projectname: "AF Infrastructure & Institutions Emergency Recovery", year: "2013", loanamnt: "35000000"},
	{ region: "Republic of Guatemala", projectabstract: "The objective of the First Programmatic Development Policy Loan Project for Guatemala is to support the Guatemalan Government in creating fiscal space and expanding opportunities for the most vulnerable segments of society. This programmatic series of Development Policy Loans (DPLs) will support the Government's reform agenda in three areas: (i) strengthening tax administration and tax policy; (ii) enhancing the quality of public expenditure; and (iii) improving the coordination and management of social policy.", projectname: "First Programmatic Development Policy Loan", year: "2013", loanamnt: "200000000"},
	{ region: "Federal Republic of Nigeria", projectabstract: "The objective of the Second Rural Access and Mobility Project for Nigeria is to improve transport conditions and bring sustained access to the rural population through rehabilitating and maintaining key rural transport infrastructure in a sustainable manner in selected Nigerian states. The project has three components. (1) Upgrading and Rehabilitation of Rural Transport Infrastructure component will finance the upgrading and/or rehabilitation of an estimated 1,450 km of rural roads in tier-one states. In addition, about 65 river-crossings will be financed under this component in order to ensure minimal access at locations selected for their importance for agricultural productivity or to give access to social services. (2) Community-based road maintenance and annual mechanized maintenance component will finance the maintenance of the roads rehabilitated under Component 1, as well as a few other pilot roads to build up the maintenance system while the roads are being rehabilitated. Pilot programs will be initiated in each one of the tier-one states for up to 50 km of rural roads rehabilitated through other means. (3) Project Management and Strengthening of State and Federal Road Sector Institutional, Policy and Regulatory Framework component will provide a comprehensive institutional development package at the state and federal levels to: (a) support an effective implementation of the project (including through technical audits, whenever needed); (b) design and implement sound rural transport policies; (c) improve the planning and execution of public expenditures in rural transport; and (d) promote the dissemination of best practices, as well as to prepare a possible scaling up of the project in tier one and tier two states.", projectname: "NG-RURAL ACCESS & MOBILITY PROJECT-Phase 2", year: "2013", loanamnt: "170000000"},
	{ region: "Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia", projectabstract: "The objective of the Transport Sector Project in Support of Fourth Road Sector Development Program for Ethiopia is to improve the condition of priority regional trade corridors and link roads being upgraded under this project. There are two components to the project, the first component being upgrading of regional and link roads. This component will finance the upgrading of five selected roads and the corresponding supervision services for each. The supervision services will also include design review and design stage road safety audits for each road. Each of the selected roads are either import and export regional trade corridors, corridors that provide access to investment or development areas, or important link roads that connect trunk roads. Finally, the second component is the support to modernize Ethiopian Roads Authority (ERA). This component will complement the physical works; support is to be provided for the ongoing transformation and modernization of ERA, aimed at further enhancing ERA's implementation capacity.", projectname: "Ethiopia-Transport Sector Project in Support of RSDP4", year: "2013", loanamnt: "415000000"},
	{ region: "Republic of Guinea", projectabstract: "The development objective of the Mining Sector Governance Support Project for Guinea is to strengthen the capacity and governance systems of key institutions for managing the minerals sector in Guinea. There are three components to the project. The first component is facilitating access to mineral resources. This component will focus on supporting the Government of Guinea (GoG) in developing the capacities and systems to facilitate negotiation and contracting with private sector mining companies including mining ancillary infrastructure. It will further strengthen the governance and institutional structure of Societe Guineenne du Patrimoine Minier (State-Owned Guinean Mining Company) (SOUGIPAMI) and its technical, legal, and financial capacities to engage with mining projects sponsors. The second component is institutional strengthening for mineral management. This component will focus on strengthening the GoG capacities to license, control and monitor technical, environmental, and financial compliance of mining operations. The third component is promoting economic development of mining areas and good governance. This component will focus on sustainable investments. This will include the facilitation of regional and local development plans through partnerships with the private sector, and the strengthening of mechanisms for demand for good governance (DFG). This component will have a regional aspect, in that it will most likely focus on at least one 'growth corridor,' (iron-ore in the South-East or Bauxite/Alumina in the North-West). It will build on work carried out under previous studies, and seek synergies with International Finance Corporation (IFC) and other donor activities. The fourth component is project management. This component will support the project implementation unit, based in the Ministry of Mines, in the management of fiduciary activities, project monitoring and evaluation and the implementation of activities.", projectname: "Mineral Governance Support Project", year: "2013", loanamnt: "20000000"},
	{ region: "Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia", projectabstract: "The development objective of the Third Phase of the Promoting Basic Services (PBS) Project for Ethiopia is to contribute to the higher-level of expanding access and improving the quality of basic services by funding block grants that ensure adequate staffing and operations, and by strengthening the capacity, transparency, accountability and financial management of government at regional and local authorities' level. PBS supports the Government's commitment to strengthen decentralized service delivery and enhance local transparency and accountability mechanisms that support those service delivery objectives. The PBS program combines (A) a high-volume sub-program that finances recurrent expenditures for basic services at sub-national levels, (B) a system strengthening subprogram with three components to improve transparency and accountability systems at woredalevel, and (C) a results enhancement fund to pilot performance-based approaches to remove constraints to reaching results.", projectname: "Ethiopia Promoting Basic Services Program Phase III Project", year: "2013", loanamnt: "600000000"},
	{ region: "People's Republic of Bangladesh", projectabstract: "The objectives of the Leveraging Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) for Governance, Growth, and Employment Project are to catalyze the growth of Bangladesh's IT and IT-Enabled Services (IT/ITES) industry for employment creation and export diversification; and establish basic e-government foundations to support public sector modernization. There are three components to the project. The first component is IT/ITES industry development. This component will increase the competitiveness of Bangladesh's IT/ITES industry by increasing the quantity and quality of skills, awareness and perception of the country. The second component is e-government. This component will provide critical e-government technological foundations to support public sector modernization and the e-government agenda for the years ahead, and build the human capacity to leverage technology within government. The third component is project management support. This component will support the creation and functioning of the Project Coordination Unit (PCU), hire the required specialists, and support its operational needs.", projectname: "BD:  Leveraging ICT Growth, Employment and Governance Project", year: "2013", loanamnt: "70000000"},
	{ region: "People's Republic of Bangladesh", projectabstract: "The development objective of the Second Rural Transport Improvement Project is to improve rural accessibility in project areas (covering 26 districts) and strengthen institutional capacity for sustainable rural road maintenance. There are four components to the project. The first component of the project is accessibility improvement. The second component of the project is institutional strengthening, capacity building and governance enhancement. The institutional strengthening aspect builds on and further improves the functioning of the Local Government Engineering Department (LGED) through: 1) capacity building to enhance LGED performance, governance and accountability; and 2) performance monitoring and training. The third component of the project is rural transport safety. This component include technical assistance support for integrating road safety engineering measures and awareness building to ensure improved safety along project roads. The fourth component of the project is contingent emergency response component. This component will draw resources from the unallocated expenditure category and/or allow the Government of Bangladesh (GoB) to request the bank to re-categorize and reallocate financing from other project components to partially cover emergency response and recovery costs. This component could also be used to channel additional funds should they become available as a result of the emergency.", projectname: "Second Rural Transport Improvement Project", year: "2013", loanamnt: "302000000"},
	{ region: "Russian Federation", projectabstract: "The development objective of the Forest Fire Response Project for the Russian Federation is to improve forest fire prevention and management and to enhance sustainable forest management. Furthermore, the project will contribute to raising public awareness and education standards in forestry issues in general, with specific reference to forest fires prevention/control and forest governance issues. There are three components to the project. The first component of the project is enhancing forest fire prevention, management, and control. This component aims to improve the effectiveness of forest fire prevention and management by: (i) improving the capacity for early detection and quick response to fight forest fires, and (ii) reducing the number of fires of human origin through awareness raising and environmental education programs. Early fire detection is recognized as a key element in improving protection of forests from fires. Fire prevention and environmental education will be focused on children and youth as a means to encourage long-term behavior change. The second component of the project is building forestry and Protected Area (PA) management capacity. This component will increase forest and PA management capacity and help address key policy and management issues that either create perverse incentives or exacerbate conditions contributing to the extent and intensity of fires in the extensive forest landscape and protected areas. The third component of the project is project management will finance the operating costs of a Project Implementation Unit (PIU), which will undertake project management functions for both components one and two. The PIU will provide support to the core implementing agencies (Federal Forestry Agency (FFA) and Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MNRE)) in project management, including procurement, financial management, project coordination, reporting, and monitoring. The PIU has been selected on a competitive basis by a committee formed by the implementing agencies, the Ministry of Finance and Ministry of Economic Development. The PIU will act on the basis of agency agreements on behalf of and per instruction from the FFA and MNRE.", projectname: "RUSSIA FOREST FIRE RESPONSE PROJECT", year: "2013", loanamnt: "40000000"},
	{ region: "Republic of Seychelles", projectabstract: "The development objectives of the First Sustainability and Competitiveness Development Policy Loan (DPL) Program are to improve fiscal sustainability and enhance private sector competitiveness for the Republic of Seychelles. To achieve those objectives, this series assists the government to implement reforms that will: (i) improve the business climate; (ii) enhance transparency; (iii) improve public financial management; (iv) improve targeting of social assistance; and (v) increase fiscal controls in public enterprises. The program will support the authorities with critical knowledge and technical assistance for implementing reforms. Analytical underpinnings for the reform program will be provided by existing and programmed analytical work. Analytical work that has already shaped the government's ongoing reform agenda includes public expenditure reviews, a strategy for strengthening budget management, a public financial management performance report, a review of administrative barriers to private sector development and business environment in the Seychelles, and a review of the policy regulatory and administrative environment. The government greatly values the technical assistance and policy dialogue that the bank can provide through its DPLs. Technical assistance in this program will be funded partly by reimbursable technical assistance. The bank brings global knowledge about good practice and helps to ensure evidence-based discussions around the reform agenda. That approach is particularly important in this context, where the reform agenda is ambitious, capacity is weak, and external factors call for accelerated reforms.", projectname: "FIRST SUSTAINABILITY AND COMPETITVENESS DEVELOPMENT POLICY LOAN", year: "2013", loanamnt: "7000000"},
	{ region: "Ukraine", projectabstract: "The development objectives of the Second Roads and Safety Improvement Project (RSIP) are an improved condition and quality of sections of the M-03 road and increased safety on roads in Ukraine. There are three components to the project. The first component is road rehabilitation. This component will finance the rehabilitation and upgrading of the M-03 road between Lubny and Poltava. The civil works to be funded from the loan will cover about 108km. The M-03 road connects the industrial areas in eastern Ukraine to Kiev, and is also part of the European road corridor E-40. Physical works will include the rehabilitation of the existing 4-lane road sections and the widening of other sections from two to four lanes, to ensure that the entire road is in line with the Ukrainian motorway standard. In addition to the increase in road capacity and the improvement of road conditions, this component will result in major road safety benefits. Widening to four lanes will greatly reduce the risk of head-on collisions, which are today the main cause of crashes and traffic fatalities of this road. The second component is road safety improvements. This component will finance two types of activities: (i) safety improvements along several high risk road corridors; and (ii) introduction of improved road safety features on the existing M-03 sections in urbanized areas which will remain even after bypasses will be built around those under component one. For the former, a comprehensive road safety assessment is being carried out under the ongoing RSIP, using the risk mapping and star rating approach of the International Road Assessment Program (IRAP). The third component is institutional support and strengthening. Under this component the Bank will complement the institutional assistance already being provided by other development partners, in support of the Government's concept for the road sector reform program enacted through the Cabinet of Ministers dated August 3, 2011. This component will support: (i) the development of a strategic program for road sector development until 2030; and (ii) the enhancement of the capacity of Ukravtodor, the Ukrainian State Institute for Design of Roads (Ukrdiprodor) and other Ukrainian institutions, for designing and building safer roads. Technical assistance will be provided to help Ukravtodor in developing a strategic program for road development, covering also institutional strengthening, financial sustainability and the social and gender dimension of the program.", projectname: "SECOND ROAD AND SAFETY IMPROVEMENT PROJECT", year: "2013", loanamnt: "450000000"},
	{ region: "Republic of Croatia", projectabstract: "The objective of the Additional Financing for the Export Finance Intermediation Loan Project for Croatia is to support the preservation and growth of exports by providing medium and long term working capital and investment finance to exporters and foreign exchange earning enterprises. The additional loan will help finance the scaling up of the project, which is being successfully implemented. Importantly, the additional financing will enable banks to continue extending credit to exporters and foreign exchange earning enterprises (project beneficiaries) in an environment of constrained funding due to the impact of the euro zone crisis on the financial sector thus ensuring these companies remain competitive. Given the success of the original project, additional funds will enhance the development impact.", projectname: "Export Finance Intermediation Loan Additional Financing", year: "2013", loanamnt: "61410000"},
	{ region: "Republic of Liberia", projectabstract: "The objective of the Additional Financing for the Road Asset Management Project is to support the recipient's efforts to reduce transport costs along the road corridor from Monrovia to the Guinea border and to maintain the road in good condition over a 10-year period. The additional credit will finance the unanticipated cost increase (due to inflation) for upgrading, rehabilitating and maintaining the original road length from Monrovia (red light) to the Guinea Border, as well as to scale up the implementation of the component one (design, rehabilitation and maintenance of Monrovia (red light) - Ganta-Guinea Border Road) and additional activities for the component two (consultant services, operating costs, and training). The project is being restructured to reflect changes that include: (a) extension of the date for the hiring of an external auditor to November 30, 2012; (b) deletion of a redundant reference to an implementation manual; and (c) application of the new procurement guidelines (January 2011) upon effectiveness of the additional financing credit.", projectname: "Road Asset Management Project - Additional Financing", year: "2013", loanamnt: "50000000"},
	{ region: "People's Republic of Bangladesh", projectabstract: "The development objective of the Second Rural Electrification and Renewable Energy development Project is to increase access to clean energy in rural areas through renewable energy and promote more efficient energy consumption. There are four components to the project. The first component of the project is access to electricity. This component will support the Solar Home Systems (SHS) and other renewable energy options for increasing access to electricity. The component will also include technical assistance support to Infrastructure Development Company Limited (IDCOL) for capacity building, inspection and monitoring, impact evaluation, training, and other related activities for ensuring effective implementation. The second component of the project is household energy. This component supports the efforts of various Non-Government Organizations (NGOs) in providing rural households with clean cooking solutions. The component will build on the success of Bangladeshi NGOs in the areas of community outreach in total sanitation programs. The third component of the project is energy efficient lighting. This component will support the distribution of 7.25 million Compact Fluorescent Lamps (CFLs) in predominantly rural areas where these energy efficient CFLs are not yet widely used. The fourth component of the project is sector technical assistance. This will support developing national guidelines for safe disposal/recycling of CFLs and capacity building for ensuring safe disposal of CFLs financed under the project.", projectname: "Rural Electrification and Renewable Energy Development II (RERED II) Project", year: "2013", loanamnt: "155000000"},
	{ region: "Islamic Republic of Pakistan", projectabstract: "The development objectives of the Punjab Cities Governance Improvement Project for Pakistan are to support the province of Punjab's cities in strengthening systems for improved planning, resource management, and accountability, and to improve the province of Punjab's capacity to respond promptly and effectively to an eligible crisis or emergency. There are three components to the project. The first component is performance grant. This component focuses on two areas of urban governance: resource planning and management, seeking to improve decision making, consolidate revenue sources and strengthen resource mobilization; and transparency and voice in the preparation, monitoring and evaluation of plans and programs in urban areas. This component will provide an annual grant to the project cities, based on achievement of specified annual targets against a set of Disbursement Linked Indicators (DLIs) in selected governance areas. The second component is project implementation and capacity building. This component supports the cities and province through technical assistance and capacity building to achieve the DLIs and enhancement in revenue. The Urban Sector Planning and Management Services Unit (USPMSU), and a City Program Unit (CPU) in each of the five cities will be responsible for providing this support and the corresponding costs will be financed from this component. The third component is contingent emergency response. This component will support preparedness and rapid response to disaster, emergency, and/or catastrophic events, as needed. The provisional zero cost for this component will allow for rapid reallocation of credit proceeds from other components under streamlined procurement and disbursement procedures. This component could also be used to channel additional funds should they become available as a result of the emergency.", projectname: "PK: Punjab Cities Governance Improvement", year: "2013", loanamnt: "150000000"},
	{ region: "Republic of Indonesia", projectabstract: "The development objective is to strengthen the Indonesia Infrastructure Guarantee Fund (IIGF) Project as a single window institution to appraise infrastructure Public Private Partnership (PPP) projects requiring government guarantees. There are two components to the project. The first component of the project is Word Bank (WB)-Supported IIGF Guarantees. The Project will provide US$25 million to support IIGF in issuing its own IIGF guarantees for qualifying projects. Qualifying projects will be those which are apprised by the WB and meet WB policies as well as other reputational risk considerations. In order to prevent the mingling of this $25 million with IIGF capital, the WB loan proceeds under component one will be disbursed at the time a claim is properly made and assessed as payable by IIGF with respect to an IIGF guarantee for a WB-Supported IIGF-project. The second component of the project is technical assistance (TA). The Project will provide a loan for TA in the amount of approximately $4.6 million to develop IIGF's institutional capacity to: screen, appraise and supervise IIGF-projects as a single window for all government guarantees for infrastructure PPPs in Indonesia; manage its operations; build capacity in Contracting Agencies (CAs), sponsors and other relevant parties; develop standardized documents and procedures for contracting agencies, sponsors and other relevant parties to use in preparing PPP projects and require the use of such documents and procedures in order for PPP projects to receive IIGF guarantees; and support PPP preparation activities, including feasibility studies, transaction advisory support and other activities.", projectname: "Indonesia Infrastructure Guarantee Fund Project", year: "2013", loanamnt: "29600000"},
	{ region: "Socialist Republic of Vietnam", projectabstract: "The development objectives of the Distribution Efficiency Project are to improve the performance of Vietnam's power corporations (PCs) in providing quality and reliable electricity services, and to reduce greenhouse gas emissions through demand side response and efficiency gains. There are three components to the project. The first component is system expansion and reinforcement. This component will cover construction and reinforcement of 110 kV, Medium Voltage (MV) and Low Voltage (LV) electricity distribution networks, including substations, of the PCs. These investments will help the PCs to efficiently meet load growth, address load supply constraints due to distribution system congestion, reduce losses, and improve reliability and quality of power supply. The second component is introduction of smart grid technologies in distribution. This component, which includes Clean Technology Fund (CTF) co-financing, will focus on (i) automation, through introduction of supervisory control and data acquisition systems, of electricity distribution network operations of and data collection by the PCs; and (ii) introduction of Advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) systems, including two-way communication systems, as electricity distribution smart grid technologies for key substations and consumers of selected PCs. Supporting the first stage of the roadmap for smart grid technologies for power distribution in Vietnam, the component will assist to increase efficiency, reliability and effectiveness of the PCs' systems and operations, and optimize distribution system configuration by providing real time data from both the supply and the demand side. The third component is technical assistance and capacity building. Provision of technical assistance to and capacity building of Electricity Regulatory Authority of Vietnam (ERAV) for improvement of efficiency in electricity tariffs, enhancement of efficiency of and incorporation of smart grid technologies in the grid and distribution codes, integration of renewable energy in the grid and distribution codes, development of demand response and smart grid programs, and project management and monitoring and evaluation. Building on the technical assistance and capacity building under on-going Bank projects and the Bank support to power sector reform and tariff regulation, third component will complement the investment in the previous two components through building capacity and implementing arrangements to maximize improvements in PCs' efficiency and achieve reductions in demand compared to Business as usual (BAU), to achieve project development objectives and indicators.", projectname: "Distribution Efficiency Project", year: "2013", loanamnt: "448900000"},
	{ region: "Republic of Uzbekistan", projectabstract: "The development objective of the Additional Financing for the Second Rural Enterprise Support Project (RESP) is to increase the productivity and financial and environmental sustainability of agriculture and the profitability of agribusiness in the project area. The additional credit will support the scaling-up of the original project's credit line for loans and leases under component one (rural enterprise finance), by providing funds through selected Participating Financial Institutions (PFIs) for investment and working capital sub-loans and lease financings to beneficiaries. The additional credit will support private-sector development in rural areas by scaling-up activities under the ongoing second RESP and help further develop Uzbekistan's domestic markets. The closing date will be extended by 19 months to December 31, 2016.", projectname: "Additional Financing for the Second Rural Enterprise Support Project", year: "2013", loanamnt: "40000000"},
	{ region: "Islamic Republic of Pakistan", projectabstract: "The objective of the Additional Financing for the Land Records Management and Information Systems Project for Pakistan is to improve land records service delivery in Punjab Province, thereby contributing to long-lasting tenure security. The additional credit will help finance the costs associated with expanding project coverage from 18 to 36 districts, thereby covering the entire Province of Punjab. Secondarily, it will be used to cover overruns in the estimated cost of data entry per district. These overruns are due to underestimation of the number of land records to be entered per district at the time of appraisal of the parent project and moderately higher unit costs per data entry in comparison with the original estimate.", projectname: "Punjab Land Records Management and Information Systems Project - Additional Financing", year: "2013", loanamnt: "70000000"},
	{ region: "Republic of India", projectabstract: "The objective of Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) Systems Strengthening and Nutrition Improvement Program (ISSNIP) Project is to improve nutritional outcomes of children in India. There are four components to the project. The first component is ICDS institutional and systems strengthening. This component will support strategic interventions/improvements to enhance the effectiveness of the ICDS program. The second component is community mobilization and Behavior Change Communication (BCC). This component will strengthen the supply and demand-side interface of the ICDS program, especially at the point of delivery of nutrition services, and will rigorously monitor and evaluate this interface. The component will focus on excluded and marginalized groups. The development of a management model that emphasizes efficiency on the basis of mutual accountability between caregivers and beneficiaries will be a significant area of support. The third component is convergent nutrition action. This component will support the Government of India's efforts to initiate, and subsequently expand, a comprehensive convergent nutrition response to complement the ICDS, in order to address the multiple determinants of malnutrition. The fourth component is project management, monitoring and evaluation. This component will support effective project management including: (i) financing specialists in a variety of fields to strengthen the operation of the established Project Management Units (PMUs) at the central and state level. Support will also include financing of office equipment, renting of vehicles, travel costs for key program staff, participation in planning/review/dissemination workshops, participation in study tours and conferences in order to facilitate a cross fertilization of ideas and an assimilation in the program of nutrition related best practices, and incremental operating costs; (ii) financing administrative costs of a technical agency to provide required technical support for program implementation, including the cost of core teams at the central and state levels, their office expenses and travel costs for training and evaluations; and (iii) the monitoring and evaluation of project outcomes, including designing an independent impact evaluation study, carrying out a baseline survey as well as annual rapid assessments on program coverage and behavior change, quarterly internal assessments by ICDS supervisors in randomly selected Anganwadi Centers (AWCs), and social assessments and an ethnographic study in minority and hard to reach areas to assess service delivery and effectiveness of communication outreach. The component will also support evaluation of all project pilots and best practices and the dissemination of the findings.", projectname: "India: ICDS Systems Strengthening & Nutrition Improvement Program (ISSNIP)", year: "2013", loanamnt: "106000000"},
	{ region: "Republic of India", projectabstract: "The objective of the Second Karnataka Watershed Development Project for India is to demonstrate more effective watershed management through greater integration of programs related to rainfed agriculture, innovative and science based approaches, and strengthened institutions and capacities. There are five components to the project, the first component being support for improved program integration in rainfed areas. This component will demonstrate the successful integration of programs in watershed development, using a science-based approach in project areas. The second component is the research, development and innovation. This component will establish a coordinated research approach to provide practical knowledge and tools to support integrated watershed management. The third component is the institutional strengthening. This component will strengthen the institutions and human resources of key stakeholders to improve effective delivery of services for integrated watershed management. The fourth component is the strengthening horticulture in rainfed areas. This component will strengthen the knowledge base regarding horticulture potential in rainfed areas, and demonstrate and build the capacity of institutions and communities to improve production and value addition of horticulture in project areas. Finally, the fifth component is the project management and coordination. This component will ensure effective and efficient project management.", projectname: "Karnataka Watershed Development II", year: "2013", loanamnt: "60000000"},
	{ region: "Republic of India", projectabstract: "The objective of Development Policy Loan to Support Inclusive Green Growth and Sustainable Development in Himachal Pradesh project for India is to support Himachal Pradesh in the improved management of its natural resources across growth engines of the economy and to promote inclusive green growth and sustainable development. The program is centered on Government's of Himachal Pradesh (GoHP) objective to promote inclusive green growth and sustainable development, which will be supported by an ambitious effort towards sustainability across the key engines of economic growth, namely energy, watershed management industry and tourism. The proposed operation will support Government action in six priority areas that are part of GoHPs environmental reform agenda - to support climate change adaptation and mitigation at the state level; to promote the environmental and social sustainability of hydropower development; to adopt a statewide integrated approach to watershed management as an instrument for rural poverty reduction; to promote environmentally sustainable industrial development by promoting cleaner sources of economic growth and by reducing the pollution of existing industrial plants; to promote environmentally sound tourism and to support the establishment of an institutional mechanism for the integration of geographic information systems in informed decision making.", projectname: "IN: Development Policy Loan (DPL) to Promote Inclusive Green Growth and Sustainable Development in Himachal Pradesh", year: "2013", loanamnt: "100000000"},
	{ region: "United Mexican States", projectabstract: "The object of the Sustainable Production Systems and Biodiversity for Mexico is to conserve and protect nationally and globally significant biodiversity in Mexico through mainstreaming biodiversity friendly management practices in productive landscapes in priority biological corridors. The project has 4 components. (1) Sustainable production systems and biodiversity mainstreaming component will focus on expanding, diversifying and improving biodiversity-friendly production practices in productive landscapes in biological corridors in order to conserve and protect biodiversity of global and national importance by assisting producer groups and producer associations in the transition from conventional to biodiversity-friendly production practices. (2) Producer associations and biodiversity-friendly market initiatives component will strengthen the capacities of producer associations managing biodiversity-friendly production and marketing systems, and improve associations' collaboration capacity with other economic agents of the value chain. (3) Institutions, labels, and South-South cooperation component will develop and strengthen the cross-cutting aspects of the project: institutional framework and associated capacities to support and encourage the use of biodiversity-friendly production systems (by producers) and biolabeled goods and services (by consumers), while promoting strategic public-private partnerships, as well as collaborative initiatives across institutions of countries of the MBC and the region. (4) Project management and monitoring component will support the preparation and coordination of the administrative, supervision, monitoring, evaluation, financial management and procurement aspects of the project, through the financing of goods, operating costs and consultants' services and the provision of training.", projectname: "Sustainable Production Systems and Biodiversity", year: "2013", loanamnt: "11690000"},
	{ region: "Federative Republic of Brazil", projectabstract: "The development objective of the Third Rio State Fiscal Efficiency for Quality of Public Service Delivery Development Policy Loan (DPL) Program is to assist the Government of Rio de Janeiro in strengthening its tax administration, improving the efficiency of public financial management, increasing the quality of public service provision in education and health and ensuring that policies adopted are both consistent with priorities of the State Government and with resources likely to be available in the medium term. This program document presents a DPL in the amount of US$300 million for the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. This DPL is designed to assist the Government of Rio de Janeiro (GORJ) in continuing its efforts to improve fiscal management, social service delivery in health and education, and public financial management. Although requested as a stand-alone DPL, the operation forms part of a long term quasi programmatic engagement with the State. It is the third DPL operation with the state of Rio de Janeiro. The policies supported by this third DPL are part of the GORJ's medium-term reform program and would deepen and extend the areas covered by the first DPL. Specifically, the operation will support measures to: (i) improve the efficiency of tax administration; (ii) improve budgetary management, including screening and evaluation of new public investment projects, better estimating costs of new policy initiatives, and strengthening internal controls; and (iii) increase quality and efficiency of the education system, by introducing merit-based selection processes for school managers, annual school-level performance targets, and performance-linked pay, and in the health system by increasing the efficiency of health spending, both in regional hospitals and smaller municipalities.", projectname: "RIO STATE DEVELOPMENT POLICY LOAN III", year: "2013", loanamnt: "300000000"},
	{ region: "Lao People's Democratic Republic", projectabstract: "The development objective of the Eighth Poverty Reduction Support Operation (PRSO 8) Program for Lao PDR is to support policies and institutional reforms that enable the sustainable management of increasing revenues from the natural resource sectors to deliver improved public services. This will enable the country to more effectively translate these revenues into better development outcomes and improved public service delivery. The five policy areas in the new PRSO directly support the strategic objectives of World Bank's new Country Partnership Strategy (CPS) of (i) improving competitiveness and connectivity, (ii) sustainable resource management, (iii) inclusive development, and the crosscutting theme of strategic public sector management. Additionally, this third PRSO series builds on lessons learned from the previous second PSRO series. To ensure impact and results from the previously supported reforms, the third PRSO series continues support in some policy areas while aiming to selectively open new fronts of support for reform to meet the country's development challenges that include diversified and inclusive growth. The preparation of the new PRSO series included extensive consultations with all stakeholders, and close cooperation with the European Commission (EC). This PRSO series arrives at a critical time as Lao PDR's economy benefits from abundant natural resources, which, if managed well, may put the country on a sustainable and inclusive medium-term growth path. Lao PDR's forests, agricultural land, water and mineral resources and hydropower potential account for more than half of the country's total wealth. With appropriate macroeconomic and governance policies, the country's natural resource wealth can contribute significantly towards rapid, sustainable growth and poverty reduction. Rapid expansion of the hydropower and mining sectors has benefited the country by contributing towards general economic growth, increasing fiscal revenues significantly, and reducing local poverty and improving infrastructure. It has also promoted change in environmental legislation.", projectname: "Lao Eight Poverty Reduction Support", year: "2013", loanamnt: "20000000"},
	{ region: "Republic of Indonesia", projectabstract: "The development objective of the Sustainable Management of Agricultural Research and Technology Dissemination Project is to improve the institutional capacity and performance of the Indonesian Agency for Agricultural Research and Development (IAARD) to develop and disseminate relevant and demand-driven innovative technologies, meeting the needs of producers and of the agri-food system. There are four components to the project. The first component of the project is human resource development and management. This component aims at strengthening the scientific skills and research capacities of IAARD's professional staff. This objective will be achieved through a number of different programs and activities designed to enhance the academic and technical skills of IAARD staff and meet quantitative targets in terms of trained personnel. The second component of the project is improvement in research infrastructure and facilities. The objective of this component is to rehabilitate, improve and upgrade the physical infrastructure of some of the operational units within IAARD in terms of laboratory equipment, upgrading of experimental farms, and rehabilitation/construction of additional research facilities. The third component of the project is research management and policy support. The objective of this component is to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness in the use of research resources through the implementation of improved research management strategies, processes and instruments. The fourth component of the project is project management and monitoring and evaluation. This component includes activities that will facilitate project implementation, provide the necessary administrative support, and carry out monitoring and evaluation activities related to project implementation.", projectname: "Sustainable Management of Agricultural Research and Technology Dissemination (SMARTD)", year: "2013", loanamnt: "80000000"},
	{ region: "Republic of Kenya", projectabstract: "The objectives of the National Urban Transport Improvement Project for Kenya are to: (a) improve the efficiency of road transport along the Northern corridor; (b) improve the institutional capacity and arrangements in the urban transport sub-sector; and (c) promote the private sector participation in the operation, financing and management of transport systems. There are three components to the project, the first component being support to Kenya National Highways Authority (KeNHA) to upgrade the urban road transport infrastructure. This component will involve: constructing and rehabilitating non-motorized transport facilities, including foot paths, cycle tracks, pedestrian bridges and underpasses; and carrying out feasibility and detailed engineering design studies of roads adjoining major towns and studies for improvement of traffic flows through provision of technical advisory services. The second component is the support to Kenya Urban Roads Authority (KURA) and Kenya Railways Corporation (KRC) to develop selected mass transit corridors. The activities under this component of the project, which include carrying out feasibility studies and detailed engineering designs and preparation of bidding and contract documents for works and associated facilities as well as selection of private sector operators to provide large capacity buses for a Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) system and rolling stock for a commuter rail system are a precursor for a successor project. Finally, the third component is the institutional strengthening and capacity building. This component will support and deepen the implementation of reforms in the transport sector with a major focus on urban transport.", projectname: "KENYA: NATIONAL URBAN TRANSPORT IMPROVEMENT PROJECT", year: "2013", loanamnt: "300000000"},
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