JAPAN POLICY AND HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT FUND 76970 PHRD 2011 Annual Report The Government of Japan The World Bank The Government of Japan The World Bank The Government of Japan The World Bank The Japan Policy and Human Resources Development Fund (PHRD) Fund was established in 1988 as a partnership between the Government of Japan and the World Bank. The scope of the Fund is described in the Arrangement for the Administration of Fund (as revised in March 1999) as follows: “The Fund may be used for the purposes of financing technical assistance and other grant activities in respect of the formulation and implementation of Improved Bank-supported projects and programs and activities to develop human resources Effectiveness, in developing member countries of the Bank, to assist developing member Sustainability countries of the Bank to formulate and implement development policy and to & Partnership strengthen the partnership between the Government of Japan and the Bank.” The PHRD Fund is one of the largest Funds managed by the World Bank and is recognized as making a unique contribution to the member countries’ capacity building efforts. Message from Michael Koch, Director, Global Partnerships and Trust Fund Operations Department It has been over a year since the devastating Great East Japan capacity enhancement for Brazil to Earthquake and Tsunami that took place on March 11, 2011, and participate in the global carbon market the World Bank Group would like to reiterate our deepest sympathy and Clean Development Mechanism and condolences to all the victims. projects in Mongolia. In Mexico, a Climate Change grant financed studies This year’s Annual Report highlights the launching of the new Policy which helped design the Adaptation to and Human Resources Development (PHRD) Technical Assistance Climate Change Impacts on the Coastal Wetlands in the Gulf of Mexico (TA) program which aims to address the food crisis in Africa, support Project which was subsequently financed by the Special Climate disaster preparedness in Pacific Island Countries and other vulnerable Change Fund. A seminal study completed with PHRD TA fund in countries in Asia, and break barriers for persons with disabilities. 2011 — the Pacific Risk Catastrophe Risk Assessment and Financing Grants amounting to US$43.9 million from PHRD TA were provided Initiative — identified measures to develop cost-effective risk financ- to increase rice productivity and farmers to adopt improved soil and ing strategies, combining post disaster assistance and ex ante budget water management technologies in Mozambique, Tanzania, Liberia, planning in the Pacific Island Countries. The World Bank takes this Cote d’Ivoire, Sierra Leone and Guinea. Approximately US$13.9 opportunity to stress the critical role played by the Government of million has been provided to improve disaster risk management Japan and Japanese technical experts, in advancing global thinking capability in Vanuatu, Solomon Islands, Papua New Guinea, Kiribati, and action to respond to the growing threat of disasters. Mongolia, Lao PDR, Nepal, Sri Lanka and Pakistan. Approximately US$13.3 million has been approved for Guinea, India, Morocco, The second largest component of the PHRD TA program — the Joint Romania and Peru to address many of the economic, social and infra- Japan/World Bank Graduate Scholarship Program — has been building structure barriers facing persons with disabilities. a community of highly qualified professionals in the field of economic and social development through financing graduate study scholarships Initiated in 1989, the PHRD TA program has been the largest and to mid-career professionals from developing member countries of the longest running program of the PHRD Fund. The Project Prepa- the World Bank. In FY11, the program financed 292 new academic ration component has been dominant in the TA program and played scholarships, of which, more than one third were from the Africa region. an important role in building capacity in Recipient countries to pre- pare high quality projects for financing from the World Bank. Project This year also marks the highest number of grants provided to recruit Preparation grants which closed in Fiscal Year 2011 leveraged approxi- Japanese nationals in the World Bank under the Staff and Extended mately US$1.05 billion of World Bank financing for operations prepared Term Consultants program. Forty eight grants for extended term with these grants. Climate Change Initiative grants of the PHRD TA consultants and term appointments were approved in FY11. program pioneered new approaches in grant recipient countries. The Global Partnerships and Trust Fund Operations Department Some of the major achievements of these grant financed activities remains committed to maximizing the effective and efficient use of which closed in 2011 include development of carbon sink through the PHRD Fund for development purposes, as agreed between the afforestation, agro forestry and sylvo-pastoral systems in Colombia; Government of Japan and the World Bank. . i J A P A N P O L I C Y A N D H U M A N R E S O U R C E S D E V E L O P M E N T F U N D annual report 2 0 1 1 Acronyms & Abbreviations ALOS Advanced Land Observation Satellite CARD Coalition for African Rice Development CC Climate Change Initiative CFP Concessional Finance and Global Partnership CGAP Consultative Group to Assist the Poorest CGIAR Consultative Group on International Agriculture Research CoF Project Cofinancing D&D Disaster and Development DFSP Donor Funded Staff Program DRM Disaster Risk Management ERPA Emission Reduction Purchase Agreement ETC Extended Term Consultant FY Fiscal Year GFDRR Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery GDLN Global Development Learning Network GoJ Government of Japan GRM Grant Reporting and Monitoring IBRD International Bank for Reconstruction and Development ICM Implementation Completion Memorandum IDA International Development Association IRRI International Rice Research Institute JICA Japan International Cooperation Agency JIPS Japan Indonesia Presidential Scholarship Program JJ/WBGSP Joint Japan/World Bank Graduate Scholarship Program JPO Junior Professional Officer JSDF Japan Social Development Fund M&E Monitoring and Evaluation MIDP Most Innovative Development Project ORD Outstanding Research on Development PacRIS Pacific Catastrophe Risk Information System PFM Public Financial Management PHRD Policy and Human Resources Development Fund PICs Pacific Island Countries PP Project Preparation TDLC Tokyo Development Learning Center WB World Bank WBI World Bank Institute J A P A N P O L I C Y A N D H U M A N R E S O U R C E S D E V E L O P M E N T F U N D annual report 2 0 1 1 Table of Contents Chapter 1: List of Figures Introduction and Overview Figure 1 Contribution to PHRD Fund by Fiscal Year 1.1 PHRD Origins and Objectives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 (US$Million) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 1.2 Program Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Figure 2 PHRD Program Disbursements (FY11 and FY10) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 1.3 Program Disbursements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Figure 3 PHRD TA Allocation and 1.4 FY11 Program Highlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Disbursements (FY88 – FY11) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Chapter 2: Figure 4 PHRD TA Pillar I – Recipient Countries (with Grant Amount) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 PHRD Technical Assistance Program — Trends and Major Achievements Figure 5 PHRD TA Pillar II – Recipient Countries (with Grant Amount) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 2.1 Program Trends . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Figure 6 PHRD TA Pillar III – Recipient Countries (with Grant Amount) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 2.2 Major Achievements of PHRD TA Grants Closed in FY11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Figure 7 Seismic Hazard Map – Papua New Guinea . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 2.3 The New PHRD TA Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Figure 8 Field-Checked Asset Data – Chapter 3: 80,000 buildings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Human Resources Development Figure 9 Number of Staff Grants Approved (FY00 – FY11) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 3.1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 3.2 Joint Japan/World Bank Graduate Scholarship Program . . . 15 List of Boxes 3.3 Japan Indonesia Presidential Scholarship Program . . . . . . . . 15 Box 1 Results from Two Closed Project 3.4 Japan-World Bank Partnership Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Preparation Grants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Chapter 4: Box 2 Results from Two Closed Project Cofinancing Grants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Other PHRD-Supported Programs Box 3 Results from Two Closed Climate Change 4.1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Initiatives Grants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 4.2 Japan PHRD Staff and ETC Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Box 4 The Global Awards and Medals Program 2011 . . . . . . . 16 4.3 The Japan Junior Professional Officers (JPO) Program . . . . 19 List of Tables 4.4 Other Programs Supported by PHRD Fund . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Table 1 Approval of Staff and ETC Grants Chapter 5: (FY09 – FY11) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Monitoring and Evaluation of PHRD Activities Table 2 FY11 Allocations to Other Programs Supported by PHRD Fund . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 5.1 Monitoring the Progress and Impact of PHRD Activities . . 23 Annexes Chapter 6: Additional Sources of Information on PHRD Annex 1 FY09 – FY13 Policy Document . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 and Programs Supported by the PHRD Fund Annex 2 Guidance Note on Visibility of Japan . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 6.1 Information on PHRD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Annex 3 New PHRD TA Approved Grants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 6.2 Programs Supported by the PHRD Fund . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 ... iii J A P A N P O L I C Y A N D H U M A N R E S O U R C E S D E V E L O P M E N T F U N D annual report 2 0 1 1 Chapter 1: Introduction & Overview 1.1 PHRD O rigins and O bjectives The Japan Policy and Human Resources Development (PHRD) Fund was established in 1988 as a partnership between the Government of Japan (GoJ) and the World Bank (Bank). It is one of the major sources of grant funds for technical assistance and capacity building initiatives for low-income countries (with per capita annual income of US$900 or less at the time of receiving the grants). It is one of 1.2 P rogram O verview the largest trust funds managed by the Bank. Over the past 23 years, this Fund is recognized as making a unique contribution to the Bank’s The PHRD Fund supports technical assistance, human resources development role in a wide range of poverty alleviation and capacity development and capacity building, Japanese staff and consultants, building activities. PHRD Fund is one of the first and in many and Japan-World Bank partnership initiatives through the following instances, was the only source of concessional finance for countries core programs: in economic and financial crisis. Technical Assistance Since inception to fiscal year (FY) 2011, GoJ has contributed US$2.6 • The PHRD Technical Assistance (TA) Program formerly provided billion to the PHRD Fund. Between FY06-11, the share of Japan’s grants to assist with the preparation and implementation of opera- cumulative contribution to PHRD Fund was about 13 percent of total tions financed through the International Bank for Reconstruction contribution of US$2.8 billion for International Development Agency and Development (IBRD) loans and International Development (IDA)/International Bank of Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) Association (IDA) credits and grants. In addition, the PHRD TA trust funds. Program supported a range of climate change-related activities. Over the decade, annual contri- Figure 1: C ontribution to PHRD F und bution has declined from about by F iscal Y ear ( US$M illion ) US$50 million in FY00 to US$20 250 million in FY04 to US$1.2 million in FY09. In FY10 the Program 200 received a contribution of US$41 million, the highest level since US$Millions 150 FY00. A part of FY10 contribution was transferred to the Emergency 100 Window of the Japan Social Devel- 1 opment Fund, another trust fund 50 program managed by the World 0 Bank. 2 In 2011, the annual contribu- FY88 FY89 FY90 FY91 FY92 FY93 FY94 FY95 FY96 FY97 FY98 FY99 FY00 FY01 FY02 FY03 FY04 FY05 FY06 FY07 FY08 FY09 FY10 FY11 tion went down to US$24 million. 1 J A P A N P O L I C Y A N D H U M A N R E S O U R C E S D E V E L O P M E N T F U N D annual report 2 0 1 1 1 Introduction and Overview Until 2008, the TA Program included grants for Project at Master’s degree level for member country nationals. Similar Preparation (PP), Project Implementation, Project Cofinancing scholarship programs supported by Japan are managed by other (CoF) and Climate Change Initiative (CC). In FY09 these Multilateral Development Banks, but the JJ/WBGSP is both components of the TA Program were discontinued and no new the longest-established and, by far, the largest of these programs. grants have been awarded for these activities. As of July 2011, Since its inception, GoJ approved US$240.94 million for this about 63 grants are still under implementation. program of which 96 percent was disbursed by the end of FY11. • The PHRD World Bank Institute (WBI) Capacity Development Grants Program supported WBI’s capacity development activities, with a particular focus on activities in East, South, and Central Asia. Since incep- tion, GoJ has approved US$44.44 million of which about 97 percent was disbursed by end FY11. This program closed in FY11. • The Japan Indonesia Presidential Scholarship Program (JIPS) was established in 2008 to support studies in fields related to develop- ment, such as, economics, management, education, health, agriculture, infrastructure, In 2009, the TA Program was restructured around the following and environment. GoJ has, so far, contributed US$3.0 million to four Pillars. Pillar I: Agriculture and Rice Productivity Enhance- this new program of which 62 percent disbursed by the end of FY11. ment Research and Development (US$100 million); Pillar II: Japanese Staff and Consultants: Disaster Reduction Recovery (DRR) program (US$50 million); Pillar III: Disability and Development (D&D) program (US$40 • The Japan PHRD Staff and Extended Term Consultant million) and Pillar IV: Other Activities agreed between GoJ and (ETC) Program was established in FY04 to facilitate the entry the Bank. About US$20 million in Pillar I has been allocated to of Japanese nationals into the World Bank as staff members or International Rice Research Institute and Africa Rice Research extended term consultants. Cumulative contribution by GoJ Center. The balance amount would finance activities to enhance for this program is US$28.5 million (as of end FY11), of which rice productivity in Africa. The Policy Document for the new 71 percent has been disbursed. TA Program is provided in Annex I. Partnership Initiative The focus of the PHRD TA program in FY11 has been to opera- • The Japan-World Bank Partnership Program supports activities tionalize the FY09-13 PHRD TA Policy Document which included that build relationships between Japanese stakeholders and the preparation of grant proposals under the first three Pillars (amended World Bank on key development issues, stimulate public interest in October 2010) and submission of those to GoJ for approval. in Japan for international development issues, and strengthen aid Human Resources Development and Capacity Building coordination initiatives. The total contribution to this program, as of end June 2011, was US$57.74 million, of which 89 percent • The Joint Japan/World Bank Graduate Scholarship Program has been disbursed. (JJ/WBGSP) established in 1988 supports post-graduate training 2 J A P A N P O L I C Y A N D H U M A N R E S O U R C E S D E V E L O P M E N T F U N D annual report 2 0 1 1 Introduction and Overview 1 In addition to these core programs, the PHRD Fund supports other The Staff-ETC Program disbursement increased by 4 percentage point activities where the World Bank plays an important role in the in FY11 compared to previous year. international community (discussed further in Chapters 2, 3, and 4). This often involves transferring resources from the PHRD Fund 1.4 FY11 P rogram H ighlights and the PHRD TA to other programs administered by the Bank • Thirteen PP grants which closed in FY11 leveraged about Group, such as, the Japan Junior Professional Officers Program, the US$1.05 billion of World Bank financing for operations prepared Consultative Group to Assist the Poorest, the Consultative Group with these grants. on International Agricultural Research, Tokyo Distance Learning • The new PHRD TA program, focused on agriculture productivity Center, International AIDS Vaccine Initiative, Global Facility for enhancement in Africa, disaster preparedness and disability, Disaster Reduction and Recovery (GFDRR), and Critical Ecosystem has been launched with the approval of 17 grant proposals Partnership Fund. (US$102.4 million) by GoJ. • Contribution of US$20.5 million to the JJ/WBGSP Program 1.3 P rogram D isbursements helped finance 292 new academic scholarships under the In FY11, about half of the total PHRD Fund disbursements of US$58.6 Regular and Partnership Programs. More than a third of the million were from the PHRD TA Program. As in previous years, this scholars were from the Africa Region. accounted for the largest share of total disbursement, although it is • Under the Staff/ETC Program, 48 Japanese nationals joined 9 percentage points lower than FY10. PHRD TA disbursements have the World Bank, the highest number of grants in the history of fallen steadily since FY08, mainly due to the winding down of the the program. former program activities, and with no new approvals under the new • Japan formally joined the Donor Funded Staffing Program (DFSP) program in the reporting year. However, disbursement in likely to in June 2011 and GoJ approved 10 positions under this program. increase in FY13 with the implementation of new grants approved in • From the PHRD Fund US$24.2 million was transferred to other FY11-12. The next largest share of disbursement was from the JJ/WBGSP. non-core programs, of which CEPF received US$10 million. Figure 2: PHRD P rogram D isbursements (FY11 & FY10) WBI Capacity WBI Capacity Development JIPS Staff ETC Development JIPS Staff ETC $0.2 (0%) $1.0 (1%) $5.6 (10%) $0.9 (1%) $0.7 (1%) $3.8 (6%) Partnerships Partnerships $3.2 (5%) $5.0 (7%) JJ/WBGSP PHRD TA $17.8 (26%) JJ/WBGSP PHRD TA $29.3 (50%) $19.3 (33%) $40.1 (59%) 2011 2010 1 GoJ has committed US$200m over three years from FY09 through this Window to respond to the food, fuel, and financial crises. 2 www.worldbank.org/jsdf 3 J A P A N P O L I C Y A N D H U M A N R E S O U R C E S D E V E L O P M E N T F U N D annual report 2 0 1 1 Chapter 2: PHRD Technical Assistance Program — Trends and Major Achievements 2.1 P rogram T rends Since inception cumulative allocations to various components of the (old) PHRD TA program amounted to US$2.27 billion of which about 74 percent has been disbursed. Figure 3 shows the trend in allocations which have been uneven falling to US$2.1 million in FY10 and only US$0.04 million in FY11. As mentioned earlier, the fall from FY07 has been mainly due to the winding down of the PP grants were aimed at strengthening the quality and recipient owner- old TA program. ship of operations financed by the World Bank through the provision With the closure of the old grant types and no grants activated of funds directly to potential borrowers to obtain technical expertise under the new program, disbursements indicated in the figure are to carry out analytical studies to help prepare documents to access from the grants under the previous TA program. Disbursements loans and credits from the World Bank. On average, preparation of in FY11 were US$29.0 million compared US$40.0 million in FY10. more than a third of the total number of loans and credits approved With the activation of the new grants, disbursements are likely to for Bank financing during FY00-05 were supported by PHRD PP grants. increase in FY12. This ratio has since steadily declined for several reasons. Figure 3: PHRD TA A llocations Planned operations associated & D isbursements (FY88-FY11) with PP grants were dropped from 300 the Bank’s lending program when the grant recipient governments’ 250 priorities/policies change and 200 were no longer interested in the US$Millions projects, or due to internal political 150 crisis. For instance, three projects 100 prepared with PP grants which closed in FY11 were not submit- 50 ted to the World Bank’s Board of 0 Executive Directors for approval FY88 FY89 FY90 FY91 FY92 FY93 FY94 FY95 FY96 FY97 FY98 FY99 FY00 FY01 FY02 FY03 FY04 FY05 FY06 FY07 FY08 FY09 FY10 FY11 due to political crisis in the region. Allocations Disbursements In addition, planned budget support operations prepared with PP grants were dominant in the PHRD TA program. These were an PP grants are also dropped from the lending operations when the important source of financing available to low-income and lower-middle Bank decides that the progress with the reform measures is not income countries for the preparation of IBRD loans and IDA credits. sufficient to lend for the operation. 5 J A P A N P O L I C Y A N D H U M A N R E S O U R C E S D E V E L O P M E N T F U N D annual report 2 0 1 1 2 PHRD Technical Assistance Program – Trends and Major Achievements 2.2 M ajor A chievements of Best Practices demonstrated and knowledge transferred: PHRD TA G rants C losed in FY11 • Vietnam was exposed to international best practices in hydro- In FY11, 37 grants (US$41.1 million) of the old TA program were power development; closed. The main results from these are reported below. • Armenia gained substantial knowledge through interactions with various countries in Asia, Europe, and the Americas; Project Preparation Grants • In Indonesia there was extensive collaboration with the Public PP grants which closed in FY11 accounted for 20 of the 37 TA grants Financial Management (PFM) team to facilitate peer-to-peer and 76 percent of total disbursements from the TA program. These knowledge exchange between ministries and agencies undertak- grants were provided to assist the recipient governments to prepare ing institutional reform and change management; and projects whose scope ranged from agriculture, education, and health • Local consulting firms in Uzbekistan and Nicaragua gained valuable services, and improving access to finance, energy, transportation, and new knowledge and experience in the water supply and sanitation increasing rural livelihood opportunities, and the environment. sector, as a result of interactions with international consultants. Major achievements of the closed PP grants include: (i) leveraging resources for financing projects prepared with these grants; (ii) demonstrating best practices and transferring knowledge; (iii) building implementation capacity across institutions; and (iv) enabling some recipient countries to access Bank financing for the first time. Closed PP Grants leveraged: • Thirteen closed grants leveraged about US$1.05 billion of Bank financing for approved operations prepared by these grants; PP Grants created enabling conditions for some countries to try out • About US$20 million in IDA credit to sustainably provide new ideas and approaches for the first time. For instance: water and US$330 million World Bank loan to develop • The implementation of the grant increased Papua New Guinea’s hydropower in Vietnam; capacity, enabling it to prepare a rural communications project — • IDA financing for a water and sanitation project in its first recipient — executed activity. This proved to be an Mozambique; and important learning experience for the Ministry, encouraging it to take responsibility of managing the follow-up IDA operation; and • A multi-donor financing to support a reform strategy in Nicaragua that resulted in a co-financed operation by the • The first IBRD operation for hydro power in Vietnam was World Bank, Inter American Development Bank, and the prepared with a PP grant. European Union. 6 J A P A N P O L I C Y A N D H U M A N R E S O U R C E S D E V E L O P M E N T F U N D annual report 2 0 1 1 PHRD Technical Assistance Program – Trends and Major Achievements 2 Box 1: R esults from T wo C losed Project Cofinancing Grants P roject P reparation G rants These grants were provided to support technical assistance to A PP grant was provided to the Government of Armenia to prepare strengthen institutional capacity for operations financed by the the Armenia E-Society Innovation and Competitiveness Project for World Bank financing with the objective of increasing Bank in IDA and IDA/IBRD blend countries. Nine grants opportunities for innovation and employment in the Information (US$21.41 million) closed in FY11 with 68 percent of the approved Communication and Technology sector, enhancing competitiveness amount disbursed. The closed grants co-financed projects on avian and improving access to information by citizens and business com- influenza preparedness projects (Albania, Armenia and Georgia); munity in Armenia. The operation has been approved by the World governance, financial management and revenue administration; Bank. Key results of the grant include: institutional reforms and capacity building (Indonesia and Kenya); • Capacity of the participating institutions has been enhanced and rural development and a rural enterprise (Georgia and Armenia). through training and substantial knowledge transfer due to the technical assistance and advisory support financed with the grant; Major achievements of the closed CoF grants include: (i) leveraging • Innovative features, such as, broadband Public Private Partnerships, financing and investments; (ii) effective training; (iii) productive venture capital fund and Gyumari Technology Center introduced in partnerships with other donors; and (iv) institutional and technical the project design were made possible with the grant; capacity enhancement. • Quality of entry of the associated lending operation was signifi- cantly enhanced and client was well prepared to successfully Financing and investments leveraged: implement the project. • Assisted micro-finance institutions in appraising and managing loans for production in a rural development project in Georgia A PP grant was provided to the Government of Nicaragua to prepare the Nicaragua: Public Sector Technical Assistance Project thus contributing to a very successful implementation of for World Bank financing, with the objective of continuing to micro-finance lending activities. strengthen the public sector capacity to develop and implement • Benefited 132 small and medium agribusinesses in Armenia by public policies for better governance conditions. This would be done enabling them to access US$6.4 million in long-term agricultural by increasing the overall efficiency and transparency in the use of credit and generated a total of US$10.3 million public resources to support the implementation of poverty reduction for investments in rural areas. programs. The grant supported the preparation of a comprehensive PFM strategy which anchored the lending operation to be jointly Training and demonstration programs produced tangible results: financed by the World Bank, Inter American Development Bank, and • Training and certificate programs supporting education in the European Union. Three key results are: Gambia led to reduced dropout rates and increased enrolment; • Adoption of a new PFM integrated model (integration of financial developed and implemented educational tools, and introduced as well as administrative procedures) which was developed through modern teaching aids. a participatory process; the experts were financed by the grant; • Move to the use of a commercial off the shelf type of solution; and • New technologies demonstrated to Georgian farmers, led to improvements in farming practices and an increase in the • Development of a PFM Modernization Plan which is aimed at strength- ening the country’s core PFM systems (i.e. budget, accounting, productivity of plantations and produce quality, which ultimately treasury, and public debt) and other non-core administrative contributed to higher employment rates and higher incomes procedures (i.e. human resources, public investment, procurement for the local population. and State Asset), as well as legislation, norms and procedures. 7 J A P A N P O L I C Y A N D H U M A N R E S O U R C E S D E V E L O P M E N T F U N D annual report 2 0 1 1 2 PHRD Technical Assistance Program – Trends and Major Achievements Promoted productive partnership as part of a multi-donor team: • A new legal and regulatory framework developed to allow • Provided a vital component to a governance and financial for more efficient disease prevention/control and contingency management reform program in Indonesia, supported by the planning in Albania. Bank and other donors, such as, the United States Treasury • A new veterinary law enacted in the Kyrgyz Republic. Department, GPF-Australia, and South Korea. • Modern legislation and regulations introduced to support • Supported institutional reform and capacity building in seed market development in Armenia. Kenya through a pool of funds from various partners, including the Bank. Climate Change Initiatives Grants These grants support the inclusion of climate change concerns in New government information systems, processes and laws the development planning process of recipient countries. They also developed and incorporated: support the preparation and implementation of World Bank-financed • New management, communication, and information system projects that are aimed at reducing emissions of greenhouse gases, approaches adopted in Kyrgyz Republic and Armenia to and the promotion of energy efficiency or adaptation to the adverse support Avian Influenza preparedness. Box 2: Results from Two Closed Project Cofinancing Grants Armenia: Rural Enterprise and Small Scale Commercial Agriculture Development Project. The purpose of the grant was to cofinance with the World Bank financing of the project, whose main objective was to improve the ability of the Armenian farmers and rural entrepreneurs to access markets and increase employment opportunities by stimulating market-oriented private and public investments in rural areas. The grant was instrumental in providing the needed technical assistance support for all project components, including capacity building of the rural financial sector, extension system, seed market development and community driven economic development. The following key results may be attributed to the activities financed by PHRD: • About 132 small and medium agribusinesses gained access agricultural credit and generate substantial investments in rural areas; • The seed and sapling markets reformed through updated legislation and regulations and a new Seed Agency was established; and • Community planning capacities were enhanced thus impacting over 100,000 people’s lives in 141 village communities through generation of over US$12 million investments in community economic development. Gambia: Third Education Sector Project in Support of the Second Phase of the Education Support Program. The grant financed the institutional capacity building components of the project whose main objective is to improve conditions for teaching and learning in basic education. The grant helped to strengthen the professional staff competency through the financing of long-term academic training in various disciplines ranging from finance, construction management, education management, quantity surveying to curriculum management, English language, and information technology. In addition, more than 3700 teachers and staff benefited from extensive in-service training, including cost-effective cluster based training courses. The grant supported a sustainable book publishing system; decentralization of planning and education management; accountability for results and monitoring of teaching and learning for better quality standards. The following key results may be attributed to the institutional capacity building initiatives: • Reduced drop-out rate; increased transition rate; • Increased enrollment, specially for girls; reduced ethnic barriers; and • Increased textbooks-to-student ratio. 8 J A P A N P O L I C Y A N D H U M A N R E S O U R C E S D E V E L O P M E N T F U N D annual report 2 0 1 1 PHRD Technical Assistance Program – Trends and Major Achievements 2 impacts of climate change. Six grants (US$3.57 million) Box 3: R esults from T wo C losed closed in FY11, with a disbursement rate of 68 percent. C limate C hange I nitiatives G rants These grants funded projects that addressed both the causes Mexico: Adaptation to Climate Change. The grant objective was to support and consequences of climate change. Five of the grants the Government of Mexico to respond to the climate change impacts on national water resources and coastal wetlands in its territory. The grant financed technical were focused on capacity building and implementation of studies in the following areas: development of tools to assess the impacts of extreme carbon finance and one on adaptation to climate change. weather events and storm surges in the Gulf of Mexico coast; remote sensing survey Major achievements of the closed CC grants included: of wetlands using the Advanced Land Observation Satellite (ALOS) of Japan; and Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) supported: the assessment of net impacts from climate change in coastal wetlands. The design and the preparation of the Adaptation to Climate Change Impacts on the Coastal • The development of a carbon sink updated eligible areas Wetlands in the Gulf of Mexico financed by Special Climate Change Fund were for a CDM project in Colombia. based on these studies. • Diagnoses and recommendations regarding the potential The cooperation with the Japanese State Agency and its technical support and the development challenges of program activities branch, RESTEC, for access and use of data generated by ALOS in coastal wetlands under the CDM provided to the Government of Brazil. was a significant success. The Japanese Agencies provided training on the ground and the cooperation resulted in significant increase in technical capacity. An archive Strengthening capacity to participate in carbon markets has been created where the ALOS images, using three different sensors, have been and financing: stored for continuous monitoring and diagnosis of coastal wetlands. The results • Helped Kenya’s Green Belt Movement to meet are of very high quality and have been high-lighted by RAMSAR (Convention on all conditions for accessing the Bio-Carbon Fund Wetlands of International Importance Especially as Waterfowl Habitat) representa- tives as an example to be deployed in other regions. as stipulated in the Emissions Reduction Purchase Agreement (ERPA). Colombia: San Nicolas Carbon Sink Project. The grant contributed significantly • Developed the capacity of Mongolia’s Ministry to strengthen the capacity of the grant beneficiary — CORNARE/MASBOSQUES — of Nature, Environment and Tourism to develop in the development of a carbon sink through reforestation, agro-forestry and sylvo- pastoral systems in about 8 million hectares of abandoned pastures. The activities and implement carbon finance projects, and test financed with the grant included: technical assistance for the development of carbon two ERPA. methodologies and additional tools for carbon sinks in the country; reintroduction • Expanded Brazil’s carbon market participation and strengthening of endangered populations of arboreal species; training and by strengthening carbon market institutions and capacity building for farmers towards sustainable forest management, strengthening infrastructure. social capital and biodiversity protection and promoting climate awareness and use of carbon finance. These activities helped to design methodologies of the compan- New methodologies have been designed to support ion project’s Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and forest Degradation (REDD) climate change agendas: component and for the initial studies and assessments to define eligible area • A revised methodology was developed to quantify and for the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) component. In addition, the grant monitor emissions reductions to support carbon sink financed activities helped with improving the livelihood of the small farmers in San Nicolas valley through strengthening capacities of community organizations development in Colombia. in the management and conservation of natural resources (forests) restoration • A new methodology was designed to assess and quantify and conservation of natural resources, particularly, soil and water through forest the impacts from intensified hurricanes on the Gulf management and the introduction of arboreal species within agricultural practices. of Mexico Coast. 9 J A P A N P O L I C Y A N D H U M A N R E S O U R C E S D E V E L O P M E N T F U N D annual report 2 0 1 1 2 PHRD Technical Assistance Program – Trends and Major Achievements 2.3 T he N ew PHRD TA P rogram The member countries of the CARD made good progress in the preparation of the National Rice Development Strategies which Seventeen grant proposals worth US$102.4 million were submitted are mainstreamed into the overall national/Comprehensive African to Japan for approval in FY11 under Pillars 1-3. As of June 30, 2011, Agriculture Development Program process. US$82.5 million worth of grants have been approved. The remaining three proposals — one proposal for US$14.96 million for Africa Ag- Food security is one of the key focus areas of Japan’s assistance. In the riculture (Tanzania) and two proposals at the total amount of US$4.9 G-8 Finance Ministers’ Meeting in 2008 in Osaka, Japan, the Minis- million for Disaster Reduction and Recovery (PNG and Kiribati) were ters clearly stated their support for Bank’s efforts to address immediate approved in early FY12. Annex 2 has more details. effects of the food crisis and causes of food insecurity. In that context, Japan supported the PHRD TA Rice Research and Productivity Develop- ment Program. Japan’s support for this program is built on its firm commit- ment at the Osaka Meeting. Under the PHRD TA program, so far, in addition to the US$20 million provided to CGIAR for Developing the Next Generation of Rice Varieties for Sub-Saharan Africa and South East Asia, six countries benefitted from PHRD TA grants under Pillar I. PILLAR I: Agriculture and Rice Productivity Figure 4: PHRD TA P illar I – Enhancement Research and Development R ecipient C ountries ( with G rant A mount ) Over the past two decades, rice consumption in Sub-Saharan Africa has risen sharply but production has not kept up with demand. As a result volume of rice imports increased amidst escalating international food prices. Due to these conditions, millions of already-poor Africans are vulnerable to the risks of food insecurity. Rice is considered a Guinea (US$9m) major cereal in Africa with high potential for increased production Sierra Leona To address this challenge, Japan International Cooperation Agency (US$10m) Cote d’Ivoire Liberia (US$8m) (JICA), launched the Coalition for African Rice Development in (US$8m) Tanzania (US$14.25m) collaboration with the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa and the New Partnership for African Development on the sidelines of the Fourth Tokyo International Conference on African Development IV held in Yokohama, Japan in May 2008. Mozambique (US$14.25m) 10 J A P A N P O L I C Y A N D H U M A N R E S O U R C E S D E V E L O P M E N T F U N D annual report 2 0 1 1 PHRD Technical Assistance Program – Trends and Major Achievements 2 PILLAR II: Disaster Reduction and Recovery These projects respond to some of the most urgent national DRM priorities, as articulated in the National DRM Country The DRR program is guided more broadly in their project design by Program of the Governments and their policies. The DRM global good practices and recognized international standards and Country Program preparation was facilitated by GFDRR support frameworks for Disaster Risk Management (DRM), including the and was originally endorsed by governments in 2009 to bring Hyogo Framework for Action 2005 – 2015. greater coherence and strategy to GFDRR interventions at a PHRD and GFDRR Partnership. This program is based on the country level, and has been under review since then. comparative advantage in technical focus and financing approach. The PHRD DRR program is guided by the DRM framework developed by GFDRR. Therefore, the national DRM frameworks Figure 5: PHRD TA P illar II – R ecipient C ountries ( with G rant A mount ) in GFDRR priority countries have guided the selection of the PHRD project proposals to ensure the added value of the program Mongolia and coherence with existing activities (US$2.7m) and national priorities. Substantial consultation with Government clients (along with Embassies of Japan and JICA in-country) formed the basis of all proposals. Nine proposals valued at US$22.4 million have been approved by GoJ. Pakistan (US$2.7m) Lao PDR Nepal (US$2.7m) (US$1.4m) Papau New Guinea Kiribati Sri Lanka (US$2.7m) (US$1.8m) (US$0.9m) Solomon Islands (US$2.7m) Vanuatu GFDRR focuses on demand-led World Bank-executed technical (US$2.7m) and advisory support to governments and other actors, while PHRD TA financed projects are executed by grant recipients (usually the In Lao PDR for example, the PHRD grant will build upon initial government). While government ownership and leadership is at technical support provided under the GFDRR program to the the core of both approaches, the GFDRR support complements the National and Provincial Disaster Management Offices in order government-executed, pilot and capacity development emphasis to embed disaster risk management practices more broadly across that PHRD takes. Together, these different mechanisms support government. GFDRR support has sensitized officials to the potential the long-term development of disaster resilience in-country, of comprehensive DRM mainstreaming, and the request for broader whilst also ensuring that the ‘quick wins’ and critical knowledge support — made possible through PHRD — has come from them. gaps are addressed without delay. In addition, PHRD will fund pilot works to demonstrate disaster- FY11 PHRD TA DRR Proposals. In the first year of the PHRD resilient construction practices, for example in drainage systems, TA program, nine project proposals were submitted for approval hospitals and schools. These pilots, executed by the government, from GoJ. would not be possible under the GFDRR program. 11 J A P A N P O L I C Y A N D H U M A N R E S O U R C E S D E V E L O P M E N T F U N D annual report 2 0 1 1 2 PHRD Technical Assistance Program – Trends and Major Achievements In Mongolia, GFDRR has no program, and the PHRD grant will • The proposal for Peru will address the issue of staff capacity, provide much needed support to scale up DRM efforts in the country, inadequate policies and lack of accessibility through improving including those funded by JICA. the capacity of the municipality of Lima and mainstreaming the needs of persons with disability in the planning and imple- PHRD grants will create significant stimulus for DRM programs in mentation of urban walking/public transport facilities. the Pacific, providing new grant financing for Solomon Islands, Vanuatu and Kiribati, and new support for the transport sector in • Finally, the Guinea proposal addresses the issue of staffing Papua New Guinea. weak staff competencies and lack of service provision through developing capacities of schools and teachers; and PILLAR III: Disability and Development increasing access of children with mild disabilities to mainstream The D&D grant proposals submitted for approval to GoJ aims at pre-primary and primary schools. piloting interventions to address many of the barriers and inequalities. PILLAR IV: Others Five proposals amounting US$13.3 have been approved by GoJ. This Pillar has been set up to provide assistance to address emerg- • The proposal for Romania aims to address the issue of data aims ing concerns as agreed by GoJ and the Bank. So far, only one grant, through improved disability assessment and better information Pacific Catastrophe Risk Assessment and Financing Initiative on persons with disabilities for policy-making. study (US$1.32 million), was approved in FY10 under this pillar • The proposal for Morocco aims to promote the physical acces- and it closed in December 2011. sibility for persons with limited mobility. The study aimed to assist the Pacific Island Countries (PICs) • The Tamil Nadu (India) proposal for is focused on improving develop cost-effective risk financing strategies, combining post- the participation of persons with mental disability in community disaster assistance and ex ante budget planning. The grant closed activities including access to livelihoods. in December 2011. The key results are: Figure 6: PHRD TA P illar III – Romania R ecipient C ountries (US$1.7m) ( with G rant A mount ) Morocco (US$2.9m) Guinea India (US$2.9m) (US$2.8m) Peru (US$2.5m) 12 J A P A N P O L I C Y A N D H U M A N R E S O U R C E S D E V E L O P M E N T F U N D annual report 2 0 1 1 PHRD Technical Assistance Program – Trends and Major Achievements 2 • Development of the Pacific Catastrophe Risk Information – Database of Historical Tropical Cyclones and Earthquakes System (PacRIS) and the following other practical application (Hazard Database). The historical earthquake catalogue using the information contained in the system. The following currently includes about 115,000 events of magnitude 5 or applications developed so far will significantly help to reduce the greater that occurred in the region between 1768 and 2009, risks faced by the 10 million in the PICs every year. while the tropical cyclone catalogue includes 2,422 events – State-of-the-art catastrophe risk models for 15 PIC have from 1948 to 2008. been developed to assess the economic and fiscal impacts – Database of Accumulated Losses. A “consequence” data- of natural disasters, including earthquakes, tsunamis and base of approximately 450 events from 1831 to 2009 that tropical cyclones. affected at least one of the 15 PICs. This database, which – Country disaster risk profiles have been developed for all is the most complete in existence for the Pacific region, 15 PICs which integrate data collected and produced through shows that, on average, these countries have collectively the risk modeling process and include maps showing the experienced losses in the order of US$1 billion per decade, geographic distribu- rising to US$4 billion in both the 1980s and the 1990s. tion of hazards, assets Figure 7: – Database of Assets Exposed to Disasters (Exposure S eismic H azard M ap – at risk, and potential P apua N ew G uinea Database) contains components for buildings and infra- losses that can be structure, agriculture, and population. For the building used to prioritize and infrastructure dataset, more than 450,000 footprints disaster risk manage- (outlines) of structures were digitized from high-resolution ment interventions. satellite images. Of these, about 80,000 were physically This analysis will checked, photographed and classified. An additional three be used to develop million images, primarily of rural buildings, were geolocated financing options to and classified using remote sensing techniques. cover the costs of natural disaster risks. Figure 8: F ield -C hecked A sset D ata – 80,000 B uildings – Disaster and Climate Source: PacRIS Risk Financing and Insurance application aims to assist the PICs in improving their macroeconomic planning against natural disasters, and the design and implementation of a national disaster risk financing strategy, as part of their national disaster risk management and climate change adaptation agenda. • PacRIS houses the most comprehensive historical catalogue of Source: PacRIS earthquakes and tropical cyclones, a database of geo-referenced fixed assets, and probabilistic analyses and mapping of risk In addition, the database, the most comprehensive exposure dataset carried out to date. PacRIS contains digitized maps describing for this part of the world to date, information on major cash crops, residential buildings, major infrastructure such as roads, ground cover, topological maps and population is included. The bridges and power stations, vegetation cover, crop maps, soil estimated total replacement cost of all the assets in the 15 PICs is and topography, and bathymetry (sea depth). This information about US$113 billion. is being used for a number of practical applications. 13 J A P A N P O L I C Y A N D H U M A N R E S O U R C E S D E V E L O P M E N T F U N D annual report 2 0 1 1 Chapter 3: Human Resources Development Capacity Building and Partnership Programs 3.1 I ntroduction Highlights The GoJ supports four human resources development and capacity • Since its establishment in 1987, the JJ/WBGSP has awarded building programs through the PHRD Fund: (a) the Joint Japan/World 4,883 scholarships for studies in development-related fields at Bank Graduate Scholarship Program (JJ/WBGSP); (b) the Japan renowned universities in Bank member countries. Among them, Indonesia Presidential Scholarship (JIPS) Program; and (c) the 1,380 scholarships were awarded for studies at the various Japan-World Bank Partnership Program. partner institutions under the Partnership Program. • In FY11, GoJ contributed US$20.5 million to the JJ/WBGSP 3.2 J oint J apan /W orld B ank Graduate Program. These funds allowed the program to support 218 Scholarship Program scholars under the Regular Program, and 74 new scholars under The main objective of the JJ/WBGSP is to help build a community the Partnership Program. of highly qualified professionals in the field of economic and social development in developing countries through providing graduate study 3.3 J apan I ndonesia P residential opportunities to mid-career professionals from the World Bank borrow- S cholarship P rogram ing countries. The Program has two parts — the Regular Program and The Japan Indonesia Presidential Scholarship Program was introduced the Partnership Program — both of which lead to a Master’s degree. in FY08 to support the Indonesia Ministry of National Education’s There are 15 Partnership Programs at universities around the world Presidential Scholars Program to strengthen the qualifications and that enable scholars to receive specialized training in key areas of experience of university staff, attract new talent to careers in higher development, such as economic policy management, infrastructure education, and foster foreign and domestic academic partnerships. management, and tax policy. Through the JIPS is funded by a Partnership Programs, the JJ/WBGSP US$10.0 million grant also contributes to building institutional from GoJ. There are capacity of seven African universities currently 41 active by supporting Master’s degree programs scholars in JIPS. in Economic Policy Management. The The JIPS program is program’s outreach initiative, Alumni and expected to produce Scholars Capacity Enhancement Network its first batch of for Development conducted several events graduates in 2012. during the year to promote knowledge sharing and information exchange among JJ/WBGSP scholars and alumni. 15 J A P A N P O L I C Y A N D H U M A N R E S O U R C E S D E V E L O P M E N T F U N D annual report 2 0 1 1 3 Human Resources Development 3.4 J apan -W orld B ank Box 4: The Global Awards and P artnership P rogram Medals Program 2011 The focus of these grants ranged from distance learning, awards for The Japanese Award for Most Innovative Development Project (MIDP) original, innovative contributions to development, public outreach was awarded to Camara Rwanda, Rwanda, for their social enterprise in Japan, export growth and innovation. Since inception, GoJ project on establishing low cost e-learning centers within Rwandan approved US$57.7 million, of which 86 percent has been disbursed. schools. The second prize in this category was awarded for child-friendly Seven Partnership grants are under implementation (including 2 villages for the elimination of child labor in Rajasthan, India while the proposals pending approval), of which 3 are managed by the World Institute of Rural Research and Development, India, received the third Bank Tokyo Office. prize for their project on building a culture of good governance through people’s participation in rural communities. The Japanese Award for Outstanding Research on Development competition had three themes: (i) external capital flows and financing for development; (ii) domestic resource mobilization and financial sector development: Another angle to look at the MDGs in a post-crisis world; and (iii) innova- tive sources of development finance. The first prize winners were Jeremiah Opiniano and Alvin Ang of Santo Tomas, Research Cluster on Culture, Education and Social Issues in Philippines. Their research focuses on remittance investment climate analyses in rural hometowns. Alvin Ang In FY11, the following three Partnership grants were approved: believes this project will bring a change in rural communities. • Strengthening of Partnership between the World Bank and the Petar Stankov from the University of National and World Economy Japanese Private Sector – Phase V (JP¥8,000,000); in Bulgaria, awarded the second prize for his proposed research on “Financial Crises and Reversals in Financial Development” and • Global Development Awards and Medals (US$190,000 plus Bibek Ray Chaudhuri from the Indian Institute of Foreign Trade, additional $460,000 contribution from JSDF for the collaboration India received the third prize, for his research proposal on the “Impact between Global Development Network and JSDF); and of External Capital Flows on Micro Finance Institution’s Performance.” • Responsible Agricultural Investment (US$753,000). 16 J A P A N P O L I C Y A N D H U M A N R E S O U R C E S D E V E L O P M E N T F U N D annual report 2 0 1 1 The Government The Government of Japan of Japan The World The World Bank Bank Chapter 4: Other PHRD-Supported Programs 4.1 I ntroduction In FY11, GoJ approved 48 grant applications worth US$8.5 million. The PHRD Fund also supports a number of other World Bank- These grants include 31 ETC appointments (US$3.5 million), administered programs, including the Japan-World Bank Staff and and 17 term appointments (US$5 million). Since FY00, a total Extended Term Consultant (ETC) program, and other trust funds of 225 grants were financed, of which 56 percent were for ETC that receive contributions from Japan via the PHRD Fund. appointments, 38 percent term appointments, and six percent open- ended appointments. 4.2 Japan PHRD Staff and ETC Program Figure 4 shows that, since FY07, the total number of annual appoint- The objective of the Japan PHRD Staff and ETC Grants Program ments has increased dramatically, mainly driven by the growth in ETCs. is to facilitate the appointment of Japanese nationals as staff members or extended-term consultants at the Figure 9: N umber of S taff G rants A pproved World Bank. The program finances three categories (FY00 – FY11) of appointments: (a) ETC appointments for an initial 50 twelve-month period, which can be extended for a 45 second year; (b) term appointments for an initial 40 period of up to two years that may, under certain 35 Number of Grants conditions, be extended to a third year; and (c) open- 30 ended appointments during the normal probationary 25 period of up to a maximum of two years. 20 The ETC category, which was introduced in FY05, 15 now accounts for over two-thirds of the total number 10 of appointments under this Program since FY05. 5 This category is an attractive alternative for meeting 0 the goals of the program by providing a pool of FY00 FY01 FY02 FY03 FY04 FY05 FY06 FY07 FY08 FY09 FY10 FY11 qualified candidates who may later be hired as term n Open-ended n Term n ETC or open-ended staff with their associated costs financed by the World Bank’s operational budget. 4.3 T he J apan J unior P rofessional O fficers (JPO) P rogram Table 1: A pproval of S taff and Japan joined the JPO Program in March 2009. In an effort to stream- ETC G rants (FY09 – FY11) line and consolidate trust funds, the JPO Program and Externally FY11 FY10 FY09 Funded Staffing Program were officially consolidated under a single Categories # Us$M # Us$M # Us$M umbrella, Donor Funded Staffing Program (DFSP). Japan joined the Staff 17 5.5 13 5.2 8 2.0 DFSP Program on June 21, 2011. ETC 31 3.0 18 1.6 14 1.4 To date, a total of 7 Japanese JPOs have been hired. In FY12Q3, the Total 48 8.5 31 6.9 22 3.4 first JPO hired was successfully retained for a Bank position, in line with the goal of the Program. 19 J A P A N P O L I C Y A N D H U M A N R E S O U R C E S D E V E L O P M E N T F U N D annual report 2 0 1 1 4 Other PHRD-Supported Programs For the 2011 recruitment cycle, the GOJ approved funding for 10 DFSP acts as a service provider to the microfinance industry by catering to positions, six for JPO and four for Mid-career. Five of the six JPO the needs of three stakeholders, namely the MFIs, donor agencies, positions have been finalized and are in the on-boarding process. It is and the microfinance industry. CGAP serves these stakeholders expected that the recruitments of these positions are to be finalize through learning and dissemination of best practices, by helping to before the end of FY12. set up supportive policies for microfinance activities, by coordinating donor initiatives, and by channeling funds to broaden and deepen 4.4 O ther P rograms S upported by the outreach of MFIs serving the poor. For more information please PHRD F und refer to: http://www.cgap.org. In FY11, about US$24.2 million was transferred to the programs The Bank’s DFSP is a new umbrella which essentially consolidates listed below. two stand-alone donor-funded programs previously known as the The PHRD Fund transferred US$10 million to CEPF, which aims EFSP and the JPO. Its objectives are to enable the Bank to meet to provide at least $150 million over five years to support preserving its diversity targets and extend capacity building efforts through the most biologically significant and threatened areas of the world. recruitment of mid-career and junior professionals in Headquarters The CEPF is a joint initiative of Conservation International, the and Country Offices. The Program allows Donors and the Bank to Global Environment Facility, the MacArthur Foundation, the leverage more strategically their development agendas, as well as Government of Japan, and the World Bank. These leading institu- provide a means for Bank units to supplement their scarce resources tions each committed $25 million to the Fund, recognizing that with needed skills funded by the DFSP. In FY11, US$2.5 million was strategic alliances and elimination of duplicate efforts are critical allocated for the JPO program from PHRD Fund. to better safeguard threatened ecosystems. TDLC was established in 2004 as a new initiative to further promote GFDRR received US$6 million from the PHRD Fund. Established intra-regional knowledge sharing through the Global Development in 2006, GFDRR is a partnership of 39 countries and eight inter- Learning Network. This is a joint initiative by the Government of national organizations committed to helping developing countries Japan and the Bank, serves as a regional center for knowledge and reduce their vulnerability to natural hazards and adapt to climate collaboration and as a resource to Distance Learning Centers in the change. The partnership’s mission is to mainstream disaster risk East Asia and Pacific Region. The center will be a channel for inno- reduction and climate change adaptation in country development vative ways of learning, knowledge sharing, and best practice within strategies. http://esddev.worldbank.org/gfdrr.org/node/48. The Facility the region and Japan on a range of development issues. Japan has has three major development objectives: approved US$25 million over a period of 5 years for TDLC2. The first tranche of US$3.0 million was transferred from PHRD Fund in FY11. • Facilitate implementation of Hyogo Framework for Action (HFA, 2005 – 2015) in the Bank’s partner countries at high disaster risks; Table 2: FY11 A llocations to O ther • Strengthen country hazard risk management capacity and catalyze P rograms S upported by PHRD F und increased investment in hazard prevention and mitigation; and Name of Allocation Amount the Program (US$million) • Establish appropriate mechanism for financing sustainable disaster CEPF $ 10.0 recovery in low income countries. GFDRR $ 6.0 The CGAP was set up at the World Bank to increase the quality TDLC $ 3.0 and quantity of sustainable microfinance institutions serving the poor. JPO $ 2.5 IAVI Sendai Vector $ 2.0 As a consortium of donor agencies and microfinance practitioners CGAP $ 0.3 working together to bring microfinance into the mainstream, CGAP MIGA $ 0.406 20 J A P A N P O L I C Y A N D H U M A N R E S O U R C E S D E V E L O P M E N T F U N D annual report 2 0 1 1 The Government The Government of Japan of Japan The World The World Bank Bank Chapter 5: Monitoring & Evaluation of PHRD Activities 5.1 M onitoring the P rogress and Occasional reports on the Japan PHRD Staff and ETC Program I mpact of PHRD A ctivities are prepared by the Global Partnerships and Trust Fund Operations The Concessional Finance and Global Partnerships Vice Presidency Department and provided to GoJ. All of these reports are available emphasizes results-focused reporting on trust fund-financed activities. to GoJ through the Donor Center, an on-line reporting system which Reporting on PHRD grants covers financial aspects, implementation gives all donors access to information about their trust funds. status, and completion. The impact of the PHRD Program is assessed The main instrument for periodic internal reporting on the imple- through overall Program-level evaluations. Impact evaluations take mentation status of the PHRD grants is the Grant Reporting and time to measure and can potentially raise issues around method- Monitoring (GRM) system. The PHRD Program Manager issues a ological accuracy when attributing changes to specific earlier activities. Two evaluations were carried out. The next external evaluation is scheduled for FY13. The Annual Reports of the overall PHRD Program and the JJ/WBGSP cover both financial aspects and progress in carrying out grant activities and achieving objectives. The Annual Reports are public documents, and are made available in both English and Japanese. Audited financial statements (produced six months after the end of the FY) are prepared by external auditors and shared with GoJ. The Trust Fund Accounting Department prepares detailed quarterly financial reports of the PHRD program requirement for the GRM reports on an annual basis. A compre- which cover unaudited statements of the current year and cumulative hensive final report is prepared by each Task Team Leader in the transactions under the main PHRD Fund categories. These quarterly GRM system after completion of grant implementation. For each reports are also shared with GoJ. grant exceeding US$1 million an Implementation Completion Memorandum (ICM) report is prepared. GRM and ICM reports In addition to the JJ/WBGSP Annual Report, WBI carries out tracer are internal to the World Bank, but are used as a basis for reporting studies every two years to analyze the impact of the program on alumni to donors. In addition, major programs and larger grants prepare who completed studies five to six years before. These studies are Completion Reports, outlining the major achievements and lessons public documents. The latest tracer study, carried out in May 2007, learned during implementation. was the seventh in the series and addressed the performance of 3,554 scholars who had received scholarships between 1987 and 2007. Starting with FY07, PHRD began conducting annual reviews of the It investigated specific achievements in terms of degree completion, PHRD TA grants closed in the previous fiscal year. The purpose of return to home country, employment, professional progression and such reviews is to provide feedback from grant implementation that each alumnus’ perception of the benefits gained through the program. can lead to program improvements and to allow for extended report- The findings and recommendations of the seventh JJ/WBGSP Tracer ing on the results of the completed grants. The Reports on PHRD Study were reported in the FY07 Annual Report. TA closed grants are available on the PHRD website. 23 J A P A N P O L I C Y A N D H U M A N R E S O U R C E S D E V E L O P M E N T F U N D annual report 2 0 1 1 Chapter 6: Additional Sources of Information on PHRD and Programs Supported by the PHRD Fund 6.1 I nformation on PHRD The major reference sources for more information on PHRD and the programs it supports are websites publicly available in English, and often also in Japanese and other languages. The main PHRD website is http://www.worldbank.org/phrd. This website includes details of the PHRD Technical Assistance program, the Japan-World Bank Partnership Program, and the Japan PHRD Staff and ETC Program. The website also provides access to PHRD Annual Reports in both English and Japanese, and to the Evaluations of the PHRD TA Program. The website of the Tokyo office of the World Bank also includes 6.2 P rograms S upported information on PHRD, in English at: www.worldbank.org/japan/about, by the PHRD F und and in Japanese at: www.worldbank.org/japan/about-j. Other programs supported through the PHRD Fund in FY11 are: The World Bank Institute website is www.worldbank.org/wbi. Insert Critical Ecosystems Partnership Fund (CEPF): The JJ/WBGSP website is at www.worldbank.org/wbi/scholarships. http://www.cepf.net/Pages/default.aspx This website also provides access to the JJ/WBGSP Annual Reports Consultative Group to Assist the Poorest (CGAP): and to their Tracer Studies. http://www.cgap.org The TDLC supported by the PHRD Partnership Program has its Japan Junior Professionals Program (JPO): own website: www.jointokyo.org. This website is maintained in both http://go.worldbank.org/18fcy4nmv0 Japanese and English languages. 25 J A P A N P O L I C Y A N D H U M A N R E S O U R C E S D E V E L O P M E N T F U N D annual report 2 0 1 1 Annex 1: FY09 – FY13 Policy Document (Amended in October 2011) Japan Policy and Human Resources Development Technical Assistance Grants Program 1. Background and Objective. The Government of Japan (GoJ) • Pillar III – Disability and Development(D&D): has approved a new, restructured Japan Policy and Human The main objective of the PHRD TA D&D program is to Resources Development (PHRD) Technical Assistance (TA) support activities that would contribute to better understand- program to assist eligible countries of the World Bank Group in 3 ing of the issues surrounding disabilities in the grant recipient enhancing their technical and institutional capacities. The dura- countries, develop appropriate policies and development tion of the new PHRD TA program would be from FY09-FY13. interventions to address these issues, and to finance programs This document provides the framework for the three pillars of the which directly benefit the disabled people. FY09-FY13 PHRD TA program. Other pillars will be added later. 4 • Pillar IV– Other Activities including: 2. Priority Areas: The FY09-FY13 PHRD TA program will focus (i) Pacific Catastrophe Risk Financing Initiative Phase 2 on three thematic pillars: (ii) Other Activities Consulted and Agreed between the • Pillar I – Agriculture and Rice Productivity Enhance- Ministry of Finance of the Government of Japan and ment Research and Development: the World Bank (i) Development of rice seeds resistant to heat and 3. Eligible Countries. Unless otherwise stated in the specific drought5 by the International Rice Research Institute Operating Guidelines, all World Bank borrowing member (IRRI) and/or Africa Rice Research Center (ARC, countries are eligible. formerly WARDA6; and 4. Grant Implementation Period. The PHRD TA grants will have (i) Africa Rice Research and Productivity Development a maximum implementation period of four years from the date of Program. the counter-signature of the grant agreement by the recipient. The grants mentioned in this pillar will support activities 4.1 Project Design. When designing projects, the Bank is consistent with the framework and priorities as identified by encouraged to emphasize creation and accumulation the Coalition for African Rice Development (CARD) and the of the disseminable knowledge by utilizing appropriate Comprehensive African Agricultural Development Program methodologies such as impact evaluation, as well as to (CAADP) processes at every level. optimize effectiveness. • Pillar II – Disaster Reduction and Recovery (DRR): 4.2 Grant Types. Grants may be of the following types: The objective of the PHRD TA DRR program is to reduce (i) Capacity Building — Technical assistance and advisory vulnerability to natural hazards in disaster prone countries, services for institutional capacity building; (ii) Co-financing particularly in the Asia region, by strengthening disaster of Bank-financed or managed operations; Additional Funding resilience of cities, improving early warning systems, and for Bank-financed operations with a sector-wide approach; implementing a strong knowledge and learning agenda to and (iii) Pilot Projects aimed at testing new approaches/ improve awareness and capacity. techniques for learning and scaling up, when applicable. 27 J A P A N P O L I C Y A N D H U M A N R E S O U R C E S D E V E L O P M E N T F U N D annual report 2 0 1 1 A1 FY09–FY13 Policy Document 5. Eligible Expenditures. Unless otherwise stated in the specific 13. Changes in Grant Objectives. Substantial changes in the Operating Guidelines, the eligible expenditures include: (i) con- grant’s development objectives after approval by GoJ would sulting services; and (ii) non-consultant costs for local training, need to be referred to GoJ for re-approval. A request for minimal equipment, and operating costs essential to carry out changes in the development objectives with a justification the technical assistance. Workshops, local consultations, and has to be sent to the PHRD Team for review and submission training may be included if the requests clearly demonstrate these to GoJ for re-approval. activities will enhance the quality of the technical assistance. 14. Reallocation of Funds among Expenditure Categories 6. Ineligible Expenditures. Unless otherwise stated in the specific or Activities. Reallocation among expenditure categories or Operating Guidelines, the following expenditures are not eligible: grant activities, including dropping of approved, or adding of (i) salaries for civil servants in recipient countries hired as new eligible categories or grant activities, should be cleared consultants or otherwise; (ii) foreign training or study tours; by the Sector Manager/Director. Clearances from Legal and and (iii) purchase of motor vehicles. Financial Management Specialists are required for any amend- 7. Grant Execution Arrangements. All grants are to be executed ments to the Grant Agreement which should be signed by the by the grant recipients.7 Exceptions may be made for grants to Country Director. be Bank executed with strong justification based on technical 15. Consultation with Officials of the Embassy of Japan, complexity of the activities, multi-country scope and/or absence Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and of an organization to implement the proposed grant activities. Visibility of Japan’s Assistance to the PHRD TA Program. 8. Program Administration Costs. In order to cover the costs In order to ensure harmonization and coordination, Bank task of PHRD Program Administration CFP may establish a Bank teams are required to: Executed Trust Fund to cover costs up to a limit to be agreed 15.1 consult with the Japan International Cooperation Agency in an exchange of correspondence with MOF. All expenditures (JICA) at an early stage of project preparation; necessary for Program Management are eligible. 15.2 consult with the Embassy of Japan accredited to the recipient 9. Call for Proposals. The Concessional Finance and Global country about the PHRD grant application; and Partnerships Vice Presidency (CFP) will invite proposals from 15.3 discuss the design objectives and expected outcomes of the Bank’s Regional Vice President (RVP) Units with copies to the proposed project with the Japan International Coop- the Networks. eration Agency (JICA) before submission of the proposal 10. Review Procedures of Grant Proposals. Proposals will to Concessional Finance and Global Partnerships (CFP) be reviewed for technical feasibility and compliance with the for review. Such consultation and information sharing by PHRD TA procedures. See specific Operating Guidelines for task teams will help expedite the decision-making process. the details of the technical review process. In addition, Bank task teams are also required to share 11. Submission of Grant Proposals. The PHRD Team in the the information on the progress and outcomes of PHRD Global Partnerships and Trust Funds Operations (PTO) of CFP projects with the Embassy of Japan and JICA in the field will submit all the eligible grant proposals from the RVP units for enabling both sides to seek potential collaboration by and Networks to GoJ for approval. relevant measures such as joining preparation and supervi- 12. Bank’s Fiduciary Responsibilities as Grant Administrator. sion mission of the project. Please refer to the Guidance All grants will be supervised by the Bank in order to ensure com- Note on Visibility of Japan attached to this document. pliance with the Bank’s Procurement and Financial Management Guidelines (as for World Bank loans and credits). 28 J A P A N P O L I C Y A N D H U M A N R E S O U R C E S D E V E L O P M E N T F U N D annual report 2 0 1 1 FY09–FY13 Policy Document A1 16. Progress Reporting. For the purposes of monitoring the In addition to the reporting on individual projects mentioned development outcomes, the Grant Agreement — based on above, the World Bank is required to provide a concise report the Grant Funding Request — will be the binding document. on comprehensive progress and results on the each thematic The Task Team Leader will be responsible for preparing pillar in paragraph 2 at appropriate opportunities such as annual an annual grant implementation status report in the Grant meetings with the MOF trust fund office or policy dialogues Reporting and Monitoring (GRM) system, rating the status between the GoJ and the Bank. of grant implementation, and documenting the completion 17. Maintenance of Documents. Operational departments of deliverables and outputs. For grants over US$1 million, an will keep copies of key documents related to PHRD TA grants, Implementation Completion Memorandum (ICM) will be prepared including Terms of Reference and contracts for consultants at completion of the grant financed activities. The ICM will subject to the Bank’s prior review, reports and reports prepared document the actual cumulative inputs, outputs and outcomes by consultants, in accordance with the Bank’s document of the grant. For grants under US$1 million, the final Grant retention policy. Task teams should send the original Grant Status Report will include additional information regarding grant Agreement and Disbursement Letter to the Legal department activity outcomes. The summary of the grant activities and result of the RVP Unit. will be shared with the donor by the PHRD Team in PTO. FY09 – FY13 PHRD T echnical A ssistance P rogram A llocation Allocations by Pillar Amount (US$million) Pillar I: (i) Development of rice seeds resistant to heat and drought by the IRRI and/or WARDA. $20 (over 5 years) (ii) Africa Rice Research and Productivity Development. $80 (over 5 years) Pillar II: Activities under the Disaster Prevention program (to be determined). $50 (over 5 years) Pillar III: Activities under the Disability and Development Program (to be determined). $40 (over 5 years) Pillar IV: Other Activities Consulted and Agreed between the Ministry of Finance of the Government of Japan and the World Bank: (To be determined) - Pacific Catastrophe Risk Financing Initiative Phase 2: $1.32 3 Includes the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, the International Development Association and the International Finance Corporation, all referred to hereafter as the Bank. 4 There are separate Operating Guidelines for each program activity except for Pillar I (i) as this will be the subject of a direct transfer to CGIAR. 5 Detailed concept of development is as follows; development of the next generation of New Rice for Africa (NERICA) and other new high yielding rice varieties and hybrids — with improved stress tolerance and insect resistance — and tailored to the consumption preferences of African consumers. 6 Considering the length and size of the project, implementing agencies are required to prepare a proposal with clear and concise results, and provide expla- nations on progress and interim results appropriately in addition to progress reports mentioned in paragraph 16. 7 The Bank may consider waiving the requirement for recipient execution in accordance with Bank policy (see OP 14.40) in the following cases: emergency operations and post conflict countries. 29 J A P A N P O L I C Y A N D H U M A N R E S O U R C E S D E V E L O P M E N T F U N D annual report 2 0 1 1 Annex 2: Guidance Note on Visibility of Japan Japan Policy and Human Resources Development (PHRD) Technical Assistance (TA) Program I ntroduction (b) The logo (usually the Japanese national flag) should be used in publications financed by the PHRD program, and in banners The Government of Japan (GoJ) has contributed to the Policy and and any other materials used in seminars and training programs Human Resources Development Technical Assistance Program in financed by PHRD grants; support of work by, and on behalf of, World Bank borrowing countries since 1990. The purpose of this note is to provide guidance on (c) All press releases issued by the Bank with respect to PHRD measures to ensure that the contribution of Japan in supporting grants should refer to the financial contribution from the PHRD is widely recognized. Government of Japan; (d) Recipients should be encouraged to ensure that PHRD-financed S tatement on V isibility activities are well covered by local print and electronic media, The Annual Policy Document provides the following clause on and that all related publicity materials, official notices, reports Consultation with Local Japanese Officials and Japanese Visibility: and publications explicitly acknowledge Japan as the source of funding received; Consultation with Local Japanese Officials. In order to ensure (e) Grant signing ceremonies in the field should be encouraged, harmonization and coordination, Bank task teams are required to with the Recipients being encouraged to include Japanese consult with the Embassy of Japan accredited to the recipient country embassy officials and to invite local and international press to about the PHRD grant application before submission of the proposal these ceremonies. to CFP for review. Such consultation and information sharing by task teams will help expedite the decision-making process. In addition, In addition, CFP may promote visibility of PHRD by: (i) informing Bank task teams are encouraged to share the information about Country Directors of the importance of signing ceremonies to progress and outcomes of PHRD projects with the Embassy of Japan Japanese officials and the public to ensure recognition and support and other Japanese aid agencies in the field. for PHRD funding; and (ii) continuing widespread distribution of the PHRD Annual Report, inclusion of PHRD information in Japanese Visibility. Bank task teams are asked to help promote the relevant Bank documents, and occasional information sessions visibility and local awareness of PHRD in recipient countries through for Japanese organizations. A Guidance Note providing samples of the following types of activities: other ways to improve visibility is attached. (a) Publications, training programs, seminars and workshops financed by PHRD grants should clearly indicate that the activities in question have received funding from the Government of Japan; 31 J A P A N P O L I C Y A N D H U M A N R E S O U R C E S D E V E L O P M E N T F U N D annual report 2 0 1 1 A2 Guidance Note on Visibility of Japan T he PHRD TA P rogram ’ s L ogo C eremonial E vents The logo (usually the Japanese national flag) will be used on the Country Directors will, at the same time as the task teams, receive PHRD website. All grant approval notifications to the Regions will notification of grant approvals and will be informed of the importance include this guidance note and a “Word” and a “PDF” version of of signing ceremonies to Japanese officials and the public. At grant the logo for use by the Bank and the grant recipients. The Bank will signing ceremonies and other publicity events, the Bank’s country- make every effort to ensure that: (i) publications, training programs, based staff are expected to foster the attendance and participation seminars, workshops, financed by the PHRD grants clearly indicate of country-based officials of the Embassy of Japan in a manner that that the activities in question have received funding from the provides due recognition of their donor status. Grant recipients Government of Japan; (ii) all press releases issued by the Bank with should take the lead in organizing such ceremonies, and whenever respect to the PHRD grants refer to the financial contribution of possible, Recipients should issue the formal invitation to attend. Government of Japan; and (iii) the logo is used in publications Such ceremonial events should also be alerted to the media and financed by the PHRD program, banners and any other materials publicity outlets referred to above. used in seminars and training programs financed by the PHRD grants. V isibility from H eadquarters L ocal P ublicity O pportunities Country-based Bank staff is requested to forward copies of all In addition to use of the logo, Bank staff is urged to take all appropriate visibility material, such as press releases, newspaper and magazine measures to encourage Recipients to ensure that PHRD TA-financed articles, and photographs (including descriptive captions) to the activities are well covered by local print and electronic media, and following address: that all related publicity materials, official notices, reports and PHRD Unit publications explicitly acknowledge Japan as the source of funding Mail Stop H 3-305 received. Below is a standard text suggested for use by those who Global Partnerships and Trust Fund Operations prepare publicity materials: “The grant which financed this (name of Concessional Finance and Global Partnerships The World Bank activity) was received under the Policy and Human Resources Development Washington, DC 20433 Technical Assistance Program which is financed by the Government of Japan.” USA Many Bank Country Offices periodically publish newsletters. New grant approvals and signing should be publicized in these newsletters. Most country offices have Communications staff. Task Teams are encouraged to consult with them on ways to increase the visibility of Japan regarding PHRD grants. Opportunities to publish articles on high visibility projects prepared with the PHRD TA grants should be explored and utilized. Task teams are advised to brief the Country Managers/Country Directors about the implementation status of PHRD grants. Such information will help the Country Offices highlight Japan’s contribution, where relevant, in their meetings and presentations in seminars and workshops. 32 J A P A N P O L I C Y A N D H U M A N R E S O U R C E S D E V E L O P M E N T F U N D annual report 2 0 1 1 The Government The Government of Japan of Japan The World The World Bank Bank Annex 3: New PHRD TA Approved Grants Pillar I Approved Amount 8 (US$million) expected results Mozambique: PROIRRI – Sustainable RE: $ 14.25 (i) rice productivity increases from 1.5 to 4 tons per ha; and (ii) proportion Irrigation Development for Rice Production BE:9 0.75 of rice production sold increases from 20% to 80%. Total: $ 15.0 Tanzania: Agriculture Sector RE: $ 14.25 (i) increased rice productivity from 5 to 6 tons per ha; and (ii) farmers Development Project BE: 0.71 visited by public extension staff increased by 4%. TOTAL: $ 14.96 Guinea: Support Africa Rice Research RE: $ 9.0 (i) 50,000 areas are covered by improved technologies including soil and Productivity Development Program BE:10 – and water management technologies; and (ii) 60,000 producers adopt under WAAPP-1C TOTAL: $ 9.0 improved rice technologies. Cote d’ Ivoire: Support Africa Rice RE: $ 8.0 (i) 70,000 areas are covered by improved technologies including soil Research and Productivity Development BE:10 – and water management technologies; and (ii) 90,000 producers adopt Program under WAAPP-1C TOTAL: $ 8.0 improved rice technologies. Liberia: Support Africa Rice Research RE: $ 8.0 (i) 70,000 areas are covered by improved technologies including soil and Productivity Development Program BE:10 – and water management technologies; and (ii) 90,000 producers adopt under WAAPP-1C TOTAL: $ 8.0 improved rice technologies. Sierra Leone: Support Africa Rice Research RE: $ 10.0 (i) 60,000 areas are covered by improved technologies including soil and Productivity Development Program BE:10 – and water management technologies; and (ii) 70,000 producers adopt under WAAPP-1C TOTAL: $ 10.0 improved rice technologies. Pillar II Approved Amount 8 (US$million) expected results Pakistan: Strengthening Pakistan’s RE: $ 2.73 Methodology and guideline developed for assessing and enhancing early Urban Disaster Response Capacity BE: 0.27 warning and disaster response. TOTAL: $ 3.0 Sri Lanka: Metro Colombo – Towards RE: $ 0.90 (i) Risk-mitigation strategies in metro Colombo mainstreamed in develop- a Flood Resilient Urban Environment BE: 0.09 ment plans; and (ii) Risk-based land-use planning regulations enacted. TOTAL: $ 0.99 Vanuatu: Mainstreaming Disaster RE: $ 2.728 (i) Risk information and reduction considerations incorporated in urban Risk Reduction BE: 0.270 planning process and policies; (ii) tsunami warming services strengthened; TOTAL: $ 2.998 and (iii) community access to timely and accurate warnings improved. Lao PDR: Mainstreaming Disaster RE: $ 2.718 (i) Technical capacity of Ministry of Public Works and Agriculture on safe and Climate Risk Management into BE: 0.240 infrastructure design and implementation; (ii) capacity of Ministry of Plan- Investment Decisions TOTAL: $ 2.958 ning is strengthened; and (iii) capacity of integrate disaster risk manage- ment and planning, coordination, monitoring and evaluation is improved. Mongolia: Improving Disaster RE: $ 2.730 (i) Vulnerability of UB to natural disaster is reduced; and (ii) economic Risk Management BE: 0.270 losses associated with dzuds are reduced. TOTAL: $ 3.0 35 J A P A N P O L I C Y A N D H U M A N R E S O U R C E S D E V E L O P M E N T F U N D annual report 2 0 1 1 A3 New PHRD TA Approved Grants Pillar II Approved Amount 8 (US$million) expected results Solomon Islands: Increasing Resilience RE: $ 2.730 (i) DRR and CCA are included in the national development plan; and to Climate Change and Natural Hazards BE: 0.270 (ii) Community resilience to disasters is demonstrated through community- in Solomon Islands Total: $ 3.0 led investment program. Nepal: Pilot Program for Seismic RE: $ 1.370 (i) Seven schools are retrofitted to reduce vulnerability; (ii) More than School Safety in the Kathmandu Valley BE: 0.137 50 engineers, foremen and masons are trained; and (iii) Seismic standard TOTAL: $ 1.507 and technique are developed. Papua New Guinea: Building a More Disaster RE: $ 2.669 (i) Disaster risk assessment system in place. (ii) Road and bridge are and Climate Resilient Transport Sector BE: 0.265 analyzed for disaster risk. TOTAL: $ 2.934 Kiribati: Disaster Risk Management and RE: $ 1.8 Coastline asset condition is assessed and maintained. Adaptation Project BE: 0.18 TOTAL: $ 1.98 Pillar III Approved Amount 8 (US$million) expected results Romania: Improved Policy Making and RE: $ 1.715 (i) 15% reduction in disability benefit application cost compared to present; Institutional Framework for Persons BE: 0.85 (ii) improved criteria for assessment; and (iii) improved monitoring and with Disability TOTAL: $ 2.565 reporting system. Morocco: Improving the Physical RE: $ 2.85 (i) Infrastructure projects in at least three cities accessible to persons with Disability of People with Limited Disability BE: 0.145 disability; (ii) inventories of accessibility improvements finalized in at least TOTAL: $ 2.995 four major cities; and (iii) at least 5 km of boulevards and at least five public spaces become accessible. India: Expanding Disability Work on RE: $ 2.79 (i) Persons with disabilities benefit from rehabilitation services; and Mental Disability Issues in Tamil Nadu BE: 0.14 (ii) 30,000 persons get employed. TOTAL: $ 2.93 Guinea: Development of Inclusive RE: $ 2.857 (i) About 1,000 children with mild disabilities attend school; (ii) 5,000 Education in Guinea BE: 0.14 teachers trained in special education for children with disabilities; and TOTAL: $ 2.997 (iii) access to school improved. Peru: Mainstreaming Inclusive Design RE: $ 2.5 (i) Ramps, sidewalks, lighting in public transportation places; and and Universal Mobility in Lima BE: 0.12 (ii) tools to engage persons with disabilities in infrastructure planning TOTAL: $ 2.62 and implementation developed. 8 RE = Recipient Executed; and BE = Bank Executed. 9 Bank-executed grant is to finance incremental supervision of the grant by the Bank. 10 Total amount for supervision in the four countries is $1.75 million. 36 J A P A N P O L I C Y A N D H U M A N R E S O U R C E S D E V E L O P M E N T F U N D annual report 2 0 1 1 The Government The Government of Japan of Japan The World The World Bank Bank Government TheThe of Japan Government of Japan TheThe World Bank World Bank Concessional Finance and Global Partnerships Vice Presidency PHRD Program Management and Administration The World Bank Group The World Bank Group 1818 H Street, N.W. 1818 H Street, N.W. Washington, DC 20433 Washington, D.C. 20433 U.S.A. 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