PROJECT INFORMATION DOCUMENT (PID) CONCEPT STAGE Report No.: AB5365 Project Name Malawi: Shire River Basin Management Project Region AFRICA Sector Forestry (30%); General agriculture, fishing and forestry sector (30%); General water, sanitation and flood protection sector (20%); Public administration - Water, sanitation and flood protection (20%) Project ID P117617 Borrower(s) GOVERNMENT OF MALAWI Government of Malawi Malawi Implementing Agency Ministry of Natural Resources, Energy and Environment Malawi Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security Malawi Ministry of Irrigation and Water Resources Malawi Ministry of Transport and Public Works Malawi Department of Disaster Management Affairs Malawi Environment Category [X ] A [] B [ ] C [ ] FI [ ] TBD (to be determined) Date PID Prepared January 18, 2010 Estimated Date of September 1, 2010 Appraisal Authorization Estimated Date of Board December 15, 2010 Approval 1. Key development issues and rationale for Bank involvement C C M M U N H D I GNP US A M I S A T 1 A M M GDP G T I I I M D P P H T B D M A GDP H T C MW H MW C T N S R T M S R H A D B T F F M E R S R H F T I II E D D 2 F D T S R B G B T S R B T L M S R M T S M L S M I S L S B S T S R L M Z R D L M F Z R L T M S T T L S E M O S R B D B T T M L S V D S R B M I T K N T H K F L S R R R M T M T E F S Z 3 U M L S T U M S T L S V T S B H B W S R B S S S T S T G M B S R B R B I T M G D S MGDS S MGDS HIV AIDS T MGDS T MGDS S R B S T S R B M P 4 T B G M S B D R R B G M S R B G M B T W B C A S M T S R B P CAS I P T C A S 2. Proposed objective(s) T S B T APL S R B T P D O PDO S R B T o I S R B S R B o I o K B o P S R B 5 3. Preliminary description T P S R B T P P P G M T P I C S B P M D L B W M I D M I F D S S E G F S C A I C S B P M D US T S R B T S E S T I T S R B •W T GIS •D T 6 •S T IT S S V I P N W D P II NWDP E C B L B W M US T S P M R R R L S S S M R C T S R B S E S A SESA 7 L I R L A D P IRLAD A L S IRLAD P C C I D M I F D S S E G F S US T T S N W D P NWDP II B D R R T U K B L F S R L M T K B L L M S R B E I A EIA S A SA S N W D P K B R K B L M S R R B L M L S S I F L S A T S D R R S A E V D R A F R S L S S S C T IRLAD C D D S B S C S R M S R 8 N P M C C M D R M P M I D M P L S A APL P I C A G G M B P M U PMU M N R E E D D M A D DMA T APL P S C PSC P S M D P C T PSC I M N R E E M A F S M I W R M T P W D E E A F I L R C M M T W R D M A T PSC AT C TC PSC T TC M E T D DMA A D A C B T PMU D A DA T DA A F M C C A MCC MCA UK D I D DFID N U N D P UNDP S R B T C C D P R R N D P R C NDPRC P C S C C L M NGO I A S C MVAC NDPRC 9 4. Safeguard policies that might apply [Guideline: Refer to section 5 of the PCN. Which safeguard policies might apply to the project and in what ways? What actions might be needed during project preparation to assess safeguard issues and prepare to mitigate them?] T C A K B B S W B APL S P T Y N E A OP BP N H OP BP F OP BP P M OP P C R OP BP I P OP BP I R OP BP S D OP BP P I W OP BP P D A OP BP T M N R E E E A D H M A B B APL I 5. Tentative financing Source: ($m.) BORROWER/RECIPIENT 0 International Development Association (IDA) 70 Total 70 6. Contact point Contact: Cary Anne Cadman Title: Sr. Forestry Spec. Tel: 5394+3225 / 265-1-177-0611 Fax: Email: CCadman@worldbank.org Location: Lilongwe, Malawi (IBRD) 10 11