THE WORLD BANK MONTHLY OPERATIONAL SUMMARY Contents User’s Guide...................................................................... 3 The Global Environment Facility (GEF) .............................................. 4 New Projects Added In This Issue ................................................... 5 Projects Deleted In This Issue………………………………………….……………………………………………………………. 6 Africa ........................................................................... 17 East Asia And Pacific............................................................. 81 Europe And Central Asia.......................................................... 100 Latin America and The Caribbean.................................................. 117 Middle East And North Africa..................................................... 132 South Asia....................................................................... 141 Guarantee Operations............................................................. 166 Sector Categorizations Agriculture, Fishing, and Forestry Education Energy and Mining Finance Health and Other Social Services Industry and Trade Information and Communications Public Administration, Law, and Justice Transportation Water, Sanitation, and Flood Protection November 2017 Monthly Operational Summary PAGE 2 LIST OF ACRONYMS AUSAID Australian Agency for International IDB Inter-American Development Bank Development IFAD International Fund for Agricultural ADB Asian Development Bank Development ADF African Development Fund IsDB Islamic Development Bank AfDB African Development Bank JBIC Japan Bank for International Cooperation APL Adaptable Program Loan ITF Interim Trust Fund BADEA Banque Arabe de Développement KfW Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau Économique en Afrique (Germany) BOAD Banque Ouest Africaine LIL Learning and Innovation Loan de Développement NCB National Competitive Bidding CDB Caribbean Development Bank NGO Nongovernmental Organization CFD Caisse Française de Développement NORAD Norwegian Agency for Development CIDA Canadian International Development Cooperation Agency OECF Overseas Economic Cooperation Fund DANIDA Danish International Development Agency (Japan) DFID Department for International OPEC Organization of Petroleum Exporting Development (UK) Countries EBRD European Bank for Reconstruction PAD Project Appraisal Document and Development PCD Project Concept Document EDF European Development Fund PCF Prototype Carbon Fund EIB European Investment Bank PCN Project Concept Note EU European Union PHRD Policy and Human Resources FAC Fonds d’Aide et de Coopération (France) Development (Japan) FAO Food and Agricultural Organization PID Project Identification (Number) of the United Nations PPF Project Preparation Facility FAO/CP FAO Cooperative Program QCBS Quality and Cost-Based Selection (with the World Bank) FINNIDA Finland International Development SDC Swiss Agency for Development Agency Cooperation GEF Global Environment Facility SIDA Swedish International Development GTZ Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Authority Zusammenarbeit UNDP United Nations Development Programme IAPSO Inter-Agency Procurement Service Office UNFPA United Nations Population Fund IBRD International Bank for Reconstruction UNICEF United Nations Children’s Fund and Development USAID United States Agency for International ICB International Competitive Bidding Development IDA International Development Association WHO World Health Organization PAGE 3 Monthly Operational Summary November 2017 GUIDE TO THE WORLD BANK MONTHLY OPERATIONAL SUMMARY The World Bank Monthly Operational Summary (MOS) reports on the status of projects in the World During NEGOTIATIONS, discussions are held with Bank’s pipeline from the time the operation is ident i- the client government, and the agreements reached fied to the signing of the Loan, Credit, or Grant are written into the loan documents. Upon completion Agreement. It is a detailed accounting of the projects of negotiations, the project is presented to the Bank’s included in the country lending programs that are ac- Board of Executive Directors for approval. After ap- tively being prepared for implementation. The lending proval, the financing agreement is signed. programs reflect the Bank’s strategy for each member country as set out in the Country Partnership Frame- Project IMPLEMENTATION normally starts within work (CPF) presented to the Board of Executive Direc- a few months after the project financing agreement is tors of the World Bank. On average, it takes about 13 signed. Countries, through their implementing agen- months for the Bank to process a project from concept cies, have full responsibility for executing World to approval. After a financing agreement is signed or a Bank-financed projects, including procuring goods project is dropped from the program, the project entry and works and hiring consultants. Contractors and is deleted from this summary. Each issue of the sum- suppliers, therefore, should contact appropriate offi- mary contains a list of projects reported for the first cials of the implementing agency to express their in- time and the list of projects deleted from the current terest in specific projects and obtain information on issue. Familiarity with the Bank’s project cycle, su m- what goods and services will be needed and when and marized in the following paragraphs, can help poten- how to submit bids and proposals. tial bidders identify business opportunities with Bank borrowers. Each entry in the MOS indicates at what Consultants are often used during project implemen- point the operation is in the project cycle. tation to provide technical assistance and other pro- ject implementation support. Consultants in particu- lar should contact the responsible implementing agen- Project Cycle cy early in the project preparation period to express their interest. Contracts for consulting services, as well During IDENTIFICATION, the client government as some for goods and works, may also be procured and the Bank identify a specific operation as being prior to loan/credit/grant approval. This is known as likely to support the country’s development strategy advance contracting. and the Bank’s CPF. The information contained in the MOS is intended to During PREPARATION, the client government enable companies to assess their interest in supplying identifies and discusses the technical and institutional Bank-financed projects. Further information should alternatives for achieving the objectives of a project. be requested from the country’s project implementing Preparation usually requires feasibility studies fol- agency. The likelihood of a timely response is greater lowed by more detailed studies of the alternatives that if the queries are brief and to the point. When possi- promise to yield the most satisfactory results. An envi- ble, travel to the country; direct contact with relevant ronmental assessment is usually carried out during agency officials is recommended. this phase. (See below for more information on envi- ronmental assessment.) In the preparation stage of Firms should contact the World Bank only if they are the project cycle, clients often supplement their own unable to obtain a response to their queries from the efforts by hiring consultants to carry out a major part implementing agency. General information about of the work. Contractors and suppliers of equipment business opportunities under Bank loans, credits, and and goods need to start making contacts with country grants may be obtained from the World Bank’s Pro- officials during this stage. curement Policy and Services Group’s website at http://www.worldbank.org/en/projects- During APPRAISAL, the Bank conducts a compre- operations/products-and-services/procurement- hensive review of all aspects of the project (technical, projects-programs and (click on “Browse Contract institutional, economic, and financial), laying the Awards and Notices by Country� in the Related Links foundation for implementing the project and evaluat- at the bottom of the webpage). ing it when completed. Project appraisal is conducted by Bank staff and may be supplemented by individual Business opportunities under World Bank-financed experts. The preparation of the Project Appraisal Doc- appear twice a month in UN Development Business ument concludes this stage. and are available via the internet at November 2017 Monthly Operational Summary PAGE 4 https://www.devbusiness.com/. . The website also includes invitations to bid and submit proposals, no- Category FI: Involves investment of Bank funds tices of contract awards, and General Procurement through a financial intermediary, in subprojects that Notices. have adverse environmental impacts. An environmen- tal framework may be required. Environmental Categories Category U: No category given. The type, timing, and scope of environmental analysis to be performed by Bank clients are confirmed when a The World Bank has three basic lending instruments: given project is identified. Projects are assigned one of (ii) Investment Project Finance which provides finan- the following categories, depending on the nature, cial support for goods, works and services for a pre- magnitude, and sensitivity of environmental issues: defined specific project; (ii) Development Policy Fi- nance (DPF) which supports countries’ policy and i n- Category A: The project may have adverse and sig- stitutional reforms in a sector or the economy as a nificant environmental impacts. Full environmental whole and provides quick-disbursing budget support; assessment is normally required. and (iii) Program-for-Results (PforR) which finances parts of a larger government program, with disburse- Category B: The project may have specific environ- ments linked to results or performance indicators. mental issues. Partial environmental assessment is DPF and PforR operations are not included in the normally required. MOS because these instruments are not designed to provide procurement opportunities since the funds are Category C: Likely to have minimal or no adverse disbursed directly to government accounts. environmental impacts. Beyond screening, no further EA action is required. A typical summary entry looks like this: The Global Environment Facility (GEF) In addition to projects financed by the World Bank, mental costs of measures to achieve agreed global en- the World Bank Monthly Operational Summary re- vironmental benefits in the focal areas of climate ports on projects financed by the Global Environment change, biodiversity, international waters, land degra- Facility (GEF). dation chemicals, sustainable forest management (SFM)/REDD+, and under the Least Developed Coun- The GEF was established in 1991 by a Resolution of tries Fund (LDCF) and the Special Climate Change the World Bank Executive Directors as a pilot program Fund—adaptation to climate change. The GEF consists to assist in the protection of the global environment of an Assembly of 183 participating countries, a Coun- and to promote environmentally sound and sustaina- cil, a Secretariat a Scientific and Technical Advisory ble economic development. The GEF operates as a Panel, and 18 Implementing Agencies – ADB, AfDB, mechanism for providing new and additional grant BOAD, CAF, CI, DBSA, EBRD, FAO, FECO, FUNBIO, and concessional funding to meet the agreed incre- PAGE 5 Monthly Operational Summary November 2017 IADB, IFAD, IUCN, UNDP, UNEP, UNIDO, WBG, and Programs' and meet the GEF project eligibility crite- WWF. ria. As one of the Implementing Agencies of the GEF, the For additional information on the GEF, contact the World Bank assists its member countries conserve and GEF secretariat or visit its website: sustainably use their biological diversity, reduce their www.thegef.org/gef emissions of greenhouse gases and adapt to climate The GEF Secretariat change, manage shared water bodies and reduce their 1818 H St. NW emissions of ozone-depleting substances by accessing Washington DC 20433, USA GEF resources to cover the incremental costs of addi- Tel: (1-202) 473-0508 tional actions on these global issues. Fax: (1-202) 522-3240, 522-3245 E-mail: Secretariat@TheGEF.org To be eligible for GEF co-financing, projects must be consistent with at least one of the GEF's 'Operational New Projects Added In This Issue Africa Region Benin Health, Nutrition & Population: Early Years Nutrition and Child Development Project Cameroon Agriculture: North Cameroon Agriculture and Water Smart Landscapes Project Chad Transport & ICT: Chad Rural Mobility and Connectivity Project Comoros Health, Nutrition & Population: Health and Nutrition Systems Support for Universal Health Coverage Congo, Democratic Republic of Energy & Extractives: DRC Promines 2 Health, Nutrition & Population: Health System Strengthening for Better Maternal and Child Health Results AF2 Congo, Republic of Environment & Natural Resources: Northern Congo Agroforestry Project Ghana Education: Ghana Skills for Growth Project November 2017 New Projects Added In This Issue PAGE 6 Kenya Social, Urban, Rural and Resilience Global Practice: Kenya Development Response to Displacement Impacts Project Addi- tional Financing Liberia Water: Monrovia Urban Sanitation Infrastructure Project Madagascar Energy & Extractives: Madagascar Power Sector Operations Improvement Project - AF to ESOGIP Mali Energy & Extractives: Power Sector Recovery Program Mozambique Finance & Markets: Mozambique: Financial Inclusion and Stability Project Social Protection & Labor: Social Protection and Youth Employment Project Niger Environment & Natural Resources: Additional Financing for Niger CAPCR Sierra Leone Social, Urban, Rural and Resilience Global Practice: Freetown Emergency Recovery Project Swaziland Energy & Extractives: Improved Access to Electricity Service Project Tanzania Energy & Extractives: Tanzania Utility Strengthening Project (TUSP) Togo Poverty and Equity: Togo: Data for a fact based society Western Africa PAGE 7 Monthly Operational Summary November 2017 Energy & Extractives: Guinea – Mali Interconnection Project Transport & ICT: Regional Connectivity and Transformation Program Zambia Environment & Natural Resources: Additional Financing for Zambia Strengthening Climate Resilience (PPCR Phase II) East Asia And Pacific Region Indonesia Energy & Extractives: Indonesia Geothermal Resource Risk Mitigation Project (GREM) Lao People's Democratic Republic Health, Nutrition & Population: Health and Nutrition Services Access Project Energy & Extractives: Laos - Vietnam Interconnector Project Mongolia Agriculture: National Livestock and Agriculture Commercialization Program Support Papua New Guinea Agriculture: PNG Agriculture Competitiveness and Diversification Project (PACD) Philippines Education: Teacher effectiveness and competencies enhancement project Environment & Natural Resources: Philippines Stage II HCFC Phase-out Samoa Transport & ICT: Samoa Climate Resilient Transport Project Europe And Central Asia Region Romania Social, Urban, Rural and Resilience Global Practice: Strengthening Disaster Risk Management and Emergency Response November 2017 New Projects Added In This Issue PAGE 8 Latin America And Caribbean Region Ecuador Water: Guayaquil Wastewater Management Project AF Mexico Energy & Extractives: PRESEM Additional Finance for Energy Efficiency in Public Buildings Middle East And North Africa Region Yemen, Republic of Education: Restoring Education and Learning Transport & ICT: Yemen Transport Rehabilitation and Infrastructure Project Other Region World Other: Demo PforR Project South Asia Region Afghanistan Social, Urban, Rural and Resilience Global Practice: Economic response to regional displacement in Afghanistan India Education: Strengthening Secondary Education in Focus States Energy & Extractives: India Energy Efficiency Scale-Up Program Guarantee Finance & Markets: Agriculture Risk Resilience and Insurance Access Project Transport & ICT: PMGSY Rural Roads Additional Financing Transport & ICT: West Bengal Intermodal Transport Project Pakistan PAGE 9 Monthly Operational Summary November 2017 Governance: Supporting Institutional Reforms for Effective and Inclusive Management of Refugees Governance: Pakistan Revenue Mobilization Program Governance: Punjab Revenue Mobilization Project Trade & Competitiveness: Sindh Jobs and Competitiveness Program Sri Lanka Agriculture: Sri Lanka Agriculture Sector Modernization Project - AF November 2017 New Projects Added In This Issue PAGE 10 Projects Deleted from This Issue Africa Region Africa: Third South West Indian Ocean Fisheries Governance and Shared Growth Project (SWIOFish3)( Ln. 87790-SC) Burkina Faso: Burkina Faso Public Sector Modernization Program(Cr. 56830-BF) Cabo Verde: CV Public Sector Governance Project Central African Republic: CAR Rural Connectivity Project(Cr. D2230-CF) Cote d'Ivoire: CI-Infrastructure for Urban Development and Competitiveness of second cities(Cr. 60620-CI) Ethiopia: Ethiopia Health MDG Support Operation(Cr. 52090-ET, Cr. 60900-ET) Ethiopia: Ethiopia Local Government Development Project II(Cr. 54350-ET) Ethiopia: AF - 2nd Eth Urban Local Govt Devt Program Ethiopia: Enhancing Shared Prosperity through Equitable Services(Cr. 57160-ET, Cr. D2290-ET, Cr. 61310-ET) Ethiopia: Ethiopia Rural Safety Net Project Ethiopia: Second Ethiopia Urban Water Supply and Sanitation Project(Cr. 60070-ET, Cr. 60080-ET) Gambia, The: Gambia - Pay, Pension and Performance Reform Project Kenya: Kenya Secondary Education Quality Improvement Project(Cr. 61380-KE) Kenya: Kenya Devolution Support Project(Cr. 57650-KE) Kenya: Kenya Statistics Program for Results(Cr. 57170-KE) Kenya: National Safety Net Program for Results(Cr. 52870-KE, Cr. 59810-KE) PAGE 11 Monthly Operational Summary November 2017 Kenya: Additional Financing for the National Safety Net Program for Results Lesotho: Education & Skills for Growth Mozambique: Power Efficiency and Reliability Improvement Project (PERIP)(Cr. D2380-MZ) Mozambique: Mozambique Public Financial Management for Results Program(Cr. H9680-MZ) Nigeria: Better Education Service Delivery for All(Cr. 60960-NG, Cr. 60950-NG) Nigeria: Nigeria: Mineral Sector Support for Economic Diversification Project (MinDiver)(Cr. 59900-NG) Nigeria: Nigeria - Program to Support Saving One Million Lives(Cr. 56000-NG) Nigeria: Nigeria - Kaduna State Economic Transformation Program-for-Results(Cr. 60990-NG, Cr. 60980-NG) Rwanda: Rwanda Priority Skills for Growth (PSG)(Cr. 61190-RW) Rwanda: Transformation of Agriculture Sector Program Phase 3 PforR(Cr. 55480-RW, Cr. 59620-RW) Rwanda: Rwanda Public Sector Governance Program For Results(Cr. 55470-RW) Senegal: Supporting Gas Project Negotiations and Enhancing Institutional Capacities(Cr. 60530-SN) Senegal: GEF sustainable cities AF to the Senegal Stormwater management and CCA project Sierra Leone: Fixing Freetown 1 South Sudan: South Sudan Economic Monitoring System (Additional Financing) Tanzania: TZ Education Program for Results (EPforR)(Cr. 55270-TZ, Cr. 60610-TZ) Tanzania: Tanzania Education and Skills for Productive Jobs Program (ESPJ)(Cr. 58190-TZ) Tanzania: TZ-Rural Electrification Expansion Program(Cr. 58940-TZ) Tanzania: Strengthening Primary Health Care for Results(Cr. 56430-TZ) November 2017 New Projects Added In This Issue PAGE 12 Tanzania: Urban Local Government Strengthening Program(Cr. 51710-TZ) Uganda: Uganda Statistical Infrastructure for Development Program for Results Uganda: Uganda Support to Municipal Infrastructure Development Program(Cr. 52230-UG) Zambia: Zambia Integrated Forest Landscape Project(Cr. 60380-ZM) East Asia And Pacific Region China: Innovative Financing for Air Pollution Control in Jing-Jin-Ji( Ln. 85920-CN) China: China Health Reform Program( Ln. 87440-CN) China: CH-Second Gansu Cultural and Natural Heritage Protection and Development Project( Ln. 86760-CN) China: Hebei Air Pollution Prevention and Control Program( Ln. 86230-CN) Indonesia: Power Distribution Development Program-for-Results( Ln. 86100-ID) Indonesia: Indonesia Social Assistance Reform Program( Ln. 87500-ID) Indonesia: Road Asset Preservation Program Mongolia: Second Energy Sector Project(Cr. 61020-MN) Papua New Guinea: PNG Tourism Sector Development Project(Cr. 60510-PG) Vietnam: Vietnam Enhancing Teacher Education Program(Cr. 58780-VN) Vietnam: Service Delivery Reform Vietnam: Local Road Asset Management Program(Cr. 58100-VN) Vietnam: Vietnam - Emergency Natural Disaster Reconstruction Project(Cr. 60740-VN) Vietnam: Results-Based Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Under the National Target Program(Cr. 51760-VN) Vietnam: RESULTS-BASED NATIONAL URBAN DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM - NORTHERN MOUNTAINS(Cr. 54760-VN) PAGE 13 Monthly Operational Summary November 2017 Vietnam: Results-based Scaling Up Rural Sanitation and Water Supply Program(Cr. 57390-VN) Europe And Central Asia Region Armenia: Power Sector Financial Recovery Program( Ln. 86150-AM) Belarus: Belarus MSME Access to Finance Project( Ln. 86960-BY) Bosnia and Herzegovina: Health Sector Improvement Project Bosnia and Herzegovina: BiH Business Environment PforR Croatia: Health System Quality and Efficiency Improvement( Ln. 83650-HR) Croatia: EU Coastal Waters Compliance Moldova: Moldova Health Transformation Project(Cr. 54700-MD, Cr. 54690-MD) Serbia: Serbia Power and Gas Sectors Financial Recovery PfoR Serbia: PforR on Modernization and Optimization of Public Administration( Ln. 86080-YF) Latin America And Caribbean Region Argentina: AR: National Affordable Housing and Neighborhood Improvement Program Argentina: AR PLAN BELGRANO WSS PROGRAM FOR RESULTS Brazil: Ceara PforR II to support inclusive and sustainable economic growth Brazil: Strengthening Service Delivery for Growth, Poverty Reduction and Environmental Sustainability in the State of Ceará PforR( Ln. 83020-BR) Brazil: Recife Municipality PforR Colombia: Guarantee to Strengthen Financial Safety Net Costa Rica: Strengthening Universal Health Insurance in Costa Rica( Ln. 85930-CR) Latin America: AF to the Central America & Caribbean Catastrophe Risk Insurance Project November 2017 New Projects Added In This Issue PAGE 14 Mexico: MX Oaxaca WSS Sector Modernization( Ln. 83860-MX) Uruguay: Uruguay - Improving Service Delivery to Citizens and Businesses through E-Government Project( Ln. 87780-UY) Uruguay: Road Rehabilitation and Maintenance Program( Ln. 82050-UY Ln. 87330-UY) Uruguay: Uruguay Road Rehabilitation and Maintenance Program - AF Middle East And North Africa Region Egypt, Arab Republic of: Inclusive Housing Finance Program( Ln. 84980-EG) Egypt, Arab Republic of: Finance for Rural Egypt Program Egypt, Arab Republic of: Healthcare Support Project Egypt, Arab Republic of: Upper Egypt Local Development PforR( Ln. 86450-EG) Egypt, Arab Republic of: Sustainable Rural Sanitation Services Program for Results( Ln. 85270-EG) Jordan: Economic Opportunities for Jordanians and Syrian Refugees P4R(Cr. 59090-JO Ln. 86510-JO) Lebanon: Reaching All Children with Education in Lebanon Support Project(Cr. 59050-LB) Morocco: Leveraging Finance for Inclusive Growth Morocco: MA-Health Sector Support( Ln. 85070-MA) Morocco: MA-National Initiative for Human Development 2( Ln. 81810-MA) Morocco: Tourism Diversification Morocco: Morocco Urban Transport Project (P4R)( Ln. 85600-MA) Morocco: Integrated Disaster Risk Management and Resilience Program( Ln. 86090-MA) Tunisia: TN-Urban Dev. and Local Governance( Ln. 84130-TN) West Bank and Gaza: Local Governance and Services Improvement Program PAGE 15 Monthly Operational Summary November 2017 South Asia Region Afghanistan: AFG: ARTF Recurrent Cost Support and Incentive Program Afghanistan: AF Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Project Bangladesh: Revenue Mobilization Program for Results: VAT Improvement Program (VIP)(Cr. 54260-BD) India: India: Enhancing Teacher Effectiveness in Bihar(Cr. 55780-IN) India: National Agricultural Higher Education Project( Ln. 87760-IN) India: Madhya Pradesh Public Financial Management Strengthening Project India: Odisha Higher Education Program for Excellence and Equity( Ln. 87820-IN) India: Grid-Connected Rooftop Solar Program( Ln. 86110-IN) India: Andhra Pradesh 24X7 Power for All( Ln. 87550-IN) India: Additional Financing for Grid-Connected Rooftop Solar Program India: Assam Agribusiness and Rural Transformation Project( Ln. 87800-IN) India: Himachal Pradesh Public Financial Management Capacity Building Program( Ln. 87530-IN) India: West Bengal Institutional Strengthening of Gram Panchayats Program II( Ln. 87230-IN) India: West Bengal Institutional Strengthening of Gram Panchayats Project II India: IN Maharashtra Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Program(Cr. 53750-IN) India: IN Swachh Bharat Mission Support Operation( Ln. 85590-IN) Nepal: Nepal School Sector Development Program(Cr. 59710-NP) Nepal: Nepal Health Sector Management Reform Program(Cr. 59130-NP) Nepal: Bridges Improvement and Maintenance Program(Cr. 51380-NP) November 2017 New Projects Added In This Issue PAGE 16 Pakistan: Pakistan Punjab Jobs and Competitiveness Program for Results( Ln. 86000-PK) Pakistan: Pakistan: Punjab Public Management Reform Program(Cr. 53140-PK) Pakistan: Pakistan: National Social Protection Program(Cr. 59730-PK) Sri Lanka: Accelerating Higher Education Expansion and Development Operation( Ln. 87430-LK, Cr. 60260-LK) PAGE 17 Monthly Operational Summary November 2017 Africa Angola Agriculture Angola: Commercial Agriculture Development Project: 24. The proposed project development objective (PDO) is to promote commercial agriculture development, increasing production and employment within selected value chains, in tar- geted areas in Angola. Identification completed on 2 February 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P159052. US$130.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Agriculture; Ministry of Finance, E-mail: emil- io.londa@minfin.gv.ao, Contact: Joao Francisco Quipipa, State Secretary. Health, Nutrition & Population Angola Health System Performance Strengthening Project (HSPSP): The Project Development Objective (PDO) is to increase the utilization and the quality of health care services in target provinces and municipalities. Concept completed on 21 June 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P160948. US$100.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Health. Social Protection & Labor AO-Local development Project - AF: The LDP Development Objectives are: (a) to improve access of poor households to basic services and economic opportunities, and (b) to enhance local institutional capacities among Angola's municipalities. Approval completed on 25 July 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$70.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be re- quired. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Water Luanda Bita Water Supply Project Guarantee: Objective to be Determined. The Project Development Objective is to improve access to potable water service in selected areas of Luanda. The Project is to be supported through an IBRD guarantee currently estimated at US$150m, tentatively complemented by a MIGA guarantee. The Project Development Objective i s to improve access to potable water service in selected areas of Lu- anda. Th e Project is to be supported through an IBRD guarantee currently estimated at US $150m, tentatively complemented by a MIGA guarantee. The Project Development Objective is to improve access to potable water service in selected areas of Lu- anda. The Project is to be supported through an IBRD guarantee currently estimated at US$150m, tentatively complemented by a MIGA guarantee. The Project Development Objective is to improve access to potable water service in selected areas of Lu- anda. The Project is to be supported through an IBRD guarantee currently estimated at US$150m, tentatively complemented by a MIGA guarantee. Identification completed on 30 March 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 285.0 (GUAR). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Luanda Bita Water Supply Project Guarantee: The Project Development Objective is to improve access to potable water service in selected areas of Luanda. Identification completed on 31 March 2017. US$ 285.0 (GUAR). Consulting ser- vices to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. November 2017 Africa PAGE 18 Benin Agriculture Agricultural Productivity and Diversification Additional Financing: The PDO of the AF is to improve productivity and competitiveness for selected value chains (rice, fish farming, pineapple and cashew) and promote small scale animal husbandry in the Recipients territory. Approval completed on 14 April 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P160029. US$ 45.0 (IDA Credit). No consultants are required. Ministry of Finance. Energy & Extractives Energy Service Improvement Project: The project development objective is to improve SBEE’s operational perfor- mance; expand electricity access in targeted areas; and promote community-based management of forest resources. Approv- al completed on 23 June 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P161015. US$ 60.0 (IDA Credit). Consult- ants will be required. Agence Nationale d’Approvisionnement en Eau Potable en Milieu Rural. Health, Nutrition & Population (N) Early Years Nutrition and Child Development Project: The development objective is to increase the coverage of early childhood nutrition and development interventions in selected areas in the Recipient’s territory Identification comple t- ed on 14 November 2017. US$ 40.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Social Protection & Labor Benin Decentralized Community Driven Services Project - Addl Financing: To improve access to decentralized basic social services and to mainstream the CDD approach for such services. Approval completed on 27 February 2014. En- vironmental Assessment Category B. US$ 30.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Secretariat for Decentralized Community Driven Services Tel: (229) 9003-3601, E-mail: sepsdcc@yahoo.fr, Contact: Mr. Germain Ouin Ouro Community and Local Government Basic Social Services Project: The Development objective of the project is to improve access to decentralized basic social services and to mainstream the community driven development approach for such services. Concept completed on 15 September 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P163560. US$ 40.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Decentralized Community Driven Services Secretariat. Transport & ICT (R) Benin Digital Solutions for Sustainable Development: To improve access to affordable broadband in rural communities and leverage e-services to improve supply-chain efficiency and access to markets. Concept completed on 7 November 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P162599. US$ 30.0/26.6 (IDA Credit/FRDE). Consultants will be required. Ministère de l'Economie Numérique et de la Poste. Water Benin Rural Water Supply Universal Access Program: Objective to be Determined. Identification completed on 30 May 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P164186. US$ 50.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be de- termined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Botswana Emergency Water Security and Efficiency Project: To improve availability of water supply in drought vulnerable areas, increase the efficiency of WUC, and strengthen wastewater management in selected systems. Approval completed on 2 PAGE 19 Monthly Operational Summary November 2017 March 2017. Environmental Assessment Category A. Project: P160911. US$145.5 (IBRD). Consulting services to be deter- mined. Ministry of Finance and Economic Development; Ministry of Land Management, Water and Sanitation; Water Utili- ties Corporation. Burkina Faso Agriculture Sustainable Agricultural Intensification for Food and Nutrition Security Project: To increase agricultural productivity and promote nutrition-sensitive agro-sylvo-pastoral value chains with potential to create jobs for sustainable food and nutrition security in targeted rural areas in Burkina Faso Identification completed on 12 May 2017. US$ 24.0 (GAFS). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Education Burkina Faso Higher Education Support Project: The project development objective is to improve access to quality higher education. Identification completed on 26 June 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 30.0/30.0 (IDA Credit/IDA Grant). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Energy & Extractives Burkina Faso AF to Electricity Sector Support Project: The project development objectives are to: (i) increase ac- cess to electricity, (ii) improve the reliability of electricity supply, and (iii) improve the efficient use of energy in targeted areas. Approval completed on 8 June 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P160344. US$ 80.0 (IDA Cred- it). Consultants will be required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Electricity Sector Guarantees Project: Objective to be Determined. Identification completed on 23 May 2016. Envi- ronmental Assessment Category B. US$ 80.0 (GUID). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Finance & Markets Burkina Financial Inclusion: The objective of the project is to contribute to increasing access and usage of financial services for individuals and MSMEs in Burkina Faso through better access to credit and digital finance. Identification com- pleted on 1 August 2017. US$ 50.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be de- termined. Governance Burkina Faso Local Government Support Project AF: The development objective of the project is to strengthen the national capacity for decentralization, the institutional capacities of communes in all Regions and to increase citizen partici- pation in local governance. Approval completed on 4 August 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P162742. US$ 60.0 (IDA Grant). Consultants will be required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Health, Nutrition & Population Health Services Reinforcement Project: The Project Development Objective (PDO) is to increase the quality and utili- zation of health services with a particular focus on maternal, child and adolescent health, nutrition and disease surveillance. Identification completed on 19 July 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 70.0 (IDA Grant). Consulting ser- vices to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Social Protection & Labor Additional Financing for Social Safety Net Project: The PDO is to increase access of poor and vulnerable households November 2017 Africa PAGE 20 to safety nets and to lay the foundations for an adaptive safety net system in Burkina Faso. Approval completed on 7 De- cember 2016. Environmental Assessment Category C. Project: P160371. US$ 6.0 (AFRH). Consultants will be required. Min- istry of Economics and Finances. Social, Urban, Rural and Resilience Global Practice Strengthening Climate Resilience in Burkina Faso: The Project Development Objective is to strengthen the adaptive capacity and climate resilience of vulnerable communities and the economy of Burkina Faso. This will be achieved by devel- oping the capacity of national hydro-meteorological and warning services, which will in turn support adaptation planning for public and private sector users. Identification completed on 23 August 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 8.5/22.5 (IDA Grant/GCF). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Trade & Competitiveness Burkina Faso - Bagre Growth Pole Project Additional Financing: Objective to be Determined. Identification com- pleted on 18 August 2016. Environmental Assessment Category A. US$ 50.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be deter- mined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Water Water Supply, Sanitation and Water Resources Management Project: The Project Development Objectives (PDOs) is to improve water supply and sanitation services in project targeted areas and strengthen water resources monitor- ing and management Identification completed on 16 August 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 250.0/50.0 (IDA Credit/IDA Grant). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Urban Water Sector Project - Additional Financing: The overall objective of the project is to increase access to sus- tainable water and sanitation services in selected urban areas. This will contribute to achievement of the water and sanita- tion MDGs. The project will achieve the objective through: (a) facilitating access to services through programs for construct- ing social water service connections, public standpipes, and on-site sanitation facilities; and (b) consolidating the achieve- ments of the urban water supply sub-sector reforms and strengthening capacities to deliver and manage services. The project will help to provide clean water to 527,000 additional people and to provide improved sanitation services to 246,000 addi- tional people." Approval completed on 12 January 2015. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P149556. US$ 80.0 (IDA Grant). Consultants will be required. Office National de l'Eau et de l'Assainissement (ONEA) Tel: (226) 5043-1900. Burundi Agriculture Agro-Pastoral Productivity and Markets Development - AF: The Project Development Objective is to increase small producers' productivity and market access for Targeted Commodities in the Project Area. Approval completed on 15 December 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 25.0 (IDA Grant). Consulting ser- vices to be determined. Ministry of Finance, Budget and Privatization; Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock. Education Burundi Youth Skills and Employment Project: To develop skills and improve employment and income of targeted youths Identification completed on 16 June 2017. US$ 30.0 (IDA Grant). Consulting services to be determined. Implement- ing agency(ies) to be determined. Burundi Early Grade Learning Project: To improve learning and student progression in early grades in Burundi Iden- tification completed on 18 October 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 50.0 (IDA Grant). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Energy & Extractives PAGE 21 Monthly Operational Summary November 2017 Burundi Electrification Scale up Project: Increase energy access through grid expansion and off-grid electrification Identification completed on 13 October 2017. US$ 100.0 (IDA Grant). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Environment & Natural Resources Burundi Landscape Restoration and Resilience Project: The project adopts a community driven landscape ap- proach involving multiple land users and donors to restore degraded lands in priority areas in Burundi. Specifically, the PDO is to restore degraded landscapes by community members in two priority regions, and in the event of an eligible crisis or emergency, to provide immediate and effective response to said eligible crisis or emergency. The project will finance technical assistance, works, goods, workshops, training, services and operational costs to support the landscape approach. The project will support and scale up successful land use practices on soil and water conservation tech- niques, increasing forest cover, increasing agricultural productivity and restoration practices that will in turn allow people to build resilience to climate change in two critically degraded landscapes. The project will strengthen national systems for planning, implementing and financing landscape restoration activities, as well as up-scale demonstrated land certification schemes in the target areas. With a focus to sustain role of the local government, community interest and ownership and taking cues from similar operations in Ethiopia, Rwanda, China, as well as the PADZOC project and LVEMP II, the project will involve local government in community mobilization and in monitoring project implementation. Concept completed on 13 February 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P160613. US$ 40.0 (IDA Grant). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Finance, Budget and Privatization; Ministry of Water, Environment, Land and Ur- ban Planning. Health, Nutrition & Population Investing in Early Years in Burundi (NKURIZA): Increase access to and utilization of an evidence-based package of reproductive, maternal and child health and nutrition interventions to reduce chronic malnutrition in project areas Identifi- cation completed on 19 September 2017. US$ 30.0 (IDA Grant). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agen- cy(ies) to be determined. Social, Urban, Rural and Resilience Global Practice GLR-SOP: Burundi Refugee and Host Community Development Response Project: to improve access to liveli- hoods and socio-economic infrastructure for displaced people and host communities in the targeted areas. Identification completed on 2 June 2017. US$ 25.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Transport & ICT Digital Burundi / Burundi Numerique: The development objective is to promote economic opportunities through digi- tal connectivity and access to financial services Identification completed on 17 July 2017. US$ 30.0 (IDA Grant). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Cabo Verde Education Cabo Verde Education Project: To support the National Education Plan 2017-2021 Identification completed on 19 June 2017. US$ 10.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Finance & Markets November 2017 Africa PAGE 22 (R) Cabo Verde: Access to Finance for MSMEs: The development objective is to increase access to finance for micro, small and medium sized enterprises. Appraisal completed on 21 November 2017. Environmental Assessment Category F. Project: P163015. US$ 15.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Economy and Jobs. Governance Cabo Verde SOE Reform Project: The Project Development Objective is to strengthen fiscal risk and SOE monitoring and to reduce the operational financing needs of selected SOEs. Identification completed on 13 July 2016. Environmental Assessment Category C. US$ 20.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Unidade de Acompanhanmento do Sector Empresarial do Estado (UASE). Social Protection & Labor Social Inclusion Project: To support Government efforts in building a robust social protection system to promote social inclusion Identification completed on 5 September 2017. US$ 10.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Im- plementing agency(ies) to be determined. Transport & ICT First Additional Financing to the Cabo Verde Transport Sector Reform Project: The objective of the project is to support the Recipient's efforts to improve efficiency and management of its national road assets and lay the groundwork for transport sector State Owned Enterprise reform. Approval completed on 15 June 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P161248. US$ 27.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Cameroon Agriculture (N) North Cameroon Agriculture and Water Smart Landscapes Project: To enhance water resources sustainabil- ity for climate resilient agriculture productivity in selected landscapes in North Cameroon. Identification completed on 2 November 2017. US$200.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Education Skills Development for Growth Project: The objective of the project is to improve skills development according to la- bor market needs, with focus on key growth sectors, and strengthen institutional capacity and skills development system. Identification completed on 5 June 2017. US$ 50.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agen- cy(ies) to be determined. CAMEROON Education Reform Support Project: The Project Development Objective would be to improve equitable access to quality primary and lower secondary education with a focus on the Education Priority Zones. Concept completed on 20 March 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P160926. US$ 100.0/30.0 (IDA Credit/IDA Grant). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Basic Education. Energy & Extractives Hydropower Development on the Sanaga River Technical Assistance Project: The Project development objective is to improve the Recipient's institutional capacity for a sustainable development of hydroelectric resources on the Sanaga River Basin. Approval completed on 11 May 2017. Environmental Assessment Category A. Project: P157733. US$ 26.3 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Electricity Development Corporation (EDC); Ministry of Water and Energy (MINEE). Cameroon Nachtigal Hydropower Project: Objective to be Determined. Identification completed on 8 October 2015. Environmental Assessment Category A. US$ 300.0/150.0/280.0 (GUAR/ZBIL/ZMUL). Consulting services to be deter- mined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. PAGE 23 Monthly Operational Summary November 2017 (R) CM- Rural Electricity Access Project for Northern Regions: The Project Development Objective is to increase electricity access in Northern Regions of Cameroon. Concept completed on 20 November 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P163881. US$ 150.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Rural Electrification Agency. Mining Sector Capacity Building Add: The PDO is to improve (i) the efficiency and transparency of mining sector man- agement and (ii) the frameworks for sustainable mining development. Approval completed on 31 March 2017. Environmen- tal Assessment Category B. Project: P160917. US$ 26.9 (IDA Credit). No consultants are required. Ministry of Economy, Planning, and Regional Development. Governance (R) CAMEROON - Strengthening Public Sector Effectiveness and Statistical Capacity Project: The project de- velopment objective is to improve the effectiveness of public spending in selected sectors and strengthen the statistics system for evidence-based decision making. Approval completed on 20 November 2017. Environmental Assessment Category C. Project: P151155. US$ 31.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Ministry of Economy Planning and Regional Development; Republic of Cameroon. Health, Nutrition & Population Health System Performance Reinforcement Project - Additional Financing: Objective to be Determined. Identi- fication completed on 29 August 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 30.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Social Protection & Labor Social Safety Nets for Crisis Response: Objective to be Determined. Identification completed on 30 August 2017. En- vironmental Assessment Category B. US$ 30.0 (IDA Grant). Consultants will be required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Social, Urban, Rural and Resilience Global Practice Cameroon: Inclusive and Resilient Cities Development Project: The proposed Development Objective is to im- prove urban management and access to infrastructure in selected urban areas, particularly for poor neighborhoods, and in- crease resilience to natural hazards and other eligible crises. Approval completed on 22 August 2017. Environmental As- sessment Category B. Project: P156210. US$ 160.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Republic of Cameroon, Con- tact: Jean Jacques YEPMOU, Director; Ministry of Urban Development and Housing (MINDUH), Contact: Mme Anne- Marie Essono, Engineer. Community Development Program Support Project Response to Forced Displacement: Objective to be Deter- mined. Identification completed on 6 October 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 50.0 (IDA Credit). Con- sulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Transport & ICT Cameroon - ICT Sector Reform Project: The Development Objective is to further ICT sector's reforms in order to in- crease the reach and usage of ICT services in the Republic of Cameroon. Concept completed on 16 January 2017. Environ- mental Assessment Category C. Project: P161219. US$ 40.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications; Ministry of Finance. Central African Republic Education Central Africa Education Quality Improvement Project: To support quality of learning during the early years of November 2017 Africa PAGE 24 primary education and to build capacity of local school authorities. Identification completed on 27 July 2017. US$ 25.0 (IDA Grant). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Energy & Extractives CAR Emergency Electricity Access Project: The PDO is to increase renewable energy generation capacity in CAR Iden- tification completed on 2 August 2017. US$ 45.0 (IDA Grant). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agen- cy(ies) to be determined. Environment & Natural Resources Natural Resources Governance Project in CAR: Project will aim to improve mining and forest governance, with a view to maximizing the potential socioeconomic benefits of CAR’s mining and forest industry in targeted areas. Concept completed on 21 February 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P161973. US$ 10.0 (IDA Grant). Consult- ants will be required. Ministry of Water, Forests, Hunting and Fisheries (MWFHF); Ministry of Mines and Geology (MMG). Governance Emergency Public Services Response Project: The project development objective is to re-establish an operational government payroll and related financial management systems. Approval completed on 19 May 2015. Environmental As- sessment Category C. Project: P154304. US$ 10.0 (IDA Grant). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Finance and Budg- et/ CS REF, Contact: Remy Yakoro, Minister of Finance. Health, Nutrition & Population Health System Support Extension and Strengthening Project: The development objective is to increase utilization and improve the quality of essential health services in targeted areas of the Recipient’s territory Identification completed on 10 August 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 10.0 (IDA Grant). Consulting services to be determined. Im- plementing agency(ies) to be determined. Chad Agriculture Chad – Agro-sylvo-pastoral Climate Resilience and Productivity Enhancement Project: The proposed Project Development Objective (PDO) is to “increase adoption of improved technologies that can raise productivity and enhance resilience in the Project’s targeted areas�. Identification completed on 28 December 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 40.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Education CHAD Skills Development for Youth Employment and Competitiveness Project: The Project Development Ob- jective is to improve the quality of skills and labor market outcomes for project beneficiaries. Identification completed on 24 August 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 50.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Imple- menting agency(ies) to be determined. Chad Education Sector Reform Project Phase-2 Additional Financing: The Project Development Objective is to improve teaching and learning conditions in primary schools nationwide and upper secondary schools in selected areas. Approval completed on 23 June 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P163740. US$ 50.0 (IDA Grant). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Governance PAGE 25 Monthly Operational Summary November 2017 Tchad Domestic Resource Mobilization: To Improve Tax and Customs Revenue collection and Management as well as the Oversight and Governance of State-Owned Enterprises Identification completed on 27 June 2017. Environmental As- sessment Category C. US$ 25.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be deter- mined. TD-Public Financial Mgmt CB AF: The additional financing will scale up some existing activities (technical assistance to the computerization of the public financial management system) while supporting new ones (implementation of the organic finance law, debt management). Approval completed on 12 May 2014. Environmental Assessment Category C. US$ 10.2 (IDA Grant). No consultants are required. Ministry of Economy and Finance Tel: (235-22) 520-452, E-mail: pam- fip@intnet.td, Contact: Chandanie Wijayawardene, Director General. Social Protection & Labor Chad - refugees and communities: The project development objective is to improve access to basic social services and economic opportunities for refugees and host communities. Identification completed on 18 August 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 91.0/65.0 (IDA Credit/IDA Grant). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agen- cy(ies) to be determined. Social, Urban, Rural and Resilience Global Practice Chad Hydrological and Meteorological Services Modernization Project: The proposed Project Development Ob- jective (PDO) is to improve the country’s hydro-meteorological, early warning and response systems and services in targeted areas. Identification completed on 24 July 2017. US$ 8.2/22.0 (IDA Credit/GCF). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Transport & ICT (N) Chad Rural Mobility and Connectivity Project: The Project Development Objective (PDO) is to improve rural road connectivity to markets and social services. Identification completed on 3 November 2017. US$ 30.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Comoros Energy & Extractives COMOROS SOLAR ENERGY DEVELOPMENT PROJECT: To add solar PV and energy storage facilities to the Como- rian power generation mix. Identification completed on 6 December 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 36.0 (IDA Grant). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Governance Economic Governance Technical Assistance - AF: 1. Comoros' three islands form one of the smallest African coun- tries. With an estimated 760,000 inhabitants, spread among three islands, the country remains mired in poverty. Gross Do- mestic Product (GDP) per capita is estimated at US$785 and, based on 2004 estimates, about 45 percent of the population lived below the poverty line, an incidence that has probably increased since then . Poverty incidence varies considerably across regions and is typically higher in rural areas and on the island of Anjouan. The primary sector of the economy (mainly subsistence agriculture, a few cash crops, and fisheries) and retail services dominate the economy, representing about one- half and one-fifth of the country's GDP, respectively. Cash crops comprise mainly three high-value export crops-vanilla, cloves and ylang-ylang -and constitute most of the export earnings in goods, equivalent to a mere 4 percent of GDP. The third largest sector is government services, representing about 10 percent of GDP. Despite the potential in tourism, the coun- try has failed so far to tap into the growing role of this sector in the region. With longstanding outmigration, the country benefits from large and growing remittances-at close to 20 percent of GDP-from the Comorian diaspora, mainly in France. The diaspora also represents the main source of visitors from abroad. 2. Confirming a new commitment to reform, the Un- ion of the Comoros adopted a Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (PRSP) for the period 2010-2014, which was endorsed by partners, including the World Bank.5 The strategy has the following core objectives: (i) stabilize the economy and lay the November 2017 Africa PAGE 26 groundwork for strong and equitable growth; (ii) strengthen key sectors by focusing on institution-building and ensuring a broader role for the private sector; (iii) strengthen governance and social cohesion; (iv) improve the health status of the gen- eral public; (iv) promote education and vocational training with the aim of developing human capital; and (v) promote envi- ronmental sustainability and civilian security. 3. In support of its PRSP, the government has finalized a comprehensive Public Financial Management strategy for the coming decade (2010-19) and adopted a detailed Action Plan for 2010-12. The proposed strategy is organized around four pillars6: (i) modernizing the legislative and regulatory framework and strength- ening institutional capacity; (ii) rationalizing budget preparation; (iii) strengthening budget execution; and (iv) increasing transparency through improved internal and external controls. The action plan (the first in a series of rolling triennial plans) provides a detailed, sequenced and budgeted list of actions mapped to specific lead institutions within the administration. Its implementation relies on two committees that include Union and island representatives: The CREF (which acts as a secre- tariat of the Comité Budgétaire) that is responsible for the implementation as well as monitoring and evaluation of the na- tional PFM reform strategy, and the HASC that is in charge of leading the civil service reform, including management of personnel rosters, new recruitments into the civil service and implementation of the organic frameworks. 4. Notwithstand- ing this new dynamism for PFM reforms, important challenges remain. The 2007 Public Expenditure and Financial Assess- ment (PEFA) review rated Comoros at the lowest possible score, on 22 out of 28 key indicators. This evaluation emphasized weaknesses at all levels of public financial management (from formal institutions and procedures to actual implementation and processes), and puts Comoros squarely in the 'lower performance league' of African countries. 5. Major weaknesses contribute to reduce the Government's efficiency in terms of budget preparation, execution, and reporting. Despite recent improvements and efforts to enhance cooperation via the Comité Budgétaire, budget preparation remains nonparticipatory with consultations between Union and Islands fragmentary and unstructured. As a result, the budget is established mainly on the basis of economic and financial constraints, and is largely disconnected from policy priorities. With revenues barely covering wages and recurrent expenditures, there is limited scope for using the budget as a tool for resource allocations. In addition, the budgetary nomenclature is still based on administrative classifications and does not permit establishing a direct link between the budget (preparation and monitoring) and the government's policy priorities or tracking priority expendi- tures through the budget cycle. With respect to execution, the legal and procedural framework is outdated and moreover poorly understood even by those in charge of the administrative phase of execution (credit managers). As a result normal procedures are often circumvented through a proliferation of exceptional procedures and significant gaps appear between budgeted and actual amounts. Thus the informational and authorization functions of the budget are severely undermined. At the Treasury level, serious structural weaknesses were again compounded during the reconciliation period, which saw a breakdown in communication and systems across levels of Government. As a result key public accounts documents are simp- ly never produced. 6. PFM information systems and financial control mechanisms are generally rudimentary and obsolete, and lack an integrated financial management information system. Except for the recently implemented ASYCUDA++ for customs operations, the only systems in place are software applications for wage bill calculation and external debt manage- ment. 7. Comoros' civil service absorbs an inordinate share of the Government's resources, while delivering poor quality services to the population. During the period of decentralization, most central administrative structures were simply dupli- cated in each autonomous island (without regard for administrative efficiency or financial sustainability). Correspondingly the civil service roster increased from less than 6,000 in 1999 to some 12,000 in 2008, with a concomitant rise of wage and salaries expenditures from 6.2 to 9 percent of Gross Domestic Product (GDP), a loss of institutional memory and a dilution of already scare human resources. Moreover, the often discretionary nature of these appointments has weakened the signifi- cance of positions and job descriptions within each public institution. 8. The government has taken steps to improve the effectiveness of public administration and gradually reduce the wage bill, but much remains to be done. The HASC has su- pervised the establishment of a unified computerized civil service roster (for the Union and Islands) and contracted the de- velopment of an integrated civil service and wage management software. It has also carried out a vast review of the existing organizational structures of each administration (cadres organiques) an updated version of which has been adopted by Par- liament in 2010 and will be gradually implemented. Nevertheless, there are numerous remaining challenges. For example, the civil service roster will only become a useful management tool once a physical census of all civil servants has been com- pleted to clean up and validate the data. Also, much work is needed to develop feasible strategies for implementing the new organizational structures over time and with due consideration for social consequences. 9. In January 31 2011, the Bank approved a grant in the amount of SDR 1.2 million (USD 1.8 million equivalent) to support the country's PFM and civil ser- vice reform programs. The original project development objectives are (i) to increase the efficiency, accountability and transparency of public financial management and (ii) to improve the management of civil service human resources and wag- es. The disbursement percentage as of December 18, 2012 is about 67%. 10. A midterm performance review was conducted in March 2012 and followed by s supervision mission in October 2012. Overall, progress towards achieving the PDOs and implementation progress of the activities were found satisfactory. However, the team noted a financing gap of about $1.5 million to implement the remaining activities of the project, including the PFM information system and the implementation of the recommendations of the HR assessments and reviews (physical census of the civil servants, wages paid by checks, organic frameworks). In addition, the policy dialogue with the Ministry of Finance highlighted the weak macroeconomic PAGE 27 Monthly Operational Summary November 2017 management capacities which undermine the country's ability to formulate expenditure policy decisions based on sound assumptions and data. To address this challenge, the authorities have requested the Bank's support to conduct economic management studies to inform budget preparation processes and sectoral analysis. 12. The purpose of the additional financ- ing is to support the implementation of those activities. More specifically, the additional activities are following: (i) Acquire and roll out a system covering budget preparation, budget execution, and accounting and reporting; (ii) design and build the required network (LAN and WAN) so that the module could be used by the Treasury services throughout the territory (iii) support the implementation of the HR assessments and reviews (physical census of the civil servants, wages paid by checks, organic frameworks) (iv) economic management studies to inform budget preparation processes and sectoral analysis. 13. Moreover, the original date closing date is set for December 31, 2013. According to the IT master plan, the acquisition and roll out of the budget and accounting system would take up to 18 months. Therefore an extension of the closing date of the parent project is proposed until December 31, 2015. 14. No other changes are proposed to the project's development objec- tives as the additional activities fit within the originally conceived objectives. Approval completed on 12 November 2013. Environmental Assessment Category C. US$ 3.5 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Economic and Governance Pro- ject (ABGE) Tel: (263) 773-9900, E-mail: moinacharani@yahoo.fr, Contact: Moinafatima Charani, Coordinator, ABGE. Health, Nutrition & Population (N) Health and Nutrition Systems Support for Universal Health Coverage: Improving access to health and nutri- tion services to support the Government of Comoros in its pursuit of UHC, with particular attention to "pocket of poverty", among project beneficiaries Identification completed on 15 November 2017. US$ 10.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Trade & Competitiveness Integrated Development and Competitiveness Project: Foster private sector-led competitiveness and growth along select value chains and sectors in Comoros. Identification completed on 30 June 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 25.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Congo, Democratic Republic of Agriculture DRC Agriculture Productivity and Commercialization Project: To increase agriculture productivity and improve market access of small farmers and small and medium size agribusinesses in selected regions. Concept completed on 14 July 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P162517. US$ 150.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. PARRSA PIU. DRC Agriculture Rehabilitation and Recovery AF: To increase agricultural productivity and improve marketing of crops and animal products crops and animal products in targeted areas of the Recipients territory. Approval completed on 22 March 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P159037. US$ 75.0/3.6 (IDA Credit/REDD). Consulting services to be determined. Honore Tshiyoyo. Education Democratic Republic of Congo - Skills for Employment & Productivity Project: The Project Development Objec- tive is to improve the quality of skills and labor market outcomes for project beneficiaries. Identification completed on 25 August 2017. US$ 100.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Energy & Extractives AF- DRC-Growth with Governance in the Mineral Sector: Objective to be Determined. Identification completed on 19 December 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 70.0 (IDA Grant). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. (N) DRC Promines 2: To strengthen the capacity of key institutions to manage the minerals sector, improve the condi- November 2017 Africa PAGE 28 tions for increased knowledge, investments and revenues from mining, and help increase the socio-economic benefits from industrial and artisanal mining in Project areas. Identification completed on 7 November 2017. US$ 120.0 (IDA Grant). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. DRC Power Sector and Utility Development Project: The project development objectives are to contribute to (i) im- proving the utility’s performance and; (ii) improving the reliability of electricity supply in selected areas of DRC. Identif ica- tion completed on 14 September 2016. US$ 100.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agen- cy(ies) to be determined. Environment & Natural Resources Mai-Ndombe REDD+ Integrated Project under CAFI: The project development objective is to test new approaches to improve community livelihoods and forested landscape management, and to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from defor- estation and forest degradation in selected areas in the Recipient's territory. Approval completed on 28 June 2017. Envi- ronmental Assessment Category B. Project: P162837. US$ 18.2 (REDD). No consultants are required. Ministry of Environ- ment, and Sustainable Development (MEDD). Mai Ndombe REDD+ Integrated Investment Project: Objective to be Determined. Identification completed on 27 September 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 6.2 (GEFU). Consulting services to be determined. Imple- menting agency(ies) to be determined. Governance Public Financial Management and Accountability Project Additional Financing: The project development objec- tive (PDO) is to improve domestic revenue mobilization, public expenditure management, and accountability, at central level and in selected provinces. Approval completed on 15 February 2017. Environmental Assessment Category C. Project: P159160. US$ 50.0 (IDA Grant). Consultants will be required. COREF. Governance II: This is additional financing for the ongoing GCEP operation P104041, as per the recommendation of the MTR, conducted in November 2010, and as per the detailed request from the Minister of Finance, received in January 2011. Additional financing will fund activities in a 4th provinces (Kasai Occidental) additional activity on supporting procurement reform additional activity on public service identification process additional cost for IT investments due to price increases and expansion of the initially planned activities Approval completed on 9 May 2013. Environmental Assessment Category C. Project: P126115. US$ 67.0 (IDA Grant). No consultants are required. Ministry of Interior Tel: (243-99) 290-5743, E-mail: prcgrdc@gmail.com, Contact: Popaul Kizungu Chihiza, Project Coordinator. Public Sector Reform and Rejuvenation Project - AF: The project development objective is to strengthen and rejuve- nate the civil service in selected ministries at the central and provincial levels. Approval completed on 16 May 2017. Envi- ronmental Assessment Category C. Project: P160612. US$ 45.0 (IDA Grant). Consultants will be required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Health, Nutrition & Population DRC Health System Strengthening Additional Financing: The proposed project development objective is to improve utilization and quality of maternal and child health services in targeted areas within the Recipient's Territory. Approval completed on 31 March 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P157864. US$ 120.0/40.0/3.5 (IDA Cred- it/GFF/SPTF). No consultants are required. Alain Iyeti; Ministry of Finance. AF-DRC Human Development Systems Strengthening: The proposed project development objective is to strengthen select management systems for education and health services in targeted geographic areas in the Recipient's territory. Ap- proval completed on 29 March 2016. Environmental Assessment Category C. Project: P156421. US$ 30.0/10.0/1.1 (IDA Grant/GFF/PHRD). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Finance, Contact: Henri Yav Mulang, Minister. (N) Health System Strengthening for Better Maternal and Child Health Results AF2: The proposed project de- velopment objective is to improve utilization and quality of maternal and child health services in targeted areas within the Recipient's Territory. Identification completed on 3 November 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 10.0 PAGE 29 Monthly Operational Summary November 2017 (FSHN). No consultants are required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Macro Economics & Fiscal Management DRC - PforR new: Objective to be Determined. Identification completed on 18 July 2017. Environmental Assessment Cat- egory A. US$ 300.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Social Protection & Labor (R) Productive Inclusion Project: The project development objective is to improve the access of poor households to productive safety nets interventions and establish the core building blocks of a safety nets system. Concept completed on 1 November 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P163962. US$ 100.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Social Fund of the Democratic Republic of Congo. Social, Urban, Rural and Resilience Global Practice Kinshasa Urban Development and Resilience Project: To improve the living conditions and socio economic oppor- tunities for the residents of targeted poor and vulnerable neighborhoods through selected investments and to strengthen the urban planning and management capacity of the City-Province of Kinshasa. Identification completed on 1 September 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 150.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Strengthening Hydro-Meteorological and Climate Services: The proposed Project Development Objective (PDO) is to improve the quality of the Government of the DRC’s targeted hydro -meteorological and climate services. Approval com- pleted on 8 March 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P159217. US$ 5.3/2.7 (GEFU/GFDR). Consultants will be required. Democratic Republic of Congo; National Agency of Meteorology and Teledetection by Satellite (Mettelsat). DRC - Urban Development Project Additional Financing: To improve access to basic services and infrastructure and strengthen urban and municipal management of the targeted cities. Approval completed on 4 May 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P157114. US$ 90.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Finance; Project Implementation Unit. Trade & Competitiveness DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO- SME DEVELOPMENT AND GROWTH PROJECT: The project develop- ment objective is to enhance the growth and competitiveness of targeted micro, small and medium sized enterprises in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Concept completed on 9 August 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P160806. US$ 100.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Ministry of SME. Transport & ICT Second High Priority Roads Reopening and Maintenance Project: The Project Development Objective is to re- establish lasting earth and paved road access between provincial capitals, districts and territories, in the project impact area and to improve the road sector institutional organization Concept completed on 29 June 2017. Environmental Assessment Category A. Project: P161877. US$ 300.0 (IDA Grant). Consultants will be required. Cellule Infrastructures. Water DRC Urban Water Supply Project Additional Financing and Restructuring: The revised PDO is to increase access to sustainable water services in selected urban areas, and to improve the operational performances and viability of the Pro- ject Implementing Entity. Approval completed on 25 February 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 166.0 (IDA Grant). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. November 2017 Africa PAGE 30 Congo, Republic of Agriculture Commercial Agriculture Project: The Project Development Objective (PDO) is to improve productivity of farmers and market access for producer groups and micro, small and medium agribusiness enterprises, in selected zones of the territory of the Recipient, and provide immediate and effective response in the event of an Eligible Crisis or Emergency. Approval completed on 13 July 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P159979. US$ 100.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Republic of Congo; Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Livestock. Education Congo - Skills Development for Employability AF: The objective of the Project is to improve job and entrepreneur- ship skills for vulnerable urban youth in order to improve their labor market insertion and earnings. Identification complet- ed on 20 July 2017. Environmental Assessment Category C. US$ 20.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Imple- menting agency(ies) to be determined. Environment & Natural Resources (N) Northern Congo Agroforestry Project: To promote sustainable agricultural and agroforestry practices to avoid future deforestation and increase carbon stocks. Identification completed on 23 November 2017. US$ 16.0 (CIF). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Health, Nutrition & Population Republic of Congo Health System Strengthening Project - Additional Financing: The project development objec- tive is to increase utilization and quality of maternal and child health services in targeted areas. Identification completed on 18 September 2017. US$ 20.0 (IDA Credit). No consultants are required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Social Protection & Labor Lisungi Safety Nets System Project Additional Financing: "Strengthen the social safety nets system and its pro- grams aimed at improving both access to health and education services and productivity among poor and vulnerable house- holds in participating areas." Approval completed on 30 March 2017. Environmental Assessment Category C. Project: P161154. US$ 10.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Trade & Competitiveness CG-Support to Enterprise Development and Competitiveness Project: Enhance SME competitiveness and eco- nomic diversification in the Republic of Congo Concept completed on 19 July 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P161590. US$30.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. PADE. Transport & ICT Central African Backbone SOP3 Republic of Congo Additional Financing: The development objective of the pro- posed project is consistent with the PDO for the CAB Program: to contribute to increase geographical reach and usage of regional broadband network services and reduce their prices, in the Republic of Congo. Approval completed on 30 March 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P160292. US$ 5.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications in Charge of ICT. PAGE 31 Monthly Operational Summary November 2017 Cote d'Ivoire Agriculture Cashew Value Chain Competitiveness Project: To increase cashew productivity, quality and value-added focusing on small farmers and SMEs in producing areas of Cote d'Ivoire. Concept completed on 14 September 2016. Environmental Assessment Category A. Project: P158810. US$200.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Ministry of Economy and Finance; Ministry of Agriculture; Ministry of Mines and Industry. Education Higher Education Project: The Project Development Objective (PDO) is to improve employability of tertiary education graduates in Côte d’Ivoire. Identification completed on 14 November 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 50.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Youth Employment and Skills Development - Additional Financing: The proposed Project Development Objective (PDO) is to improve access to temporary employment and skills development opportunities for young men and women in Cote d'Ivoire' s territory. Approval completed on 26 March 2015. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P151844. US$ 50.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Energy & Extractives Cote d'Ivoire: CI-ENERGIES Guarantee Project: Objective to be Determined. Identification completed on 30 May 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 200.0 (GUID). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Environment & Natural Resources (R) Forest Investment Program: The Development Objective is to conserve and increase the forest stock and improve access to income sources from sustainable forest management for selected communities in target zones Appraisal completed on 28 November 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P162789. US$ 15.0 (CIF). Consultants will be re- quired. Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development. Finance & Markets Financial Sector Development: The Project Development Objective is to support the government of Cote d’Ivoire to foster sound financial inclusion. Identification completed on 10 December 2014. Environmental Assessment Category C. Project: P151507. US$ 30.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Ministry of Economy and Finance, Contact: Issa Fadiga, Special Advisor to the Minister; Ministry of Economy and Finance, Contact: Issa Fadiga, Special Advisor to the Minister. Governance CI Governance and Institu Dev Addit Fin: The project development objective (PDO) is to achieve enhanced transpar- ency and efficiency in the management of public finances and improved governance and efficiency in the cocoa sector. Ap- proval completed on 9 June 2014. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P147016. US$ 5.0 (IDA Credit). Consult- ants will be required. Ministry of Planning and International Cooperation Tel: (967-1) 250-118, E-mail: ashater@mpic.gov.ye, Contact: Abdullah Al Shatter, Deputy Minister for Projects Programming. Economic Governance and Citizen Centered Service Delivery Project: The project aims to improve the effective- November 2017 Africa PAGE 32 ness of core economic governance functions in order to support high quality, responsive, and citizen centered service deliv- ery in priority sectors Identification completed on 7 June 2017. US$ 75.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be deter- mined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Health, Nutrition & Population (R) Multisectoral Nutrition and Child Development Project: The development objective is to increase the coverage of early childhood nutrition and development interventions in selected areas in the Recip ient’s territory. Appraisal complet- ed on 24 November 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P161770. US$ 50.0/10.4 (IDA Credit/MSC1). Consultants will be required. Permanent Technical Secretariat of the National Nutrition Council. Social, Urban, Rural and Resilience Global Practice Infrastructure Renewal and Urban Management Project Additional Financing: The objective of the project is to improve access to basic infrastructure in targeted urban and rural areas, and, in the event of an Eligible Crisis or Emergency, to provide immediate and effective response to said Eligible Crisis or Emergency. Approval completed on 2 August 2016. Environmental Assessment Category A. Project: P156253. US$ 60.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Implement- ing agency(ies) to be determined. (R) Cote d'Ivoire Land Policy Improvement and Implementation Project: The proposed Project Development Objective is to strengthen the Government’s capacity for the implementation of its national rural land tenure pro gram at the national level; and to improve the land use and property rights registration system in selected rural areas. Concept complet- ed on 12 October 2017. Environmental Assessment Category A. Project: P157206. US$ 50.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. National Rural Land Agency (AFOR); Ministère de l'Agriculture et du Développement Rural. Transport & ICT (R) PROJECT TO SUPPORT THE COMPETITIVENESS OF THE GREATER ABIDJAN AGGLOMERATION SUF: The Project Development Objective (PDO) is to support the competitiveness of the Greater Abidjan Agglomeration through smart city planning, efficient and sustainable transport and logistics system, and a conducive business environment. Concept completed on 7 November 2017. Environmental Assessment Category A. Project: P159697. US$ 315.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. PRICI (PCU). Digital Solutions for Sustainable Development: To improve access to affordable broadband in rural communities and leverage electronic platforms to improve farm productivity and access to markets. Concept completed on 24 October 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P160418. US$ 50.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Digital Economy and Post. Equatorial Guinea Education Equatorial Guinea Basic Education Project: Maintain access to basic education for poor children and basic school functioning during the economic crisis, while improving schooling quality and systems data. Identification completed on 7 April 2017. US$50.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Ethiopia Agriculture (R) Livestock and Fisheries Sector Development Project: Increase productivity and commercialization of producers and processors in selected value chains, strengthen service delivery systems in the livestock and fisheries sectors, and re- spond promptly and effectively to an eligible crisis or emergency. Negotiations authorized on 3 November 2017. Environ- PAGE 33 Monthly Operational Summary November 2017 mental Assessment Category B. Project: P159382. US$ 170.0 (IDA Credit). No consultants are required. Food and Agricul- ture Organization (FAO); International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD); Federal Ministry of Finance and Eco- nomic Development, Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia; International Livestock Research Institute ILRI (CGIAR), E- mail: s.tarawali@cgiar.org, Contact: Shirley Tarawali, Deputy Director; World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE); Minis- try of Livestock and Fisheries. Ethiopia Pastoral Livelihoods Project: To improve livelihoods and access to social services for pastoralists and agro- pastoralists of Ethiopia. Identification completed on 12 June 2017. US$ 400.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be de- termined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Education (R) Ethiopia General Education Quality Improvement Program for Equity: Objective to be Determined. Negotia- tions authorized on 1 November 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P163050. US$ 300.0/117.0/19.0/4.0 (IDA Credit/DFID/FINN/UNCF). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Energy & Extractives Renewable Energy Guarantees Project: Objective to be Determined. Concept completed on 24 May 2017. Environ- mental Assessment Category B. Project: P162607. US$ 200.0/800.0 (GUID/ZPCO). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Ethiopia Electrification Program (ELEAP): The development objective is to support electricity infrastructure devel- opment and to expand energy service delivery. Negotiations authorized on 14 September 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P160395. US$ 375.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Health, Nutrition & Population Ethiopia Health MDGs P4R Additional Financing: Objective to be Determined. Approval completed on 9 May 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 150.0/20.0/60.0 (IDA Credit/FSHD/GFF). Consulting services to be deter- mined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Social Protection & Labor Enhancing Shared Prosperity through Equitable Services: Objective to be Determined. Approval completed on 14 September 2017. Environmental Assessment Category C. Project: P161373. US$ 700.0/225.0/50.0/10.0 (IDA Grant/AFDB/ECEU/OSTR). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. PRODUCTIVE SAFETY NET PROJECT (PSNP 4) ADDITIONAL FINANCING: The Project Development Objective is: increase access to effective safety net and disaster risk management systems, and complementary livelihood and nutrition services for food-insecure households in the Recipients rural areas. Approval completed on 30 June 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P158770. US$ 100.0/300.0/12.0/36.0/25.0/122.0/75.0/19.0/17.0/12.0 (IDA Cred- it/AID/AUSL/BMZ/CIDA/DFID/ECEU/JPPG/NEDA/SIDA). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agen- cy(ies) to be determined. Trade & Competitiveness Ethiopia Economic Opportunities Program: Objective to be Determined. Identification completed on 3 May 2017. Environmental Assessment Category A. Project: P163829. US$ 200.0/100.0/50.0/200.0 (IDA Credit/DFID/ECEU/EUIB). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Transport & ICT Connecting Ethiopia: The proposed Project Development Objective is to provide support to the Fifth November 2017 Africa PAGE 34 Road Sector Development Program to improve transport connectivity to selected regional capitals and agriculturally productive areas. Identification completed on 1 August 2016. Environmental Assessment Category A. US$ 375.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Gabon Environment & Natural Resources Forest sector revitalization in Gabon: The project development objective is to reinvigorate wood mobilization in Gabon in a sound social and environmental manner, while testing new approaches to involve communities in forest management. Identification completed on 8 May 2017. US$60.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Transport & ICT Additional Financing CAB4: The development objective of the project is consistent with the PDO for the CAB Program: To contribute to increase geographical reach and usage of regional broadband network services and reduce their prices in the territory of the Republic of Gabon. Approval completed on 29 June 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P158299. US$23.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. eGabon Additional Financing: Objective to be Determined. Identification completed on 20 September 2017. Environ- mental Assessment Category B. US$15.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Gambia, The Education Results for Education Achievement and Development Project (READ): To increase access to basic education, improve quality of teaching and learning in lower basic schools, and strengthen education systems. Approval completed on 14 September 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P160282. US$ 7.5/1.0 (IDA Grant/ELP). No consult- ants are required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. The Gambia - Education Sector Support Program: To increase access to ECD and basic education and improve quali- ty of teaching and learning in ECD, basic and secondary education. Concept completed on 12 July 2017. Environmental As- sessment Category B. Project: P162890. US$ 30.0/5.0 (IDA Credit/FTIE). Consultants will be required. The Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education (MoBSE); The Ministry of Higher Education, Research, Science and Technology. Energy & Extractives Gambia Electricity Restoration and Modernization Project: The PDO is to improve electricity services in the na- tional grid as a result of (i) an increase in generation capacity through utility scale photovoltaic; (ii) an increase in transmis- sion capacity to the Greater Banjul Area; and (iii) the establishment of a national grid extending along the northern bank. Identification completed on 4 April 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 41.0/17.0/62.0 (IDA Cred- it/ECEU/EUIB). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Governance GM-Integrated Financial Management and Information System Project-Additional Financing: Objective to be Determined. Approval completed on 20 September 2013. Environmental Assessment Category C. US$ 5.0 (IDA Grant). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Finance and Economic Affairs Tel: (220) 422-5713, Contact: Juan Bosco Marti Ascencio, Titular de la Unidad de Asuntos Internacionales. PAGE 35 Monthly Operational Summary November 2017 Health, Nutrition & Population AF Maternal and Child Nutrition and Health Results Project: A. Proposed Development Objective The development objective of the project is to increase the utilization of community nutrition and primary maternal and child health services in selected regions in the Recipient’s territory. Approval completed on 9 January 2017. E nvironmental Assessment Category B. Project: P159693. US$ 3.2/4.3 (IDA Credit/IDA Grant). No consultants are required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Ghana Agriculture Ghana Commercial Agriculture Project Additional Financing: Objective to be Determined. Identification complet- ed on 6 December 2016. Environmental Assessment Category A. US$ 60.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be deter- mined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Education (N) Ghana Skills for Growth Project: Objective to be Determined. Identification completed on 6 November 2017. En- vironmental Assessment Category B. US$ 80.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agen- cy(ies) to be determined. Ghana Basic Education Reform: Objective to be Determined. Identification completed on 27 September 2017. Envi- ronmental Assessment Category C. US$ 50.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Secondary Education Improvement Project Additional Financing: The Project Development Objective is to in- crease access to senior secondary education in underserved districts and improve quality in low-performing senior high schools in Ghana. Approval completed on 28 June 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P163628. US$ 40.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Energy & Extractives Additional Financing for Ghana Oil and Gas Capacity Building Project: The project objective is to (i) improve public management and regulatory capacity while enhancing transparency; and (ii) strengthen local technical skills in Gha- na's emerging oil and gas sector. Approval completed on 27 June 2014. Environmental Assessment Category C. Project: P148224. US$ 19.8 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Ghana - Energy Sector Transformation Initiative Project: The project development objectives are to (a) strengthen the capacity of the power sector to plan and implement sector reforms, and(b) improve energy sector planning and coordina- tion in Ghana. Concept completed on 2 October 2017. Environmental Assessment Category C. Project: P163984. US$ 20.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Energy. Environment & Natural Resources Additional Financing for Ghana Forest Investment Program (FIP) - Enhancing Natural Forest and Agrofor- est Landscapes Project: To improve forest, land and tree management practices by cocoa farmers, CREMA communities and forest reserve managers to reduce forest loss and degradation in selected landscapes in Ghana's High Forest Zone. Iden- tification completed on 8 June 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 20.0 (CSCF). Consulting services to be November 2017 Africa PAGE 36 determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Dedicated Grant Mechanism for Local Communities Project: The PDO is to strengthen knowledge and practices of targeted local communities in the Select Regions of the Member Country in REDD+processes and sustainable forest man- agement. Approval completed on 26 April 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P145316. US$ 5.5 (CSCF). Consultants will be required. KASA; National Steering Committee; Solidaridad. Finance & Markets Ghana Financial Sector Development Project: The objective of the project is to foster financial sector stability and promote financial inclusion. Identification completed on 27 September 2016. Environmental Assessment Category C. US$ 35.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Governance Ghana Public Sector Reform for Results Project: To improve access, quality and accountability of delivery of admin- istrative services provided by selected Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs). Identification completed on 17 July 2017. Environmental Assessment Category C. US$20.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agen- cy(ies) to be determined. Social Protection & Labor AF Ghana Social Opportunities Project: The Project Development Objectives (PDO) of this Additional Financing is to improve targeting of social protection programs and provide income support to poor households through LEAP grants and LIPW infrastructure in targeted districts. Approval completed on 27 May 2014. Environmental Assessment Category B. Pro- ject: P146923. US$ 50.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection, Con- tact: Abdullah Al Shatter, Deputy Minister for Projects Programming; Ministry of Local Government and Rural Develop- ment Tel: (233-302) 818-1782, E-mail: kofibedu@yahoo.com, Contact: Robert Austin, National Coordinator. Second Ghana Social Opportunities - Productive Safety Nets Project: To consolidate provision of income support and productive opportunities into a systems-based approach to social protection for extreme poor households. Identification completed on 3 August 2017. US$ 30.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Social, Urban, Rural and Resilience Global Practice Ghana Secondary Cities Support Program: Objective to be Determined. Identification completed on 10 August 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P164451. US$ 250.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Greater Accra Clean, Resilient and Inclusive Development Project: The objectives of the project are to (i) strengthen flood and solid waste management and (ii) improve the living conditions of the most vulnerable communities in the Odaw basin in Greater Accra Region. Identification completed on 7 June 2017. Environmental Assessment Category A. US$ 150.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Trade & Competitiveness GH- Tourism Development Project: The project development objective is to contribute to the diversification of the Tourism industry and increase the size of the leisure tourism market in the economy. Identification completed on 21 June 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 40.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Transport & ICT Ghana Transport Sector Project - Additional Fin: Objective to be Determined. Approval completed on 4 November 2014. Environmental Assessment Category A. Project: P149444. US$ 25.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Minis- PAGE 37 Monthly Operational Summary November 2017 try of Roads and Highways and Ministry of Transport Tel: (233-302) 661-575, E-mail: duaquaye@yahoo.com, Contact: Dr. D. D. Darku Transport Sector Improvement Project: The Project Development Objectives are to: (i) reduce travel time on selected parts of the classified road network in Northern Ghana, (ii) promote road safety, and (iii) strengthen the institutional man- agement of the transport sector. Approval completed on 6 June 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P151026. US$ 150.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Finance, Contact: Major M.S. Tara (Rtd), Chief Director; Ministry of Transport, Contact: Twumasi Ankrah-Selby, Chief Director; Ministry of Roads and Highways, Contact: Godwin J. Brocke, Ag. Chief Director. Water PWALUGU MULTIPURPOSE PROJECT: Objective to be Determined. Identification completed on 2 June 2015. Envi- ronmental Assessment Category A. US$ 100.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. AF Sustainable Rural Water and Sanitation Project: The projects development objective is to expand access to, and ensure sustainability of water and sanitation services in rural and small town communities in six regions over the next 6 years. Approval completed on 28 June 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P163846. US$ 45.7 (IDA Cred- it). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Guinea Agriculture Guinea Agribusiness Development Project: Increase the productivity and improve the competitiveness of selected value chains, benefiting small-scale farmers in Guinea. Identification completed on 31 May 2017. US$175.0 (IBRD). Con- sulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Guinea Integrated Agricultural Development Project (GIADP): The Project development objective is to increase productivity, processing and market transactions between producers and other actors participating in targeted agricultural values chains in the project areas. Identification completed on 30 June 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 40.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Education Guinea Early Childhood Development: The Development Objective is to expand access to Early Childhood Education and Development services in Guinea focusing on underserved populations and build government capacity for coordinating Early Childhood Development. Identification completed on 22 June 2017. US$ 10.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Guinea Education Program for Results: Objective to be Determined. Identification completed on 18 October 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 40.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agen- cy(ies) to be determined. Energy & Extractives Guinea Electricity Access Scale Up Project: The project development objective is to improve access to reliable and cost-effective electricity services for households, social institutions and businesses. One of the challenges Guinea is facing is the low rate of access to electricity, estimated at around 18% which is lower than the average in SSA. This situation hampers the socio-economic development of a country that has been weakened by long period of political instability and recent Ebola epidemic. In line with the country’s National Economic and Social Development Plan, the Government has elaborated a five-year National Electricity Access Scale Up Program with an aim to double the rate of access by connecting around 721,000 new households and social institutions by 2021. The program includes grid extension November 2017 Africa PAGE 38 to connect around 662,000 households, development of mini-grids to implement about 6000 connections and promotion of home-based solutions to electrify around 2000 households. The program implementation will cost around US$ 645 million to be financed by bilateral and multilateral financing institutions. The proposed project will finance part of that program and leverage financing from other donors. It will finance the supply and installations of equipment and materials to expand the national grid to sub-urban and rural areas and provide technical assistance and institutional support to implement the electricity expansion program. Identification completed on 31 May 2017. US$ 40.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Power Sector Recovery Project - Additional Financing: Objective to be Determined. Identification completed on 28 September 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 25.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Im- plementing agency(ies) to be determined. Governance Economic Governance Technical Assistance & Capacity Building - Additional Financing: The project develop- ment objective (PDO) is to modernize public financial and human resource management and enhance statistical capacity in Guinea. Approval completed on 9 June 2017. Environmental Assessment Category C. Project: P157662. US$ 15.0 (IDA Grant). Consulting services to be determined. Ministry of Economy and Finance. Health, Nutrition & Population Guinea Health Service and Capacity Strengthening Project: Improve the utilization of RMNCH health services at primary level in target regions Concept completed on 2 October 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P163140. US$ 45.0/5.0 (IDA Credit/GFF). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Public health and Hygiene. Trade & Competitiveness Support to MSME Growth Competitiveness and Access to Finance: Improve SME access to markets in select high growth value chains with competitiveness and access to finance programs Identification completed on 7 July 2017. US$ 20.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Transport & ICT (R) Guinea Rural Mobility and Connectivity Project: The Project Development Objective (PDO) is to improve and sustain rural road connectivity to markets and social services Concept completed on 21 November 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P164543. US$ 40.0 (IDA Grant). No consultants are required. Direction Nationale du Ge- nie Rural. Guinea-Bissau Education The Quality Education for All Project: The Project Development Objective is to improve the teaching and learning en- vironment in grades 1-4 in targeted schools in Guinea-Bissau. Identification completed on 18 August 2016. Environmental Assessment Category C. US$ 10.7/4.3 (IDA Grant/FTIE). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Energy & Extractives Emergency Electricity and Water Rehabilitation Project - Additional Financing: This Additional Financing of PAGE 39 Monthly Operational Summary November 2017 $2.1m will aim to (i) cover any cost over-run on the 5 MW of thermal power plus fuel oil reservoir planned under the EEWRP with a budget of $6m, and/or (ii) cover any needed scale up of TA for reform/transformation of utility EAGB into a well- managed commercial entity, which has a budget of $1.5m under EEWRP. Both of these components were constrained due to limited IDA CRW funds under emergency operation. Bids for 5 MW thermal power are expected in February 2011, by which time it will become clear to what extent there is a shortage of funds for this component. Approval completed on 17 May 2011. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P125374. US$ 2.2 (IDA Grant). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Economy, Planning, and Regional Integration Tel: (245) 320-7286, E-mail: hembalo@hotmail.com, Contact: Luis Alberto Gomes, Coordinator. Health, Nutrition & Population Strengthening Maternal and Child Health Service Delivery in Guinea-Bissau: To improve coverage and quality of essential maternal and child health services in Guinea-Bissau. Concept completed on 17 July 2017. Environmental As- sessment Category B. Project: P163954. US$ 25.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Public Health. Social Protection & Labor Rural Community-Driven Development Project Add Fin: Objective to be Determined. Approval completed on 7 February 2014. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P146746. US$ 15.0 (IDA Grant). Consultants will be re- quired. Project Coordination Unit Tel: 245955219738, E-mail: alfamajal@gmail.com, Contact: João S. Handem Jr., Project Coordinator. Second Add. Fin. to Rural Community-Driven Development Project: The proposed revised PDO is to lay the foun- dation of a social safety net strategy in Guinea Bissau by: (i) increasing access to basic priority social and economic infra- structures and services in participating communities, (ii) providing income support to vulnerable groups, and (iii) testing the building blocks for a larger system. Approval completed on 10 May 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P151443. US$ 10.0/3.5 (IDA Grant/ACGF). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be deter- mined. Guinea Bissau: Safety Nets and Basic Services Project: The Project Development Objective is to provide poor com- munities and households with greater access to basic social services and social safety nets. Identification completed on 17 April 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 15.0 (IDA Grant). Consulting services to be determined. Implement- ing agency(ies) to be determined. Transport & ICT Guinea-Bissau - Rural Transport Project: The development objective is to improve, in selected areas, the rural popula- tion's physical access to markets and essential services. Concept completed on 15 March 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P161923. US$ 20.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Public Works; Project Coor- dination Unit of Rural Community-Driven Development Project. Water Emergency Water and Electricity Services - Additional Financing: The objective of the Project is to: (a) restore and increase the access of the population of the Recipient's capital city of Bissau to safe water and improve the quality of water services; (b) improve the reliability of electricity supply to the population of Bissau; and (c) improve the performance of EAGB. Approval completed on 30 May 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P161630. US$ 18.0/7.0 (IDA Credit/IDA Grant). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Economic and Regional Integration; PHIMP. Kenya Energy & Extractives KenGen Guarantee Program: Objective to be Determined. Identification completed on 29 November 2016. US$ 180.0 (GUID). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. November 2017 Africa PAGE 40 Additional Financing: Kenya Electricity Expansion Project: The project has two development objectives: (a) increase the capacity, efficiency, and quality of electricity supply; and (b) expand access to electricity in urban, peri-urban, and rural areas Approval completed on 15 June 2016. Environmental Assessment Category A. Project: P153179. US$ 68.0/3.0 (IDA Credit/GPBA). Consultants will be required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Kenya Electricity Transmission System Improvement Project: To increase the capacity, efficiency and reliability of the transmission and distribution system in Kenya Identification completed on 10 November 2016. Environmental Assess- ment Category A. US$ 290.0/80.0 (IDA Credit/ZPCO). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Kenya Electricity Transmission System Improvement Guarantee: Objective to be Determined. Identification com- pleted on 10 July 2017. Environmental Assessment Category A. US$ 80.0 (GUID). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Kenya: Off-grid Solar Access Project for Underserved Counties: The Project Development Objective is to increase access to modern energy services in underserved counties of Kenya Approval completed on 26 July 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P160009. US$ 150.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Rural Electrification Au- thority; Ministry of Energy and Petroleum; The National Treasury. Environment & Natural Resources Kenya Marine Fisheries and Socio-Economic Development Project (MAFIDEV): The Project Development Ob- jective is to improve management and increase value-addition of priority fisheries and aquaculture, and to strengthen access to livelihoods for coastal communities in Kenya. Concept completed on 16 October 2017. Environmental Assessment Cate- gory B. Project: P163980. US$ 100.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Fish- eries. Finance & Markets Long-term Finance for PPP/ Nairobi-Nakuru Toll Road Guarantee: Crowd in long term local currency financing into PPP Infrastructure projects Identification completed on 22 September 2017. US$ 80.0 (GUID). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Kenya Affordable Housing Finance Project: The development objective is to expand access to long-term housing fi- nance in Kenya, including for underserved households. Identification completed on 22 August 2017. US$ 250.0 (IDA Cred- it). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Governance Program to Strengthen Governance for Enabling Service Delivery and Public Investment in Kenya (GESDeK): Objective to be Determined. Approval completed on 7 September 2017. Environmental Assessment Category C. Project: P161387. US$ 150.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be deter- mined. Social Protection & Labor Kenya Social and Economic Inclusion Project: To strengthen the national safety net systems in Kenya for the poor and vulnerable households to access social and economic inclusion services. Identification completed on 19 July 2017. US$ 250.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Additional Financing for Cash Transfers for Orphans and Vulnerable Children: To increase social safety net access for extremely poor OVC households and to build the capacity of the government to more effectively deliver the Na- PAGE 41 Monthly Operational Summary November 2017 tional Safety Net Program. Approval completed on 31 October 2013. Environmental Assessment Category C. Project: P146161. US$ 10.0/56.4 (IDA Credit/DFID). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Labor, Social Security and Services Tel: NA, E-mail: mwasiajiwf@yahoo.com, Contact: Winnie Mwasiaji, Social Protection Secretariat Coordinator. Social, Urban, Rural and Resilience Global Practice (N) Kenya Development Response to Displacement Impacts Project Additional Financing: The project objec- tive is to improve access to basic social services, expand economic opportunities, and enhance environmental management for communities hosting refugees in the targeted areas in the Recipient’s territory. Identification completed on 21 November 2017. US$ 7.6 (MSC1). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Kenya Urban Support Program: Objective to be Determined. Approval completed on 26 July 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P156777. US$ 300.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Kenya Informal Settlements Improvement Projects - Additional financing: To improve living conditions in in- formal settlements in selected urban centers in selected counties in Kenya. Approval completed on 8 June 2015. Environ- mental Assessment Category B. Project: P144966. US$ 8.3 (SPTF). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Trade & Competitiveness Kenya Industry and Entrepreneurship: Increase the productivity and innovation of Kenya's private sector Concept completed on 29 August 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P161317. US$ 50.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Industry, Trade and Cooperatives. Transport & ICT Mass Rapid Transit Development Project: To improve transport mobility, accessibility, and safety along the section of the Northern Corridor road (A104) in the city of Nairobi and to enhance urban transport planning and management capacity for strategic cities in Kenya. Identification completed on 1 April 2016. Environmental Assessment Category A. US$ 250.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. National Treasury; Ministry of Transport, Infrastructure, Housing and Urban Development. Kenya ICT Transport Solutions Project: DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVE: The Kenya ICT Transport Solutions Project (KITSP) will be focused on improving efficiency of transport operating systems through e-applications. PROJECT DESCRIPTION: KITSP will contribute to improved Government efficiency and transparency through e- transport operating systems. KITSP will include the following: 1. Enhanced Transport Integrated Management System (TIMS) in use by NTSA to augment Driving School Infrastructure and Integration; modernization of Motor Vehicle Inspec- tion centers; Smart Driving license; digitization of transport(NTSA) manual records and provision of the related supporting infrastructure; and business Continuity and Disaster Recovery for TIMS; 2.Development of a shared services platform for the Transport sector; 3. Digitization of driving license records currently stored on hard copy records, and provision of the related enabling infrastructure to support smart solutions in the transport sector; and; 4. Institutional Strengthening and Capacity Building. Identification completed on 10 July 2017. US$ 200.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Kenya Transparency and Infrastructure Project Additional Financing 2: The RCIP Program, the CIP 1,2,3 Pro- jects and following CIP Projects have two overarching development objectives (i) to contribute to lower prices for interna- tional capacity and extend the geographic reach of broadband networks (the "connectivity development objective") and (ii) contribute to improved Government efficiency and transparency through egovernment applications (the "transparency de- velopment objective"). Approval completed on 26 March 2014. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P149019. US$ 30.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. ICT Authority Tel: (254-20) 208-9061, E-mail: vkya- lo@ict.go.ke, Contact: Mr. Victor Kyalo, vkyalo@ict.go.ke. November 2017 Africa PAGE 42 Aviation Modernization Project: Improve security and service provision at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport to meet international standards and enhance public oversight capabilities for the aviation sector in Kenya. Concept completed on 17 November 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P156971. US$200.0/85.0 (IBRD/IDA Credit). Con- sultants will be required. The National Treasury; Kenya Civil Aviation Authority; Kenya Airports Authority. North Eastern Transport Improvement Project: The proposed project development objectives are to improve the movement of goods and people along Isiolo-Wajir-Mandera part of the Mombasa-Garissa- Wajir- Mandera- Mogadishu road corridor and to enhance connectivity between Kenya and Somalia and Ethiopia. Concept completed on 19 October 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P161305. US$ 502.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Kenya Na- tional Highways Authority (KeNHA); The National Treasury; Ministry of Transport, Infrastructure, Housing and Urban De- velopment; ICT Authority. Water Addl Financing - Kenya Water Security and Climate Resilience Project: The PDOs of KWSCRP-1 are to (a) in- crease availability and productivity of irrigation water for project beneficiaries and (b) enhance the institutional framework and strengthen capacity for water security and climate resilience in certain areas of the country. Within the PDO, ‘capacity for water security and climate resiliency’ primarily includes improved water services, flood protec- tion, and analytical capacity to understand and manage hydrological variability. Approval completed on 26 June 2015. Envi- ronmental Assessment Category A. Project: P151660. US$ 58.0/3.5 (IDA Credit/KWBP). Consultants will be required. Im- plementing agency(ies) to be determined. Lesotho Agriculture Lesotho Smallholder Agriculture Development Project Phase 2: Increase in climate resilience and marketed out- put among project beneficiaries in Lesotho's smallholder agriculture sector and, in the event of an Eligible Crisis or Emer- gency, to provide immediate and effective response to said Eligible Crisis. Identification completed on 12 September 2017. US$ 10.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Social Protection & Labor Additional Financing to Social Assistance project - CRW funds: The objective of the Project is to support the GoL in improving the efficiency, equity and shock responsive function of selected Social Assistance programs and, in the event of an Eligible Crisis or Emergency, to provide immediate and effective response to said Eligible Crisis or Emergency. Approval completed on 6 December 2016. Environmental Assessment Category C. Project: P160934. Consultants will be required. Ministry of Social Development; Ministry of Finance; Ministry of Finance. Youth Employment Project: The objective of the project is to increase the effectiveness and efficiency of programs to promote income generating opportunities for youth in Lesotho Identification completed on 4 August 2017. Environmental Assessment Category C. US$ 15.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be de- termined. Trade & Competitiveness Second Private Sector Competitiveness & Economic Diversification - AF: To improve the business environment for firms, strengthen select government institutions, and further diversify the economy. Approval completed on 24 March 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P160964. US$ 13.4 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Minis- try of Finance. Transport & ICT PAGE 43 Monthly Operational Summary November 2017 (R) Lesotho Transport Infrastructure and Connectivity Project (LTIC): The proposed Project Development Ob- jectives are to (a) improve access to social services and markets in targeted rural areas of Lesotho; (b) strengthen road safety management capacity; and (c) improve the Recipients capacity to respond promptly and effectively to an Eligible Crisis or Emergency. Approval completed on 20 November 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P155229. US$ 18.3 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. The Kingdom of Lesotho, Contact: Mapalesa Rapapa, Permanent Secre- tary, Ministry of Finance; Ministry of Public Works and Transport, Contact: Mothabathe Hlalele, Principal Secretary; Roads Directorate, Contact: Sydney Matsepe, Acting Director General. Water (R) Lowlands Water Development Project: The Proposed Development Objectives are (i) improve access to reliable water supply services in three priority zones (districts) of Lesotho Lowlands Water Scheme, (ii) strengthen institutional ca- pacity of water related institutions, and (iii) enable the government to respond promptly and effectively to any eligible emer- gency. Concept completed on 27 November 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P160672. US$ 30.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Lowlands Unit. Lesotho WSIP2 AF LHWP Ph2 Hydropower: To support the Kingdom of Lesotho in: (i) developing and sustaining an environmentally sound, socially responsible, and financially viable framework for the MDWSP, (ii) increasing the quantity of safe, bulk water supplied to Teyateyaneng, (iii) strengthening institutions and related instruments in the water sector; and (iv) advancing strategic infrastructure investments. Approval completed on 20 June 2014. Environmental Assessment Cate- gory A. US$ 9.1/6.4 (IDA Credit/IDA Grant). Consultants will be required. Lesotho Highlands Development Authority Tel: (266-22) 311-281, E-mail: lhwp@lhda.org.ls. Liberia Agriculture Smallholder agriculture Transformation and Agribusiness Revitalization Project (STAR-P): The proposed development objective is to increase agricultural productivity and promote commercialization of smallholder farmers through productive linkage between the farmers and the private agribusiness firms in selected value chains. The project will aim at small holder commercialization and facilitating private sector investment in agribusiness by fostering productive business linkages between smallholder farmers and selected agribusiness firms with capacity strengthened by private business service providers. Agribusiness firms and SME groups will be selected on the basis of their innovative plans and experience working with organized farmers’ groups or cooperatives. The project will aim at supporting a few commodity value-chains with significant potential for enhancing competitiveness and creating jobs. Concept completed on 29 June 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P160945. US$ 30.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Minis- try of Agriculture. Education Liberia: Getting to Best in Education: The Project Development Objectives are to improve equitable access to early childhood education (ECE) and teacher quality in ECE and in primary education in targeted disadvantaged counties, and to strengthen national school accountability systems. Appraisal completed on 18 September 2017. Environmental Assessment Category C. Project: P162089. US$ 11.1 (EFAF). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Education. Liberia Education Quality Improvement Project (LEQIP): Objective to be Determined. Identification completed on 27 September 2017. Environmental Assessment Category C. US$ 25.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Governance Integrated Public Financial Management Reform Project II: The project development objective (PDO) for the pro- November 2017 Africa PAGE 44 posed project is, “to improve the effectiveness of systems for revenu e mobilization, financial controls and accountability, and decentralized service delivery.� Concept completed on 22 October 2017. Environmental Assessment Category C. Project: P165000. US$ 10.0/1.8 (IDA Credit/AFW1). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Finance and Development Planning. Health, Nutrition & Population Liberia Health Systems Strengthening Project - Additional Financing: The new proposed PDO is to improve the quality of primary and secondary health care services, with a focus on maternal, neonatal and child health. Approval com- pleted on 23 February 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P162477. US$ 16.0 (GFF). Consultants will be required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Poverty and Equity Liberia Statistics Project: The project's development objective is to strengthen the capacity of the Liberia Institute of Statistics Geo-Information Service (LISGIS) to fill data gaps, improve the quality of statistical production, and enhance sta- tistical dissemination practices. Identification completed on 29 August 2017. US$ 5.0 (IDA Grant). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Social, Urban, Rural and Resilience Global Practice Monrovia Metropolitan Urban Development Project: The Project Development Objectives are to (i) Improve the city council's budget planning and execution. (ii) Build the capacity of Monrovia City Council to manage public private partner- ships for public assets. Identification completed on 17 July 2017. US$ 20.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be deter- mined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Transport & ICT Second Additional Financing to Liberia Road Asset Management Project: The objective of the project is to sup- port the Recipient's efforts to reduce transport costs along the road corridor from Monrovia to the Guinea border and to maintain the road in good condition over a 10-year period. Approval completed on 8 May 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P161939. US$ 28.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Ministry Of Finance; Infrastructure Im- plementation Unit. Liberia South Eastern Corridor Road Asset Management Guarantee Project: The Project Development Objec- tives (PDOs) are to support the Recipient's effort to reduce motorized vehicles' travel time along the selected sections of South Eastern Ganta-Zwedru-Harper corridor and to improve institutional arrangements and capacity in the road sector. Identification completed on 26 October 2017. US$ 69.0/2.0/8.0/20.0 (IDA Credit/GIF/GUID/LRTF). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Southeastern Corridor Road Asset Management Project: 16.The Project Development Objectives (PDOs) are to support the Recipient’s effort to reduce transport costs along the South Eastern Ganta-Zwedru corridor and to improve insti- tutional arrangements and capacity in the road sector. Concept completed on 22 December 2014. Environmental Assess- ment Category B. Project: P149279. US$ 69.0/8.0 (IDA Credit/GUID). Consulting services to be determined. Infrastructure Implementation Unit (IIU). Water (N) Monrovia Urban Sanitation Infrastructure Project: The project development objective (PDO)is to increase ac- cess to safely managed sanitation services in Monrovia and to reduce the amount of raw sewerage released into the urban environment. Identification completed on 2 November 2017. US$ 20.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Madagascar PAGE 45 Monthly Operational Summary November 2017 Education Madagascar Basic Education Support Project: The project supports the implementation of key elements of the gov- ernment's sector plan to improve learning and completion of primary education Concept completed on 2 June 2017. Envi- ronmental Assessment Category B. Project: P160442. US$ 55.0/45.7 (IDA Credit/FTIE). Consultants will be required. Min- istry of National Education. Energy & Extractives (N) Madagascar Power Sector Operations Improvement Project - AF to ESOGIP: Objective to be Determined. Identification completed on 8 November 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 30.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Madagascar - Least-Cost Electricity Access Development Project - LEAD: The Project Development Objective is to increase the number of Malagasy households and businesses with access to reliable electricity services. Concept completed on 25 October 2017. Environmental Assessment Category A. Project: P163870. US$ 150.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. JIRAMA; Ministère de l'Eau, de l'Energie et des Hydrocarbures. Environment & Natural Resources GEF Sustainable Landscape Management Project: The Global Environmental Objective is: To increase access to im- proved irrigation services and agricultural inputs, and strengthen the integrated management of natural resources in the Selected Landscapes by the local actors and, to provide immediate and effective response to an Eligible Crisis or Emergency. Approval completed on 23 March 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 13.7 (GFIA). Consulting services to be determined. Government of Madagascar; PN-BVPI; Agriculture and Livestock; Ministry of Environment, Ecology and For- ests; MINISTER OF WATER, ENERGY AND HYDROCARBONS. Finance & Markets Madagascar Financial Inclusion Project: The development objective is to improve financial inclusion in Madagascar and increase access to credit for micro, small and medium enterprises. Concept completed on 30 August 2017. Environmen- tal Assessment Category F. Project: P161491. US$ 45.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Banque Centrale de Mad- agascar. Health, Nutrition & Population AF-Emergency Support Critical Education Health and Nutrition Services: The Project Development Objective (PDO) is to preserve critical education, health and nutrition service delivery in targeted vulnerable areas in the recipient’ s territory. Approval completed on 27 February 2014. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P148749. US$ 9.8/0.2 (IDA Credit/IDA Grant). Consultants will be required. Improving Nutrition Outcomes using the Multiphase Programmatic Approach: To increase utilization of an evidence-based package of reproductive, maternal and child health and nutrition (RMCHN) interventions and improve key nutrition behaviors known to reduce stunting in targeted regions and to provide immediate and effective response to an eli- gible crisis or emergency. Appraisal completed on 19 October 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P160848. US$ 80.0/10.0 (IDA Grant/SUN). Consulting services to be determined. Unité de Programme National de Nutri- tion Communautaire (UPNNC); Ministry of Finance; Unité de Coordination des Projets (UCP) - Ministry of Public Health. Social Protection & Labor AF Social Safety Net Drought Response: The project development objective (PDO) is to support the government in increasing the access of extremely poor households to safety net services and in laying the foundations for a social protection system. November 2017 Africa PAGE 46 Approval completed on 10 November 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P160554. US$ 15.0 (IDA Grant). Consultants will be required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Social, Urban, Rural and Resilience Global Practice Integrated Urban Development and Resilience Project for Greater Antananarivo: The proposed Project Devel- opment Objective is to improve the living conditions of the poor in selected low-income neighborhoods of Greater Antanana- rivo through enhancing basic service delivery and flood resilience; and to strengthen the Government’s capacity for integra t- ed urban management and effective response to eligible crises and emergencies. Concept completed on 16 August 2016. Environmental Assessment Category A. Project: P159756. US$ 75.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Ministère des Finances et du Budget; Ministère des Projets Présidentiels, de l'Aménagement du Territoire et de l'Equipement. Trade & Competitiveness (R) Madagascar Integrated Growth Poles and Corridor SOP-2: The proposed development objective of PIC2.2 is to promote inclusive growth by enhancing the competitiveness of the tourism and agribusiness sectors in targeted regions in Madagascar, as measured by the value of private investment generated, improved trade performance and rising incomes. PIC2.1 (Phase I) has supported economic recovery by improving the investment climate, increasing investor confidence, and restoring economic governance, to lay the foundation for inclusive growth and shared prosperity in the target regions. Con- cept completed on 6 November 2017. Environmental Assessment Category A. Project: P164536. US$ 65.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. PIC National Project Secretariat. Malawi Agriculture (R) Second Agriculture Sector Wide Approach Support Project: To improve the productivity and diversification of selected agriculture commodities in the project targeted areas in a sustainable manner. Concept completed on 16 November 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P164445. US$ 50.0 (ASWP). Consulting services to be determined. Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Water Development; Malawi Roads Authority. Malawi Agricultural Commercialization Project: The Project Development Objective is to increase commercialization of agriculture value chain products selected under the project. Approval completed on 23 May 2017. Environmental As- sessment Category B. Project: P158434. US$ 95.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Ministry of Agricul- ture, Irrigation and Water Development; Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Trade Tel: 265999919928, E-mail: esmwim- ba@yahoo.co.uk. Education Equity with Quality and Learning at Secondary (EQUALS): Support the Government of Malawi improve the quality of secondary education in selected subjects; equitably expand access in selected areas; and increase girls' completion of sec- ondary education. Identification completed on 13 June 2017. US$ 200.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Energy & Extractives Malawi - Electricity Access Project: The development objective of the project is to improve electricity access through network strengthening and expansion. Identification completed on 26 June 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 150.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Environment & Natural Resources PAGE 47 Monthly Operational Summary November 2017 Lower Shire Valley Landscape Project: The program development objective of the Shire Valley Transformation Pro- gram is to increase agricultural productivity and commercialization for targeted households in the Shire Valley; and to im- prove the sustainable management and utilization of natural resources. The project development objectives (PDO) of SVTP-I are to provide access to reliable gravity fed irrigation and drainage ser- vices, secure land tenure for smallholder farmers, and strengthen management of wetlands and protected areas in the Shire Valley of the Recipient. Approval completed on 18 October 2017. US$ 5.6 (GEFU). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Water Development. Governance (R) Malawi Public Administration Modernization Project: To improve access to and quality of administrative ser- vices delivery and enhance public financial management systems and processes. Concept completed on 18 November 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P164961. US$ 50.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Ministry of Finance. Health, Nutrition & Population (R) Investing in Early Years for Growth and Productivity in Malawi: The project development objective is to in- crease utilization of key interventions that enhance child development in children from conception to 59 months in project areas. Concept completed on 6 November 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P164771. US$ 50.0 (IDA Grant). Consulting services to be determined. Ministry of Gender, Children, Disability and Social Welfare; Ministry of Health. Additional Financing to Nutrition and HIV/AIDS Project: To increase coverage of selected nutrition, HIV and AIDS services and strengthen disease outbreak preparedness in project areas. Approval completed on 23 June 2016. Environmen- tal Assessment Category B. Project: P156129. US$ 22.6 (IDA Credit). No consultants are required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Social Protection & Labor Additional Financing Strengthening Safety Nets Systems Proj. (MASAFIV): The Project Development Objective of the proposed project is to strengthen Malawi’s social safety net delivery systems and coordination across programs. A p- proval completed on 26 March 2015. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P148617. US$ 6.8/68.2 (IDA Cred- it/IDA Grant). Consulting services to be determined. Local Development Fund - Technical Support Team (LDF-TST) Tel: 26501775666, E-mail: Charles Mandala . Second AF for Strengthening Safety Nets Systems Project MASAF IV: The Project Development Objective is to improve resilience among poor households and to strengthen Malawi’s social safety net delivery systems and coordination across programs. Approval completed on 8 November 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P160519. US$ 22.3/47.7 (IDA Credit/IDA Grant). Consultants will be required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Trade & Competitiveness Business Enabling Environment Project: BUSINESS ENABLING ENVIRONMENT PROJECT Identification complet- ed on 23 May 2013. Environmental Assessment Category C. US$ 5.2 (AFRF). Consulting services to be determined. Imple- menting agency(ies) to be determined. Transport & ICT Digital Malawi Program Phase I: Malawi Digital Foundations Project: To increase access to affordable, high quali- ty internet services for government, businesses and citizens and to improve the government's capacity to deliver digital pub- lic services. Approval completed on 5 June 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P160533. US$ 72.4 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Finance, Economic Planning and Development; Public Private Partnership Commission; Ministry to Information and Communications Technology; Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority (MACRA). November 2017 Africa PAGE 48 Water (R) Lilongwe Water and Sanitation Project: To increase access to improved water services and safely managed sanita- tion services in Lilongwe City Negotiations authorized on 13 November 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Pro- ject: P163794. US$ 75.0/25.0 (IDA Credit/IDA Grant). Consultants will be required. Lilongwe Water Board. Mali Agriculture (R) Mali Livestock Sector Development Support Project (PADEL-M): The Project Development Objective (PDO) is to “enhance productivity and commercialization of non-pastoral animal production in selected value chains, and strengthen the country’s capacity to respond to eligible crises or emergencies.� Appraisal completed on 23 November 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P160641. US$ 60.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Ministry for Livestock and Fisheries Development. Mali Drylands Development Project: To enhance productivity, promote competitiveness and building resilience to climate related shocks of people living and/or operating in the drylands areas, and in the event of an eligible crisis or emer- gency, to provide immediate and effective response to affected people. Identification completed on 10 May 2017. Environ- mental Assessment Category B. US$ 80.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Energy & Extractives (N) Power Sector Recovery Program: Objective to be Determined. Identification completed on 9 November 2017. En- vironmental Assessment Category B. US$ 60.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agen- cy(ies) to be determined. Mali Rural Electrification Hybrid System Project - GPOBA: The Mali Rural Electrification Hybrid System Project (US$25 million – IDA; US$ 15.5 million - Climate Investment Funds) prepared under the Scaling Up Renewable Energy Program in Low Income Countries (SREP) aims i) to increase the share of renewable energy generation in rural electricity supply and ii) to contribute to increased access to modern energy services in rural areas. The proposed GPOBA component (US$ 5 million) will support the objectives of the Program by partially subsidizing the investment cost of mini-grids’ densifi- cation/extension, SHSs and internal wiring to make access to clean energy affordable to low income households in rural, isolated areas. Promoting OBA approaches in the rural electrification program is important for unlocking additional US$1.6 million of private sources of funding for rural energy development, maximizing the benefits of renewable energy generation (hybridization of mini-grids with solar energy under IDA project) through increased access, enhancing the performance of private operators while making off-grid connections affordable to the poor. The grant will be managed by AMADER and implemented by selected private operators. Approval completed on 11 December 2013. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 5.0 (GPBA). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Banda Gas to Power Guarantee: The Gas To Power Project will use natural gas discovered offshore of Mauritania for a power station to be built near Nouakchott. The power will be sold to SOMELEC in Mauritania, SENELEC in Senegal and EDM in Mali using the existing OMVS regional grid. A PRG is required to guarantee gas payments to the producer Tullow Oil estimated at $104m. Government of Mali needs to provide a counter-guarantee to cover the proportion of the energy that will be exported to EDM estimated at $17m (equivalent to IDA allocation of $4.25m given 1:4 leverage for IDA PRGs). Ap- proval completed on 29 May 2014. Environmental Assessment Category A. Project: P145664. US$ 32.0 (GUID). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Mali Governance of Mining Sector: Strengthen the capacity of the mining sector to stimulate private sector investments and regional economic development, and to enhance the management and transparency of mining revenues. Identification completed on 8 June 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 25.0 (IDA Grant). Consulting services to be deter- PAGE 49 Monthly Operational Summary November 2017 mined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. FCS RE Segou Solaire Mali Project: The Project Development Objective is to promote the introduction of grid-connect ed renewable energy in Mali through an IPP Approval completed on 8 June 2017. US$ 8.2/6.2 (AFDB/GUID). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Environment & Natural Resources Mali - Economic & Environmental Rehabilitation of the Niger River: The project objective is to improve naviga- tion and port services, demonstrate environmental restoration, and increase access to improved livelihood activities at tar- geted sites in the Niger Inner Delta and, in the event of an Eligible Crisis or Emergency, to provide immediate and effective response to said Eligible Crisis or Emergency. Negotiations authorized on 28 April 2017. Environmental Assessment Cate- gory A. Project: P151909. US$ 50.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Agence de Bassin du Fleuve Niger - Mali. Governance Mali Governance PforR: Objective to be Determined. Identification completed on 13 September 2017. Environmental Assessment Category C. US$ 25.0 (IDA Grant). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be de- termined. Health, Nutrition & Population Mali - Health Sector Support Project: Improve the access, utilization and quality of essential maternal and child health services. Identification completed on 3 October 2017. US$ 50.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Imple- menting agency(ies) to be determined. Social, Urban, Rural and Resilience Global Practice Mali Hydrological and Meteorological Services Modernization Project: The proposed Project Development Ob- jective (PDO) is to improve the country’s hydro-meteorological, early warning and response systems and services in targeted areas. Concept completed on 31 March 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P161406. US$ 8.3/22.8/2.5 (IDA Credit/GCF/GFDR). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Security and Civil Protection (MSPC) - Directorate- General for Civil Protection (DGPC). Water Commercial Irrigated Agriculture Development Project: The objective of the project is to develop 7,500 hectares of commercially viable irrigated lands in the Office du Niger (OdN) area and ensure participation of water users in operation and maintenance of the schemes. Concept completed on 27 September 2017. Environmental Assessment Category A. Project: P159765. US$ 100.0 (IDA Cred- it). Consultants will be required. Minister for Spatial Planning and Population; Ministry of Agriculture. Mauritania Education Mauritania Education Support Project: The Development objective of this operation is to support the Government of Mauritania in improving the quality and efficiency of basic and secondary education. Identification completed on 20 June 2017. US$ 25.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Energy & Extractives November 2017 Africa PAGE 50 (R) Supporting Gas Project Negotiations and Enhancing Institutional Capacities: To support the government capacity to drive negotiation towards final investment decision, and lay the foundations for the gas sector’s contribution t o the economy through enhanced legal and regulatory frameworks and capacity building. Negotiations authorized on 30 Oc- tober 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P163563. US$ 20.0 (IDA Grant). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Petroleum, Energy and Mines. MR-Banda Gas to Power Guarantee: The gas to power project will use natural gas discovered offshore for a power sta- tion to be built near Nouackchott. The power will be sold to SOMELEC in Mauritania, Senelec in Senegal and EDM in Mali using the existing OMVS regional grid Approval completed on 29 May 2014. Environmental Assessment Category A. Pro- ject: P107940. US$ 130.0 (GUID). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Energy Tel: (222-46) 431-537, E-mail: kane@acces.mr, kane@hydraulique.gov.mr, Contact: Mamadou Amadou Kane, Directeur General de l'Electricite. Poverty and Equity Mauritania Statistics System: The objective is to strengthen the capacity of the National Statistical System (NSS) in the production, analysis, dissemination and archiving of statistics for improved strategic planning and monitoring/evaluation of poverty and public policies. Identification completed on 29 September 2017. US$10.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Social Protection & Labor Mauritania Youth Employment Project: The Project Development Objective is to promote the employability of vulner- able youth in Mauritania. Identification completed on 20 December 2016. US$ 25.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Social, Urban, Rural and Resilience Global Practice Mauritania Municipal Solid Waste Management Project: The overall development objective of this project is to improve solid waste management service in selected Mauritania. The project will support the following activities(i) infra- structure development comprising sanitary landfills, waste collection points, recycling plants, waste collection fleet etc.. (ii) closure and rehabilitation of unsanitary dumpsites (iii) institutional development through technical assistance and capacity building for improved governance of the sector (iv) integration of informal recyclers to the formal system (v) promotion of local entrepreneurship in the sector targeting youth and women, and (vi) awareness raising. It is anticipated that such oper- ation will be implemented in Nouakchott, Nouadhibou, Rosso, Aleg and Boghe. Identification completed on 8 September 2016. US$ 40.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Mauritania Sustainable Livelihoods Project: To expand access to economic opportunities and sustainable livelihoods for refugees, returnees and local communities. Identification completed on 1 September 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 15.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Trade & Competitiveness Nouadhibou Eco-Seafood Cluster Project AF: Objective to be Determined. Identification completed on 27 June 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 8.0 (IDA Grant). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agen- cy(ies) to be determined. Mozambique Agriculture Smallholder Irrigated Agriculture and Market Access Project: The proposed Project Development Objective (PDO) "is to improve smallholder agriculture productivity and market access in areas developed with irrigation in selected regions of the country and provide immediate and effective response to an eligible crisis or emergency." This would be accomplished through investments to: (i) increase technical capacity to develop and operate irrigated agricultural production systems, (ii) expand the area under small-scale irrigation; (iii) introduce productivity enhancing technologies; and (iv) develop input and PAGE 51 Monthly Operational Summary November 2017 output market linkages and market access. Identification completed on 16 June 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 80.0 (IDA Grant). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Education Additional Financing for the Education Sector Support Project: The original PDO is to improve access to and, quality and equity of education. No changes to the PDO are proposed in the restructuring. Approval completed on 2 June 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P160959. US$ 59.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Im- plementing agency(ies) to be determined. MZ- AF to Education Sector Support Project: The objective is to assist the Government to: (a) pilot various types of community-based ECD interventions; (b) include provision of nutrition services for pregnant mothers and young children; and (c) create an ECD unit within the Ministry of Education. Approval completed on 1 May 2012. Environmental Assess- ment Category B. Project: P124729. US$ 40.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Government of Mozam- bique Tel: (258-21) 480-700, Contact: HE Said Baragoita, Minister. Additional Financing for Mozambique Higher Education Science and Technology Project: The objectives of the Project are to: (a) increase the number and raise the quality of graduates at the undergraduate and graduate levels; (b) strengthen the national research capacities to produce research outputs of relevance to the Recipient’s strategic economic sectors; and (c) strengthen the institutional framework for TVET. Approval completed on 28 April 2015. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P146602. US$ 45.0 (IDA Grant). Consultants will be required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Energy & Extractives Mozambique Electricity Access Project (MEAP): The Project Development Objective is to increase access to electrici- ty in Mozambique. Identification completed on 27 September 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 80.0 (IDA Grant). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. (R) Mining and Gas Technical Assistance Additional Financing: The proposed project development objective is to strengthen the capacity and governance systems of key institutions to manage the mining and hydrocarbon sectors in Mozambique. Approval completed on 1 November 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P161683. US$ 28.0/1.0 (IDA Grant/FSCO). Consultants will be required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Temane Regional Electricity Project: The Project Development Objectives are to increase electricity generation capaci- ty with private sector participation and to enhance transmission capacity for domestic and regional market. Identification completed on 20 June 2016. Environmental Assessment Category A. US$ 100.0/30.0/100.0/515.0 (IDA Cred- it/FSCO/ZMUL/ZPCO). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Finance & Markets (N) Mozambique: Financial Inclusion and Stability Project: To promote financial inclusion, stability and long term finance in Mozambique. Identification completed on 3 November 2017. US$ 40.0 (IDA Grant). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Health, Nutrition & Population (R) Mozambique Primary Health Care Strengthening Program: Objective to be Determined. Negotiations author- ized on 15 November 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P163541. US$ 80.0/25.0 (IDA Credit/GFF). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Social Protection & Labor (N) Social Protection and Youth Employment Project: The PDO is to support the Government of Mozambique in enhancing its social protection and labor system by scaling up social safety nets and employment opportunities for the poor. Identification completed on 13 November 2017. US$ 40.0/40.0 (IDA Credit/IDA Grant). Consulting services to be deter- November 2017 Africa PAGE 52 mined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Social Protection Project - Additional Financing: The objective of the project is to provide temporary income support to extremely poor households and to put in place the building blocks of a social safety net system. Approval completed on 10 March 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Consultants will be required. National Institute of Social Action. Social, Urban, Rural and Resilience Global Practice Additional Financing for the Emergency Resilient Recovery Project: The Project Development Objective is to re- store the functionality of critical infrastructure in a resilient manner in the disaster-affected provinces; and to improve the Government of Mozambique’s capacity to respond promptly and effectively to an eligible crisis or emergency. Approval completed on 13 January 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P161559. Consultants will be re- quired. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Mozambique National Urban Development and Decentralization Project: Objective to be Determined. Identifica- tion completed on 11 July 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 100.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Cities and Climate Change PPCR AF: The proposed Additional Financing (AF) is one of the pilot investments expected to be financed by the Pilot Project for Climate Resilience (PPCR). These pilots aim at to reduce current and future weather induced impacts on poor population and on Mozambique's fragile economy. This specific pilot will support green infrastruc- ture investments in the City of Beira aiming at protecting existing natural drainages courses to increase the city resilience to floods. Approval completed on 23 October 2014. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 6.5/9.3 (CSCC/CSCF). Con- sulting services to be determined. Administration for Water Supply and Sanitation Infrastructure (AIAS). (R) Mozambique Land Administration Project (Terra Segura): The Project Development Objective is to regularize land rights in selected priority districts and to modernize land administration services. Concept completed on 23 November 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P164551. US$ 100.0 (IDA Grant). Consultants will be required. Minis- try of Land, Environment and Rural Development. Transport & ICT MZ-Additional Financing for Roads and Bridges Management and Maintenance Program - Ph-2 (AF3): The project development objective of this phase of the APL is to improve access of the population to all-season roads through maintenance, rehabilitation and upgrading of the classified road network. Approval completed on 31 March 2015. Environ- mental Assessment Category B. Project: P150956. US$ 73.6 (IDA Credit). No consultants are required. ROAD FUND (Fundo de Estradas), Contact: Cecilio Granchane, Chairman; National Road Administration (ANE), Contact: Atanasio Mugunhe, Director General. Integrated Feeder Road Development Project: The Project Development Objective is to enhance road access in se- lected rural areas in support of livelihoods of local communities and to provide immediate response to an eligible crisis or emergency as needed. Negotiations authorized on 13 October 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P158231. US$ 150.0 (IDA Grant). Consultants will be required. Road Fund. Water Mozambique Urban Sanitation and Drainage Project: To increase access to sanitation services in selected cities and increase national capacity to plan and implement sanitation investments in Mozambique. Concept completed on 28 Sep- tember 2017. Environmental Assessment Category A. Project: P161777. US$ 135.0 (IDA Grant). Consultants will be required. National Directorate of Water Supply and Sanitation (DNAAS); Water and Sanitation Infrastructure Management Agency (AIAS). Niger PAGE 53 Monthly Operational Summary November 2017 Agriculture Additional Financing for the Niger Community Action Phase 3: The PDO under the AF was slightly revised to strengthen the Recipients local development planning and implementation capacities, to support the targeted population in improving agriculture productivity, and to respond promptly and effectively to an eligible crisis or emergency. Approval completed on 29 June 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 20.8/2.3 (IDA Grant/PHRD). No consultants are required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. NIGER - AGRICULTURAL AND LIVESTOCK TRANSFORMATION PROJECT: The Development Objective (PDO) is “to increase productivity for selected agriculture and livestock value chains, and strengthen the country’s capacity to r e- spond to eligible crisis or emergency�. Identification completed on 7 July 2017. US$ 130.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Education Niger Skills Development for Growth Project Additional Financing: Objective to be Determined. Identification completed on 4 May 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 50.0 (IDA Grant). Consulting services to be deter- mined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Energy & Extractives Additional Financing Electricity Access Expansion Project: Objective to be Determined. Identification completed on 18 May 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 56.0/14.0 (IDA Credit/IDA Grant). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Environment & Natural Resources (N) Additional Financing for Niger CAPCR: The project development objective (PDO) is to improve the resilience of the populations and of production systems to climate change and variability in targeted Communes. Identification complet- ed on 16 November 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 9.6 (CRLD). No consultants are required. Imple- menting agency(ies) to be determined. Governance Mining Governance Project: Improved Management and Transparency of Extractive Revenues Identification completed on 8 June 2017. US$ 30.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Poverty and Equity Data for Decision Making: The PDO of this project is to improve policy decision-making by enabling the demand and supply of statistics. Identification completed on 23 August 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 20.0 (IDA Grant). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Social Protection & Labor Youth Employment and Productive Inclusion Project: The objective of the project is to provide access to income generating opportunities to youths in selected poor areas in Niger Identification completed on 30 March 2017. Environmen- tal Assessment Category B. US$ 30.0 (IDA Grant). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Social, Urban, Rural and Resilience Global Practice Niger Forcibly Displaced Support Project: The project development objective is to improve access to basic services and economic opportunities for forcibly displaced and host communities in select areas. Concept completed on 29 Septem- ber 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P164563. US$ 40.0/25.0 (IDA Credit/IDA Grant). Consultants November 2017 Africa PAGE 54 will be required. Cabinet du Premier Ministre; Projet de Gestion des Risques de Catastrophes et de Développement Urbain; Stratégie de Développement et de Sécurité dans les zones sahélo sahariennes du Niger (SDS). Transport & ICT Niger Rural Mobility and Connectivity Project: The project development objective is to improve road access of farm- ing communities to markets and essential services in selected areas. Concept completed on 30 October 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P164498. US$ 50.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Equipment. Water Urban Water and Sanitation Project - AF: To increase access to sustainable water supply services and to improved sanitation services in some urban areas in the recipient's territory. Approval completed on 30 June 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P159240. US$ 10.0/60.0 (IDA Cred- it/IDA Grant). Consultants will be required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Nigeria Agriculture Livestock Productivity and Resilience Support Project: The Project Development Objectives (PDO) is to improve productivity, resilience and market access of selected livestock value chains, and to strengthen institutional capacity in ser- vice delivery. Concept completed on 18 July 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P160865. US$ 200.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development. Second Additional Financing to Third National Fadama Development Proj: The new PDO will be: to increase the incomes for users of rural lands and water resources in a sustainable manner, and to contribute to restoration of the liveli- hoods of conflict affected households in the selected area in the North East of the Recipients territory. Approval completed on 7 June 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P158535. US$ 50.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Ogun State Nigeria:Agricultural Production and Industrialization PforR: Objective to be Determined. Identifica- tion completed on 23 May 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 350.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Education Nigeria: AF - State Education Program Investment Project: The project development objective is to strengthen the educational system by supporting: (a) need-based teacher deployment; (b) school-level management and accountability; and (c) measurement of student learning in the Participating States. Approval completed on 7 June 2016. Environmental As- sessment Category B. Project: P157890. US$ 100.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Energy & Extractives Power Sector Recovery Performance Based Loan: Objective to be Determined. Identification completed on 10 May 2017. Environmental Assessment Category C. US$ 1000.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. NG-Electricity Transmission Project: The project development objective is to increase the transfer capacity of the transmission network in Nigeria. Negotiations authorized on 6 April 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P146330. US$ 486.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Transmission Company of Nigeria, Contact: Mr. Mack Kast, Managing Director/CEO. PAGE 55 Monthly Operational Summary November 2017 Nigeria Electricity and Gas Improvement Project Additional Financing: Additional financing to the Nigeria Elec- tricity and gas improvement project to cover additional PRGs for Gas supply to government owned power plants, in particu- lar the Sapele, Olorunsogo and Alaoji plants held by the NIGER DELTA POWER HOLDING COMPANY. The NDPHC is scheduled to commission power generation units in three of the NIPP plants at Sapele, Olorunsogo and Alaoji. The units to be commissioned will have a combined initial generation capacity of 575 MW. The 3 plants will have a final generation ca- pacity of 1,974 MW upon completion. These plants urgently require executed Gas Sales Supply Agreements (GSAs) with pro- spective gas suppliers and IOCs who have emphasized the need for a payment guarantees to enter into long term supply agreements for the fuel deliveries. In accordance with World Bank PRG guidelines, the Federal Ministry of Finance on behalf of the Federal Government of Nigeria is required to nominate parties with whom the World Bank Gan enter into negotia- tions on PRGs. Therefore, I am writing to request that the World Bank extends the coverage of NEGIP to include NDPHC's NIPP plants and to nominate the NDPHC as a party with whom the World Bank can enter into formal negotiations on the potential provision of PRGs for the individual projects. Approval completed on 19 June 2012. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P126190. US$ 200.0 (GUID). Consulting services to be determined. Power Holding Company of Nigeria Tel: (234-9) 413-6684, E-mail: maganiyu@nepapmu.org, Contact: Mansuru A. Ganiyu, Project Manager. (R) Nigeria Electrification Project: The development objective is to increase access to electricity services for house- holds, universities, and small businesses in rural areas Concept completed on 16 November 2017. Environmental Assess- ment Category B. Project: P161885. US$ 350.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Rural Electrification Agency. Environment & Natural Resources Nigeria Erosion and Watershed Management Project (NEWMAP) - Additional Financing: To reduce vulnera- bility to soil erosion in targeted sub-watersheds. This innovative, multi-sectoral project will finance State-led interventions to prevent and reverse land degradation on a de- mand-driven basis, initially focusing on gully erosion sites in ready southeastern States that threaten infrastructure and live- lihoods. Investments are a strategic combination of civil engineering, vegetative land management and other watershed pro- tection measures, plus complementary community-led livelihood enhancements. Over the course of the 8-year project, sites in up to 11 States will phase in as States and their designs become ready. The sustainability of these investments will be rein- forced by strengthening institutions and information services across sectors in all three tiers of government, including sup- port to help improve governance, regulatory compliance, environmental monitoring, watershed and land use planning, and by strengthening the country's capacity to promote and implement climate resilient, low carbon development. An impact evaluation is included to test aspects of project design. Identification completed on 11 July 2017. Environmental Assessment Category A. US$ 300.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Finance & Markets Nigeria Affordable Housing Project: To improve access to affordable housing for middle and lower income households Identification completed on 7 September 2017. Environmental Assessment Category F. US$ 250.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Governance States Fiscal Transparency, Accountability and Sustainability PforR: To improve systems for collection and man- agement of public funds, enhance fiscal performance, and improve service delivery of States in Nigeria Identification com- pleted on 14 October 2016. Project: P162009. US$ 750.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Nigeria: Fiscal Governance and Institutions Project: The project development objective (PDO) is to improve fiscal management and accountability of selected federal government entities ,and national statistics for policy making. Concept completed on 29 September 2017. Environmental Assessment Category C. Project: P163540. US$ 200.0 (IDA Credit). Con- sultants will be required. Federal Ministry of Finance. Health, Nutrition & Population Additional Financing NG-Polio Eradication Support Project: To assist the Recipient, as part of a global polio eradi- November 2017 Africa PAGE 56 cation effort, to achieve and sustain at least 80% coverage with oral polio vaccine immunization in every state in the Recipi- ent's territory, and sustain national routine immunization coverage. Approval completed on 7 June 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 125.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. NSHIP AF3: The project development objectives (PDO) is to increase the delivery and utilization of high impact maternal, child, reproductive and disease control health interventions particularly among the poor and improve the quality of care provided in publicly-financed health facilities within project states Identification completed on 11 May 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 20.0 (GFF). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Nigeria Polio Eradication Support Project Additional Financing: To assist the Recipient, as part of a global polio eradication effort, to achieve and sustain at least 80% coverage with oral polio vaccine immunization in every state in the Recipient's territory, and sustain national routine immunization coverage. Identification completed on 29 September 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 150.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Accelerating Nutrition Results in Nigeria: The proposed PDO is "to expand utilization of cost-effective nutrition ser- vices for women of reproductive age and children under two years in select areas of the Recipient's territory". Concept com- pleted on 6 October 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P162069. US$ 350.0/10.0 (IDA Credit/GFF). Consultants will be required. Federal Ministry of Health. Additional Financing Nigeria State Health Investment Project: To increase the delivery and use of high impact maternal and child health interventions and improve quality of care available to the people of Nasarawa, Ondo and all the states in the North East. Approval completed on 7 June 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 125.0 (IDA Cred- it). Consultants will be required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Social Protection & Labor Community and Social Development AF-2: The new PDO is to increase access by the poor people, and particularly by the internally displaced and vulnerable people in the North East of Nigeria, to improved social and natural resource infra- structure services in a sustainable manner throughout Nigeria. Approval completed on 7 June 2016. Environmental As- sessment Category B. Project: P157898. US$ 75.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Nigeria Youth Employment and Social Support AF: The project development objective is to increase access of the poor and vulnerable, using improved social safety net systems, to youth employment opportunities in all Participating States and to provide Targeted Cash Transfers to the poor, vulnerable and internally displaced people (IDPs) in the North East States. Approval completed on 7 June 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P157899. US$ 100.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Social, Urban, Rural and Resilience Global Practice Multi-Sectoral Crisis Recovery Project for North Eastern Nigeria: The objectives of the Project are to: (a) support the Government of Nigeria towards rehabilitating and improving critical service delivery infrastructure, improve the liveli- hood opportunities of conflict and displacement-affected communities, and strengthen social cohesion in the North East Participating States of Borno, Yobe and Adamawa; and (b) in the event of an Eligible Crisis or Emergency, to provide imme- diate and effective response to said Eligible Crisis or Emergency. Approval completed on 20 March 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P157891. US$ 200.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Federal Ministry of Fi- nance; State Governments of Borno, Adamawa and Yobe. (R) Nigeria For Women Project: To support women’s access to social and financial capital for improved economic live- lihood opportunities in targeted areas of Nigeria Concept completed on 14 November 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P161364. US$ 100.0 (IDA Cred- it). Consultants will be required. Federal Ministry of Finance. Transport & ICT PAGE 57 Monthly Operational Summary November 2017 Nigeria Green Belt Corridors Development Program: The proposed Program Development Objective (PDO)of the Nigeria green belt corridors development program is to support the spatial transformation and regional economic integra- tion in Nigeria through the development of transport and economic corridors. This is a multi-sectoral complex and long-term undertaking that requires adopting a multiphase programmatic instru- ment/approach. The Government of Nigeria (GON) has requested financing for the improvement of critical road infrastruc- ture and logistics services along the economic corridors spread in the gateway states, south eastern region, north western region and River Nile corridor. The request includes 23 road projects with a total length of about 2,400km. The investment requirement for the urban renewal is anticipated to be high. Private investment is required to operationalize the SEZs and establish commodity exchange centers. Therefore, the proposed program will be implemented in phases. The Project Development Objective of Phase I is to support the spatial transformation and regional economic integration through the development of key transport corridors. This phase will focus on improving priority transport corridors at na- tional and sub-national levels, whilst deep diving in spatial and economic transformation of economic corridors. The Project Development Objective of Phase II and III is to support the spatial transformation and regional economic inte- gration through the development of economic development corridors and other complementary interventions in the states of Southwest Nigeria and other selected regions. Phase II and III will support multi-sectoral interventions at national and sub- national levels. Identification completed on 13 September 2016. Environmental Assessment Category A. US$430.0/500.0 (IBRD/IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Rwanda Agriculture Transformation of Agriculture Sector Program 4 PforR Phase 2: Objective to be Determined. Identification com- pleted on 21 December 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 100.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Sustainable Agricultural Intensification and Food Security Project: To enhance agricultural productivity, value chain development and food and nutrition security of targeted rural populations in an environmentally sustainable manner. Identification completed on 30 June 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 26.3 (GAFS). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Transformation of Agriculture Sector Program Phase 3 PforR Additional Financing: Objective to be Deter- mined. Approval completed on 28 February 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P161000. US$ 46.0/10.0 (IDA Credit/RWAG). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Finance & Markets Affordable Housing Finance project: This operation aims to support catalyzing the market for affordable housing through (i) the creation of a mortgage refinance window with the Development Bank of Rwanda, to address the acute lack of long-term funding available to lenders in the affordable housing finance space; (ii) the development of a social housing fund that could subsidize part of credit interest rate for eligible borrowers; and (iii) building the capacity of banks, microfinance institutions, and non-bank financial intermediaries to develop innovative instruments aimed at low-income borrowers Identification completed on 26 October 2017. US$ 150.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. November 2017 Africa PAGE 58 Governance Rwanda Public Finance Management Reform Project: To strengthen policy alignment of the budget, value for mon- ey in service delivery and quality financial reporting Identification completed on 21 July 2017. Environmental Assessment Category C. US$ 20.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Health, Nutrition & Population Rwanda Stunting Prevention and Reduction Project: To contribute to the reduction in the stunting rate among chil- dren under two years of age in the targeted districts of Rwanda Concept completed on 13 September 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P164845. US$ 25.0/10.0/20.0 (IDA Credit/GFF/SUN). Consultants will be required. Minis- try of Health. Social Protection & Labor Strengthening Social Protection Project: To improve the effectiveness of Rwanda’s social protection system, notably the flagship Vision 2020 Umurenge Program (VUP), for targeted vulnerable groups. Negotiations authorized on 20 October 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P162646. US$ 80.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Local Government (MINALOC); Local Administrative Entities Develop- ment Agency (LODA), Contact: Saidi Sibomana, Deputy Director General. Social, Urban, Rural and Resilience Global Practice Rwanda Urban Development Phase II: To improve access to basic infrastructure and urban management in participat- ing urban areas of Rwanda Identification completed on 2 August 2017. US$ 90.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Rwanda Displaced Persons Development Response Project: to improve access to livelihoods and socio-economic infrastructure for displaced people and host communities in the targeted areas. Identification completed on 8 September 2017. US$ 30.0 (IDA Grant). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Transport & ICT Rwanda Feeder Roads Development Project - Additional Finance: The objective of the project is to enhance all season road connectivity to agricultural market centers in selected Districts. Negotiations authorized on 27 June 2017. Envi- ronmental Assessment Category A. Project: P158092. US$ 68.0 (FSSP). Consultants will be required. Implementing agen- cy(ies) to be determined. Sao Tome and Principe Education STP Quality Education for All - AF: The Development Objective of the proposed operation is to improve the system of in-service teacher training and to strengthen the management of human resources in the education sector in São Tomé and Príncipe. Approval completed on 27 June 2014. Environmental Assessment Category C. Project: P150828. US$ 3.5 (IDA Grant). Consultants will be required. AFAP, Contact: Jorge Bom Jesus, Minister. Social Protection & Labor Social Protection and Skills Development Project: To increase income and consumption of poor households in STP through regular cash transfers and to improve the governance and effectiveness of vocational and professional training pro- grams in key growth sectors in Sao Tome and Principe. Identification completed on 3 February 2017. Environmental As- PAGE 59 Monthly Operational Summary November 2017 sessment Category C. US$ 10.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be deter- mined. Transport & ICT (R) Sao Tome e Principe Transport Sector Development and Coastal Protection Project: The proposed PDOs is to reduce road users’ cost and increase transport and urban infrastructure resilience to coastal erosion and rise of sea leve l Concept completed on 20 November 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P161842. US$ 25.0/25.0/10.0 (IDA Grant/EUIB/NETH). No consultants are required. INAE (instituto Nacional das Estradas). Senegal Agriculture Groundnut Competitiveness and Agriculture Diversification Project: Objective to be Determined. Identification completed on 17 October 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 100.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Education Senegal-Quality Improvement and Equity of Basic Education - AF: Objective to be Determined. Identification completed on 17 March 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 30.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be de- termined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Senegal Investing in the Early years for Human Development in Senegal: Improve access to quality ECD services for those most in need, in targeted regions. Identification completed on 1 November 2016. Environmental Assessment Cate- gory B. US$ 60.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Energy & Extractives Senegal Solar Energy Development through IPPs Project: In the spirit of 'Scaling up Solar' initiative developed by IFC, the Project will support Solar Energy Development in Senegal through IPPs selected competitively and transparently on the basis of the lowest price per kWh. In order to attract interest from major international developers, minimize transaction costs and uncertainties with regard to contract negotiations and finance mobilization, the bidding package will include draft legal agreements (PPAs, and concession agreements) as well as a financing package (term sheet of loans, risk mitigation in- struments including proposed Bank guarantee…). Ident ification completed on 8 December 2014. Environmental Assess- ment Category B. Project: P153826. US$ 35.0 (GUID). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Senegal Modern Energy Services Program for Results: Objective to be Determined. Identification completed on 14 March 2016. Environmental Assessment Category U. US$ 100.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Imple- menting agency(ies) to be determined. Governance Public Financial Management Strengthening Technical Assistance Project: To enhance budget credibility, trans- parency and accountability mechanisms in the use and management of central Government financial resources. The project aims to support the modernization of the Public Financial Management system and the implementation of a Public Sector performance based system in Senegal. It includes five components: (1) Strengthening Fiscal Policies and Planning; (2) Improving Budget Execution and Reporting Processes; (3) Strengthening the Capacity of External Audit and Legislative Oversight; (4) Project Management; and (5) November 2017 Africa PAGE 60 Supporting the Implementation of a Public Sector Performance-Based Management and Results Monitoring System. Ap- proval completed on 31 July 2014. Environmental Assessment Category C. Project: P146859. US$ 30.0 (IDA Credit). Con- sultants will be required. PFM Reform Secretary Tel: (221) 821-4587, E-mail: ctdiopmef@yahoo.fr, Contact: Cheikh Tidiane Diop, Coordinator. Health, Nutrition & Population Investing in Maternal and Child Health: The Project Development Objective is to increase utilization and improve the quality of health services with a particular focus on reproductive, maternal, adolescent and child health and nutrition ser- vices. Identification completed on 30 September 2016. US$ 30.0/15.0 (IDA Credit/GFF). Consulting services to be deter- mined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Social Protection & Labor Social Safety Net: The objectives of the Project are to: (a) support the establishment of building blocks for the social safety net system; and (b) increase the access of poor and vulnerable households to targeted and adaptive cash transfers programs. Approval completed on 24 August 2016. Environmental Assessment Category C. Project: P156160. US$ 11.1 (AFRH). Con- sultants will be required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Social, Urban, Rural and Resilience Global Practice Senegal Municipal Solid Waste Management Project: The development objective of the project is to strengthen the governance of solid waste management in Senegal and improve solid waste management services in selected Senegalese cities. Concept completed on 25 July 2017. Environmental Assessment Category A. Project: P161477. US$ 50.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Unite de Coordination et de Gestion (UCG). Additional Financing - Stormwater Management and Climate Change Adaptation Project: To improve flood prevention management in peri-urban areas of Dakar and to promote city sustainability management practices, including climate resilience, in two selected urban areas Approval completed on 27 May 2015. Environmental Assessment Category A. Project: P152150. US$ 35.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. MUNICIPALITIES AND AGGLOMERATIONS SUPPORT PROGRAM: Objective to be Determined. Identification completed on 9 September 2015. Environmental Assessment Category U. Project: P157097. US$ 110.0/90.0 (IDA Cred- it/FRDE). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Water Senegal Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Project: Objective to be Determined. Identification completed on 28 June 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 100.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Imple- menting agency(ies) to be determined. Senegal Urban Water and Sanitation Project - Additional Financing: The proposed Project Development Objec- tive (PDO) is to improve access to water and sanitation services in selected urban areas in a financially sustainable manner. Approval completed on 6 July 2017. Project: P162537. US$ 30.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Im- plementing agency(ies) to be determined. Sierra Leone Education (R) Sierra Leone Skills Development Project: The Project Development objective (PDO) is to increase access to de- mand-led skills training and build the foundations for a demand-led skills development system in Sierra Leone. PAGE 61 Monthly Operational Summary November 2017 Project Beneficiaries. The beneficiaries of the project will include employees and employers of businesses in productive sec- tors, industry associations, students and staff of public and private TVET institutions and polytechnics, and relevant Gov- ernment agencies engaged in skills development. B. Key Results Progress towards meeting the PDO would be measured through the following key outcome indicators: a)Increased number of youth (disaggregated by gender) having successfully completed demand-led skills development train- ing programs. b)Foundations for a demand-led skills development system developed in pilot sector(s), i.e. process for accreditation of training programs using competency standards and industries’ participation established. Concept completed on 21 November 2017. Environmental Assessment Category C. Project: P163723. US$ 20.0 (IDA Cred- it). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Finance and Economic Development. Additional Financing of the Revitalizing Education Development in Sierra Leone Project: The Project Devel- opment Objective is to improve the learning environment in targeted schools and establish systems for monitoring of educa- tion interventions and outcomes. To do this, the Project will finance elements of the ESP that deliver intermediate results while simultaneously addressing critical issues in the system to build the foundation for better management and efficiency within the sector. Approval completed on 20 June 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P163161. US$ 10.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Energy & Extractives (R) Extractive Industries Technical Assistance Project Phase 2: The proposed project development objective is to strengthen governance, knowledge, and sustainability of the extractives sector in Sierra Leone. Approval completed on 22 November 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P160719. US$ 20.0 (IDA Grant). Consultants will be re- quired. Ministry of Mines and Mineral Resources. Governance Public Financial Management Improvement and Consolidation -Additional Financing Project: The modified project development objective reads as follows: to improve the public financial management system and accountability in the use of government finances. Approval completed on 7 June 2017. Environmental Assessment Category C. Project: P162667. US$ 10.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Poverty and Equity Sierra Leone Statistics Capacity Building: To build the capacity of the National Statistics Office (Statistics Sierra Leo- ne) to collect and disseminate quality and timely data. Identification completed on 9 August 2017. Environmental Assess- ment Category C. US$ 5.0 (IDA Grant). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Social Protection & Labor Social Safety Nets Additional Financing: The project development objective is to establish the key building blocks for a basic national safety net system and to provide income support to extremely poor households in Sierra Leone. Approval completed on 6 August 2015. Environmental Assessment Category C. Project: P154454. US$ 10.0/4.3 (IDA Grant/ERR). Consultants will be required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Social, Urban, Rural and Resilience Global Practice November 2017 Africa PAGE 62 Sierra Leone Land Administration Reform Project: The Development Objective is to enhance land tenure security by building capacity of relevant institutions to i) map and record family tenure in the Northern, Southern and Eastern Areas and ii) strengthen the cadaster and Registry General in the Western Area. Identification completed on 16 August 2017. US$ 10.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. (N) Freetown Emergency Recovery Project: The proposed Project Development Objective is to support the coordina- tion and implementation of a resilient recovery program to stabilize slopes around the impacted area of the landslide and restore key service delivery infrastructure. Identification completed on 2 November 2017. US$ 10.0 (IDA Grant). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Trade & Competitiveness Sierra Leone Agro-Processing Competitiveness Project: The project objective is to contribute to increasing produc- tivity and market shares of agro-processing firms in targeted agri-clusters in the Northern Economic Corridor in Sierra Leo- ne. Concept completed on 14 July 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P160295. US$ 10.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Trade and Industry. Sierra Leone Sustainable Development Tourism Project: To improve the tourism business environment, enhance market access, and improve tourism products and services in Sierra Leone. Identification completed on 1 June 2017. Envi- ronmental Assessment Category B. US$ 10.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Transport & ICT Freetown Integrated Urban Transport Project: The Project Development Objective (PDO) is to improve mobility and road safety in a pilot area and enhance institutional capacity to plan and manage urban transport in the city of Freetown. Identification completed on 21 June 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 20.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting ser- vices to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Somalia Energy & Extractives Somali Electricity Access Project: The Project Objective is to expand access to electricity in targeted rural and peri ur- ban communities in Somalia, including Somaliland Identification completed on 26 September 2017. Environmental As- sessment Category B. US$ 5.5 (SOMP). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Social, Urban, Rural and Resilience Global Practice Somali Urban Investment Planning: To provide (i) an assessment of the feasibility of, and preliminary plans for, select- ed urban investment and institutional strengthening activities in southern Somalia, Puntland and Somaliland, and (ii) en- hanced project preparation and implementation capacity of participating agencies. Approval completed on 4 February 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P150374. US$ 6.0 (SOMP). Con- sultants will be required. Ministry of Finance, Contact: H.E. Mohamed Adan Ibrahim, Minister; Ministry of Finance, Con- tact: Zamzam Abdi Adan, Minister; Hargeisa Municipality, Contact: Abdurahman Mohamud Aided, Mayor; Mogadishu Mu- nicipality, Contact: Yusuf Hussein Jim'ale, Mayor; Hargeisa Water Agency, Contact: Ibrahim Siyad Yonis, Manager; Garowe Municipality, Contact: Hassan Mohamed Isse, Mayor. Somali Urban Resilience and Recovery Project: To provide basic infrastructure and improve implementation capaci- ty in targeted areas. Identification completed on 24 April 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 20.4 (SOMP). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Transport & ICT PAGE 63 Monthly Operational Summary November 2017 Additional Financing: ICT Sector Support in Somalia (Phase 2): Objective to be Determined. Identification com- pleted on 20 July 2017. Environmental Assessment Category C. US$ 14.0/2.0 (SOMP/SPBF). Consulting services to be de- termined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. South Africa Energy & Extractives Technical Assistance Project for the Development Carbon Capture and Storage in the Republic of South Africa: The Project Development Objective (PDO) is to assess the feasibility of, and build expert capacity for, carbon cap- ture and storage in South Africa. Approval completed on 22 March 2017. Environmental Assessment Category A. Project: P149521. US$ 23.0 (CARB). Consultants will be required. South African National Energy Development Institute (SANEDI); Department of Energy Government of South Africa. South Sudan Agriculture South Sudan Agriculture Development and Food Security Project: he project seeks to revitalize the agriculture sector in South Sudan through capacity building, institutional strengthening and technology dissemination. Tentatively, its PDO is to enhance the production of major staple crops and increase farmer's income Identification completed on 20 De- cember 2011. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 50.0 (IDA Grant). Consulting services to be determined. Imple- menting agency(ies) to be determined. Energy & Extractives South Sudan Energy Sector Technical Assistance Project: The project development objective (PDO) is to strengthen the capacity of the Recipient for improved energy sector planning and management supporting access enhancement. Negoti- ations authorized on 17 November 2014. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P145581. US$ 15.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Electricity, Dams, Irrigation and Water Resources, Contact: H.E Jemma Nunu Kumba, Minister. Governance Institutional Development and Capacity Building Project: To improve selected government systems and capabili- ties with respect to human resource management and public financial management in target ministries and agencies. Nego- tiations authorized on 22 October 2014. Environmental Assessment Category C. Project: P143975. US$ 20.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Labor, Public Service and HRD, Contact: Juma Yoane Kedi, Undersecretary, Public Service; Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning, Contact: Wani Buyu, Undersecretary; Ministry of Finance and Eco- nomic Planning, Contact: Maxwell Lobokha, Director, Planning; Ministry of Public Service and Human Resource Develop- ment, Contact: Lily Manyiel, Ag. Director for Policy. Health, Nutrition & Population South Sudan Health Rapid Results Project AF: The proposed revised PDO is to: i) improve delivery of high impact primary health care services, including pharmaceuticals in Upper Nile and Jonglei states; and iii) to strengthen coordination and M&E implementation capacities of the MOH. Approval completed on 27 June 2016. Environmental Assessment Catego- ry B. Project: P156917. US$ 40.0 (IDA Grant). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning, Contact: Moses Moses Mabior Deu, Director of Aid Co-ordination. South Sudan Health Rapid Results AF: The additional financing to Rapid Results Health Project will ensure continuity of high impact primary health care services in Upper Nile and Jonglei States of South Sudan. The project development objec- tives (PDOs) are: (i) to improve the delivery of high impact primary health care services in Recipient's states of Jonglei and November 2017 Africa PAGE 64 Upper Nile; and (ii) to strengthen coordination and monitoring and evaluation capacities of the Ministry of Health. The ad- ditional financing will provide support to the two original components: i) Component 1 will support Delivery of high impact Primary Health Care services; ii) Component 2 will strengthen capacity of MOH at the national level. The project will also support performance based contracting, exact details of the amounts to be financed from the HRITF (possibly for amounts up to US$15 million) are still being discussed. Approval completed on 13 March 2014. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P146413. US$ 10.0/25.0 (IDA Credit/IDA Grant). No consultants are required. South Sudan Health Services Support Project: South Sudan is experiencing major escalating humanitarian, develop- ment, economic and security crises of unprecedented proportions, affecting all parts of the country, as well as neighboring countries. The drop in oil prices and the large expenditures related to the conflict has led to hyperinflation (exceeding 800 percent in Nov 2016), where the country’s economy is on the verge of a collapse. Social indicators are among the worst in the world and have worsened during the civil war. The peace dividend in this area is to restore normalcy and for the Government to restart the process of public service delivery. In this context, the Bank has supported the delivery of primary health care and procurement of pharmaceuticals in the coun- try’s two most conflict-affected and densely populated states—Upper Nile and Jonglei—through the Health Rapid Results project (HRRP) (approved April, 2012). In anticipation of the project’s closure (end -March 2018), the Government formally requested on July 21, 2017 financial support to ensure sustainability of the health programs and their development impact. Without the proposed Bank support to the Upper Nile and Jonglei states, there would no financing for these states. The overarching objective of the new operation would be to increase coverage of essential health services in the Upper Nile and Jonglei states, while building the capacity for implementation, coordination, monitoring and evaluation. The other states are covered by the Health Pooled Fund (HPF) donor partners, led by DFID. The Bank is working in close coordination with the DFID and other partners. Identification completed on 19 September 2017. US$ 40.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implement- ing agency(ies) to be determined. Social Protection & Labor Safety Net and Skills Development Project Additional Financing: Objective to be Determined. Identification com- pleted on 8 February 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 30.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be deter- mined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Social, Urban, Rural and Resilience Global Practice Local Governance and Service Delivery Project: To improve local governance and service delivery in participating counties in South Sudan. Identification completed on 9 June 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 60.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Sudan Environment & Natural Resources Sudan Sustainable Natural Resources Management Project: Objective to be Determined. Identification completed on 23 September 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 7.3 (GEFU). Consulting services to be determined. Im- plementing agency(ies) to be determined. Swaziland Energy & Extractives (N) Improved Access to Electricity Service Project: To increase access to electricity services in peri urban and rural PAGE 65 Monthly Operational Summary November 2017 areas of Swaziland. Identification completed on 16 November 2017. US$25.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Governance IMPROVING PUBLIC SECTOR PERFORMANCE PROJECT: The project development objective is to improve public sector performance in selected ministries, departments and agencies through the strengthening of human and public re- sources management and use of data. Approval completed on 12 January 2017. Environmental Assessment Category C. Project: P152528. US$25.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Ministry of Finance, Contact: Bheki Bhembe, Principal Secretary; Prime Minister's Office, Contact: Mbuso C. Dlamini, Secretary to Cabinet. Trade & Competitiveness Swaziland Private Sector Competitiveness: The development objective is: to support an improved investment climate and strengthen competitiveness of firms, especially in the agribusiness and tourism sectors. Approval completed on 30 November 2015. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P151433. US$25.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Ministry of Economic Planning and Development, Contact: Vusie Dlamini, Head of ACMS. Tanzania Education Education Program for Results Additional Financing (EPforR AF): Objective to be Determined. Approval com- pleted on 23 May 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P162470. US$ 80.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting ser- vices to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Energy & Extractives (N) Tanzania Utility Strengthening Project (TUSP): The project development objective of the Tanzania Utility Strengthening Project (TUSP) is to expand electricity access, improve supply services and enhance operational performance of the utility. The project has five components: a-) distribution grid densification program, including grid extension, rehabili- tation and metering; b-) electricity transmission strengthening (selected priority investment in extension and rehabilitation of transmission infrastructure); c-) distribution control center upgrade in DaresSalaam; d-) strengthening utility operations and revenue management through upgrading the MIS, GIS, advanced metering and billing systems; and e-) technical assis- tance & capacity building. Identification completed on 21 November 2017. US$ 400.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. TZ Sustainable Management of Mineral Resources: To strengthen the Governments capacity to manage the mineral sector to improve the socioeconomic impacts of large and small-scale mining for Tanzania and Tanzanians and enhance pri- vate local and foreign investment. Approval completed on 7 May 2015. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P151124. US$ 45.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Environment & Natural Resources Tanzania: Resilient Natural Resource Management for Tourism and Growth: The Project Development Objec- tive (PDO) is to improve management of natural resources and tourism assets in priority areas of Southern Tanzania and to increase access to alternative livelihood activities for targeted communities. Approval completed on 28 September 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P150523. US$ 150.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Finance and Planning, Contact: Mr. Doto James, Permanent Secretary; Ministry of Natural Resources and Tourism. Finance & Markets Tanzania Financial Inclusion Project: The Project Development Objective (PDO) is to improve financial inclusion in November 2017 Africa PAGE 66 Tanzania and expand access to credit for MSMEs. The operation will have a gender focus to address the specific inclusion and access constraints faced by women in Tanzania. Concept completed on 29 April 2017. Environmental Assessment Cate- gory F. Project: P161355. US$ 150.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. BANK OF TANZANIA. Housing Finance Project: The revised PDO is as follows: To facilitate the development of the housing finance market through the provision of medium and long-term liquidity to lenders. Approval completed on 24 February 2015. Environ- mental Assessment Category B. US$ 60.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. BANK OF TANZANIA, Contact: Albert Mkenda, Program Manager (PIU). Governance Tanzania Public Service Modernization Project: Objective to be Determined. Identification completed on 31 August 2017. Environmental Assessment Category C. US$ 150.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Health, Nutrition & Population (R) Investing in the Early Years: Improve coverage and quality of the early childhood development services for the first 1,000 days in selected regions. Concept completed on 8 November 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P164758. US$ 200.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determ ined. President’s Office Regional Administration and Local Government; Ministry of Health, Community Development, Gender, Elderly and Children. Poverty and Equity Development Support for Tanzania Statistics: To strengthen the capacity of the national statistical bureau to collect, process, and disseminate data and statistics on living standards, labor markets, and agriculture. Negotiations authorized on 14 September 2017. Environmental Assessment Category C. Project: P159954. US$ 8.7 (EUDF). Consultants will be re- quired. United Republic of Tanzania; National Bureau of Statistics. Public Private Partnership Tanzania Sub Sovereign PPP Trust Fund: The development objective of the TSPF is sustainable private financing of sub-sovereign public services. Identification completed on 7 September 2017. US$ 17.0 (TZPP). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Social Protection & Labor TZ-PSSN Additional Financing: The Project Development Objective of APL Phase 1 is to create a comprehensive, effi- cient, well-targeted productive social safety net system for the poor and vulnerable section of the Tanzanian population. Ap- proval completed on 16 June 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P151838. US$ 200.0 (IDA Credit). No consultants are required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Tanzania Productive Social Safety Net Project II: Support the government to consolidate the national productive safety net systems and effectively deliver benefits to targeted extreme poor households. Identification completed on 29 Oc- tober 2017. US$ 300.0/3.4/0.9/49.5/9.1/96.0 (IDA Credit/AID/BMGF/DFID/GIRR/SIDA). Consulting services to be de- termined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Social, Urban, Rural and Resilience Global Practice Dar es Salaam Flood Risk Management Project: Objective to be Determined. Identification completed on 30 June 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 20.0 (TURP). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agen- cy(ies) to be determined. Tanzania Area Development Project for Refugee-hosting Districts: to improve access to livelihoods and socio- economic infrastructure for displaced people and host communities in the targeted areas. Identification completed on 2 August 2017. US$ 100.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. PAGE 67 Monthly Operational Summary November 2017 Tanzania Strategic Cities Project AF: The Government of the Tanzania (GoT) has asked for Additional Financing (AF) under OP/BP 10.00 in the amount of US$80 million to the Tanzania Strategic Cities Project. The requested additional sup- port is needed to scale up the project's investments. The original project has been under satisfactory implementation since 2011. The additional financing is sought to finance the following three board types of investments: (i) Enhancements to the func- tionality and sustainability of the works completed and ongoing under the current project, such as drainage/pedestrian amenities and additional land-fill cells and solid waste equipment. (ii) Investments -mainly urban roads and some storm drains- from the ‘long-list’ that were originally prepared and screened during original project appraisal in FY2010/11, but not included in the project due to limited IDA availability. (iii) Newly identified sub-projects which are also mostly urban roads and two new land-fills. Approval completed on 29 May 2014. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P148974. US$ 50.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Prime Minister's Office - Regional Administration and Local Government Tel: (255-26) 232-1908/2848, E-mail: NA, Contact: Chandanie Wijayawardene, Director General. Land Tenure Improvement Project: To strengthen national and local government institutions to support improved land tenure security Identification completed on 21 August 2017. US$ 75.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be deter- mined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Zanzibar Urban Services Project Additional Financing: Improve access to urban services and conserve physical cultural heritage in Zanzibar. Approval completed on 13 June 2016. Environmental Assessment Category A. Project: P155392. US$ 55.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Zanzibar Integrated Urban Development Project: The development objective of the project is to support integrated and sustainable development in Zanzibar. Identification completed on 5 October 2017. US$ 100.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. TSCP Second Additional Financing: To improve the quality of and access to basic urban services in Participating LGAs. Approval completed on 27 February 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P159489. US$ 130.0 (IDA Cred- it). Consultants will be required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Trade & Competitiveness Private Sector Competitiveness Project Additional Financing: Objective to be Determined. Approval completed on 27 December 2013. Environmental Assessment Category C. US$ 60.2 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. United Republic of Tanzania, Contact: Chandanie Wijayawardene, Director General. Industrial Transformation for Growth and Trade Integration: To increase the competitiveness of enterprises along value chains in selected industrial sectors and targeted trade corridors leading to increased productivity, trade flows and employment opportunities Identification completed on 8 June 2016. US$ 100.0 (IDA Grant). Consulting services to be de- termined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Transport & ICT (R) Digital Tanzania Program Phase I: Digital Foundations Project: To increase access to affordable, high quality internet services for government, businesses and citizens and to improve the government's capacity to deliver digital public services. Concept completed on 8 November 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P160766. US$ 140.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. President's Office - Public Service Management; Ministry of Works, Transport and Communication (Communication Sector). Dar es Salaam Maritime Gateway Project: The Project Development Objective is to improve the effectiveness and effi- ciency of the Port of Dar es Salaam, for the benefit of public and private stakeholders. Approval completed on 30 June 2017. Environmental Assessment Category A. Project: P150496. US$ 345.0/12.0 (IDA Credit/TZPP). Consultants will be required. Tanzania Ports Authority (TPA), Contact: Alois Matei, Acting Director General; THE UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA, Contact: Ngosha Magonya, Commissioner External Finance. November 2017 Africa PAGE 68 Tanzania Rural Transport Program: Objective to be Determined. Identification completed on 31 August 2017. Envi- ronmental Assessment Category B. US$ 300.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agen- cy(ies) to be determined. Tanzania Development Corridors Transport Project: The PDO is to improve transport connectivity in selected de- velopment corridors and institutional capacity for enhanced management of efficient, resilient, and safe road and airport transport systems. Identification completed on 12 October 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 685.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Water Sustainable Rural Water and Sanitation Program: Objective to be Determined. Identification completed on 18 May 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 250.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Second Tanzania Water Sector Support Project: The Project Development Objectives are to: (a) strengthen the ca- pacity for integrated water resources planning and management in Tanzania, and (b) improve access to water supply and sanitation services in an operationally efficient manner in Dar es Salaam. Approval completed on 23 January 2017. Envi- ronmental Assessment Category B. Project: P150361. US$ 225.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Wa- ter and Irrigation, Contact: Eng. Mbogo Futakamba, Permanent Secretary. Tanzania Water Sector Support Project - Additional Financing: The Additional finance will contribute to the coun- try's water sector development program (WSDP) achieve its first phase target of providing access to the originally planned beneficiaries of 10 villages per local Government Administration (LGAs). This target was down sized during restructuring of the project due to shortage of funding. Given the increased attention given to the Rural water supply in governments recent initiative of Big Result Now (BRN), the AF will be a timely response to assist government achieve its objective. It will also be uninterrupted continuation of the Bank support during the transition from phase I to Phase II of the program. The AF will finance RWS schemes and completion works in urban component while at the same time provide program management assistance to Government's effort to streamline the new BRN initiative with the WSDP arrangement. It is expected that de- velopment partners such as the DFID will join the initiative. It is also envisaged that preparation of the follow on project to support the second phase of government's WSDP will be initiated in parallel to implementation of the Additional financing. Approval completed on 16 June 2014. Environmental Assessment Category A. Project: P146700. US$ 44.9/13.0/15.0 (IDA Credit/DFID/KFW). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Water Tel: (255-22) 245-1530, E-mail: b.psmw@mowi.go.tz, Contact: EgR. Bashir J. Mrindoko, Permanent Secretary. Togo Agriculture PASA Additional Financing: The objectives of the Project are to (i) rehabilitate and reinforce productive capacities among targeted beneficiaries across Selected Value Chains, and (ii) foster an enabling environment for the development of the agricultural sector, in the Recipient's territory. Project Beneficiaries (within all five administrative regions of Togo) 1) 60,000 crop farmers 2) 13,000 animal herders 3) 1,600 fish producers 4) 500 fish merchants 5) 650,000 households raising poultry and/or small ruminants will benefit from dedicated animal vaccination campaigns PAGE 69 Monthly Operational Summary November 2017 PDO Level Results Indicators 1) Farm output subject to project supported post-harvest value-adding schemes (rice,corn); 2) Increase of crop (coffee, cocoa) and continental fisheries output, and of livestock population (small ruminants, poultry) among project beneficiaries; 3) Rates of PNIASA financial execution (for PASA, PADAT and WAAPP altogether) and; 4) Number of direct beneficiaries. Approval completed on 14 April 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P159637. US$ 20.0 (IDA Credit). No consultants are required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Energy & Extractives (R) Energy Sector Support and Investment Project: The objective of the project is to improve the operational per- formance of the power sector and increase access to electricity in the capital city, Lomé. Negotiations authorized on 6 No- vember 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P160377. US$ 35.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be re- quired. MInistère de l'Energie et des Mines; CEET. Governance TOGO Economic Governance: The project development objective is to improve public investment management, domes- tic revenue mobilization and public accountability and monitoring mechanisms for better service delivery in priority sectors. Approval completed on 3 October 2017. Environmental Assessment Category C. Project: P158078. US$ 15.0/5.6 (IDA Grant/EUDF). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Finance. Health, Nutrition & Population Togo Performance-Based Health System Support: To improve utilization and quality of reproductive, maternal, neo- natal, and child health services in selected regions. Identification completed on 25 July 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 20.0 (IDA Grant). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Poverty and Equity (N) Togo: Data for a fact based society: Enhance the public availability of relevant, good quality statistical data to lay the foundation for a fact based society. Identification completed on 23 November 2017. US$ 10.0 (IDA Grant). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Social Protection & Labor Community Development and Safety Nets Project Additional Financing: The proposed Project Development Ob- jective is to provide poor communities with greater access to basic socio-economic infrastructures and social safety nets. Approval completed on 7 March 2014. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P146598. US$ 12.1 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Technical Secretariat of the Community Development and Safety Nets Project Tel: (228) 220- 7597, E-mail: pdctogo@yahoo.fr, Contact: Yawavi Agboka-Abalo, Coordonatrice du Secretariat Technique. Social, Urban, Rural and Resilience Global Practice Emergency Infrastructure Rehabilitation & Energy Project - Additional Financing: The objectives are to: (a) increase access to infrastructure and urban services in Lome; and (b) support the Government's efforts to demonstrate con- crete improvements in the lives of its citizens, a critical step for sustaining social and political stability in the country. Ap- proval completed on 4 June 2013. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 14.0 (IDA Grant). Consultants will be re- November 2017 Africa PAGE 70 quired. Agence deExecution des Travaux Urbains (AGETUR) Tel: (229) 313-645, E-mail: agetur@intnet.bj, Contact: Yuba Raj Pandey, Vice Chairman. Trade & Competitiveness Trade and Logistics Services Competitiveness Project: The proposed project aims to improve the efficiency of trade logistics services in Togo. Approval completed on 4 May 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P158982. US$ 18.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Republic of Togo, Contact: S.E.M. Adji Oteth Ayassor, Ministre de l'E- conomie et des Finances; Ministry of Economy, Finance, and Development Planning, Contact: Adji Oteth Ayassor, Minister of Finance. Uganda Energy & Extractives IDA Guarantee for Renewable Energy Development Program: The project will provide for amongst others coun- terpart risk guarantee to cover the payment risk from Uganda Electricity Transmission Company Approval completed on 18 March 2014. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P133318. US$ 160.0 (GUID). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development Tel: (256-41) 434-9342, E-mail: info@energy.go.ug, Contact: Hon. Irene Mu- loni, Minister. Governance Narrowing the Governance Implementation Gap in Uganda (NGIGU): Objective to be Determined. Identification completed on 17 October 2016. Environmental Assessment Category C. Project: P161981. US$ 100.0 (IDA Credit). Consult- ing services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Health, Nutrition & Population Additional Financing Uganda Reproductive Maternal and Child Health Services Improvement Project: Ob- jective to be Determined. Identification completed on 10 April 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P163691. US$ 25.0 (AFC2). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Macro Economics & Fiscal Management Uganda Intergovernmental Fiscal Transfers Program: Objective to be Determined. Approval completed on 27 June 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P160250. US$ 200.0 (IDA Grant). Consulting services to be deter- mined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Social Protection & Labor Uganda Youth Employment Project: The Project Development Objective is to increase employment and earnings op- portunities for targeted youth. Identification completed on 4 October 2016. Environmental Assessment Category C. US$ 150.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Social, Urban, Rural and Resilience Global Practice Development Response to Displacement Impacts Project: Objective to be Determined. Identification completed on 2 August 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 99.2/70.8 (IDA Credit/IDA Grant). Consulting services to be PAGE 71 Monthly Operational Summary November 2017 determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. UG - Strengthening Social Risk Management and Gender-Based Violence Prevention and Response Project: The Project Development Objectives are to increase: (i) participation in Gender-Based Violence (GBV) prevention programs; and (ii) utilization of multi-sectoral response services for survivors of GBV in targeted districts. Approval completed on 20 June 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P160447. US$ 40.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development; Republic of Uganda; Ministry of Gender, Labor and Social De- velopment. Trade & Competitiveness Second Competitive and Enterprise Development Project: The development objective of the proposed Competitive- ness and Enterprise Development Project 2 is to improve business environment and boost job creation in select sectors by strengthening institutions of land administration/management and boosting SME competitiveness. This will be based on supporting the GoU in fostering innovation, enhancing competitiveness of the light manufacturing sector by developing ef- fective industrial infrastructure with linkages to small and medium-enterprises through targeted interventions, implement- ing the land administration reform, strengthening links between agriculture and manufacturing, and generating investments Identification completed on 18 October 2017. US$150.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agen- cy(ies) to be determined. Water Integrated Water Management and Development Project: The project development objective (PDO) is to improve access to water supply and sanitation services, and strengthen the capacity for water resources management in project tar- geted areas. Concept completed on 13 October 2017. Environmental Assessment Category A. Project: P163782. US$ 260.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. National Water And Sewerage Corporation. Uganda Irrigation Modernization Project: To provide irrigation and drainage services, and develop institutional ca- pacity for irrigated agriculture production in the project areas. Identification completed on 24 April 2017. Environmental Assessment Category A. US$ 150.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be de- termined. Zambia Education Zambia Education Enhancement Project: The project development objective is to improve the quality of teaching and learning in mathematics and science in targeted primary and secondary schools and to increase equitable access to second- ary education. Approval completed on 29 August 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P158570. US$ 60.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Finance; Ministry of General Education. Energy & Extractives Electricity Service Access Project: The project development objective is to increase electricity access in Zambia's target- ed rural areas. Approval completed on 27 June 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P162760. US$ 26.5/7.0 (IDA Credit/GPBA). Consulting services to be determined. Rural Electrification Authority. Second Scaling Solar Guarantee: Objective to be Determined. Identification completed on 8 May 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 3.0/27.0/10.0 (GUID/ZMUL/ZPCI). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. November 2017 Africa PAGE 72 ZM-Guarantee for Scaling Solar (Round 2): The project development objective is to increase solar electricity genera- tion capacity and diversify electricity generation resources in Zambia. Identification completed on 3 October 2017. US$ 15.0 (GUID). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Zambia Scaling Solar Energy Guarantee Project: Objective to be Determined. Approval completed on 16 February 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 3.5 (GUID). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agen- cy(ies) to be determined. Environment & Natural Resources Zambia - Mining and Environmental Remediation and Improvement Project: To reduce environmental health risks to the local population in critically polluted mining areas in Chingola, Kabwe, Kitwe and Mufulira municipalities, in- cluding lead exposure in Kabwe municipality Approval completed on 16 December 2016. Environmental Assessment Cate- gory A. Project: P154683. US$ 65.6 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Mines and Mineral Development; Ministry of Finance, Republic of Zambia. Transforming landscapes for resilience and development in Zambia: The project development objective is to in- crease the ecosystem resilience and productivity within vulnerable landscapes and enhance the disaster related preparedness of Zambia Identification completed on 16 August 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 75.0/75.0 (IDA Cred- it/GCF). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Zambia Integrated Forest Landscape Project (GEF): To improve landscape management and increase environmen- tal and economic benefits for targeted rural communities in the Eastern Province and to improve the Recipient’s capacity to respond promptly and effectively to an Eligible Crisis or Emergency. Approval completed on 4 May 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P157521. US$ 8.1 (GEFU). Consultants will be required. Interim Climate Change Secretari- at, Contact: Chitembo Chunga, National Coordinator; Ministry of Finance, Contact: Ronald Simwinga, Dr.. (N) Additional Financing for Zambia Strengthening Climate Resilience (PPCR Phase II): The development objective of the project is to strengthen Zambia's institutional framework for climate resilience and improve the adaptive capacity of vulnerable communities in the Barotse sub-basin and other regions. Identification completed on 9 November 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 14.6 (CIF). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agen- cy(ies) to be determined. Zimbabwe Health, Nutrition & Population Zimbabwe Health Sector Development Support Project III - AF: The Project Development Objective (PDO) is to increase coverage of key maternal and child health interventions in targeted rural and urban districts consistent with the Recipient's ongoing health initiatives. Approval completed on 17 July 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P163976. US$ 5.0 (GFF). Consultants will be required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Zimbabwe Health Sector Development Support Project AF II: The Project Development Objective (PDO) is to in- crease coverage of key maternal and child health interventions in targeted rural and urban districts consistent with the Re- cipient's ongoing health initiatives. Approval completed on 23 December 2015. Environmental Assessment Category B. Pro- ject: P156879. US$ 10.0 (HRBF). Consultants will be required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Regional Agriculture Association for Strengthening Agricultural Research in East and Central Africa Multi Donor Trust Fund: This is a request for an extension of and additional financing for the ongoing Association for Strengthening Agricultural Re- search in Eastern and Central Africa (ASARECA) Multi-Donor Trust Fund (MDTF) (P112600/TF071104). It is currently fi- PAGE 73 Monthly Operational Summary November 2017 nanced by the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA), UK's Department for International Development (DfID); the European Commission (EC); and United States Agency for International Development (USAID), and managed by the Agriculture, Rural Development and Irrigation unit (AFTAI). ASARECA, a sub-regional not-for-profit association has been operating based on a 10 year Strategic Plan (2008-2018) developed to support the sustainable competitiveness of East- ern and Central Africa agricultural research systems through support to prioritized areas of research for development. The strategy was designed to be implemented in 2 five year phases with corresponding Medium Term Operational Plans (MTOPs) which detail implementation of the strategy. The ASARECA MDTF was established at the World Bank in 2008 to support the first phase of the strategic plan, OPI (2008-2013). It has been under implementation for the past 4 and a half years and implementation has been satisfactory. It is scheduled to close on December 31, 2013. Donor support has been very strong for the OPI. Original donor pledges totaled $55 million. This target was not only met, but exceeded following an addi- tional contribution of $5.6 million in the second half of 2012. Total contributions to date have passed $60 million. A number of the MDTF participating donors are in favor of and have recommended a 5 year extension of the MDTF to support a smooth transition to ASARECA' second MTOP (OPII) (2014-2018). The associated proposed Additional Financing would support implementation of OPII. Initial confirmed funding to launch implementation has already been secured from two donors. Identification completed on 23 July 2013. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 30.0 (CDP4). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. CAR-Agriculture Recovery and Agribusiness Development Support Project (ARADSP): Increase agriculture productivity of small scale farmers and promote micro, small and medium agribusiness enterprises in the project area, and provide immediate and effective response in the event of an Eligible Crisis or Emergency Identification completed on 16 October 2017. US$ 25.0 (IDA Grant). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Eastern and Central Africa Agricultural Transformation Project: The development objective is to enhance regional collaboration to improve productivity, resilience, and competitiveness of selected agricultural commodity value chains and increase smallholder farmer access to the regional market for food commodities and products Identification completed on 8 November 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 485.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Additional Financing for West Africa Agricultural Productivity Program (WAAPP- 1C): To generate and accel- erate the adoption of improved technologies in the participating countries' top agricultural commodity priority areas that are aligned with the sub-region's top agricultural commodity priorities, as outlined in the ECOWAP. Approval completed on 3 February 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P158983. US$ 53.0 (IDA Credit). No consultants are re- quired. Ministere de l’Economie et de Finances/ Caisse Autonome d’Amortissement; Ministere de l’Economie et des Finan c- es, Contact: Sani Yaya, Ministre; Ministere du Plan du Niger; Ministre de l’Economie et des Finances. WAAPP -2A - Support to Groundnut Value Chain in Senegal: The development objective of WAAPP-2A is to scale- up the generation, dissemination and adoption of improved technologies in the participating countries’ priority agricultural commodity areas. Approval completed on 17 May 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P158265. US$ 20.0 (IDA Credit). No consultants are required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. (R) Agricultural Productivity Program for Southern Africa - Angola & Lesotho: To increase the availability of improved agricultural technologies in participating countries in the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) re- gion. Concept completed on 16 November 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P164486. US$30.0/20.0 (IBRD/IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Angola Ministry of Agriculture; Lesotho Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security. West Africa Agricultural Transformation Project: The Project Development Objective (PDO) is to accelerate adop- tion of improved technologies and youth job creation, strengthen enabling conditions for access to regional markets for the participating countries’ priority agricultural commodity areas, and enable the Governments to respond promptly and eff ec- tively to eligible emergencies. Identification completed on 28 August 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 320.0/90.0 (IDA Credit/IDA Grant). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa MDTF - Additional Financing: This is a request for an extension of and additional financing for the ongoing Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa (FARA) Multi-Donor Trust Fund (MDTF) (P1126840/TF071192). It is currently financed by the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA), UK's Depart- ment for International Development (DfID); the European Commission (EC); and The Netherlands, and managed by the Agriculture, Rural Development and Irrigation unit (AFTA2). FARA has been operating on a 10-year Strategic Plan (2007- November 2017 Africa PAGE 74 2016) developed to add value to the support provided by the sub-regional organizations (SROs) to strengthen African Na- tional Agricultural Research Systems (NARS). The strategy was designed to be implemented in 2 five year phases with corre- sponding Medium Term Operational Plans (MTOPs) which detail implementation of the strategy. Due to delays in obtaining donor funding under the original MDTF, the Strategic Plan period was adjusted to cover the period 2009-2018. The FARA MDTF was established at the World Bank in 2009 to support the first phase of the strategic plan, MTOP I (2009-2013). It has been under implementation for the past three and a half years and implementation has been satisfactory. It is scheduled to close on December 31, 2013. Several of the MDTF participating donors are in favor of and have recommended a 5-year extension of the MDTF (in line with the Bank's revised guidelines on extension of closing dates, April 2013) to support a smooth transition to FARA's second MTOP (2014-2018). The associated proposed Additional Financing would support im- plementation of MTOP II. Initial confirmed funding to launch implementation has already been secured from one donor. Approval completed on 13 December 2013. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 20.0 (CDP4). Consulting services to be determined. Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa (FARA) Tel: (233-302) 772-823, E-mail: yakinbamijo@fara- africa.org, Contact: Dr. Yemi Akinbamijo, Executive Director. Association for Strengthening Agricultural Research in East and Central Africa Multi-Donor Trust Fund: This is a request for Additional Financing to support the existing ASARECA MDTF (P112600, TF071104). A Multi-Donor Trust Fund (MDTF) was established at the World Bank in 2008 to support a program of integrated agricultural research for development, as described in ASARECA's 5-year OP (2008/09-2013/14). The MDTF is intended to facilitate donor interac- tion, coordination and harmonization (including harmonization of procedures and formats to be applied by ASARECA), which is essential to effectively and efficiently assist the further institutional development of ASARECA. The project has been under implementation for the past 3.5 years and implementation progress has been satisfactory. Original donor pledges were expected to reach $55 million and this target has been met. New contributions totaling $4 million will be used to scale up the results of existing sub-projects within the remaining timeframe of the grant (19 months). No new activities are planned. Identification completed on 21 May 2012. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 5.6 (CDP4). Consulting services to be determined. Association for Strengthening Agricultural Research in Eastern and Central Africa (ASARECA), Contact: Seyfu Ketema, Executive Director. Strengthening Agricultural Education and Policy in Africa: Strengthen competitiveness of African universities to produce skilled and entrepreneurial agricultural graduates who drive innovative agricultural sector leading to structural transformation of African economies Identification completed on 3 October 2017. US$ 170.0/30.0 (IDA Credit/IDA Grant). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. AFCC2/RI-Regional Pastoral Livelihoods Resilience: The Project Development Objective (PDO) is to enhance liveli- hood resilience of pastoral and agro-pastoral communities in cross-border drought prone areas of selected countries and to improve the capacity of the selected countries' governments to respond promptly and effectively to an eligible crisis or emer- gency. This second phase prepared through an Additional Financing aims at including Ethiopia in the project, as it has par- ticipated in most of the preparation process, together with Kenya, Uganda and IGAD. The RPLRP offers an innovative, com- prehensive, and flexible response to pastoralists' vulnerability to drought by delivering key regional public goods to enhance their livelihoods. Building on a high-level agreement, the RPLRP embodies the first attempt in the HoA to deliver country- specific outputs directly linked to region-driven goals. RPLRP innovation also applies to the use of the Information and Communication Technology (ICT). Whenever possible, the RPLRP will be implemented through a sustainable landscape approach along cross-border livestock routes and corridors. These routes and corridors will be central in targeting geo- graphical cross-border clusters of sub-counties in Kenya and woredas in Ethiopia to deliver investments and services using this cross-border cluster approach. Selected clusters will receive a comprehensive package of investments and services. Ap- proval completed on 21 October 2014. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P150006. US$ 75.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Finance (Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia) Tel: (251-9) 2771-8854, E-mail: faberra@mofed.gov.et, Contact: Fisseha Aberra, Director. Great Lakes Regional Integrated Agriculture Development Project: The Project Development Objectives are: (i) to increase agricultural productivity and commercialization in Targeted Areas in the territory of the Recipient and improve agricultural regional integration; and (ii) to provide immediate and effective response in the event of an eligible crisis or emergency. Approval completed on 5 May 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 25.0 (IDA Grant). Consulting services to be determined. Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock. Education Africa Higher Education Centers of Excellence Project Add. Fin.: The Project Development Objective is to support PAGE 75 Monthly Operational Summary November 2017 the Recipients to promote regional specialization among participating universities in areas that address regional challenges by strengthening the capacities of these universities to deliver quality training and applied research. Approval completed on 10 September 2015. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P153111. US$ 15.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Africa Higher Education Centers of Excellence for Development Impact: To increase quality, quantity and devel- opment relevance of post-graduate education in selected universities through regional specialization. Identification complet- ed on 31 August 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 280.0/20.0 (IDA Credit/IDA Grant). Consulting ser- vices to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. (R) Africa Regional Scholarship and Innovation Fund for Applied Sciences, Engineering and Technology: To support the enhancement region-wide of the quality and sustainability of doctoral training, research and innovation in applied sciences, engineering and technology. Concept completed on 7 November 2017. Environmental Assessment Catego- ry C. Project: P165581. US$ 30.0 (IDA Grant). Consultants will be required. Association of African Universities (TBC during Project Preparation). Energy & Extractives (R) WAPP-APL4 (Phase 1): Côte d'Ivoire Liberia Sierra Leone and Guinea Regional Interconnector- Addi- tional Financing: The revised PDOs for the WAPP CLSG Power Interconnection are to: (a) reduce the cost of electricity supply at the utility level for Liberia and Sierra Leone and (b) increase the amount of electricity traded among all the partici- pating countries. The Development Objective of the WAPP TA is to increase the technical integration of the WAPP network. Approval completed on 17 November 2017. Environmental Assessment Category A. Project: P163033. US$ 82.2/40.2/4.6 (IDA Credit/IDA Grant/KFW). Consultants will be required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Ruzizi Regional Hydropower Project: The Ruzizi III hydropower project, 147MW is sponsored by the Energy Commis- sion of the Great Lakes Countries (DRC, Rwanda and Burundi),in short “EGL�, and includes the construction of the dam, tunnel, power station and the transmission line to a switchyard. The project will be developed in the form of a public-private partnership supported by donors including the World Bank, AfDB, and DBSA. The World Bank would provide a Partial Risk Guarantee to support private sector investors to develop the Ruzizi hydropower project. Identification completed on 15 Oc- tober 2013. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 150.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Imple- menting agency(ies) to be determined. Ruzizi Regional Hydropower Project - Guarantee: The Ruzizi III hydropower project, 147MW is sponsored by the Energy Commission of the Great Lakes Countries (DRC, Rwanda and Burundi),in short “EGL�, a nd includes the construc- tion of the dam, tunnel, power station and the transmission line to a switchyard. The project will be developed in the form of a public-private partnership supported by donors including the World Bank, AfDB, and DBSA. The World Bank would pro- vide a Partial Risk Guarantee to support private sector investors to develop the Ruzizi hydropower project. Identification completed on 15 October 2013. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 60.0 (GUID). Consulting services to be deter- mined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. MDTF Support to SAPP AREP Project: Objective to be Determined. Identification completed on 6 March 2017. Envi- ronmental Assessment Category A. US$ 8.5 (FSAF). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Regional Off Grid Electrification Project: To enhance shared capacity, knowledge and to jointly increase electricity access to households, businesses and communities using modern off-grid electrification technologies in project countries. The project will focus on a selected set of country-specific initiatives that are crucial to meeting the regional strategic goals. Concept completed on 11 April 2017. Environmental Assessment Category F. Project: P160708. US$ 56.0 (IDA Credit). Con- sultants will be required. Ecowas Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (ECREEE). (N) Guinea – Mali Interconnection Project: The Project Development Objective is to enable and enhance electricity trade between Guinea/Mali and all neighborhood countries connected via OMVG or CLSG. Identification completed on 13 November 2017. US$ 105.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. AFCC2/RI-3A Tanzania-Zambia Transmission Interconnector: The PDO for the overall Series of Project Program November 2017 Africa PAGE 76 is to establish cross-border transmission capacity between the Southern African Power Pool and the Eastern Africa Power Pool to enable regional power trade. The PDO for the Series of Project -1 is to increase the availability of grid based power supply to Southern regions of Tanzania and to enable regional interconnection with Zambia Identification completed on 31 March 2017. Environmental Assessment Category A. US$ 400.0/20.0/30.0/90.0 (IDA Credit/IDA Grant/ECEU/FRDE). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Mozambique - Malawi Regional Interconnector Project: The project development objective is to implement the Mozambique-Malawi transmission interconnection (i) to increase access to diversified, reliable, and affordable supplies of energy; and (ii) to expand Malawi and Mozambique’s opportunities to benefit from bilateral and regional power trading on the Southern African Power Pool. Identification completed on 29 June 2017. US$ 26.0/24.0 (IDA Grant/GGER). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Solar Development in Sub-Saharan Africa - Phase 1 (Sahel): The Series of Projects' objective is to accelerate grid- connected solar electricity generation expansion in West African countries. Identification completed on 6 December 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 80.0/25.0 (IDA Credit/IDA Grant). Consulting services to be determined. Im- plementing agency(ies) to be determined. WAPP-Regional Electricity Access Project (Phase 1): The project Development Objective is to increase access to reli- able energy services in targeted areas and to enable cross-border electrification between the countries. Identification com- pleted on 19 May 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 460.0/10.0/5.0/0.1 (IDA Credit/EUIB/EXKF/WADB). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. North Core/Dorsale Nord Regional Interconnector Project: The Project Development Objective is to increase and enhance electricity trade between Niger, Nigeria, Benin and Burkina Faso. Identification completed on 15 February 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 418.6/84.8/56.4/38.4 (IDA Credit/AFDB/GFRC/ISDB). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Participatory Forest and Energy Management Regional Program involving The Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, and Senegal: To sustain the management of forest resources and household energy in a gender equitable way Identifica- tion completed on 19 June 2017. US$ 170.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Environment & Natural Resources AFFC2/RI-Lake Victoria Environmental Management Project APL-1 AF: The objectives of the Project are to con- tribute to: (i) the improvement of the collaborative management of the trans-boundary natural resources of the LVB among the Partner States; and (ii) the improvement of environmental management of targeted pollution hotspots and selected de- graded sub-catchments for the benefit of communities who depend on the natural resources of LVB. Approval completed on 26 May 2015. Environmental Assessment Category A. Project: P153466. US$ 20.0/2.0 (IDA Credit/IDA Grant). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Second South West Indian Ocean Fisheries Governance and Shared Growth Project - Madagascar: The pro- posed Project Development Objective is to improve the management of selected priority fisheries at regional, national and community levels and increased access by targeted fishers to alternative livelihood activities. Approval completed on 28 March 2017. US$ 6.4 (GEFU). Consulting services to be determined. Ministère des Resources Halieutiques et de la Pêche. Investments towards Resilient Management of GCLME: To reduce the vulnerability of coastal areas and coastal communities in selected West African countries through inclusive integrated coastal management at the regional and na- tional levels. Identification completed on 23 May 2017. US$ 20.3 (GEFU). Consulting services to be determined. Imple- menting agency(ies) to be determined. West Africa Regional Fisheries Program Phase 2 in Cabo Verde, The Gambia, Guinea Bissau and Senegal: To improve the management of selected fisheries, increase the post-harvest net value of catch in targeted landing sites, and improve the enabling environment for aquaculture development.‎Identification completed on 3 October 2016. Environmen- PAGE 77 Monthly Operational Summary November 2017 tal Assessment Category B. US$ 146.0/7.3 (IDA Credit/GEFU). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agen- cy(ies) to be determined. SWIOFish3 (Seychelles): Objective to be Determined. Approval completed on 29 September 2017. Environmental As- sessment Category B. Project: P163800. US$ 5.0 (GUAR). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Lake Victoria Environmental Management Project Phase Three: The Project Development Objective (PDO) is to improve environmental and natural resource management and participation in livelihood-enhancing practices in targeted sub-catchments areas and pollution hotspots in the Lake Victoria Basin. As LVEMP3 will also aim to get GEF support, its objective is consistent with the GEF’s strategic long-term priorities for In- ternational Waters (IW), which include fostering international, multi-country cooperation on priority transboundary water concerns. The PDO makes advancements in the IW focal area by supporting and promoting collective management and gov- ernance of the Lake Victoria water system through the implementation of policy, legal, and institutional reforms and invest- ments that contribute to sustainable use and maintenance of LVB’s ecosystem services. Identification completed on 2 October 2017. Environmental Assessment Category A. US$ 180.0/40.0/8.0 (IDA Cred- it/IDA Grant/GEFU). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Third South West Indian Ocean Fisheries Governance and Shared Growth Project (SWIOFish3): The Project Development Objective is to improve management of marine areas and fisheries in targeted zones and strengthen fisheries value chains in the Seychelles. Approval completed on 29 September 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 10.3 (GEFU). Consulting services to be determined. Ministry of Finance, Trade and Economic Planning; Republic of Seychelles. Finance & Markets Strengthening Financial Regional Institutions and Intermediation in the CEMAC Region: The Development Objective of this Project (PDO) is to strengthen the capacity of the Central African regional institutions through the provision of financial sector technical assistance and infrastructure. Concept completed on 19 September 2017. Environmental As- sessment Category C. Project: P161368. US$ 25.0/10.0 (IDA Credit/IDA Grant). Consultants will be required. Banking Sec- tor Commission of the Central African States - COBAC; Groupe d' Action contre le Blanchiment d' Argent en Afrique Centra- le (GABAC). EAC Financial Sector Development and Regionalization Project I: AF: To establish the foundation for financial sector integration among EAC Partner States. For the purposes of this additional financing the "foundation of financial sec- tor integration refers to formulating a regional approach to financial inclusion, furthering legal and regulatory harmoniza- tion and building institutional capacity to manage the increasingly integrated financial sector in the EAC. Approval complet- ed on 30 September 2016. Environmental Assessment Category C. Project: P160770. US$ 10.5 (IDA Grant). Consulting ser- vices to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Governance Regional Public Sector Capacity Building: The project development objective (PDO) is to strengthen, through regional cooperative networks and public goods, the capacity of select schools and institutes of public administration (SIPAs) to build public sector leadership and management capacity. Concept completed on 1 October 2017. Environmental Assessment Cate- gory C. Project: P160923. US$ 30.0 (IDA Grant). Consultants will be required. New Partnership for Africa’s Development Planning and Coordinating Agency. Health, Nutrition & Population AFCC2/RI-3A EA PH Laboratory Networking Project Additional Financing: To establish a network of efficient, high quality, accessible public health laboratories for the diagnosis and surveillance of tuberculosis and other communicable diseases. Approval completed on 7 July 2015. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 50.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting November 2017 Africa PAGE 78 services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Regional Disease Surveillance Systems Enhancement (REDISSE) Phase III: The PDOs are : (i) to strengthen national and regional cross-sectoral capacity for collaborative disease surveillance and epidemic preparedness in West Afri- ca, thereby addressing systemic weaknesses within the animal and human health systems that hinder effective disease sur- veillance and response; and (ii) in the event of an Eligible Emergency, to provide immediate and effective response to said Eligible Emergency. Concept completed on 16 October 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P161163. US$ 121.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Mauritania - Ministry of Livestock; Benin - CNLS-TP, Présidence de la Ré- publique du Bénin; Mali - Ministry of Health; Niger - Ministry of Health. Macro Economics & Fiscal Management CEMAC Regional Economic and Trade Integration Support Project: To provide Technical Assistance to the insti- tutions of the CEMAC on issues related to competitiveness, namely investment climate and trade facilitation. Identification completed on 14 February 2017. US$10.0/10.0 (IBRD/IDA Grant). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Poverty and Equity EAC Statistics Development and Harmonization Regional Project: The development objective of this project is to strengthen the capacity of the National Statistical Offices of the East African Community (EAC) Partner States and the EAC Secretariat to produce harmonized and quality statistics in support of the regional integration and development. Identifica- tion completed on 8 June 2017. Environmental Assessment Category C. US$ 20.0 (IDA Grant). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Social Protection & Labor Mutual Recognition of National IDs in East Africa: The proposed Project Development Objective is to promote re- gional public goods and spillover benefits through the development of identification systems aligned toward regional con- nectivity and mutual recognition. Identification completed on 21 February 2017. US$ 75.0/25.0 (IDA Credit/IDA Grant). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. West Africa Identification for Development (ID4D) Regional Project: The proposed Project Development Objec- tive is to set the foundation for unique digital identification with mutual recognition and the capacity for authentication in the ECOWAS region. Concept completed on 27 April 2017. Environmental Assessment Category C. Project: P161329. US$ 117.1/5.0 (IDA Credit/IDA Grant). Consultants will be required. Office of the Prime Minister (Primature); ECOWAS Com- mission; Organisation National de l'Identification (ONI). Additional Financing to Eastern Recovery Project: The project development objective is to improve access to liveli- hoods and socio-economic infrastructure in vulnerable communities in the eastern provinces of DRC. Approval completed on 11 December 2015. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P157303. US$ 34.0/16.0 (IDA Credit/IDA Grant). Consultants will be required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Social, Urban, Rural and Resilience Global Practice Great Lakes Region Displaced Persons and Border Communities Project Additional Financing: to (i) improve access to livelihoods and socio-economic infrastructure for displaced people and host communities in target areas of the territory of the Republic of Zambia, and (ii) support regional learning on development responses to forced displacement. Approval completed on 25 July 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P163895. Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Regional Lake Chad Recovery and Development Project: The development objective is to improve the resilience of populations living in the Lake Chad area and their contribution to regional food security. Identification completed on 12 September 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 60.0/40.0 (IDA Credit/IDA Grant). Consulting services to be PAGE 79 Monthly Operational Summary November 2017 determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Trade & Competitiveness Improved Investment Climate within the Organization for the Harmonization of Business Law in Africa (OHADA) AF: The project development objective is to strengthen OHADA’s institutional capacity to support, in its me m- ber countries, selected aspects of investment climate reforms, including improved corporate financial reporting. Identifica- tion completed on 28 July 2017. Environmental Assessment Category C. US$ 20.0 (IDA Grant). Consultants will be re- quired. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. AFCC2/RI-Great Lakes Trade Facilitation - SOP2: The development objective is to enhance the capacity for com- merce and improve processes and conditions for cross-border trade at targeted border locations in the GLR The "Capacity for commerce in the context of this project is defined as the capacity of core trade infrastructure, such as bor- der markets, border facilities, and ports, to handle an increased flow of goods, services, and people, and the capacity of gov- ernment agencies at the border to provide high quality and efficient services. Service providers include those individuals who directly support the immediate cross-border trade value chains, including, among others, market vendors in border markets, transporters, and government agents. The assumption is that improving the adequacy of trade infrastructure, simplifying and improving border processing procedures (including standards for treatment), and enhancing the knowledge and capaci- ty of traders and border officials would lead to reduced trade costs (be they material and immaterial, the latter related to harassment and waste of time) that the target-groups have to bear each time they cross the border. Taken together, and in the absence of any other factors of influence that are not under the control of the project (such as conflict, disaster, major political and/or economic crisis), these project outcomes would help increase the volume of goods traded through the re- spective border posts/crossing points and improve the livelihoods of those involved in the cross-border value chains in the sub-region. Concept completed on 30 September 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P155329. US$ 47.0/28.0 (IDA Credit/IDA Grant). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Finance; Ministry of Finance; Ministry of In- dustry, Trade and Investment; Ministère des Finances, du Budget et de la Privatisation. RI Nacala Corridor Trade Facilitation Project: The project will seek to improve the trade logistics and facilitation performance of the Nacala Corridor covering Zambia, Malawi and Mozambique. Identification completed on 17 August 2017. US$ 200.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. AFCC2/RI-EAC Accelerated Regional Integration: A.Proposed Development Objectives38.The development objective of the proposed project is to accelerate regional trade integration by reducing costs and barriers for farmers and small scale traders in the EAC. The objective will be achieved through reforming trade policies and procedures, improving facilities and systems, leveraging digital platforms, and enhancing the capacity of select trade regulation agencies. 39.Project beneficiaries will primarily be Farmers; Cross-border traders, especially women; Services providers in selected sectors (ICT, transport, professional) as well as consumers and users of such services ; and National and regional policy in- stitutions tasked to implement and monitor policy reforms to deepen regional integration in the EAC. Concept completed on 29 May 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P154227. US$ 60.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. East African Community. Transport & ICT Lake Tanganyika Transport Program - SOP1 Tanzania Phase: The program development objective for the Lake Tanganyika Transport Program has been identified as the following: to facilitate the sustainable movement of goods and people to and across Lake Tanganyika, whilst strengthening the institutional framework for navigation and maritime safety. Identification completed on 10 October 2017. US$ 200.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Lake Tanganyika Transport Program - SOP2 - Burundi: The project development objective has been identified as the following: to facilitate the sustainable movement of goods and people to and across Lake Tanganyika, whilst strengthen- ing the institutional framework for navigation and maritime safety. Identification completed on 10 October 2017. US$ 50.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. November 2017 Africa PAGE 80 West Africa Regional Communications Infrastructure Project - APL-1B - Burkina Faso - Additional Financ- ing: Objective to be Determined. Identification completed on 29 September 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P161836. US$ 20.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. LAKE VICTORIA TRANSPORT PROGRAM - SOP2 (UGANDA): The program development objective for the Lake Victoria Transport Program has been identified as the following: to facilitate the sustainable movement of goods and people across Lake Victoria, whilst strengthening the institutional framework for navigation and maritime safety. The project development objective for SOP1 in Uganda has been identified as the following: to facilitate the sustainable movement of goods and people across Lake Victoria, whilst strengthening the institutional framework for navigation and maritime safety in Uganda. Identification completed on 24 June 2014. Environmental Assessment Category A. Project: P151606. US$ 100.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. East Africa Community, Contact: Liberat Mfumukeko, Sec- retary General; Lake Victoria Basin Commission (LVBC) Tel: 254-57-2026344, E-mail: mngodo@lvbcom.org, Contact: Canisius Kanangire, Executive Director; REPUBLIC OF UGANDA, Contact: Keith Muhakanizi, Permanent Secre- tary/Secretary to Treasury; Ministry of Works and Transport (MOWT), Uganda, Contact: Alex Okello, Permanent Secretary. Lake Victoria Transport Program - Phase 3 Tanzania: The PDO is to facilitate the sustainable movement of goods and people across Lake Victoria, whilst strengthening the institutional framework for navigation and maritime safety Identi- fication completed on 7 September 2016. Environmental Assessment Category A. US$ 200.0/5.0 (IDA Credit/IDA Grant). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. (N) Regional Connectivity and Transformation Program: The program aims to deepen reforms for connectivity and to extend the benefits of connectivity to people regionally using enabling ICT applications. Identification completed on 15 November 2017. US$ 75.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Water (R) Sahel Irrigation Initiative Support Project: The Project Development Objectives are to improve stakeholders' capacity to develop and manage irrigation and to increase irrigated areas using a regional solutions approach in participating countries across the Sahel. Approval completed on 14 November 2017. Environmental Assessment Category A. Project: P154482. US$ 79.2/90.8/5.9 (IDA Credit/IDA Grant/GPBA). Consulting services to be determined. Republic of Chad; Burkina Faso; Interstate Committee for Drought Control in the Sahel, Contact: Djime Adoum, Executive Secretary; Republic of Mali; Republic of Niger, Contact: Ministry of Economy and Finances Islamic Republic of Mauritania, Contact: Ministry of Economy and Development Republic of Senegal. Support to sustainable water resource management and navigation development in the Congo river basin: Supporting the implementation of the CICOS navigation strategic action plan and of the CICOS river basin management plan (2016-2020) Identification completed on 20 September 2017. US$ 20.0 (IDA Grant). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. (R) Building Climate Resilience in the Niger Basin: The program Phase 1 development objective is to strengthen NBA’s capacity for integrated, transboundary water resources management. Concept completed on 10 November 2017. En- vironmental Assessment Category A. Project: P161262. US$ 7.0/20.0 (IDA Credit/IDA Grant). Consultants will be required. Niger Basin Authority; Ministry of Agriculture; Ministry of Agriculture; Ministry of Energy. NEL TRANSBOUNDARY RIVER BASIN MANAGEMENT AND DEVELOPMENT PROJECT: The project activi- ties will strengthen (i) regional cooperation and integration, (ii) water resources management, (iii) water resources develop- ment, and (iv) stakeholder engagement and coordination. They will improve river basin planning, advance investment pro- jects to pipeline status through feasibility type studies and packaging of prepared investments, and strengthen stakeholder participation in investment planning as well as strategic communication. The NEL region will be broadly covered, in addi- tion to targeted activities in the Mara, Kagera and Sio-Malaba-Malakisi sub-basins. Identification completed on 13 June 2013. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 13.0 (CIWA). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agen- cy(ies) to be determined. PAGE 81 Monthly Operational Summary November 2017 East Asia And Pacific Cambodia Education (R) Higher Education Improvement Project: The PDO of HEIP is to improve the quality and relevance of higher edu- cation and research mainly in STEM and Agriculture at targeted higher education institutions, and to improve governance in the sector. Appraisal completed on 26 November 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P162971. US$ 90.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Education, Youth, Sport. Environment & Natural Resources Cambodia Integrated Landscape and Natural Resources Management Project: To invest in the sustainable man- agement and development of Cambodia’s natural capital across the Tonle Sap and Cardamoms Mountains landscape in o r- der to strengthen its contribution to economic growth and poverty reduction over the long term. In doing so, the project aims to: (i) enhance the climate-resilience and environmental sustainability of key investments, (ii) sustain, if not increase, households’ incomes from sustainable livelihoods, and (iii) ensure downstream communities continue to benefit from water- sheds’ environmental services. Identification completed on 17 October 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 60.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Health, Nutrition & Population Cambodia Nutrition Project: To improve utilization and quality of nutrition services that contribute to reduction of chronic undernutrition among children in intervention areas of Cambodia. The PDO will be refined at concept note review stage. Identification completed on 2 April 2017. US$ 30.0/5.0 (IDA Credit/KHFS). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Water Small-Town Water Supply and Sanitation Improvement Project: The Project Development Objective (PDO) is to increase access to piped water supply and to improve quality of sanitation services in selected towns or areas. Identification completed on 8 May 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 50.0/3.0 (IDA Credit/GPBA). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. China Agriculture Jiangxi Farm Produce Distribution System Development: The Project Development Objective (PDO) is to improve the distribution systems of selected farm products in participating counties of Jiangxi. Negotiations authorized on 18 Octo- ber 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P147009. US$150.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Finance Department of Jiangxi Province Tel: (86-791) 8728-7699, E-mail: cxm8286@sina.com. Henan Poverty Reduction Project: Objective to be Determined. Identification completed on 20 February 2017. Envi- ronmental Assessment Category B. US$200.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be November 2017 East Asia And Pacific PAGE 82 determined. Guangxi Poverty Reduction Project: Objective to be Determined. Identification completed on 20 February 2017. Envi- ronmental Assessment Category B. US$400.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Education (R) China: Guangdong Compulsory Education Project: The project development objective is to improve learning facilities and teaching quality in selected public primary and junior secondary schools in project counties. Approval com- pleted on 31 October 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P154621. US$120.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA, Contact: Yuanjie Yang, Acting Director of IFI Division I; Guangdong Depart- ment of Education, Contact: Chaohua Zhu, Deputy Director General. Energy & Extractives China Distributed Renewable Energy Scale Up Project: This project aims to support the scale-up of distributed re- newable energy in China, thereby reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Concept completed on 21 May 2017. Environmental Assessment Category C. Project: P162299. US$ 7.3 (GEFU). Consultants will be required. National Energy Administration. Environment & Natural Resources Zhejiang Qiandao Lake and Xin'an River Basin Water Resources and Ecological Environment Protection Project: To develop integrated landscape watershed management practices aimed at reducing pollution and improving forest ecological environment in priority areas of the Qiandao Lake catchment in Zhejiang Province. Concept completed on 25 October 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P159870. US$150.0 (IBRD). No consultants are required. People's Republic of China; Zhejiang Provincial Construction Department. China HCFC Phaseout Project Stage II: The project development objective is to reduce HCFC production and HCFC- 141b consumption in the polyurethane (PU) foam sector, as well as to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases (GHG) from the production and PU foam sectors. Identification completed on 17 August 2015. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 141.5 (MPIN). Consulting services to be determined. People's Republic of China; Ministry of Environmental Protection, For- eign Economic Cooperation Office. Forest Development in the Yangtze River Economic Belt PforR: Objective to be Determined. Identification com- pleted on 31 May 2017. Environmental Assessment Category C. US$150.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Hunan Integrated Management of Agricultural Land Pollution Project: The project development objective is to demonstrate a risk-based integrated approach to managing heavy metal pollution in agricultural lands for safety of agricul- tural production areas in selected counties in Hunan. Approval completed on 22 August 2017. Environmental Assessment Category A. Project: P153115. US$100.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. People's Republic of China, Contact: Mr. Li- cheng Yao, Director, International Department, Ministry of Finance; Hunan Provincial Agricultural Commission, Contact: Deyuan Zhang, Director. Social Protection & Labor Anhui Aged Care System Demonstration Project: The proposed PDO of this project is to support the government of Anhui province in establishing and managing a diversified (public and private) system of delivery of elderly care services, including home, community and residential services, that serves the key target group: the elderly with physical or mental impairments or limitations of activities of daily living. Identification completed on 14 March 2015. Environmental Assess- ment Category B. Project: P154716. US$140.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Anhui Provincial Department of Civil Affairs; People's Republic of China. Social, Urban, Rural and Resilience Global Practice PAGE 83 Monthly Operational Summary November 2017 (R) Chongqing New Urbanization Pilot and Demonstration Project: The project objective is to improve the urban environment, public space, urban mobility, and regeneration planning in select Districts of Chongqing. The planning and implementation of regeneration will emphasize integrated approaches that incorporate spatial optimiza- tion (i.e. market driven use of density, small blocks, mixed use, integrated public transit and land use planning), economic development (i.e., job creation and skills development), and social transformation (i.e., public space and services and urban vitality). Project Beneficiaries. The primary beneficiaries are residents of project areas in selected Districts of Chongqing Central City who will directly benefit from better access to urban infrastructure and services, an improved neighborhood environment, and more efficient urban mobility, targeting specifically to low-income communities. Residents of participating districts are also expected to benefit from increased socio-economic opportunities. Other direct beneficiaries include agencies involved in planning and implementing urban regeneration efforts in the select Districts and at the Municipal Level. The indirect benefi- ciaries will be other Districts in Chongqing Central City and potentially other inner city districts across China looking for improved approaches for planning and implementing their urban regeneration efforts. Concept completed on 23 May 2017. Environmental Assessment Category A. Project: P158142. US$100.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Chong- qing PMO. Shaanxi Sustainable Towns Development Project: The proposed project development objective is to reduce flood risk and invest in urban regeneration in selected towns in Shaanxi Province. Identification completed on 14 November 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$150.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Gansu Silk Road Local Economic Development Project: Objective to be Determined. Identification completed on 7 December 2015. Environmental Assessment Category A. Project: P158215. US$250.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be de- termined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. (R) Shanghai New Urbanization Financing and Innovation Project: The project development objective is to pro- vide sustainable long-term financing to green infrastructure in selected small towns in the Shanghai metropolitan area and Yangtze river delta region. Concept completed on 6 November 2017. Environmental Assessment Category F. Project: P158124. US$350.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA. Yangtze River Belt Industrial Relocation Demonstration Project: To contribute to balanced spatial development in the Yangtze River Belt Identification completed on 7 December 2015. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$200.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. GEF China Sustainable Cities Integrated Approach Pilot: The objective is for participating cities to incorporate transit-oriented development principles in their policies and into future urban and transit plans. Approval completed on 27 July 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P156507. US$ 32.7 (GEFU). Consultants will be required. PEO- PLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA, Contact: Ms. Guo Wensong, Director; Ministry of Housing and Urban Rural Development, Contact: Wenjun Hou, Deputy Director, Department of BEEST. Trade & Competitiveness Yangtze River Economic Belt Industrial Transformation: Objective to be Determined. Identification completed on 30 August 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$400.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Imple- menting agency(ies) to be determined. Transport & ICT China PPP Promotion and Demonstration Project: The PDO is to improve the PPP implementation practices in China. The project will support the establishment of Project Development Facility in selected provinces to finance project and transaction development, and help implementing agencies to take well-prepared projects to the market. The project is designed to help implementing agencies to develop best-practice PPP projects, thereby attracting reputable private sector partners and get value-for-money from PPP transactions. The project will finance a series of TA to help MOF/PPP Center improve and refine the PPP policy and regulatory framework, develop standard guidelines for PPP transactions in various, November 2017 East Asia And Pacific PAGE 84 and develop and deliver a nation-wide capacity development and training program. The project will also provide implemen- tation support TA to participating provinces and the PPP Center. Identification completed on 9 February 2016. Environ- mental Assessment Category A. US$200.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. (R) Xinjiang Yining Urban Transport and Environment Project: To improve transport mobility and accessibility to selected areas of Yining Municipality in a safe, sustainable and inclusive manner. Appraisal completed on 26 November 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P159253. US$100.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. People's Republic of China; Yining Municipal Government. Anhui Rural Road Improvement and Upgrading PforR: Objective to be Determined. Identification completed on 7 January 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$200.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Implement- ing agency(ies) to be determined. China: Hubei Inland Waterway Improvement Project: 14.The development objective of the Project is to improve inland waterway transport capacity along the Han River in support of low carbon development. Identification completed on 11 January 2016. Environmental Assessment Category A. Project: P158717. US$150.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. Hubei Provincial Transportation Department (HPTD); People's Republic of China. China: GEF Efficient and Green Freight Transport Project: The development objective of the project is to improve the efficiency of China's freight transport sector and contribute to the reduction of carbon emissions. Concept completed on 20 June 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P159883. US$ 8.3 (GEFU). Consultants will be required. PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA; Ministry of Transport. Qianxinan Rural Transport Program for Results: Objective to be Determined. Identification completed on 23 De- cember 2015. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P158545. US$200.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be deter- mined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. China: Hubei Xiangyang New Town Demonstration Project: The proposed PDO is to promote the balanced and sustainable growth of the city of Xiangyang through integrated urban transport and urban developments, with a focus on the Panggong and Dongjin areas. Identification completed on 26 February 2017. US$150.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Shaanxi Xi'an City Intelligent Public Transport Project: Objective to be Determined. Identification completed on 21 October 2015. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P157787. US$150.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be deter- mined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Water Jiangxi Integrated Rural and Urban Water Supply and Wastewater Management Project: The Project Devel- opment Objective (PDO) is to improve access to water supply and wastewater services in select rural counties of Jiangxi Province. Concept completed on 26 December 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P158760. US$200.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA; PIU of Jiangxi Provincial Water Invest- ment Group Under PMO of Jiangxi Provincial Water Bureau. China: Liaoning Safe and Sustainable Urban Water Supply Project: 5.The proposed development objectives are to improve access to quality water supply services, and strengthen the operational efficiency of water supply utilities in the pro- ject area of Liaoning Province. 6.This objective will be achieved through investment in the repair rehabilitation and upgrading of the water supply infra- structure facilities and the improvement of the water supply companies operational and management capacity. Identification completed on 29 December 2015. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P158713. US$250.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Liaoning Urban Construction and Renewal Project Office (LUCRPO), Contact: Yongjian Liu, Di- rector; PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA. Henan Zhoukou Longhu Wetland Protection and Management Project: The proposed Project Development Ob- jective (PDO) is to improve the management of, and remove water pollution from Longhu Wetland. Identification completed PAGE 85 Monthly Operational Summary November 2017 on 14 June 2017. Environmental Assessment Category A. US$200.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Imple- menting agency(ies) to be determined. Hezhou Urban Water Infrastructure and Environment Improvement Project: The Project Development Objec- tive (PDO) is to improve flood risk management, reduce water pollution and strengthen water resources planning in Hezhou Municipality. Concept completed on 15 May 2017. Environmental Assessment Category A. Project: P158622. US$150.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Hezhou Project Management Office. Indonesia Energy & Extractives (N) Indonesia Geothermal Resource Risk Mitigation Project (GREM): The proposed development objective is to scale up investment in geothermal energy development in Indonesia. This will be achieved through the creation of a resource risk mitigation facility which would support upstream resource development (i.e. exploration and delineation drilling) which is the riskiest phase of geothermal development. Identification completed on 20 November 2017. Environmental Assess- ment Category F. US$325.0/175.0 (IBRD/CARB). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Indonesia: Matenggeng Pumped Storage Hydro-Electrical Project: The development objective is to increase the peaking capacity of the power generation system in Java-Bali in an environmentally and socially sustainable way and strengthen the institutional capacity of the project implementing entity (PLN) in hydropower planning, development and operation. The proposed project will provide support for PLN's development of a pumped storage power development project in Matengeng, central Java, aiming to improve the long term overall efficiency of the power industry in the country. The total project cost (excluding price contingency) is estimated at US$ 600 million and it is proposed by PLN that around US$ 500 million will be financed by the Bank. The basic design of the Matenggeng project as well as related environmental and social studies are being financed under the ongoing Upper Cisokan Pumped Storage Project. Component 1: Matenggeng Pumped Storage Power Project The development consists of (i) a lower reservoir with around 10 million cubic meters of volume and impounded by a dam with a maximum height of 90 meter, (ii) an upper reservoir with around 10 million cubic meters of volume and impounded by a dam with a maximum height of 100 meters; (iii) two inclined shafts connecting the lower and upper reservoirs; (iv) an underground powerhouse with an installed capacity of 880 MW; (v) associated 500 kV transmission lines to connect the power station to the Java-Bali power system. Component 2: Community Development Component A livelihood restoration or community development component, incorporating, at a minimum, the execution of the reset- tlement and livelihood restoration programs for all project affected persons, will be financed under the project. The compo- nent would also finance a broader community development program. Identification completed on 26 November 2012. Envi- ronmental Assessment Category A. US$500.0 (IBRD). No consultants are required. PLN (Persero) Tel: (62-21) 722-1332, E- mail: murtaqi@pln.co.id, Contact: Murtaqi Syamsuddin, Mr.. Indonesia: Poko Hydropower Project: The development objective of the proposed project is to supply electricity from renewable energy resources for economic development and rural electrification expansion in South and West Sulawesi in a least-cost and environmentally and socially sustainable way. Identification completed on 13 December 2013. Environmen- tal Assessment Category A. US$360.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. PLN (Persero) Tel: (62-21) 722-1332, E-mail: murtaqi@pln.co.id. ID-Geothermal Energy Upstream Development: The PDO is to facilitate investment in geothermal power generation and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Approval completed on 9 February 2017. Environmental Assessment Category A. November 2017 East Asia And Pacific PAGE 86 Project: P161644. US$ 6.3 (GEFU). Consulting services to be determined. PT Sarana Multi Infrastruktur (Persero); PT Sara- na Multi Infrastruktur (Persero). Environment & Natural Resources Improvement of Solid Waste Management to Support Regional and Metropolitan Cities: The Project Devel- opment Objective (PDO) is to improve solid waste management services for urban populations in selected cities across Indo- nesia. Concept completed on 2 June 2017. Environmental Assessment Category A. Project: P157245. US$100.0/102.0 (IBRD/ZBIL). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Public Works, Directorate General of Human Settlement; Ministry of Public Works and Housing. Indonesia: HCFC Phase-out in the PU Foam Sector: Additional Financing for Stage 2: The Project Development Objective is to reduce the consumption of HCFC-141b in the foam sector in Indonesia in order to contribute to the govern- ment's effort to comply with Indonesia's HCFC phase-out obligations under the Montreal Protocol. Approval completed on Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P161588. US$ 4.3 (MPIN). Consultants will be required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Forest and Land Fire Prevention and Management: To improve the prevention and suppression of forest and land fires in targeted project areas Identification completed on 21 June 2016. US$200.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be de- termined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Finance & Markets Indonesia Infrastructure Finance Facility - Additional Financing: To strengthen the financial capacity of IIF to increase the access to private sector financing for infrastructure in Indonesia Approval completed on 24 March 2017. Envi- ronmental Assessment Category F. Project: P154779. US$200.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Implement- ing agency(ies) to be determined. Governance Human Resource Development for Bureaucratic Reform Project: The Development Objective of the proposed project is to strengthen civil service talent management, professionalism, and skills investment in view of achieving key na- tional development priorities Identification completed on 21 November 2016. Environmental Assessment Category C. US$150.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Health, Nutrition & Population Supporting Primary Healthcare Reform: Objective to be Determined. Identification completed on 7 June 2017. Envi- ronmental Assessment Category B. Project: P164277. US$150.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Social, Urban, Rural and Resilience Global Practice Institutional Strengthening for Improved Village Service Delivery: Objective to be Determined. Identification completed on 25 October 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$400.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be deter- mined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. ID-TF ADDITIONAL FINANCING PNPM GENERASI PROGRAM: The new PDO is to empower local communities in poor, rural sub-districts in the project provinces to increase utilization of health and education services. Approval completed on 23 June 2014. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P147658. US$ 121.8 (IDPN). Consultants will be required. Director Generals for Village Community Empowerment Tel: 6221-7990419, E-mail: ppkpmd@yahoo.com, Contact: Nata Irawan, SH, MSi, Directorate of Traditional and Community Social and Cultural. National Affordable Housing Program: The development objective of the Program is to improve access to affordable housing for lower income households Approval completed on 17 March 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Pro- ject: P154948. US$450.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Ministry of Finance, Contact: Robert Pakpahan, PAGE 87 Monthly Operational Summary November 2017 Director General for Debt Management. Acceleration Program of One Map Policy Implementation: The proposed Project Development Objective of the Project would be to support implementation of the OMP, and strengthen the NSDI and social forestry for establishing clarity on actual land use at the village level in target areas. Concept completed on 3 January 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P160661. US$200.0/18.2 (IBRD/GEFU). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Finance; Badan In- formasi Geospasial (BIG); Gedung Kementerian Agraria dan Tata Ruang/Badan Pertanahan Nasional (BPN). (R) National Urban Development Project (NUDP): The PDO is to strengthen the capacity of participating urban local governments to carry out integrated planning, prioritize capital investments and improve fiscal management. Concept com- pleted on 9 November 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P163896. US$50.0 (IBRD). No consultants are required. Ministry of Public Works and Housing. Investing in Nutrition and Early Years: Objective to be Determined. Identification completed on 7 August 2017. Envi- ronmental Assessment Category B. Project: P164686. US$400.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Implement- ing agency(ies) to be determined. Trade & Competitiveness (R) Indonesia Tourism Development Program: Objective to be Determined. Concept completed on 14 July 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P157599. US$200.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Imple- menting agency(ies) to be determined. Transport & ICT National Road Preservation Program: Objective to be Determined. Identification completed on 19 May 2017. Envi- ronmental Assessment Category B. US$250.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Water Dam Operational Improvement and Safety Project Phase 2: The new Project Development Objective is proposed to increase the safety and functionality of dams in selected locations and strengthen the operation and management capacity for dam safety. Approval completed on 27 February 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P161514. US$125.0/125.0 (IBRD/AIIB). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Public Works and Housing; Ministry of Finance. Lowland Development, Restoration and Conservation Program: To improve the integration and coordination among multi-sector stakeholders to promote the sustainable development, restoration and conservation of targeted lowland areas in Indonesia. Identification completed on 5 March 2017. US$600.0/400.0 (IBRD/IDSL). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Strategic Irrigation Modernization and Urgent Rehabilitation Project: The proposed Project Development Objec- tive is: to improve irrigation services and strengthen management of irrigation schemes in selected areas. This objective will be achieved through rehabilitation and modernization of irrigation systems; institutional strengthening and improved man- agement, operation and maintenance of these systems. Concept completed on 30 March 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P157585. US$250.0/250.0 (IBRD/AIIB). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Public Works (DG Water Resources). National Urban Waste Water Management Program: The development objective is to contribute to increased access to improved sanitation services in urban areas in Indonesia. This would be achieved by supporting the development of a national investment framework for urban sanitation (sewerage and septage) management in cities, and the parallel imple- mentation of a program for design and construction of urban sanitation investments in selected cities. Identification com- pleted on 8 December 2015. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$200.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be deter- mined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. The National Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Project (PAMSIMAS AF): To increase the number of under- November 2017 East Asia And Pacific PAGE 88 served rural and peri-urban populations accessing sustainable water supply and sanitation services Approval completed on 8 January 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P154780. US$300.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Public Works and Housing, Contact: Andreas Suhono, Director General of Human Settlements; Ministry of Pub- lic Works and Housing Tel: 622172796462, E-mail: kr_pinprog@yahoo.com, Contact: Andreas Suhono, Director General of Human Settlements. Support Trust Fund for Pamsimas III: Objective to be Determined. Identification completed on 3 December 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 5.9 (IDFS). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Lowland Development, Restoration, and Conservation Program: To improve the integration and coordination among multi-sector stakeholders to promote the sustainable development, restoration and conservation of targeted lowland areas in Indonesia. Identification completed on 5 March 2017. US$ 15.0 (IDSL). Consulting services to be determined. Im- plementing agency(ies) to be determined. (R) National Urban Water Supply Program: The project development objective is to provide access to improved water sources for the population and strengthen the operational performance of water service providers in selected urban areas. Negotiations authorized on 31 October 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P156125. US$100.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. DG Cipta Karya - Ministry of Public Works, Contact: Andreas Suhono, Mr.; Ministry of Fi- nance, Republic of Indonesia, Contact: Robert Pakpahan, Director General of Budget Financing and Risk Management. Regional Water Supply Project: To strengthen planning and implementation of regional water supply systems, increase water availability and increase access to drinking water in selected urban areas. Identification completed on 12 August 2016. Environmental Assessment Category A. US$100.0/50.0 (IBRD/GFRC). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Kiribati Environment & Natural Resources Pacific Islands Regional Oceanscape Program - Kiribati: The PDO is to strengthen the shared management of se- lected Pacific Island oceanic and coastal fisheries and the critical habitats upon which they depend. Identification completed on 12 October 2017. US$ 15.0 (IDA Grant). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be deter- mined. Transport & ICT Kiribati Aviation Investment Project Additional Financing: The project development objective is to improve opera- tional safety and oversight of international air transport and associated infrastructure. Approval completed on 9 March 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P153381. US$ 7.1/5.4 (IDA Grant/PRIF). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Communication, Transport, & Tourism Development Tel: 686-26-004, E-mail: tmwemwenikeaki@gmail.com, Contact: Terieta Mwemwenikeaki, Secretary. Kiribati Outer Islands Infrastructure Project: To improve domestic connectivity through investments targeted in either new, or the rehabilitation or upgrading of existing infrastructure assets. Identification completed on 18 October 2017. US$ 21.0 (IDA Grant). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Water South Tarawa Water Supply Project: The proposed PDO is to increase access and quality of water supply services, and to improve the operational performance of PUB in South Tarawa. Identification completed on 26 January 2017. Environ- mental Assessment Category B. US$ 15.0/15.0/10.0 (IDA Grant/ASDB/GCF). Consulting services to be determined. Imple- menting agency(ies) to be determined. PAGE 89 Monthly Operational Summary November 2017 Lao People's Democratic Republic Agriculture Lao Agriculture Commercialization Project: The Project Development Objective (PDO) is to increase commercializa- tion of selected value chains in the project areas. Concept completed on 24 April 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P161473. US$ 25.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Department of Planning and Finance. Energy & Extractives Sustainable Energy and Extractives Development Technical Assistance Project (SEED-TA): To develop rele- vant sector policies and build capacity to ensure the sustainable development of energy and mining sectors. Identification completed on 24 September 2017. US$ 20.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. (N) Laos - Vietnam Interconnector Project: To promote power trade between Laos and Vietnam. Identification com- pleted on 9 November 2017. US$ 20.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Health, Nutrition & Population (N) Health and Nutrition Services Access Project: To improve access to quality health and nutrition services while ensuring financial protection, in targeted areas of Lao PDR. Identification completed on 8 November 2017. US$ 15.0/10.0/5.0 (IDA Credit/GFF/IDFH). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Additional Financing to Lao PDR Health Governance and Nutrition Development Project: The Project devel- opment objective is to help increase coverage of reproductive, maternal and child health, and nutrition services in target areas in Lao PDR, and to provide immediate and effective response in case of an Eligible Crisis or Emergency. Approval completed on 27 September 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P163949. US$ 10.0/4.0/1.0 (IDA Cred- it/IDFH/PHRD). Consultants will be required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Social Protection & Labor Laos Reducing Rural Poverty and Malnutrition Project: The project development objective is to support the Gov- ernment of Lao PDR in implementing a nutrition-sensitive social assistance program to households in poor, rural areas. Identification completed on 8 December 2016. Environmental Assessment Category C. US$ 25.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Trade & Competitiveness Lao PDR Competitiveness and Trade Project: The Development Objective of the project is to improve aspects of the business and trade environment in Lao PDR. Identification completed on 24 July 2017. Environmental Assessment Catego- ry C. US$ 10.0/10.0 (IDA Credit/LAFS). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Transport & ICT Lao National Road 13 Improvement and Maintenance: To improve road services on a critical national road corridor. Concept completed on 17 July 2017. Environmental Assessment Category A. Project: P163730. US$ 40.0/7.0 (IDA Cred- it/NDF). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Public Works and Transport. Water Water Supply and Sanitation for Health: To provide access to improved water supply, sanitation and hygiene services in selected rural and urban areas, and strengthen select institutions to improve service delivery. Identification completed on November 2017 East Asia And Pacific PAGE 90 15 August 2017. US$ 25.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Additional Financing for Mekong Integrated Water Resources Management (Lao PDR): The Project Develop- ment Objective is to improve water resource and fisheries management in selected areas of the Lower Mekong Basin. Ap- proval completed on 6 July 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P159447. US$ 25.0 (IDA Credit). Consult- ants will be required. Mekong River Commission; Ministry of Finance, Lao PDR; Ministry of Natural Resources and Envi- ronment. Marshall Islands Energy & Extractives (R) Sustainable Energy Development Project: The objective of the project is to increase the share of renewable energy generation in the Recipient’s territory, and enhance the reliability of electricity supply and improve energy efficiency in the Project Areas. Negotiations authorized on 3 November 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P160910. US$ 34.0 (IDA Grant). Consultants will be required. Division of International Development Assistance (DIDA). Governance Strengthening systems for budget execution and financial reporting systems in the Republic of Marshall Islands: The Development Objective of the proposed project is to improve reliability and timeliness of government financial reporting. Concept completed on 29 September 2017. Environmental Assessment Category C. Project: P163131. US$ 5.0 (IDA Grant). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Finance. Transport & ICT Marshall Islands Maritime Investment Project: Facilitate maritime access and safety in the Republic of the Marshall Islands by improving marine infrastructure and assets, and strengthening institutional arrangements. Identification com- pleted on 14 February 2017. US$ 15.0 (IDA Grant). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Micronesia, Federated States of Energy & Extractives FSM Sustainable Energy Sector Development and Access Project: The project development objectives are to im- prove the energy sector performances and access rate in FSM. Identification completed on 10 October 2017. US$ 25.0 (IDA Grant). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Governance Strengthening budget execution and financial reporting systems in the Federated States of Micronesia: The Development Objective of the proposed project is to improve reliability and timeliness of financial reporting of the National and State Governments of the Federated States of Micronesia. Concept completed on 1 October 2017. Environmental As- sessment Category C. Project: P161969. US$ 8.5 (IDA Grant). Consultants will be required. Department of Finance and Ad- ministration. Transport & ICT P2: Palau-FSM Connectivity Project: AF Kosrae Connectivity: The development objective of the Project is to reduce the cost and increase the availability of information and communication technology services in the Recipient's territory. Ap- proval completed on 31 May 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P161363. US$ 1.6 (IDA Grant). Consult- ing services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. PAGE 91 Monthly Operational Summary November 2017 Federated States of Micronesia Maritime Investment Project: Facilitate maritime access and safety in the Federat- ed States of Micronesia by improving marine infrastructure and assets, and strengthening institutional arrangements. Iden- tification completed on 24 April 2017. US$ 15.0 (IDA Grant). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agen- cy(ies) to be determined. Mongolia Agriculture (N) National Livestock and Agriculture Commercialization Program Support: Objective to be Determined. Iden- tification completed on 5 November 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 40.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting ser- vices to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Myanmar Myanmar National Food and Agriculture Systems Project: The Project Development Objective (PDO) is to diversify and enhance Myanmar's priority food and agriculture systems in selected agro ecological and production zones. The PDO indicators on four dimensions are: (i) diversification, (ii) productivity, (ii) nutrition and (iv) competitiveness. Iden- tification completed on 17 October 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 100.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting ser- vices to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Education Decentralizing Funding to Schools Project: The proposed objective of the Additional Financing is to increase the share of children who complete their primary-level education, and to provide immediate and effective response in case of an Eligible Crisis or Emergency. Negotiations authorized on 8 June 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P157231. US$ 54.0 (MMSP). No consultants are required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Health, Nutrition & Population (R) Investing in Nutrition for Growth and Development in Myanmar: To increase the coverage of nutrition inter- ventions proven to improve the nutritional status of women and children in the first 1,000 days of life, in the selected high burden States / Regions of Myanmar. Concept completed on 12 November 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P164129. US$ 100.0 (IDA Credit). No consultants are required. Department of Social Welfare; Ministry of Health and Sports. Additional Financing: Essential Health Services Access Project: In support of the Myanmar National Health Plan 2017-2021, increase access to a basic essential package of health services of acceptable quality focusing on health and nutri- tional outcomes of women and children, while increasing financial protection, and to provide immediate and effective re- sponse in case of an eligible crisis or emergency. Negotiations authorized on 29 September 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P160208. US$ 100.0/10.0 (IDA Credit/GFF). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Social, Urban, Rural and Resilience Global Practice Myanmar Southeast Asia Disaster Risk Management Project: The Project Development Objective (PDO) is to im- prove drainage services, and the structural performance of selected public facilities in Yangon, and enhance the capacity of the Government to facilitate disaster response. Approval completed on 15 June 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P160931. US$ 116.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Planning and Finance; Yangon City November 2017 East Asia And Pacific PAGE 92 Development Committee. National Community Driven Development Project: The development objective is to enable poor rural communities to benefit from improved access to and use of basic infrastructure and services through a people-centered approach and to enhance the Recipient's capacity to respond promptly and effectively to an eligible crisis or emergency. Approval completed on 30 June 2015. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P153113. US$ 400.0/22.5 (IDA Credit/ITAL). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Enhancing Community Driven Development Project: The development objective is to enable poor rural communi- ties to benefit from improved access to and use of basic infrastructure and services through a people-centered approach. Concept completed on 5 July 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P162647. US$ 25.0 (JSDF). Consulting services to be determined. Department of Rural Development, Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation. Papua New Guinea Agriculture (N) PNG Agriculture Competitiveness and Diversification Project (PACD): To improve productivity, access to markets and nutrition status of smallholder farmer households in selected value chains Identification completed on 19 No- vember 2017. US$ 100.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Energy & Extractives Papua New Guinea Grid Electrification Project: The development objective is to increase access to grid electricity in the country. Concept completed on 13 April 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P159840. US$ 150.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. PNG Power Limited. Transport & ICT (R) Papua New Guinea Connectivity Project: The Project Development Objective is to reduce the cost and increase the availability of internet services in Papua New Guinea. Concept completed on 16 November 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P165131. US$ 65.0/5.0 (IDA Credit/AUSL). Consulting services to be determined. Department of Treas- ury. Philippines Agriculture Mindanao Inclusive Agriculture Development Project: The objective of the proposed project would be to increase incomes and access to jobs for poor rural households in Mindanao. Identification completed on 14 March 2017. Environ- mental Assessment Category B. US$100.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Philippine Rural Development Project Additional Financing: The PRDP aims to increase rural incomes and en- hance farm and fishery productivity in the targeted areas. Negotiations authorized on 24 October 2017. Environmental As- sessment Category B. Project: P161944. US$170.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Education PAGE 93 Monthly Operational Summary November 2017 (N) Teacher effectiveness and competencies enhancement project: Support better teaching and learning in early grades in Mindanao Identification completed on 8 November 2017. US$100.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be deter- mined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Energy & Extractives FINANCING MECHANISM FOR DISTRIBUTED SOLAR POWER IN THE PHILIPPINES: The proposed project aims at catalyzing investment in distributed renewable energy in the Philippines. Identification completed on 14 July 2017. US$ 18.2 (PHFS). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Environment & Natural Resources Philippines - HCFC Phaseout Project: Objective to be Determined. Identification completed on 2 December 2015. En- vironmental Assessment Category B. US$ 3.0 (MPIN). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. (N) Philippines Stage II HCFC Phase-out: The project development objective is to contribute to the Philippines’ efforts to meet the 2020 HCFC consumption phase-out obligations and requirements of the Kigali Amendment of the Montreal Protocol and the agreement between the Philippines and the Executive Committee of the Multilateral Fund. Identification completed on 16 November 2017. US$ 2.9 (MPIN). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. GEF Metro Manila Flood Management - Phase 1: The project would initiate comprehensive institutional, technical and community approaches to restoring the water quality and enhancing the economic benefits of the large Manila Bay, pasig River and Laguna Lake system. The project is undoubtedly ambitious, and "full" achievement of the goals will take a period of perhaps 20 years of sustained Government and civil society commitment and effort. Accordingly, the project con- cept proposes a pragmatic approach, with the sequencing of activities in a way that supports the establishment and opera- tionalization of the necessary institutions, a process that may take some time, while also providing for interim mechanisms that will enable planning and investments to proceed for the "clean-up" and enforcement of environmental laws. Project financing would require a blend of loan and grant funds, and the nature of the task suggests an Adjustable Program Loan (APL) would be appropriate, with the first phase being relatively modest, in keeping with the substantive governance issues to be addressed. The project concept has a solid legal base through the Clean Water Act, and a host of other well formulated environmental laws including the Supreme Court Directives in 2008 and 2011. Incomplete implementation of those laws and regulations is, however, an issue the project would need to address. The project would have five main components: 1) Establishment of the Institutional Framework and Mechanisms for integrated and comprehensive management of the Ma- nila Bay, Pasig River and Laguna Lake system; 2) Implementation of priority environmental infrastructure and LGU- implemented subprojects for water quality and sedimentation mitigation; 3) Monitoring of key pollution and sedimentation parameters; 4) Regulatory strengthening and Third-Party Monitoring and Reporting on Compliance with Environmental Laws and Regulations; and 5) Community and Civil Society Volunteer Support and Education. Identification completed on 17 November 2011. Environmental Assessment Category A. US$ 7.4 (GEFU). Consultants will be required. Department of Environment and Natural Resources Tel: (63-2) 929-6626/27/28/29, E-mail: tehanna08@gmail.com, tehan- na17@yahoo.com, Contact: Analiza Teh, Undersecretary. Governance Harnessing technology to improve government services: The project development objective is to improve access, efficiency and the quality of delivery of selected government administrative services. Identification completed on 28 June 2017. US$50.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Social, Urban, Rural and Resilience Global Practice Multi Donor Facility - PH Mindanao Reconstruction & Development: To improve social and economic recovery in targeted conflict-affected communities of Mindanao through activities which promote confidence-building, peace and de- mand-driven governance. Approval completed on 22 December 2015. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P157966. US$ 7.0 (PHMF). Consultants will be required. Mindanao Land Foundation, Contact: Damaso Vertido, Executive November 2017 East Asia And Pacific PAGE 94 Director; Bangsamoro Development Agency, Contact: Mohammad Shuaib Yacob, Executive Director; Community and Fami- ly Services International Tel: (63-2) 556-1618, E-mail: smuncy@cfsi.ph, Contact: Steve Muncy, Executive Director; Interna- tional Labor Organization, Contact: Ruth Georget, Program Officer. Multi Donor Facility - PH Mindanao Reconstruction & Development: To improve social and economic recovery in targeted conflict-affected communities of Mindanao through activities which promote confidence-building, peace and de- mand-driven governance. Approval completed on 4 August 2014. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P147008. US$ 6.6 (PHMF). Consultants will be required. Mindanao Land Foundation, Inc. Tel: (63-64) 278-3077, E-mail: minland- cmo@minland.ph, Contact: Damaso Vertido, Executive Director; International Labor Organization Tel: (63-2) 580-9900, E- mail: johnsonl@ilo.org, Contact: Mr. Lawrence Jeff Johnson, Director; Community and Family Services International Tel: (63-91) 7812-8523, E-mail: vhernandez@cfsi.ph, Contact: Vladimir Hernandez, Director, Philippine Programs. Transport & ICT Metro Manila BRT Line 1 Project: The Project Development Objective (PDO) is to improve the efficiency, effectiveness and safety of the public transport system along the Project Corridor in Metro Manila in an environmentally sustainable manner. Approval completed on 16 March 2017. Environmental Assessment Category A. Project: P132401. US$40.7/23.9 (IBRD/CCTF). Consultants will be required. Republic of the Philippines, Contact: Stella Laureano, Director, IFG, Depart- ment of Finance; Department of Transportation, Contact: Anneli Lontoc, Under Secretary, Department of Transport and Communications. Water Metro Manila Flood Management Project: The project development objective is to improve flood management in se- lected areas of Metro Manila. Approval completed on 28 September 2017. Environmental Assessment Category A. Project: P153814. US$207.6/207.6 (IBRD/AIIB). Consultants will be required. Department of Environment and Natural Resources, Contact: Foreign Assisted Projects Office, Undersecretary and Director of Env. Management bureau; Department of Finance, Contact: Ms. Stella Laureano, Director; Metro Manila Development Authority, Contact: Jose V. Campo, Assistant General Manager for Planning. Samoa Agriculture Samoa Agriculture Productivity and Marketing Project (SAPROM): To increase the productivity and access to markets of smallholder farmers and SMEs in selected agricultural value-chains. Identification completed on 15 October 2017. US$ 15.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Health, Nutrition & Population Samoa Health System Strengthening Project: The operation is aimed to improve the quality and capacity of health services in Samoa with particular focus on primary health care. Identification completed on 11 September 2017. US$ 10.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Transport & ICT Samoa Aviation Investment Project Additional Financing: The project development objective is to improve opera- tional safety and oversight of international air transport and associated infrastructure. Approval completed on 3 June 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P157241. US$ 16.6 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. (N) Samoa Climate Resilient Transport Project: Improve the resilience of Samoa’s road network and improve Gov- ernment's ability to respond to an Eligible Crisis. Identification completed on 10 November 2017. US$ 28.0 (IDA Grant). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. PAGE 95 Monthly Operational Summary November 2017 Solomon Islands Energy & Extractives Electricity Access and Renewable Energy Expansion Project (Phase II): The development objective is to provide increased access to grid connected electricity and renewable energy in Solomon Islands. Concept completed on 1 May 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P162902. US$ 6.5/7.1/1.6/0.9 (IDA Grant/CSCF/DOCK/GEFU). Consult- ants will be required. Solomon Islands Electricity Authority (Solomon Power). Tina River Hydropower Development Project: The project development objective (PDO) is to increase the share of renewable energy through hydropower in Solomon Islands. Approval completed on 20 June 2017. Environmental Assess- ment Category A. Project: P161319. US$ 23.4/10.3/15.0/30.0/31.6/86.0/11.7/10.4 (IDA Credit/IDA Grant/ADFA/ASDB/EDCF/GCF/PRAB/ZPCI). Consultants will be required. Solomon Islands Ministry of Mines, Energy and Rural Electrification. Social, Urban, Rural and Resilience Global Practice Solomon Islands Rapid Employment Project Additional Financing: The proposed new PDO is: to assist targeted vulnerable urban populations in the Recipient’s territory to (i) increase their incomes through the provision of short term employment; (ii) improve their knowledge, experience and basic employment skills that are valued in the workplace and society; and (iii) improve their access to services and markets through repaired, more climate resilient roads and access in- frastructure. Approval completed on 31 July 2015. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P152709. US$ 0.5 (IDA Grant). Consulting services to be determined. Honiara City Council Tel: (677) 21-133/4, E-mail: cityclerk@solomon.com.sb, Contact: Charles Kelley, City Clerk; Ministry of Infrastructure Development Tel: (677) 25-783, E-mail: msv24247@gmail.com, Contact: Moses Virivolomo, Permanent Secretary. Community Access & Urban Services Enhancement Project: To improve the delivery of basic infrastructure and services for vulnerable urban populations in targeted urban centers. Identification completed on 16 August 2016. Environ- mental Assessment Category B. US$ 15.0 (IDA Grant). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Rapid Employment Project Additional Financing: The proposed new PDO is: to assist targeted vulnerable urban populations in the Recipient’s territory to (i) increase their incomes through the provision of short term employment; (ii) improve their knowledge, experience and basic employment skills that are valued in the workplace and society; and (iii) im- prove their access to services and markets through repaired, more climate resilient roads and access infrastructure. Approval completed on 18 November 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P160738. US$ 1.9 (IDA Grant). Consult- ing services to be determined. Ministry of Finance and Treasury; HONIARA CITY COUNCIL; Ministry of Infrastructure De- velopment. Water Solomon Islands Water Supply Project: The Project Development Objective is to improve water and sanitation ser- vices in Honiara Identification completed on 17 October 2017. US$ 7.5/7.5 (IDA Credit/IDA Grant). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Thailand Agriculture Thailand Agribusiness and Farmers Support Project: 'To support agribusiness enterprise development and em- ployment opportunities for targeted farm households'. The key PDO indicators could be: (i) number of farmers, disaggregat- ed by gender, voluntarily joining producer companies; (ii) number of agri-business created, (iii) percentage improvement in productivity of select commodities; and (iv) number of jobs created/generated for participating households.' Identification November 2017 East Asia And Pacific PAGE 96 completed on 25 August 2016. US$200.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Environment & Natural Resources Thailand HCFC Stage II: To contribute to Thailand’s efforts to meet the 2020 and 2025 HCFC consumption phase-out obligations and to reduce the use of high Global Warming Potential (GWP) controlled substances under Montreal Protocol and the agreement between Thailand and the Executive Committee of the Multilateral Fund. Identification completed on 7 September 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 12.0 (MPIN). Consulting services to be determined. Imple- menting agency(ies) to be determined. Timor-Leste Transport & ICT Timor Leste Branch Roads Project: Objective to be Determined. Identification completed on 1 April 2015. Environ- mental Assessment Category B. US$41.3/8.3/25.5 (IBRD/IDA Credit/EUIB). Consulting services to be determined. Imple- menting agency(ies) to be determined. Road Climate Resilience Project Second Additional Financing: The project will deliver sustainable climate resilient road infrastructure on the Dili-Ainaro corridor. Approval completed on 27 April 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P252338. US$ 35.2 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Finance; Ministry of Public Works, Transport, and Communications. Tonga Environment & Natural Resources Pacific Islands Regional Oceanscape Program - Tonga: The PDO is to strengthen the shared management of select Pacific Island commercial and coastal community fisheries. Identification completed on 12 October 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 10.0/10.0 (IDA Credit/IDA Grant). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agen- cy(ies) to be determined. Social Protection & Labor Pathways for Tongan Youth Employability: The project aims to improve opportunities for secondary school comple- tion and facilitate the transition to jobs in the domestic and overseas labor markets for Tongan youth. Concept completed on 14 August 2017. Environmental Assessment Category C. Project: P161541. US$ 7.5/7.5 (IDA Credit/IDA Grant). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Finance and National Planning. Transport & ICT Tonga e-Government Support Project: The project development objective is to improve the Government’s capacity for digital public service delivery. Identification completed on 10 April 2015. Environmental Assessment Category C. US$ 5.0/10.0 (IDA Grant/ASDB). Con- sulting services to be determined. MEIDECC. Tonga Climate Resilience Transport Project: Improve maritime safety and connectivity in Tonga by strengthening institutional arrangements, and improving port infrastructure and/or maritime services. Identification completed on 24 August 2016. US$ 10.0/10.0 (IDA Credit/IDA Grant). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Tonga Aviation Investment Project - Additional Financing: The project development objective is to improve opera- tional safety and oversight of international air transport infrastructure. Approval completed on 9 March 2016. Environmen- PAGE 97 Monthly Operational Summary November 2017 tal Assessment Category B. Project: P156018. US$ 7.3/0.3 (IDA Grant/PRIF). Consultants will be required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Tuvalu SOP 1 Tuvalu Maritime Investment in Climate Resilient Operations: Improve the resilience of Tuvalu’s maritime sector and its capacity to prepare for and respond promptly and effectively to an Eligible Crisis or Emergency in Tuvalu. Concept completed on 25 September 2017. Environmental Assessment Category A. Project: P161540. US$ 20.0/0.2 (IDA Grant/GFDR). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Communications and Transport. (R) Tuvalu Aviation Investment Project Additional Finance III: The project development objective is to improve the safety and security of air transport and associated infrastructure. Approval completed on 16 November 2017. Environ- mental Assessment Category B. Project: P163856. US$ 8.8 (IDA Grant). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. TV: Telecommunications and ICT Development Project: The Project Development Objective is to facilitate im- proved access to telecommunications and ICT services in Tuvalu. Concept completed on 19 July 2017. Environmental As- sessment Category B. Project: P159395. US$ 10.0 (IDA Grant). Consulting services to be determined. Ministry of Communi- cations and Transport, Contact: Falasese Tupau, Assistant Secretary. Tuvalu Aviation Investment Project Additional Financing II: The project development objective is to improve the safety and security of air transport and associated infrastructure. Approval completed on 31 March 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P157779. US$ 2.9 (IDA Grant). Consultants will be required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Vanuatu Vanuatu Aviation Investment Project Additional Financing: The project development objective is to improve oper- ational safety and oversight of international air transport and associated infrastructure in Vanuatu. Approval completed on 10 January 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P161454. US$ 9.5/4.6 (IDA Credit/IDA Grant). Consult- ing services to be determined. Ministry of Finance and Economic Management. Vanuatu Aviation Investment Project Second Additional Finance: Objective to be Determined. Identification com- pleted on 21 June 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 15.0/15.0 (IDA Credit/IDA Grant). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Vietnam Agriculture National Targeted Programs Support Project: The Project Development Objective is to enhance the socio economic development planning process and push for its operationalization and institutionalization across the National Targeted Pro- gram for New Rural development (NRD) and Sustainable Poverty Reduction (SPR), using planning and monitoring and pub- lic financial management systems, as a tool for investment prioritization and financing of local needs. Approval completed on 28 June 2017. Project: P159737. US$ 153.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agen- cy(ies) to be determined. Education Support for Autonomous Higher Education Project (SAHEP): The Development Objective of the Project is to im- prove research, teaching, and institutional capacity at selected autonomous universities and strengthen the national higher education management system. Approval completed on 15 May 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: November 2017 East Asia And Pacific PAGE 98 P156849. US$ 155.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Socialist Republic of Vietnam; Vietnam National University of Agriculture. Energy & Extractives Vietnam Scaling Up Energy Efficiency Project: The Project Development Objective is to improve energy efficiency in Vietnam's industrial sector through the mobilization of commercial financing. The project will thereby contribute to achiev- ing the government's energy saving and greenhouse gas emission reduction objectives. Concept completed on 31 August 2017. Environmental Assessment Category F. Project: P164938. US$ 86.3 (GCF). Consulting services to be determined. Gen- eral Directorate of Energy, Ministry of Industry and Trade. Environment & Natural Resources GEF Mekong Delta Integrated Climate Resilience and Sustainable Livelihoods Project: To strengthen research and innovation capacity of research institutions and communities for developing and applying climate-smart and climate- resilient natural resources management practices in selected provinces in Vietnam’s Mekong Delta. Appraisal completed on 3 August 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P159976. US$ 6.0 (GEFU). Consulting services to be deter- mined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Forest Sector Modernization and Coastal Resilience Enhancement Project: The project development objective is to improve coastal forest management in the Project Provinces. Approval completed on 22 June 2017. Environmental As- sessment Category B. Project: P157127. US$ 150.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Socialist Republic of Vietnam; Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development. Vietnam HCFC Phaseout Project Stage II: 11. The project development objective is to reduce HCFC consumption in order to contribute to Vietnam’s efforts to meet its 2020 HCFC consumption phase -out obligations under the Montreal Pro- tocol, as well as to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases in the manufacturing and use of refrigeration and air-conditioning equipment. Identification completed on 13 August 2014. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P152232. US$ 14.6 (MPIN). Consultants will be required. State Bank of Vietnam, Contact: Mr. Le Minh Hung, Governor; Ministry of Environ- ment and Natural resources, Contact: Nguyen Thi My Hoang, National Ozone Coordinator. Health, Nutrition & Population Investing and Innovating for Grassroots Service Delivery Reform: The development objective is to improve the quality and efficiency of the grassroots health system in the targeted provinces, with a focus on the management of selected non-communicable disease (NCD) and maternal and child health (MCH) tracer conditions. This will be achieved by (i) enabling the commune-level facilities to take on the management of select non-communicable diseases, (ii) improving the utilization and quality of services already provided at commune level, and (iii) strengthening the capacity of the district to provide appropriate referral and support services.. Identification completed on 21 August 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 80.0/20.0/5.0/3.0 (IDA Credit/GFF/IDFH/PHGF). Consulting services to be determined. Ministry of Health. Social, Urban, Rural and Resilience Global Practice Additional Financing for Danang Sustainable City Development Project: The project development objective is to expand access of city residents to improved drainage, wastewater collection and treatment services, the arterial road net- work, and public transport in selected areas of Da Nang City. Approval completed on 26 May 2017. Environmental Assess- ment Category B. Project: P159049. US$ 72.5 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Dynamic Cities Integrated Development Project: The proposed project development objective is to increase access to improved urban infrastructure services and enhance integrated urban planning and management capacity in the project cities. Concept completed on 7 April 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P160162. US$ 330.0 (IDA Cred- it). Consultants will be required. Thanh Hoa People's Committee; Thai Nguyen CPC; Yen Bai CPC; Ninh Binh CPC; Ky Anh CPC. PAGE 99 Monthly Operational Summary November 2017 Vietnam - Additional Financing for Medium Cities Development Project: The development objective of the pro- ject is to increase access to improved urban infrastructure services in selected medium-sized cities in Vietnam. Approval completed on 9 June 2017. Environmental Assessment Category A. Project: P159426. US$ 53.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. State Bank of Vietnam; Project Management Unit (PMU) in Vinh; Project Management Unit (PMU) in Lao Cai; Project Management Unit (PMU) in Phu Ly. Vietnam Scaling up Urban Upgrading Project: The PDO is to improve access to infrastructure in priority city areas and improve urban planning in the participating cities Approval completed on 30 May 2017. Environmental Assessment Category A. Project: P159397. US$ 240.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Socialist Republic of Vietnam; Ministry of Construction. Transport & ICT Northern Delta Transport Development Project Additional Financing: The Project's development objective is to enhance the efficiency, environmental sustainability and safety of transport infrastructure and services, through the allevia- tion of physical and institutional bottlenecks in two major waterway corridors in the Northern Delta Region. Approval com- pleted on 5 May 2017. Environmental Assessment Category A. Project: P158976. US$ 78.7 (IDA Credit). No consultants are required. Project Management Unit for Waterways (PMU-W); Ministry of Transport. Southern Region Waterways and Transport Logistics Corridor Project: To improve inland waterway connectivity in the southern region of Vietnam. Identification completed on 22 May 2017. Environmental Assessment Category A. US$200.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Central Highlands Connectivity Improvement Project: To improve the connectivity, safety and climate-resilience of the National Highway 19. Approval completed on 22 June 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P159238. US$ 150.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Socialist Republic of Vietnam; Projects Management Unit No. 2. Water Vietnam Coastal Cities Sustainable Environment Project: The Project development objective is to increase access to sanitation services and improve the operational performance of sanitation utilities in the Project Cities. Approval completed on 5 May 2017. Environmental Assessment Category A. Project: P156143. US$46.0/190.2 (IBRD/IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Binh Dinh PMU, Contact: Le Van Lich, Project Director; Quang Binh PMU, Contact: Nguyen Van Thuan, Project Director; Khanh Hoa PMU, Contact: Chau Ngo Anh Nhan, Project Director; Ninh Thuan PMU, Contact: Do Khoa Danh, Project Director; Socialist Republic of Vietnam, Contact: Nguyen Van Binh, Governor State Bank of Vietnam. Mekong Regional Water Security Project: Objective to be Determined. Identification completed on 21 January 2016. Environmental Assessment Category A. US$400.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Vietnam Urban Water Supply and Wastewater Project - Additional Financing: To increase access to sustainable water services and environmental sanitation in selected urban areas in the Project Provinces Approval completed on 26 May 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P156678. US$69.0/50.0 (IBRD/IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Regional Transport & ICT Pacific Aviation Safety Office Reform Project Additional Financing II: Objective to be Determined. Identification completed on 26 June 2017. Environmental Assessment Category C. US$ 2.5 (IDA Grant). Consulting services to be deter- mined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. November 2017 Europe And Central Asia PAGE 100 Europe And Central Asia Albania Environment & Natural Resources Environmental Services Project: The Project Development Objective (PDO) is to support sustainable land management practices and increase communities’ monetary and non-monetary benefits in targeted Project areas which are mainly in ero- sion prone rural upland areas. This PDO is to be achieved through the support of alternative livelihoods and provision of environmental services and through sustainable utilization of wood and pasture products in the long term. The Project will particularly focus on enhanc- ing the financial, economic, and institutional sustainability of land use and natural resources management, and will help build capacities of Albania farmers, community organizations and government institutions to efficiently use EU funding. Approval completed on 8 July 2014. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 10.6 (FSCO). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Environment, Contact: Ardiana Sokoli, Director. Social Protection & Labor Additional Financing Social Assistance Modernization project: Objective to be Determined. Identification com- pleted on 7 September 2017. Environmental Assessment Category C. US$11.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Water (R) Albania Water Resources and Irrigation Project Additional Financing: The Revised Project Development Objective (PDO) is to: (i) establish the strategic framework to manage water resources at the national level and at the level of the Drin-Buna and Semani River basins; and (ii) improve irrigation service delivery in Selected Irrigation Systems. Negotia- tions authorized on 10 November 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P162786. US$26.8 (IBRD). Con- sultants will be required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Armenia Energy & Extractives Utility Scale Solar Power Project: Objective to be Determined. Identification completed on 11 May 2015. Environmen- tal Assessment Category B. US$ 4.0 (GUAR). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be deter- mined. Water (R) Additional Financing Irrigation System Enhancement Project: The PDO is (i) to reduce the amount of energy used and to improve the irrigation conveyance efficiency in targeted irrigation schemes; and (ii) to improve the availability and reliability of important sector data and information for decision makers and other stakeholders. Approval completed on 14 November 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P161538. US$2.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Finance; Water Sector Projects Implementation Unit State Agency; State Committee of the Water Economy. Azerbaijan PAGE 101 Monthly Operational Summary November 2017 Social, Urban, Rural and Resilience Global Practice Second Rural Investment Project Additional Financing: The AzRIP projects, under implementation since 2005, have garnered widespread recognition for delivery of solid, tangible and dynamic results on the ground in improving peo- ple's lives though the upgrading of rural communities' access to infrastructure services, improved mobility, and increased farmers' incomes. A keen emphasis on sustainable infrastructure, maintenance contracts, and accountability has helped ensure that over 90 percent of infrastructure rehabilitated under the purview of AzRIP is operational. The income of over 600,000 farmers has increased, and 150,000 rural poor now have access to safe water. AzRIP-2 is a multisector investment loan targeting 600 communities in 56 rayons for community-driven rural infrastructure investments and livelihood support. The proposed Additional Financing would continue to prioritize provision of improved access to and use of community- driven rural infrastructure and expand economic activities for rural households through financing of priority rural infra- structure investments, strengthening the capacity of communities in partnership with municipalities and local support insti- tutions to effectively identify, plan, and implement their development priorities; and building opportunities for rural em- ployment and livelihood support services. The AF would comprise three components - one to extend delivery of community rural infrastructure (additional rounds of grants to participating communities and service to new coverage areas), the second to scale up the livelihood pilots, expanding the productive investment livelihoods component and the third to pilot a lifeline roads concept (with clusters of communities and a focus on local connecting roads) . Approval completed on 9 July 2014. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P147861. US$50.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. AZRIP PMU in State Agency on Agricultural Credit Tel: /Fax: (994-12) 493-4813, E-mail: subhan@azrip.org, Contact: Soubhan Asgerov, Project Director. Additional Financing to IDP Living Standards and Livelihoods Project: The objective of the Project is to improve living conditions and increase the economic self-reliance of targeted internally displaced persons. Approval completed on 17 June 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P155110. US$66.7 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. Imple- menting agency(ies) to be determined. Azerbaijan Third Rural Investment Project: Increase access to rural infrastructure and economic livelihood opportu- nities for target rural households, and strengthen institutional capacity at sub-national levels to support rural livelihoods development Concept completed on 24 October 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P159962. US$100.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. State Service on Agricultural Projects and Credits, Ministry of Agriculture. Transport & ICT Azerbaijan Highway 3 Additional Financing: “To contribute to a more efficient and safer Baku-Shamakhi and Yeni- kend-Shorsulu roads and higher quality road services as part of the general network upgrading to motorway standard, and to improve the management of the nascent motorway network.� Approval complet ed on 28 March 2016. Environmental As- sessment Category A. Project: P156377. US$140.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Belarus Energy & Extractives Sustainable Energy Scale-Up Project: The Project Development Objective is to improve the sustainability and efficien- cy of space heating by scaling up biomass district heating and supporting demand-side energy efficiency interventions. Iden- tification completed on 13 October 2017. US$100.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agen- cy(ies) to be determined. Environment & Natural Resources Belarus Forestry Development Project - Additional Financing: The Project Development Objective is to enhance sylvicultural management and reforestation and afforestation, increase the use of felling residues and improve the public good contribution from forests in targeted forest areas. Identification completed on 25 September 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$14.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. November 2017 Europe And Central Asia PAGE 102 Water Belarus Utility Modernization Project: Modernization of water supply, wastewater and solid waste disposal services in Belarus, and provision of efficient and sustainable services through: (i) improvement in utility operation, asset management and investment planning, and (ii) modernization of water supply/sanitation and solid waste collection and disposal infra- structure. Identification completed on 11 July 2017. US$40.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Bosnia and Herzegovina Agriculture Agricultural Competitiveness and Institutional Strengthening Project: Improve sector competitiveness and strengthen public institutions in agriculture in Bosnia and Herzegovina Identification completed on 25 October 2017. US$30.0/20.0 (IBRD/ECEU). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Finance & Markets Banking Sector Strengthening Project: The Project Development Objective (PDO) is to improve the soundness of the banking sector by enhancing bank regulation, supervision and resolution capacity and by enhancing the governance of the Entity development banks. Approval completed on 28 April 2017. Environmental Assessment Category C. Project: P158387. US$60.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. BiH Ministry of Finance and Treasury; Republika Srpska Ministry of Fi- nance; FBiH Ministry of Finance; Deposit Insurance Agency; FBiH Banking Agency; RS Banking Agency. Social, Urban, Rural and Resilience Global Practice Second Solid Waste Management Project Additional Financing - EC IPA: The objective is to improve the availa- bility, quality, environmental soundness, and financial viability of solid waste management services in participating utili- ties/regions. Approval completed on 18 December 2012. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 6.0 (F7U4). Consult- ing services to be determined. FBiH Ministry of Environment and Tourism Tel: (387-33) 726-374, E-mail: sswmp@fmoit.gov.ba, Contact: Mr. Anto Covic, Team Leader; RS Ministry of Spatial Planning Tel: (387-51) 339-504, E- mail: s.cvijic@mgr.vladars.net, swmp2@mgr.vladars.net, Contact: Mr. Sveto Cvijic, Team Leader. Trade & Competitiveness BiH Business Environment Strengthening Project (BESP): The Project Development Objective is to enhance com- petitiveness and strengthen the environment in which enterprises operate. Identification completed on 30 June 2016. US$60.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Transport & ICT Republika Srpska Railways Restructuring Project: The Overall Development Objective of the Transport Sector Mod- ernization Program (TSMP) is to improve transport connectivity of the country along priority transport links and to support improvements in transport operations and asset management practices. The Program is multi-phased with a First Phase including road sections in the Federation of Bosnia and Hezegovina, and the Second Phase including railways in the Repub- lika Srpska. The Development Objective of the Second Phase of the TSMP is to improve the operational efficiency and financial sustaina- bility of the railways in Republika Srpska. Negotiations authorized on 6 October 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P161122. US$60.6 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. Republika Srpska. PAGE 103 Monthly Operational Summary November 2017 Bulgaria Energy & Extractives Bulgaria Residential Energy Efficiency Project: Objective to be Determined. Approval completed on Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P154710. US$284.6/170.7/113.8 (IBRD/CEB/KFW). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Croatia Transport & ICT Modernization and Restructuring of the Road Sector: Objective to be Determined. Approval completed on 28 April 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$23.3/265.0/370.7/424.3 (IBRD/EBRD/GUAR/ZPCO). Consulting ser- vices to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Georgia Health, Nutrition & Population Georgia Health System Reform Project: The project development objective is to strengthen the financial and institu- tional sustainability of Universal Health Coverage (UHC) and to improve access to quality health services for selected com- municable diseases. Identification completed on 18 October 2017. US$80.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Social, Urban, Rural and Resilience Global Practice Second Regional Development Project Additional Financing: The Project Development Objective is to improve infrastructure services and institutional capacity to support increased contribution of tourism in the local economy of the Imereti Region. Approval completed on 4 April 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P157465. US$9.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Transport & ICT (R) East West Highway Corridor Improvement Project Additional Financing:

The proposed PDOs are to: (i) reduce road user costs along the East-West Highway Corridor section upgraded under the project; and (ii) strengthen the capacity of the Roads Department and the Ministry of Economy and Sustainable Development to respectively manage the road network and provide an enabling environment to improve logistics services.

Approval completed on 8 November 2017. Environmental Assessment Category A. Project: P160152. US$20.0/90.0 (IBRD/EUIB). Consultants will be required. Roads Department of the Ministry of Regional Development and Infrastructure (RDMRDI). Kazakhstan November 2017 Europe And Central Asia PAGE 104 Environment & Natural Resources Hazardous and POPs Waste Management Project: The proposed Development Objective is to create a hazardous and POPs waste treatment facility with appropriate environmental controls and to remediate selected PCB contaminated sites, reduce public and environmental exposure to these now contaminated lands The Project will achieve its objective through: (i) creation of a facility to treat hazardous and POPs waste with appropriate environmental controls; (ii) remediation of selected historic PCBs contaminated waste disposal sites; and (iii) disposing the PCBs waste, PCBs equipment and PCBs contaminated soil with hazardous waste classification from these sites, remediated under the Project, in the constructed facility in line with the Stockholm Convention. Identification completed on 9 Septem- ber 2009. Environmental Assessment Category A. Project: P114830. US$34.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Ministry of Energy Tel: 77172740257, E-mail: b.shakhanov@energo.gov.kz, Contact: Beibut Shakhanov, Director, Waste Management Department. Hazardous and POPs Waste Management Project: The proposed Development Objective is to create hazardous waste treatment capacity in compliance with international environmental standards and to reduce contamination of Kazakhstan's natural resources and public health risks of exposure to this contamination from selected PCB contaminated sites. The over- all Global Environment Objective of the proposed project is to reduce the environmental and health hazards associated with stockpiles of PCBs-containing materials and waste and POPs-based pesticides, by eliminating stockpiles, establishing a treatment facility and safeguarding sites contaminated with these materials consistent with the country's obligations under the Stockholm Convention. For this purpose, the Global Environmental Facility has in principle approved a US$10.35 mil- lion Grant. The Project will achieve its objective through: (i) development of a treatment/destruction facility for POPs/PCBs waste and extending the use of this facility for the destruction of other suitable categories of hazardous waste including old stocks of pesticides; (ii) remediation of selected historic PCBs contaminated waste disposal sites; and (iii) related to the site remediation investment program, disposing the PCBs waste, PCBs equipment and PCBs contaminated soil with hazardous waste classification from these sites in the constructed facility in line with the Stockholm Convention The proposed project would have four components: (1) development of a treatment/destruction facility; (2) remediation of selected historic PCB contaminated sites, including treatment of present PCB waste/equipment and PCB contaminated soil; (3) development of regulatory framework for industrial hazardous waste management and institutional capacity building; and (4) project man- agement. Identification completed on 16 October 2013. Environmental Assessment Category A. US$ 10.4 (GEFU). Consult- ing services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Transport & ICT Center West Regional Development Corridor: The Project Development Objectives are to improve the transport con- nectivity within the regions along the Kazakhstan Center West Corridor and strengthen the capacity of selected agencies for the effective implementation of the corridor development, and road asset preservation policies. Approval completed on 9 June 2016. Environmental Assessment Category A. Project: P153497. US$977.9 (IBRD). Consulting services to be deter- mined. Committee for Roads, Contact: Satjan Ablaliev, Deputy Chairman; Ministry of Finance, Contact: Mr. Ruslan Beketa- yev, Vice Minister; JSC KazAvtoZhol, Contact: Ermek Kizatov, Chairman. Digital Kazakhstan Project: The project development objective is to support the government of Kazakhstan with their national initiative Digital Kazakhstan aimed at establishing a platform for greater private sector participation in develop- ment and operation of ICT enabled services across Kazakhstan. Identification completed on 17 February 2016. Environmen- tal Assessment Category B. US$200.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be deter- mined. Kosovo Agriculture Kosovo Agriculture and Rural Development Project - Third Additional Financing: The development objective of the project is to improve productivity of and access to markets by project beneficiaries in the horticulture and livestock sub- sectors of Kosovo and strengthen the institutional capacity of the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Rural Development. Approval completed on 28 April 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P158710. US$ 22.0 (IDA Credit). PAGE 105 Monthly Operational Summary November 2017 Consultants will be required. Ministry of Finance; Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Rural Development. Energy & Extractives Kosovo Power Project: IDA partial risk guarantee in support of a private sector independent power producer and lignite mining company, to be selected under the Lignite Power TA Project (P097635). Concept completed on 4 August 2011. Envi- ronmental Assessment Category A. Project: P118287. US$ 40.0/725.0/725.0 (GUID/ZBIL/ZEXP). No consultants are re- quired. Ministry of Economic Development Tel: (381-38) 2002-1505, E-mail: agron.dida@ks-gov.net, Contact: Mr. Besim Beqaj, Minister. Finance & Markets Kosovo Financial Sector Strengthening Project: The objectives of the Project are to (i) enhance financial intermedia- tion; and (ii) strengthen financial sector infrastructure. Identification completed on 16 August 2017. US$ 12.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Social, Urban, Rural and Resilience Global Practice Real Estate & Geospatial Infrastructure Project: The Project Development Objective is to contribute to an increase in the availability, transparency and efficiency of land administration and geospatial data and services. Identification complet- ed on 20 July 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 16.5 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Environmentally and Socially Sustainable Development Project: Objective to be Determined. Identification com- pleted on 27 June 2014. Environmental Assessment Category A. US$ 30.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be deter- mined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Transport & ICT (R) Kosovo Digital Economy (KODE): Increase the ability of Kosovo’s citizens and its rural communities to participate in the digital economy. Concept completed on 16 November 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P164188. US$ 25.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Ministry of Economic Development. Kyrgyz Republic Energy & Extractives Heat Supply Improvement Project: The Project Development Objective is to improve the efficiency and quality of heat- ing in selected Project areas. Approval completed on 27 October 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P157079. US$ 23.0/23.0 (IDA Credit/IDA Grant). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Economy; Ministry of Finance; Bishkekteploset JSC (BTS). Governance Revenue Administration Modernization Project: To improve revenue collection, tax compliance and taxpayer ser- vices in the Kyrgyz Republic. Identification completed on 31 May 2017. US$ 25.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Capacity Building in Public Financial Management 2: The Project Development Objective (PDO) is to improve budget predictability, control and transparency in the Kyrgyz Republic. Negotiations authorized on 12 December 2016. En- vironmental Assessment Category C. Project: P155148. US$ 6.0 (FSSP). Consulting services to be determined. Ministry of Finance, Contact: Mr. Mirlan Baigonchokov, Deputy Minister of Finance; Project Implementation Unit, Ministry of Finance, Contact: Bermet Musakozhoeva, Head of PIU. November 2017 Europe And Central Asia PAGE 106 Social, Urban, Rural and Resilience Global Practice Enhancing Resilience in Kyrgyzstan: The Project Development Objectives are to support the recipient in strengthening its capacity to respond to disasters, in providing safer and improved learning environment for children, and in reducing ad- verse financial impacts of natural hazards on the government budget and population. Concept completed on 1 August 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P162635. US$ 10.0/10.0 (IDA Credit/IDA Grant). Consultants will be re- quired. Ministry of Emergency Situations. CASA-1000 Community Support Program - Kyrgyz Republic: To engage communities in the development of social and economic infrastructure in order to enhance services, livelihoods and inclusion in target villages near the CASA-1000 transmission line. Concept completed on 30 September 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P163592. US$ 5.0/5.0 (IDA Credit/IDA Grant). Consulting services to be determined. Community Development and Investment Agency. Water Sustainable Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Development Project – Additional Financing: The project development objectives (PDO) are to assist the Kyrgyz Republic to (i) improve access to and quality of water supply and sani- tation services in the Participating Rural Communities; and (ii) strengthen capacity of the Recipient's institutions in the wa- ter supply and sanitation sector. Approval completed on 22 June 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P162840. US$ 19.8/16.2 (IDA Credit/IDA Grant). Consultants will be required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Macedonia, former Yugoslav Republic of Energy & Extractives Macedonia Energy Efficiency Fund for Public Buildings: The project would develop and capitalize a revolving fund to finance energy efficiency improvements in public buildings. The fund would directly support the Government's National Program for Energy Efficiency in Public Buildings and meet its energy savings targets for the building sector as committed under the Energy Community Treaty. Identification completed on 19 March 2014. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$20.0/10.0 (IBRD/ECSE). Consulting services to be determined. Ministry of Economy Tel: (389-2) 309-3489, E-mail: neriman.dzeladini@economy.gov.mk. Moldova Agriculture Moldova Agriculture Competitiveness Project 2nd Additional Financing: The Project Development Objective is to enhance the competitiveness of the agro-food sector by supporting the modernization of the food safety management sys- tem, facilitating market access for farmers, and mainstreaming agro-environmental and sustainable land management prac- tices. Approval completed on 7 July 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P157765. US$ 10.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Moldova Agriculture Competitiveness Project Additional Financing: The Project Development Objective is to enhance the competitiveness of the agro-food sector by supporting the modernization of the food safety management sys- tem, facilitating market access for farmers, and mainstreaming agro-environmental and sustainable land management prac- tices. Approval completed on 19 May 2015. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P154238. US$ 12.0 (IDA Cred- it). No consultants are required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Education (R) Moldova Education Reform Additional Financing: The Project Development Objective is to improve learning conditions in targeted schools and strengthen the Recipient's education monitoring systems, while promoting efficiency re- PAGE 107 Monthly Operational Summary November 2017 forms in the education sector. Negotiations authorized on 15 November 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Pro- ject: P156657. US$ 10.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Moldova Skills for Jobs Project: Improve skills acquisition by the current stock of workers and future labor force in alignment with the skills demanded by employers Identification completed on 23 June 2017. US$ 30.0 (IDA Credit). Con- sulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Energy & Extractives Moldova Transparent Power Market Project: The Development Objective of the Project is to improve the security and reliability of the electricity transmission system through interconnections with Romania, and therefore, enable the creation of a transparent and competitive electric power market in Moldova and its integration into the regional electric power mar- ket. Identification completed on 18 July 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 70.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Environment & Natural Resources Climate Adaptation Project: The Project Development Objective (PDO) is to enhance the adoption of climate-smart practices in agriculture, forestry and pasture management in targeted landscapes and strengthen national disaster manage- ment systems. Approval completed on 9 June 2017. US$ 2.0 (GEFU). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Environ- ment; Ministry of Agriculture and Food Industry; Ministry of Internal Affairs. Climate Adaptation Project: The Project Development Objective (PDO) is to enhance the adoption of climate-smart practices in agriculture, forestry and pasture management in targeted landscapes and strengthen national disaster manage- ment systems. Approval completed on 9 June 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P155968. US$12.4/12.8 (IBRD/IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Environment. Governance Modernization of Government Services in the Republic of Moldova: The project development objective is to im- prove access, efficiency and quality of delivery of selected government administrative services. Approval completed on 22 August 2017. Environmental Assessment Category C. Project: P148537. US$5.0/15.0 (IBRD/IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. State Chancellery, Contact: Lilia Palii, General Secretary of the Government; Republic of Moldova, Con- tact: Octavian Armașu, Minister of Finance. Social, Urban, Rural and Resilience Global Practice Disaster and Climate Risk Management Project Additional Financing: The Project development objective (PDO) is to strengthen the State Hydro meteorological Service's ability to forecast severe weather and improve Moldova's capacity to prepare for and respond to natural disasters. Approval completed on 19 May 2015. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P148125. US$ 2.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be deter- mined. Land Registration, Valuation and Local Taxation Project: To improve the quality of the land administration and property valuation systems and to enhance transparency of the property taxation system. Concept completed on 28 Septem- ber 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P161238. US$ 35.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Public Service Agency/State Enterprise Cadastre. Montenegro Agriculture Additional Financing to MIDAS: The new objectives of the Project are: (i) to improve delivery of government assistance for sustainable agriculture and rural development in a manner consistent with the EU's pre-accession requirements; (ii) to increase the experience of Montenegrin authorities in administering rural development grants in accordance with EU- November 2017 Europe And Central Asia PAGE 108 IPARD core rules, and (iii) to support a selected number of agricultural holdings and food establishments in upgrading to- wards EU standards. Approval completed on 9 September 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P159115. US$3.3 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. (R) Montenegro Second Institutional Development and Agriculture Strengthening Project: The Project Devel- opment Objective is to improve the competitiveness of agriculture and fisheries in Montenegro through enhanced delivery of government support in alignment with EU accession requirements. Negotiations authorized on 23 November 2017. Envi- ronmental Assessment Category B. Project: P164424. US$34.9 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development. Energy & Extractives (R) Montenegro Second Energy Efficiency Project: The development objective is to improve energy efficiency in pub- lic sector buildings and support the development of sustainable energy efficiency financing mechanisms. Concept completed on 16 November 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P165509. US$7.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be re- quired. Ministry of Health; Ministry of Economy. Governance Revenue Administration Reform Project: The development objective of the project is to improve the effectiveness of operational functions of Montenegros tax administration and to reduce the compliance costs for corporate taxpayers. The project supports Montenegros long-term vision of a revenue administration that operates with streamlined risk-based business processes that contribute to the efficient collection of taxes and social contributions from all sources of economic activity. Increased compliance will generate a more robust revenue stream to provide essential services to citizens. Im- provements in revenue administration capacity will also support the country's goal for EU accession and economic integra- tion with EU member states. Approval completed on 31 July 2017. Environmental Assessment Category C. Project: P149743. US$15.7 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Montenegro, Contact: Radoje Zugic, Minister of Finance; Montene- gro Tax Administration Tel: +382 206 58 063, E-mail: veljko.blagojevic@tax.gov.me, Contact: Milan Lakićević, Director of Tax Administration. Social, Urban, Rural and Resilience Global Practice Montenegro Tourism Based Local Development Project: The objective of the Project is to improve local infrastruc- tures, tourism assets; and institutional capacity to support tourism related local economic development in the central and northern regions of Montenegro. Identification completed on 18 October 2016. US$50.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Romania Environment & Natural Resources Integrated Nutrient Pollution Control Project - Additional Financing: The development objective of the project is to support the Government of Romania towards meeting EU Nitrate Directive requirements at a national scale. Approval completed on 28 March 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P155594. US$52.4 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Social, Urban, Rural and Resilience Global Practice (N) Strengthening Disaster Risk Management and Emergency Response: The Project Development Objective is to undertake seismic strengthening of critical disaster and emergency response buildings and to develop robust data and information for national prioritization of disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation. Identification completed on 22 November 2017. US$58.6 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Justice Quarter and Esplanada District Development Project: Objective to be Determined. Identification complet- PAGE 109 Monthly Operational Summary November 2017 ed on 29 September 2015. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$150.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Transport & ICT Bucharest-Brasov Corridor Project: To strengthen the capabilities of Romania’s national road sector institutions for preparing major projects and structuring a programmatic investment approach to deliver the national road sector infrastruc- ture. Identification completed on 27 October 2017. Environmental Assessment Category A. US$35.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Russian Federation Education Innovative Dev-t of Preschool Educ. of Rep. of Sakha (Yakutia) Project: The Project Development Objective is to improve the quality of preschool education and increase access to kindergartens in the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia). Negotia- tions authorized on 28 March 2014. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P127405. US$117.7 (IBRD). Consult- ants will be required. Consultants will be required for an architect's assistant, permafrost engineer, ECD specialists' assis- tant with background in Russia and CIS. Ministry of Education of Sakha (Yakutia) Tel: (7-4112) 422-921, E-mail: nsit- ni@yandex.ru, Contact: Natalia Sitnikova, Head of General Education Department. Enhancing Workforce Skills for Regional Development: The project development objectives (PDO) are to increase the relevance of the skills of technical and vocational education and training graduates to the needs of the labor market in selected pilot regions and to expand best practices to other selected dissemination regions in the Russian Federation. This will be achieved through developing, pilot testing and disseminating modern models of efficient training of skilled workers and technicians in the regional vocational education systems to support the social and economic development of the regions of the Russian Federation. Negotiations authorized on 27 June 2014. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P144167. US$330.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Education and Science Tel: (7-495) 629-2425, E-mail: klimov-aa@mon.gov.ru, Contact: Alexander Klimov, Deputy Minister. Energy & Extractives RUSSIA ENERGY EFFICIENCY (GEF): The Project Development Objective is to improve the efficiency of energy use in Russia by scaling-up commercial lending by banks for EE investments in the industrial and public sectors. The global envi- ronmental objective is to reduce greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs) by scaling-up EE investments. The PDO will be achieved through combined financial and technical assistance (TA), supported by a US$500 million IBRD loan and a US$9.71 million GEF grant to GPB, and a US$13.02 million GEF grant to REA. The Project will provide assistance to three key groups of stakeholders. International experience shows that the success in enabling investments in EE depends on participation of and interactions among three groups; banks, project owners, and service and equipment providers. The Project will directly target selected representatives from all three groups. Several Rus- sian banks will receive training and some technical assistance to develop their EE lending business, so that they could enter the market to finance EE projects. The GPB, the third largestbank in Russia, will receive an IBRD loan that will co-finance its EE credit line. A visible presence of GPB in the market of EE financing, demonstration of a viable EE lending business, and dissemination of experiences will encourage EE lending uptake by other banks. The Project will help several regions improve their EE plans and develop bankable EE subprojects. In five regions; Kaluga, Novosibirsk, Samara, Yaroslavl and Yekaterinburg, GEF will support REA TA efforts to regional and municipal authorities in improving their EE programs and to several project owners in the regions in preparing bankable projects. This should boost the demand for EE services and equipment providers, while demonstrating viable procurement, contracting and financing models. National dissemination of results and lessons learned will spur on other regions, municipalities, and energy con- sumers to follow the example, which could help address a critical issue facing commercial financing of EE projects. The shortage of EE investment projects that are acceptable to commercial banks. Identification completed on 8 July 2010. Envi- ronmental Assessment Category F. Project: P122492. US$300.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Gazprom- bank and Ministry of Energy, Russian Energy Agency Tel: (7-495) 789-9292, E-mail: Ivanov@rosenergo.gov.ru, Contact: Ms. November 2017 Europe And Central Asia PAGE 110 Tatiana Yurlova, First Vice President. RUSSIA ENERGY EFFICIENCY (GEF): The objective is to support the institutional, regulatory and market barriers facing commercial financing of Energy Efficiency projects across Russia. Identification completed on 16 December 2010. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P123692. US$ 22.7 (GEFU). Consulting services to be determined. Gaz- prombank and Ministry of Energy, Russian Energy Agency Tel: (7-495) 789-9292, E-mail: Ivanov@rosenergo.gov.ru, Con- tact: Ms. Tatiana Yurlova, First Vice President. Environment & Natural Resources Integrated Environmental Monitoring Project: The Project Development Objective (PDO) is to improve the national and selected regions’ capacity to generate environmental monitoring data and provide accessible, quality and reliable env i- ronmental monitoring information to various users from the public and private sectors. Specifically, the Project will facilitate improved efficiency of state environmental monitoring through introducing interna- tional standards of environmental monitoring, developing the existing subsystems of state environmental monitoring and integrating them into a unified information and analytical system. Negotiations authorized on 29 May 2014. Environmental Assessment Category C. Project: P143159. US$50.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment Tel: 749-9254-1560, E-mail: vatletsov@mnr.gov.ru, Contact: Gleb A. Vatletsov, Director of the Department. Finance & Markets Microfinance Development Project: The objectives of the project are to: (i) develop a proper legal, regulatory, and su- pervisory framework to enable safe and sound growth of the microfinance and credit cooperative sectors; and (ii) develop the industry's capacity to meet sectoral regulations and institutional standards. Approval completed on 31 January 2013. Envi- ronmental Assessment Category C. Project: P095554. US$20.0 (IBRD). No consultants are required. Ministry of Finance Tel: (7-495) 648-3541, E-mail: p0530_ka@minfin.ru, Contact: Alexey Savatyugin, Deputy Minister. Health, Nutrition & Population Regional Cancer Care Modernization Project: The proposed Project Development Objective (PDO) is to contribute to Regional government's effort to improve early access to detection and quality treatment of cancer care services in Tyumen Oblast. Concept completed on 6 July 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P151953. US$140.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. Federal Ministry of Health, Contact: Mikhail Kramorov, Head of Division, Dept. of Organiza- tion of Medical Care; RUSSIAN FEDERATION, Contact: Andrei A. Bokarev, Director, Dept. for International Financial Rela- tions, MOF. Social, Urban, Rural and Resilience Global Practice Additional Financing for St. Petersburg Economic Development Project: To support St. Petersburg in (i) promot- ing conducive policy and the regulatory environment for the expansion of private sector enterprises; (ii) facilitating a larger and more efficient private market for land and real estate; (iii) strengthening City fiscal management capacity; and (iv) pre- serving and enhancing cultural assets in St. Petersburg. The higher level objective is to enhance St Petersburg’s prospects for economic diversification and growth. The AF will contribute to these objectives by leveraging the city’s cultural assets to sustain tourism, generate jobs and create opportunities for local businesses. Negotiations authorized on 26 June 2014. Envi- ronmental Assessment Category F. Project: P146463. US$200.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation, Contact: Mr. Artem Novikov, Deputy Director of Estate and Investment Policy Department. Social Inclusion of Vulnerable Groups through Physical Training: The Project Development Objective is to en- hance social inclusion for selected disadvantaged groups in pilot municipalities, through increased access to, and use of, sports and recreation activities and services. Negotiations authorized on 4 October 2013. Environmental Assessment Cate- gory B. Project: P126283. US$70.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Sports, Tourism and Youth Policy Tel: (7-495) 601-9440, E-mail: varaksin@minstm.gov.ru, Contact: Mr. Pavel Varaksin, Lead Expert. PAGE 111 Monthly Operational Summary November 2017 Local Economic Development of Small Towns: The proposed objective of the project is to support the economic de- velopment of selected small towns. This will occur through leveraging their economic assets, particularly cultural heritage assets. Identification completed on 24 October 2013. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P147429. US$200.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation Tel: 7-495-9134719, E-mail: avalkova@minfin.ru, Contact: Ms. Anna Valkova, Department for International Financial Affairs; Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation, Contact: Artem Novikov, Deputy Director of Estate and Investment Policy Department. Transport & ICT Russian Development Bank Infrastructure Financing Project: Objective to be Determined. Identification complet- ed on 19 March 2014. Environmental Assessment Category F. US$300.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Vnesheconombank (Russian Development Bank) Tel: 7-495-604-63-13, E-mail: shvetsova_la@veb.ru, Contact: Mr. Alexan- der Pavlov, Deputy Director. Improvement of Urban Transport Sys (GEF): The proposed project aims (i) to improve the quality and condition of urban transport while reducing adverse environmental impacts of transport in three pilot cities, through physical invest- ments and operational and technological improvements, and (ii) to strengthen the institutional and technical capacity in several Russian cities in planning and managing urban transport systems. Identification completed on 17 May 2013. Envi- ronmental Assessment Category B. US$ 9.1 (GEFU). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Transport Tel: 7-495-626-10- 88, E-mail: asaulna@mintrans.ru, Contact: Mr. Nikolay A. Asaul, Deputy Minister. Improvement of Urban Transport Sys (GEF): The project aims to improve urban mobility, accessibility, safety and environmental sustainability of transport systems in selected cities of the Russian Federation. Negotiations authorized on 27 June 2014. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P133201. US$117.5 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. Minis- try of Transport Tel: 7-495-626-10-88, E-mail: asaulna@mintrans.ru, Contact: Mr. Nikolay A. Asaul, Deputy Minister. Serbia Finance & Markets State Owned Financial Institutions Reform Project: The Project Development Objective is to support the reform of State Owned Financial Institutions. Identification completed on 10 August 2015. Environmental Assessment Category C. US$50.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Ministry of Finance of Serbia; Ministry of Finance. Governance (R) Tax Administration Modernization Project: To improve efficiency of tax collection and lower the compliance burden for taxpayers. Concept completed on 17 November 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P163673. US$50.0 (IBRD). No consultants are required. Serbian Tax Administration. Improving e-Government Services in Serbia: To improve efficiency of and citizens' access to selected e-Government services. Identification completed on 27 July 2017. US$50.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Transport & ICT Corridor X Highway Additional Financing: The Project Development Objective is to increase transport efficiency and improve traffic safety on the three project sections of Corridor X, between Nis and Dimitrovgrad and Grabovnica and Donji Neradovac respectively, and to improve road management and road safety in Serbia. Approval completed on 25 October 2016. Environmental Assessment Category A. Project: P158413. US$38.9 (IBRD). No consultants are required. Ministry of Finance. (R) Enhancing Infrastructure Efficiency and Sustainability: Objective to be Determined. Approval completed on 2 November 2017. Environmental Assessment Category C. Project: P163760. US$118.6 (IBRD). Consulting services to be de- termined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. November 2017 Europe And Central Asia PAGE 112 Tajikistan Agriculture (R) Agriculture Commercialization Project Additional Financing: The project development objective is to increase the commercialization of farm and agribusiness products and to support micro-, small and medium enterprise development in rural areas by providing better access to finance and strengthened capacity of project beneficiaries. Negotiations author- ized on 11 October 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 15.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Im- plementing agency(ies) to be determined. Environment & Natural Resources Environmental Land Management and Rural Livelihoods - Additional Financing: The overall Project Develop- ment Objective (PDO) and Global Environmental Objective (GEO) is to enable rural people to increase their productive as- sets in ways that improve natural resource management and resilience to climate change in selected climate vulnerable sites Approval completed on 30 June 2015. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P153709. US$ 1.8/2.0 (IDA Grant/CSCF). Consultants will be required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Other Dushanbe Water Supply and Wastewater project: The PDOs are to (i) improve the water supply and wastewater services in selected areas in Dushanbe; and (ii) improve the utility financial management and overall performance. Identifi- cation completed on 3 April 2017. US$ 36.0/24.0 (IDA Credit/IDA Grant). Consulting services to be determined. Imple- menting agency(ies) to be determined. Social Protection & Labor (R) Targeted Social Assistance Rollout: To achieve national geographic coverage of the Targeted Social Assistance Program and to ensure integrated delivery of services. Negotiations authorized on 28 November 2017. Environmental As- sessment Category B. Project: P165831. US$ 0.9/0.9 (IDA Credit/IDA Grant). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Health and Social Protection; State Agency for Social Protection (SASP). Social, Urban, Rural and Resilience Global Practice (R) CASA-1000 Community Support Project for Tajikistan: The Project Development Objective is to improve access to energy, increase access to social and economic infrastructure services, and strengthen local governance capacity in com- munities in the project area. Concept completed on 7 November 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P165313. US$ 16.0/2.0 (IDA Credit/CASA). Consultants will be required. State Enterprise “Project Management Unit for Energy Sector Projects�; OJSHC Barqi Tojik. Transport & ICT Tajikistan Railways Project: To enhance the connectivity between the Central and Southern Lines of Tajikistan Railways and to improve TR’s operational and financial efficiency. Concept completed on 27 June 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P159302. US$ 30.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Finance; Tajikistan Railways. Water Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Project: The project development objectives (PDO) are to assist the Government of Tajikistan to: (i) strengthen capacity of institutions in the water supply and sanitation sector; and (ii) improve access to water supply and sanitation services in selected regions. Identification completed on 18 November 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 15.0/10.0 (IDA Credit/IDA Grant). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agen- PAGE 113 Monthly Operational Summary November 2017 cy(ies) to be determined. (R) Zarafshon Irrigation Rehabilitation and Management Improvement Project: The project development ob- jectives are to help the Government of Tajikistan (i) strengthen the institutional base for irrigation planning and manage- ment in the Zarafshon river basin; and (ii) improve the condition and management of irrigation infrastructure in the Zaraf- shon river basin and adjacent districts in the Syr-Darya basin. The project will increase food availability for rural people in the project area and as such, contribute to the overarching objective of improving food security. Negotiations authorized on 6 November 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P158576. US$ 16.4 (EUDF). Consultants will be re- quired. FVWRMP PMU under the Agency for Land Reclamation and Irrigation; Agency for Land Reclamation and Irrigation. Tajikistan Second Dushanbe Water Supply Project - Additional Financing: The project development objective is to improve water utility performance and water supply services in selected areas of Dushanbe. Approval completed on 30 June 2015. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P154729. US$ 5.5/4.5 (IDA Credit/IDA Grant). Consultants will be required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Additional Financing for Tajikistan PAMP II: The project development objectives for PAMP II are to: (i) provide ac- cess to temporary employment to food-insecure people through the rehabilitation of irrigation and drainage infrastructure, (ii) increase yields of selected crops in response to improved irrigation and infrastructure, and (iii) strengthen the capacity of Tajikistan to introduce integrated water resource management. By improving food access and food availability these measures improve the food security of low-income people in the poor rural areas supported by the project. Approval com- pleted on 22 June 2015. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P154327. US$ 12.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Turkey Education Re-Engaging At-Risk and Out-of-School Youth: Inclusive Education for All: Strengthening existing services to support out-of-school adolescents to re-enter schooling and increase educational attainment. Concept completed on 1 Au- gust 2017. Environmental Assessment Category C. Project: P164181. US$ 32.0 (EUDF). Consulting services to be deter- mined. Ministry of National Education - Directorate General for Life Long Learning. Energy & Extractives Turkey Energy Efficiency in Public Buildings: To reduce energy consumption in public buildings in Turkey. Identifi- cation completed on 1 December 2016. US$150.0/50.0 (IBRD/KFW). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Gas Storage Expansion Project: The Project Development Objective is to increase the reliability and stability of gas sup- ply by expanding gas storage capacity. Concept completed on 7 September 2017. Environmental Assessment Category A. Project: P162727. US$600.0/600.0 (IBRD/AIIB). Consultants will be required. BOTAS. Gas Sector Development Additional Financing: Objective to be Determined. Approval completed on 2 July 2014. Environmental Assessment Category A. Project: P133565. US$400.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. BOTAS Turkish Pipeline Company Tel: (90-312) 297-2018, E-mail: mgazi.dulger@botas.gov.tr, Contact: Mr. Mehmet Gazi Dulger, Project Director. Poverty and Equity Strengthening Social Policy in Turkey: This task aims to provide technical support to (i) strengthen the Ministry of Family and Social Policies’ (MoFSP) capacity for strategic planning, implementation a nd monitoring and evaluation to com- plete its institutional transformation; (ii) enhance the impact of MoFSP on raising living standards and reducing poverty among vulnerable populations. The technical support will build the evidence base towards the identification and preparation of a lending operation. Identification completed on 23 October 2017. US$100.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be deter- mined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. November 2017 Europe And Central Asia PAGE 114 Social Protection & Labor (R) Employment Support Project for Syrians Under Temporary Protection and Turkish Citizens: The objec- tive of the Project is to improve the employability of Syrians under Temporary Protection (“SuTP�) as well as Turkish citizen s residing in selected localities. Appraisal completed on 6 November 2017. Environmental Assessment Category C. Project: P161670. US$ 48.2 (F7U6). Consulting services to be determined. Ministry of Labor and Social Security. Social, Urban, Rural and Resilience Global Practice (R) Sustainable Cities Project 2: The Project Development Objective is to improve the access to targeted municipal ser- vices in participating municipalities and utilities. Concept completed on 3 November 2017. Environmental Assessment Cat- egory F. Project: P161915. US$104.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. Iller Bankasi. Land Registration and Cadastre Modernization Project - AF: The objective of the Project is to improve the effec- tiveness and efficiency of the land registry and cadastre services through: (i)renovating and updating cadastre maps to sup- port digital cadastre and land registry information; (ii) making the digital land registry and cadastre information available to public and private entities; (iii) improving customer services in land registry and cadastre offices; (iv) improving human resources in TKGM; and (v) developing policies and capacity to introduce best international practices in property valuation in Turkey. Approval completed on 15 October 2015. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P154259. US$90.6 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. General Directorate for Land Registry and Cadastre, Contact: Gungor Guzel, Head of Department; Republic of Turkey, Under-secretariat of Treasury, Contact: Gokben Yener, Head of Department for Economic Relations. (R) National Disaster Risk Management Project - Safer Schools: The Project Development Objective (PDO) is to support the GoT to build resilience to the impact of natural disasters. This objective will be achieved by reducing vulnerabili- ties and improving preparedness in the education sector, strengthening subnational disaster risk management capacities, and improving the national capacity to respond to disasters. Concept completed on 21 December 2016. Environmental As- sessment Category B. Project: P157683. US$300.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. Ministry of National Education. Transport & ICT Turkey Railways Sector Project: Objective to be Determined. Identification completed on 20 November 2015. Envi- ronmental Assessment Category B. US$150.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Water Turkey Irrigation Modernization Project: The objective of the project is to improve irrigation service delivery in se- lected schemes in Turkey, and strengthen institutional capacity in the sector. Identification completed on 27 January 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$365.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Uzbekistan Agriculture Uzbekistan Agriculture Modernization and Competitiveness Project: The overarching PDO will be to improve the overall competitiveness of the agricultural sector. The specific Development Objectives will be to promote a sustainable in- tensification of agricultural production, to stimulate a private sector-led diversification in high-value, more job-intensive and less water-intensive productions, to support value addition and job creation in agribusiness. Identification completed on 16 March 2016. US$ 200.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Additional Financing - Horticulture Development Project: The project development objective is to enhance the productivity and profitability of horticulture sector in the project area. Identification completed on 31 July 2017. Environ- PAGE 115 Monthly Operational Summary November 2017 mental Assessment Category B. US$500.0/50.0 (IBRD/FSCO). Consultants will be required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Education Uzbekistan Vocational Education and Training Project: The project development objectives are to improve the rele- vance of vocational education and training in Uzbekistan, as well as teaching and learning conditions in project supported vocational colleges. Identification completed on 24 July 2017. Environmental Assessment Category C. US$ 50.0 (IDA Cred- it). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Uzbekistan Promoting Early Childhood Development Project: The project development objectives are to increase access to preprimary education and enhance the school readiness of children below the age of seven in project-supported preschools. Identification completed on 9 October 2017. US$ 30.0/10.0 (IDA Credit/EFAS). Consulting services to be de- termined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Energy & Extractives Energy Efficiency Facility for Industrial Enterprises, Phase 3: Improve energy efficiency in industrial enterprises by scaling up energy efficiency lending of commercial banks. Identification completed on 14 September 2017. Environmen- tal Assessment Category F. US$199.5 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. (R) District Heating Energy Efficiency Project: The project development objective is to improve the efficiency and quality of heating and hot water services in selected cities of Uzbekistan. Negotiations authorized on 10 November 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P146206. US$ 140.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Ministry of Economy. Health, Nutrition & Population (R) Emergency Medical Services Project: The Project Development Objective (PDO) is to increase the effectiveness and efficiency of the emergency medical services (EMS) system. Appraisal completed on 1 November 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P159544. US$ 100.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Health. Additional Financing to Health System Improvement Project: The main project plans to equip with modern medi- cal equipment 100 Rayon Medical Unions out of 157 current ones as well as 76 urban policlinics from 155 ones, that are es- tablished on the basis of the existing outpatient establishments. Allocation of additional IDA funds in the amount of up to US$63.0 mln will equip the remaining primary health care units which are not covered by the Health-III Project. Approval completed on 7 March 2013. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P133187. US$ 93.0 (IDA Credit). No consult- ants are required. Ministry of Health Tel: (998-71) 239-4808, E-mail: office@jpib.uz, Contact: Djamshed Djabriyev, Execu- tive Director. Social Protection & Labor Jobs and Skills for the Modern Economy: Improve administration of national labor and social programs through strengthening information management systems and integrating service provision at the district offices. Identification com- pleted on 26 February 2015. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P154808. US$ 100.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Social, Urban, Rural and Resilience Global Practice Uzbekistan Medium-Size Cities Integrated Urban and Territorial Development Project: The Project Develop- ment Objective is to support the GoU to enhance livability in targeted medium sized cities in Uzbekistan through selected demonstration investments to improve urban infrastructure, public spaces and access to services. Concept completed on 5 April 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P162929. US$ 90.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. State Committee of Architecture and Construction. Transport & ICT November 2017 Europe And Central Asia PAGE 116 Navoi-Kanimekh-Misken Railway Project: Objective to be Determined. Identification completed on 2 February 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$100.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Water Additional Financing for Bukhara and Samarkand Sewerage Project: The proposed PDOs are to reduce wastewater pollution and improve the performance of utilities responsible for wastewater management in Bukhara and Sa- markand. Approval completed on 23 June 2015. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P152801. US$ 105.0 (IDA Grant). Consultants will be required. Uzkommunkhizmat Tel: (998-712) 354-497, E-mail: waterproject@unitech.uz. Regional Environment & Natural Resources Climate Adaptation and Mitigation Program for Aral Sea Basin CAMP4ASB Additional Financing:

To enhance regionally coordinated access to improved climate change knowledge services for key stakeholders (e.g., policy makers, communities, and civil society) in participating Central Asian countries, as well as to increased investments and capacity building that, combined, will address climate challenges common to these countries.

Identification completed on 15 March 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 19.0 (GCF). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Social, Urban, Rural and Resilience Global Practice Central Asia Hydrometeorology Modernization Project (CAHMP) Additional Financing: The objective of the Central Asia Hydrometeorology Modernization Project (CAHMP) is to improve the accuracy and timeliness of hydromet services in Central Asia, with particular focus on Kyrgyz Republic and Republic of Tajikistan. Identification completed on 31 July 2017. Environmental Assessment Category C. US$ 4.0/7.5 (IDA Credit/IDA Grant). Consultants will be required. Im- plementing agency(ies) to be determined. Trade & Competitiveness Western Balkans Trade and Transport Facilitation: The project aims to support Western Balkan governments to promote deeper economic integration within the region and the EU by assisting with the implementation of measures aiming at (1) facilitating cross-border movement of goods, (2) enhancing transport efficiency and predictability, and (3) enhancing market access for trade in services and investments. Concept completed on 24 October 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P162043. US$50.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Trade, Tourism and Telecommuni- cations; Ministry of Economic Development, Tourism, Trade and Enterprise. Transport & ICT Fourth Phase of the Central Asia Regional Links Program (CARs-4): The CARs-4 project aims at supporting the country's two poorest oblasts, Khatlon and GBAO, in taking full advantage of their strategic locations at the intersection of trade routes to the People's Republic of China, and the Republic of Afghanistan by (i) increasing regional connectivity and access to markets and opportunities, (ii) improving aviation safety and service delivery, (iii) strengthening transport resili- ence, and (iii) supporting sustainable tourism development, thereby creating livelihood opportunities for the largely rural population. Identification completed on 29 March 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 90.0/90.0 (IDA Credit/IDA Grant). Consulting services to be determined. Ministry of Transport; Ministry of Finance. Digital CASA - Central Asia - Kyrgyz Republic: The proposed Regional Program Development Objective is to: increase PAGE 117 Monthly Operational Summary November 2017 access to digital services across the region and within countries via a regionally integrated, secure and affordable digital in- frastructure, as key pillars of the regional digital economy. The proposed Kyrgyz Republic Project Development Objective is to: increase access to digital services via regionally inte- grated, secureand affordable digital infrastructure and platforms, to foster economic growth, government efficiency and job creation, as key pillars of the national digital economy. Concept completed on 30 June 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P160230. US$ 25.0/25.0 (IDA Cred- it/IDA Grant). Consulting services to be determined. State Committee of Information Technologies and Communications (SCITC). Third Phase of the Central Asia Regional Links Prgoram (CARs-3): The development objective of the proposed Third Phase of the Central Asia Regional Links Program (CARs-3) is to increase regional connectivity of Issyk-Kul Oblast by removing physical and institutional bottlenecks to expand market opportunities for trade and tourism. Concept completed on 26 July 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P159220. US$ 52.5/52.5 (IDA Credit/IDA Grant). Con- sultants will be required. Ministry of Transport and Roads; Ministry of Finance. Latin America And Caribbean Antigua and Barbuda Social, Urban, Rural and Resilience Global Practice Antigua and Barbuda Emergency Recovery Loan: The project development objective is to assist the affected popula- tion of Antigua and Barbuda recover from the impact of the 2017 hurricane season by providing access to resilient and relia- ble critical infrastructure, and strengthening the country’s ability to monitor and forecast climate and weather related haz- ards. Identification completed on 13 September 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$40.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Argentina Education Improving the Quality of Basic Education in Argentina Project: The objectives of the Project are to improve the quality in early education, as well as the teaching practices in basic education, and to strengthen the evaluation capacity of the education system. Identification completed on 31 October 2016. US$300.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be deter- mined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Energy & Extractives Renewable Fund Guarantee: Support the development of renewable energy in Argentina through private sector invest- ments. Identification completed on 8 August 2017. US$ 250.0 (GUAR). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Environment & Natural Resources November 2017 Latin America And Caribbean PAGE 118 Montreal Protocol Hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFC) Phase-out Project: Additional Financing for Phase II: Objective to be Determined. Identification completed on 30 August 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 6.1 (MPIN). Consultants will be required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Finance & Markets Access to Longer Term Finance for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Project: The Project Development Objectives (PDO) are to improve access to, and strengthen the framework for the provision of, longer term finance for eligi- ble micro, small and medium enterprises. Approval completed on 18 November 2016. Environmental Assessment Category F. Project: P159515. US$50.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Finance; Ministry of Production; Banco de Inversión y Comercio Exterior (BICE). Argentina Infrastructure Guarantee Facility for Private Financial Market Funding: To create a credit enhance- ment facility for an infrastructure investment fund, in order to attract majority private sector financing for infrastructure projects contracted under public private partnerships. Identification completed on 14 August 2017. Environmental Assess- ment Category F. US$10.0/350.0/150.0 (IBRD/GUAR/IADB). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agen- cy(ies) to be determined. AR Housing Finance Development: Develop a sound and growing residential mortgage market with access for lower income population Identification completed on 28 September 2017. Environmental Assessment Category C. US$150.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Health, Nutrition & Population AF for AR Provincial Public Health Insurance Development Project: The PDOs are to: (a) increase utilization and quality of key health services for the uninsured target population; and (b) improve institutional management by strengthen- ing the incentives for results in Participating Provinces and among Authorized Providers. Approval completed on 7 July 2015. Environmental Assessment Category C. Project: P154431. US$200.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. Implement- ing agency(ies) to be determined. Social, Urban, Rural and Resilience Global Practice Metropolitan Buenos Aires Urban Transformation Project: The Project Development Objectives are to improve housing conditions and access to selected basic services and infrastructure in selected disadvantaged neighborhoods in the Buenos Aires Metropolitan Area (AMBA), and strengthen the institutional capacity for urban management at the metropoli- tan level. Approval completed on 27 February 2017. Environmental Assessment Category A. Project: P159843. US$200.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Finance, City of Buenos Aires; Province of Buenos Aires; Buenos Aires City Government; Ministry of Infrastructure, Province of Buenos Aires. Trade & Competitiveness Argentina Second Innovation Loan: To expand Argentina’s capacity to generate productive innovation in knowledge - based areas. Identification completed on 15 March 2017. US$100.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Imple- menting agency(ies) to be determined. Additional Financing for the Unleashing Productive Innovation Project: The project development objective (PDO) is to expand Argentinas capacity to generate productive innovation in knowledge-based areas by (i) facilitating the creation of new knowledge-based companies; (ii) developing specialized human capital; (iii) supporting productive research innovation projects and their commercialization in three priority technology areas (biotechnology, nanotechnology, and information and telecommunications); (iv) upgrading research infrastructure in the areas of science, technology and produc- tive innovation; and (v) strengthening the policy framework governing science, technology, and productive innovation. Ap- proval completed on 8 July 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P159747. US$45.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. PAGE 119 Monthly Operational Summary November 2017 Transport & ICT (R) Northwestern Road Development Corridor Project: The Proposed Project Development Objectives (PDO) are to improve connectivity and road safety along targeted road sections of the Northwestern Corridor and to support corridor development in the Northwest of Argentina. Negotiations authorized on 9 November 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P163115. US$300.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. Dirección Nacional de Vialidad. Metropolitan Areas Urban Transport Project: The overall development objective of the program is to improve the quality and sustainability of urban transport systems in Argentine Metropolitan Areas, through the improvement of sectoral decision making frameworks and by giving priority to public transport modes in the urban transport sector. The project (APL1) development objectives contribute to the overall program development objective by: (i) supporting the design and creation of a multijurisdictional Metropolitan Transport Agency for the Buenos Aires Metropolitan Area (AMBA); (ii) strengthening the institutional capacity of the transport authorities in decision making, planning, priority setting, and re- source allocation in urban transport; (iii) improving the quality and performance of urban transport infrastructure and/or services in medium size Metropolitan Areas; and (iv) improving the physical integration and access to public transport net- works in the Buenos Aires Metropolitan Area. Approval completed on 27 January 2017. Environmental Assessment Catego- ry B. Project: P161393. US$45.0 (IBRD). No consultants are required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Water Plan Belgrano Water Supply and Sanitation Services Development Project: The proposed new Project Develop- ment Objectives are to increase access to water supply and sanitation services and to improve the operational and financial performance of the water supply and sanitation service providers in the project area. Approval completed on 24 March 2017. Environmental Assessment Category A. Project: P162712. US$125.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Interi- or, Public Works and Housing, UCPyPFE. Salado Integrated River Basin Management Support Project: To enhance flood protection and strengthen the ca- pacity of the responsible institutions for integrated water resources monitoring and management in the Salado River Basin. Approval completed on 6 April 2017. Environmental Assessment Category A. Project: P161798. US$300.0 (IBRD). Consult- ants will be required. Ministry of Infrastructure, Province of Buenos Aires. WATER SUPPLY AND SANITATION DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM – PLAN BELGRANO: The PDO is to increase sustainable access to sanitation and water supply services in the provinces that are part of Plan Belgrano. Concept completed on 9 November 2016. Environmental Assessment Category A. Project: P159928. US$125.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Unidad Ejecutora de Programas Hidricos - Plan Belgrano, Contact: Sergio Lopez, Coordinador. Bolivia Agriculture Additional Finance BO Rural Alliances Project II: The re-written PDO would be: The Objective of the Project is to improve accessibility to markets and climate resilience for small-scale rural producers in the country. Approval completed on 13 April 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P158532. US$100.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. EMPODERAR; EMPODERAR; EMPODERAR; Ministry of Development Planning. BO Community Investment in Rural Areas Project Additional Financing: To improve access to sustainable basic infrastructure and services for the most disadvantaged rural communities selected in some of the poorest municipalities of Bolivia. Approval completed on 4 August 2015. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P154854. US$ 60.0 (IDA Credit). No consultants are required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Health, Nutrition & Population Health Service Delivery Network Project: The project development objective (PDO) is to improve access and quality of health service delivery in select health networks. Identification completed on 27 June 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$300.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. November 2017 Latin America And Caribbean PAGE 120 Social, Urban, Rural and Resilience Global Practice Bolivia Urban Resilience: The Development Objective is to strengthen the national policy framework for urban resilience and increase access to improved urban infrastructure in selected cities located in the central axis of Bolivia. Identification completed on 27 October 2017. US$100.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Water Rural Water and Energy Access Project: The Project Development Objective (PDO) is to improve access to water and clean energy services for the rural poor in selected areas and promote hygiene behavior changes at the community and household level. Concept completed on 10 July 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P161731. US$7.0/43.0 (IBRD/IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Environment and Water (MMAyA) / Vice Ministry / Program Coordination Unit (UCP), Contact: Julia Collado Alarcon, Vice minister; Program and Project Coordination Unit (Unidad de Coordinación de Programas y Proyectos); Minister of Energy / Vice Ministry / Electricity Program to Live with Dignity (PEVD); Electricity Program to Live with Dignity (Programa de Electricidad para Vivir con Dignidad (PEVD)). Bolivia - Water and Sanitation in Peri-Urban Areas and Small Towns: The Project Development Objective (PDO) is to improve access to water and sewerage services in participating peri-urban areas and small towns, while mainstreaming climate-resilience in the planning and management of participating water and wastewater utilities. Concept completed on 26 June 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P162005. US$140.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be deter- mined. Vice Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation. (R) Sustainable Household Irrigation Project: The project development objective is to provide access to water for irrigation to poor rural households in selected areas. Concept completed on 14 November 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P165365. US$85.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Environment and Water. Brazil Agriculture Paraiba Sustainable Rural Development: The objective of the Project is to improve access to water, reduce agro- climatic vulnerability and increase access to markets of Paraiba's rural inhabitants. Approval completed on 20 October 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P147158. US$50.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. Projeto COOPER- AR (SEAFDS), Contact: Roberto da Costa Vital, Gestor; State Government of Paraiba, Contact: Tarcio Handel Pessoa, State Secretary of Planning, Budget, Management and Finance. Education (R) Support to Upper Secondary Reform in Brazil Operation: Objective to be Determined. Negotiations authorized on 6 November 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P163868. US$250.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Energy & Extractives Financial Instruments for Brazil Energy Efficient Cities - FinBRAZEEC: The Project Development Objective is to unlock private financing for urban energy efficiency projects in Brazil by reducing the credit risk of LED street lighting and industrial efficiency projects and enhancing the technical quality of the projects. Concept completed on 16 October 2017. Environmental Assessment Category F. Project: P162455. US$200.0/200.0 (IBRD/GCF). Consultants will be required. Caixa Economica Federal. Environment & Natural Resources Amazon Sustainable Landscapes Project: The Project Development Objective (PDO) is to expand the area under legal PAGE 121 Monthly Operational Summary November 2017 protection and improve management of Protected Areas, and increase the area under restoration and sustainable manage- ment in the Brazilian Amazon. Negotiations authorized on 19 October 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P158000. US$ 60.3 (GEFU). Consulting services to be determined. Ministry of Environment - MMA; Fundo Brasileiro de Biodiversidade - FUNBIO; Conservacao Internacional - CI Brazil. FIP: Brazil Investment Plan: Integrated Landscape Management in the Cerrado Biome Project: The Project will promote environmental conservation and restoration practices, and low carbon emissions agricultural practices in se- lected watersheds of Brazil's Cerrado Biome. Concept completed on 21 September 2017. Environmental Assessment Catego- ry B. Project: P164602. US$ 25.0 (CIF). Consulting services to be determined. Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, and Food Supply (MAPA); Serviço Nacional de Aprendizagem Rural; Ministry of Environment / Brazilian Forest Service; EMBRAPA - Cerrado. Finance & Markets Private Bond Investor Infrastructure Finance Project: Objective to be Determined. Identification completed on 16 November 2015. Environmental Assessment Category F. US$500.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Imple- menting agency(ies) to be determined. Social Protection & Labor (R) Salvador Social Multi-Sector Service Delivery Project: The proposed Project's objective is to improve social service delivery in the Municipality of Salvador, emphasizing improvements in health care system efficiency, education qual- ity, and social assistance effectiveness. Negotiations authorized on 3 November 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P162033. US$125.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. Casa Civil. Social, Urban, Rural and Resilience Global Practice Manaus Urban Resilience: The Development Objective of Manaus Urban Resilience is to contribute to the resilient ur- ban, economic and social development of the Municipality of Manaus (State of Amazonas). This will be achieved by incorpo- rating resilience concepts into regenerating urban infrastructure, integrating better urban planning practices, and promoting the inclusion of IT solutions for better urban management. A selected area in the city will be chosen as a pilot to create and refine a model that will be replicable in other areas of the city, as well as benefit from improvements delivered in the overall context of city management through IT Solutions. Identification completed on 25 September 2017. US$160.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Fortaleza Sustainable Urban Development Project: The objectives of the Project are to: (a) strengthen the capacity of the Municipality of Fortaleza for land use planning and land-based financing; and (b) enhance urban environment and reha- bilitate public spaces, through interventions in selected areas of the Vertente Maritima Basin and of the Rachel de Queiroz Park. Approval completed on 28 April 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P153012. US$73.3 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. Municipality of Fortaleza; Secretaria Municipal de Urbanismo e Meio Ambiente (SEUMA), Contact: Agueda Muniz, Secretaria Municipal de Urbanismo e Meio Ambiente. Transport & ICT Brazil Federal Program for Planning and Urban Mobility Projects: The development objective is to support the Brazil ministry of cities to develop a program of urban mobility structuring projects, focused on public transport, aiming at improving the quality and efficiency of services, attracting private sector participation, and enhancing coordination between the various levels of government responsible for transportation in metropolitan areas. Identification completed on 3 Octo- ber 2017. US$40.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Water SABESP Improving Water and Sanitation Service Access and Efficiency: The Project Development Objectives is to assist SABESP to increase equitable access to water supply and sanitation services in selected areas, to improve operation- November 2017 Latin America And Caribbean PAGE 122 al efficiency, and to strengthen institutional capacity. Identification completed on 26 September 2017. US$250.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Improving Water Resources Management and Services Provision in the State of Paraíba: Support the State of Paraíba to improve water security and access to water services. Identification completed on 25 September 2017. US$138.1 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. BR AF Teresina Enhancing Municipal Governance and Quality of Life Proj: The objectives of the Project are to (a) improve the financial and environmental management capacity of the Borrower, and (b) improve access to services by the low-income population of the Lagoas do Norte Region. Approval completed on 24 February 2016. Environmental Assess- ment Category A. US$88.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Chile Environment & Natural Resources Chile GCF Support for the National Strategy on Climate Change and Native Vegetation: The Project Develop- ment Objective is to improve the management of native vegetation in order to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and promote the adoption of climate resilient practices by vulnerable communities in selected regions of Chile. Identification completed on 30 June 2017. US$ 50.7 (GCF). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Health, Nutrition & Population Chile - Public Health Sector Support Project: The objectives of the Project are to: (i) improve the efficiency of the pub- lic health care sector; and (ii) improve the quality of Non-Communicable Diseases-related health care services. Approval completed on 8 June 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P161018. US$80.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Finance; Ministry of Health, Contact: Cristian Herrera, Dr.. Water CL Integrated Water Resources Management & Infrastructure Development: The Project Development Objec- tive (PDO) is to strengthen the capacity of the Borrower for water resources management and public infrastructure planning and concession. Approval completed on 4 November 2015. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P152319. US$40.9 (IBRD). Con- sulting services to be determined. Ministry of Finance, Contact: José Pablo Gomez, Jefe División Finanzas Publicas. Direc- ción de Presupuestos; Ministry of Public Works, Contact: Sergio Galilea, Undersecretary of Public Works. Colombia Energy & Extractives CTF Clean Energy Development Project: Objective to be Determined. Identification completed on 22 November 2016. Environmental Assessment Category F. US$ 41.0/41.0 (CCTF/GUAR). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Environment & Natural Resources (R) Additional Financing Forest Conservation and Sustainability in the Heart of the Colombian Amazon Project: The project's global environmental objective (GEO) is the same as the project's development objective (PDO), namely, to improve governance and promote sustainable land use activities in order to reduce deforestation and conserve biodiversity in the Project area. Approval completed on 31 October 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P158003. US$ 12.0 (GEFU). Consultants will be required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. PAGE 123 Monthly Operational Summary November 2017 Sustainable Low-Carbon Development in Orinoquia region Project: To promote territorial planning for the adop- tion of sustainable land use practices and the protection of environmentally-critical ecosystems in the Orinoquia region Identification completed on 27 July 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P160680. US$ 13.5 (BIOA). Con- sulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Social, Urban, Rural and Resilience Global Practice Colombia Multipurpose Cadaster Project: To strengthen the capacity of selected local governments and national agencies to increase access to cadastre and registry services and information. Concept completed on 17 March 2017. Envi- ronmental Assessment Category B. Project: P162594. US$100.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. Departamento Nacional de Planeacion. Transport & ICT Enhancing Waterway Connectivity and Water Service Provision in Colombia’s Plan Pazcifico: The Project Development Objective (PDO) is to improve: (i) waterway transport; and (ii) coverage and quality of water supply and sani- tation services, in the Participating Municipalities. Negotiations authorized on 19 October 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P156880. US$41.9 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. FTSP, represented by its Fiduciary Agent and Trustee FIDUCIARIA LA PREVISORA, S.A. (FI- DUPREVISORA), Contact: Linda Mondragon, Advisor; National Unit for Disaster Risk Management, Contact: Gerardo Jaramillo, Manager. Support to the Bogota Metro Line 1 Project: The proposed project development objective (PDO) is to improve public transport in Bogota, by supporting the implementation of a modern and integrated mass transit system. Identification com- pleted on 29 August 2017. Environmental Assessment Category A. US$200.0/300.0/500.0 (IBRD/ANDC/IADB). Consult- ing services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Dominica Energy & Extractives Dominica Geothermal Risk Mitigation Project: The objective of the proposed Project is to help: a) diversify the do- mestic power generation mix in Dominica by integrating clean, renewable geothermal energy; and b) assess the viability of exporting geothermal-based electricity to regional islands. Concept completed on 10 May 2017. Environmental Assessment Category A. Project: P162149. US$ 9.5/10.0/7.0/2.0/2.0 (IDA Credit/CCTF/FSSP/NZL/SPTF). Consultants will be required. Dominica Geothermal Development Company. Dominican Republic Health, Nutrition & Population (R) Pro-Mejora: Improving the Quality and Efficiency of Health Services in the Dominican Republic: The Project will support the Government of the Dominican Republic in the implementation of the new Health Sector Strategy to improve the efficiency and quality of health services in the primary and specialized levels of care. Concept completed on 5 November 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P163031. US$50.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Public Health. Transport & ICT Caribbean Regional Communications Infrastructure Prog - Dominican Rep.: The project development objective is to increase access to regional broadband networks and advance the development of ICT-enabled services in the Dominican Republic and in the Caribbean Region. Approval completed on 25 September 2014. Environmental Assessment Category B. November 2017 Latin America And Caribbean PAGE 124 Project: P147483. US$30.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. INDOTEL Tel: 18293786151, E-mail: jroques@indotel.gob.do, Contact: Jorge Roques, Coordinador de Proyectos (Projects Coordinator). Ecuador Additional Financing Quito Metro Line One Project: Objective to be Determined. Identification completed on 27 January 2016. Environmental Assessment Category A. US$230.0/152.2/250.0 (IBRD/CAFL/IADB). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Water (N) Guayaquil Wastewater Management Project AF: The Project Development Objective (PDO) is to increase access to improved sanitation services and to reduce wastewater pollution in selected areas of the City of Guayaquil. Identification completed on 15 November 2017. Environmental Assessment Category A. US$233.6 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. El Salvador Social, Urban, Rural and Resilience Global Practice SV Local Governance and Economic Development: The Project development objective is to improve the capacity of Mancomunidades and Municipalities in El Salvador to support local economic development. Identification completed on 23 September 2015. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P157568. US$100.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be de- termined. Republic of El Salvador; Ministry of Government and Territorial Development, Contact: Mirna Benavides, Direc- tor of Territorial Development. Guatemala Governance Transparency and Efficiency in Tax Administration: The project development objective is to increase levels of com- pliance with tax and customs obligations. Approval completed on 17 January 2017. Environmental Assessment Category C. Project: P153366. US$55.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. Superintendencia de Administracion Tributaria, Contact: Ernesto Ramirez Ramirez, PMO; Ministry of Public Finance, Contact: Mynor Argueta, Head, Management and Negotiation of International Cooperatio. Health, Nutrition & Population Crecer Sano: Guatemala Nutrition and Health Project: The Project Development Objective (PDO) is to improve selected practices, services and behaviors known to be key determinants of chronic malnutrition (with an emphasis on the first 1,000 days of life) in the intervention areas. Approval completed on 24 March 2017. Environmental Assessment Cate- gory B. Project: P159213. US$100.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Finance; Ministry of Health and Social Assistance (MSPAS). Social, Urban, Rural and Resilience Global Practice GT: Urban Infrastructure and Violence Prevention: The Project's Development Objective (PDO) is to increase access to basic urban infrastructure and services and mitigate key risk factors of crime and violence in selected communities. Ap- proval completed on 17 January 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P143495. US$45.0 (IBRD). Consult- ants will be required. Mancomunidad Gran Ciudad del Sur Tel: 50255179845, E-mail: thomashl1@hotmail.com, Contact: Thomas Henry, PIU Manager. PAGE 125 Monthly Operational Summary November 2017 Haiti Agriculture Relaunching Agriculture: Strengthening Agriculture Public Services II Project - Additional financing: The new proposed PDO is: to (a) reinforce the capacity of the Ministry of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Rural Development to provide or facilitate access to services in the agricultural sector; (b) increase market access to small producers and food security in Selected Areas; (c) improve livelihood in areas affected by Hurricane Matthew and (d) enable the Government to respond promptly and effectively to an eligible emergency. Approval completed on 14 June 2017. Environmental Assess- ment Category B. Project: P163081. Consultants will be required. Ministry of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Rural De- velopment; Ministry of Economy and Finance. Resilient Productive Landscapes in Haiti: The project Development Objectives is: (i) to enhance the resilience of agri- culture and ecosystems in selected watersheds; and (ii) to enable the Government to respond promptly and effectively to an eligible emergency. Identification completed on 4 October 2017. US$ 6.2 (GEFU). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Resilient Productive Landscapes in Haiti: The project Development Objectives are: (i) to enhance the resilience of agriculture and ecosystems in selected watersheds; and (ii) to enable the Government to respond promptly and effectively to an eligible emergency. Concept completed on 30 March 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P162908. US$ 15.0/6.2 (IDA Grant/LDC). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Rural Devel- opment (MARNDR); Ministry of Environment. Energy & Extractives Haiti: Renewable Energy for All: The Project Development Objective is to scale-up renewable energy investments in Haiti in order to expand and improve access to electricity for households, businesses and community services. Approval completed on 25 October 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P156719. US$ 19.6 (CSCF). Consultants will be required. MTPTC Energy Cell; Ministry of Public Works, Transportation and Communication. Haiti Modern Energy Services For All: The Project Development Objective is to accelerate private sector-driven, re- newable energy-based off-grid electrification in rural and peri-urban areas of Haiti. Approval completed on 25 October 2017. Environmental Assessment Category F. Project: P154351. US$ 15.7 (CCTF). Consultants will be required. The Republic of Haiti, Contact: Jacques Russeau, Minister MTPTC; MTPTC, Contact: Jacques Russeau, Minister MTPTC. Governance Additional Financing to Haiti Statistical Capacity Building Project: Objective to be Determined. Identification completed on 27 June 2017. Environmental Assessment Category C. US$ 15.0 (IDA Grant). Consulting services to be deter- mined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Health, Nutrition & Population Additional Financing for the Improving Maternal and Child Health Through Integrated Social Services Pro- ject: To increase the access and use of maternal and child health services, strengthen cholera control, and improve targeting of social services in the Recipients territory, with a particular focus on areas affected by Hurricane Matthew. Approval com- pleted on 14 June 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P163313. Consultants will be required. Ministry of Economic and Finance. Social, Urban, Rural and Resilience Global Practice Haiti: Local Development Project: The local development program (LDP) will strengthen the capacity of selected local governments (communes) to provide access to services in an inclusive and transparent manner and to strengthen the ac- November 2017 Latin America And Caribbean PAGE 126 countability of the selected communes to their citizens. Identification completed on 24 April 2017. Environmental Assess- ment Category B. US$ 35.0 (IDA Grant). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Transport & ICT Second Additional Financing Infra & Instit Emergency Recovery: The Revised PDO is to support the Recipient in its sustainable recovery efforts from the effects of the Emergency, through selected interventions aiming to rebuilding key institutions and infrastructure. Approval completed on 10 November 2016. Environmental Assessment Category A. Project: P156049. US$ 2.8 (IDA Grant). Consultants will be required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Honduras Agriculture Additional Financing for Rural Competitiveness Project (COMRURAL): The revised PDO is (a) to contribute to increased productivity and competitiveness among organized rural small-scale producers through their participation in pro- ductive alliances and (b) to enable the Government to respond promptly and effectively to an eligible emergency. Approval completed on 18 May 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P158086. US$ 25.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Social Protection & Labor HN Social Protection and Labor: This project will support the implementation and reform of the national conditional cash transfer program, as well as the broad social protection strategy in the country. It will also support the capacity to de- sign and evaluate employment programs. Identification completed on 28 July 2014. Environmental Assessment Category C. US$ 30.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Social, Urban, Rural and Resilience Global Practice Land Administration and Information Systems: The development objective of the Project is to improve the land management system and service delivery processes Identification completed on 7 June 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 50.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Jamaica Finance & Markets (R) Access to Finance for MSMEs: The Project Development Objective (PDO) is to improve access to finance for micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs). Appraisal completed on 21 November 2017. Environmental Assessment Category F. Project: P152307. US$15.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Finance and Public Service; Development Bank of Jamaica; Jamaica Mortgage Bank; National Housing Trust. Mexico Agriculture Grain Storage and Information for Agricultural Competitiveness: Improve access to grain storage and infor- mation for agricultural producers in Mexico Approval completed on 24 March 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P160570. US$120.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. Secretaría de Hacienda y Crédito Público (SHCP); Secre- taria de Agricultura, Ganadería, Desarrollo Rural, Pesca y Alimentación (SAGARPA); Agencia de Servicios a la Comercializa- ción y Desarrollo de Mercados Agropecuarios (ASERCA). PAGE 127 Monthly Operational Summary November 2017 Energy for Sustainable Agricultural Development: Promote the adoption of renewable energy and energy efficiency technologies among agricultural producers. Concept completed on 30 August 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P164055. US$50.0/50.0 (IBRD/FRDE). Consultants will be required. Secretariat of Energy; Shared Risk Trust (FIRCO). Mexico: Sustainable Productive Landscapes: To promote sustainable productive landscapes that foster connectivity of forest landscapes for biodiversity conservation and ecosystem services in priority areas of Mexico. Concept completed on 26 April 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P159835. US$ 24.1 (GEFU). Consultants will be required. SEMARNAT; SAGARPA; INECC; SEMARNAT; CONABIO; CONAFOR; CONANP. Education Mexico Higher Education Project: Strengthen the institutional capacity for innovative teaching, collaborative applied research, and internal quality assurance across participating public higher education institutions. Approval completed on 17 March 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P160309. US$130.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Finance and Public Credit (Secretaría de Hacienda y Crédito Público, SHCP); Secretariat of Public Education (Secretaría de Educación Pública). Energy & Extractives (N) PRESEM Additional Finance for Energy Efficiency in Public Buildings: The objective is to promote the effi- cient use of energy in the Borrower’s municipalities and other public facilities by carrying out EE investments in selected public sectors and to contribute to strengthening the enabling environment. Identification completed on 17 November 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$50.0/50.0 (IBRD/GFRC). Consultants will be required. Implementing agen- cy(ies) to be determined. Municipal Energy Efficiency Support Facility for PRESEM Project: To promote the efficient use of energy in the Borrower’s municipalities by carrying out energy efficiency investments in selected municipal sectors and contribute to strengthening the enabling environment Identification completed on 19 July 2016. US$ 6.3 (GEFU). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. DEVELOPMENT OF CARBON CAPTURE, UTILIZATION AND STORAGE IN MEXICO - PHASE II: The project development objective (PDO) is to implement pilot projects to assess the feasibility of, and build expert capacity for,carbon capture, utilization and storage in Mexico. Concept completed on 22 May 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P161311. US$ 12.0 (CARB). Consult- ants will be required. Secretariat of Energy (SENER). Environment & Natural Resources Mexico Dedicated Grant Mechanism for IP and LC: The objective of the Project is to strengthen the capacity of for- est-dependent people from Selected States to participate in local, national and international REDD+ related processes. Ap- proval completed on 15 September 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P151604. US$ 6.0 (CSCF). Con- sulting services to be determined. Rainforest Alliance, Contact: to be informed, to be informed; Rainforest Alliance, Contact: to be informed, to be informed. (R) Strengthening Entrepreneurship in Productive Forest Landscapes: The Project Development Objective (PDO) is to strengthen sustainable forest management and increase economic opportunities for forest-dependent people and enterprises in selected forest landscapes in Mexico. Appraisal completed on 27 November 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P164661. US$56.0/10.0 (IBRD/BIOA). Consultants will be required. CONAFOR. Social Protection & Labor (R) MX Social Protection System Additional Financing: The proposed Project Development Objectives are to sup- port the Government’s effort to: (i) increase access of PROSPERA beneficiaries to social and productive programs, and (ii) develop instruments for an integrated social protection system. Negotiations authorized on 21 November 2017. Environ- November 2017 Latin America And Caribbean PAGE 128 mental Assessment Category C. Project: P164152. US$300.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. SEDESOL/PROSPERA. Social, Urban, Rural and Resilience Global Practice Improving Access to Affordable Housing Project: The Project's development objective is to increase access to afford- able housing for low-income beneficiaries. Approval completed on 14 June 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P157932. US$100.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. CONAVI; United Mexican States; Nacional Fi- nanciera S.N.C. I.B.D. (NAFIN). Water (R) Water Security and Resilience for the Valley of Mexico: Improve the reliability of the Cutzamala System, the management of water resources and water services in its sub-basins. Concept completed on 1 November 2017. Environmen- tal Assessment Category B. Project: P164389. US$200.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. CONAGUA. Mexico City Water Supply Service Improvement Project: Objective to be Determined. Identification completed on 9 April 2015. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P154998. US$40.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be deter- mined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Nicaragua Agriculture Nicaragua Dry Corridor Climate Resilient Agriculture Project: To strengthen agricultural productivity and climate resilience in selected Municipalities of the Dry Corridor of Nicaragua. Identification completed on 1 May 2017. Environmen- tal Assessment Category B. US$ 50.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Education Additional Financing - Second Support to the Education Sector Project: The objectives of the Project are to: (a) improve the students' retention rate in Primary Education Schools located in Participating Municipalities; and (b) strength- en MINED’s education management capacity. Approval completed on 22 September 2016. Environmental Assessment Ca t- egory C. Project: P160057. US$ 5.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Ministerio de Educacion; Ministry of Finance and Public Credit (MHCP). Energy & Extractives NI Geothermal Resource Risk Mitigation Project: The development objective of the Geothermal Risk Mitigation Pro- ject is to help confirm resources and speed-up geothermal development in the field by mitigating risks and leveraging funds through a PPP arrangement. The proposed project will initially lead to the construction of a small demonstration power plant that will confirm the operational capability of the geothermal field. By doing so, it will also open up the prospects for the progressive modular expansion of power generation capacity within the field, which is preliminarily estimated at 215 MW . The greater utilization of geothermal power to supply critical base-load needs in Nicaragua will contribute towards lower and more stable electricity costs over time. Concept completed on 8 September 2017. Environmental Assessment Cat- egory A. Project: P155197. US$ 30.0/15.0/70.5 (IDA Credit/CSCF/ZPCO). Consulting services to be determined. Cerro Colo- rado Power. Environment & Natural Resources Resilient Landscapes Management Project: The Project Development Objective (PDO) is to strengthen the National Protected Areas System and support sustainable land use and restoration practices in selected areas of the Dry Corridor of Nicaragua to foster biodiversity conservation, resilient landscapes, and local livelihoods. PAGE 129 Monthly Operational Summary November 2017 Concept completed on 31 July 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P160688. US$ 10.3 (GEFU). Consult- ants will be required. Republic of Nicaragua; Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources (MARENA); National Forest Development Fund (FONADEFO). Health, Nutrition & Population NI - Provision of Comprehensive Public Health Care Services: The objective of the Project is to implement primary and secondary prevention of diseases through early identification of risk factors in the provision of quality health care ser- vices. Concept completed on 11 October 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P164452. US$ 60.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Ministry of Health - Nicaragua. Transport & ICT Rural and Urban Access Improvement Project Additional Financing: The objectives of the Project are to: (a) im- prove safe and sustainable access to markets and services in targeted rural and urban areas of the Recipient; and (b) in the event of an Eligible Emergency, provide immediate and effective response to said Eligible Emergency. Identification com- pleted on 28 September 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 35.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Water Nicaragua: Support to the implementation of the National Water Resources Plan: Support the implementation of the National Water Resources Plan through: i) the strengthening of the institutional capacity for water resources man- agement at national level and ii) the development of multisectoral water resources management projects in two priority ba- sins. Identification completed on 14 June 2017. Environmental Assessment Category A. US$ 50.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Panama Health, Nutrition & Population PA: Improving Access and Continuity of Health Care IPF: 14.The proposed Program Development Objective (PDO) is to improve the access to and quality of basic health care for the rural population in Panama. 15.This proposed PDO is aligned to the PDO of the Government program, which will serve as the policy framework and the operational structure for the proposed operation. 16.The improvement of access to basic health care is related to an increase in the number of the rural population receiving a standard basic health care services, and to the expansion of the basic package of services offered to this population. The cur- rent approach, which mainly focuses on maternal and infant health services, would be expanded to better respond to the new health needs of the population by including health promotion and the prevention and treatment of most prevalent NCDs in rural areas. Improvement of the quality of health services would be supported through updated clinical guidelines and quali- ty control mechanisms, and by supporting access to secondary care when needed ( referral system). The Proposed Project would contribute to the PDOs of the Indigenous People Project (Support for the National Indigenous Peoples Development Plan -P157575) under preparation by improving access to basic health and water and sanitation services. Concept completed on 7 July 2016. Environmental Assessment Category A. Project: P157311. US$100.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. Republic of Panama Ministry of Health. Social, Urban, Rural and Resilience Global Practice Support for the National Indigenous Peoples Development Plan: A. Proposed Development Objective(s) 15.The development objective of the proposed Project is to strengthen governance capacity and improve access to basic ser- vices and infrastructure in Panama’s Indigenous territories. This will be carried out in accordance with the Indigenous Pe o- ples’ vision and development priorities. Concept completed on 28 March 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Pr o- November 2017 Latin America And Caribbean PAGE 130 ject: P157575. US$80.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Government. Peru Environment & Natural Resources Integrated Forest Landscape Management Project in Atalaya, Ucayali: The project objective is to improve man- agement, tenure security, and governance of forests by communities and government agencies in the Atalaya province of the Ucayali region. Concept completed on 26 May 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P163023. US$ 6.4/5.8 (CSCC/CSCF). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources. Finance & Markets Mobilizing Private Long Term Finance for Infrastructure: Support the Government of Peru in leveraging private sector long-term financing for infrastructure under a fiscally sustainable model through the design and provision of partial project based guarantees Identification completed on 15 September 2017. Consulting services to be determined. Implement- ing agency(ies) to be determined. Governance Improving Services through Access to Justice, Online Justice and Transparency: Improve services through the implementation of online justice, access to justice and transparency. Identification completed on 11 January 2017. US$70.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Social, Urban, Rural and Resilience Global Practice Improving Disaster Risk Management in Peru: Enhancing disaster risk management in Peru through the inclusion of hazard and risk analysis into territorial and sectoral development Identification completed on 11 October 2017. Environ- mental Assessment Category B. US$70.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. National Urban Cadaster and Municipal Support Project: The project development objective is to establish and / or strengthen urban cadasters in selected municipalities in Peru. Identification completed on 20 October 2016. Environmental Assessment Category C. US$100.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be deter- mined. Peru: Local Government Investment Fund: To enhance institutional capacity of selected local governments to address urban and infrastructure service delivery gaps Identification completed on 3 October 2017. US$200.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Transport & ICT PE: Digital Inclusion Project: 12. The proposed Development Objective is to (i) increase access to broadband services in selected rural areas of the country, and to (ii) improve livelihoods and foster economic development in selected rural areas through a better use of technology. 13. The PDOis consistent with The World Bank twin goals. The recent World Development Report 2016 (WDR16) on Digital Dividends stresses the fact that uneven access to digital technologies, mainly broadband, may exacerbate inequalities within citizens, especially in lower income segments of the population. This project is specifically aimed at bringing rural areas, which represent the lowest income levels in the country, to the digital world by connecting them with reliable and affordable high speed networks. PAGE 131 Monthly Operational Summary November 2017 Concept completed on 13 September 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P157355. US$70.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. MEF - Ministerio de Economía y Finanzas; FITEL (Fondo de Inversion en Teleco- municaciones); FITEL (Fondo de Inversion en Telecomunicaciones). Water Integrated Water Resources Management in Ten Basins: The proposed Project Development Objective (PDO) is to strengthen the capacity of targeted water resources management related institutions to plan, monitor and manage water resources at the national level and in selected river basins in Peru. Approval completed on 28 April 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P151851. US$40.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. National Water Authority of the Ministry of Agriculture - Autoridad Nacional del Agua (ANA) Tel: 511-2243298, E-mail: adelatorre@ana.gob.pe, Contact: Abelardo de la Torre, Jefe de la ANA. PE AF-Second Optimization of Lima Water & Sewerage: Objective to be Determined. Approval completed on 15 January 2015. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$55.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. SEDAPAL Tel: (51-1) 317-3095, E-mail: ysanchez@sedapal.com.pe, Contact: Marco Vargas Medina, General Manager (a.i.). Modernization of Water Supply and Sanitation Services: The proposed Development Objective is to strengthen the institutional and policy framework for the sustainable management of the water and sanitation sector and for contributing to the turnaround of water supply and sanitation service provision in participating utilities (EPSs) in intermediate cities in Pe- ru. Concept completed on 3 April 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P157043. US$100.0 (IBRD). Con- sultants will be required. The Technical Organization for the Administration of WSS services (OTASS). St. Lucia Energy & Extractives Renewable Energy Sector Development Project: The development objective of the Renewable Energy Sector Devel- opment (RESD) Project is to support the Government of Saint Lucia to assess the viability of harnessing indigenous renewa- ble energy resources, in particular geothermal energy. Concept completed on 30 May 2017. Environmental Assessment Cat- egory B. Project: P161316. US$ 5.0/9.7/1.9/5.0 (IDA Credit/CCTF/DOCK/FSSP). Consulting services to be determined. Min- istry of Education, Innovation, Gender Relations and Sustainable Development; Project Coordination Unit. Social, Urban, Rural and Resilience Global Practice SLU Disaster Vulnerability Reduction Project (Additional Finance): The Project Development Objective (PDO) is to reduce vulnerability to natural hazards and climate change impacts in Saint Lucia. Approval completed on 23 November 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P155324. US$ 1.6/6.5 (IDA Credit/EUDF). Consultants will be re- quired. Ministry of Finance, Economic Growth, Job Creation, External Affairs and Public Service; Ministry of Education, Innovation, Gender Relations and Sustainable Development; Ministry of Infrastructure, Ports, Energy and Labor; Depart- ment of Sustainable Development; Department of Physical Planning. St. Vincent and the Grenadines Regional Disaster Vulnerability Reduction Project (Additional Finance): The Program aims at measurably reduc- ing vulnerability to natural hazards and climate change impacts in the Eastern Caribbean Sub-region. The objective of the Project in Grenada is to measurably reduce vulnerability to natural hazards and climate change impacts in Grenada and in November 2017 Middle East And North Africa PAGE 132 the Eastern Caribbean Sub-region. The objective of the Project in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is to measurably reduce vulnerability to natural hazards and climate change impacts in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and in the Eastern Carib- bean Sub-region. The achievement of the Program Development Objectives of the Regional Disaster Vulnerability Reduction Program (RDVRP) would be measured using the following key indicators: (a) Reduced risk of OECS population to failure of public buildings and infrastructure due to natural hazards or climate change impacts; and (b) Increased capacity of OECS Governments to identify and monitor climate risk and impacts. Approval completed on 9 May 2014. Environmental As- sessment Category B. Project: P146768. US$ 35.6/5.0 (IDA Credit/CSCF). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning - St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Contact:, Public Sector Investment Program Management Unit. Regional Environment & Natural Resources Caribbean Regional Oceanscape Project: The Project Development Objective is to strengthen capacity for ocean gov- ernance and coastal and marine geospatial planning in the participating countries. Approval completed on 25 September 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P159653. US$ 6.3 (GEFU). Consultants will be required. The World Bank; OECS Commission Ocean Governance Unit; OECS Council; CCRIF SPC. Finance & Markets OECS MSME Guarantee Facility: The objective is to facilitate additional financial intermediation for SMEs and strengthen the enabling environment for SME lending, by setting up a regional partial guarantee fund. Concept completed on 8 September 2016. Environmental Assessment Category F. Project: P157715. US$2.0/8.0 (IBRD/IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Government of Saint Kitts and Nevis; Government of the Commonwealth of Dominica; Govern- ment of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines; Government of Saint Lucia; Government of Grenada; Government of Antigua and Barbuda; Eastern Caribbean Partial Credit Guarantee Corporation. Health, Nutrition & Population Caribbean Regional Health Project: The objective of this Project is to strengthen national and regional disease surveil- lance and public health emergency preparedness and response efforts. Concept completed on 24 July 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P162877. US$ 45.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. St. Lucia Ministry of Health; Guyana Ministry of Health; St. Vincent Ministry of Health. Middle East And North Africa Djibouti Agriculture DJ- Second Additional Financing for the Rural Community Development and Water Mobilization Project (PRODERMO): The objective of the Project is to increase access of rural communities to water and enhance their capacity to manage water and agro-pastoral resources in the project areas using a participatory approach to community-based devel- PAGE 133 Monthly Operational Summary November 2017 opment. Approval completed on 31 May 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P157282. US$ 7.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Finance & Markets Djibouti Finance and Support for Women and Youth Entrepreneurship: To support women and youth entrepre- neurship and increase access to finance for MSMEs in Djibouti. Identification completed on 3 October 2017. US$ 15.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Governance Public Administration Modernization Project: The PDO is to improve transparency and efficiency in tax and customs administration and to create the enabling environment for effective digital administration Concept completed on 29 Sep- tember 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P162904. US$ 15.0 (IDA Credit). No consultants are required. Secrétariat Général du Gouvernement. Health, Nutrition & Population Djibouti Nutrition Project: The project development objective is to improve the access, coverage and targeting of inter- ventions that are known to improve the nutritional status of pregnant and lactating women and children in the first 1000 days. Identification completed on 2 June 2017. Environmental Assessment Category C. US$ 15.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. DJ HRITF Health AF: The HRITF additional financing will support the ongoing Health Improvement Project, which is an RBF operation. Approval completed on 8 April 2015. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 7.0 (HRBF). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Social Protection & Labor DJ Social Safety Net Project Additional Financing: The project development objectives are to: (a) support the provi- sion of short-term employment opportunities in community-based labor-intensive works for the poor and vulnerable; and (b) support the improvement of nutrition practices among participating households focusing on pre-school children and pregnant/lactating women. Approval completed on 28 October 2014. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P149621. US$ 5.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Agence Djiboutienne de Développement Social (ADDS) Tel: (253-21) 358-655, E-mail: mahdi.mohamed.djama@gmail.com, Contact: Mahdi Mohamed Djama, Director General. Djibouti Social Safety Net Second Additional Financing: The PDO is to support a social safety net system for (i) im- proved targeting, (ii) improved nutrition practices, and (iii) access to short-term employment for the poor and vulnerable. Approval completed on 31 May 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 4.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Social, Urban, Rural and Resilience Global Practice Djibouti Integrated Slum Upgrading Project: The proposed development objective is to (i) improve living conditions for slum dwellers and (ii) strengthen the capacity of public institutions to implement the national program for slum upgrad- ing. Identification completed on 15 December 2016. Environmental Assessment Category A. US$ 15.0 (IDA Credit). Consult- ing services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Trade & Competitiveness Governance for Private Sector and Finance Development Additional Fin.: To improve the efficiency of business regulation and establish an automated National Payment System. Approval completed on 14 December 2016. Environmen- tal Assessment Category C. Project: P158952. US$ 5.1 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. November 2017 Middle East And North Africa PAGE 134 Egypt, Arab Republic of Agriculture Inclusive Agricultural Development Program in Upper Egypt: Objective to be Determined. Identification complet- ed on 3 December 2015. Environmental Assessment Category A. US$150.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Education (R) Supporting Egypt Education Reform Project: The Project Development Objective is to support the Government of Egypt’s education reform program to strengthen foundations for learning, improve teaching and assessment practices, and modernize management of the system at the pre-tertiary education level. Concept completed on 2 November 2017. En- vironmental Assessment Category C. Project: P157809. US$500.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Ministry of Education and Technical Education. Finance & Markets (R) Egypt Women and Youth Entrepreneurship Project: Objective to be Determined. Concept completed on 21 March 2017. Environmental Assessment Category C. Project: P162835. US$200.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be deter- mined. Micro, Small and Medium Enterprise Development Agency. Iraq Energy & Extractives Iraq Electricity Services Reconstruction and Enhancement Project: To improve the reliability and enhance the operational and commercial efficiency of electricity services in the Basra Governorate. Concept completed on 19 October 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P162454. US$200.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Electricity. Social Protection & Labor Iraq Emergency Social Stabilization and Resilience Project: The project development objective is to: (i) increase livelihood opportunities in liberated areas; (ii) increase access to psychosocial services in liberated areas; and (iii) strengthen the systems to expand the provision of social safety nets. Identification completed on 14 August 2017. Environmental As- sessment Category B. US$200.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Iraq Social Fund for Development: The project development objective is to: (i) improve access to basic services and; (ii) to increase short-term employment opportunities, in targeted communities. Negotiations authorized on 19 October 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P163108. US$300.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Plan- ning. Social, Urban, Rural and Resilience Global Practice (R) Emergency Operation for Development Project - Additional Financing: The Project is to support the Repub- lic of Iraq in the reconstruction of damaged infrastructure and the restoration of public services delivery in Targeted Munici- pal Areas. Approval completed on 31 October 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P161515. US$400.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Water Kurdistan Region Water Supply and Sewerage Improvement Project: The Project Development Objective (PDO) PAGE 135 Monthly Operational Summary November 2017 is to improve and expand water supply and sanitation services in the project areas by strengthening local water utilities to become operationally efficient and financially sustainable. This also includes facilitation of private sector participation in the sector. Identification completed on 8 May 2017. US$150.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Baghdad Water Supply and Sewerage Improvement Project: The Project Development Objective (PDO) is to im- prove the quality of drinking water supply and wastewater services in Baghdad. Negotiations authorized on 10 October 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P162094. US$210.0 (IBRD). No consultants are required. Mayoralty of Baghdad. Jordan Education Jordan Education Reform Support Program: Objective to be Determined. Negotiations authorized on 29 October 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P162407. US$200.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Environment & Natural Resources (R) Jordan Ozone Depleting Substances HCFC Phase-Out (ODS3) Phase 2: The project development objective is to support Jordan in its overall efforts to meet its Montreal Protocol HCFC phase-out obligations, and to strengthen the ca- pacity of responsible government entities to continue to effectively implement and comply with the Montreal Protocol. Ap- proval completed on 21 November 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P160103. US$ 2.5 (MPIN). Con- sulting services to be determined. Ministry of Environment Tel: (962-6) 2535-0149, E-mail: odat@moen.gov.jo, Contact: Ghazi Al-Odat Ministry of Planning and International Cooperation (MOPIC) Tel: (962-6) 464-4466, E-mail: mop@mop.gov.jo; Ministry of Planning and International Cooperation; Ministry of Environment; Ministry of Planning and International Cooperation; Ministry of Environment; Ministry of Environment Tel: 962777289112, E-mail: gha- zi.odat@MOENV.GOV.JO, Contact: Eng. Ghazi Odat, Head National Ozone Unit; Ministry of Planning and International Cooperation, E-mail: Zeina.t@mop.gov.jo, Contact: Zeina Toukan, Director of International Cooperation Department. Social, Urban, Rural and Resilience Global Practice Emergency Services and Social Resilience Project AF: The project development objective is to help Jordanian mu- nicipalities and host communities address the immediate service delivery impacts of Syrian refugee inflows and strengthen municipal capacity to support local economic development. Approval completed on 30 December 2016. Environmental As- sessment Category B. Project: P161465. US$ 10.8 (MNAF). Consulting services to be determined. Ministry of Planning and International Cooperation; Ministry of Municipal Affairs. (R) Municipal Services and Social Resilience Project: The objective of the MSSRP will be to support Jordanian mu- nicipalities affected by the influx of Syrian refugees in delivering services and employment opportunities for Jordanians and Syrians. Negotiations authorized on 23 November 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 30.0 (MNAF). Con- sultants will be required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Water Red Sea-Dead Sea Phase 1: - Identification completed on 6 November 2014. Environmental Assessment Category A. US$ 100.0 (GUAR). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Lebanon Governance November 2017 Middle East And North Africa PAGE 136 (R) Strengthening Fiscal Governance: To improve budget realism and transparency, cash management, public debt management, MoF e-services and the efficiency of public procurement. Concept completed on 19 November 2017. Envi- ronmental Assessment Category C. Project: P165324. US$50.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Finance. Social Protection & Labor Additional Financing for Emergency National Poverty Targeting Program: The objective of the Project is to ex- pand the coverage and enhance the social assistance package of the National Poverty Targeting Program (NPTP) to Lebanese affected by the Syrian crisis and all Lebanese households under the extreme poverty line, as well as to assess the effectiveness of a graduation pilot. Approval completed on 30 June 2016. Environmental Assessment Category C. Project: P158980. US$ 10.0 (LSCT). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Social Promotion And Protection Project: The development objective of SPPP is to increase access to social develop- ment services at the community level, improve the coverage and targeting of the National Poverty Targeting Program (NPTP), and build the capacity of the Ministry of Social Affairs (MOSA) at the central and the Social Development Center (SDC) levels. Approval completed on 17 May 2013. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P124761. US$30.0 (IBRD). No consultants are required. Ministry of Social Affairs, Contact: Bashir Osmat, Advisor to the Minister; Lebanese Republic, Contact: Alain Bifani, Ministry of Finance Director General. Social, Urban, Rural and Resilience Global Practice Land Administration System Modernization: To improve access to land use and value data, property rights data, and geospatial information through the Land Registry and Cadastre system modernization. Negotiations authorized on 4 October 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P159692. US$43.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Finance; General Directorate of Land Registration and Cadastre. Trade & Competitiveness Lebanon National Job Creation Program: Objective to be Determined. Identification completed on 28 March 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P163576. US$200.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Imple- menting agency(ies) to be determined. Transport & ICT Roads and Employment Project: The Project Development Objectives (PDOs) are to: (i) improve transport connectivity along select paved road sections; and (ii) create short term jobs for Lebanese and Syrians. Approval completed on 6 Febru- ary 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P160223. US$154.6 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. Leba- nese Republic; Council for Development and Reconstruction. Greater Beirut Urban Transport Project: The Project Development Objective (PDO) is to improve the speed, quality and accessibility of public transport for passengers in the city of Beirut and at the city’s northern entrance. Appraisal co m- pleted on 26 October 2017. Environmental Assessment Category A. Project: P160224. US$224.5/70.5 (IBRD/CFF). Con- sultants will be required. Council for Development and Reconstruction. Morocco Agriculture (R) Strengthening Agri-Food Value Chains: Objective to be Determined. Negotiations authorized on 3 November 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P158346. US$200.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Education PAGE 137 Monthly Operational Summary November 2017 Morocco Education Support Program: Objective to be Determined. Identification completed on 26 March 2015. Envi- ronmental Assessment Category C. US$200.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Energy & Extractives Morocco - Noor Solar Power Project Additional Financing: The PDO is to increase innovative solar power genera- tion in Morocco. Identification completed on 8 June 2017. Environmental Assessment Category A. US$100.0/250.0/100.0/330.0/170.0/760.0 (IBRD/AFDB/CCTF/EUIB/GFRC/KFW). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Social, Urban, Rural and Resilience Global Practice Casablanca Municipal Support Program: The objective is to support the strengthening of Morocco's municipalities in terms of managerial and financial capacities. Negotiations authorized on 18 October 2017. Environmental Assessment Cate- gory B. Project: P149995. US$200.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be deter- mined. Investing in Opportunities for Youth in Morocco: The objective of the lending operation is to support the implemen- tation of priority measures of the Morocco Integrated National Youth Strategy, covering 5 key areas : (i) increasing youth access to economic opportunities and employability ; (ii) increasing youth access to quality services, including lagging re- gions and disadvantaged communities ; (iii) promoting active youth participation in decision-making at local and national levels ; (iv) promoting the respect of Human Rights and (v) strengthening institutional capacity for implementation, moni- toring and evaluation. The lending operation will support cross-sectoral measures for young people aged 15 to 29, including disadvantaged and inactive youth, ranging from skills acquisition and job intermediation, to entrepreneurship, integrated youth services at community level with youth participation in management and service delivery, and youth volunteering initiatives. The project will be implemented by various entities such as the Ministry of Youth and Sports, the Ministry of Employment and Social Affairs and the Ministry of Small Enterprises and Informal Sector through Public, Private and NGO partnerships. Identification completed on 17 June 2014. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P151169. US$50.0 (IBRD). Con- sulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Transport & ICT Morocco Urban Transport Program Additional Financing: The Program Development Objective is to strengthen the capacity of urban transport institutions to plan, implement and monitor infrastructure and services, and to improve the level of service of urban transport in targeted corridors in the program area. Identification completed on 19 September 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$50.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Morocco Second Rural Roads Project - AF2: The proposed additional financing is a follow-up to the Second Rural Roads Project approved in May 2006 and to the first additional financing approved in April 2010. It will continue to support the Government's Second National Program of Rural Roads (NPRR2). The proposed additional financing will be used to finance a funding gap for activities appraised as part of the NPRR2, but for which no other financier has been identified. It will allow the Borrower (Caisse pour le Financement Routier) to finalize the last tranche of its borrowing plan for the NPRR2. Approval completed on 9 June 2014. Environmental Assessment Cate- gory B. Project: P148003. US$96.6 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. Caisse pour le financement routier, Contact: Ah- November 2017 Middle East And North Africa PAGE 138 med Imzel, Director. Tunisia Education Strengthening Foundations for Learning Project: The objective of the Project is to reduce inequality in access to pre- school education and improve learning conditions in primary schools in selected regions. Concept completed on 14 October 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P162297. US$100.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Education. Energy & Extractives Tunisia-Italy Power Interconnector - Project Preparation TA: The PDO is to support the Government of Tunisia in evaluating the feasibility of the proposed Tunisia-Italy Power Interconnector (Elmed Interconnector). Concept completed on 22 September 2017. Environmental Assessment Category A. Project: P164625. US$ 5.8/7.0 (ESMP/GIF). Consultants will be required. Elmed Etudes. Finance & Markets Tunisia State-Owned Banks Restructuring P4R: TBC Identification completed on 21 May 2014. Environmental As- sessment Category C. US$250.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Social Protection & Labor Youth Economic Inclusion Project: The Project Development Objective is to improve economic opportunities for tar- geted disadvantaged youth in the selected Governorates of the Borrower. In the context of this project, “economic opportunities� are defined as the chance to improve (a) earnings of target youth, and (b) access to wage or self-employment for target youth. The reduction of gaps between male and female beneficiaries for accessing key economic opportunities is an integral part of the project. Approval completed on 11 September 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P158138. US$60.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Ministry of Professional Training and Employment; MINISTRY OF INVESTMENT AND INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION. Water (R) Tunisia Sanitation PPP Support Project: The proposed objectives of the Project are to: (i) provide improved sani- tation services under the PPP contracts; and (ii) strengthen ONAS’s capacity to manage PPP contracts in delivery of sanit a- tion services. Concept completed on 16 November 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P162957. US$130.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. Office National de l'Assainissement (ONAS). Tunisia Irrigated Agriculture Intensification Project: The Project Development Objective (PDO) is to (i) improve irrigation and drainage services, (ii) improve institutional capacity for irrigation schemes management and (iii) strengthen market linkages in selected areas. Concept completed on 9 May 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P160245. US$143.2 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Agriculture and Water Resources (MARH). Tunisia - Northern Tunis Wastewater Project Additional Financing: The project development objective is to pro- vide an environmentally safe disposal system for the treated wastewater in the North of Tunis, and increase availability for its reuse in the Project Area. Approval completed on 31 August 2016. Environmental Assessment Category A. Project: P154713. US$18.0 (IBRD). No consultants are required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. PAGE 139 Monthly Operational Summary November 2017 West Bank and Gaza Education Education to Work Transition Project Additional Financing: The Education to Work Transition Project seeks to improve education to work transition of young Palestinians attending participating tertiary education institutions (TEIs) by: (i) fostering partnerships between TEIs and employers in order to make TEIs’ s tudy programs more relevant to the needs of the labor market; and (ii) enhancing the capacity of the MOEHE and TEIs to collect, analyze and disseminate data collected through the TEIs’ graduate tracking system to monitor the outcomes of TEIs’ study program s, and to inform education poli- cy formulation and implementation. Approval completed on 2 December 2016. Environmental Assessment Category C. Pro- ject: P158951. US$ 5.0 (SPF). No consultants are required. Ministry of Education and Higher Education. Energy & Extractives Gaza Emergency Response for Electricity Network Rehabilitation (AF): The Project objective is to restore and improve basic electricity services in Gaza. Approval completed on 30 October 2014. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P152411. US$ 15.0 (SPF). Consultants will be required. Palestinian Energy and Natural Resources Authority (PENRA) Tel: 97097222986192, E-mail: chairman@menr.org, Contact: Harry Kuma, Secretary of Finance. West Bank and Gaza Electricity Sector Performance Improvement Project: The Project Development Objective is to enhance the energy sectors institutional capacity, improve efficiency of the distribution system in targeted areas, and pilot a new business model for solar energy service delivery in Gaza. Approval completed on 27 July 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P148600. US$ 7.0/4.0 (PIDM/WBGB). Consultants will be required. Palestine Energy and Natural Resources Authority, E-mail: chairman@menr.org. Finance & Markets Finance for Jobs II: To other the effectiveness of selected financial interventions in incentivizing private sector invest- ment and job creation. Approval completed on 27 July 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P159337. US$ 1.5/8.0 (SPBF/SPF). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Finance and Planning; DAI Global, LLC. Governance Public Financial Management Improvement Project: The Project Development Objective (PDO) is to enhance the Palestinian Authority's budget expenditure management and control, financial accountability, and procurement. Concept completed on 21 March 2017. Environmental Assessment Category C. Project: P162850. US$ 3.0 (SPF). Consulting services to be determined. Ministry of Finance and Planning. Social Protection & Labor Social Protection Enhancement Project: The project development objective is to establish a single targeting and refer- ral system to provide cash benefits and services to poor and vulnerable households. Approval completed on 27 July 2017. Environmental Assessment Category C. Project: P160674. US$ 15.0 (SPF). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Social Development. Social, Urban, Rural and Resilience Global Practice GZ-Second Municipal Development Project AF: The PDO is "to improve the Recipient's municipal management prac- tices for better municipal transparency and service delivery, and to restore priority municipal services following the conflict in Gaza". Approval completed on 22 March 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P155268. US$ 6.9 (PWUD). Consultants will be required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. GZ-Third Municipal Development Project: Enhance the institutional capacity of municipalities in the West Bank and Gaza for more accountable and sustainable service delivery Approval completed on 21 July 2017. Environmental Assessment November 2017 Middle East And North Africa PAGE 140 Category B. Project: P159258. US$ 10.6/0.2/1.3/31.9/20.0/16.0/4.0 (GFRC/GIZ/GNET/KFW/PIDM/SPF/SWTZ). Consult- ants will be required. Municipal Development Lending Fund (MDLF); Palestine Liberation Organization (For The Benefit of the Palestinian Authority). Trade & Competitiveness Innovative Private Sector Development: Develop innovative private sector activities of firms and startups to increase their participation in the economy. Identification completed on 20 June 2017. US$ 10.0 (SPF). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Water Water Security Development Program: 13.The proposed Program Development Objective is increasing access to im- proved quality and efficiency of water supply and wastewater services provision and strengthening the capacity of the select- ed water sector institutions at the national and local levels 14.The WSDP is aligned with the SDP objective and will support achieving its proposed targets by improving the water secu- rity. The WSDP will support Gaza (improving access to improved water and sanitation services) and West Bank (utility management services and sustainability). The WSDP will also support the national level institutional capacity (Palestinian Water Authority (PWA) and Water Sector Regulatory Council (WSRC) to improve business planning and operational per- formance of the water sector, and, water resource management. The WSDP strongly support the PAs priority in addressing the Palestinian water crisis, particularly in Gaza, and securing water for the people. The Banks comparative advantage will focus on the institutional and economic elements while at the same time supporting investments that improves access to water. Concept completed on 31 March 2017. Environmental Assessment Category A. Project: P158615. US$ 11.9/15.3/15.0 (FRDE/PWUD/SPF). Consulting services to be determined. Palestinian Water Authority. Yemen, Republic of Education (N) Restoring Education and Learning: The proposed project development objective is to restore the delivery of basic education services in selected areas affected by the conflict. Identification completed on 9 November 2017. US$ 500.0 (IDA Grant). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Energy & Extractives Yemen Emergency Electricity Access Project: Expand access to electricity and electricity-dependent services within the Republic of Yemen. Identification completed on 6 April 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 50.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Health, Nutrition & Population Yemen Emergency Health and Nutrition Project Second Additional Financing: To contribute to the provision of basic health, essential nutrition, water and sanitation services for the benefit of the population of the Republic of Yemen. Approval completed on 25 August 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P164466. US$ 200.0 (IDA Grant). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Yemen Emergency Health and Nutrition Project Additional Financing: To contribute to the provision of basic health and essential nutrition services for the benefit of the population of the Republic of Yemen. Approval completed on 19 May 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P163741. US$ 83.0 (IDA Grant). Consulting services to be deter- mined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Social Protection & Labor (R) Emergency Crisis Response Project Additional Financing: The Project Development Objective is to provide PAGE 141 Monthly Operational Summary November 2017 short-term employment and access to selected basic services to the most vulnerable; and preserve existing implementation capacity of two service delivery programs. Approval completed on 17 January 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P161806. US$ 250.0 (IDA Grant). No consultants are required. United Nations Development Program. (R) Yemen Emergency Crisis Response Project - Third Additional Financing: The Project Development Objective is to provide short-term employment and access to selected basic services to the most vulnerable; preserve existing imple- mentation capacity of two service delivery programs; and provide emergency cash transfers to the poor and vulnerable in response to the food crisis. Identification completed on 28 June 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 200.0 (IDA Grant). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. (R) Yemen Emergency Crisis Response Project - Second Additional Financing: The Project Development Objec- tive is to provide short-term employment and access to selected basic services to the most vulnerable; preserve existing im- plementation capacity of two service delivery programs; and provide emergency cash transfers to the poor and vulnerable in response to the food crisis. Approval completed on 19 May 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P163729. US$ 75.0 (IDA Grant). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Social, Urban, Rural and Resilience Global Practice (R) Yemen Integrated Urban Services Emergency Project: To restore access to critical urban services in selected cities within the Republic of Yemen. Approval completed on 2 November 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P164190. US$ 150.0 (IDA Grant). Consulting services to be determined. United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS). Transport & ICT (N) Yemen Transport Rehabilitation and Infrastructure Project: The project development objective is to restore basic connectivity in selected conflict-impacted areas of Yemen to facilitate the flow of goods and people's access to social services and markets. Identification completed on 9 November 2017. Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Other Regional Environment & Natural Resources Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund 2 Additional Financing: The Project Development Objective is to strengthen the capacity of civil society organizations in the conservation and management of globally important biodiversity in selected hotspots. Identification completed on 9 August 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 15.0 (PHRD). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. South Asia Afghanistan November 2017 South Asia Region PAGE 142 Agriculture Women's Economic Empowerment Rural Development Project: To improve the livelihoods of rural women through access to finance, markets and income generating activities in selected provinces. Identification completed on 16 June 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 100.0 (IDA Grant). Consulting services to be determined. Imple- menting agency(ies) to be determined. National Horticulture and Livestock Project (NHLP) - Additional Financing: To promote adoption of improved production practices by target farmers, with gradual rollout of farmer-centric agricultural services systems and investment support. Service delivery centered on farmers will promote in practice increased participation of beneficiaries both in defining the type of services required and in the delivery itself. The project would also promote improved ratio of overall costs reaching beneficiaries as direct investments. The aim is thus to promote sustainability, effectiveness and efficiency. Approval com- pleted on 29 June 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P157997. US$ 90.0 (ARTF). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Education EQRA: The development objective is to increase equitable access to primary and secondary education in disadvantaged provinces, especially for girls, improve learning conditions and strengthen the Ministry of Education’s plan ning capacity and transparency. Identification completed on 18 March 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 100.0/100.0/98.0 (IDA Grant/ARTF/FTIE). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Additional Financing for the Higher Education Development Project: Objective to be Determined. Identification completed on 13 April 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 5.0 (ARTF). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Energy & Extractives Afghanistan Power System Development Project Additional Financing: The development objective of the project is to increase the number of electricity connections for the urban centers of Charikar, Gulbahar and Jabul-es-Seraj and Pul- e-Khumri and to improve the availability of power from Naghlu and Mahipar switchyards. Approval completed on 7 July 2015. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P152975. US$ 15.0 (ARTF). Consultants will be required. Implement- ing agency(ies) to be determined. Central Asia South Asia Electricity and Trade Project Addl. Financing: Objective to be Determined. Identification completed on 27 June 2016. Environmental Assessment Category A. Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Afghanistan: Extractives for Development Project: To assist the GoIRA to implement extractives sector reforms and operationalize mining and gas sector development opportunities Concept completed on 1 December 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P159402. US$ 40.0/15.0 (IDA Grant/ARTF). Consulting services to be determined. Minis- try of Mines and Petroleum, E-mail: mariamsolai89@gmail.com; Ministry of Mines and Petroleum. Mazar-e-Sharif Gas-to-Power Project: Objective to be Determined. Identification completed on 28 October 2015. En- vironmental Assessment Category A. Project: P157827. US$ 25.0/45.0 (GUID/ZPCI). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Kajaki Electrification and Benefit Sharing Support Project: To Provide Access to Electricity to the People in Hel- mand and Kandahar Province. Identification completed on 11 September 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 30.0 (IDA Grant). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Kajaki Hydrelectric Dam Addition: The development objective (DO) is to increase the supply of domestically generated PAGE 143 Monthly Operational Summary November 2017 hydroelectricity at the Kajaki Hydrelectric Plant (KHP). Identification completed on 6 September 2017. US$ 70.0 (GUID). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Finance & Markets Additional Financing to Financial Sector Rapid Response Project: This project is to assist DAB to improve its core function of banking supervision and regulation, and to help improve access to formal banking services by establishing key initial building blocks for further financial sector reform. Over its five-year implementation period, FSSP aims to strengthen- ing DAB's capacity through: (i) strengthening of the off-site supervisory functions of DAB, (ii) strengthening of DAB's ac- counting and internal audit capabilities, and (iii) establishment of an effective human resource management system, and (iv) development of an effective information technology system. The project also assists in developing financial sector infrastruc- ture through: (i) establishment of a Public Credit Registry, (ii) establishment of a Collateral Registry, and (iii) supporting the physical development of the Afghanistan Institute of Banking and Finance (AIBF). Approval completed on 26 November 2013. Environmental Assessment Category C. US$ 6.7 (IDA Grant). No consultants are required. Ministry of Finance, E- mail: maqa2005@yahoo.com, Contact: Adris Walli, Aide Coordination Specialist; Da Afghanistan Bank Tel: (93-79) 722- 3340, E-mail: zalmei.sherzad@centralbank.gov.af, Contact: Zalmie Sherzad, Project Director. Modernizing Afghan State-Owned Banks: The proposed project development objective is to contribute to the modern- ization, transparency and efficiency of Afghan state-owned banks. Concept completed on 22 November 2016. Environmen- tal Assessment Category C. Project: P161348. US$ 40.0 (IDA Grant). Consultants will be required. ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF AFGHANISTAN; Ministry of Finance. Financial Sector Rapid Response - Additional Financing: To assist DAB to develop action plans for improved bank- ing supervision and to establish key building blocks of financial sector infrastructure: payment system, movable collateral registry, and public credit registry. Approval completed on 27 October 2016. Environmental Assessment Category C. Pro- ject: P160073. US$ 20.0 (IDA Grant). Consultants will be required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Governance (R) Fiscal Performance Improvement Support Project (FSP):: To contribute to the improvement of domestic reve- nue mobilization and public expenditures management, and of reinforcing a performance oriented management culture in the Ministry of Finance. Negotiations authorized on 17 November 2017. Environmental Assessment Category C. Project: P159655. US$ 25.0/75.0 (IDA Grant/ARTF). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Finance. Second Public Financial Management Reform Project (PFMRP II) - Additional Financing: To further strength- en the efficiency and effectiveness of Afghanistan’s procurement, treasury, and audit systems. Approval completed on 10 February 2016. Environmental Assessment Category C. Project: P150632. US$ 41.1 (ARTF). Consulting services to be deter- mined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Health, Nutrition & Population Afghanistan Sehatmandi Project: The project development objective is to increase the utilization and quality of high impact health and nutrition services. Concept completed on 6 September 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Pro- ject: P160615. US$ 140.0/425.0/35.0 (IDA Grant/ARTF/GFF). No consultants are required. Ministry of Public Health (MOPH). SEHAT Additional Financing: The proposed AF to the SEHAT project (P129663) will finance the delivery of the Basic Package of Health Services (BPHS) and Essential Package of Hospital Services (EPHS) in the 13 provinces currently support- ed by USAID. As outlined in its 2/2/14 letter, USAID intends to provide an estimated total program contribution to ARTF in the amount of US$ 227.6 million for the 5 year SEHAT program. In addition to supporting BPHS and EPHS (SEHAT com- ponent 1), the USAID contribution will support the provision of technical assistance to strengthen the stewardship capacity of MOPH and program management activities, (SEHAT components 2 and 3, respectively). Approval completed on 25 May 2015. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P152122. US$ 248.0 (ARTF). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. November 2017 South Asia Region PAGE 144 Social Protection & Labor Afghanistan Placing Labor Abroad and Connecting to Employment Domestically: (i) To facilitate sustainable job placement of Afghan jobseekers in the GCC, and (ii) to improve the employability and job placement results of young Afghan jobseekers in the domestic labor market. Identification completed on 3 October 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 5.0 (ARTF). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Social, Urban, Rural and Resilience Global Practice Afghanistan Land Administration System Project: The Project Development Objective (PDO) is to support the de- velopment of the Afghanistan land administration system and build the capacity of ARAZI to deliver land administration services. Identification completed on 13 July 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 30.0 (IDA Grant). Consulting ser- vices to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Citizens' Charter Afghanistan Project - Emergency Regional Displacement Response Additional Financing: The Project Development Objective for the Citizens Charter Afghanistan Project is to improve the delivery of core infrastruc- ture, emergency support, and social services to participating communities through strengthened Community Development Councils (CDCs). Approval completed on 13 June 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P163468. US$ 85.8/44.3 (IDA Grant/ARTF). Consultants will be required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Cities Investment Program: The Project Development Objective (PDO) is to pilot the implementation of a Municipal Performance Management Framework (MPMF) to improve municipal revenue, expenditure, and budget management, and support infrastructure investments in five participating Provincial Capital Cities (PCCs). Identification completed on 16 June 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 50.0/150.0 (IDA Grant/ARTF). Consulting services to be deter- mined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. (N) Economic response to regional displacement in Afghanistan: To improve the economic opportunities and support integration of Afghan returnees, internally displaced people and host communities. Identification completed on 9 November 2017. US$ 50.0 (ARTF). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Third National Solidarity Project: To build, strengthen, and maintain Community Development Councils (CDCs) as effective institutions for local governance and social-economic development. Approval completed on 29 June 2016. Envi- ronmental Assessment Category B. Project: P159307. US$ 57.3 (ARTF). Consultants will be required. Implementing agen- cy(ies) to be determined. Trade & Competitiveness Additional Financing for Afghanistan New Market Development Project: Objective to be Determined. Identifica- tion completed on 28 April 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P159925. US$ 50.0 (IDA Grant). Consult- ing services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. ADDITIONAL FINANCING FOR SECOND CUSTOMS REFORM AND TRADE FACILITATION PROJECT: To improve the release of legitimate goods in a fair and efficient manner. Approval completed on 11 June 2015. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P155443. US$ 21.5 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Transport & ICT AF: Digital CASA 1: The proposed Development Objective is to increase access to digital services throughout Afghanistan, via a regionally integrated, secure and affordable digital infrastructure, including the expansion of e-Government services and digital job opportunities Identification completed on 24 March 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P156894. US$ 75.0 (IDA Grant). Consulting services to be determined. Ministry of Communications and IT (MCIT); Islamic Republic of Afghanistan; Kabul, Contact: Mr. Gul Salem Qadery, Project Director; Ministry of Finance, Contact: Dr. Mo- PAGE 145 Monthly Operational Summary November 2017 hammad Mustafa Mastoor, Deputy Minister. Additional financing for Afghanistan Rural Access Project: The PDO is to enable (a) rural communities to benefit from all-season road access to basic services and facilities and (b) an early emergency response in the event of an eligible crisis or emergency. Approval completed on 13 June 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 105.0 (ARTF). Con- sultants will be required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Water AF Additional Financing: Irrigation Restoration and Development: Improve access to irrigation in targeted areas and strengthen capacity for water resources management. Approval completed on 23 May 2016. Environmental Assessment Category A. Project: P152892. US$ 70.0 (ARTF). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be de- termined. Kabul Water Supply Improvement Project: The Project Development Objectives are to improve quality and quantity of water supplied to selected areas in Kabul; and improve the operational performance of Afghanistan Urban Water Supply and Sewerage Corporation (AUWSSC). Identification completed on 28 July 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 75.0/25.0 (IDA Grant/ARTF). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Bangladesh Agriculture Livestock Development-based Dairy Revolution and Meat Production Project: The project development objec- tive is to support small-holder farmers and agro-entrepreneurs to improve productivity, market integration, risk manage- ment, and resilience of selected livestock systems and value chains in target areas. Concept completed on 6 July 2017. Envi- ronmental Assessment Category B. Project: P161246. US$ 500.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Department of Livestock Services. Climate-Smart Agricultural Water Management Project: To enhance productivity and climate resilience of irrigated agriculture, improve water management, build institutional capacity for water and agriculture service delivery, and improve market opportunities for farmers small-holder farmers, especially women. Concept completed on 2 August 2017. Environ- mental Assessment Category B. Project: P161534. US$ 120.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Bangladesh Water Development Board; Department of Agricultural Extension; Department of Fisheries. National Agricultural Technology Project - Additional Financing: The United States Agency for International De- velopment (USAID) has proposed to provide a grant to improve agricultural productivity and farm incomes in the country through research into appropriate technology, increased adoption of low risk-high reward technologies in marginalized are- as, and fostering farmers’ links to markets. The project will build on the lessons learned and good practices developed in the World Bank financed Bangladesh National Agricultural Technology Project and the Bangladesh Integrated Agricultural Productivity Project. Approval completed on 4 March 2014. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P133251. US$ 23.7 (FSCO). Consultants will be required. Min- istry of Agriculture (MOA), Contact: S.M. Nazmul Islam, Secretary in charge. Education Additional Financing: Skills and Training Enhancement Project: The Additional Financing will support the origi- nal four components of the Skills and Training Enhancement Project to further contribute towards scaling up ongoing insti- tutional grants to additional public and private institutions to meet the ongoing demand and to fill in the funding gap in the stipend activities. Following are the components under the Additional Financing: Component 1: Improve the Quality and Relevance of Training This component will be implemented through two (2) windows. Window I will support selected addi- tional private institutions offering diploma level programs. These institutions will be chosen on the basis of well-defined eligibility and selection criteria. Window II will support selected additional institutions providing short-term vocational and technical training. These institutions will be chosen based on similar eligibility and selection criteria employed under Win- November 2017 South Asia Region PAGE 146 dow I. Component 2 - Pilots in Technical and Vocational Education and Training Developing pilot activities aimed at strengthening the overall technical and vocational educational training system: Supporting Industry Skills Councils (ISC) and the National Skills Development Council (NSDC) by providing a grant financing and operational cost support to finance establishment of specific offices to about two to four ISCs and NSDC who will guide the overall regulatory and legislative framework for Vocational Education and Training and skills development. Component 3 - Institutional Capacity Develop- ment Strengthening the capacity of the Recipient in managing the TVET sector as a whole by way of institutional capacity development of the Directorate of Technical Education (DTE), the Bangladesh Technical Education Board (BTEB) under the Ministry of Education (MoE), and the Bureau of Manpower Employment and Training (BMET) under the Ministry of Expat- riate Welfare and Overseas Employment (MOEWOE). (RPL) program. Component 4 - Project Management, Communica- tions, Monitoring and Evaluation Support for project management, monitoring and evaluation of Project progress and out- comes. Approval completed on 26 September 2013. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 16.7 (FSSA). Consulting services to be determined. Ministry of Education Tel: (88-02) 911-0664, E-mail: techedu09@gmail.com, Contact: Direc- torate of Technical Education, Director General. Additional Financing Skills and Training Enhancement Project: The project development objective is to strength- en selected public and private training institutions to improve training quality and employability of trainees, including those from disadvantaged socioeconomic backgrounds. Approval completed on 30 October 2015. Environmental Assessment Cat- egory B. Project: P155389. US$ 100.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Implementing agency(ies) to be deter- mined. AF Bangladesh - Primary Education Development Program III: Additional Financing (AF) in the amount of US$400 million to scale up the Bangladesh Third Primary Education Development Program (PEDP3: P150669). In addi- tion, Level 2 Restructuring comprising: (i) modification of the project scope of work; (ii) revision of the results framework to measure the outcomes associated with the revised scope of work; and (iii) extension of the project closing date from Decem- ber 31, 2015 to December 31, 2017. The Project Development Objective in the proposed AF operation will remain unchanged and will continue to be to: “(i) increase participation and reduce social disparities in primary education, (ii) increase the number of children completing primary and improve the quality of the learning environment and measurement of student learning, and (iii) improve effectiveness of resource use for primary education.� The proposed Additional Financing would help to finance the cost of the scale-up activities and subsequent restructuring of the project to respond effectively to changes in the Bangladesh primary education sector due to ongoing nationalization of the previous "Registered Non-Government Primary Schools" (RNGPS), scale-up and expansion of interventions of the original PEDP3 project in order to implement a further set of reforms by 2017; and join government’s efforts towards achieving universal primary education specifically by improving scaled up efforts targeting the remaining, hardest-to-reach population groups to overcome the barriers to educa- tion for those still out of school, while also tackling emerging concerns related to the quality of learning (such as low teacher- student contact hours of instruction in schools). The original project is well performing, and the recent Mid-Term Review (MTR) rates the progress towards development objectives and implementation satisfactory. Approval completed on 16 De- cember 2014. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P150669. US$ 400.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be re- quired. Directorate of Primary Education. QUALITY LEARNING FOR ALL PROGRAM: Objective to be Determined. Identification completed on 15 December 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P162619. US$ 700.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be deter- mined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Secondary Education Quality and Access Enhancement Project - AF: The Project Development Objective in the proposed AF operation will remain unchanged and will continue to be "to improve the quality of secondary education, sys- tematically monitor learning outcomes, and to increase access and equity in project upazilas". The four project components will be the same as in the original project. The proposed AF would: (i) support the implementation of the expanded project activities (across more schools and students within SEQAEP upazilas) to deepen the impact of a well-performing project; (ii) allow adequate time for MOE to evaluate and institutionalize successful interventions from the ongoing project under a more harmonized secondary education sector program that GOB is planning to initiate by early 2017; and (iii) initiate replication of successful activities beyond 125 SEQAEP upazilas in a phased manner for a smoother institutionalization of SEQAEP in- terventions. The AF would also extend the Closing Date of the current SEQAEP project from June 30, 2014 to December 31, 2016 in order to carry out the proposed activities. Approval completed on 3 December 2013. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 265.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Education, E-mail: seqaep@bdcom.net, Con- tact: Ministry of Education, Project Director, SEQAEP Project. Transforming Secondary Education for Results Operation: Objective to be Determined. Negotiations authorized on PAGE 147 Monthly Operational Summary November 2017 11 June 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P160943. US$ 500.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. BD Higher Education Quality Enhancement Project - AF: The Higher Education Quality Enhancement Project (HEQEP) was approved in March 2009 and the main objective of the project is to improve the quality and relevance of the teaching and research environment in higher education institution through encouraging both innovation and accountability within universities and by enhancing the technical and institutional capacity of the higher education sector. Additional Fi- nancing has been proposed to fill the funding gap to effectively complete the agreed project activities; expansion of project interventions in order to scale up project impact and development effectiveness is warranted based on the likelihood of achieving project objective and strong project performance. The following components/activities have been proposed with additional financing of US$60.0 million: (i) Component 1: Promoting Academic Innovation; (ii) Component 2: Building Institutional Capacity of Tertiary Education Sector; (iii) Component 3: Raising the Connectivity Capacity in the Higher Edu- cation Sector (BdREN & Digital Library); (iv) Component 4: Establishment of Quality Assurance Mechanism; and (v) Com- ponent 5: Project Management and Monitoring and Evaluation. Component 1: Promoting Academic Innovation Sub- Component 1.1 - Financing to cover the shortage of funds for the 1st and 2nd rounds AIF . The additional financing will pro- vide funds for the first and second rounds AIF sub-projects which are under implementation. The shortage was created when the Project needed to temporarily reallocate the funds to the BdREN activities under Component 3 during the restructuring. Sub-Component1.2 - Third round of AIF The AIF will allocate its resources through three competitive windows: (i) im- provement of teaching and learning; (ii) enhancement of research capabilities; and (iii) university-wide innovations which include campus network In order to place additional emphasis on innovation for teaching and learning (Window 1) and research (Window 2), selection criteria will be modified. Established proposal evaluation process will be followed with minor modifications based on the lessons learned from the first and second rounds AIF which will be reflected in a revised AIF Operations Manual. Component 2: Building Institutional Capacity of Tertiary Education Sector This component aims to further strengthen the capacity of UGC, MOE and Higher Education Institutions for the future development of the sector. To this end, the project will support the policy formation based on the studied carried out under the original project. Compo- nent 3: Raising the Connectivity Capacity of the Higher Education Sector Sub-component 3.1: Strengthening BdREN connec- tivity: Basic connectivity through overhead dark fibre would be established by December 2013. To use the full potential of the connectivity campus network would be established for the remaining 20 public universities. In addition, VC facilities using the BdREN connectivity could be established in the Ministry of Education, ERD, and Planning Commission. Provisions would be made available for add-on software including cloud-computing and equipment for performance enhancement. Sub-component 3.2: Awareness building and knowledge exchange: Awareness raising and knowledge exchanges on best practice for the ownership, governance and exploitation of an NREN for the stakeholders of BdREN. The exchange programs could include: (a) Policy level knowledge exchange among the "South" and "North" countries; (b) academic and technical level knowledge exchange with the neighboring countries in Asia Pacific mainly on grid computing, climate modeling, medi- cal imaging etc. Sub-component 3.3: Capacity building (technical and financial management): Additional staffing and tech- nical training of IT personnel at network and campus level - Local training programs for university IT staff on campus net- working in association with international providers to create a national capacity to provide such training. A system of schol- arships/fellowship or international placements would be provided for specialist training of IT personnel in campus network- ing with the aim of building a training team for the country. Sub-component 3.4: Application development to maximize the utilization of BdREN: Additional support would be necessary for ensuring (a) enhancement of digital library access, (b) partnership with regional and continental RENs, and (c) utilization "pump-priming" activities in (1) education, (2) research collaboration, and (c) campus safety. Component 4: Establishment of Quality Assurance Mechanism To build on the mo- mentum generated under the first two rounds of AIF and the recent efforts made in developing a national quality assurance mechanism, the Project would support the following activities with the proposed additional financing: (i) establishment of Quality Assurance and Accreditation Council of Bangladesh (QAAC); and (ii) establishment of Institutional Quality Assur- ance Cells (IQAC). Sub-component 4.1: Establishment Quality Assurance and Accreditation Council of Bangladesh The ob- jective of this sub-component is to provide funds for the establishment of Quality Assurance and Accreditation Council of Bangladesh and the development of Regulations, Qualification Framework, and Quality Assurance Manual. Additional funds will be also provided for awareness campaigns and necessary capacity building activities. Sub-component 4.2: Establishment of Institutional Quality Assurance Cells The Fund will finance the establishment and operation of (i) Institutional Quality Assurance Cells (IQACs); (ii) establishment of institutional data collection and analysis mechanism for systematic collecting, processing and dissemination of reliable data concerning higher education quality assurance as well as graduates' perfor- mance in the labor market, (iii) preparation of self-assessment, process facilitation and necessary training, external peer reviewers' visits, and preparation and implementation of Institutional Improvement Plan. Details of the implementation mechanism for this Fund will be laid out in the Operations Manual. Component 5: Project Management and Monitoring and Evaluation The objective of this component is to ensure proper implementation, management, and monitoring and evalua- tion of scaled up activities under the project. It would comprise two sub-components, aiming to reach this objective namely: November 2017 South Asia Region PAGE 148 (i) project management; and (ii) monitoring and evaluation. Approval completed on 3 December 2013. Environmental As- sessment Category B. Project: P145749. US$ 125.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. University Grants Commission of Bangladesh Tel: (88-02) 818-1631, E-mail: chairmanugc@yahoo.com, Contact: University Grants Commission, Chairman. Energy & Extractives Additional Financing II for Rural Electrification and Renewable Energy Development II: Increase access to clean energy through renewable energy in rural areas. Identification completed on 25 October 2017. Environmental Assess- ment Category B. US$ 55.0/20.0 (IDA Credit/GCF). Consultants will be required. Implementing agency(ies) to be deter- mined. (R) Enhancement and Strengthening of Power Transmission Network in Eastern Region: The proposed pro- ject aims to increase the transmission capacity and reliability of the electricity network in the eastern region and strengthen the institutional capacity of the transmission company of Bangladesh. Appraisal completed on 21 November 2017. Envi- ronmental Assessment Category B. Project: P159974. US$ 465.5 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Power Grid Cor- poration of Bangladesh (PGCB). Bangladesh Scaling-up Renewable Energy Project Guarantee: Objective to be Determined. Identification complet- ed on 13 December 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 80.0 (GUID). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. RERED II Additional Financing: The proposed additional financing is to further scale up the solar home systems and other renewable energy-based options for increasing access to electricity in rural areas of Bangladesh. Approval completed on 19 June 2014. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P150001. US$ 48.4/30.0/15.0 (IDA Credit/IDA Grant/GPBA). Consultants will be required. Power Cell, Contact: Mr. Mohammad Hossain, Director General; Infrastructure Development Company Limited Tel: (880-2) 910-2171, E-mail: mmalik@idcol.org, Contact: Mr. Mahmood Malik, Executive Director and CEO. Bangladesh Scaling-up Renewable Energy Project: The Project Development Objective is to increase installed gener- ation capacity of renewable energy in Bangladesh. Identification completed on 15 September 2016. Environmental Assess- ment Category F. US$ 136.0/26.4/2.9/186.0 (IDA Credit/CSCC/CSCF/ZPCO). Consulting services to be determined. Infra- structure Development Company Limited (IDCOL); People's Republic of Bangladesh; Sustainable and Renewable Energy Development Authority (SREDA). Environment & Natural Resources Bangladesh Sustainable Coastal and Marine Fisheries: The proposed Program Goal is to increase coastal and ma- rine fisheries’ contribution to the economy, poverty reduction, and environmental stability. T he proposed PDO is to improve management of coastal and marine fisheries and aquaculture and fishing communities’ access to alternative livelihoods a c- tivities Concept completed on 4 March 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P161568. US$ 200.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock, Department of Fisheries. Clean Air and Sustainable Environment Project - Additional Financing: To improve air quality and safe mobility in Dhaka through the implementation of demonstration initiatives in urban transport and brick making Approval completed on 13 January 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P160014. US$ 35.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Sustainable Forests & Livelihoods (SUFAL) Project: To improve collaborative forest management and increase ac- cess to alternative income generation activities for forest-dependent people in targeted sites. Concept completed on 3 August 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P161996. US$ 175.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Bangladesh Forest Department (BFD). PAGE 149 Monthly Operational Summary November 2017 Finance & Markets Modernization of State-Owned Financial Institutions Project: The proposed project development objective is to contribute to the modernization, transparency and efficiency of state-owned banks. Approval completed on 30 June 2016. Environmental Assessment Category C. Project: P155363. US$ 150.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. BFID, Con- tact: Mr. Md. Eunusur Rahman, Secretary; PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF BANGLADESH, Contact: Md. Eunusur Rahman, Sec- retary. Bangladesh Insurance Sector Development Project: The project development objective is to strengthen the institu- tional capacity of the regulator and state-owned insurance corporations and increase the coverage of insurance in Bangla- desh. Approval completed on 20 March 2017. Environmental Assessment Category C. Project: P156823. US$ 65.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF BANGLADESH, Contact: Md. Eunusur Rahman, Secretary; Insurance Development and Regulatory Authority (IDRA), Contact: M. Shefaque Ahmed, Chairman. Bangladesh Investment Promotion and Financing Facility Project II (IPFF II): The PDO is to increase long-term financing for infrastructure and to build capacity of the local financial institutions for promoting private sector-led infra- structure financing in Bangladesh. Approval completed on 5 April 2017. Environmental Assessment Category F. Project: P159429. US$ 356.7 (IDA Credit). No consultants are required. Bangladesh Bank; Ministry of Finance. Governance Second Additional Financing to Public Procurement Reform Project II: The Project Development Objective (PDO) is to improve performance of the public procurement system progressively in Bangladesh, focusing largely on the target agencies. The PDO would be achieved by strengthening the ongoing reform process and moving it further along with the following outputs: (i) enhanced capacity in creating a sustained program to develop skilled procurement professionals, (ii) strengthened management and monitoring of procurement in target agencies, (iii) introduction of e-government pro- curement in CPTU and the target agencies on a pilot basis, and (iv) creation of greater public awareness of a well-functioning public procurement system by engaging civil society, think tanks, beneficiaries, and the private sector. All these actions are key elements in effective implementation of the procurement law/ regulations. Approval completed on 6 June 2016. Envi- ronmental Assessment Category C. Project: P158783. US$ 10.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. People's Republic of Bangladesh, Contact: Md. Faruque Hossain, Director General; Economic Relations Division Tel: 88029180675, E-mail: ksazam@gmail.com, Contact: Kazi Shofiqul Azam, Additional Secretary. Health, Nutrition & Population HSDP Additional Finance: To enable the Government of Bangladesh to strengthen health systems and improve health services, particularly for the poor. Approval completed on 24 June 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P151070. US$ 150.0 (IDA Credit). No consultants are required. Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. Poverty and Equity National Strategy for Development of Statistics Implementation Support: The Project aims to improve the capac- ity of the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) to produce quality core statistics and make them accessible in a timely man- ner to policy makers and the public. Appraisal completed on 21 June 2017. Environmental Assessment Category C. Project: P157987. Consulting services to be determined. Economic Relations Division, Ministry of Finance; Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Social Protection & Labor Cash Transfer Modernization Project: The Project Development Objective is to improve the transparency and efficien- cy of selected cash transfer programs for vulnerable populations by modernizing service delivery. Negotiations authorized on 22 September 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P160819. US$ 300.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Economic Relations Division. Safety Net Systems for the Poorest (Additional Financing): The Objective of the Project is to improve the equity, efficiency and transparency of major Safety Net Programs to benefit the poorest households. Negotiations authorized on 6 November 2017 South Asia Region PAGE 150 August 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P163677. US$ 245.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be re- quired. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Social, Urban, Rural and Resilience Global Practice Emergency 2007 Cyclone Recovery and Restoration Project-- AF II: The primary rationale for the proposed Addi- tional Financing is for IDA to continue its support to the Government of Bangladesh for improving and strengthening critical disaster prevention infrastructure in the coastal areas of Bangladesh. At the time of Cyclone Sidr, damages were estimated at US$1.2 billion, with significant needs in the further strengthening of coastal embankments as well as the rehabilitation and construction of improved multi-purpose cyclone shelters. The additional financing would be primarily used to: (a) meet the financing gap of about of about US$4.2 million that exist since the inception of the project and also a gap created due to ex- change rate between SDRs to USD (about USD 6.2 Million are lost at this stage); and (b) to scale up the construction and rehabilitation of critical infrastructure in particular the disaster shelters in the coastal areas. In addition, part of the pro- posed credit would be used to carry out necessary repairs/improvement to about ten polders. Approval completed on 30 December 2013. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P146500. US$ 140.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be re- quired. Ministry of Disaster and Relief Tel: (880-18) 1911-7754, E-mail: cms@dmb.gov.bd, Contact: Syed Ashraful Islam, Communication Media Specialist. (R) Dhaka Urban Upgrading Project: To enhance public spaces and improve urban services in selected neighborhoods in Dhaka. Concept completed on 23 November 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P165477. US$ 70.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Dhaka South City Corporation; Dhaka North City Corporation. Trade & Competitiveness Private Sector Development Support Project Additional Financing: Facilitate private investment and job creation and promote compliance with international quality standards, building codes, and good social and environmental practices in economic zones supported by PSDSP. Approval completed on 5 April 2016. Environmental Assessment Category A. Pro- ject: P156242. US$ 130.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. People's Republic of Bangladesh; Economic Relations Division (ERD), Contact: Shafiqul Azam, Additional Secretary. Export Competitiveness for Jobs: The Project Development Objective (PDO) is to contribute to export diversification and more and better jobs in targeted sectors. Approval completed on 1 June 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P156113. US$ 100.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Ministry of Commerce. Transport & ICT Bangladesh Regional Connectivity Project 1: The Project Development Objective is to improve conditions for trade through improving connectivity, reducing logistics bottlenecks and supporting the adoption of modern approaches to border management and trade facilitation. Approval completed on 5 April 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P154580. US$ 60.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. People's Republic of Bangladesh, Contact: Kazi Shofiqul Azam, Additional Secretary; Ministry of Shipping - Bangladesh Land Port Authority, Contact: Enayet Hossain, Deputy Chief. BD: AF for Leveraging ICT for Growth, Employment, Governance Project: The PDO is to (i) catalyze the growth of Bangladesh’s IT/ITES industry for employment creation and export diversification; and(ii)establish basic e -Government foundations to support public sector modernization. Approval completed on 24 October 2016. Environmental Assessment Category C. Project: P159497. US$ 39.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Bangladesh Computer Council. Rural Bridges Improvement and Maintenance Program (RuBIMP): Objective to be Determined. Identification completed on 6 October 2016. Environmental Assessment Category A. US$ 500.0 (IDA Grant). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. BD: Integrated Digital Government Project: The development objective is to improve whole-of-government digital integration and public services. Concept completed on 14 December 2016. Environmental Assessment Category C. Project: P161086. US$ 300.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Finance; Bangladesh Computer Council. Water PAGE 151 Monthly Operational Summary November 2017 Bangladesh Municipal Water Supply and Sanitation Project: The project development objective (PDO) is to in- crease access to safe water supply and sanitation services in selected municipalities (pourashavas), and strengthen the mu- nicipalities’ institutional capacities for delivering improved water supply and sanitation services. Identification completed on 9 August 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 200.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Im- plementing agency(ies) to be determined. Additional Financing to Chittagong Water Supply Improvement and Sanitation Project: The revised PDO is to increase access to safe water and improve CWASA’s institutional capacity and investment pla nning for sanitation and drain- age in Chittagong City. Approval completed on 23 June 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P161566. US$ 47.5 (IDA Credit). No consultants are required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Dhaka Sanitation Improvement Project: The Proposed Project Development Objective (PDO) is to provide improved sanitation services in select areas of Dhaka city. Concept completed on 30 June 2017. Environmental Assessment Category A. Project: P161432. US$ 300.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Dhaka Water Supply and Sewerage Au- thority. Bhutan Energy & Extractives Preparation studies for Chamkharchhu-II hydropower project: The development objective is to demonstrate in- ternational good practices in project feasibility and environment and social impact assessment studies to support sustainable development of the Chamkharchhu-II hydropower project. Identification completed on 13 December 2016. Environmental Assessment Category A. US$ 4.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be deter- mined. Finance & Markets BT Access to Finance: Objective to be Determined. Identification completed on 3 August 2017. Environmental Assess- ment Category C. US$ 10.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. India Agriculture AP Integrated Irrigation & Agriculture Transformation Project: The Project Development Objective is to enhance agricultural productivity, profitability and resilience to climate variability in selected tank systems of Andhra Pradesh. 34.The project beneficiaries will include small and marginal farmers, water users associations, farmer producer organiza- tions, and other agro-entrepreneurs. During project preparation, specific target areas will be identified and specific interven- tions will be designed to benefit women and other vulnerable groups. Concept completed on 3 May 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P160463. US$170.0 (IBRD). Consult- ants will be required. Government of Andhra Pradesh. Maharashtra Project on Climate Resilient Agriculture: To enhance climate-resilience and profitability of smallhold- er farming systems in selected districts of Maharashtra. Concept completed on 2 March 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P160408. US$420.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Ministry of Agriculture, Govern- ment of Maharashtra. Tamil Nadu Irrigated Agriculture Modernization Project: The Project Development Objective (PDO) is to enhance November 2017 South Asia Region PAGE 152 productivity and climate resilience of irrigated agriculture, improve water management, and increase market opportunities for farmers and agro-entrepreneurs in selected sub-basin areas of Tamil Nadu. Negotiations authorized on 6 October 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P158522. US$318.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Republic of India; Water Resources Department, Public Works Department, GoTN, Contact: Vibhu Nayer, Project Director. National Rural Economic Transformation Project: The Proposed Project Development Objectives of NRETP are to: (i) expand and strengthen community-based market institutions such as farmer producer organizations; (ii) enhance house- hold incomes and diversify livelihoods; (iii) promote rural enterprise and skills development; (iv) enhance rural producers’ access to markets; and (v) enable access to digital financial services for rural communities Identification completed on 28 September 2017. US$249.4 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Tamil Nadu Rural Transformation Project (TNRTP): The Project Development Objective (PDO) is to promote rural enterprises, access to finance, and employment opportunities in selected blocks of Tamil Nadu. Negotiations authorized on 31 July 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P157702. US$100.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. Department of Economic Affairs, Govt. of India; Department of Rural Development & Panchayat Raj, Government of Tamil Nadu. HP Climate Resilient Rainfed Agriculture: The project development objective is to improve farm-system resilience and promote source sustainability of springs and streams in selected Gram Panchayat. Identification completed on 24 Au- gust 2017. US$80.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Odisha Integrated Irrigation Project for Climate Resilient Agriculture: The Project Development Objective is to demonstrate smart climate agriculture practices to improve water resource planning, tank irrigation efficiency and farm productivity for agribusiness development in tank command areas of selected basins and sub-basins. Identification complet- ed on 10 March 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$161.4 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Education Uttarakhand Workforce Development Project: The Project Development Objectives (PDO) are to improve the quality and relevance of training at priority Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs) and to increase the number of labor-market- relevant workers through short-term training in Uttarakhand. Negotiations authorized on 30 December 2016. Environmen- tal Assessment Category B. Project: P154525. US$74.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. Republic of India, Contact: Mr. Bhaskar Dasgupta, Director, MI Division; Government of Uttarakhand, Contact: Alok Kumar, DG (E&T) & JS. Skill India Mission Operation: Objective to be Determined. Approval completed on 23 June 2017. Environmental As- sessment Category B. Project: P158435. US$250.0/36.9 (IBRD/ZFOU). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Skills Strengthening for Industrial Value Enhancement Operation: Objective to be Determined. Approval com- pleted on 2 March 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P156867. US$ 125.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting ser- vices to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. (N) Strengthening Secondary Education in Focus States: Objective to be Determined. Identification completed on 13 November 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$200.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Im- plementing agency(ies) to be determined. Energy & Extractives Shared Infrastructure for Solar Parks Project: The proposed development objective is "to increase solar generation capacity through the establishment of large-scale solar parks in the country". Approval completed on 30 March 2017. Envi- ronmental Assessment Category F. Project: P154283. US$75.0/25.0 (IBRD/CCTF). Consultants will be required. Republic of India, Contact: Lekhan Thakkar, Director (MI); Solar Energy Corporation of India Limited, Contact: Ashvini Kumar, Manag- ing Director; Solar Energy Corporation of India Tel: 011-71989200, E-mail: corporate@seci.gov.in, Contact: Ashvini Kumar, Managing Director. PAGE 153 Monthly Operational Summary November 2017 Prepare: Program to Establish Pilots for Access through Renewable Energy: To demonstrate renewable energy based decentralized models of improving energy access in target states of UP & Bihar. Identification completed on 18 Febru- ary 2013. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P144678. US$ 12.9/15.3 (GEFU/ZPCO). Consulting services to be determined. Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, Contact: Tarun Kapoor, Joint Secretary; UPNEDA, Contact: Anamika Singh, Director; BREDA Tel: 0612-2507734, E-mail: breda@breda.in, Contact: Dayanidhi Pradhan, Director. India Energy Efficiency Scale-up Program: Objective to be Determined. Identification completed on 27 December 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P162849. US$300.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Jharkhand Power System Improvement Project: The project development objective (PDO) is to increase the delivery of electricity at the boundaries of the power distribution network in the State of Jharkhand and operational efficiency im- provement of power distribution utility of the state Concept completed on 25 April 2017. Environmental Assessment Cate- gory B. Project: P162086. US$150.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. Jharkhand Urja Sancharan Nigam Ltd.; Jhar- khand Bijli Vitran Nigam Ltd.. Innovation in Solar Power and Hybrid Technologies: The Project Development Objective is to demonstrate large- scale innovative renewable energy technologies in India. Concept completed on 18 November 2016. Environmental Assess- ment Category A. Project: P160379. US$150.0/50.0 (IBRD/CCTF). Consultants will be required. Solar Energy Corporation of India Limited; Solar Energy Corporation of India Limited. (N) India Energy Efficiency Scale-Up Program Guarantee: The PDO is to enhance EESL’s financial and institutional capacity and to scale up energy savings in residential and public sectors Identification completed on 16 November 2017. US$220.0/80.0/580.0 (IBRD/GUAR/ZMUL). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Environment & Natural Resources (R) Meghalaya Community-led Landscapes Management Project: The project development objective is to strengthen community-led landscapes management in selected landscapes in the state of Meghalaya. Negotiations author- ized on 16 November 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P157836. US$48.0 (IBRD). No consultants are required. Republic of India, Contact: Lekhan Thakkar, Director (MI); Government of Meghalaya, Contact: R.M. Mishra, Principal Secretary, Planning. Additional Financing for Financing Energy Efficiency at MSMEs Project: To increase demand for energy efficien- cy investments in target micro, small and medium enterprise clusters and to build their capacity to access commercial fi- nance. The Project Development Objective supports the global environmental agenda of stabilizing atmospheric concentra- tions of greenhouse gases (GHG) through an increase in Energy Efficiency investments and resulting energy savings. Ap- proval completed on 4 November 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P158033. US$ 5.2 (GEFU). Con- sultants will be required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. India Ecosystems Service Improvement Project: The project development objective (PDO) is to Improve forest quali- ty, land management and non-timber forest produce (NTFP) benefits for forest dependent communities in selected land- scapes in Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh. Approval completed on 6 July 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P133803. US$ 24.6 (GEFU). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change, Contact: Mr. Susheel Kumar, Additional Secretary and Project Director. Assam Flood, Erosion and River Management Modernization Project: The proposed Project Development Objec- tive (PDO) is “to strengthen institutional capacity for water resources planning and management, and to build resilience to flood and erosion risks in selected areas of the Brahmaputra-Barak system in Assam.� Concept completed on 5 May 2017. Environmental Assessment Category A. Project: P158260. US$250.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. Mr. Hemant Narzary, Principal Secretary, Water Resources, Assam, Government of Assam. (R) Himachal Pradesh: Forests for Prosperity Project: Improved management and community use of forests and alpine pasture at selected sites in Himachal Pradesh. November 2017 South Asia Region PAGE 154 Concept completed on 21 November 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P163271. US$50.0 (IBRD). Con- sultants will be required. State of Himachal Pradesh; Himachal Pradesh Forest Department. Finance & Markets (N) Agriculture Risk Resilience and Insurance Access Project: The project development objective is to build finan- cial resilience against agro-climatic risks through improved access and delivery of agriculture risk insurance to farmers in India Identification completed on 14 November 2017. US$202.3 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Implement- ing agency(ies) to be determined. Governance (R) Strengthening Public Financial Management in Rajasthan: The Project Development Objective (PDO) is: "to contribute to improved budget execution, enhanced accountability and greater efficiency in revenue administration in GoR". Negotiations authorized on 6 November 2017. Environmental Assessment Category C. Project: P156869. US$21.7 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. Finance Department, Government of Rajasthan; Republic of India. Jharkhand Service Delivery Enhancement Project: The project will improve access and accountability in the delivery of select public services in Jharkhand. Concept completed on 7 April 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P159997. US$47.6 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. Department of Personnel, Administrative Reforms and Rajbhasha. Health, Nutrition & Population India: ICDS Systems Strengthening and Nutrition Improvement Project: Additional Financing: To support the Government of India and participating states strengthen (or improve) effectiveness of the Integrated Child Development Services Scheme (ICDS) service delivery (delivery of nutrition services) to children under three years of age Identification completed on 13 October 2017. Environmental Assessment Category C. US$165.8 (IBRD). Consulting services to be deter- mined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Social, Urban, Rural and Resilience Global Practice Uttar Pradesh Solid Waste Management Project: The project development objective (PDO) is to improve solid waste management in selected urban local bodies in Uttar Pradesh. Identification completed on 5 April 2014. Environmental As- sessment Category A. Project: P150571. US$85.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Republic of India; Govern- ment of Uttar Pradesh/UP Jal Nigam. Jharkhand Municipal Development Project: The Project Development Objective (PDO) is to improve urban service delivery and urban management capacity in participating ULBs. Concept completed on 13 July 2016. Environmental As- sessment Category A. Project: P158502. US$210.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. Republic of India; Urban Develop- ment and Housing Department, Government of Jharkhand, Contact: Arun Kumar Singh, Principal Secretary. National Seismic Risk Mitigation Project: The project development objective is to reduce vulnerability of communities and their assets to natural disasters, and increase the capacity of national and state entities to effectively plan for and re- spond to disasters. Identification completed on 23 September 2016. US$350.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be deter- mined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. India Smart Cities Program: The development objective is to provide access to credit for cities selected under the Smart Cities Mission for their investment programs. Identification completed on 10 November 2015. Environmental Assessment Category F. US$500.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Uttar Pradesh Pro-Poor Tourism Development Project: The Project Development Objective is to increase tourism- related benefits for local communities in targeted destinations Negotiations authorized on 12 November 2015. Environmen- tal Assessment Category B. Project: P146936. US$40.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. Department of Tourism, Con- tact: Mr. Amrit Abhijat, Secretary; Department of Tourism, Government of Uttar Pradesh, Contact: Mr. Amrit Abhijat, Sec- PAGE 155 Monthly Operational Summary November 2017 retary. Bihar Inclusive Tourism Development Project: Objective to be Determined. Identification completed on 6 January 2016. Environmental Assessment Category C. US$150.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agen- cy(ies) to be determined. India Urban Reforms Program (AMRUT Plus): Objective to be Determined. Identification completed on 9 August 2017. Environmental Assessment Category U. Project: P164940. US$1500.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Uttarakhand Disaster Recovery Project Additional Financing: To restore housing, rural connectivity and build resilience of communities in Uttarakhand and increase the technical capacity of the State entities to respond promptly and effectively to an eligible crisis or emergency. Identification completed on 25 October 2017. Environmental Assessment Cate- gory B. US$100.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Amaravati Sustainable Capital City Development Project: To build sustainable urban services and capacity of urban institutions for the development of Amaravati capital city. Concept completed on 8 August 2016. Environmental Assessment Category A. Project: P159808. US$300.0/200.0 (IBRD/AIIB). Consultants will be required. Andhra Pradesh Capital Region Development Authority (APCRDA); Government of Andhra Pradesh. Trade & Competitiveness Innovate in India for Inclusiveness: The proposed project development objective (PDO) is to facilitate innovation in biopharmaceutical products and medical devices that address public health priorities in India Approval completed on 31 May 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P156241. US$125.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. Repub- lic of India; Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance Council. Transport & ICT UP CORE ROAD NETWORK DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM: The Project Development Objective is to reduce travel time and improve safety of road users on targeted corridors. Identification completed on 18 September 2013. Environmental Assessment Category A. Project: P147864. US$400.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. UP-PWD, Contact: Mr. Kishan Singh Atoria, Principal Secretary; UP Police Traffic Directorate, Contact: Mr. Anil Agrawal, ADG Traffic; Transport Commis- sioner Tel: 91-522-2613978, E-mail: tc-up@nic.in, Contact: Mr K. Ravinder Naik, Transport Commissioner. Capacity Augmentation of the National Waterway- 1 (JAL MARG VIKAS) Project: The Project Development Objective is to enhance transport efficiency and reliability of National Waterway 1 and augment institutional capacity for the development and management of India's inland waterway transport system in an environmentally sustainable manner. Ap- proval completed on 12 April 2017. Environmental Assessment Category A. Project: P148775. US$375.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Department of Economic Affairs, Government of India, Contact: Rishikesh Singh, Director (MI), Department of Economic Affairs, GoI; Inland Waterways Authority of India, Contact: Pravir Pandey, Project Director. (N) West Bengal Intermodal Transport Project: Improve and enhance movement of passenger and freight on inland waterways leading to economic growth by (1) integrating multiple modes of transportation for better market linkages;(2) strengthening existing institutional framework. Identification completed on 16 November 2017. US$100.0 (IBRD). Consult- ing services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Assam Inland Water Transport Project: The Projects Development Objectives are to: (a) improve the passenger and vehicle accessibility across the Brahmaputra and to its islands with ferry System in Assam; and (b) improve the institutional framework and strengthen the capacity of the state institutions, which administer, regulate and provide Inland Water Transport. Concept completed on 29 July 2016. Environmental Assessment Category A. Project: P157929. US$120.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. India, Contact: Bhaskar Dasgupta, Director (MI), DEA, Ministry of Finance; Transport Dept., Govt. of Assam, Dispur, Guwahati (Assam), India, Contact: Ashutosh Agnihotri, Secretary, Govt. of Assam. Mumbai Urban Transport Project 3: The Project’s Development Objective is to improve the network connectivity, ser- vice quality and safety of Mumbai’s suburban railway system with particular attention to female passengers, and better inte- November 2017 South Asia Region PAGE 156 grate the system with the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Plan both at the network level and through transit oriented devel- opment initiatives at specific stations. Concept completed on 19 September 2017. Environmental Assessment Category A. Project: P159782. US$500.0/500.0 (IBRD/AIIB). Consultants will be required. Mumbai Railway Vikas Corporation (MRVC). Madhya Pradesh Rural Connectivity project: To improve durability and enhance resilience to climate changes of the gravel surfaced rural roads in Madhya Pradesh while building the capacity of the state to manage its rural road network and road safety. Appraisal completed on 14 April 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P157054. US$210.0/140.0 (IBRD/AIIB). Consultants will be required. Madhya Pradesh Panchayat and Rural Development Depart- ment; Department of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Finance. Second Himachal Pradesh State Roads Project: To reduce transport costs, improve traffic flows on priority segments of the core road network, enhance road safety and strengthen road sector management capacity of the state of Himachal Pradesh. Identification completed on 16 March 2017. Environmental Assessment Category A. Consulting services to be de- termined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Rajasthan State Highways Dev Program II: The PDO is to provide safe, reliable and informed journeys to road users on priority corridors, and strengthen institutional capacity to develop, fund, manage and operate the strategic road network of Rajasthan. Concept completed on 17 October 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P157141. US$250.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Finance, Department of Economic Affairs; The State of Rajasthan. (N) PMGSY Rural Roads Additional Financing: The objective is to strengthen the systems and processes of the na- tional PMGSY rural roads program for the expansion and maintenance of all-season rural access roads. The result will en- hance the road connectivity to economic opportunities and social services for beneficiary communities in the participating states. Identification completed on 16 November 2017. Environmental Assessment Category A. US$500.0 (IBRD). Consult- ants will be required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Water West Bengal Major Irrigation and Flood Management Project: The Project Development Objective is to optimize the conjunctive use of surface and ground water for agriculture and reduce flooding in the project area. Identification com- pleted on 22 November 2016. Environmental Assessment Category A. US$145.0/145.0 (IBRD/AIIB). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Karnataka Urban Water Supply Modernization Project - Additional Financing: Objective to be Determined. Identification completed on 4 October 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$100.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Shimla Water Supply and Sewerage Project: The proposed PDO would be to improve water supply and sewerage ser- vices in the Greater Shimla Area (GSA) and establish an accountable water service provider. Concept completed on 28 March 2017. Environmental Assessment Category A. Project: P160862. US$85.0 (IBRD). Con- sultants will be required. Irrigation and Public Health. National Groundwater Management Improvement Program: Objective to be Determined. Negotiations authorized on 25 May 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P158119. US$500.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be de- termined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Uttarakhand Water Supply Program for Peri Urban Areas: Objective to be Determined. Negotiations authorized on 30 October 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P158146. US$120.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Maldives PAGE 157 Monthly Operational Summary November 2017 Education Enhancing Employability through Human Capital and Entrepreneurship Development: The development objective is to promote the employment prospects of young people by improving their job oriented skills and entrepreneur- ship attributes Identification completed on 29 April 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 15.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Environment & Natural Resources Maldives Environmental Management Project Additional Financing: The main aim of the Project is to provide the Republic of Maldives with the capacity to effectively manage environmental risks and threats to fragile coral reefs as well as marine habitats resulting from tourism development, increased solid waste disposal, fisheries and global climate change. Accordingly, this Project has two development objectives. The first Project Development Objective is that a solid waste man- agement system is established and that inhabitants on targeted islands use solid waste management facilities, reducing the risks of contamination associated with accumulated wastes and sea dumping. The second Project Development Objective is to build human and technical capacity for environmental management so that the environmental dimension is integrated in the planning process using information and expertise developed in the Project. Approval completed on 22 April 2015. Envi- ronmental Assessment Category A. Project: P153958. US$ 3.3 (IDA Grant). No consultants are required. Ministry of Envi- ronment and Energy Tel: 9603004323, E-mail: memp@environment.gov.mv, Contact: Project Manager, PMU. Governance Maldives Public Financial Management Systems Strengthening Project: The proposed project development ob- jectives (PDO) are to enhance budget credibility, transparency, and financial reporting of central government finances. Iden- tification completed on 19 June 2017. Environmental Assessment Category C. US$ 10.0 (IDA Grant). Consultants will be required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Social, Urban, Rural and Resilience Global Practice Maldives Urban Development and Resilience Project: To enhance urban services and strengthen resilience in the Greater Male region. Identification completed on 25 April 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 7.5/7.5 (IDA Credit/IDA Grant). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Nepal Agriculture Nepal Livestock Sector Innovation Project: The Project Development Objectives (PDO) are to increase productivity, enhance value addition, and improve climate resilience of smallholder farms and agro-enterprises in selected livestock val- ue-chains in Nepal. Negotiations authorized on 25 September 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P156797. US$ 80.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Government of Nepal, Contact: Baikuntha Aryal, Joint Secretary; Ministry of Livestock Development, Contact: Keshav Prasad Premy, Joint Secretary. Food and Nutrition Security Enhancement Project: The Project Development Objective (PDO) is to improve agricul- tural productivity and improve nutrition practices of targeted smallholder farming communities in selected areas of Nepal. Concept completed on 16 October 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P164319. US$ 22.7 (GAFS). Con- sultants will be required. Ministry of Agriculture Development (MoAD). Education Enhanced Vocational Education and Training Project II: The Project Development Objectives are to improve equi- table access to market relevant training programs and to strengthen the technical and vocational education and training (TVET) sector service delivery in Nepal. Approval completed on 29 September 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P163018. US$ 60.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Ministry of Education. November 2017 South Asia Region PAGE 158 Energy & Extractives Nepal: Business Models for Private Sector-Led Mini-Grid Energy Access Project: 16.The Project Development Objective (PDO) is to increase electricity delivery from renewable energy mini-grids by mobilizing private energy service company (ESCO). 17.The market for private sector-led renewable-energy-based mini-grid will be developed through technical assistance (TA) and financial support. Funding for the mini-grid subprojects will be sourced from the SREP, private developers, the NRREP and the Central Renewable Energy Fund (CREF), and the Government. Concept completed on 5 May 2017. Environmental Assessment Category F. Project: P149239. US$ 2.0/6.0 (CSCC/CSCF). Consultants will be required. Alternative Energy Promotion Centre (AEPC). UT1 - Upper Trishuli Hydro Project: The project will develop a partial risk guarantee product to support private sector investment in a 216 MW greenfield run-of-river hydro project for domestic power consumption in Nepal. Concept completed on 26 August 2015. Environmental Assessment Category A. Project: P154109. US$ 100.0 (GUID). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Governance Integrated Public Financial Management Reform Project: Enhance the reliability and execution of the capital budget and strengthen financial reporting for efficient public expenditure management, greater transparency and stronger accountability in the new federal structure. Concept completed on 4 October 2017. Environmental Assessment Category C. Project: P164783. US$ 10.0 (NPPF). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Finance. Social Protection & Labor Accelerating Inclusive Jobs Growth in Nepal: To create quality jobs and enhance labor market outcomes for youth. Identification completed on 12 January 2017. US$ 150.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Social, Urban, Rural and Resilience Global Practice (R) NP: Additional Financing Earthquake Housing Reconstruction: The Project Development Objective (PDO) is to restore affected houses with multi-hazard resistant core housing units in targeted areas and to enhance the govern- ment's ability to improve long-term disaster resilience. Negotiations authorized on 3 November 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P163593. US$ 300.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Trade & Competitiveness Enhancing Nepal Jobs and Revenue Through Optimizing Tourism Value Creation: Enhance revenues and jobs creation in the tourism sector through developing an integrated approach focused on value creation in distinct geographic areas with wildlife, wilderness and cultural endowments, as identified in the national strategic plan 2016-2025 Identification completed on 22 August 2017. US$ 80.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Transport & ICT Second Bridges Improvement and Maintenance Program: Objective to be Determined. Identification completed on 23 September 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P161929. US$ 150.0 (IDA Grant). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Additional finance to Road Sector Development Project: The Project Development Objective is for the residents of beneficiary districts to have all season road access thereby reducing travel time and improving access to economic centers PAGE 159 Monthly Operational Summary November 2017 and social services. Approval completed on 25 August 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P157607. US$ 5.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Water NP Modernization of Rani Jamara Kulariya Irrigation Scheme - Phase 2: The project development objectives are to improve the irrigation service and to strengthen farmer organizations in the irrigated areas of the Rani Jamara Kulariya Irrigation Scheme. Concept completed on 5 May 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P158364. US$ 66.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Department of Irrigation. Pakistan Agriculture (R) Punjab Agriculture and Rural Transformation P4R Program: Objective to be Determined. Negotiations au- thorized on 7 November 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P162446. US$300.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Balochistan Integrated Growth and Service Delivery Project: Promote socio-economic development by improving access to services for rural communities in selected districts of Balochistan. Concept completed on 3 August 2017. Environ- mental Assessment Category B. Project: P159292. US$ 15.0 (PKNF). Consultants will be required. Planning and Develop- ment Department, Government of Balochistan; Government of Pakistan: Economic Affairs Division. PK: Additional Financing & Restructuring for FATA RLCIP: To improve livelihoods and access to basic service in- frastructure in selected Agencies in FATA. Approval completed on 28 March 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P154777. US$ 8.1 (PKNF). Consultants will be required. FATA Secretariat; Islamic Republic of Pakistan, Contact: Mohammad Saleem Sethi, Secretary. Additional Financing for Punjab Irrigated Agriculture Productivity Program Project: The project’s main objec- tive is to improve productivity of water use in irrigated agriculture. This will be achieved through improved physical delivery efficiency and irrigation practices, crop diversification and effective application of inputs that will translate into greater agri- cultural output per unit of water used. The project’s objectives would contribute to increased agricultural production, em- ployment and incomes, higher living standards and positive environmental outcomes. Negotiations authorized on 28 Febru- ary 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P157736. US$130.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. Imple- menting agency(ies) to be determined. Education Second Tertiary Education Support Program: To improve the conditions of teaching, learning and research for en- hanced access, quality and relevance of tertiary education. Identification completed on 17 August 2016. US$ 200.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Energy & Extractives (R) National Transmission Modernization I Project: The Project Development Objective (PDO) of NTMP-I is to increase the capacity and reliability of selected segments of the national transmission system in Pakistan and modernize key business processes of the National Transmission and Dispatch Company. Negotiations authorized on 7 November 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P154987. US$425.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. National Trans- mission and Dispatch Company (NTDC), Contact: Mr. Fiaz Ahmad Chaudhry, Managing Director; Islamic Republic of Paki- stan, Contact: Mehr Ali Shah, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Water Resources. Additional Financing to PK: Tarbela 4th Extension Hydropower Project: The overall project development objec- tive is to facilitate a sustainable expansion in Pakistan's electricity generation capacity. The Project would also strengthen WAPDA's capacity to develop the country's hydropower resources. Approval completed on 20 September 2016. Environ- mental Assessment Category A. Project: P157372. US$390.0/300.0 (IBRD/ZMUL). Consultants will be required. PMU November 2017 South Asia Region PAGE 160 T4HP, WAPDA. Pakistan Solar and Renewable Energy Program: The Project Development Objective is to increase the installed gen- eration capacity of renewable energy (RE) and enhance RE development in Pakistan. Concept completed on 15 March 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P159712. US$50.0/50.0 (IBRD/GCF). Consultants will be required. Sindh Department of Energy; Water and Power Development Authority; Ministry of Energy. Environment & Natural Resources Punjab Green Development Project: Objective to be Determined. Identification completed on 25 September 2017. Environmental Assessment Category C. Project: P165388. US$ 150.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Finance & Markets Pakistan Financial Inclusion and Infrastructure Project: The proposed development objective is to contribute to increasing access and usage of digital payments and other financial services for households and businesses in Pakistan. This will be done by: (a) improving market infrastructure and institutional capacity, (b) supporting the uptake and usage of Digital Payments and Financial Services and by (c) improving access to financial services for micro, small and medium en- terprises (MSMEs).The project will seek to substantially increase access and usage of financial services by women and sup- port women-owned MSMEs. Approval completed on 15 June 2017. Environmental Assessment Category F. Project: P159428. US$ 137.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Islamic Republic of Pakistan; Development Finance Group, State Bank of Pakistan; Pakistan Poverty Alleviation Fund. Governance Punjab Public Management Reform Program -- Additional Financing: Objective to be Determined. Identification completed on 7 December 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 84.2 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. (R) PFM and accountability to support service delivery PforR: Objective to be Determined. Negotiations author- ized on 17 November 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P157507. US$ 400.0/7.0 (IDA Credit/ECEU). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. (N) Supporting Institutional Reforms for Effective and Inclusive Management of Refugees: The proposed institutional reform project will support the design and effective implementation of policy reform agenda for effective and inclusive management of Afghan Refugees/other Afghan nationals and host communities. To contribute to this objective, the proposed project will support design and implementation of policy reforms; and build capacity and systems for implementa- tion of reforms. Identification completed on 7 November 2017. US$ 25.0/25.0 (IDA Credit/IDA Grant). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. (N) Punjab Revenue Mobilization Project: The PDO is to increase Punjab’s fiscal space by mobilizing own -source rev- enues. Identification completed on 21 November 2017. US$ 200.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Im- plementing agency(ies) to be determined. (N) Pakistan Revenue Mobilization Program: Objective to be Determined. Identification completed on 14 November 2017. Environmental Assessment Category C. US$ 285.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Health, Nutrition & Population (R) Additional Financing to Khyber Pakhtunkhwa: Enhanced Nutrition to Mothers and Children Project: The development objective for the project is to increase the coverage, in Project areas, of interventions that are known to improve the nutritional status of children under two years of age, of pregnant and of lactating women. Negotiations author- ized on 3 November 2017. Environmental Assessment Category C. Project: P161703. US$ 14.8 (PPIN). Consultants will be PAGE 161 Monthly Operational Summary November 2017 required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Social Protection & Labor Pakistan: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) and Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) Emergency Recov- ery Project: The objective is to assist the Government of Pakistan/KP/FATA restore social protection through income transfers and cash for work opportunities to the most affected households and vulnerable groups in the areas affected by military operation against militants and floods. Approval completed on 20 January 2011. Environmental Assessment Cate- gory C. Project: P121394. US$ 250.0/35.0 (IDA Credit/PKNF). Consulting services to be determined. Provincial Relief Reha- bilitation and Settlement Authority (PaRRSA) Tel: (92-91) 921-3855, E-mail: shakeelqadir@pdma.gov.pk, Contact: Shakee Qadir Khan, Director General. FATA Temporarily Displaced Persons Emergency Recovery Project: The Project Development Objective is to support the early recovery of families affected by the militancy crisis, promote child health, and strengthen emergency re- sponse safety net delivery systems in the affected areas of FATA. Approval completed on 21 September 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P160941. US$ 114.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Economic Affairs Division; National Database & Registration Authority. Social, Urban, Rural and Resilience Global Practice Pakistan: KP Cities Project: The Project Development Objective is to improve the viability and effectiveness of urban services provided by participating municipalities. Identification completed on 19 July 2017. US$ 80.0 (IDA Credit). Consult- ing services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Punjab Cities Program: Objective to be Determined. Identification completed on 24 August 2015. Environmental As- sessment Category B. US$43.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. CASA 1000 Community Support Program: The proposed Project Development Objective is to provide access to elec- tricity or other social and economic infrastructure services to communities in the project area in order to strengthen com- munity support for CASA-1000 transmission line. Identification completed on 31 May 2014. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P151075. US$ 10.0 (CASA). Consultants will be required. Economic Affairs Division, Contact: Syed Za- hid Aziz, Managing Director; National Transmission and Dispatch Company (NTDC), Contact: Muhammad Arshad Chaudhry, Managing Director. Weather, Climate and Water Information Services Project: The objective of the project is to strengthen the capacity of the Government of Pakistan to deliver reliable and timely weather, hydrological and climate information and services to user departments and communities. Concept completed on 29 June 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P163924. US$ 100.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Pakistan Meteorological Department. Karachi Integrated Urban Development Program: Objective to be Determined. Identification completed on 29 Au- gust 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 200.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Imple- menting agency(ies) to be determined. Trade & Competitiveness (N) Sindh Jobs and Competitiveness Program: Objective to be Determined. Identification completed on 31 October 2017. Environmental Assessment Category C. US$200.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Economic Revitalization of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Federally Administered Tribal Areas: To support the Government of Pakistan in creating sustainable employment opportunities, generating private sector investment, and laying the foundations for the future development of selected economic sectors in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Federally Adminis- tered Tribal Areas. Approval completed on 28 March 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P160445. US$ 19.0 (PKNF). Consultants will be required. Economic Affairs Division; Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa; FATA Secretar- iat; Small and Medium Enterprise Development Authority (SMEDA). November 2017 South Asia Region PAGE 162 Integrated Tourism and Enterprise Development in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa: To strengthen institutional capacity, increase private sector participation, and improve destination infrastructure in support of the tourism ecosystem in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Concept completed on 25 September 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P163562. US$ 50.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Department of Tourism, Culture, Sports, Archeology & Youth Affairs. Transport & ICT PAKISTAN: Peshawar-Torkham Economic Corridor Project: The proposed Project Development Objective (PDO) is to foster regional connectivity and integration, and create supportive conditions for more efficient transport and trade between Pakistan and Afghanistan through select corridors. Concept completed on 8 November 2016. Environmental As- sessment Category A. Project: P159577. US$ 425.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Economic Affairs Division; National Highways Authority (NHA). Water Water Sector Capacity Building and Advisory Services: The project objective is to improve the management and investment planning of water resources in the Indus River Basin. Approval completed on 21 December 2015. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P155226. US$ 35.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Karachi Water and Sewerage Services Improvement Project (KWSSIP): The Project’s Development objectives are to: (i) raise KWSB’s operational capacity to deliver to all of its customers safe and reliable water service on a sustainable and predictable basis; (ii) restore KWSB’s operations to financial stability; and (iii) establish an enabling environment for fut ure private sector investments in water supply and wastewater treatment. Concept completed on 24 October 2017. Environmen- tal Assessment Category A. Project: P164704. US$640.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Karachi Water and Sewerage Board; Government of Sindh - Planning and Development Department. Punjab Sanitation and Nutrition Improvement Project (PSNIP): To reduce open defecation in targeted villages in eleven districts of rural Punjab Concept completed on 12 October 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P165075. US$ 10.0 (PPIN). Consultants will be required. Public Health Engineering Department. PK Additional Financing for Sindh Water Sector Improvement Phase 1: To improve Ghotki and Fulili canals. Approval completed on 16 December 2014. Environmental Assessment Category A. Project: P131325. US$ 138.0 (IDA Cred- it). Consultants will be required. Sindh Irrigation and Drainage Authority (SIDA) Tel: (92-301) 837-8787, E-mail: zahidjune- jo@hotmail.com, Contact: Junejo Zahid Hussain (R) Sindh-Multi-Sectoral Action for Nutrition (MSAN): The project development objective is to increase the dietary diversity and improve sanitation and hygiene practices in targeted project districts areas. The project will contribute to improving the underlying conditions leading to chronic malnutrition through 1.a sanitation intervention focusing on behavioral change to achieve open defecation-free villages; and 2. an agriculture intervention to introduce production of nutrition food for consumption through homestead gardening practices and increasing household knowledgeof food and nutrition. Approval completed on 24 October 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P158769. US$ 17.6 (PPIN). Consultants will be required. Local Government and HTP Development, Contact: Noor Moham- mad Leghari, Secretary; Agriculture, Supply and Prices Department, Contact: Shahid Gulzar Shaikh, Secretary; Islamic Re- public of Pakistan through Economic Affairs Division, Contact: Mehr Ali Shah, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Water Resources. Sri Lanka Agriculture Sri Lanka Estate Sector Reform and Modernization Project: The PDO would be to support the Government of Sri PAGE 163 Monthly Operational Summary November 2017 Lanka in developing and demonstrating innovative management models for the plantation estate sector in Sri Lanka that are economically, socially, and environmentally sustainable. Identification completed on 14 July 2016. US$70.0 (IBRD). Con- sulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Climate-smart Irrigated Agriculture Project: To enhance climate resilience, improve agricultural productivity, and increase access to markets in targeted smallholder farming communities in selected climatically vulnerable Hot-Spots in Sri Lanka. Concept completed on 5 October 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P163742. US$100.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Agriculture. (N) Sri Lanka Agriculture Sector Modernization Project - AF: The Project Development Objectives (PDO) are to support increasing agriculture productivity, improving market access, and enhancing value addition of smallholder farmers and agribusinesses in the project areas. Identification completed on 7 November 2017. Environmental Assessment Catego- ry B. US$ 125.0/23.2 (IDA Credit/EUDF). Consultants will be required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Education General Education Modernization: Enhance quality and strengthen stewardship of the general education system Con- cept completed on 1 August 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P163714. US$ 100.0 (IDA Credit). Con- sultants will be required. Mr S U Wijeratne, Addditional Secretary Planning. Finance & Markets Sri Lanka Financial Sector Modernization Project: The Project Development Objective (PDO) is “to contribute to increasing financial market efficiency and use of financial services among micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) and individuals�. The project will achieve the PDO through modernizing financial market infrastructure, upgrading the legal and regulatory framework for the financial system, and strengthening the institutional capacity of financial sector regulators (Central Bank of Sri Lanka, [CBSL]; Securities and Exchange Commission of Sri Lanka, [SEC]; and Insurance Board of Sri Lanka, [IBSL]). On account of its comprehensive approach to creating an enabling environment for robust financial development, the project is also expected to advance financial inclusion through (a) increased financial efficiency and competition and (b) the greater reach and financial connectivity of MSMEs and individuals that the new and more inclusive financial market infrastructure shall enable. Approval completed on 5 April 2017. Environmental Assessment Category C. Project: P159303. US$ 75.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka; Insurance Board of Sri Lanka; Securities and Exchange Commission of Sri Lanka; Central Bank of Sri Lanka. Governance (R) Public Sector Efficiency Strengthening Program: To contribute to improve transparency and the efficiency of public programs and selected services Concept completed on 1 November 2017. Environmental Assessment Category C. Project: P162949. US$ 70.0 (IDA Credit). No consultants are required. Ministry of Finance and Media. Health, Nutrition & Population Sri Lanka Health System Strengthening Project: The project development objective is to improve the effectiveness of integrated health service delivery to respond to the changing demographics and disease burden in Sri Lanka. Concept com- pleted on 1 September 2017. Environmental Assessment Category C. Project: P163721. US$200.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Health, Nutrition and Indigenous Medicine. Social, Urban, Rural and Resilience Global Practice Strategic Cities Development Project- Additional Financing: Improve selected urban services and public urban spaces in the Participating City Regions of Sri Lanka. Approval completed on 27 May 2016. Environmental Assessment Cat- egory A. Project: P157427. US$ 55.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. November 2017 South Asia Region PAGE 164 Climate Resilience Improvement Project II: The development objective of the project is to improve Sri Lanka’s physi- cal resilience to extreme climate events and the Government’s capacity to respond to disasters effectively. Identification completed on 26 April 2016. Environmental Assessment Category A. US$100.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be deter- mined. Ministry of Finance, Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka; Ministry of Irrigation and Water Resources Man- agement. Sri Lanka Emergency Solid Waste Management Project: To address the solid waste emergency in the Metro Colom- bo Region, and to build capacity for an integrated solid waste management system in Sri Lanka. Identification completed on 4 May 2017. Environmental Assessment Category A. US$115.0/115.0 (IBRD/AIIB). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Climate Resilience Improvement Project Additional Financing: The Project Development Objective (PDO) is to reduce the vulnerability of exposed people and assets to climate risk and to improve Government’s capacity to respond effec- tively to disasters. Approval completed on 21 March 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P157392. US$ 42.0 (IDA Credit). No consultants are required. Ministry of Finance, Contact: R. H. S. Samaratunga, Dr. Local Development Support Project: The proposed PDO is to strengthen institutional capacity of local authorities and communities to improve service delivery and promote socio-economic opportunities in selected provinces. Concept complet- ed on 21 August 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P163305. US$50.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be re- quired. Ministry of Provincial Councils and Local Government. North East Local Services Improvement Project - Additional Financing: The primary development objective of the project is to improve the delivery of local infrastructure services by local authorities in the Northern and Eastern Prov- inces of Sri Lanka in an accountable and responsive manner. Approval completed on 26 August 2015. Environmental As- sessment Category B. Project: P152623. US$ 20.0 (IDA Credit). No consultants are required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Transport & ICT Colombo Urban Transport Efficiency Project: Reducing traffic congestion in the Colombo metropolitan area and improving urban mobility Identification completed on 25 April 2017. US$200.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be deter- mined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Framework Development and Infrastructure Financing to Support 3Ps: The PDO is to improve the institutional, policy and legal framework conducive for the financing of PPP projects. Concept completed on 27 October 2017. Environ- mental Assessment Category A. Project: P163864. US$ 25.0/0.7 (IDA Credit/PIAF). Consulting services to be determined. National Agency for Public-Private Partnerships (NAPPPs). Water LK: AF Dam Safety WRP - Addl Fin.: The Government of Sri Lanka has requested Additional Financing (AF) to: (i) cover cost overruns to complete the original project scope as described in the PAD for P093132; and (ii) scale-up successful project activities and rehabilitate and modernize additional dams, including some dams in the East and North-east of the country that could not be part of the project area under the original project. The main component under the AF will be the original component 1 - Dam Safety and Operational Efficiency Improvement, that may include some rehabilitation works on linked irrigation conveyance systems. Limited activities will be included under the original component 2 - Hydro- meteorological Information System Improvement and Component 3 - Multi-sectoral Water Resources Planning. Component 4 - Project Management and Monitoring and Evaluation will continue under the AF. The AF complies with the relevant pro- visions of OP/13.20 which stipulates that the Bank provides AF when it is satisfied that: (i) implementation of the project, including substantial compliance with legal covenants, is satisfactory; and (ii) the additional financing is economically justi- fied. Approval completed on 5 May 2014. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P148595. US$ 83.0 (IDA Credit). No consultants are required. Ministry of Irrigation and Water Resources Management Tel: (94-11) 267-5315, E-mail: pddswrpp@sltnet.lk, Contact: Chandanie Wijayawardene, Director General. PAGE 165 Monthly Operational Summary November 2017 November 2017 South Asia Region PAGE 166 Guarantee Operations Africa Angola Luanda Bita Water Supply Project Guarantee: Objective to be Determined. The Project Development Objective is to improve access to potable water service in selected areas of Luanda. The Project is to be supported through an IBRD guarantee currently estimated at US$150m, tentatively complemented by a MIGA guarantee. The Project Development Objective i s to improve access to potable water service in selected areas of Luanda. Burkina Faso Energy and Extractives Electricity Sector Guarantees Project: Objective to be Determined. Identification completed on 23 May 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 80.0 (GUID). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Cameroon Energy and Extractives Cameroon Nachtigal Hydropower Project: Objective to be Determined. Identification completed on 8 October 2015. Environ- mental Assessment Category A. US$ 300.0/150.0/280.0 (GUAR/ZBIL/ZMUL). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Cote d'Ivoire Cote d'Ivoire: CI-ENERGIES Guarantee Project: Objective to be Determined. Identification completed on 30 May 2017. Envi- ronmental Assessment Category B. US$ 200.0 (GUID). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be deter- mined. Ethiopia Energy and Extractives Renewable Energy Guarantees Project: Objective to be Determined. Concept completed on 24 May 2017. Environmental As- sessment Category B. Project: P162607. US$ 200.0/800.0 (GUID/ZPCO). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agen- cy(ies) to be determined. PAGE 167 Monthly Operational Summary November 2017 Kenya Long-term Finance for PPP/ Nairobi-Nakuru Toll Road Guarantee: Crowd in long term local currency financing into PPP Infrastructure projects Identification completed on 22 September 2017. US$ 80.0 (GUID). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. KenGen Guarantee Program: Objective to be Determined. Identification completed on 29 November 2016. US$ 180.0 (GUID). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Kenya Electricity Transmission System Improvement Guarantee: Objective to be Determined. Identification completed on 10 July 2017. Environmental Assessment Category A. US$ 80.0 (GUID). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agen- cy(ies) to be determined. Liberia Liberia South Eastern Corridor Road Asset Management Guarantee Project: The Project Development Objectives (PDOs) are to support the Recipient's effort to reduce motorized vehicles' travel time along the selected sections of South Eastern Ganta- Zwedru-Harper corridor and to improve institutional arrangements and capacity in the road sector. Identification completed on 26 October 2017. US$ 69.0/2.0/8.0/20.0 (IDA Credit/GIF/GUID/LRTF). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agen- cy(ies) to be determined. Mali Energy and Extractives Banda Gas to Power Guarantee: The Gas To Power Project will use natural gas discovered offshore of Mauritania for a power station to be built near Nouakchott. The power will be sold to SOMELEC in Mauritania, SENELEC in Senegal and EDM in Mali using the existing OMVS regional grid. A PRG is required to guarantee gas payments to the producer Tullow Oil estimated at $104m. Gov- ernment of Mali needs to provide a counter-guarantee to cover the proportion of the energy that will be exported to EDM estimated at $17m (equivalent to IDA allocation of $4.25m given 1:4 leverage for IDA PRGs). Approval completed on 29 May 2014. Environmental Assessment Category A. Project: P145664. US$ 32.0 (GUID). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Energy and Extractives FCS RE Segou Solaire Mali Project: The Project Development Objective is to promote the introduction of grid-connected renew- able energy in Mali through an IPP Approval completed on 8 June 2017. US$ 8.2/6.2 (AFDB/GUID). Consulting services to be de- termined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Mauritania Energy and Extractives MR-Banda Gas to Power Guarantee: The gas to power project will use natural gas discovered offshore for a power station to be built near Nouackchott. The power will be sold to SOMELEC in Mauritania, Senelec in Senegal and EDM in Mali using the existing OMVS regional grid Approval completed on 29 May 2014. Environmental Assessment Category A. Project: P107940. US$ 130.0 (GUID). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Energy Tel: (222-46) 431-537, E-mail: kane@acces.mr, kane@hydraulique.gov.mr, Contact: Mamadou Amadou Kane, Directeur General de l'Electricite. November 2017 Guarantee Operations PAGE 168 Nigeria Energy and Extractives Nigeria Electricity and Gas Improvement Project Additional Financing: Additional financing to the Nigeria Electricity and gas improvement project to cover additional PRGs for Gas supply to government owned power plants, in particular the Sapele, Olo- runsogo and Alaoji plants held by the NIGER DELTA POWER HOLDING COMPANY. The NDPHC is scheduled to commission power generation units in three of the NIPP plants at Sapele, Olorunsogo and Alaoji. The units to be commissioned will have a combined initial generation capacity of 575 MW. The 3 plants will have a final generation capacity of 1,974 MW upon completion. These plants urgently require executed Gas Sales Supply Agreements (GSAs) with prospective gas suppliers and IOCs who have emphasized the need for a payment guarantees to enter into long term supply agreements for the fuel deliveries. In accordance with World Bank PRG guidelines, the Federal Ministry of Finance on behalf of the Federal Government of Nigeria is required to nominate parties with whom the World Bank Gan enter into negotiations on PRGs. Therefore, I am writing to request that the World Bank extends the coverage of NEGIP to include NDPHC's NIPP plants and to nominate the NDPHC as a party with whom the World Bank can enter into formal negotiations on the potential provision of PRGs for the individual projects. Approval completed on 19 June 2012. Environmental As- sessment Category B. Project: P126190. US$ 200.0 (GUID). Consulting services to be determined. Power Holding Company of Nigeria Tel: (234-9) 413-6684, E-mail: maganiyu@nepapmu.org, Contact: Mansuru A. Ganiyu, Project Manager. Senegal Energy and Extractives Senegal Solar Energy Development through IPPs Project: In the spirit of 'Scaling up Solar' initiative developed by IFC, the Project will support Solar Energy Development in Senegal through IPPs selected competitively and transparently on the basis of the lowest price per kWh. In order to attract interest from major international developers, minimize transaction costs and uncertainties with regard to contract negotiations and finance mobilization, the bidding package will include draft legal agreements (PPAs, and con- cession agreements) as well as a financing package (term sheet of loans, risk mitigation instruments including proposed Bank guaran- tee…). Identification completed on 8 December 2014. Environmental Assessment C ategory B. Project: P153826. US$ 35.0 (GUID). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Uganda Energy and Extractives IDA Guarantee for Renewable Energy Development Program: The project will provide for amongst others counterpart risk guarantee to cover the payment risk from Uganda Electricity Transmission Company Approval completed on 18 March 2014. Envi- ronmental Assessment Category B. Project: P133318. US$ 160.0 (GUID). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development Tel: (256-41) 434-9342, E-mail: info@energy.go.ug, Contact: Hon. Irene Muloni, Minister. Zambia Second Scaling Solar Guarantee: Objective to be Determined. Identification completed on 8 May 2017. Environmental Assess- ment Category B. US$ 3.0/27.0/10.0 (GUID/ZMUL/ZPCI). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. ZM-Guarantee for Scaling Solar (Round 2): The project development objective is to increase solar electricity generation capaci- ty and diversify electricity generation resources in Zambia. Identification completed on 3 October 2017. US$ 15.0 (GUID). Consulting PAGE 169 Monthly Operational Summary November 2017 services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Energy and Extractives Zambia Scaling Solar Energy Guarantee Project: Objective to be Determined. Approval completed on 16 February 2017. Envi- ronmental Assessment Category B. US$ 3.5 (GUID). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be deter- mined. Regional SWIOFish3 (Seychelles): Objective to be Determined. Approval completed on 29 September 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P163800. US$ 5.0 (GUAR). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Energy and Extractives Ruzizi Regional Hydropower Project - Guarantee: The Ruzizi III hydropower project, 147MW is sponsored by the Energy Commission of the Great Lakes Countries (DRC, Rwanda and Burundi),in short “EGL�, and includes the construction of the dam, t un- nel, power station and the transmission line to a switchyard. The project will be developed in the form of a public-private partnership supported by donors including the World Bank, AfDB, and DBSA. The World Bank would provide a Partial Risk Guarantee to support private sector investors to develop the Ruzizi hydropower project. Identification completed on 15 October 2013. Environmental As- sessment Category B. US$ 60.0 (GUID). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Europe And Central Asia Armenia Energy and Extractives Utility Scale Solar Power Project: Objective to be Determined. Identification completed on 11 May 2015. Environmental Assess- ment Category B. US$ 4.0 (GUAR). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Croatia Transportation Modernization and Restructuring of the Road Sector: Objective to be Determined. Approval completed on 28 April 2017. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$23.3/265.0/370.7/424.3 (IBRD/EBRD/GUAR/ZPCO). Consulting services to be deter- mined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Kosovo Energy and Extractives Kosovo Power Project: IDA partial risk guarantee in support of a private sector independent power producer and lignite mining company, to be selected under the Lignite Power TA Project (P097635). Concept completed on 4 August 2011. Environmental As- November 2017 Guarantee Operations PAGE 170 sessment Category A. Project: P118287. US$ 40.0/725.0/725.0 (GUID/ZBIL/ZEXP). No consultants are required. Ministry of Eco- nomic Development Tel: (381-38) 2002-1505, E-mail: agron.dida@ks-gov.net, Contact: Mr. Besim Beqaj, Minister. Latin America And Caribbean Argentina Renewable Fund Guarantee: Support the development of renewable energy in Argentina through private sector investments. Identification completed on 8 August 2017. US$ 250.0 (GUAR). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Colombia CTF Clean Energy Development Project: Objective to be Determined. Identification completed on 22 November 2016. Envi- ronmental Assessment Category F. US$ 41.0/41.0 (CCTF/GUAR). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Peru Mobilizing Private Long Term Finance for Infrastructure: Support the Government of Peru in leveraging private sector long- term financing for infrastructure under a fiscally sustainable model through the design and provision of partial project based guaran- tees Identification completed on 15 September 2017. Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be deter- mined. Middle East And North Africa Jordan Water, Sanitation and Waste Management Red Sea-Dead Sea Phase 1: - Identification completed on 6 November 2014. Environmental Assessment Category A. US$ 100.0 (GUAR). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. South Asia PAGE 171 Monthly Operational Summary November 2017 Afghanistan Kajaki Hydroelectric Dam Addition: The development objective (DO) is to increase the supply of domestically generated hydroe- lectricity at the Kajaki Hydroelectric Plant (KHP). Identification completed on 6 September 2017. US$ 70.0 (GUID). Consulting ser- vices to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Energy and Extractives Mazar-e-Sharif Gas-to-Power Project: Objective to be Determined. Identification completed on 28 October 2015. Environmen- tal Assessment Category A. Project: P157827. US$ 25.0/45.0 (GUID/ZPCI). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Bangladesh Bangladesh Scaling-up Renewable Energy Project Guarantee: Objective to be Determined. Identification completed on 13 December 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 80.0 (GUID). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. India (N) India Energy Efficiency Scale-Up Program Guarantee: The PDO is to enhance EESL’s financial and institutional capacity and to scale up energy savings in residential and public sectors Identification completed on 16 November 2017. US$220.0/80.0/580.0 (IBRD/GUAR/ZMUL). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Nepal Energy and Extractives UT1 - Upper Trishuli Hydro Project: The project will develop a partial risk guarantee product to support private sector invest- ment in a 216 MW greenfield run-of-river hydro project for domestic power consumption in Nepal. Concept completed on 26 August 2015. Environmental Assessment Category A. Project: P154109. US$ 100.0 (GUID). Consulting services to be determined. Implement- ing agency(ies) to be determined. Board Annex: Listing of DPFs & PforRs As Development Policy Finance (DPF) and Program-for-Results operations do not offer procurement opportunities for firms, they will not be included in the MOS re- port available externally. In response to questions during the COGAM discussion, Management has clarified that the internal version of the MOS that is sent to EDs will continue to include the data on DPF and PforRs as listed in this Board Annex. November 2017 Board Annex DPFs and PforRs PAGE 172 Region Country Name Project Project Description DecMeeting Total Name Definition Amount ECA Macedonia, former P149794 Macedonia Fiscal and PFM PBG 70.00 Yugoslav Republic of SAS Nepal P154693 Nepal Energy Sector Development Policy Credit 300.00 LAC St. Lucia P154829 Saint Lucia DPL with a CAT DDO 20.00 AFR Africa P155442 Accelerated Program for Economic Integration DPO-2 100.00 ECA Albania P156232 Albania Fiscal DPL 70.00 ECA Moldova P156963 Moldova Economic Governance DPO1 07/20/2017 30.00 AFR Ghana P157343 Second Macroeconomic Stability for competitiveness and 11/08/2017 200.00 Growth EAP Vietnam P157722 Vietnam Power Sector Reform Development Policy 05/24/2017 170.00 LAC Paraguay P159122 PY Fiscal management and economic resilience DPL 125.00 EAP Tonga P159263 Tonga Third Inclusive Growth Development Policy Oper- 5.00 ation LAC Dominican Repub- P159351 Dominican Republic DRM Development Policy Loan 07/21/2017 150.00 lic with a Cat DDO AFR Gabon P159508 GABON FISCAL CONSOLIDATION AND INCLUSIVE 09/06/2017 200.00 GROWTH OPERATION SAS Nepal P159547 Nepal Fourth Financial Sector Stability Credit DPC4 100.00 SAS India P159669 Second Programmatic Electricity Distribution Reform 250.00 DPL for Rajasthan LAC Guatemala P159710 Guatemala DRM Development Policy Loan with CAT 145.00 DDO II SAS India P159743 Railway India Development Program 500.00 AFR Togo P159844 Togo Fiscal Reform Credit 11/14/2017 52.00 EAP Indonesia P160394 Second Sustainable and Inclusive Energy Development 150.00 Policy Loan EAP Vietnam P160480 Ho Chi Minh City Development Policy Operation 1 09/20/2017 100.00 ECA Western Balkans P160594 Equity in Economic Opportunities in Western Balkans 50.00 AFR Cabo Verde P160628 CV - Disaster Risk Management Development Policy 8.00 Loan with Cat DDO AFR Benin P160700 First Fiscal Reform and Growth Credit 10/06/2017 40.00 SAS Nepal P160792 Nepal Fiscal Reforms DPC 150.00 EAP Vietnam P160818 Climate Change and Green Growth DPF 2 90.00 EAP Vietnam P160928 First Fiscal Governance Development Policy Operation 03/08/2017 300.00 (FGDPO1) SAS Sri Lanka P161035 Sri Lanka Programmatic DPL - Series 1 Competitiveness 100.00 ECA Serbia P161184 Serbia Second Public Expenditure and Public Utilities 200.00 DPL EAP Myanmar P161189 Myanmar Development Policy Lending for Private Sector 200.00 Competitiveness ECA Bosnia and Herze- P161190 Bosnia and Herzegovina Fiscal DPL 50.00 govina MNA West Bank and P161252 West Bank and Gaza: Fiscal Stability and Business Envi- 09/28/2017 30.00 Gaza ronment DPG PAGE 173 Monthly Operational Summary November 2017 EAP Indonesia P161475 Indonesia Fiscal Reform DPL 2 09/05/2017 300.00 MNA Tunisia P161483 Tunisia DPF 2018 500.00 SAS Pakistan P161522 Reforms for Accelerating Growth DPC 350.00 AFR Kenya P161562 KENYA-Disaster Risk Management Development Policy 200.00 Loan with Cat DDO AFR Mali P161619 Second poverty reduction and inclusive growth DPO 40.00 LAC Colombia P161642 Second Sustainable Development and Green Growth DPL 09/29/2017 500.00 ECA Croatia P161661 Croatia: Public Finance and Competitiveness DPL 100.00 ECA Montenegro P161664 Montenegro Fiscal and Financial Sector Resilience PBG 10/30/2017 80.00 AFR Sao Tome and P161707 2nd Strengthening Growth & Building Foundations for 6.00 Principe Poverty Reduction EAP Kiribati P161794 Fourth Economic Reform Development Policy Operation 09/19/2017 5.00 AFR Guinea P161796 Guinea Second Macroeconomic and Fiscal Management 60.00 DPO EAP Tuvalu P161867 Tuvalu Fourth Development Policy Operation 5.00 EAP Samoa P162104 First Resilience Development Policy Operation 08/29/2017 5.00 AFR Liberia P162111 Liberia Fourth Poverty Reduction Support Development 20.00 Policy Operation AFR Ghana P162157 Third Macroeconomic Stability for competitiveness and 100.00 Growth AFR Madagascar P162279 MG - Inclusive and Resilient Growth DPO 10/06/2017 45.00 EAP Mongolia P162402 Economic Management Support Operation First DPF 05/23/2017 120.00 LAC Haiti P162452 Haiti Fiscal Reform and Economic Growth Credit 20.00 AFR Mozambique P162507 Climate and Disaster Inclusive Resilience Development 75.00 Policy Operation AFR Chad P162548 FISCAL CONSOLIDATION SUPPORT GRANT 11/18/2016 80.00 EAP Timor-Leste P162632 Timor-Leste Development Policy Operation 5.00 AFR Rwanda P162671 Rwanda Energy Sector Development Policy Loan 09/29/2017 125.00 LAC Colombia P162858 Colombia Fiscal and Growth DPL2 500.00 AFR Mauritania P163057 Mauritania Second Fiscal Consolidation and Private Sec- 11/06/2017 26.00 tor Support DPO AFR Burkina Faso P163283 BF - DPO2 series on Energy and PFM 10/26/2017 75.00 AFR Cote d'Ivoire P163284 Cote d'Ivoire - Second Fiscal Management, Education, 10/19/2017 125.00 Energy and Cocoa Reforms Development Policy Opera- tion AFR Niger P163318 Niger Fostering Rural Growth Reform Grant DPO Series 10/03/2017 120.00 EAP Philippines P163382 Philippines Increasing Fiscal Space and Transparency 300.00 DPL AFR Chad P163424 First Programmatic Economic Recovery and Resilience 65.00 Grant AFR Cameroon P163657 Fiscal Consolidation and Inclusive Growth DPO 11/09/2017 200.00 SAS Maldives P163939 Maldives DRM DPC with CAT DDO 10.00 SAS Maldives P163966 Maldives Programmatic Development Policy Financing 20.00 EAP Indonesia P163973 Second DPL to reform the Indonesian maritime logistics 400.00 sector ECA Kyrgyz Republic P163983 Kyrgyz Republic Economic Governance DPO 24.00 AFR Zambia P164030 Zambia Macro-Fiscal & Agriculture DPO 100.00 MNA Egypt, Arab Repub- P164079 Third Fiscal Consolidation, Sustainable Energy & Com- 10/26/2017 1,000.00 lic of petitiveness DPF EAP Indonesia P164109 Indonesia Financial Reform and Strengthening 100.00 November 2017 Board Annex DPFs and PforRs PAGE 174 AFR Malawi P164122 Malawi Second Agricultural Support and Fiscal Manage- 80.00 ment DPO AFR Madagascar P164137 Public Finance Sustainability and Investment DPF II 09/20/2017 45.00 AFR Gabon P164201 Gabon Inclusive Growth and Spending Efficiency 200.00 LAC Grenada P164289 Grenada Blue Growth Development Policy Credit 35.00 SAS Bhutan P164290 Improving Fiscal Management & Strengthening Private 30.00 Sector Employment AFR Sao Tome and P164321 STP - 3rd Strengthening Growth and Fiscal Policy DPO 6.00 Principe ECA Ukraine P164414 Ukraine Multisector Development Policy Financing 400.00 MNA West Bank and P164427 Development Policy Grant: Fiscal Resilience and Job 40.00 Gaza Creation II AFR Central African P164442 State Consolidation Development Program 2 25.00 Republic AFR Senegal P164525 Senegal Second Multi-Sectoral Structural Reform DPO 60.00 AFR Gambia, The P164545 Gambia DPO Series 20.00 EAP Lao People's Dem- P164573 Disaster Risk Management Development Policy Opera- 10.00 ocratic Republic tion with a CAT DDO ECA Serbia P164575 Public Sector Efficiency and Growth DPL 200.00 LAC Brazil P164588 Mato Grosso Fiscal Adjustment DPL 350.00 AFR Tanzania P164655 Tanzania First Growth and Service Delivery DPO 150.00 MNA Iraq P164676 Third Expenditure Rationalization Energy Eff. and SOE 1,000.00 Governance EAP Vietnam P164796 Vietnam Second Fiscal Governance Development Policy 300.00 Operation SAS Afghanistan P164882 AF DPG - Incentive Program 900.00 AFR Malawi P165056 MALAWI-Disaster Risk Management Development Poli- 25.00 cy Loan with Cat DDO SAS Pakistan P165160 Pakistan DRM DPC with CAT DDO 250.00 EAP Fiji P165276 Fiscal Sustainability and Climate Resilience DPO 11/07/2017 50.00 LAC Guyana P165425 GY DPL Financial Sector Stability and Development 25.00 LAC Brazil P165533 Fiscal Sustainability and Investment Climate 500.00 AFR Cabo Verde P165631 Cabo Verde DPO 32.00 AFR Sierra Leone P165639 SL Supplemental Financing for the PTSC-I 10/30/2017 10.00 LAC Brazil P165668 Rio de Janeiro Municipality: Restoring Fiscal Sustaina- 390.00 bility DPL EAP Papua New Guinea P165717 Papua New Guinea Development Policy Operation 100.00 AFR Congo, Republic of P165815 Congo Fiscal manag., econ. diversific. & social sectors 200.00 resilience DPF ECA Uzbekistan P166019 Uzbekistan Reforms for Transition DPO 300.00 AFR Benin P166115 Second Fiscal Reform and Growth DPF 30.00 LAC Panama P166159 Third Programmatic Shared Prosperity Development 100.00 Policy Financing ECA Romania P166303 Building Disaster and Climate Resilience in Romania 465.00