THE WORLD BANK MONTHLY OPERATIONAL SUMMARY SEPTEMBER 2016 (as of September 15, 2016) 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 ................................................................................................................................................................................. 12 East Asia And Pacific ................................................................................................................................................... 65 Europe And Central Asia ........................................................................................................................................... 85 Latin America and The Caribbean........................................................................................................................ 107 Middle East And North Africa................................................................................................................................ 122 South Asia ..................................................................................................................................................................... 131 Guarantee Operations .............................................................................................................................................. 156 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 September 2016 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 September 2016 GUIDE TO THE WORLD BANK MONTHLY OPERATIONAL SUMMARY The World Bank Monthly Operational Summary During NEGOTIATIONS, discussions are held with (MOS) reports on the status of projects in the World the client government, and the agreements reached are Bank’s pipeline from the time the operation is identi- written into the loan documents. Upon completion of fied to the signing of the Loan, Credit, or Grant Agree- negotiations, the project is presented to the Bank’s ment. It is a detailed accountings of the projects in- Board of Executive Directors for approval. After ap- cluded in the country lending programs that are ac- proval, the financing agreement is signed. tively being prepared for implementation. The lending programs reflect the Bank’s strategy for each member Project IMPLEMENTATION normally starts within country as set out in the Country Partnership Frame- a few months after the project financing agreement is work (CPF) presented to the Board of Executive Direc- signed. Countries, through their implementing agen- tors of the World Bank. On average, it takes about 13 cies, have full responsibility for executing of World months for the Bank to process a project from concept Bank-financed projects, including procuring goods and to approval. After a financing agreement is signed or a works and hiring consultants. Contractors and suppli- project is dropped from the program, the project entry ers, therefore, should contact appropriate officials of is deleted from this summary. Each issue of the sum- the implementing agency to express their interest in mary contains a list of projects reported for the first specific projects and obtain information on what goods time and the list of projects deleted from the current and services will be needed and when and how to sub- issue. Program. Familiarity with the Bank’s project cy- mit bids and proposals. cle, summarized in the following paragraphs, can help potential bidders identify business opportunities with Consultants are often used during project implementa- Bank borrowers. Each entry in the MOS indicates at tion to provide technical assistance and other project what point the operation is in the project cycle. implementation support. Consultants in particular should contact the responsible implementing agency Project Cycle early in the project preparation period to express their interest. During IDENTIFICATION, the client government Contracts for consulting services, as well as some for and the Bank identify a specific operation as being goods and works, may also be procured prior to likely to support the country’s development strategy loan/credit/grant approval. This is known as advance and the Bank’s CPF. contracting. During PREPARATION, the client government iden- The information contained in (MOS) is intended to en- tifies and discusses the technical and institutional al- able companies to assess their interest in supplying ternatives for achieving the objectives of a project. Bank-financed projects. Further information should be Preparation usually requires feasibility studies fol- requested from the country’s project implementing lowed by more detailed studies of the alternatives that agency. The likelihood of a timely response is greater if promise to yield the most satisfactory results. An envi- the queries are brief and to the point. When possible, ronmental assessment is usually carried out during this travel to the country; direct contact with relevant phase. (See below for more information on environ- agency officials is recommended. mental assessment.) In the preparation stage of the project cycle, clients often supplement their own efforts Firms should contact the World Bank only if they are by hiring consultants to carry out a major part of the unable to obtain a response to their queries from the work. Contractors and suppliers of equipment and implementing agency. General information about busi- goods need to start making contacts with country offi- ness opportunities under Bank loans, credits, and cials during this stage. grants may be obtained from the World Bank’s Pro- curement Policy and Services Group’s website at During APPRAISAL, the Bank conducts a compre- http://www.worldbank.org/procure (click on “Bid- hensive review of all aspects of the project (technical, ding/Consulting Opportunities” on the left navigation institutional, economic, and financial), laying the foun- bar). Business opportunities under World Bank-fi- dation for implementing the project and evaluating it nanced appear twice a month in UN Development Busi- when completed. Project appraisal is conducted by ness and are available via the internet at Bank staff and may be supplemented by individual ex- . The website also includes perts. The preparation of the Project Appraisal Docu- invitations to bid and submit proposals, notices of con- ment concludes this stage. tract awards, and General Procurement Notices. September 2016 Monthly Operational Summary PAGE 4 Category FI: Involves investment of Bank funds through a financial intermediary, in subprojects that Environmental Categories have adverse environmental impacts. An environmen- tal framework may be required. The type, timing, and scope of environmental analysis to be performed by Bank clients are confirmed when a Category U: No category given. given project is identified. Projects are assigned one of the following categories, depending on the nature, The World Bank has three basic lending instruments: magnitude, and sensitivity of environmental issues: (ii) Investment Project Finance which provides finan- cial support for goods, works and services for a pre-de- Category A: The project may have adverse and signif- fined specific project; (ii) Development Policy Finance icant environmental impacts. Full environmental as- (DPF) which supports countries’ policy and institu- sessment is normally required. tional reforms in a sector or the economy as a whole and provides quick-disbursing budget support; and (iii) Category B: The project may have specific environ- Program-for-Results (PforR) which finances a small mental issues. Partial environmental assessment is part of a large government program, with disburse- normally required. ments linked to results or performance indicators. DPF and PforR operations are not included in the (MOS) be- Category C: Likely to have minimal or no adverse en- cause these instruments are not designed to provide vironmental impacts. Beyond screening, no further EA procurement opportunities since the funds are dis- action is required. bursed directly to government accounts. A typical summary entry looks like this: The Global Environment Facility (GEF) In addition to projects financed by the World Bank, the benefits in the focal areas of climate change, biodiver- World Bank Monthly Operational Summary reports sity, international waters, land degradation chemicals, on projects financed by the Global Environment Facil- sustainable forest management (SFM)/REDD+, and ity (GEF). under the Least Developed Countries Fund (LDCF) and the Special Climate Change Fund—adaptation to cli- The GEF was established in 1991 by a Resolution of the mate change. The GEF consists of an Assembly of 183 World Bank Executive Directors as a pilot program to participating countries, a Council, a Secretariat a Scien- assist in the protection of the global environment and tific and Technical Advisory Panel, and 14 Implement- to promote environmentally sound and sustainable ing Agencies – ADB, AfDB, CI, DBSA, EBRD, FAO, economic development. The GEF operates as a mecha- IADB, IFAD, IUCN, UNDP, UNIDO, World Bank, and nism for providing new and additional grant and con- WWF. cessional funding to meet the agreed incremental costs of measures to achieve agreed global environmental PAGE 5 Monthly Operational Summary September 2016 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: www.thegef.org/gef sustainably use their biological diversity, reduce their The GEF Secretariat emissions of greenhouse gases and adapt to climate 1818 H St. NW change, manage shared water bodies and reduce their Washington DC 20433, USA emissions of ozone-depleting substances by accessing Tel: (1-202) 473-0508 GEF resources to cover the incremental costs of addi- Fax: (1-202) 522-3240, 522-3245 tional actions on these global issues. 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 Programs' and meet the GEF project eligibility criteria. New Projects Added In This Issue Africa Region Africa Agriculture: Mali Livestock Sector Development Support Project Agriculture: Regional Great Lakes Integrated Agriculture Development Project Agriculture: Burundi- Regional Great Lakes Integrated Agriculture Development Project Governance: Regional Public Sector Capacity Building Social Protection & Labor: Africa Identification for Development (ID4D) Regional Project Water: Building Climate Resilience in the Niger Basin Water: Lake Chad Development Project Cameroon Energy & Extractives: Mining Sector Capacity Building Add Transport & ICT: Cameroon - ICT Sector Reform Project Central African Republic Social, Urban, Rural and Resilience Global Practice: CAR-Service Delivery and Support to Displaced Populations Congo, Democratic Republic of September 2016 New Projects Added In This Issue PAGE 6 Energy & Extractives: DRC Power Sector and Utility Development Project Social, Urban, Rural and Resilience Global Practice: Kinshasa Urban Development Project Trade & Competitiveness: DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO- SME DEVELOPMENT AND GROWTH PROJECT Guinea-Bissau Water: Emergency Water and Electricity Services Madagascar Transport & ICT: MADAGASCAR - SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORT PROJECT Malawi Agriculture: Malawi Agricultural Commercialization Project Mali Social, Urban, Rural and Resilience Global Practice: Mali Hydrological and Meteorological Services Modernization Project Mauritania Social, Urban, Rural and Resilience Global Practice: Mauritania Sustainable Livelihoods Project Social, Urban, Rural and Resilience Global Practice: Mauritania Municipal Solid Waste Management Project Mozambique Energy & Extractives: Mining and Gas Technical Assistance Additional Financing Social, Urban, Rural and Resilience Global Practice: Emergency Resilient Recovery Project - Additional Financing Nigeria Social, Urban, Rural and Resilience Global Practice: Nigeria Women Empowerment Project Transport & ICT: Nigeria Agricultural Transport and Logistics Corridors Development Program Senegal Energy & Extractives: Second Sustainable and Participatory Energy Management PAGE 7 Monthly Operational Summary September 2016 Social, Urban, Rural and Resilience Global Practice: Senegal Municipal Solid Waste Management Project Tanzania Agriculture: Building Future Agro-food Systems of Tanzania (BFAST) Other: Lake Victoria Transport Program - Phase 3 Tanzania Togo Social, Urban, Rural and Resilience Global Practice: Togo - Urban Infrastructure Project Western Africa Finance & Markets: WAEMU Affordable Housing Finance Zambia Agriculture: Zambia Integrated Landscape Project East Asia And Pacific Region Indonesia Water: Dam Operational Improvement and Safety Project Phase 2 Thailand Agriculture: Thailand Agribusiness and Farmers Support Project Tonga Social, Urban, Rural and Resilience Global Practice: Tonga Skills for Employment Project Transport & ICT: Tonga Maritime Investment Project Tuvalu Transport & ICT: Tuvalu Maritime Investment Project Vanuatu Transport & ICT: Vanuatu Aviation Investment Project Additional Financing Vietnam September 2016 New Projects Added In This Issue PAGE 8 Environment & Natural Resources: Strengthening Partnership to Protect Globally Significant Endangered Species in Vi- etnam Europe And Central Asia Region Armenia Water: Additional Financing Irrigation System Enhancement Project Turkey Social Protection & Labor: Turkey Refugees Employment Support Program Latin America And Caribbean Region Argentina Water: Salado Integrated River Basin Management Support Project Bolivia Water: Rural Water and Energy Access Project Chile Health, Nutrition & Population: Chile - Health Sector Support Project Colombia Social Protection & Labor: Social Protection for Enhanced Social Mobility and Inclusion Jamaica Macro Economics & Fiscal Management: Second Competitiveness and Fiscal Management Programmatic PBG Panama Health, Nutrition & Population: PA: Improving Access and Continuity of Health Care IPF Middle East And North Africa Region Jordan Social, Urban, Rural and Resilience Global Practice: Emergency Services and Social Resilience Project AF Lebanon PAGE 9 Monthly Operational Summary September 2016 Transport & ICT: Roads and Employment Project Yemen, Republic of Health, Nutrition & Population: Emergency Health and Nutrition Project Social Protection & Labor: Emergency Crisis Response Project Additional Financing South Asia Region Bangladesh Agriculture: Irrigated Agriculture Modernization Project Environment & Natural Resources: Bangladesh Sustainable Coastal and Marine Fisheries Trade & Competitiveness: Export Competitiveness for Jobs Water: Dhaka Sanitation Improvement Project Water: Additional Financing to Chittagong Water Supply Improvement and Sanitation Project Pakistan Health, Nutrition & Population: Sindh Enhancing Response to Reduce Stunting and Malnutrition Health, Nutrition & Population: KP Enhanced Nutrition to Mothers and Children Project September 2016 New Projects Added In This Issue PAGE 10 Projects Deleted from This Issue Africa Region Burundi: Burundi Coffee Sector Competitiveness Project(Cr. D0570-BI) Gabon: eGabon( Ln. 86240-GA) Kenya: Transforming Health Systems for Universal Care(Cr. 58360-KE) Liberia: Liberia Forest Sector Project Malawi: Additional Financing to Malawi Drought Recovery and Resilience Project Niger: Climate Smart Agriculture Support Project(Cr. 58300-NE) Senegal: Additional Financing to the Senegal Electricity Sector Support Project Tanzania: TZ-Zanzibar Improving Student Prospects Project(Cr. 58500-TZ) Tanzania: Citizen-Centric Judicial Modernization and Justice Service Delivery(Cr. 57780-TZ) East Asia And Pacific Region Cambodia: Cambodia Health Equity and Quality Improvement Project (H-EQIP)(Cr. 58130-KH) China: Zhuzhou Brownfield Remediation Project( Ln. 85870-CN) China: Building a Modern Fiscal System Technical Assistance( Ln. 86160-CN) Vanuatu: Vanuatu Infrastructure Reconstruction and Improvement Project(Cr. D1220-VU, Cr. 58470-VU) Vietnam: Mekong Delta Integrated Climate Resilience and Sustainable Livelihoods Project(Cr. 58450-VN) Europe And Central Asia Region Tajikistan: FVWRMP - Phase II PAGE 11 Monthly Operational Summary September 2016 Latin America And Caribbean Region Argentina: AR PROSAP3 - Third Provincial Agricultural Development Project Mexico: Mexico Municipal Energy Efficiency Project( Ln. 85940-MX) Middle East And North Africa Region Yemen, Republic of: Yemen Emergency Crisis Response Project(Cr. D1320-RY) South Asia Region Bangladesh: College Education Development Project(Cr. 58410-BD) India: Tamil Nadu Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Project India: IN Karnataka Urban Water Supply Modernization Project( Ln. 86010-IN) Pakistan: PK-Balochistan Integrated Water Resources Management & Development Project(Cr. 58850-PK) Pakistan: National Immunization Support Project(Cr. 57860-PK) Pakistan: Sindh Resilience Project(Cr. 58880-PK) Sri Lanka: Ecosystem Conservation and Management(Cr. 57920-LK) September 2016 Africa PAGE 12 Africa Angola Agriculture Smallholder Agriculture Development and Commercialization Project: The objective of the Project is to increase smallholder agriculture productivity, production and marketing for selected crops in the Project areas. Approval completed on 5 July 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P154447. US$70.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Agriculture Tel: (244)222-323650, E-mail: tobiaslopes@hotmail.com, Contact: (244)222-323650, Head of Office; Republic of Angola, Contact: 923633496, DINIECD. (R) 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 targeted areas in Angola. Concept completed on 25 August 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P159052. US$230.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Agriculture; Republic of Angola Tel: 244923490613, E-mail: joao.quipipa@minfin.gv.ao, Contact: Joao Francisco Quipipa, State Secretary. Health, Nutrition & Population Angola Health Sector Reform Project: The development objective is to support the Government in advancing the priority health sector reform agenda in Angola. Identification completed on 8 July 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 100.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Macro Economics & Fiscal Management Angola Fiscal Management Development Policy Financing: Objective to be Determined. Approval completed on 30 June 2015. US$ 200.0 (GUAR). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Poverty and Equity Angola Statistics Project: The PDO is to strengthen the capacity of INE in Angola to fill data gaps, improve statistical production and enhance statistical dissemination practices. Appraisal completed on 9 July 2016. Environmental Assessment Category C. Project: P157671. US$62.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Instituto Nacional de Estatística, Con- tact: Camilo Ceita, Director Geral; Republic of Angola (Ministry of Finance), Contact: Armando Manuel, Minister. Social Protection & Labor AO-Local development Project - AF: Objective to be Determined. Identification completed on 9 June 2016. Environmen- tal Assessment Category B. US$50.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be deter- mined. Water Second Water Sector Institutional Development Project: The Project Development Objective is to strengthen the institutional capacity of water sector agencies and increase water service coverage in target cities. Concept completed on 21 May 2015. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P151224. US$300.0/150.0 (IBRD/FRDE). No consultants are re- quired. Ministry of Energy and Water, Contact: Luis Filipe da Silva, Secretario de Aguas; Republic of Angola. PAGE 13 Monthly Operational Summary September 2016 Benin Agriculture (R) Agricultural Productivity and Diversification Additional Financing: Objective to be Determined. Identification completed on 23 May 2016. US$ 20.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Energy & Extractives Modern Energy and Renewable Access Project: The project's development objective is to increase access to modern and renewable energy in urban and rural areas. Identification completed on 15 July 2016. US$ 60.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Ministry of Energy, Water and Mining (MEEM). Governance Public Investment Management and Governance Support Project: The project development objective is to improve efficiency in public investment management and enhance the performance of selected institutions of accountability in Benin. Approval completed on 23 June 2016. Environmental Assessment Category C. Project: P147014. US$ 30.0 (IDA Credit). Con- sulting services to be determined. REPUBLIC OF BENIN, Contact: Mireille Guedou-Madode, Chief of Staff; Ministry of Plan- ning and Development, Contact: Sosthene Ulrich Gnansounou, Directeur Adjoint de Cabinet. 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. Envi- ronmental Assessment Category B. US$ 30.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Secretariat for Decentralized Com- munity Driven Services Tel: (229) 9003-3601, E-mail: sepsdcc@yahoo.fr, Contact: Mr. Germain Ouin Ouro Trade & Competitiveness Benin Cross Border Tourism and Competitiveness Project: The project development objective is to contribute to increased cross-border tourism and private sector investment in selected tourism destinations and value chains, in Recipient's territory. Approval completed on 25 March 2016. Environmental Assessment Category A. Project: P149117. US$ 50.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Ministry in Charge of Development Tel: 22921301351, E-mail: Guedou.prima- ture@gmail.com, Contact: Mireille Guedou Madode, Chief of Staff; Republic of Benin Tel: 22921307684, E-mail: contact@de- velopment.bj, Contact: Lionel Zinsou, Prime Minister, Minister in charge of Development. Water (R) Small Town Water Supply and Urban Septage Management Project: The proposed development objectives of the Project are to: (i) strengthen service delivery capacity of sector institutions in smalltowns and urban areas; (ii) increase access to water supply in selected small towns; and (iii) increase access to sanitation services in selected urban and peri-urban areas. Concept completed on 14 March 2016. Project: P156738. US$ 68.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Economy and Finance; Ministry of Energy, Water and Mining (MEEM). Botswana Education Secondary Education and Skills Development: To improve equitable access and relevance of senior secondary educa- tion. Concept completed on 22 June 2015. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P151047. US$50.0 (IBRD). Con- September 2016 Africa PAGE 14 sulting services to be determined. Ministry of Education and Skills Development, Contact: Richard Matlhare, Permanent Sec- retary; Republic of Botswana, Contact: Solomon Sekwakwa, Permanent Secretary. Health, Nutrition & Population (R) Botswana Health Systems Support Project: Objective to be Determined. Identification completed on 1 June 2015. Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Social Protection & Labor Botswana Social Protection Modernization Project: The proposed Project Development Objective (PDO) is to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of selected social protection programs in Botswana. Concept completed on 3 June 2015. En- vironmental Assessment Category C. Project: P151830. US$30.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. Republic of Botswana; Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development, Contact: Ruth Radibe, Director of Social Protection; Statistics Bot- swana, Contact: Anna Majelantle, Statistician General. Water Botswana Emergency Water Security and Efficiency Project: To address immediate drought impact, and enhance long term water security through improved efficiency of water supply and sanitation services, and increased capacity for wastewater management and re-use in selected systems. Identification completed on 13 July 2016. Environmental Assessment Category A. US$160.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Burkina Faso Agriculture (R) Burkina Faso Livestock Sector Development Support Project: The proposed project development objective is to improve livestock productivity, develop animal value chains and strengthen capacity to respond to emergencies affecting live- stock. The project will have a countrywide coverage. It will focus on the main livestockcommodity value chains, including meat (cattle and small ruminants), as well as milk and poultry (meat and eggs). Commercially attractive businesses and value chains regarding pork production, apiculture and aquaculture may also qualify for project support as diversification areas. The PDO is aligned with the Government's vision for sustainable livestock development, as laid out in PNDEL. It reflects a vision geared to promoting ‘a competitive and environmentally sustainable livestock production for which operational value chains which are organized based on market conditions and are contributing to a greater extent to both food security and the improvement of the welfare of the Burkinabe people.’ This goal is complementary to the goal of the Bank -funded PRAPS project. The proposed project will concern the sedentary systems, which are not dealt with by PRAPS which focuses strictly on pastoral (mobile) systems. Concept completed on 14 September 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P159476. US$ 40.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Finance; Ministry of Animal Resources. Energy & Extractives Burkina Faso AF to Electricity Sector Support Project: Objective to be Determined. Identification completed on 27 May 2016. US$ 100.0 (IDA Grant). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Electricity Sector Guarantees Project: Objective to be Determined. Identification completed on 23 May 2016. Environ- mental Assessment Category B. US$ 80.0 (GUID). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be de- termined. Governance PAGE 15 Monthly Operational Summary September 2016 Burkina Faso Local Governemnt Support Project 2: The development objective of the prject is to strengthen central government's capacity for decentralization and the institutional capacities of municipalities ("communes") in seven region- sand to improve accountability linkages between local policy makers and citizens in said municipalities. Identification com- pleted on 18 August 2015. Environmental Assessment Category B. Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Health, Nutrition & Population Reproductive Health Project - Additional Financing: To improve the utilization and quality of maternal and child health, reproductive health and HIV/AIDS services in the Recipient's territory with a particular focus on the poor and vulner- able. Approval completed on 15 March 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P153104. US$ 35.0 (IDA Grant). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Economy, Finance and Development, Contact: Mrs. Hadizatou Rosine COU- LIBALY/SORI, Minister; Ministry of Health Tel: 226-25302316, E-mail: smaila11@yahoo.fr, Contact: Smaila Ouedraogo, Min- ister. Social Protection & Labor Additional Financing for Social Safety Net Project: Objective to be Determined. Identification completed on 9 June 2016. Environmental Assessment Category C. US$ 9.0 (AFRH). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Social, Urban, Rural and Resilience Global Practice Transport and Urban Infrastructure Development Project: The objective of the Project is to improve mobility and access to 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 13 June 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P151832. US$ 100.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. GOVERNMENT OF BURKINA FASO; Permanent Secretariat of the Transport Sector Program, Contact: Serge P. Bela, Permanent Secretary of PST; Ministry of Urban Planning and Housing, Contact: Maurice Dieudonné Bonanet, Minister; Ministry of Infrastructure, Contact: Eric Wendmanegda Bougouma, Minister; Ministère de l'Administration Territoriale et de la Sécurité, Contact: Simon Compaoré, Minister. Trade & Competitiveness Burkina Faso - Bagre Growth Pole Project Additional Financing: Objective to be Determined. Identification com- pleted on 18 August 2016. US$ 50.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Transport & ICT BF-Transport Sector modernization and trade facilitation Project: Objective to be Determined. Identification com- pleted on 5 August 2015. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 20.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Burkina-Faso eGovernment Project: Objective to be Determined. Identification completed on 25 August 2015. Environ- mental Assessment Category C. US$ 40.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Water 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 sanitation MDGs. The project will achieve the objective through: (a) facilitatingaccess to services through programs for constructing social water service connections, public standpipes, and on-site sanitation facilities; and (b) consolidating the achievements of the urban water supply sub-sector reforms and strengthening capacities to deliver and manage services. The project will September 2016 Africa PAGE 16 help to provide clean water to 527,000 additional people and to provide improved sanitation services to 246,000 additional 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, Contact: .. Burundi Agriculture Agro-Pastoral Productivity and Markets Development: Objective to be Determined. Identification completed on 12 August 2016. US$ 25.0 (IDA Grant). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Environment & Natural Resources Burundi Landscape Restoration Project: Restore degraded landscapes in targeted regions in Burundi. Identification completed on 28 June 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 50.0/13.5 (IDA Credit/LDC). Consulting services to be determined. Ministry of Finance and Economic Development; Ministry of Water, Environment, Land and Urban Plan- ning. Health, Nutrition & Population Health System Support Project ("KIRA"): Objective to be Determined. Identification completed on 11 September 2015. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 50.0/60.0 (IDA Grant/ZBIL). Consulting services to be determined. Implement- ing agency(ies) to be determined. Social Protection & Labor BI-Social Safety Nets: Objective to be Determined. Identification completed on 30 June 2014. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 40.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Trade & Competitiveness Local Development for Jobs: The project development objective is to create income generating opportunities and improve access to basic services, with a geographical focus on Bujumbura, and selected regions in Burundi, with special emphasis on reaching vulnerable groups, through support to SMEs and public works activities. Concept completed on 26 June 2015. En- vironmental Assessment Category B. Project: P155060. US$ 50.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Ministry of Finance and Economic Development Planning, Contact: Marie Salome Ndabahariye, Permanent Secretary; Ministry of Fi- nance and Economic Development Planning Tel: 257-22222775, E-mail: mushdes@yahoo.fr, Contact: Desire Musharitse, Eco- nomic Advisor. Cabo Verde Transport & ICT First additional financing to the Cabo Verde Transport Sector Reform Project: Objective to be Determined. Iden- tification completed on 16 August 2016. US$ 5.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Cameroon Agriculture PAGE 17 Monthly Operational Summary September 2016 (R) Livestock Development Project: The Project Development Objective (PDO) is to improve productivity of selected livestock production systems and the commercialization of their products for the targeted beneficiaries, and provide immedi- ate and effective response in the event of an eligible livestock crisis or emergency. Negotiations authorized on 2 September 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P154908. US$ 100.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Min- istry of Livestock (MINEPIA), Contact: Taiga Taiga, Minister; REPUBLIC OF CAMEROON Tel: 23722221509, Contact: NGA- NOU DJOUMESSI EMMANUEL, Minister. Education CM-Basic Education Support Project: The Project Development Objective would be to improve the quality as well as the governance of the basic education system. Identification completed on 15 July 2016. US$ 100.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Energy & Extractives Hydropower Dev. on the Sanaga River Proj: Objective to be Determined. Identification completed on 21 October 2015. Environmental Assessment Category A. US$ 30.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. (R) Electricity Transmission and Reform Project: The project development objective is to improve the capacity, effi- ciency, and reliability of Cameroon†™s national electricity transmission network. Appraisal completed on 2 August 2016. Environmental Assessment Category A. Project: P152755. US$325.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. Government Re- public of Cameroon, Contact: Emmanuel Nganou Djoumessi, Minister of Economy, Planning and RegionalDevelopment; Min- ister of Water and Energy (MINEE), Contact: Dr. Basile Atangana Kouna, Minister. (N) Mining Sector Capacity Building Add: Objective to be Determined. Identification completed on 14 August 2016. US$ 25.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Hydropower Dev. on the Sanaga River Proj: 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 determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Governance PFM for Service Delivery Reform Project: The proposed project will finance the following technical assistance to: (i) consolidate the existing efforts in the implementation of performance management tools in support of program budgeting approach, (ii) reinforce capacity of the national players of the public procurement in order to implement the new procurement strategy and (iii) prepare the various feasibility studies for the deployment of an integrated financial management system. Identification completed on 6 October 2014. Environmental Assessment Category C. US$ 15.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting ser- vices to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Health, Nutrition & Population Health System Performance Reinforcement Project: The proposed Project Development Objective (PDO) is to in- crease utilization and improve the quality of health services with a particular focus on reproductive, maternal, child and ado- lescent health and nutrition services. Approval completed on 3 May 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P156679. US$ 100.0/27.0 (IDA Credit/GFF). Consulting services to be determined. MINEPAT Tel: 237-22221509, Contact: Mr. Louis Paul Motaze, Minister of Economy , Planning and Regional Development; Ministry of Public Health Tel: 237-22- 22-35-25, E-mail: andrmama@yahoo.fr, Contact: Andre Mamma Fouda, Minister of Public Health. Social, Urban, Rural and Resilience Global Practice Cameroon Inclusive Cities Program: The proposed Development Objective is to increase access of the urban population, particularly those living in poor neighborhoods, to infrastructure and services. Concept completed on 20 January 2016. En- vironmental Assessment Category A. Project: P156210. US$ 160.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. September 2016 Africa PAGE 18 MINEPAT, Contact: Jean Jacques YEPMOU, Director; MINHDU (Ministere de l'Habitat et du Developpement Urbain), Con- tact: Mme Anne-Marie Essono, Engineer. Transport & ICT (N) Cameroon - ICT Sector Reform Project: The Development Objective is to further ICT sector's reforms in order to increase the reach and usage of ICT services in the Republic of Cameroon. Identification completed on 30 August 2016. En- vironmental Assessment Category C. US$ 40.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. (R) Cameroon Transport Sector Development Project: The PDO is to: (a) strengthen transport planning; (b) improve transport efficiency and safety on the Babadjou-Bamenda section of the Yaounde - Bamenda transport corridor; and (c) en- hance safety and security at selected airports. Negotiations authorized on 29 August 2016. Environmental Assessment Cate- gory B. Project: P150999. US$192.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Government Republic of Cameroon; Cellule BAD-BM, Ministry of Public Works; Unite de Gestion du Projet, Cameroon Civil Aviation Authority. Central African Republic Energy & Extractives CAR Rehabilitation and Reinforcement of the Electricity Sector: Objective to be Determined. Identification com- pleted on 18 October 2012. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 17.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be deter- mined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Governance Emergency Public Services Response Project: The project development objective is to re-establish an operational gov- ernment payroll and related financial management systems. Approval completed on 19 May 2015. Environmental Assessment Category C. Project: P154304. US$ 10.0 (IDA Grant). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Finance and Budget/ CS REF, Contact: Remy Yakoro, Minister of Finance. Poverty and Equity Data for Decision Making: To strengthen the capacity of the national statistics organization, the Institut National de la Statistique des Etudes Economiques et Demographiques (INSEED), to conduct living standards surveys that meet interna- tional quality standards and to publicly release resulting anonymized microdata. Identification completed on 24 June 2016. Environmental Assessment Category C. US$ 10.0 (IDA Grant). Consulting services to be determined. Ministry of Economy and Planning; ICASEES. Social, Urban, Rural and Resilience Global Practice CAR Reintegration of Ex-combatants Project: The project development objective is to support social and economic reintegration of demobilized ex-combatants. Identification completed on 10 August 2016. Environmental Assessment Cate- gory B. US$ 15.0 (IDA Grant). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. (N) CAR-Service Delivery and Support to Displaced Populations: The PDO is to improve access of displaced popu- lations and local communities to basic services and infrastructure. Identification completed on 12 September 2016. US$ 25.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Chad Governance PAGE 19 Monthly Operational Summary September 2016 TD-Public Financial Mgmt CB AF: The additional finacing will scale up some existing activities (technical assistance to the computerisation 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: pamfip@intnet.td, Contact: Chandanie Wijayawardene, Director General. Poverty and Equity (R) Improving Statistical Systems in Chad: To support the government of the Republic of Chad in improving the avail- ability, quality, and comparability of poverty and other socioeconomic data to inform policy monitoring and planning. Identi- fication completed on 21 April 2016. US$ 7.0 (IDA Grant). Consulting services to be determined. INSEED; Ministere du Plan et de la Cooperation Internationale. Social Protection & Labor (R) Chad Safety Nets Project: The project development objective (PDO) is to pilot cash transfers and cash-for-work inter- ventions to the poor and lay the foundations of an adaptive safety nets system. Approval completed on 1 September 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P156479. US$ 5.0/5.0 (IDA Grant/AFRH). Consultants will be required. Min- istry of Planning and International Cooperation, Contact: Moussa Moussa Adji Maye, Director of Internationalle Cooperation; Cellule de Filets Sociaux, Contact: Keumaye Igne Gongba, Secretaire General Adjoint. Comoros Energy & Extractives Comoros - Additional Financing Electricty Sector Recovery Project: Objective to be Determined. Identification com- pleted on 31 May 2016. Environmental Assessment Category C. US$ 6.0 (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 countries. With an estimated 760,000 inhabitants, spread among three islands, the country remains mired in poverty. Gross Domestic 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 country 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 repre- sents the main source of visitors from abroad. 2. Confirming a new commitment to reform, the Union 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 groundwork for strong and equita- ble 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 general public; (iv) promote education and vocational training with the aim of developing human capital; and (v) promote environmental 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 strengthening 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 secretariat of the Comité Budgétaire) that is responsible September 2016 Africa PAGE 20 for the implementation as well as monitoring and evaluation of the national 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. Notwithstanding this new dynamism for PFM reforms, important chal- lenges remain. The 2007 Public Expenditure and Financial Assessment (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 gov- ernment's policy priorities or tracking priority expenditures 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 simply never produced. 6. PFM information systems and financial control mecha- nisms 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 management. 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 admin- istrative structures were simply duplicated 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 insti- tutional memory and a dilution of already scare human resources. Moreover, the often discretionary nature of these appoint- ments has weakened the significance 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 supervised the establishment of a unified computerized civil service roster (for the Union and Islands) and contracted the development 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 Parliament in 2010 and will be gradually implemented. Nevertheless, there are numerous remaining chal- lenges. For example, the civil service roster will only become a useful management tool once a physical census of all civil servants has been completed 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 service reform programs. The original project development objectives are (i) to increase the efficiency, account- ability and transparency of public financial management and (ii) to improve the management of civil service human resources and wages. 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 $1.5 million to implement the remaining activities of the project, including the PFM information system and the implementa- tion of the recommendations of the HR assessments and reviews (physical census of the civil servants, wages paid by checks, organic frameworks). In addition, the policy dialogue with the Ministry of Finance highlighted the weak macroeconomic man- agement capacities which undermine the country's ability to formulate expenditure policy decisions based on sound assump- tions and data. To address this challenge, the authorities have requested the Bank's support to conduct economic management studies to inform budget preparation processes and sectoral analysis. 12. The purpose of the additional financing is to support the implementation of those activities. More specifically, the additional activities are following: (i) Acquire and roll out a sys- tem covering budget preparation, budget execution, and accounting and reporting; (ii) design and build the required network (LAN and WAN) so that the module could be used by the Treasury services throughout the territory (iii) support the imple- mentation of the HR assessments and reviews (physical census of the civil servants, wages paid by checks, organic frameworks) (iv) economic management studies to inform budget preparation processes and sectoral analysis. 13. Moreover, the original date closing date is set for December 31, 2013. According to the IT master plan, the acquisition and roll out of the budget and accounting system would take up to 18 months. Therefore an extension of the closing date of the parent project is proposed until December 31, 2015. 14. No other changes are proposed to the project's development objectives as the additional activities PAGE 21 Monthly Operational Summary September 2016 fit within the originally conceived objectives. Approval completed on 12 November 2013. Environmental Assessment Category C. US$ 3.5 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Economic and Governance Project (ABGE) Tel: (263) 773-9900, E-mail: moinacharani@yahoo.fr, Contact: Moinafatima Charani, Coordinator, ABGE. Poverty and Equity Comoros Statistics Project: The project development objective is to strengthen the capacity of the National Statistical Office INSEED to produce high quality,timely and relevant statistics. Concept completed on 27 July 2016. Environmental Assessment Category C. Project: P159437. US$ 2.3 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Ministry of Finances, Economie, Budget, Investment and External Trade; Institute of Statistics, Economical and Demography Studies (INSEED). Congo, Democratic Republic of Agriculture DRC Agriculture Rehabilitation and Recovery AF: Objective to be Determined. Identification completed on 27 January 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 50.0 (IDA Grant). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Education Education Quality Improvement Project (EQUIP): The Project Development Objectives are to: (a) improve pupils’ learning achievement in primary education, and (b) strengthen sectorgovernance. Appraisal completed on 14 July 2016. En- vironmental Assessment Category B. Project: P157922. US$ 100.0 (EFAF). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Finance Tel: 00243815047240, E-mail: cabfinances@minfinrdc.com, Contact: Yav Muland Henri, Minister; Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education and Induction to New Citizenship Tel: 243810919965, E-mail: sgepsy@yahoo.fr, Contact: Lufunisabo Bundoki, General Secretary -. Energy & Extractives (N) DRC Power Sector and Utility Development Project: The project development objectives are to contribute to (i) improving the utility’s performance and; (ii) improving the reliability of electricity supply in selected areas of DRC. Identifica- tion completed on 14 September 2016. US$ 100.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. DRC Electricity Access & Services Expansion (EASE): Objective to be Determined. Identification completed on 11 June 2015. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 100.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implement- ing agency(ies) to be determined. Governance Public Sector Reform and Rejuvenation Project - AF: Objective to be Determined. Identification completed on 24 June 2016. US$ 50.0 (IDA Grant). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. AF - DRC Public Financial Management and Accountability Project: Objective to be Determined. Identification completed on 27 April 2016. Environmental Assessment Category C. US$ 50.0 (IDA Grant). Consulting services to be deter- mined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. 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. Pro- ject: 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. September 2016 Africa PAGE 22 Health, Nutrition & Population DRC Health System Strengthening Additional Financing: Objective to be Determined. Identification completed on 28 January 2016. Environmental Assessment Category C. US$ 100.0/50.0 (IDA Credit/HRBF). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. AF-DRC Human Development Systems Strengthening: The proposed project development objective is to strengthen select management systems for education and health services in targetedgeographic areas in the Recipient's territory. Approval 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 Tel: (243-8) 1811-6565, E-mail: minfinrdc@mi- cronet.cd, Contact: Henri Yav Mulang, Minister. Social, Urban, Rural and Resilience Global Practice DRC - Urban Development Project Additional Financing: Objective to be Determined. Identification completed on 29 September 2015. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 100.0 (IDA Grant). Consulting services to be determined. Im- plementing agency(ies) to be determined. (N) Kinshasa Urban Development Project: To improve access to urban services and infrastructure, and management capacity in Kinshasa. Identification completed on 1 September 2016. US$ 100.0 (IDA Grant). Consulting services to be deter- mined. 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 hydro-meteorological and climate services in selected sectors and targeted areas. Concept completed on 10 April 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P159217. US$ 5.3/2.7 (GEFU/GFDR). Consultants will be required. Government of Democratic Republic of Congo; National Agency of Meteorology and Teledetection by Satellite (Mettelsat). Trade & Competitiveness (N) DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO- SME DEVELOPMENT AND GROWTH PROJECT: The project devel- opment objective is to enhance the growth and competitiveness of targeted small and medium sized enterprises in the Demo- cratic Republic of Congo. Identification completed on 12 September 2016. US$ 100.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. 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 Project 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. Congo, Republic of Agriculture Congo Commercial Agriculture Project - SUF: Increase public and private investments in commercial agriculture sector and improve market access for small holder engaged in family agriculture Identification completed on 11 May 2016. Environ- mental Assessment Category B. US$ 100.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Ministry of Economy, Indus- trial Development and Private Sector Promotion; Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Livestock. Education (R) Education Sector Support Project: To improve education outcomes of primary and lower secondary school children PAGE 23 Monthly Operational Summary September 2016 and to increase the effectiveness of select managementsystems. Approval completed on 28 April 2016. Project: P152910. US$ 30.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Primary, Secondary and Literacy Education, Youth and Civil Ed- ucation (MEPSA-JEC), Contact: Philippe Claver Massez-Okemba, Head; MEPSA Proj Prep team, Contact: Philippe Claver Massez-Okemba, Head. Environment & Natural Resources Congo: Additional Financing for Forest and Econ. Diversification Proj.: Objective to be Determined. Identification completed on 28 December 2015. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 6.6 (GEFU). Consulting services to be deter- mined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Governance (R) Integrated Public Financial Management Reform Project: The development objective of the project is to enhance the credibility, transparency and accountability in the public financial management system. Identification completed on 28 July 2016. US$ 40.0 (IDA Grant). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Social Protection & Labor Lisungi Safety Nets Project Additional Financing: Objective to be Determined. Identification completed on 29 July 2016. US$ 10.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Social, Urban, Rural and Resilience Global Practice (R) Urban Development and Poor Neighborhood Upgrading Project:

The project development objectives are to: (1) improve access to infrastructure and basic services for people living in selectedunplanned settlements in Brazzaville and Pointe Noire; and (2) strengthen government and municipal capacity for urban upgrading.

Approval completed on 18 February 2016. Project: P146933. US$80.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. Ministry of the President responsible for Territorial Planning and Large-Scale Works, Contact: M. Batounguidio, Coordinator of the Multilat- eral Partner Project Unit; Republic of Congo. Transport & ICT Central African Backbone SOP3 Republic of Congo Additional Financing: Objective to be Determined. Identifica- tion completed on 27 May 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 5.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Cote d'Ivoire Agriculture (R) 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$175.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Ministry of Economy and Finance; Ministry of Agriculture; Ministry of Mines and Industry. Education Youth Employment and Skills Development - Additional Financing: The proposed Project Development Objective (PDO) is to improve access to temporary employment and skills development opportunities for young men and women in Cote d'Ivoire' s territory. Approval completed on 26 March 2015. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P151844. US$ 50.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. September 2016 Africa PAGE 24 Energy & Extractives Cote d'Ivoire - Electricity Transmission and Access Project: 16.The project development objective is to improve the reliability of electricity supply and increase access to electricity. Concept completed on 22 December 2015. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P157055. US$ 250.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Government of Cote d'Ivoire; CI-Energies, Contact: amidou traore, Managing Director. Finance & Markets Financial Sector Development: The Project Development Objective is to support the government of Cote d?Ivoire to foster sound financial inclusion. Concept completed on 26 May 2016. Environmental Assessment Category C. Project: P151507. US$ 30.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Ministry of Economy and Finance Tel: 22520208156, E-mail: issa.fadiga@egouv.ci, Contact: Issa Fadiga, Special Advisor to the Minister; Ministry of Economy and Finance Tel: 22520208156, E-mail: issa.fadiga@egouv.ci, 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 transparency and efficiency in the management of public finances andimproved governance and efficiency in the cocoa sector. Approval completed on 9 June 2014. Environmental Assessment Category C. Project: P147016. US$ 5.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants 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. Public Financial Management Modernization and Accountability: The project development objective is to improve efficiency in public financial management and accountability in Côte d'Ivoire Identification completed on 24 March 2016. US$ 40.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Social, Urban, Rural and Resilience Global Practice Cote d'Ivoire Land Policy Improvement and Implementation Project: The proposed project development objective is to reduce land conflicts and to increase agricultural investment through an improved land rights and land transactions registration system. The operation would support the completion of the land policy design and the implementation of an updated land rights registration and land transactions record system both in rural and urban areas. The challenge is about (i) avoiding a return to new cycles of violence by formalizing existing land rights and land agreements between owners and occupants in a fast and cheap way. Land rights written formalization allows arbitrations based on reliable documentation and prevents slippage to more serious conflicts and helps to soothe the social climate and (ii) gradually establish the prerequisites for a land market based on transparent and informed transactions. The expected impacts are to facilitate land leases and to guarantee invest- ments in land, aiming at a more dynamic rural economy. The operation would also support government efforts to improve the incentive and institutional framework for access to industrial land. Identification completed on 15 October 2015. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 35.6 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. 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 B. Project: P156253. US$ 60.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Trade & Competitiveness CI-Infarstructure for Urban Delop. and Competitiv. of second. cities: The proposed Cote d'Ivoire Integrated Growth and Competitiveness operation supports structural transformation around priority value chains, through a complement of spatially targeted instruments facilitating PME/PMI access to infrastructure and logistics, financial and non financial support, PAGE 25 Monthly Operational Summary September 2016 and business environment reform. Identification completed on 25 July 2014. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 100.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Transport & ICT 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. Identification completed on 31 May 2016. US$ 75.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Port-City Integration-Greater Abidjan and Port Development Proj-SUF: The Project objectives are to strengthen Port and City integration, improve Port access and its operational performance, and enhance Greater Abidjan competitiveness Identification completed on 15 March 2016. US$ 400.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Transport Sector Modernization and Corridor Trade Facilitation Project: The objective of the proposed project is to improve the efficiency and safety of transport services on the Ivoirian section of the Abidjan (Ivory Coast) †“ Ouagadougou (Burkina Faso) road transport corridor. Approval completed on 5 July 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P156900. US$ 30.0 (IDA Credit). No consultants are required. Ministry of transports, Contact: Demba Boundi, Advisor; Di- rection Générale des Transports Terrestres et de la Circulation, Contact: Romain Kouakou, Directeur Général des Transports Terrestres et Circulation. Water (R) Urban Water Supply Project: The proposed project development objective is to improve existing water services and increase access to water services in selected urban areas, and improve financial visibility for the smooth execution of institu- tional arrangements of the UWS sector. Concept completed on 7 September 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P156739. US$ 50.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Republic of Cote d'Ivoire Tel: 22520347323, Contact: Gilbert Ekpini, Chief of Staff, Ministry of Economic Infrastructures; Cellule de Coordination du PRICI (CC-PRICI) Tel: 22505306858, E-mail: pdimba@puiur.com, Contact: Pierre Dimba, Project Coordinator. Ethiopia Agriculture Livestock Sector Support Project: The Development Objective is to support increased productivity and commercializa- tion in the Ethiopia livestock sector Identification completed on 4 March 2016. US$ 150.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Education Ethiopia General Education Quality Improvement Project 3: The Project will aim to improve the quality of basic education (grades 1-12) through an improved learning environment and strengthening of institutions at different levels of educational administration Identification completed on 10 August 2016. US$ 300.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. General Education Quality Improvement Program Phase 2 - GPE 2 Grant: Objective to be Determined. Identifica- tion completed on 15 July 2016. Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Energy & Extractives Ethiopia Electrification Project: The development objective is to support electricity infrastructure development and to expand energy service delivery. Identification completed on 23 May 2016. US$ 200.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Environment & Natural Resources September 2016 Africa PAGE 26 Oromia Forested Landscape Program: The Program Development Objective is to improve the enabling environment for sustainable forest management and investment in Oromia. Appraisal completed on 12 July 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P156475. US$ 18.0 (BIOA). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Contact: Dr. Shiferaw Teklemariam, Minister; Ministry of Finance and Economic Cooperation, Contact: Fisseha Ab- erra, Director. Social Protection & Labor 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 Recipient†™s rural areas. Approval completed on 30 June 2016. Environmen- tal 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 Credit/AID/AUSL/BMZ/CIDA/DFID/ECEU/JPPG/NEDA/SIDA). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Trade & Competitiveness Ethiopia:National Quality Infrastructure Development Project: The main objective of the project is to strengthen the institutional and regulatory foundations of the National Quality Infrastructure (NQI) in Ethiopia to e nhance the country’s global competitiveness Identification completed on 20 May 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 50.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Ministry of Finance and Economic Cooperation; Ministry of Science and Tech- nology. Ethiopia Trade Logistics Project: Objective to be Determined. Identification completed on 16 July 2015. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 200.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be de- termined. Transport & ICT Support to Fifth Road Sector Development Programme: The proposed Project Development Objective of the project to provide Support to the Fifth Road Sector Development Programme is to improve connectivity to regional capitals and agri- culturally productive areas. Identification completed on 1 August 2016. US$ 370.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Water Second Ethiopia Urban Water Supply and Sanitation Project: Objective to be Determined. Identification completed on 26 June 2015. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 445.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Gabon Education SKILLS DEVELOPMENT AND EMPLOYABILITY PROJECT: The objective of the project is to improve effectiveness of vocational training, short term skills development, and entrepreneurship programs in key growth sectors in the Gabonese Republic. Approval completed on 10 February 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P146152. US$100.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. Gabon Skills Development Project Tel: 2401795527, E-mail: ibouili@outlook.com, Con- tact: Régis IMMONGAULT, Minister; Gabon Skills Development Project Tel: 0024107810658, E-mail: jfkmaiss@yahoo.fr, Contact: Jean Fidèle Koumba, Ministry of Vocational Training and Youth Integration. PAGE 27 Monthly Operational Summary September 2016 Energy & Extractives Access to Basic Services in Rural Areas and Capacity Building Project: The project development objectives (PDO) are to expand access to water and energy services in targeted rural areas and to establishmechanisms to improve sustainability of service provision. Approval completed on 17 September 2015. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P144135. US$60.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Ministry of Energy and Water Resources, Contact: Guy Bertrand MAPANGOU, Minister of Energy and Water Resources; CN-TIPPEE, Contact: Richard Dammas, Permanent Secretary. Environment & Natural Resources (R) Wildlife and human-elephant conflicts management in the South of Gabon: To reduce elephant poaching and human-elephant conflicts in the target zones Approval completed on 2 September 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P157249. US$ 9.1 (GEFU). Consulting services to be determined. Agence Nationale des Parcs Nationaux, Contact: Lee White, Executive Secretary; Ministere des Finances, Contact: Regis Immongault, Ministre des Finances. Poverty and Equity Gabon Statistical Development Project: Objective to be Determined. Identification completed on 6 October 2015. En- vironmental Assessment Category C. US$50.0 (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 increasegeographicalreachand usage of regional broadband network services and reduce their prices in the territory of the Republic ofGabon. Approval completed on 29 June 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P158299. US$23.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Gambia, The Education (R) Results for Education Achievement and Development Project (READ): To increase access to basic education, improve quality of teaching and learning in lower basic schools, and strengthen education systems. Approval completed on 14 September 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P160282. US$ 7.5/1.0 (IDA Grant/ELP). No consultants are required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Governance Integrated Financial Management Information System Project AF2: To increase the recipient's capacity in public resource management. Negotiations authorized on 12 August 2016. Environmental Assessment Category C. Project: P159000. US$ 5.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. 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). Con- sultants 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. Health, Nutrition & Population AF Maternal and Child Nutrition and Health Results Project: Objective to be Determined. Identification completed on 24 March 2016. US$ 7.5 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. September 2016 Africa PAGE 28 Ghana Energy & Extractives Ghana IPP Guarantee Program: Objective to be Determined. Identification completed on 26 August 2015. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 300.0 (GUID). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be deter- mined. Additional Financing for Energy Development and Access Project: To improve the operational efficiency of the elec- tricity distribution system and increase the population s access to electricity. Approval completed on 30 April 2015. Environ- mental Assessment Category B. Project: P147878. US$ 60.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Electricity Company of Ghana Tel: 233302676719, E-mail: d.eng@ecggh.com; VRA (TF090542) Tel: 233 302 666 037, E-mail: m.tawiah@vra.com, Contact: moses tawiah, engineer. Ghana Sankofa Gas Project: Objective to be Determined. Approval completed on 30 July 2015. Environmental Assess- ment Category A. Project: P152670. US$ 200.0/500.0 (GUAR/GUID). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. 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 Ghana'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. .., Contact: .. Environment & Natural Resources (R) Dedicated Grant Mechanism for Local Communities: The PDO is to strengthen knowledge and practices of tar- geted local communities in REDD+ process and sustainable forest management Appraisal completed on 1 September 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P145316. US$ 5.5 (CSCF). Consultants will be required. KASA; Natinal Steer- ing Committee; Solidaridad; Solidaridad. Macro Economics & Fiscal Management (R) Economic Management Strengthening: The Project Development Objective (PDO) is to strengthen the Government of Ghana†™s institutional capacity for revenue and expenditure management. Approval completed on 30 August 2016. Environmental Assessment Category C. Project: P152171. US$ 15.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Ministry Of Finance (MoF), Contact: Major M.S. Tara, Chief Director Ministry of Finance; Republic of Ghana, Contact: Major M.S. Tara (Rtd), Chief Director. 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 Development Tel: (233-302) 818-1782, E-mail: kofibedu@yahoo.com, Contact: Robert Austin, National Coordinator. 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. Ministry 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: 19.The proposed project development objective is to improve the management PAGE 29 Monthly Operational Summary September 2016 of Transport Sector and improve road asset management of the classified road network. This will be achieved through targeted institutional and expenditure reviews, the introduction of performance-based road contracting on selected roads and selected coordinated road safety activities. Concept completed on 8 September 2015. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P151026. US$ 150.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Republic of Ghana, 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. Guinea Governance Economic Gov TA & Capacity Building - Additional Financing: Objective to be Determined. Identification completed on 15 October 2015. Environmental Assessment Category C. US$ 10.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Water Water and Sanitation Project: The objective of the proposed project is to increase access to water and sanitation services in Conakry through: (i) physical investments in the water supply system; (ii) upgrading the sanitation infrastructure, and (ii) improving the financial performance of theurban water utility. Concept completed on 11 May 2016. Environmental Assess- ment Category B. Project: P157782. US$ 30.0 (IDA Grant). Consulting services to be determined. DATU: Direct Nationale de l’Aménagement du Territoire, de l’Urbanisme, de la Voirie et des Infrastr., Contact: Ibrahima Camara, Directeur de la DATU; Republic of Guinea, Contact: Malado Kaba, Ministry of Economy and Finance; SEG (Société des Eaux de Guinée), Contact: Mamadou Diouldé Diallo, Directeur Général; Ministry of Cities and Territorial Administration, Contact: Louseny Camara, Ministre de la Ville et de l'Aménagement du Territoire; Ministry of Energy and Hydraulic, Contact: Cheick Taliby Sylla, Min- istre de l'Energie et de l'Hydraulique. Guinea-Bissau Education Quality Education for All in Guinea Bissau: To improve the quality of education and school management practices in basic schools in Guinea Bissau Identification completed on 18 August 2016. US$ 10.7/4.3 (IDA Credit/FTIE). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Energy & Extractives Emergency Electricity and Water Rahabilitation Project - Additional Financing: This Additional Financing of $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. September 2016 Africa PAGE 30 Social Protection & Labor 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 infrastruc- tures and services in participating communities, (ii) providing income support to vulnerable groups, and (iii) testing the build- ing 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 determined. Social Protection Project: Objective to be Determined. Identification completed on 5 June 2015. Environmental Assess- ment Category B. US$ 15.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Rural Community-Driven Development Project Add Fin: Objective to be Determined. Approval completed on 7 Feb- ruary 2014. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P146746. US$ 15.0 (IDA Grant). Consultants will be required. Project Coordination Unit Tel: 00245955219738, E-mail: alfamajal@gmail.com, Contact: João S. Handem Jr., Project Coor- dinator. Water (N) Emergency Water and Electricity Services: Objective to be Determined. Identification completed on 6 September 2016. US$ 10.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Kenya Agriculture Kenya Climate Smart Agriculture Project: Objective to be Determined. Identification completed on 26 February 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 200.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. (R) National Agricultural and Rural Inclusive Growth Project: The proposed development objective is to increase agricultural productivity and profitability of targeted rural communities in selected Counties, and in the event of an Eligible Crisis or Emergency, to provide immediate and effective response. Approval completed on 23 August 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P153349. US$ 200.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Finance, Contact: Dr. Kamau Thugge The Treasury, Principal Secretary; Ministry of Devolution & National Planning, Contact: Mr. Saitoti To- rome, Principal Secretary. Education (R) Kenya Upper Primary and Secondary Education Quality Improvement Project: The project development ob- jective (PDO) is to increase completion of a full cycle of quality basic education for children living in vulnerable areas, girls and children with special needs.. Target beneficiaries of the project will include: (i) children, particularly living in vulnerable areas, girls and children with special needs; (ii) teachers; (iii) parents and community members; and (iv) education managers and administrators at na- tional, county, sub-county and school levels. To achieve the PDO the project will be designed to complement other projects and activities financed by the Government under NESP, the Global Partnership for Education (GPE) grant, TUSOME Project supported by USAID and DfID and other education programs supported by development partners (DPs). The GoK has already embarked upon reforming school curricula from a content based to competency based curricula. Concept completed on 2 September 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P160083. US$ 200.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Education, Science and Technology, Republic of Kenya; The National Treasury. Energy & Extractives PAGE 31 Monthly Operational Summary September 2016 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. (R) Kenya: Off-grid Solar Access Project for Underserved Counties: The Project Development Objective is to in- crease access to energy services in underserved counties of Kenya Concept completed on 2 August 2016. Project: P160009. US$ 150.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Rural Electrification Authority; Ministry of Energy and Petroleum; The National Treasury. Social Protection & Labor (R) Kenya Youth Employment and Opportunities: The proposed Project Development Objective (PDO) is to increase employment and earnings opportunities for targeted youths. Approval completed on 20 May 2016. Project: P151831. US$ 150.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Republic of Kenya, Contact: Isaac Kamande, Director; Ministry of Public Service, Youth and Gender Affairs, Contact: Ms. Lilian Mbogo-Omollo, Principal Secretary. Additional Financing for Cash Transfers for Orphans and Vulnerable Children: To increase social safety net ac- cess for extremely poor OVC households and to build the capacity of the government to more effectively deliver the National 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 Labour, 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 Kenya Informal Settlements Improvement Projects - Additional financing: To improve living conditions in infor- mal settlements in selected urban centers in selected counties in Kenya. Approval completed on 8 June 2015. Environmental 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: Improve the business environment and increase the growth of select high-po- tential firms. Identification completed on 10 August 2016. US$ 50.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Im- plementing agency(ies) to be determined. Transport & ICT Kenya Transparency and Infrastructure Project Additional Financing 2: The RCIP Program, the CIP 1,2,3 Projects and following CIP Projects have two overarching development objectives (i) to contribute to lower prices for international capacity and extend the geographic reach of broadband networks (the "connectivity development objective") and (ii) contrib- ute to improved Government efficiency and transparency through egovernment applications (the "transparency development 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: vkyalo@ict.go.ke, Contact: Mr. Victor Kyalo, vkyalo@ict.go.ke. North Eastern Transport Improvement Project: The proposed project development objectives are to: (i) improve the movement of goods and people along Isiolo-Wajir-Mandera part of the Mombasa-Garissa- Wajir- Mandera- Mogadishu road corridor, and (ii) to enhance connectivity between Kenya and Somalia and Ethiopia. Identification completed on 15 August 2016. Environmental Assessment Category A. US$ 502.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. September 2016 Africa PAGE 32 Kenya Rural Roads Project: 10.The proposed development objective is to enhance mobility in selected rural areas in support of inclusive agriculture and otherlivelihoods of local communities in the targeted counties. 11.The PDO is proposed to be achieved through (i) providing improvedcounty roads in targeted and prioritized rural areas, (ii) ensuring that road investments are sustainable through the provision of efficient road maintenance and (iii) strengthening the institutional capacity of the local governance system and the technical entities to plan, maintain and manage the county road networks. Concept completed on 24 July 2015. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P151004. US$ 185.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure, Contact: Eng. John K. Mosonik, Principal Secretary; Republic of Kenya, Contact: Isaac Kamande, Director. Mass Rapid Transit Systems Development Project: Improve mobility on the main east-west corridor (along highway A104) of the Nairobi city. 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 and Infrastructure (MOTI), Kenya. Airport Modernization Project: Improve passenger terminals at JKIA to meet international service standards and secu- rity requirements, and enhance aviation oversight capability. Identification completed on 26 August 2015. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 285.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be de- termined. Water Second Water and Sanitation Services Improvement Project: Objective to be Determined. Identification completed on 6 June 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 300.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Im- plementing agency(ies) to be determined. Addl Financing - Kenya Water Security and Climate Resilience Project: The PDOs of KWSCRP-1 are to (a) increase 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. Imple- menting agency(ies) to be determined. Lesotho Social Protection & Labor Additional Financing to Social Assistance project - CRW funds: Objective to be Determined. Identification completed on 9 August 2016. Environmental Assessment Category C. Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Trade & Competitiveness Second Private Sector Competitiveness & Economic Diversification - AF: Objective to be Determined. Identifica- tion completed on 13 July 2016. US$ 14.5 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Transport & ICT Lesotho Transport Infrastructure and Connectivity Project (LTIC): The proposed development objective of the Transport Infrastructure and Connectivity Project is to improve access to markets and promote job creation in targeted areas PAGE 33 Monthly Operational Summary September 2016 of Lesotho, whilst supporting improvements in road safety. This is to be realized by: (a) improving road access through appli- cation of output and performance based contracts (OPRC) and construction of footbridges; (b) improving road safety man- agement capacity and mitigating road safety risks; and (c) building capacity and strengthening institutions in the transport sector. Concept completed on 18 May 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P155229. US$ 30.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. The Kingdom of Lesotho, Contact: Mapalesa Rapapa, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Finance; Ministry of Public Works and Transport Tel: 26622327310, E-mail: khoelimalerato@gmail.com, Contact: 'Malerato Khoeli, Principal Secretary; Roads Directorate of the MoPWT Tel: 26658871466, E-mail: sydneytsiu@gmail.com, Contact: Mr. Sydney Matsepe, Acting Director General. Water Lesotho WSIP2 AF LHWP Ph2 Hydropower: To support the Kingdom of Lesotho in: (i) developing and sustaining an environmentally sound, socially responsible, and financiallyviable 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 Category B. 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, Contact: .. Liberia Health, Nutrition & Population Liberia Health Systems Strengthening Project- Additional Financing: Objective to be Determined. Identification completed on 7 July 2015. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 16.0/16.0 (IDA Grant/GFF). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Social Protection & Labor (R) Liberia Social Safety Nets Project: The Project Development Objective (PDO) is to establish the key building blocks of a basic national safety net delivery system and provide income support to households who are both extremely poor and food insecure in the Republic of Liberia. Approval completed on 28 April 2016. Project: P155293. US$ 10.0 (IDA Credit). Consult- ants will be required. Government of Liberia, Contact: Amara Konneh, Minister of Finance; Ministry of Gender, Children, and Social Protection, Contact: Julia Duncan Cassell, Minister. Social, Urban, Rural and Resilience Global Practice Liberia Land Administration Project: The objective of this project is to consolidate and strengthen land administration system in Liberia by (i) providing continued support towards the policy and legal reforms; (ii) supporting capacity building in land administration through the provision of training, equipment and infrastructure required for an efficient land administra- tion system. The proposed key result areas include: (i) basic land policies and laws adopted, (ii) land records safeguarded, (iii) new land agency established and operational, (iv) key land administration functions revived, and (v) alternative land dispute resolution services mainstreamed. The project will contribute to the country's long term program to secure access to land for all Liberians while improving the performance of land administration and management institutions and systems. Improved land governance is important to support shared and sustained growth, peace, stability and sustainable management of natural resources. The project will support three main components: (i) support to policy and legal reforms and institutional building, (ii) en- hancement of land administration functions, and (iii) reforming and piloting the land title registration system. Identification completed on 10 January 2014. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 5.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be de- termined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Cheesemanburg Landfill and Urban Sanitation Project: The PDO is to increase access to solid waste management services in Monrovia and five other participating cities in recipient's territory. The project will support the Government to undertake requisite studies towards the construction of the Cheesemanburg landfill site to be used by Cities of Monrovia, September 2016 Africa PAGE 34 Paynesville, Browerville, Tubmanburg and Cheesemanburg township as a regional facility. Beneficiary secondary cities in- cluding Kakata, Buchanan, Gbanga and Ganta will receive technical assistance to provide solid waste services to citizens par- ticularly in disadvantaged communities within these participating cities. Identification completed on 12 April 2016. Environ- mental Assessment Category B. US$ 8.3 (LRTF). Consulting services to be determined. Project Implementation Unit (PIU) at Monrovia City Corporation (MCC); Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning. Transport & ICT South Eastern Corridor Road Asset Managment Project: 16.The Project Development Objectives (PDOs) are to sup- port the Recipient’s effort to reduce transport costs along the South Eastern Ganta -Zwedru corridor and to improve institu- tional arrangements and capacity in the road sector. Concept completed on 22 December 2014. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P149279. US$ 40.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Infrastructure Implementation Unit (IIU). Madagascar Agriculture Sustainable Landscape Management Project: Objective to be Determined. Identification completed on 18 May 2015. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 40.0/13.6 (IDA Credit/GFIA). Consulting services to be determined. Implement- ing agency(ies) to be determined. Education Madagascar Basic Education Support Project: The project seeks to improve learning and completion of primary edu- cation Identification completed on 2 June 2016. US$ 44.0/44.0 (IDA Credit/FTIE). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Environment & Natural Resources GEF Sustainable Landscape Management Project: Objective to be Determined. Identification completed on 28 Octo- ber 2015. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 13.6 (GEFU). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Governance Public Sector Performance Project: The Project Development Objective (PDO) is to improve revenue management, and local service delivery nationwide and in the education sector in Selected Regions. Approval completed on 13 June 2016. En- vironmental Assessment Category B. Project: P150116. US$ 40.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. PREA - Programme des réformes pour l'efficacité de l'administration Tel: 261-34-05-504-87, E-mail: sgap@presidence.gov.mg, Con- tact: Roger Ralala, Chief Secretary, Presidency; Ministry of Finance Tel: 261-20-22-226-36, E-mail: rakgervais@blueline.mg, Contact: Rakotoarimanana, Minister. Health, Nutrition & Population Madagascar:An Integrated Approach to Improving Nutrition Outcomes: Expand coverage of priority interventions for reducing stunting in targeted areas. Identification completed on 18 July 2016. US$ 40.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. 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. PNNC, Contact: .. PAGE 35 Monthly Operational Summary September 2016 Poverty and Equity (R) Madagascar-Statistical Capacity Building: To strengthen the capacity of the National Statistics Institute to produce quality statistics and make them accessible in a timely manner to policy makers and the public. Concept completed on 25 July 2016. Project: P160071. US$ 27.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Finance and Budget (MFB); INSTAT. Social Protection & Labor (R) AF Social Safety Net Drought Response: Objective to be Determined. Identification completed on 28 June 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 15.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. 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 Develop- ment Objective is to improve the living conditions of the poor in selected low-income neighborhoods of Greater Antananarivo through enhancing basic service delivery and flood resilience; and to strengthen the Government’s capacity for integrated urban management and effective response to eligible crises and emergencies. Concept completed on 16 August 2016. Envi- ronmental Assessment Category B. Project: P159756. US$ 40.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Ministère des Fi- nances et du Budget; Ministère des Projets Présidentiels, de l'Aménagement du Territoire et de l'Equipement. Transport & ICT (N) MADAGASCAR - SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORT PROJECT: The PDO would be to set up a sustainable transport system, including climate resilient investment and solid institutional framework. Identification completed on 13 September 2016. US$ 150.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Malawi Agriculture (N) Malawi Agricultural Commercialization Project: The PDO is to increase the commercialization of diversified, high value and processed commodities for domestic and export markets. Identification completed on 22 August 2016. Environ- mental Assessment Category B. US$ 60.0/60.0 (IDA Credit/IDA Grant). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Education Malawi Education Sector Improvement Project (MESIP): The overall Project Development Objective (PDO) is to im- prove the equity and quality of primary education service delivery in earlygrade levels with an emphasis on improved account- ability and functioning at the school level. Negotiations authorized on 16 May 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P154185. US$ 44.9 (EFAF). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Finance, Economic Planning and Development, Contact: Peter Simbani, Director of Debt and Aid; Ministry of Education, Science and Technology Tel: 265-1789422, E-mail: ken.ndala@gmail.com, Contact: Ken Ndala, Director of Education Planning. Governance (R) Public Services Reform Program: The Project Development Objective is to increase access, quality, and timeliness of selected administrative services in one-stop Citizen Service Centers. This objective will be supported by bringing services closer to citizens, establishing service standards, andimproving performance management to foster accountability. Concept completed on 1 September 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P157823. US$ 15.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Ministry of Finance; Office of the Vice President and Cabinet. Health, Nutrition & Population September 2016 Africa PAGE 36 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. Environmental 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. Approval completed on 26 March 2015. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P148617. US$ 6.8/68.2 (IDA Credit/IDA Grant). Consulting services to be determined. Local Development Fund - Technical Support Team (LDF-TST) Tel: 26501775666, E-mail: Charles Mandala . (R) Second AF for Strengthening Safety Nets Systems Project MASAF IV: Objective to be Determined. Identifica- tion completed on 20 July 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 70.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Social, Urban, Rural and Resilience Global Practice Malawi Drought Recovery and Resilience Project: The Project Development Objective is to support the Government of Malawi towards meeting the immediate food security, medium term recovery and resilience building needs arising out of the severe 2016 drought Identification completed on 11 August 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 90.0 (IDA Grant). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Trade & Competitiveness Business Enabling Environment Project: BUSINESS ENABLING ENVIRONMENT PROJECT Identification completed on 23 May 2013. Environmental Assessment Category C. US$ 5.2 (AFRF). Consulting services to be determined. Implement- ing agency(ies) to be determined. Transport & ICT Digital Malawi: To increase internet access nationwide and to enable the delivery of secure and effective public e-services Identification completed on 22 June 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 80.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Water Lilongwe Water Project: The Project Development Objective is to improve water supply to Lilongwe, and improve the operational and financial performance of the Lilongwe Water Board. This will be achieved through targeted investments in the Lilongwe Bulk Water System and technical assistance to LWB and MAIWD to improve the efficiency and sustainability of water services and to support the Lilongwe Water Program. The Project will support the Lilongwe Water Program with the objective to expand access to water services in Lilongwe through improvedbulk water supply, improved distribution and improved capacity of MAIWD and LWB to better manage water ser- vices. The Program will be supported by a number of Development Partner through discrete projects. These projects will either be co-financed or parallel financed. Concept completed on 17 June 2015. Environmental Assessment Category A. Project: P153205. US$ 71.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Government of Malawi, Ministry of Finance, Economic Planning and Development; Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Water Development Tel: 2651771730, E-mail: watersecre- tarymw@yahoo.com, Contact: Sandram Maweru, Secretary for Irrigation and Water. PAGE 37 Monthly Operational Summary September 2016 Mali Energy & Extractives Mali Kenie Hydropower Garantee Project: Objective to be Determined. Concept completed on 3 May 2015. Project: P160166. US$ 32.0/25.0 (GUID/ZPCO). 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 dicovered offshore of Maritania 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 procucer 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 $4.25m given 1:4 leverage for IDA PRGs). Approval completed on 29 May 2014. Environmental Assessment Category A. Project: P145664. US$ 32.0 (GUID). Consulting services to be deter- mined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Mali Segou Solar Guarantee Project: PRG operation in support of the development of the Kenie Hydropower Project in Mali Identification completed on 21 October 2013. US$ 8.0/70.0 (GUID/ZPCO). Consulting services to be determined. Im- plementing agency(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 Pro- gram 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’ densification/ex- tension, 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$1.6 million of private sources of funding for rural energy development, maximizing the benefits of renewable energy generation (hybridization of mini-grids with solar energy under IDA project) through increased access, enhancing the performance of private operators while making off-grid connections affordable to the poor. The grant will be managed by AMADER and implemented by se- lected private operators. Approval completed on 11 December 2013. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 5.0 (GPBA). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Environment & Natural Resources Mali - Economic & Environmental Rehabilitation of the Niger River: 21.The main objective of this operation is to improve economic and environmental services of the Niger River in Mali to the benefit of the population and ecosystems in the Inland River Delta. This objective will be achieved through reducing key constraints to Inland Water Transportation (IWT), implementing measures aimed at decreasing sedimentation and bank erosion in critical spots and creating opportunities for improved livelihood of the local population. Concept completed on 18 March 2015. Environmental Assessment Category A. Project: P151909. US$ 50.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Agence de Bassin du Fleuve Niger - Mali. Poverty and Equity Improving Mali's Statistical System: To support the government of the Republic of Mali to build a sustainable statistical system which will efficiently collect, process and disseminate accurate, timely, coherent and reliable statistical data. Identification completed on 19 July 2016. US$ 15.0 (IDA Grant). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Social Protection & Labor Safety Nets Project (Jigisemejiri): The objectives of the project are to increase access to targeted cash transfers for poor and vulnerable households and build an adaptive national safety net system in Recipient†™s territory . Negotiations au- thorized on 10 May 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P157892. US$ 10.0 (AFRH). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Economy and Finances; Unite Technique de Gestion du Programme Filets Sociaux. September 2016 Africa PAGE 38 Social, Urban, Rural and Resilience Global Practice (N) Mali Hydrological and Meteorological Services Modernization Project: The proposed Project Development Objective (PDO) is to improve the country’s hydro-meteorological, early warning and response systems and services in tar- geted areas. Identification completed on 12 September 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 22.8/2.5 (GCF/GFDR). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Mali Reinsertion of Ex-combatants Project: The project development objective is to support the socio-economic rein- sertion of demobilized ex-combatants. Appraisal completed on 9 May 2016. Environmental Assessment Category C. Project: P157233. US$ 15.0 (IDA Grant). Consultants will be required. MINISTRY OF FINANCE, Contact: Sory Ibrahim Diarra, Public Debt Department; Ministry of Defense and Veterans Affairs / DDR Working Group, Contact: Eloi Togo, Colonel, Head of DDR Working Group. Trade & Competitiveness (R) Mali Support to Agroindustrial Competitiveness Project: The Project Development Objective is to generate in- vestments in commercial agriculture and increase the processing of agricultural products for targeted agro-industrial segments in the selected geographic area. Appraisal completed on 16 September 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P151449. US$ 30.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Government of Mali, Contact: Boubou Cissé, Ministre of Econ- omy and Finance; Ministry of Agriculture, Contact: Fatoumata Haidara Ba, Coordinator. Transport & ICT RURAL MOBILITY PROJECT: The Project Development Objective is to improve road conditions to link farmers to mar- kets and improve rural population's access tobasic services in the project area Concept completed on 27 July 2016. Environ- mental Assessment Category B. Project: P160505. US$ 30.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Minister of Equipment and Transports; Ministry of Economy and Finances. Water Commercial Irrigated Agriculture Development Project: The project will develop irrigation infrastructure in Office du Niger Alatona area to expand commercial irrigated agriculture for small and medium scale entrepreneur farmers over 10,000 ha Identification completed on 17 March 2016. Environmental Assessment Category A. US$ 100.0 (IDA Credit). Con- sulting services to be determined. Ministry of Economy and Finance; Ministry of Agriculture. Urban Water Supply Project - Additional Financing Formerly Bamako Wate: The objective of the Project is to increase access to sustainable water services in selected urban areas within the Recipient's territory. Approval completed on 28 June 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P157438. US$ 30.0/20.0 (IDA Credit/IDA Grant). Consultants will be required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Mauritania Energy & 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. Health, Nutrition & Population Health System Support (INAYA): Objective to be Determined. Identification completed on 10 June 2015. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 10.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. PAGE 39 Monthly Operational Summary September 2016 Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Social, Urban, Rural and Resilience Global Practice (N) 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) infrastruc- ture 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 entre- preneurship in the sector targeting youth and women, and (vi) awareness raising. It is anticipated that such operation will be implemented in Nouakchott, Nouadhibou, Rosso, Aleg and Boghe. Identification completed on 8 September 2016. US$ 0.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. (N) Mauritania Sustainable Livelihoods Project: To expand access to economic opportunities and sustainable liveli- hoods for refugees, returnees and local communities. Identification completed on 1 September 2016. Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Mozambique Agriculture Moz Agriculture and Natural Resources Landscape Management Project: The proposed project development ob- jective is to integrate rural households into sustainable agriculture and forest-based value chains in the Project area 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 30 June 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P149620. US$ 14.0/26.0 (IDA Credit/IDA Grant). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Economy and Finance, Contact: Adriano Ubisse, National Plan- ning Director; Ministry for Land, Environment and Rural Development, Contact: Ivete Maiba, National Director, National Directorate of Environment. Education 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 Assessment Category B. Project: P124729. US$ 40.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Government of Mozambique Tel: (258-21) 480-700, Contact: HE Said Baragoita, Minister. Additional Financing to the ESSP - III: Objective to be Determined. Identification completed on 18 July 2016. US$ 50.0 (IDA Grant). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. 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 As- sessment Category B. Project: P146602. US$ 45.0 (IDA Grant). Consultants will be required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Energy & Extractives Power Efficiency and Reliability Improvement Project (PERIP): The Project Development Objective (PDO) is to improve reliability and operational efficiency in the electricity sector in Mozambique.improve reliability of electricity supply in the project areas and operational efficiency of EDM. Concept completed on 23 May 2016. Environmental Assessment Cat- egory B. Project: P158249. US$ 100.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Economy and Finance; EDM, Contact: Joaquim Ou-Chim, Head of Projects; Ministry of Mineral Ressources and Energy, Contact: Simbine, Director Plan- ning and Studies. September 2016 Africa PAGE 40 (N) Mining and Gas Technical Assistance Additional Financing: Objective to be Determined. Identification com- pleted on 12 September 2016. US$ 25.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Regional Electricity Transmission and Generation Project -- Temane: The Project Development Objectives are to help ensure adequate and reliable electricity supply and facilitate expanding electricity access in the country; contribute to strengthening security of electricity supply in the Southern Africa region; and strengthen institutional capacity of the energy sector in Mozambique. Identification completed on 20 June 2016. US$ 100.0/30.0 (IDA Credit/FSCO). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Environment & Natural Resources Aquaculture and Climate Change Project (AquaCC): In the Western Indian Ocean, exemplified by Mozambique, coastal communities are at risk from the effects of climate change. Changes in ocean temperature and acidification influence marine species distribution, which in turn often reduce productivity and affect aquaculture potential. Recent viral events into the nascent aquaculture sector, although not directly linked to climate change, illustrate potential impact on coastal and na- tional economies. Large aquaculture farming operators demonstrate resilience to these events and are actively modifying their production systems and introducing adaptive strategies. These operators are inclined to develop their activities along three new axes: (i) divide the operational risks with other stakeholders along the value chain; (ii) diversify the cultivated species and their sources of products; (iii) develop new production sites instead of concentrating in the same location. Such strategies also represent opportunities for improving resilience to, adaptation to and mitigation of climate change effects and engagement of Small and Medium Entrepreneurs (SME) into aquaculture. For this purpose the project would explore new production models that will (i) promote public - private partnership and collaboration between large scale aquaculture operators and SMEs, in an outgrower scheme (aka satellite farming); and (ii) explore potential for alternative production systems including for "carbon sink" species such as bivalves and seaweeds. Identification completed on 10 February 2015. Environmental Assessment Cat- egory B. US$ 5.1 (AFCC). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Mozambique Forest Investment Project: To contribute to sustainable forest management and to improved rural house- holds livelihoods in two landscapes in Mozambique. Identification completed on 10 February 2016. Environmental Assess- ment Category B. US$ 22.0 (CIF). Consulting services to be determined. Ministryof Economy and Finance; Ministry for Land, Environment and Rural Development, Contact: Momade Nemane, Manager of the International Funds Management Unit. (R) Mozambique Forest Investment Project: The Project Development Objective is to improve forest and land manage- ment by local communities, the government and the private sector in selected landscapes in Mozambique Concept completed on 8 September 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P160033. US$ 10.0/22.0/12.0 (IDA Credit/CSCF/ILFM). Consulting services to be determined. Ministry of Economy and Finance; Ministry of Land, Envi- ronment and Rural Development. Social Protection & Labor Social Protection Project - Additional Financing: Objective to be Determined. Identification completed on 15 August 2016. Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Social, Urban, Rural and Resilience Global Practice 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. Project: P146059. US$ 6.5/9.3 (CSCC/CSCF). Consulting services to be determined. Administration for Water Supply and Sanitation Infrastructure (AIAS). (N) Emergency Resilient Recovery Project - Additional Financing: Objective to be Determined. Identification com- pleted on 24 August 2016. Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. PAGE 41 Monthly Operational Summary September 2016 Transport & ICT Integrated Feeder Road Development Project: The proposed development objective is to enhance mobility in selected rural areas in support of agriculture and other livelihoods of local communities, whilst reducing the transport costs along the connected main national corridors. Identification completed on 18 November 2015. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 150.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. 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) Tel: 258-21-305589, E-mail: cgrachane@fe.gov.mz, Contact: Cecilio Granchane, Chairman; National Road Ad- ministration (ANE) Tel: 258843244200, E-mail: amugunhe@ane.gov.mz, Contact: Atanasio Mugunhe, Director General. Water Water Services & Institutional Support II:

The objectives of the Project are to: (i) Increase water service coverage in key cities of Mozambique's territory; (ii) Strengthen the institutional and regulatory capacity for water supply services in the northern, central and southern regions of Mozambique's territory; and (iii) Support Mozambique to respond promptly and effectively to an Eligible Crisis or Emergency.

Approval completed on 29 March 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P149377. US$ 66.5/23.5 (IDA Credit/IDA Grant). Consulting services to be determined. Ministryof Economy and Finance, Contact: Adriano Afonso Malei- ane, Minister; Government of Mozambique, Contact: Adriano Maleiane, Minister. Niger Energy & Extractives Niger Solar Electricity Access Project: To increase access to electricity through solar energy in Niger Identification com- pleted on 5 May 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 50.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Ministry of Finance; Sociéte Nigerienne d’Electricité (NIGELEC). Water Urban Water and Sanitation Project - AF: To increase access to sustainable water supply services and to improved san- itation 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 Credit/IDA Grant). Consultants will be required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Nigeria Agriculture Staple Crop Processing Zones Support Project: The Project development objective (PDO) is to increase market linkages for farmers and strengthen the institutional framework for inclusive public and private investment in selected agribusiness clusters. September 2016 Africa PAGE 42 The Project will contribute to the broader objectives of the FGN’s SCPZ Program consisting of ‘increa sing food production and reducing the demand for imports, adding value through processing, reducing cost of doing business for processors, and at- tracting new investment to create jobs, especially in rural areas, and to drive the economy’. The expansion of the agribusiness- farmer linkage models under the SCPZ program through the right mix of public and private investments will ultimately, im- prove agricultural productivity, generate shared growth and substantially reduce poverty in rural areas. Concept completed on 14 July 2014. Environmental Assessment Category A. Project: P148616. US$ 200.0/15.0 (IDA Credit/ZPCO). Consulting ser- vices to be determined. Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Contact: Dr. Niyi Odunlami, Sr. Advi- sor/HMA. Second Additional Financing to Third National Fadama Development Proj: The new PDO will be: †œto increase the incomes for users of rural lands and water resources in a sustainable manner, and to contribute to restoration of the live- lihoods of conflict affected households in the selected area in the North East of the Recipient†™s 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. Education NG Post - Basic Education and Skills Development Project: The Project Development Objectives is to produce more and better qualified technical and vocational graduates, and higher quality and relevance for job requirement. Identification completed on 12 June 2014. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 300.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be deter- mined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. 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 Assess- ment Category B. Project: P157890. US$ 100.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Energy & Extractives NG-Electricity Transmission Project: The project development objective is to improve the capacity and efficiency of the transmission network and increase electricity services. Concept completed on 16 July 2014. Environmental Assessment Cat- egory B. Project: P146330. US$ 364.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Transmission Company of Nigeria Tel: 2348093666208, E-mail: mkast@mts.net, Contact: Mr. Mack Kast, Managing Director/CEO. Nigeria Electricity and Gas Improvement Project Additional Financing: Additional financing to the Nigeria Elec- tricituy and gas improvement project to cover additional PRGs for Gas supply to government owned power plants, in particular 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 commis- sioned 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 sup- pliers 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 Gov- ernment 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 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: ma- ganiyu@nepapmu.org, Contact: Mansuru A. Ganiyu, Project Manager. Nigeria: Mineral Sector Support for Economic Diversification Project (MinDiver): To strengthen the process of the diversification of the Nigerian economy through development and consolidation of the mineral sector. Identification com- pleted on 23 March 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 2.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Ministry of Solid Mineral Development; Federal Ministry of Finance. PAGE 43 Monthly Operational Summary September 2016 Nigeria Power Sector Guarantees Project II: Objective to be Determined. Concept completed on 10 August 2015. En- vironmental Assessment Category A. Project: P155000. US$ 100.0/305.0 (CIF/GUAR). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Nigeria Electricity Sector Credit Facility (NESCREF): The project development objective is to improve efficiency of electricity distribution services and to expand electricity access. Concept completed on 24 November 2015. Environmental Assessment Category F. Project: P156393. US$500.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. FEDERAL GOVERN- MENT OF NIGERIA, Contact: Haruna Mohammed, Director IERD; FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OF NIGERIA, Contact: Ha- runa Mohammed, Director IERD. Governance State Employment and Expenditure for Results Project: The project has two major tasks: Youth employment and access to socio-economic services will support small public works and institutional strengthening to generate youth employ- ment (2) carrying out of technical, vocational and agricultural training (3) carrying out community development subprojects through grants. The second task will support reforms of the public financial management systems, processes and institutions in the participating states. Approval completed on 31 July 2014. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P133071. US$ 100.0 (ECD). No consultants are required. Federal Ministry of Finance Tel: (234-9) 8336-6661, E-mail: turakibatta@hot- mail.com; National Planning Commission. Health, Nutrition & Population Additional Financing NG-Polio Eradication Support Project: To assist the Recipient, as part of a global polio eradi- cation effort, to achieve and sustain at least 80% coverage with oral poliovaccine immunization in every state in the Recipient's territory, and sustain national routine immunization coverage. Approval completed on 7 June 2016. Environmental Assess- ment Category B. US$ 125.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Additional Financing Nigeria State Health Investment Project: To increase the delivery and use of high impact ma- ternal 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 Credit). Consultants will be required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Social Protection & Labor National Social Safety Nets Project: The project development objective (PDO) is to provide access to targeted transfers to poor and vulnerable households under an expanded national social safety nets system. Approval completed on 7 June 2016. Environmental Assessment Category C. Project: P151488. US$ 500.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Office of the Vice President Tel: 2348033088521, E-mail: maryamu@leapafrica.org, Contact: Maryam Uwais, Special Advisor, Social In- vestment; Federal Ministry of Finance Tel: 2348033173398, E-mail: harunam500@yahoo.co.uk, Contact: Haruna Moham- med, Director, IERD. 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 infrastruc- ture services in a sustainable manner throughout Nigeria. Approval completed on 7 June 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P157898. US$ 75.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Implementing agency(ies) to be deter- mined. 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). Con- sultants will be required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Social, Urban, Rural and Resilience Global Practice September 2016 Africa PAGE 44 (N) Nigeria Women Empowerment Project: The development objective is to contribute to the social and economic em- powerment of Nigerian women, particularly those affected by conflict and forced displacement in the Nigerian North East. Identification completed on 13 September 2016. US$ 250.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Multi-Sectoral Crisis Recovery Project for North Eastern Nigeria: Objective to be Determined. Identification com- pleted on 4 November 2015. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 200.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be de- termined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Transport & ICT (N) Nigeria Agricultural Transport and Logistics Corridors Development Program: The objective of the Nigeria Agricultural Transport and Logistics Corridors Development Program is to enhance connectivity of high agricultural produc- tion areas to processing and major domestic, regional and international markets. This objective will be supported by improving critical rural, state and federal roads as well as other transport infrastructure along the logistic chain connecting small family farms to markets; development of rural logistics hubs providing basic facilities to promote processing and agricultural services delivery by the private sector and local communities; developing major logistics parks at selected locations and strengthening institutions. The program is an economic corridors development initiative to be developed in phases by improving transport connectivity and logistics enhancing value chains in agriculture and manufacturing. Identification completed on 13 September 2016. US$250.0/250.0 (IBRD/IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be deter- mined. Rwanda Energy & Extractives Rwanda Renewable Energy Fund: The project development objective is to increase off-grid electricity access in Rwanda by facilitating private-sector participation in renewable off-grid electrification. Identification completed on 16 June 2016. Environmental Assessment Category F. US$ 27.5/21.4 (CSCC/CSCF). Consulting services to be determined. MINECOFIN; Development Bank of Rwanda (BRD); Business Development Fund (BDF); Rwanda Environment and Climate Change Fund (FONERWA). Transport & ICT Rwanda Feeder Roads Development Project - Additional Finance: The main rationale for the additional funds is to scale up the achievement of the original project and exceed the attainment of the original PDOs through a broader application of the program. The program will be expanded into additional five districts of Rwanda taking the overall program into 9- districts out of a total of 30 districts in Rwanda. Identification completed on 16 November 2015. Environmental Assessment Category A. US$ 47.0 (SPF). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(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 Prín- cipe. Approval completed on 27 June 2014. Environmental Assessment Category C. Project: P150828. US$ 3.5 (IDA Grant). Consultants will be required. AFAP Tel: 2392227208, E-mail: afap@afap.st, Contact: Jorge Bom Jesus, Minister. Energy & Extractives STP Power Sector Recovery Project: The project development objectives are to (i) increase renewable energy generation PAGE 45 Monthly Operational Summary September 2016 and (ii) improve the reliability of the electricity supply. Approval completed on 5 July 2016. Environmental Assessment Cat- egory B. Project: P157096. US$ 16.0/13.0 (IDA Grant/EUIB). Consultants will be required. Agência Fiduciária de Admin- istração de Projeto (AFAP), Contact: Alberto Leal, Coordenador; Ministry of Finance and Public Adminstration, Contact: Agostinho Quaresma Da Silva Bernardo, Cabinet Director/Office Director. Environment & Natural Resources Adaptation to Climate Change Additional Financing: Objective to be Determined. Identification completed on 16 De- cember 2015. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 6.0 (GEFU). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Senegal Energy & Extractives (N) Second Sustainable and Participatory Energy Management: Objective to be Determined. Identification com- pleted on 1 September 2016. Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. 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…). Identification completed on 8 December 2014. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P153826. US$ 160.0 (GUID). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be de- termined. Senegal Banda Gas to Power Guarantee: This PRG is linked to the Mauritania Gas to Power PRG, which is under prep- aration. The overall value of the PRG is estimated at $104m for Mauritania, Senegal and Mali, of which the Senegal part would be approximately $51m, to cover the share of gas payments to Tullow Oil corresponding to energy exports to Senelec. Approval completed on 29 May 2014. Environmental Assessment Category A. Project: P145657. US$ 99.0 (GUID). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Enhancing Gas Market Governance Technical Assistance: The project development objective is to enhance the ca- pacity of staff from the government of Senegal to support LNG development with oil and gas operators Identification com- pleted on 13 July 2016. Environmental Assessment Category A. US$ 20.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing 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 financialresources. 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) Sup- porting the Implementation of a Public Sector Performance-Based Management and Results Monitoring System. Approval completed on 31 July 2014. Environmental Assessment Category C. Project: P146859. US$ 30.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. PFM Reform Secretary Tel: (221) 821-4587, E-mail: ctdiopmef@yahoo.fr, Contact: Cheikh Tidiane Diop, Co- ordinator. Social Protection & Labor September 2016 Africa PAGE 46 (R) Social Safety Net: TThe 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 pro- grams. Approval completed on 24 August 2016. Environmental Assessment Category C. Project: P156160. US$ 11.1 (AFRH). Consultants will be required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Social, Urban, Rural and Resilience Global Practice (R) GEF sustainable cities AF to the Senegal Stormwater management and CCA project: Objective to be Deter- mined. Appraisal completed on 4 May 2016. Project: P158415. US$ 5.5 (GEFU). Consulting services to be determined. Imple- menting agency(ies) to be determined. 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. (N) Senegal Municipal Solid Waste Management Project: The overall development objective of this project is to im- prove solid waste management service in selected Senegalese cities. This project will support the strategy developed under the national solid waste management program (PNGD) which includes a longlist of infrastructure need at the national, regional and regional level nationwide. The first phase of this strategy is being implemented with a financing from the Islamic Bank in the cities of Tivaouane, Touba, Kaolack and partially in Dakar. This project will further implement the strategy with focus on touristic and high economic potential cities such as Dakar, Saint Louis, Mbour, Ziguinchor. Etc.. The project will support the following activities (i) construction of key infrastructure and acquisition of equipment for environmental-friendly collection, treatment and disposal of municipal solid waste. The infrastructure to be financed will include regional sanitary landfills, collection points, transfer stations and recycling centers. (ii) closure and rehabilitation of existing solid waste management dumpsites (iii) performance-based contracting approach to support the improvement of waste collection and disposal services (iv) introduce tools for proper budgeting and financial management for the sector (v) capacity enhancement of local and na- tional level stakeholders (vi) undertake citizens engagement and awareness raising campaigns. Identification completed on 1 September 2016. US$ 0.1 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Trade & Competitiveness Senegal Growth and Export Development: The Project Development Objective (PDO) is to develop exports and improve Senegal's investment climate. Concept completed on 10 November 2014. Environmental Assessment Category A. Project: P146469. US$ 50.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Ministry of Commerce, Informal Sector, Consumption and Promotion of Local Products, Contact: Mr. Makhtar Lakh, General Secretary. Transport & ICT Dakar Bus Rapid Transit Development Project: Objective to be Determined. Identification completed on 5 June 2015. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 70.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Sierra Leone Agriculture Smallholder Commercialization and Agribusiness Development Project: 3.The project development objective is to promote smallholder commercialization by fostering productive business linkages between smallholder farmers and selected agribusiness firms and other commodity off-takers in Sierra Leone. Approval completed on 18 February 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P153437. US$ 40.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Finance and Eco- nomic Development Tel: (232-22) 222-211, E-mail: Hawamusa2005@yahoo.com, Contact: Hawa Musa, Senior Planning Of- ficer; Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Food Security Tel: 0023276610260, E-mail: samsesay2@yahoo.com, Contact: Jo- seph Sam Sesay, Dr. PAGE 47 Monthly Operational Summary September 2016 Education Tertiary Education Support Project: Buidling on analytical work carried out in 2013, this project will support the strengthening of Sierra Leone's higher education system, focusing on improved service delivery, quality, governance, and ac- cess. Identification completed on 28 October 2014. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 15.0 (IDA Grant). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Energy & Extractives SL: Western Area Power Generation Project: In May 2014 the Government of Sierra Leone requested IDA for a guar- antee for the proposed Western Area Power Generation Project (WAPGP) to be developed as an independent power producer selling to electricity the Electricity Distribution and Supply Authority (EDSA). WAPGP is part of the Government’s plan for private sector participation in the generation subs ector to meet electricity de- mand. The Project is proposed as a 128 MW Heavy Fuel Oil (HFO) fired power plant to be located on an existing industrial site about 4 km outside Freetown. The Project is to be constructed in phases over three to four years, of which the first phase is 50MW. Approval completed on 14 July 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P153805. US$ 40.0 (GUID). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Extractive Industries Technical Assistance Project 2: The proposed project development objective is to strengthen the capacity and governance systems of key institutions to manage the mining sector and to build the country’s geological infra- structure. Identification completed on 27 June 2016. US$ 20.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Imple- menting agency(ies) to be determined. Health, Nutrition & Population Health Service Delivery & System Support Project: The project development objective (PDO) of the Health Service Delivery and System Support Project is to (a) increase the utilization and improve the quality of essential maternal and child health services; and (b) in the event of an Eligible Crisis or Emergency, to provide immediate and effective response to said Eligible Crisis or Emergency. Approval completed on 23 June 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P153064. US$ 10.0/5.5 (IDA Credit/ERR). Consulting services to be determined. Ministry of Finance and Economic Development, Con- tact: Kaifala Marah, Minister of Finance and Economic Development; Ministry of Health and Sanitation, Contact: Abu Bakar Fofanah, Minister of Health and Sanitation. 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 com- pleted on 6 August 2015. Environmental Assessment Category C. Project: P154454. US$ 10.0/4.3 (IDA Grant/ERR). Consult- ants will be required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Second Youth Employment Support: Objective to be Determined. Identification completed on 19 October 2015. Envi- ronmental Assessment Category B. US$ 10.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Trade & Competitiveness Sierra Leone Agro-Processing Competitiveness Project: The project objective is to catalyze private investment flows in agro processing and linked industries in the target Northern Growth development corridor in Sierra Leone. Identification completed on 6 June 2016. US$ 10.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Transport & ICT Sierra Leone - Transport Infrastructure Development Project: Objective to be Determined. Identification completed September 2016 Africa PAGE 48 on 19 May 2015. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 0.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Imple- menting agency(ies) to be determined. Airport Estuary Support Project (AESP): To support the ferry services operation in Sierra Leone Identification com- pleted on 24 March 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 20.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be deter- mined. Ministry of Finance and Economic Development; Sierra Leone Port Authority; Ministry of Transport and Aviation; Sierra Leone Maritime Adminstration. Somalia Agriculture Strengthening Pastoral and Agropastoral Resilience in Somalia: The project will aim at enhancing resilience of pas- toral and agro-pastoral communities in drought prone areas of Somalia. It will also facilitate the regional integration of the country by linking Somalia to the Inter-Governmental Authority on Development (IGAD)-coordinated initiative for ending drought emergency in the Horn of Africa. Identification completed on 27 November 2013. Environmental Assessment Cate- gory B. Project: P148943. US$ 30.0 (MSC1). Consultants will be required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Governance Somaliland Civil Service Reform Project: The project development objective is to strengthen basic functions for payroll, human resources and policy management in selected central government agencies and line ministries. Approval completed on 30 June 2016. Environmental Assessment Category C. US$ 10.0 (SOMP). Consulting services to be determined. Somaliland Civil Service Commission, Contact: Mohamed Boqore, Chairman, Civil Service Commission; Ministry Of Finance, Contact: Zam Zam Abdi Adam, Minister of Fiinance. Social, Urban, Rural and Resilience Global Practice Somali Urban Investment Planning:

To provide (i) an assessment of the feasibility of, and preliminary plans for, selected urban investment and institutional strengthening activities in southern Somalia, Puntland and Somaliland, and (ii) enhanced 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, Contact: Zamzam Abdi Adan, Minister; Hargeisa Municipality, Contact: Abdurahman Mohamud Aided, Mayor; Mogadishu Municipal- ity, Contact: Yusuf Hussein Jim'ale, Mayor; Garowe Municipality, Contact: Hassan Mohamed Isse, Mayor; Hargeisa Water Agency, Contact: Ibrahim Siyad Yonis, Manager. Somalia Urban Development Project: The PDO for the project will be: “Improved urban infrastructure and urban fi- nancing systems in South-Central Somalia, Puntland and Somaliland”. Concept completed on 16 June 2014. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P149306. US$ 85.0 (SOMP). Consulting services to be determined. Ministry of Finance and Planning. South Africa Energy & Extractives Development Carbon Capture and Storage in South Africa: 20.The proposed development objective of this TAP is to demonstrate that CCS—one of the key climate change mitigation technologies—is feasible in South Africa, allowing the GoSA to advance to the next phase in its CCS Roadmap: large-scale CCS demonstration. Concept completed on 22 June 2016. En- vironmental Assessment Category A. Project: P149521. US$ 23.0 (CARB). Consulting services to be determined. South African Centre for Carbon Capture and Storage; Department of Energy. PAGE 49 Monthly Operational Summary September 2016 Environment & Natural Resources South Africa Partnership for Market Readiness: The Project Development Objective (PDO) is to strengthen the read- iness of the government of South Africa for the design, preparation and implementation of a carbon pricing instrument. Ne- gotiations authorized on 8 July 2016. Environmental Assessment Category C. Project: P155885. US$ 5.0 (PMR). Consultants will be required. Republic of South Africa, Contact: Pravin Gordhan, Minister of Finance; National Treasury, Contact: Cecil Morden, Chief Director, Economic Tax Analysis. Finance & Markets Land Bank Financial Intermediation Loan: The project’s development objective is to sustainably scale up Land Bank’s wholesale financing, specifically to benefit emerging farmers. Negotiations authorized on 29 May 2015. Environmental As- sessment Category F. Project: P150008. US$110.0 (IBRD). No consultants are required. Land and Agricultural Development Bank of South Africa, Contact: Lebogang Serithi, Chief Financial Officer; Land Bank, Contact: Lebogang Serithi, Chief Finan- cial Officer. South Sudan Agriculture South Sudan Agriculture Development and Food Security Project: he project seeks to revitalize the agriculture sec- tor in South Sudan through capacity building, institutional strengthening and technology dissemination. Tentatively, its PDO is to enhance the production of major staple crops and increase farmer's income Identification completed on 20 December 2011. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 30.0 (IDA Grant). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing 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 capabilities with respect to human resource management and public financial management in target ministries and agencies. Negotiations authorized on 22 October 2014. Environmental Assessment Category C. Project: P143975. US$ 20.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Labour, 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 Economic Plan- ning, Contact: Maxwell Lobokha, Director, Planning; Ministry of Public Service and Human Resource Development, 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 Category 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 September 2016 Africa PAGE 50 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 Upper Nile; and (ii) to strengthen coordination and monitoring and evaluation capacities of the Ministry of Health. The addi- tional 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 upto 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. .., Contact: .. Social Protection & Labor Safety Net and Skills Development Project Additional Financing: Objective to be Determined. Identification com- pleted on 9 June 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 30.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Social, Urban, Rural and Resilience Global Practice Local Governance and Service Delivery Project: Objective to be Determined. Identification completed on 9 June 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 60.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Sudan Environment & Natural Resources Sudan Sustainable Natural Resources Management Project: To increase the adoption of sustainable land and water management practices in targeted landscapes. Identification completed on 6 June 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 10.1 (GEFU). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Swaziland Governance IMPROVING PUBLIC SECTOR PERFORMANCE PROJECT: To improve public financial management and perfor- mance management in selected ministries in Swaziland Concept completed on 22 June 2015. Environmental Assessment Category C. Project: P152528. US$25.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. Kingdom of Swaziland, Contact: Bheki Bhembe, Principal Secretary; Prime Minister's Office, Contact: Mbuso C. Dlamini, Secretary to Cabinet. Trade & Competitiveness (R) 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. Project: P151433. US$25.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Min- istry of Economic Planning and Development, Contact: Vusie Dlamini, Head of ACMS. Tanzania Agriculture Tanzania: Second Agricultural Sector Development Project-BRN Support: Objective to be Determined. Identifica- tion completed on 7 November 2011. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 100.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be PAGE 51 Monthly Operational Summary September 2016 required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. (R) Southern Agricultural Growth Corridor of Tanzania Investment Project:

To increase the adoption of new technologies and marketing practices by smallholders through expanding and creating partnershipsbetween smallholder farmers and agribusinesses in the Southern Corridor of Tanzania.

Approval completed on 10 March 2016. Project: P125728. US$ 70.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Office of the Prime Minister, Contact: Erick Shitindi, Permanent Secretary; Ministry of Finance & Planning, Contact: Dr. Servacius B. Likwelile, Permanent Secretary. (N) Building Future Agro-food Systems of Tanzania (BFAST): To transform irrigated agri-food systems to yield higher and more stable incomes for the target farm families, while being more resilient to climate change. Identification com- pleted on 14 September 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 100.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Energy & Extractives 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 private 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. TZ Guarantees for Power Sector Gas Supply Expansion: The proposed operation consists of providing credit enhance- ment mechanisms to address the low credit worthiness of the natural gas production and supply, and power sectors in Tanza- nia. The proposed operation will enabling the development and expansion of natural gas fields by private developers in several locations, and independent power generation activities. The proposed instrument will be a series of Partial Risks Guarantees (PRGs) back-stopping liquidity payments under Gas Supply Agreements (GSA) and Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs) en- tered between private sector developers and the Tanzania Petroleum Development Corporation (TPDC) and/or Tanzania Electric Supply Company Limited (TANESCO). Identification completed on 25 October 2013. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 200.0 (GUID). Consulting services to be determined. Ministry of Finance Tel: (255-22) 211-9190, E-mail: sblikwelile@yahoo.com, Contact: Dr. Servacius B. Likwelile, Permanent Secretary. Tanzania Singida Wind Power Project: The Government of Tanzania (GOT) intends to develop the 100MW Singida Wind Project in Northern Tanzania in form of a Public Private Partnership. The current lead investor of this Project is a con- sortium of private local firms and Aldwych International PLC, of the UK ("Wind EA"). Wind EA intends to conclude a 25 year Power Purchase Agreement with the state owned utility TANESCO. The Project encompasses the construction and operation of a 100MW Windpark east of the town of Singida. Financing of this power generation project is expected to be through private sponsors' equity contributions (about 20% of Project costs) and commercial/multilateral debt facilities. GOT has requested the World Ban (IDA) to support the financing of the project with a Partial Risk Guarantee (PRG) that would cover commercial lenders to the project. The IDA has offered already the financing of a Transaction Adviser to TANESCO under an existing IDA project and it is expected that TANESCO will select and contract an adviser in the coming months, before TANESCO and the GOT start negotiating major Project Agreements for this project. This project is currently expected to be structured and pre- pared in 2011/2012 and could reach financial close in Bank FY 2013. If built, this project would be the first major Wind gen- eration facility in Tanzania and one of the largest facilities in East Africa. Concept completed on 7 July 2011. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P126432. US$ 100.0/200.0 (GUID/ZPCI). Consultants will be required. Wind EA, Contact: Mark Gammons Additional Financing for Energy Sector Capacity Building Project: The project development objective is to strengthen the capacity of the Government of Tanzania to develop: (i) its natural gas sub-sector; and (ii) Public Private Part- nerships for the power generation sector. Identification completed on 21 April 2016. US$ 10.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting ser- vices to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Environment & Natural Resources Tanzania: Resilient Natural Resource Management for Growth: The Government of Tanzania has requested support to address challenges in multi-sectoral water resources development to accelerate and sustain growth and alleviate poverty. September 2016 Africa PAGE 52 The Bank is exploring support through a long-term programmatic approach that begins by supporting the development of a more multi-sectoral approach to what has traditionally been a "siloed" approach to water resources management. The context is that there is a need to effectively manage existing and evolving water-related problems cannot be done with a business-as- usual approach (e.g. poverty & growth needs, climate risks). The focus on "Big Results Now" in Tanzania are not possible in a timely, effective, and sustainable manner without water-related agencies working closer together (e.g. for agricultural invest- ments, managing inter-sectoral conflicts). There is also a need for substantial institutional modernization of water-related offices given level of challenges, state-of-the-art globally, and upcoming loss of significant skills due to retirement of ageing skilled staff in water-related institutions. The proposed activities will focus on major areas: A. Support for Information & Institutional Modernization - Inter-sectoral Team for Analytical services - Water-related Office Modernization (incl. comput- erization, Operational Centers, Internships) - Integrated Water Resources Monitoring System & Enhanced Access (meteorol- ogy, hydrology, water quality, groundwater, earth observation integration, information integration, analysis, and out- reach/public access) B. Support for Targeted Investment Planning and Implementation - Targeted Basins (e.g. Great Ruaha, Usangu Plains) to improve on-the-ground water management - Targeted Instruments (e.g. PES) and Issues (e.g. Forecasting) - Targeted Investment Preparation Identification completed on 12 May 2014. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 100.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Finance & Markets Tanzania Financial Inclusion Project: To expand access to financial services in Tanzania for individuals and MSMEs by providing support for: (i) credit line to MSMEs with a separate window for women-owned businesses; (ii) development of infrastructure for financial inclusion; and (iii) strengthening the regulatory capacity and enhancing consumer protection and financial literacy. Identification completed on 11 August 2016. Environmental Assessment Category F. US$ 150.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. 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. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 60.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. BANK OF TANZANIA, Contact: Albert Mkenda, Program Manager (PIU). Other (N) 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. US$ 75.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Poverty and Equity Development Support for Tanzania Statistics: The project development objective is to support the Government of Tan- zania to effectively and efficiently produce quality statistics in accordance with international standards and best practices. Identification completed on 11 July 2016. Environmental Assessment Category C. US$ 8.8 (EUDF). Consulting services to be determined. Ministry of Finance & Planning; National Bureau of Statistics. Social Protection & Labor TZ-PSSN Additional Financing: The Project Development Objective of APL Phase 1 is to create a comprehensive, efficient, well-targeted productive social safetynetsystem for the poor and vulnerable section of the Tanzanian population. Approval completed on 16 June 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P151838. US$ 200.0 (IDA Credit). No consult- ants are required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Social, Urban, Rural and Resilience Global Practice 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$80 million to the Tanzania Strategic Cities Project. The requested additional support is needed to scale up the project's investments. The original project has been under satisfactory implementation since 2011. PAGE 53 Monthly Operational Summary September 2016 The additional financing is sought to finance the following three board types of investments: (i) Enhancements to the func- tionality and sustainability of the works completed and ongoing under the current project, such as drainage/pedestrian amen- ities and additional land-fill cells and solid waste equipment. (ii) Investments -mainly urban roads and some storm drains- from the ‘long-list’ that were originally prepared and screened during original project appraisal in FY2010/11, but not included in the project due to limited IDA availability. (iii) Newly identified sub-projects which are also mostly urban roads and two new land-fills. Approval completed on 29 May 2014. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P148974. US$ 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. TZ-Strategic Cities Project Add'l Financing II-SUF: Objective to be Determined. Identification completed on 8 April 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 100.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Zanzibar Urban Services Project Additional Financing: Improve access to urban services and conserve physical cul- tural 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. Trade & Competitiveness Early Stage Industrialization for Growth and Trade Integration: To increase the competitivenes of enterprises along value chains in selected industrial sectors and targeted trade corridors leading to increased productivity, trade flows and em- ployment opportunities Identification completed on 8 June 2016. US$ 100.0 (IDA Grant). Consulting services to be deter- mined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Private Sector Competitiveness Project Additional Financing: Objective to be Determined. Approval completed on 27 December 2013. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 60.2 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Finance & Planning, Contact: Chandanie Wijayawardene, Director General. Transport & ICT Dar es Salaam Urban Transport Improvement Project: 10.The proposed Project Development objective (PDO) is to reduce delays at the Ubungo intersection, and improve the bus rapid transit operations and management capacity in Dar es Salaam city, to the benefit of all roads users. Concept completed on 29 June 2016. Environmental Assessment Category A. Project: P150937. US$ 267.2 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. TANROADS, Contact: Eng. Patrick Mfugale, Chief Executive; Ministry of Finance (United Republic of Tanzania), Contact: Dr. Servacius Likwelike, Deputy Permanent Secretary; Dar Rapid Transit Agency (DART), Contact: Ronald Lwakatare, Ag. Chief Executive. Dar es Salaam Maritime Gateway Program - Improving access to Dar es Salaam Port: The Project Development Objective is to improve road access to Port of Dar es Salaam for the benefit of public and private stakeholders. Identification completed on 11 July 2016. US$ 70.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. 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, and support greater private sector participation, for the benefit of public and private stakeholders. Negotiations authorized on 10 May 2016. Environmental Assessment Category A. Project: P150496. US$600.0/30.0 (IBRD/DFID). Consultants will be required. Tanzania Ports Authority (TPA), Contact: Alois Matei, Acting Director General; THE UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA, Contact: Ngosha Magonya, Commissioner External Finance. Water Tanzania Water Sector Support Project - Additional Financing: The Additional finance will contribute to the coun- try's water sector development program (WSDP) acheieve its first phase target of providing access to the originally planned beneficiaries of 10 villages per local Government Administration (LGAs). This target was down sized during restructuring of the project due to shortage of funding. Given the increased attention given to the Rural water supply in governments recent initiative of Big Result Now (BRN), the AF will be a timely response to assit government acheiwve its objective. It will also be uninterrupted continuation of the Bank support during the transition from phase I to Phase II of the program. The AF will September 2016 Africa PAGE 54 finance RWS schemes and completion works in urban component while at the same time provide program management as- sistance to Government's effort to streamline the new BRN initiative with the WSDP arrangement. It is expected that devel- opment partners such as the DFID will join the initiative. It is also envisaged that preparation of the follow on project to support the se cond phase of government's WSDP will be initiated in parallel to implementation of the Additional financing. Approval completed on 16 June 2014. Environmental Assessment Category A. Project: P146700. US$ 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. Second Water Sector Support Project: The overall WSDP II program Development Objective is "Improving integrated water resources management by strengthening water sectorinstitutions and increasing access to water supply and sanitation services". The Project Development Objective is to strengthen integrated water resources management in Tanzania to support productive sectors ; and improve water supply service delivery in urban areas of Tanzania. Concept completed on 17 February 2015. Environmental Assessment Category A. Project: P150361. US$ 225.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Water, Contact: Eng. Mbogo Futakamba, Permanent Secretary. Togo Agriculture (R) PASA Additional Financing: Objective to be Determined. Identification completed on 14 March 2016. US$ 20.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Energy & Extractives Togo Energy Access Project: Increase Access to Modern Energy in Togo Identification completed on 30 June 2016. US$ 35.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Governance Economic Governance Technical Assistance: Objective to be Determined. Identification completed on 4 November 2015. Environmental Assessment Category C. US$ 15.0 (IDA Credit). 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. Ap- proval completed on 7 March 2014. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P146598. US$ 12.1 (IDA Credit). Con- sultants 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. Togo Safety Nets and Basic Services Project: Objective to be Determined. Identification completed on 19 August 2015. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 35.0 (IDA Grant). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Togo Youth Employment Project: Objective to be Determined. Identification completed on 19 August 2015. Environ- mental Assessment Category B. US$ 15.0 (IDA Grant). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Social, Urban, Rural and Resilience Global Practice (N) Togo - Urban Infrastructure Project: The development objective of the Project is to support the Government of Togo (GoT) to increase access to infrastructure and urban services in Lomé and six other participating urban communities (viz: PAGE 55 Monthly Operational Summary September 2016 Kpalimé, Tsévié, Atakpamé, Sokodé, Kara and Dapaong). Identification completed on 9 September 2016. US$ 30.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Emergency Infrastructure Rehabilitation & Energy Project - Additional Financing: The objectives are to: (a) in- crease access to infrastructure and urban services in Lome; and (b) support the Government's efforts to demonstrate concrete improvements in the lives of its citizens, a critical step for sustaining social and political stability in the country. Approval completed on 4 June 2013. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 14.0 (IDA Grant). Consultants will be required. 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 quality and cost of transport services in Togo. The project intends to support selective, targeted, and integrated interventions to improve the business environment for the logistics services sector, and strengthen the capacity of both public and private sector actors in the industry. Identification completed on 25 January 2016. Environmental Assessment Category C. US$ 18.0 (IDA Grant). Consulting services to be determined. Republic of Togo, Contact: S.E.M. Adji Oteth Ayassor, Ministre de l'Economie et des Finances; Ministry of Economy, Finance, and Development Planning, Contact: Adji Oteth Ayassor, Minister of Finance. Uganda Agriculture Agriculture Cluster Development Project: The development objective is to raise on-farm productivity, production, and marketable volumes of selected agricultural commoditiesin specified geographic clusters. Approval completed on 9 April 2015. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P145037. US$ 150.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Min- istry of Finance Tel: 2564144707000, E-mail: fred.muhumuza@finance.go.ug, Contact: Fred Muhumuza, Sr. Advisor to the Minister; Ministry of Agriculture Animal Husbandry and Fisheries Tel: 256772589642, E-mail: dcr@agriculture.go.ug, Con- tact: Mr. Opolot Okaasai, Director Crop Resources. Education Uganda Secondary Education Improvement Project: The PDO is to improve access to quality lower secondary educa- tion in underserved areas and enhancing the capacity of schools and teachers to deliver the new curriculum. Concept com- pleted on 26 May 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P148651. US$ 100.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Republic of Uganda, Contact: Ministry of Finance, Planning & Economic Development Ministry of Educa- tion, Science, Technology and Sports, Contact: Dr. Rose Nassali Lukwago, Permanent Secretary. Skills Development Project: The project development objective is to enhance the capacity of institutions to deliver high quality, demand-driven training programs in target sectors. Approval completed on 22 April 2015. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P145309. US$ 100.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. REPUBLIC OF UGANDA, Contact: Keith Muhakanizi, Permanent Secretary/Secretary to Treasury; Ministry of Education and Sports, Contact: Rose Nassali Lukwago, Permanent Secretary; Ministry for Agriculture, Animal Husbandry and Fisheries, Contact: Vincent Rubarema, Permanent Secretary. Energy & Extractives IDA Guarantee for Renewable Energy Development Program: The project will provide for amongst others counter- part 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. Min- istry of Energy and Mineral Development Tel: (256-41) 434-9342, E-mail: info@energy.go.ug, Contact: Hon. Irene Muloni, Minister. (R) Uganda Grid Expansion and Reinforcement Project (GERP): The Project Development Objective (PDO) is to increase availability and efficiency of bulk electricity supply in the project areas. Approval completed on 31 May 2016. Project: September 2016 Africa PAGE 56 P133305. US$ 100.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development, Contact: Dr. Fred Kabagambe-Kaliisa, Permanent Secretary; REPUBLIC OF UGANDA, Contact: Keith Muhakanizi, Permanent Secre- tary/Secretary to Treasury; Uganda Electricity Transmission Company Limited, Contact: Eriasi Kiyemba, Chief Executive Of- ficer. UG GEF Energy for Rural Transformation III: The Project Development Objective is to increase access to electricity in rural areas of Uganda. Approval completed on 5 June 2015. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 8.2 (GEFU). Consulting services to be determined. Ministry of Energy & Mineral Development/ Rural Electrification Agency, Contact: Dr. Fred Kabagambe-Kaliisa, Permanent Secretary; Government of Republic of Uganda, Contact: Keith J. Muhakanizi, Permanent Secretary. Health, Nutrition & Population Uganda Reproductive, Maternal and Child Health Services Improvement Project: The Project Development Ob- jectives (PDOs) are to: (a) improve utilization of essential health services with a focus on reproductive, maternal, newborn, child and adolescent health services in target districts; and (b) scale up birth and death registration services Approval com- pleted on 4 August 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P155186. US$ 110.0/30.0 (IDA Credit/GFF). Con- sultants will be required. Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development, Contact: Keith Mukahanizi, Permanent Secretary/Secretary to the Treasury; Ministry Of Health, Contact: Asuman Lukwago, Permanent Secretary. Social, Urban, Rural and Resilience Global Practice UG - Empowerment and Resilience of Girls and Gender Equality (EMERGE): The objective of this project is to mitigate the additional risks of violence against women and girls (VAWG) posed by labor influx associated with infrastructure investments in Uganda. The project will strengthen country systems and institutional capacity to implement existing legisla- tion and policies around prevention of VAWG and will scale-up evidence-based interventions for prevention and response to VAWG in selected areas. Identification completed on 21 June 2016. Environmental Assessment Category C. US$ 45.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Water Water Management and Development Project: Objective to be Determined. Identification completed on 16 June 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 75.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Zambia Agriculture (N) Zambia Integrated Landscape Project: To improve rural livelihood and reduce net greenhouse gas emissions from agriculture, forestry and other land uses in Zambia’s Eastern Province Identification completed on 15 September 2016. US$ 10.0/8.0/9.0 (IDA Credit/BIOA/GEFU). Consulting services to be de- termined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Zambia Integrated Forest Landcape Program BioCF Grant: To improve rural livelihoods in Zambia’s Eastern Prov- ince through incentivized climate-smart interventions in the agriculture, forest, and wildlife sectors. Concept completed on 13 July 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P160493. US$ 8.0 (BIOA). Consultants will be required. Interim Climate Change Secretariat; Ministry of Finance. Education Zambia Education Sector Enhancement Project: Objective to be Determined. Identification completed on 10 Decem- ber 2015. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 50.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing PAGE 57 Monthly Operational Summary September 2016 agency(ies) to be determined. Energy & Extractives Guarantee for Scaling Solar: Objective to be Determined. Identification completed on 24 November 2015. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 50.0 (GUID). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Environment & Natural Resources Zambia Integrated Forest Landscape Project (GEF): The PDO of the ZIFL-P is to improve rural livelihoods in the Eastern Province of Zambia by improving the management of carbon, forestry, wildlife, and agricultural resources while sim- ultaneously reducing greenhouse gas emissions associated with land use. Concept completed on 27 May 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P157521. US$ 8.3 (GEFU). Consulting services to be determined. Interim Climate Change Secretariat, Contact: David Kaluba, Director; Ministry of Finance, Contact: Ronald Simwinga, Dr.. (R) Zambia - Mining and Environmental Remediation and Improvement Project: To reduce environmental health risks including lead exposure to the local population in critically polluted mining areas in Kabwe, Kitwe, Mufulira and Chingola municipalities Appraisal completed on 16 September 2016. Environmental Assessment Category A. Project: P154683. US$ 55.6 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Mines, Energy and Water Development; Ministry of Finance, Republic of Zambia. Trade & Competitiveness Zambia Agribusiness and Trade Project: The development objective of the proposed project is to contribute to increased private sector investments, firm growth and employment in agribusiness. Concept completed on 21 April 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P156492. US$ 40.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Ministry of Finance, Contact: Ronald Simwinga, Dr.; Ministry of Commerce, Trade and Industry, Contact: Kayula Siame, Ms.. Transport & ICT Zambia: Improved Rural Connectivity Project-SUF: To improve rural accessibility for communities in selected areas in Zambia through provision of better roads and other rural transport related infrastructure and strengthening of institutional capacity. Concept completed on 2 August 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P159330. US$ 200.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Finance; National Road Fund Agency. Zimbabwe Health, Nutrition & Population 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 Recip- ient's ongoing health initiatives. Approval completed on 23 December 2015. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P156879. US$ 10.0 (HRBF). Consultants will be required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Regional Agriculture September 2016 Africa PAGE 58 (N) Burundi- Regional Great Lakes Integrated Agriculture Development Project: The project development objec- tive (PDO) is to increase agricultural productivity and commercialization in targeted areas in Burundi, improve agricultural regional integration, and provide immediate and effective response in the event of an eligible crisis or emergency. Identifica- tion completed on 13 September 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 25.0 (IDA Grant). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. WEST AFRICA AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY PROGRAM (WAAPP 1C): Objective to be Determined. Identifi- cation completed on 22 March 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 47.0 (IDA Grant). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. West Africa Agricultural Productivity Program (WAAPP - 1D): Objective to be Determined. Identification completed on 31 March 2015. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 45.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. 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 Research in Eastern and Central Africa (ASARECA) Multi-Donor Trust Fund (MDTF) (P112600/TF071104). It is currently financed by the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA), UK's Department for International Development (DfID); the Euro- pean 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 Eastern 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 implemen- tation of the strategy. The ASARECA MDTF was established at the World Bank in 2008 to support the first phase of the stra- tegic 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 additional 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. 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 Department for International Development (DfID); the European Commission (EC); and The Netherlands, and managed by the Agricul- ture, Rural Development and Irrigation unit (AFTA2). FARA has been operating on a 10-year Strategic Plan (2007-2016) de- veloped to add value to the support provided by the sub-regional organizations (SROs) to strengthen African National Agri- cultural Research Systems (NARS). 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. 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 implementation 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 C. 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. (N) Mali Livestock Sector Development Support Project: To improve the productivity and competitiveness of live- stock production systems in Mali. This will be in complement to PRAPS currently under implementation and PACAM under preparation. Identification completed on 15 September 2016. US$ 50.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. PAGE 59 Monthly Operational Summary September 2016 AFCC2/RI-Regional Great Lakes Integrated Agriculture Development Project: The project development objec- tives (PDO) are (i) †œto 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 responsein the event of an eligible crisis or emergency.†• Approval completed on 21 June 2016. Environmental Assessment Category A. Project: P143307. US$ 150.0/2.7 (IDA Credit/PHRD). Consulting services to be determined. Ministry Of Finances, Contact: Honore Tshiyoyo, Cellule des Coordination des projets; Minstry of Agriculture and rural Development, Contact: Hubert Aly Ramazani, Permanent Secretary. 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. 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 devel- opment, as described in ASARECA's 5-year OP (2008/09-2013/14). The MDTF is intended to facilitate donor interaction, 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 ex- pected to reach $55 million and this target has been met. New contributions totaling $4 million will be used to scale up the results of existing sub-projects within the remaining timeframe of the grant (19 months). No new activities are planned. Iden- tification completed on 21 May 2012. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 5.6 (CDP4). Consulting services to be de- termined. Association for Strengthening Agricultural Research in Eastern and Central Africa (ASARECA), Contact: Seyfu Ketema, Executive Director. (N) Regional Great Lakes Integrated Agriculture Development Project: Objective to be Determined. Identification completed on 6 September 2016. US$ 25.0 (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 Additionnal 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 Com- munication 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 geographical 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 comphensive package of investments and services. Approval completed on 21 October 2014. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P150006. US$ 75.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be re- quired. Ministry of Finance (Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia) Tel: (251-9) 2771-8854, E-mail: faberra@mofed.gov.et, Contact: Fisseha Aberra, Director. Education Africa Higher Education Centers of Excellence Project Add. Fin.: The Project Development Objective is to support 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. Energy & Extractives September 2016 Africa PAGE 60 AFCC2/RI-3A Tanzania-Zambia Interconnector: The objective of the project is to connect Tanzania's electrical grid with Kenya’s and later Zambia, create power- sharing between the two countries, reduce energy costs, promote sustainable and renewable power generation, better protect the region’s environment, and pave the way for more dynamic regional coop- eration between the countries of East Africa. The project marks the second phase of a regional East Africa power integration program, which started with the financing of the Ethiopia-Kenya Electricty Highway project, approved by the WB Board in July 2012. The project also bilds on the currently on-going tanzania Backbone Transmission project. Identification completed on 12 July 2013. Environmental Assessment Category A. Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. AFCC2/RI 3A Ruzizi Hydropower Project: The Ruzizi III hydropower project, 147MW is sponsored by the Energy Com- mission 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 Octo- ber 2013. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 150.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implement- ing agency(ies) to be determined. Regional Off Grid Electrification Project: Increase electricity access to households, businesses and communities using modern off-grid electrification technologies in project countries. Identification completed on 17 August 2016. US$ 51.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Regional Transmission Development APL (RI): The objective is to support the development of the transmission back- bone linking Tete Province with the south of Mozambique. Concept completed on 11 September 2008. Environmental Assess- ment Category A. Project: P108934. US$ 150.0/50.0 (IDA Credit/GUID). Consulting services to be determined. Electricidade de Mozambique (Electricity of Mozambique) Tel: (258-21) 304-407, E-mail: cyum@edmdipla.co.mz, Contact: Mr. Carlos Yum, Director and Project Coordinator. OMVS - HYDROPOWER AND ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT PROJECT: The objective of the proposed project is to improve the reliability and capacity of the OMVS interconnected power system. Identification completed on 13 December 2013. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P147921. US$ 150.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Mali - SOGEM - Societe de Gestion de Manantali. AFCC2/RI-3A-Ruzizi Hydropower Partial Risk 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 con- struction 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 October 2013. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 60.0 (GUID). Consulting services to be deter- mined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. AFCC2/RI Regional Transmission Interconnection between Mozambique and Malawi: The proposed Project De- velopment Objectives are to enable: i) increased access to diversified supply of electricity for Malawi; and(ii) expanded oppor- tunities for Malawi and Mozambique’s to benefit from bilateral and regional power trading on SAPP. Concept com pleted on 18 March 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P144551. US$ 120.0/4.5 (IDA Credit/AFRS). Consultants will be required. Electricity Supply Corporation Malawi Limited (ESCOM), Contact: Lameck Nchembe, Director of Planning; Electricidade de Mozambiique, Contact: Joao Catine, Director. Environment & Natural Resources West Africa Region Fisheries Program AF Guinea, Sierra Leone & Liberia: Objective to be Determined. Identifi- cation completed on 4 January 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 10.0 (GEFU). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Third South West Indian Ocean Fisheries Governance and Shared Growth Project (SWIOFish3): Objective to PAGE 61 Monthly Operational Summary September 2016 be Determined. Identification completed on 4 September 2015. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$5.0/4.0 (IBRD/IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Second South West Indian Ocean Fisheries Governance and Shared Growth Project - Madagascar: To improve the management effectiveness of selected priority fisheries at regional, national and community level. Identification completed on 6 April 2016. US$ 7.3 (GEFU). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Second South West Indian Ocean Fisheries Governance and Shared Growth Project - Region & Madagascar: To improve the management effectiveness of selected priority fisheries at regional, national and community level. Identifica- tion completed on 13 November 2014. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 65.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. 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-boundarynatural resources of the LVB among the Partner States; and (ii) the improvement of environmental management of targeted pollutionhotspots 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. Third South West Indian Ocean Fisheries Governance and Shared Growth Project (SWIOFish3): Objective to be Determined. Identification completed on 18 November 2015. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 19.0 (GEFU). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Finance & Markets (N) WAEMU Affordable Housing Finance: The development objective is to expand the reach of housing finance across all income groups in WAEMU countries. Identification completed on 7 September 2016. Environmental Assessment Category F. US$ 130.0/20.0 (IDA Credit/IDA Grant). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be deter- mined. 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 sector 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. Negotiations author- ized on 4 August 2016. Environmental Assessment Category C. Project: P160770. US$ 10.5 (IDA Grant). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Governance (N) Regional Public Sector Capacity Building: To objectives of the project are to strengthen (a) national schools and institutes of public administration in Africa to be centers of excellence for national and regional capacity building, and (b) public financial management of REC institutions and related linkages with member countries. Identification completed on 1 September 2016. Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Health, Nutrition & Population AFCC2/RI-Southern Africa Tuberculosis and Health Systems Support Project: A.Proposed Development Objec- tive(s) The overall objectives of the project are to: (i) improve coverage and quality of TB control and occupational lung disease ser- vices in targeted geographic areas of the participating countries; and (ii) strengthen regional capacity to manage the burden of TB and occupational diseases. Approval completed on 26 May 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P155658. US$ 60.0/62.0 (IDA Credit/IDA Grant). Consulting services to be determined. Republic of Mozambique, Contact: Sua Excelencia Adriano Maleiane, Minister; Ministry of Health, Contact: Sua Excelencia Nazira Abdula, Minister; Ministry of Health, Contact: Dr. Peter Kumpalume, Minister; Ministry of Health, Contact: Dr. Peter Mwaba, Permanent Secretary; King- dom of Lesotho, Contact: Hon. Mokoto Hloaele, Minister of Development Planning; Republic of Zambia, Contact: Dr. Ronald September 2016 Africa PAGE 62 Simwinga, Permanent Secretary - EMF; Republic of Malawi, Contact: Hon Goodall E. Gondwe, Minister; Ministry of Health, Contact: Mamoruti Tiheli, Acting PS Health. 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 services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Regional Disease Surveillance Systems Enhancement (REDISSE) Phase II: The PDOs are : (i) to strengthen na- tional and regional cross-sectoral capacity for collaborative disease surveillance and epidemic preparedness in West Africa, thereby addressing systemic weaknesses within the animal and human health systems that hinder effective disease surveil- lance and response; and (ii) in the event of an Eligible Emergency, to provide immediate and effective response to said Eligible Emergency. Identification completed on 23 June 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. Consulting services to be de- termined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. (R) Regional Disease Surveillance Systems Enhancement (REDISSE): The objectives of the Project are: (i) to strengthen national and regional cross-sectoral capacity for collaborative disease surveillance and epidemic preparedness in West Africa, thereby addressing systemic weaknesses within the animal and human health systems that hinder effective dis- ease surveillance and response; and (ii) in the event of an Eligible Emergency, to provide immediate and effective response to said Eligible Emergency. Approval completed on 28 June 2016. Project: P154807. US$ 70.0/40.0/4.1 (IDA Credit/IDA Grant/CIDA). Consulting services to be determined. Ministry of Finance and Economic Development of Sierra Leone, Contact: Momodu L. Kargbo, Minister; Ministry of Economics, Finance and Planning of Senegal, Contact: M. Maye Diouf, Chargée de programme; Ministry of Economy and Finance of Guinea, Contact: Madame Malado Kaba, Minister; WAHO, Contact: Dr Xavier Crespin, Director General. Regional Disease Surveillance Systems Enhancement (REDISSE) Phase III: The objectives of the Project are: (i) to strengthen national and regional cross-sectoral capacity for collaborative disease surveillance and epidemic preparedness in West Africa; and (ii) in the event of an eligible crisis or emergency, to provide immediate and effective response to said eligible crisis or emergency. Identification completed on 26 July 2016. US$ 174.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Social Protection & Labor (N) Africa Identification for Development (ID4D) Regional Project: “Support countries in strengthening their na- tional identification systems, with a focus on: (i) legal and regulatory frameworks, (ii) quality, and/or (iii) access and co verage” Identification completed on 9 September 2016. US$160.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Additional Financing to Eastern Recovery Project: The project development objective is to improve access to liveli- hoods and socio-economic infrastructure in vulnerable communities in the eastern provinces of DRC. Approval completed on 11 December 2015. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P157303. US$ 34.0/16.0 (IDA Credit/IDA Grant). Con- sultants will be required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Social, Urban, Rural and Resilience Global Practice AFCC2/RI-GLR: Displaced Persons and Border Communities Project Phase Three: To (a) improve access to land and socio-eocnomic infrastructure for displaced persons and host communities in the target areas, (b) support regional learn- ing on development responses to forced displacement. Identification completed on 10 April 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 13.5 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. AFCC2/RI-HOA Bordelands and Lagging Regions Project: Objective to be Determined. Identification completed on 23 June 2015. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 300.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Imple- menting agency(ies) to be determined. (R) Development Response to Displacement Impacts Project (DRDIP) in the Horn of Africa: The Project Devel- PAGE 63 Monthly Operational Summary September 2016 opment Objective (PDO) is to improve access to basic social services, expand economic opportunities, and enhance environ- mental management for communities hosting refugees in the target areas of Kenya. Concept completed on 29 August 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P161067. US$ 50.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Republic of Kenya; Executive Office of the President for the Northern Kenya Development Initiative. AFCC2/RI-GLR: Displaced Persons & Border Communities: To improve access to livelihoods and socio-economic infrastructure for displaced people and host communities in the targeted areas. Approval completed on 27 May 2016. Envi- ronmental Assessment Category B. Project: P152821. US$ 20.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Ministry of National Development Planning Tel: 260977758141, E-mail: paul.lupunga@mofnp.gov.zm, Contact: Paul Lupunga, Chief economist; Interim Climate Change Secretariat, Contact: David Kaluba, Director. Trade & Competitiveness AFCC2/RI-Great Lakes Trade Facilitation - SOP2: Objective to be Determined. Identification completed on 31 March 2015. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 61.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. AFCC2/RI-EAC Accelerated Regional Integration: Objective to be Determined. Identification completed on 23 March 2015. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 60.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Transport & ICT AFCW2/RI-Dakar - Bamako Railway Improvement Project: Objective to be Determined. Identification completed on 27 January 2014. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 200.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Implement- ing agency(ies) to be determined. LAKE VICTORIA TRANSPORT PROGRAM - SOP1, RWANDA: The program development objective has been identi- fied 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 has been identified as the following: 13.to contribute to the efficient and safe movement of goods and people along the regional corridor from the border crossing at Rusumo to the border crossing at Nemba, together with improvements to asset management and road safety in Rwanda. Identification completed on 3 June 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 160.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. LAKE VICTORIA TRANSPORT PROGRAM - SOP2: 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 move- ment of goods and people across Lake Victoria, whilst strengthening the institutional framework for navigation and maritime safety in Uganda. Concept completed on 18 May 2015. Environmental Assessment Category A. Project: P151606. US$ 100.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. East Africa Community, Contact: Liberat Mfumukeko, Secretary General; Lake Victoria Basin Commission (LVBC), Contact: Canisius Kanangire, Executive Director; REPUBLIC OF UGANDA, Contact: Keith Muhakanizi, Permanent Secretary/Secretary to Treasury; Ministry of Works and Transport (MOWT), Uganda, Contact: Alex Okello, Permanent Secretary. West Africa Regional Communications Infrastructure Project - SOP3: The Development Objectives of this project are to contribute to increasing the geographical reach of broadband networks, and reducing costs of communication services in the territory of Guinea-Bissau. Appraisal completed on 17 June 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P155876. US$ 40.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Government of Guinea Bissau; Ministry of Transport, September 2016 Africa PAGE 64 Communication and ICT, Contact: Joao Bernardo Vieira, Secretary of State for Transport and Communications. Water (N) Building Climate Resilience in the Niger Basin: The proposed development objective is to allow timely and in- formed response to climate-related impacts on local populations in the Niger River Basin. This project is part of the Niger Basin Climate Resilience Investment Plan which is itself a component of the Africa Climate business plan. Identification com- pleted on 1 September 2016. Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. (N) Lake Chad 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. Environ- mental Assessment Category B. US$ 60.0/40.0 (IDA Credit/IDA Grant). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. NEL TRANSBOUNDARY RIVER BASIN MANAGEMENT AND DEVELOPMENT PROJECT: The project activities will strengthen (i) regional cooperation and integration, (ii) water resources management, (iii) water resources development, and (iv) stakeholder engagement and coordination. They will improve river basin planning, advance investment projects to pipeline status through feasibility type studies and packaging of prepared investments, and strengthen stakeholder participa- tion in investment planning as well as strategic communication. The NEL region will be broadly covered, in addition 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 agency(ies) to be determined. (R) Senegal River Basin Integrated Water Resources Management Project: The development objective of the Sen- egal River Basin Integrated Water Management Project is to strengthen the capacity of OMVS and local water user associations to improve the environmental and water quality conditions of the Senegal River Basin's water resources. Approval completed on 23 June 2016. Project: P153863. US$ 12.3 (AFW1). Consulting services to be determined. OMVS, Contact: Kabiné Komara, High Commissioner; OMVS - Organisation pour la Mise en Valeur du Fleuve Senegal. Sahel Irrigation Initiative Support Project: 26.The Project Development Objective is to improve stakeholders' planning, investment and management capacity for irrigation service and increase irrigated areas in selected areas in the six countries across the Sahel. 27.Project beneficiaries will include smallholder producers who will benefit directly from selected investments funded under the project and indirectly from the increased capacity of public and private providers to deliver enhanced irrigation service. Other beneficiaries include line ministries and theirdecentralized services, training and research institutes and their students, public and private operators involved in irrigation development and management, consultancy and construction firms, agri- business investors, irrigation equipment suppliers and retailers, and producers’ organizations. The number of beneficiaries under each category will be determined during preparation. Specific attention will be given to gender balance in all project activities. Concept completed on 10 February 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P154482. US$ 173.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. The Government of Chad; GOVERNMENT OF BURKINA FASO; CILSS Inter- state Committee for Drought Control in the Sahel, Contact: Djime Adoum, Executive Secretary; Government of Mali; Govern- ment of Niger, Contact: Ministry of Economy and Finances GOVERNMENT OF MAURITANIA, Contact: Ministry of Economy and Development Government of Senegal. Zambezi Integrated Ecosystems Services Management Project: To improve integration of environmental flows into the equitable and reasonable use of shared water resources and guide stakeholders in the implementation of development scenarios for the Zambezi River Basin. Identification completed on 28 June 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 12.0 (GEFU). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. PAGE 65 Monthly Operational Summary September 2016 East Asia And Pacific Cambodia Agriculture KH - Livelihood Enhancement and Association of the Poor Project (LEAP): The Project Development Objective (PDO) is to help improve livelihoods of targeted poor households in selected provinces and communities. Concept completed on 19 April 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P153591. US$ 20.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be re- quired. KINGDOM OF CAMBODIA, Contact: Vanndy Hem, Under Secretary of State; Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Contact: Thaveak Amida Prak, Deputy Secretary General; Siem Reap Provincial Municipality, Contact: Bunsong Khim, Provincial Governor; Ministry of Interior (MOI), Contact: Younell Hay, Deputy Secretary General; Phnom Penh Capital Hall (PPCH), Contact: Huot Hay, Deputy Director of Administration. Education Secondary Education Improvement Project: The PDO is to expand lower secondary education in target areas. Concept completed on 20 April 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P157858. US$ 40.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Ministry of Economy and Finance, Contact: Vissoth Vongsey, Secretary of State; Ministry of Edu- cation, Youth, and Sport, Contact: Nath Bunroeun, Secretary of State. Social, Urban, Rural and Resilience Global Practice Cambodia Southeast Asia Disaster Risk Management Project: The project development objective is to help reduce the risk of disasters in select provinces and enhance the disaster risk financing capacity of Cambodia, and, in the event of an Eligible Crisis or Emergency, to provide immediate and effective response to said Eligible Crisis or Emergency. Identification completed on 11 July 2016. Environmental Assessment Category A. US$ 60.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be deter- mined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. China Agriculture Jiangxi Farm Produce Distribution System Development: To promote the upgrading and standardizing of Jiangxi's farm produce wholesale markets, uplift market service, expand the distribution channel, regulate the distribution and lower the logistic cost of farm produce, the proposed project intends to solve the problem of "difficult to sell" farm produce through the development of the distribution system of Jiangxi's special local agricultural products. Identification completed on 2 Au- gust 2013. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$150.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Finance Depart- ment of Jiangxi Province Tel: (86-791) 8728-7699, E-mail: cxm8286@sina.com. Shaanxi Poor Rural Areas Community Development Project: The proposed Project Development Objective (PDO) is to increase income opportunities in selected poor rural communities of Shaanxi province. Concept completed on 21 September 2015. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P153541. US$100.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA, Contact: Yuanjie Yang (Mr.), Director, Ministry of Finance; Shaanxi Provincial Office of Poverty Alle- viation and Development, Contact: Xiangling Yang, Director General. (R) Guangxi Rural Poverty Alleviation Pilot Project: The Project Development Objective is to increase income gener- ation opportunities through demonstration of value chain development models in selected poverty counties of Guangxi. Ap- praisal completed on 11 September 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P153892. US$100.0 (IBRD). Con- sultants will be required. PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA, Contact: Yuanjie Yang (Mr.), Director, Ministry of Finance; Guangxi Foreign Capital Poverty Reduction Project Management Center, Contact: Canbin Huang, Deputy Director General. September 2016 East Asia And Pacific PAGE 66 Education China: Gansu Technical and Vocational Education and Training Project: The project development objective is to improve the quality of technical and vocational education and training (TVET) in selected project schools of Gansu and im- prove school-industry linkages. Concept completed on 21 July 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P154623. US$120.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. People's Republic of China; Gansu Provincial Department of Education. 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. Appraisal completed on 7 June 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P154621. US$120.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. PEO- PLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA, Contact: Yuanjie Yang, Acting Director of IFI Division I; Guangdong Department of Education, Contact: Chaohua Zhu, Deputy Director General. Yunnan Early Childhood Education Innovation Project (YECEIP): The Project Development Objective is to improve the access and quality of ECE provision in the project counties in Yunnan Province. Negotiations authorized on 16 June 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P152860. US$50.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. Yunnan Provincial Department of Education, Contact: Yongjin Chen (Mr.), Director, Project Management Office; PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA, Contact: Yuanjie Yang (Mr.), Director, Ministry of Finance. Energy & Extractives Developing Market-based Energy Efficiency Program in China: The objective of the project is to support develop- ment and implementation of China’s priority energy efficiency and environment programs, with a focus on improving results measurement and verification system and developing market-based mechanisms. Appraisal completed on 8 April 2015. En- vironmental Assessment Category B. Project: P132748. US$ 17.8 (GEFU). Consultants will be required. Economic Construc- tion Department, Ministry of Finance, Contact: Shancheng Wang, Deputy Director General; People's Republic of China, Con- tact: Mr. Guo Wensong, Acting Director, Division III, IFI, Ministry of Finance. Environment & Natural Resources Zhejiang Qiandao Lake and Xin'an River Basin Water Resources and Ecological Environment Protection Project: To demonstrate the integrated management in Water Resources and Ecosystem Protection of Thousand Island Lake and Upper Xin’an River Basin. Identification completed on 4 April 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$150.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Ministry of Finance; Zhejiang Provincial Construction Department. (R) CAPACITY STRENGTHENING FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF MINAMATA CONVENTION ON MERCURY PROJECT: The PDOs are to (a) develop a national strategy on mercury and related action plans, and (b) improve China's mercury management capacity and readiness to implement this strategy in the project provinces. Approval completed on 9 September 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P151281. US$ 8.0 (GEFU). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Environmental Protection, Foreign Economic Cooperation Office, Contact: Tianjin Chen, Director; PEOPLE'S RE- PUBLIC OF CHINA, Contact: Wensong Guo, Director. China HCFC Phaseout Project Stage II: Objective to be Determined. Identification completed on 17 August 2015. Envi- ronmental Assessment Category B. US$ 326.0 (MPIN). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Reduction and Phaseout of PFOS in Priority Sectors: The project development objective is to reduce consumption and production of PFOS in selected industry sectors and enterprises. Concept completed on 30 July 2015. Environmental Assess- ment Category A. Project: P152959. US$ 24.3 (GEFU). Consulting services to be determined. Foreign Economic Cooperation Office of Ministry of Environment Protection, Contact: Yu Lifeng, Deputy Director General; PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA, Contact: Guo Wensong, Director of IFI Division III (MoF). Hunan Integrated Management of Contaminated Agricultural Land Project: 16.The project development objective is to improve environmental management of agricultural land contaminated with heavy metals and other pollutants for safe agricultural production in selected counties in Hunan. PAGE 67 Monthly Operational Summary September 2016 17.The project is part of Hunan’s efforts to improve the quality and safety of its agricultural product area, and also the pa rt of the national efforts to reduce heavy metal pollution under the 12th Five Year Plan on Integrated Prevention and Control of Heavy Metal Pollution. Hunan is one of the 14 key provinces selected for heavy metal pollution management under the Plan. The project will contribute to sustainable agriculture and food safety in Hunan and China. 18.The total cost of the project is estimated as RMB 1.237 billion Yuan (US$200 million), including US$100 million from the World Bank, and RMB 620 million of counterpart funding from provincial government and participating county governments. Concept completed on 17 June 2015. Environmental Assessment Category A. Project: P153115. US$100.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. People's Republic of China, Contact: Mr. Licheng 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. Concept completed on 28 July 2016. Environmental Assessment Cate- gory B. Project: P154716. US$140.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Anhui Provincial Department of Civil af- fairs; People's Republic of China. Social, Urban, Rural and Resilience Global Practice Shanghai New Urbanization Financing and Innovation Project: The project development objective is to provide sus- tainable long-term financing to infrastructure improvements in selected small towns in the Shanghai metropolitan region. Identification completed on 7 December 2015. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$350.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA. CH-Second Gansu Cultural and Natural Heritage Protection and Development Project: To conserve cultural and natural heritage, enhance tourism services and improve community services in selected project sites in Gansu Province. Ne- gotiations authorized on 4 April 2016. Environmental Assessment Category A. Project: P149528. US$100.0 (IBRD). Consult- ants will be required. PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA, Contact: Yuanjie Yang (Mr.), Director, Ministry of Finance; Gansu PMO, Contact: Jun Liu, Director. Chongqing New Urbanization Pilot and Demonstration Project: Objective to be Determined. Identification com- pleted on 7 December 2015. Environmental Assessment Category A. US$100.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Ningbo Sustainable Urbanization Project: The objective of the project is to improve the use of urban public space, im- prove urban mobility and reduce flood risk in selected counties in Ningbo Municipality. Approval completed on 15 July 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P149485. US$150.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. People's Republic of China, Contact: Mr. Yang Yuanjie, Acting Director of IFI Division 1, MOF; NINGBO PMO, Contact: Dongjun Liang, Director. Henan Xinxiang New Urbanized Community Development: The Henan Xinxiang New Urbanized Community Devel- opment Project is located in Xinxiang City of Henan Provincee, involving 9 counties or districts. The project development objective is to upgrade the living quality of farmers through demonstration of ubanized community development and to pro- vide an applicable urbanization model for the middle part of China. The objective will be achieved through carrying out appli- cation studies and pilots on policy and approach, construction of community infrastructure, and development of community facilitates and services. The total projet cost is estimated as USD 200 million, of which the Bank financing is USD 100 million. The project would consist of the following proposed components: (a) application studies and pilots on policies and approach; (b) community insfrastructure construction; (c) community facilities and services development; and (d) project management and capacity building. Identification completed on 23 October 2013. Environmental Assessment Category A. US$100.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. 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. September 2016 East Asia And Pacific PAGE 68 Gansu Silk Road Cultural Heritage and innovation Project: Objective to be Determined. Identification completed on 7 December 2015. Environmental Assessment Category A. US$250.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Imple- menting agency(ies) to be determined. Lushan Earthquake Reconstruction and Risk Reduction Project: The project development objectives are to improve access to disaster resilient infrastructure and strengthen risk reduction in select municipalities of Sichuan Province and to improve emergency preparedness in Shimian County in Sichuan Province. Negotiations authorized on 22 March 2016. Envi- ronmental Assessment Category B. Project: P153548. US$300.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. Sichuan Urban Envi- ronment Project Office (UPPMO), Contact: Yi Shi, Director; People's Republic of China, Contact: Yuanjie Yang, Acting Director of IFI Division I; Sichuan Provincial Transportation Department Highway Bureau (TPPMO), Contact: Yinghong Quan, Direc- tor. GEF China Sustainable Cities Integrated Approach Pilot: The main objective is to develop integrated strategies, guide- lines and capacity to increase integration of land use and transport planning in select cities in China. Concept completed on 24 February 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P156507. US$ 32.8 (GEFU). Consulting services to be determined. International Department, Ministry of Finance, Contact: Ms. Guo Wensong, Director; Ministry of Housing and Urban Rural Development, Contact: Wenjun Hou, Deputy Director, Department of BEEST. 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 trans- action 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, and develop and deliver a nation-wide capacity development and training program. The project will also provide implementation support TA to par- ticipating provinces and the PPP Center. Identification completed on 9 February 2016. Environmental Assessment Category A. US$200.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Three Gorges Modern Logistics Center Infrastructure Project: The proposed project aims to support the develop- ment of a modern logistics center at the downstream of the Three Gorges Dam in the Yichang Municipality of China's Hubei Province. Located at a transitional zone between West Hubei and the Jianghan Plain, and between the upper and middle streams of the Yangtze River, Yichang plays a pivotal role in linking the eastern and western regions of China through multi- modal transport. Over recent years, faced with rapidly growing inland waterway shipping volumes on the Yangtze River, the locks of the Three Gorges and Gezhou dams have become bottlenecks to regional and national freight transport itineraries. The proposed project aims to alleviate these bottlenecks by providing transport and logistics infrastructure and services to support effective cargo handling (e.g., loading/unloading, consolidation/deconsolidation) and multimodal connectivity in and around the Baiyang Area of the Yichang Yunchi Logistics Park and the Yichang Main City Port Area in Yichang. Identification completed on 20 November 2014. Environmental Assessment Category A. US$200.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be de- termined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. (R) 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 lowcarbon development. Concept completed on 23 Au- gust 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. Xinjiang Yining Urban Transport and Environment Project: The PDO is to improve connectivity between select ur- ban areas with economic and logistical centers in Yining City in a safe, clean and efficient manner. Identification completed on 25 February 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$100.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Peo- ple's Republic of China; Yining Municipal Government. (R) Anhui Road Maintenance Innovation and Demonstration Project: The Project Development Objective (PDO) is to improve highway maintenance delivery and asset management capacity in the participating municipalities and county in Anhui Province. Negotiations authorized on 11 September 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P153173. PAGE 69 Monthly Operational Summary September 2016 US$150.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. Anhui Provincial Transport Department, Contact: Mr. Jie Luo, Director; Peo- ple's Republic of China, Contact: Mr. Peng Xiang, Deputy Director. Shaanxi Xi'an City Intelligent Public Transport Project: Objective to be Determined. Identification completed on 21 October 2015. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$150.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. China: GEF Efficient and Green Freight Transport Project: The PDO is to develop and demonstrate efficient and green intermodal freight transport and logistics system in China. The project will support capacity building, policy improve- ment, and demonstration investment projects for trunk-line intermodal freight transport, and for urban logistics and distri- bution in selected cities. Identification completed on 4 April 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 15.6 (GEFU). Consulting services to be determined. PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA; Ministry of Transport. YinXi Railway: The proposed development objective is to improve direct rail connectivity for passengers and businesses located along the corridor between Yinchuan in Ningxia Hui Autonomous R egion and Xi’an in Shaanxi Province, through Gansu Province. Concept completed on 11 October 2013. Environmental Assessment Category A. Project: P127869. US$200.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. China Railway Corporation Tel: 861051841825, E-mail: xufengcn@163.com, Contact: Mr. Xu Feng, Director. Water Hezhou Urban Water Infrastructure and Environment Improvement Project: The Project Development Objective (PDO) is to improve urban water infrastructure and environment in Hezhou City of Guangxi Province. Identification com- pleted on 21 January 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$150.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Poyang Lake Basin Town Water Environment Management Project: The project development objective is to reduce the pollutant discharge into key selected waterways in the Poyang Lake basin and to improve management of water environ- ment. Concept completed on 11 January 2016. Environmental Assessment Category A. Project: P153604. US$150.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. People's Republic of China, Contact: Licheng Yao, Director, International Department, Ministry of Finance; Jiangxi Provincial Development and Reform Commission, Contact: Jinhua Li, Director. 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 project area of Liaoning Province. 6.This objective will be achieved through investment in the repair rehabilitation and upgrading of the water supply infrastruc- ture facilities and the improvement of the water supply companies operational and management capacity. Concept completed on 27 July 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P158713. US$250.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be de- termined. LUCRPO Tel: 86-24-8690-7707, E-mail: lucrpochina@vip.163.com, Contact: Yongjian Liu, Director; PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA. GEF Mainstreaming Integrated Water and Environment Management: The Project Development Objective (PDO) is to increase water productivity and reduce pollution discharges in the project areas to mainstream and scale up an innovative approach to integrated water and environmental management in the three river basins entering the Bohai Sea. The PDO will be achieved through: (a) increasing irrigation water use efficiency and all other ways possible to effectively use water under a cap of water consumption; (b) reducing water pollution discharges under a cap of environment capacity and (c) increasing ecological river flows. The above measures will minimize the negative impacts on the ecosystem of Bohai Sea, con- tributing to the achievement of global environmental benefits (GEBs). Approval completed on 9 May 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P145897. US$ 9.5 (GEFU). Consultants will be required. The People's Republic of China Tel: 861068553102, E-mail: guo.wensong@gmail.com, Contact: Wensong Guo, Director, International Department, Ministry of Finance; The Ministry of Water Resources (MWR) Tel: 861063202708, E-mail: ndwu@mwr.gov.cn, Contact: Nongdi Wu, September 2016 East Asia And Pacific PAGE 70 Director of International Division; The Ministry of Water Resources (MWR) Tel: 861082268869, E-mail: Cmq93@163.com, Contact: Mingqi Chang, Deputy Director of PMO of MWR; The Ministry of Environment Protection (MEP) Tel: 861088575203, E-mail: Fang.Li@mepfeco.org.cn, Contact: Fang Li, Director of PMO of MEP; The Ministry of Water Re- sources (MWR) Tel: 861063203235, E-mail: Hanzz@mwr.gov.cn, Contact: Zhenzhong Han, Director of PMO of MWR; The Ministry of Environment Protection (MEP) Tel: 861082268869, E-mail: zhang.xiaolan@mepfeco.org.cn, Contact: Xiaolan Zhang, Deputy Director of PMO of MEP. China Jiangxi Integrated Rural and Urban Water Supply and Wastewater Management Project: Objective to be Determined. Identification completed on 8 January 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$200.0 (IBRD). Con- sulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Fiji Transport & ICT (R) P4: Pacific Regional Connectivity Program: Phase 3B, FJ Connectivity Project: The Project development ob- jective is to reduce the cost and increase the availability of Internet services in the Northern Divisionof Fiji. Concept completed on 1 May 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P159297. US$6.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be deter- mined. Republic of Fiji; Ministry of Communications. Indonesia Energy & Extractives Indonesia: Matenggeng Pumped Storage Hydro-Electrical Project: The development objective is to increase the peaking capacity of the power generation system in Java-Bali in an environmentally and socially sustainable way and strengthen the institutional capacity of the project implementing entity (PLN) in hydropower planning, development and op- eration. The proposed project will provide support for PLN's development of a pumped storage power development project in Maten- geng, central Java, aiming to improve the long term overall efficiency of the power industry in the country. The total project cost (excluding price contingency) is estimated at US$ 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 un- derground 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 resettle- ment and livelihood restoration programs for all project affected persons, will be financed under the project. The component would also finance a broader community development program. Identification completed on 26 November 2012. Environ- mental Assessment Category A. US$500.0 (IBRD). No consultants are required. PLN (Persero) Tel: (62-21) 722-1332, E-mail: murtaqi@pln.co.id, Contact: Murtaqi Syamsuddin, Mr.. PAGE 71 Monthly Operational Summary September 2016 Indonesia: Geothermal Energy Upstream Development Project: 18.The Project Development Objective (PDO) is to facilitate investments in geothermal-based electricity. Concept completed on 10 December 2015. Environmental Assessment Category A. Project: P155047. US$ 49.0/6.3 (CIF/GFCO). Consulting services to be determined. Ministry of Finance, Republic of Indonesia, Contact: Mr. Bambang Brojonegoro, Head of Fiscal Policy Office; Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources, Contact: Maritje Hutapea, Director. 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. Environmental 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. Environment & Natural Resources Improvement of Solid Waste Management to Support Regional and Metropolitan Cities: Objective to be Deter- mined. Identification completed on 10 September 2015. Environmental Assessment Category A. US$89.0/11.0 (IBRD/ZBIL). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. (R) PROMOTING SUSTAINABLE CBNRM AND INSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT: The project development ob- jective is to strengthen institutional and local capacity for decentralized forest management and generate improved forest- based livelihoods in targeted areas. Approval completed on 27 May 2016. Project: P144269. US$ 17.4/5.1 (CSCF/DANI). Con- sulting services to be determined. Ministry of Forestry Tel: /Fax: (62-21) 572-0227, Contact: Office of the Secretary-General 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$200.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be deter- mined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Strengthening Rights and Economies of Adat and Local Communities: Strengthen Indigenous People (adat) and local communities’ involvement in processes to define forest land tenure and to increase t heir access to natural resource based income generating opportunities. Concept completed on 2 December 2015. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P156473. US$ 6.3 (CIF). Consulting services to be determined. Samdhana Institute, Contact: Budi Rahardjo, Program Direc- tor; Samdhana Institute, Contact: Rahardjo, Program Director. Finance & Markets Indonesia Infrastructure Finance Facility - Additional Financing: The objective of the Project is to strengthen In- donesia Infrastructure Finance (IIF) to increase provision of private sector financed infrastructure in accordance with the national strategic plan. Identification completed on 13 February 2015. Environmental Assessment Category F. US$200.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Health, Nutrition & Population Indonesia-Supporting Primary Health Care Reform (I-SPHERE) project: 18.Strengthening governance, financing and frontline service delivery to improve access to quality primary health care and nutrition services in priority districts. The proposed project will work within the context of supporting Indonesia’s UHC goals. Concept completed on 17 February 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P157150. US$300.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Min- istry of Health Tel: 021-5201590, E-mail: rorendepkes@gmail.com, Contact: Slamet Basri, Head of Bureau of Planning and Budgetting; The Republic of Indonesia Tel: 021-3861489, E-mail: info@depkeu.go.id, Contact: Robert Pakpahan, Director General for Debt Management. Social, Urban, Rural and Resilience Global Practice Surabaya Urban Corridor Development Program: Objective to be Determined. Identification completed on 13 July September 2016 East Asia And Pacific PAGE 72 2015. Environmental Assessment Category A. US$300.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. National Affordable Housing Program: A.Proposed Development Objective(s) The development objective of the proposed operation is to improve access to housing for lower-income households. The Program will fulfill this objective by supporting the Government of Indonesia in the design and implementation of the National Affordable Housing Program. Specifically the Program will: (i)Strengthen housing sector governance and the enabling environment for affordable housing through the development of a Targeting System and a Housing and Real Estate Information System. (ii)Improve access to affordable housing finance with the design and implementation of specialized financial products for informal and low-income households, including a Savings-Linked Mortgage Subsidy Product and a Savings-Linked Housing Microfinance Subsidy Product. (iii)Expand supply of affordable housing with assistance for the design and implementation of supply-side programs, specifi- cally scaling up the existing home improvement subsidy (BSPS) to urban areas, developing a Core Starter Home Product, and facilitating access to urban land for housing. Concept completed on 31 July 2015. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P154948. US$450.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Ministry of Finance, Contact: Robert Pakpahan, Director General for Debt Management. ID-TF ADDITIONAL FINANCING PNPM GENERASI PROGRAM: The new PDO is to empower local communities in poor, rural sub-districts in the project provinces to increase utilization of healthand education services. Approval completed on 23 June 2014. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P147658. US$ 121.8 (IDPN). Consultants will be required. Director Generasl for Village Community Empowerment Tel: 6221-7990419, E-mail: ppkpmd@yahoo.com, Contact: Nata Ira- wan, SH, MSi, Directorate of Traditional and Community Social and Cultural. Regional Infrastructure Development Fund: 29.The project development objective (PDO) is to increase access to infra- structure finance at the subnational level through a sustainable financial intermediary. Concept completed on 13 July 2015. Environmental Assessment Category F. Project: P154947. US$200.0/3.0 (IBRD/GSWI). Consulting services to be determined. Ministry of Finance, Directorate General of Budget Financing and Risk Management, Contact: Robert Pakpahan, Director General of Budget Financing and Risk Management; PT Sarana Multi Infrastruktur, Contact: Sri Emma Martini, President Director. Acceleration Program of One Map Policy Implementation: The Development Objective of the proposed program is to establish clarity on actual land use at the village level in targeted areas. Identification completed on 20 June 2016. US$200.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Indonesia National Slum Upgrading Project: The overall project development objective is to improve access to urban infrastructure and services in targeted slums in Indonesia. Approval completed on 12 July 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P154782. US$216.5/216.5 (IBRD/AIIB). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Public Works and Hous- ing Tel: 0622172796155, E-mail: dirjenck@pu.go.id, Contact: Andreas Suhono, Director General of Human Settlements; Min- istry of Finance, Contact: Robert Pakpahan, Director General for Debt Management. Transport & ICT Eastern Indonesia Port Development Project: Objective to be Determined. Identification completed on 30 July 2015. Environmental Assessment Category A. US$500.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Port Hinterland Connectivity: To improve strategic road connections to ports. Identification completed on 16 December 2015. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$250.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Water PAGE 73 Monthly Operational Summary September 2016 (N) Dam Operational Improvement and Safety Project Phase 2: Objective to be Determined. Identification com- pleted on 24 August 2016. US$125.0/125.0 (IBRD/AIIB). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. 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 implemen- tation of a program for design and construction of urban sanitation investments in selected cities. Identification completed on 8 December 2015. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$0.2 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Implement- ing agency(ies) to be determined. Dam Operation, Rehabilitation and Safety Improvement Project: Objective to be Determined. Identification com- pleted on 29 June 2015. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$250.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. The National Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Project (PAMSIMAS AF): To increase the number of under-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 Tel: 0622172796155, E-mail: dirjenck@pu.go.id, Contact: Andreas Suhono, Director General of Human Settlements; Ministry of Public Works and Housing Tel: 622172796462, E-mail: april1804@yahoo.com, Contact: An- dreas Suhono, Director General of Human Settlements. Indonesia Strategic Irrigation Modernization Project: Objective to be Determined. Identification completed on 7 Oc- tober 2015. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$278.4 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Strategic Irrigation Modernization and Urgent Rehabilitation Project: Objective to be Determined. Identification completed on 21 October 2015. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$500.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be deter- mined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. National Urban Water Supply Program: 12.The proposed Project Development Objective is: To improve access to water supply in selected urban areas by strengthening PDAMs, local governments and central government agencies. 13.The project development objective will be achieved by: (i) improving and increasing access to sustainable piped water ser- vices in selected main urban areas by strengthening PDAMs, (ii) improving capacity oflocal governments and leveraging local government resources towards urban water supply investments, and (iii) improving central government’s policy and strategy making, development programming and M&E (including sector oversight) capacity to improve investment targeting and im- proving the effectiveness of investments. Concept completed on 2 December 2015. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P156125. US$100.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. DG Cipta Karya - Ministry of Public Works, Contact: An- dreas Suhono, Mr.; Ministry of Finance, Directorate General of Budget Financing and Risk Management, Contact: Robert Pakpahan, Director General of Budget Financing and Risk Management. Regional Water Supply Project: To establish a platform for regional water supply systems and demonstrative investments to improve water security in selected areas. Identification completed on 12 August 2016. US$100.0 (IBRD). Consulting ser- vices to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Kiribati Transport & ICT P4: Pacific Regional Connectivity Program Phase 4: KI: Connectivity Project: The Project development objective is to reduce the cost and increase the availability of Internet services in Kiribati. Identification completed on 17 March 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 5.0 (IDA Grant). Consulting services to be determined. Ministry of Finance and Economic Development; Ministry of Communications, Transport and Tourism Development. September 2016 East Asia And Pacific PAGE 74 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. Min- istry of Communication, Transport, & Tourism Development Tel: 686-26-004, E-mail: tmwemwenikeaki@gmail.com, Con- tact: Terieta Mwemwenikeaki, Secretary. Lao People's Democratic Republic Social, Urban, Rural and Resilience Global Practice Lao PDR Southeast Asia Disaster Risk Management Project: The project development objective is to help reduce the risk of disasters in select provinces and enhance the disaster risk financing capacity of Lao PDR, and, in the event of an Eligible Crisis or Emergency, to provide immediate and effective response to said Eligible Crisis or Emergency. Identification com- pleted on 11 July 2016. US$ 20.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be deter- mined. Poverty Reduction Fund III: The Project Development Objective is to improve access to basic services for the Project's targeted poor communities. The PDO would be achieved through inclusive community and local development processes with emphasis on ensuring sustainability. Approval completed on 24 May 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P157963. US$ 30.0 (IDA Credit). No consultants are required. Lao Poverty Reduction Fund, Contact: Bounkouang Souvanna- phanh, Executive Director; Lao People's Democratic Republic, Contact: Angkhansada Mouangkham, Deputy Director General. Transport & ICT (R) Lao Road Sector Project II (LRSP2): The Project Development Objective (PDO) is to strengthen maintenance sys- tems to improve reliable road connectivity in Lao PDR and, in the event of an Eligible Crisis or Emergency, to provide imme- diate and effective response to said Eligible Crisis or Emergency. Negotiations authorized on 15 September 2016. Environ- mental Assessment Category A. Project: P158504. US$ 25.0/12.4 (IDA Credit/NDF). Consultants will be required. External Finance Department, Ministry of Finance, Contact: Angkhansada Mouangkham, Deputy Director General; Department of Planning and Cooperation, Contact: Oulay Phadouangdeth, Director General. Water Additional Financing for Mekong Integrated Water Resources Management (Lao PDR): Objective to be Deter- mined. Identification completed on 7 March 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 8.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Marshall Islands Energy & Extractives Sustainable Energy Development Project: The project development objective (PDO) is to increase the share of renewa- ble energy generation and promote efficient use of energy. Identification completed on 24 July 2016. US$ 25.0 (IDA Grant). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Environment & Natural Resources Pacific Resilience Program - Phase II: The project development objective is to strengthen early warning systems, climate resilient investments in shoreline protection, and financial protection against natural hazards of RMI. Identification com- pleted on 5 May 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 11.2/25.5 (IDA Grant/GCF). Consulting services to be PAGE 75 Monthly Operational Summary September 2016 determined. Ministry of Finance; Ministry of Finance. Micronesia, Federated States of Transport & ICT P2: Palau-FSM Connectivity Project: AF Kosrae Connectivity: Objective to be Determined. Identification completed on 11 August 2016. US$ 5.0 (IDA Grant). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Mongolia Energy & Extractives Second Energy Sector Project: The development objective of the proposed project is to improve reliability of and access to electricity services and revenue collection in two regional distribution utilities in Mongolia. Concept completed on 12 July 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P152343. US$ 45.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Government of Mongolia; Ministry of Energy Tel: 976-62-263-055, E-mail: tovuu@yahoo.com; tovuudorj@energy.gov.mn, Contact: Tovuudorj Purevjav, Director General. Finance & Markets Mongolia Export Development Project: The development objective of the project is to support Mongolian Small and Medium size firms (SMEs) in the non-mining sectors to strengthen their export capabilities and expand access to export mar- kets. Approval completed on 7 July 2016. Environmental Assessment Category F. Project: P147438. US$ 20.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Government of Mongolia Tel: 976-51-267273, E-mail: Manduul_n@mof.gov.mn, Contact: Man- duul Nyamandeleg, Head, Financial Policy Department; Ministry of Finance Tel: (976-51) 267-273, E-mail: man- duul_n@mof.gov.mn, Contact: Manduul Nyamandeleg, Head, Financial Policy Department; Agricultural Reinsurance Com- pany Tel: 976-75770002, E-mail: enkhtaivan@agreinsurance.mn, Contact: Enkhtaivan Ganbold, CEO. Governance Mongolia Multi-Sectoral Technical Assistance 2: To contribute to the strenghtening of Government of Mongolia ca- pacity for policy making, regulation and implementation in the fiscal, social,and financial sectors. Identification completed on 19 July 2016. Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Social Protection & Labor Mongolia Employment Support Project: The primary development objective of the proposed operation will be to im- prove employability and access to jobs of select groups. This will be achieved by improving the effectiveness of public employment services, specific employment support programs and labor market information systems. Identification completed on 11 April 2016. US$ 25.0 (IDA Credit). Consult- ing services to be determined. Mongolia; Ministry of Labor. Myanmar Education Additional Financing for the Decentralizing Fund to Schools Project: Objective to be Determined. Identification completed on 31 August 2015. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 60.0 (MMSP). Consulting services to be deter- mined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. September 2016 East Asia And Pacific PAGE 76 Finance & Markets Myanmar Financial Sector Development Project: Financial inclusion is a key priority in Myanmar's development agenda. As such, the Government of Myanmar has recently formulated Myanmar Financial Inclusion Roadmap (2015-2020) that aims at increasing the percentage of adults with access to basic financial services from 30 percent to 40 percent by 2020. The development objective of this IDA operation is to help increase access to financial services by the poor in Myanmar. To achieve this objective, the IDA operation will finance selected government actions, instruments, and activities, including: (i)Modernizing Financial Infrastructure (ii)Corporatizating state-owned banks (iii)Expanding Financial Products to serve the poor (iv)Strengthening the Legal and Regulatory Framework Concept completed on 27 April 2015. Environmental Assessment Category C. Project: P154389. US$ 100.0 (IDA Credit). No consultants are required. Ministry of Planning and Finance, Con- tact: Maung Maung Win, Permanent Secretary of MOF & Director General of Budget Dept; Ministry of Finance, Contact: Maung Maung Win, Permanent Secretary of MOF & Director General of Budget Dept. Health, Nutrition & Population Essential Health Services Access Project: Objective to be Determined. Identification completed on 11 May 2016. Envi- ronmental Assessment Category B. US$ 100.0 (IDA Credit). 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 is to help reduce the risk of disasters in select states and regions and enhance the disaster risk financing capacity of Myanmar, and, in the event of an Eligible Crisis or Emergency, to provide immediate and effective response to said Eligible Crisis or Emergency. Identifi- cation completed on 11 July 2016. US$ 90.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. 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 en- hance 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 ser- vices to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Myanmar Flood and Landslide Emergency Recovery Project: The project development objective is to support the recovery in priority areas affected by the 2015 floods and landslides in Myanmar and, in the event of another Eligible Crisis or Emergency, to provide immediate and effective response to said Eligible Crisis or Emergency. Approval completed on 14 July 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P158194. US$ 200.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be deter- mined. Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, and Irrigation, Contact: U Khant Zaw, Director General; Republic of the Union of Myanmar, Contact: Daw Ni Ni Than, Director, Treasury Department, Ministry of Finance; Ministry of Construction Tel: 9567407073, E-mail: eekyawlinn@gmail.com, Contact: U Kyaw Linn, Permanent Secretary. Transport & ICT MM: Digital Myanmar Project: The project development objective is to improve Myanmar’s information and communi- cation technologies (ICT) platforms and solutions to support digital public service delivery. Identification completed on 21 July 2016. US$ 150.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. PAGE 77 Monthly Operational Summary September 2016 Papua New Guinea Energy & Extractives Transmission Development Project: The development objective is to expand the transmission and distribution network in support of the National Electrification Roll Out Plan. Identification completed on 5 August 2016. US$150.0 (IBRD). Con- sulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Health, Nutrition & Population Drug Resistant Tuberculosis Emergency Operation in PNG: To expand the coverage, quality and utilization of ser- vices aimed at controlling the spread of drug resistant (MDR and XDR) TB in specific target areas of PNG. Identification completed on 24 July 2016. US$ 15.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Social, Urban, Rural and Resilience Global Practice (R) PNG Tourism Sector Development Project: 17. The proposed Project Development Objective is to improve tourism services and infrastructure in select project areas and increase capacity of the government of PNG for enabling the provision of tourism services. Concept completed on 16 September 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P158807. US$ 20.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Department of National Planning and Monitoring; Ministry of Tour- ism, Art and Culture; PNG Tourism Promotion Authority. (R) Rural Service Delivery Project: The Project Development Objective is to improve communities' access to basic infra- structure and services in targeted rural areas using inclusive, participatory planning and implementation. This will be achieved through a community-driven development (CDD) approach, emphasizing the principles of transparency, accountability, and sustainability. Appraisal completed on 7 September 2016. Project: P159517. US$ 23.0 (IDA Credit). Con- sultants will be required. Department of Treasury; Department of Provincial and Local Government Affairs. (R) PNG Urban Youth Employment Project Additional Financing: The Project's development objectives are to pro- vide urban youth with income from temporary employment opportunities and to increasetheir employability. Approval com- pleted on 18 November 2015. Project: P154412. US$ 10.8 (FSCO). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Transport & ICT Road Maintenance and Rehabilitation Project, Phase 2, AF2: Objective to be Determined. Identification completed on 29 February 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 27.0/7.0 (IDA Credit/PNGS). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Water Water Supply and Sanitation Development Project: The Project Development Objective (PDO) is to support the de- velopment and strengthening of the planning and implementation capacityof water sector institutions, and to increase access to water supply services in selected urban towns and rural districts. Negotiations authorized on 7 April 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P155087. US$ 70.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Independent State of Papua New Guinea, Contact: Damien Horiambe, First Assistant Secretary, Fin. Mgmt, Dept of Treasury; Department of National Planning and Monitoring, Contact: Hakaua Harry, Secretary; Water PNG, Contact: Raka Taviri, Chief Executive & Managing Director. September 2016 East Asia And Pacific PAGE 78 Philippines Agriculture HARVEST PROJECT: The Project Development Objective is to increase private investment in agribusiness for job creation and income-generating opportunities for the rural population in the Project Area. Concept completed on 24 June 2015. Envi- ronmental Assessment Category F. Project: P153153. US$130.0/127.0 (IBRD/ZBIL). Consulting services to be determined. Government of the Philippines Tel: 523-9220, E-mail: cpurisima@dof.gov.ph, Contact: Cesar V. Purisima (Department of Finance), Honorable; Land Bank of the Philippines, Contact: Ms. Gilda Pico, President & Chief Executive Officer. Inclusive Partnerships for Agricultural Competitiveness: The Project Development Objective is to improve access to markets and enhance the competitiveness of smallholder farmers in the targeted Agrarian Reform Community (ARC) clusters. Appraisal completed on 13 October 2015. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P153042. US$100.0 (IBRD). Con- sulting services to be determined. Department of Finance, Contact: Ms. Stella Laureano, Director, International Finance Group; Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR), Contact: Virgilio De Los Reyes, Secretary. Energy & Extractives Philippines Renewable Energy Development: The Philippines Renewable Energy Development (PHED) Project is being prepared as an IBRD partial credit guarantee that will be financed by the Clean Technology Fund. With funding from the CTF, a sovereign guarantee from the Government of the Philippines will not be required. The $44-million from the CTF will be used as call-able cash by a Government program, the Electric Cooperative Partial Credit Guarantee (ECPCG) facility; because it has the status of cash, it may be leveraged many times. ECPCG is an existing, successful program that supports commercial bank lending to electric cooperatives. PHRED will expand the program and extend eligibility for ECPCG support to renewable energy investments in which there is some form of electric cooperative participation, including as a buyer of the output. It is anticipated that PHRED will enable ECPCG to leverage $500-million in additional private investment in the EC sector over the first five years of CTF guarantee coverage. The Guarantee instrument used in the Philippines Renewable Energy Development Project is a CTF Guarantee, which, while not directly backing credit risks of loans, indirectly supports partial credit guarantees through the Electric Cooperative Partial Credit Guarantee Program. Therefore, for the purpose of SAP, it is coded as Partial Credit out of the available options of Partial Risk, Partial Credit, or Policy-Based Guarantees. Approval completed on 12 May 2016. Environmental Assessment Category F. Project: P147646. US$ 44.0 (CCTF). Consultants will be required. LGU Guarantee Corporation Tel: (63-2) 751-8764, E- mail: dengorial@lgugc.com, Contact: Lydia Orial, CEO. Environment & Natural Resources 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 concept proposes a pragmatic approach, with the sequencing of activities in a way that supports the establishment and operationalization of the necessary institutions, a process that may take some time, while also providing for interim mechanisms that will enable plan- ning 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 Manila Bay, Pasig River and Laguna Lake system; 2) Implementation of priority enviromental 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) Commmunity and Civil Society Volunteer Support and Education. Identification completed on 17 November 2011. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 7.4 (GEFU). Consultants will be required. Department of Environment and Natural Resources Tel: (63-2) PAGE 79 Monthly Operational Summary September 2016 929-6626/27/28/29, E-mail: tehanna08@gmail.com, tehanna17@yahoo.com, Contact: Analiza Teh, Undersecretary. Philippines - HCFC Phaseout Project: Objective to be Determined. Identification completed on 2 December 2015. Envi- ronmental Assessment Category B. US$ 3.0 (MPIN). 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 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 Labour 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. 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 Director; Bangsamoro Development Agency, Contact: Mohammad Shuaib Yacob, Executive Director; Community and Family Services International Tel: (63-2) 556-1618, E-mail: smuncy@cfsi.ph, Contact: Steve Muncy, Executive Director; International Labour Organization, Contact: Ruth Georget, Programme Officer. 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 alongthe Project Corridor in Metro Manila in an environmentally sustainable manner. Appraisal completed on 21 October 2015. Environmental Assessment Category A. Project: P132401. US$40.7/24.0 (IBRD/CIF). Consultants will be required. Republic of the Philippines, Contact: Stella Laureano, Director, IFG, Department of Finance; Department of Transport and Communications, Contact: Rene Limcaoco, Under Secretary, Department of Transport and Communications. Water Metro Manila Flood Management: The proposed project development objective (PDO) is to reduce flood risks to benefi- ciaries in flood-prone areas of Metro Manila that are served by targeted pumping stations. The PDO will be achieved through an integrated set of interventions to modernize existing pumping stations and make improvements to appurtenant infrastruc- ture; switch pumps from diesel to electric power where needed; construct new pumping stations to accommodate urban ex- pansion; increase short-term water retention capacity in the drainage areas; reduce the volume of indiscriminately dumped solid waste into waterways by means of community-based programs where feasible; and supportcommunity-based resettle- ment of informal settler families encroaching in easements for drains and waterways linked to the project pumping stations to safer in-city locations. Concept completed on 6 April 2015. Environmental Assessment Category A. Project: P153814. US$300.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Department of Environment and Natural Resources, Contact: For- eign Assisted Projects Office, Undersecretary and Director of Env. Management bureau; Department of Finance, Contact: Ms. Stella Laureano, Director; Metro Manila Development Authority, Contact: Ms. Josie Faulan, Director for Planning. Samoa Transport & ICT Samoa Aviation Investment Project Additional Financing: The project development objective is to improve opera- tional safety and oversight of international air transport and associated infrastructure. Approval completed on 3 June 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P157241. US$ 16.6 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. September 2016 East Asia And Pacific PAGE 80 Solomon Islands Energy & Extractives Tina River Hydropower Development Project: The proposed project would consist of a 15 MW hydropower plant lo- cated on the Tina River, east of Honiara comprising: (i) a 50m-high roller-compacted-concrete (RCC) dam located in a narrow gorge on the Tina river; (ii) a 3.3km headrace tunnel, 3 m in diameter, to convey water from the dam to the power station; (iii) a powerhouse about 3-4 km downstream from the dam site that will house 3x5 MW Francis turbine machines; (iv) 2 parallel (on separate towers) 33kV single circuit transmission lines connecting the power station to the existing Lungga diesel power station; and (v) access roads; and other ancillary facilities. Financing requirements are currently estimated at around US$120 million. The feasibility studies were substantially completed in March 2014 and include confirmation of a viable site, preparation of preliminary designs for the project and a full safeguards scoping assessment. The project, except the access roads will be implemented by a company to be set up by a private developer to be selected, on a build-own-operate-transfer basis under a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with the state-owned SIEA, which will be guaranteed by the SIG. Concept completed on 17 December 2014. Environmental Assessment Category A. Project: P152779. US$ 2.0/2.0/20.0/100.0 (IDA Credit/GAUL/GUID/ZPCO). Consultants will be required. Consultants will be required for various preparatory studies (en- vironmental and social impact assessment, market and pricing, geological, feasibility) and for dam safety advisory and envi- ronmental and social panel of experts. Ministry of Mines, Energy and Rural Electrification Tel: (677) 28-609/25-937, E-mail: ps@mines.gov.sb, Contact: Rene Sore, Permanent Secretary. Tina River Hydropower Development Project: To lower the system average cost of electricity supply and mobilize pri- vate financing for power generation. Identification completed on 12 August 2016. Environmental Assessment Category A. US$ 24.7/8.9/30.0/30.0/8.4/2.0/24.0 (IDA Credit/IDA Grant/ASDB/EDCF/GAUL/IFCS/ZPCI). Consulting services to be deter- mined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. 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 incomesthrough the provision of short term em- ployment; (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 infrastructure. Approval completed on 31 July 2015. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P152709. US$ 0.5 (IDA Grant). Con- sulting 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. Rapid Employment Project Additional Financing: Objective to be Determined. Identification completed on 29 June 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 1.9 (IDA Grant). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Rapid Employment Project II: To improve access to basic services and economic opportunities for targeted urban com- munities that contribute to an increase in income, knowledge and basic skills. Identification completed on 16 August 2016. US$ 10.0 (IDA Grant). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Thailand Agriculture (N) 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, disaggregated 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 PAGE 81 Monthly Operational Summary September 2016 completed on 25 August 2016. US$200.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be de- termined. Timor-Leste Sustainable Agriculture Productivity Improvement Project: The Project Development Objective (PDO) is to increase the productivity and marketed production of smallholder agriculture in selected geographical locations in Timor-Leste. Nego- tiations authorized on 19 July 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P155541. US$ 21.0 (TF). Consulting services to be determined. Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries (MAF), Government of Timor-Leste, Contact: Cesar Jose Da Cruz, Secretary General of MAF; Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries. Transport & ICT Tibar Bay Port Project: Objective to be Determined. Identification completed on 19 March 2015. Environmental Assess- ment Category A. US$50.0/10.0/34.0/221.0 (IBRD/IDA Credit/ASDB/ZPCO). Consulting services to be determined. Imple- menting agency(ies) to be determined. Timor Leste Branch Roads Project: Objective to be Determined. Identification completed on 1 April 2015. Environmen- tal Assessment Category B. US$41.3/8.3/25.5 (IBRD/IDA Credit/EUIB). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Road Climate Resilience Project Additional Financing: Objective to be Determined. Identification completed on 26 May 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$5.0/31.0 (IBRD/IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Tonga Social, Urban, Rural and Resilience Global Practice (N) Tonga Skills for Employment Project: The project aims to enhance the employability of Tongan youth through tar- geted skills development programs. Identification completed on 28 August 2016. US$ 15.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Transport & ICT (N) Tonga Maritime Investment Project: Improve maritime safety and connectivity in Tonga by strengthening institu- tional 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 deter- mined. 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. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P156018. US$ 7.3/0.3 (IDA Grant/PRIF). Consultants will be required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. TONGA E-Government Support Project: Objective to be Determined. Identification completed on 10 April 2015. Envi- ronmental Assessment Category C. US$ 1.0 (IDA Grant). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Tuvalu September 2016 East Asia And Pacific PAGE 82 Tuvalu: Telecommunications and ICT Development Project: The Project Development Objective is to facilitate im- proved access to telecommunications and ICT services in Tuvalu. Identification completed on 22 February 2016. Environ- mental Assessment Category C. US$ 10.0 (IDA Grant). Consulting services to be determined. Ministry of Communications and Transport; Ministry of Finance and Econmic Development. (N) Tuvalu Maritime Investment Project: Improve maritime safety and connectivity in Tuvalu by strengthening institu- tional arrangements, and improving port infrastructure and/or maritime services. Identification completed on 24 August 2016. US$ 20.0 (IDA Grant). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. 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 Energy & Extractives (R) Rural Electrification Project Stage II: The Project Development Objective is to scale up access to modern electricity services for rural households, public institutions and businesses using micro- and mini-grid configurations. Concept com- pleted on 28 July 2016. Project: P160658. US$ 4.0/7.0 (IDA Grant/CSCF). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Finance and Economic Management; Department of Energy, Ministry of Climate Change and Natural Disaster. Transport & ICT (N) Vanuatu Aviation Investment Project Additional Financing: Objective to be Determined. Identification com- pleted on 6 September 2016. US$ 9.4/4.7 (IDA Credit/IDA Grant). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Vietnam Education Support for Autonomous Higher Education Project (SAHEP): To support the transformation of the higher education system in Vietnam into a regionally competitive system by implementing innovative governance and resource allocation mech- anisms. Identification completed on 25 January 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 155.0 (IDA Credit). Con- sulting services to be determined. Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) of Vietnam; Vietnam National University of Agriculture. Energy & Extractives Vietnam Energy Efficiency for Industrial Enterprises(VEEIE): The Project Development Objective is to improve energy efficiency in Vietnam's industrial sector. Negotiations authorized on 21 December 2015. Environmental Assessment Category F. Project: P151086. US$200.0/1.7 (IBRD/IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Ministry of Industry and Trade, Contact: Dang Huy Cuong, General Director; Socialist Republic of Vietnam, Contact: Doan Hoai Anh, Director General. Environment & Natural Resources Forest Sector Modernization and Coastal Resilience Enhancement Project: Objective to be Determined. Identifi- cation completed on 1 April 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 150.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. PAGE 83 Monthly Operational Summary September 2016 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. Identification completed on 15 August 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 6.0 (GEFU). Consulting services to be determined. Imple- menting agency(ies) to be determined. (N) Strengthening Partnership to Protect Globally Significant Endangered Species in Vietnam: To strengthen partnership and enhance capacity to reduce threats to globally significant endangered wildlife species in Vietnam Identifica- tion completed on 25 August 2016. US$ 3.0 (GEFU). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. 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. Concept completed on 25 April 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P152232. US$ 13.0 (MPIN). Consultants will be required. State Bank of Vietnam Tel: 84-439343361, E-mail: doanhoaianh@sbv.gov.vn, Contact: Mr. Le Minh Hung, Governor; Ministry of Environment and Natural resources Tel: 0084-4-37955116, E-mail: ngu- yenmyhoang@gmail.com, Contact: Nguyen Thi My Hoang, National Ozone Coordinator. Social, Urban, Rural and Resilience Global Practice Dynamic Cities Chain - Integrated Development Project: The proposed project development objective is to enable further growth of dynamic cities through integrated urban solutions and evidence-based urban planning. Identification com- pleted on 28 April 2016. US$300.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be deter- mined. HCMC Flood Risk Management Project: The proposed Project Development Objective is to reduce flood risk and im- prove drainage in selected areas in Ho Chi Minh City. Concept completed on 25 February 2015. Environmental Assessment Category A. Project: P149696. US$400.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Steering Center of the Urban Flood Control Program HCMC, Contact: Mr. Nguyen Hoang Anh Dung, Deputy Director. Vietnam: Project for Improved Land Governance and Databases (VILG): The Project Development Objective (PDO) is to improve the efficiency and transparency of land administration services in the Project Provinces, through the development and implementation of the national Multipurpose Land Information System (MPLIS). Approval completed on 5 July 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P154387. US$ 150.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be deter- mined. Socialist Republic of Vietnam, Contact: Ms. Doan Hoai Anh, Director General, International Cooperation Department, SBV; Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, Contact: Hong Thi Thu Nguyen, Director. Vietnam Scaling up Urban Upgrading Project: The Project Development Objective is to improve basic infrastructure services in selected areas in Project Cities in the Mekong Delta Region. Identification completed on 24 February 2016. Envi- ronmental Assessment Category B. US$ 245.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. State Bank of Vietnam; Ministry of Construction. Vietnam - Additional Financing for Medium Cities Development Project: Objective to be Determined. Identifica- tion completed on 30 March 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$40.0/13.0 (IBRD/IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Vietnam - City Infrastructure Financing Facility (CIFF): Objective to be Determined. Identification completed on 7 September 2015. Environmental Assessment Category C. US$300.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Imple- menting agency(ies) to be determined. (R) Additional Financing for Danang Sustainable City Development Project: The project development objective is to expand access of city residents to improved drainage, wastewater collection and treatment services, the arterial road net- work, and public transport in selected areas of Da Nang City. Appraisal completed on 16 September 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P159049. US$ 86.5 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. September 2016 East Asia And Pacific PAGE 84 Can Tho Urban Development and Resilience: The Project Development Objective is to reduce flood risk in the urban core area, improve connectivity between the city center and the new low risk urban growth areas, and enhance the capacity of city authorities to manage disaster risk in Can Tho City. Approval completed on 24 March 2016. Environmental Assessment Category A. Project: P152851. US$125.0/125.0/10.0 (IBRD/IDA Credit/SWTZ). Consulting services to be determined. Can Tho City People’s Committee Tel: 07103754084, E-mail: canthonuup@gmail.com, Contact: Vo Thanh Thong, Chairman; Can Tho City People's Committee Tel: 07103754084, E-mail: canthonuup@gmail.com, Contact: Vo Thanh Thong, Chairman. Transport & ICT Central Highlands Connectivity Improvement Project: To (i) contribute to the Asian Highway system connection with neighbor countries; (ii) strengthen transport and logistics connectivity along the East-West corridor from the Central High- lands to the Central Coast Provinces; and (iii) develop a road safety corridor on National Highway No. 19 (NH19) that meets international traffic safety standards including Vietnam’s Traffic Safety Strategy requirements of a minimum of iRAP 3 -star rating. Identification completed on 30 March 2016. Environmental Assessment Category A. US$150.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Northern Delta Transport Development Project Additional Financing: Objective to be Determined. Identification completed on 21 January 2016. Environmental Assessment Category A. US$ 83.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Dau Giay-Phan Thiet Expressway PPP Pilot Project: The Development Objective is to support the Government of Vi- etnam develop the Dau Giay-Phan Thiet Expressway leveraging private sector expertise and capital. This would be the first transaction under the GoV Public-Private Partnership (PPP) Pilot Program for infrastructure investments. Identification com- pleted on 23 March 2016. US$350.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be deter- mined. Water 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. Vinh Phuc Flood Risk and Water Management Project: The development objective of the project (PDO) is to strengthen flood risk management capacity and improve wastewater management inthe central catchment of Vinh Phuc Prov- ince. Approval completed on 29 April 2016. Environmental Assessment Category A. Project: P152460. US$150.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Vinh Phuc Planing and Investment Department Tel: 84-2113842743, E-mail: banqlodavp@gmail.com, Contact: Mr. Nguyen Duc Tai, Deputy Director. Vietnam Coastal Cities Sustainable Environment Project: 13.The proposed Project Development Objective is to in- crease access to improved sanitation services and urban road networks in selected areas and strengthen the utility reform agenda concerning sanitation sector in the project cities. Concept completed on 24 April 2016. Environmental Assessment Category A. Project: P156143. US$46.0/193.0 (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 Repub- lic 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. Regional PAGE 85 Monthly Operational Summary September 2016 Social, Urban, Rural and Resilience Global Practice South East Asia Disaster Risk Management Project: The project development objective is to reduce the vulnerability of people and assets to natural hazards in targeted disaster-prone areas of Lao PDR, Cambodia and Myanmar. The proposed program will focus on disaster risk management investments that offer immediate opportunities for mutually beneficial re- gional cooperation. The main activities to be financed under the project are national and regional financial protection mecha- nisms, hazard-specific risk mitigation investments, and improved forecasting and early warning. The program will include three national investment packages for the countries of Cambodia, Lao PDR, and Myanmar as well as a technical assistance project on regional level to promote coordination and system harmonization in the area of disaster risk management. Identi- fication completed on 21 November 2014. Environmental Assessment Category A. Consulting services to be determined. Im- plementing agency(ies) to be determined. Transport & ICT Pacific Island Regional Road Safety Project: The project development objective is to improve regional capacity for road safety management, and to strengthen the multi-sectoral coordination and integration of road traffic and crash data in the Pacific Island Countries and Territories. Concept completed on 19 February 2015. Environmental Assessment Category C. Project: P151159. Consultants will be required. Secretariat of the Pacific Community, Contact: Caroline Tupoulahi-Fusimalohi, Planning Advisor. 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 andpasture products in the long term. The Project will particularly focus on enhancing the financial, economic, and institutional sustainability of land use and natural resources management, and will help build capac- ities of Albania farmers, community organizations and government institutions to efficiently use EU funding. Approval com- pleted on 8 July 2014. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P150450. US$ 10.6 (FSCO). Consultants will be re- quired. Ministry of Environment, Contact: Ardiana Sokoli, Director. Social, Urban, Rural and Resilience Global Practice Project for Integrated Urban and Tourism Development (PIUTD): The PDO of the proposed project is to improve urban infrastructure, enhance tourism assets, and strengthen institutional capacity to support tourism related local economic development in selected areas in the south of Albania. Negotiations authorized on 17 August 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P155875. US$71.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Ministry of Finance, Contact: Erjon Luci, Deputy Minister; Ministry of Urban Development, Contact: Nertil Jole, Mr.. September 2016 Europe And Central Asia PAGE 86 Integrated Land Management Project: The proposed project's development objective would be to contribute to an in- crease in the efficiency, transparency, reliability andavailability of an integrated land management system through integration of key IT systems, and geo-spatial and immovable property information. The project would achieve these goals by (i) supporting the development of an integrated land management policy and har- monized legal framework; (ii) improving the regulatory environment, business processes, staff capacity and customer orien- tation inthe IPRO; (iii) updating, upgrading and digitizing the paper-based registration information for priority areas of the country; (iv)improving transparency of immovable property ownership and transactions by increasing digital information and on-line access; (v) facilitating spatial data access, exchange and sharing; and (vi) developing a new methodology for value- based property tax and piloting new approaches for enhancing property taxation. Concept completed on 27 April 2015. Envi- ronmental Assessment Category B. Project: P152094. US$45.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. Government of Albania Tel: 35542259898, E-mail: erjon.luci@financa.gov.al, Contact: Erjon Luci, Deputy Minister; Immovable Property Registration Office Tel: 35542403375, E-mail: Ilirjan.Muho@zrpp.gov.al, Contact: I. Muho, Chief Registrar; Ministry of Innovation and Public Administration Tel: 35542277355, E-mail: info@inovacioni.gov.al, Contact: Milena Harito, Minister; ASIG Tel: 0035542269280, E-mail: info@asig.gov.al, Contact: Lorenc Cala, General Director. Armenia Energy & Extractives Utility Scale Solar Power Project: Objective to be Determined. Identification completed on 11 May 2015. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 9.0/38.5 (CSCC/ZPCO). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Water (N) Additional Financing Irrigation System Enhancement Project: Objective to be Determined. Identification com- pleted on 26 August 2016. US$2.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Azerbaijan Energy & Extractives Azerbaijan Power Distribution Modernization: To improve the quality and reliability of power supply in select rayons in Azerbaijan, and enhance the commercial systems and operations and maintenance practices of Azerirshig. Concept com- pleted on 27 August 2015. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P155983. US$300.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Republic of Azerbaijan, Contact: Ilgar Fatizade, First Deputy Minister of Finance; Azerishig Open Joint Stock Company, Contact: Baba Rzayev, Chairman. Environment & Natural Resources Absheron Lakes Cleanup and Rehabilitation: The objective of the proposed project is to support the GoA in its efforts to reduce the Greater Baku population’s exposure to and health risks from pollution hazards in and around selected project lakes. This will be accomplished by (a) developing an innovative,area-based plan and mechanisms for land redevelopment that could be scaled up and sustained in the future, (b) implementing the cleanup and ecological revitalization measures of water bodies and adjacent lands in a sustainable and cost-effective manner, and (c) strengthening the capacity of implementing agencies. Concept completed on 10 March 2016. Environmental Assessment Category A. Project: P157091. US$85.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. Republic of Azerbaijan Tel: 994124938867, E-mail: sahil.babayev@economy.gov.az, Contact: Sahil Babayev, Deputy Minister; Ministry of Economy Tel: 994124938867, E-mail: sahil.babayev@economy.gov.az, Contact: Sahil Babayev, Deputy Minister. PAGE 87 Monthly Operational Summary September 2016 Social, Urban, Rural and Resilience Global Practice (R) Additional Financing to IDP Living Standards and Livelihoods Project: The objective of the Project is to im- prove living conditions and increase the economic self-reliance of targeted internally displaced persons. Approval completed on 17 June 2016. Project: P155110. US$66.7 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Azerbaijan Third Rural Investment Project: To improve access to and use of community-driven rural infrastructure and expand economic livelihood opportunities for rural households. Identification completed on 14 April 2016. Environmen- tal Assessment Category B. US$100.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be deter- mined. 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 people's lives though the upgrading of rural communities' access to infrastructure services, improved mobility, and increased farmers' in- comes. 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 targetting 600 communities in 56 rayons for community-driven rural infrastructure investments and livelihood support. The proposed Ad- ditional Financing would continue to prioritise provision of improved access to and use of community-driven rural infrastruc- ture and expand economic activities for rural households through financing of priority rural infrastructure investments, strengthening the capacity of communities in partnership with municipalities and local support institutions to effectively iden- tify, plan, and implement their development priorities; and building opportunities for rural employment and livelihood sup- port services. The AF would comprise three components - one to extend delivery of community rural infrastructure (additonal 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 Cate- gory 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. Transport & ICT REGIONAL ROADS DEVELOPMENT PROJECT: TThe proposed Project development objectives are (i) to improve ac- cess to markets and services through the reconstruction and rehabilitation of project roads and (ii) to progress towards mainte- nance sustainability of the Borrower’s road network. Appraisal completed on 29 September 2014. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P122200. US$250.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. AzerRoadService (ARS) Tel: (994- 12)493-0045, E-mail: info@piu-ahp.az, Contact: Adil Gojayev, Director, Project Implementation Unit. 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 completed on 28 March 2016. Environmental Assess- ment Category A. Project: P156377. US$140.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Belarus Health, Nutrition & Population Belarus Health System Modernization Project: The proposed project development objective (PDO) is to contribute to improving selected aspects of the quality of health care delivery in the Republic of Belarus. This PDO is expected to be achieved by the: (a) establishment of e-Health system and adoption of ICT-based clinical decision-support tools for quality improve- ment; (b) improvement of clinical competencies of health care providers inNCD management; and (c) modernization of neo- natal care provision at the RCMC. Negotiations authorized on 22 June 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P156778. US$125.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Ministry of Health, Contact: Vasily Ivanovich Zharko, Min- ister of Health; Republic of Belarus. September 2016 Europe And Central Asia PAGE 88 Trade & Competitiveness Belarus Competitiveness Enhancement Project: The PDO is to strengthen conditions for private sector led growth by: improving the business environment, upgrading innovation capacity of SMEs, strengthening institutional capacity to promote private investment and improving MSME access to finance. Appraisal completed on 5 August 2016. Environmental Assess- ment Category B. Project: P152276. US$80.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Ministry of Economy; Develop- ment Bank of Belarus; National Agency for Investment Promotion and Privatization; Ministry of Finance. Bosnia and Herzegovina Finance & Markets (R) Banking Sector Strengthening Project: The Project Development Objective (PDO) is to help strengthen the banking sector in BiH and maintain confidence of depositors. Concept completed on 31 August 2016. Environmental Assessment Cat- egory C. Project: P158387. US$80.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. BiH Ministry of Finance and Treasury; Republika Srpska Ministry of Finance; RS Banking Agency; FBiH Ministry of Finance; Deposit Insurance Agency; FBiH Banking Agency. Health, Nutrition & Population Health Sector Project: The proposed Project Development Objective (PDO) is to help improve efficiency and quality of health service delivery by strengthening systems for quality assurance, monitoring, and integration of care, improving hospital efficiency, and strengthening strategic purchasing of health care. Concept completed on 19 November 2015. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P149920. US$22.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. RS Ministry of Health and Social Welfare; FBiH Ministry of Health, Contact: Vjekoslav Mandic, Minister of Health; Republic of Bosnia & Herzegovina, Contact: Ministry of Health, Ministry of Health. Social Protection & Labor Bosnia and Herzegovina Employment Support Program: The project development objective is to increase formal private sector employment among targeted groups of registered job seekers. The project will achieve this by financing a menu of active labor market programs, supporting strengthening of job intermediation, and by modernizing monitoring and evalu- ation practices of the public employment services. Negotiations authorized on 20 July 2016. Environmental Assessment Cat- egory C. Project: P152347. US$56.1 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. FBH Ministry of Labor and Social Poliicy Tel: 38733255434, E-mail: azra.jahic@fmrsp.gov.ba, Contact: Azra Jahic, Advisor to Minister; RS Ministry of Labor and Vet- eran Affairs Tel: 000-000-0000, E-mail: m.vasic@mpb.vladors.net, Contact: Mira Vasic, Assistant Minister; FBH Ministry of Finance Tel: 000-000-0000, E-mail: Mirjana.Vucic@fmf.gov.ba, Contact: Mirjana Vucic, Advisor to the Minister. Social, Urban, Rural and Resilience Global Practice Second Solid Waste Management Project Additional Financing - EC IPA: The objective is to improve the availabil- ity, quality, environmental soundness, and financial viability of solid waste management services in participating utilities/re- gions. Approval completed on 18 December 2012. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 6.0 (F7U4). Consulting ser- vices 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.vla- dars.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. PAGE 89 Monthly Operational Summary September 2016 Transport & ICT Railways Modernization: The objective of the project is to improve the operational efficiency and financial sustainability of the railways in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Identification completed on 21 July 2016. US$65.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Federation Road Sector Modernization Project: The Program Development Objective of the Transport Sector Mod- ernization Program (TSMP) is to upgrade transport infrastructure alongpriority transport links and to strengthen capacity for sustainable transport asset management. The Project Development Objectivesof the First Phase of the TSMP (the Federation Road Sector Modernization Project) are to improve road connectivity and safety for road users along project roads and to strengthen capacity for sustainable management of the main road network in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Approval completed on 2 August 2016. Environmental Assessment Category A. Project: P152406. US$64.6/36.7 (IBRD/EUIB). No consultants are required. Public Company Roads of Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Contact: Ljubo Pravdic, Director; Bosnia and Herzegovina, Contact: Vjekoslav Bevanda, Minister. Bulgaria Bulgaria Corridor Upgrade Project: Upgrade the Hemus Corridor between Sofia and the Port of Varna in Bulgaria. Identification completed on 19 November 2015. Environmental Assessment Category A. US$450.0 (IBRD). Consulting ser- vices to be determined. Ministry of Regional Development; Road Infrastructure Agency. Croatia Modernization and restructuring of the road sector: Objective to be Determined. Identification completed on 11 June 2015. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$100.0/279.3 (IBRD/EBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Imple- menting agency(ies) to be determined. Georgia Social, Urban, Rural and Resilience Global Practice Second Regional Development Project Additional Financing: The Project Development Objective is to improve in- frastructure 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). Con- sultants will be required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Transport & ICT East West Highway Corridor Improvement Project Additional Financing: Objective to be Determined. Identifica- tion completed on 14 June 2016. Environmental Assessment Category A. US$80.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be deter- mined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Kazakhstan Education Education Modernization Project: The project development objective (PDO) is to support the GoK's program to improve September 2016 Europe And Central Asia PAGE 90 the quality and equity in primary and secondary education, in particular in underperforming and disadvantaged schools Ne- gotiations authorized on 9 February 2016. Environmental Assessment Category C. Project: P153496. US$80.0 (IBRD). Con- sultants will be required. Ministry of Education and Science, Contact: Erlan Sagadiyev, Minister; Republic of Kazakhstan, Contact: Bakhyt Sultanov, Minister of Finance. Environment & Natural Resources Forestry Development Project: The project development objective is to enhance forest management and environmental rehabilitation in targeted areas, while contributing to the sequestration and reduced emissions of carbon, and increasing local livelihood opportunities Concept completed on 15 October 2015. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P153673. US$30.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Agriculture, Contact: Ermek Kosherbayev, Vice-Minister; REPUB- LIC OF KAZAKHSTAN, Contact: Ruslan Dalenov, Vice Minister. Kazakhstan Solid Waste Management Project: Kazakhstan is facing a serious problem to effectively manage its solid waste. According to the country's environmental authorities, Kazakhstan has accumulated 23 billion tonnes of solid waste and the amount is increasing at an alarming rate of 700 million tonnes each year. Currently, municipal waste is placed in landfills without pre-sorting or neutralization. Most landfills do not meet sanitation requirements and need remediation. Little effort is put in separating municipal waste at source. The country recycles only 3-5% of all garbage. About half million tonnes of paper and cardboard, 300,000 tonnes of glass, 200,000 tonnes of metal and 500,000 tonnes of plastic are disposed of as trash each year. The Kazakh Government has recently approved a long-term waste management program for the modernization of solid waste management for 2014-2050. The government is committed to improving municipal SWM services with a range of activities from improving waste collection and disposal facilities, to increasing waste recycling and reduction efforts, to legal and institutional strengthening and public awareness and participation. Solid waste management is an area highlighted the Partnership Framework Arrangements between the Kazakh Government and international development and financing insti- tutions including the World Bank. A SWM project is included in the pipeline of PFA for the World Bank. The proposed project aims to assist the government to modernize and improve SWM systems in selected municipalities in Kazakhstan namely Al- maty and Astana as suggested in the PFA. The investment activities, subject to further discussion with the government, may cover waste collection, disposal, separation and recycling, as well as technical support to institutional and implementation capacity strengthening and public-private participation. Identification completed on 18 November 2014. Environmental As- sessment Category B. US$50.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. CLIMATE ADAPTATION AND MITIGATION PROGRAM FOR ARAL SEA BASIN SOP II: The proposed Develop- ment Objective of this second project in the series is to support Kazakhstan’s participation in CAMP4ASB for the country to benefit from enhanced, regionally-coordinated access to improved climate change knowledge services for key stakehold- ers(e.g., policy makers, communities, and civil society), as well as to increased investments and capacity building that, com- bined, will address climate challenges common to Central Asian countries. CAMP4ASB seeks to help Central Asian countries build upon the benefits of cooperation while pursuing national priorities for climate-smart development. The Program will lay the foundation for an institutional platform for regional cooperation on climate change across a broad range of sectors. This will be the first such platform in Central Asia that will provide access to improved climate change knowledge services for climate change assessment and decision-making and to increased financing and technical assistance for climate investments in priority areas common to Central Asian countries. Given the scope of the Program, it is processed as an interdependent Series of Projects, or SoP, involving multiple borrowers. The split between the first and second project in SoP is mostly linked to a different pace of processing instruments and coun- tries’ own project cycles (e.g., Kazakhstan’s requirement for Feasibility Study prior to completing preparation and preparing RAS support for Turkmenistan). The SoP approach provides here the framework to establish a platform for high-level policy and regulatory harmonization, cooperation, and coordination between countries aiming towards achieving benefits that will go beyond each country's boundaries. This approach is designed to allow borrowers to tackle issues shared regionally (e.g., common and shared climate change challenges, as in the present instance) and to generate positive externalities/public goods (e.g., in the case of CAMP4ASB: economies of scale through shared research and knowledge efforts, faster learning through experience-sharing for replication and scaling-up across countries of successful climate innovation, increased mobilization of resources through concerted action, scaling up through complementarity). Expected benefits from such a SoP approach (as opposed to a succession of individual national projects) include greater impact from coordination as explained above, higher PAGE 91 Monthly Operational Summary September 2016 visibility and attention (e.g., in terms of attracting resources), and stronger identity, creating synergy and learning across in- dividual country operations (e.g., opportunities for building on CAMP4ASB’s climate knowledge services, including lessons from the Program-financed climate investments, to develop climate-smart plans and programs). These benefits will be meas- ured as key results from the Program. There are three broad categories of benefits to Kazakhstanfrom its participation in the Program: •Greater climate resilience for investments in critical sectors. The Program will providegrants and techni cal assistance to communities and villages to improve productivity and safeguard key economic sectors facing climate change risks. Evidence from similar activities implemented in comparable agro-ecozones of other Central Asian countries show such measures can yield substantial increase in agriculture productivity and income, in a very cost-effective manner and within just a few years. Finally, experience from community-driven approaches, which combine direct support for rural economic production and resilience coupled with awareness raising and capacity building activities, indicates that such approaches engender cost-effec- tive investments, local ownership, improved operation and management skills, thereby enabling sustainability of investments and their replication and scaling-up. •Enhanced capacity for country’s long-term, climate-smart development. The Program will also ensure that national stake- holders (e.g., government agencies overseeing climate-sensitive sectors, civil society, academia) have access to improved cli- mate knowledge services (e.g., data, information, and tools for climate assessments and decision-making) and participate in regional knowledge and experience sharing (e.g., on lessons from climate investments financed under the Program in all coun- tries). Through this collaborative mechanism, there is potential for Kazakhstan to learn (faster) from climate-smart practices and technologies that worked well in similar context in other Central Asian countries as well as from policy and institutional frameworks (e.g., to prepare an adaptation strategy and to strengthen multi-sector coordination on adaptation). •Increased potential to attract resourcesfor climate action. The development partners have been closely associated with the Program’s preparation and are showing increasedinterest for the regional platform it is building in order to scale up support for climate action in Central Asia. Given its regional ambit, the Program has high potential for attracting additional donor resources and international visibility to the region. A funding proposal for the Green Climate Fund (GCF) is under preparation as per which about $7 million in concessional resources are envisaged for Kazakhstan, virtually all to support and scale-up climate investments. Concept completed on 12 August 2015. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P153748. US$10.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. REPUBLIC OF KAZAKHSTAN, Contact: Sultanov, Bakhyt; Ministry of Energy, Contact: Gulmira Sergazina, Director, Climate Change 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 overall 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 treat- ment 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$10.35 million Grant. The Project will achieve its objective through: (i) development of a treatment/destruction facility for POPs/PCBs waste and extending the use of this facility for the destruction of other suitable categories of hazardous waste including old stocks of pesticides; (ii) remediation of selected historic PCBs contaminated waste disposal sites; and (iii) related to the site remediation investment program, disposing the PCBs waste, PCBs equipment and PCBs contaminated soil with hazardous waste classifi- cation from these sites in the constructed facility in line with the Stockholm Convention The proposed project would have four components: (1) development of a treatment/destruction facility; (2) remediation of selected historic PCB contaminated sites, including treatment of present PCB waste/equipment and PCB contaminated soil; (3) development of regulatory framework for industrial hazardous waste management and institutional capacity building; and (4) project management. Identification completed on 16 October 2013. Environmental Assessment Category A. US$ 10.4 (GEFU). Consulting services to be deter- mined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Hazardous and Persistent Organic Pollutants 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 September 2016 Europe And Central Asia PAGE 92 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, PCBsequipment 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. Concept completed on 28 January 2015. 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 De- partment. Health, Nutrition & Population Social Health Insurance Project: Improving Access, Quality, Efficiency and Financial Protection: The proposed Project Development Objective is to improve accessibility, quality, and efficiency of health service delivery, and reduce finan- cial risks to the population that are caused by serious health problems. Approval completed on 27 April 2016. Environmental Assessment Category C. Project: P152625. US$80.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Health and Social De- velopment, Contact: Aliya Urazalinova, Head of Division for Health Services Quality Regulation; Ministry of Health and Social Development, Contact: Bolat Tokezhanov, National Project Coordinator. Trade & Competitiveness SME Line of Credit: The project development objective is to improve SME access to sustainable enterprise lending. Concept completed on 29 August 2015. Environmental Assessment Category F. Project: P154975. US$200.0 (IBRD). Consulting ser- vices to be determined. Ministry of National Economy Tel: 77172743022, E-mail: Zholdybayeva_gt@krp.gov.kz, Contact: Galiya Joldybayeva, Director - Department for the Development of Entrepreneurshi; Entrepreneurship Development Fund Tel: 7727244556677, E-mail: zhanar.sejtkazieva@fund.kz, Contact: Zhanar Seitkazieva, Manager, Program Loans Depart- ment. 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 assetpreservation policies. Approval completed on 9 June 2016. Environmental Assessment Category A. Project: P153497. US$977.9 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Com- mittee for Roads Tel: 77172754688, E-mail: s.ablaliev@mid.gov.kz, Contact: Satjan Ablaliev, Deputy Chairman; Ministry of Finance Tel: 7172717407, E-mail: r.beketayev@minfin.gov.kz, Contact: Mr. Ruslan Beketayev, Vice Minister; JSC KazAvtoZhol Tel: 77172278800, E-mail: info@kazautozhol.kz, Contact: Ermek Kizatov, Chairman. Center South Road Corridor Project: To make safe and sustainable improvements to road infrastructure between Za- rechny and Burylbaital, and to enhance freight connectivity at a national level through trade facilitation improvements. Ap- praisal completed on 16 August 2016. Environmental Assessment Category A. Project: P153501. US$645.2/645.2 (IBRD/AIIB). Consulting services to be determined. KazAutoZhol JSC; KazAutoZhol JSC. 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 development and operation of ICT enabled services across Kazakhstan. Identification completed on 17 February 2016. Environmental As- sessment Category B. US$200.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Water Kazakhstan Third Irrigation and Drainage Improvement Project: The objective of the Project is to improve irriga- tion and drainage service delivery to support farmers in the Project areas. Identification completed on 10 February 2015. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$350.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Syr Darya Control and Northern Aral Sea Project, Phase 2: The project development objectives (PDOs) are to improve flood management capacity and improve water provision for developing aquaculture and other socioeconomic activities in the project areas along the lower Syr Darya. Appraisal completed on 30 December 2014. Environmental Assessment Category B. PAGE 93 Monthly Operational Summary September 2016 Project: P152001. US$107.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Ministry of Agriculture, Committee for Water Re- sources, Contact: Islam Abishev, Chairman. Kosovo Agriculture Additional Financing Agriculture and Rural Development: Objective to be Determined. Identification completed on 25 March 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 20.0/1.9 (IDA Credit/DANI). Consulting services to be deter- mined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. 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 Be- qaj, Minister. Social, Urban, Rural and Resilience Global Practice Environmentally and Socially Sustainable Mining Project: Objective to be Determined. Identification completed on 27 June 2014. Environmental Assessment Category A. US$ 30.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Imple- menting agency(ies) to be determined. Trade & Competitiveness Kosovo: Competitiveness and Jobs: Enhance Kosovo’s competitiveness and impact on employment by facilitating trade, fostering SME growth, and improving labor market intermediation and relevance of vocational training. Concept completed on 6 August 2015. Environmental Assessment Category C. Project: P152881. US$ 24.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be re- quired. Ministry of Trade and Industry, Contact: Ilir Salihu, Chief of Staff; Ministry of Labor and Social Welfare, Contact: Selatin Kllokoqi, Political Advisor of the Minister; Republic of Kosovo, Contact: Avdullah Hoti, Minister of Finance; Ministry of Education Science and Technology Tel: 38138212185, E-mail: zenun.halili@rks-gov.net, Contact: Zenun Halili, Senior Ad- visor of the Minister. Water Kosovo Water Security and Canal Protection Project: The objective of the Project is to contribute to restoring the Ibër Canal to its original capacity to improve water resource management for various canal water users in Central Kosovo. Negotiations authorized on 11 May 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P133829. US$ 24.5 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Hydro Economic Iber-Lepenc JSC, Contact: Arberor Prekazi, Techncial Director; Min- istry of Environment and Spatial Planning, Contact: Ferid Agani, Minister; Republic of Kosovo, Contact: Dushi, Media Advisor. Kyrgyz Republic Agriculture Integrated Dairy Productivity Improvement Project: The Development Objective of the Project is to enhance dairy animal productivity and milk quality on beneficiary farms. Negotiations authorized on 15 July 2016. Environmental Assess- ment Category B. Project: P155412. US$ 2.8/2.3 (IDA Credit/IDA Grant). Consulting services to be determined. Kyrgyz Re- September 2016 Europe And Central Asia PAGE 94 public, Contact: Mirlan Baigonchokov, Deputy Minister of Finance; Ministry of Finance, Contact: Mirlan Baigonchokov, Dep- uty Minister of Finance; Ministry of Agriculture and Melioration, Contact: Talaibek Aidaraliev, Minister. Energy & Extractives Heat Supply Improvement Project: The Project Development Objective is to improve access to reliable and efficient heat supply in the project target areas. Identification completed on 21 August 2015. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 13.8/11.3 (IDA Credit/IDA Grant). Consulting services to be determined. Ministry of Economy; Ministry of Finance; Bish- kekteploset JSC. Environment & Natural Resources Integrated Forest Ecosystem Management: The Project Development Objective is to strengthen the capacity of govern- ment institutions and communities to improve sustainable forest ecosystem management through investments in manage- ment planning, ecosystem restoration, and infrastructure. Approval completed on 24 November 2015. Environmental Assess- ment Category B. Project: P153721. US$ 4.1 (GEFU). No consultants are required. State Agency for Environmental Protection and Forestry of the Kyrgyz Republic Tel: Tel: +996 312 610-016, E-mail: min-eco@elcat.kg, min-eco@elcat.kg, envforest@elca, Contact: Atajanov Sabir Sadykjanovich, Director of the SAEPF; Ministry of Finance Tel: (996-312) 661-350. Governance Judicial Development Project: The objective of the Judicial Development Project is to: (1) provide the Kyrgyz judiciary with the administration, facilities and expanded capacity necessary to improve the efficiency and quality of judicial operations and services; and (2) to improve access to and awareness of judicial services. The Project will support the Kyrgyz authorities with the implementation of their justice sector priorities based on their Judicial Reform Strategy. Identification completed on 28 January 2015. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 12.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Im- plementing agency(ies) to be determined. Capacity Building in Public Financial Management 2: 22.The Project Development Objective (PDO) is to improve budget predictability, control and transparency. Allocative efficiency entails the ability of government to prioritize public spending in accordance to economic and social needs. Thus allocative efficiencyis directly linked to the composition of public expenditure, adequate flexibility of the budget to respond to spending priorities and the alignment of budget outturns with policy objectives as laid out in the budget and expenditure plans. Concept completed on 8 June 2016. Environmental Assess- ment 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 Tel: 996312664036, E- mail: b.musakozhoeva@piu.kg, Contact: Bermet Musakozhoeva, Head of PIU. Water AGRICULTURE PRODUCTIVITY AND NUTRITION IMPROVEMENT PROJECT: The proposed project develop- ment objective is to increase agricultural productivity and food and nutrition security of rural households in selected areas nationwide. Approval completed on 11 December 2015. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P132754. US$ 38.0 (GAFS). Consulting services to be determined. KYRGYZ REPUBLIC Tel: 996312664036, E-mail: m.baigoncho- kov@min.fin.kg, Contact: Mirlan Baigonchokov, Deputy Minister; Department of Water Resources and Land Improvement Tel: 996312549110, E-mail: onfarmir@elcat.kg, Contact: Koshmatov Barataly Turanovich, Project Director. Sustainable Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Project: The project development objectives (PDO) are to assist the Kyrgyz Republic to (i) improve access to and quality of water supply andsanitation services in the Participating Rural Commu- nities; and (ii) strengthen capacity of the Recipient's institutions in the water supply and sanitation sector. Negotiations au- thorized on 3 August 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P154778. US$ 23.5 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Finance, Contact: Mr Baingonchokov, Deputy Minister; Community Development and Investment Agency (ARIS), Contact: Mr Ismailov, Executive Director. PAGE 95 Monthly Operational Summary September 2016 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 imporovements in public buildlings. The fund would directly support the Government's National Program for Energy Efficiency in Public Buildings and meet its energy savings targets for the buildling 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: ne- riman.dzeladini@economy.gov.mk. Transport & ICT Digital Macedonia: The development objective of this project is twofold: (1) to support GoM in its transformation of public service delivery through a shared public sector infrastructure platform and innovative applications with particular focus on poor communities in targeted areas; and (2) to increase Macedonia’s competitiveness and support income generation and poverty reduction for under- and unemployed by extending broadband Internet connectivity to vulnerable groups, and build- ing on this connectivity by leveraging and catalyzing the growth of ICT-enabled jobs. Identification completed on 14 May 2014. Environmental Assessment Category C. US$11.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Moldova Agriculture Moldova Agriculture Competitiveness Project 2nd Additional Financing: The Project Development Objective is to enhance the competitiveness of the agro-food sector by supporting the modernization of the food safety management system, facilitating market access for farmers, and mainstreaming agro-environmental and sustainable land management practices. Approval completed on 7 July 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P157765. US$ 10.0 (IDA Credit). Con- sultants will be required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Moldova Agriculture Competitiveness Project Additional Financing: The Project Development Objective is to en- hance the competitiveness of the agro-food sector by supporting the modernization of the food safety management system, facilitating market access for farmers, and mainstreaming agro-environmental and sustainable land management practices. Approval completed on 19 May 2015. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P154238. US$ 12.0 (IDA Credit). No consultants are required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Education Moldova Education Reform Additional Financing: Objective to be Determined. Identification completed on 13 July 2015. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$3.7/11.3 (IBRD/IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Imple- menting 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 market. Identification completed on 18 July 2016. US$40.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Moldova District Heating Efficiency Improvement Partial Credit Guarantee: The objective of the proposed project September 2016 Europe And Central Asia PAGE 96 is to improve the operational efficiency and commercial viability of the district heating (DH) services in Chisinau. This com- ponent is Component 2: Debt restructuring and financing of debt repayment (IDA Partial Credit Guarantee: US $ 40 million, IDA allocation: US$ 10 million). This component will support the Government in preparing a debt restructuring plan and provide a guarantee for credit enhancement on Moldova Sovereign or new integrated company borrowing. Such credit en- hancement would be essential to raising commercial financing on terms that would allow repayment of the debt stock on a sustainable, long-term basis to limit the financial burden of the restructuring on Chisinau residents and Moldova. For a new entity such as the integrated company, a structured Partial Credit Guarantee (PCG) from the Bank would also help it start establishing credit on the loan and capital markets. Using an IDA PCG is expected to leverage Moldova's IDA capital envelope. The partial nature of the PCG provides for risk sharing with the market while offering comprehensive risk cover for a specified component of the financing. Depending on market conditions, a PCG cover of 30-50% of debt service cash flows (principal + interest) may be sufficient to considerably improve the available financing terms. This means that a $10 million tranche of IDA country allocation used as a $40m Bank PCG could help raise $80-120 million of financing from commercial sources. Currently, Partial Credit Guarantees (PCGs) are only available for IBRD countries. OPCS, in consultation with CFP/SDN and other corporate and regional units is developing a revised policy package which will introduce the PCGs in IDA countries. Such proposals have been discussed at CODE and have received positive response from all stakeholders. It is expected that the revised Guarantee policy paper and associated OP/BPs for the use of IBRD and IDA Guarantees would be presented to CODE in December 2012, and to the Board in Q3FY13. It should be noted that only 25% of guarantee exposure would be counted against the country exposure limit - such leverage for IDA guarantees was approved in 2004. Therefore, for the proposed IDA PCG operation of $40 million, only $10 million would be counted against the country limit. Concept completed on 1 February 2013. Environmental Assessment Category C. Project: P143870. US$ 80.0/138.0 (GUAR/ZPCO). Consulting services to be determined. Ministry of Economy Tel: (373-22) 250-554, E-mail: vadim.ceban@mec.gov.md. Environment & Natural Resources Moldova Climate Adaptation & Forestry Project: To (i) enhance adoption of climate-smart forestry and agriculture practices in targeted landscapes, (ii) strengthen national disaster management systems, and, (iii) in the event of an eligible crisis or emergency, provide immediate and effective response to said eligible crisis or emergency. Identification completed on 11 June 2015. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 47.8 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Im- plementing agency(ies) to be determined. Moldova Climate Adaptation & Forestry Project: Objective to be Determined. Identification completed on 11 June 2015. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 2.7 (GEFU). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Governance Modernization of Government Services in the Republic of Moldova: The proposed project development objective is to improve the access to, efficiency of delivery, and quality of selected government administrative services. Concept completed on 3 November 2015. Environmental Assessment Category C. Project: P148537. US$13.0/7.0 (IBRD/IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. State Chancellery, Contact: Sergiu Palihovici, General Secretary of the Government; Republic of Moldova, Contact: Anatol Arapu, Minister of Finance. Other Social, Urban, Rural and Resilience Global Practice Land Registration, Valuation and Local Taxation Project: To improve the efficiency of the property registration and valuation, and property taxation systems in the Republic of Moldova for strengthening local revenue. Identification completed on 17 August 2016. US$ 35.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Disaster and Climate Risk Management Project Additional Financing: The Project development objective (PDO) is to strengthen the State Hydrometeorological 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 determined. PAGE 97 Monthly Operational Summary September 2016 Montenegro Agriculture (R) Additional Financing to MIDAS: The new objectives of the Project are: (i) to improve delivery of government assis- tance 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- IPARD core rules, and (iii) to support a selected number of agricultural holdings and food establishments in upgrading towards 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. Governance Revenue Administration Reform: The development objective of the project is to improve effectiveness of operational functions of the tax administration and to reduce the compliance costs on corporate taxpayers. The long-term vision is a tax administration that operates with a higher capacityto streamline risk-based business processes that contribute to the efficient collection of taxes and social contributions that are owed from all sources of economic activity. Increased compliance will generate a more robust revenue stream to provide essential services to citizens. Improvements in capacity will also support the country's goal for EU accession and economic integration with EUmember states. Appraisal completed on 4 November 2015. Environmental Assessment Category C. Project: P149743. US$11.3 (IBRD). Consulting ser- vices to be determined. Ministry of Finance, Contact: Radoje Zugic, Minister of Finance; Montenegro Tax Administration Tel: +382 206 58 063, E-mail: veljko.blagojevic@tax.gov.me, Contact: Milan Lakićević, Director of Tax Administration. Health, Nutrition & Population Health System Efficiency and Quality Improvement Project: The proposed Project Development Objective (PDO) is to support activities to increase efficiency of health expenditures and improvequality of care for priority NCDs Concept com- pleted on 19 June 2015. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P149752. US$50.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Republic of Montenegro; Ministry of Health Tel: 38278113127, E-mail: mensud.grbovic@mzd.gov.me, Contact: Mensud Grbovic, Assistant Minister of Health. Trade & Competitiveness Montenegro Competitiveness and Job Creation: Investment Lending Operation to support Competitiveness and Job Creation in Montenegro Identification completed on 29 September 2014. Environmental Assessment Category C. 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 com- pleted on 28 March 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P155594. US$52.4 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Governance Justice Services Improvement Project: Improve the delivery of targeted justice services in specific locations Identifica- tion completed on 29 June 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$68.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be deter- mined. Ministry of Public Finance; Ministry of Justice. September 2016 Europe And Central Asia PAGE 98 Social, Urban, Rural and Resilience Global Practice RO Bucharest Urban Redevelopment Project: Objective to be Determined. Identification completed on 29 September 2015. Environmental Assessment Category B. Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be deter- mined. Russian Federation Education 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. 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). Consultants will be required. Consultants will be required for an architect's assistant, permafrost engineer, ECD specialists' assistant with background in Russia and CIS. Ministry of Education of Sakha (Yakutia) Tel: (7-4112) 422-921, E-mail: nsitni@yandex.ru, Contact: Natalia Sitnikova, Head of General Education Department. Energy & Extractives Russia Energy Efficiency Financing Project: 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 environmental 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 dependson participation of and interactions among three groups#banks, project owners, and ser- vice and equipment providers. The Project will directly target selected representatives from all three groups. Several Russian 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 dis- semination 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 consum- ers 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. Appraisal completed on 27 September 2011. Environmen- tal Assessment Category F. Project: P122492. US$300.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Gazprombank and Ministry of Energy, Russian Energy Agency Tel: (7-495) 789-9292, E-mail: Ivanov@rosenergo.gov.ru, Contact: Ms. Tatiana Yurlova, First Vice President. RUSSIA ENERGY EFFICIENCY (GEF): The objective is to support the institutional, regulatory and market barriers facing commercial financing of Energy Efficiency projects across Russia. Concept completed on 27 January 2011. Environmental PAGE 99 Monthly Operational Summary September 2016 Assessment Category B. Project: P123692. US$ 22.7 (GEFU). Consulting services to be determined. Gazprombank and Minis- try of Energy, Russian Energy Agency Tel: (7-495) 789-9292, E-mail: Ivanov@rosenergo.gov.ru, Contact: 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 environ- mental monitoring information to various users from the public and private sectors. Specifically, the Project will facilitate improved efficiency of state environmental monitoring through introducing international standards of environmental monitoring, developing the existing subsystems of state environmental monitoring and integrat- ing them into a unified information and analytical system. Negotiations authorized on 29 May 2014. Environmental Assess- ment Category C. Project: P143159. US$50.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Natural Resources and Envi- ronment Tel: 749-9254-1560, E-mail: vatletsov@mnr.gov.ru, Contact: Gleb A. Vatletsov, Director of the Department. Arctic Environment: Objective to be Determined. Identification completed on 1 April 2013. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 5.5 (GEFU). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. 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$250.0 (IBRD). Con- sultants will be required. Federal Ministry of Health Tel: 7-495-627-2400, E-mail: KramarovMV@rosinzdrav.ru, Contact: Mi- khail Kramorov, Head of Division, Dept. of Organization of Medical Care; RUSSIAN FEDERATION Tel: 7-495-987-97-50, E- mail: abokarev@dmfo.ru, Contact: Andrei A. Bokarev, Director, Dept. for International Financial Relations, MOF. Social, Urban, Rural and Resilience Global Practice Local Economic Development of Small Towns: The proposed objective of the project is to support the economic devel- opment of selected small towns. This will occur through leveraging their economic assets, particularly cultural heritage assets. Concept completed on 15 June 2016. 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 Tel: 7-495-6238444, E-mail: novikov@mkrf.ru, Contact: Artem Novikov, Deputy Director of Estate and Investment Policy Depart- ment. 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 sus- tain tourism, generate jobs and create opportunities for local businesses. Negotiations authorized on 26 June 2014. Environ- mental Assessment Category B. Project: P146463. US$200.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation Tel: 7-495-6238444, E-mail: novikov@mkrf.ru, Contact: Mr. Artem Novikov, Deputy Director of Estate and Investment Policy Department. September 2016 Europe And Central Asia PAGE 100 Social Inclusion of Vulnerable Groups through Physical Training: The Project Development Objective is to enhance social inclusion for selected disadvantaged groups in pilot municipalities, throughincreased access to, and use of, sports and recreation activities and services. Negotiations authorized on 4 October 2013. Environmental Assessment Category 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. Trade & Competitiveness Russia Special Economic Zones Enhancement Project: The project development objective is to attract investors to, and increase investment in, select pilot zones in the Russian SEZ program. Concept completed on 16 May 2014. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P147011. US$132.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Ministry of Economic De- velopment Tel: (7-495) 694-0353, E-mail: mineconom@economy.gov.ru, Contact: Dimitriy V Skripichnikov Ministry of Eco- nomic Development, Contact: Evgeny Elin, Deputy Minister, Ministry of Economic Development of the Ru. Transport & ICT Improvement of Urban Transport Systems Project: The project aims to improve urban mobility, accessibility, safety and environmental sustainability of transport systems in selectedcities of the Russian Federation. Negotiations authorized on 27 June 2014. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P133201. US$117.5 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. Min- istry of Transport Tel: 7-495-626-10-88, E-mail: asaulna@mintrans.ru, Contact: Mr. Nikolay A. Asaul, Deputy Minister. Russian Development Bank Infrastructure Financing Project: Objective to be Determined. Identification completed on 19 March 2014. Environmental Assessment Category F. US$300.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Vnesheconombank (Russian Development Bank) Tel: (7-903)798-0107, E-mail: Pavlov_AV@veb.ru, Contact: Mr. Alexander Pavlov, Deputy Director. Improvement of Urban Transport Sys (GEF): The proposed project aims (i) to improve the quality and condition of urban transport while reducing adverse environmental impactsof transport in three pilot cities, through physical investments and operational and technological improvements, and (ii) to strengthen the institutional and technical capacity in several Russian cities in planning and managing urban transport systems. Concept completed on 15 November 2012. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P145582. US$ 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. Serbia Education Serbia ECD and Inclusive Education Project: Objective to be Determined. Identification completed on 25 August 2015. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$50.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Finance & Markets Financial Sector Results Based IPF: The Project Development Objective is to better target the role of the state in provid- ing access to financial products to underserved segments of the economy and improve the governance and efficiency of state owned financial institutions Identification completed on 10 August 2015. Environmental Assessment Category C. US$70.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Ministry of Finance of Serbia; Deposit Insurance Agency. Transport & ICT (R) Corridor X Highway Additional Financing: The Project Development Objective is to increase transport efficiency and improve traffic safety on the three project sections ofCorridor X, between Nis and Dimitrovgrad and Grabovnica and Donji Neradovac respectively, and to improve road management and roadsafety in Serbia. Negotiations authorized on 11 September 2016. Environmental Assessment Category A. Project: P158413. US$38.9 (IBRD). No consultants are required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. PAGE 101 Monthly Operational Summary September 2016 Tajikistan Agriculture ACP Additional Financing: Objective to be Determined. Identification completed on 15 December 2015. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 15.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be deter- mined. Energy & Extractives Nurek Hydropower Rehabilitation Project Phase I: The project development objective is to increase the generation capacity of the Nurek HPP and strengthen dam safety. Concept completed on 29 April 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P150816. US$ 170.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Energy and Water Resources, Tajikistan, Contact: Usmonali Usmonzoda, Minister; Ministry of Finance, Tajikistan, Contact: Abdusalom Qurboniyon, Min- ister; OJSHC Barqi Tojik, Contact: Mahmadumar Asozoda, First Deputy Chairman. 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 assets in ways that improve natural resource management and resilience to climate change in selected climate vulnerablesites Ap- proval 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. Social, Urban, Rural and Resilience Global Practice Strengthening Critical Infrastructure against Natural Hazards: Objective to be Determined. Identification com- pleted on 23 November 2015. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 20.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be de- termined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Transport & ICT Road Sector Investment Project: The Project Development Objective is to: (i) to reduce road users costs and increase regional connectivity by improving conditions and safety in priority sections of country’s national roads and (ii) strengthen institutional capacity in planning, budgeting, managing large infrastructure investments. Identification completed on 29 March 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 30.0/100.0 (IDA Credit/ISDB). Consulting services to be deter- mined. Ministry of Transport; Ministry of Finance. (R) Tajikistan Railways Project: To improve the competitiveness, financial sustainability, operating and cost efficiency and capacity of Tajikistan Railways Identification completed on 8 March 2016. Environmental Assessment Category A. US$ 30.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting ser- vices to be determined. Republic of Tajikistan; Tajikistan Railways. Water 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 re- quired. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Zarafshon Irrigation Rehabilitation and River Basin Management Project: Objective to be Determined. Identifi- cation completed on 15 December 2015. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 16.1 (EUDF). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. September 2016 Europe And Central Asia PAGE 102 Additional Financing for Tajikistan PAMP II: The project development objectives for PAMP II are to: (i) provide access 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 supportedby the project. Approval completed 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 Energy & Extractives Gas Sector Development Additional Financing: Objective to be Determined. Approval completed on 2 July 2014. En- vironmental Assessment Category A. Project: P133565. US$400.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. BOTAS Turkish Pipe- line Company Tel: (90-312) 297-2018, E-mail: mgazi.dulger@botas.gov.tr, Contact: Mr. Mehmet Gazi Dulger, Project Direc- tor. Turkey Geothermal Development Project: The Project Development Objective is to scale up private sector investment in geothermal energy development in Turkey. Negotiations authorized on 9 December 2015. Environmental Assessment Cat- egory F. Project: P151739. US$250.0/39.8 (IBRD/CCTF). Consultants will be required. Türkiye Sinai Kalkinma Bankasi A.S. (TSKB), Contact: Ince Suat, CEO; Türkiye Sinai Kalkinma Bankasi A.S. (TSKB), Contact: Suat Ince, CEO; Turkiye Kalkinma Bankasi A.S. (TKB), Contact: Ahmet BuçukoÄŸlu, CEO; Turkiye Kalkinma Bankasi A.S. (TKB), Contact: Ahmet BuçukoÄŸlu, CEO. Trans-Anatolian Natural Gas Pipeline Project: The Project's Development Objective is to facilitate the tripling of Azer- baijan's gas exports and improve the security and diversity of Turkey's and Europe's energy supply by bringing natural gas from Azerbaijan to Turkey and Europe. Concept completed on 26 February 2016. Environmental Assessment Category A. Project: P157416. US$1000.0/500.0/1700.0/1100.0/2000.0 (IBRD/EBRD/EUIB/ZPCI/ZPCO). No consultants are required. Boru Hatlari Ile Petrol Tasima A.S. (BOTAS), Contact: Emre Engur, Head of Strategy and Int. Projects; TANAP Dogalgaz Iletim A.S. (TANAP), Contact: Yilmaz Ozturk, Manager; Southern Gas Corridor CJSC (SGC), Contact: Afgan Isayev, General Director. Finance & Markets Long Term Export Finance: The Project Development Objective (PDO) is to improve access to longer term finance for export oriented small, medium and large enterprises. Approval completed on 18 July 2016. Environmental Assessment Cate- gory F. Project: P156252. US$300.0 (IBRD). No consultants are required. Turkiye Ihracat Kredi Bankasi (Turk Eximbank), Contact: Ertan Tanriyakul, Deputy General Manager; Turkiye Ihracat Kredi Bankasi (Turk Eximbank), Contact: Hayrettin Kaplan, General Manager. Social Protection & Labor (N) Turkey Refugees Employment Support Program: The development objective of the proposed project is to: (a) improve labor market outcomes of work-able refugees; and (b) adapt public employment services to address the needs of work- able refugees. Identification completed on 5 September 2016. Environmental Assessment Category C. US$ 51.4 (F7U6). Con- sulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Social, Urban, Rural and Resilience Global Practice Land Registration and Cadastre Modernization Project - AF: The objective of the Project is to improve the effective- ness and efficiency of the land registry and cadastre services through: (i)renovating and updating cadastre maps to support 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. PAGE 103 Monthly Operational Summary September 2016 Approval completed on 15 October 2015. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P154259. US$90.6 (IBRD). Con- sultants will be required. General Directorate for Land Registry and Cadastre Tel: +90 312 413 61 21, E-mail: gguzel@tkgm.gov.tr, Contact: Gungor Guzel, Head of Department; Republic of Turkey, Under-secretariat of Treasury Tel: 90- 312-212-8256, E-mail: gokben.yener@hazine.gov.tr, Contact: Gokben Yener, Head of Department for Economic Relations. SUSTAINABLE CITIES: The Project Development Objective is to improve the planning capacity of and access to targeted municipal services in participatingmunicipalities. Negotiations authorized on 7 June 2016. Environmental Assessment Cate- gory F. Project: P128605. US$138.7/25.8 (IBRD/F7U6). Consulting services to be determined. ILLER Bankasi-AF P11070 Tel: 903125087903, E-mail: nakca@ilbank.gov.tr, Contact: Necla Akca, Project Manager; ILLER BANKASI ANONIM SIRKETI Tel: 903125087903, E-mail: nakca@ilbank.gov.tr, Contact: Necla Akca, Project Manager. National Disaster Risk Management Project: Objective to be Determined. Identification completed on 4 January 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$300.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Trade & Competitiveness Strengthening of the innovation landscape in Turkey: Objective to be Determined. Identification completed on 27 April 2015. Environmental Assessment Category A. US$200.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Transport & ICT Turkey Railways Sector Project: Objective to be Determined. Identification completed on 20 November 2015. Environ- mental Assessment Category B. US$150.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be de- termined. Water Turkey Irrigation Modernization Project: The objective of the project is to improve the irrigation infrastructure and agricultural productivity in selected irrigation schemes in the country. The project will finance irrigation modernization and agricultural/marketing support in 8-10 selected irrigation schemes. The main counterpart DSI (Devlet Su Isleri, which is the state agency responsible for water resources planning, operations and management) would aim to implement innovative tech- nical solutions in the selected subprojects. An early list of these innovative features includes the introduction of volumetric metering, Evapo-Transpiration (ET)- based water allocation systems, and SCADA-based operation systems, and other features may be included as needed. In addition to modernizing the irrigation infrastcuture to closed ressurized systems, the project will also finance activities to ensure that the improved water availability translates into higher on-farm productivity and in- creased farmer incomes. Therefore the project will include a component on agriculture extension (which will finance on-farm irrigation systems, nutrient and pest management, farmer trainings and demonstration pilots, access to better seeds and va- rieties, soil and water quality monitoring, and improved credit and market linkages). The project will include a component on strengthening the water management capacity at the basin level, through establishment of Basin Water Data Centers in se- lected basins, and support for the recently constituted Basin Commissions (for which the DSI regional offices serve as the secretariat). Identification completed on 27 January 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Ukraine Energy & Extractives Ukraine Gas Supply Security Facility: Objective to be Determined. Concept completed on 21 October 2015. Project: P155111. US$ 500.0 (GUAR). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Kaniv Pumped Storage Hydropower Plant: The project will include construction of a new pumped storage hydropower plant in Kaniv. The project will be financed jointly by the Bank, EIB, EBRD and KfW. Identification completed on 30 December 2014. Environmental Assessment Category A. US$400.0/100.0/500.0/100.0 (IBRD/EBRD/EUIB/KFW). Consulting services September 2016 Europe And Central Asia PAGE 104 to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Finance & Markets (R) Access to Long Term Finance: The Project Development Objective (PDO) is to improve access to longer term finance for export oriented small, medium, and large enterprises involved in domestic supply chains. Concept completed on 14 Sep- tember 2016. Environmental Assessment Category F. Project: P156766. US$150.0 (IBRD). No consultants are required. UkrEximbank; UkrEximbank. Social Protection & Labor Community Social Support Project: The proposed Project Development Objective (PDO) is to improve living conditions and services in targeted communities and to enhance capacity of local governments to manage local development needs in a participatory and accountable manner. Concept completed on 20 February 2015. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P151701. US$150.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Ukrainian Social Investment Fund, Contact: Viktor Miroshnychenko, Director. Water Second Urban Infrastructure Project Additional Financing: SIDA Grant: Objective to be Determined. Identifica- tion completed on 6 April 2015. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 7.0 (F7VP). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Uzbekistan Agriculture (R) 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 intensification 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$ 143.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Livestock Sector Development Project: Livestock Sector Developmment Project The Project Development Objective is provisionally to improve the provision of infrastructure, services and finance to the livestock sector in the project area. The Project will include four compnents: Component 1 Livestock and Veterinary Services Improvement; Component 2 Access to Finance; and Component 3 Pasture Management Improvement; and Component 4 Project Management. Component 1 will finance the development of:(i) state and private veterinary services and implementation of disease control strategies; (ii) live- stock breed improvement and (iii) improvement of extension services and integration of smallholder livestock production into the livestock supply chain. Component 2 will finance a credit line to the commerical banks for the livestock sector. Component 3 will finance the improvement of pasture infrastructure and management and strengthening of pasture related institutions. Component 4 will finance project management and operating costs. Identification completed on 18 November 2014. Environ- mental Assessment Category B. US$ 150.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Education Modernizing Higher Education Project: The project development objectives are to strengthen the Recipient’s higher education system managerial capacity, and to improve both the labor market relevance and the learning environment of se- lected higher education institutions. Approval completed on 27 April 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P128516. US$ 42.2 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Finance Tel: 998712391252, E-mail: JKuchka- rov@mf.uz, Contact: Jamshid Kuchkarov, Deputy Minister of Finance; Ministry of Higher and Specialized Secondary Educa- tion Tel: 998712460195, E-mail: Avahabov@edu.uz, Contact: Alisher, Vahobov. Energy & Extractives PAGE 105 Monthly Operational Summary September 2016 Modernization and Upgrade of Transmission Substations: Objective to be Determined. Identification completed on 23 July 2015. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$150.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Electricity Distribution Modernization Project: The project will rehabilitate electricity distribution substation systems in selected areas of Uzbekistan to improve their efficiency and reduce losses. Identification completed on 19 November 2012. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$155.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. UzbekEnergo, Contact: Is- kander Basidov, Chairman of the Board. District Heating Energy Efficiency Project: The District Heating (DH)Rehabilitation and Energy Efficiency project would reconstruct DH systems in Andijan and Chirchik. The project would include specifically: (i) the reconstruction of heat production facilities, networks and in-house heating systems; (ii) undertaking the significant change in system design from open systems to closed systems; (iii) installing building level individual heat substations (IHS) equipped with heat meters; and (iv) changing from DH to local heating in regions where local heating is the least-cost solution. Identification completed on 18 June 2013. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 200.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Ministry of Economy. Health, Nutrition & Population Additional Financing to Health System Improvement Project: The main project plans to equip with modern medical equipment 100 Rayon Medical Unions out of 157 current ones as well as 76 urban policlinics from 155 ones, that are established 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 consultants are required. Ministry of Health Tel: (998-71) 239-4808, E-mail: office@jpib.uz, Contact: Djamshed Djabriyev, Executive Director. Social Protection & Labor Jobs 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 completed on 26 Feb- ruary 2015. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$30.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Social, Urban, Rural and Resilience Global Practice Modernization of Real Property Registration and Cadastre: The Project’s Development Objective is to establish an efficient and accessible real property registration and cadastre system in the Republic of Uzbekistan as part of the national eGovernment structure and services. The project will achieve this by: (i) improving business processes and customer orientation in the real property registry and cadastre; (ii) creating a fully digital real property registry and cadastre system (i.e. IISRPRC) accessible online to the public; (iii) improving the regulatory and operational environment of the real property registry and cadastre; (iv) facilitating spatial data access, exchange and sharing at national level; and (v) raising awareness on the importance of real property rights. Ap- proval completed on 24 May 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P151746. US$ 20.0 (IDA Credit). Consult- ants will be required. Ministry of Finance, Contact: Rustam Azimov, Minister; State Committee for Land Resources, Geodesy, Cartography and State Cadastre, Gosgomzemgeodescadastre Tel: 998712777614, E-mail: info@ygk.uz, Contact: S. Arabov, Chairman. Transport & ICT Navoi-Kanimekh-Misken Railway Project: Objective to be Determined. Identification completed on 2 February 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$100.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Regional Roads Development Project: The proposed Project Development Objectives (PDOs) are to reduce road user September 2016 Europe And Central Asia PAGE 106 costs on the project roads and develop a sustainable investment program for regional road asset management. Approval com- pleted on 23 June 2015. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P146334. US$ 200.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting ser- vices to be determined. Republican Road Fund Tel: 998712394626, E-mail: rrproject14@gmail.com, Contact: Jamol Shuku- rov, Director of Road Fund. 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 managementin Bukhara and Samarkand. Ap- proval completed on 23 June 2015. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P152801. US$ 105.0 (IDA Grant). Con- sultants will be required. Uzkommunkhizmat Tel: (998-712) 354-497, E-mail: waterproject@unitech.uz. Ferghana Valley Water Resources Management - Phase II: The project development objective is to improve water productivity in the project area. Concept completed on 18 November 2015. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P149610. US$ 211.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Agriculture and Water Resources, Contact: Hamraev, Deputy Minister, Ministry of Agriculture and Water Resources; Ministry of Finance, Contact: Yusupov, First Deputy Minister of Finance. Regional Transport & ICT Digital CASA - Central Asia: The proposed Regional Program Development Objective is to: increase access to and reduce costs of reliable, high-speed international bandwidth across landlocked countries in Central Asia and South Asia. The broader development outcomes of the operation at the country level are expected to include: improved public service delivery (including online government services, health and education), increased private sector development opportunities, reduced transaction costs for businesses and individuals, and greater sector revenues for the governments. The proposed pro- ject will also support regional integration objectives of improved trade and communications between Central Asia and South Asia countries, and contribute to creating a Europe-to-Asia transit hub for international connectivity. Identification completed on 18 August 2016. US$ 2.8/2.3 (IDA Credit/IDA Grant). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Central Asia Regional Links Program - Phase 3 - Kyrgyz Republic: 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 remov- ing 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$ 11.0/9.0 (IDA Credit/IDA Grant). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Transport and Roads; Ministry of Finance. Water West Balkans Drina River Basin Management: The objective of the Project is to improve mechanisms and capacity of the Project Countries to plan and manage the transboundary Drina river basin, incorporating climate change adaptation. Ap- proval completed on 9 May 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P145048. US$ 4.4/4.4 (GEFU/SCCF). Consultants will be required. Republic of Serbia Ministry of Agriculture and Environment Protection, Contact: Dragana Mi- lovanovic, Head, Dpp. for Int. Coop. in Water Sector, Water Directorate; Bosnia and Herzegovina - Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Relations, Contact: Bosko Kenjic, Head, Water Resources Department; Bosnia and Herzegovina - Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Relations, Contact: Mirko Sarovic, Minister; RS Ministry of Agriculture, Water Management and Forestry, Contact: Stevo Mirjanic, Minister; FBiH Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Water Management, Contact: Semsudin Dedic, Minister; Montenegro Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Contact: Petar Ivanovic, Senior Ad- visor; RS Ministry of Agriculture, Water Management and Forestry, Contact: Cedomir Stojanovic, Assistant Minister for Water Management; Montenegro Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Contact: Momcilo Blagojevic, Senior Advisor; Re- public of Serbia Ministry of Agriculture and Environment Protection, Contact: Natasa Micic, Head of Water Directorate; FBiH PAGE 107 Monthly Operational Summary September 2016 Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Water Management, Contact: Hazima Hadzovic, Assistant Minister for Water Manage- ment. Central Asia Water Resources Management (CA-WARM) Phase-I Project: The proposed Project Development Ob- jective of the Phase-I CA-WaRM project is to increase accessibility, reliability and analytical capacity to use water resources information for improved water resources planning, monitoring, and management in selected Central Asia water institutions. Concept completed on 12 February 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P152346. US$15.0/50.0/10.0/10.0 (IBRD/IDA Credit/IDA Grant/GFCO). Consultants will be required. Government of Uzbekistan, Contact: Mr. Mubin Mirzaev, Deputy Minister of Finance; Government of Kyrgyz Republic, Contact: Mr. Mirlanbek Baigonchokov, Deputy Minister of Fi- nance; Government of Turkmenistan, Contact: TBD, TBD; Government of the Tajikistan, Contact: Mr. Shahibov Shavkat, Deputy Minister of Finance; Republic of Kazakhstan, Contact: Ministry of Finance, Administrator; Regional Center for Hy- drology, Contact: Svetlana Shivaryova, Executive Director; Interstate Commission on Water Coordination (ICWC), Contact: TBD, TBD; EC-IFAS, Contact: Sh. Khamraev, Acting Chairman. Latin America And Caribbean Argentina Energy & Extractives FODER - Argentina Renewable Fund Guarantee: Objective to be Determined. Identification completed on 4 April 2016. US$ 250.0 (GUAR). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Finance & Markets (R) Access to Longer Term Finance for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Project: The Project Development Objectives (PDO) are to improve access and strengthen the framework for the provision of longer term finance for eligible micro, small and medium enterprises. Appraisal completed on 9 September 2016. Environmental Assessment Category F. Project: P159515. US$50.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Economy and Public Finance; Ministry of Pro- duction; Banco de Inversión y Comercio Exterior (BICE). Governance (R) Modernization and Innovation for Better Public Services in Argentina: The Project Development Objective is to promote modernization and innovation in the public sector to improve access and quality of public services. Identification completed on 3 May 2016. US$80.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Ministry of Modernization. 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 strengthening the incentives for results in Participating Provinces and among Authorized Providers. Approval completed on 7 July 2015. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P154431. US$200.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. September 2016 Latin America And Caribbean PAGE 108 Poverty and Equity Argentina Statistics IPF: Objective to be Determined. Identification completed on 23 December 2015. Environmental Assessment Category C. US$50.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Social Protection & Labor Children and Youth Protection Project: The Project Development Objectives are to: (i) expand coverage of the Family Allowances programs; and (ii) improve transparency of social protection programs implemented by ANSES. Approval com- pleted on 30 June 2016. Environmental Assessment Category C. Project: P158791. US$600.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. ANSES - Administracion Nacional de la Seguridad Social, Contact: Emilio Basavilbaso, Executive Director; Ministerio de Desarrollo Social, Contact: Carolina Stanley, Minister; Republic of Argentina, Contact: Martin Soto, Subsecre- tario de Relaciones Financieras Internacionales, Min. Social, Urban, Rural and Resilience Global Practice AR: National Habitat and Housing Project: Improve access to formal housing for low income sectors and improve living conditions in informal settlements in the Republic of Argentina Identification completed on 1 April 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$200.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Republic of Argentina; Ministerio del Inte- rior, Obras Publicas y Vivienda. (R) Metropolitan Buenos Aires Urban Transformation Project: The Project Development Objective is to improve living conditions in selected disadvantaged urban settlements in the Buenos Aires Metropolitan Area and strengthen the in- stitutional capacity for metropolitan planning and execution of urban development and housing programs. Concept completed on 13 September 2016. 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 Economy, Province of Buenos Aires. Trade & Competitiveness Additional Financing for the Unleashing Productive Innovation Project: The project development objective (PDO) is to expand Argentina#s 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 productive innovation; and (v) strengthening the policy framework governing science, technology, and productive innovation. Approval 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. Transport & ICT Metropolitan Areas Urban Transport Project: Objective to be Determined. Identification completed on 17 August 2016. US$45.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Water (R) WATER SUPPLY AND SANITATION DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM – PLAN BELGRANO: Support sustainable water and sanitation services delivery in the North of Argentina Identification completed on 1 April 2016. US$250.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. (N) Salado Integrated River Basin Management Support Project: Contribute to the development of integrated river basin management of the Salado River and strengthen Buenos Aires Province’s capacity for climat e resilience. Identification completed on 14 September 2016. US$300.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. AR Flood Risk Management Support Project for the City of Buenos Aires: Strengthen the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires to efficiently manage flood risk and improve the drainage systems in the Cildáñez Basin, Maldonado Basin, PAGE 109 Monthly Operational Summary September 2016 and and Vega Basin. Approval completed on 22 June 2016. Environmental Assessment Category A. Project: P145686. US$200.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, Contact: Martin Mura, Minister; Ministry of Finance, City of Buenos Aires, Contact: Martin Mura, Minister. Belize Energy & Extractives (R) Energy Resilience for Climate Adaptation (GEF/SCCF): The development objective of the proposed Energy Re- silience for Climate Adaptation Project is to demonstrate solutions that enhancethe resilience of the energy system to adverse weather and climate change impacts. This will be collectively achieved by implementing a wide-ranging and complementary set of activities that include pilot initi- atives, infrastructure hardening, and analytical and planning efforts. Approval completed on 12 September 2016. Environ- mental Assessment Category B. Project: P149522. US$ 8.0 (GEFU). Consulting services to be determined. Ministry of Finance, Public Service, Energy and Public Utilities, Contact: Colin Young, Chief Executive Officer. Bolivia Agriculture 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 ofthe 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. (R) Additional Finance BO Rural Alliances Project II: Objective to be Determined. Identification completed on 23 May 2016. US$100.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Social, Urban, Rural and Resilience Global Practice Bolivia Local Infrastructure Project: The Project development objective is to strengthen the capacity of selected regional governments to plan, finance and manage infrastructure investments. Identification completed on 11 August 2016. US$125.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Transport & ICT Santa Cruz Road Corridor Connector Project: The Project Development Objective (PDO) is to improve transport ac- cessibility along the road corridor between San Ignacio de Velasco and San Jose de Chiquitos. Negotiations authorized on 27 July 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P152281. US$200.0/30.0 (IBRD/IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Administradora Boliviana de Carreteras (ABC), Contact: Noemi Villegas, President ABC. Water (N) Rural Water and Energy Access Project: The project development objective is to provide sustainable access to water and electricity services to low-income populations in water-scarce rural areas. Identification completed on 13 September 2016. US$50.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Brazil Agriculture September 2016 Latin America And Caribbean PAGE 110 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. Negotiations authorized on 4 May 2016. Environ- mental Assessment Category B. Project: P147158. US$50.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. Projeto COOPERAR (SEAFDS), Contact: Roberto da Costa Vital, Gestor; Government of the State of Paraiba, Contact: Tarcio Handel Pessoa, State Secretary of Planning, Budget, Management and Finance. Environment & Natural Resources FIP: Environmental regularization of rural lands in the Cerrado of Brazil: The Project Development Objective is to enhance the capacity of the Borrower’s MMA and nine SEAs to receive, analyze and approve rural environmental cadaster entries and link them to SICAR; and support, in selected municipalities, landholding registration in the CAR. Approval com- pleted on 21 July 2015. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P143334. US$ 32.5 (CSCC). Consultants will be re- quired. Ministry of Environment Tel: (55-61) 2028-1413, E-mail: allan.milhomens@mma.gov.br, Contact: Allan Milhomens, Project Coordinator; Federative Republic of Brazil Tel: 556120281413, E-mail: allan.milhomens@mma.gov.br, Contact: Allan Milhomens, Project Coordinator. Amazon Sustainable Landscapes Project: Objective to be Determined. Identification completed on 16 November 2015. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 60.3 (GEFU). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. 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. Implement- ing agency(ies) to be determined. Social, Urban, Rural and Resilience Global Practice Fortaleza Sustainable Urban Development Project: The proposed Project Development Objective is to assist the Mu- nicipality of Fortaleza in enhancing the quality of its urban environment through integrated infrastructure investments in priority areas, and strengthening its urban planning and management capacity. Concept completed on 3 April 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P153012. US$73.3 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Municipality of Fortaleza; Secretaria Municipal de Urbanismo e Meio Ambiente (SEUMA), Contact: Agueda Muniz, Secretaria Municipal de Urbanismo e Meio Ambiente. Water 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 Assessment Category A. US$88.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Chile Education Improvement and Strengthening of the Tertiary Education System in Chile: The objective of the project is to im- prove the quality and relevance of the tertiary education system in order to respond to current challenges regarding its equity in access and graduation and its contribution to regional development. Identification completed on 24 February 2016. US$100.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Health, Nutrition & Population (N) Chile - Health Sector Support Project: The Project objective is to support the government's effort to increase the PAGE 111 Monthly Operational Summary September 2016 efficiency of the public health system. Identification completed on 29 August 2016. Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Water CL Integrated Water Resources Management & Infrastructure Development: The Project Development Objective (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. Dirección de Presupuestos; Ministry of Public Works, Contact: Sergio Galilea, Undersecretary of Public Works. Colombia Education (R) Access with Quality in Higher Education Project - PACES: Support the Government of Colombia in strengthening tertiary education financing to improve equity, quality and relevance of the tertiary education system. Identification completed on 3 June 2016. US$160.0/150.0 (IBRD/FRDE). Consulting services to be determined. ICETEX with the guarantee of the Republic of Colombia; Instituto Colombiano de Credito Educativo y Estudios Tecnicos en El Exterior (ICETEX). Environment & Natural Resources Sustainable Low-Carbon Development in Orinoquia region Project: To promote territorial planning for the adop- tion of sustainable land use practices and the protection of environmentally-critical ecosystems in the Orinoquia region Iden- tification completed on 27 July 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 13.5/7.3 (BIOA/GEFU). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Consolidating Forest Conservation and Sustainability in the Amazon: Objective to be Determined. Identification completed on 17 November 2015. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 12.0 (GEFU). Consulting services to be deter- mined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Social Protection & Labor (N) Social Protection for Enhanced Social Mobility and Inclusion: The development objective is to strengthen the integration of social protection instruments and programs to facilitate social mobility and inclusion of the poor and vulnerable. Identification completed on 12 September 2016. US$200.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Transport & ICT Enhancing Waterway Connectivity of Colombia’s Plan Pacifico: 11.The Proposed Development Objective is: to im- prove waterway connectivity along the Tumaco and Guapi corridor of the Pacific Region of Colombia. Concept completed on 16 February 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P156880. US$40.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. FONDO PARA EL DESARROLLO DEL PLAN TODOS SOMOS PAZCIFICO represented by its Fiduciary Agent and Trust, Contact: Linda Mondragon, Advisor; National Unit for Disaster Risk Management, Contact: Gerardo Jaramillo, Manager. Water (R) CO Plan PAZcifico:Water Supply and Basic Sanitation Infrastructure and Service Delivery Project: The objectives of the Project are to improve: (i) coverage and service quality of water supply and basic sanitation in urban areas in the Municipality of Tumaco and the Municipality of Guapi; and (ii) operational efficiency of the service providers in said mu- nicipalities. Appraisal completed on 31 August 2016. Environmental Assessment Category A. Project: P156239. US$126.7 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. FONDO PARA EL DESARROLLO DEL PLAN TODOS SOMOS PAZCIFICO September 2016 Latin America And Caribbean PAGE 112 represented by its Fiduciary Agent and Trust, Contact: Linda Mondragon, Advisor; National Unit for Disaster Risk Manage- ment, Contact: Gerardo Jaramillo, Manager; Republic of Colombia. Dominican Republic Social Protection & Labor DO Flexible Employment System Project (FESP): The development objective of this project is to improve the income and employment rates of poor unemployed persons and poor idle youth by supporting the implementation of a temporary employment Program and a youth training program. Appraisal completed on 7 November 2013. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P131109. US$20.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Labor Tel: 18095354404, E-mail: maritza.hernandez@mt.gob.do, Contact: Maritza Hernandez Liriano, Minister of Labor. 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. Project: P147483. US$30.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. INDOTEL Tel: 18293786151, E-mail: jroques@in- dotel.gob.do, Contact: Jorge Roques, Coordinador de Proyectos (Projects Coordinator). Ecuador Education Transformation of the Tertiary Technical and Technological Institutes: The objective of the Project is to increase enrollment in new tertiary technical programs in prioritized sectors, designed in collaboration with the private sector, and to strengthen the governance of tertiary and technological education. Prioritized sectors aredefined as those identified as having a supply gap and being critical for the productive matrix. The ob- jectives are framed in the long-term objective of the GoE that seeks to improve the levels and quality of employment of T&T graduates, consistent with the needsof the private and productive sectors. The main beneficiaries of the Project will be the students of the tertiary technical education, who will receive a more relevant and higher quality education. Additionally, professors, the productive sector, employers, SENESCYT staff, and the general public will benefit from the activities of the Project. Concept completed on 20 June 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P157425. US$90.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. Republic of Ecuador; Ministry of Education. Transport & ICT Additional Financing Quito Metro Line One Project: Objective to be Determined. Identification completed on 27 Jan- uary 2016. Environmental Assessment Category A. US$150.0/250.0/299.3/200.0/250.9/183.6 (IBRD/ANDC/EUIB/IADB/ZBIL/ZEXP). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. EC Ibarra Transport Infrastructure Improvement Project: The Project Development Objective (PDO) is to improve mobility of Ibarra and the use of recreational spaces in the Yahuarcocha lagoon area. Approval completed on 27 January 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P147280. US$52.5 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Municipal- ity of Ibarra Tel: 011-593-983500313, E-mail: jvaca@ibarra.gob.ec, Contact: Juan Vaca, Director of Public Works; Municipal- ity of Ibarra Tel: 011-593-994310392, E-mail: acastillo@ibarra.gob.ec, Contact: Alvaro Castillo A., Mayor of Ibarra. Water PAGE 113 Monthly Operational Summary September 2016 EC Support to Subnationals for Improved WSS: The PDO is to increase access to improved water and sanitation ser- vices in selected areas in Ecuador. Identification completed on 2 March 2015. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$121.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. El Salvador Social Protection & Labor Youth Employment and Employability Project: The proposed Project Development Objective (PDO) is to improve em- ployability and labor income of poor youth living in selected municipalities. Project beneficiaries will include youth between 15 and 29 years of age from poor households that are no longer in school and are poorly connected with labor markets living in selected municipalities. Concept completed on 26 April 2016. Environmental Assessment Category C. Project: P156454. US$130.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. Ministerio de Trabajo y Prevision Social, Contact: Nora Lopez, Directora de Empleo y Prevision Social; Secretaria Técnica y Planificación de la Presidencia, Contact: Juan Melendez, Director de Pro- gramas Estratégicos; Instituto Nacional de la Juventud, Contact: Sofía Sanchez, Sub-Directora de Promoción de Empleo Ju- venil; Ministry of Finance, Contact: Carlos Caceres, Minister. Social, Urban, Rural and Resilience Global Practice El Salvador Safer Cities Through Social Resilience: Objective to be Determined. Identification completed on 12 August 2015. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$110.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. 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. Concept completed on 28 De- cember 2015. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P157568. US$100.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be deter- mined. Republic of El Salvador; Ministry of Government and Territorial Development Tel: 503-2527-7000, E-mail: Blanca Mirna Benavides , Contact: Mirna Benavides, Director of Territorial Development. Guatemala Governance Transparency and Efficiency in Fiscal Management: The project development objective is to help restore taxpayer confidence in the tax administration and increase levels of compliance with tax and customs obligations. Concept completed on 26 February 2015. Environmental Assessment Category C. Project: P153366. US$40.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be re- quired. Superintendencia de Administracion Tributaria, Contact: Ernesto Ramirez, PMO; Ministry of Public Finance, Contact: Mynor Argueta, Head, Management and Negotiation of International Cooperatio. Health, Nutrition & Population (R) Crecer Sano: Guatemala Nutrition and Health Project: To improve the quality and efficiency of delivering nutri- tion and health services, with an emphasis on the first 1,000 days of life. Identification completed on 18 February 2016. US$100.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. 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 to mitigate key riskfactors of crime and violence in selected communities. Ne- gotiations authorized on 19 June 2014. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P143495. US$45.0 (IBRD). Consult- ants will be required. Mancomunidad Gran Ciudad del Sur Tel: 50255179845, E-mail: thomashl1@hotmail.com, Contact: Thomas Henry, PIU Manager. September 2016 Latin America And Caribbean PAGE 114 Guyana Education Guyana Education Sector Improvement Project: The Objectives of the Project are to (i) support the Government in improving the curricula at the pre-primary, primary, and lower secondary levels, (ii) improve teaching and learning environ- ment at the University of Guyana (UG), and (iii) strengthen the management information system at UG. Concept completed on 1 August 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P159519. US$ 14.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be re- quired. Ministry of Finance; Ministry of Education. Finance & Markets (R) Guyana Payments System: The project development objective is to improve usage of financial services through the development of Guyana’s national payments system to enhance safety and efficiency of payments. This will be achieved by: (a) modernizing the financial sector infrastructure via adoption of electronic payments through newly acquired hardware and software, including back-up sites and (b) support the capacity of Bank of Guyana to operate the newly acquired payment sys- tem; and, institute effective oversight arrangements; for the national payments system. Concept completed on 15 September 2016. Project: P159512. US$ 5.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Bank of Guyana; Ministry of Finance. Health, Nutrition & Population Guyana Zika Response and Preparedness: The Project Development Objective is to contribute to the control of the Zika virus outbreak and strengthen the country public health response capacity. Identification completed on 26 May 2016. Con- sulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Haiti Education Providing an Education of Quality in Haiti (PEQH): The objectives of the Project are to: (i) strengthen public manage- ment of the education sector; (ii) improve learning conditions inselected public and non-public primary schools; and (iii) support enrollment of students in selected public and non-public primary schools. Negotiations authorized on 2 May 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P155191. US$ 30.0 (IDA Grant). Consulting services to be determined. MENFP, Contact: Eliccel Paul, Chief of Cabinet; MENFP, Contact: Jean-Beauvoir Dorsonne, Minister of Education. Energy & Extractives Haiti Modern Energy Services For All: The Project Development Objective (PDO) is to accelerate private sector-driven, renewable energy-based off-grid electrification in rural and peri-urban areas of Haiti. Negotiations authorized on 17 May 2016. Environmental Assessment Category F. Project: P154351. US$ 16.0 (CCTF). Consultants will be required. The Republic of Haiti, Contact: Jacques Russeau, Minister MTPTC; MTPTC - UCE, Contact: Jacques Russeau, Minister MTPTC. Haiti: Renewable Energy for All: Objective to be Determined. Identification completed on 30 July 2015. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 23.0 (CSCF). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Macro Economics & Fiscal Management Haiti - Strengthening of National Statistical Capacity Project: Objective to be Determined. Identification completed on 17 November 2015. Environmental Assessment Category C. US$ 5.0/5.0/1.5 (IDA Credit/IADB/ZBIL). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. PAGE 115 Monthly Operational Summary September 2016 Social, Urban, Rural and Resilience Global Practice Municipal Development and Urban Resilience Project: The Project Development Objective is to improve delivery of resilient infrastructure, local services and urban management in the metropolitan area of Cap-Haitien. Concept completed on 17 November 2015. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P155201. US$ 45.0/7.5 (IDA Grant/CSCF). Consulting services to be determined. Ministry of Finance, Contact: Wilson Laleau, Minister of Finance; Ministry of Interior and Local Authorities, Contact: Ruthland Anglade, Director, Local Authorities; Ministry of Public Works, Transport and Communica- tions, Contact: Alfred Piard, Director, Public Works. 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 selectedinterventions aiming to rebuilding key in- stitutions and infrastructure. Negotiations authorized on 28 April 2016. Environmental Assessment Category A. US$ 2.8 (IDA Grant). Consultants will be required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Honduras Agriculture Corredor Seco Food Security Project: The objective of the Project is to enhance food and nutritional security of vulner- able households in Selected Areas of the CorredorSeco. Approval completed on 25 September 2015. Environmental Assess- ment Category B. Project: P148737. US$ 30.0 (GAFS). Consulting services to be determined. Honduras Strategic Investment Office Tel: 504-9870-7730, E-mail: mbogran@mcahonduras.hn, Contact: Marco Bogran, Executive Director. 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. Appraisal completed on 26 May 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P158086. US$ 33.7 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Energy & Extractives Sustainable rural energy services: The development objective for the proposed project is to enhance the enabling frame- work and business models to increase access to clean energy services in rural and peri-urban areas. This will be achieved through the promotion of public and private investments inrenewable energy for off-grid electrification and efficient cooking solutions. Concept completed on 22 May 2013. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P131602. US$ 10.0 (CSCF). Consultants will be required. Secretaria de Finanzas - Unidad de Cambio Climatico Tel: 504-9450-1509, E-mail: lmatute@sefin.gob.hn, Contact: Leonardo Matute, Coordinador SREP. 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 design 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. Jamaica Environment & Natural Resources Promoting Community-based Climate Resilience in the Fisheries Sector: Objective to be Determined. Concept September 2016 Latin America And Caribbean PAGE 116 completed on 11 February 2015. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P151302. US$ 5.0 (CSCF). Consulting ser- vices to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Finance & Markets JM Access to Finance: Objective to be Determined. Identification completed on 1 September 2014. Environmental Assess- ment Category C. US$20.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Macro Economics & Fiscal Management (N) Second Competitiveness and Fiscal Management Programmatic PBG: Objective to be Determined. Identifica- tion completed on 1 September 2016. Environmental Assessment Category U. US$ 150.0 (GUAR). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Mexico Agriculture Mexico: Sustainable Productive Landscapes: To promote sustainable productive inclusion in priority landscapes in Mexico Identification completed on 26 April 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 1.0/24.1/5.0/8.0 (FAOR/GEFU/GFRC/GTZ). Consulting services to be determined. SEMARNAT; SAGARPA; INECC; SEMARNAT; CONANP; CONABIO; CONAFOR. Agricultural Services for Food Security and Competitiveness: Improve agricultural storage and information systems for food security and competitiveness in priority areas of Mexico Identification completed on 29 June 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$100.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Education Mexico Higher Education Project: Strengthen the capacity for innovative and effective teaching and relevant collabora- tive research across state higher education institutions. Identification completed on 25 May 2016. Environmental Assessment Category C. US$100.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Ministry of Finance and Public Credit (Secretaria de Hacienda y Credito Publico, SHCP); Secretariat of Public Education. Energy & Extractives Municipal Energy Efficiency Support Facility for PRESEM Project: To promote the efficient use of energy in the Borrower’s municipalities by carrying out energy efficiency investments in selected municipal sectors and contribute to strengthening the enabling environment Identification completed on 19 July 2016. US$ 6.9 (GEFU). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Environment & Natural Resources Mexico Dedicated Grant Mechanism for IP and LC: The proposed Development Objective (PDO) of the project is to strengthen capacity of forest-dependent peoples from targeted states to participate in local, national and international REDD+ related processes and to support new and innovative demand-driven initiatives identified by ejidos and communities for the sustainable management of the forest. In the spirit of the DGM?s collaborative approach to design and implementation, the DGM Program objective is consistent with the interests and aspirations of the IPLCs expressedin the DGM Design Proposal and the DGM Framework Operational Guidelines. Likewise, the proposed PDO has an overarching approach which leaves enough room to allow the selection of activities based on the principle of demand-driven interventions and identified through an extensive participatory and repre- sentative process which is the nature and essence of the DGM. Concept completed on 9 July 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P151604. US$ 6.0 (CSCF). Consultants will be required. Organization to be selected Tel: 0000000000, E-mail: notinformedyet@ngo.org, Contact: to be informed, to be informed; Organization to be selected Tel: 0000000000, E- PAGE 117 Monthly Operational Summary September 2016 mail: tobeinformed@ngo.org, Contact: to be informed, to be informed. Social, Urban, Rural and Resilience Global Practice Mexico Inner City Affordable Housing Program: 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. MX - National Integrated Solid Waste Management: The project will contribute to the following higher-level objec- tives: (i) improvement of public health and quality of life through reducing exposure to pollutants and disease vectors from solid waste; (ii) improvement of institutional capacity at the three levels of government through establishing cutting-edge technical, administrative and financial models for integrated solid waste management (SWM); (iii) enhancement of the SWM legal and regulatory framework in order to promote policy reforms; (iv) support the development of recycling and waste re- duction programs nationwide; (v) improve local governance through enhancing cooperation among sub-national govern- ments; and (v) address social inclusion through supporting social integration of informal waste pickers with training and for- malization of waste separation programs. Identification completed on 11 March 2015. Environmental Assessment Category A. US$65.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Transport & ICT MEX GEF Demand-Side Transport Strategies for a Low-Carbon Agenda in Sustainable Urban Mobility and Clean Freight Transport: The objective of the Project is to: (i) assist local governments to reduce GHG emissions growth rates through transformational urban mobility interventions and the use of less energy intensive transport modes; and (ii) improve the monitoring and evaluation capacity of a Federal program on clean freight transport. Identification completed on 15 July 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 5.3 (GEFU). Consulting services to be determined. Secretaría de Medio Ambiente y Recursos Naturales, SEMARNAT; Banco Nacional de Obras y Servicios Públicos, BANOBRAS. Water MX Water Supply Service Improvement Project: Objective to be Determined. Identification completed on 9 April 2015. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$120.0/135.0 (IBRD/ZPCO). Consulting services to be determined. Imple- menting agency(ies) to be determined. Nicaragua Education Additional Financing - Second Support to the Education Sector Project: The objectives of the Project are to: (a) improve the students' retention rate in Primary Education Schools located in Participating Municipalities; and (b) strengthen MINED’s education management capacity. Negotiations authorized on 16 August 2016. Environmental Assessment Category C. Project: P160057. US$ 5.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Second Education Sector Strategy Support Project: The Project has two objectives: (i) to increase access to quality education in preschool, primary and lower secondary and (ii) to improve the completion rate for primary and lower secondary education. Identification completed on 18 July 2016. US$ 55.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Imple- menting agency(ies) to be determined. Energy & Extractives NI Geothermal Resource Risk MItigation Project: Objective to be Determined. Identification completed on 25 March 2015. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 30.0/15.0/70.5 (IDA Credit/CSCF/ZPCO). Consulting services to be deter- mined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Environment & Natural Resources September 2016 Latin America And Caribbean PAGE 118 Resilient Landscapes Management Project: Increase resilience, access to livelihoods activities and management effec- tiveness in protected areas and biological corridors with landscape approach in the Nicaraguan dry corridor and the western regions and north-central Nicaragua. Identification completed on 22 June 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 12.4 (GEFU). Consulting services to be determined. Government of Nicaragua, Ministry of Finance and Public Credit (MHCP); Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources (MARENA); National Forest Development Fund (FONADEFO). Health, Nutrition & Population AF to the Strenthening the Public Heath Care System Project: Objective to be Determined. Identification completed on 19 July 2016. Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Transport & ICT (R) Rural and Urban Access Improvement Project: To improve safe and sustainable access to markets and services in targeted rural and urban areas of Nicaragua and enable the Recipient to respond promptly and effectively to an Eligible Emer- gency. Concept completed on 1 September 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P160359. US$ 80.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Republic of Nicaragua; Ministerio de Transporte e Infraestructura (Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure); Road Maintenance Fund (FOMAV). Panama Agriculture Panama Inclusive Rural Productivity: Objective to be Determined. Identification completed on 9 July 2015. Environ- mental Assessment Category B. US$64.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be de- termined. Health, Nutrition & Population (N) PA: Improving Access and Continuity of Health Care IPF: Objective to be Determined. Identification completed on 21 September 2015. Project: P157311. US$100.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Social, Urban, Rural and Resilience Global Practice Support for the National Indigenous Peoples Development Plan: Objective to be Determined. Identification com- pleted on 10 November 2015. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$80.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Water Colon Panama Water and Sanitation Project: Objective to be Determined. Identification completed on 10 April 2015. Environmental Assessment Category A. US$175.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Burunga and Arraijan Cabecera Wastewater Management Project: To (i) improve access to sanitation services, (ii) reduce environmental pollution from wastewater generated in targeted areas of Panama Oeste, and (iii) to strengthen PAGE 119 Monthly Operational Summary September 2016 wastewater pollution management capacity in Panama Concept completed on 18 May 2015. Environmental Assessment Cat- egory B. Project: P154275. US$100.0/50.0/50.0 (IBRD/ANDC/EUIB). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Health, Con- tact: Tatiana de Janon, General Coordinator Panama Bay and City Sanitation Project; Ministry of Finance, Contact: Katyuska Correa, Director of Public Financing. Paraguay Transport & ICT PY Transport Connectivity: The project development objectives (PDO) are to (a) reduce transport connectivity costs and improve road safety along selected paved road sections that pass through targeted departments; and (b) improve the bor- rower's planning and national road asset management capacity. Approval completed on 25 July 2016. Environmental Assess- ment Category B. Project: P147278. US$100.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Finance, Contact: Fernando Santander, Subdirector de Politica de Endeudamiento; Ministerio de Obras Publicas y Comunicaciones, Contact: Ruben Mel- garejo, Coordinador. Peru Environment & Natural Resources Sustainable Forest Management in Atalaya, Ucayali.: The High Level Objective of Peru’s Forest Investment Plan (PIP), which is expected to generate a transformative impact within the next 10-15 years, is to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emis- sions produced by deforestation and forest degradation, and enhance carbon reserves in sustainable forest landscapes, thereby helping to reach the national target of “Declining net emissions to equivalent to zero in the category of Land Use, Land -Use Change and Forestry by . 2021”. To achieve this objective the PIP is expected to generate two types of co-benefits: (i) reduce poverty of indigenous communities and other local populations, under a gender equality approach, by increasing income form management of sustainable forest landscapes and productive agroforestry mosaics; and (ii) reduce the loss of biodiversity and maintenance of forest ecosystem services. The Project Development Objective is to improve the capacity of forest communities and government agencies to manage forest resources sustainably, strengthen forest tenure rights and enhance forest governance leading to reduce GHG emissions from deforestation and forest degradation in the Atalaya Province. Concept completed on 26 November 2014. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P148932. US$ 12.6 (CSCF). Consulting services to be determined. Ministry of Environment Tel: 516116000, E-mail: gquijandria@minam.gob.pe, Contact: Gabriel Quijandria, Viceministrer. National Program for Innovation in Fisheries and Aquaculture: Objective to be Determined. Identification com- pleted on 3 June 2015. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$40.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Im- plementing agency(ies) to be determined. Peru: Investments for Environmentally Sustainable Development: The project development objective (PDO) is to enhance environmental management through (i) increase the quality, availability and reliability of environmental data to de- cision makers and civil society; (ii) improve mechanisms to identify and address environmentalpriorities at the regional and national levels, and, (iii) improve mechanisms for opening up decision making on environmental aspects to public scrutiny. Concept completed on 30 September 2014. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P147342. US$40.0 (IBRD). Con- sulting services to be determined. Ministry of Environment, Contact: Amalia Cuba Salerno, General Director of Environmental Policy and Norms. Social Protection & Labor Peru Additional Financing Results in Nutrition /Juntos SWAp: Objective to be Determined. Identification completed on 12 February 2016. Environmental Assessment Category C. US$40.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Imple- menting agency(ies) to be determined. Social, Urban, Rural and Resilience Global Practice September 2016 Latin America And Caribbean PAGE 120 Peru Lima Urban Development: Objective to be Determined. Identification completed on 10 June 2015. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$100.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Trade & Competitiveness Strengthening the Science, Technology and Innovation System in Peru: Objective to be Determined. Identification completed on 17 September 2015. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$45.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be deter- mined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Transport & ICT (R) 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 †œDig- ital 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 incomelevels in the country, to the digital world by connecting them with reliable and affordable high speed networks. Concept completed on 13 September 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P157355. US$70.0 (IBRD). Con- sulting services to be determined. MEF - Ministerio de Economía y Finanzas; FITEL (Fondo de Inversion en Telecomunica- ciones); FITEL (Fondo de Inversion en Telecomunicaciones). Water Peru Integrated Water Resources Management: The proposed Project Development Objective (PDO) is to strengthen the Borrower's capacity for the management of water resources at the national level and in selected river basins. Concept completed on 14 June 2016. 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), Contact: Juan Carlos Sevilla, Jefe de la ANA; REPUBLIC OF PERU, Contact: Edmundo Gregorio, Sectorista de Agricultura y Medio Ambiente (DGIP/MEF). Water Sector Reform Program: Objective to be Determined. Identification completed on 12 August 2015. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$200.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. PE AF-Second Optimization of Lima Water & Sewerage: Objective to be Determined. Approval completed on 15 Jan- uary 2015. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$55.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. SEDAPAL Tel: (51-1) 317- 3095, E-mail: ysanchez@sedapal.com.pe, Contact: Marco Vargas Medina, General Manager (a.i.). St. Lucia Social, Urban, Rural and Resilience Global Practice SLU Disaster Vulnerability Reduction Project (Additional Finance): The Project Development Objective (PDO) is to reduce vulnerability to natural hazards and climate change impacts in Saint Lucia. Appraisal completed on 2 June 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P155324. US$ 1.6/6.5 (IDA Credit/EUDF). Consultants will be required. Im- plementing agency(ies) to be determined. St. Vincent and the Grenadines PAGE 121 Monthly Operational Summary September 2016 St. Vincent and the Grenadines RDVRP AF: The Program aims at measurably reducing 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 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 Caribbean 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 cli- mate risk and impacts. Appraisal completed on 5 August 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P157918. US$ 6.8 (EUDF). Consultants will be required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. 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 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 Caribbean Sub-region. The achievement of the Program Development Objectives of the Regional Disaster Vulnerability Reduction Pro- gram (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 Govern- ments to identify and monitor climate risk and impacts. Approval completed on 9 May 2014. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P146768. US$ 35.6/5.0 (IDA Credit/CSCF). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Finance and Eco- nomic Planning Tel: (784) 457-1746, E-mail: cenplan@svgcpd.com, Contact:, Public Sector Investment Program Management Unit. Uruguay Education (R) Improving the Quality of Initial and Primary Education in Uruguay: The objective of the Project is to improve the teaching practices, learning conditions, and internal efficiency of early and primary education in Full-Time Schools with a focus on the most vulnerable, and to strengthen the evaluation capacity of the system. Concept completed on 14 September 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P159771. US$40.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Min- istry of Finance; ANEP - Administracion Nacional de Educacion Publica. Regional Agriculture Agriculture Competitiveness Project: Objective to be Determined. Identification completed on 29 January 2016. Envi- ronmental Assessment Category B. US$4.0/3.0 (IBRD/IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Environment & Natural Resources Caribbean Regional Oceanscape Project (Regional): The Project Development Objective is to support the development and implementation of integrated ocean governance policies to leverage public and private investment in the waters of OECS member states and other participating Caribbean countries. Achieving thisobjective will assist Caribbean countries transition towards a blue economy, which could provide greater long-term growth for poverty reduction and shared prosperity across the region. Concept completed on 19 May 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P159653. US$ 8.0/8.5/6.3/5.0/6.5 (AID/GCF/GEFU/PFSH/ZUNI). Consultants will be required. The World Bank; OECS Commission Ocean Governance Unit; OECS Commission; CCRIF SPC. Finance & Markets September 2016 Middle East And North Africa PAGE 122 (R) OECS SME 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$4.0/6.0 (IBRD/IDA Credit). Consulting ser- vices to be determined. Government of Saint Kitts and Nevis; Government of the Commonwealth of Dominica; Government of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines; Government of Antigua and Barbuda; PCG Unit (will be setup by the project); Govern- ment of Saint Lucia; Government of Grenada. Social Protection & Labor OECS Human Development Service Delivery Project: The objective of the proposed Project is to strengthen human development service delivery systems. Concept completed on 4 February 2016. Environmental Assessment Category C. Pro- ject: P154253. US$ 18.7 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Ministry of Health, Wellness, Human Services & Gender Relations-St. Lucia, Contact: Cointha Thomas, Permanent Secretary; Ministry of Education Youth and Sports-St. Vin- cent and the Grenadines, Contact: Nicole Bonadie-Baker, Permanent Secretary; Ministry of Finance-St. Vincent and the Gren- adines, Contact: Laura Anthony-Browne, Director of Planning; Ministry of Social Transformation, Local Government and Community Empowerment, Contact: Juliana Alfred, Permanent Secretary; Ministry of Finance and Economic Affairs-St. Lu- cia, Contact: Tracy Polius, Permanent Secretary; Ministry of Health, Wellness and the Environment-St. Vincent and the Gren- adines, Contact: Luis DeShong, Permanent Secretary; Ministry of National Mobilization, Social Development, Family, Gender Affairs, Persons with Disabili, Contact: Jasmine Hull, Permanent Secretary; Ministry of Education-St. Lucia, Contact: Esther Brathwaite, Permanent Secretary. Trade & Competitiveness OECS Regional Tourism Competitiveness: 15.The programme’s objective is to lay the foundation to improve the com- petitiveness of the tourism sector in the OECS region. This will be achieved through (a) increasing tourism spending at selected pilot programme locations in each of the participating countries; (b) establishing a strategic approach to tourism development; (c) facilitating the movement of people among participating islands, using existing ferry systems; and (d) supporting better quality of services in the tourism sector. Concept completed on 24 February 2015. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P152117. US$6.0/20.0 (IBRD/IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Ministry of Finance, Planning, Eco- nomic Development, Trade, Energy & Cooperatives of Grenada, Contact: Mr. Timothy Antoine, Permanent Secretary; Govern- ment of Saint Lucia, Contact: Reginald Darius, Financial Secretary. Middle East And North Africa Djibouti Agriculture DJ- Second Additional Financing for the Rural Community Development and Water Mobilization Project (PRODERMO): The objective of the Project is to increase access of rural communities to water and enhance their capacity to manage water and agro-pastoral resources in the project areas using a participatory approach to community-based devel- opment. Approval completed on 31 May 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P157282. US$ 7.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. PAGE 123 Monthly Operational Summary September 2016 Energy & Extractives Djibouti: Sustainable Electrification Program: Objective to be Determined. Identification completed on 11 December 2015. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 7.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Health, Nutrition & Population 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 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 toshort-term employment for the poor and vulnerable. Approval completed on 31 May 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P158696. US$ 4.0 (IDA Credit). Con- sultants will be required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. DJ Social Safety Net Project Additional Financing: The project development objectives are to: (a) support the provision of short-term employment opportunities in community-based labor-intensive works for the poor and vulnerable; and (b) sup- port the improvement of nutrition practices among participating householdsfocusing on pre-school children and preg- nant/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. Trade & Competitiveness Governance for Private Sector and Finance Development Additional Fin.: Objective to be Determined. Identifica- tion completed on 8 February 2016. Environmental Assessment Category C. US$ 5.1 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Egypt, Arab Republic of Agriculture Inclusive Agricultural Development Program in Upper Egypt: Objective to be Determined. Identification completed on 3 December 2015. Environmental Assessment Category A. US$500.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Im- plementing agency(ies) to be determined. Transport & ICT EG-Urban Transport Infrastructure Development: 21.The Development Objective of the project is improved speed and lower emissions of public bus traffic on selected corridors. Themain project beneficiaries would be the users of urban bus transport services, about 70% of which are estimated to be in the lower 40% income group . 22.The PDO would be achieved through the following main project inputs: (i) civil works to build segregated lanes for buses along some corridors and make further improvements to the newly created pilot bus corridor in Nasr City, with the objective to improve the average speed of buses along those corridors, and demonstrate the impact of segregated bus lanes on service quality; (ii) procurement and deployment of clean technology investments, mainly new buses and modern bus workshop fa- cilities and (iii) technical support to Cairo Governorate towards improving the efficiency of public transport services and im- proving traffic control. Funding from the project loan could also be used to support CTA reform actions which may be decided and adopted by Cairo Governorate during project execution. Concept completed on 23 September 2014. Environmental As- sessment Category B. Project: P149704. US$200.0/50.0 (IBRD/CCTF). Consulting services to be determined. Cairo Gover- norate, Contact: Mr. Galal Mostafa Said, Governor. September 2016 Middle East And North Africa PAGE 124 Iraq Energy & Extractives Iraq Electricity Distribution Reform and Investment Project: The Project’s Development Objectives are to improve the availability of electricity services and sector operations efficiency. Identification completed on 1 August 2016. US$150.0/350.0 (IBRD/ISDB). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Governance Modernization of Public Financial Management Systems Project: The project development objective (PDO) is to improve financial information management and transparency, cash management, public investment management and public procurement modernization at selected federal and governorate agencies. Negotiations authorized on 18 July 2016. Environ- mental Assessment Category C. Project: P151357. US$41.5 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. Republic of Iraq, Contact: Salahuddin Al-Hadeethi, Director General Public Debt Department; Federal Ministry of Finance, Contact: Salahuddin Al- Hadeethi, Director General Public Debt Department; Federal Ministry of Planning, Contact: Maher Hamadi Juhan, Deputy Minister, Technical Affairs; KRG Ministry of Planning, Contact: Zagros Fatah, Director General ,Capital Investment Budget Department. Transport & ICT Iraq Cross Border Project: Objective to be Determined. Identification completed on 8 September 2014. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$200.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Water Baghdad Water and Sewerage Improvement Project: The Project Development Objective (PDO) of BWSIP is to im- prove the quality of water and sewerage services in Baghdad. The Project will support improvements in high-priority and high-impact areas. Concept completed on 14 April 2015. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P150409. US$210.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Government of Iraq; Mayoralty of Baghdad Tel: PMT, E-mail: pmt.bagh- dadmayoralty@gmail.com, Contact: Eng. Ibrahim Hussain, Deputy Mayor. Jordan Environment & Natural Resources (R) Jordan Ozone Depleting Substances HCFC Phase-Out (ODS3) Phase 2: Objective to be Determined. Identifi- cation completed on 12 May 2016. US$ 5.0 (MPIN). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Social, Urban, Rural and Resilience Global Practice (N) Emergency Services and Social Resilience Project AF: Objective to be Determined. Identification completed on 23 August 2016. US$ 10.3 (MNAF). Consulting services to be determined. 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. PAGE 125 Monthly Operational Summary September 2016 Lebanon Environment & Natural Resources (R) Lake Qaraoun Pollution Prevention Project: The development objectives of the project are to reduce the quantity of untreated municipal sewage discharged into the Litani riverand to improve pollution management around Qaraoun Lake. Approval completed on 14 July 2016. Project: P147854. US$55.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Council for Development and Reconstruction, Contact: Ms. Wafaa Charafeddin, Director of Funding Division. Social Protection & Labor Additional Financing for Emergency National Poverty Targeting Program: The objective of the Project is to expand the coverage and enhance the social assistance package of the National Poverty Targeting Program (NPTP) to Lebanese af- fected by the Syrian crisis and all Lebanese households under the extreme poverty line, as well as to assess the effectiveness of a graduation pilot. Approval completed on 30 June 2016. Environmental Assessment Category C. Project: P158980. US$ 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 development services at the community level, improve the coverageand 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 consult- ants are required. Ministry of Social Affairs Tel: 961-1-611242, E-mail: bashiros7@yahoo.fr, 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: The development objective of the proposed project would be to modern- ize the digital Land Register and Cadastre system of Lebanon to allow widened access and use of data for decision making, state land management and revenue enhancement. Identification completed on 24 March 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$50.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Ministry of Finance; General Directorate of Land Regis- tration and Cadastre. Transport & ICT (N) Roads and Employment Project: The objective of this project is to improve accessibility and create job opportunities in Lebanon's regions and rural areas. Identification completed on 9 May 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$200.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Greater Beirut Urban Transport Project: To improve transport connectivity and mobility in Greater Beirut. Identifica- tion completed on 17 May 2016. US$250.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Beirut Bypass Corridor: Objective to be Determined. Identification completed on 8 September 2014. Environmental As- sessment Category A. Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Morocco Finance & Markets Piloting Equity Financing for SMEs in Morocco: The Project Development Objective is to improve access to equity financing for the creation and development of high growth potential SMEs, and facilitating equity capital leveraging private sector financing. September 2016 Middle East And North Africa PAGE 126 Concept completed on 10 June 2016. Environmental Assessment Category F. Project: P150928. US$50.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Ministry of Economy and Finance, Contact: Ministry of Finance, Administrator; La Caisse Centrale de Garantie, Contact: Taoufic Lahrach, Director Finance and Legislation. Social Protection & Labor Identity and Targeting Systems for Social Protection Project: The objective of the Project is to expand coverage of a unique identiying number for individuals who have the right to reside in the territory of the Borrower, and to improve targeting of social safety nets in the Project Area. Appraisal completed on 15 August 2016. Environmental Assessment Category C. Project: P155198. US$100.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. Kingdom of Morocco; Ministry of Interior. Social, Urban, Rural and Resilience Global Practice 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 regions 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, monitoring and evaluation. The lending operation will support cross-sectoral measures for young people aged 15 to 29, including disadvantaged and in- active youth, ranging from skills acquisition and job intermediation, to entreprenership, integrated youth services at commu- nity 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. US$50.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Transport & ICT 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 Category B. Project: P148003. US$96.6 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. Caisse pour le financement routier Tel: (212-53) 771-3241, E-mail: benamar@mtpnet.gov.ma, Contact: Ahmed Imzel, Director. Tunisia Environment & Natural Resources Integrated Landscapes Management in Tunisia's Lagging Regions: The project development objective is to improve agro-silvo-pastoral landscapes management and associated value chains in selected lagging regions in Tunisia. Direct beneficiaries of the Project will be: †¢Agro-silvo pastoral communities in the North-West and Center-West regions of Tunisia, which will benefit from a range of initiatives aimed at improving their asset-based livelihoods through different capacity building initiatives and investments (on local natural, physical, human, and social capital). PAGE 127 Monthly Operational Summary September 2016 †¢National institutions, such as DGF (Direction Générale des Forêts), DGPB (Direction générale de la Produc- tion biologique), DGACTA (Direction Générale de l’Aménagement et de la Conservation des Terres agricoles), DGFIOP (Direction Générale du Financement, des Investissements et des Organismes professionnels), DGAJF (Agence des Affaires Juridiques et Foncières and APIA (Agence de Promotion desInvestissements agricoles) of the Ministry of Agri- culture, Water Resources and Fishing (MAHRP); as well as the Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development (MEDD) and several other Ministries, such as Industry (including the Agence de Promotion de l†™Industrie et de l’in- novation – APII- and the Direction General des Industrie Agroalimentaires), Local Affairs, Tourism and Interior. †¢Regional and sub-regional institutions, such as CRDAs, (Commissariat regional de Développement agricole), ODNO (Office de Développement du Nord-Ouest) ; ODCO (Office de Développement du Nord-Ouest), ODESYPANO (Office de Développement Sylvo-pastoral du Nord-Ouest), Forestry delegations (Triages), tourism regional offices, as well as other regional branches of sectoral ministries, which will benefit from capacity building initiatives as well as by the effects of im- provements of the legal and institutional environment and regulations. Local institutions - namely local governments and iNGOs, GDAs (Groupement de Développement agricole), SMSAs (So- ciétés mutuelles de Service agricole) and Multi-Sectoral Partner Group (MSPG), as well as the private sector †“ which will also benefit from institutional reforms conducive to improved entrepreneurship, networking, and social development and economic growth. Vulnerable people, mainly youth and women in selected lagging regions: These groups will benefit preferentially from the project key activities mainly those related to labor work and value chain development. It may be estimated that the ultimate beneficiaries of the proposed project is a population of a little more than 250,000 rural households (about 1.5 million people), practicing agricultural crop production systems, tree plantations, arboriculture, for- estry, rangelands and livestock in the rural areas in the North-West and Center-West regions of Tunisia. Women constitute 51% of these beneficiaries, and the youth (age category 15-29) areabout 25 percent (i.e., about 400,000 people). Concept com- pleted on 11 June 2015. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P151030. US$100.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. Republic of Tunisia; Direction Générale des Forêts, Contact: Saadani Youssef, General Manager. Social Protection & Labor Productive Inclusion Opportunities for young women and men: Objective to be Determined. Identification com- pleted on 30 November 2015. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$60.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Water (R) Tunisia - Northern Tunis Wastewater Project Additional Financing: The project development objective is to provide 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$18.0 (IBRD). No consultants are required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. West Bank and Gaza Education Education to Work Transition Project Additional Financing: The Education to Work Transition Project seeks to improve education to work transition of young Palestinians attending participating tertiary education institutions (TEIs) by: (i) fostering partnerships between TEIs and employers in order to make TEIs’ study programs more relevant to the needs of the labor market; and (ii) enhancing the capacity of the MOEHE and TEIs to collect, analyze and disseminate data collected through the TEIs’ graduate tracking system to monitor the outcomes of TEIs’ study programs, and to info rmeducation policy formulation and implementation. Appraisal completed on 16 August 2016. Environmental Assessment Category C. Project: P158951. US$ 5.0 (SPF). No consultants are required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. September 2016 Middle East And North Africa PAGE 128 Energy & Extractives GZ: Electricity Sector Performance Improvement Project: Objective to be Determined. Identification completed on 5 December 2013. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 6.0 (SPF). Consulting services to be determined. Palestine Energy and Natural Resources Authority, E-mail: chairman@menr.org. Gaza Emergency Response for Electricity Network Rehabilitation (AF): The Project objective is to restore and im- prove 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. Finance & Markets Finance for Jobs II: Mobilize private investment financing in high potential sectors that generate job opportunities and economic growth for West Bank and Gaza. Identification completed on 23 February 2016. Environmental Assessment Cate- gory B. US$ 5.0 (SPF). Consulting services to be determined. Ministry of Finance and Planning; To be determined / Project Implementing Agency currently being recruited by MOFP. West Bank and Gaza: Finance for Jobs:

The SOP development objective (PDO) is to mobilize private investment financing in high potential sectors and generate job opportunities for the West Bank and Gaza The F4J PDO is to test the effectiveness of selected financial interventions Approval completed on 18 December 2015. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P151089. US$ 5.0 (SPF). Con- sultants will be required. Ministry of Finance and Planning through a private sector implementing agent, Contact: TBD, TBD; Ministry of Finance and Planning, Contact: Dr. Shukry Bishara, Minister. Social Protection & Labor Social Protection Enhancement Project: The Project Development Objectives are (i) to mitigate the impact of the con- tinued socio-economic crisis on a subset of the extremely poor and most vulnerable households; and (ii) to support the PA's efforts to continue reforms of the Cash Transfer Program. Identification completed on 20 June 2016. US$ 15.0 (SPF). Con- sulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. 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 Emergency Response Second Municipal Development Project AF: The revised PDO will be “to improve the Re- cipient’s municipal management practices for better municipal transparency and service delivery, and to restore priority mu- nicipal services following the conflict in Gaza”. Approval completed on 30 October 2014. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P152523. US$ 12.0/3.0 (PWUD/SPF). Consultants will be required. Municipal Development and Lending Fund Tel: 022971878, E-mail: abednofal@mdlf.org.ps, Contact: Mr. Abdel Mughni Nofal, MDLF Director General. GZ-Integrated Cities and Urban Development Project: The proposed PDO is to enhance the capacity of participating urban areas to plan for sustainable urban growth. Negotiations authorized on 6 July 2016. Environmental Assessment Cate- gory B. Project: P150991. US$ 5.0 (SPF). Consultants will be required. Municipal Development and Lending Fund (MDLF) MDP, Contact: Tawfiq Budeiri, Director General; PALESTINE LIBERATION ORGANIZATION (FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY), Contact: Laila Sbaih, Director General for the International Relations Dept.. Water PAGE 129 Monthly Operational Summary September 2016 North Gaza Emergency Sewage Treatment Project - Third Additional Financing: The objective is to complete construction of the North Gaza wastewater treatment plant, complete the first phase of the effluent recovery and reuse scheme, and ensure the sustainability of the waste water services by financing capacity building and operation and maintenance costs on a declining basis over three years. Approval completed on 14 April 2014. Environmental Assessment Category A. US$ 2.6/5.0/3.0 (BELG/PWUD/SPF). Consulting services to be determined. Palestine Water Authority Tel: (970-8) 283-3609, E- mail: sali@pwa-gpmu.org, Contact: Chandanie Wijayawardene, Director General. Additional Financing for Water Supply & Sewage Systems Improvement: To improve the quality and efficiency of water supply and wastewater service provision in Gaza and assist in restoration of basic water supply and wastewater services through: (i) rehabilitation and reconstruction of existing and damaged water and wastewater systems, and (ii) enhancing the capacity of the Coastal Municipalities Water Utility (CMWU) to sustain water and wastewater services. Approval completed on 30 October 2014. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P151032. US$ 12.0/3.0 (PWUD/SPF). No consultants are required. Palestinian Water Authority, Contact: Project Management Unit Yemen, Republic of Agriculture Climate Resilience of Rural Communities Project (CRRC): The proposed development objective is to increase the resilience of the rural population to the impact of climate change through improved natural resource management. Concept completed on 6 February 2014. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P144764. US$ 18.6 (CSCF). Consulting ser- vices to be determined. Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation Tel: 967-1-449669. Environment & Natural Resources RY-Climate Resilience of Coastal Communities (CRCC): 12. The project objective is to improve the capacity of tar- geted coastal communities to plan for and respond to the potential impact of climate change and variability. Concept com- pleted on 9 July 2013. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P144813. US$ 20.0 (CSCF). Consulting services to be determined. Environment Protection Authority (EPA) Tel: (967-1) 207-817, E-mail: khalshaibani@yahoo.com. Health, Nutrition & Population (N) Emergency Health and Nutrition Project: To support the delivery and provision of a package of life-saving, high impact & evidence-based health and nutrition interventions to the Yemeni population, particularly children and pregnant and lactating women, in the context of ongoing emergency. Identification completed on 15 September 2016. US$ 60.0 (IDA Grant). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Social Protection & Labor (N) Emergency Crisis Response Project Additional Financing: Objective to be Determined. Identification completed on 14 September 2016. US$ 60.0 (IDA Grant). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be deter- mined. Other United States Other September 2016 Middle East And North Africa PAGE 130 Environment & Natural Resources Coastal Fisheries Initiative: Challenge Fund: Objective to be Determined. Identification completed on 7 July 2015. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 0.2 (GEFU). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Other Private Sector Competitiveness (P130091): 3.Improvement in the development and regulation of high-potential indus- tries (e.g., mining) as measured, for instance, by the number of tenders announced, volume of investments, and number of laws and regulations revised according to international best practices 4.Enhanced access to financial services and increase in the consumer confidence and efficiency of the financial system as measured by the increase in credit to private sector as a share of GDP and deposits as a share of GDP and decrease in interest rate spreads 5.Strengthened bank regulation and supervision as measured, for instance, by the key bank regulations revised and passed, IT systems for bank supervision updated, and number of NBT’s personnel trained to use them. Identification completed on 18 August 2015. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$0.5/4.5/200.0 (IBRD/IDA Grant/LRTF). Consulting services to be determined. Financiera Nacional de Desarrollo Agropecuario, Rural, Forestal y Pes- quero; Republic of Yemen. Private Sector Competitiveness (P130091): The development objective of the project is to enhance the private sector development through further improving the business environment, encouraging the development of high-potential industries, and enhancing access to financial services while strengthening the financial sector. Identification completed on 17 August 2015. Environmental Assessment Category A. US$50.0/20.0/50.0 (IBRD/IDA Credit/ITFC). Consulting services to be deter- mined. Ministry of Environmental Protection, Foreign Economic Cooperation Office; Financiera Nacional de Desarrollo Ag- ropecuario, Rural, Forestal y Pesquero; Economic Affairs Division, Government of Pakistan. Private Sector Competitiveness (P130091): The development objective of the project is to enhance the private sector development through further improving the business environment, encouraging the development of high-potential industries, and enhancing access to financial services while strengthening the financial sector. Identification completed on 11 August 2015. Environmental Assessment Category A. US$2.0/10.0 (IBRD/IDA Grant). Consulting services to be determined. Gov- ernment of Malawi, Ministry of Finance, Economic Planning and Development; Ministry of Environmental Protection, Foreign Economic Cooperation Office. (N) Test of Project Unlocking: Test Identification completed on 30 August 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$5.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. (R) testing ipf project in OPS 3: this is a test IPF project to test the system looks fine so far Identification completed on 8 February 2016. US$0.1/0.1/0.1/0.0/0.0 (IBRD/IDA Credit/ADFA/BMGF/JSDF). Consulting services to be determined. Republic of Yemen; Ministry of Education and Science. (N) Testing Probabality update DOCUMENT FULL: testing probability Identification completed on 2 September 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 10.0/10.0 (AFS/JSDF). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. (N) testing probability new-pe: this is to test probability - pe - ops 3 Identification completed on 2 September 2016. US$1000.0/0.2 (IBRD/IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. (N) test probabilty - af creat3d new sep 2: Objective to be Determined. Identification completed on 2 September 2016. US$10.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. PAGE 131 Monthly Operational Summary September 2016 South Asia Afghanistan Agriculture National Horticulture and Livestock Project (NHLP) - Additional Financing: To promote adoption of improved production practices by target farmers, with gradual rollout of farmer-centric agricultural services systems and investment support. Service delivery centered on farmers will promote in practice increased participation of beneficiaries both in defining the type of services required and in the delivery itself. The project would also promote improved ratio of overall costs reaching benefi- ciaries as direct investments. The aim is thus to promote sustainability, effectiveness and efficiency. Approval completed on 29 June 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P157997. US$ 90.0 (ARTF). Consulting services to be deter- mined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Afghanistan Strategic Grain Reserves ( SGR Project ): The development objective of the project is to create the physical and institutional infrastructure required for the establishment and efficient functioning of a SGR for emergency relief. Identi- fication completed on 17 June 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 18.0/12.0 (IDA Grant/PHRD). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Afghansitan Rural Enterprise Development Project II: This is a follow on project to the first Afghanistan Rural En- terprise Development Project. Identification completed on 8 November 2013. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 100.3 (ARTF). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Education Quality and Access for Better Education and Learning: To improve governance and quality of teaching and learning in basic education Identification completed on 18 March 2016. US$ 200.0 (ARTF). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Energy & Extractives Mazar-e-Sharif Gas-to-Power Project: Objective to be Determined. Identification completed on 28 October 2015. Envi- ronmental Assessment Category A. Project: P157827. US$ 25.0/45.0 (GUID/ZPCI). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing 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. (R) Afghanistan:Extractives for Development Project: The project development objective (PDO) is to assist MoMP and NEPA in further improving hydrocarbon sector governance to facilitate improved energy access. Identification completed on 19 February 2016. US$ 55.0 (IDA Grant). Consulting services to be determined. Ministry of Finance; Ministry of Mines and Petroleum. September 2016 South Asia Region PAGE 132 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. 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 strengthening DAB's capacity through: (i) strengthening of the off-site supervisory functions of DAB, (ii) strengthening of DAB's accounting and internal audit capabilities, and (iii) establishment of an effective human resource management system, and (iv) develop- ment of an effective information technology system. The project also assists in developing financial sector infrastructure through: (i) establishment of a Public Credit Registry, (ii) establishment of a Collateral Registry, and (iii) supporting the phys- ical 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 moderni- zation, transparency and efficiency of Afghan state-owned banks. Identification completed on 8 August 2016. US$ 40.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Financial Sector Rapid Response - Additional Financing: Objective to be Determined. Identification completed on 28 April 2016. Environmental Assessment Category C. US$ 20.0 (IDA Grant). Consulting services to be determined. Implement- ing agency(ies) to be determined. Governance Second Public Financial Management Reform Project (PFMRP II) - Additional Financing: To further strengthen the efficiency and effectiveness of Afghanistan’s procurement, treasury, and audit systems. Approval completed on 10 Febru- ary 2016. Environmental Assessment Category C. Project: P150632. US$ 41.1 (ARTF). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Public Financial Management (PFM) for improved service delivery: To further strengthen Public Financial Man- agement performance to improve transparency and accountability in service delivery. Identification completed on 17 May 2016. Environmental Assessment Category C. US$ 50.0 (ARTF). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Health, Nutrition & Population System Enhancement for Health Action in Transition 2: The project development objectives are to expand the scope, quality and coverage of health services to the Afghan population, particularly to the poor throughout the country and to en- hance the stewardship functions of the Ministry of Public Health. Identification completed on 21 June 2016. US$ 100.0 (IDA Grant). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. SEHAT Additional Financing: The proposed AF to the SEHAT project (P129663) will finance the delivery of the Basic Package of H ealth Services (BPHS) and Essential Package of Hospital Services (EPHS) in the 13 provinces currently supported 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 component 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. Envi- ronmental Assessment Category B. Project: P152122. US$ 248.0 (ARTF). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. PAGE 133 Monthly Operational Summary September 2016 Social, Urban, Rural and Resilience Global Practice Citizens Charter Elements: 7.The proposed Project Development Objective is to improve service delivery through strengthened Community Development Councils and Clusters. This objective will contribute to the Government†™s long- term goals of reducing poverty, breaking the cycle of fragility and violence, and deepening the legitimacy of the state. The Citizen†™s Charter project builds on the NSP and will work through CDCs to promote inclusive development and ensure the rights of vulnerable persons such as women and the poor. Concept completed on 30 May 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P155497. US$ 490.0 (ARTF). Consulting services to be determined. MINISTRY OF FINANCE; Ministry Of Rural Rehabilitation and Development Tel: 000000, E-mail: shaheer.shahriar@mrrd.gov.af, Contact: Shaheer Shahriar, Deputy Minister. URBAN POLICY DEVELOPMENT PROJECT: The project will support the Ministry of Urban Development strengthen it's analytic and advocacy skills to be the premier strategic thinker on urban issues on Afghanistan. It will support the Ministry develop an urban observatory, housing policy, advocacy notes on property taxation and reports on the state of urban areas on Afghanistan (Urbanization trends and future prospects; places and economic clusters that deserve priority; and recommended interventions). Identification completed on 26 August 2013. Environmental Assessment Category C. US$ 15.0 (IDA Grant). 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 ef- fective institutions for local governance and social-economic development. Approval completed on 29 June 2016. Environ- mental Assessment Category B. Project: P159307. US$ 57.3 (ARTF). Consultants will be required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Technical Assistance for the Afghanistan Land Authority - Arazi: The Project Development Objective (PDO) is to support the Afghan Government to develop the policy and regulatory framework and build capacity to deliver transparent, pro-poor land services. The project aims to support: a.the establishment of an affordable andaccessible land registration system; b.raising public awareness, knowledge and understanding about laws and regulations governing the land sector; c.developing processes and service standards for Arazi’s core functions; d.improving the implementation capacity of the Afghan Government to deliver its services; e.the effective and efficient use of state land for equitable socio-economic development. Concept completed on 26 April 2015. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P153932. US$ 18.5 (ARTF). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Finance, E-mail: mustafa.mastoor@bb.afghan-wireless.com, Contact: Dr. Mohammad Mustafa Mastoor, Deputy Minister; Afghanistan Independent Land Authority (Arazai) Tel: 0093-794-291-111, E-mail: jawad.peikar@arazi.gov.af, Contact: Jawad Peikar, Chief Execuitve Officer. Municipal Development Project: Objective to be Determined. Identification completed on 28 March 2013. Environmen- tal Assessment Category B. US$ 15.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. (R) Citizens' Charter Afghanistan Project: 14.The Citizens’ Charter Elements Project (CCEP) is one slice of the larger, ten-year Citizens’ Charter National Priority Program that will be supported through the government budget, the Afghanistan Reconstruction Trust Fund (ARTF) and the World Bank/IDA. CCEP will support the first four-year phase of the Citizens’ Charter. 15. The Project Development Objective for the Citizens’ Charter Elements Project is to improve the delivery of core infrast ruc- ture and social services to participating communities through strengthened Community Development Councils (CDCs). These services are part of a minimum service standard package that the Government iscommitted to delivering to the citizens of Afghanistan. Appraisal completed on 31 August 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P160567. US$ September 2016 South Asia Region PAGE 134 100.0/400.0 (IDA Grant/ARTF). No consultants are required. MINISTRY OF FINANCE; Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation and Development. Technical Assistance for Afghanistan Independent Land Authority (ARAZI): The Project Development Objective (PDO) is to support the Afghan Government to develop the policy and regulatory framework and build capacity to deliver transparent, pro-poor land services. Identification completed on 10 June 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 30.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Afghanistan Independent Land Authority-- ARAZI; Ministry of Fi- nance, Afghanistan. Urban Development: Improve Urban Services Identification completed on 16 June 2016. US$ 100.0 (IDA Grant). Con- sulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(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. Consulting 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 Concept completed on 29 June 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P156894. US$ 90.0 (IDA Grant). Consulting services to be determined. Ministry of Communications and IT (MCIT); Islamic Republic of Afghanistan; Kabul, Contact: Mr. M I Bhat, Project Director; Ministry of FInance, Contact: Dr. Mohammad Mustafa Mastoor, Deputy Minister. Additional financing for Afghanistan Rural Access Project: The project development objective is to enable rural com- munities to benefit from all-season road access to basic services and facilities. Identification completed on 11 February 2014. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 100.0/50.0 (IDA Grant/ARTF). Consulting services to be determined. Imple- menting 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 deter- mined. Bangladesh Agriculture (N) Irrigated Agriculture Modernization Project: To increase agriculture productivity, improve agricultural water management, and enhance post-harvest value-addition of smallholder farmers engaged in irrigated agriculture in selected project areas in Bangladesh. Identification completed on 31 August 2016. US$ 70.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. National Agricultural Technology Project - Additional Financing: The United States Agency for International De- velopment (USAID) has proposed to provide a grant to improve agricultural productivityand farm incomes in the country PAGE 135 Monthly Operational Summary September 2016 through research into appropriate technology, increased adoption of low risk-high reward technologies in marginalized areas, 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. Minis- try of Agriculture (MOA), Contact: S.M. Nazmul Islam, Secretary in charge. Education 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, system- atically 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 activi- ties (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 har- monized 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 inter- ventions. 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, Contact: Min- istry of Education, Project Director, SEQAEP Project. Additional Financing Skills and Training Enhancement Project: The project development objective is to strengthen 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 Category B. Project: P155389. US$ 100.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. 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 achiev- ing 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 Education Sector (BdREN & Digital Library); (iv) Component 4: Establishment of Quality Assurance Mechanism; and (v) Component 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 provide funds for the first and second rounds AIF sub-projects which are under implementation. The shortage was created when the Project needed to tem- porarily 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) improvement 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 for- mation based on the studied carried out under the original project. Component 3: Raising the Connectivity Capacity of the Higher Education Sector Sub-component 3.1: Strengthening BdREN connectivity: Basic connectivity through overhead dark fibre would be established by December 2013. To use the full potential of the connectivity campus network would be estab- lished 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 in- cluding 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 exploi- tation of an NREN for the stakeholders of BdREN. The exchange programs could include: (a) Policy level knowledge exchange September 2016 South Asia Region PAGE 136 among the "South" and "North" countries; (b) academic and technical level knowledge exchange with the neighboring coun- tries in Asia Pacific mainly on grid computing, climate modeling, medical imaging etc. Sub-component 3.3: Capacity building (technical and financial management): Additional staffing and technical training of IT personnel at network and campus level - Local training programs for university IT staff on campus networking in association with international providers to create a national capacity to provide such training. A system of scholarships/fellowship or international placements would be provided for specialist training of IT personnel in campus networking 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 momentum 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 pro- posed additional financing: (i) establishment of Quality Assurance and Accreditation Council of Bangladesh (QAAC); and (ii) establishment of Institutional Quality Assurance Cells (IQAC). Sub-component 4.1: Establishment Quality Assurance and Ac- creditation Council of Bangladesh The objective 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 Qual- ity Assurance Manual. Additional funds will be also provided for awareness campaigns and necessary capacity building activ- ities. 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 as- surance as well as graduates' performance 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, manage- ment, and monitoring and evaluation of scaled up activities under the project. It would comprise two sub-components, aiming to reach this objective namely: (i) project management; and (ii) monitoring and evaluation. Approval completed on 3 Decem- ber 2013. Environmental Assessment 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. Additional Financing: Skills and Training Enhancement Project: The Additional Financing will support the original four components of the Skills and Training Enhancement Project to further contribute towards scaling up ongoing institutional 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 additional private institutions offering diploma level programs. These institutions will be chosen on the basis of well-defined eligibility and se- lection 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 Window I. Component 2 - Pilots in Technical and Vocational Education and Training Developing pilot activities aimed at strengthening the overall tech- nical and vocational educational training system: Supporting Industry Skills Councils (ISC) and the National Skills Develop- ment 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 Development 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 Expatriate Welfare and Overseas Employment (MOEWOE). (ning (RPL) program. Component 4 - Project Management, Communications, Monitoring and Evaluation Sup- port for project management, monitoring and evaluation of Project progress and outcomes. Approval completed on 26 Sep- tember 2013. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 16.7 (FSSA). Consulting services to be determined. Ministry of Ed- ucation Tel: (88-02) 911-0664, E-mail: techedu09@gmail.com, Contact: Directorate of Technical Education, Director General. AF Bangladesh - Primary Education Development Program III: Additional Financing (AF) in the amount of US$400 million to scale up the Bangladesh Third Primary Education Development Program (PEDP3: P150669). In addition, Level 2 Restructuring comprising: (i) modification of the project scope of work; (ii) revision of the results framework to measure the outcomes associated with the revised scope of work; and (iii) extension of the project closing date from December 31, 2015 to December 31, 2017. The Project Development Objective in the proposed AF operation will remain unchanged and will continue to be to: “(i) increase participation and reduce social disparities in primary education, (ii) increase the number of childre n PAGE 137 Monthly Operational Summary September 2016 completing primary and improve the quality of the learning environment and measurement of student learning, and (iii) im- prove effectiveness of resource use for primary education.” The proposed Additional Financing would help to finance the cost of the scale-up activities and subsequent restructuring of the project to respond effectively to changes in the Bangladesh pri- mary education sector due to ongoing nationalization of the previous "Registered Non-Government Primary Schools" (RNGPS), scale-up and expansion of interventions of the original PEDP3 project in order to implement a further set of reforms by 2017; and join government’s efforts towards achieving universal primary education specifically by improving scaled up efforts targeting the remaining, hardest-to-reach population groups to overcome the barriers to education for those still out of school, while also tackling emerging concerns related to the quality of learning (such as low teacher-student contact hours of instruction in schools). The original project is well performing, and the recent Mid-Term Review (MTR) rates the progress towards development objectives and implementation satisfactory. Approval completed on 16 December 2014. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P150669. US$ 400.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Directorate of Primary Ed- ucation, Contact: .. Energy & Extractives 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. Power System Reliability and Efficiency Improvement Project: Improve the reliability and efficiency of the power system in Bangladesh Concept completed on 31 July 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P159807. US$ 100.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Peoples Republic of Bangladesh; Power Grid Company of Bangladesh (PGCB) Ltd.. GPOBA Scale-up for Bangladesh RERED II: The proposed GPOBA grant in the amount of US$ 15 million would help finance the costs associated with further scaling up of RERED II project’s renewable energy components supporting installa- tions of SHSs, solar powered mini-grids, solar irrigation pumps, and biogas plants. The grant will be implemented by the Infrastructure Development Company Limited (IDCOL), fully owned by the Government. The program is implemented by IDCOL through eligible Partner Organizations (POs) and project sponsors. Approval completed on 13 February 2015. Envi- ronmental Assessment Category B. US$ 15.0 (GPBA). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Enhancement & Strengthening of Power Transmission Network in Eastern Region: The proposed project aims to enhance and strengthen the grid network in eastern region. Identification completed on 18 April 2016. US$ 292.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Environment & Natural Resources Clean Air and Sustainable Environment Project - Additional Financing: Objective to be Determined. Identification completed on 29 June 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 35.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be deter- mined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. (N) Bangladesh Sustainable Coastal and Marine Fisheries: Stimulate sustainable economic growth and poverty re- duction from improved management of Bangladesh’s aquatic resources. To this end, the project will invest in (1) developing a policy framework to govern the sustainable use (including monitoring, control and surveillance) of coastal and marine fisheries resources; (2) enabling policy and institutional environment for new technology adoption and incentive-based systems for greater economic efficiency and sustainability along the entire fisheries value chain, from processing to export; and (3) adapting existing structures (such as the Fisher ID Card) to link at scale the improvement of livelihood opportunities and food security to behavioral changes geared towards more sustainable resource utilization. Identification completed on 7 September 2016. US$ 200.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. September 2016 South Asia Region PAGE 138 Finance & Markets (R) Bangladesh Investment Promotion and Financing Facility Project II (IPFF II): The objective of the project is to broaden the scope of long term financing for infrastructure and promote private sector led infrastructure development. . Concept completed on 9 September 2016. Environmental Assessment Category F. Project: P159429. US$ 350.0 (IDA Credit). No consultants are required. BANGLADESH BANK; Ministry of Finance. Bangladesh Insurance and Private Pension Market Development Project: The project development objective is to strengthen the institutional capacity of the regulator and state-owned insurance corporations and increase the coverage of insurance and private pensions in Bangladesh. Negotiations authorized on 9 May 2016. Environmental Assessment Category C. Project: P156823. US$ 80.0 (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. Modernization of State-Owned Financial Institutions Project: The proposed project development objective is to con- tribute to the modernization, transparency and efficiency of state-owned banks. Approval completed on 30 June 2016. Envi- ronmental Assessment Category C. Project: P155363. US$ 150.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. BFID Tel: 88029576013, E-mail: secretary.bfid@gmail.com, Contact: Mr. Md. Eunusur Rahman, Secretary; PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF BANGLADESH, Contact: Md. Eunusur Rahman, Secretary. 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 agen- cies. 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 procurement 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 effec- tive implementation of the procurement law/ regulations. Approval completed on 6 June 2016. Environmental Assessment Category C. Project: P158783. US$ 10.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementation Monitoring and Evaluation Division, Contact: Md. Faruque Hossain, Director General; Exonomic Relations Division Tel: 88029180675, E- mail: ksazam@gmail.com, Contact: Kazi Shofiqul Azam, Additional Secretary. Identity Management System Project (IMSP): Objective to be Determined. Identification completed on 7 October 2015. Environmental Assessment Category C. US$ 300.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Digitizing Implementation Monitoring and Public Procurement: The project development objective is to improve procurement service delivery and implementation monitoring of development programs. Identification completed on 18 July 2016. US$ 50.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. 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 Support for National Strategy for Development of Statistics: Objective to be Determined. Identification completed on 6 December 2015. Environmental Assessment Category C. US$ 44.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Social Protection & Labor PAGE 139 Monthly Operational Summary September 2016 Cash Transfer Modernization Project: The Project Development Objective is to improve social accountability and deepen financial inclusion of major cash transfer programs by strengthening case management and payment delivery. Identification completed on 13 July 2016. Environmental Assessment Category C. US$ 300.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be deter- mined. Economic Relation Division, Ministry of Finance. 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$4.2 million that exist since the inception of the project and also a gap created due to exchange rate between SDRs to USD (about USD 6.2 Million are lost at this stage); and (b) to scale up the construction and rehabilitation of critical infrastructure in particular the disaster shelters in the coastal areas. In addition, part of the proposed credit would be used to carry out necessary repairs/improvement to about ten polders. Approval completed on 30 December 2013. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P146500. US$ 140.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Minis- try of Disaster and Relief Tel: (880-18) 1911-7754, E-mail: cms@dmb.gov.bd, Contact: Syed Ashraful Islam, Communication Media Specialist. Third Local Governance Support Project (LGSP 3): The project development objectives are to enhance and sustain the accountability and responsiveness of Union Parishads (UPs), and lay the foundation for a transparent fiscal transfer system for Pourashavas. Concept completed on 24 July 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P159683. US$ 365.7 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Local Government Division (LGD), Ministry of Local Government, Rural Develop- ment and Cooperatives (M; Government of Bangladesh. Bangladesh Weather and Climate Services Regional Project: The Project Development Objective of this project is “to strengthen Government of Bangladesh’s capacity to deliver reliable weather, water and climate information services and im- prove access to such services by priority sectors and communities.” This will be doneby strengthening hydro -meteorological monitoring and forecasting, and service delivery related to water, agriculture and multi-hazard disaster risk management early warning systems at the national level while laying the foundation for strengthening resilience at the regional level. Approval completed on 3 June 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P150220. US$ 113.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Bangladesh Meteorology Department (BMD) Tel: 88-02-9135742, E-mail: shamsbmd@yahoo.com, Contact: Shamsuddin Ahmed, Deputy Director. Trade & Competitiveness (N) Export Competitiveness for Jobs: Objective to be Determined. Identification completed on 23 August 2016. US$ 100.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. 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. Project: P156242. US$ 130.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. People's Republic of Bangladesh; Economic Relations Division (ERD) Tel: 8801550150616, E-mail: Ksazam@gmail.com, Contact: Shafiqul Azam, Additional Secretary. Transport & ICT (R) 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. Negotiations authorized on 22 August 2016. Environmental Assessment Category C. Project: P159497. US$ 39.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Bangladesh Regional Waterway Transport Project 1: The development objective of the Project is to improve Inland September 2016 South Asia Region PAGE 140 Water Transport (IWT) efficiency and safety for passengers and cargo along the Chittagong-Dhaka-Ashuganj Regional Corri- dor and to enhance sector sustainability. Approval completed on 16 June 2016. Environmental Assessment Category A. Pro- ject: P154511. US$ 360.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. People's Republic of Bangladesh Tel: 88-02-9180675, E- mail: addl-secy2@erd.gov.bd, Contact: Mr. Kazi Shofiqul Azam, Additional Secretary; Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority Tel: 88-02-9563188, E-mail: dpl@biwta.gov.bd, Contact: Mahmud Hasan Salim, Director of Planning. Bangladesh Integrated E-Government Project: The development objective is to improve whole-of-government coordi- nation and public services delivery, by leveraging ICT for public sector transformation. Identification completed on 7 August 2016. US$ 300.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Water BD River Management Improvement Program - Phase I: The objective of the program is to reduce the adverse im- pacts of flooding and erosion along the Brahmaputra Right Embankment, enhance its sustainable management, and improve transport connectivity of the subregion. The project-specific (RMIP-I) development objective is to increase protection against river flooding and erosion and improve flood and erosion management capacity along selected sections of the Brahmaputra River. Negotiations authorized on 18 July 2015. Environmental Assessment Category A. Project: P149734. US$ 600.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be deter- mined. Bangladesh Water Development Board (BWDB), Contact: Sarder Sirazul Hoque, Additional Chief Engineer. Bangladesh Municipal Water Supply and Sanitation Project: The development objective of the project is to improve the health and living standard of the people in selected municipalities by providing access to safe water supply and environ- mental sanitation system. Identification completed on 9 August 2016. US$ 200.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. (N) Additional Financing to Chittagong Water Supply Improvement and Sanitation Project: Objective to be Determined. Identification completed on 6 September 2016. US$ 47.5 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. (N) Dhaka Sanitation Improvement Project: Improve sanitation in selected areas of Dhaka Identification completed on 6 September 2016. US$ 300.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be deter- mined. Bhutan Agriculture Food Security and Agriculture Productivity Project: 16.The proposed Project Development Objective (PDO) is to (i) increase agricultural productivity and enhance market linkages and (ii) improve nutritional security in six of the poorest rural dzongkhags in south-west Bhutan. The PDO is to be achieved by raising agricultural yields through improved irrigation and on-farm water management, farm mechanization, adoption of nutrition sensitive agriculture, and improved production tech- nology. Market linkages will be developed and strengthened by improving post-harvest and marketing infrastructure and strengthening value chains, combined with improving market information systems using ICT solutions. Nutrition security will also be enhanced through the school feeding program, improved communication, awareness raising and nutrition education. Technical assistance will be provided to support project management and institutional capacity. Concept completed on 5 Oc- tober 2015. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P155513. US$ 8.0 (GAFS). Consulting services to be determined. Ministry of Agriculture and Forests, Contact: Kuenga Namgay, Deputy Chief, Policy and Planning Division; Ministry of Fi- nance, Department of Public Accounts, Contact: Choiten Wangchuck, Director General. Transport & ICT PAGE 141 Monthly Operational Summary September 2016 Bhutan Regional Connectivity Project: Objective to be Determined. Identification completed on 11 January 2016. Envi- ronmental Assessment Category B. US$ 7.4 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. India Agriculture Tamil Nadu Irrigated Agriculture Modernization Project: To enhance agriculture productivity, water use efficiency, climate resilience of irrigated agriculture and increase post-harvest value-addition for smallholder farmers and agro-entrepre- neurs in Tamil Nadu. The project beneficiaries are farmers, including small and marginal, water users associations, farmer producer organizations, and other entrepreneurs. Concept completed on 5 August 2016. Environmental Assessment Category A. Project: P158522. US$318.0 (IBRD). Consult- ants will be required. Republic of India; Water Resources Organization, Public Works Department, GoTN Tel: 919840122674, E-mail: mdpu@gmail.com, Contact: Vibhu Nayer, Project Director. National Agricultural Higher Education Project: The proposed NAHEP would support participating Agricultural Uni- versities and ICAR in providing more relevant and higher quality education to agriculture university students. Appraisal com- pleted on 29 April 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P151072. US$ 82.5 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Indian Council of Agricultural Research, Contact: Narendra Singh Rathore, Deputy Director General/ Edu- cation; Republic of India, Contact: Rishikesh Singh, Director (MI), Department of Economic Affairs, GoI. Tamil Nadu Rural Transformation Project (TNRTP): Objective to be Determined. Identification completed on 4 Oc- tober 2015. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$100.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Jharkhand Opportunities for Harnessing Rural Growth Project: The proposed PDO is increased diversification in production and improved access to markets and jobs in select farm/non-farm sectorsfor targeted beneficiaries in Jharkhand. The primary project beneficiaries are going to be rural households in NRLP districts, including women and men from sched- uled caste and scheduled tribes, small holder and landless households. Concept completed on 11 July 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P158798. US$100.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. Department of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Finance, Government of India; Department of Rural Develop- ment, Government of Jharkhand. AP Integrated Irrigation & Agriculture Transformation Project: To enhance productivity and climate resilience of agriculture production systems and increase post-harvest value-addition for smallholder farmers and agro-entrepreneurs in Andhra Pradesh. Identification completed on 20 June 2016. US$166.6 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Imple- menting agency(ies) to be determined. Madhya Pradesh Rural Enterprise and Economic Empowerment Project: The overall development objectives of the project are to ‘Increase the productivity, profitability and market excess of the rural poor producers by consolidating the gains and capitalize on the current achievements Project Outcomes: • Diversified and enhanced source of income of targeted households in selected project locations; • Upgraded and enriched skills and capabilities for securing jobs; • Improved localized employment opportunities in selected project locations; Identification completed on 2 December 2014. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$108.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. September 2016 South Asia Region PAGE 142 Assam Agribusiness and Rural Transformation Project: 15.The proposed Project Development Objective (PDO) is to “increase value-added and improve resilience in the production and processing of selected agriculture commodities, focusing on small farmers and agro-entrepreneurs in targeted districts”. 16.Project beneficiaries will include farmers and entrepreneurs especially in the MSME segment. Others would include farmer producer organizations, sector management companies, and other value chain participants. During preparation, specific at- tention would be given to gender inclusion in project design and implementation arrangements. The methodology followed to identify targeted districts is elaboratedin the Annex 3, attached to the PCN. Concept completed on 6 January 2016. Environ- mental Assessment Category B. Project: P155617. US$200.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Assam Rural In- frastructure and Agricultural Services (ARIAS) Society, Contact: Siddharth Singh, State Project Director; Republic of India, Contact: Rishikesh Singh, Director (MI), Department of Economic Affairs, GoI. Maharashtra Project for Climate Resilient Agriculture: To enhance farm productivity and develop climate resilient agricultural production systems in selected villages of Maharashtra state; this will be achieved with through triple-win solu- tions which combine the adoption by smallholder farmers of climate-smart agricultural technologies, and good land and water resources management practices. Identification completed on 27 June 2016. US$480.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Education Uttarakhand Workforce Development Project: The Project Development Objective (PDO) is “to improve the quality and relevance of training at priority Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs) and to increase the number of labor market relevant workers through short-term training in Uttarakhand.” Appraisal completed on 10 March 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P154525. US$ 74.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Republic of India, Contact: Mr. Bhaskar Dasgupta, Director, MI Division; Ministry of Labour and Employment Tel: 2371044623473103, E-mail: alokkumar@nic.in, Contact: Alok Kumar, DG (E&T) & JS. Technical Education Quality Improvement Project III: The proposed project development objective (PDO) is "to en- hance quality and equity in participating engineering education institutes and improve the efficiency of the engineering edu- cation system in focus states". Approval completed on 24 June 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P154523. US$ 201.5 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Republic of India, Contact: Bhaskar Dasgupta, Director (MI), DEA, Ministry of Finance; Ministry of Human Resource Development Tel: 91-11-23383202, E-mail: subrahyd@gmail.com, Contact: R. Subrahmanyam, Additional Secretary. Achieving Excellence and Equity in Higher Education in Odisha: The development objective of the proposed project is to increase student outcomes especially for disadvantaged groups to higher education, improve the quality of selected higher education institutions, and to augment the effectiveness of the higher education system in Odisha. Identification completed on 7 June 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 119.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Im- plementing agency(ies) to be determined. Energy & Extractives (R) Innovation in Solar Power and Hybrid Technologies: The Project Development Objective is to advance innovative renewable energy technologies in India Identification completed on 10 June 2016. US$180.0/20.0 (IBRD/CCTF). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Shared Infrastructure for Solar Parks: The proposed development objective is “to develop solar park internal infrastruc- ture in order to mobilize investment for setting upof utility-scale solar energy generation in the country”. Concept completed on 25 September 2015. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P154283. US$150.0/50.0 (IBRD/CCTF). Consultants will be required. Department of Economic Affairs, Contact: Lekhan Thakkar, Director (MI); Solar Energy Corporation of India, Contact: Ashvini Kumar, Managing Director; Solar Energy Corporation of India Tel: 011-71989200, E-mail: corpo- rate@seci.gov.in, Contact: Ashvini Kumar, Managing Director. Transmission for Power Evacuation from Solar Parks: Objective to be Determined. Identification completed on 5 PAGE 143 Monthly Operational Summary September 2016 August 2015. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$270.0/30.0 (IBRD/CCTF). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Prepare:Program toEstablish Pilots for Access through Renewable Energy: To demonstrate renewable energy based decentralised models of improving energy access in target states of UP & Bihar. Concept completed on 20 May 2013. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P144678. US$ 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. 24x7 - Power for all in Andhra Pradesh: The development objective of the project is to increase the system capacity to deliver electricity to customers, and to improve theoperational efficiency and system reliability in distribution of electricity in the state of Andhra Pradesh Concept completed on 1 February 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P155038. US$240.0/160.0 (IBRD/AIIB). Consulting services to be determined. Department of Economic Affairs, Contact: Lekhan Thak- kar, Director (MI); Government of Andhra Pradesh, Contact: Ajay Jain, Mr.. North Eastern Region Power System Improvement Project: The proposed project development objective (PDO) is to increase the delivery of electricity at the boundaries of the power distribution network in the participating states in the North Eastern Region. Approval completed on 24 June 2016. Environmental Assessment Category A. Project: P127974. US$470.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. Department of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Finance, Government of India, Contact: Rishikesh Singh, Director (MI), Department of Economic Affairs, GoI; POWERGRID Corporation Limited, Contact: B Mishra, Executive Director. Environment & Natural Resources Additional Financing for Financing Energy Efficiency at MSMEs Project: To increase demand for energy efficiency investments in target micro, small and medium enterprise clusters and to build their capacity to access commercial finance. The Project Development Objective supports the global environmental agenda of stabilizing atmospheric concentrations of greenhouse gases (GHG) through an increase in Energy Efficiency investments and resulting energy savings. Negotiations authorized on 13 June 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P158033. US$ 5.2 (GEFU). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Assam Flood, Erosion and River Management Modernisation Project: To augment the institutional capacity for improved management of floods, erosion and sediments; and to support development and operation of integrated floodplain and catchment erosion management framework for Assam. Identification completed on 18 November 2015. Environmental Assessment Category A. US$250.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Meghalaya Community-led Landscapes Management Project: The project development objective is to strengthen community-led natural resources management in selected landscapes in the state of Meghalaya. Concept completed on 10 June 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P157836. US$60.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Department of Economic Affairs, Contact: Lekhan Thakkar, Director (MI); Government of Meghalaya, Contact: R.M. Mishra, Principal Secretary, Planning. India Ecosystems Service Improvement Project: The project development objective (PDO) is to Improve forest quality, land management and NTFP benefits for forest dependent communities in selected landscapes in Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh. The enhancement of forest ecosystem services would be measured as carbon sequestered and the improvement of livelihoods would be measured by the increase in incomes of the forest dependent communities. Appraisal completed on 28 January 2015. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P133803. US$ 24.6 (GEFU). Consultants will be required. Min- istry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change, Contact: Mr. Susheel Kumar, Additional Secretary and Project Director. Governance IN:Citizen-Centric Service Delivery Reform Assam: The Project Development Objective is to improve access in the delivery of select public services in Assam. Negotiations authorized on 14 April 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P150308. US$ 39.2 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Assam Rural Infrastructure and Agricultural Services (ARIAS) Society, Contact: Siddharth Singh, State Project Director; Government of Assam, Contact: Rajiv Bora, Prin- cipal Secretary. September 2016 South Asia Region PAGE 144 Madhya Pradesh Public Financial Management Strengthening Project: Objective to be Determined. Identification completed on 9 November 2015. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$33.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be deter- mined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. (R) IN: Strengthening Governance and Service Delivery in Karnataka Panchayats: The project development ob- jective is to enhance the ability of Gram Panchayats to manage resources and deliver services prioritizedin their Development Plans in the least developed areas of Karnataka. Negotiations authorized on 1 September 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P150288. US$209.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Department of Economic Affairs, Government of India, Contact: Rishikesh Singh, Director (MI), Department of Economic Affairs, GoI; Rural Development & Panchayat Raj, Contact: Yalakki Gowda, Director, Panchayat Raj, RD&PR Dept. Himachal Pradesh Public Financial Management Capacity Building Project: Objective to be Determined. Identi- fication completed on 4 August 2015. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$36.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Strengthening Public Financial Management in Rajasthan: Objective to be Determined. Identification completed on 28 July 2015. Environmental Assessment Category C. US$21.7 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Assam State Public Finance Institutional Reforms (ASPIRe) Project: Objective to be Determined. Identification completed on 1 September 2015. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$35.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be deter- mined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Jharkhand Service Delivery Enhancement Project: The project aims to build capacity of the Government of Jharkhand to improve citizen centric service delivery to citizens and public expenditure management in the state. Identification completed on 20 June 2016. US$48.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Health, Nutrition & Population Uttarakhand Health Systems Development Project: The PDO is to improve access to quality health services, particu- larly in the hilly districts of the state, and to expand health financial risk protection for the residents of Uttarakhand. Negoti- ations authorized on 16 January 2015. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P148531. US$ 100.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Department of Medical Health and Family Welfare, Government of Uttarakhand Tel: 91-8979002222, E-mail: neeraj.kharwal@gmail.com, Contact: Dr. Neeraj Kharwal, Mission Director- NHM, DoMHFW. Nagaland Health Project: To improve health services and increase their utilization by communities in targeted locations in Nagaland. Negotiations authorized on 22 January 2015. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P149340. US$ 48.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Department of Health and Family Welfare, Government of Nagaland Tel: 91- 370-2270565, E-mail: nmhp.wb@gmail.com, Contact: Mr. Imchen Sentiyanger, Commissioner, Nagaland. Social Protection & Labor Tejaswini: Socioeconomic Empowerment of Adolescent Girls & Young Women: To improve completion of mar- ket-driven skills training and secondary education for adolescent girls and young women in select districts of Jharkhand. Ap- proval completed on 21 June 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P150576. US$ 63.0 (IDA Credit). Con- sulting services to be determined. Republic of India, Contact: Mr. Bhaskar Dasgupta, Director, MI Division; Department of Women and Child Development and Social Security Tel: 91-651-2400757, E-mail: swdjharkhand@gmail.com, Contact: Mr. Vinay Kumar Choubey, Secretary. Social, Urban, Rural and Resilience Global Practice 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 Assess- ment Category A. Project: P158502. US$210.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. Government of India; Urban Develop- ment and Housing Department, Government of Jharkhand, Contact: Arun Kumar Singh, Principal Secretary. PAGE 145 Monthly Operational Summary September 2016 Madhya Pradesh Urban Development Project: The development objective of the proposed MPUDP project is to en- hance the capacity of the relevant State-level institutions to support ULBs in developing and financing urban infrastructure. Concept completed on 29 June 2015. Environmental Assessment Category A. Project: P155303. US$116.0 (IBRD). Consult- ants will be required. Urban Development and Environment Department, Govt. of Madhya Pradesh, Contact: Vivek Aggarwal, Commissioner; Government of India, Contact: Raj Kumar, Joint Secretary (MI), DEA. (R) India Smart Cities Program: Assist the Government of India's Smart City Mission (SCM) which aims to promote cities that provide core infrastructure and give a decent quality of life to its citizens in a clean and sustainable environment thru application of smart solutions. 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. 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 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$500.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. Andhra Pradesh Capital Region Development Authority (APCRDA); Government of Andhra Pradesh. India: National Cyclone Risk Mitigation Project (I) Additional Financing: The objective is to reduce the vulnera- bility of coastal communities to cyclone and other hydro meteorological hazards. Approval completed on 8 April 2014. Environmental Assessment Category A. Project: P148870. US$ 104.0 (IDA Grant). Consulting services to be determined. Odisha State Disaster Management Authority (OSDMA) Tel: (91- 0674) 239-5398, E-mail: mdosdma@osdma.org, Contact: Rajiv Bhawan Uttar Pradesh Solid Waste Management Project: The objective of the project is to improve the management of munic- ipal solid waste in 177 core cities in Uttar Pradesh through innovative technologies and institutional approaches that will com- ply with the Municipal Solid Waste Management and Handling Rules 2000 (MSWM 2000 Rules) and build capacity for ULBs in achieving sustainable MSWM systems. The project would involve a partnership among the state, ULBs, and private sector. As described above, the private sector outsource arrangements will be flexible, depending on the size and capacity of the core ULB, opportunities to cluster multiple ULBs for economies-of-scale around the core ULB, and its proximity to markets that would purchase MSW recycling and processing by-products. Identification completed on 5 April 2014. Environmental Assess- ment Category A. US$85.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Uttar Pradesh Pro-poor Tourism Development Project: The Project Development Objective is to increase tourism- related benefits for local communities in targeted destinations Negotiations authorized on 12 November 2015. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P146936. US$ 105.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Department of Tour- ism Tel: 91-9453444888, E-mail: amritabhijat@gmail.com, Contact: Mr. Amrit Abhijat, Secretary; Department of Tourism Tel: 91-9453444888, E-mail: amritabhijat@gmail.com, Contact: Mr. Amrit Abhijat, Secretary. Trade & Competitiveness Innovate in India for Inclusiveness: 8.The proposed project development objective (PDO) is to increase indigenous pri- vate sector innovation in quality-assured, low-cost biopharmaceuticals, medical devices, and diagnostics which address public health priorities. Concept completed on 9 August 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P156241. US$125.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. Republic of India; Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance Council. Transport & ICT Efficient & Sustainable City Bus Services: The project's Global Environment Objective (GEO) is to improve the efficiency and attractiveness of city bus transport and reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the demonstration cities. Approval completed on 9 December 2014. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P132418. US$ 9.2 (GEFU). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Urban Development Tel: 011-23061558, E-mail: ck.khaitan@nic.in, Contact: C.K. Khaitan, Joint Secretary (Urban September 2016 South Asia Region PAGE 146 Transport). Mumbai Urban Transport Project 3: Building on the progress made in MUTP and MUTP2A, enhancing system and institutional capacity of Mumbai suburban system. Identification completed on 31 March 2016. US$1000.0 (IBRD). Consult- ing services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. (R) Bihar Rural Roads Project: The PDO for the project is to improve road connectivity in project districts and manage- ment of rural roads in Bihar. Concept completed on 15 September 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P155522. US$ 235.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Bihar Rural Roads Development Agency; Government of India. Assam Inland Water Transport Project: The Project†™s 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 institu- tional 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, E-mail: bhaskar.dasgupta@nic.in, Contact: Bhaskar Dasgupta, Director (MI), DEA, Min- istry of Finance; Transport Dept., Govt. of Assam, Dispur, Guwahati (Assam), India Tel: 0361-2237491, E-mail: shyamme- wara@gmail.com, Contact: Shyam Mewara, Addl. Chief Secy., Govt. of Assam. UP CORE ROAD NETWORK DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM: The Project Development Objective is to reduce travel time and improve safety of road users on targeted corridors. Appraisal completed on 2 March 2015. 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 Commissioner Tel: 91- 522-2613978, E-mail: tc-up@nic.in, Contact: Mr K. Ravinder Naik, Transport Commissioner. Capacity Augmentation of the National Waterway -I: The PDO for the project is to enhance the transport capacity and reliability of National waterway 1 and augment institutional capacity for the development and management of India's inland waterway transport system. Concept completed on 8 April 2015. Environmental Assessment Category A. Project: P148775. US$375.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. 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. Madhya Pradesh Rural Connectivity project: To improve the sustainability of rural connectivity of the smallest selected villages of Madhya Pradesh and enhance RES's capacity to manage MP's rural roads more efficiently. Concept completed on 8 July 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P157054. US$350.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. Madhya Pradesh Panchayat and Rural Development Department; Ministry of Finance. Eastern Dedicated Freight Corridor-3: The PDO for EDFC3 is to: (a) provide additional rail transport capacity, improved service quality and higher freight throughput on the 401 km Ludhiana- Khurja section of the EDFC; and (b) develop the insti- tutional capacity of DFCCIL to build, maintain and manage the DFC infrastructure network. Approval completed on 30 June 2015. Environmental Assessment Category A. Project: P150158. US$650.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Ded- icated Freight Corridor Corporation of India Limited Tel: (91-11) 2345-4601, E-mail: adeshsharma@dfcc.co.in, Contact: Adesh Sharma, Managing Director; Railway Board, Ministry of Railways Tel: 91-11-23389215, E-mail: gpillai213@gmail.com, Con- tact: Girish Pillai, Advisor Infrastructure. Rajasthan State Highways Dev Program II: To improve the secondary road network in south west Rajasthan. Identifi- cation completed on 30 September 2015. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$250.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Department of Economic Affairs; The State of Rajasthan. Water Shimla Urban Water Supply and Sanitation: The key development objective is to improve water supply and sewerage services for Shimla town. The project will support the augmentation, rehabilitation and extension of water supply system to meet the growing needs of the Shimla town, with 24 by 7 metered supply and volumetric tariffs. It will support the rejuvenation and extension of sewerage networks, along with septage management system where feasible. The infrastructure activities will be supported by capacity building and sector development programs, including WSS institutional and policy reform programs, PAGE 147 Monthly Operational Summary September 2016 capacity improvements, strategic communications programs, Non Revenue Water reduction program for addressing the phys- ical and financial leakages, and computerized customer database, billing and collection systems, including e-billing and griev- ance redressal systems. The project will support financial management and reporting, monitoring and evaluation system, including water quality monitoring and surveillance, along with other sector studies, exposure visits, etc. Identification com- pleted on 29 July 2016. Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. National Hydrology Project: The proposed PDO is to “to strengthen water resources planning and management in selected institutions across India through improved monitoring and enhanced accessibility and use of water resources data and infor- mation” Concept completed on 2 January 2015. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P152698. US$175.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation, Contact: Mr. Anuj Kumar Bishnoi, Secretary. Maldives Environment & Natural Resources Maldives Environmental Management Project Additional Financing: The main aim of the Project is to provide the Republic of Maldives with the capacity to effectively manage environmental risks and threats to fragile coral reefs as well as marine habitats resulting from tourism development, increased solid waste disposal, fisheries and global climate change. Ac- cordingly, this Project has two development objectives. The first Project Development Objective is that a solid waste manage- ment system is established and that inhabitants on targeted islands use solid waste management facilities, reducing the risks of contamination associated with accumulated wastes and sea dumping. The second Project Development Objective is to build human and technical capacity for environmental management so that the environmental dimension is integrated in the plan- ning process using information and expertise developed in the Project. Approval completed on 22 April 2015. Environmental Assessment Category A. Project: P153958. US$ 3.3 (IDA Grant). No consultants are required. Ministry of Environment and Energy Tel: 9603004323, E-mail: memp@environment.gov.mv, Contact: Project Manager, PMU. Sustainable Fisheries Resources Development Project: Objective to be Determined. Identification completed on 27 October 2015. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 9.0 (IDA Grant). Consulting services to be determined. Imple- menting agency(ies) to be determined. Trade & Competitiveness Entrepreneurship and jobs in Maldives: Objective to be Determined. Identification completed on 1 October 2015. En- vironmental Assessment Category C. US$ 15.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Nepal Agriculture Nepal Livestock Sector Innovation Project: 13.To increase productivity and improve climate resilience of smallholder farms and agro-enterprises in selected livestock value chains in Nepal. 14.The primary project beneficiaries will be smallholder dairy and goat farmers with a potential for market-oriented produc- tion and growth, in districts selected according to criteria that will be developed during project preparation. Given theirimportant role in animal husbandry, it is expected that women will be well represented among primary beneficiaries. Other direct beneficiaries of the project include private sector, in particular the small and medium agro-entrepreneurs, who will benefit from stronger backward and forward linkages in the selected value chains. Finally, staff from the newly established Ministry of Livestock Development, including at the decentralized levels, will benefit from the comprehensive capacity and skills development program implemented by the project. Concept completed on 27 May 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P156797. US$ 80.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Government of Nepal, Contact: September 2016 South Asia Region PAGE 148 Baikuntha Aryal, Joint Secretary; Ministry of Livestock Development Tel: 9841365913, E-mail: shyampdl1961@gmail.com., Contact: Shyam Paudel, Joint Secretary. Energy & Extractives Business Models for Private Sector-Led Mini-Grid Energy Access Project: The objective of this Project is to support the development of a local market for private-sector led off-grid energy provision using the innovative and renewable energy (RE) based 'Anchor-Business-Community (A-B-C)' business model. Identification completed on 8 January 2014. Environ- mental Assessment Category A. US$ 8.0 (CSCF). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be deter- mined. 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. Social Protection & Labor (R) Strengthening Systems for Social Protection and Civil Registration Project: The project development objective is to improve the coverage of social security allowances and civil registration, and the deliveryof social security allowances. Negotiations authorized on 31 August 2016. Environmental Assessment Category C. Project: P154548. US$ 150.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Government of Nepal; Department of Civil Registration, Ministry of Federal Affairs and Local Development. Social, Urban, Rural and Resilience Global Practice Resilience and Risk Mitigation Project: Objective: The project development objective (PDO) of the proposed project is to enhance government capacity for disaster preparedness and climate resilience and strengthen end to end early warning systems. Strategic Context and Rationale: Nepal is one of the world’s most disaster and climate vulnerable countries.The impact of the 2015 Gorkha earthquake and its major aftershocks are estimated at 35% of GDP with financial loss estimated at US$ 7 billion. An estimated 80% of the geographic area in Nepal is at risk from multiple hazards, with the vast majority of the country’s population inhabiting high risk areas. The country is highly prone to floods, landslides, drought and glacial lake outburst floods which are likely to intensify with climate variability and change, further jeopardizing resilient development of Nepal. Between 1983 and 2013, floods and landslides—two of the most devastating hazards in Nepal, killed 8,642 people averaging at 270 people killed per year. In 2014, economic losses from water and storm induced disasters amounted to about US$ 140 million. While the Bank is currently supporting reconstruction efforts and also improvement of hydromet information systems and services, there is a critical need to invest in disaster preparedness and response mechanisms, and strengthen early warning systems in Nepal. The main agency responsible for disaster preparedness is the Disaster Management Division (DMD) under the Ministry of Home Affairs (MOHA). However, as the Gorkha earthquake highlighted, disaster risk management capacity in the country at the national and sub-national levels is severely limited. For instance, the National Emergency operation center (NEOC) facil- ity does not have the space or functionality required to coordinate disaster response and relief operations. At the district level, only 29 out of the 75 districts have district emergency operation centers (DEOCs). These need significant improvement in terms of improved communications and logistical capacity.In districts with no EOCs and also in the newly formed Provinces as per Nepal’s Constitution (2015), emergency response capacity needs to be set up. Efficient search and rescue operations require various types of equipment including search, rescue, lighting, personal, communication and command, medical, logis- tics and on site office equipment. These are not adequately available in Nepal. Warehouses for storing equipment for quick deployment in strategic locations across the country such as the Tribhuvan international airport are also not adequately avail- able. Further, a closer linkage needs to be forged between disaster management institutions and the agencies such as DHM responsible for issuing early warnings to facilitate end to end early warning systems at the community level. PAGE 149 Monthly Operational Summary September 2016 To address these critical gaps, the proposed project will support capacity strengthening for disaster preparedness and response at the national and sub-national levels, support development of technical documentation and first level mitigation activities, and integration of operational activities related to warning services between relevant agencies. It will be prepared in close coordination with Ministry of Home Affairs (including Nepal Police, Armed Police Force), Department of Hydrology and Me- teorology, and the Department of Water Induced Disaster Management. It will fully compliment ongoing Bank supported housing reconstruction and the Building Resilience to Climate related hazard projects and be complimented by Bank executed technical work on disaster risk management capacity. Identification completed on 23 June 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 5.0 (CIF). Consulting services to be determined. Ministry of Finance; Government of Nepal Home Ministry (MOHA); Nepal Department of Hydrology and Meteorology, Ministry of Population and Environment. Transport & ICT Strategic Roads Development Project: This operation includes: (i) road maintenance; (ii) road rehabilitation; (iii) bridge maintenance; and (iv) bridge rehabilitation; and (v) technical assistance to road sector institutions for capacity development and strategic project preparation activities. The project will include a focus on a section of Nepal’s East -West highway between Pathlaiya and Dhalkebar where there is an acute need to rehabilitate bridges and road sections that have reached the end of their maintainable life. Identification completed on 3 February 2015. Environmental Assessment Category A. US$ 150.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. (R) 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 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 objective is to improve productivity of water in irrigated areas of the Rani Jamara Kulariya irrigation Scheme. Bank support for the Modernization of the Rani Jamara Kulariya Irrigation Scheme has been proposed in two phases. The ongoing Phase 1 project (approved early in FY12, expected to close September 30, 2017) focuses on modernization of the higher-order irrigation infrastructure (especially intakes and feeder and branch canals), enhancing the capacity of the water users associations (WUA) to operate and maintain the improved or new irrigation infrastructure, and the preparation and initiation of an agricultural development program. The proposed Phase 2 will mainly focus on the modernization of the lower- order irrigation infrastructure (sub-branch and tertiary canals and water courses, so that the irrigation water can reach the farmers fields in a timely manner and in the right volumes ), continuation of the WUA support program, and implementation of a comprehensive agricultural improvement program. Identification completed on 6 December 2015. Environmental As- sessment Category B. US$ 43.5 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be deter- mined. Pakistan Agriculture Additional Financing for Punjab Irrigated Agriculture Productivity Program Phase-1: Objective to be Deter- mined. Identification completed on 13 October 2015. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$218.4 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. FATA Integrated Service Delivery and Community Livelihoods Development Project: To improve the well being of underserved communities in FATA by promoting socio-economic development and improved access to services Identifica- tion completed on 16 February 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 12.1 (PKNF). Consulting services to be determined. Government of Pakistan: Economic Affairs Division; FATA Secretariat. September 2016 South Asia Region PAGE 150 Agriculture Research and Innovation Systems Project: Objective to be Determined. Identification completed on 13 May 2015. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$70.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Balochistan Integrated Growth and Service Delivery Project: To improve the well-being of underserved communities in Balochistan by promoting socio-economic development and improved access to services Identification completed on 16 February 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 10.7 (PKNF). Consulting services to be determined. Local Gov- ernment of Balochistan, Government of Balochistan; Government of Pakistan: Economic Affairs Division. KP Integrated Services Delivery Project: To improve the well-being of underserved communities in Khyber Pakhtukhwa by promoting socio-economic development and improved access to services Identification completed on 16 February 2016. US$ 12.0 (PKNF). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Pakistan: Potohar Irrigated Agriculture Project: The project aims to improve climate smart irrigated agriculture in Potohar Region of Punjab province of Pakistan. Identification completed on 28 January 2015. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 300.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. PK: Punjab Cultural and Heritage Tourism Promotion Project: The Project Development Objective (PDO) is to in- crease the contribution of tourism to local economic development by improving infrastructure services, strengthening institu- tional capacity and facilitating private sector participation in the sector. Concept completed on 29 May 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P158099. US$ 56.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Economic Affairs Division, Government of Pakistan, Contact: Mr. Tariq Bajwa, Secretary; Punjab resource Management, Contact: Iftikhar Ali Sahoo, Pro- gram Director/Secretary P&D. PK: Additional Financing & Restructuring for FATA RLCIP: To improve livelihoods and access to basic service infra- structure in selected Agencies in FATA Identification completed on 26 February 2015. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 7.3 (PKNF). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Education Pakistan: Third Punjab Education Sector Project: The project development objective would be to support Punjab to improve school participation, completion, and teaching-learning practices with a particular focus on low-performing districts. Approval completed on 3 June 2016. Environmental Assessment Category C. Project: P154524. US$300.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Islamic Republic of Pakistan, Contact: Mumtaz Hussain Shah, Deputy Secretary; School Education Department, Contact: Abdul Jabbar Shaheen, Secretary. Second Tertiary Education Support Program: To improve the conditions of teaching, learning and research for en- hanced access, quality and relevance of tertiary education. Identification completed on 17 August 2016. US$ 200.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Energy & Extractives National Transmission Modernization I Project: The proposed Project Development Objective (PDO) is to increase the availability, reliability and efficiency of selected segments of the national transmission system in Pakistan. Concept com- pleted on 10 March 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P154987. US$425.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. National Transmission and Despatch Company (NTDC), Contact: Mr. Fiaz Ahmad Chaudhry, Managing Director; Islamic Republic of Pakistan Tel: 92519205327, E-mail: addlsecy@ead.gov.pk, Contact: Omar Hamid Khan, Additional Sec- retary-II. IDA Partial Credit Guarantee for Dasu Hydropower Phase-I Project: The proposed Project would support the Gov- ernment of Pakistan's efforts to (a) facilitate the expansion of electricity supply of hydro-power in Pakistan; (b) improve access to socio-economic services for local communities in the project area; and (c) build Water and Power Development Authority's (WAPDA) capacity to develop Pakistan's vast hydropower potential. The project would support: (a) construction of a main structure on the Indus River; (b) construction of two power tunnels, a power house and installation of turbines and generators of 2,160 MW installed capacity to generate over 12,000 GWh of annual clean energy; (c) preparatory work such as access PAGE 151 Monthly Operational Summary September 2016 roads, offices etc. ; (d) construction of a transmission line for evacuation of power; (e) implementation of social and environ- mental management plans, monitoring of the river, floods, and sediment; (f) construction supervision, monitoring and evalu- ation of the Project; and (g) project management support and capacity building of WAPDA. Based on the financing strategy for Dasu HPP, a first IDA credit of US$576.6 million (SDRs 371.9 million equivalent) is proposed for project start up and an IDA partial Credit Guarantee (PCG) of US$460 million from IDA16. In addition to the IDA Credit of US$576.6 million, an IDA Partial Credit Guarantee (PCG) of US$460 million, approval of which is being sought from the Board, would be used for extending the maturity of commercial loan for the civil works contracts. This PCG would cover Component A (US$1,479.7 million) and Component B (US$1,397.8 million). Conditions and covenants for IDA Partial Credit Guarantee for commercial financing would be agreed with WAPDA when the guarantee related agreements are finalized with financiers. Approval com- pleted on 10 June 2014. Environmental Assessment Category A. US$ 460.0 (GUID). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Additional Financing to PK: Tarbela 4th Extension Hydropower Project: The overall project development objective is to facilitate a sustainable expansion in Pakistan's electricity generation capacity. The Project would also strengthen WAP- DA's capacity to develop the country's hydropower resources. Negotiations authorized on 30 May 2016. Environmental As- sessment Category A. Project: P157372. US$390.0/300.0 (IBRD/ZMUL). Consultants will be required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Finance & Markets (R) Pakistan Financial Inclusion and Infrastructure Project: The development objective of the project is to contrib- ute to financial inclusion by opening up access to financial services for theunbanked and under-banked and by modernizing the financial infrastructure. For the purposes of this project, the unbanked and under-banked include women, MSMEs, and other groups of clients. Concept completed on 18 September 2016. Environmental Assessment Category F. Project: P159428. US$80.0/50.0 (IBRD/IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Economic Affairs Division, Government of Pakistan; Devel- opment Finance Group, State Bank of Pakistan; Pakistan Poverty Alleviation Fund. Governance (R) Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) Governance and Policy Program: The Project Development Ob- jective (PDO) is to increase transparency and effectiveness in public resource management and strengthen accountability of public service delivery in the agriculture sector of FATA. Negotiations authorized on 2 September 2016. Environmental As- sessment Category C. Project: P156412. US$ 14.0 (PKNF). Consultants will be required. Economic Affairs Division; Planning and Development Department, FATA. (R) Governance and Policy Program for Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP): The Project Development Objective (PDO) is to strengthen the capacity for Sales Tax on Services collection, and improve public investment management and accountability of public service delivery in the water sector in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Negotiations authorized on 18 September 2016. Envi- ronmental Assessment Category C. Project: P156410. US$ 10.0 (PKNF). Consultants will be required. Economic Affairs Divi- sion, Contact: Mr. Tariq Bajwa, Secretary; Planning and Development Department, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Contact: Zafar Ali Shah, Secretary. Governance and Policy Program for Balochistan: The Project Development Objective (PDO) is to strengthen the ca- pacity for Sales Tax on Services collection, and improve accountability in public financial management and public service delivery in the education and irrigation sectors in Balochistan. Negotiations authorized on 12 August 2016. Environmental Assessment Category C. Project: P156411. US$ 16.0 (PKNF). Consultants will be required. Economic Affairs Division; Govern- ment of Balochistan, Contact: Zulfiqar Durrani, Secretary, Planning & Development. Health, Nutrition & Population (N) KP Enhanced Nutrition to Mothers and Children Project: Objective to be Determined. Identification completed on 16 September 2016. US$ 15.0 (PPIN). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. (N) Sindh Enhancing Response to Reduce Stunting and Malnutrition: The proposed operation has been designed to support the implementation of the Sindh Accelerated Action Plan for Reduction of Stunting and Malnutrition. The Project September 2016 South Asia Region PAGE 152 Development Objective is to increase coverage of priority interventions through an accelerated multi-sectoral approach across the province of Sindh. Identification completed on 1 September 2016. US$ 50.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Macro Economics & Fiscal Management Pakistan Competitiveness and Growth PBG: Objective to be Determined. Approval completed on 21 June 2016. US$ 420.0 (GUAR). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Social Protection & Labor FATA Temporarily Displaced Persons - Additional Financing: Objective to be Determined. Identification completed on 20 July 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 110.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Im- plementing agency(ies) to be determined. Pakistan: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) and Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) Emergency Recovery 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 oper- ation against militants and floods. Approval completed on 20 January 2011. Environmental Assessment Category C. Project: P121394. US$ 250.0/35.0 (IDA Credit/PKNF). Consulting services to be determined. Provincial Relief Rehabilitation and Set- tlement Authority (PaRRSA) Tel: (92-91) 921-3855, E-mail: shakeelqadir@pdma.gov.pk, Contact: Shakee Qadir Khan, Direc- tor General. Social, Urban, Rural and Resilience Global Practice CASA 1000 Community Support Program: The proposed Project Development Objective is to provide access to electric- ity or other social and economic infrastructure servicesto communities in the project area in order to strengthen community support for CASA-1000 transmission line. Concept completed on 13 February 2015. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P151075. US$ 10.0 (CASA). Consultants will be required. Economic Affairs Division, Contact: Syed Zahid Aziz, Man- aging Director; National Transmission and Despatch Company (NTDC), Contact: Muhammad Arshad Chaudhry, Managing Director. Punjab Municipal Services Improvement Project-II: Objective to be Determined. Identification completed on 24 Au- gust 2015. Environmental Assessment Category A. US$43.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Trade & Competitiveness Economic Revitalization of KP and FATA - II: Objective to be Determined. Identification completed on 23 June 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 19.0 (PKNW). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Transport & ICT PAKISTAN: Peshawar-Torkham Expressway Corridor Project (Trans-Khyber Pass - Gateway to Central Asia): The Project Development Objective (PDO) is the delivery of an efficient, high-speed, safe and reliable access-controlled expressway to ‘lower transit costs and time’ of regional trade flows along the Project corridor. Identification completed on 23 May 2016. Environmental Assessment Category A. US$ 125.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Economic Affairs Division; National Highways Authority (NHA). MDTF KP Emergency Roads Recovery Project: This Project aims to rehabilitate priority corridors or segments of the main roads in the Swat District of the Province of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa with a view to improve access and mobility. Approval completed on 21 April 2014. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P149311. US$ 9.0 (PKNF). Consulting services to be determined. Pakhtunkhwa Highways Authority (PkHA) Tel: (92-91) 921-3927, E-mail: pdmdtf@gmail.com, Contact: Mr. PAGE 153 Monthly Operational Summary September 2016 Aslam Khan, Project Director. Water PK Additional Financing for Sindh Water Sector Improvement Phase 1: To improve Ghotki and Fulili canals. Ap- proval completed on 16 December 2014. Environmental Assessment Category A. Project: P131325. US$ 138.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Sindh Irrigation and Drainage Authority (SIDA) Tel: (92-301) 837-8787, E-mail: zahi- djunejo@hotmail.com, Contact: Junejo Zahid Hussain Water Sector Capacity Building and Advisory Services: The project objective is to improve the management and in- vestment 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. Multi-Sectoral Action for Nutrition (MSAN): The project development objective is to increase the food diversity and improved hygiene practices in project villages. These investments will contribute to improving the underlying conditions for chronic malnutrition. This will be achieved by a) a sanitation intervention focusing on behavioral change to achieve open defecation-free (ODF) villages, combined with b) an agriculture intervention to increase household knowledge of and capacity to produce and consume nutritious foods to boost nutrition in the province. Concept completed on 29 May 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P158769. US$ 15.6 (PPIN). Consultants will be required. Local Government and Rural Development, Contact: Noor Mohammad Leghari, Secretary; Agriculture, Supply and Prices Department, Contact: Shahid Gulzar Shaikh, Secretary; Economics Affair Division, Contact: Omar Hamid Khan, Additional Secretary-II. Sri Lanka Agriculture Sri Lanka Estate Sector Reform and Modernization Project: The PDO would be to support the Government of Sri 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$70.0 (IBRD). Consult- ing services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Sri Lanka Agriculture Sector Modernization Project: The Project Development Objectives (PDO) are to support in- creasing agriculture productivity, improving market access, and enhancingvalue addition of smallholder farmers and agribusi- nesses in the project areas. Approval completed on 28 June 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P156019. US$ 125.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Agriculture, Contact: Badullage Wijayaratne, Secretary; Ministry of Finance, Contact: Dr. R H S Samarathunga, Secretary; Ministry Primary Industries, Contact: Bandula Wickramaar- achchi, Secretary; Provincial Councils of Northern, Eastern, North-Central, Central and Uva Provinces, Contact: Provincial Secretaries of Agriculture, Secretaries. Education Accelerating Higher Education Expansion and Development: The Project development objective is to increase access to, and enhance the relevance and quality of, higher education in Sri Lanka. Identification completed on 7 April 2016. Envi- ronmental Assessment Category B. US$75.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Ministry of Higher Education and Highways; Ministry of Finance. Energy & Extractives Sri Lanka Wind Development Program: Objective to be Determined. Identification completed on 15 September 2015. Environmental Assessment Category A. US$61.0/61.0 (IBRD/ZMUL). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing September 2016 South Asia Region PAGE 154 agency(ies) to be determined. Finance & Markets (R) Sri Lanka Financial Sector Modernization Project: The development objective of the project is to strengthen in- stitutional capacity and market infrastructure to enhance financial market stability and depth. This will be achieved by assisting the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL), the Securities Exchange Commission of Sri Lanka (SEC) and possibly also the Insurance Board of Sri Lanka (IBSL) to (a) improve the delivery of their main functions efficiently in accordance with relevant international standards (b)adopt effective regulatory and institutional framework and infrastruc- ture and (b) strengthen their institutional capacity in carrying out their operations. Identification completed on 16 March 2016. US$ 75.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka; Insurance Board of Sri Lanka; Securities and Exchange Commission of Sri Lanka; Central Bank of Sri Lanka. Social Protection & Labor Social Safety Nets Project: The development objective of the project is to contribute to the improved equity, efficiency and transparency of Sri Lanka's socialsafety net programs for the benefit of the poor and vulnerable. Negotiations authorized on 26 June 2016. Environmental Assessment Category C. Project: P156056. US$36.3/38.7 (IBRD/IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, Contact: Priyantha Ratnayake, Mr; Ministry of Finance, Contact: R. H. S. Samaratunga, Dr. Social, Urban, Rural and Resilience Global Practice Climate Resilience Improvement Project II: To reduce the economic impact of hydrometeorological disasters and strengthening government's capacity to effectively respond to disasters Identification completed on 26 April 2016. Environ- mental Assessment Category A. US$100.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Ministry of Finance, Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka; Ministry of Irrigation and Water Resources Management. North East Local Services Improvement Project - Additional Financing: The primary development objective of the project is to improve the delivery of local infrastructure services by local authorities in the Northern and Eastern Provinces of Sri Lanka in an accountable and responsive manner. Approval completed on 26 August 2015. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P152623. US$ 20.0 (IDA Credit). No consultants are required. Implementing agency(ies) to be deter- mined. 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 Cate- gory A. Project: P157427. US$ 55.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Climate Resilience Improvement Project Additional Financing: The Project Development Objective (PDO) is to re- duce the vulnerability of exposed people and assets to climate risk and to improveGovernment’s capacity to respond effective ly 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. Transport & ICT Transport Connectivity and Asset Management Project: The Project Development Objective (PDO) is to strengthen the Road Development Authority’s (RDA) capacity for asset management and improve the road service delivery on the selected corridor. The selected corridor means the road section from Ja-Ela to Chilaw on National Highway A003 in Sri Lanka. Ap- proval completed on 9 May 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P132833. US$ 125.0 (IDA Credit). Consult- ing services to be determined. Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, Contact: Priyantha Ratnayake, Mr; Roads Develop- ment Authority, Contact: Mr. Uditha Atapattu, Project Director. Water LK: AF Dam Safety WRP - Addl Fin.: The Government of Sri Lanka has requested Additional Financing (AF) to: (i) cover PAGE 155 Monthly Operational Summary September 2016 cost overruns to complete the original project scope as described in the PAD for P093132; and (ii) scale-up successful project activities and rehabiliate 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 componnent under the AF will be the original component 1 - Dam Safety and Operational Efficiency Improvement, that may include some rehabiltiation works on linked iirgation conveyance systems. Limited activities will be included under the original component 2 - Hydro-meteorological In- formation System Improvement and Component 3 - Multi-sectoral Water Resources Planning. Component 4 - Project Man- agement and Monitoring and Evaluation will continue under the AF. The AF complies with the relevant provisions 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 justified. 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: Chan- danie Wijayawardene, Director General. Regional Transport & ICT Bangladesh Regional Connectivity Project 1: 21. The development objective is to decrease border crossing time at se- lected border crossing points and to enhance connectivity for trade along strategic regional transport corridors. Concept com- pleted on 5 June 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P154580. US$ 120.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. People's Republic of Bangladesh, Contact: Kazi Shofiqul Azam, Additional Secretary; Ministry of Shipping - Bang- ladesh Land Port Authority, Contact: Enayet Hossain, Deputy Chief. September 2016 Guarantee Operations PAGE 156 Guarantee Operations Africa Angola Public Administration, Law, and Justice Angola Fiscal Management Development Policy Financing: Objective to be Determined. Approval completed on 30 June 2015. US$ 200.0 (GUAR). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Cameroon Energy and mining Hydropower Dev. on the Sanaga River Proj: 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. Ghana Energy and mining Ghana IPP Guarantee Program: Objective to be Determined. Identification completed on 26 August 2015. Environ- mental Assessment Category B. US$ 300.0 (GUID). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Energy and mining Ghana Sankofa Gas Project: Objective to be Determined. Approval completed on 30 July 2015. Environmental Assess- ment Category A. Project: P152670. US$ 200.0/500.0 (GUAR/GUID). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Mali Energy and mining Banda Gas to Power Guarantee: The Gas To Power Project will use natural gas dicovered offshore of Maritania 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 procucer 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. PAGE 157 Monthly Operational Summary September 2016 Energy and mining Mali Kenie Hydropower Garantee Project: Objective to be Determined. Concept completed on 3 May 2015. Project: P160166. US$ 32.0/25.0 (GUID/ZPCO). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Energy and mining Mali Segou Solar Guarantee Project: PRG operation in support of the development of the Kenie Hydropower Project in Mali Identification completed on 21 October 2013. US$ 8.0/70.0 (GUID/ZPCO). Consulting services to be determined. Im- plementing agency(ies) to be determined. Mauritania Energy and mining 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@ac- ces.mr, kane@hydraulique.gov.mr, Contact: Mamadou Amadou Kane, Directeur General de l'Electricite. Nigeria Energy and mining Nigeria Electricity and Gas Improvement Project Additional Financing: Additional financing to the Nigeria Elec- tricituy and gas improvement project to cover additional PRGs for Gas supply to government owned power plants, in partic- ular 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. Energy and mining Nigeria Power Sector Guarantees Project II: Objective to be Determined. Concept completed on 10 August 2015. En- vironmental Assessment Category A. Project: P155000. US$ 100.0/305.0 (CIF/GUAR). Consulting services to be deter- mined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Senegal Energy and mining Senegal Solar Energy Development through IPPs Project: In the spirit of 'Scaling up Solar' initiative developed by September 2016 Guarantee Operations PAGE 158 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…). Identification completed on 8 December 2014. Environmental Assess- ment Category B. Project: P153826. US$ 160.0 (GUID). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Energy and mining Senegal Banda Gas to Power Guarantee: This PRG is linked to the Mauritania Gas to Power PRG, which is under prep- aration. The overall value of the PRG is estimated at $104m for Mauritania, Senegal and Mali, of which the Senegal part would be approximately $51m, to cover the share of gas payments to Tullow Oil corresponding to energy exports to Senelec. Approval completed on 29 May 2014. Environmental Assessment Category A. Project: P145657. US$ 99.0 (GUID). Consult- ing services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Sierra Leone Energy and mining SL: Western Area Power Generation Project: In May 2014 the Government of Sierra Leone requested IDA for a guar- antee for the proposed Western Area Power Generation Project (WAPGP) to be developed as an independent power pro- ducer selling to electricity the Electricity Distribution and Supply Authority (EDSA). WAPGP is part of the Government’s plan for private sector participation in the generation subsector to meet electricity de- mand. The Project is proposed as a 128 MW Heavy Fuel Oil (HFO) fired power plant to be located on an existing industrial site about 4 km outside Freetown. The Project is to be constructed in phases over three to four years, of which the first phase is 50MW. Approval completed on 14 July 2016. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P153805. US$ 40.0 (GUID). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Tanzania Energy and mining TZ Guarantees for Power Sector Gas Supply Expansion: The proposed operation consists of providing credit en- hancement mechanisms to address the low credit worthiness of the natural gas production and supply, and power sectors in Tanzania. The proposed operation will enabling the development and expansion of natural gas fields by private developers in several locations, and independent power generation activities. The proposed instrument will be a series of Partial Risks Guarantees (PRGs) back-stopping liquidity payments under Gas Supply Agreements (GSA) and Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs) entered between private sector developers and the Tanzania Petroleum Development Corporation (TPDC) and/or Tanzania Electric Supply Company Limited (TANESCO). Identification completed on 25 October 2013. Environmental As- sessment Category B. US$ 200.0 (GUID). Consulting services to be determined. Ministry of Finance Tel: (255-22) 211-9190, E-mail: sblikwelile@yahoo.com, Contact: Dr. Servacius B. Likwelile, Permanent Secretary. Energy and mining Tanzania Singida Wind Power Project: The Government of Tanzania (GOT) intends to develop the 100MW Singida Wind Project in Northern Tanzania in form of a Public Private Partnership. The current lead investor of this Project is a con- sortium of private local firms and Aldwych International PLC, of the UK ("Wind EA"). Wind EA intends to conclude a 25 year Power Purchase Agreement with the state owned utility TANESCO. The Project encompasses the construction and oper- ation of a 100MW Windpark east of the town of Singida. Financing of this power generation project is expected to be through private sponsors' equity contributions (about 20% of Project costs) and commercial/multilateral debt facilities. GOT has re- quested the World Ban (IDA) to support the financing of the project with a Partial Risk Guarantee (PRG) that would cover commercial lenders to the project. The IDA has offered already the financing of a Transaction Adviser to TANESCO under an PAGE 159 Monthly Operational Summary September 2016 existing IDA project and it is expected that TANESCO will select and contract an adviser in the coming months, before TA- NESCO and the GOT start negotiating major Project Agreements for this project. This project is currently expected to be structured and prepared in 2011/2012 and could reach financial close in Bank FY 2013. If built, this project would be the first major Wind generation facility in Tanzania and one of the largest facilities in East Africa. Concept completed on 7 July 2011. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P126432. US$ 100.0/200.0 (GUID/ZPCI). Consultants will be required. Wind EA, Contact: Mark Gammons Uganda Energy and mining IDA Guarantee for Renewable Energy Development Program: The project will provide for amongst others counter- part 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. Zambia Energy and mining Guarantee for Scaling Solar: Objective to be Determined. Identification completed on 24 November 2015. Environmen- tal Assessment Category B. US$ 50.0 (GUID). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be deter- mined. Regional Energy and mining AFCC2/RI-3A-Ruzizi Hydropower Partial Risk 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 con- struction 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. Identi- fication completed on 15 October 2013. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 60.0 (GUID). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. East Asia And Pacific Philippines Energy and mining Philippines Renewable Energy Development: The Philippines Renewable Energy Development (PHED) Project is being prepared as an IBRD partial credit guarantee that will be financed by the Clean Technology Fund. With funding from the CTF, a sovereign guarantee from the Government of the Philippines will not be required. The $44-million from the CTF will be used as call-able cash by a Government program, the Electric Cooperative Partial Credit Guarantee (ECPCG) facility; September 2016 Guarantee Operations PAGE 160 because it has the status of cash, it may be leveraged many times. ECPCG is an existing, successful program that supports commercial bank lending to electric cooperatives. PHRED will expand the program and extend eligibility for ECPCG sup- port to renewable energy investments in which there is some form of electric cooperative participation, including as a buyer of the output. It is anticipated that PHRED will enable ECPCG to leverage $500-million in additional private investment in the EC sector over the first five years of CTF guarantee coverage. The Guarantee instrument used in the Philippines Renewable Energy Development Project is a CTF Guarantee, which, while not directly backing credit risks of loans, indirectly supports partial credit guarantees through the Electric Cooperative Par- tial Credit Guarantee Program. Therefore, for the purpose of SAP, it is coded as Partial Credit out of the available options of Partial Risk, Partial Credit, or Policy-Based Guarantees. Approval completed on 12 May 2016. Environmental Assessment Category F. Project: P147646. US$ 44.0 (CCTF). Consultants will be required. LGU Guarantee Corporation Tel: (63-2) 751- 8764, E-mail: dengorial@lgugc.com, Contact: Lydia Orial, CEO. Solomon Islands Energy and mining Tina River Hydropower Development Project: The proposed project would consist of a 15 MW hydropower plant lo- cated on the Tina River, east of Honiara comprising: (i) a 50m-high roller-compacted-concrete (RCC) dam located in a nar- row gorge on the Tina river; (ii) a 3.3km headrace tunnel, 3 m in diameter, to convey water from the dam to the power sta- tion; (iii) a powerhouse about 3-4 km downstream from the dam site that will house 3x5 MW Francis turbine machines; (iv) 2 parallel (on separate towers) 33kV single circuit transmission lines connecting the power station to the existing Lungga diesel power station; and (v) access roads; and other ancillary facilities. Financing requirements are currently estimated at around US$120 million. The feasibility studies were substantially completed in March 2014 and include confirmation of a viable site, preparation of preliminary designs for the project and a full safeguards scoping assessment. The project, except the access roads will be implemented by a company to be set up by a private developer to be selected, on a build-own-oper- ate-transfer basis under a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with the state-owned SIEA, which will be guaranteed by the SIG. Concept completed on 17 December 2014. Environmental Assessment Category A. Project: P152779. US$ 2.0/2.0/20.0/100.0 (IDA Credit/GAUL/GUID/ZPCO). Consultants will be required. Consultants will be required for vari- ous preparatory studies (environmental and social impact assessment, market and pricing, geological, feasibility) and for dam safety advisory and environmental and social panel of experts. Ministry of Mines, Energy and Rural Electrification Tel: (677) 28-609/25-937, E-mail: ps@mines.gov.sb, Contact: Rene Sore, Permanent Secretary. Europe And Central Asia Kosovo Energy and mining 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. Moldova PAGE 161 Monthly Operational Summary September 2016 Energy and mining Moldova District Heating Efficiency Improvement Partial Credit Guarantee: The objective of the proposed pro- ject is to improve the operational efficiency and commercial viability of the district heating (DH) services in Chisinau. This component is Component 2: Debt restructuring and financing of debt repayment (IDA Partial Credit Guarantee: US $ 40 million, IDA allocation: US$ 10 million). This component will support the Government in preparing a debt restructuring plan and provide a guarantee for credit enhancement on Moldova Sovereign or new integrated company borrowing. Such credit enhancement would be essential to raising commercial financing on terms that would allow repayment of the debt stock on a sustainable, long-term basis to limit the financial burden of the restructuring on Chisinau residents and Moldova. For a new entity such as the integrated company, a structured Partial Credit Guarantee (PCG) from the Bank would also help it start establishing credit on the loan and capital markets. Using an IDA PCG is expected to leverage Moldova's IDA capital envelope. The partial nature of the PCG provides for risk sharing with the market while offering comprehensive risk cover for a specified component of the financing. Depending on market conditions, a PCG cover of 30-50% of debt service cash flows (principal + interest) may be sufficient to considerably improve the available financing terms. This means that a $10 million tranche of IDA country allocation used as a $40m Bank PCG could help raise $80-120 million of financing from commercial sources. Currently, Partial Credit Guarantees (PCGs) are only available for IBRD countries. OPCS, in consultation with CFP/SDN and other corporate and regional units is developing a revised policy package which will introduce the PCGs in IDA countries. Such proposals have been discussed at CODE and have received positive response from all stakeholders. It is expected that the revised Guarantee policy paper and associated OP/BPs for the use of IBRD and IDA Guarantees would be presented to CODE in December 2012, and to the Board in Q3FY13. It should be noted that only 25% of guarantee exposure would be counted against the country exposure limit - such leverage for IDA guarantees was approved in 2004. Therefore, for the proposed IDA PCG operation of $40 million, only $10 million would be counted against the country limit. Concept completed on 1 February 2013. Environmental Assessment Category C. Project: P143870. US$ 80.0/138.0 (GUAR/ZPCO). Consulting services to be determined. Ministry of Economy Tel: (373-22) 250-554, E-mail: vadim.ceban@mec.gov.md. Ukraine Energy and mining Ukraine Gas Supply Security Facility: Objective to be Determined. Concept completed on 21 October 2015. Project: P155111. US$ 500.0 (GUAR). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Latin America And Caribbean Argentina Energy and mining FODER - Argentina Renewable Fund Guarantee: Objective to be Determined. Identification completed on 4 April 2016. US$ 250.0 (GUAR). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Jamaica Public Administration, Law, and Justice (N) Second Competitiveness and Fiscal Management Programmatic PBG: Objective to be Determined. Identifica- tion completed on 1 September 2016. Environmental Assessment Category U. US$ 150.0 (GUAR). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. September 2016 Guarantee Operations PAGE 162 Middle East And North Africa Jordan Water, sanitation and flood protection 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 Afghanistan Energy and mining 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. Nepal Energy and mining 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. Pakistan Energy and mining IDA Partial Credit Guarantee for Dasu Hydropower Phase-I Project: The proposed Project would support the Government of Pakistan's efforts to (a) facilitate the expansion of electricity supply of hydro-power in Pakistan; (b) improve access to socio-economic services for local communities in the project area; and (c) build Water and Power Development Authority's (WAPDA) capacity to develop Pakistan's vast hydropower potential. The project would support: (a) construction of a main structure on the Indus River; (b) construction of two power tunnels, a power house and installation of turbines and generators of 2,160 MW installed capacity to generate over 12,000 GWh of annual clean energy; (c) preparatory work such as access roads, offices etc. ; (d) construction of a transmission line for evacuation of power; (e) implementation of social and environmental management plans, monitoring of the river, floods, and sediment; (f) construction supervision, monitoring and evaluation of the Project; and (g) project management support and capacity building of WAPDA. Based on the financing strategy for Dasu HPP, a first IDA credit of US$576.6 million (SDRs 371.9 million equivalent) is proposed for project start up PAGE 163 Monthly Operational Summary September 2016 and an IDA partial Credit Guarantee (PCG) of US$460 million from IDA16. In addition to the IDA Credit of US$576.6 mil- lion, an IDA Partial Credit Guarantee (PCG) of US$460 million, approval of which is being sought from the Board, would be used for extending the maturity of commercial loan for the civil works contracts. This PCG would cover Component A (US$1,479.7 million) and Component B (US$1,397.8 million). Conditions and covenants for IDA Partial Credit Guarantee for commercial financing would be agreed with WAPDA when the guarantee related agreements are finalized with financiers. Approval completed on 10 June 2014. Environmental Assessment Category A. US$ 460.0 (GUID). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Public Administration, Law, and Justice Pakistan Competitiveness and Growth PBG: Objective to be Determined. Approval completed on 21 June 2016. US$ 420.0 (GUAR). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. September 2016 Board Annex DPFs and PforRs PAGE 164 Board Annex: Listing of DPFs & PforRs As Development Policy Finance (DPF) and Program-for-Results operations do not of- fer procurement opportunities for firms, they will not be included in the MOS report available externally. In response to questions during the COGAM discussion, Man- agement 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. Total Region Project Decisio In- Country Name Project Description Amount Name ID Meeting str (US$) DPL ECA Tajikistan P126272 Tajikistan DPF-1 30.00 DPL ECA Tajikistan P126273 Tajikistan DPO-2 30.00 Macroeconomic Stability for Competi- DPL AFR Ghana P133664 tiveness and Growth Credit 04/29/2015 150.00 Piaui Productive and Social Inclusion DPL LAC Brazil P146981 DPL 10/19/2015 200.00 Nigeria Second Agriculture Sector De- DPL AFR Nigeria P147398 velopment Policy Operation 100.00 Governance and Competitiveness Pro- DPL ECA Kyrgyz Republic P148099 grammatic DPO 04/27/2016 24.00 DPL LAC Brazil P148145 BR Sergipe DPL II 03/24/2014 150.00 DPL ECA Moldova P149555 Second Development Policy Operation 45.00 Second Programmatic State Owned En- DPL ECA Serbia P149750 terprises Reform DPL 01/14/2016 100.00 Bosnia and Her- Bosnia and Herzegovina: Management DPL ECA zegovina P149768 of Fiscal Resources for Growth 80.00 2nd Fiscal Effectiveness and Growth DPL ECA Romania P149776 DPL 06/13/2016 561.07 DPL ECA Poland P149781 Poland Growth and Resilience DPL2 05/26/2015 1,000.00 Macedonia, for- mer Yugoslav DPL ECA Republic of P149794 Macedonia Fiscal and PFM DPL 70.00 DPL ECA Turkey P149797 Sustaining Shared Growth DPL 2 800.00 Macedonia, for- mer Yugoslav DPL ECA Republic of P149804 Competitiveness DPL 67.53 PAGE 165 Monthly Operational Summary September 2016 Total Region Project Decisio In- Country Name Project Description Amount Name ID Meeting str (US$) Tanzania Third Power and Gas Sector DPL AFR Tanzania P151136 DPO 100.00 MZ Third Agriculture Development Pol- DPL AFR Mozambique P151407 icy Operation AgDPO-3 25.00 ML- Second Recovery & Governance DPL AFR Mali P151409 Reform Support Credit (RGRSC-2) 09/28/2015 50.00 DPL AFR Liberia P151502 Poverty Reduction Support Credit III 20.00 Second Programmatic Resilience Build- DPL LAC Grenada P151821 ing Development Policy Credit 08/27/2015 15.00 Albania Financial Sector Modernization DPL ECA Albania P152064 DPL II 70.00 Tanzania First Pension Reform Policy DPL AFR Tanzania P152529 Credit 02/26/2016 75.00 Myanmar Development Policy Opera- DPL EAP Myanmar P152734 tion 200.00 MA-Second Capital Market Develop- DPL MNA Morocco P153603 ment and SME Finance DPL 450.00 DPL AFR Malawi P153753 Malawi Resilience DPO 80.00 Mozambique Eleventh Poverty Reduc- DPL AFR Mozambique P154422 tion Support Credit 10/26/2015 70.00 Nepal Energy Sector Development Pol- DPL SAS Nepal P154693 icy Credit 300.00 Kazakhstan Programmatic Develop- DPL ECA Kazakhstan P154702 ment Policy Financing 09/22/2015 1,000.00 Bangladesh Inclusive Growth Develop- DPL SAS Bangladesh P154745 ment Policy Credit-1 100.00 Panama Second Shared Prosperity De- DPL LAC Panama P154819 velopment Policy Loan 06/15/2016 300.00 DPL LAC St. Lucia P154829 Saint Lucia DPL with a CAT DDO 7.00 Second Social Protection System DPO DPL AFR Rwanda P155024 (SPS-2) 09/28/2015 95.00 Second Fiscal and Economic Reform DPL EAP Samoa P155118 Operation 06/29/2016 5.00 DPL EAP Philippines P155141 Philippines Development Policy Loan IV 06/29/2015 300.00 September 2016 Board Annex DPFs and PforRs PAGE 166 Total Region Project Decisio In- Country Name Project Description Amount Name ID Meeting str (US$) Third Climate Change Development DPL AFR Mozambique P155228 Policy Operation 03/18/2016 35.00 UG Fiscal Decentralization, Govern- DPL AFR Uganda P155393 ance, and Service Delivery DPO 1 01/11/2016 90.00 Accelerated Program for Economic In- DPL AFR Africa P155442 tegration DPO-2 100.00 DPL ECA Georgia P155553 Private Sector Competitiveness DPO2 50.00 Albania Competitiveness and Jobs De- DPL ECA Albania P155605 velopment Policy Loan 50.00 Second Disaster Risk Management De- DPL EAP Philippines P155656 velopment Policy Loan with a CAT-DDO 06/29/2015 500.00 Serbia Public Expenditure and Public DPL ECA Serbia P155694 Utilities DPL 1 100.00 Climate Change and Green Growth in DPL EAP Vietnam P155824 Vietnam 02/01/2016 90.00 Nigeria Federal Government Develop- DPL AFR Nigeria P155951 ment Policy Financing 1,250.00 IRAQ EMERGENCY FISCAL STABILIZA- TION, ENERGY SUSTAINABILITY, & SOEs DPL MNA Iraq P155962 DPF 11/25/2015 1,200.00 DPL ECA Albania P156232 Albania Fiscal DPL 70.00 Poland fiscal effectiveness and equity DPL ECA Poland P156494 DPL 700.00 Sierra Leone Fiscal Reform and Eco- DPL AFR Sierra Leone P156651 nomic Recovery 20.00 DPL EAP Indonesia P156655 Indonesia Fiscal Reform DPL 03/04/2016 400.00 Third Programmatic Resilience Building DPL LAC Grenada P156761 Development Policy Credit 10.00 Prog. Governance & Competitiveness DPL ECA Kyrgyz Republic P156912 DPO2 24.00 Nepal Third Financial Sector Stability DPL SAS Nepal P156960 Credit DPC3 04/14/2016 100.00 First Moldova Economic Governance DPL ECA Moldova P156963 Development Policy Operation 30.00 Angola - Second Fiscal Management DPL AFR Angola P156980 Development Policy Financing 200.00 PAGE 167 Monthly Operational Summary September 2016 Total Region Project Decisio In- Country Name Project Description Amount Name ID Meeting str (US$) DPL AFR Burkina Faso P157060 BF - DPO series on Energy and PFM 50.00 Pakistan Competitiveness and Growth DPL SAS Pakistan P157207 Development Policy Credit 04/27/2016 500.00 DPL LAC Bolivia P157239 Climate Change DPL 200.00 Second Macroeconomic Stability for DPL AFR Ghana P157343 competitiveness and Growth 100.00 Chongqing-Dadukou Fiscal Sustainabil- DPL EAP China P157404 ity DPO 04/27/2016 200.00 Third Economic Management and Com- DPL EAP Vietnam P157405 petitiveness Credit 02/03/2016 150.00 DPL EAP China P157406 Hunan Fiscal Sustainability DPO 04/27/2016 200.00 Development Policy Credit 2: Fiscal Sus- DPL SAS Bhutan P157469 tainability Investment Climate 20.00 Disaster Risk Management DPL-CAT DPL ECA Serbia P157489 DDO 100.00 Vietnam Power Sector Reform Develop- DPL EAP Vietnam P157722 ment Policy 200.00 DPL SAS Sri Lanka P157804 Sri Lanka Competitiveness DPL 05/06/2016 100.00 DPL AFR Mali P157900 Mali - Poverty DPO 40.00 Tunisia Business Environment, Entre- preneurship, Access to Finance and Fis- DPL MNA Tunisia P158111 cal Efficiency DPF (BEFF-1) 500.00 DPL to reform the Indonesian maritime DPL EAP Indonesia P158140 logistics sector 09/07/2016 400.00 Second Regional Trade Facilitation DPL AFR Africa P158333 Competitive Credit 07/18/2016 100.00 CI-DPO Series on PFM, Gov & Social in- DPL AFR Cote d'Ivoire P158463 clusion 75.00 Second Macroeconomic Management DPL ECA Kazakhstan P158501 and Competitiveness DPL 500.00 Colombia Territorial Development De- DPL LAC Colombia P158520 velopment Policy Loan 09/07/2016 800.00 September 2016 Board Annex DPFs and PforRs PAGE 168 Total Region Project Decisio In- Country Name Project Description Amount Name ID Meeting str (US$) Zimbabwe Reengagement and Stabili- DPL AFR Zimbabwe P158697 zation Support Grant 280.00 Third Social Protection System Support DPL AFR Rwanda P158698 (SPS-3) 07/25/2016 95.00 Chile 2nd Social Inclusion for Shared DPL LAC Chile P158738 Prosperity DPL 100.00 DPL LAC Colombia P158739 Colombia Fiscal and Growth DPL 1 600.00 DPL LAC Jamaica P158741 Jamaica Debt for Nature and Resilience 50.00 Senegal Structural Reform Develop- DPL AFR Senegal P159023 ment Policy Operation Series 40.00 First Fiscal Management and Economic DPL LAC Suriname P159086 Competitiveness DPF 100.00 PY Fiscal management and economic DPL LAC Paraguay P159122 resiliance DPL 125.00 Dominican Re- Dominican Republic Development Pol- DPL LAC public P159351 icy Loan with a CAT DDO 100.00 Public Finances Efficiency and Inclusive DPL LAC Uruguay P159394 Growth 260.00 Gabon Inclusive Growth and Spending DPL AFR Gabon P159508 Efficiency 100.00 Nepal Fourth Financial Sector Stability DPL SAS Nepal P159547 Credit DPC4 100.00 Georgia Private Sector Development DPL ECA Georgia P159580 DPO3 75.00 First Belarus Structural Transformation DPL ECA Belarus P159596 DPL 200.00 Second Programmatic Electricity Distri- DPL SAS India P159669 bution Reform DPL for Rajasthan 500.00 Guatemala DRM Development Policy DPL LAC Guatemala P159710 Loan with CAT DDO II 145.00 DPL SAS India P159743 Railway India Development Program 1,000.00 DPL AFR Togo P159844 Togo Fiscal Reform Credit 20.00 Lao People's Democratic Re- DPL EAP public P159956 Green Resilient Growth DPF 30.00 PAGE 169 Monthly Operational Summary September 2016 Total Region Project Decisio In- Country Name Project Description Amount Name ID Meeting str (US$) Second Public Investment Reform Sppt DPL AFR Niger P159969 Cr. 50.00 Armenia Fourth Development Policy Fi- DPL ECA Armenia P160100 nancing 50.00 Second Programmatic Energy and Wa- DPL MNA Jordan P160236 ter Sector Reforms DPL 250.00 First Programmatic Development Policy DPL AFR Chad P160271 Loan 80.00 Ho Chi Minh City Development Policy DPL EAP Vietnam P160480 Operation 1 100.00 Tanzania Second Business Environment DPL AFR Tanzania P160520 for Jobs DPO 80.00 Mauritania Fiscal and Diversification DPL AFR Mauritania P160592 Reforms DPO 28.16 South Eastern Europe and Bal- Equity in Economic Opportunities in DPL ECA kans P160594 Western Balkans 50.00 CV - Disaster Risk Management Devel- DPL AFR Cabo Verde P160628 opment Policy Loan with Cat DDO 8.00 FIRST PUBLIC FINANCE, ACCOUNTABIL- DPL LAC Guatemala P160667 ITY, AND IMPROVED SOCIAL SERVICES 250.00 Kenya Competitiveness and Growth DPL AFR Kenya P160677 DPO1 150.00 DPL AFR Cabo Verde P160689 Cabo Vede DPO 13.00 DPL AFR Benin P160700 First Fiscal Reform and Growth Credit 40.00 DPL SAS Nepal P160792 Nepal Fiscal Reforms DPC 100.00 Climate Change and Green Growth DPF DPL EAP Vietnam P160818 2 90.00 MG - Public Finance Sustainability and DPL AFR Madagascar P160866 Investment DPO 65.00 First Fiscal Management Development DPL EAP Vietnam P160928 Policy Operation 200.00 Sri Lanka Programmatic DPL - Series 1 DPL SAS Sri Lanka P161035 Competitiveness 100.00 DPL SAS Pakistan P161136 Pakistan: Finance for Growth DPC 210.00 September 2016 Board Annex DPFs and PforRs PAGE 170 Total Region Project Decisio In- Country Name Project Description Amount Name ID Meeting str (US$) Iraq First Fiscal Stabilization and Inclu- sive Growth Development Policy Fi- DPL MNA Iraq P161167 nancing 1,000.00 Serbia Second Public Expenditure and DPL ECA Serbia P161184 Public Utilities DPL 100.00 Myanmar Development Policy Lending DPL EAP Myanmar P161189 for Private Sector Competitiveness 200.00 Bosnia and Her- DPL ECA zegovina P161190 Bosnia and Herzegovina Fiscal DPL 50.00 Egypt, Arab Re- Second Fiscal Consolidation, Sustaina- DPL MNA public of P161228 ble Energy & Competitiveness DPF 1,000.00 West Bank and West Bank and Gaza: Fiscal Resilience DPL MNA Gaza P161252 and Job Creation 40.00 DPL MNA Tunisia P161483 Tunisia FY18 DPF 500.00 DPL AFR Mozambique P161521 Mozambique Financial Sector DPO III 25.00 KENYA-Disaster Risk Management De- DPL AFR Kenya P161562 velopment Policy Loan with Cat DDO 150.00 Second Sustainable Development and DPL LAC Colombia P161642 Green Growth DPL 500.00 Montenegro Fiscal and Financial Stabil- DPL ECA Montenegro P161664 ity DPL 40.00 IN Maharashtra Rural Water Supply and P4R SAS India P126325 Sanitation Program 03/25/2013 165.00 P4R MNA Tunisia P130637 TN-Urban Dev. and Local Governance 05/19/2014 300.00 Strengthening Universal Health Insur- P4R LAC Costa Rica P148435 ance in Costa Rica 10/01/2015 420.00 Transformation of Agriculture Sector P4R AFR Rwanda P148927 Program Phase 3 PforR 09/05/2014 300.00 Egypt, Arab Re- P4R MNA public of P149622 Healthcare Support Project 200.00 P4R MNA Morocco P149653 Morocco Urban Transport Project (P4R) 03/03/2015 200.00 P4R MNA Morocco P149995 Municipal Support Program 200.00 Vietnam Enhancing Teacher Education P4R EAP Vietnam P150060 Program 03/21/2016 95.00 PAGE 171 Monthly Operational Summary September 2016 Total Region Project Decisio In- Country Name Project Description Amount Name ID Meeting str (US$) Tunisia State-Owned Banks Restructur- P4R MNA Tunisia P151011 ing P4R 250.00 Results-based Scaling Up Rural Sanita- P4R EAP Vietnam P152693 tion and Water Supply Program 04/02/2015 200.00 Tanzania Education and Skills for Pro- P4R AFR Tanzania P152810 ductive Jobs Program (ESPJ) 03/11/2016 120.00 IN Swachh Bharat Mission Support Op- P4R SAS India P153251 eration 09/11/2015 1,500.00 TZ-Rural Electrification Expansion Pro- P4R AFR Tanzania P153781 gram 04/05/2016 225.76 Egypt, Arab Re- Sustainable Rural Sanitation Services P4R MNA public of P154112 Program for Results 05/04/2015 550.00 Power Distribution Development Pro- P4R EAP Indonesia P154805 gram-for-Results 12/14/2015 980.00 P4R EAP China P154984 China Health Reform Program 600.00 P4R EAP Vietnam P155086 Local Road Asset Management Program 11/11/2015 385.00 PforR on Modernization and Optimiza- P4R ECA Serbia P155172 tion of Public Administration 11/05/2015 75.00 P4R MNA Morocco P155222 Morocco Education Support 200.00 Pakistan Punjab Jobs and Competitive- P4R SAS Pakistan P155963 ness Program for Results 12/03/2015 100.00 Kenya Secondary Cities Services Im- P4R AFR Kenya P156777 provement Program 200.00 Skills Strengthening for Industrial Value P4R SAS India P156867 Enhancement Operation 268.75 MUNICIPALITIES AND AGGLOMERA- P4R AFR Senegal P157097 TIONS SUPPORT PROGRAM 110.00 Egypt, Arab Re- P4R MNA public of P157395 Upper Egypt Local Development PforR 06/14/2016 500.00 Improving Accountability For Service P4R SAS Pakistan P157507 Delivery 200.00 Indonesia Tourism Development Pro- P4R EAP Indonesia P157599 gram 200.00 September 2016 Board Annex DPFs and PforRs PAGE 172 Total Region Project Decisio In- Country Name Project Description Amount Name ID Meeting str (US$) AFG: ARTF Recurrent Cost Support and P4R SAS Afghanistan P157723 Incentive Program 1,200.00 Egypt, Arab Re- Egypt Education Quality Improvement P4R MNA public of P157809 Project 400.00 National Groundwater Management P4R SAS India P158119 Improvement Program 500.00 Uttarakhand Water Supply and Sanita- P4R SAS India P158146 tion Program for Peri Urban Areas 120.00 P4R SAS India P158435 Skill India Mission Operation 1,000.00 P4R EAP China P158545 Qianxinan Rural Transport Project 200.00 West Bank and Water Security Development Program P4R MNA Gaza P158615 for Rsult 10.00 Pakistan: National Social Protection P4R SAS Pakistan P158643 Program 100.00 Anhui Rural Road Improvement and P4R EAP China P158733 Upgrading Project 200.00 Vietnam Social Security Modernization P4R EAP Vietnam P158981 Project 100.00 West Bank and GZ-Third Municipal Development Pro- P4R MNA Gaza P159258 ject 10.00 West Bengal Institutional Strengthening P4R SAS India P159427 of Gram Panchayats Project II 214.50 Reaching All Children with Education in P4R MNA Lebanon P159470 Lebanon Support Project 06/07/2016 224.00 Economic Opportunities for Jordanians P4R MNA Jordan P159522 and Syrian Refugees P4R 07/13/2016 300.00 Senegal Modern Energy Services Pro- P4R AFR Senegal P159625 gram for Results 60.00 National Targeted Programs Support P4R EAP Vietnam P159737 Project 200.00 AR PLAN BELGRANO WSS PROGRAM P4R LAC Argentina P159855 FOR RESULTS 250.00 Serbia Power and Gas Sectors Financial P4R ECA Serbia P159869 Recovery PfoR 150.00 Additional Financing for Grid-Con- P4R SAS India P160018 nected Rooftop Solar 22.94 PAGE 173 Monthly Operational Summary September 2016 Total Region Project Decisio In- Country Name Project Description Amount Name ID Meeting str (US$) Ethiopia Health MDGs P4R Additional P4R AFR Ethiopia P160108 Financing 210.00 Nepal Health Sector Management Re- P4R SAS Nepal P160207 form Program 09/15/2016 150.00 Uganda Intergovernmental Fiscal Trans- P4R AFR Uganda P160250 fers PforR 200.00 P4R AFR Nigeria P160430 Better Education Service Delivery for All 500.00 Indonesia Social Assistance Reform Pro- P4R EAP Indonesia P160665 ject 200.00 Nepal School Sector Development Pro- P4R SAS Nepal P160748 gram 270.00 P4R AFR Cabo Verde P160796 Cabo Verde SOE Reform Program 15.00 Bangladesh Health Sector Support Pro- P4R SAS Bangladesh P160846 gram 300.00 P4R LAC Brazil P160868 Recife PforR 220.00 Transforming Secondary Education for P4R SAS Bangladesh P160943 Results Program 500.00 Transformation of Agriculture Sector Program Phase 3 PforR Additional Fi- P4R AFR Rwanda P161000 nancing 56.00 Additional Financing for Kenya National P4R AFR Kenya P161179 Safety Net Program 50.00 Vietnam Health Service Delivery Re- P4R EAP Vietnam P161283 form Project 115.00 Enhancing Shared Prosperity through P4R AFR Ethiopia P161373 Equitable Services 660.00 Kenya Governance for Improved Ser- P4R AFR Kenya P161387 vice Delivery 150.00 P4R AFR Ethiopia P161430 Ethiopia Rural Safety Net Project 600.00 AF - 2nd Eth Urban Local Govt Devt Pro- P4R AFR Ethiopia P161436 gram 400.00