Document Type: Implementation Status and Results Report Report No.: ISR17393 Document Date: JAN 14, 2015

Author: 0000A8056

Document Type: Implementation Status and Results Report Report No.: ISR17705 Document Date: DEC 30, 2014

Author: 0000A8056

Document Type: Implementation Status and Results Report Report No.: ISR16885 Document Date: DEC 25, 2014

Author: 0000A8056

Document Type: Implementation Status and Results Report Report No.: ISR16871 Document Date: DEC 18, 2014

Author: El Nakat,Ziad Salim Document also available in:

Document Type: Project Information Document Report No.: PIDA15717 Document Date: DEC 16, 2014

Author: 0000A8056

The objective of the Social Promotion and Protection Project for Lebanon is to increase access to social development services at the community level, improve the coverage and targeting of the National Poverty Targeting Program (NPTP), and strengthen the capacity of the Ministry of Social Affairs (MOSA) at the central level and the Social Development Centers (SDC) at the local level. ... See More + On January 24, 2014, the Government of Lebanon (GOL) officially requested that the National Poverty Targeting Program (NPTP - Component three of the Social Promotion and Protection Project, SPPP) be fast-tracked and financed from grant resources through an emergency project, in order to urgently address the impact of the Syrian conflict on hosting communities. The emergency NPTP grant was declared effective on August 18, 2014 and is currently being implemented. Therefore, the Ministry of Finance (MOF) submitted a restructuring request to the World Bank on November 7, 2014 to cancel the NPTP component from the SPPP, and reallocate its amount to components one and two of the SPPP, keeping the total amount of the loan unchanged.  See Less -

Document Type: Project Paper Report No.: RES15148 Document Date: DEC 12, 2014

Document Type: Trust Fund Administrative Agreement Report No.: Document Date: DEC 02, 2014

Author: Wang,Mei - LEGAM

This paper uses a global computable general-equilibrium framework with new detail on six Levant countries -- the Arab Republic of Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, the Syrian Arab Republic, and Turkey -- to quantify the direct and indirect economic effects of the Syrian war and the advance of the Islamic State on the Levant. ... See More + Syria and Iraq bear the brunt of the direct economic costs, while the other Levant countries lose in per capita but not in aggregate terms. The fact that the Islamic State's spread has undermined regional trade adds to varying degrees to the direct costs in all Levant economies and in the case of Syria and Iraq doubles the welfare losses. All these countries are foregoing opportunities to expand intra-Levant trade and the associated gains in economic efficiency and diversification. The average welfare effects are not indicative of within-country incidence, which varies among workers, landowners, and capitalists.  See Less -

Document Type: Policy Research Working Paper Report No.: WPS7135 Document Date: DEC 01, 2014

Author: Ianchovichina, Elena; Ivanic, Maros

Document Type: Trust Fund Administrative Agreement Report No.: Document Date: NOV 21, 2014

Author: Farid,Mazhar

The development objective of the Emergency Education System Stabilization Project (EESSP) for Lebanon is to ensure equitable access to educational opportunities in the public system, improve the quality of teaching and learning environment, and strengthen national education systems and monitoring. ... See More + Some of the negative impacts and mitigation measures include: (1) notifying the public of the works through appropriate notification in the media and or at publicly accessible sites (including the site of the works); (2) spraying water during pneumatic drilling and wall destruction dust shall be suppressed by ongoing water spraying and or installing dust screen enclosures at site; (3) ensuring that during operations the engine covers of generators, air compressors, and other powered mechanical equipment are closed, and equipment is placed as far away from residential areas as possible; (4) establishing appropriate erosion and sediment control measures such as hay bales and or silt fences to prevent sediment from moving off site and causing excessive turbidity in nearby streams and rivers; (5) ensuring that proper attention is given to sanitary services for schools occupants and students; and (6) identifying waste collection and disposal pathways and sites for all major waste types expected from demolition and construction activities.  See Less -

Document Type: Environmental Assessment Report No.: E4708 Document Date: NOV 14, 2014