The Gezira scheme is an irrigated project lying between the White and Blue Niles. The scheme slopes gently downwards from the south to the north and west.
... See More + The 420 m (above sea level) contour runs through Sennar and the 385 m through the north and west of the scheme. The soils of the area consist largely of sediments of the Blue Nile and tributaries, mostly derived from the basic rocks of the Ethiopian Highlands. The soils in the Gezira Scheme can produce excellent crops. Their self-mulching characteristics guarantee a good structure as soon as the soil contains adequate amount of moisture. They are not easy to work and require special attention after irrigation. The fertility level is reasonable, but exhaustive cropping requires ample replenishment of nutrients. Even after decades of irrigation, salinity is not a problem, except in some fringe areas in the north and west of the project. The climate in the Gezira is suitable for growing crops year-round as long as irrigation water is available. Variation in temperatures throughout the year allow the cultivation of a range of crops. High yields of cotton and groundnut are possible, in spite of high summer temperatures. Favorable factors for production are the abundant solar radiation and the substantial difference between day and night temperatures. Temperatures in the project area are high. Extremes of 46'C were recorded. The hottest months are May and June. The lowest temperatures occur during December and March. Differences in day and night temperatures are significant, which has a bearing on crop production. Optimum growth takes place between October and December. After the end of December, the low temperatures are likely to limit growth. Sowing dates for all crops are highly affected by prevailing temperatures throughout the critical growth period. The components as follows: telecommunications component, roads component, ginneries, cotton handling and storage, housing and utilities, Schitosomiasis component, and rural water supply and sanitation component.
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The Title Registration Project seeks to promote private sector development by implementing a transparent, parcel-based, and easily accessible registration system for land and other real property.
... See More + Specifically, it will a) increase the productivity and value of land and other real estate by securing property rights and promoting consolidation of fragmented rural land ownership, and b) facilitate the use of property as collateral and reduce transaction costs in title transfer and mortgage finance by improving the efficiency of rural and urban property markets. The project consists of three components. The first component will support establishing a nationwide common Information and Registration Centers (IRCs) network for a secure registration of real estate parcels and associated rights. It will include training staff in the new system procedures; designing, prototyping, and establishing a computerized title registration management information system in 25 IRCs with linkages to information systems across the cadastral network; and further equipping local IRCs. The second component will support surveying land to produce cadastral maps. It will provide financing to equip and furnish the Mapping Center; contract satellite imagery and finance global positioning system grid enhancement work; and support the non-labor operating costs of the Surveying and Mapping works. The third component will finance equipping and operating a Project Implementation Unit (PIU).
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The main objective of the Institutional Capacity Building for Protected Areas Management and Sustainable Use Project (ICB-PAMSU) is to establish effective institutional capacity within the wildlife and tourism sectors for strategic planning, program development and implementation, and to promote long-term sustainability.
... See More + A second important objective of the ICB-PAMSU project is to secure the vital natural resource base, particularly the Protected Areas estate and wildlife resources, during the period that the institutional capacity is being strengthened. The project components include: (a) strengthening the organizational structure, management systems and operational capacity of the Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA), and the managerial and technical capacity of staff at headquarters and field levels; (b) strengthening institutional capacity of other selected conservation-related institutions, complementing the role of UWA; (c) strengthening of the National Commission for Antiquities and Museums; (d) strengthening the Ministry of Tourism, Wildlife and Antiquities and the Uganda Tourism Board; and (e) strengthening capacity for human resources development within the tourism sector, through a "Train the Trainer" program benefiting both public (Hotel Tourism and Training Institute) and private sector training institutions.
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The project objectives of the Water and Energy Project are (a) to carry out institutional reform in the water and electricity sectors; (b) to build institutional capacity by strengthening the Ministry of Rural Development, Natural Resources and Environment (MDRRNA) and the Secretary of State for Energy (SEE); (c) to provide reliable and potable water supply in Bissau and secondary centers on a sustainable basis through cost recovery, and improve the pluvial drainage system in Bissau; and (d) to enable the power sector to provide an economic and reliable supply of electricity to the largest number of people, and thus support the conditions for sustainable economic growth.
... See More + The main components of the project are: (a) institutional reform of the electricity and water sectors, including the financing of a social and reserve fund to pay for overstaffing of the utility during the transition period and for government arrears for water and electricity bills; (b) secondary centers; (c) rehabilitation and extension of existing power generation and generation and distribution facilities in Bissau and secondary centers, the environmental clean-up of the oil spill behind the plant Electricity and Water Utility of Guinea-Bissau (EAGB- Electricidade e Aguas de Guine-Bissau), and the development of the traditional energy sector; and (d) rehabilitation and extension of the pluvial drainage system in Bissau.
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The Guangxi Urban Environment Project helps improve the environment of Nanning and Guilin, in support of sustainable economic growth and poverty alleviation in the region.
... See More + It improves water quality, and institutional and financial capacity for environmental protection, environmental services, and water resource management. There are six components. The Sewerage and Drainage component in Nanning cleans up the Chaoyang stream and builds interceptors; builds and improves main and secondary sewers and drains, associated pumping stations, and a primary sewage treatment plant; improves equipment and information systems; and enforces industry regulation. The Sewerage and Solid Waste Management component in Guilin builds primary and secondary sewers, builds pumping stations, expands existing and builds primary sewage treatment plants and oxidation pond, cleans up and intercepts sewage from three lakes, builds a sanitary solid waste landfill, and augments the fleet of solid waste trucks. Component 3 builds or improves tertiary sewers, drains, solid waste dumps, public toilets, and footpaths in selected small areas. Component 4 lines and extends a canal conveying water from a reservoir to the Lijiang, installing a hydro-power generator, and building and repairing embankment sections. Component 5 implments a pilot project to fund sugar refinery pollution abatement. Component 6 supports institutional development, providing technical assistance, training, and equipment.
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The objectives of the Health System Recovery and Development Project are to: (a) establish/strengthen institutional and human resource capacities for an effective and sustainable health sector; and (b) improve the accessibility, quality and efficiency of essential health services in fulfillment of a precondition for sustained improvements in health status.
... See More + The project includes four components: (a) national capacity building; (b) governance and management of the health system in the Tirana region; (c) upgrading of Tirana health care delivery system; and (d) project development.
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The Household Energy Project aims to provide an economic and sustainable supply of energy for households in Chad. The project comprises four components that will be implemented over four years: 1) establishing village-based natural resources management--this component builds the capacity to design simple long-term village land-use and wood exploitation plans for villages in the N'Djamena wood fuel catchment area by funding the technical assistance for nongovernmental organizations, forestry agents, and villagers to develop a master plan and thereafter manage and control fuelwood use; 2) building the capacity of the Agency for Household Energy and Environment to monitor and control wood product flow through charging collecting user fees/taxes; 3) improving the efficiency of household fuel use by commercializing efficient cooking stoves (firewood, charcoal); and promoting the use of low-cost kerosene and liquid petroleum gas (LPG) stoves with publicity and NGO-sponsored promotional activities as well as testing, product development, and monitoring of stove performance; and 4) capacity building and training as a part of project management.
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The objectives of the Kiev District Heating Improvement Project are: (a) to replace and increase heat production capacity to better meet existing and expected future demand and to improve the reliability and service levels in the Kiev District Heating (DH) system; (b) to extend the life of, increase the efficiency of, and enhance conservation of the Kiev DH system, through rehabilitation and introduction of modern technologies and materials; and (c) to promote sound cost recovery policies and practices and the commercialization an institutional strengthening of project DH companies, to identify the most efficient corporate and institutional structure for provision of DH in Kiev and ways to facilitate the eventual privatization of the service, and to support project implementation.
... See More + The components include: (a) heat production capacity improvement; (b) DH rehabilitation; and (c) institutional support.
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The objective of the Durres Port Project is to improve the efficiency and effective capacity of the Port of Durres, taking environmental considerations into account by: (a) increasing the commercial orientation of the Port of Durres through establishing an autonomous port, privatizing operations, improving Customs procedures, and improving operations and safety; and (b) rehabilitating port infrastructure to accommodate anticipated traffic demand and attract transit traffic.
... See More + The project components include: civil works, navigation aids, lighting, warehouses, cranes and spares, anti-pollution, customs modernization, miscellaneous equipment, studies, technical assistance, and training.
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The objectives of the Third National Highway Project are, like its predecessors, to support an integrated approach to expressway corridor development.
... See More + This project's specific objectives are to 1) relieve road transport congestion and improve the integration of interregional trade and commerce; 2) strengthen institutional capacity at the Hubei Provincial Communications Department (HPCD) and related institutions; 3) develop a policy dialogue in the areas of commercializing and corporatizing provincial expressway companies and highway maintenance management; and 4) improve road transport safety. The project has six components. The first constructs expressway sections; constructs administration, service, and maintenance facilities; and supplies and installs electrical, electronic, and mechanical equipment. The second connects the expressway sections to existing road infrastructure. The third constructs supervision services for all expressway sections and their interconnecting roads. The fourth provides studies and technical assistance. The fifth trains staff in all aspects of highway planning, design, construction, operation, finance, and maintenance. The sixth finances equipment that controls construction quality and monitoring, operates and maintains expressways, maintains the road network, and bridge information system as well as the pavement and maintenance management systems.
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The Minas Gerais State Privatization Project's main objective is to support the state's privatization and concession program, making the state government less vulnerable to losses on banking operations and more efficient in the delivery of gas and highway maintenance services.
... See More + The project will also support social sector grants to mitigate the social costs of adjustment, as well as high priority road and school maintenance and rehabilitation work to ensure that these physical assets do not deteriorate during the adjustment period. The components of this project are (i) privatization of the state banks (Banco de Credito Real de Minas Gerais S. A. - CREDIREAL and Banco de Estado de Minas Gerais - BEMGE); (ii) sale and concessioning of Companhia Estadual de Gas de Minas Gerais - GASMIG); (iii) concessioning of two segments of state roads with a total of 460 kilometers; (iv) establishment of an adequate regulatory framework for the private provision of public services; and (v) fiscal performance consistent with the capital spending program and fiscal indicators cited in the state's Privatization Program Letter.
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The Agricultural Support Services Project seeks to improve the incentive framework for, and productivity, profitability, and sustainability of Kyrgyz agriculture.
... See More + The project consists of six components. i) Land and agrarian reform assists implementation of government program in distribution of land and non-land assets; provides capacity building in government agencies and farming communities; and establishes policies and procedures for land auctions. ii) Rural advisory and development services will establish rural advisory and development centers (RADCs) and a Secretariat to provide coordination and monitoring for RADCs. It also assists in farmer training. iii) Seed industry development includes acquisition, development, and evaluation of new germplasm; demonstration of best practice commercial seed production; and development of a legal framework for protection of plant breeders' rights. iv) Crop protection and plant quarantine establishes a legal framework for the regulation of pesticide use, and relocates key plant quarantine centers. v) Agricultural market information system (MIS) will collect, process, and disseminate market information for the industry; and vi) institutional capacity building of MAWR (Ministry of Agriculture and Water Resources) will establish a project implementation unit.
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The Agricultural Support Services Project seeks to improve the incentive framework for, and productivity, profitability, and sustainability of Kyrgyz agriculture.
... See More + The project consists of six components. i) Land and agrarian reform assists implementation of government program in distribution of land and non-land assets; provides capacity building in government agencies and farming communities; and establishes policies and procedures for land auctions. ii) Rural advisory and development services will establish rural advisory and development centers (RADCs) and a Secretariat to provide coordination and monitoring for RADCs. It also assists in farmer training. iii) Seed industry development includes acquisition, development, and evaluation of new germplasm; demonstration of best practice commercial seed production; and development of a legal framework for protection of plant breeders' rights. iv) Crop protection and plant quarantine establishes a legal framework for the regulation of pesticide use, and relocates key plant quarantine centers. v) Agricultural market information system (MIS) will collect, process, and disseminate market information for the industry; and vi) institutional capacity building of MAWR (Ministry of Agriculture and Water Resources) will establish a project implementation unit.
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The First Cadastre Project's objective is to develop a real estate registration program which will provide: (a) property owners with security of ownership rights; (b) commercial banks with the confidence necessary to give secured credit against real estate; (c) the real estate market with information on ownership and location of property as needed for the market to function effectively; (d) government agencies and institutions with basic information for urban planning and land management; (e) the real estate market with information or property values; and (f) the private sector with opportunities to develop in areas related to real estate registration.
... See More + The four components are: (i) a mapping program to finance the production of new maps, and updating of existing maps, over a five-year period; (ii) a urban cadastral services program to provide the institutional basis for registration of ownership rights in urban and intravillan areas, and storage and administration of ownership information; (iii) a rural cadastral services program to provide the institutional basis for registration of ownership rights in rural (extravillan) areas, and storage and administration of ownership information; and (iv) an institution and capacity building program consisting of three main sub-components (a) training, (b) technical assistance, and (c) the establishment of a project implementation office.
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The Cesme-Alacati Water Supply and Sewerage Project seeks to: i) bring about institutional development in the Union of municipalities; ii) increase efficiency of delivering infrastructure services through the introduction of a private operation; and iii) improve water quality, sewerage service, and environmental conditions.
... See More + There are three components in this project. First, institutional development consists of strengthening the CALBIR (Cesme-Alacati Union) by setting up the Union's technical and financial management systems; hiring and monitoring the performance of a private operator for improved water and sewerage services; and providing technical assistance for a high level of project supervision and on environmental issues. Second, improving the operational condition of the water supply system will support hydrogeological investigations to increase water production of the wells in the Ildir area; relocation of wells in the Ildir area; construction of a water barrier; provision of operational equipment to improve water and wastewater services; and provision for urgent repairs and upgrading of the water supply system. Third, completion of sewerage system will develop and improve the sewerage network; construct a pre-treatment plant for the combined waste water flow from Cesme and Alacati to discharge into the sea.
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The Telecommunications Reform and Privatization Project are: (a) to assist Romania in reforming the telecommunications sector, including privatization of existing public sector telecommunications facilities; (b) to provide the necessary infrastructure to enable General Inspectorate of Communications (GIC) to maximize the productive use of the radio frequency spectrum and to improve frequency assignment criteria for further expansion of wireless communications service provision by the private sector; and (c) to support GIC in performing regulatory functions over all networks and services in the telecommunications sector.
... See More + The design and implementation of the sector reform component comprises (i) the development of policy, legal and regulatory frameworks and (ii) the privatization of Rom Telecom. The regulatory agency development component will focus on the development of GIC into a full fledged regulatory body for the telecommunication sector, including modernization of its infrastructure for radio spectrum management and monitoring.
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The basic objectives of the State Farms Commercialization Project are 1) to support, accelerate, and catalyze enterprise reform within the state farm system with a line of credit to be extended through an independent project financial intermediary (PFI) to state farms and enterprises for technological modernization of existing production facilities or establishment of new commercial ventures and 2) to increase the capacity of the China Trust and Investment Corporation for Economic Development (CTICED), the PFI, to conduct long-term lending activities.
... See More + Financing will be predominantly used by small and medium scale light industries, of a scale sufficient to support environmental pollution control technology, and linked to defined steps in enterprise reform in China--enterprise autonomy; ownership diversification, with participation of collectives and private and foreign-funded enterprises; introduction of the shareholding system; improvement of selected industries with advanced and new technology; development if marketing and distribution systems; and removal of social services from enterprises. The loan is expected to be disbursed over a five-year period. The complete portfolio will consist of about 50 subprojects with average subloans of $4.0 million.
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The Grassroots Initiatives to Fight Hunger and Poverty Project seeks to: i) improve the living conditions of disadvantaged targeted rural communities by responding to their priorities; ii) strengthen capacity of communities in identifying and ranking their priority needs; and in partnership with nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) and local authorities, to plan, implement, and supervise actions to respond to those needs; and iii) strengthen institutional and policy-making capacity at the local and national levels in the fight against hunger and poverty.
... See More + The project has two components: a) Community development will include training for the community and for the NGOs recruited for community development activities; an information, Education, Communication (IEC) program tailored to community needs; and an information campaign to keep the public abreast of project development. b) Policy and institutional development will strengthen local and national decision-making on poverty issues. This component will finance the activities of the Observatory for Sustainable Human Development, created to provide policy-makers with information on poverty issues. This component will also support a permanent poverty monitoring system.
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The Municipal Solid Waste Management Project in Latvia demonstrates modern, self-sustaining management of municipal solid waste through maximum collection of generated methane, thereby reducing greenhouse gas emissions and creating a revenue stream to cover capital and operational costs of the improved landfill.
... See More + The project's components 1) remediate the existing site to meet environmental requirements in regard to leachate treatment and to avoid future groundwater contamination, 2) provide technical and operational improvements to meet western sanitary landfill standards, and arrangements for improving the separation of recyclable materials; 3) establish energy cells for enhanced degradation of easily biodegradable waste, landfill collection, and electricity generation; and 4) provide technical and managerial assistance through twinning arrangements.
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The Higher Education Reform Project aims at developing a system of higher education that: a) responds to the nation's changed and changing social and economic needs; b) operates efficiently; and c) mobilizes greater private finance and distributes the costs of education more equitably.
... See More + There are six components in this project. First, Policy and Institutional Development will support the introduction and strengthening of key policy and administrative reforms in allocation of students and finance; administration of higher education; teaching programs; tuition charges and student loans; and private higher education. Second, Higher Education Institutes Investment Program will reduce costs by consolidating single-purpose institutions into multi-faculty colleges and universities. Third, Management Information System will finance development of strategy and process redesign; software development; upgrading of information technology networks; and training. Fourth, Management Capacity Development will support increased management capacity in planning, financial management, information systems, academic reform, and policy analysis. Fifth, Student Loan Program will develop a loan program based on a state guarantee of repayment. Sixth, Project Management and Project Preparation Facility will finance the establishment and operation of the Project Management Unit.
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