The development objective of Support to Municipal Infrastructure Development Program Project for Uganda is to enhance the institutional performance of Program Local Government (LGs) to improve urban service delivery.
... See More + The Government of Uganda (GoU) requested the additional financing (AF) to scale up the successful impacts of the program, both within targeted as well as new localities. As part of processing the AF, the program is also being restructured to : (i) extend the geographical coverage of the program to eight additional municipal local governments (MLGs); (ii) extend the duration of the program by five years; (iii) introduce support to eight districts that have faced a high influx of refugees through financing from the new IDA18 sub-window for refugees and host communities; (iv) and update the Disbursement Link Indicators (DLIs) and performance measures to deepen impact and results in terms of institutional strengthening, planning and financial management, infrastructure provision and local economic development. The Program for Results (PforR) AF will also contribute to the achievement of the objectives in the government’s letter of Policy on refugees and host communities.
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The development objective of Support to Municipal Infrastructure Development Program Project for Uganda is to enhance the institutional performance of Program Local Government (LGs) to improve urban service delivery.
... See More + The Government of Uganda (GoU) requested the additional financing (AF) to scale up the successful impacts of the program, both within targeted as well as new localities. As part of processing the AF, the program is also being restructured to : (i) extend the geographical coverage of the program to eight additional municipal local governments (MLGs); (ii) extend the duration of the program by five years; (iii) introduce support to eight districts that have faced a high influx of refugees through financing from the new IDA18 sub-window for refugees and host communities; (iv) and update the Disbursement Link Indicators (DLIs) and performance measures to deepen impact and results in terms of institutional strengthening, planning and financial management, infrastructure provision and local economic development. The Program for Results (PforR) AF will also contribute to the achievement of the objectives in the government’s letter of Policy on refugees and host communities.
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The development objective of the Third Regional Development Project for Georgia is to improve infrastructure services and institutional capacity to support the development of tourism-based economy and cultural heritage circuits in the Samtskhe-Javakheti and Mtskheta-Mtianeti regions.
... See More + Some of the negative impacts and mitigation measures include: (i) all affected household will be compensated for temporary relocation for three months for temporary loss of residence; (ii) for temporary loss of income, the compensation will be calculated based on the Tax Declaration presented by the business owner; (iii) all affected library staff will receive their due wages; (iv) household living in apartments belongs to III category will receive the transportation compensation amounting to 300 Georgian Lari (GEL); (v) household living in apartments belongs to II or I category will receive the transportation compensation amounting to 300 GEL; (vi) children's library located in the building of the III category compensation will be given out depending on the number of books; (vii) public library located in the building of the I category will transport the books during the implementation stage of the project; and (viii) allowance equivalent to three months of minimum subsistence income for a vulnerable family of five and employment priority in project-related jobs.
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The objectives of the Local Development Project for Angola are: (a) to improve access of poor households to basic services and economic opportunities, and (b) to enhance local institutional capacities among Angola's municipalities.
... See More + The Local Development Project (LDP) was approved by the Board of Directors on March 18, 2010, but it only became effective on August 12, 2011. The delay in reaching effectiveness was the result of a constitutional amendment in 2010 that led to a modification of ratification procedures. The Project was restructured three times: the first time in April, 2015 to extend the closing date of the Project from July 31, 2015 to December 31, 2016 to enable completion of planned activities that were affected by the delayed effectiveness date. The second time in December 2016 to extend the closing date of the Project to June 30, 2017. And the third one in March 2017 to extend the closing date to December 31, 2017. The project includes an IDA credit of US$81.7 million, complemented by US$56.7 million from Government counterpart funds. An Additional Financing in the amount of US$70 million was processed and approved by the Board on July 25, 2017, but has not yet been signed. As of December 2017, the LDP Project has already disbursed 99 percent of project funds and is expected to reach its development objectives by the new closing date. The LDP Project has been rated as moderately satisfactory in implementation progress and Progress towards achievement of the PDO in the last ISR, but it was rated as Satisfactory against both in the two previous ISRs.
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The objectives of the Local Development Project for Angola are: (a) to improve access of poor households to basic services and economic opportunities, and (b) to enhance local institutional capacities among Angola's municipalities.
... See More + The Local Development Project (LDP) was approved by the Board of Directors on March 18, 2010, but it only became effective on August 12, 2011. The delay in reaching effectiveness was the result of a constitutional amendment in 2010 that led to a modification of ratification procedures. The Project was restructured three times: the first time in April, 2015 to extend the closing date of the Project from July 31, 2015 to December 31, 2016 to enable completion of planned activities that were affected by the delayed effectiveness date. The second time in December 2016 to extend the closing date of the Project to June 30, 2017. And the third one in March 2017 to extend the closing date to December 31, 2017. The project includes an IDA credit of US$81.7 million, complemented by US$56.7 million from Government counterpart funds. An Additional Financing in the amount of US$70 million was processed and approved by the Board on July 25, 2017, but has not yet been signed. As of December 2017, the LDP Project has already disbursed 99 percent of project funds and is expected to reach its development objectives by the new closing date. The LDP Project has been rated as moderately satisfactory in implementation progress and Progress towards achievement of the PDO in the last ISR, but it was rated as Satisfactory against both in the two previous ISRs.
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The development objective of the Emergency Services and Social Resilience Project (ESSRP) for Jordan is to help Jordanian municipalities and host communities address the immediate service delivery impacts of Syrian refugee inflows and strengthen municipal capacity to support local economic development.
... See More + The restructuring will: amend the grant agreement for the additional financing of the project to reflect a reallocation of United States (U.S.) 0.7 million dollars from component 2 to component 1, and a 6-month extension of the project closing date. As the ESSRP is due to close on December 31, 2017, the reallocation will help disburse the unutilized budget under component 2 for activities in component 1, where additional needs have been identified and verified by the Bank. Accordingly, schedule (2) of the additional financing grant agreement will be revised to reduce the allocation in category (2) to U.S. 1.1 million dollars and increase the allocation in category (1) to U.S. 9.7 million dollars.
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The development objective of the Emergency Services and Social Resilience Project (ESSRP) for Jordan is to help Jordanian municipalities and host communities address the immediate service delivery impacts of Syrian refugee inflows and strengthen municipal capacity to support local economic development.
... See More + The restructuring will: amend the grant agreement for the additional financing of the project to reflect a reallocation of United States (U.S.) 0.7 million dollars from component 2 to component 1, and a 6-month extension of the project closing date. As the ESSRP is due to close on December 31, 2017, the reallocation will help disburse the unutilized budget under component 2 for activities in component 1, where additional needs have been identified and verified by the Bank. Accordingly, schedule (2) of the additional financing grant agreement will be revised to reduce the allocation in category (2) to U.S. 1.1 million dollars and increase the allocation in category (1) to U.S. 9.7 million dollars.
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