World Bank Monthly Operational Summary Worldwide April 2011 data as of March 15, 2012 © 2011 The World Bank Group, All Rights Reserved. Terms and Conditions
WorldwideAgriculture, Fishing, and Forestry (R) Conservation Agreements Private Partnership Platform: The objective is to catalyze private sector participation in the conservation of biodiversity and provision of ecosystem services by enabling private sector companies to partner directly with local communities. Bank Approval scheduled for mid-March 2012. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 5.0 (GEFU). Consulting services and implementing agency(ies) to be determined. ~ WorldwideAgriculture, Fishing, and Forestry (R) FIP Grant Mechanism for Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities: The objective is to provide fast track finance for climate change mitigation and adaptation, to bridge the financing gap till a post-2012 global climate change agreement comes into effect. Project Concept Review Meeting completed on 24 January 2012. Appraisal scheduled for 15 May 2012. Environmental Assessment Category F. US$ 50.0 (CSCF). Consulting services and implementing agency(ies) to be determined. WorldwideAgriculture, Fishing, and Forestry (R) Mainstreaming Alliance for Zero Extinction Site Conservation Globally and Preventing Extinctions: The objective is to safeguard AZE sites and prevent extinctions through mainstreaming conservation action in development planning. Project Concept Review Meeting scheduled for mid-March 2012. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 5.2 (GEFU). Consulting services to be determined. The World Bank, 1818 H Street, Washington DC, Tel: (202) 458-7469, E-mail: grasagam@worldbank.org, Contact: Valerie Hickey, Biodiversity Specialist WorldwideAgriculture, Fishing, and Forestry Development Marketplace 2009-GEF: The objective is to help identify and provide grant funding to support innovative projects. GEF CEO Endorsement was completed on 22 December 2009. Environmental Assessment Category U. US$ 1.0/2.0/2.7/1.1 (GDEN/GEFU/GFDR/IFAD). No consultants are required. Various Organizations, ~Contact: Adetokunbo Abiru, Finance Commissioner WorldwideAgriculture, Fishing, and Forestry Second Strategic Action Plan for Red Sea and Gulf of Aden: The objective is to support transition from current practices to an ecosystem-based management (EBM) approach by demonstrating its added value through institutional reforms as well as on the ground activities in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden. Decision Meeting scheduled for 12 April 2012. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P113794. US$ 3.0/2.0 (GEFU/ZPCI). Consultants will be required for implementation in marine managed areas, including participatory approaches focusing on gender and social inclusion, commercial fisheries private sector partnerships, transboundary governance inclusion, fishery-specific PERs, and ecosystem-based management approaches sited in Middle East cultural context. PERSGA, The Regional Organization for the Conservation of Environment of the, PO Box 53662, Jeddah 21583, Saudi Arabia, Tel: (966-2) 652-3224, Fax: (966-2) 652-1901, E-mail: mohammed.badran@persga.org, Contact: Dr. Mohammed Badran, Director WorldwideWater, Sanitation and Flood Protection Governance and Knowledge Generation: The objective is to foster the integration of environmental issues into sectoral and development policies of the beneficiaries. Bank Approval completed on 29 November 2011. Environmental Assessment Category C. Project: P118145. US$ 3.0 (GEFU). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Cairo, Maspiro, Arab Republic of Egypt Tel/Fax: (202)-574-7847, E-mail: esd@sl-mfa.gov.eg, Contact: Khalil Moataz, Deputy Assistant; Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Arab Republic of Egypt, Tel: (213-21) 504-318, Fax: (213-21) 504-322, E-mail: benazza@mae.dz, Contact: Mrs. Latifa Benazza, Director; Plan bleu pour l’environnement, Tel: (33-04) 9238-7130, Fax: (33-04) 9238-7131, E-mail: planbleu@planbleu.org, Contact: Lucien Chabason, President   |