World Bank Monthly Operational Summary
Latin America and the Caribbean Region
January 2012
data as of December 15, 2011
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Antigua and BarbudaHealth and Other Social Services Safety Net Advancement: The objective is to improve the efficiency of public spending through strengthening the social protection system, supporting public sector transformation, setting up active labor market policies, and programs for the unemployed. Decision Meeting scheduled for 20 January 2012. Environmental Assessment Category C. US$ 20.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. ArgentinaAgriculture, Fishing, and Forestry (R) Volcano Eruption Emergency Recovery Loan: The objective is to assist the Government in responding to the Puyehue Volcano eruption by financing the costs associated with mitigating the negative economic impacts caused by the eruption. This project is no longer in the lending program. Further reporting will be discontinued. Environmental Assessment Category C. US$ 50.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. ArgentinaAgriculture, Fishing, and Forestry Rural Corridors and Biodiversity: The objectives are to: (a) increase the protection of vulnerable natural areas and the conservation of biological diversity in both the Argentine Patagonian Steppe and the Argentine Chaco; and (b) bolster the technical capacity and outreach of federal and provincial organizations working in natural resource issues. Bank Approval scheduled for 10 April 2012. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P114294. US$ 6.3/2.3 (GEFU/MSC1). Consultants will be required. Administacion de Parques Nacionales, Av. Santa Fe 690, C1059ABN, Buenos Aires, Argentina, Tel: (54-11) 4774-5357, Fax: NA, E-mail: NA, Contact: Dra. Patricia Gandini, President ArgentinaAgriculture, Fishing, and Forestry Socio-Economic Inclusion in Rural Areas: The objective is to support the Government’s strategy to raise incomes and improve livelihoods among the rural poor of Argentina. Bank Approval scheduled for 10 April 2012. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P106685. US$ 52.5 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. Ministerio de Agricultura, Ganaderia y Pesca (MAGyP formerly SAGPyA), Avda. Belgrano 450, Buenos Aires, Argentina, Tel: (54-11) 4349-1300, E-mail: prosap-comunica@prosap.gov.ar, Contact: Lic. Jorge Neme, Coordinador Ejecutivo, Ing Sandro Sassatelli, Coordinador Tecnico ArgentinaHealth and Other Social Services (R) Provincial Public Health Insurance Development (Ln. 80620-AR): The objectives 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 service providers. Signing scheduled for 30 December 2011. Environmental Assessment Category C. Project: P106735. US$ 400.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. Ministerio de Salud y Ambiente, Av. 9 de Julio 1925 Piso 12 (1332), Buenos Aires, Argentina Tel/Fax: (54-11) 4379-9339, E-mail: mdiosque@msal.gov.ar, Contact: Dr. Maximo Andres Diosque, Secretario de Promocion de Programas Sanitarios ArgentinaIndustry and Trade (N) Montreal Protocol Hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFC) Phase Out: The objective is to serve the Hydrochlorofluorocarbons Phase-out Management  Plan, Stage I, for theGovernment to submit for approval by the Multilateral Fund Executive Committee at its first meeting in 2012. The operation is expected to pave the way for further engagement on the Montreal Protocol agenda in face of HPMP Stage 2 starting in 2015. Project Concept Review Meeting completed on 22 February 2012. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 10.0 (MPIN). Consulting services and implementing agency(ies) to be determined. ArgentinaIndustry and Trade Sustainable Industrial Development: The objective is to support small and medium enterprises in Argentina with inadequate access to credit to improve their compliance with environmental regulations, while simultaneously boosting their industrial competitiveness. Bank Approval scheduled for 10 April 2012. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P110612. US$ 40.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. Ministerio de Economia y Produccion, Secretaria de Industria y Pyme, Av. Julio A. Roca 651, Piso 2o, Buenos Aires, Argentina, Tel: (54-11) 4349-3726/3728, Fax: NA, E-mail: NA, Contact: Alfredo Junco, Coordinador Ejecutivo UEPRO-PRESAO ArgentinaPublic Administration, Law, and Justice (R) Third National Communication United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC): The objective is to assist the government to strengthen its capacity in designing sectoral policies and measures for mitigation and adaptation to climate change and to evaluate the environmental, social and economic impact of their implementation while fulfilling obligations to the UNFCCC. Signing scheduled for 1 February 2012. Environmental Assessment Category C. Project: P116974. US$ 2.4 (GEFU). Consultants will be required. Secretariat of the Environment and Sustainable Development (SAyDS), Climate Change, San Martin 451, Buenos Aires, Argentina, Tel: (54-11) 4348-8648, E-mail: smucci@ambiente.gov.ar, Contact: Nazareno Castillo Marin, Director ArgentinaPublic Administration, Law, and Justice Salta Province SWAp: The objectives are to improve public service delivery and human capital in the province of Salta by strengthening public sector management and enhancing the quality of education services. Project Concept Review Meeting scheduled for 19 January 2012. Environmental Assessment Category C. US$ 60.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. ArgentinaWater, Sanitation and Flood Protection Buenos Aires Province Infrastructure Sustainable Development Additional Financing: The objectives, same as the parent project, are to assist with: (a) water and sewerage, (b) drainage, and (c) scale-up provincial roads. Signing scheduled for late-December 2011. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P114081. US$ 50.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. Unidad de Coordinacion con Organismos Multilaterales de Credito (UCO), Calle 45, Oficina No.310, La Plata, Argentina, Tel: (54-21) 429-4576, E-mail: uco_dpoi@gob.gba.gov.ar, Contact: Ing. Ethel Teselman, Director Ejecutivo ArgentinaWater, Sanitation and Flood Protection Second Norte Grande Water Infrastructure (Ln. 80320-AR): The objective is to increase sustainable access to sanitation and water supply services in the Norte Grande region of Argentina, by providing investments in infrastructure and supporting institutional development. Awaiting presidential decree. Environmental Assessment Category A. Project: P125151. US$ 200.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. Ministerio de Planificacion Federal, Inversion Publica y Servicios, Hipolito Yrigoyen 250, C1086AAB, Buenos Aires, Argentina, Tel: (54-11) 4349-5000, Fax: NA, E-mail: vhalon@mecon.gov.ar, Contact: Victor Alonso, Coordinator BelizeWater, Sanitation and Flood Protection Climate Resilient Infrastructure: The objective is to provide evidence-based climate resilient infrastructure and to enhance the capacity of the country in coping with climate change. Project identification is underway. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 15.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. BoliviaAgriculture, Fishing, and Forestry (N) Rural Alliances II: The objective is to improve market access for small rural producers in selected areas of the country. Concept review meeting scheduled for late-December 2011. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 40.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Ministry of Rural Development and Land (MDRT), Av. Camacho 1471, entre calles Bueno y Loayza, La Paz, Bolivia, Tel: (591-2) 211-1103, Fax: (591-2) 211-4332, E-mail: alianzarural@gmail.com, Contact: Jhonny Delgadillo, Coordinator BoliviaEnergy and Mining Access and Renewable Energy: The objective is to support Bolivia’s access strategy through: (a) energy services for isolated and dispersed individual households and public buildings; (b) renewable mini-grids for isolated rural areas; (c) grid densification; and (d) project management and supervision and capacity building. Concept Review Meeting is tentatively scheduled for March 2012. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 50.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Hydrocarbon and Energy, Palacio de Comunicaciones, Piso 12, La Paz, Bolivia, Tel: (591-2) 211-4690, E-mail: msiles@idtr.gob.bo, Contact: Marlene Siles, Head of the Project Implementation Unit BoliviaHealth and Other Social Services (R) Investing in Children and Youth Additional Financing: The objective is to scale-up the existing First Employment Program that has been supported by Component 2 of the Investment in Children and Youth Project. The Program intervention is to increase the employability of low-income youth living in urban and peri-urban areas with at least the 8th level of primary education completed. This project is no longer in the lending program. Further reporting will be discontinued. Environmental Assessment Category C. US$ 10.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. BoliviaTransportation (R) Feeder Roads Sector Development: The objective is to enhance access of targeted rural populations to local services by improving the quality of the rural road network in selected municipalities and in a sustainable fashion, establishing effective methods for the maintenance of this network, and developing the institutional capacity necessary. This project is no longer in the lending program. Further reporting will be discontinued. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P106823. US$ 25.0 (IDA Credit). No consultants are required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. BoliviaWater, Sanitation and Flood Protection (N) Climate Resilience Integrated Basin Management: The objective is to strengthen the national capacity to integrate climate resilience in planning, management, and investment; through the adoption of a river basin management approach that will be piloted in the Rio Grande River Basin. Project Concept Review Meeting scheduled for 12 January 2012. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 41.0 (CSCF). Consulting services to be determined. Ministry of Environment and Water, Capitan Castrillo y 20 de Octubre 434, San Pedro, Bolivia Tel/Fax: (591-2) 211-5582, E-mail: carlos.ortuno@miriego.com, Contact: Julieta Mabel Monje Villa, Minister BrazilAgriculture, Fishing, and Forestry (R) Ceara Rural Sustainable Development and Competitiveness: The objectives are to support the inclusive and sustainable growth objectives of the State’s strategic and investment plans for rural areas by: (a) improving the sustainability of rural production, including irrigation, and rural income generation; and (b) contributing to the State’s efforts to ensure universal access to water services. Appraisal completed on 29 November 2011. Negotiations scheduled for 12 January 2012. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P121167. US$ 100.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. Ceara-Secretaria de Desenvolvimento Agrario, Av. Bezerra de Menezes, 1820, Fortaleza, CE, Brazil, Tel: (55-85) 3101-8002, Fax: (55-85) 3287-2176, E-mail: nelson.martins@sda.ce.gov.br, Contact: Jose Nelson Martins, Secretary BrazilAgriculture, Fishing, and Forestry (R) Marine Protected Areas: The objective is to support the creation and implementation of a representative and effective marine and coastal protected areas system in Brazil to reduce the loss of coastal and marine biodiversity. Project Concept Review Meeting completed on 30 November 2011. Project preparation is underway. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P128968. US$ 18.2 (GEFU). Consultants will be required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. BrazilAgriculture, Fishing, and Forestry Amazon Region Protected Areas Program Phase II: The objective is to expand and consolidate the protected areas system in the Brazilian Amazon region and implement mechanisms for their financial sustainability. Negotiations tentatively scheduled for late-December 2011. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P114810. US$ 15.9/30.0/15.0 (GEFU/KFW/WOWL). Consultants will be required. Fundo Brasileiro para a Biodiversidade (Funbio), Largo do IBAM, 1 Humaita, CEP 22271-070, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Tel: (55-21) 2123-5326, E-mail: fabio@funbio.org.br, Contact: Fernanda Marques, Project Coordinator BrazilAgriculture, Fishing, and Forestry Pernambuco Rural Competitiveness and Access to Markets: The objective is to support the Borrower’s Results Management Framework, Pernambuco para Todos, by: (a) promoting rural business initiatives; and (b) expanding rural access to water and other complementary infrastructure. Negotiations tentatively scheduled for late-December 2011. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P120139. US$ 100.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. Secretariat of Agriculture and Land Reform, Avenida Caxanga, 2200, Corideiro Recife, Brazil, Tel: (55-81) 3184-2850, Fax: (55-31) 3184-2858, E-mail: sara@sara.pe.gov.br, Contact: Ranilson Brandao Ramos, Secretary BrazilAgriculture, Fishing, and Forestry Piaui Green Growth and Inclusion Development Policy Loan: (formerly Piaui Sustainable Development) The objective is to support the sustainable development of the state of Piaui, focusing on the conservation of environmentally sensitive areas, promotion of education opportunities and adopting of sustainable agriculture. Decision Meeting scheduled for mid-December 2011. Environmental Assessment Category U. Project: P126449. US$ 350.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. BrazilAgriculture, Fishing, and Forestry Piaui Integrated Green Growth Sustainability and Inclusion: The objective is to support the Government of Piauà in the implementation of its policies and programs to achieve higher rates of inclusive green growth. Concept Review Meeting tentatively scheduled for late-March 2012. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 0.2 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. BrazilAgriculture, Fishing, and Forestry Promotion of Sustainable Agriculture: The objectives are to support sustainable agriculture and ranching in previously degraded or abandoned deforested areas by reoccupying the lands and increase productivity, thus promoting economic growth while decreasing the pressure to deforest new areas in the Amazon. Awaiting Government’s authorization to proceed. Environmental Assessment Category A. US$ 25.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Agriculture, Espl. dos Ministerios, Bl. D, Sl. 752, Edificio Sede, Brasilia, DF, Brazil, Tel: (55-61) 3218-2644, E-mail: derli.dossa@agricultura.gov.br, Contact: Derli Dossa, Chefe da Assessoria de Gestao Estrategica BrazilAgriculture, Fishing, and Forestry Rio Grande do Norte Regional Development and Governance: The objective is to promote regional economic and social development, which is inclusive of the poor and environmentally sustainable. Concept Review Meeting tentatively scheduled for late-January 2012. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 360.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. State of Rio Grande do Norte, Centro Administrativo do Estado, BR 101, KM 0, Natal, RN, Brazil, Tel: (55-84) 3232-1910, Fax: (55-84) 3232-1911, E-mail: oberyjr@rn.gov.br BrazilAgriculture, Fishing, and Forestry Rio de Janeiro Sustainable Rural Development Additional Financing: The objective is to: (a) increase the adoption of integrated and sustainable farming systems in specific areas; and (b) re-establish an agricultural productive environment in areas of the Serrana Region affected by natural disaster Jan 2011, contributing to increase small-scale farming productivity and competitiveness in those areas. Appraisal tentatively scheduled for early-February 2012. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 100.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required during project implementation to provide specialized technical assistance to project beneficiaries. State Secretariat of Agriculture and Livestock (SEAPEC), Alameda S Boaventura, 770, Fonseca, Niteroi, RJ, Brazil, Tel: (55-21) 3607-5398, Fax: (55-21) 3607-6003, E-mail: microbacias@agricultura.rj.gov.br BrazilAgriculture, Fishing, and Forestry South Cooperation for Economic Development: The objective is to expand and deepen Brazil’s participation in the international development system through the enhancement of its capacity to participate in South-South Cooperation (S-SC) programs for the transfer of relevant developmental knowledge and technologies. Project preparation is underway. Environmental Assessment Category C. US$ 30.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. BrazilEducation (R) Recife Swap Education and Public Management: The objectives are to: (a) expand coverage and improve quality of early child education and primary school; and (b) improve municipal public management, with emphasis on the areas of education, finance, urban mobility, and management of public policy. Negotiations scheduled for 10 January 2012. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P126372. US$ 130.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. Special Secretariat of Planning and Management, Recife, Brazil, Tel: (55 81) 3355-9444, Fax: (55-81) 3355-8014, E-mail: elabanca@recife.pe.gov.br, Contact: Evelyne Labanca, Secretary BrazilEducation Alagoas Extreme Poverty Eradication: The objective is to support the efforts of the State of Alagoas to eradicate extreme poverty, as part of the Brazilian Federal Government’s program to achieve the same goal nationwide. Decision Meeting tentatively scheduled for early-February 2012. Environmental Assessment Category C. Project: P126620. US$ 200.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. BrazilEnergy and Mining Energy and Mineral Sector Strengthening (Ln. 80950-BR): The objective is to strengthen the capacity of key public sector institutions to improve the contribution of energy and mineral resources to accelerated national economic growth and increased social and environmental sustainability in a context of globalization and technological change. Bank Approval scheduled for 20 December 2011. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P126537. US$ 49.6 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Mines and Energy, Esplanada dos Ministerios, Bloco U, Brasilia, Brazil, Tel: (55-61) 3319-5027, Fax: (55-61) 3319-5148, E-mail: alexandre.peixoto@mme.gov.br, Contact: Alexandre Ramos Peixoto, Program Director BrazilHealth and Other Social Services Federal University Hospitals Modernization (Ln. 80280-BR): The objective is to strengthen the performance of the REHUF Program, by: (a) improving hospital governance and management by results; (b) modernizing of the Borrower’s hospital technology; and (c) improving hospital care, research and education processes. Signing scheduled for 28 December 2011. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P120391. US$ 150.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Education, Esplanada dos Ministérios, Bl. L, Ed. Sede, Brasilia, DF, Brazil Tel/Fax: (55-61) 2022-9500, E-mail: rogerio.guimaraes@mec.gov.br, Contact: Rogério Guimarães, General Coordinator of Management and Planning BrazilHealth and Other Social Services Integrated Health and Water Management (Ln. 79510-BR): The objectives are to: (a) increase access to clean water, sanitation, and basic health care in 10 selected municipalities most affected by infectious intestinal diseases (IID); and (b) improve neonatal health care in 25 selected hospitals using a Baremo indicator of quality and efficiency. Signing scheduled for 28 February 2012. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P095171. US$ 60.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. Secretariat of Planning of Bahia, Av. Luis Viana Filho, 2da Avenida No. 25, Salvador, BA, Brazil, Tel: (55-71) 3115-3550, Fax: (55-71) 3371-3237, E-mail: anacristina.branco@seplan.ba.gov.br, Contact: Ana Cristina Gomes Branco, General Coordinator BrazilIndustry and Trade (R) Rio Grande do Sul SWAp: The objective is to support activities in private sector development, public sector management, fiscal policy, primary education, transport, environmental and disaster risk management. Decision Meeting completed on 14 December 2011. Appraisal scheduled for 9 January 2012. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P120830. US$ 480.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. Secretaria de Planejamento, Gestao e Participacao Cidada, Av. Borges de Medeiros, 1501, 9o Andar, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil, Tel: (55-51) 3288-1431, Fax: (55-51) 3288-1412, E-mail: rogerio-fialho@seplag.rs.gov.br, Contact: Rogerio Correa Fialho, Secretario Adjunto BrazilPublic Administration, Law, and Justice (R) Belo Horizonte Urban Development Policy Loan: The objectives are to: (a) support the municipality’s strategy and policies to strengthen efforts to plan and manage territorial urban development in the city; (b) promote affordable housing; and (c) provide targeted and integrated social assistance programs to the urban poor. Appraisal completed on 13 December 2011. Negotiations scheduled for 23 January 2012. Environmental Assessment Category U. Project: P126749. US$ 200.0 (IBRD). No consultants are required. Secretaria Municipal de Financas, Rua Espirito Santo 593, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil, Tel: (31) 3277-9253, Fax: (31) 3277-1069, E-mail: paulo.araujo@pbh.gov.br, Contact: Paulo Robero Araujo, Gerente de Captacao de Recursos BrazilPublic Administration, Law, and Justice (R) Federal Integrated Water Sector (Ln. 80740-BR): The objective is to support the Government of Brazil to improve the coordination and strengthen the capacity among key federal institutions in the water sector toward an integrated approach. The loan was signed on 15 December 2011. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P112073. US$ 107.3 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. Ministerio das Cidades, SNSA, SAUS Quadra 01 Bloco H Ed. Telemundi II, Brasilia, DF, Brazil, Tel: (55-61) 2108-1414, Fax: (55-61) 2108-1144, E-mail: gabinete-snsa@cidades.gov.br, Contact: Leodegar da Cunnha Tiscoski, Secretary. Agencia Nacional de Aguas, SPO, ea 05 Quadra 03 Bloco M, Brasilia, DF, Brazil, Tel: (55-61) 2109-5159, Fax: (55-61) 2109-5758, E-mail: paulovarella@ana.gov.br, Contact: Paulo Lopes Varella Neto, Director. Ministerio da Integracao Nacional, Esplanada dos Ministerios Bl E Sala 900, Brasilia, DF, Brazil, Tel: (55-61) 3414-5828, Fax: (55-61) 3414-5493, E-mail: marcelo.borges@integracao.gov.br, Contact: Marcelo Borges, Secretary. Ministerio do Meio Ambiente, SEPN 505 Bl B Sala 20, Brasilia, DF, Brazil, Tel: (55-61) 3105-2100, Fax: (55-61) 3105-2015, E-mail: silverio.costa@mma.gov.br, Contact: Silvano Silverio da Costa, Secretary BrazilPublic Administration, Law, and Justice Bahia Inclusion and Economic Development DPL: The objective is to support the innovation of: (a) public financial management and planning; (b) reducing social inequality; (c) economic diversification; and (d) trade infrastructure and logistics. Decision Meeting tentatively scheduled for late-January 2012. Environmental Assessment Category U. Project: P126351. US$ 700.0 (IBRD). No consultants are required. Secretaria da Fazenda da Estado de Bahia, 2a Ave 260 CEP 41.745-003, CAB, Salvador, BA, Brazil, Tel: (55-71) 8153-8679, E-mail: augusto@sefaz.ba.gov.br, Contact: Augusto Monteiro, Assessor Tecnico BrazilPublic Administration, Law, and Justice Expanding Opportunities, Enhancing Equity in the State of Pernambuco Development Policy Loan: The objective is to focus on sectors such as education, disaster risk management and economic development in order to promote opportunities for growth and poverty reduction throughout the State. Decision Meeting completed on 9 November 2011. Appraisal tentatively scheduled for early-January 2012. Environmental Assessment Category U. Project: P106753. US$ 500.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. Secretaria de Planejamento e Gestao de Pernambuco, Rua da Aurora No. 1377, Boa Vista, Recife, PE, Brazil, Tel: (55-81) 3182-3869, Fax: (55-81) 3182-3904, Contact: Edilberto Xavier, Secretario Executivo de Planejamento, Orcamento e Captacao BrazilPublic Administration, Law, and Justice Minas Gerais Partnership III SWAP: The objective is to support: (a) the state’s third generation of result-oriented public sector management reforms across several sectors; and (b) reforms in the area of natural resource management and climate change mitigation and adaptation. Project preparation is underway. Environmental Assessment Category U. Project: P121590. US$ 450.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. Secretaria de Estado de Planejamento e Gestao de Minas Gerais (SEPLAG), Rua Bernardo Guimaraes, 2731, Bairro Santo Agostinho, Belo Horizonte, Brazil, Tel: (55-31) 3290-8382, E-mail: ana.cristina@planejamento.mg.gov.br, Contact: Fernanza Cimini Salles, Superintendente de Financiamento ao Investimento BrazilPublic Administration, Law, and Justice Parana PSM for Development SWAp: The objective is to support the modernization of public sector management to access economic opportunities and human development in a less unequal state of Parana. Project preparation is underway. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P126343. US$ 350.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. State Secretariat of Planning and General Coordination PR, Palácio das Araucárias, 4o Andar, Centro CÃvico, Curitiba, PR, Brazil, Tel: (55-41) 3313-6272/70, Fax: (55-41) 3313-6276, E-mail: cassiotaniguchi@sepl.pr.gov.br, Contact: Cassio Taniguchi, State Secretary of Planning and General Coordination PR BrazilPublic Administration, Law, and Justice Rio Municipality Technical Assistance Loan: The objective is to: (a) support activities to further consolidate the reforms undertaken as part of the DPL to the Municipality of Rio de Janeiro; and (b) promote improvements in the areas of public investment management, delivery of social services and public sector management, including monitoring and evaluation of social programs. Project preparation is underway. Environmental Assessment Category C. US$ 16.2 (IBRD). No consultants are required. Secretaria Municipal de Fazenda, Rua Afonso Cavalcanti, 455, Anexo, Sala 604, Ciudad Nova, 20211-110, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Tel: (55-21) 2976-3280, Fax: (55-21) 2976-2661, Contact: Marco Aurélio Santos Cardozo, Head of the Municipal Treasury BrazilPublic Administration, Law, and Justice Rio State Technical Assistance Additional Financing: The objectives are to scale-up: (a) the integrated territorial development approach to Rio de Janeiro by expanding sectoral activities in the metropolitan governance and urban transport, environment and disaster risk management, housing, and social development; and (b) the services and activities offered in health and education. Decision Meeting tentatively scheduled for late-December 2011. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 40.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. BrazilPublic Administration, Law, and Justice Third Rio State Development Policy Loan: The objective is to assist the government to improve their efficiency to plan cost and program public investments, the expansion of health programs in poor municipalities, and performance based reforms in the education sector. Project preparation is underway. Environmental Assessment Category U. Project: P126465. US$ 300.0 (IBRD). No consultants are required. Secretaria de Fazenda, 42 Rua da Alfandega, Centro Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil, Tel: (55-21) 2334 4300, E-mail: ptafner@fazenda.rj.gov.br, Contact: Paulo Taffner, Deputy Secretary of Finance BrazilTransportation (R) Upgrading and Greening the Rio de Janeiro Urban Rail System Additional Financing: The objective is to improve the quality of Rio urban rail transit system and lower the system’s carbon footprint. Negotiations completed on 30 November 2011. Bank Approval scheduled for 26 January 2012. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P125630. US$ 600.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. CENTRAL, Av. Nossa Senhora de Copacabana, 493, 22.031-000 Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil, Tel: (55-21) 3816-6457, Fax: (55-21) 3816-6459, E-mail: jlfavario@central.rj.gov.br, Contact: Jairo Favario, Coordinator PMU BrazilTransportation Federal Transport SWAp: The objective is to contribute to improving the country’s transport sector efficiency and safety. Concept Review tentatively scheduled for April 2012. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 100.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Transport, Brazil BrazilTransportation Sao Paulo Climate Change, Disaster Risk Management and Transport: The objective is to contribute to improve efficiency of transport and logistics in the perspective of balanced and sustainable regional development of the State through support to improve management of the transport sector and improved planning and management of territories and disaster risk management. Concept Review meeting tentatively scheduled for late-March 2012. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 300.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. BrazilTransportation Tocantins Integrated Sustainable Regional Development: The objective is to contribute to fostering increased competitiveness of the State economy through improved road transport efficiency and enhanced public services delivery. Pre-appraisal completed on 11 October 2011. Appraisal tentatively scheduled for late-January 2012. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P121495. US$ 300.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. Secretaria de Estado da Infraestrutura Tocantins, Esplanada das Secretarias, Praca dos Girassois,Palmas, Brazil, Tel: (55-63) 3218-1640/41, Fax: (55-63) 3218-1690, E-mail: dae@seinf.to.gov.br, Contact: Silvio Leao, Superintendente de Apoio Estrategico BrazilWater, Sanitation and Flood Protection (R) Integrated Solid Waste Management and Carbon Finance (Ln. 79640-BR): The objective is to improve the treatment and final disposal of municipal solid waste in Brazil. The loan was signed on 5 December 2011. Environmental Assessment Category F. Project: P106702. US$ 50.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. Caixa Economica Federal, SBS Quadra 4 Lotes 3/4, Ed. Matriz I, 11 Andar-GEAIN, Brasilia, DF, Brazil, Tel: (55-61) 3206-4911, E-mail: gesan@caixa.gov.br, Contact: Adailton Ferreira Trindade, Gerente Nacional BrazilWater, Sanitation and Flood Protection (R) Sao Bernardo and Guarulhos Integrated Water Management in Sao Paulo Program: The objectives are to: (a) protect and maintain the quality and reliability of MRSP’s water resources and potable water sources; and (b) improve the quality of life of the poor populations residing in key targeted urban river basins. The latter is also the one objective for the Guarulhos project. Negotiations for Sao Bernardo scheduled for 18 January 2012. Environmental Assessment Category A. Project: P125829. US$ 26.9 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. Municipality of Guarulhos (PMG) Water and Sewerage Autonomous Service Company, SAAE, Av. Emilio Ribas, 1.247, Guarulhos, SP, Brazil, Tel: (55-11) 2472-5300 Ext. 365, E-mail: afraniodepaula@saaeguarulhos.sp.gov.br, Contact: Afrânio de Paula Sobrinho, Superintendent of SAAE. Municipality of Sao Bernardo do Campo (PMSBC), Praca Samuel Sabatini 50, Sao Bernardo do Campo, SP, Brazil, Tel: (55-11) 4367-6408, Fax: (55-11) 4122-0160, E-mail: tassiaregino@uol.com.br, Contact: Tássia Regina, Secretary BrazilWater, Sanitation and Flood Protection (R) Sergipe Water: The objective is to promote efficient and sustainable water use in targeted municipalities of the Sergipe river basin, by improving water resources management and regulatory tools, reducing the pollution load discharged into rivers and increasing water services productivity. Negotiations completed on 24 November 2011. Bank Approval scheduled for 26 January 2012. Environmental Assessment Category A. Project: P112074. US$ 70.3 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. State Secretariat of Environment and Water Resources-Sergipe, Av. Prefeito Heraclito Rollemberg, S/N, Sergipe, Brazil, Tel: (55-79) 3179-7300, Fax: (55-79) 3179-7302, E-mail: NA, Contact: Ailton Francisco da Rocha, Project Coordinator BrazilWater, Sanitation and Flood Protection Federal Disaster Risk Management: The objective is to support the capacity building and institutional strengthening of concerned federal agencies in their roles in: (a) disaster prevention, (b) vulnerability reduction, (c) risk financing, and (d) emergency response. Project identification is underway. Environmental Assessment Category C. US$ 100.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. ChileEducation (R) Second Tertiary Education Finance for Results: The objective is to increase the effectiveness of public funding for tertiary education by: (a) enhancing quality, (b) coherence, and (c) responsiveness in the system, through stronger accountability for performance. Appraisal completed on 29 November 2011. Negotiations are expected by late-January 2012. Environmental Assessment Category C. Project: P111661. US$ 40.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. Division of Higher Education, Ministry of Education, Chile, Tel: (56-2) 390-4401, E-mail: juanjose.ugarte@mineduc.cl, Contact: Juan José Ugarte, Director ChileEnergy and Mining Climate Change and Energy: The objective is to support energy efficiency, renewable energy and other clean technologies that would reduce emissions of greenhouse gases. This project is on hold until further notice. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 50.0 (IBRD). Consulting services and implementing agency(ies) to be determined. ChileHealth and Other Social Services Social Reforms Implementation Technical Assistance: The objective is to support the government’s efforts to implement significant reforms in three social sectors: (a) health, (b) education, and (c) social protection. Project is on hold until further notice. Environmental Assessment Category C. US$ 20.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. ChileTransportation Rural Infrastructure for Territorial Development: The objective is to increase the effective and productive use of sustainable infrastructure services by poor rural communities in selected territories. Decision Meeting scheduled for 16 January 2012. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P126500. US$ 30.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. Subsecretaria de Desarrollo Regional (SUBDERE), Palacio de la Moneda, Santiago, Chile, Tel: (56-2) 690-4043, Fax: (56-2) 636-3600, E-mail: miguel.flores@subdere.gov.cl, Contact: Miguel Flores, Subsecretario ColombiaAgriculture, Fishing, and Forestry Smallholder Agriculture Competitiveness: The objective is to increase the competitiveness of small holder agriculture in Colombia, which will build upon success of the Rural Productive Alliance II, to scale up the investments of Smallholders to participate in high value chains and enter into contractual arrangements with buyers. Project preparation is underway. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P126540. US$ 150.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. Ministerio de Agricultura, Avenida Jimenez No. 7-65, Bogota, D.C Colombia, E-mail: viceministerio@minagricultura.gov.co, Contact: Ricardo Sanchez, Viceministro de Agricultura ColombiaEducation Education System Modernization: The objectives are to support: (a) the planned institutional transformation of Instituto Colombiano para el Fomento de la Educacion Superior (ICFES) from a public entity to a semi public entity; and (b) technical and institutional capacity of ICFES to analyze, monitor and report student Assessments. This project is on hold until further notice. Environmental Assessment Category C. Project: P106693. US$ 21.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. Instituto Colombiano para el Fomento de la Educacion Superior, Calle 17 No. 3-40, Bogota, D.C Colombia, Tel: (57-1) 341-228, E-mail: mpena@ices.org, Contact: Margarita Pena, Directora ColombiaHealth and Other Social Services Enhanced Social Promotion: The objective is to support the strengthening of Colombia’s social promotion system, which includes an ongoing Conditional Cash Transfer Program (Familias en Accion) as well as an integrated program to reduce extreme poverty (formerly known as Juntos, now as Unidos). Project identification is underway. Environmental Assessment Category C. US$ 150.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. ColombiaIndustry and Trade (R) Disaster Risk Management DPL with Catastrophe Deferred Draw Down Option II: The objective is to reduce Colombia’s vulnerability to natural hazards. Decision Meeting completed on 13 December 2011. Appraisal scheduled for 21 February 2012. Environmental Assessment Category U. Project: P126583. US$ 150.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. Ministerio de Hacienda y Credito Publico, Carrera 7, No. 6-45, Bogota, Colombia Tel/Fax: (57-1) 381-1700, E-mail: cmrojas@minhacienda.gov.co, Contact: Carolina Mary Rojas Hayes, Subdirectora Financiamiento Organismos Multilaterales y Gob ColombiaIndustry and Trade Innovation, Competitiveness and Entrepreneurship: The objective is to improve the competitiveness of the Colombian economy by facilitating productivity improvements, innovation, technology adoption, and entrepreneurship within the private sector. Project identification is underway. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 100.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. ColombiaPublic Administration, Law, and Justice (R) Subnational Institutional Strengthening: The objective is to support the strengthening of the managerial capabilities at the subnational level in Colombia. Decision Meeting scheduled for 25 January 2012. Environmental Assessment Category C. US$ 150.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. Departamento Nacional de Planeacion, Calle 26 No. 13-19 Edificio FONADE, Bogota, Colombia, Tel: (57-1) 381-5000 Ext. 3500, E-mail: nbargans@dnp.gov.co, Contact: Natalia Bargans Ballesteros, Subdirector de Credito ColombiaPublic Administration, Law, and Justice Sustainable Development Additional Financing: The objective, same as the parent project, is to support the Government’s environmental agenda: (a) environmental health, (b) integrated water resources management, (c) planning and oversight of environmental management, and (d) sustainable urban development. Negotiations scheduled for 17 January 2012. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P115639. US$ 10.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Environment and National Planning Department, Calle 37 No. 8-40, Bogota, Colombia, Tel: (57-1) 332-3400, Ext. 1194, Fax: (57-1) 332-3429, E-mail: lnino@minambiente.gov.co, Contact: Lucy Amparo Nino Carrillo, Coordinadora de Banca Multilateral ColombiaTransportation Support to the National Urban Transport Program (Ln. 80830-CO): The objectives are to: (a) deliver high quality and sustainable BRTS in selected medium and large cities to improve mobility along the most strategic mass transit corridors; (b) improve accessibility for the poor through feeder services and fare integration; and (c) build greater institutional capacity at the national and local level. Signing scheduled for 7 February 2012. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P117947. US$ 350.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Transport, Av. El Dorado CAN, Colombia, Tel: (57-1) 324-0800, E-mail: mintrans@mintransporte.gov.co, Contact: Carolina Camacho, Coordinadora Sistemas Integrados de Transporte ColombiaTransportation Urban Transport Clean Technology Fund: The objective is to support the Government in developing the urban transport project for Bogota identified under the Clean Technology Fund (CTF) Investment Plan, to improve public transit service provision. The CTF for Bogota envisions a comprehensive mobility and climate change agenda for Bogota’s Carrera 7 corridor. Project Concept Review Meeting scheduled for 14 February 2012. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 40.0 (CCTF). Consultants will be required. Ministerio de Transporte, Av. El Dorado CAN, Bogota, Colombia, Tel: (57-1) 324-0800, E-mail: ftarga@mintransporte.gov.co, Contact: Felipe Targa, Viceministro de Transporte ColombiaWater, Sanitation and Flood Protection (R) Barranquilla Flood Management: The objectives are to assist in: (a) the Flood Risk Reduction Investments; (b) strengthen the municipal government institution; and (c) resettlement of people in high risk areas, and compensation for involuntary loss of land. Decision Meeting scheduled for 12 December 2012. Environmental Assessment Category A. Project: P120159. US$ 150.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. Secretariat of Planning District of Barranquilla, Calle 34 No. 43-31, Colombia, Tel: (57-317) 641-7757, E-mail: mabuchaibe@barranquilla.gov.co, Contact: Maria Elia Abuchaibe, Secretary of Planning Costa RicaEducation (R) Higher Education: The objective is to improve quality and relevance of the Costa Rican university system. Pre-appraisal completed on 5 December 2011. Decision Meeting scheduled for 9 February 2012. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P123146. US$ 200.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. Costa RicaHealth and Other Social Services Innovations to Enhance Performance of Health Care Networks: The objective is to enhance performance and cost-efficiency of health care networks to respond to emerging needs of the population by modernizing infrastructure, data generation, management and decision-making tools. This project is on hold until further notice. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P122265. US$ 200.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. Caja Costarricense del Seguro Social, San Jose, Costa Rica, Tel: (506) 2539-0192, Fax: (506) 256-3959, E-mail: dcorraled@ccss.sa.cr, Contact: Daisy Corrales, Coordinator Dominican RepublicHealth and Other Social Services (R) Third Performance and Accountability of Social Sectors DPL (Ln. 80970-DO): The objectives are to: (a) enhance performance of social sectors to promote human capital for poor households; (b) improve budget management in the CCT program; (c) introduce performance-informed budgeting in social sectors; and (d) enhance transparency and civil society oversight for improved performance and accountability in social policy domain. The loan was signed on 18 November 2011. Environmental Assessment Category U. Project: P125806. US$ 70.0 (IBRD). No consultants are required. Ministerio de Hacienda, Avenida Mexico No. 45, Gazcue, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, Tel: (809) 687-5131 Ext. 2071/72, Fax: (809) 688-6561, E-mail: groques@hacienda.gov.do, Contact: Edgar Victoria Yeb, Director General, Credito Publico Dominican RepublicPublic Administration, Law, and Justice Transparency and Governance for Economic Results: The objectives are to support the implementation of: (a) existing legislation and mechanisms to increase efficiency, transparency and accountability in the use of public resources; and (b) basic policy actions to improve the use of public resources around the budget cycle. Project identification is underway. Environmental Assessment Category U. US$ 200.0 (IBRD). No consultants are required. Ministerio de Hacienda, Avenida Mexico No. 45, Gazcue, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, Tel: (809) 687-5131 Ext. 2071/72, Fax: (809) 688-6561, E-mail: groques@hacienda.gov.do, Contact: Vicente Bengo, Ministro de Hacienda Dominican RepublicWater, Sanitation and Flood Protection (R) Emergency Recovery and Disaster Management Additional Financing: The objective is to assist with the financing gap, due to cost overruns of ongoing activities resulting principally from: (a) design changes associated with planned works; and (b) institutional strengthening interventions to reduce risks by increasing reliability and capacity of early warning and water management systems during extreme events. The loan was signed on 18 November 2011. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P126840. US$ 20.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. National Institute of Hydraulic Resources (INDHRI), Av. Jimenez Moya, Centro de los Heroes, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, Tel: (809) 532-3271, Fax: (809) 534-5913, E-mail: direccion@indrhi.gov.do, Contact: Jose Navarrete, NA. Dominican Corporation of State Electrical Companies (CDEEE), Av. Independencia, esq. Fray Cipriano, Centro de los Heroes, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, Tel: (809) 535-9098, Fax: (809) 535-1870, E-mail: mbrito@cdeee.gob.do, Contact: Marilyn Brito, NA El SalvadorEducation (R) Education Quality Improvement (Ln. 81100-SV): (formerly Education Governance Improvement) The objective is to improve quality and governance in school education. Bank Approval completed on 13 December 2011. Signing tentatively scheduled for mid-February 2012. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P126364. US$ 60.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Education, Alameda Juan Pablo II y calle Guadalupe, San Salvador, El Salvador, Tel: (503) 2537-4100, Fax: NA, E-mail: lorena.duque@mined.gob.sv, Contact: Lorena Duque de Rodriguez, Directora Nacional de Educacion El SalvadorHealth and Other Social Services (R) Strengthening Public Health Care System (Ln. 80760-SV): The objectives are to: (a) expand the coverage, quality, and equity in utilization of priority health services provided under the RIISS; and (b) strengthen MINSAL’s stewardship’s capacity to manage essential public health functions. Signing scheduled for 30 January 2012. Environmental Assessment Category C. Project: P117157. US$ 80.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Health, Ministerio de Salud, Calle Arce 827, San Salvador, El Salvador, Tel: (503-2) 205-7332, Fax: (503-2) 271-0008, E-mail: NA, Contact: Eduardo Espinoza, Viceministro de Politicas de Salud El SalvadorPublic Administration, Law, and Justice Second Programmatic Public Finance and Social Progress Development Policy Loan: The objectives are to: (a) create fiscal space for needed social spending; and (b) protect and socially including vulnerable segments of the population. Project identification is underway. Environmental Assessment Category U. US$ 100.0 (IBRD). No consultants are required. Ministry of Finance, Boulevard de los Heroes No. 1231, Edificio Los Cerezos, San Salvador, El Salvador, Tel: (503) 2237-3051, Fax: (503) 2237-6419, E-mail: rina.djarquin@mh.gob.sv GuatemalaEducation Emergency Support for Social Services (Ln. 79880-GT): The objective is to support the Government to improve governance and transparency with policy measures to improve the transparency of public finances and customs administration. Signing tentatively scheduled for late-December 2011. Environmental Assessment Category C. Project: P122370. US$ 100.0 (IBRD). No consultants are required. Ministry of Finance and Economy, 8va Avenida 20-87, Zona 1, Edificio Finanzas Publicas, Guatemala City, Guatemala, Tel: (502) 2248-5029, Fax: (502) 2248-5005, E-mail: lalejos@minfin.gob.GT, Contact: Luis Alejos, Director, Credito Publico GuatemalaIndustry and Trade Enhancing Small and Medium Enterprise Productivity (Ln. 80000-GT): The objective is to improve competitiveness of micro and small businesses. Specifically, to strengthen value chains and clusters, improve the legal and regulatory framework for microfinance, improve the supply of business development services, and promote appropriate technology adoption. Signing scheduled for mid-March 2012. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P112011. US$ 32.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Economy, 8A Avenida 10-43, Zona 1, Guatemala City, Guatemala, Tel: (502) 2412-6101, Fax: (502) 2253-1419, E-mail: klorente@mineco.gob.gt, Contact: Ruben Morales, Minister GuyanaEducation University of Guyana Science and Technology Support (Cr. 49690-GY): The objective is to support the Government of Guyana and the University of Guyana to modernize the higher education system and develop a world class biodiversity institute to support the conservation of Guyana’s natural resources. Signing scheduled for 13 January 2012. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P125288. US$ 10.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Education, 26 Brickdam, Georgetown, Guyana, Tel: (592-2) 225-4163, E-mail: pkandhi@yahoo.com, Contact: Pulandar Kandhi, Permanent Secretary HaitiAgriculture, Fishing, and Forestry (R) Relaunching Agriculture (Cr. H7410-HT): The objective is to strengthen the MARNDR’s capacity to further define and implement the National Agriculture Extension Strategy in order to increase access to agriculture extension services and training on animal and plant health to small farmers in priority regions as specified in Haiti’s National Agriculture Investment Plan. Bank Approval completed on 1 December 2011. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P126744. US$ 40.0/10.0 (IDA Grant/GAFS). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Rural Development, Port-au-Prince, Damien, Haiti, Tel: (509) 3550-2846, Fax: NA, E-mail: NA, Contact: Hermann Augustin, Project Coordinator RESEPAG HaitiAgriculture, Fishing, and Forestry (R) Second Strengthening Agriculture Public Services: The objective is to increase access by small farmers to agriculture extension services. This project is no longer in the lending program. Further reporting will be discontinued. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P123756. US$ 10.0 (GAFS). Consultants will be required for agriculture extension (IT specialists, gender specialists, environmental specialists). Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. HaitiEducation (R) Emergency Social and Economic Recovery Grant: The objective is to restore crucial education and agricultural services in the wake of the series of disasters that struck Haiti in 2010. This project is no longer in the lending program. Further reporting will be discontinued. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 15.0 (HRTF). No consultants are required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. HaitiEducation (R) Second Phase of Education for All Program (Cr. H7400-HT): The objective is to support the Government’s national education strategy through the implementation of sustainable programs to improve access, particularly of under-served populations, and quality of primary education, increasing internal efficiency and strengthening institutional capacity. Bank Approval completed on 1 December 2011. Signing scheduled for mid-January 2012. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P124134. US$ 70.0 (IDA Grant). Consultants will be required. Ministere de l’Education Nationale et de la Formation Professionnelle, 5, rue Dr. Audain, Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Tel: (509) 2517-7846, E-mail: epthaiti@gmail.com, Contact: Reginand Paul, Project Coordinator HaitiEnergy and Mining Rebuilding Energy Infrastructure and Access: The objectives are to: (a) strengthen energy policy and planning capacity; and (b) rehabilitate and expand access to reliable electricity services in urban and rural areas and to sustainable energy for cooking. Decision Meeting scheduled for 8 February 2012. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 100.0 (IDA Grant). Consultants will be required. Electricite d’Haiti, Unité de Coordination de Projets (UCP), Angle rue Chareron et H. Truman, Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Tel: (509) 2946-6060, Contact: Camille Cange, Coordinator of the Project Coordination Unit (PCU). Ministère des Travaux Publics, des Transports et de la Communication, Unité de Gestion du Secteur de l’Energie, 40 rue Reimbold, Marcadieu, Delmas, Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Contact: René Jean Jumeau, NA HaitiHealth and Other Social Services (R) Ensuring Health Nutrition and Social Services for the Vulnerable: The objectives are to: (a) increase access and quality of basic social services; and (b) strengthen governance and institutional capacity of the Government to manage and monitor services, including during crises. Project Concept Review Meeting scheduled for 9 February 2012. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 15.0/17.0 (IDA Grant/HRTF). Consultants will be required. Fonds d’Assistance Economique et Social (FAES), 1, Delmas 75, Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Tel: (509) 2246-8530, Fax: NA, E-mail: faes@faes.gouv.ht, Contact: Harry Adams, Executive Director HaitiIndustry and Trade Investment Climate and Growth: The objective is to support the private sector-led growth and exports through: (a) improving the business climate; and (b) promoting job creation by the small and medium enterprises. Decision Meeting tentatively scheduled for early-February 2012. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P123974. US$ 55.0 (IDA Grant). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Economy and Finance, Palais des Ministeres, Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Tel: (509) 3558-9673, E-mail: ronbaudin@mefhaiti.gov.ht, Contact: Ronald Baudin, Minister of Economy and Finance HaitiPublic Administration, Law, and Justice Economic Reconstruction and Growth Development Policy Credit: The objective is to support the reconstruction efforts and unleash growth potential. Project identification is underway. Environmental Assessment Category U. US$ 30.0 (IDA Grant). No consultants are required. Ministry of Finance, Rue Charles Summer, Port-au Prince, Haiti, Tel: (509-3) 701-8058, Fax: NA, E-mail: NA, Contact: Alfred Metellus, Chief of Staff HaitiWater, Sanitation and Flood Protection (R) Disaster Management and Vulnerability Reduction (Cr. H7460-HT): The objective is to build upon the success of the Haiti Emergency Recovery Disaster Management (P090159) by: (a) promoting vulnerability reduction into the built environment; (b) institutional strengthening and community capacity building; (c) structural and non-structural mitigation investments; and (d) contingent financing. Bank Approval completed on 1 December 2011. Signing scheduled for 11 January 2012. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P126346. US$ 60.0 (IDA Grant). Consultants will be required. Ministere des Travaux Publics, des Transports et des Communications (MTPTC), Unite Centrale d’Execution, Rue Wilson, Port au Prince, Haiti, Tel: (509) 3446-3165, E-mail: garijean@gmail.com, Contact: Garry Jean, Coordinator. Ministere de l’Interieur et des Collectivites Territoriales (MICT), Unite Centrale de Projet-Direction, de la Protection Civile, Carrefour Juven, Petion Ville, Haiti, Tel: (509) 3888-1842, E-mail: yvsurena@gmail.com, Contact: Mme Yolene VavalSurena, Coordinator HondurasPublic Administration, Law, and Justice (R) First Programmatic Development Policy Credit (Cr. 50210-HN): The objective is to support the government’s efforts in fiscal consolidation and security. The credit was signed on 7 December 2011. Environmental Assessment Category U. Project: P127331. US$ 86.0 (IDA Credit). No consultants are required. Ministry of Finance, Av. Cervantes, Barrio el Jazmin, Edificio SEFIN, Tegucigalpa, Honduras, Tel: (504) 2222-0111, 9978-2227, E-mail: wchong@sefin.gob.hn, Contact: William Chong Wong, Minister of Finance HondurasPublic Administration, Law, and Justice (R) Improving Public Sector Performance (Cr. 50200-HN): The objective is to support the Government to improve the management of public resources by: (a) consolidating the ongoing reforms with customs and tax administration, financial management, planning, procurement, internal and external control, and human resources; and (b) introducing the results-focus in the management of public resources. The credit was signed on 7 December 2011. Environmental Assessment Category C. Project: P110050. US$ 18.2 (IDA Credit). No consultants are required. Ministry of Finance, Av. Cervantes, Barrio el Jazmin, Edificio SEFIN, Tegucigalpa, Honduras, Tel: (504) 220-0133, E-mail: dmejia@sefin.gob.hn, Contact: Daisy Mejia de Erazo, Coordinadora General HondurasPublic Administration, Law, and Justice Second Programmatic Development Policy Credit: The objective is to support the Government’s efforts in fiscal consolidation and security. Project identification is underway. Environmental Assessment Category U. US$ 50.0 (IDA Credit). No consultants are required. Ministry of Finance, Av. Cervantes, Barrio el Jazmin, Edificio SEFIN, Tegucigalpa, Honduras, Tel: (504) 2222-0111, 9978-2227, E-mail: wchong@sefin.gob.hn, Contact: William Chong Wong, Minister of Finance JamaicaPublic Administration, Law, and Justice (N) Improving Climate Data and Information Management: The objective is to improve quality climate information for effective planning and action at local and national levels in Jamaica. Project Concept Review Meeting completed on 18 November 2011. Project preparation is underway. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 7.1 (CIF). Consultants will be required. Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) JamaicaPublic Administration, Law, and Justice Growth and Competitiveness Development Policy Loan: The objective is to support Government’s efforts to accelerate growth and enhance competitiveness through: (a) improving macroeconomic management; (b) enhancing debt sustainability; (c) minimizing fiscal distortions; and (d) strengthening human capital formation. Project identification is underway. Environmental Assessment Category U. US$ 100.0 (IBRD). No consultants are required. Ministry of Finance and Public Service, 30 National Heroes Circle, PO Box 512, Jamaica, Tel: (876) 932-5434, Fax: (876) 924-9291, E-mail: courtney@mof.gov.jm, Contact: Courtney Williams, Senior Director MexicoAgriculture, Fishing, and Forestry (R) REDD Capacity Building and Innovation: The objective is to assist the Government to: (a) develop and implement the national Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD) strategy; and (b) support community-based forest management, strengthen public institutions’ capacities and promote Mexico’s access to financial incentives from forest carbon sequestration. Negotiations completed on 30 November 2011. Bank Approval scheduled for 31 January 2012. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P123760. US$ 350.0/42.0 (IBRD/CIF). Consultants will be required. Comision Nacional Forestal (CONAFOR), Periferico Poniente No. 5360, Esq. Carretera a Nogales, Edificio B, Jalisco, Mexico, Tel: (52-33) 3777-7000, Fax: NA, E-mail: maguilar@conafor.gob.mx, Contact: Mario Aguilar, Gerente de Silvicultura Comunitaria MexicoAgriculture, Fishing, and Forestry Green Production Systems and Biodiversity: The objectives are to conserve and protect nationally and globally significant biodiversity in Mexico through improving and mainstreaming sustainable management practices in the productive landscape in priority ecological corridors. Decision Meeting scheduled for 25 January 2012. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 11.7 (GEFU). Consultants will be required. CONABIO, Liga Periferico, Insurgentes Sur 4903, Col. Parques del Pedregal, Mexico City, DF 06000, Mexico, Tel: (52-55) 5004-4958, Fax: (52-55) 5004-4931, E-mail: palvarez@xolo.conabio.gob.mx, Contact: Pedro Alvarez Icaza, Director General CBM MexicoEducation (R) Second Upper Secondary Education Development Policy Loan: The objective is to support the Government to implement the Mexico Upper Secondary Education Reform to improve the internal efficiency of upper secondary education and its responsiveness to the labor market. Decision Meeting completed on 15 December 2011. Appraisal scheduled for 11 January 2012. Environmental Assessment Category U. Project: P126297. US$ 300.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Secretaria de Educacion Publica, Brasil 31, Piso 2, oficina 318, Colonia Centro Historico, Mexico City, Mexico, Tel: (52-5) 3601-1000, Contact: Javier Diaz Parra, Coordinador de Rels. Internacionales MexicoEnergy and Mining (R) Energy Efficiency Supply Side: The objective is to: (a) identify and support investments and measures in supply-side efficiency in Mexico; and (b) support the government of Mexico’s agenda to reduce GHG. Project Concept Review Meeting scheduled for 9 April 2012. Environmental Assessment Category C. US$ 100.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. MexicoFinance (R) Rural Savings and Credit Sector Consolidation (Ln. 81070-MX): The objective is to assist the Government to consolidate the rural financial sector through: (a) Technical Assistance to the sector entities; (b) supporting the technology platform; (c) access to financial services and inclusion; (d) communication and dissemination, including financial education; and (e) strengthening BANSEFI. Bank Approval completed on 1 December 2011. Signing tentatively scheduled for late-December 2011. Environmental Assessment Category C. Project: P123367. US$ 100.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. BANSEFI: National Bank for Savings and Financial Services (Banco del Ahorro Nacional y Servicios, R Magdalena No. 115 Mezz, Col. Tizap San Angel, Mexico City, Mexico, Tel: (52-55) 5481-3490, Fax: (52-55) 5481-3372, E-mail: idiaz@bansefi.gob.mx, Contact: Ismael Diaz Aguilera, Subdirector de Financiamiento Internacional MexicoHealth and Other Social Services (R) Sustainable Territorial Development Policy Loan: The objectives are to increase the access to local infrastructure services and income generating opportunities in the poorest municipalities of Mexico through improved territorial planning and local governance, inclusion of sustainability objectives within local investments, and efficiency gains in federal spending at the local level. Appraisal scheduled for 24 January 2012. Environmental Assessment Category U. Project: P120170. US$ 300.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. Secretaria de Hacienda y Credito Publico, Palacio Nacional, Patio de la Emperatriz, Edificio 12, Piso 2, Col. Centro, Mexico City, DF 06000, Mexico, Tel: (52-55) 3688-1438, Fax: (52-55) 3688-1216, E-mail: carlos_delgado@hacienda.gob.mx, Contact: Carlos Raul Delgado Aranda, Director de Organismos Financieros Internacionales MexicoIndustry and Trade (R) Second Innovation for Competitiveness APL: The objective is to support the Government’s efforts to improve the competitiveness of the Mexican economy by: (a) strengthening the innovative capacity of the private sector; (b) accelerating advanced human capital formation, and (c) increasing the capacity of the states to conduct science, technology and innovation programs. Decision Meeting scheduled for 21 February 2012. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P126838. US$ 100.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. CONACYT, Avenida Insurgentes Sur No. 1582, Mexico, Tel: (55) 5322-7700, E-mail: jparada@conacyt.mx, Contact: Hersch D. Goldbard Deutsch, Coordinador General UCP MexicoIndustry and Trade Strengthening the Business Environment for Enhanced Economic Growth Development Policy Loan (Ln. 80040-MX): The objective is to support economic policies that will strengthen Mexico’s business environment and the micro-economic foundations for enhanced economic growth and employment generation. Signing scheduled for late-December 2011. Environmental Assessment Category U. Project: P112264. US$ 751.9 (IBRD). Consultants will be required for expert on telecommunications. Secretaria de Hacienda y Credito Publico, Av. Constituyentes 1001, Edificio B, 6to. Piso, Col. Belen de las Flores, CP, Mexico City, DF 06000, Mexico, Tel: (52-55) 3688-1486, Fax: (52-55) 3688-4962, E-mail: guillermo_bernal@hacienda.gob.mx, Contact: Guillermo Bernal Miranda, Jefe de la Unidad de Politica y Control Presupuestario MexicoPublic Administration, Law, and Justice (R) Fiscal Risk Management Development Policy Loan: The objective is to support policies for enhanced fiscal sustainability and predictability and transparency of public expenditure to support stable economic growth and development. Decision Meeting scheduled for 9 January 2012. Environmental Assessment Category U. Project: P123505. US$ 300.0 (IBRD). No consultants are required. Secretaria de Hacienda y Credito Publico SHCP, Av. Constituyentes 1001, Edificio B, 6to Piso, Col. Belen de las Flores, CP, Mexico DF, Mexico, Tel: (52-55) 3688-1486, Fax: (52-55) 3688-4962, E-mail: guillermo_bernal@hacienda.gob.mx, Contact: Guillermo Bernal, Coordinator MexicoWater, Sanitation and Flood Protection Addressing Variability and Climate Change in the Water Sector: The objective is to support the modernization of the National Meteorological Service in Mexico as a key measure to strengthen Mexico’s resilience to climate change. Decision Meeting scheduled for 6 February 2012. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P126487. US$ 105.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. CONAGUA Comision Nacional del Agua, Av. Insurgentes Sur No. 2416, 4to Piso, Col. Copilco El Bajo, Mexico City, DF 06000, Mexico, Tel: (52-55) 5174-4503, Fax: (52-55) 5174-4794, E-mail: griselda.medina@conagua.gob.mx, Contact: Griselda Medina Laguna, Subgerencia de Gestión y Eval. de Proyectos NicaraguaEducation (R) Secondary Education Quality and Equity Improvement: The objective is to increase primary education completion rate in poor, rural municipalities and autonomous Atlantic regions of Nicaragua. Negotiations completed on 21 November 2011. Bank Approval scheduled for 17 January 2012. Environmental Assessment Category C. Project: P126357. US$ 25.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Education, Apartado Postal 108, Managua, Nicaragua, Tel: (505-2) 265-1451, Fax: NA, E-mail: raudezm@mined.gob.ni, Contact: Miriam Raudez, Minister NicaraguaInformation and Communications (N) Rural Telecom Additional Finance: The objective is to finance the cost associated with scaling-up activities for providing telecommunications services in Nicaragua’s Caribbean coastal region and Rio San Juan; both regions being of high priority for the Government of Nicaragua. Identification is underway. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 5.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Instituto Nicaraguense de Telecomunicaciones y Correos, Managua, Nicaragua, Fax: NA NicaraguaTransportation (R) Rural Transport Logistics and Roads (Cr. 50280-NI, Cr. H7440-NI): The objectives are to improve access of the hinterland population to essential markets and services through: (a) road improvement works, (b) strengthening of the institutional capacity systems, and (c) reducing vulnerability to natural disasters in the Ministry of Transport and in related entities responsible for the road network in the country. Bank Approval completed on 13 December 2011. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P123447. US$ 6.0/29.0 (IDA Credit/IDA Grant). Consultants will be required. Ministerio de Transporte e Infraestructura (Ministry of Transport), Frente al Estadio Nacional, Nicaragua, Tel: (505-2) 222-5913, Fax: (505-2) 222-3834, E-mail: eat@mti.gob.ni, Contact: Carlos Suarez Matus, Director NicaraguaWater, Sanitation and Flood Protection Adaptation of Water Supplies to Climate Change: The objective is to enhance Nicaragua’s adaptive capacity to the impacts of climate change in the water supply sector through strengthening water resources management, which would guarantee a sustainable water supply for the population. Decision Meeting scheduled for 7 February 2012. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 6.0 (SCCF). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources (MARENA), Km 8 1/2 Carretera Norte, Managua, Nicaragua, Tel: (505) 276-0575, Fax: (505) 276-1490, E-mail: sinap@ibw.com.ni, Contact: Roberto Araquistain, Vice Minister PanamaHealth and Other Social Services Social Protection: The objectives are to: (a) improve the management and operation of the non-contributory pension program "100 a los 70 Program" to enhance its effectiveness in reaching the unsecured elderly poor population; and (b) enhance government capacity to develop coherent mechanisms to target public services subsidies to poor families. This project is on hold until further notice. Environmental Assessment Category C. US$ 50.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. PanamaHealth and Other Social Services Strengthening the Performance of Basic Health Services: The objectives are to: (a) increase utilization and quality of prioritized health services for the uninsured target population; and (b) strengthen the management of the public health sector to increase utilization and quality of services for the uninsured. Decision Meeting scheduled for 12 April 2012. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P125343. US$ 80.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Health, Edificio 238, 2no Piso, Panama City, Panama Tel/Fax: (507) 512-9177, E-mail: jbatista@ugaf.gob.pa, Contact: Juan Alberto Batista, Director Ejecutivo PanamaPublic Administration, Law, and Justice (R) Development Policy Loan (Ln. 80400-PA): The objective is to support the Government’s policy efforts in tax reform and competitiveness. Signing tentatively scheduled for early-February 2012. Environmental Assessment Category U. Project: P123255. US$ 100.0 (IBRD). No consultants are required. Ministry of Finance, Via Espana y Calle 52, Edificio Ogawa, 4to Piso, Panama, Tel: (507) 507-7202, Fax: (507) 507-7200, E-mail: amendez@mef.gob.pa; crpmp@bloomberg.net, Contact: Mahesh C. Khemlani, Director of Public Credit PanamaPublic Administration, Law, and Justice Second Programmatic Development Policy Loan: The objective is to support the Government’s overall objectives of increasing fiscal space, strengthening fiscal management, enhancing transparency, improving the efficiency of public spending and strengthening social programs. Project identification is underway. Environmental Assessment Category U. US$ 50.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Ministry of Finance, Via Espana y Calle 52, Edificio Ogawa, 4to Piso, Panama, Tel: (507) 507-7202, Fax: (507) 507-7200, E-mail: amendez@mef.gob.pa; crpmp@bloomberg.net, Contact: Mahesh C. Khemlani, Director of Public Credit PanamaWater, Sanitation and Flood Protection (R) Disaster Risk Management Development Policy Loan CAT DDO (Ln. 80870-PA): The objective is to enhance the government’s capacity to implement its disaster risk management program for natural disasters as part of its disaster risk management national framework. Signing scheduled for 19 December 2011. Environmental Assessment Category U. Project: P122738. US$ 66.0 (IBRD). No consultants are required. Ministerio de Economia y Finanzas, V Espa y Calle 52 Este, Campo Alegre, Edif Ogawa Piso 3, Panama City, Panama, Tel: (507) 507-7201, Fax: (507) 507-7045, E-mail: mkhemlani@mef.gob.pa, Contact: Mahesh C. Khemlani, Director of Public Credit ParaguayPublic Administration, Law, and Justice (R) Public Sector Reform Development Policy Loan (Ln. 81090-PY): The objective is to assist the Government in assuring continuity of efforts to gradually implement its public sector reform agenda. Bank Approval completed on 13 December 2011. Environmental Assessment Category U. Project: P117043. US$ 100.0 (IBRD). No consultants are required. Ministry of Finance, Chile 252, Asuncion, Paraguay, Tel: (595-21) 440-010, Fax: (595-21) 448-283, E-mail: NA, Contact: Martha Pena, Directora de Politica de Endeudamiento PeruAgriculture, Fishing, and Forestry (R) Sierra/Selva Territorial Development: The objective is to improve the assets and economic conditions of approximately 1.2 million rural families in 21 regions, 161 provinces and 1, 333 municipalities and strengthen government capacity for territorial planning and supporting subnational government investment capacity. Project Concept Review Meeting completed on 6 December 2011. Decision Meeting tentatively scheduled for May 2012. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 100.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Presidency of Minister’s Council (PCM), Armendariz 339, Piso 3, Miraflores, Lima, Peru, Tel: (51-1) 319-7000, Fax: (51-1) 319-7001, E-mail: mdammert@pcm.gob.pe, Contact: Manuel Dammert, Secretary of Descentralization. Ministry of Agriculture, Av. La Universidad 200, La Molina, Lima, Peru, Tel: (51-1) 613-5826, Fax: (51-1) 613-5824, E-mail: jrheineck@minag.gob.pe, Contact: Juan Rheineck, Viceminister of Agriculture PeruEducation (R) Basic Education: The objective is to help improve the efficiency and efficacy of education management and strengthen accountability by developing and implementing nationwide integrated Education Management and Information System that provides information to policymakers, administrators, frontline providers and parents. Project Concept Review Meeting completed on 14 December 2011. Decision Meeting scheduled for 28 March 2012. Environmental Assessment Category C. US$ 30.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Education, Peru PeruEducation (R) Higher Education Quality Assurance: The objectives are to: (a) improve quality in higher education; (b) enhance competitively allocated investment funding for higher education; and (c) improve information and dissemination on higher education to policy makers, students and public in general. Decision Meeting scheduled for 29 March 2012. Environmental Assessment Category C. Project: P122194. US$ 30.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. National System For Evaluation and Quality Assurance of Education (SINEACE), Lima, Peru, Tel: (51-1) 440-2283, Fax: NA, E-mail: alexis_duenas@yahoo.com, Contact: Alexis Dueñas, Technical Secretary PeruTransportation (R) Second Lima Urban Transport: The objective is to continue to support the implementation of a second mass transit line in Lima. The line runs east to west and will be integrated at the Central Station with the first line. The two lines will structure the mass transit network for Lima. Project Concept Review Meeting scheduled for 31 January 2012. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 85.0/85.0 (IBRD/IDBG). Consultants will be required. Protransporte Instituto Metropolitano de Lima, Jiron Cuzco 286, Cercado de Lima, Lima, Peru Tel/Fax: (51-1) 428-3333, E-mail: ldelgado@protransporte.gob.pe, Contact: Leoncio Delgado, General Manager PeruTransportation Cusco Regional Development: The objective is to enhance the capacity of the Regional Government of Cuzco to provide basic services and infrastructure in key sectors in the Cuzco Region. Decision Meeting scheduled for 6 February 2012. Environmental Assessment Category A. Project: P117318. US$ 40.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. COPESCO, Plaza Tupac Amaru s/n, Distrito Wanchaq, Cuzco, Peru, Tel: (51-84) 581-540, Fax: (51-84) 236-712, E-mail: hmolina@copesco.gob.pe, Contact: Helio Hebert Molina Aranda, Executive Director RegionalAgriculture, Fishing, and Forestry (R) Second Conservation and Sustainable Use of the Mesoamerican Barrier Reef System: The objectives are to: (a) consolidate on-going efforts on the part of Belize, Guatemala, Honduras and Mexico to manage the Mesoamerican Barrier Reef System (MBRS) as a shared, regional ecosystem; (b) safeguard its biodiversity values and functional integrity; and (c) create a transnational regulatory and policy framework for its sustainable use. Project Concept Review Meeting to be scheduled. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 5.3 (GEFU). Consultants will be required. Centro Agronomico Tropical de Investigacion y Ensenza (CATIE), CATIE 7170, Turrialba, Cartago, Costa Rica, Tel: (506) 2558-2551, Fax: (506) 2558-2047, E-mail: jcampos@catie.ac.cr, Contact: Roberto Rodriguez, Institutional Strengthening Coordinator RegionalIndustry and Trade (R) Support and Expand Caribbean Network of Business Incubators: The objective is to create and grow competitive Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) across the Caribbean region. First Grant Funding Request Approval scheduled for mid-September 2012. Environmental Assessment Category C. US$ 12.0 (INFO). Consulting services and implementing agency(ies) to be determined. RegionalInformation and Communications (R) Advanced Regional Communications Infrastructure Program: The objectives are to: (a) increase access and affordability of broadband communications networks in the Caribbean region and within countries; (b) contribute to the development of the regional IT industry; and (c) contribute to improved Government efficiency and transparency through regionally harmonized e-government applications. Decision Meeting scheduled for 10 January 2012. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P114963. US$ 6.0/16.0 (IBRD/IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. INDOTEL, Ave. Abraham Lincoln 963 Building Osiris, C.P. 10148, Dominican Republic, Tel: (829) 732-5555, Fax: (829) 473-8547, E-mail: sricourt@gmail.com, Contact: Salvador Ricourt, Technical Manager. Ministry of ICT, GCNA Complex Lagoon Road, St. George’s, Grenada, Tel: (473) 443-0531, Fax: (473) 443-0533, E-mail: margaret.belfon@gmail.com, Contact: Margaret Belfon, Project Coordinator. Ministry of Finance, Second Floor American Drywall Building, Vive Bouteille, Castries, Saint Lucia, Tel: (758) 453-6892, Fax: NA, E-mail: chmathurin@gosl.gov.lc, Contact: Cheryl Mathurin, Project Coordinator. Ministry of ICT, Telecom Science and Technology 3rd Fl Clico Building Bay Street, Kingston, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Tel: (784) 456-1223, Fax: NA, E-mail: drjthompson@gov.vc, Contact: Jerrol Thompson, Minister of Telecommunication, Science,Technology and Industry RegionalWater, Sanitation and Flood Protection (R) Second Phase Disaster Vulnerability Reduction Adaptable Lending Program: The objectives are to support: (a) structural investments in selected critical public buildings and infrastructure; and (b) technical assistance activities to measurably reduce Saint Lucia’s vulnerability to natural hazards and climate change impacts. Project Concept Review tentatively scheduled for late-January 2012. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 10.0/12.0 (IDA Credit/CIF). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Finance, Economic Affairs and National Development, Financial Center, Bridge St 3rd Floor, Castries, Saint Lucia, Tel: (1-758) 468-5500, Fax: (1-758) 452-6700, E-mail: ianthony@gosl.gov.lc, Contact: Isaac Anthony, Permanent Secretary UruguayAgriculture, Fishing, and Forestry (R) Sustainable Management of Natural Resources and Climate Change (Ln. 80990-UY): The objective is to incorporate a strong focus on Climate Change adaptation and mitigation in the agricultural sector. Bank Approval completed on 17 November 2011. Signing scheduled for 17 January 2012. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P124181. US$ 49.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Livestock, Agriculture and Fishery (MGAP), Constutuyente 1476, Piso 1, Montevideo 11200, Uruguay, Tel: (598-2) 411-2821/2418, Fax: (598-2) 419-8175, E-mail: amartins@mgap.gub.uy, Contact: Alicia Martins UruguayEducation Fourth Basic Education: The objective is to continue supporting the Government to increase equity, quality and efficiency in the provision of pre-school, primary education and secondary education by: (a) expanding the Full-time School (FTS) model; and (b) strengthening institutional capacities. Project Concept Review Meeting scheduled for 1 February 2012. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 30.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. UruguayPublic Administration, Law, and Justice (R) Institutions Building Technical Assistance Additional Financing: The objective, same as the parent project, is to further strengthen the public sector management in the identified areas. Bank Approval completed on 6 December 2011. Signing tentatively scheduled for early-February 2012. Environmental Assessment Category C. Project: P123461. US$ 10.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Economy and Finance, Colonia 1089, 3er Piso, Montevideo, Uruguay, Tel: (598-2) 1712-2210, Fax: (598-2) 1712-2212, E-mail: mmaglia@mef.gub.uy, Contact: Mariela Maglia, Coordinadora UruguayTransportation Transport Infrastructure: The objectives are to strengthen Uruguay’s transport infrastructure management, foster multimodal approaches and logistics efficiency. Project preparation is underway. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P125803. US$ 66.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined. UruguayWater, Sanitation and Flood Protection OSE Response to Climate Change: The objective is to support OSE in adapting to and mitigating climate change by increasing the efficiency and resilience of existing and future water supply and sanitation systems. Project Appraisal Document scheduled for 19 March 2012. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P118064. US$ 60.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. Administracion de las Obras Sanitarias del Estado (OSE), Carlos Roxlo 1275, 3er Piso, Montevideo, Mexico, Tel: (598-2) 1952-1950, E-mail: nwajner@ose.com.uy, Contact: Natan Wajner, Gerente Programas con Financiamiento Externo, |
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