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Integrated Coastal Zone Management: The objectives are to assist

with: (a) policy planning and monitoring of the sustainable fisheries

and ecosystem management; (b) critical pilot investments, including

conservation and rehabilitation activities in Lake Nador and other

sites; (c) capacity strengthening; and (d) project management. Project

Concept Review Meeting scheduled for 12 November 2010. Environ-

mental Assessment Category B. US$ 5.2 (GEFU). Consulting services

and implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

Integrating Climate Change into Plan Maroc Vert: The objective

is to assist the government in mainstreaming climate change in the na-

tional development planning process. Appraisal scheduled for 16 Feb-

ruary 2011. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P117081.

US$ 5.0 (GEFU). Consulting services to be determined. Agence pour

le Developpement Agricole (ADA), 103 Av. Fal Oueld Omeir Agdal, Ra-

bat, Morocco, Tel: [phone], E-mail: med.elguerrouj@

ada.gov.ma, Contact: Mohammed Elguerrouj, Directeur de la Gestion

des Projets

Support Plan Maroc Vert: The objective is to support the regional

development plans in reconversion or aggregation, and productivity

enhancement for small scale agriculture. Decision Meeting sched-

uled for 25 October 2010. Environmental Assessment Category U.

Project: P116557. US$ 100.0 (IBRD). Consulting services and imple-

menting agency(ies) to be determined.

Education

Second Education Development Policy Loan: The objective is to

support the Government's implementation of the "Education Emergency

Plan 2009-2012", with a view to improve the effectiveness of service

delivery and the quality of educational outcomes. Identification sched-

uled for 2 May 2011. Environmental Assessment Category U. US$

60.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. Ministry of National Edu-

cation, Higher Education, Civil Servant Training and Scientific Re-

search, Bab Rouah, Rabat, Morocco, Tel: [phone], Fax:

(212-537) 771-874, E-mail: [e-mail]

Skills Development and Labor Market: The objectives are to: (a)

improve relevance of higher education; (b) provide vocational educa-

tion and training to labor market; (c) facilitate labor mobility; (d) im-

prove the impact of Active labor market programs (ALMPs); and (e)

and strengthen labor market institutions and Monitoring and Evalua-

tion. Project Concept Review Meeting scheduled for 11 November

2010. Environmental Assessment Category U. Consulting services to

be determined. Ministry of National Education, Higher Education,

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Staff Training and Scientific Research, Bd Bouregreg Tour Hassan, Ra-

bat, Morocco, Tel: [phone], Fax: [phone], E-mail:

[e-mail]. Ministry of Labor and Vocational Training,

Quartier Administratif, Rabat, Morocco, Tel: [phone], Fax:

(212-5) 3776-8881, Contact: Ahmed Benrida, Director of the Direc-

torate of Employment

Energy and Mining

(R) Ouarzazate Concentrated Solar Power: The objective is to de-

velop Phase I of a 500 MW Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) power

plant in order to meet the country's energy and climate change ob-

jectives and contribute to global CSP cost reduction. Decision Meet-

ing scheduled for 2 December 2010. Environmental Assessment

Category A. Project: P122028. US$ 200.0/265.0/200.0 (IBRD/AFDB/

CCTF). Consulting services to be determined. Maroccan Agency for

Solar Energy (MASEN), Station traitement Av, Mohamed Bel Hassan,

Rabat, Morocco, Tel: [phone], Fax: [phone], E-

mail: [e-mail], Contact: Mustapha Bakkoury, CEO

Energy Development Fund: The objectives are to: (a) increase invest-

ment in generation capacity that emits less CO2 than the current mix;

and (b) increase energy efficiency in a number of end use sectors

(especially industr y and urban transport). Preparation is under way.

Environmental Assessment Categor y F. Project: P120166. US$

100.0/150.0 (IBRD/CIF). Consulting ser vices to be determined.

Ministry of Mines and Energy, Morocco, Contact: Amina Benkhadra,

Ministre

Health and Other Social Services

(R) Health Development Policy Loan: The objective is to support

the implementation of the Action Plan 2008-2012 of the Ministr y of

Health. Project Concept Review Meeting scheduled for 20 Decem-

ber 2010. Environmental Assessment Categor y U. US$ 35.0 (IBRD).

Consulting ser vices to be determined. Ministr y of Health, 355 Bld

Mohamed V, Rabat, Morocco, Tel: [phone], E-mail:

[e-mail], Contact: Jilali Hazim, Director

(R) Second National Initiative for Human Development: The ob-

jective is to provide continued support to the Government's National

Initiative for Human Development. Project Concept Review Meeting

scheduled for 30 November 2010. Environmental Assessment Category

B. US$ 120.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Ministry

of Interior, Morocco, Tel: [phone], Fax: [phone], Con-

tact: Nadira El Guermai, Governor, National Coordinator

Transportation

(R) Urban Transport Sector Development Policy Loan: The ob-

jectives are to develop the sector's institutional framework, improve the

delivery of urban transport services, and improve environmental and

social sustainability. Decision Meeting scheduled for 28 October 2010.

Environmental Assessment Category U. Project: P115659. US$ 140.0

(IBRD). Consultants will be required. Direction Generale des Collec-

tivites Locales, Ministere de l'interieur, Hay Riad, Rabat, Morocco

Tel/Fax: [phone], E-mail: [e-mail], Con-

tact: Abdelllatif Chadali, Directeur de la Programmation et des

Equipements

Second Urban Transport Sector Development Policy Loan: The

objective is to continue the development of the urban transport sec-

tor's institutional framework, improve the deliver y of urban transport

services, and improve environmental and social sustainability, includ-

ing climate change mitigation. Project Concept Review Meeting

scheduled for 31 Januar y 2011. Environmental Assessment Cate-

gor y U. US$ 100.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required for prepa-

ration including for environmental and poverty and social impact assess-

ment. Direction Generale des Collectivites Locales, Ministere de

l'interieur, Hay Riad, Rabat, Morocco Tel/Fax: [phone], E-

mail: [e-mail]

Water, Sanitation and Flood Protection

Second Solid Waste Sector Development Policy Loan: The ob-

jective is to support the government in implementing its program for

the reform of the municipal solid waste sector in Morocco through:

(i) enhancing the governance of the sector; (ii) improving the sus-

tainability of municipal solid waste services; and (iii) mainstreaming

environmental and social dimensions. Decision Meeting scheduled for

18 October 2010. Environmental Assessment Category U. Project:

P119781. US$ 130.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. Ministry of

Economy and Finance, Rabat, Morocco, Tel: [phone], Fax: (212-

37) 677-530, E-mail: [e-mail], Contact: Mohamed

Samir Tazi, Adjoint au Directeur

Regional

Agriculture, Fishing, and Forestry

(N) Capacity Building for the Promotion of Treated Wastewater

Reuse in the Mediterranean/MENA Countries: The objective is

to promote wastewater treatment and reuse in the Mediterranean and

MENA Region through technical assistance for policy strengthening,

facilitating investments in technologies and their adoption, demand pro-

motion, and building of local capacity. Identification scheduled for 3 De-

cember 2010. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 4.6/3.3

(GEFU/SIDA). Consulting services and implementing agency(ies) to

be determined.

Transportation

(R) Mashreq Regional Cross Border Trade Facilitation and In-

frastructure Phase I: The objective is to increase trade between

Mashreq countries and the rest of the world: (a) TA to Syria, Lebanon,

Iraq, Jordan, WBG; (b) feasibility and detailed design studies for high-

way/railways projects; (c) financing with partners and funding agen-

cies, Phase 1 of transpor t investments/missing links; and (d)

investments in border facilities. Decision Meeting scheduled for 20 June

2011. Preparation is underway. Environmental Assessment Category

B. Project: P120105. US$ 100.0 (IBRD). Consulting services and im-

plementing agency(ies) to be determined.

Water, Sanitation and Flood Protection

Regional Coordination on Improved Water Resources Manage-

ment and Capacity with NASA: The objective is to help water man-

agers in countries around the Mediterranean sea and across the Arab

world to better understand water availability and consumption using

consistent measures and methods so that data can be compared across

countries. Decision Meeting scheduled for 1 November 2010. Envi-

ronmental Assessment Category C. Project: P117170. US$ 5.6 (GEFU).

Consulting services and implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

Syrian Arab Republic

Agriculture, Fishing, and Forestry

(R) Coastal Rivers and Orontes River Basins Water Resources

Management: The objective is to support the Government's effort in

reducing pollution and strengthening the framework for improved In-

tegrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) and in reducing the

impact of climate change on critical ecosystems in line with the Strat-

egy and National Environment Action Plan (SNEAP). Project Concept

Review Meeting scheduled for 18 November 2010. Environmental As-

sessment Category C. US$ 1.0 (GEFU). Consultants will be required.

Ministry of Irrigation, PO Box 4451, Damascus, Syrian Arab Repub-

lic, Tel: [phone], Fax: [phone], E-mail: gm-

[e-mail], Contact: Eng. Hussein Makhlouf, Director General

Tunisia

Agriculture, Fishing, and Forestry

(R) Second Natural Resources Management: The objectives are

to: (a) progress towards the greater objectives of SAP-MED to reduce

land-based sources of pollution discharging in the Mediterranean Sea;

(b) optimize the use of Tunisia's water resources; and (c) contribute

to the reduction of land degradation and climate vulnerability of key

productive sectors in arid agricultural lands. The loan was signed on 7

October 2010. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P112568.

US$ 9.7 (GEFU). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Agriculture

and Hydraulic Resources (MARH), 30 Rue Alain Savary, 1002 Tunis,

Tunisia, Tel: [phone], Fax: [phone], Contact: Ms. Lud-

mila Burlui, Executive Director, MEPIU

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(R) Second Natural Resources Management (Ln. 79210-TN):

The objective is to promote an integrated community-based approach

to sustainable rural development and management of natural resources,

including climate change adaptation. The loan was signed on 7 Octo-

ber 2010. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P086660.

US$ 36.1 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Agriculture,

Direction general du Financement (DGFIOP), 30 Rue Alain Savary, Tu-

nis, Tunisia, Tel: [phone], Fax: [phone], Contact: Abdallah

Mallek, Director General

Agriculture Policy Modernization: The objective is to improve farm

incomes and the productivity of agricultural water use. Awaiting offi-

cial request from the Government. Environmental Assessment Cate-

gor y B. US$ 50.0 (IBRD). Consulting ser vices to be determined.

Ministry of Agriculture and Hydraulic Resources (MARH), 30 Rue Alain

Savary, 1002 Tunis, Tunisia, Tel: [phone], Fax: [phone]-

447, Contact: Ali Aydi, Director General

Education

Vocational Training and Technical Education Modernization:

The objective is to support the implementation of the Presidential Pro-

gram for Vocational Training and Technical Education. Preparation

scheduled for 15 November 2010. Environmental Assessment Category

B. Project: P120542. US$ 65.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required.

Ministry of Vocational Training and Employment, 10 Boulevard Ouled

Haffouz, Tunis, Tunisia, Tel: [phone], Fax: [phone],

E-mail: [e-mail]

Energy and Mining

(R) Societe Tunisienne de l'Electricite et du Gaz Concentrated

Solar Power Plant: The objective, as part of Clean Technology Fund

(CTF) CSP scale-up investment plan, is to develop a 100 MW Con-

centrating Solar Power (CSP) power plant to meet the country's en-

ergy and climate change objectives and contribute to global CSP cost

reduction. Project Concept Review Meeting scheduled for 15 No-

vember 2010. Environmental Assessment Categor y B. US$ 200.0

(IBRD). Consulting services to be determined. Societe Tunisienne de

l'Electricite du Gaz (STEG), 38 Rue Kamel Attaturk, Tunis, Tunisia,

Tel: [phone], Fax: [phone], E-mail: [e-mail],

Contact: Ameur Bchir, Deputy CEO

Energy Efficiency and Biomass: The objectives are to: (a) address

the barriers in scaling-up Energy Efficiency/co-generation invest-

ments; and (b) help design and implement a biomass action plan, with

dissemination and communication activities on biomass potential in

Tunisia. Decision Meeting scheduled for 28 October 2010. Environ-

mental Assessment Category B. US$ 2.5 (GEFU). Consulting services

to be determined. Agence Nationale de la Maitrise de l Energie

(ANME), 3 Rue 8000, Monplaisir, Tunis, Tunisia, Tel: [phone],

Fax: [phone], E-mail: [e-mail], Contact: Kawther Li-

hidheb, Director for Industrial Energy Efficiency Unit

Health and Other Social Services

(R) Employment Development Policy Loan (Ln. 79300-TN): The

objective is to facilitate employment through: (a) active labor market

policies; (b) enhancing Domestic and International Mobility of the La-

bor Force; and (c) fostering Monitoring and Evaluation and dissemi-

nation of employment data, and mainstream evidence-based

policy-making. The loan was signed on 7 October 2010. Environmen-

tal Assessment Category U. Project: P117161. US$ 50.0 (IBRD). Con-

sultants will be required. Ministere du Developpement et de la

Cooperation Internationale, 98, Av. Mohamed V, Tunis, Tunisia, Tel:

(216-71) 892-653, Fax: [phone], E-mail: [e-mail],

Contact: Maurice Bouesso, Coordinator. Ministere de l'Emploi et de

l'Insertion Professionnelle des Jeunes, 10 Boulevard Ouled Haffouz,

Tunis, Tunisia, Tel: [phone], Fax: [phone], Contact:

Ali Sanaa, Conseiller au cabinet du Ministre

(R) Health Services Strengthening Development Policy Loan: The

objectives are to improve the quality and efficiency of health service

delivery in the public sector, particularly in underserved regions. De-

cision Meeting scheduled for 21 October 2010. Environmental As-

sessment Category U. Project: P118509. US$ 50.0 (IBRD). Consulting

services to be determined. Ministere de la sante publique, Bab Saadoun,

Tunis, Tunisia, Tel: [phone], Fax: [phone]

Second Cultural Heritage: The objective is to support management

and enhancement of the country's cultural assets, focusing primarily

on the rehabilitation of historic urban centers. The project will ad-

dress urban planning, land issues and target poverty alleviation and

local economic development. Project Concept Review Meeting sched-

uled for 20 January 2011. Environmental Assessment Category B.

US$ 50.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Culture and

Heritage Preservation, Rue 2 Mars 1934, La Kasbah, Tunis, Tunisia,

Tel: [phone], Fax: [phone], Contact: Boubakar Ben

Fraj, Chef de Cabinet

Second Employment Development Policy Loan: The objective is

to expand employment opportunities in Tunisia through tapping new

sources of employment, strengthening labor intermediation and place-

ment (nationally and internationally), improving the labor regulatory

context, and expanding the information base on employment. Project

Concept Review Meeting scheduled for 30 November 2010. Environ-

mental Assessment Category U. US$ 50.0 (IBRD). Consulting ser-

vices to be determined. Ministere de l'Emploi et de l'Inser tion

Professionnelle des Jeunes, 10 Boulevard Ouled Haffouz, Tunis,

Tunisia, Tel: [phone], Fax: [phone]

Industry and Trade

(R) Third Export Development: The objectives are to improve ac-

cess to export markets and finance, and enhance the efficiency and

performance of trade clearance processes including customs operations

and technical controls, thereby making trade logistics more efficient.

Negotiations scheduled for 10 November 2010. Environmental Assess-

ment Category C. Project: P118334. US$ 71.0 (IBRD). Consulting ser-

vices to be determined. Ministere du Commerce et Artisanat, Rue

Kheiredin Pacha, Tunis, Tunisia, Tel: [phone], E-mail: Wa-

[e-mail], Contact: Monsieur Wajdi Khemakhem, Co-

ordinateur du Projet

Public Administration, Law, and Justice

(R) Ecotourism and Conser vation of Desert Biodiversity: The

objective is to develop ecotourism in desert ecosystems as a means to

promote environmental, financial and social sustainability. Project Con-

cept Review Meeting scheduled for 15 December 2010. Environmental

Assessment Category B. US$ 1.3/4.3 (FRDE/GEFU). Consulting ser-

vices and implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

(R) Integrated Local Development: The objective is to improve in-

frastructure and services in Tunisian municipalities. Decision Meeting

scheduled for 27 January 2011. Environmental Assessment Category

F. Project: P117416. US$ 60.7/50.0 (IBRD/FRDE). Consulting ser-

vices to be determined. CPSCL and Ministry of Interior, 9 Rue 8451,

1003 Cite Khadra, Tunis, Tunisia, Tel: [phone], E-mail:

[e-mail], Contact: Mokhtar Hammami, Director Genen-

eral

Transportation

(R) Fourth Northwest Mountainous and Forested Areas De-

velopment:  The objective is to follow up on the Third Northwest

Mountainous and Forested Areas Project. Negotiations scheduled for

1 November 2010. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project:

P119140. US$ 41.8 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. ODESY-

PANO (Northwest Sylvo-pastoral Development Office under MAHRP),

Tunisia, Tel: [phone], Fax: [phone], E-mail: Dgle.odesy-

[e-mail], Contact: Dellai Houcine, Director General

Water, Sanitation and Flood Protection

(R) Managing Healthcare Waste and PCBs: The objectives are to:

(a) help strengthen the healthcare waste management system in

Tunisia; and (b) contribute to the implementation of its Persistent Or-

ganic Pollutants (POPs) National Implementation Plan. Appraisal

scheduled for 19 October 2010. Environmental Assessment Category

A. Project: P100478. US$ 5.5 (GEFU). Consultants will be required.

Agence Nationale de Gestion des Dechets (ANGed), 6 Rue Al amine

Al Abbassi, 1002 Tunis, le Belvedere, Tunis, Tunisia, Tel: (216-71)

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847-493, E-mail: [e-mail], Contact: Mr. Mounir Ferchichi,

General Director

(R) Northern Tunis Wastewater: The objectives are to: (i) provide

an environmentally safe disposal system for the treated wastewater

which will not be reused in agriculture in Northern Tunis; and (ii) in-

crease the quantity and quality of treated wastewater made available

to farmers to encourage its reuse in agriculture in the Borj Touil area.

The loan was signed on 7 October 2010. Environmental Assessment Cat-

egory A. Project: P118131. US$ 8.0 (GEFU). Consultants will be re-

quired. Office National de l Assainissement (ONAS), 32 rue Hedi

Nouira, Tunis, Tunisia, Tel: [phone], Fax: [phone], Con-

tact: M. Attia, CEO

(R) Northern Tunis Wastewater Treatment (Ln. 79170-TN):

The objectives are to: (i) provide an environmentally safe disposal sys-

tem for the treated wastewater which will not be reused in agriculture

in the North of Tunis; and (ii) increase the quantity and quality of treated

wastewater made available to farmers to encourage its reuse in agri-

culture in the Borj Touil area. The loan was signed on 7 October 2010.

Environmental Assessment Category A. Project: P117082. US$ 52.0

(IBRD). Consultants will be required. Office Natinale de l'Assainisse-

ment (ONAS), 32, Rue Hedi Nouira, Tunis, Tunisia, Tel: [phone]-

200, Fax: [phone], E-mail: [e-mail], Contact: M. Attia,

CEO

West Bank and Gaza

Energy and Mining

(R) Scaling-Up Renewable Energy: The objectives are to: (a) assist

the Palestinian Authority in developing renewable energy resources

to increase the security and diversity of the supply; and (b) focus on

the development of a concentrated solar power (CSP) plant in Jericho.

Project Concept Review Meeting scheduled for 15 December 2010. En-

vironmental Assessment Category B. US$ 10.0 (SPF). Consulting ser-

vices and implementing agency(ies) to be determined.