The world bank monthly operational summary

(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. Signing scheduled for 20 July 2010. En-

vironmental Assessment Categor y 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

Education

(R) Teacher Education Improvement Program: The objective is

to improve the quality of teacher education in Palestine and in doing

so to contribute to enhancing students’ learning. Bank Approval com-

pleted on 24 June 2010. Environmental Assessment Category C. Pro-

ject: P111394. US$ 5.0 (SPF). Consultants will be required to assist the

Ministry of Education and Higher Education and Teacher Education

Institutions (TEI) design programs to help improve the curriculum of

TEIs, the skills and competencies of the teaching staff, and strengthen

school experience for student teachers. Ministry of Education and

Higher Education, PO Box 576, West Bank and Gaza, Tel: [phone]-

3254, Fax: [phone], E-mail: [e-mail], Contact:

Basri Saleh, Assistant Deputy Minister

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 28 October 2010. En-

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

vices and implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

Health and Other Social Services

(N) Emergency Ser vice Support III Additional Financing II:

The objective is to help mitigate the deterioration in the provision of

essential public services in education, health, and social services. De-

cision Meeting scheduled for 15 July 2010. Environmental Assess-

ment Category C. Project: P122272. US$ 3.0 (SPF). No consultants are

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required. Ministry of Finance, PO Box 795, Ramallah, West Bank and

Gaza, Tel: [phone], Fax: [phone], E-mail: mofirdg@pal-

net.com

(R) Palestinian National Cash Transfer (PNCTP): The objectives

are to (a) support the Palestinian Authority’s efforts to continue to re-

form the PNCTP and to mitigate the impact of the continued socio-eco-

nomic crisis on a sub-set of the poorest and most vulnerable households;

and (b) reduce iron deficiency/anaemia on selected participating

households in Gaza. Project Concept Review Meeting completed on 15

July 2010. Preparation is underway. Environmental Assessment Cate-

gory C. US$ 10.0 (SPF). Consulting services to be determined. Min-

istry of Social Affairs, Ramallah, West Bank, West Bank and Gaza,

Tel: [phone], Fax: [phone], Contact: Majida Al-Masri,

Minister

(R) Second Palestinian Non-Governmental III Additional Fi-

nancing: The objective is to finance social services for the poor, vul-

nerable, or those affected by the deteriorating socio-economic conditions

in Gaza. Bank Approval completed on 8 July 2010. Environmental As-

sessment Category B. Project: P117444. US$ 6.0/2.0 (FRDE/SPF). Con-

sultants will be required. NGO Development Center, PO Box 25091,

Shu’fat, Jerusalem, West Bank and Gaza, Tel: [phone], Fax:

(972-2) 234-7776, E-mail: [e-mail], Contact: Ghassan

Kasabreh, Director

Public Administration, Law, and Justice

(N) Gaza Second Emergency Water Additional Financing III: The

objective of this additional financing is to continue operational support

for the Coastal Municipalities Water Utility. Project Concept Review

Meeting scheduled for 2 August 2010. Environmental Assessment

Category B. US$ 3.0 (SPF). Consulting services and implementing

agency(ies) to be determined.

(R) Capacity-Building for Palestinian Economic and Regulator y

Institutions:  The objective is to build the capacity of leading eco-

nomic and regulatory institutions in order to support the implemen-

tation of the Palestinian Reform and Development Plan. Bank Approval

completed on 24 June 2010. Environmental Assessment Category C.

Project: P118560. US$ 3.7 (SPF). Consultants will be required. Ministry

of Finance, Ramallah, West Bank, West Bank and Gaza, Tel: (972-2)

400-650, Fax: [phone], E-mail: [e-mail], Contact:

Mazen Jadallah, Director General

Third Palestinian Reform and Development Plan: The objective

is to continue supporting the Palestinian Authority in implementing its

Palestinian Reform and Development Plan, in particular, to maintain

and strengthen efforts to improve the fiscal position and public finan-

cial management. Decision Meeting scheduled for 22 July 2010. En-

vironmental Assessment Categor y U. Project: P118593. US$ 40.0

(SPF). No consultants are required. Ministry of Finance, Ramallah, West

Bank, West Bank and Gaza, Tel: [phone], Fax: [phone],

E-mail: [e-mail], Contact: Mazen Jadallah, Director General

Second Land Administration: The objective is to establish a sus-

tainable, efficient, and transparent land registration system in the pro-

ject areas. Decision Meeting scheduled for 13 September 2010.

Environmental Assessment Category C. US$ 3.0 (SPF). Consultants

will be required. Palestinian Land Authority, Rimal Street, Gaza, West

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

tact: Nadim Barameh, Chairman

Water, Sanitation and Flood Protection

(N) Gaza Solid Waste Management: The objective is to improve solid

waste disposal services for the communities and businesses of Pales-

tinian municipalities and joint services councils in the Gaza gover-

norates through provision of an efficient socially acceptable and

environmentally friendly mechanism. Project Concept Review Meet-

ing scheduled for 18 November 2010. Environmental Assessment Cat-

egor y A. US$ 10.0 (SPF). Consulting ser vices and implementing

agency(ies) to be determined.

(R) Second North Gaza Emergency Sewerage Treatment Plant

Additional Financing: The objective is to bridge the financing gap

,

created by costs overruns, to complete the construction of the waste-

water treatment plant under Part B of this project. Bank Approval

scheduled for 26 August 2010. Environmental Assessment Category

A. Project: P117446. US$ 7.0 (SPF). Consultants will be required. Pales-

tinian Water Authority, Al Wehda Street - Shaath Bldg Ramallah, WBG,

West Bank and Gaza, Tel: [phone], Fax: [phone], E-

mail: [e-mail], Contact: Sadi Ali, Project Manager

Emergency Capacity Building Palestinian Water Authority: The

objective is to address strategic capacity building and technical assis-

tance needs of the West Bank and Gaza water sector. It will focus on

the Palestinian Water Authority’s capacity to plan, support, and regu-

late the development of the water sector. Decision Meeting sched-

uled for 1 September 2010. Environmental Assessment Category C.

US$ 3.0 (SPF). Consulting services and implementing agency(ies) to

be determined.

West Bank Wastewater Management: The objective is to install waste-

water collection, treatment and reuse facilities in the Hebron gover-

norate, with indicative sites already identified in urban centers

surrounding the city of Hebron (Bani Naim, Ad Dahiriyiah). Project

Concept Review Meeting scheduled for 30 August 2010. Environ-

mental Assessment Category A. US$ 15.0 (SPF). Consulting services

and implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

Republic of Yemen

Agriculture, Fishing, and Forestry

(R) Subsidy Reform Development Policy: The objective is to im-

prove the reliability and efficiency of the Yemen mass transit system.

This project is no longer in the lending program. Further reporting will

be discontinued. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 15.0

(IDA Grant). Consulting services and implementing agency(ies) to be

determined.

Climate Resilient Integrated Coastal Zone Management: The ob-

jective is to assist Yemen in adapting to the impact of climate change

in the coastal zone of the Gulf of Aden, currently linked to the ongo-

ing Fisheries Resources Conservation Management Project. Project

Concept Review Meeting scheduled for 16 August 2010. Environ-

mental Assessment Category B. Project: P115001. US$ 4.5 (GEFU).

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

Education

(R) Higher Education Quality Improvement (Cr. H5580-RY):

The objective is to improve the quality and relevance of selected pro-

grams in Yemen’s universities and to maintain the momentum on

longer-term reform of university finance and governance. The grant

was signed on 28 June 2010. Environmental Assessment Category C.

Project: P110733. US$ 13.0 (IDA Grant). Consultants will be required.

Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research, Hayel Street,

Sana’a, Republic of Yemen Tel/Fax: [phone], E-mail: malmot-

[e-mail], Contact: Mohammed Muttahar, Vice Minister

Energy and Mining

(R) Al-Mocha Wind Park: The objective is to demonstrate the op-

erational feasibility of wind power (60 MW) at Al-Mocha to be connected

to the national grid. Decision Meeting scheduled for 15 December

2010. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P106069. US$

20.0/15.0 (IDA Grant/IDB). Consulting services to be determined. Pub-

lic Electricity Corporation, Sana’a, Republic of Yemen, Tel: [phone]-

164, Fax: [phone], E-mail: [e-mail], Contact: Eng. Abdul

Mumin Mutahar, Director General

Health and Other Social Services

(R) Fourth Social Fund for Development (Cr. H5480-RY): The

objectives are to: (a) improve access to basic services; (b) enhance eco-

nomic opportunities; and (c) reduce the vulnerability of the poor. Bank

Approval completed on 30 March 2010. Environmental Assessment Cat-

egory B. Project: P117949. US$ 60.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be

required during implementation impact evaluation. Social Fund for

Development, Faj Attan, PO Box 15485, Sana’a, Republic of Yemen, Tel:

(967-1) 449-671, E-mail: [e-mail]

(R) Health and Population: The objective is to improve the quality

and utilization of an integrated package of preventive, clinical, and

public health services by 2015 in selected regions. Decision Meeting

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completed on 29 June 2010. Appraisal scheduled for 24 July 2010. En-

vironmental Assessment Category B. Project: P094755. US$ 28.0 (IDA

Credit). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Public Health and

Population, PO Box 1330, Sana’a, Republic of Yemen, Tel: [phone]-

224, Fax: [phone], E-mail: [e-mail], Contact: Dr. Abdel

Hakim Al-Kohlani, Director General

Industry and Trade

(R) Second Port Cities Development (Cr. H5670-RY): The objec-

tive is to improve access to, and the efficiency of, select public infra-

structure in the three port cities of Aden, Hodeidah and Mukalla. The

grant was signed on 28 June 2010. Environmental Assessment Cat-

egor y B. Project: P088435. US$ 35.0 (IDA Grant). Consultants will

be required. Port Cities Development Program National Coordina-

tion Unit, Khormaksar, Aden, Republic of Yemen, Tel: [phone]-

171/2, Fax: [phone], E-mail: [e-mail]/portcities-

[e-mail], Contact: Mohamed Zemam, PCDP National

Coordinator

Public Administration, Law, and Justice

(N) Fiscal Adjustment, Governance and Private Sector Growth:

The objective is to mitigate the impact of the current fiscal crisis in

Yemen and to support the Government’s medium-term economic re-

form program, thereby helping the country improve fiscal sustain-

ability and set the conditions for enhancing growth in non-hydrocarbon

part of the economy. Project Concept Review Meeting scheduled for

20 July 2010. Environmental Assessment Category U. US$ 70.0 (IDA

Credit). No consultants are required. Implementing agency(ies) to be

determined.

Agro-biodiversity and Adaptation: The objective is to enhance cop-

ing strategies for adaptation to climate change for farmers who rely

on rainfed agriculture in the Yemen highlands, through the conservation

and utilization of biodiversity important to agriculture (particularly

the local land races and their wild relatives) and associated local tra-

ditional knowledge. Bank Approval completed on 27 May 2010. Envi-

ronmental Assessment Categor y B. Project: P103922. US$ 4.0/0.6

(GEFU/PHRD). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Agriculture

and Irrigation, PO Box 2805, Zira’ah Street, Republic of Yemen, Tel:

(967-1)-450-075, Fax: [phone], E-mail: [e-mail].y, Con-

tact: Dr. Bilquis, Project Coordinator

(R) Integrated Urban Development (Cr. H5650-RY): The objectives

are to: (i) improve access to basic services in select informal settlements

in urban areas in Taiz; and (ii) strengthen dialogue on national frame-

work for urban upgrading. The grant was signed on 28 June 2010. En-

vironmental Assessment Category B. Project: P107050. US$ 22.0 (IDA

Grant). Consultants will be required. Taiz Municipal Development

and Flood Protection Project (TMDFPP), Algeria Street, Sana’a, Re-

public of Yemen, Tel: [phone], Fax: [phone], E-

mail: [e-mail] and [e-mail], Contact:

Ibrahim Othman, Project Director, TMDFPP

(R) Public Finance Modernization: The objective is to achieve a

sound Public Finance Modernization system by: (a) aggregate fiscal

discipline; (b) strategic allocation of resources; (c) efficient service de-

livery. Decision Meeting scheduled for 14 July 2010. Environmental

Assessment Category C. Project: P117363. US$ 12.0 (IDA Credit).

Consultants will be required. Ministry of Finance, Sana’a, Republic of

Yemen, Tel: [phone]

(R) Social Welfare Fund Institutional Support (Cr. H5700-RY):

The objective is to strengthen Social Welfare Fund deliver y capac-

ity through program design, management approaches, and tools

necessar y to play an increasingly effective role as an essential Social

Safety Net provider. Bank Approval completed on 17 June 2010. Envi-

ronmental Assessment Categor y C. Project: P117608. US$ 10.0 (IDA

Grant). Consultants will be required. Social Welfare Fund, Nogum,

Sana’a, Republic of Yemen, Tel: [phone], Fax: [phone],

E-mail: [e-mail], Contact: Mansour Al-Fayadhi, Executive

Director

Latin America 

and Caribbean

Argentina

Agriculture, Fishing, and Forestry

(R) Third National Communication United Nations Framework

Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC): The objective is to as-

sist the government to strengthen its capacity in designing sectoral poli-

cies 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. Negotia-

tions scheduled for 7 September 2010. Environmental Assessment

Category C. Project: P116974. US$ 2.4 (GEFU). Consultants will be re-

quired. Secretaria de Ambiente y Desarrollo Sustentable, Dereccion

de Cambio Climatico, Reconquista 555 (entrepiso), Argentina, Tel:

(54-11) 4348-8648, E-mail: [e-mail], Contact: Nazareno

Castillo Marin, Director

Rural Corridors and Biodiversity: The objective is to increase the

protection of vulnerable natural areas and the conservation of biolog-

ical diversity in both the Argentine Patagonian Steppe and the Ar-

gentine Chaco. In addition the project would aim to bolster the technical

capacity and outreach of federal and provincial organizations working

in natural resource issues. Decision Meeting scheduled for 27 Sep-

tember 2010. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P114294.

US$ 7.0/2.3 (GEFU/MSC1). Consultants will be required. Admin-

istacion de Parques Nacionales, Av. Santa Fe 690, C1059ABN, Buenos

Aires, Argentina, Tel: [phone], Contact: Dra. Patricia Gandini,

President

Health and Other Social Services

(R) La Rioja Sector-Wide Approach SWAp: The objective is to im-

prove the public sector ability to contribute to the economic and so-

cial development of the Province of La Rioja. Project Concept Review

Meeting scheduled for 20 August 2010. Environmental Assessment

Category C. US$ 50.0 (IBRD). Consulting services to be determined.

Ministerio de Hacienda, 25 de Mayo and Nicola de Bari, La Rioja, Ar-

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

[e-mail], Contact: Cra. Nora Ferrario, Subsecretaria de

Administracion Financiera

(R) Rural Poverty:  The objective is to contribute to the Govern-

ment’s overall strategy to raise incomes and improve livelihoods among

the rural poor of Argentina. Decision Meeting scheduled for 1 September

2010. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P106685. US$

50.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. Ministerio de Agricultura,

Ganaderia y Pesca (MAGyP formerly SAGPyA), Avda. Belgrano 450,

Buenos Aires, Argentina, Tel: [phone], E-mail: prosap-co-

[e-mail], Contact: Lic. Jorge Neme, Coordinador Ejec-

utivo, Ing Sandro Sassatelli, Coordinador Tecnico

(R) San Juan SWAp (Ln. 78530-AR): The objective is to support

economic and social development. Signing tentatively scheduled for

late-July 2010. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P113896.

US$ 50.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. Agencia Calidad San

Juan, Ministerio de la Produccion, Ministerio de la Produccion, Prov.

de San Juan, Argentina, E-mail: [e-mail],

Contact: Puerta Marisu, Responsable de Proyectos

Communities Integrating Social Ser vices: The objective is to sup-

port CIC’s project which intends to create a space that strengthens cit-

izen-government dialogue, social policy coordination, and a citizen

based (rather than beneficiary based) approach to social policy. This

project is on hold until further notice. Environmental Assessment Cat-

egor y C. US$ 100.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. Imple-

menting agency(ies) to be determined.

Global Risk Prevention of Chronic Deceases: The objectives are

to: (i) increase the coverage of programs for six selected groups of

diseases and one prioritized Public Health Program and reduce the

population’s exposure to principal risk factors associated with non-

communicable diseases; and (ii) improve the performance and the

efficiency of the Federal Health Program of the Health Ministry. Pro-

ject Concept Review Meeting completed on 3 June 2010. Project

preparation is underway. Environmental Assessment Category C. Pro-

ject: P110599. US$ 450.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. Minis-

terio de Salud de la Nacion, Av. 9 de Julio 1925, 2o Piso, Buenos Aires,

Argentina Tel/Fax: [phone], Contact: Maximo Diosque, Sec-

retario de Promocion y Programas Sanitarios

Provincial Health Insurance: The objective is to increase the uti-

lization of priority health care services and to improve the health con-

ditions of children and youth under 19 years old, women between

20-64 years old and at-risk, and vulnerable populations with specific

chronic diseases. Project Concept Review Meeting completed on 3 June

2010. Project preparation is underway. Environmental Assessment

Category C. US$ 400.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. Minis-

terio de Salud y Ambiente, Av. 9 de Julio 1925 Piso 12 (1332), Buenos

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

Contact: Dr. D. Maximo Andres Diosque, Secretario de Promocion de

Programas Sanitarios

Industry and Trade

Sustainable Industrial Development: The objective is to help small

and medium enterprises in Argentina with inadequate access to credit

to improve their compliance with environmental regulations, while si-

multaneously boosting their industrial competitiveness. Decision Meet-

ing scheduled for 22 July 2010. 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, Contact: Alfredo Junco, Coordinador Ejecutivo UE-

PRO-PRESAO

Public Administration, Law, and Justice