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El Salvador

Education

(R) Sustaining Social Gains for Economic Recovery (Ln. 78060-

SV): The objective is to support the Government’s policy reforms in

critical areas to protect the most vulnerable and ease its financing

needs in the context of the difficult external economic environment.

Signing scheduled for 19 July 2010. Environmental Assessment Cat-

egory U. Project: P118036. US$ 100.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be re-

quired. Ministry of Finance, Bulevar Los Heroes No. 1231, San Salvador,

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

Contact: Rina Castellanos de Jarqu, Directora Gral.de Inv y Cr.Pub

Health and Other Social Services

(R) Improving Health Sector Performance and Governance:

The objectives are to: (i) support the GOES health strategy in ex-

panding the use of basic health care services among rural, remote and

poor populations; and (ii) strengthen the management of the public

health essential functions, and the accountability and performance of

the national health care networks. Project Concept Review Meeting

completed on 6 July 2010. Project preparation is underway. Environmental

Assessment Category B. US$ 80.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be re-

quired. Ministry of Health, Ministerio de Salud, San Salvador, El Sal-

vador, Tel: [phone], Fax: [phone], Contact: Eduardo

Espinoza, Viceministro de Policas de Salud

Public Administration, Law, and Justice

(R) Fiscal Management and Public Sector Performance Tech-

nical Assistance Loan (Ln. 78120-SV): The objective is to en-

hance government’s institutional capacities in the areas of public

financial management in order to improve efficiency, effectiveness

and transparency of government’s budget planning and implementa-

tion as well as to strengthen capacities of the Ministry of Finance for

a more effective and transparent fiscal management. Signing tentatively

scheduled for late-August 2010. Environmental Assessment Category

C. Project: P095314. US$ 20.0 (IBRD). No consultants are required.

Technical Secretariat of the Presidency, Alameda Manuel E. Araujo No.

5500, San Salvador, El Salvador, Tel: [phone], Contact: Segovia

Alexander, Technical Secretary of the Presidency

(R) Supporting Crisis Response and Policy Development in So-

cial Protection (Ln. 78110-SV): The objective is to support the Gov-

ernment policies to develop a social protection system capable of

addressing short term income and employment needs in urban areas,

while strengthening the institutional capability for medium term so-

cial protection interventions. Signing scheduled for 30 July 2010. En-

vironmental Assessment Category B. Project: P117440. US$ 50.0

(IBRD). Consultants will be required. Fondo de Inversion Social para

el Desarrollo Local, 10a Av. Sur y Calle Mexico, Bo. San Jacinto frente

a ex Casa Preside, El Salvador, Tel: [phone], Fax: [phone]-

1370, Contact: Elvin Rustamov, PIU Director

Transportation

Local Government Strengthening (Ln. 79160-SV): The objective

is to promote integrated territorial development focused on increas-

ing rural productivity. Signing scheduled for 30 July 2010. Environmental

Assessment Category B. Project: P118026. US$ 80.0 (IBRD). Consul-

tants will be required. Subsecretariat of Territorial and Local Devel-

opment, Secretaria de Asuntos Estrategicos, Alameda Manuel Enrique

Araujo 5500, San Salvador, El Salvador, Tel: [phone], E-mail:

[e-mail], Contact: Guillermo Galvan, Subsec-

retary

Grenada

Public Administration, Law, and Justice

(R) Economic and Social Development Policy Loan (Ln. 78740-

GD, Cr. 47150-GD): The objective is to help the Government man-

age the global turmoil and mitigate its impact on the poor by improving

social safety nets and supporting a sustained medium term process of

legal, institutional and structural development that promotes growth

and improves public governance and service delivery. The loan/credit

was signed on 24 June 2010. Environmental Assessment Category U.

Project: P117000. US$ 4.5/3.5 (IBRD/IDA Credit). Consultants will be

required. Ministry of Finance, Planning and Industry, Financial Com-

plex, The Carenage, St. George’s, Grenada, Tel: [phone],

Fax: [phone], E-mail: [e-mail], Contact: Lennox An-

drews, Project Coordinator

Guatemala

Finance

(R) Enhancing Small and Medium Enterprise Productivity: The

objective is to improve competitiveness of micro and small busi-

nesses. Specifically, to strengthen value chains and clusters, improve

the legal and regulator y framework for microfinance, improve the

supply of business development ser vices, and promote appropriate

technology adoption. Decision Meeting scheduled for 8 September

2010. Environmental Assessment Categor y B. US$ 32.0 (IBRD).

Consultants will be required. Ministr y of Economy, 8A Avenida 10-

43, Zona 1, Guatemala City, Guatemala, Tel: [phone], Fax: (502)

2253-1419, E-mail: [e-mail], Contact: Ruben Morales,

Minister

Health and Other Social Services

(R) Expanding Opportunities for Vulnerable Groups (Ln. 77830-

GT): The objective is to contribute to the Government’s strategy to in-

crease the use of education, health and rural infrastructure services

by the extreme poor in the most vulnerable municipalities, by boost-

ing their demand for those services and strengthening sector capac-

ity to deliver them. Signing scheduled for 30 July 2010. Environmental

Assessment Category B. Project: P107416. US$ 114.5 (IBRD). Con-

sultants will be required. Ministr y of Finance and Economy, 8va

Avenida y 21 Calle Zona 1, 18 Nivel, Edificio Finanzas Publicas,

Guatemala City, Guatemala, Tel: [phone], Fax: [phone]-

5005, Contact: Juan Alberto Fuentes Knight, Minister

Guyana

Agriculture, Fishing, and Forestry

Forest Carbon Partnership Facility Readiness Preparation: The

objective is to assist a Participant Country in the Forest Carbon Part-

nership Facility (FCPF) to develop its Readiness Preparation Proposal

(RPP) to Reduce greenhouse gas Emissions from Deforestation and

forest Degradation (REDD) and to carry out the preparation activities,

studies and consultations in the RPP. Project preparation is underway.

Environmental Assessment Category A. US$ 10.0 (FCPR). Consul-

tants will be required. Guyana Forestry Commission, Lot 1 Water

Street, Kingston, Guyana, Tel: [phone], Fax: [phone],

E-mail: [e-mail], Contact: James Singh, Forest

Commissioner

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Forest, Climate Change and Communities: The objective is to help

improve the livelihoods of forest-dependent communities, while strength-

ening the sustainable management of forests, through the management

and marketing of non-timber forest products (NTFPs) and forest-

based services. Project preparation is underway. Environmental As-

sessment Categor y A. Project: P116443. US$ 5.0 (IDA Credit).

Consultants will be required. Guyana Forestry Commission, Lot 1 Wa-

ter Street, Kingston, Guyana, Tel: [phone], Fax: [phone]-

8956, E-mail: [e-mail], Contact: James Singh,

Forest Commissioner

Education

(R) Improving Teacher Education: The objective is to improve

the efficiency and quality of teacher education through reform of the

deliver y of teacher training. This would involve reforming the insti-

tutions/programs directed to teacher education including the teach-

ers’ college and University of Guyana teacher education programs.

Negotiations tentatively scheduled for early-August 2010. Environ-

mental Assessment Category C. Project: P110018. US$ 4.2/0.1 (IDA

Credit/COL). Consultants will be required. Ministr y of Education,

26 Brickdam, Guyana, Tel: [phone], Fax: [phone], E-

mail: [e-mail], Contact: Shaik Baksh, Minister

Haiti

(R) Education for All Fast-Track Initiative Catalytic Fund: The

objective is to contribute to the achievement of the education MDGs

through the implementation of the Government of Haiti’s National

Education for All Strategy (SNA-EPT). Signing scheduled for 30 July

2010. Environmental Assessment Category C. US$ 22.0 (EFAF). No

consultants are required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

Industry and Trade

Housing Reconstruction Urban Community Driven Develop-

ment Additional Financing: The objective is to scale up the sup-

port to PRODEPUR target communities by addressing the pressing

emerging needs of urban and rural communities affected by the

Januar y 2010 ear thquake for community based housing recon-

struction and rehabilitation support. Project Concept Review Meet-

ing completed on 10 June 2010. Project preparation is underway. Envi-

ronmental Assessment Category A. US$ 30.0 (IDA Grant). Consultants

will be required. Bureau de Monetisation des Programmes d’Aide

au Developpement, Boulevard Harry Truman, Ancien Immeuble, Inter-

national, Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Tel: [phone], Fax: [phone]-

2149, E-mail: [e-mail], Contact: Michael Lecorps,

Director General

Public Administration, Law, and Justice

(R) Economic Governance Technical Assistance: The objective

is to furnish the technical assistance needed to advance good eco-

nomic governance management. Project preparation is underway. En-

vironmental Assessment Category C. US$ 3.0 (IDA Grant). Consulting

services to be determined. Ministry of Economy and Finance, Port au

Prince, Haiti, E-mail: [e-mail], Contact: Yves Clement

Jumelle, Project Coordinator

(R) Emergency Development Policy Operation: The objective is

to support the economic and public sector governance program of the

Government of Haiti in the aftermath of the January earthquake. Ne-

gotiations completed on 2 July 2010. Bank Approval scheduled for 5 Au-

gust 2010. Environmental Assessment Category U. Project: P118239.

US$ 30.0 (IDA Grant). No consultants are required. Ministry of Econ-

omy and Finance, Port au Prince, Haiti, E-mail: [e-mail],

Contact: Alfred Metellus, Chief of Staff

Honduras

Agriculture, Fishing, and Forestry

Second Land Administration Program: The objective is to strengthen

property rights in Honduras through modernization of the legal frame-

work, institutional strengthening and development of a fully-integrated

and decentralized National System for Property Administration. Pro-

ject pending Government confirmation. Environmental Assessment Cat-

egory B. Project: P106680. US$ 30.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be

required. Instituto de la Propiedad, Anillo Periferico, Residencial La

Canada, Tegucigalpa, Honduras, Tel: [phone], E-mail: coordi-

[e-mail], Contact: Reinaldo Vega, Program Coor-

dinator

Health and Other Social Services

(R) Improving Access and Quality of Basic Health Care Services:

The objectives are to support: (a) the government in expanding and

sustaining the use of basic health care services among rural, remote

and poor populations; and (b) the increase in quality of these services

as measured through the performance indicators. This project is no longer

in the lending program. Further reporting will be discontinued. Envi-

ronmental Assessment Category B. Project: P112090. US$ 20.0 (IDA

Credit). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Health, Tegucigalpa,

Honduras, Tel: [phone], Fax: [phone], Contact: Carlos

Aguilar, Acting Minister of Health

(R) Social Protection (Cr. 47740-HN): The objectives are to: (a)

improve the effectiveness of the conditional cash transfers program

PRAF to foster investments by poor families in human capital accu-

mulation; (b) expand the availability of employment training for at-risk

youth and of labor intermediation ser vices in urban area, and (c)

strengthen the institutional capacity. Bank Approval completed on 29

June 2010. Signing scheduled for 15 September 2010. Environmental As-

sessment Category C. Project: P115592. US$ 40.0 (IDA Credit). Con-

sultants will be required. Secretaria de Trabajo y Seguridad Social,

Edificio la Hacienda, Boulevard La Hacienda, Honduras, Tel: (504) 239-

6969, Fax: [phone], E-mail: [e-mail], Contact: Doris

Castro, Coordinator

Public Administration, Law, and Justice

(R) Emergency Recovery Development Policy Credit: The objective

is to finance the short-term costs associated with: (i) central govern-

ment outlays on essential goods and services; (ii) health; and (iii) nu-

trition. Project Concept Review Meeting tentatively scheduled for mid-August

2010. Environmental Assessment Category U. US$ 80.0 (IDA Credit).

Consultants will be required. Ministry of Finance, Av. Cervantes, Bar-

rio el Jazmin, Edificio SEFIN, Tegucigalpa, Honduras, Tel: (504) 237-

4537, Fax: [phone], E-mail: [e-mail], Contact:

Carlos Manuel Borjas, Vice Minister of Finance

State Modernization: The objective is to improve management of

public resources by supporting: (a) the consolidation of ongoing

reforms in the areas of customs and tax administration, financial

management, planning, procurement, internal and external control,

and human resources; and (b) the introduction of a results-focus in

the management of public resources. Project preparation is under-

way. Environmental Assessment Category C. Project: P110050. US$

15.0 (IDA Credit). No consultants are required. Ministr y of Finance,

Av. Cer vantes, Barrio el Jazmin, Edificio SEFIN, Tegucigalpa, Hon-

duras, Tel: [phone], E-mail: [e-mail], Contact:

Daisy Mejia de Erazo, Coordinadora General

Transportation

(R) Second Road Reconstruction and Improvement Additional

Financing: The objective of the parent project remains unchanged,

namely, to improve the quality of the road network and road man-

agement in support of the Government’s growth and competitiveness

goals. Signing scheduled for 30 July 2010. Environmental Assessment

Category B. Project: P115568. US$ 25.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will

be required. Secretaria de Obras Publicas Transporte y Vivienda, Bar-

rio la Bolsa, Comayaguela, Municipalidad del Distrito Central, Honduras,

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

[e-mail], Contact: Melvin Martinez, Director of Roads

Water, Sanitation and Flood Protection

Reducing Vulnerability to Natural Disasters through Adapta-

tion to Climate Change: The objective is to support the Honduran

government in adapting on-going programs and policies to reduce

vulnerability to floods and landslides deriving from the increased impacts

of hurricane and catastrophic wind and rainfall events generated by

climate changes. This project is on hold until further notice. Envi-

ronmental Assessment Category B. US$ 6.0 (GEFU). Consultants will

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be required. Comision Permanente de Contingencias (COPECO),

Car retera hacia Mateo, 200m adelante del Hospital Militar,

Comayaguela, M.D.C Honduras, Tel: [phone], E-mail:

[e-mail], Contact: Guillermo Suazo, Coordinador

Jamaica

Energy and Mining

(R) Energy Investments and Technical Assistance: The objec-

tive is to support the Government’s policy on energy security, energy

diversification through renewable energy and energy efficiency and

of reducing cost to end-users. Project preparation is underway. QER

meeting scheduled for 19 July 2010. Environmental Assessment Cat-

egor y U. Project: P112780. US$ 15.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be

required for preparation of renewable, energy efficiency and natural

gas components. Ministr y of Energy and Mining, PCJ Building, 36

Trafalgar Road, Kingston 10, Jamaica, Tel: [phone], E-mail:

[e-mail], Contact: Hillar y Alexander, Permanent

Secretar y

Mexico

Agriculture, Fishing, and Forestry

(R) Fostering Sustainable and Competitive Production Systems

Consistent with the Conser vation of Biodiversity: The objec-

tive is to conser ve and protect nationally and globally significant

biodiversity in Mexico through improving and mainstreaming sus-

tainable management practices in the productive landscape in priority

ecological corridors. Project Concept Review Meeting scheduled

for 15 September 2010. Environmental Assessment Categor y B. US$

11.7 (GEFU). Consultants will be required. CONABIO, Liga Per-

iferico - Insurgentes Sur 4903, Col. Parques del Pedregal, Mexico,

Mexico, Tel: [phone], Fax: [phone], E-mail: pal-

[e-mail], Contact: Pedro Alvarez Icaza, Director

General CBM

(R) Programa de Apoyos Directos al Campo (PROCAMPO):

The objective is to suppor t transfers made to producers under

SAGARPA’s agricultural support program PROCAMPO. Appraisal

scheduled for 18 October 2010. Environmental Assessment Categor y

B. Project: P113764. US$ 449.7/0.2/0.2 (IBRD/FAOR/IFAD). Con-

sultants will be required. Secretaria de Agricultura, Ganaderia, Desa-

rrollo Alimenticio y Pesca, Municipio Libre No. 377, 6o Piso, Ala B,

Col. Santa Cruz, Atoyac, Mexico, Tel: [phone], E-mail: adri-

[e-mail], Contact: Adriana Herrera Moreno,

Coordinator

Forests, Climate Change and Communities: The objective is to bol-

ster the capacity of the country to develop strategic plans and carry

out community-driven activities for mitigation and adaptation of climate

change within the forest sector in 12 priority states, while fostering their

economic development. Project Concept Review Meeting scheduled

for 1 September 2010. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$

76.0/4.0 (IBRD/MSC1). Consultants will be required. Comision Na-

cional Forestal (CONAFOR), Periferico Poniente No. 5360, Esq. Car-

retera a Nogales, Edificio B, Mexico, Tel: [phone], E-mail:

[e-mail], Contact: Mario Aguilar, Gerente de Silvi-

cultura Comunitaria/Coordinador PROCYMAF II

Education

(R) School Based Management (Ln. 79480-MX): The objective

is to support Mexico’s School Based Management program. The 2nd

phase (2010 to 2012) will continue to improve education coverage, so-

cial participation and educational outcomes. The focus of the 2nd

phase will be to improve poverty targeting and social participation in

school decision-making. Bank Approval completed on 17 June 2010. Sign-

ing scheduled for 30 July 2010. Environmental Assessment Category

C. Project: P115347. US$ 220.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required.

Secretariat of Public Education (SEP), Brasil 31-312, Centro Historico,

06029, Mexico, DF, Mexico, Tel: [phone], Contact: Daniel Her-

nandez Ruiz, Coordinador Nacional del Programa Escuelas de Calidad

Energy and Mining

(R) Ef ficient Lighting and Appliances: The objectives are to: (a)

transform the lighting market through a large-scale deployment of

efficient lamps in the residential, commercial and public sectors,

including street lighting; and (b) support to low income households

to replace inefficient refrigerators and air conditioners. Appraisal com-

pleted on 9 July 2010. Negotiations scheduled for 26 July 2010. Envi-

ronmental Assessment Categor y B. Project: P106424. US$

320.0/50.0/7.1 (IBRD/CCTF/GFIA). Consultants will be required.

Secretaria de Energia, Insurgentes Sur No. 890, Col. Del Valle, Mex-

ico DF 03100, Mexico, Tel: [phone], Fax: [phone]-

6245, E-mail: [e-mail], Contact: Reina Velazquez

Montes, Directora General de la Unidad de Promocion de Inver-

siones

(R) Efficient Lighting and Appliances—GEF: The objectives are

to: (a) transform the lighting market through a large-scale deploy-

ment of efficient lamps in the residential, commercial and public sec-

tors, including street lighting; and (b) support low income households

to replace inefficient refrigerators and air conditioners. Appraisal com-

pleted on 9 July 2010. Negotiations tentatively scheduled for late-July

2010. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P120654. US$

7.1 (GEFU). Consultants will be required. Secretaria de Energia, In-

surgentes Sur No. 890, Col. Del Valle, Mexico DF 03100, Mexico, Tel:

(52-55) 5000-6000, Fax: [phone], E-mail: rvelazquez@ener-

gia.gob.mx, Contact: Reina Velazquez Montes, Directora General de

la Unidad de Promocion de Inversiones

(R) Estudio para la Disminucion de Emisiones de Carbono

(MEDEC) Low-Carbon Investment: The objective is to contribute

to the Government’s incorporation of climate change mitigation con-

cerns into economic planning. Low-carbon development and the as-

sociated investments in all keysectors, including energy, transport,

urban waste management, and forestry, which will be promoted through

the project. Project Concept Review Meeting scheduled for 29 July 2010.

Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 100.0 (IBRD). Consul-

tants will be required. Secretaria de Hacienda y Credito Publico, Pala-

cio Nacional, Patio de la Emperatriz, Edificio 12, Piso 2, Col. Centro,

Mexico, Mexico, Tel: [phone], Fax: [phone], E-

mail: [e-mail], Contact: Carlos Raul Delgado

Aranda, Director de Organismos Financieros Internacionales