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(R) First Development Policy Operation: The objective is to support 

structural policies and institutional reforms aimed at finding durable 

solutions to Ethiopia’s twin macro challenges—high inflation and acute 

balance of payments pressure, without unduly sacrificing Ethiopia’s high 

growth rate. Project Concept Review Meeting scheduled for 27 May 2011. 

Environmental Assessment Category U. US$ 200.0 (IDA Credit). 

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

Second Public Sector Capacity Building Program: The objectives are 

to improve the scale, efficiency and responsiveness of public service 

delivery at the federal, regional, and local level; to empower citizens to 

participate more effectively in shaping their own development; and to 

promote good governance and accountability. Bank Approval completed 

on 23 March 2010. Environmental Assessment Category C. Project: 

P107217. US$ 50.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Ministry 

of Capacity Building, PO Box 1082, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Tel: (251-

1) 564-778, Fax: [phone], E-mail: [e-mail], 

Contact: Ms. Ludmila Burlui, Executive Director, MEPIU  

Transportation  

(R) Third Road Sector Development APL: The objective is to restore 

and expand Ethiopia’s road network to reduce poverty and increase 

employment through promoting growth and access in a socially and 

environmentally sustainable manner. Project Concept Review Meeting 

scheduled for 11 November 2010. Environmental Assessment Category 

A. US$ 50.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. 

Ethiopian Roads Authority, PO Box 1770, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Tel: 

(251-1) 525-392, Fax: [phone], E-mail: era1@tele¬com.net.et, 

Contact: Ato Zaid Wolde Gebriel, Director General  

Third Roads Program APL Additional Financing: The objective is to 

provide access to connect 80,000 Kebeles. Project Concept Review 

Meeting scheduled for 24 January 2011. Environmental Assessment 

Category A. US$ 200.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be de-

termined. Ethiopian Roads Authority, PO Box 1770, Addis Ababa, 

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

[e-mail], Contact: Ato Zaid Wolde Gebriel, Director General  

Water, Sanitation and Flood Protection  

Water Supply and Sanitation Additional Financing: The objective is 

increased access to sustainable water supply and sanitation services, for 

rural and urban users, through improved capacity of stakeholders in the 

sector and better management of water resources. Bank Approval 

completed on 30 March 2010. Environmental Assessment Category B. 

Project: P118533. US$ 80.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. 

Ministry of Water Resources, PO Box 5744, Haile G/Silase Street, 

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Tel: [phone], Fax: (251-1) 

1663¬0459, E-mail: [e-mail], Contact: Ato Yohannes 

Gebre Medhin, Director  

Gabon Energy and Mining  

Electricity Sector Development: The objective is to: (a) develop a least 

cost sector development plan; (b) establishment of a Rural Energie Fund 

and financing of pilot projects; (c) transmission network rehabilitation 

and extension in Libreville; and (d) energy efficiency measures. Project 

Concept Review Meeting scheduled for 21 July 2010. Environmental 

Assessment Category B. US$ 35.0 (IBRD). Consulting services and 

implementing agency(ies) to be determined.  

Transportation  

(R) Road Infrastructure SIL: The objective is to reduce congestion on 

Libreville’s only road outlet to the rest of the country and to improve 

road maintenance efficiency. Decision Meeting scheduled for 16 

September 2010. Environmental Assessment Category A. Project: 

P096375. US$ 75.0 (IBRD). Consultants will be required. Ministry of 

Public Works and Equipment, Gabon, Tel: [phone], Contact: 

Brigitte Boumah, President  

The Gambia  

Education  

(R) Third Education Additional Financing: The objective is to improve 

conditions for teaching and learning in basic education. Bank Approval 

completed on 29 June 2010. Environmental Assessment Category B. 

Project: P120783. US$ 5.5 (IDA Grant). Consultants will be required. 

Consulting services will be required to provide Technical Assistance for 

higher  education. Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education, Willy 

Thorpe Place Building, Banjul, The Gambia, Tel: [phone], Fax: 

[phone], Contact: Baboucarr Bouy, Permanent Secretary  

Industry and Trade  

(R) Growth and Competitiveness: The objective is to improve the 

investment climate and strengthen the competitiveness of key sectors. 

Appraisal completed on 21 June 2010. Negotiations scheduled for 19 

August 2010. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P114240. 

US$ 12.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. GIPFZA, 48 

Karaiba Avenue, Serrekunda, KMC, Banjul, The Gambia, Tel: (220) 

437-7624, Fax: [phone], E-mail: [e-mail], Contact: 

Kebba Njie, Chief Executive Officer  

Information and Communications  

(R) Integrated Financial Management Information System (Cr. 

H5800-GM):  The objectives are to: (i) improve public resource 

management through the expansion of the IFMIS system, and (ii) 

strengthen capacity of the government to effectively use the system in a 

sustainable manner. The grant was signed on 8 July 2010. Environmental 

Assessment Category C. Project: P117275. US$ 5.3 (IDA Grant). 

Consultants will be required. Ministry of Finance, The Gambia, Tel: (220) 

422-3301, E-mail: [e-mail], Contact: Serign Cham, 

Permanent Secretary  

Ghana  

Agriculture, Fishing, and Forestry  

(R) EITI—Natural Resources Value Chain: The objective is to enhance 

governance of natural resources, including oil and gas, fisheries, forestry, 

mining. Project Concept Review Meeting scheduled for 8 November 2010. 

Environmental Assessment Category U. US$ 50.0 (IDA Credit). 

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

(R) Sustainable Land and Water Management: The objectives are to: 

(a) improve land management of selected micro-watersheds in Northern 

Ghana to reverse land degradation and enhance agricultural productivity; 

and (b) improve spatial planning through integration of watershed 

management in development plans. Appraisal scheduled for mid-July 

2010. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P098538. US$ 8.2 

(GEFU). No consultants are required. Ministry of Environment, Science 

and Technology, Ghana, Contact: Pham Le Thanh, President and CEO  

Irrigation and Flood Control:  The objective is to support 

implementation of the Watershed Management Strategy and to 

develop irrigation and flood control facilities within the Volta 

watershed in Northern Ghana. Project Concept Review Meeting 

scheduled for 5 August 2010. Environmental Assessment Category A. 

US$ 100.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services and implementing 

agency(ies) to be determined.  

Second Agriculture Development Policy Loan:  The objective is the 

same as the original project, to support natural resource governance 

DPL. Bank Approval completed on 3 June 2010. Environmental 

Assessment Category U. Project: P110147. US$ 25.0 (IDA Credit). No 

consultants are required. Ministry of Food and Agriculture, PO Box 

M37, Accra, Ghana, Tel: [phone], Fax: [phone], 

Contact: Pham Le Thanh, President and CEO  

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Education  

(R) Skills Development: The objective is to encourage skills and 

technology based development in key economic sectors through creation 

of institutional and financing mechanisms for demand-driven  of: (1) 

improvements in quality of formal and informal training and (2) 

development and adoption of new technologies. Decision Meeting 

scheduled for 18 November 2010. Environmental Assessment Category 

B. Project: P118112. US$ 100.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be 

required. Council for Technical and Vocational Education and Training  

Energy and Mining  

(R) Energy Development and Access Additional Financing: The 

objectives are to: (a) scale up the Distribution System Improvement; and 

(b) introduce an integrated approach to improve the quality of electricity 

distribution network, reduce losses and improve customer service delivery 

and commercial operations in the Ashanti Region. Bank Approval 

completed on 29 June 2010. Environmental Assessment Category C. 

Project: P120016. US$ 70.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. 

Electricity Company of Ghana, Electro-Volta House, PO Box 521, Accra, 

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

[e-mail], Contact: Pham Le Thanh, President and CEO  

(R) Gas and Oil Technical Assistance: The objectives are to improve 

management and regulation, increase transparency and enhance local 

technical skills in the oil and gas sector. Decision Meeting scheduled for 

2 September 2010. Environmental Assessment Category C. Project: 

P120005. US$ 35.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. 

GNPC/Ministry of Energy, Accra, Ghana, Tel: (233¬21) 667-090, 

Contact: Frederic Mvondo, Directeur General Adjoint (Coordinator)  

Gas Infrastructure:  The objective is to enable Ghana to reap 

economically sustainable benefits (at both the local and national level) 

from the use of cheaper and environmentally cleaner natural gas for 

power generation instead of flaring or reinjecting the gas. Decision 

Meeting scheduled for 31 August 2010. Environmental Assessment 

Category A. US$ 300.0/15.0 (IBRD/IDA Credit). Consulting services 

and implement-ing agency(ies) to be determined.  

Third Natural Resource and Environmental Governance DPO: The 

objectives are to: (a) ensure predictable and sustainable financing for the 

forest and wildlife sectors, and effective forest law enforcement; (b) 

improve mining sector revenue; (c) address social issues in forest and 

mining communities; and (d) mainstream environment into economic 

growth. Bank Approval completed on 3 June 2010. Environmental 

Assessment Category U. Project: P118188. US$ 10.0 (IDA Credit). No 

consultants are required. Ministry of Finance, Ghana, Contact: Frederic 

Mvondo, Directeur General Adjoint (Coordinator)  

Health and Other Social Services  

Productive Safety Nets: The objectives are to improve targeting in 

social protection spending, increase access to conditional cash transfers 

nationwide, increase access to employment and cash-earning 

opportunities  for the rural poor during the agricultural off-season, and 

improve the economic and social infrastructure in target districts. Bank 

Approval completed on 20 May 2010. Environmental Assessment 

Category B. Project: P115247. US$ 88.6 (IDA Credit). No consultants 

are required. National Coordinating Office (formerly Rural 

Infrastructure Coordinating Unit), PO Box CT 3742, Accra, Ghana, Tel: 

(233-30) 277-0246, E-mail: [e-mail], Contact: 

Mathew Oppong Brown, Coordinator  

Information and Communications  

(R) Statistics Development Program: The objective is to modernize 

and streamline the Ghana National Statistical System. Decision Meeting 

scheduled for 11 August 2010. Preparation is underway. Environmental 

Assessment Category B. US$ 30.0/10.0 (IDA Credit/SRTF). Consulting 

services to be determined. Ghana Statistical Service, PO Box GP 1098, 

Accra, Ghana, Tel: [phone], Fax: [phone], E-

mail: [e-mail]  

(R) Statistics Development Program: The objective is to implement 

the Ghana Statistics Development Plan through: (a) institutional reform, 

(b) capacity building and enhanced professionalism, (c) adoption of new 

information technology and equipment (d) the quality and availability of 

statistical products and (e) the 2010 population and housing census. 

Decision Meeting completed on 15 June 2010. Bank Approval scheduled 

for 30 July 2010. Environmental Assessment Category C. Project: 

P118585. US$ 7.4 (SPTF). Consulting services and implementing 

agency(ies) to be determined.  

Public Administration, Law, and Justice  

(N) Seventh Poverty Reduction Support Grant: The objective is to 

support the authorities’ efforts to consolidate ongoing fiscal stabilization 

efforts and protect the development objectives set in Ghana’s draft 

Medium-Term Development Policy Framework (MTDPF) for the 

period 2010-2013. Decision Meeting scheduled for 27 September 2010. 

Environmental Assessment Category U. Project: P117924. US$ 200.0 

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

determined.  

(R) Institutional Renewal Modernization and Accountability: The 

objective is to improve the quality of governance by: (i) modernizing the 

structure and revising the business processes of key CMAs and MDAs to 

reflect their changed functions following devolution; (ii) strengthening 

institutional and public service management capacity of key 

CMAs/MDAs; and (iii) enhancing central government accountability. 

Project Concept Review Meeting scheduled for 20 October 2010. 

Environmental Assessment Category C. US$ 70.0 (IDA Credit). No 

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

(R) Second Land Administration: The objective is to establish the 

institutional policy and legal framework to place a land administration 

system that ensures security of tenure and protection of land rights in 

Ghana.  Preparation completed on 12 July 2010.  Decision Meeting 

scheduled for 12 October 2010. Environmental Assessment Category B. 

US$ 30.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services and implementing 

agency(ies) to be determined.  

(R) eGhana Additional Financing: The objective is to generate growth 

and employment by leveraging ICT and public-private partnerships to: 

(a) develop the IT Enabled Services industry, and (b) contribute to 

improved efficiency and transparency of selected government functions 

through e-government applications. The credit was signed on 30 June 

2010.  Environmental Assessment Category C. Project: P120942. US$ 

44.7/15.1/12.3 (IDA Credit/DFID/ECEU). Consultants will be required. 

Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning, 28th February Road, PO 

Box M40, Accra, Ghana, Tel: [phone], Fax: [phone], 

E-mail: [e-mail], Contact: Frederic Mvondo, Directeur 

General Adjoint (Coordinator). Ministry of Communications, PO Box 

M38, Ghana, Tel: [phone], Contact: Frederic Mvondo, 

Directeur General Adjoint (Coordinator)  

Water, Sanitation and Flood Protection  

(R) Sustainable Rural Water and Sanitation Services (Cr. 47890-

GH): The objectives are to: (i) expand access to water and sanitation in 

rural and small town communities; and (ii) strengthen local capacity to 

manage rural and small town water and sanitation facilities and to ensure 

their sustainability. Bank Approval completed on 23 June 2010. 

Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P120026. US$ 75.0 

(IDA Credit). No consultants are required. Community Water and 

Sanitation Agency (CWSA), Private Mail Bag, KIA, Accra, Ghana, Tel: 

(233-21) 508-401, Fax: [phone], Contact: Pham Le Thanh, 

President and CEO  

Second Small Towns Water Supply and Sanitation Additional 

Financing:  The objective is to increase access to sustainable water 

supply and sanitation services in small towns in six regions of the 

recipient. Bank Approval completed on 12  May 2009. Environmental 

Assessment Category B. Project: P115065. US$ 15.0 (IDA Credit). 

Consultants will be required. Community Water and Sanitation Agency 

(CWSA), Private Mail Bag, KIA, Accra, Ghana, Tel: [phone], 

Fax: [phone], Contact: Frederic Mvondo, Directeur General 

Adjoint (Coordinator)  

Water Millennium: The objectives are to: (a) increase access to water 

supply and improved sanitation, particularly in periurban areas; (b) 

enhance the sustainability of service provision; and (c) improve in 

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formation on the access, quality and sustainability of water and sani-

tation services. Project Concept Review Meeting scheduled for 23

September 2010. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 150.0

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

determined.

Guinea

Energy and Mining

Mineral Sector Induced Growth Program: The objective is to help

Guinea analyze possible linkages between large projects and the

broader economy and facilitate such linkages on a pilot basis around

2 growth poles. This project is on hold until further notice. Environ-

mental Assessment Category B. Project: P112177. US$ 15.0 (ACGF).

Consulting services to be determined. Ministry of Economy and Fi-

nance, B.P. 221, Conakry, Guinea, Tel: [phone], Fax: (224-30)

422-102

Water, Sanitation and Flood Protection

(N) Urban Water Sector Performance Improvement: The objective

is to increase sustainable access to water services in Conakry through:

(i) financing physical investments in the water supply system; and (ii)

improving the commercial and financial performance of the urban wa-

ter utility, especially by addressing governance and accountability is-

sues within the utility. Preparation is under way. Environmental

Assessment Category B. Project: P110327. US$ 20.0 (IDA Grant). Con-

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

Guinea-Bissau

Agriculture, Fishing, and Forestry

(N) Biodiversity Conser vation: The objective is to establish the

key elements of operational and financial sustainability for the man-

agement and conservation of the network of parks and protected ar-

eas in Guinea-Bissau. Project Concept Review Meeting scheduled for

19 July 2010. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 1.9 (IDA

Grant). Consulting services to be determined. Institute for Biodiver-

sity and Protected Areas (IBAP)

Education

Education for All—Fast Track Initiative Program: The objective

is to contribute to improving delivery of basic education services, with

a focus on greater and more equitable access, better quality and im-

proved local governance. Appraisal scheduled for 16 September 2010.

Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 50.0 (FSSP). Consul-

tants will be required. Ministry of National Education, Bissau, Guinea-

Bissau, Tel: [phone], Contact: Alfredo Gomes, Coordinator,

Project Preparation Team

Energy and Mining

(R) Emergency Electricity and Water Rehabilitation (Cr. H6060-

GW): (formerly Multisector Infrastructure Rehabilitation Additional

Financing) The objective is to assist the Government in the rapid

restoration and improvement of electricity and water supply services

in the capital city. Bank Approval scheduled for 23 July 2010. Environ-

mental Assessment Category B. Project: P120910. US$ 12.7/6.0/4.0

(IDA Grant/ECOW/WAEM). No consultants are required. Ministry

of Economy, Plan and Regional Integration, Bissau, Guinea-Bissau,

Tel: [phone], Contact: Luis A. Cruz Gomes, Coordinator

(R) Recover y and Reform of the Energy Sector: The objective is

to meet the electricity and water supply needs of the country in an eco-

nomically and environmentally sustainable manner in order to contribute

to economic growth and well-being of the population of Guinea Bissau.

Project Concept Review Meeting scheduled for 11 November 2010. En-

vironmental Assessment Category A. US$ 10.0/25.0 (IDA Credit/

ZMUL). Consulting services and implementing agency(ies) to be de-

termined.

Public Administration, Law, and Justice

(R) Second Economic Governance Reform Development Pol-

icy Grant (Cr. H5840-GW): The objectives are to: (a) promote ef-

ficiency, transparency and accountability in the use of public resources

through improved public financial management; and (b) foster pri-

vate sector development mainly through the development of a mod-

ern legal framework for private investment and improvements of the

business environment. Bank Approval completed on 29 June 2010.

Signing scheduled for 19 July 2010. Environmental Assessment Cate-

gory U. Project: P114937. US$ 6.0 (IDA Grant). Consultants will be

required. Ministr y of Finance, Av Amilcar Cabral, CP 67, Bissau,

Guinea-Bissau, Tel: [phone], Fax: [phone], E-mail: jo-

[e-mail], Contact: Jose Carlos Varela Casimiro, Secre-

tary of State for Treasury

Kenya

Agriculture, Fishing, and Forestry

(R) Adaptation to Climate Change in Arid and Semi-Arid Lands:

The objective is to improve the ability of selected districts and com-

munities of the Arid and Semid-Arid Lands to plan and manage climate

change adaptation measures. Bank Approval completed on 10 June 2010.

Signing scheduled for 12 August 2010. Environmental Assessment Cat-

egory B. Project: P091979. US$ 5.5 (GEFU). No consultants are re-

quired. Ministr y of Finance, The Treasur y, PO Box 30007-00100,

Kenya, Tel: [phone], Fax: [phone], E-mail: njasu@trea-

sury.go.ke, Contact: Majida Al-Masri, Minister