Nepal Early Warning Update
World Bank Pipeline Projects: Volume 6, May 2008
Monday, June 30, 2008
This Bulletin is part of the periodic electronic update from the Bank Information Center (BIC) South Asia office to inform civil society about World Bank projects in Nepal before they are approved by the Board of Directors of the World Bank Group.
This Update covers project information, organized by sectors. It is taken directly from the World Bank’s Monthly Operation Summary (MOS) for South Asia Region
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Bank Information Center
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For more information on projects listed below, please contact at the World Bank Headquarters:
Public Information Services Program, South Asia External Affairs
Benjamin Crow; Phone: (202) 473-5105; E-mail: bcrow@worldbank.org
Jan Erik Nora; Phone: (202) 458-4735; E-mail: enora@worldbank.org
MOS reports on the status of projects in the World Bank’s pipeline — from the point of identification of investment opportunities to the signing of the loan, credit or grant. After loans, credits or grants are signed, entries are dropped from the MOS. Entries are also dropped from the MOS when projects are removed from the Bank’s lending program before approval. Each entry in the MOS indicates at what stage a particular project is in the project cycle. These are underlined for convenience.
MOS, along with your country’s Country Assistance Strategy (CAS), serve as the earliest possible indicators of what projects your government and the Bank might be considering for funding. Advocacy and campaigning experience around the world on Bank projects indicates that the earlier civil society gets involved on proposed projects, the greater the likelihood for impacting them. It would be useful to understand the Bank’s Project Cycle as summarized below.
During IDENTIFICATION, both governments and the Bank are involved in analyzing development strategies for the respective country as a whole and in identifying projects that support those strategies. When the project identification is completed, the Project Information Document (PID) will be available through the World Bank’s Project Database. This is the earliest publicly-available project document and provides a summary of the Project Concept. The PID includes contact information for the Project Implementing Agency, as well as the World Bank Task Team Leader.
PREPARATION, the second stage of the cycle, is the responsibility of your government. During preparation, the technical and institutional alternatives for achieving a project's objectives are identified and discussed. Preparation usually requires feasibility studies followed by more detailed studies of the alternatives that promise to yield the most satisfactory results. The environmental assessment is usually carried out during this phase.
Project APPRAISAL, the responsibility of the Bank, provides a comprehensive review of all aspects of the project (technical, institutional, economic, and financial) and lays the foundation for implementing the project and evaluating it when completed. A Project Appraisal Document is published following this stage.
During NEGOTIATIONS, discussions are held between the Bank and the government and agreements reached are contained in the draft loan, credit or grant documents. Upon completion of negotiations, the project is then presented to the Executive Directors of the Bank for their consideration. After approval, the loan, credit or grant agreement is signed.
IMPLEMENTATION of a project usually starts after the loan, credit or grant is declared effective, which can normally be expected to take a few months after signing.
(For more information, see Tools for Activists: An Information and Advocacy Guide to the World Bank Group, pg 2-12).
Current MOS Entries for Nepal
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- Education (1)
- Finance (1)
- Health, Nutrition, Population (1)
- Human Development (1)
- Rural Development (1)
- Water and Sanitation (1)
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A typical entry in the MOS is presented in following order: Country; Sector; Title and project description; Stage of processing [(R)= Revised (italic text indicates a change from previous month; (N)= New]; Environmental Assessment Category; Project ID, a unique Bank control number for each project, appears in the MOS when the Project Information Document is available; Amount of loan, credit or grant (US$ millions); Name, address, phone, fax, E-mail address, and name and title of contact person of implementing agency.
Education
Education for All Additional Financing
The objective of the additional financing is to (a) improve equitable access to the quality of primary education, (b) build capacity of national and district agencies, and (c) local communities to plan and manage education delivery. Approved by the Executive Directors on 6 December 2007. Environmental Assessment Category A. PID: 107558. US$ 60.0 (IDA). Consulting services to be determined. Ministry of Education and Sports, Keshar Mahal, Kathmandu, Nepal, Tel: (977-1) 441-1599, Fax: (977-1) 444-3332, E-mail: moes@enet.com.np, Contact: Balananda Paudel, Secretary
Finance
(R) Access to Financial Services
The objective is to assist micro- and small-enterprise customers and low-income households with increased access to formal financial services. Board presentation scheduled for 16 September 2008. Environmental Assessment Category C. PID: 105289. US$ 27.0 (IDA). Consulting services to be determined. Nepal Rastra Bank, Baluwatar, Kathmandu, Nepal, Tel: (997-1) 441-2262, 441-0386, Fax: (997-1) 441-0159, Contact: K. B. Manandhar, Acting Governor
Health, Nutrition, and Population
(N) Health Sector Additional Financing
The objective of the additional financing is to expand access to and use of essential health care services in the underserved populations. Pre-appraisal is underway. Environmental Assessment Category B. PID: 110731. US$ 50.0 (IDA). Consulting services to be determined. Ministry of Health and Population , Ramshah Path, Kathmandu, Nepal, Tel: (977-1) 426-2862, Fax: (977-1) 426-2896, Contact: Dr. Babu Ram Marasini, Senior Health Administrator
Human Development
(N) Nepal Emergency Peace Support
The objective is to consolidate the Nepal peace process by supporting: (a) Government to meet commitments to selected groups affected by the conflict, including families of those killed as a result of the conflict, conflict-related widows and orphans, disabled people, and individual Maoists in cantonments; (b) ensuring transparency in implementation of benefits under the Project for the conflict-affected groups, including the Maoists in cantonments; and (c) strengthening of key institutions which are tasked with policy and implementation functions in peace building, reintegration and rehabilitation. Board presentation scheduled for 6 May 2008. Environmental Assessment Category C. PID: 110762. US$ 50.0 (IDA). Consulting services to be determined. Ministry of Peace and Reconstruction, Singha Durbar, Kathmandu, Tel/Fax: (977-1) 421-1186 , E-mail: info@peace.gov.np, Contact: TBD
Rural Development
(R) Agricultural Commercialization and Trade
The objective is to increase aggregate value added in selected commodity value chains in districts supported by the project. Decision meeting scheduled for 11 February 2008. Environmental Assessment Category B. PID: 87140. US$ 20.2 (IDA). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives, Harihar Hbawan, Lalitpur, Nepal, E-mail: agriplan@mos.com.np, Contact: Mr. K. K. Shrestha, Joint Secretary
Water and Sanitation
(N) Second Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Additional Financing
The objective of the additional financing is to provide for the shortfall of funds to complete Batch VII schemes and also to scale up the number of schemes under Batches VIII, IX and X. The funds will build up on the existing components under the original Project: (a) strengthening the operations of the rural water supply and Sanitation Fund Development Board; (b) selection and Construction of Water Supply and Environmental Sanitation Schemes; and (c) institutional Development Studies. Board presentation scheduled for 6 May 2006. Environmental Assessment Category B. PID: 110463. US$ 27.0 (IDA Grant). Consultants will be required. Rural Water Supply & Sanitation Fund Development Board, Nursery Marg, Lazimpat, Kathmandu, Nepal, Tel: (977-1) 441-0761, 441-5856, Fax: (977-1) 441-4899, E-mail:khaskosh@rwss.org, Contact: Mr. Arjun Narsing Rayamajhi, Executive Director
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