Sri Lanka 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 Sri Lanka 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 Sri Lanka
- Environment and Natural Resources Management (1)
- Human Development (1)
- Public Sector Governance (2)
- Transportation (1)
- Urban Development (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.
Environment and Natural Resources Management
Dam Safety and Water Resources Planning
The objective is to improve the development and management of water resources while reducing water induced public hazards and enhancing the effectiveness of water-related investments. Approved by the Executive Directors on 27 March 2008. Environmental Assessment Category B. PID: 93132. US$ 65.3 (IDA). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Finance and Planning, Secretariat, Colombo 1 Sri Lanka, Tel: (94-11) 248-4510, Fax: (94-11) 243-3349, E-mail: st@treasury.gov.lk, Contact: Dr. P B Jayasundera, Secretary
Human Development
(N) Education Sector Development Additional Financing
The objective of the additional financing is to scale up activities that will contribute to greater impact on project outcomes across the four themes of the country’s Education Sector Development Framework and Program: (a) promoting equitable access to basic and secondary education, (b) improving education quality, (c) enhancing economic efficiency and equity of resource allocation and distribution within the education system, and (d) strengthened education governance and service delivery. The Additional Financing will increase the intensity of some activities, such as English as a second language and co-curricular activities among children of different communities; expand activities to more schools, such as increasing the number of schools with Information and Communications Technology (ICT) equipment and libraries; and introduce novel initiatives, such as the expansion of English medium education for arts and commerce students in secondary grades, and multi-cultural reviews of the civics and history curricula. The main focus of all these activities will be on poor schools located in rural, estate and conflict affected areas. Negotiations scheduled for 21 April 2008. Environmental Assessment Category B. PID: 110278. US$ 10.0 (IDA). Consulting services to be determined. Ministry of Education, The Finance Commission, Kitulwatte Road, Colombo 08, Isurupaya, Battaramulla, Sri Lanka, Tel: (94-1) 278-5141, Fax: (94-1) 278-4846
Public Sector Governance
(R) Legal and Judicial Infrastructure and Development Project: (Formerly Second Legal and Judicial Reform)
The objective is to strengthen the foundation for a long-term modernization process in the judicial sector. Specific objectives include enhancing access to the courts and improving efficiency and transparency in the sector. Negotiations completed. Board presentation scheduled for 5 June 2008. Environmental Assessment Category B. PID: 104792. US$ 45.1 (IDA). Consulting services to be determined. Ministry of Justice and Law Reform, Tel: (94-11) 247 8452, E-mail:dg.legal@mo.treasury.gov.lk , Contact: Mrs. Sharmalie Gunawardena, Project Director
(R) Public Sector Capacity Building: (Formerly Public Financial Management and Statistical Institution Building)
The objective is to enhance the effectiveness, efficiency and productivity of key public sector agencies (Department of Census and Statistics [DCS], Auditor General’s Department [AGD]through an investment package that includes organizational strengthening, capacity building, information management, communication improvements, physical and information technology infrastructure, and Information and Communication Technology (ICT) support. Negotiations completed. Board Presentation scheduled for 5 June 2008. Environmental Assessment Category B. PID: 97329. US$ 22.6 (IDA). Consultants will be required. Department of Census & Statistics under Ministry of Finance & Planning and Auditor Generals Department, The Secretariat, Colombo 1, Sri Lanka, Tel: (94-11) 248-4530, Ext: 1429, Fax: (94-11) 243-2073, E-mail: amara.satharasinghe@gmail.com ;chulanthaw@hotmail.com, Contact: Dr. Amara Satharasinghe for DCS and Mr. Chulantha Wijerathne for AGD’s component
Transportation
(N) Road Sector Assistance Additional Financing
The objective of the additional financing is to finance the cost overrun in civil works of the National Roads Component resulting mainly from the unprecedented increase in world fuel prices since the approval of the original IDA Credit in December 2005. Negotiations scheduled for late-April 2008. Environmental Assessment Category B. PID: 110324. US$ 55.0 (IDA). Consultants will be required. Road Sector Assistance Project, Ministry of Highways and Road Development, 756 B, 2nd Floor, Liberty Tower, Parliament Road, Battaramulla, Sri Lanka, E-mail:dir-wbrsap@sltnet.lk , Contact:Mr. Gajaba Gunawardena, Project Director
Urban Development
(N) Second North East Housing Reconstruction Additional Financing
The objective of the additional financing is to assist with the reconstruction of 13,177 houses in the North and East through over a two-year period through the provision of housing support cash grants, support the return of displaced populations in the North East and contribute to the training of skilled construction workers and facilitate the resumption of the economic activity in the war-devastated region through increased construction activity. Board presentation scheduled for 5 June 2008. Environmental Assessment Category B. PID: 110317. US$ 43.0 (IDA). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Nation Building, 177 Galle Road, Colombo 03, Sri Lanka, Tel: (94-11) 2382-0670-8, Contact: Mr Padmanadan
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