Tag Archives: Asia

Sri Lanka Water Supply and Sanitation Improvement Project

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The Sri Lanka Water Supply and Sanitation Improvement Project is on the agenda of the World Bank Board of Directors on Wednesday, June 24. As it is an Absence of Objection piece, it is expected to sail through the board.

The proposed project involves a total of $184 million of which $165 million will be provided by the World Bank. The Project Development Outcome is to increase access to piped water services and improved sanitation, and to strengthen rural service delivery arrangements, in selected Districts. This objective is to be achieved through the following 4 components:

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Pakistan Sindh Barrages Improvement Project

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The World Bank Board of Directors will discuss the Sindh Barrages Improvement Project in Pakistan on Friday, June 19. Upon approval, this project will receive a total of $188 million from the World Bank for a grand total of $208 million.

The Project Development Outcome is to improve the reliability and safety of the Guddu barrage and strengthen the Sindh Irrigation Department’s capacity to operate and manage the barrage. The project consists of three different components:

  • Rehabilitation of the Guddu Barrage
  • Improved Barrage Operation
  • Project Management, Monitoring, and Evaluation

Green Urbanization in China

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On Wednesday, June 17 from 09:00 – 10:00 EST (15:00 – 16:00 NL Time), join the World Bank Open Learning Campus Webinar Series on green urbanization in China: toward efficient, inclusive, and sustainable urbanization.

urban china eventA suggested agenda for environmental management and sector policies for promoting environmentally sustainable urbanization in China.

 

This session is moderated by Mr. Gailius J. Draugelis. More information and registration is available at https://goo.gl/bKEQsO.

Discussing Green Growth at the Indonesia Green Infrastructure Summit

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STORY HIGHLIGHTS
  • Economic growth in Indonesia has been rapid, but it has led to environmental degradation and will be counter-productive in the long-term.
  • Indonesia must shift from a ‘brown’ to a ‘green’ growth model to ensure a sustainable growth that would benefit everyone.
  • The 2015 Indonesia Green Infrastructure Summit will seek ways to mainstream green growth in infrastructure development, with the private sector and government working together.

Approved project Pakistan: Sindh Irrigated Agriculture Productivity Enhancement Project

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The Board of Directors of the World Bank approved the Sindh Irrigated Agriculture Productivity Enhancement Project on March 20, 2015. The project involves a total of $242 million, of which $187 million is provided by the IDA, and $55 million by the Government of Pakistan. The stated goal of the project is to ‘improve irrigation water management at tertiary and field levels in Sindh.’ This is to be achieved through the following four components:

1) Community Water Infrastructure Improvement ($120 million);
2) Promotion and Installation of High Efficiency Irrigation Systems ($66 million);
3) Improved Agriculture Practices ($24 million); and
4) Project Management, Monitoring and Evaluation, and Strategic Studies ($32 million).

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Approved project: Punjab Rural Water and Sanitation Sector Improvement Project

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On March 24, the World Bank Board of Directors approved the Punjab Rural Water and Sanitation Sector Improvement Project. As reported before, the project involves a total of $354 million, of which the borrower brings in $106 million, and the IBRD puts in $248 million. The goal of the project is ‘to improve water and sanitation service levels, reduce open defecation, and strengthen service delivery arrangements in targeted villages in Punjab’.

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Health services access project – Myanmar

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Press release published on the World Bank website.

The Essential Health Services Access Project will provide US$100 million in funding for increased and improved coverage of critical health services across Myanmar’s 330 townships. The project — initially approved by the World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors in October 2014 — is expected to benefit more than 4 million pregnant women and young children.

“We are pleased to be able to invest in mm_mother_child_735x490quality health services for all people in Myanmar. Better health services will improve the quality of life for mothers and their young children, and, ultimately, will help bring us closer to achieving the ambitious goal of universal health coverage,” said Dr. Thein Thein Htay, Deputy Minister, Myanmar Ministry of Health.

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Analytical Work & TA Ganga River Basin, India

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The terms of reference of the assignment outline a major program of work to support the strategic basin planning efforts of Government of India over a two to three year period. The focus of the project is on technical assistance to government though modelling and analytical work combined with capacity building.

The high-level objectives of the project are:
(i) To significantly strengthen the capability of relevant central and state government agencies to undertake comprehensive evidence-based strategic basin planning for the Ganga River basin;
(ii) To develop, document and disseminate (through detailed analytical work and stakeholder engagement) a set of plausible scenarios that balance significantly improving the health of the river and maintaining an acceptable level of economic productivity, and;
(iii) To build stronger and more accessible information and knowledge base to guide ongoing dialogue around and management of the Ganga River basin.

See full tender here: Strategic basin planning for Ganga River Basin – India.

Expression of Interest Deadline: 29 January 2015. Expression of interest to be submitted via the eConsultant2 website.

eInstitute Webinar Series: Urbanization and Economic Growth in China

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The World Bank’s eInstitute Webinar Series presents a webinar on urbanization and economic growth in China.

Structural change and reforms have been a key driver of rapid growth in China: over the last decades China specialized into new industries, its people moved to new locations and firms adapted to new global markets. But China’s urbanization and economic growth is at a crossroads. Gains from spatial reallocation of resources are set to decline and exports can no longer be a driver of economic growth. Because urbanization is one of the most important enabling processes in growth, making it work well is critical.

More information about the webinar and speaker Karlis Smits at eInstitute.

To register, please visit the eInstitute registration page.

China Municipal Solid Waste Project

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Municipal solid waste (MSW) management is a growing concern for China’s cities. With  China’s rapid economic development, urbanization, and rising standards of living, the quantity of MSW collected and transported has increased more than five-fold nationwide from about 85 thousand tons per day in 1980 to about 430 thousand tons per day in 2009 and is projected to reach 1.6 million tons per day in 2030. No country has ever experienced as large and rapid an increase in waste generation.
The project will build capacity in two “demonstration cities”, namely Kunming, Yunnan Province, and Ningbo, Zhejiang Province. The total project cost is $32.91 million

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