Ghana Transport Sector Project - Additional Fin

(a) increase the capacity, efficiency, and quality of electricity supply; and

11.The PDO is proposed to be achieved through (i) providing improved county roads in targeted and prioritized rural areas, (ii) ensuring that road investments are sustainable through the provision of efficient road maintenance and (iii) strengthening the institutional capacity of the local governance system and the technical entities to plan, maintain and manage the county road networks. Concept completed on 24 July 2015. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P151004. US$ 100.0 (IDA Credit). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure, Contact: Eng. John K. Mosonik, Principal Secretary; Republic of Kenya, Contact: Isaac Kamande, Director.

Within the PDO, ‘capacity for water security and climate resiliency’ primarily includes improved water services, flood protection, and analytical capacity to understand and manage hydrological variability. Approval completed on 26 June 2015. Environmental Assessment Category A. Project: P151660. US$ 58.0/3.5 (IDA Credit/KWBP). Consultants will be required. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

"This is a critical IDA replenishment," says Managing Director and Chief Operating Officer, Sri Mulyani Indrawati. "The World Bank will use its balance sheet in new and innovative ways to leverage additional resources, but we also need the commitment of our shareholders to continue to invest in IDA so we have the resources needed to fight extreme poverty at a higher scale, and help the world's poorest countries tackle the most pressing development challenges."

At the June 21-24 meeting, taking place in Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar, delegates will discuss a groundbreaking proposal for leveraging IDA's financing framework—representing the most radical transformation in IDA's 55-year history. The proposal seeks to leverage IDA's equity by blending donor contributions with funds raised through debt markets, thus enabling it to provide clients with billions of dollars in additional resources.

"With the support of donors and borrowers, this innovative approach to financing could leverage IDA's equity like never before, mobilizing resources for development on a larger scale and with greater involvement of the private sector," says Managing Director and WBG Chief Financial Officer, Joaquim Levy. Under the proposal, every dollar in partner contributions would be leveraged by a factor of 3 in spending authority, up from a factor of 2 in IDA17. Identification completed on 20 June 2016. Environmental Assessment Category A. US$0.3/0.3 (IBRD/IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. NEPAL; Ministry of Federal Affairs and Local Development.

The project will contribute to the country's long term program to secure access to land for all Liberians while improving the performance of land administration and management institutions and systems. Improved land governance is important to support shared and sustained growth, peace, stability and sustainable management of natural resources.

The project will support three main components: (i) support to policy and legal reforms and institutional building, (ii) enhancement of land administration functions, and (iii) reforming and piloting the land title registration system. Identification completed on 10 January 2014. Environmental Assessment Category B. US$ 5.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.

Transport & ICT

South Eastern Corridor Road Asset Management Project: 16.The Project Development Objectives (PDOs) are to

support the Recipient’s effort to reduce transport costs along the South Eastern Ganta-Zwedru corridor and to improve institutional arrangements and capacity in the road sector. Concept completed on 22 December 2014. Environmental Assessment Category B. Project: P149279. US$ 40.0 (IDA Credit). Consulting services to be determined. Infrastructure Implementation Unit (IIU).