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1 World Bank s Urban Development Products and Services in ECA Toshiaki Keicho, Sr. Urban Development Specialist February, 10 th, 16:30 17:45 World Bank-Austria Urban Partnership Program Partners Forum February 10 th and 11 th, Vienna, Austria

2 A variety of products and services offered 1. Investment Project Financing (IPF) 2. EU s Instrument for Pre-Accession (IPA) 3. Reimbursable Advisory Services (RAS) 4. Non-Lending Technical Assistance (NLTA)

3 1. Investment Project Financing Real Estate Management Project in SERBIA IBRD financing: US$ 44 mil Objective: Improve efficiency, transparency, accessibility and reliability of the country s real property management systems Achievements: Recent appraisal mission, Procurement Plan to be built

4 1. Investment Project Financing Municipal Services Improvement Project in MACEDONIA IBRD financing: Original Loan (US$ 25 mill) and AF (US$ 75 mill) Objective: To support sustainable delivery of Municipal Services Achievements: Water supply systems Roads/bridges, Street lighting/energy efficiency Municipal buildings

5 1. Investment Project Financing Second Solid Waste Management in BOSNIA and Herzegovina IBRD financing: US$ million Objective: improve the availability, quality, environmental soundness, and financial viability of solid waste management services in participating utilities/regions Achievements: Improved disposal management system, Improved ground water quality, access to solid waste collection in urban areas increased

6 1. Investment Project Financing Water Sector Investment Project in ALBANIA Objectives: (i) improve the quality of water and wastewater services in the Durres Water Utility (ii) improve the financial performance of the Utility Financing: Six water supply production wells Bulk water supply pipeline Investments in elevated reservoirs along the pipeline Priority investments in Durres city

7 2. EU s Instrument for Pre-Accession (IPA) Additional Financing for MISP (EU-IPA) in MACEDONIA Objective: Perform Rural infrastructure investments including (i) addressing the gaps in investments and service between rural and urban settlements (ii) providing grants for municipalities with relatively weaker financial capacity (iii) helping absorb IPA funds Total EU-IPA financing: US$ 15.5 million

8 2. EU s Instrument for Pre-Accession (IPA) Additional Financing for Second Solid Waste Management in BOSNIA Objective: Scale up the solid waste infrastructure programs in the municipalities of Neum, Bosanska Krupa, Srebrenik, and the City of Sarajevo Total EU-IPA financing: US$ 4.7 million

9 3. Reimbursable Advisory Services (RAS) Danube Delta Integrated Sustainable Development Strategy in ROMANIA Objective: Contribute to planned and environmentally-sensitive development of the Danube Delta region Components: (i) Integrated Sustainable Development Strategy for the Region (ii) Action plans to help implement Strategy (iii) Support development of a new EU instrument called Integrated Territorial Investments (ITI)

10 Danube Delta Integrated Sustainable Development Strategy LIESTI TULUCESTI CUZA VODA TULUCESTI SLOBOZIA CONACHI PISCU SMARDANVANATORI PISCU SCHELA VANATORI SCHELA SMARDAN GALATI INDEPENDENTA GALATI BRANISTEA BRANISTEASENDRENI GRINDU SENDRENI JIJILA MAXINENI GRINDU I.C.BRATIANU CHILIA VECHE VADENI I.C.BRATIANU VACARENI CHILIA VECHE SILISTEA VADENI SMARDAN VACARENI C.A. ROSETTI SILISTEA PARDINA SMARDAN CEATALCHIOI C.A. ROSETTI PARDINA ROMANU BRAILA JIJILA CEATALCHIOI LUNCAVITA ISACCEA CAZASUBRAILA GEMENELE LUNCAVITA ISACCEA ROMANU CAZASU MACIN TUDOR VLADIMIRESCU MACIN SOMOVA MALIUC NICULITEL MALIUC CARCALIU SOMOVA NICULITEL TULCEA TRAIAN CHISCANI CARCALIUGRECI NUFARU SULINA TULCEA SULINA CHISCANI TRAIAN GRECI HAMCEARCA TICHILESTI HAMCEARCA NUFARU FRECATEI MAHMUDIA TICHILESTI TURCOAIA VALEA TEILOR CRISAN FRECATEI BESTEPEMAHMUDIA UNIREA TURCOAIA VALEA TEILOR BESTEPE CRISAN UNIREA GROPENI IZVOARELE MIHAIL KOGALNICEANUVALEA NUCARILOR BORDEI-VERDE GROPENI CERNA IZVOARELE VALEA NUCARILOR CERNA VIZIRU PECENEAGA HORIA MIHAIL KOGALNICEANU VIZIRU PECENEAGA HORIA NALBANT TUFESTI MURIGHIOL NALBANTMIHAI BRAVU TUFESTI FRECATEI MIHAI BRAVU MURIGHIOL FRECATEI DOROBANTU SARICHIOI SFANTU GHEORGHE STANCUTA OSTROV DOROBANTU SARICHIOI SFANTU GHEORGHE STANCUTA OSTROV CIUCUROVA BABADAG CIUCUROVA INSURATEI BABADAG MARASU TOPOLOG SLAVA CERCHEZA MARASU TOPOLOG SLAVA CERCHEZA DAENI BERTESTII DE JOSBERTESTII DE JOS DAENI STEJARU JURILOVCA STEJARU GARLICIU JURILOVCA VICTORIA CASIMCEA BAIA GARLICIU BAIACEAMURLIA DE JOS CASIMCEA CEAMURLIA DE JOS GIURGENIHARSOVA SARAIU BEIDAUD GURA IALOMITEI HARSOVACIOBANU SARAIU BEIDAUD GURA IALOMITEI CIOBANU GIURGENI VULTURU TANDAREI HORIA VULTURU MIHAIL KOGALNICEANU MIHAI VITEAZU GHINDARESTIHORIA VLADENI FANTANELE GHINDARESTI MIHAI VITEAZU PANTELIMON FANTANELE VLADENI PANTELIMON COGEALAC SAVENI FACAENI COGEALAC GRADINA ISTRIA FACAENI ISTRIA PLATONESTI TOPALU CRUCEA GRADINA TOPALU CRUCEA TARGUSOR SACELE MOVILA BORDUSANI SILISTEA TARGUSOR SACELE CORBU MOVILA BORDUSANI SILISTEA STEFAN CEL MARE NICOLAE BALCESCU CORBU FETESTI STELNICA NICOLAE BALCESCU SEIMENI MIHAIL KOGALNICEANU TORTOMANU FETESTI STELNICA SEIMENITORTOMANU MIHAIL KOGALNICEANU CERNAVODA CUZA VODA LUMINANAVODARI CERNAVODA CUZA VODA LUMINANAVODARI SALIGNY CASTELU BORCEA BORCEA SALIGNYMIRCEA VODA CASTELU OVIDIU JEGALIA MIRCEA VODA OVIDIU JEGALIA RASOVA MEDGIDIA POARTA ALBA MEDGIDIA POARTA ALBA CONSTANTA UNIREA ALIMAN RASOVA PESTERA CIOCARLIA CONSTANTA ALIMAN PESTERA BASARABI CIOCARLIA VALU LUI TRAIAN OLTINA OLTINA ADAMCLISI BASARABI

11 3. Reimbursable Advisory Services (RAS) Assistance for Inter-communal Development Association (ADI) in ROMANIA Objective: to build foundations to coordinate and support implementation of the Integrated Territorial Investments (ITI) based on the Danube Delta Development Strategy Components: (i) Supporting the development of resources necessary to observe the ITI requirements (ii) Strengthening the ADI capacity (iii) Supporting visibility for ADI ITI DD and project promotion.

12 4. Non-Lending Technical Assistance (NLTA) 1. ALBANIA Reducing Risks and Building Resilience (National Disaster Risk Management Strategy, Capacity building for DRM-related agencies) funded by GFDRR 2. MACEDONIA Improving Energy Efficiency in Municipal Services (Municipality s energy efficiency improvement plan, Pre-feasibility Studies for energy efficiency investments) funded by ESMAP

13 Thank you

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