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The objective of this grant is to create the processes to review and imbed green growth principles into Nepal’s upcoming infrastructure investments. Nepal has a new constitution and with it a shift from a unitary to a federal governance system that changes the constitutional provisions of executive authorities and the revenue sources of provincial and local governments.  This coupled with intense urbanization over the last few decades has led to a variety of infrastructure and basic service delivery deficits.  The government is looking to establish strong local governance systems and establish the proper policies and frameworks for implementing green growth principles as they go forward with infrastructure investments across multiple municipalities.   

Building on previous World Bank projects, this KGGTF program will support the provision and improvement of basic service delivery across 16 secondary cities, while also supporting the new federal structure and inter-governmental fiscal transfer mechanisms.  In particular, the program will help national and local policy makers address key deficiencies such as: building capacity of municipalities in basic urban management, strategic and sustainable urban planning, and prioritizing green growth investments. Additionally the program will support the establishment of guidelines, relevant performance indicators, the collection of baseline data and a review of relevant legal and institutional framework to determine priorities for investments.  The activity will engage participating cities and key public and private stakeholders in the process.  By preparing city-specific policies and plans this program will align with Nepal’s National Urban Development Strategy and promote urban resilience and effective urban management by designing smart urban land use plans.

List of Activities

1. Develop a Green Growth Framework 

• Formation of a working group + Korea Advisory GG advisory group
• Rapid sector assessments
• Identify urban basis services investments by reviewing sub-project feasibility studies using GG framework
• Establish relevant performance indicators for respective investments; conduct baseline data collection for specific investments

2. Develop Implementation Strategy

• Develop template and methodology
• Rollout implementation strategy
• Prepare close-out report

3. Develop Kathmandu Valley Metropolitan Planning and Urban Regeneration Strategy 

• Assess current institutional framework
• Propose coordination and multi-jurisdictional coordination strategy
• Identify priority urban regeneration initiatives promoting economic growth
• Institutional Capacity Building/Knowledge exchange

Outputs and Outcomes

Output 1~3:

• Reports

Output 4:

• Study visit

Outcomes:

• Improved efficiency:  Given the high urbanization growth rates in the country, acting now is particularly important to avoid lock-in of cities into low density and high energy intensive urban forms. Unfortunately, the current development pattern is unstainable and put a lot of pressure on infrastructure and basic services in urban areas, and as a result, the cities have suffered greatly from severe traffic congestion, poor garbage collection and disposal, serious air pollution, and proliferation of slums. The activity will support the policy and technical dialogue on how to improve the efficiency of urban development and move towards a more compact and resource efficient development of cities. The activity also assist city governments to identify, plan and develop smart investment projects by leveraging relevant experiences learned from Korea and other countries. 
• Increased competitiveness: This activity will target cluster cities with high economic potential to materialize benefiting from agglomeration economies and system of cities. Strategically investing in these cities will spur economic prosperity across the country. This activity will also explore financing tools available to the cities to increase their financial sustainability and competitiveness in developing and managing cities. The identified high potential cluster of cities include, namely: (i) the Central Hill cluster around Pokhara; and (ii) the Eastern Tarai cluster of municipalities along the growth corridor between Itahari and Mechinagar, and around Biratnagar. In addition, the Kathmandu Valley Metropolitan Planning and Urban Regeneration Strategy will prioritize initiatives that is expected to catalyze change and economic growth that is underpinned in green and inclusive principles; and develop resilient spatial planning and city management. 
• Increased Resilience: The proposed activity will incorporate urban resilience into investment identification, design, planning process for the participating cities. This will help the cities well adapt to a variety of futures, protect against extreme weather events, and integrate water resources management and mechanisms to avoid disruptions of urban and transport services in cases of natural disasters. Resilient spatial planning and coordinated city management across multiple metropolitan/local administration jurisdictions in the Kathmandu Valley would be facilitated by the Kathmandu Valley Metropolitan Planning, Management and Urban Regeneration Strategy.  

Collaboration with K-Partners and Others

• Korean Research Institute for Human Settlements (KRIHS)
• Seoul Metropolitan Governments
• Asian Development Bank (ADB)
• Asian Infrastructure Investment Agency (AIIB)
• Green Climate Funds (GCF)

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This project supported local and national governments in developing green growth analytics, policies, and capacity that can address rapid population increases, especially in areas near the Syrian border,. It benefitted public services, such as education, water, sanitation, and solid waste management. The project went towards plans for sustainable urban expansion and regional job creation. The project aimed to support local and national government in developing green growth analytics, policies, and internal capacity to guide the identification, preparation and implementation of urban and regional investment projects financed as part of the Jordan Compact or with Government of Jordan’s own fund. Overall, the project supported mainstreaming green growth principles into a large World Bank investment portfolio that will support Jordan in integrating refugees into sustainable growth with improved regional economic opportunities.

List of Activities

1. Preferred scenario for green urban growth 
2. Regional Development Analytics 
3.  Study tour to Seoul  
4. Knowledge Exchange  

Outputs and Outcomes

Output 1:

• Urban growth scenarios prepared and costed

Output 2:

• Regional IO analysis for economic growth 
• Development of tools/methodologies that can be replicated for regional IO analysis 
• Spatial feasibility of different locations proposed for job centers 

Output 3:

• Understanding of Korean experience with rapid growth and linking growth to urban planning and regional development improved for high priority local governments 

Output 4:

• Face to face, virtual and written exchange of knowledge with other cities in MNA as well as with Korean counterparts such as Seoul

Outcomes:

The project supported scaling up the Climate Smart and Green Agriculture Technologies by leveraging digital technologies with at least 100,000 farmers. Other expected outcomes include enhanced capacity within the Ministry of Agriculture at the national level and country level and KALRO on the use of Big Data, AI, and the overall Digitization Agenda in Kenya. Application of Korea’s expertise in Climate Smart Agriculture by mainstreaming climate smart and green technologies in Kenya was also expected from this grant.

Collaboration with K-Partners and Others

• WBG internal partners: collaboration with Global Practice of Social Urban Rural and Resilience and other GPs, especially: Transport, Water, Trade & Competitiveness, FCV, and IFC.
• K-Partners: The project supported knowledge exchange with Korea and capacity building programs with local counterparts and urban management experts of Korea such as, Korea Research Institute for Human Settlements, Land and Housing Corporation, Land & Housing Institute, Seoul Metropolitan Government, Seoul Institute, and Seoul City Development Corporation.
• Other external partners: other MDBs, and key bilaterals such as USAID, GIZ, and others to bring more fundings.  

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This KGGTF program was a critical component of the World Bank Group’s commitment to Pakistan help transform Karachi into a livable, competitive, world-class city. Pakistan’s Karachi Transformation Strategy and WBG’s lending efforts were supported previously by KGGTF to set the policy foundation for transformation. Based on the policy foundation, this project focused on solid waste management studies, urban revitalization projects, and a framework for social inclusion. With the help of Korea Research Institute of Human Settlements, KGGTF funding also supported upgrading historic districts of Karachi and revised urban planning that includes traffic management and improved walkability. Renewed public spaces, better pedestrian connectivity, and urban revitalization all added up to a more inclusive, competitive economy that strengthens the social fabric and elevates the poor Karachi.

List of Activities

• Preparatory studies and activities for Solid Waste Management (SWM) – design and preparation of green interventions
• Urban space revitalization and enhancement of city core – design and preparation of city development strategies and local designs for enhanced plans and coordination to implement urban upgrading interventions
• A social inclusion framework to target the most vulnerable and marginalized as a result of the city dynamics – for enhanced social inclusion framework.
• Capacity Building activities in city management / planning and other related areas

Outputs and Outcomes

Output 1:

• Design and preparation of green interventions (e.g. SWM) – SWM implementation plans and studies

Output 2:

• Design and preparation of city development strategies and local area designs (e.g. urban upgrading) – Preliminary city development strategy and local area designs 

Output 3:

• Design and preparation of social inclusion framework – Social inclusion framework document/report

Outcomes:

The Bank has developed a strong partnership with the Sindh Government on urban development under the Karachi Transformation Strategy (KTS) work. The proposed activity to support Lending project formed the next phase of government engagement. The project leveraged on the findings under the Karachi Transformation Strategy to develop a social inclusion framework to target the most vulnerable and marginalized as a result of the city dynamics. The project also led a clean and green city by focusing on green interventions in the city such as solid waste management with a potential lending project in this area. Further, the project envisaged to support Karachi’s vision of a world class city by leveraging on the findings of KTS and the infrastructure Gaps Assessment to unlock the key binding constraints to city growth. Moreover, the project strengthened the resilience against urban flood by improving drainage capacity.

Collaboration with K-Partners and Others

• WBG internal partners: Social Urban Rural and Resilience Global Practice Urban, Social, Special Administrative Region DRM/ Climate Unit, and Pakistan Country Management Unit  
• Korea Research Institute of Human Settlements (KRIHS): collaboration on upgrading historic districts of Karachi and revised urban planning that includes traffic management and improved walkability
• Other external partners: Depending on project design, external partners such as Project for Public Space (PPS); Institute for Transport Development Policy (ITDP); and Gehl Studios could be engaged for the component on public spaces.

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The project aimed to reduce flood risk in Mali’s urban areas, particularly Bamako. Urban flood risk is increasing in African cities, in relation with weaknesses in urban and land use planning, uncontrolled occupation of flood-prone lowlands, riverbeds, and floodplains. Flood risk in Bamako, Mali, is an archetypal example of the increasing vulnerability of African cities to increasing flooding risks. Funding for this green growth implementation program will be used to create real-time, high-resolution rain maps based on cellular network signal attenuation. Such data can be used to model rainfall runoff and flood risk. Eventually, authorities will be able to issue response plans with more lead-time and shift habitation patterns away from flood-prone areas.

List of Activities

• Provision of Real Time High Resolution Rain Maps based on the Cellular Network Signal Attenuation
• Use of Rainfall Information in ATHYS Open Source Flood Modelling Platform
• Real Time Integration of the Flood Risk Information into a GIS-based Decision Support Tool
• Training, Capacity Building and Awareness Development

Outputs and Outcomes

Output 1:

• Development and test of real time high resolution rain maps based on the cellular network signal attenuation
• Real time information available through web server

Output 2:

• Model adaptation to targeted cities
• Pilot working in real time operation

Output 3:

• Development and test of real time integration of the flood risk information into a GIS-based decision support tool

Output 4:

• Student trainings and teaching modules
• Workshop

Outcomes:

The expected outcome is to demonstrate the feasibility of the operational use of a highly innovative and cost effective technique to monitor rainfall and improve urban flooding risk assessment and flood forecasting to inform sustainable and resilient urban planning. This technology can be later applied in a large number of countries where WB is supporting hydrometeorological modernization, urban development and/or disaster risk management initiatives.

Collaboration with K-Partners and Others

• WBG internal partners:
  The World Bank Group: JB. Migraine, Disaster Risk Management Specialist, GSURR, TTL of Sahel Drought Response TA (P144657); M. Suwa, Disaster Risk Management Specialist in GFDRR; V. Tsirkunov, Senior Environmental Engineer, Lead of the WB/GFDRR Hydromet Program, TTL of Strengthening Weather, Climate Systems TA (P125670); I. Maman-Sani, Senior Environmental Specialist, TTL of the Mainstreaming Disaster Reduction in Mali project (P124481) and Natural Resources Management in a Changing Climate in Mali (P129516); Z. Coulibaly, Senior Infrastructure Specialist, TTL of the Mali Urban Local Government Support Project (P116602); S. Pieyns, Hydrologist, Consultant for the Sahel Disaster Resilience project (P148659)
• K-Partners: Kyungpook National University, Daegu, South Korea: Gyuwon Lee, Department of Astronomy and Atmospheric Sciences, expert in quality control of rainfall estimates in Sahel (to provide independent feedback on comparing in situ, radar, satellite with rain cell estimates)
• Other external partners: University of Ouagadougou: F.  Zougmore, Coordinator of the Raincell African partnership; University of Bamako: Mamy Soumaré, researcher, Rural Economy Institute (IER)
• Orange-Mali: Provision of raw data on micro-wave links (transmitted/received signal) and participation in future public-private partnership agreements; Mali-Météo: KM. Diarra, Director-General of Mali-Météo Agency; DNH : Yaya Boubacar, Directeur-Général Adjoint de l’Hydraullique ; DGPC : Colonel Major Koman Keita, Directeur-Général de la Protection Civile ; INSS/CNRST Burkina Faso: Aude Niekiema, Geographer- Geospatial Applications Specialist; IRD – France

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The project aimed to complete a sanitary landfill in Bishoftu, Ethiopia, that will help the city remain resilient, competitive, and clean. Solid waste in Bishoftu, Ethiopia, is dumped on an open field located near the city center, raising concerns about groundwater pollution and the spread of communicable diseases. This green growth implementation program would render a new sanitary landfill operational through the development of a management plan and staff training, as well as the financing of equipment. In turn, Bishoftu’s new landfill would ultimately contribute to the reduction of city’s carbon emission, cleaner groundwater, and a more environmentally sustainable city. Bishoftu could serve as a model for other cities in the region hoping to improve solid waste management.

List of Activities

• Hiring a consultant with an international experience
• Preparation of operation manual, and training
• Experience sharing
• Equipment purchase

Outputs and Outcomes

Output 1:

• Training and developing management plan and manuals

Output 2:

• Trainings, Manuals for managing the facility, human resource and running the equipment

Output 3:

• Knowledge sharing workshop

Outcomes:

The outcome of this project are: operational landfill; city and federal staff trained on proper solid waste management; manuals and guidelines on solid waste and landfill management developed, and made available for the 44 cities participating under ULGDP II; existing dumping site closed and converted to Green Park.

Collaboration with K-Partners and Others

• WBG internal partners: GSURR, GWADR, GENDR
• K-Partners: Ministry of Urban Development, Bishoftu City Administration, Nine Regions and One city Administration.

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The project aimed to better plan for the growth of peri-urban areas around India’s largest cities. Another 250 million people are expected to move into India’s already-crowded cities by 2030.  This rapid urbanization, coupled with straightjacketed urban land policies, has forced the evolution of peri-urban areas as new townships along existing transport and communication corridors.  Such sprawl threatens urban containment, and therefore environmental sustainability. This green growth implementation program would answer urban planners’ call for improved planning and economic decision-making. The key areas of focus are Bhopal and Indore in Madhya Pradesh, and the sprawl that is happening in between these two urban centers, as well as the Thane-Pune area outside of Mumbai. The program will prepare a comprehensive, green, and smart regional development strategy and plan that will promote sustainable economic development and job creation, include integrated approaches for effective urban-rural linkages, and protect valuable agricultural land. 

List of Activities

• Reach agreement on the scope of work with Government of India and Government of Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra
• Consultative and ground-truth based process of plan formulation for the two States
• Diagnosis of economic clusters, systems of cities, urban growth, and institutional aspects and identify critical infrastructure bottlenecks and strategy for sustainable and green regional development 
• Formulate sustainable and green regional development strategy

Outputs and Outcomes

Output 1:

• Draft diagnosis available for discussion 

Output 2:

• Draft development strategy available for discussion and subsequently adopted by the clients. 

Outcomes:

The proposed activity will result in a detailed sustainable and green regional development plan and strategies for the two States, including a range of options for land use, infrastructure networks and other critical investment. The outputs would be the crucial to engage the government partners in developing an implementation strategy which can be potentially funded by the World Bank and other development partners such as Korea. In addition, the proposed activity coupled with the outcomes supported by the KGGTF which supported spatial development options along the Amritsar-Kolkata freight corridor will inform and be critical essential inputs to the work currently planned World Bank’s global effort on spatial and territorial development.

Collaboration with K-Partners and Others

• Korea Research Institute for Human Settlements will be a valuable partner.  The team plans to reach out to KRIHS and invite them to scoping meetings with state government entities. KRIHS’ experience in regional planning and capital investment programs linked to economic potentials will be highly relevant. In particular, KRIHS has been supporting developing a master plan for Kalyan for the greater Mumbai Metropolitan area and the team will seek to take lessons learnt from KRIHS’ recent engagement with Mumbai and ensure coordination of knowledge and information available. 
• Seoul Metropolitan Government to bring their experiences of planning for Seoul Metropolitan regions and key strategy and implementation of new town developments around Seoul. 
• Korea Transport Institute to promote the integration of land use and transport planning, partnership and strategy.

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The project aimed to halt urban sprawl in Kyrgyz and build a roadmap to green growth. Population shifts in the Kyrgyz Republic have brought 42 percent of residents to urban areas, but cities have not grown to accommodate them. Many find their way into semi-informal settlements on the periphery of cities. These sprawling settlements come at a high environmental, energy, and economic cost, now requiring municipal services, such as roads, without being high-density enough for investments in public transportation. Poor populations that live on the periphery are often disconnected from health care and education opportunities in the city center. This green growth implementation program will help create awareness around this damaging urban growth pattern and assist the government in identifying policies and a roadmap for urban densification. In the end, greening urban areas will be a source of economic growth and climate change resilience.

List of Activities

• Assessment of underlying dynamics leading to urban sprawl and consequences of current urban development (both fiscal and environmental)
• Awareness raising among Government and local stakeholders of the benefits of having a greener and more inclusive urban growth, learning from green development leaders
• Creating a roadmap to move towards a greener urban development of Kyrgyz cities

Outputs and Outcomes

Output 1:

• Detailed study on current urban development pattern of Kyrgyz cities and economic consequences of a sprawled type of development and benchmarking using international examples
• Development of recommendations and menu of short- and medium-term actions.
• Completion and dissemination of findings of the assessment through a validation and dissemination workshop

Output 2:

• Information and capacity building workshops for Gosstroy, Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Self-Local Governments, city Mayors. Dissemination of good practices and experiences worldwide
• Study tour to learn from leaders in green urban development completed

Output 3:

• Broad consensus-based roadmap towards greener urban development of Kyrgyz cities developed and endorsement by Government
• Identification of areas with detail description for further technical support under the Urban Development Project
• Technical exchanges with key agencies
• Draft report considering technical criteria in order to conduct landfill closure and remediation program

Outcomes:

The expected outcomes from the proposed grant are: To create greater awareness of the current unsustainable paths and the potential benefits of moving towards a green urban growth path; To Achieving consensus through the development of a roadmap for green growth; To identify areas for potential support under the Urban Development Project.

Collaboration with K-Partners and Others

• WBG internal partners: There is very strong interest and backing from CMU and Country Director is willing to raise the dialogue at the highest levels to seek endorsement. CMU is also willing to allocate staff resources to support the establishment of a permanent working group with Government and donors on issues of planning, urban development and sprawl. In addition the Urban GP team is working closely in the development of the UDP project with the Energy and the Water GPs.
• Other external partners: ADB and EBRD are involved in the urban sector but mainly through the financing of infrastructure linked to Water Supply and Sanitation and supporting service providers such as water utilities.  GIZ (funded by the EC) and EBRD have been working on the Energy Efficiency agenda and are the main leaders in terms of policy directions and delivering Technical Assistance in this area. The Bank team has been working closely with them to assure coordination and that activities linked to EE are complementary to their work. JICA assisted Bishkek in the development of their urban transport master plan but the project has long been closed. UNDP also had past involvement in improving the capacity of local Governments but is no longer working in the area.

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The project aimed to better manage solid and toxic waste in Mexico as one of the primary underpinnings of sustainable growth. Comprehensive and integrated solid waste management is one of the major challenges in Mexico affecting overall sustainable development and green growth potential. According to the National Basic Analysis for Integrated Waste Management, approximately 37.5 million tons of municipal solid waste is generated every year. Another challenge is the adequate treatment and disposal of more than 84 million tons of waste requiring special handling and 1.9 million tons of hazardous waste (HW).  Unfortunately the burden of pollution and public health risks associated with inefficient solid waste management falls on the extreme poor. In this green growth implementation program, the World Bank will provide technical and financial support to develop a national integrated solid waste management plan.

List of Activities

• Feasibility analysis to create a National Commission for SWM
• Enhancement of PRORESOL through elaboration of simplified guidelines and review processes of PRORESOL; develop an information and communication technologies (ICT) platforms; Develop the technical underpinnings to enable financing integrated approaches to SWM; assess feasibility for adopting innovative management models for SWM
• Green Landfill and Remediation Strategies through review of global cases studies and best practices; technical exchanges with key experts worldwide on dump and landfill closure; compare the legal and policy framework
• Financial sustainability through south-south exchange and the development of local FS strategy
• Recycling, Treatment and Waste Minimization Systems
• E-Waste Management by providing a review of e-waste policy; conduct an in-depth analysis in countries where e-waste initiatives have been established; conduct life cycle analysis of selected ICT products; identify good models and practices in managing e-waste in the LAC region through south-south exchanges; analysis of the legal framework in Mexico of e-waste management and its comparison with another countries
• Social inclusion through analyzing a number of successful social inclusion initiatives worldwide and assessing its applicability in Mexican municipalities; undertake workshops and south-south exchanges to learn from these specific examples; develop capacity building in social inclusion management for municipal governments; and provide technical assistance for micro-enterprises and cooperatives

Outputs and Outcomes

Output 1:

• Draft report assessing the feasibility of developing such commission in Mexico.

Output 2:

• Package of draft documents for project implementation

Output 3:

• Engagement with National Government
• Package of draft documents for project implementation on landfill closure and remediation program
• Technical exchanges with key agencies
• Draft report considering technical criteria in order to conduct landfill closure and remediation program

Output 4:

• Report on technical exchanges and applicability of financial sustainability models in key municipalities
• Strategy developed for undertaking capacity building at a national scale

Output 5:

• Package of draft documents for project implementation on recycling, treatment and waste minimization systems
• Knowledge transfer completed considering at least innovative approaches waste minimization and recycling schemes

Output 6:

• Package of draft docs for project implementation on e-waste management
• Knowledge transfer completed considering at least few innovative approaches e-waste management

Output 7:

• Package of draft docs for project implementation on social inclusion
• Knowledge transfer completed considering at least innovative approaches to social inclusion.
• Training delivered to state and municipal public officers on social issues, and the implementation of tailored social assessments and social inclusion plans
• Training and technical assistance

Outcomes:

The proposal would contribute to the preparation of the proposed Bank financed operation, and to enabling key conditions for its adequate implementation during 2016. The expected outcomes of institutional strengthening includes a detailed feasibility report analysis of design options for the creation of the National Commission for Solid Waste Management. The expected outcome of the investment on SWM would be the development of technical exchanges and a report analyzing the most suitable alternatives for closure and remediation of landfill sites and open dumps. All the materials resulting of these technical international exchanges and knowledge will provide the basis for properly guiding and implementing the investments of the proposed Bank financed operation on green and inclusive growth, including social inclusion schemes, e-waste management systems, waste minimization and recycling systems and financial sustainability.

Collaboration with K-Partners and Others

• WBG internal partners: the proposed activities would be developed in close collaboration with IFC, given its role with private participation in SWM systems in Mexico.
• K-Partners: The following agencies and corporations have been identified as potential partners for the implementation of the proposed grant as key sources for technical exchanges:  the Ministry of Environment of Korea, the Environment and Resources Corporation, the Environmental Management Corporation, and the Sudokwon Landfill Site Management Corporation. 
• Other external partners:  The following agencies have been identified as potential external partners which could provide in-kind contributions and collaboration (Mexico’s Secretariat of Environment (SEMARNAT), the National Infrastructure Bank (BANOBRAS)); and which could provide technical knowhow and expertise (GIZ, Argentina’s Secretariat of Environment, Argentina’s Coordinación Ecologica Area Metropolitana Sociedad del Estado (CEAMSE), the Ministry of Environment of Morocco, the Ministry of Environment in Colombia, and the Brazilian Business Commitment for Recycling CEMPRE).

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The project aimed to increase energy efficiency and job opportunities and decrease greenhouse gas emissions. Choosing energy-efficient solutions for urban infrastructure challenges can help cities become global engines of green growth. This World Bank KGGTF-funded green growth implementation program aims to incorporate energy efficiency and emissions targets in green business strategies in Da Nang and Surabaya. The proposed program would identify possible public- and private-sector investors, attempt to reform national and local financing policies and incentives, monitor and evaluate pilot programs, share lessons learned from Korea, and organize capacity-building workshops on how to scale-up sustainable urban growth. The intent is to help cities develop their own plans for low-carbon futures that strengthen governance and economic growth, and improve quality of life and environmental protection.

List of Activities

• Overall coordination and project planning and management
• Develop MRV toolkit and pilot testing
• Identify potential financing sources
• Operationalize the GBP
• Project Development and feasibility studies
• Develop a financing package
• Transaction closing of selected projects

Outputs and Outcomes

Output 1:

• Potential financiers to support PPP SUEEP projects in Da Nang, Surabaya, and other cities.

Output 2:

• Accounting Framework to evaluate energy consumption and GHG emissions impact over time.

Output 3:

• Develop and scale solutions for in other cities in the two countries, Vietnam and Indonesia.

Outcomes:

The requested KGGTF grant for Work Stream1 together with proposed partnership arrangements amongst PPIAF and IFC to support the other two Work Streams will seek to support the WBG in delivering green growth initiatives in the two countries Vietnam and Indonesia. Further, support from other internal and external partners as envisaged would be timely in sharing the lessons learned in implementing green growth through the infrastructure sectors, to achieve the following outcomes in the long run: (i) Improved Efficiency: Use of complimentary measures to promote investments and shift consumer behavior using a combination of energy planning that use energy efficiency technology, stakeholder engagement, and low carbon promotion investments in public transport, pricing policies and energy and environmental management. (ii) Greater Resilience: Use of multi-sector coordination and institutional process to increase communication efficiencies; and (iii) Increased Competitiveness: Use of green growth policies where substantial synergies exist between environment, energy efficiency and growth objectives.

Collaboration with K-Partners and Others

• WBG internal partners: PPIAF, IFC PPP Advisory, IFC Sub-National Financing, Low Carbon Livable City Initiative
• K-partners: KEMCO and Korea University Urban Lab
• Other external partners: Green Climate Fund, Singapore Government, C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group, ICLEI, ADB, JICA

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The project aimed to support improved efficiency, greater resilience, and increased competitiveness in busy urban centers worldwide. Rapid urbanization makes it difficult for cities to develop in a safe, sustainable way. It should come as no surprise that knowledge from city leaders around the globe is one of the best ways to ensure that urban centers can overcome the fiscal and capacity constraints that hinder green growth. This project aimed to support and improve efficiency, greater resilience, and increased competitiveness in busy urban centers in Uruguay. This KGGTF/KGGP-funded program supported the Global Programs unit of the World Bank Group—a division that connects Bank operational teams with relevant knowledge from both within and without the Bank.

List of Activities

• Kick off of pilot selection
• Final Selection of pilots for FY16
• Data collection and stakeholder consultation in FY16 pilot cities
• Finalize diagnostics and deliver to client cities
• Final Selection of pilots for FY17
• Data collection and stakeholder consultation in pilot cities
• Finalize diagnostics and deliver to client cities

Outputs and Outcomes

Output 1:

• Use developing new knowledge products to inform operations - Use of knowledge products

Output 2:

• Incorporate planning approach into pipeline projects

Output 3:

• Minimum 3 projects prepared and approved by WB

Outcomes:

The expected outcome was to operationalize within up to five Bank projects new knowledge, tools and capacity building that enabled selected cities to better plan for, and implement, efficient, resilient and competitive growth (for example through investments to ease capacity constraints, reduce emissions, improve air quality, increase benefits of public transit, strengthen resilience, improve financial sustainability, etc.)  The outcomes varied by city based on specific needs, opportunities and priorities. The project had a scaling effect by demonstrating the feasibility of these activities within Bank operations, which helped increase business development leading to improved and more sustainable planning in cities.

Collaboration with K-Partners and Others

• WBG internal partners: Program Managers, Country Management Units, Climate Change CCSA, Environment and Natural Resources GP, Trade and Competitiveness GP, Global Facility for Disaster Risk and Recovery (GFDRR)
• K-Partners:  KRIHS is partnering with the unit on the incremental housing toolkit.  Seoul and KRIHS are partners in Metrolab and hosted the spring 2014 event in Seoul.  Strong relationships with Korean institutions and the presence of Korean secondees have enabled the unit to connect different Bank teams and activities with Korean experience in a myriad of formal and informal ways.  Given this longstanding and multi-faceted partnership with Korea, the Global Programs unit is particularly well placed to bring in Korean experience and to directly connect activities with Korean partner organizations.
• Other external partners: AECOM, C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group, UN-Habitat, UNISDR, Inter-American Development Bank, the Rockefeller Foundation and its 100 Resilient Cities Centennial Challenge, and ICLEI Local Governments for Sustainability.

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Outputs and Outcomes

Output 1:

• Assessment of solid waste in four cities

Outcomes:

The proposed TA has a strong potential to lead to World Bank investment project.  The main outcome of the TA are as following: Policy makers in four African Cities have direct access to implementable policy recommendations and support to improve solid waste management in their city; Investment needs for the solid waste sector identified in at least four African Cities.

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The objective of this grant is to assist the government of Vanuatu to respond to its urban housing challenges in a systematic way and with a view to addressing the longer term issues in the urban land and housing sector to make affordable and resilient housing available for the population. Since October 2012, the World Bank also has been supporting the Mainstreaming Disaster Risk Reduction (MDRR) Project in Vanuatu, financed through a Japanese PHRD grant, whose aims are to strengthen urban planning and tsunami preparedness in the main urban areas.  Under component 1 of the MDRR, hazard risk probability mapping is being incorporated into urban planning processes and policies for the urban/peri-urban communities of Port Vila/Efate and Luganville/Santo, in particular targeting the extra-legal/informal settlements and lower income households living in the urban and peri-urban areas.  The associated TA contract, for about $490,000, is at the inception stage, with the consultants very recently mobilized. The consultants are expected to analyze urban growth trends, carry out a risk assessment of the 2 major cities, and prepare an urban risk management strategy, including drafting Development Control and Zoning (Master) Plans and providing inputs to the zoning and development control legislation (the TOR for the consultants are attached to this application).   

This grant would build on and complement the activities being implemented under the MDRR project, with a focus on housing policy and land management. The goal would be to establish the basis for increasing the availability of affordable serviced land and housing, particularly for the poor, and reducing the risk of urban populations to natural hazards and climate change. 

List of Activities

1. Housing needs and affordability analysis (HH income & expenditure review)
2. Identification of potential sites for housing development
3. Legal and institutional analysis 
4. South-South Knowledge exchange 
5. Development of detailed plans of selected areas 
6. Project Concept Note

Outputs and Outcomes

Output 1~3:

• Reports

Output 4:

• Visits

Output 5:

• Plans

Output 6:

• Report

Outcomes:

• Improved laws and regulations and planning standards that promote sustainable and efficient use of low hazard urban land, and lead to improved resilience of the housing stock 
• Improved formulation of policies, programs and eligibility criteria related to housing and land allocation to enable more efficient and better targeting of benefits to lower income populations  

• Identification and preparation of land that can be made available for housing development (actual release of land will depend on whether funding is available for land purchase if land purchase is necessary) 
• Improved capacity of government staff to address land management and housing needs 

Collaboration with K-Partners and Others

• Korea Research Institute for Human Settlements (KRIHS)                 
• Seoul Metropolitan Government
• Korea Land and Housing Corporation (LH)
• Land and Housing Institute (LHI)

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The objective of this grant is to To limit urban sprawl in Mexico in order to protect the environment and poor populations. With nearly 84 percent of GDP produced in urban areas, maintaining sustainable cities is key to Mexico’s environmental and economic health. Rapid urbanization threatens to increase pollution and alienate the poor. This green growth implementation program will support Mexico’s Inner-City Affordable Housing Program as it tries to reform national housing subsidies to align with smart urban development. The program will finance urban renovation programs in inner-city areas that prioritize affordable housing in mixed use and transit-oriented areas. The end result: a feasible framework for implementing urban renovation in Mexico. 

List of Activities

1. Define and establish dialogue with pilot cities for proposed activities in coordination with national counterpart (CONAVI)
2. Conduct review of policy, institutional and regulatory context in Mexico to determine a range of possible framework arrangements for financing and implementation of urban renovation projects
3. Work with participating city governments and other key public and private stakeholders at local level to identify and develop feasible framework models for urban renovation at city level
4. Support city governments in putting in place the selected framework model
5. Work with participating city governments to identify and develop specific urban renovation projects to be supported under new national program
6. Conduct pre-feasibility studies for selected pilot urban renovation projects in participating cities and draft urban renovation plans

Outputs and Outcomes

Output 1:

• Proposals for feasible framework model for participating cities prepared

Output 2:

• Draft urban renovation plans are ready for discussion and subsequent implementation

Outcomes:

The proposed activity will result in an increased capacity of the local governments in the selected pilot cities to prepare and implement urban redevelopment projects to support green and inclusive urban growth. Specifically, the technical assistance to city governments is expected to yield the following outputs: (i) feasible institutional strategy/framework model to enable urban renovation in place at the city level, this could for instance be the creation of an metropolitan renovation agency or some type of public-private partnership structure that is feasible given the Mexican institutional and policy context; and (ii) specific urban renovation plans for the participating pilot cities prepared to be supported under the new Inner-city Affordable Housing Program. Both outputs will feed directly into and contribute to the successful implementation of the proposed new lending operation to support green urban growth under Mexico’s new Inner-city Affordable Housing Program by financing urban renovation projects that prioritize affordable housing in mixed-use and transit-oriented neighborhoods in inner cities. The Inner-city Affordable Housing Program is expected to have a volume of US$ 800 million, of which US$ 200 million would be a WB loan under the PforR modality and the remaining US$ 600 million would be contributed by the Mexican Government. In addition, the proposed program is expected to leverage a GEF grant in the amount of US$ 5 million to support the preparation and implementation of urban regeneration pilot projects focused on affordable housing in Mexico City.

Collaboration with K-Partners and Others

• Korea Research Institute for Human Settlements (KRIHS)                 
• Seoul Metropolitan Government
• Korea Land and Housing Corporation (LH)
• Land and Housing Institute (LHI)

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Continuing support for building the Amritsar-Kolkata freight corridor (previously known as the Eastern Dedicated Freight Corridor), KGGTF’s USD $400,000 regional economic and infrastructure investment strategy program integrates economic development, urban planning, and transportation. The program aims to improve efficiency, promote resilience to extreme weather, reduce urban congestion, and increase regional competitiveness. Following up on demographic and economic studies and development options produced in KGGTF’s. Year 1 program, the Year 2 program assesses selected sub-regions of poverty-stricken Uttar Pradesh, India’s most populous state.

List of Activities

• Examining economic structure and patterns of industrial clustering, infrastructure, and logistic hubs in selected sub-regions
• Helping government partners to develop an implementation strategy to bolster accessibility and productivity in selected economic clusters
• Supporting an integrated approach for economic development, urban planning, and transportation that incorporates green growth

Outputs and Outcomes

Output 1:

• Documentation of Phase III work on the KLUA sub-region materials officially by GoI-DIPP and GoUP
• Agreement on KLUA timelines

Output 2:

• Plan for the KLUA sub-region is found acceptable and implementable to the GoI DIPP and GoUP

Outcomes:

The expected outcomes of this project would provide: (i) a detailed regional economic assessment of specific sub-regions, identifying economic linkages, impediments, and growth potential of economic clusters; and (ii) infrastructure and investment strategy covering facilities design at a suitable scale and financing options. These outputs would be crucial to engage the government partners in developing an implementation strategy.

Collaboration with K-Partners and Others

The program, funding by the Australia Agency for International Development (AusAid), also supports related World Bank initiatives under the umbrella of the SAR Urbanization Flagship.

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