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Status of projects in execution (SOPE) - FY09 : Latin America and the Caribbean region - Barbados

The Status of Projects in Execution (SOPE) report for FY09 provides information on all International Bank and Rural Development (IBRD)/International Development Association (IDA) projects that were active on June 30, 2009. The report is intended to bridge the gap in information available to the public between the project appraisal document, disclosed after the Bank approves a project, and the implementation completion report, disclosed after the project closes. In addition to the project progress description, the FY09 SOPE report contains project level comparisons of disbursement estimates and actual disbursements, and a table showing the loan/credit/grant amount and disbursements to date for all active projects.

Barbados - Financial sector assessment : based on the joint International Monetary Fund (IMF) - World Bank Financial Sector Assessment Program (FSAP) update

The principal objective of the mission was to update the FSAP conducted in 2002 focusing on financial system stability and specific institutional development issues. The mission also provided an assessment of the observance of international standards and codes in financial regulation and supervision for the banking and securities sectors as well as of the development needs of the financial system and its potential contribution to economic development. Preliminary results of the mission were discussed with the authorities during the subsequent IMF Article IV mission. The 2008 FSAP update for Barbados took place in the context of considerable turmoil in global financial markets. Encouragingly, the financial system in Barbados has been little affected by this turmoil and the macroeconomic situation remains robust with economic growth continuing to benefit from healthy tourism numbers and ongoing construction activity. As a result, the unemployment rate continues near historic lows. Nonetheless, economic prospects are tied to continuing tourism and, as such, to the slowing economic performance in Europe, particularly the United Kingdom, and the United States. The offshore financial sector appears insulated from the onshore banking system, thus limiting the risk of contagion. Barbados will continue to face competition from offshore financial centers in the region. To differentiate itself, the country is seeking to continue strengthening its reputation for stability and a selective licensing process, and to develop a workforce with strong skills in financial services. However, the authorities continue to face the challenge of overseeing a large number of very heterogeneous financial institutions with constrained resources.

Barbados - Second HIV/AIDS Project

The objective of the Second HIV/AIDS Project for Barbados will support the implementation of the national strategic plan for HIV prevention and control 2008-2013, specifically to increase: (a) adoption of safe behaviors, in particular amongst key populations at higher risk; and (b) access to prevention, treatment and social care, in particular for key populations at higher risk. There are two components to the project. The first component is the prevention and care. This program aims at strengthening the ability of the public and private sectors and civil society to co-ordinate monitor and evaluate their activities and use data to continually increase the quality of their programs. Specific activities will include: (i) building capacity that will help the Government of Barbados (GOB) and civil society increase their ability to formulate a vision, policies, strategies, and plans of action; mobilize financial resources; and conduct operations relevant to HIVIAIDS; (ii) strengthening surveillance; and (iii) addressing the critical issue of Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) within the HIV/AIDS program. The second component is the institutional strengthening. The objective of this component is to strengthen agencies and Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) through training and technical assistance that would not be funded under the regular program. While routine surveillance, seroprevalence and behavioral surveys, and quality audits will be carried out under Component one, the second component will include no routine training and technical assistance to review the surveillance system, and put in place sero and behavior surveillance and quality audits and assist with standardization of data collection methodologies, particularly in the case of behavior surveillance. Component two will follow Bank procurement rules, and disburse over the life of the project on the basis of reports.

Barbados - HIV/AIDS Prevention and Control Project

Ratings for the HIV/AIDS Prevention and Control Project for Barbados were as follows: outcomes were satisfactory, the risk to development outcome was negligible to low, the Bank performance was satisfactory, and the Borrower performance was also satisfactory. Some lessons learned included: HIV/AIDS prevention campaigns designed to reach particular groups have not significantly affected sexual practices. Part of the challenge lies with the fact that key populations at higher risk have to be better involved in the prevention and control work; and a comprehensive training program in behavior change communication (BCC) was in place just before project closing. Separation of biomedical waste is an important public health issue and should be continuously supported. Capacity building on waste management should be continuous due to attrition and the difficulty of maintaining staff up to speed on the latest developments. In Jamaica and elsewhere in the Caribbean, there has been an increasing awareness that enabling environments are critical to the reduction of transmission of HIV/AIDS and increased access to treatment and care. This includes policy and legislative changes and workplace and sector-specific policies and programs, to safeguard privacy, and confidentiality and address stigma and discrimination. Popular figures, particularly those admired by adolescents, need to be engaged in speaking openly about the risk of HIV/AIDS, how to protect themselves, and the importance of knowing their status and seeking appropriate care.

Barbados - Second HIV/AIDS Project

Climate Change: Caribbean Coral Reefs could disappear in 2060

2009-06-10T20:04:44.000Z

• A plan for adaptation to climate change, a priority for the Dominican Republic
• Report from the World Bank proposes a low carbon intensity development model carbon to face climate change

Disponible en: español

Press Release No. 2009/RD

Contacts:
In Santo Domingo: Alejandra De La Paz (809) 566-6815
adelapaz@worldbank.org

In Washington: Gabriela Aguilar (202) 473-6768
gaguilar2@worldbank.org

SANTO DOMINGO, 10 June 2009 – The islands of the Caribbean could suffer irreversible damage causing impact on bio-diversity, fishing, tourism and coastal protection, if appropriate measures are not taken right now to face the effects of climate change, warned the most recent regional study from the World Bank, presented today in Santo Domingo.

“It is highly likely that the Caribbean will continue to experience an increase in the risks from natural disasters, the incidence of tropical diseases and the bleaching of coral, bringing about high human and economic costs,” indicated Augusto de la Torre, Chief Economist of the World Bank for the Latin America and Caribbean Region.

The report, “Low Carbon, High Growth: Latin America Responses to Climate Change”, presented today in Santo Domingo by the World Bank, with the sponsorship of the National Council for Climate Change and the Clean Development Mechanism, sets forth that climate change is unequivocal and can be seen, among other effects, by the increase in the temperature of over 1 degree Centigrade and in the greater frequency of extreme weather in the form of intense hurricanes and rains that have been experienced especially in Central America and the Caribbean. In the Andean countries, the snows have lost a great deal of their mass and, if the trend is not halted, are doomed to disappear in the next 20 years, according to the report.

“Given the significant vulnerability of the Dominican Republic to the expected impact of climate change and the very modest contribution of the country to green-house gas emissions, the priority must be adaptation to climate change, with emphasis on the sectors identified as being the most vulnerable (water, tourism, agriculture, energy and infrastructure), added Pablo Fajnzylber, Senior Economist of the World Bank and one of the authors of the study.

In the particular case of Dominican Republic, according to Walter Vergara, World Bank Specialist on Climate Change for the Caribbean, the country, like its Caribbean neighbors, is exposed to extreme climate events and impacts induced by the increase in sea temperature, which is translated into an impact in fishing and coastal protection. Further, the corals of the Caribbean are being bleached and will eventually die. Eighty percent of the corals of the Caribbean have been affected recently, which has resulted in the death of some and all could disappear by the year 2060.

“The country has been impacted by changes in the precipitation cycles and by an increase in sea level, with the latter causing exposure of the coastal infrastructure of the country. The intensity of hurricanes has raised since the 70’s and appears to be very much related to increases in the temperature of the sea surface”, explained Vergara.

Policies for a future of development with less carbon

The study suggests that the countries of the region adopt their own strategies for growth and reduction in poverty to minimize the negative impacts on their population. This implies adaptation of the social protection systems and natural resources management to the new challenges created by climate change. On the other hand it is important to improve the mechanisms for supporting development with less carbon and to achieve more efficiency in the generation and use of energy. The report proposes improving energy efficiency on both sides of the equation of supply and demand: reduce and target subsidies towards consumption and to improve efficiency in generation, as well as to reduce the losses during distribution.

In this last impact, the study suggests that several countries, among them the Dominican Republic, Honduras and Ecuador, experience significant losses during the distribution of energy, due to old inefficient distribution lines and sub-stations. They also suffer commercial losses due to theft and non-payment, the study states. This situation can be bettered through investments for optimization of the distribution system and via better handling, measuring and control. Co-generation is an option to improve efficiency in the industry and in the energy sector.

Well-targeted subsidies are often essential to ensure access to energy by low-income or disadvantaged social groups. However, subsidies for fuel and electricity, badly implemented, can result in excessive consumption of energy and higher carbon emissions. In 2005, subsidies for fuel represented an average of 2.3% of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in Latin America and the Caribbean.

Economic Losses caused by climate change

According to the report, in the Caribbean, losses associated with the natural disasters will quadruple during the next 20 years. In addition, the coastal zones of Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean would suffer negative impact on agriculture, infrastructure, especially in the mangrove areas. In this sense, the islands of the Caribbean could suffer multiple impacts, including those associated with natural disasters, an increase in sea level, loss of corals and reduction of productivity in farming, and fishing and tourism incomes. The total losses for 2080 are estimated at being between 7% and 18% of GDP.
According to the authors of the study, the challenges inherent to the world financial crisis and climate change can be taken advantage of by the countries of Latin America and the Caribbean to drive a model for development with low carbon intensity, which favors growth, job creation and the struggle against poverty.

The Role of the World Bank

In order to respond to the challenge of climate change, the World Bank has implemented a strategy targeting the areas of adaptation, mitigation (including sequestering carbon), institutional support, dissemination of knowledge and technical assistance.

The World Bank, with the support of the developed countries, recently constituted a US$6 thousand million dollar fund to channel low carbon intensity technologies towards the emerging economies. Said fund establishes a shared system for making decisions, with equal participation of donors and receivers of assistance. Several countries of the region make up its board of directors.

In the Dominican Republic, the World Bank also finances, on the local level, a project for recovery from emergencies and the handling of disasters, for US$80 million and another for re-furbishing the electricity distribution grid for US$42 million.

The results of the report were disclosed in the presence of the highest environmental authorities of the country and many experts, representatives of international agencies, non-governmental organizations, universities and the private sector. The event had the participation of Moisés Alvarez, Deputy Minister of the National Council for Climate Change and the Clean Development Mechanism; Roby Senderowitsch, Representative of the World Bank in the country; Miguel Ceara Hatton, Director of the Office for the Program of Human Development of the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) and Magdalena Lizardo; Director of the Social and Economic Analysis Consultation Unit of the Ministry of Planning and Development (Secretaria de Estado de Planificación y Desarrollo - SEEPYD).

The World Bank experts acknowledged the recent creation of the National Council for Climate Change and the Clean Development Mechanism, and the National Action Plan for Adaptation to Climate Change in the Dominican Republic, prepared by the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources (Secretaría de Estado de Medio Ambiente y Recursos Naturales - SEMARENA) in 2008, as a sign of renewed state concern for finding the balance between economic development and respect for the environment.

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For more information about the study, visit: http://go.worldbank.org/REPVBS1D20
For more information on the work of the World Bank in the Dominican Republic
www.bancomundial.org.do

Caribbean Policy Makers to Discuss Regional Trade Integration in Jamaica

2009-02-18T01:05:10.000Z

Contacts:
In Washington:
Alejandro Cedeño (202) 473-3477
acedeno@worldbank.org
Patricia da Camara (202) 473-4019
pdacamara@worldbank.org

KINGSTON, Jamaica, February 17, 2009 - Representatives of 13 Caribbean countries met in Jamaica today to discuss the study: Accelerating Trade Integration in the Caribbean: Policy Options for Sustained Growth, Job Creation, and Poverty Reduction and to adopt a concrete action plan for its implementation in the region.

The report was produced jointly by the Organization of American States (OAS) and the World Bank, with the participation of key regional stakeholders such as CARICOM, the Caribbean Regional Negotiating Machinery (CRNM) and the governments of the region. It outlines important policy options critical for improving growth and competitiveness in the region, for which concrete actions supported by governments and development partners should be adopted.

“This study comes against the background of sustained efforts to consolidate regional integration under the umbrella of the Caribbean Single Market and Economy,” said Jamaican Foreign Affairs and Trade Minister Kenneth Baugh during his opening remarks. “The Economic Partnership Agreement has been signed, but this is not the end. There remains a huge gap between signing and implementation,” he added.

“We need a regional trade strategy, and the OAS, the World Bank and other development partners are here to assist you,” highlighted OAS Executive Director Ambassador Alfonso Quiñonez at the opening ceremony.

During this time of global financial turmoil, trade is more crucial than ever. The current global environment is particularly challenging due to: (i) the current global recession--to sustain growth, countries need to break into new markets, increase efficiency and lower costs of trading; and (ii) preferential access for traditional products is being eroded--the region needs to reposition itself to be a dynamic exporter of services to key markets.

Through the recently signed Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) and the imminent expiration of the Caribbean Basin Trade Partnership Agreement (CBTPA), the region is in the process of redefining relations with its main trading partners. This offers a unique opportunity for the Caribbean to use the relevant provisions of the EPA framework to reinforce competitiveness and lower trading costs. This involves accelerating the implementation of the Caribbean Single Market Economy and seizing the new trade opportunities in services exports.

OAS Trade and Tourism Director Pamela Coke-Hamilton and World Bank Caribbean Director Yvonne Tsikata are moderating the two-day policy discussions, which aim at the adoption of an action plan and identifying next steps towards its implementation.

Consultations on the Bank Web Site

2008-12-09T15:37:38.000Z

Dear reader,

A few years ago, the World Bank’s Web site was noted as a leader among development organizations’ websites. As technology has rapidly advanced and user expectations evolved, our Web site too needs to change and adapt.

You come to our Web site because you are looking for the latest information on development. Our project information, data and research assist you in tackling your challenges or keeping up on the Bank’s activities.

Now we’re catching up. We are revamping our Web site and expanding our online capabilities to better satisfy our business needs and meet audience demands.

We’re examining all aspects of the site—content, technology, business needs and audience demands—to figure out what needs to stay, be improved or be removed.

This is a complex undertaking. We are currently gathering information to determine requirements for our future site.

Through our open online consultation, we are looking for comments from anyone who wishes to discuss their information needs and any difficulties they encounter with the site. The online consultation period ends on December 31, 2008.

All feedback we receive will inform the future design and functionality of the Web site by informing Bank management on audience needs.

Our ultimate goal is to make the Web site better support the institution’s mission of fighting global poverty and helping countries develop.

Your feedback will bring us closer to this goal.

Thank you,

Angie Gentile
Managing Editor, www.worldbank.org

Global Food and Fuel Crisis Will Increase Malnourished by 44 Million

2008-10-08T17:30:00.000Z

Contacts:
In Washington :Carl Hanlon 202-473-8087; chanlon@worldbank.org;
Philip Hay 202-473-1796
phay@worldbank.org

WASHINGTON, October 8, 2008 – High food and fuel prices will increase the number of malnourished people around the world in 2008 by 44 million to reach a total of 967 million, a report from the World Bank says.

While food and fuel price increases may have moderated in recent months, prices remain much higher than previous years and show few signs of declining significantly, according to the report entitled “Rising food and fuel prices: addressing the risks to future generations”. Poor families around the world are being pushed to the brink of survival, causing irreparable damage to the health of millions of children. As families cut back on spending, there are also grave risks for the educational performance of poor children.

“While people in the developed world are focused on the financial crisis, many forget that a human crisis is rapidly unfolding in developing countries. It is pushing poor people to the brink of survival,” said World Bank Group President Robert B. Zoellick. “The financial crisis will only make it more difficult for developing countries to protect their most vulnerable people from the impact of rising food and fuel costs.”

The report, due to be presented on Sunday to the Development Committee at the Annual Meetings of the World Bank and IMF, says the food and fuel crisis could have long term effects on poor people and countries. Malnourished children cannot develop into healthy adults and become productive members of society who can contribute to the growth needed to lift themselves and their country out of poverty.

The report says priority should be given to a series of targeted measures. These include:

Making existing targeted cash (or near cash) transfer programs more generous;
Getting nutrition to infants and pregnant women;
expanding so-called ”in-kind” food distribution programs including school feeding and the distribution of fortified calorically dense food;
using fee waivers, lifeline-pricing and other forms of targeted subsidies for poor users/consumers; and
introducing additional measures to prevent children from dropping out of school, such as fee waivers, subsidies for school inputs, or cash transfers.

The report also argues that allocating the necessary amount of budget to finance an expansion of safety net programs may require pruning less-priority spending in other areas. But it notes that well-designed safety net programs do not have to be prohibitively expensive to be effective. Some of the most successful programs in the world cost well under 1 percent of Gross Domestic Product. Moreover, investing in safety net programs now will give governments new tools to address not just the current crisis, but future ones as well.

In May, the World Bank launched a $1.2 billion rapid financing facility to help poor countries cope with the food crisis. Since then, around US$850 million has been committed to finance seeds, plantings, and feeding programs. In April, Zoellick called for a New Deal for Global Food Policy that included short, medium and long-term measures to provide immediate help to poor people and farmers while increasing food production.

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For more information on the Bank's work in nutrition, please visit: www.worldbank.org/nutrition

and for more on social safety nets, click here: www.worldbank.org/safetynets

The project Barbados Second HIV/AIDS Project has changed to Active

2008-08-08T04:00:00.000Z

The project Barbados Second HIV/AIDS Project has changed to Active. To see more information, see the project information in the World Bank project database

Barbados: World Bank Approves US$35 Million for HIV/AIDS Prevention and Control

2008-08-07T22:00:33.000Z

Contacts:

In Washington: Alejandro Cedeño (202) 473-3477

acedeno@worldbank.org

Patricia da Camara (202) 473-4019

pdacamara@worldbank.org

WASHINGTON, August 7, 2008 – The World Bank Board of Directors today approved a US$35 million loan to Barbados to support the implementation of the 2008-2013 National Strategic Plan for HIV/AIDS Prevention and Control.

The Second HIV/AIDS Project seeks to increase the adoption of safe behaviors and access to prevention, treatment and social care, in particular among high risk groups. The project also aims to improve monitoring and evaluation of the epidemic and the country’s HIV/AIDS program.

“This project builds on the previous Barbados HIV/AIDS Program which successfully increased access to testing, treatment and care,” said Evangeline Javier, World Bank Director for Human Development in the Latin American and the Caribbean Region. “The new project will further expand its impact by increasing knowledge and effective sustainable behavior change required to ensure HIV prevention and control.”

The Caribbean region has the highest HIV prevalence among adults outside Sub-Saharan Africa. Barbados has achieved significant results in the prevention and control of the epidemic, and new AIDS cases and AIDS mortality have significantly declined (46 percent and 72 percent, respectively) since the introduction of anti-retroviral treatment in 2001, however, estimated HIV prevalence continues to increase. It is projected that the HIV prevalence rate in Barbados increased from 1.3 percent in 2001 to 1.5 percent in 2005. This is due in part to the increasing survival rate of people receiving treatment, but also to inadequate adoption of safer sexual practices.

The new project will address issues such as acknowledging more openly risk factors, working more aggressively with key populations at higher risk, and making strategic decisions based on results. The project will continue to assist the implementation of essential public health functions, such as policy development, surveillance, monitoring and evaluation, and prevention, which are relevant for the health system as whole.

In June 2001, the Barbados HIV/AIDS Project became the first program approved by the World Bank under the US$155 million Multi-Country HIV/AIDS Prevention and Control Adaptable Program Loan for the Caribbean.

Overall, the project had a dramatic impact. The share of people with advanced HIV infections who are receiving treatment rose from 12 percent to more than 80 percent. Annual deaths from AIDS have declined by more than 70 percent. The share of people reporting positive attitudes toward people living with HIV has risen from less than 40 percent to nearly 80 percent. Equally important, Barbados has proven the feasibility of providing sustained HIV care and treatment and provided key lessons for its neighbors and other countries. Prevention programs have also grown substantially.

The new US$35 million fixed-spread loan is repayable in 30 years and includes a five-year grace period.

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For more information on this project, please visit:

http://web.worldbank.org/external/projects/main?pagePK=64283627&piPK=73230&theSitePK=40941&menuPK=228424&Projectid=P106623

For more information on the World Bank’s work on HIV/AIDS in Latin America & the Caribbean, please visit this website

Barbados: Second HIV/AIDS Project

2008-08-07T21:40:42.000Z

WASHINGTON, August 7, 2008- The following project was approved today by the World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors:

IBRD Loan: US$35 Million

TERMS: Maturity =30 years; Grace= 5 years

Project Description: This project aims to support the implementation of the 2008-2013 Barbados National HIVIAIDS Strategic Plan, specifically to increase:

- Adoption of safe behaviors, in particular amongst the most vulnerable groups.

- Access to prevention, treatment and social care, in particular for the most vulnerable groups.

- Capacity of organizational and institutional structures that govern the NAP.

- Use of quality data for problem identification, strategy definition and measuring results.

Media Contact

Alejandro Cedeño at (202) 473-3477

acedeno@worldbank.org

For more information, please visit the Projects website.

New report on economic growth offers lessons on achieving sustained, high economic growth

2008-05-21T17:11:32.000Z

Contacts:

In Washington:

Maya Brahmam at +1-202-473-6231 or email at mbrahmam@worldbank.org

WASHINGTON, May 20, 2008 – The World Bank Group welcomes a new report by the independent Commission on Growth and Development, a global panel of eminent experts, which reveals important lessons from countries that have achieved high, long-term economic growth. The experts say the lessons learned could help policy makers in developing countries as they seek to set their countries on a steady growth path.

The Growth Report: Strategies for Sustained Growth and Inclusive Development says integration into the world economy, maintaining high rates of savings and investment, and committed, capable governments are among the key features of countries that have sustained growth rates above 7 percent for 25 uninterrupted years since World War II.

"This report underscores to the development community that one size doesn’t fit all." said World Bank Group President Robert B. Zoellick. I am especially pleased that it draws on input from first class practitioners and leaders who have hands-on pragmatic and practical experience of making inclusive development a success. This will help enrich the thinking and practice of the World Bank Group as well as others in the development field.” “

High, long-lasting growth is not easily achieved, but the report by some of the world’s top policy-makers and thinkers, believes it can be reproduced in developing countries, giving them a chance to reduce poverty and improve opportunity and quality of life for their citizens.

“We are acutely aware that there are no silver bullets to create long-running, inclusive growth, and that no single paradigm exists,” says Commission Vice Chair Danny Leipziger, who is also Vice President for Poverty Reduction and Economic Management at the World Bank. “While seeking to identify those key elements that can lead to long running and inclusive growth, the report is clear that policy makers will need to customize and experiment with polices rather than follow any rigid set of guidelines.”

Commission Chairman Michael Spence said: " What makes the report so unique is that it was prepared by policymakers, many from developing countries, who have been in the trenches themselves and have learned what works and why. It is these commissioners who are now providing their insights to the next generation of policymakers on ways to improve growth prospects and the quality of life in the poor parts of the globe."

Spence is one of two Nobel Laureates on the 21-member commission comprising leaders from business, government and academia. The Commissioners come from 18 countries that include a broad mix of developing, emerging and developed economies, as well as small island states and populous, large countries.

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To download full report click here:

http://www.growthcommission.org/

World Bank Broadens Transport Agenda

2008-05-21T17:00:00.000Z

Contacts
In Washington:
Roger Morier (202) 473 5675, rmorier@worldbank.org
Anna Piasecka (202) 458 7027, apiasecka@worldbank.org

WASHINGTON, D.C., May 21, 2008 – The World Bank Group today launched a new transport business strategy for 2008-2012 that will help partner countries establish the governance, strategies, policies and services to deliver transport for development in a way that is economically, financially, environmentally and socially sustainable.

Called Safe, Clean, and Affordable… Transport for Development, the business strategy strengthens the alignment of the transport sector approach with the Millennium Development Goals adopted by the United Nations in 2000. At the same time, it widens the directions and deepens the routes that will be taken to meet the evolving development agenda. It gives more attention to emerging trends, such as trade globalization, urbanization of populations; rising concerns about climate change, the increase in traffic congestion; and the recognition of access as a key to both economic opportunity and good governance.

“In striving to achieve its development objectives—and foremost to eradicate poverty—the World Bank Group is mobilizing the transport sector to the fullest possible extent,” said Katherine Sierra, World Bank Vice President for Sustainable Development. ”To that end, the transport business strategy aligns Bank Group instruments along a few key strategic directions that will pave the way to truly sustainable development, one where transport plays a crucial role.”

“In a world with rising levels of greenhouse gases, poor road safety, and the too-frequent spread of communicable diseases along international routes, transport must be looked at anew. A coherent way forward requires innovative thinking and cooperation among sectors to optimize the role of transport without jeopardizing personal and commercial mobility.”

The Bank Group consulted widely in preparing its new business strategy, seeking contributions from over 75 transport development partners, governments, professional institutions, civil society organizations, multilateral and bilateral donors, and putting an early draft on its external website for four months to elicit public comments.

Safe Transport
Acknowledging the importance of transport for achieving public health outcomes within the Millennium Development Goals, the strategy stresses the need to mitigate the spread of HIV/AIDS, and to address safety in all transport modes, especially road transport. It also addresses the safety issue in air transport which, although globally much safer, still shows a safety record significantly affecting growth and investment prospects in some regions, in particular Sub-Saharan Africa. Transport and supply-chain security has also become a major issue in ensuring fair access of developing country exports to developed markets, and needs to be addressed as a new global public good.

“Road crashes kill an estimated 1.2 million people a year and injure 50 million more, disproportionately affecting the poor,” said Anthony Bliss, Lead Road Safety Specialist, Program Coordinator for the World Bank’s Global Road Safety Facility. “We are placing special emphasis on road safety, extending our support to include not only road safety components embedded in road infrastructure projects, but also larger stand-alone projects to formulate national policies and strategies that would improve road safety across the board. We will also pursue cross-sectoral approaches, such as including pre-hospital components in road programs and road safety components in health programs.”

Clean Transport
Urban air pollution, 90 percent of it generated by motor vehicles, kills an estimated 800,000 people each year. Transport now produces approximately 15 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions. Reflecting the contribution of transport to the wider environmental aims of the Millennium Development Goals, the strategy encompasses the transport-energy-environment nexus, from the energy consumption to the emissions and climate change impact perspectives. Going forward, the World Bank Group will be working to help restrain transport energy consumption. It will be assessing and controlling transport projects emissions, favoring shifts to low carbon modes.

“We are setting guidelines for environmentally effective transport planning and decision making,” said Jamal Saghir, Director, Energy, Transport and Water Department and Chair of the Transport Sector Board. “We are seeking ways to mitigate the effects of transport on the climate—and the effects of climate change on transport asset. We intend to build climate change issues into transport project appraisals where appropriate.”

Affordable Transport
An estimated 1 billion people in low-income countries lack access to an all-weather road. Affordable transport can enhance mobility and inclusion. It can promote social, economic, and political integration, by keeping a country together despite geographic disparities, by overcoming potential disputes over access to resources, and by defusing the seeds of conflict that sometimes arise from feelings of isolation.

Marc Juhel, Sector Manager for Transport stressed the fact that affordability concerns not only the rural and urban poor, but also the whole freight economy, aiming at improving competitiveness to foster stronger economic growth:

“The strategy stresses the need for better knowledge and control of transport costs, for both passengers and freight, on domestic and regional, urban and rural settings. The implementation of an effective urban transport strategy, reaching out to the growing urban poor population, is a key element of this approach. On the freight side, the cooperative work on trade and transport facilitation—in particular on customs and transit issues—will be strengthened.”

World Bank contribution to transport over previous decade
Since the Bank’s 1996 transport strategy, Sustainable Transport, was endorsed by the World Bank’s Board of Directors, the Bank Group has committed around US$42 billion for more than 530 dedicated transport operations and transport components in over 500 non-transport specific projects in more than 100 client countries. Lending in fiscal year 2007 (July 1, 2006 – June 30, 2007) reached over US$5 billion, amounting to 20 percent of World Bank Group new annual commitments.

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View the transport business strategy—Safe, Clean, and Affordable… Transport for Development at: http://www.worldbank.org/transport

World Bank Group President Appoints Vice President of Institutional Integrity

2008-05-05T18:00:00.000Z

Contacts:
In Washington: Carl Hanlon (202) 473 8087
chanlon@worldbank.org

WASHINGTON, D.C. May 5, 2008 – World Bank Group President Robert B. Zoellick has named South African Leonard McCarthy to head the Bank’s Department of Institutional Integrity (INT). McCarthy has earned international recognition for investigations and prosecutions of individuals engaged in corruption as head of South Africa’s Directorate of Special Operations.

“Leonard McCarthy is recognized worldwide for his integrity, independence, and effectiveness in fighting corruption and strengthening good governance,” says Zoellick. “This is the first time that the Department of Institutional Integrity will be headed at the level of Vice President, and McCarthy brings to the post stature, skill, and tested experience. This post is critical for our work, reputation, and fiduciary duty. I am confident that he will bring effective leadership to our highest obligation to protect the Bank’s assets and hold people, businesses, and governments responsible if they steal from the poor.”

McCarthy’s work with South Africa's National Prosecuting Authority has included investigating and prosecuting high profile cases of financial crime, organized crime, and high-level corruption. He has worked closely with African governments and law enforcement officials across the globe to expose and prosecute transnational financial crime. McCarthy was formerly a Director of Public Prosecutions appointed by President Nelson Mandela.

An experienced trial lawyer, he has held numerous positions in government, including Investigating Director in the Office for Serious Economic Offenses, Deputy Attorney General in Cape Province and Senior Public Prosecutor. He holds a Bachelor of Laws Degree from the University of South Africa in Cape Town.

Following talks with the South African government, President Mbeki has agreed to release McCarthy from service, to take up the position at the World Bank on June 30, 2008.

“I am honored to receive this appointment and to be joining the World Bank, I believe strongly in its vision, said McCarthy. “President Zoellick has made clear to me the strong emphasis he places on INT’s role, its need for strong, highly skilled people who will both pursue investigations and integrate anti-corruption work into Bank projects across the world. I am committed to delivering results and building on INT’s work to strengthen financial due diligence and ensure that precious development resources benefit people who need them most.”

McCarthy was selected from a list of candidates assessed by an internal search committee with the addition of former Federal Reserve Chairman Paul Volcker, who led a review of INT last year. In his report Volcker called for greater attention to protect against corruption in designing and implementing Bank programs.

Mr. Volcker has welcomed the fact that: “the Bank is now implementing the recommendations of the Panel he chaired, importantly including elevating the head of INT to the level of vice president.”

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World Bank Marks World Press Freedom Day with Study on Broadcasting and Development

2008-05-02T12:30:00.000Z

Contact:

In Washington: Christopher Neal, (202) 473-2049

Cneal1@worldbank.org

MAPUTO, May 2, 2008—The World Bank marked World Press Freedom Day by launching a study outlining conditions under which radio, television and online broadcasting can fulfil a vital role in development by making governments accountable, and giving voice to the world’s poor.

“Huge numbers of people, including those who can’t read, have access to broadcast media,” said Kreszentia Duer, of the World Bank Institute (WBI), who presented the study, Broadcasting, Voice and Accountability, at a conference here on freedom of expression hosted by UNESCO. “In countries with strong oral traditions, community broadcasting can enable people to share information and raise issues with a large audience, and hold government officials to account. This makes broadcasting a powerful tool for enhancing governance and promoting development.”

The 400-page study, subtitled A Public Interest Approach to Policy, Law and Regulation, is the result of five years of research by six media experts, including Ms. Duer, Steve Buckley, president of the World Association of Community Broadcasters; Toby Mendel, ARTICLE 19, Global Campaign for Free Expression; Seán Ó Siochrú, founder of the Campaign for Communication Rights in the Information Society; Monroe E. Price, of the Annenberg School for Communication at the University of Pennsylvania; and Marc Raboy, of Canada’s McGill University.

The study reviews broadcasting practices and regulations around the world, and identifies those which produce an “enabling environment” for broadcasting that is free, independent and pluralistic. These characteristics are essential, the report says, for broadcasting to perform an effective role in giving people voice, and ensuring government accountability.

Drawing from their research, the authors propose standards on freedom of expression, access to information, use and misuses of defamation law, content rules and limits to free speech, and the regulation of journalists. The study also offers guidelines on best practice for broadcast regulators, as well as the respective roles of public service, community non-profit, and commercial private sector broadcasters, all of which, it argues, should be present in a healthy media environment.

Co-author Steve Buckley notes that increased movement towards democracy in developing countries opens the way to build broadcasting that serves the public interest.

“Countries that are opening their economies, democratizing, and decentralizing public service delivery are looking for guidance on how to involve citizens in decisions that affect them,” he said. “Broadcasting, enabled by the right regulation and conditions, can empower groups through bottom-up participation.”

The book cites countries that have developed systems to enhance the quality and diversity of media content, while fully respecting freedom of expression, and identifies ways in which government regulation can expand access to broadcast media. Community broadcasting, for example, can be encouraged through special licensing arrangements that guarantee fair and equitable access to radio frequencies and financial support.

“This book focuses on useful proactive approaches to setting up, sustaining, and governing broadcasting systems across the world,” said Ruth Teer-Tomaselli, UNESCO Chair in Communication for Southern Africa at the University of KwaZulu-Natal. “It’s based on sound scholarship and provides practical advice for policymakers, media scholars and broadcasters alike.”

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World Bank President Calls for Plan to Fight Hunger in Pre-Spring Meetings Address

2008-04-02T15:53:10.000Z

April 2, 2008—In a speech today, World Bank President Robert B. Zoellick called for a "new deal" to combat world hunger and malnutrition through a combination of emergency aid and long-term efforts to boost agricultural productivity in developing countries.

The "New Deal for a Global Food Policy" is part of a suite of initiatives Zoellick outlined to advance development in the face of skyrocketing food and oil prices. He also called for a global trade deal to be agreed as soon as possible, detailed an initiative to help countries manage their wealth earned from high energy and mineral prices in a more inclusive way, and encouraged sovereign wealth funds to create a "One Percent Solution" for equity investment in Africa.

Agricultural Assistance

The World Bank will nearly double agricultural assistance to US$800 million in Africa. Zoellick also urged wealthy nations to help the UN’s World Food Program meet some $500 million in emergency food needs.

"The United States, the European Union, Japan and other OECD countries must act now to fill this gap – or many more people will suffer and starve," Zoellick said in an address sponsored by the Center for Global Development in Washington.

Zoellick said the "New Deal for a Global Food Policy" is needed to combat the "forgotten" Millennium Development Goal of overcoming malnutrition. Only about a tenth of the resources directed at HIV/AIDS goes to fight malnutrition, which causes 3.5 million deaths a year in children under 5 and has long-lasting impacts on health and achievement.

"Hunger and malnutrition are a cause, not just a result, of poverty," said Zoellick.

The World Bank estimates 33 countries face social unrest because of soaring food and energy prices.

The New Deal requires a shift from traditional food aid to a broader concept of food and nutrition assistance, such as cash or vouchers that can help build local food markets and farm production,.and create a "Green Revolution" for Sub-Saharan Africa, said Zoellick.

"This New Deal should focus not only on hunger and nutrition, access to food and its supply, but also the interconnections with energy, yields, climate change, investment, the marginalization of women and others, and economic resiliency and growth," said Zoellick.

"Food policy needs to gain the attention of the highest political levels, because no one country or group can meet these interconnected challenges."

Zoellick said the World Bank Group can help by:

Backing emergency measures that support the poor while encouraging incentives to produce and harvest food
Offering access to technology and science to boost yields
Helping countries counter weather-related risks, such as drought
Facilitating land-titling, local currency financing, working capital, distribution and logistics, and support for services on which farmers rely

"Income gains in agriculture have three times the power in overcoming poverty than increases in other sectors, and 75 percent of the world’s poor are rural, with most involved in farming," said Zoellick.

Trade Also Key to Lower Food Prices

Zoellick said the time was "now or never" to break the impasse in global trade talks. A "fairer and more open trading system" would encourage developing country farmers to expand production, he said.

"The poor need lower food prices now. But the world’s agricultural trading system is stuck in the past. If ever there was a time to cut distorting agricultural subsidies and open markets for food imports, it must be now."

An accord would give developing countries, big and small, more opportunities to become more productive and lower prices through trade. It would also infuse confidence in an economic system stressed by financial anxiety, he said.

However, "powerful voices across the political spectrum, including in my own country, are calling for, rationalizing, protectionism," Zoellick said. "This economic isolationism signals a defeatism that will reap the losses, not the gains, of globalization."

The trade talks are also a "critical test" for striking a global deal on climate change. "If negotiators of 150 economies cannot manage the political tradeoffs of the Doha Round to reap the clear benefits, it does not auger well for bringing developed and developing countries together on a new accord for climate change."

Sovereign Wealth Funds

Zoellick also outlined a plan to encourage emerging economies such as China, India and Brazil to invest about US$30 billion in African nations through government-sponsored wealth funds.

Such sovereign wealth funds currently hold about US$3 trillion in assets. They have come under scrutiny recently because of investments outside their own countries. Zoellick noted they need transparency and should be guided by best practices to avoid politicization, but "where some see sovereign funds as a source of concern, we see opportunity," said Zoellick.

The World Bank’s "One Percent Solution" involves creating the equity investment platforms and benchmarks to attract these investors, and allocating 1 percent of the assets to African growth, development and opportunity.

"This one percent could be the start of something much bigger, across more types of funds and countries, because the investment of wealth into equity for development offers opportunity, not something to fear."

Extractive Industries Initiative

Zoellick announced a new approach to help ensure that high energy and commodity prices translate into improvements in the lives of the poor.

The EITI++ builds on the transparency and good governance concepts of the existing multi-stakeholder Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI). EITI publicizes and verifies company payments and government revenues from oil, gas and mining. But many governments are emphasizing that transparent revenue reporting, while important, is not enough. The World Bank is therefore working with developing countries and other partners to frame a "comprehensive approach to supplement the original project."

EITI++ will include providing technical assistance to countries on the awarding of contracts, monitoring operations, collecting taxes, improving resource extraction and economic decisions, better managing price volatility, and investing revenues effectively in sustainable development.

An EITI++ approach will be launched in Guinea. "The successful development of Guinea’s rich resources can strengthen sustainable development for the entire region," Zoellick said.

"The EITI++ can advance inclusive and sustainable globalization by broadening the beneficiaries of resource development."

The project CARIBBEAN HIV/AIDS I-BARBADOS has changed to Closed

2008-01-02T05:00:00.000Z

The project CARIBBEAN HIV/AIDS I-BARBADOS has changed to Closed. To see more information, see the project information in the World Bank project database

The overall development objective of the Multi-Country HIV/AIDS Prevention and Control Program Project (APL) is to assist the Caribbean countries--in this first phase, Barbados and the Dominican Republic, specifically-- in: a) preventing the spread of HIV/AIDS by reducing transmission among high-risk groups; 2) improving access for people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) to care that is effective, affordable, and equitable within the context of government health policy; and c) strengthening their institutional capacity to respond to HIV/AIDS in a sustainable way. The development objectives would be country-specific and depend on the stage of the epidemic, income levels, and the socioeconomic status of those who are infected. The interventions chosen for each country project will be based on the countries' epidemiological and programmatic needs, and well-assessed options for meeting them, and include: 1) communication and advocacy to increase government commitment, attention, and funding related to HIV/AIDS and to raise awareness, knowledge, and understanding among the general population about HIV/AIDS; 2) scaling up prevention activities at the national and community levels; 3) scaling up care and support activities at the national and community levels; 4) supporting research and surveillance at the national level; and 5) capacity building. Separate, comprehensive PADs are included for Barbados and the Dominican Republic in this report.

The project BB HIV/AIDS is now in the pipeline.

2007-12-14T05:00:00.000Z

The project BB HIV/AIDS is now in the pipeline. To see more information, see the project information in the World Bank project database

The project Agricultural Development Project is now in the pipeline.

2007-10-25T04:00:00.000Z

The project Agricultural Development Project is now in the pipeline. To see more information, see the project information in the World Bank project database

The Agricultural Development Project will support the production, processing and marketing of non-sugar crops with proven commercial potential. It will build on research concerning technical and economic feasibility of non-sugar crops and extension efforts begun under the Bank's FY82 Technical Assistance Project (Loan 2115-BAR). More specifically, the proposed project will provide 67 man-months of consultants' services, overseas fellowships, equipment and materials to strengthen MAFF's research and extension activities and provide credit funds for agro-industrial ventures. It will also provide for an agricultural sector study, involving both the sugar and non-sugar subsectors, and crop diversification policies. The proposed project, over the medium to long term, will lead to improvements in farmers' incomes, together with gains in Barbados' balance of trade.

The project Education Project is now in the pipeline.

2007-10-25T04:00:00.000Z

The project Education Project is now in the pipeline. To see more information, see the project information in the World Bank project database

The project consists of: (a) construction, furnishing and equipping of ten primary schools which will replace 5,880 existing student places in obsolescent schools; (b) (i) construction, furnishing and equipping expansion to six secondary schools to provide facilities for the teaching of practical courses for some 2,600 student places, of which 1,500 are additional and 1,100 are replacement places; (ii) equipping and furnishing of a secondary school presently under construction; (c) construction, furnishing and equipping of an expansion of Erdiston Teacher Training College to function also as a teacher training resource center for the continuing education of practicing teachers; (d) construction, furnishing and equipping of an expansion to the Barbados Institute of Management and Productivity (BIMAP) to help establish an in-plant training program and advisory services to small-scale enterpises.

The project Education and Training Project (02) is now in the pipeline.

2007-10-25T04:00:00.000Z

The project Education and Training Project (02) is now in the pipeline. To see more information, see the project information in the World Bank project database

Through the Second Education and Training Project, the country will seek to: (1) improve the quality and cost effectiveness of primary and secondary education, (2) improve the efficiency, quality, and industrial relevance of technical and vocational training and (3) strengthen the institutional capacity to manage and plan the education and training system. The first objective will be accomplished by (a) amalgamating 21 small, uneconomic primary schools into 10 larger schools; (b) upgrading two existing secondary schools, equipping of a third one and establishing one new secondary school. To further accomplish this objective, the project will (c) provide technical assistance as well as training for about 1500 teachers; and (d) support a study to rationalize the teaching of special subjects in secondary schools. The second objective will aim at (a) expanding the operations of the National Training Board and (b) upgrading and expanding of training facilities and improving efficiency in the use of existing ones. The last project objective will be achieved through (a) technical assistance and training; (b) a study on the formulation of measures as well as addressing the issue of the additional recurrent costs; and (c) the provision of adequate pedagogical and administrative facilities.

The project Human Resources Project is now in the pipeline.

2007-10-25T04:00:00.000Z

The project Human Resources Project is now in the pipeline. To see more information, see the project information in the World Bank project database

The principal objective of the project is to strengthen the country's human capital base by expanding the availability of trained manpower. The specific objectives are: (i) to strengthen the quality and efficiency of basic education, with a view to raising student achievement; (ii) to improve the effectiveness, efficiency and responsiveness of technical and vocational education and training (TVET); and (iii) to reinforce employment services and labor market information. To these ends, the project includes the following components: (a) the general education support component aims to reinforce the basic education foundation by improving the quality of services and raising internal efficiency. The project supports the expansion of innovative and cost effective instructional strategies such as multi-grade teaching and school-based training; (b) the TVET development component aims to increase the effectiveness of TVET programs through the provision of key inputs to the learning process and to raise efficiency through increased sharing of facilities, expanded use of program view/evaluation procedures, and introduction of user fees in post-secondary education. Responsiveness would be improved through the introduction of flexible curricula, enhanced capabilities to evaluate performance and to design/implement new programs, provision of incentives to post-secondary institutions to enter into training contracts with industry, and increased accountability of institutions.

The project Industrial Credit Project is now in the pipeline.

2007-10-25T04:00:00.000Z

The project Industrial Credit Project is now in the pipeline. To see more information, see the project information in the World Bank project database

The Industrial Credit Project will support the development of industrial and tourism sectors by making credit available through eligible financial intermediaries.The objectives will be to: (i) accelerate investment to expand industrial output and exports; (ii) generate increased employment to absorb part of the expanding labor force and help alleviate unemployment; (iii) establish a new mechanism for expanding the supply of term credit by using all the banking institutions; and (iv) contribute the Government's energy conservation program by financing energy-saving devices and processes. An Industrial Credit Fund (ICF) will be established in the CBB with separate funds, accounts and staff to provide term financing to industrial and tourism enterprises through financial intermediaries. The project includes technical assistance to the CBB, and possibly, the Barbados National Bank and the Barbados Development Bank. About 100 subloans averaging US$150,000 are expected to be made. Investments partly financed by these subloans are expected to create about 1,000 new jobs, at an estimated average cost of US$15,000 per job.

The project Industrial Development and Export Promotion Project is now in the pipeline.

2007-10-25T04:00:00.000Z

The project Industrial Development and Export Promotion Project is now in the pipeline. To see more information, see the project information in the World Bank project database

The project's objectives are to generate foreign exchange and to increase employment by expanding industrial output and exports and would consist of: (a) an investment promotion program and the construction of industrial estates through the BIDC; (b) industrial lending for fixed assets and permanent working capital through the BDB; (c) promotion of manufactured exports, training and marketing assistance to domestic exporters through the EPC; (d) management and vocational training for industry through BIMAP and the NTB. The project will not be subject to any extraordinary risk. BIDC's proposed policy for increased rental rates of factory space, to enable it to generate a positive rate of return, may reduce the demand for space in Barbados. This reduction, however, is not expected to be large as the rentals will still be in line with those charged by BIDC's competitors in the Caribbean.

The project Power Project is now in the pipeline.

2007-10-25T04:00:00.000Z

The project Power Project is now in the pipeline. To see more information, see the project information in the World Bank project database

The project is part of BLPC's expansion program to meet the electricity needs of Barbados up to 1985. The principal objectives of the program are: (a) expansion of the existing generation, transmission and distribution systems to meet projected demand throughout the period; (b) improvement of plant efficiency to reduce specific fuel consumption and relative cost per generated kilowatt hour (kWh); (c) improvement of the transmission and distribution systems by utilization of appropriate design to keep energy losses at a minimum; (d) improvement of BLPC's institutional capability by developing long range planning for generation and plant; and (e) undertaking an energy conservation program and maximizing the use of indigenous energy resources such as gas and bagasse. The Bank loan would finance the foreign exchange costs of distribution components that are not being financed by other sources. In addition it would finance the foreign exchange costs of studies for energy conservation, generation expansion and tariff structure.

The project Road Maintenance and Rehabilitation Project is now in the pipeline.

2007-10-25T04:00:00.000Z

The project Road Maintenance and Rehabilitation Project is now in the pipeline. To see more information, see the project information in the World Bank project database

The overall objectives of the project are to assist the Government's efforts in improving the road network through much needed maintenance/rehabilitation and highway safety works and in strengthening the capacity of MTW to manage efficiently road maintenance and rehabilitation projects. The proposed project provides for: (i) road maintenance and rehabilitation (civil works and equipment) for high priority road improvement and maintenance within the framework of the Five-Year Highway Investment Plan; (ii) highway safety (civil works and equipment) to improve hazardous locations and increase the safety and capacity of the network. It also provides for; (iii) institutional strengthening, including technical assistance, training and equipment to improve the operations of MTW in planning, accounting and cost control, traffic analysis and control, road maintenance and equipment management, and materials and soils testing.

The project Road Maintenance and Rehabilitation Project (02) is now in the pipeline.

2007-10-25T04:00:00.000Z

The project Road Maintenance and Rehabilitation Project (02) is now in the pipeline. To see more information, see the project information in the World Bank project database

The project finances a share of the Ministry of Works, Communications and Transportation's five year investment plan which was appraised jointly by the Bank and the CDB and is financed in parallel by both organizations. The Bank project will finance; (1) rehabilitation of two sections of Highway 6; (2) a safety program consisting of improvement to five road intersections; (3) an overlay program of high priority roads; (4) rehabilitation of culverts and bridges; (5) a pilot program of routine road maintenance by contract; (6) equipment acquisition and rehabilitation in line with the requirements of the Four-Year Road Maintenance Plan; and (7) and institutional improvement program consisting of: technical assistance for road maintenance and workshop operations; training and retraining programs; and studies to rationalize the road network and privatize public bus transport services.

The project SUPPLEMENT-EDUCATION is now in the pipeline.

2007-10-25T04:00:00.000Z

The project SUPPLEMENT-EDUCATION is now in the pipeline. To see more information, see the project information in the World Bank project database

The project Technical Assistance Project is now in the pipeline.

2007-10-25T04:00:00.000Z

The project Technical Assistance Project is now in the pipeline. To see more information, see the project information in the World Bank project database

The project Tourism Project is now in the pipeline.

2007-10-25T04:00:00.000Z

The project Tourism Project is now in the pipeline. To see more information, see the project information in the World Bank project database

The project will: (i) increase local ownership of tourist facilities; (ii) provide opportunities for Barbadians to lease and manage hotels and other tourist facilities; (iii) stimulate demand for local agricultural products and other local services; (iv) stimulate the development of the northern part of the island. The project consists of: (a) the construction, furnishing and equipping of five hotels and two apartels totaling 308 guest rooms at Heywoods Beach on the northwestern coast of the island. The hotels and apartels have been planned in the form of a village which will be called Heywoods Village; (b) the construction, furnishing and equipping of common buildings and facilities for administration and maintenance, shopping, dining, and recreation; (c) the construction of a 1.8 mile road around Speightstown and the Heywoods Village; and (d) project administration, marketing and technical assistance for management services.

The project CARIBBEAN HIV/AIDS I-BARBADOS is now in the pipeline.

2007-10-25T04:00:00.000Z

The project CARIBBEAN HIV/AIDS I-BARBADOS is now in the pipeline. To see more information, see the project information in the World Bank project database