World Bank Trust Funds

To test whether community management of schools can better contribute to enhance a) participation rates, (b) quality and efficiency; and (c) accountability of schools

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SUPPORTING (A) BETTER PUBLIC/PRIVATE SECTOR DIALOGUE (B) ACCELERA- TION OF THE PRIVATIZATION PROGRAM IN NEPAL (C) ENHANCEMENT IN THE BUSINESS ENVRIRONMENT(D) A BETTER INFORMATION OF PRIVATE SECTOR ACTIVITIES AND (E) SUPPORT FOR THE FOREIGN INVESTMENT PROMOTION OFFICE

THIRD PHASE IRRIGATION AREA DEVELOPMENT ON ABOUT 7500 HA IN MAHAKALI AREA BY SURFACT IRRIGATION FROM MAHAKALI RIVER.

DEVELOPMENT OF GROUNDWATER IRRIGATION BY SHALLOW MEDIUM AND DEEP TUBE WELL DEVELOPMENT ON AOBUT 4000 HA IN TERAI. LEGISLATION OF GROUND WATER DEVELOPMENT AND UTILIZATION IN NEPAL. SOME DELAYS IN RECRUITMENT OF CONSULTANTS FOR PROJECT PREPARATION BY THE GOVERNMENT FOR THE PREPARATION OF GV LEGISLATION & OTHER STUDIES.

Strengthen the policy and regulatory environment in the telecommunications sector to facilitate competition and private sector participation, and increase rural access to services by facilitating private investments and operations.

PROJECT WOULD SUPPORT THE INTRODUCTION OF A POLICY REFORM PROGRAM AIMED AT FOSTERING AN ENVIRONMENT CONDUCIVE TO DEVELOPMENT OF PRIVATE BANKS, RESTRUCTUREING AND PRIVATIZATION OF STATE BANKS. REFORMS WOULD ALSO SUPPORT THE AREA OF LEGAL FRAMEWORK, BANKING REGULATION, & ACCOUNTING AND AUDITING. A TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM/PROJECT WOULD ACCOMPANY THE POLICY REFORM EFFORT IN ORDER TO STRENGTHEN BANK SUPERVISION, ACCOUNTING AND AUDITING AND THE LEGAL FRAMEWORK.

The Proposed Project Development Objective (PDO) is to scale up innovations from Adolescent Girls Employment Initiative (AGEI) into vocational education and skills training programs and the policy dialogue

The project development objective (PDO) is to increase employment and incomes of participating young women aged 16-24 years by strengthening an existing model for training and job placement in Nepal.

To reduce the risk of roadway departure crashes on selected sections of the roads targeted under the RSDP and to strengthen the Government of Nepal’s capacity for improving road safety.

"The overall program development objective (PDO) of the proposed MDTF is ""to strengthen the performance, transparency and accountability in public financial management in Nepal"". The Key Results expected from the projects to be funded through the MDTF are: 1. Improved resource management as a result of strengthened PFM systems and processes, 2. Increased awareness and oversight of government PFM processes by diverse constituencies, 3. Better knowledge of value for money challenges and PFM governance gaps, contributing to improved design of PFM interventions at the country and sector level."

Strengthening the effectiveness of selected PFM institutions and procurement institutions, systems and procedures at the federal and subnational levels

To improve expenditure control and enhance government accountability and transparency by strengthening the treasury system, improving financial reporting and building PFM capacity.

The development objective remains as “to strengthen the transparency, accountability, efficiency and inclusiveness of PFM in 15 districts of Nepal by fostering the use of different social accountability tools with the support of Nepali CSOs.”

The development objective is to strengthen the transparency, efficiency, and inclusiveness of three specific areas of public financial management (PFM) in 10 districts of Nepal through fostering the use of different social accountability approaches by Nepali CSOs. The three PFM areas are: (a) national budget planning, dissemination, and analysis, (b) local (district, municipal and village) budget planning, dissemination and analysis, and (c) local monitoring of procurement, budget execution and service performance.

The project development objective (PDO) is to enhance the quality and impact of public sector audit in Nepal

The Project Development Objective is to improve expenditure control and enhance government accountability and transparency by strengthening the treasury system, improving financial reporting and building PFM capacity.

The Project Development Objective (PDO) is to improve sustainable forest management; increase benefits from forests and contribute to net Greenhouse Gas Emission (GHG) reductions in selected municipalities in Province 2 and Province 5 in Nepal.

The Project Development Objectives are to: (a) strengthen the capacity of the power sector agencies to plan and prepare hydropowerand transmission line projects following international standards and best practices; and (b) improve the readiness of the powersector agencies for regulatory and institutional reforms.

The Project Development Objective is to make payments to the Recipient for measured, reported and verified Emission Reductions related to reduced deforestation, forest degradation and the enhancement of forest carbon stocks (ER payments) in Terai Arc Landscape, and to distribute ER payments in accordance with an agreed-upon benefit sharing plan.

The objective of this grant is to expand financial support to the Nepal Biogas Program to increase access to modern energy sources in the rural and peri-urban areas of Nepal through the use of an Output-Based Aid (OBA) approach.

To enable Government to improve access to nutritious food for highly food insecure households in the short term and to create opportunities for improved agriculture production in food insecure districts.

To increase women’s and girls’ access to integrated and multi-sectoral GBV prevention and response services in select municipalities.

"The proposed development objectives of the Carbon Offset Project are: # Reduce global emissions of carbon dioxide. # Increase access to modern energy from renewable energy sources. The Carbon Offset project complements the ongoing World Bank Power Development Project by providing additional support for the achievement of its development objectives, in particular the objective of improving access of rural areas to electricity services. The overall development objectives of the Power Development Project are: (a) develop Nepal's hydropower potential in an environmentally and socially sustainable manner so as to help meet electricity demand, (b) improve access of rural areas to electricity services, and (c) promote private participation in the power sector as a way to improve sector efficiency and to mobilize financing for the sector's investment requirements."

The project development objectives for this Carbon Finance operation are: - increased access to modern household cooking fuel from renewable energy sources - reduced global emissions of carbon dioxide, a greenhouse gas

The project development objective is to improve living conditions, livelihoods and empowerment among the rural poor, with particular attention to groups that have traditionally been excluded by reasons of gender, ethnicity, caste and location.

The proposed Program Development Objective (PDO) is to increase equitable access and improve the quality and governance of school education in Nepal.

The project objective is to improve the delivery of cash-based social safety nets in pilot districts of Nepal through technical assistance and capacity building to the Ministry of Local Development.

To improve quality of healthcare, enhance health insurance coverage for poor, and strengthen health emergency preparedness in the Selected Provinces.