Water Supply &

Sanitation Blue Pages

The World Bank Sector Guide 2000
PDF: 09/20/00

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Table of Contents
Introduction ................................................................................................................. 4

Ongoing Water Supply and Sanitation Investments

Africa.................................................................................................................5
East Asia and the Pacific.................................................................................... 6
Europe and Central Asia ....................................................................................7
Latin America ....................................................................................................8
Middle East and North Africa.............................................................................9
South Asia........................................................................................................10

Project Information & Business Opportunities

Public Information Center, Business Partnership and Outreach Group ............11

Water Help Desk .......................................................................................... 12

United Nations Development Business...........................................................13

Water and Sanitation Program .................................................................... 14

Participation in Infrastructure (PPI) at the World Bank .............................16

Public-Private Advisory Facility, PPI ...........................................................16

International Finance Corporation (IFC)......................................................17

The World Bank Institute

Water Policy Capacity Building Program.........................................................18

Water Resources and the Environment ....................................................... 19

Environmentally and Socially Sustainable Development..............................19

Advisory Service
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Introduction
Water & Sanitation (W&S) services are essential
in the fight against poverty. The World Bank
Group’s mission in the sector is to help our
member countries ensure that all their people,
including the poor, can gain access to efficient
and sustainable W&S services. The task is a
huge one and requires strong and sustained
engagement: one billion people still lack access
to safe water, two billion lack safe sanitation.
Progress will require large investments and
extensive progress in the areas of pricing, sector
finances, regulatory development, water
institution sustainability, private sector
participation, and community management for
small systems to break the cycle of low
revenues, asset disrepair, poor service and slow
expansion. The Bank Group has several tools to
support the sector: International Bank for
Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) and
International Development Association (IDA)
sovereign lending; International Finance
Corporation (IFC) and Multilateral International
Guarantee Agency (MIGA) support to private
investment; advisory services - through country
policy dialogue, strategy formulation, the World
Bank Institute (WBI), other partnerships such as
the Water and Sanitation Program (WSP), the
Business Partners for Development (BPD) water
cluster, and the Public-Private Infrastructure
Advisory Facility (PPIAF). Reforms and
investments sup-ported by the Bank have made a
difference in many countries and have improved
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the lives of millions. The main trend observed
worldwide in the sector is an increasing role for
the private sector and for civil society in service
delivery. Many governments, having failed to
meet their service objectives through state-only
delivery, are now trying to leverage their
financial and managerial resources by tapping
private sector know-how and capital, and, for
rural areas and small towns, user-based
approaches. The Bank Group welcomes this
trend because it can boost progress in expanding
coverage and improving service quality. This
has implications for our own product mix, which
continues to evolve according to new demands
from our clients and partners. In urban areas this
implies a greater use of the Bank Group’s non-
sovereign (or partial risk) instruments, and
increased advisory work to strengthen the
capacity of governments in utility regulation. At
the same time we are stepping up our lending in
subsectors and components which are hard to
reach for private investors and commercial
lenders: rural and small town services, services
to the urban poor, sanitation, and infrastructure
lending in very poor countries. This sector guide
provides a snapshot of our main existing
programs in the sector. It is useful to note that
much of the Bank's investment work is done
through multi-sectoral operations and our water
and sanitation policy advisory work is often
meshed with broader -- and urgent-- issues of
water resource management.
 CM=Community Management

PSP =Private Sector Prticipation

Ongoing Water Supply and Sanitation Investments

AFRICA
Country Project Name Committed Amount Contact
(millions US $)
Benin PSP Rural Water Supply and Sanitation 9.8 Sara, Jennifer J.
202 473-3091

Burundi PSP Water Supply Sector 32.7 Verspyck, Richard

202 473-4533

Ethiopia Water Supply Development and Rehabilitation 35.7 Roche, Robert J.

202 473-4682

Ghana CM Community Water II 25.0 Sara, Jennifer J.

202 473-3091

Guinea CM Third Water Supply 25.0 Badjo, Yao

202 473-3315

Lesotho Hiland Water IB 45.0 Macoun, Andrew

202 473-5573

Madagascar Rural Water Sector - Pilot 17.3 Locussol, Alain R.

202 473-7140

Malawi National Water Development 79.2 Roche, Robert J.

202 473-4682

Mauritius Environmental Sewerage and Sanitation 12.4 Ghzala, Abdelmoula M.

202 473-4450

Mozambique National Water I 36.0 Walker, N. Jane

202 458-2703

Mozambique National Water II 75.0 Walker, N. Jane

202 458-2703

Nigeria Small Towns Water 5.0 Henley, David A.

202 473-4854

Nigeria State Water I 101.0 Henley, David A.

202 473-4854

Nigeria Water Rehabilitation 256.0 Henley, David A.

202 473-4854

Rwanda RW-Rural Water Supply & Sanitation Project 20.0 Verspyck, Richard
202 473-4533

Senegal Water Sector 100.0 Fall, Matar

5352+114

Sierra Leone Urban Water Supply 36.0 Badjo, Yao

202 473-3315

Uganda PSP Small Towns Water 42.3 Locussol, Alain R.

202 473-7140

Zambia Mine Township Services Project 37.7 Walker, Jane N.

202 458-2703

Zambia CM Urban Restructuring and Water 33.0 Walker, N. Jane

202 458-2703

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 CM=Community Management

PSP =Private Sector Prticipation

EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC
Country Project Name Committed Amount Contact
(millions US$)
Cambodia CM Cambodian Urban Water Supply Project 31.0 Jagannathan, Vijay
202 473-1306

China Ch-Hebei Urban Environment 150.0 Moes, Wiebe

202 458-0810

China CM Ch-National Rural Water 70.0 Plant, George N.

202 458-8317

China Cn-Chongqing Urban Environment 200.0 Read, Geoffrey

202 458-4078

China CM Cn-Rural Water Supply IV 46.0 Plant, George N.

202 458-8317

Indonesia Watsal 300.0 Herman, Theodore

202 458-1282

Korea, Republic Korea Waste Disposal Project 75.0 Zhang, Ming

202 458-5890

Mongolia Ulanbaataar Service Improvement 16.7 Motte, Edouard Henri

202 458-2923

Philippines CM PSP Philippine-LGU Urban Water Supply 23.3 Jagannathan, Vijay

Project 202 473-1306

Philippines CM Philippine-Manila Sewerage Project II 48.0 Howarth, David A.

5776+3070

Philippines CM PSP Philippine-Water Districts 38.6 Jagannathan, Vijay

Development Project 202 473-1306

Philippines Second Subic Bay 60.0 Ordu, Aloysius Uche

5776+3006

Vietnam CM PSP Vn-3 Cities Sanitation Project 80.5 Coulthart, Alan

202 473-4855

Vietnam Vn- Water Supply Project 98.6 Coulthart Alan

202 473-4855

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 CM=Community Management

PSP =Private Sector Prticipation

EUROPE AND CENTRAL ASIA
Country Project Commited Amount Contact
(millionsUS $)
Albania Water Supply Urgent Rehabilitation 10.0 Rohde Andreas
202 473-6672

Armenia PSP Municipal Development 30.0 Drozdz, Jan

202 473-2348

Azerbaijan Baku Water Supply 61.0 Drozdz, Jan

202 473-2348

Bosnia-Herzegov Mostar Water Supply and Sanitation 12.0 Manghee, Seema

202 473-5702

Bulgaria PSP Water Companies Restructuring 57.0 Sarkar, Sudipto

202 473-6661

Croatia Municipal Environmental Infrastructure 36.3 Marino, Manuel G.

202 473-6692

Hungary PSP Municipal Wastewater 31.6 Kiss, Krisztina

5248+9537

Kazakhstan Atyrau Pilot Water 16.5 Konishi, Motoo

202 473-4278

Kazakhstan Pilot Water Supply 7.0 Konishi, Motoo

202 473-4278

Poland Bielsko-Biala Water 21.5 Drozdz, Jan

202 473-2348

Romania PSP Bucharest Water Supply 25.0 Sarkar, Sudipto

202 473-6661

Turkey PSP Antalya Water Supply 100.0 Sarkar, Sudipto

202 473-6661

Turkey Bursa Water and Sanitation 109.5 Sarkar, Sudipto

202 473-6661

Turkey PSP Cesme Water Supply and Sewerage 13.1 Sarkar, Sudipto
202 473-6661

Turkmenistan Water Supply and Sanitation 30.3 Konishi, Motoo

202 473-4278

Uzbekistan Rural Water Supply and Sanitation 75.0 Ijjasz-Vasquez, Ede Jorge
202 473-1870

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 CM=Community Management

PSP =Private Sector Prticipation

LATIN AMERICA
Country Project Commited Amount Contact
(millionsUS $)
Argentina PSP Flood Protection 200.0 Simas, Jose
202 473-0351

Argentina El Nino Emergency 45.0 Simas, Jose

202 473-0351

Argentina CM Water Sector Reform 30.0 Katakura, Yoko

202 473-0623

Bolivia Rural Water and Sanitation 20.0 Bakalian, Alexander E.

202 473-5319

Brazil BR Water Q/Pln (SP/PR/FED) 235.7 Velez, Carlos E.

202 473-9329

Brazil Espiritu Santo Water 100.0 Velez, Carlos E.

202 473-9329

Brazil CM Prosanear 2 30.3 Katakura, Yoko

202 473-0623

Brazil PSP Water Sector Modernization II 150.0 Velez, Carlos E.

202 473-9329

Colombia PSP Cartagena Water Supply and Sewerage 85.0 Libhaber, Menahem
Enviro 202 473-5327

Colombia PSP Santafe I (Water/Supply) 145.0 Libhaber, Menahem

202 473-5327

Costa Rica Water Supply 16.0 Libhaber, Menahem

202 473-5327

Dominican Repub Wastewater Disposal in TSM Centers (LIL) 5.0 Alvarado, Oscar E.
202 458-5840

Guyana Guyana “El Nino” 9.0 Persaud, Thakoor

202 473-9223

Guyana Guyana Water Supply TA and Rehabilitation 17.5 Stein, John Henry
202 473-9021

Mexico PSP Water/ Sanitation II 265.7 Alvarado, Oscar E.

202 458-5840

Paraguay CM 4th Rural Water Supply and Sanitation 40.0 Bakalian, Alexander E.
202 473-5319

Paraguay Asuncion Sewerage 31.5 Bengoechea, Ventura

202 473-8498

Peru PSP Lima Water Rehabilitation & 150.0 Bakalian, Alexander E.

Management Project 202 473-5319

Uruguay APL OSE Modernization and Rehabilitation 27.0 Velez, Carlos E.

202 473-9329

Venezuela PSP Monagas Water 39.0 Stein, John Henry

202 473-9021

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 CM=Community Management

PSP =Private Sector Prticipation

MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA
Country Project Commited Amount Contact
(millionsUS $)

Algeria PSP Dz-Water Supply and Sewerage 110.0 Wildt, Andreas

202 473-4201

Iran, Islamic R IR-Tehran Sewerage 145.0 Benouahi, Mohammed

5367+229

Iran, Islamic R Tehran Drainage Project 77.0 Benouahi, Mohammed

5367+229

Iran, Islamic R Sistan Flood Control 57.0 Benouahi, Mohammed

5367+229

Jordan CM PSP Amman Water Supply and 55.0 Saghir, Jamal

Sanitation 202 473-2789

Lebanon Emergency Recovery Project 225.0 Mukherji, Somin

5392+222

Morocco CM Rural Water Supply and Sanitation 10.0 Koenig, Peter

202 473-5508

Morocco Sewage and Water Reuse II 40.0 Verspyck, Richard

202 473-4533

Morocco PSP Water Supply V 89.0 Verspyck, Richard

202 473-4533

Tunisia PSP Tn-Greater Tunis Sewerage 60.0 Al-Khafaji, A. Amir

202 473-2817

Tunisia PSP Tn-Water Supply and Sewerage 58.0 Al-Khafaji, A. Amir

202 473-2817

West Bank and G PSP Gz-Southern Area Water and 21.0 Suhail, Jme’An
Sanitation 202 473-2991

West Bank and G PSP Gz-Water and Sanitation Services 25.0 Saghir, Jamal
202 473-2789

Yemen, Taiz Water Supply 10.0 Mukherji, Somin

REPUBLIC 5392+222

Yemen, PSP RY-Sana’a Water Supply/ Sanitation 25.0 Mukherji, Somin

REPUBLIC 5392+222

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 CM=Community Management

PSP =Private Sector Prticipation

SOUTH ASIA
Country Project Commited Amount Contact
(millionsUS $)
Bangladesh CM Arsenic Mitigation Water Supply 32.4 Minnatullah, Khawaja M.

Bangladesh Dhaka Water & Sanitation IV 80.0 Kamkwalala, Jonathan S.

202 458-2556

India Bombay Sewage Disposal 192.0 Sarkar, Shyamal

5785+311

India Madras Water Supply II 86.5 Fraile-Ordonez, Maria Ines

473-4838

India Kartanaka Water Supply and Environment/ 92.0 Abhyankar, Ghanasham V.

Sanitation 5785+167

India CM UP Rural Water 52.4 Ahluwalia, Deepak

5785+143

Nepal CM Rural Water Supply and Sanitation 16.7 Tenzing, Tashi

5770+129

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Project Information and Business Opportunities
Public Information Center
http://www.worldbank.org/pic/
The Public Information Center (PIC) of the
World Bank’s InfoShop provides access to
operational documents such as Project
Information Documents (PIDs), which
summarize a project’s scope, objectives, and list
contact information. Detailed information can be
found in Project Appraisal Documents (PADs),
and Implementation Completion Reports (ICRs).
These documents can be searched online at
http://www.worldbank.org/html/pic/PIC.html.
Specific project information can be obtained by
contacting the PIC directly:
Email: pic@worldbank.org
Telephone: 202-458-5454
Fax: 202-522-1500
Mailing Address:
Public Information Center
World Bank
Room J1-074
1818 H Street, NW
Washington DC., 20433, USA
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Business Partnership and Outreach
Group
http://www.worldbank.org/business/bpcent.htm
The Business Partnership and Outreach Group a
central contact point for business inquiries about
the Bank’s products and services, and for
support and coordination of outreach and
guidance on partnerships with the private sector.
The Group acts as a referral service and hot line,
directing incoming inquiries to appropriate staff
within the Bank for action. It also disseminates
general information on Bank products, services
and special initiatives of interest to businesses.
The BPOG website provides detailed
information of its services and comprehensive
information on doing business with the World
Bank:
http://www.worldbank.org/business/bpcent.htm
Email: Business_Partner@worldbank.org
Telephone: 202-522-4272
Fax: 202 522-1727
Mailing Address:
Business Partnership and Outreach Group
World Bank
1818 H Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20433, USA
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http://www.worldbank.org/watsan

The World Bank and the Water and Sanitation Program (WSP) are launching two new Help Desks to
provide a 24-hour advisory service that will respond to global and regional requests for professionals in
the water supply and sanitation sector. Regional Help Desks will be launched out of New Delhi, India and
Nairobi, Kenya. The Help Desks will service as a single point of contact for the private sector,
government officials, NGOs and other development agencies.

The World Bank is committed to capturing and sharing the knowledge it has gained through decades of
development experience. Established in 1998, the first Water Help Desk provides an entry point into this
knowledge base for professionals in the water and sanitation sector. Staff at the Water Help Desk provide
timely and relevant information to support professionals engaged in the sector, including:

• Business opportunities and information on the Bank's lending activities in the water supply and
sanitation sector
• Referrals to other technical and advisory groups
• Project information and documentation
Referrals to water specialists in and outside the World Bank and the Water and Sanitation Program
• Access to Bank and WSP documents, such as policy documents, publications, electronic resources
Updates on water conferences, seminars and workshops
• "Hotline" support for the infrastructure web sites, project databases and other relevant Bank and WSP
web sites

Global Contact Information:

http://www.worldbank.org/watsan or http://www.wsp.org/
Email: whelpdesk@worldbank.org

Regional Contact Information

Washington, DC
New Delhi, India Nairobi, Kenya
Tel: 202-473-4761
Tel: (91-11) 4690488 Fax: (254-2) 260386
Fax: 202-522-3228

Lost in the water sector?

The Water Help Desk

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http://www.devbusiness.com
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Nations Department of Public Information, is available by subscription only in print and
online (www.developmentbusiness.com). It contains information on projects financed by the
World Bank and other similar institutions, such as the Inter-American Development Bank, the
Asian Development Bank, the European Development Bank, the Caribbean Development Bank
and the United Nations System.
Development Business provides the following information on World Bank projects:

Monthly Operational Summary (MOS): a monthly listing of all projects being considered for financing by
the World Bank. The MOS tracks projects from the identifying stage to approval by the Bank’sboard of
Executive Directors. Development Business also publishes the Inter-American Development Bank MOS
and the African Development Bank Quarterly Operational Summary.
Project Approvals: a description of projects as they are approved by the World Bank, including
a detailed scope of the project, financing arrangements, implementing agency (with address
and contact person), consultant requirements, and a procurement schedule listing the type of
items to be procured under the project.
Procurement Notices: general and specific invitations to bid and to submit proposals for the
supply of goods, works, and services required to carry out World Bank financed projects,
including a description of the items required, where and how to obtain bidding documents and
deadlines for bid submissions.

Contract Awards: notification of major contract awards for goods, works, and services indicating the
company that has been awarded the contract and the nature and amount of the contract.

As a United Nations publication, Development Business is directly linked with all major development
banks and maintains an office at World Bank headquarters in Washington, DC. This ensures fast, up-to-
date information on the full range of development bank projects.

For subscriptions to Development Business please contact the Subscription Department at:
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Email: dbusiness@worldbank.org

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 Water and Sanitation Program
http://www.wsp.org

The Water and Sanitation Program (WSP) is an international partnership that aims to help the poor gain
sustained access to improved water supply and sanitation services. Working in over 30 countries, the
WSP is organized into five regional teams in Africa, Asia and Latin America.

To develop effective policies and investments that improve services and build capacity, three mutually
supporting objectives of the WSP include:

Strengthening sector policies;

Improving sector investments; and
Learning and sharing practical lessons of good practice

WSP products are:

Pilot and Demonstration Projects
Knowledge Generation and Management
Sectoral Networking
Policy Support
Support to Strategic Investments

Main Themes are:

Urban
Water Supply and Sanitation for the Urban Poor
Advocacy and Support for Urban Environmental Sanitation
Small-Scale Independent Providers
Private Sector Participation: Extending Services to the Poor
Microfinance in Urban WSS
Rural and small towns
Scaling up community driven approaches
Strengthening supply chains
Mainstreaming gender and poverty-sensitive approaches
Hygiene promotion

Main funding partners: Governments of Australia, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Germany,

Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, and the United
Kingdom; the United Nations Development Programme; and the World Bank.
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For information on the Water and Sanitation East and Southern Africa Region (WSP-AF)
Program, contact one of our offices: Jean Doyen, Regional Team Leader (Acting)
Water and Sanitation Program
Headquarters: (WSP-HQ) WSP-East and Southern Africa
Piers Cross, Program Manager World Bank
The World Bank Group P.O. Box 30577
1818 H Street, N.W. Nairobi, Kenya
Room F4K-172 Telephone: (254-2) 260300, 260400
Washington, D.C. 20433 Telefax: (254-2) 260386
United States of America E-mail: jdoyen@worldbank.org
Telephone: (202) 473-9785
Telefax: (202) 522-3313, 522-3228 West & Central Africa Region
E-mail: pcross@worldbank.org Annie Manou-Savina, Regional Team Leader
UNDP-World Bank
Andean Region (WSP-AND) Water and Sanitation Program for West and
Carmen Arevalo-Correa, Regional Team Leader Central Africa
Water and Sanitation Program - AND c/o World Bank
Banco Mundial 01 B.P. 1850
Mision Residente del Peru Abidjan 01
Avenida Pardo y Aliaga # 640, Of. 503 Côte d’Ivoire
Lima 27 Telephone: (225) 22 44 22 27
San Isidro Telefax: (225) 22 44 16 87/22 48 66 00 E-mail:
Lima, Peru Email: amanousavina@worldbank.org
Telephone: (51-1) 222-5277, 422-8132, 421-
7239, 442-9804 South Asia Region (WSP-SA)
Telefax: (51-1) 222-2877 Junaid Kamal Ahmad, Regional Team Leader
E-mail: carevalocorrea@worldbank.org Water and Sanitation Program - SA
c/o World Bank
East Asia and the Pacific Region (WSP-EAP) P.O. Box 416
Caroline van den Berg, Regional Team Leader New Delhi 110 003
Water and Sanitation Program India
East Asia and the Pacific Telephone: (91-11) 469-0488, 469-0489,
c/o World Bank 469-7709
P.O. Box 1324/JKT Telefax: (91-11) 462-8250, 461-9393
Jakarta 12940, Indonesia Email: jahmad@worldbank.org
Telephone: (62-21) 5299-3003
Telefax: (62-21) 5299-3004 16
E-mail: cvandenberg@worldbank.org

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Private Participation in Infrastructure
at the World Bank
http://www.worldbank.org/html/fpd/privatesector/ppi.htm

Around the world, governments are transforming their roles from the exclusive financiers and providers
of infrastructure services to the facilitators and regulators of services provided by private firms. Growing
experience shows that private sector participation in infrastructure can improve the quality and quantity of
infrastructure services while reducing the burden on constrained public budgets.

The World Bank's PPI Group offers a range of products and services to help member countries tap the
benefits of private participation in infrastructure. Major areas of assistance include advice on regulatory
issues, finance, risk mitigation, dissemination of best practice on PPI, and dispute settlement.

The PPI Group also manages a number of related initiatives, including:

1. International Forum for Utility Regulation (IFUR) see:

http://www.worldbank.org/html/fpd/psd/ifur/index.html

2. PPI Projects Database

see: http://www.worldbank.org/html/fpd/privatesector/PPIDBweb/Intro.htm
contact sminovi@worldbank.org for details

3. Multilateral Financial Institutions Working Group on Support for Private

Infrastructure, see: http://www.worldbank.org/html/fpd/privatesector/mfi/index.html

4. South Asia Forum for Infrastructure Regulation (SAFIR),

see: http://www.safir.teri.res.in

For more on PPI resources, see:

PSDKM HELPDESK, http://www.ppiaf.org

Mina Salehi: 2024582809; email: msalehi@worldbank.org

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INTERNATIONAL FINANCE CORPORATION

http://www.ifc.org/

IFC has been at the forefront of project finance initiatives for private and public/
private infrastructure projects in the emerging markets. In addition to recent
experience in the water and wastewater industry, IFC is also able to draw on
experience gained from privatization of the power, telecommunications and
transportation sectors. A key element in these industries is the interface between
the public and private sector. Well structured transactions provide clear
contractual obligations and appropriate risk sharing between the various parties, a
vital ingredient if the arrangements are to be sustainable over a long contract
period. Traditional security measures have limited value in the water sector and
this means that appropriate structuring, that takes into account the needs of both
investors and lenders, is vital. IFC aims to minimize sponsor recourse with
structuring based on a thorough analysis of local credit and risk issues relating to
both commercial and political risk.

IFC is prepared to consider all types of financing, whether this arises from a full
scale privatization such as an asset sale, long term concession arrangements for
utility operations or greenfield BOT type projects such as water treatment plants.
In addition to robust project structuring, IFC can help mitigate risk by utilization
of various financial and risk management products.

IFC’s product range includes senior and subordinated debt, syndicated loans,
equity and quasiequity investments, underwritings, guarantees and hedging
instruments such as currency swaps. Through its Corporate Finance Services
Department (CFS) IFC can also provide advisory services for governments,
independently of its financing activities.

For assistance regarding IFC investments in water and sanitation,

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William Bulmer, Sector Manager,

Utilities Infrastructure Department, IFC

2121 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW

Washington, DC 20433

Telephone: (202)4738750
Facsimile: (202)9744319
Email: wbulmer@ifc.org

Visit our website at: http://www.ifc.org

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Water Policy Capacity Building Program
http://www.worldbank.org/wbi/wbien/water.html

The objective of the Institute’s Water Policy Capacity Building Program is to help build the capacity of
Bank client countries to prepare and implement policies leading to sustainable water resources
management and water services delivery. The program targets people and institutions that make,
influence or implement policies. These include a wide range of influential stakeholders, from policy
makers in government agencies to parliamentarians, community representatives, private sector leaders,
NGOs, journalists, users’ associations and the public. This group also includes World Bank staff, as they
influence policy through their dialogue with Bank client countries. The program provides the following
learning and capacity building services and products, which are adapted to each regional or country
situation and combination of policy objectives and instruments:

Policy learning events, which are tailor made, high impact, country or region specific learning activities
(workshops, seminars, study tours, policy advice), to support water sector policy reform in Bank client
countries. These activities intervene upstream in the policy reform process, and target people and
institutions who make, influence or implement policy. They disseminate best practices and current
thinking on cutting edge issues and exchange lessons on global experiences in water resources
management and services delivery;

Water policy courses targeting senior and midlevel professionals entrusted with policy design and
implementation. The courses will be delivered through a combination a face to face, electronic dialogue,
the internet and videoconferencing methods. The first course is expected to be delivered in October 2000;

Support to outreach events, such as the World Water Vision Project and the Second World Water Forum
(The Hague, March 2000), the World Bank’s Water Week and the Water and Sanitation Forum. These
events sensitize and inform policy makers, professionals, journalists, civil society and other influential
stakeholders on water issues and their potential solutions;

Knowledge services to promote exchanges of people and knowledge for informed and
improved policy decisions, building capacity through "communities of practice" and strengthening
networks; and

Learning products, including training materials easily usable by policy makers, case studies, special
reports, electronic guidebooks, short synopsis on key policy issues, awareness raising and training videos,
etc., distributed through traditional means as well as videoconferencing, CDROM, and the internet.

For further information, please contact:

François Marie Patorni
Water Policy Capacity Building Program
World Bank Institute, 1818 H Street NW, Washington DC 20433, USA

Tel: (202) 473 6265

Fax: (202) 676 0978
Email: fmpatorni@worldbank.org

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Water Resources Management and the Environment

http://wbln0018.worldbank.org/egfar/gfsc.nsf/MainView?OpenView

Water is a finite resource with many competing uses. Protecting and allocating this
resource can only be done in a holistic framework encompassing the different water
using sectors (water and sanitation, irrigation, hydropower, and ecosystems) at the
river basin level.

To learn more about the World Bank Group’s work on inter-sectoral

water resource management issues, please contact the Environmentally and Socially
Sustainable Development (ESSD) Advisory Service:

Telephone: 2025223773
Email: eadadvisor@worldbank.org

can offer:

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