Armenia : Municipal Services & Infrastructure Development Sector
Building on the sector work and reforms carried out by the Government and international donor institutions, the SSTA will (1) review the sector policy; (ii) review and strengthen the sector investment program; (iii) undertake technical and financial due diligence and propose measures for improvement of the project executing and implementing agencies financial and technical capacity; (iv) undertake technical, financial, and economic feasibility study of the core investment subprojects; (v) assess the required social and environmental issues in the sector and assist the executing and implementing agencies in preparing all the required safeguard frameworks; and (vi) develop a sector investment project that will increase coverage, quality, and technical and financial sustainability of WSS services in the selected project areas, thereby, improving health and quality of life of their residents.
Project Details
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Project Officer
Khan, Shakeel A.
Central and West Asia Department
Request for information -
Country/Economy
Armenia -
Modality
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Sector
- Water and other urban infrastructure and services
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| Project Name | Municipal Services & Infrastructure Development Sector | ||||
| Project Number | 40296-022 | ||||
| Country / Economy | Armenia |
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| Project Status | Closed | ||||
| Project Type / Modality of Assistance | Technical Assistance |
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| Strategic Agendas | Environmentally sustainable growth |
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| Drivers of Change | Gender Equity and Mainstreaming |
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| Sector / Subsector | Water and other urban infrastructure and services / Urban policy, institutional and capacity development |
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| Gender | Gender equity | ||||
| Description | Building on the sector work and reforms carried out by the Government and international donor institutions, the SSTA will (1) review the sector policy; (ii) review and strengthen the sector investment program; (iii) undertake technical and financial due diligence and propose measures for improvement of the project executing and implementing agencies financial and technical capacity; (iv) undertake technical, financial, and economic feasibility study of the core investment subprojects; (v) assess the required social and environmental issues in the sector and assist the executing and implementing agencies in preparing all the required safeguard frameworks; and (vi) develop a sector investment project that will increase coverage, quality, and technical and financial sustainability of WSS services in the selected project areas, thereby, improving health and quality of life of their residents. | ||||
| Project Rationale and Linkage to Country/Regional Strategy | ADB Economic Review and Initial Operation Strategy in Armenia | ||||
| Impact | Improved urban environment, local economy and promote private sector within Yerevan urban areas | ||||
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| Description of Outcome | Design of a multitranche financing facility (MFF) including summary sector road map and medium term investment program acceptable to ADB and Government of Armenia (GOA) |
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| Description of Project Outputs | 1. Sector Strategy 2. Policy Framework and Institutional Development Plan 3. Investment Program 4. |
| Status of Implementation Progress (Outputs, Activities, and Issues) | |
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| Safeguard Categories | |
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| Environment | B |
| Involuntary Resettlement | B |
| Indigenous Peoples | C |
| Summary of Environmental and Social Aspects | |
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| Involuntary Resettlement | |
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| Stakeholder Communication, Participation, and Consultation | |
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| Business Opportunities | |
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| Consulting Services | The SSTA will provide a total of 10.0 person-months of consulting services (4 international and 6 domestic). The consultants will have expertise in water supply engineering and management, financial and economic analysis of investment projects, institutional development, social analysis, poverty impact assessment, and environmental impact analysis. |
| Responsible ADB Officer | Khan, Shakeel A. |
| Responsible ADB Department | Central and West Asia Department |
| Responsible ADB Division | Urban Development and Water Division, CWRD |
| Executing Agencies |
State Comm of Wtr Sys of Min of Territorial Admin 13A, Vardanants Street 0010 Yerevan, Republic of Armenia |
| Timetable | |
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| Concept Clearance | 26 Mar 2007 |
| Fact Finding | 20 Mar 2007 to 24 Mar 2007 |
| MRM | - |
| Approval | 02 Apr 2007 |
| Last Review Mission | - |
| PDS Creation Date | 10 May 2007 |
| Last PDS Update | 18 Jan 2008 |
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| Milestones | |||||
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| Approval | Signing Date | Effectivity Date | Closing | ||
| Original | Revised | Actual | |||
| 02 Apr 2007 | - | 02 Apr 2007 | 30 Jun 2007 | 30 Jun 2008 | 31 Jul 2008 |
| Financing Plan/TA Utilization | Cumulative Disbursements | |||||||
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| ADB | Cofinancing | Counterpart | Total | Date | Amount | |||
| Gov | Beneficiaries | Project Sponsor | Others | |||||
| 150,000.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 150,000.00 | 17 Jun 2022 | 135,141.68 |
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