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Urban & Water Group Brussels. May 2009. Business Lines . Urban Development Solid Waste Water Supply and Sanitation Disaster Risk Management. How are We Doing?. Deliverables. FY 07 8 Operations US$841 m FY 08 10 Operations
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Urban & Water GroupBrussels May 2009
Business Lines • Urban Development • Solid Waste • Water Supply and Sanitation • Disaster Risk Management
Deliverables • FY 07 • 8 Operations • US$841 m • FY 08 • 10 Operations • US$ 1006 m [this includes Russia Housing – was not signed and Turkey Cadastre] • FY 09 [projected] • 9 operations • Around US$ 700.00 m
AAA/ESWs • FY07 • 6 ESW • 4 TA • FY08 • 2 ESW • 4 TA • FY09 • 4 ESW • 4 TA
Portfolio • 40 Active projects • Total Commitment of US$3.4 billion • Disbursement Ratio is around13.5% by April 30 • Number of problem projects 5
Staffing • January 1, 2008 • GH 6 • GG 9 • GF 3 • GE 1 • January 1, 2009 • GH 2 • GG 6 • GF 7 In addition we have: 5 ACS staff 9 field based staff
Staff Departure • 2 CSCs (Abhas and Sudipto) • 1 Lead Urban Development Specialist (Ani) • 1 Lead Water Supply Specialist (Kanthan) • 1 Sr. Water Supply Specialist (Rick)
New Staffs • GH (Lead Water Supply and Sanitation): Manuel Marino • GG (Sr. Water Supply and Sanitation): Maria Angelica Sotomayor • GG (Sr. Urban Development Specialist): Ahmed Eiweida • 1 Graduated YP Staff -Anna Cistari • 1 GG Staff – Salman Anees • 1 GF – Bjorn
Challenges • Global Financial Crisis – moving towards budget support • Changing from CAS envelope to country exposure framework • Risk Aversion by Country Units
Future Direction • Better organizing ourselves • Building Teams along CMU lines • Better integration of field based staff across the region • Upgrading our skills • Building partnerships • Developing new lines of business • Urban Regeneration • Disaster Risk Insurance