Project Appraisal: Overview

1. Project Appraisal: Overview March 28, 2006

2. Country Level Rapid Assessments:Key Areas A. Status of Plans and Activities • Current status of AI in the country • National Strategic Plan for addressing AI • Institutional arrangements, including coordination mechanisms and communication

3. Country Level Rapid Assessments:Key Areas Animal Health • Structure of poultry sector • Migratory birds and wildlife • Evaluating and strengthening the VS to respond to HPAI • Policy and regulatory framework • Surveillance • Control measures

4. Country Level Rapid Assessments:Key Areas Human Health • Policy and regulatory framework • Surveillance • Prevention and control measures • Health system capacity and preparedness

5. Country Level Rapid Assessments:Key Areas • Assessment of effectiveness of activities to date • Inventory of development partner activities • Resource implications of getting prepared • Economic and social impacts • Regional and global aspects of country preparedness and quality of responses to outbreaks

6. Strategic Context and Rationale • Global, regional and sector issues • Rational for Bank involvement • Higher level objectives to which the program contributes

7. Program Description • Overall coordination • Lending instrument • Program development objectives • Program components • Lessons learned and reflected in program design • Alternatives considered and reasons for rejection

8. Implementation • Partnership arrangements • Institutional and implementation arrangements • Monitoring and evaluation of outcomes/results • Sustainability • Critical risks and possible controversial aspects • Main loan/credit grant conditions

9. The Project Cycle • Country Partnership Strategy • Identification • Preparation • Appraisal • Negotiations and Board Approval • Implementation and Supervision • Implementation and Completion • Evaluation

10. Project Appraisal • When is it done: • After preparation and design of the project • What is project appraisal: • Provides a comprehensive review of all aspects of the project • Why does the Bank appraise projects: • As a development institution: significant impact on economic and social • As a borrowing institution: maintain WB standing in financial markets

11. Main aspects of Appraisal • Economic and financial analysis • Technical • Fiduciary • Environmental and Social aspects • Safeguard policies • Policy exceptions and readiness

12. Economic and Financial Analysis • Analysis of economic soundness of the project • Quantification and valuation of costs and benefits • Ensure financial viability

13. Technical Aspects • Render judgment on merits of technical proposals • Appropriate to the borrower’s needs • Review investment and operating costs

14. Fiduciary Aspects • Assessment of project’s financial management system • Procurement agreements and capacity • Reflection of these issues into the project design

15. Environmental and Social Aspects • Cultural acceptability and compatibility with needs of intended beneficiaries • Social strategy and sustain beneficiaries’ participation • Integration of environmental issues in the activity to enhance benefits • Monitoring plan for social and environmental impacts and benefits

16. Safeguard Policies • Relevant safeguard policies triggered by the operation • Each safeguard policy triggered requires a detailed annex with identified guidelines • Disclosure of ISDS must be done before appraisal

17. Policy Exception and Readiness • Delay of EMP till after appraisal for AI operations

18. Working Together • Technical expertise is critical during project preparation • The WB relies on technical expertise of development partners when assisting countries in preparation of projects • Appraisal is done by WB