regional initiative) (2007–14; FICs’ negotiation capacity, facilitates 2011: 4 $9 million): trade, and conducts policy analysis on 2012: 3 Pacific trade to help FICs participate in and benefit from the Plus trade agreement with Australia and New Zealand. 2. Laos Trade Development A World Bank–led multidonor initiative Very good Good 2008: 2 Good Other Facility Multi-Donor Trust Fund in partnership with the Ministry of 2010: 5 (2008–12; $4.5 million): Industry and Commerce; focuses on 2011: 5 strengthening regional and global to support establishment of a trade facilitation, policy, export national integrated trade competitiveness, and national trade governance structure, and governance structures increase Laos’s capacity to benefit from economic integration 3. AANZFTA Main components are funding: 1) the Adequate Adequate 2010: 4 Adequate Other Zealand Free Trade Area) ASEAN Secretariat to oversee and 2011: 3 Economic Cooperation Support implement activities that promote Program (2005–14; up to AANZFTA, and 2) to build ASEAN $30 million): countries’ capacity to implement AANZFTA to support the ASEAN Secretariat implementing AANZFTA 4. Trade Analysis and Reform Strengthened government and Poor Adequate No ratings Adequate Other Project (2005–08; $5.6 million): academic capacity for trade-related research and analysis through east Asia regional initiative delivering training workshops in the promoting economic integration Mekong subregion policies supporting effective engagement in World Trade Organization and bilateral and regional trade agreements * Limited information available ASEAN = Association of Southeast Asian Nations Transport and storage Table A8 Gender responsiveness in transport and storage initiatives Design Gender Gender Initiative and goal Description and M&E QAI policy results plans marker 1. Indonesia Infrastructure Provides technical assistance on I Facility (2008–11; $64.8 policy reform and project planning, million) and Phase II Project and management in water and (extended to 2015; $332 sanitation, and transport sectors. Also Phase I: 2008: 2 Phase I: Phase I: million): funds the trialling of new approaches poor adequate adequate 2009: 3 in financing from the ‘results-based’ Principal to enhance the economic and Phase II: Phase II: Phase II: 2010: 5 central government to local social impact of infrastructure not good good 2011: 4 governments projects by stimulating available* increased government investment in transport sector service delivery
regional initiative) (2007–14; $9 million): to help FICs participate in and benefit from the Plus trade agreement with Australia and New Zealand. FICs’ negotiation capacity, facilitates trade, and conducts policy analysis on Pacific trade 2011: 4 2012: 3 2. Laos Trade Development Facility Multi-Donor Trust Fund (2008–12; $4.5 million): to support establishment of a national integrated trade governance structure, and increase Laos’s capacity to benefit from economic integration A World Bank–led multidonor initiative in partnership with the Ministry of Industry and Commerce; focuses on strengthening regional and global trade facilitation, policy, export competitiveness, and national trade governance structures Very good Good 2008: 2 2010: 5 2011: 5 Good Other 3. AANZFTA Zealand Free Trade Area) Economic Cooperation Support Program (2005–14; up to $30 million): to support the ASEAN Secretariat implementing AANZFTA Main components are funding: 1) the ASEAN Secretariat to oversee and implement activities that promote AANZFTA, and 2) to build ASEAN countries’ capacity to implement AANZFTA Adequate Adequate 2010: 4 2011: 3 Adequate Other 4. Trade Analysis and Reform Project (2005–08; $5.6 million): east Asia regional initiative promoting economic integration policies supporting effective engagement in World Trade Organization and bilateral and regional trade agreements Strengthened government and academic capacity for trade-related research and analysis through delivering training workshops in the Mekong subregion Poor Adequate No ratings Adequate Other * Limited information available ASEAN = Association of Southeast Asian Nations Transport and storage Table A8 Gender responsiveness in transport and storage initiatives Initiative and goal Description Design and plans M&E QAI Gender results Gender policy marker 1. Indonesia Infrastructure I Facility (2008–11; $64.8 million) and Phase II Project (extended to 2015; $332 million): to enhance the economic and social impact of infrastructure projects by stimulating increased government investment in transport sector service delivery Provides technical assistance on policy reform and project planning, and management in water and sanitation, and transport sectors. Also funds the trialling of new approaches in ‘results-based’ financing from the central government to local governments Phase I: adequate Phase II: good Phase I: adequate Phase II: good 2008: 2 2009: 3 2010: 5 2011: 4 Phase I: poor Phase II: not available* Principal
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