Cambodia

Following a request from the Royal Government of Cambodia (RGC), the proposed restructuring will extend the Demand for Good Governance (DFGG) project from March 31,... Show More + 2013 until March 31, 2014. It will also reallocate proceeds across components and categories in order to enhance efforts to reach the Project Development Objective during the extension period. This is the first extension, and is justified as follows: i. Unforeseen events have caused delays in some critical activities. ii. The lesson learning objective of the project will only be partially achieved by the current closing date. iii. The development of partnerships would benefit from more time. iv. Post-project sustainability will be enhanced by supporting institutional transitions. v. Consolidation of monitoring and evaluation - delays in monitoring and evaluation, caused by difficult procurement processes, have been made up in part, but completion of the Monitoring & Evaluation (M&E) and measurement of results needs additional time. All project implementing agencies have prepared action plans to complete the project by end of March, 2014. No audit reports are currently outstanding and there are no unsatisfactory audit reports. Show Less -

The development objective of the Land Allocation for Social and Economic Development Project is to improve the identification and use of state lands transferred to eligible,... Show More + poor and formerly landless or land-poor recipients through a transparent and well-targeted process. The indicator on the 'number of communes' is being addressed through this restructuring wherein the number of communes will be decreased from 20 to seve Show Less -

The development objective of the Second Health Sector Support Program Project for Cambodia is to support the implementation of the Government's health strategic plan... Show More + 2008-2015 in order to improve health outcomes through strengthening institutional capacity and mechanisms by which the Government and program partners can achieve more effective and efficient sector performance. The restructuring reflects the following changes: the grant agreement will be amended to reflect the full trust fund resources currently available under Australian Agency for International Development (AusAID) and the United Kingdom Department for International Development (DfID). This also includes the additional Aus $ 8 million which AusAID contributed to the program in May 2012. The total trust fund now amounts to USD 86.08 million, which takes into account exchange risks on the remaining donor funds. This is in line with the US$110 million total financing indicated in the original Project Appraisal Document (PAD) for project. Show Less -

The additional financing for Cambodia rural investment and local governance project will help finance the costs associated with scaled-up activities to enhance the impact... Show More + of this well-performing Project. No major changes are proposed to the design or implementation arrangements of the ongoing Project. The additional grant will support expanding the project area from 15 provinces to 23 provinces, provide continuing financing for an additional three years to the intergovernmental fiscal transfer, the Commune/Sangkat fund, and facilitate an accelerated increase in the amount of the overall intergovernmental fiscal transfer and the related commune allocations. The additional financing will also provide assistance in developing the forward looking national program for decentralization and de-concentration and thus help provide a better foundation for coordinated donor support in future. Show Less -