Document of
The World Bank
Report No: 22249-ECA
PROJECT APPRAISAL DOCUMENT
ON A
PROPOSED GRANT FROM THE
GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT FACILITY
IN THE AMOUNT OF US$5.50 MILLION EQUIVALENT
TO
ESTONIA, LATVIA, LITHUANIA, POLAND AND RUSSIAN FEDERATION
FOR A
BALTIC SEA REGIONAL PROJECT - PHASE 1
January 6, 2003
Environmentally and Socially Sustainable Development Unit,
Europe and Central Asia Region
CURRENCY EQUIVALENTS
(Exchange Rate Effective November 20, 2002)
Currency Unit = EUR
EUR = US$0.98
US$1.00 = EUR 1.02
FISCAL YEAR
January -- December
ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS
AAS
Agriculture Advisory Services
AC
Assistant Coordinator
BAAP
Baltic Agriculture Run-off Action Program
Baltic 21
Baltic 21 Process for an Agenda 21 for the Baltic Sea Region
BOOS
Baltic Oceanographic Observation System
BSLME
Baltic Sea Large Marine Ecosystem
BSRP
Baltic Sea Regional Project
BSSG
Baltic Sea Steering Group
C1C
Component 1 Coordinator
C2C
Component 2 Coordinator
CPAR
Country Procurement Assessment Report
CAS
Country Assistance Strategy
CBSS
Council of the Baltic Sea States
CCB
Coalition Clean Baltic
COMBINE
HELCOM-Cooperative Monitoring in the Baltic Marine
Environment
EEA
European Union Environmental Agency
EIB
European Investment Bank
EMP
Environmental Management Plan
EQI
Ecosystem Quality Indicators
EU
European Union
EU (Phare)
European Union Programme for Assistance to the Countries of
Central and Eastern Europe
EU (Tacis)
European Union Program for Assistance to the Countries of the
Commonwealth of Independent States
EU (Sapard)
Special Accession Programme for Agriculture and Rural
Development
EUR
Euro European Monetary Union unit of currency
FIO
Farm Interest Organization
FMR
Financial Management Report
FRR
Financial Rate of Return
GEF
Global Environment Facility
GIWA
Global International Waters Assessment
GOOS
Global Ocean Observer System
HELCOM
Helsinki Commission - Baltic Marine Environment Protection
Commission
HELCOM PITF MLW HELCOM-Working Group on Management Plans for Coastal
Lagoons and Wetlands
Helsinki Convention
Convention on the Protection of the Marine Environment of the
Baltic Sea (1974 and 1992)
IBSFC
International Baltic Sea Fisheries Commission
ICES
International Council for the Exploration of the Sea
ICR
Implementation Completion Report
JCP
Baltic Sea Joint Comprehensive Environmental Action Program
(1992, 1998)
LIL
Learning and Innovation Loan
LIU
Local Implementation Unit
LME
Large Marine Ecosystem
LPM
Local Project Manager
MARE
MISTRA's Marine Research on Eutrophication
MEP
Ministry of Environmental Protection
MISTRA
Swedish Foundation for Strategic Environmental Research
MIS
Management Information System
MLW
HELCOM-PITF-Working Group on Management Plans for
Coastal Lagoons and Wetlands
MMED
Multiple Marine Ecological Disturbances
MoA
Ministry of Agriculture
MoE
Ministry of Environment
MoF
Ministry of Finance
NOAA
National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (US)
NEFCO
Nordic Environment Finance Corporation
NGO
Nongovernmental Organization
Nitrates Directive
European Union - Council Directive on the Protection of Waters
Against Pollution caused by Nitrates from Agriculture
(91/676/EEC)
PIP/PPP
Project Implementation Plan and Project Procurement Plan
PIT
Project Implementation Team (HELCOM)
PITF
HELCOM - Programme Implementation Task Force
Project
Baltic Sea Regional Project
PY
Project Year
RWB
Regional Water Management Boards
SAP
Strategic Action Program
SLU
Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
SOE
Statement of Expenses
SMHI
Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute
STAP
Scientific and Technical Advisory Panel of the Global
Environment Facility
TAC
Total Allowable Catch
UNDP
United Nations Development Programme
UN/ECE
United Nations Economic Commission for Europe
VASAB 2010
Visions and Strategies Around the Baltic 2010
WWF
World Wide Fund for Nature
Vice President:
Johannes F. Linn
Country Manager/Director:
Roger W. Grawe and Julian F. Schweitzer
Sector Manager/Director:
Laura Tuck
Task Team Leader/Task Manager:
Inesis Kiskis
EUROPE AND CENTRAL ASIA
BALTIC SEA REGIONAL PROJECT - PHASE 1
CONTENTS
A. Project Development Objective
Page
1. Project development objective
2. Key performance indicators
B. Strategic Context
1. Sector-related Country Assistance Strategy (CAS) goal supported by the project
2. Main sector issues and Government strategy
3. Sector issues to be addressed by the project and strategic choices
C. Project Description Summary
1. Project components
2. Key policy and institutional reforms supported by the project
3. Benefits and target population
4. Institutional and implementation arrangements
D. Project Rationale
1. Project alternatives considered and reasons for rejection
2. Major related projects financed by the Bank and other development agencies
3. Lessons learned and reflected in the project design
4. Indications of borrower commitment and ownership
5. Value added of Bank support in this project
E. Summary Project Analysis
1. Economic
2. Financial
3. Technical
4. Institutional
5. Environmental
6. Social
7. Safeguard Policies
F. Sustainability and Risks
1. Sustainability
2. Critical risks
3. Possible controversial aspects
G. Main Conditions
1. Effectiveness Condition
2. Other
H. Readiness for Implementation
I. Compliance with Bank Policies
Annexes
Annex 1: Project Design Summary
Annex 2: Detailed Project Description
Annex 3: Estimated Project Costs
Annex 4: Cost Benefit Analysis Summary, or Cost-Effectiveness Analysis Summary
Annex 5: Financial Summary for Revenue-Earning Project Entities, or Financial Summary
Annex 6: Procurement and Disbursement Arrangements
Annex 7: Project Processing Schedule
Annex 8: Documents in the Project File
Annex 9: Statement of Loans and Credits
Annex 10: Country at a Glance
Annex 11: Public Participation Summary
Annex 12: Transboundary Analysis
Annex 13: Environmental Management Plan
Annex 14: STAP Technical Review
Annex 15: Letters of Endorsement
MAP(S)
Map 1.
Baltic Sea Sub-Regions (IBRD 31061)
Map 2.
Watershed and Off-Shore Sites (IBRD 310620)
Map 3.
Coastal Zone Management Demonstration Sites (IBRD 31063)