| Implementing organisations |
| The World Bank. Projects should comply with the Bank’s Country Assistance Strategy |
| Financial weight at a glance |
| ASEM 2nd programme (ASEM TF 2 / 2002 – 2005 [Aug]) should reach US$38m (ASEM TF 1/ 1998 - 2002: US$44m) |
| Type of funds provided: Grants |
| Documents to be used for proposals: ASEM TF2 Guidelines ; ASEM TF Template
Donors: China, Japan, Rep. of Korea, France, Denmark, Finland, Sweden, European Commission, Italy, the Netherlands, United Kingdom. |
| Standard procedure in brief |
| The Central Government submits proposals for grants (following calls for proposals) to be considered for prioritisation by each ASEM in-Country Steering Committee and the World Bank. Approval by the ASEM Committee at the World Bank’s Headquarter. |
| Co-financing/required partnership |
| None |
| Activities funded |
| Technical Assistance - Expertise to strengthen institutions, studies, workshops and training. Main fields concerned: Financial sector strengthening, corporate governance and public governance, social protection and safety, poverty alleviation, environmental protection. |
| Priorities to specifically consider for cities |
| Social inclusion and poverty alleviation, environment protection in some cases (Thailand) |
| Urban sectors concerned |
| None specifically, except through governance strengthening and social inclusion and poverty alleviation |
| Eligible countries in Asia |
| ASEM TF 2 supports activities in: China, Indonesia, Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam |
| Priority countries in Asia |
| China, Indonesia, Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam |
| Projects examples in Asia |
| a) China : Study on Public Unit Reform (US$ 600,000)
b) Indonesia: Environmental Governance and Sustainable Cities Initiatives (US$460,000)
c) Indonesia : Supporting Pro-Poors Policy Development in a Decentralised Indonesia (US$207,500),
d) China, Indonesia, Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam: Building Capacities for Decentralised Financing and Delivery of Services (US$1m). |
| Specific strategic documents |
| ASEM TF2 Country Strategy Notes |
| Web site address |
| http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/COUNTRIES/EASTASIAPACIFICEXT/ASEM/ |
| Contacts |
| Headquarter:
ASEM Committee, The World Bank
1818 H Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20433 U.S.A.
tel: (202) 473-1000
fax: (202) 477-6391 |
