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In the West Bank and Gaza, a strategic priority for PPIAF, two activities have thus far been approved in fi scal 2012. PPIAF
is supporting the fi rst PPP transaction by providing funding for legal advisory transaction support for the Southern West
Bank Solid Waste Management Project. The project, to be structured by the International Finance Corporation (IFC),
is supporting the Joint Services Council for Hebron and Bethlehem in attracting private sector participation for the
operation and maintenance of the new Al-Minya Landfi ll that will provide improved solid waste management services
to approximately 780,000 inhabitants. The landfi ll is expected to open in early 2013 and will process approximately
34% of the solid waste in the West Bank. It is designed based on international standards, and will dramatically improve
sanitation services and help to eliminate the use of unregulated dump sites. The second activity is also innovative as it
is one of the fi rst examples of support to the MENA region through PPIAF’s Sub-National Technical Assistance (SNTA)
program. The activity will work with municipalities across the West Bank and Gaza to improve and expand municipal
revenue generation in order to improve municipalities’ creditworthiness. In the medium-term it is hoped that some of
the best performing municipalities may be able to gain a credit rating, which will enable them to access market-based
fi nance to fund infrastructure development.
Looking forward, PPIAF assistance is needed to implement critical reforms in the energy, transport, and water sectors
throughout the region, and to further transaction support to middle-income countries in pioneering sectors. Following
the Arab Spring, political upheaval has ushered in a wave of new governments focused on responding to citizens’
demands. Ensuring access to adequate infrastructure services will be crucial to spurring economic development and
growth in the region, and providing jobs for an ever-growing labor force.
Demand for PPIAF technical assistance is expected to grow as governments face the challenge of balancing fiscal
constraints with the need to provide signifi cant investment to meet the infrastructure needs of the region. The global
fi nancial crisis and recent political events have stagnated the PPP market in the region. PPIAF will provide support
to governments to build PPP programs based on their individual requirements and the unique social, political, and
demographic environments in each country.
PPIAF and SNTA Activities Approved in Fiscal 2012 (as of March 31, 2012)
• Djibouti: Energy Sector Assessment, approved October 24, 2011, $459,275
• Djibouti: Feasibility Assessment for Solar Rural Electrifi cation, approved December 7, 2011, $400,600
• Djibouti: Options for Telecoms Sector Liberalization, approved January 25, 2012, $107,690
• Lebanon (SNTA): Facilitating Sub-National Government Access to Commercial Credit and Capital Markets,
approved December 21, 2011, $75,000
• Lebanon: Improving the Performance of the Beka’a Regional Water Authority, approved November 20, 2011,
$75,000
• MENA: Developing Alternative Broadband Networks, approved December 11, 2011, $74,510
• MENA: Training Course on PPPs in the Water Sector, approved November 14, 2011, $50,000
• West Bank and Gaza (SNTA): Improving Municipal Revenue Generation Policies and Framework, approved
January 23, 2012, $161,300
• West Bank and Gaza: Southern West Bank Solid Waste Management Project, approved December 16, 2011,
$199,975
PPIAF has supported activities in: Algeria, Djibouti, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Syria,
Tunisia, West Bank and Gaza, and Yemen