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ANNEX B: Programme Fiches by Sector

Acknowledgements

This report has been produced by EUNIDA, with France Cooperation Internationale as the leading implementing agency, for the EuropeAid Cooperation Office and has benefited from input and contributions from the Palestinian Authority and its ministries, especially the Ministry of Planning, relevant municipal and utility authorities and representatives of the EU Member States.

Special thanks are due to the staff of UNDP based in the Gaza Strip for their assistance and support.

The Team is grateful to the continuous support of ECTAO and the EC Occupied Palestinian Territory Desk, EuropeAid Cooperation Office, and in particular Virginia Villar Arribas for her time and dedication in the field supporting the mission.

Disclaimer:

This publication has been produced with the assistance of the European Union. The contents of this publication are the sole responsibility of EUNIDA and can in no way be taken to reflect the views of the European Union.

The report was written by a team of eight experts supplied by EUNIDA (Crown Agents, FIIAPP, GTZ and FCI) comprising: Patrick Auffret (Team Leader), Wessam Almoamer, Isabel Camacho, Robert D’Cruz, Mo’een Rajab, Wa’el Safi, Amal Tarazi and Paul Wolstenholme. Important support was provided by Ahmed Alfara, Amjad Jadara and Mohammed Mishmish.

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ANNEX B: Programme Fiches by Sector

Final Report Damage Assessment and Needs Identification in the Gaza Strip4

List of Acronyms

ACAD Arab Centre for Agricultural Development

ACF Action against Hunger-Spain

BDS Business Development Services

CAP Consolidated Appeal Process

CBOs Community based organizations

CHF Cooperative Housing Foundation

CMWU Coastal and Municipalities Water Utility

EC European Commission

ECTAO European Commission Technical Assistance Office

EOD Explosive Ordnance Disposal

EQA Environment Quality Authority

ERW Explosive Remnants of War

ESSP III Third Emergency Services Support Programme

EU European Union

EUNIDA European Network of Implementing Development Agencies

FCI France Coopération Internationale

FIDIC International Federation of Consulting Engineers

GEDCO Gaza Electricity Distribution Company Limited

GERRNA Gaza Early Recovery and Reconstruction Needs Assessment

GERRP Gaza Early Recovery and Reconstruction Plan

GIE Gaza Industrial Estate

GoJ Government of Japan

GTP Graduate Training Programme

GTZ German Agency for Technical Cooperation

Ha Hectare

HCF Health Care Facilities

IDF Israeli Defence Forces

IMG International Management Group

INGOs International NGOs

JICA Japanese International Cooperation Agency

JRC Joint Research Centre

JSP Job Support Programme

KfW Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau (German government-owned development bank)

MA’AN MA’AN Development centre

MDLF Municipal Development and Lending Fund

MoA Ministry of Agriculture

MOEHE Ministry of Education and Higher Education

MOH Ministry of Health

MoLG Ministry of Local Government

MoP Ministry of Planning

MoPW&H Ministry of Public Works & Housing

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MW Mega watt

NGO Non-Governmental Organisation

OCHA United Nations Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs

PA Palestinian Authority

PalTEL Group Palestinian Telecommunications Group

PARC Palestinian Agricultural Relief Committees

PBA Palestinian Businessmen Association

PCCG Palestinian Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture for Gaza Governorates

PENRA Palestine Energy and Natural Resources Authority

PFI Palestinian Federation of Industries

PHG Palestinian Hydrology Group

PIEDCO Palestinian Industrial Estate Development Company

PITA Palestinian IT Association

PSCC Private Sector Coordination Council

PWA Palestinian Water Authority

SMEs Small and Medium Enterprises

SW Solid Waste

SWMC’s Solid Waste Management Councils

TAM Technical Assessment Mission

UAWC Union of Agricultural Work Committees

UNCT United Nations Country Team

UNDP United Nations Development Programme

UN-HABITAT United Nations – HABITAT

UNICEF United Nations Children’s’ Fund

UNMAS United Nations Mine Action Service

UNRWA United Nation Relief and Works Agency

UPVC Unplasticised Poly Vinyl Chloride

USAID United States Agency for International Development

UXB Unexploded Bomb

UXO Unexploded Ordnance

WB World Bank

WFP World Food Programme

WWTP Waste Water Treatment Plant


Programme Fiches

Sector Programme Name AreaCost Estimates

(million)

Rubb

le R

emov

al

A1 Rubble Removal and UXO/UXB ClearanceKhan Younis, Gaza Middle and Rafah

€ 4.70

€ 4.70

Publ

ic Bu

ildin

gs

B1Reconstruction of elementary and secondary Schools The Gaza Strip

€ 10.00

B2 Reconstruction of higher education facilities The Gaza Strip € 6.30

B3Rehabilitation and Upgrade of Health Care facilities The Gaza Strip

€ 5.00

B4Reconstruction and upgrade of municipal facilities The Gaza Strip

€ 6.50

€ 27.80

Ener

gy

C1 Rehabilitation of electrical distribution systemSeven areas throughout The Gaza Strip

€ 10.60

C2 Rehabilitation of Gaza West sub-stationKhan Younis, Gaza Middle and Gaza

€ 7.60

C3 Gaza transmission project Phase 2Gaza Middle, Gaza and Gaza North

€ 58.90

€ 77.10

Wat

er, W

aste

Wat

er a

nd S

olid

Was

te

D1 Construction of Phase 1 of Khan Younis WWTP Khan Younis € 11.00

D2Construction of Part B of North Gaza emergency sewage project North Gaza

€ 10.00

D3Reconfiguration of water supply and distribution system Gaza City

€ 8.00

D4Reconfiguration of water supply and distribution system Khan Younis

€ 8.00

D5Reconfiguration of water supply and distribution system

Middle Gaza Governorate

€ 4.00

D6 Construction of storm water infiltration basin Khan Younis € 6.00

D7Rehabilitation/upgrading of waste water networks and pump stations

Gaza, Khan Younis, Rafah

€ 10.00

D8Rehabilitation/upgrading of solid waste equipment and provision of new equipment 5 Governorates

€ 10.00

D9 Sanitary extension of Rafah dumpsite Rafah € 4.00

D10Sanitary extension of Deir El Balah and Gaza landfills

Middle and Khan Younis Governorates

€ 7.00

€ 78.00


Sector Programme Name AreaCost Estimates

(million)

Tran

spor

t

E1Rehab of regional roads in the Gaza Strip 1 (Salah Eddin)

North Gaza, Gaza and Gaza Middle

€ 22.20

E2Rehab of regional roads in the Gaza Strip 2 (Coast Road)

All Governorates € 6.40

E3Rehab of regional roads in the Gaza Strip 3 (East Road)

All Governorates € 4.80

E4 Municipal roads, bridges and street lighting 1 North € 11.40

E5 Municipal roads, bridges and street lighting 2 Gaza € 25.30

E6 Municipal roads, bridges and street lighting 3 Gaza Middle € 8.30

E7 Municipal roads, bridges and street lighting 4 Khan Younis € 22.10

E8 Municipal roads, bridges and street lighting 5 Rafah € 6.60

E9 Airport Rafah € 50.00

€ 157.10

Agric

ultu

re

F1Supporting farmers in Beit Lahia through Rehabilitation of agricultural Assets

Beit Lahia € 6.90

F2Supporting farmers in Beit Hanoun through rehabilitation of agricultural Assets

Beit Hanoon € 4.70

F3Supporting farmers in South Jabalia through rehabilitation of agricultural Assets

Jabalia € 9.90

F4Supporting farmers in East Gaza Governorate through rehabilitation of agricultural assets

Gaza Municipality € 10.70

F5Supporting farmers in South Gaza Governorate through rehabilitation of agricultural assets

Wadi Gaza and Al Mughraga Municipality

€ 6.70

F6Supporting farmers in Middle and South of the Gaza Strip through rehabilitation of agricultural ssets

Middle and South area € 6.50

F7 TA to MoA € 9.10

€ 54.50

Priv

ate

Sect

or

G1Financial support of Private Sector through providing cash assistance

The Gaza Strip € 10.00

G2Private Sector revitalization Programme - repair and replacement


G3 Construction of Gaza local industrial estatesGaza, Jabalia and KhanYounis

€ 15.00

G4Support businesses through providing guarantee systems to banking and micro finance institutions


G5Supporting Private Sector enterprises through providing technical assistance


G6 Private Sector job support and job creation The Gaza Strip € 10.00

G7Enhancing institutional capacity of Private Sector representing bodies

Gaza € 5.00

€ 115.00


Programme Fiche a.1

TITle/ DeScRIpTIoN Rubble removal and UXO/UXB clearance in the Governorates of Middle Gaza, Khan Younis and Rafah

locATIoN Governorates of Middle Gaza, Khan Younis and Rafah

eSTIMATeD coST €4.7 millionexpecTeD DuRATIoN

6 months

SIze 160,000 Tonnes

IMpleMeNTATIoN MechANISM UNDP is expected to manage this programme

pRIoRITy Priority 1. As a precursor for housing reconstruction activities

DoNoR coveRAGeIslamic Development Bank is considering funding UNDP for a similar program to a value of €3.9 million (US$ 5 million). Still today funds are not secured.


SummaRy deScRiption

Context

Significant quantities of rubble were created as a consequence of bombardment, destroying buildings, businesses, infrastructure and agricultural land. The removal of rubble is required as a precursor to the reconstruction of destroyed housing and government buildings, as well as to enable farmers to return to the land. Included within the rubble are unknown quantities of unexploded ordnance, which results in a safety risk to householders, as well as to the workers involved in its removal. This component supports rubble removal activities in the Governorates of Gaza Middle, Khan Younis and Rafah.

The removal is acknowledged by the PA, as stated in the GERRP, as being a fundamental component of the reconstruction process. This activity would allow the reconstruction activities in housing, public buildings and private sector businesses to commence, as well as reducing the risk to public health due to vermin and danger caused by unexploded ordnance. The principle stakeholders in this activity are the householders, business owners and employees, as well as local government.

Programme objective

Removal, crushing and recycling of the rubble, will provide access to the sites of destroyed and damaged buildings for the design and reconstruction activities to commence. The recycled rubble can be re-used for the construction and repair of rural roads, roads sub-base material, general earthworks and as part of pipe network rehabilitation, while the collected aluminium and steel can be sold as scrap. Unexploded ordnance will be identified, removed and disposed of by qualified personnel during the process. Currently, UXO/UXB clearance operations are limited as approval by the Israeli authorities to import specialised search and personnel protective equipment has not been given, but also due to continued negotiations between the IDF and the Gaza Local Authorities to agree on a suitable storage and disposal location for removed ordnance. In addition, approval to import explosives, required to dispose of the removed ordnance has also to be given by the Israeli authorities. Further restrictions have been placed on the clearance teams by the Gaza Local Authorities, in regard to areas of operations and the types of activities that can be carried out. Consequently, only a limited risk assessment has been able to be completed.

The programme will provide the PA in the Gaza Strip with a facility to process building rubble for recycling as well as a location for the storage of unused material and other unusable materials prior to sale as scrap, with technical assistance provided through UNDP. The recycling plant will reduce the requirement to import aggregates as well as provide a small financial gain through the sale of scrap metal. Through the continued use of an already prepared facility, environmental damage to the ground water will be minimized.

Implementation mechanism

The duration of this programme is expected to be 6 months, at a total cost of €4.7 million.

The Islamic Development Bank is already considering funding UNDP to manage the rubble removal and UXO/UXB clearance, on a similar programme, for North Gaza and Gaza Governorates under the UN Flash Appeal, to a value of €3.9 million (US$ 5 million). To ensure consistency of management and use of equipment, the same implementation mechanism should be used with UNDP.

Assumptions during implementation include: (1) Access of the necessary materials and staff is allowed into Gaza; (2) An agreement on the location

for material storage can be made with the Department of Lands; (3) UNMAT can import explosives to dispose of removed ordnance; (4) the EOD Teams are permitted to operate as planned; (5) Islamic Development Bank funds rubble removal in the Gaza and North Gaza areas (€3.9 million or US$ 5 million).

Risks during implementation include: Further damage and delays from additional IDF incursions and continued disruption and restrictions placed on the UXO/UXB clearance teams by the Gaza Local Authorities.


Programme Fiche B.1

TITle/ DeScRIpTIoN Reconstruction and rehabilitation of elementary and secondary schools

locATIoN North Gaza, Gaza, Middle, Khan Younis and Rafah Governorates


24 months

SIze Reconstruction of 8 schools and rehabilitation of 157 schools

IMpleMeNTATIoN MechANISM

A Project Implementation Unit (PIU) should be established to coordinate the programme with MOEHE. It will be in charge of procurement and financial management of the programme.

pRIoRITy Priority 1: Recovery of education system

DoNoR coveRAGe No commitment to date


SummaRy deScRiption

Context

The education system has been severely affected with 165 schools (almost 30%) out of 582 schools damaged either in buildings, furniture or equipment, disturbing around 150,000 students from a total of 440,000. The range of damage sustained varied from severe or total destruction of the building (8 schools) to minor yet significant damage to the facilities affecting routine educational operation. By december 2008, some 85% of the schools in Gaza were working in 2 shifts, in comparison with 42% in 2006, consequently the already overcrowded facilities cannot cope easily with the introduction of further students.

The PA development policy includes the construction of some 25 new schools every year to cope with the natural growth of the population and to absorb the pupils from UNRWA educational system that does not cater for the higher secondary level. The accumulated development needs since 2006, in addition to the 2009 provision results in around 2,400 new classrooms (around 100 schools) that are not included into the scope of this damage recovery programme and must be addressed separately.

Programme objective

The main objective of the programme is the recovery of the Primary and Secondary levels, with the purpose of facilitating a return to “normal life and routine” for children, including school attendance. The psychological damage to the youth population may not recover while the education sector is not fully functional, as it is a permanent reminder of the recent events. The expected results are the reconstruction and provision of equipment to recover into full operation 8 schools heavily damaged, in addition to the rehabilitation of 157 schools that sustained medium to light damage during the last conflict.


The main programme partner, MOEHE (Ministry of Education & Higher Education), will be responsible for the project. It already got experience from previous school construction programmes implemented from 1996 to 2006, and its sustainability is supported by continuous community commitment to assure access to education.

An independent Project Implementation Unit (PIU) with international consultants will be established to be responsible for procurement and financial management of the programme. This unit will prepare tender documents. The PIU will then supervise construction and certify payments. This unit will act as liaison between the end user (MOEHE) and the contractors.

It is important to mention here that KFW is already adapting this mechanism for current school construction projects.


Programme Fiche B.2

TITle/ DeScRIpTIoN Reconstruction and rehabilitation of higher education facilities

locATIoN North Gaza, Gaza, Middle, Khan Yunis and Rafah Governorates


24 months

SIze Reconstruction of 3 totally damaged (TD) and rehabilitation of 13 partially damaged (PD) facilities


A Project Implementation Unit (PIU) should be established to coordinate the programme with MOEHE. It will be in charge of procurement and financial management of the programme.

pRIoRITy Priority 2: Recovery of higher education system



SummaRy deScRiption

Context

The Higher Education system has been severely affected with 6 buildings totally destroyed and 16 partially damaged. These belonged to seven university and college campuses across the Gaza Strip, disturbing the acquisition of skills badly needed by the society for the reconstruction of its social wellbeing and economic recovery.

Programme objectives and description

The main objective of the programme is the recovery of the higher education sector with the purpose of facilitating the provision of technical and vocational skills, which are of utmost importance for the effort of reconstructing the economy and allowing the delivery of quality services to the society, in particular those related with agriculture and other fields relevant to achieve food security and to boost the economy.

The expected results are the reconstruction and re-equipment to recover full operation of the damaged colleges and other university buildings.

The identification phase process was based in data of educational institutions damaged from December 2008 to January 2009, received from UNDP and MOEHE, verified through direct site visits and being consistent with the MOEHE strategy for immediate recovery of educational system. The intervention proposed is in line with the general PA strategy established for the sector in the GERRP.


The main programme partner, MOEHE (Ministry of Education & Higher Education), will be responsible for the project. It already got experience from previous school construction programmes implemented from 1996 to 2006 and its sustainability is supported by the continuous community commitment to assure access to education.

An independent Project Implementation Unit (PIU) with international consultants will be established to be responsible on procurement and financial management of the programme. This unit will prepare tender documents. The PIU will then supervise construction and certify payments.

This unit will act as liaison between the end user (MOEHE and academic institutions) and the contractors.


Programme Fiche B.3

TITle/ DeScRIpTIoN Rehabilitation and upgrade of Health Care facilities

locATIoN North Gaza, Gaza, Middle Gaza and Rafah Governorates


24 months

SIze 7 Hospitals and 19 PHC Clinics

IMpleMeNTATIoN MechANISMA Project Implementation Unit (PIU) should be established to coordinate the programme with MOH. It will be in charge of procurement and financial management of the programme.

pRIoRITy Priority 1: Recovery of healthcare services delivery



SummaRy deScRiption

Context

The Ministry of Health (MOH) provides health care for the entire population of Gaza including the services provided by UNRWA and NGOs. The sector was under pressure before the conflict due to the weakening of basic services, as well as through previous damage to facilities, thereby further reducing an already fragile system. Because of the restriction of movements in and out of Gaza, some medical treatment services and surgical operations are not available within the territory. The impact of the conflict on the Health sector is threefold: (1) Physical damage to the health facilities and equipment, impacting on the service delivery of healthcare services; (2) Increase in stress for the remaining healthcare workers; and (3) Lack of supplies of fuel, drugs and medicines. The affected population in accessing health care system could reach well beyond 500,000.


The main objective of the programme is the immediate recovery of the healthcare services delivered at primary and secondary levels, which requires widespread medium size interventions that must be extended to the whole Palestinian Health Care system, in a second stage (development aims) to ensure equal access to healthcare for the entire population. This should be achieved through the grouping of small projects to ensure more cost effective implementation, as well as to guarantee coherence in the quality of the results.

The expected result, after rehabilitation and equipment of the damaged facilities, is the full operation of 7 hospitals and 19 clinics damaged during the last conflict, and upgrading the quality of healthcare services delivered.

Some TA will include:

the definition of a long term plan to reach internationally accepted standards in service delivery;•a review of the organisation of the facilities according to special needs of the sector, such as adequate isolation of laboratories from the general public and administration staff;

the definition of an appropriate management system for hazardous waste materials.•

The identification phase process was based on data from healthcare institutions damaged from December 2008 to January 2009, received from UNDP and MOH, verified through sample site visits and is consistent with the MOH strategy for immediate recovery of the system facilities, as referred into the GERRP. The intervention proposed is in line with the general PA strategy set up for the sector in the GERRP.


The main programme partner, MOH will be responsible for the project.

An independent Project Implementation Unit (PIU) with international consultants will be established to be responsible for procurement and financial management of the programme. This unit will prepare tender documents. The PIU will then supervise construction and certify payments.

This unit will act as liaison between the end user (MOH) and the contractors.


Programme Fiche B.4

TITle/ DeScRIpTIoN Reconstruction and Upgrade of Municipal facilities

locATIoN North Gaza, Gaza, Middle, Khan Younis and Rafah Governorates


24 months

SIze 24 Municipality buildings, 13 Municipal Centres of various social purposes, 8 Markets and slaughterhouses and 13 Parks, gardens and playgrounds


A Project Implementation Unit (PIU) should be established to coordinate the programme with MOLG (MDLF) and municipalities. It will be in charge of procurement and financial management of the programme.

pRIoRITy Priority 1: recovery of municipal governance



SummaRy deScRiption

Context

The 26 municipalities co-ordinated through the Ministry of Local Government (MOLG) provide services of high importance for the community, serving the core of the society at grass root level in relation to governance and for the delivery of basic services, such as building approval and control, slaughterhouses and markets, local taxation, as well as the management of open recreation spaces for the young population. The destruction of some 57 buildings and public spaces has jeopardised the social system, affecting a population over 700,000.

At the local government level, a total of 24 Municipality buildings, 13 municipal centres of various social purposes, 8 markets and slaughter houses, and 13 parks, gardens and playgrounds have sustained severe damage, some of them being totally destroyed.

The impact of the conflict at the municipal level is twofold: (1) Physical damage to the local governance facilities and equipment, impacting on the delivery of basic services; (2) Added difficulties in the management of urban planning and building permits procedures as part of reconstruction management.


The objective is to recover the markets and slaughterhouses as they affect food safety and must be addressed urgently, with primary focus on the Governorates of North Gaza, Gaza City and Rafah, due to the high concentration of population affected. Secondary locations include the rest of municipal facilities damaged across the five Governorates. This should be achieved through the grouping of small projects to ensure more cost effective implementation, as well as to guarantee coherence in the quality of the results.

The expected result after rehabilitation and equipment of the damaged facilities is the recovery of basic services delivered generally to the population, as well as the upgrade of hygiene conditions at food markets.

The programme will include some TA put in place a long term plan to reach internationally accepted standards in the quality of services delivered.

The identification phase process was based on data of municipal facilities damaged from December 2008 to January 2009, received from UNDP, MDLF, and Gaza Municipality and meetings with MOLG and MOPW&H. The intervention proposed is in line with the general PA strategy set up for the sector in the GERRP.


The main project partners are MOLG and Municipalities. MOLG, through MDLF, should be in charge of the project.

An independent Project Implementation Unit (PIU) with international consultants will be established to be responsible on procurement and financial management of the programme. This unit will prepare tender documents. The PIU will then supervise construction and certify payments.

This unit will act as liaison between the end user (MOLG and Municipalities) and the contractors.


Programme Fiche c.1

TITle/ DeScRIpTIoN Rehabilitation of damage to the electricity distribution Network

locATIoN Seven specific areas within the Gaza strip (All Governorates)


12 months

SIze Medium and low voltage networks that serve about 500,000 people.

IMpleMeNTATIoN MechANISMGaza Electricity and Distribution Company (GEDCO) with a Project Implementation Unit (PIU) in charge of procurement and financial management.

pRIoRITy Priority 1: This damage occurred in the most heavily affected areas in the recent conflict.

DoNoR coveRAGe The EC has provided some materials for rehabilitation of which one delivery (~€100,000) is known to have arrived.

Damaged TransformerMakeshift Repairs


SummaRy deScRiption

Context

Damage to the electrical distribution medium and low voltage system occurred in seven areas covering all five governorates in the Gaza Strip. The total number of people affected by the destruction of the electrical supply is about 500,000 inhabitants (1/3 of the total population). As a result, these people lost the power necessary for water pumping, domestic and street lighting, mobile phone charging, televisions, washing machines and computers.

Despite the electricity distribution company’s best efforts to re-establish supply quickly to as many households as possible, their repairs have created other problems in the system. These repairs are of a temporary and makeshift nature; they increase power losses in the system and, in some cases, may cause a safety hazard over time. At the time of writing, electricity had been re-established to over 95% of the homes connected before the conflict. It is therefore imperative that these repairs be re-made to a satisfactory standard.

Programme description

The work can be separated into two packages as follows:

Package 1, which covers North and Gaza Governorates with an estimate cost of €7.8 million;

Package 2, which covers Gaza Middle, Khan Younis and Rafah Governorates with an estimate cost of €2.8 million.

The scope of work should include rehabilitation of all damaged network components mainly: transformers, wires, pylons, medium voltage switchgear and accessories.

The programme should include some TA. Specific areas of assistance include electricity distribution management training, loss reduction training, a feasibility study for installation of a SCADA (supervision, control and data acquisition) system to enable rapid fault finding and response, office equipment and software and also updated load/flow analysis techniques to identify future bottlenecks and allow more effective planning and development. Thus, TA by international firms is required in this stage.


This programme should be implemented through the Gaza Electricity and Distribution Company (GEDCO) as they are responsible for the distribution system and revenue collection.

An independent Project Implementation Unit (PIU) with international consultants will be established to be responsible for procurement and financial management of the programme. This unit will prepare tender documents. The PIU will then supervise construction and certify payments.


Programme Fiche c.2

TITle/ DeScRIpTIoN Restoration of Gaza West Sub-Station from 66kV to 220kV

locATIoN Adjacent to Gaza Power Plant (GPP) – Gaza Middle Governorate


12 months

SIze 60MW


A Project Implementation Unit should be established to coordinate the programme with PENRA. It will be in charge of procurement and financial management of the programme.

pRIoRITyPriority 1: Changing this station to 220/22kVA will increase the energy supplied from GPP by 100% and provide additional supply to revitalized industries.


Under-sized Transformer at GPP

Under-sized Transformer at GPP


SummaRy deScRiption

Context

The Gaza West Substation was hit in 2006 by Israeli Air strikes which resulted in total destruction of the step up and the step down transformers owned by the Palestinian Energy and Natural Resources Authority (PENRA). This substation is the only substation in the Gaza Strip covering about 40% of its total demand. Presently, the peak demand in Gaza stands at around 270 MW and the consumption is approximately 1200 GWh supplied from three sources of power i.e. the Israeli Electric Company, the Gaza Power plant and the Egyptian grid. Rehabilitation of the Gaza West Substation can play an important part in reducing the current energy deficit and meeting future needs following rehabilitation of the industrial and agricultural sectors. PENRA installed four temporary second hand transformers 66/22KVA (nominal power 25MVA) in 2006 to replace the damaged ones. These transformers were inadequate at the time and currently one is unserviceable and the three others are not functioning efficiently. The total output is currently only 60MVA.


Restoring the substation from 66kV to its original 220kV capacity will have many benefits. The most important being that the substation will be able to be connected with the Egyptian grid and the Arab Electric Pool which is consistent with the Energy Supply Master Plan prepared by PENRA. This would secure a back up electric supply to the Gaza Strip if the main power plant were to fail through lack of fuel or any other cause. The Gaza West Substation urgently needs to increase its transmission capacity. This programme aims to present the associated expected cost of rehabilitating the Gaza West substation to work on 220kV instead of 66kV on one power block initially. The additional supply capacity would increase to 60MW on completion.

The method of rehabilitation will be implemented though appointed contractor and consultant firms. The consultant will prepare the tender documents, oversee procurement and supervise the works. The contractor will implement the civil work, procurement and erecting of three new transformers: a 11/220 kV 30MVA, a 11/220kv 60MVA and a 220/22kv 60/75MVA.

The old transformers will remain on hand to increase power supply for the remainder of their useful lives.

The PENRA requires some capacity building in order to manage the project efficiently, to ensure its proper planning and management and to ensure efficient maintenance and operation of equipment after installation. Specific areas of assistance include establishing SCADA system with proper training for fault-finding and rapid response in addition to training for planning engineers.


This programme should be implemented through PENRA.

An independent Project Implementation Unit (PIU) will be established to be responsible for procurement and financial management of the programme. This unit will prepare tender documents. The PIU will then supervise construction, certify payments and oversee commissioning.

The selected contractor, in partnership with local contractors, will execute the works. Implementation of the programme is reliant on the free passage of materials, equipment and experts necessary.


Programme Fiche c.3

TITle/ DeScRIpTIoN Gaza Transmission Project (Interconnection with Egypt)– Phase 2

locATIoN High voltage line from Egypt feeding Gaza Middle, Gaza and North Governorates


36 months

SIze 120 MW


A Project Implementation Unit should be established to coordinate the programme with PERNA. It will be in charge of procurement and financial management of the programme.

pRIoRITyPriority 2: This Programme would eliminate the current energy deficit for the Gaza Strip and provide some capacity for rehabilitated industrial and agricultural businesses.

DoNoR coveRAGePhase 1: to provide 90MW to Rafah, Khan Younis and Gaza Middle Governorates was funded by the Islamic Development Bank and started last year. It is currently suspended.

THE ROUTE OF THE HIGH VOLTAGE LINE HAS NOT YET BEEN FINALISED


SummaRy deScRiption

Context

In February 2009, there was an energy deficit in the Gaza Strip of 46MW or 19% of demand, which resulted in power rationing in some areas. The available power was provided by the Gaza Power Plant (60MW), the Israeli Electricity Company (121MW) and Egypt (17MW). Power provided by the Gaza Power Plant is produced at a cost of 1 NIS per kWh, which is four times the cost of imports from Egypt. Furthermore, when industrial and agricultural businesses are rehabilitated, demand is expected to increase much further.

Therefore, the Palestinian Energy and Natural Resources Authority (PENRA) considers completion of the Gaza Transmission Project (Interconnection with Egypt) to be essential to satisfy the future needs of the Gaza Strip. Phase 1 has been funded and commenced; however, Phase 2 still requires backing.


This programme involves the construction of a high voltage (220kV) line from the Egyptian border to supply Gaza Middle, Gaza and North Governorates and would provide a cost effective alternative to the current problematic and expensive supply of fuel to the Gaza Power Plant through Israel.

The PENRA requires some capacity building in order to manage the project efficiently, to ensure its proper planning and management and to ensure efficient maintenance and operation of equipment after installation. Specific areas of assistance include establishing SCADA system with proper training for fault-finding and rapid response, in addition to training for planning engineers.

Gaza Transmission Project (Phase 2) can only be completed after completion of Phase 1, which is funded by the Islamic Development Bank but currently suspended.

The budget for this programme also includes the budget in Programme Fiche C2 – The Restoration of Gaza West Sub-Station.


The programme should be implemented through PENRA as they are responsible for electricity supply within the Gaza Strip.

An independent Project Implementation Unit (PIU) will be established to be responsible on procurement and financial management of the programme. This unit will prepare tender documents in accordance with the Gaza Power Project Phase 2. The PIU will then supervise construction, certify payments and oversee commissioning.

Then, the selected contractor, in partnership with local contractors, will execute the works.

Implementation of the programme is reliant on the free passage of materials, equipment and experts necessary.


Programme Fiche D.1

TITle/ DeScRIpTIoN Construction of Phase 1 of Khan Younis Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP)

locATIoN Khan Younis Governorate

eSTIMATeD coST €11 millionexpecTeD DuRATIoN

24 months

SIzeCapacity of Phase 1 is 16,000 m3/day, construction of infiltration basins for the treated effluent, construction of Phase 1 of sludge drying and composting, temporary effluent to the sea.


UNDP through PWA and CMWU

pRIoRITy Priority 1: Mitigate the environmental pollution caused by dumping of raw sewage

DoNoR coveRAGe Partially covered by JICA


SummaRy deScRiption

Context

The PWA has prepared an Environmental Impact Assessment and a feasibility study financed by JICA for the implementation of drainage and sewage collection and treatment in Khan Younis area. Major parts of the storm water drainage system have been implemented by PWA funded by Japan. In 2005, the Government of Japan (GoJ) has entrusted UNDP with an allocated amount of USD14.2 million for the construction of the first phase of the WWPT. Out of this allocated budget, 3 million will be used for the detailed design and UNDP Management fees leaving only USD11 million for the construction works leaving a deficit of USD14 million (€11 million). Currently, the detailed design is in process by a French Consultant and is planned to be ready by August, 2009.


This programme aims at protecting the environment and the public health through:

Construction of a functioning WWTP.•

Construction of the first phase of Khan Younis wastewater treatment plant treating 16,000 m3/d of •wastewater, eliminating the use of cesspits for sewage disposal and illegal connections to the storm water system which pollutes the aquifer.

Infiltration of treated effluent to the aquifer and reuse for agriculture, which represents a non-•conventional water resource in the light of water scarcity in Gaza.

The target group of the first phase will be Khan Younis City population amounting to 190,000. Programme partners include PWA who will be responsible for project development and planning, including the quality assurance during and after project completion. In addition, Coastal Municipalities Water Utility (CMWU), acting as the service provider, will be involved in project management during preparation and construction and will be responsible for the operation and maintenance after project completion. The Environment Quality Authority will monitor the environmental pollution. Local contractors and suppliers, labourers (about 2500 man-day) are also direct beneficiaries.

This programme, which was mentioned in GERRP, was identified based on the discussions with PWA and CMWU. The programme is in line with the Wastewater Master Plan, which includes a central wastewater treatment plant for Khan Younis and Rafah Governorates. The PWA strategy is to promote an extensive development of new water infrastructure projects in order to close the water and sanitation services gap, ensuring that the whole rural and urban populations have access to at least the basic level of acceptable water and sanitation services at affordable prices.


Since UNDP has started the process of the detailed design, it would be practical to allocate the additional funds needed through UNDP while the bidding documents for construction are issued (in accordance with FIDIC and EC guidelines). The programme includes a technical assistance component for PWA and CMWU.

While it is assumed that materials and equipment shall be allowed in without any restriction, there might be a risk of unexpected blockades and hence additional costs to UNDP and contractors.

CMWU has well trained crews for managing the operation and maintenance of the system. Additional capacity building at the management level is needed to close the gap. The cost of treatment is, in principle, competitive with the cost of evacuating existing septic tanks, which makes the tariff affordable to customers. Feasibility studies indicate willingness of customers to contribute to the improved service.


Programme Fiche D.2

TITle/ DeScRIpTIoN Construction of Part B of North Gaza emergency sewage project

locATIoN North Gaza Governorate

eSTIMATeD coST €10 million expecTeD DuRATIoN 24 months

SIze Construction of phase 1 of North Gaza Emergency Sewage Project with a capacity of 35,000 m3/d


PWA and CMWU with a Project Implementation Unit (PIU) in charge of procurement and financial management.

pRIoRITy Priority 2: To reduce the pollution caused by the existing WWTP and enhance wastewater reuse.

DoNoR coveRAGe 70% covered by EU, SIDA, AFD, Belgium and the World Bank


SummaRy deScRiption

Context

The Palestinian Water Authority is at the final stage of implementing Part A of North Gaza Emergency Sewage project. Part A consists in a Terminal Pumping Station, a Carrier line and 9 Infiltration Basins. These Basins, which are located at the site of the proposed new WWTP, are ready to receive wastewater through the Terminal Pumping Station and will be integrated to the new Plant upon its construction. The same system will be used to transfer the raw sewage to the new WWTP which is Part B of the project and financed by EU, SIDA, AFD, Belgium and the World Bank. The committed amount is USD37 million which is almost the same cost estimate of Part B when the design/tender documents were furnished five years ago. Due to international increase in materials prices, it is estimated that the cost will be about USD50 million, resulting in a deficit of about USD13 million. The new WWTP is located approximately 8km to the southeast of the existing Beit Lahia WWTP with a capacity of 35,000 m3/d.


The main objectives of North Gaza Wastewater Treatment Program are:

Mitigation of threats to public health by providing a wastewater treatment facility. •Mitigation of environmental threats with focus on aquifer protection.•

The expected result of this programme is an efficient WWTP that enables safe recharging of the treated effluent to reduce the pressure on the already overexploited ground water.

The need for this programme was stressed by the PWA and CMWU as a high priority. The programme is in line with the Wastewater Master Plan which calls for the construction of three central wastewater treatment plants including this proposed Plant at the Eastern side of the Gaza strip. The PWA strategy is to promote and govern an extensive development of new water infrastructure projects to closing the water and sanitation services gap, ensuring that the whole rural and urban populations have access to, at least, the basic level of acceptable services at affordable prices.

The target group will be North Gaza Governorate population amounting to 270,000. Programme partners include PWA as the umbrella for the project development, planning including the quality assurance during and after project completion. In addition, Coastal Municipalities Water Utility (CMWU) acting as the service provider will be involved in project management during preparation and construction and will be responsible for operation and maintenance after the project’s completion. The Environment Quality Authority will monitor the environmental pollution. In addition, local contractors and suppliers, labourers (about 3750 man-day) are direct beneficiaries of this programme.


Both Parts A and B are administered by the World Bank. A PIU with international consultants will assist PWA in the tendering and evaluation process.

While it is assumed that materials and equipment shall be allowed without any restriction, there might be a risk of unexpected blockades resulting in implementation delay and hence additional overhead costs.

CMWU has well-trained crews for managing the operation and maintenance of the system. Additional capacity building at the management level is needed to close the gap. The cost of treatment is in principle competitive with the cost of evacuating existing septic tanks, which makes the tariff affordable to customers. Feasibility studies indicate willingness of customers to contribute to the improved service.


Programme Fiche D.3

TITle/ DeScRIpTIoN Reconfiguration of the water supply and distribution system of Gaza City

locATIoN Gaza Governorate


18 months

SIze Rehabilitation, upgrading, refurbishment and extension of the existing network, pumps, new wells, water tanks, etc.



pRIoRITy Priority 1: Improve water supply service to about 500,000 inhabitant and reduce operational costs



SummaRy deScRiption

Context

As a result of the heavy damage to water networks in the last conflict, the significant deterioration due to the current long blockade and the weak enforcement of the regulations over the past few years, the network efficiency has shown a significant decrease from 70% to less than 50% as an indication of the high losses and leaks. These losses have aggravated the problem in terms of water quality and quantity. The characteristics of the system, including all components of the main lines, distribution lines, water wells, booster stations and water reservoirs, have to be dealt within a larger picture as outlined in the master plans prepared for the different governorates in the Gaza Strip by PWA. The quantity of water supplied is limited due to this low efficiency and the limited water resources;furthermore operators spend excessive amounts on power and spare parts due to the low efficiency.


This programme aims at reducing the operational cost and enhancing the water network efficiency through:

Improvement of the hydraulic behaviour of the water distribution system through a comprehensive •reconfiguration process;

Reduced leakage from 45% to 15% and thus the protection of water resources;•

Refurbishment and upgrading of some parts of the system including existing wells and booster stations •and construction of additional booster stations and reservoirs.

The need for this programme was stressed by the PWA and CMWU and is in line with the water policy, water strategy and master plan developed for water distribution in the Gaza Strip. The National Water Policy recalls that water has a unique value for human survival and health, and all citizens have a right to water of good quality for personal consumption at costs they can afford. Therefore, the investment and operation of the water supply services is an important sector activity. In addition, adequate and reliable water infrastructure is very important for the private sector to revive and is one of the key elements needed for improving the socio-economic situation of Palestine.

The target group will be the residents of Gaza City amounting to more than 550,000 inhabitants. It is estimated that an average of 2500 man days of job opportunities will be created. Project partners will include PWA who are responsible for project development, planning including the quality assurance during and after project completion. In addition, Coastal Municipalities Water Utility (CMWU) acting as the service provider will be involved in project management during preparation and construction and will be responsible for operation and maintenance after completion.


The programme will be implemented by CMWU under the supervision of PWA.


The selected contractor, in partnership with local contractors, will execute the works.


Programme Fiche D.4

TITle/ DeScRIpTIoN Reconfiguration of the water supply and distribution system in Khan Younis City



18 months

SIze Rehabilitation, upgrading, refurbishment and extension of existing network, boosting pumps, new wells, water tanks, etc.



pRIoRITy Priority 1: Improve water supply service to about 300,000 inhabitant and reduce operational costs



SummaRy deScRiption

Context

As a result of the heavy damage to the water network in the last conflict, the significant deterioration due to the current long blockade and the weak enforcement of the regulations over the past few years, the network efficiency has shown a significant decrease from 70% to less than 50% as indication of the high losses and leaks. These losses have aggravated the problem in terms of water quality and quantity. The characteristics of the system, including all components of the main lines, distribution lines, water wells, booster stations and water reservoirs, have to be dealt within a larger picture as outlined in the master plans prepared for the different governorates in the Gaza Strip by PWA. The quantity of water supplied is limited due to this low efficiency and the limited water resources; furthermore the operators spend excessive amounts of operational costs on power and spare parts due to the low efficiency.



Improving the hydraulic behaviour of the water distribution system through a comprehensive •reconfiguration process;

Reduce the leakage from 45% to 15%;•

Enhance the level of water supply services by refurbishment, upgrading of some parts of the system •and construction of additional booster stations and reservoirs.

The need for this programme was stressed by the PWA and CMWU and is in line with the water policy, water strategy and master plan developed for the water distribution in the Gaza Strip. The National Water Policy recalls that water has a unique value for human survival and health, and all citizens have a right to water of good quality for personal consumption at costs they can afford. Therefore, the investment and operation of water supply services is an important sector of activity. In addition, adequate and reliable water infrastructure is very important for private sector revitalization and is one of the key elements needed for improving the socio-economic situation of Palestine.

The target group will be the residents of Khan Younis amounting to more than 300,000 inhabitants. It is estimated that an average of 2500 -man days of job opportunities will be created. Project partners will include PWA, who are responsible for project development and planning including the quality assurance during and after project completion. In addition, Coastal Municipalities Water Utility (CMWU), acting as the service provider, will be involved in project management during preparation, construction and will be responsible for the operation/maintenance after the project’s completion.

CMWU has well trained crews for managing the operation and maintenance of the system. Additional capacity building at the management level will be needed to close the gap. PWA monitors the performance of the service provider to guarantee an efficient operation and adequate service quality. The cost of operation and maintenance will be covered through the water collection tariff which customers used to pay under normal situations for service.






Programme Fiche D.5

TITle/ DeScRIpTIoN Reconfiguration of water supply and distribution system

locATIoN Middle Gaza Governorate, 9 Municipalities


12 months

SIze Rehabilitation, upgrading, refurbishment and extension of existing network, boosting pumps, new wells, water tanks, etc.



pRIoRITy Priority 1: Improve water supply service to about 200,000 inhabitants and reduce operational costs



SummaRy deScRiption

Context

As a result of the heavy damage to the water network in the last conflict, the significant deterioration due to the current long blockade and the weak enforcement of the regulations over the past few years, the network efficiency has shown a significant decrease from 70% to less than 50% as indication of the high losses and leaks. These losses have aggravated the problem in terms of water quality and quantity. The characteristics of the system, including all components of the main lines, distribution lines, water wells, booster stations and water reservoirs, have to be dealt within a larger picture as outlined in the master plans prepared for the different governorates in the Gaza Strip by PWA. The quantity of water supplied is limited due to this low efficiency and the limited water resources; furthermore the operators spend excessive amounts of operational costs on power and spare parts due to the low efficiency.



Improving the hydraulic behaviour of the water distribution system through a comprehensive •reconfiguration process;

Reduce the leakage from 45% to 15%;•

Enhance the level of water supply services by refurbishment, upgrading of some parts of the system •and construction of additional booster stations and reservoirs.

The need for this programme was stressed by the PWA and CMWU and is in line with the water policy, water strategy and master plan developed for the water distribution in the Gaza Strip. The National Water Policy recalls that water has a unique value for human survival and health, and all citizens have a right to water of good quality for personal consumption at costs they can afford. Therefore, the investment and operation of water supply services is an important sector activity. In addition, adequate and reliable water infrastructure is very important for private sector revitalization and is one of the key elements needed for improving the socio-economic situation of Palestine.

The target group will be the residents of Middle Gaza amounting to more than 200,000 inhabitants. It is estimated that an average of 1250 -man days of job opportunities will be created. Project partners will include PWA, who are responsible for project development and planning including the quality assurance during and after project completion. In addition, Coastal Municipalities Water Utility (CMWU), acting as the service provider, will be involved in project management during preparation, construction and will be responsible for the operation/maintenance after the project’s completion

CMWU has well-trained crews for managing the operation and maintenance of the system. Additional capacity building at the management level will be needed to close the gap. PWA monitors the performance of the service provider to guarantee an efficient operation and adequate service quality. The cost of operation and maintenance will be covered through the water collection tariff which customers used to pay under normal situations for service.






Programme Fiche D.6

TITle/ DeScRIpTIoN Construction of Storm Water Infiltration Basin



18 months

SIze Construction of a sedimentation basin and an infiltration basin including Gabions and infiltration boreholes, landscaping, protection fence.



pRIoRITy Priority 1: Mitigate environmental pollution and enhance storm water recharge to ground water.



SummaRy deScRiption

Context

The Palestinian Water Authority has prepared an Environmental Impact Assessment and a feasibility study financed by JICA towards the implementation of a drainage and sewage collection and treatment in Khan Younis area. Major parts of the storm water drainage system have been implemented by the PWA funded by Japan. Due to fund limitations and the security conditions at the time of implementation (the infiltration site was close to the former settlements), the PWA completed a temporary collection lagoon for the storm water. The designed infiltration basin was not implemented.


The main objectives of Khan Younis storm water infiltration basin are:

To recharge rainwater to the aquifer, thus supporting recovery of the aquifer.•

Mitigation of environmental threats by reducing floods.•

The need for this programme was stressed by the PWA and CMWU as the highest priority, which will have a complementary positive impact to Khan Younis WWTP. The project is in line with the Feasibility Study and Environmental Impact Assessment, in addition to the master plan developed for Khan Younis storm water drainage. The National Water Policy requires that the optimal development of water supply must be complemented by a consistent water demand management. Thus, conservation and optimum utilization of water resources should be promoted and enhanced.

The target group will be the residents of Khan Younis amounting to more than 300,000 inhabitants. It is estimated that an average of 1250 -man days of job opportunities will be created. Project partners will include PWA who are responsible for development and planning including the quality assurance during and after project completion. In addition, Coastal Municipalities Water Utility (CMWU) acting as the service provider will be involved in project management during preparation, construction and will be responsible for the operation/maintenance after the project’s completion.

The CMWU is responsible for the Operation and Maintenance. In addition to the existing experience in the field of aquifer recharge, though limited, but it is assumed that training and capacity building to be undertaken under the project and other similar projects, especially in the North Gaza will facilitate technology issues. Monitoring of the aquifer and performance of the service provider will be carried out by PWA. Minor operational costs will be encountered by the service provider and will be part of the wastewater collection tariff.






Programme Fiche D.7

TITle/ DeScRIpTIoN Rehabilitation and Upgrading of Wastewater Networks and Pump Stations

locATIoN Gaza, Khan Younis and Rafah Governorates


24 months

SIzeReconfiguration of the wastewater collection system, refurbishment/upgrading of some parts of it, expansion to other unserved areas, construction of additional pumping stations and collection wet pits.



pRIoRITy Priority 1: Improve waste water service to more than 1,000,000 inhabitants and reduce operational costs



SummaRy deScRiption

Context

Due to the fact that insufficient investments have been placed to upgrade and develop the wastewater collection system, it is foreseen that, in many parts of the target areas, flooding of wastewater takes place and thus threatens the environment and public health. In addition, a considerable number of beneficiaries depends on cesspits to dispose their sewage water. Furthermore, more than 35% of population are still unconnected to piped sewerage systems. In Khan Younis area, some illegal connections of sewage are hooked to the storm water collection system, contaminating the aquifer.

Programme objectives and descriptionThis programme aims at improving the living and hygiene conditions of people in Gaza, Khan Younis and Rafah Governorate through:

Improvement of the hydraulic behaviour of the wastewater collection system through upgrading parts •of the existing wastewater collection system including pumping stations, and replacement of other parts;

Mitigate environmental and public health by improving wastewater collection.•

The need for this programme was stressed by the PWA and CMWU which goes in line with the water policy, water strategy and master plan developed for the wastewater collection in the Gaza Strip. Without improving the wastewater services, people’s health will be compromised and economic productivity will be constrained. Therefore, the investment and operation of the wastewater collection services is an important sector activity. In addition, adequate and reliable wastewater infrastructure is a key element for improving the socio-economic situation of Palestine.

The target group will be the residents of Gaza, Rafah and Khan Younis Governorates population amounting to more than 1 million. Programme partners include PWA, who are responsible for project development and planning including the quality assurance during and after project completion. In addition, Coastal Municipalities Water Utility (CMWU), acting as the service provider, will be involved in project management during preparation and construction and will be responsible for the operation and maintenance after the project’s completion. The Environment Quality Authority will monitor the environmental pollution of pumping stations. In addition, local contractors and suppliers, labourers (about 2500 man-day) are direct beneficiaries of this programme.

CMWU has well-trained crews for managing the operation and maintenance of the system. Additional capacity building at the management level is needed to close the gap. The cost of treatment is, in principle, competitive with the cost of evacuating existing septic tanks, which makes the tariff affordable to customers.






Programme Fiche D.8

TITle/ DeScRIpTIoN Repair and Rehabilitation of Existing Equipments and Provision of New Equipments

locATIoN All municipalities and Solid Waste Management Councils in the Gaza Strip


12 months

SIzeRehabilitate off 35 collection vehicles/tractors, upgrading of 3 maintenance workshops, provision of 78 collection vehicles/tractors, 5 street sweepers, 13 loaders, 2 big trailers and 1,800 street refuse containers


MoLG with a Project Implementation Unit (PIU) in charge of procurement and financial management.

pRIoRITy Priority 1:Restore and improve solid waste collection service to more than 1,000,000 inhabitants.

DoNoR coveRAGe A concept proposal prepared by the UNDP and submitted to the Islamic Development Bank, but no response so far


SummaRy deScRiption

Context

Based on a field survey using a questionnaire and site visits, more than 85% of existing equipments are long-since expired. This requires intensive maintenance resulting in frequent disruption of services and higher operational costs. Accordingly, the service quality is decreasing, which imposes additional risk to public health and a nuisance to about 1,000,000 inhabitants all over Gaza Strip (5 Governorates). Most of the municipalities have modest solid waste management skills and a weak monitoring system (if any). There is a consistent understanding among the relevant ministries, municipalities and Solid Waste Management Councils (SWMC’s) on the importance of rehabilitating selected equipments and replacing the already expired ones for better efficiency, cost reduction and environmental reasons. The new equipments will be distributed to municipalities and SWMC’s according to the needs (defined based on the field survey and discussions with relevant partners) and equity between different municipalities considering its population.


This programme aims at improving the solid waste collection services and the performance of municipalities through:

Rehabilitation of a number of selected existing vehicles;•

Provision of new equipment;•

Upgrading the capacity of existing maintenance workshops;•

Provision of required training to the drivers and technicians on how to deal and maintain the new •equipments (e.g. hydraulic systems, modern electronic system, fuel injection systems, etc.);

Enhance the planning capacity of municipalities on efficient routing systems, developing monitoring •systems based on performance indicators, preventive maintenance, stores management, etc.

The upgrading of workshops of larger municipalities will help in keeping the new equipments serviceable. Providing normalization of life, improvement of the service and restoration of the economic growth, the municipalities will be able to collect reasonable revenues from customers to maintain and develop its system.

The key stakeholders are Ministry of Local Government (MoLG), beneficiary municipalities and SWMCs. More than 1,000,000 inhabitants will directly benefit for this programme with having improved service in terms of collection frequency and cleaner streets. Capable local suppliers and blacksmith workshops will manufacture the containers and rear boxes of collection vehicles/tractors and are direct beneficiaries too (about 3000 man-day). MoLG has a supervisory role over the municipalities and SWMCs and in coordinating donors’ assistance. MoLG needs technical assistance to implement this programme. The municipalities need technical assistance in terms of efficient management of its resources, routing system, performance monitoring, etc. the SWMCs have a good experience in maintenance and can contribute to following up the work with local workshops.


The programme will be implemented by MoLG, with the beneficial Municipalities and SWMCs.




Programme Fiche D.9

TITle/ DeScRIpTIoN Sanitary Extension of Rafah Dumpsite

locATIoN Rafah Governorate


24 months

SIze Construction of 8 Ha sanitary landfills (800,000m3)


MoLG with a Project Implementation Unit (PIU) in charge of procurement and financial management.

pRIoRITy Priority 1: Improve landfilling practices and protection of environment.



SummaRy deScRiption

Context

The capacity of Rafah Disposal site, which receives about 120 Tonnes/day, has been exceeded by 50% so far. Gaza and Deir El Balah landfills are expected to be filled with waste by the end of this year. The absence of adequate disposal sites may enhance municipalities to go back to random dumping in open areas, as was the situation 2 decades ago. This would be a serious problem that poses a great risk to the ground water, environment and public health and might hamper all improvements in solid waste management achieved so far. Accordingly, a sanitary landfill based on a feasibility study is proposed that includes lining, leachate collection/recycling system, gas collection, composting plant, a weigh bridge, wheel loaders, etc.

Currently there is a national Solid Waste Management Strategy being developed with support of the German Technical Cooperation (GTZ), which is due for completion by the end of this year. Within the context of this strategy a feasibility study will start mid of April 2009 for defining waste disposal options, number and location of needed site/s in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip. The earliest results are expected by July 2009. It is worth mentioning that landfills are included in GERRP under Natural Resources & Environment- Solid Waste Management Section


Improving disposal practices of solid waste aiming at protection of the precious ground water and environment is very important for the fragile environmental situation in the Gaza Strip through:

Extension of Rafah existing disposal site;•

Improving the operations of the new landfill by training of technicians on best practices;•

Introducing some waste minimizations options (e.g. reuse, recycle, composting, etc.) to landfill •operation.

The key stakeholders are Ministry of Local Government (MoLG), Environment Quality Authority, owners/operators of existing landfills, beneficial Municipalities and SWMCs. The whole population of Rafah Governorate will directly benefit from this programme. Local contractors and construction materials suppliers and labourers are direct beneficiaries too (about 20,000 man days). Ministry of Planning is responsible for donor coordination and fundraising while MoLG has a supervisory role over the municipalities and SWMCs and coordinates relevant donors’ assistance. MoLG needs technical assistance to implement this program, which requires international technical input. Rafah Municipality needs technical assistance in operational skills. EQA needs technical assistance in setting guidelines and specifications for the construction and operation of sanitary landfills as well as in monitoring of these landfills.

The SWMC-Gaza Middle has proven its ability to maintain good level of operation of Deir El Balah sanitary landfill even under the current severe situation indicating the ability of other landfills-operators to develop their capacity in this regard. Providing normalization of life, improvement of the service and restoration of the economic growth, the municipalities will be able to collect reasonable revenues from customers to maintain and develop its systems.


The programme will be implemented by MoLG, with the beneficial Municipalities and SWMCs.

An independent Project Implementation Unit (PIU) will be established to be responsible for procurement and financial management of the programme. This unit will prepare tender documents. The PIU will then supervise construction, certify payments and oversee commissioning. The selected contractor, in partnership with local contractors, will execute the works.

This programme is proposed based on the assumption that Gaza’s borders will be reopened and the required equipment and materials can be imported easily atreasonable prices. Several initiatives were undertaken by Rafah Municipality who are very close to getting 10ha for the extension, but still there is a risk which needs to be clarified before any donor commitment.


Programme Fiche D.10

TITle/ DeScRIpTIoN Extension of Deir El Balah and Gaza Landfills

locATIoN Gaza Governorate and Middle Gaza Governorate


24 months

SIze Construction of 15 ha sanitary landfills (Gaza 10ha, Deir El Balah 5ha)


MoLG with a Project Implementation Unit (PIU) in charge of procurement and financial management

pRIoRITy Priority 1:Improve landfill practices and protection of environment



SummaRy deScRiption

Context

Gaza and Deir El Balah landfills are expected to be filled with waste by the end of this year. Currently, about 1,300 Tonnes are collected and disposed of at the official landfill/dumpsites. Absence of adequate disposal sites may enhance municipalities to return to unregulated dumping. This would be a serious problem that poses a great risk to the ground water, environment and public health and might hamper all improvements in solid waste management achieved so far.

Currently, there is a national Solid Waste Management Strategy being developed with the support of the German Technical Cooperation (GTZ), which is due for completion by the end of this year. This strategy will define the number of landfills in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip. In addition, landfills are included in GERRP under Natural Resources & Environment- Solid Waste Management Section.


Improving disposal practices of solid waste aiming at protection of the precious ground water and environment is very important for the fragile environmental situation in the Gaza Strip through:

Extension of the three existing landfills/disposal sites;•

Improving the operations of the new landfills by training; of technicians on best practices;•

Introducing some waste minimisation options (e.g. reuse, recycle, composting, etc.) as part of the •routine operation

The key stakeholders are Ministry of Local Government (MoLG), Environment Quality Authority, owners/operators of existing landfills, beneficiary Municipalities and SWMCs. The whole population of the Gaza Strip will directly benefit from this programme. Local contractors, construction material suppliers and labourers are direct beneficiaries too (about 20,000 man-day). Ministry of Planning and MoLG has a supervisory role over the municipalities and SWMCs and in coordinating donors assistance. MoLG needs technical assistance to implement this programme. The municipalities need technical assistance in operational skills. EQA needs technical assistance in setting guidelines and specifications for the construction and operation of sanitary landfills as well as in monitoring of these landfills.

The SWMC-Gaza Middle has proven their abilities to maintain a good level of operation of Deir El Balah sanitary landfill even under the current severe situation indicating the ability of other landfill operators to develop their capacity in this regard. Providing normalisation of life, improvement of the service and restoration of economic growth, the municipalities will be able to collect reasonable revenues from customers to maintain and develop its systems.


The programme will be implemented by MoLG, with the beneficiary Municipalities and SWMCs. An independent Project Implementation Unit (PIU) will be established to be responsible for procurement and financial management of the programme. This unit will prepare tender documents. The PIU will then supervise construction, certify payments and oversee commissioning. The selected contractor, in partnership with local contractors, will execute the works.

This programme is proposed based on the assumption that Gaza borders will be reopened and the required equipments (spare parts, steel, etc. )can be imported easily with reasonable prices. Although the landfills problem is well known to the consecutive governments and several initiatives were undertaken by Gaza Municipality and the SWMC-Gaza Middle to get the required land for the extension, they haven’t succeeded so far, which forms a serious risk on implementation of this programme and requires a clarification before any donor commitment.


Programme Fiche e.1

TITle/ DeScRIpTIoN Rehabilitation of Regional Roads 1

locATIoN Salah Eddin Road, North (Gaza North, Gaza and part of Gaza Middle Governorates)

eSTIMATeD coST €22.2 million expecTeD DuRATIoN

15 months

SIze 15km of Regional Road, 20m wide (300,000m²) including street lighting and replacement of damaged plant


MOPWH with a Project Implementation Unit (PIU) in charge of procurement and financial management

pRIoRITy Priority 1: This road forms the backbone of the transport system of the Gaza Strip from Erez Terminal on the Israeli border to Egypt

DoNoR coveRAGeUNDP secured Japanese funds in 2006 for the rehabilitation and widening of the Salah Eddin Road, South. Works started last year and were suspended due to hostilities. Funds are still available for completion.

Salah Eddin Road DamageSalah Eddin Road Damage


SummaRy deScRiption

Context

The Salah Eddin Road North, suffered relatively little damage in the recent conflict or previous conflicts. However, due to deterioration over time caused by the ongoing blockade and previous intermittent blockades of necessary spare parts and materials, traffic speed is reduced and damage to vehicles is increased.

In 2006, UNDP started a project to rehabilitate and widen the southern 14km of this road. Though this project is currently ‘on hold’, funds are still set aside for it’s completion and it has not been included in this Programme Fiche.


Rehabilitation of Salah Eddin Road at ‘bottlenecks’ totalling 15km in length (excluding the portion covered by UNDP) is required to increase the efficiency of road transport, which will ultimately reduce transportation costs to people and industries thereby stimulating the economic recovery of the entire Gaza Strip.

The contractor will strip off the deteriorated asphalt wearing course, apply new basecourse above the old recompacted basecourse and then apply a new 120mm thick wearing course of two layers of asphalt concrete (70mm and 50mm). The unit cost they have adopted in their estimate is $50/m². This includes necessary service diversions and bases for street lighting but not the lighting poles or electrical connections. These fittings increase the material and labour cost by some 13%. Regional road rehabilitation will not include a job creation programme.

The MOPWH requires some capacity building in order to supervise the project efficiently and to ensure its proper operation and maintenance after completion. Specific areas of assistance include replacement of conflict damaged machinery (€3.1 million), IT and GIS training, disaster preparedness and management training and provision of office equipment, survey equipment and software.

All rehabilitation activities must be closely co-ordinated with utility providers to ensure timely diversion of services. Works cannot proceed until free access to building materials is provided and a sufficient number of capable building contractors are available.


This programme should be implemented through the Ministry of Public Works and Housing (MoPWH) office in Gaza City as it is responsible for regional roads.

An independent Project Implementation Unit (PIU) will be established to be responsible for procurement and financial management of the programme. This unit will prepare tender documents. The PIU will then supervise construction and certify payments.



Programme Fiche e.2


locATIoN Coast Road (through all Governorates)


12 months

SIze 12km of Regional Road, 10m wide (120,000m²) including street lighting



pRIoRITy

Priority 2: This road constitutes the main transport link along the west side of the Gaza Strip. It is not the main link within the strip but provides an alternative route to the Salah Eddin Road and is of importance to the fishing industry

DoNoR coveRAGe None to date. UNDP have submitted a proposal to upgrade the road from the Egyptian Border to Deir al Balah (25km)

Degraded Section - Coast Road

Degraded Section - Coast Road


SummaRy deScRiption

Context

The Coast Road suffered relatively little damage in the recent conflict or previous conflicts. However, due to deterioration over time caused by the ongoing blockade and previous intermittent blockades of necessary spare parts and materials, traffic speed is reduced and damage to vehicles is increased.


Rehabilitation of the road at ‘bottlenecks’ throughout its 45km length is required to increase the efficiency of road transport, which will ultimately reduce transportation costs to people and industries thereby stimulating the economic recovery of coastal areas.

The method of rehabilitation will be to appoint a local contractor (or contractors) to undertake the works and a local consultant to undertake the detailed design and works supervision. The contractor will then strip off the deteriorated asphalt wearing course, apply new basecourse above the old recompacted basecourse and then apply a new 120mm thick wearing course of two layers of asphalt concrete (70mm and 50mm). The unit cost they have adopted in their estimate is $50/m². This includes for necessary service diversions and bases for street lighting but not the lighting poles or electrical connections. These fittings increase the material and labour cost by some 13%. Regional road rehabilitation will not include a job creation programme.


All rehabilitation activities must be closely coordinated with utility providers to ensure timely diversion of services. Works cannot proceed until free access to building materials is provided and a sufficient number of capable building contractors are available.


This programme should be implemented through the Ministry of Public Works and Housing (MoPWH) office in Gaza City as they are responsible for regional roads.




Programme Fiche e.3


locATIoN East Road (Khan Younis, Rafah and Gaza Governorates)


10 months

SIze 12km of Regional Road, 10m wide (120,000m²) including street lighting



pRIoRITyPriority 1: This road provides links to the main Salah Eddin Road from Gaza International Airport and the Gaza Strip’s main industrial area to the east of Gaza city.

DoNoR coveRAGe

None to date. UNDP have submitted a proposal to rehabilitate and upgrade about 1.5km of El Karama Road (part of the East Road) from Karni to Izbet Abed Rabo and are fairly confident that it will be funded.

Degraded Section – East Road


SummaRy deScRiption

Context

The East Road suffered heavy damage during the recent conflict, particularly the northern section. Also, due to deterioration over time caused by the ongoing blockade and previous intermittent blockades of necessary spare parts and materials, traffic speed is reduced and damage to vehicles is increased.


Rehabilitation of the road at ‘bottlenecks’ throughout its 25km length is required to increase the efficiency of road transport, which will ultimately reduce transportation costs to people and industries thereby stimulating economic recovery of industrial areas adjacent to the road and providing rapid access to Gaza International Airport when it is rehabilitated and reopened.

The method of rehabilitation will be to appoint a local contractor (or contractors) to undertake the works and a local consultant to undertake the detailed design and works supervision. The contractor will then strip off the deteriorated asphalt wearing course, apply new basecourse above the old recompacted basecourse and then apply a new 120mm thick wearing course of two layers of asphalt concrete (70mm and 50mm). The unit cost they have adopted in their estimate is $50/m². This includes for necessary service diversions and bases for street lighting but not the lighting poles or electrical connections. These fittings increase the material and labour cost by some 13%. Regional road rehabilitation will not include job creation programme.




This programme should be implemented through the Ministry of Public Works and Housing (MoPWH) office in Gaza City as they are responsible for regional roads.




Programme Fiche e.4

TITle/ DeScRIpTIoN Rehabilitation of Municipal Roads 1

locATIoN Municipalities in North Gaza (Beit Lahiya, Beit Hanoon, Jabalia, Al Qarara and Umm Al Naser)


12 months

SIze 90km of municipal road of varying width. Including bridges, street lighting, footpaths and utility diversions


MoLG (MDLF) with a Project Implementation Unit (PIU) in charge of procurement and financial management

pRIoRITy Priority 2: These roads are currently degraded and hamper the flow of traffic

DoNoR coveRAGeUNDP have submitted a proposal for rehabilitation of all roads in Al Atatra (in Beit Lahiya municipality). They are fairly confident of securing funds. Al Atatra has not been included in this programme estimate.

Damaged bridge – Beit Hanoon


SummaRy deScRiption

Context

Municipal road systems provide access throughout municipalities to people, businesses, schools, health facilities etc. Apart from Al Atatra, the roads in North Governorate were lightly damaged during the recent conflict, However, due to deterioration over time caused by the ongoing blockade and previous intermittent blockades of necessary spare parts and materials, traffic speed is reduced and tripping hazards and damage to vehicles are increased.

UNDP have submitted a proposal for rehabilitation of conflict damaged roads in Al Atatra and are reasonably confident of receiving necessary funds. Therefore this area has been excluded from the works mentioned in this fiche


Road rehabilitation at affected areas throughout municipal networks is required to increase the efficiency of road transport, which will ultimately reduce transportation costs to people and industries thereby stimulating the economic recovery in the Governorate at large.

Municipal roads have been included for rehabilitation in line with the various municipality priorities.

Municipalities generally require some capacity building in order to properly supervise works contracts and to ensure their proper operation and maintenance after completion. Priority areas of assistance vary from one municipality to the other however, they are generally in need of office equipment, software, management and planning training with particular regard to the preparation of maintenance and development plans (3-year cycle) and annual budgets.



This programme should be implemented through the Ministry of Local Government through the Municipal Development Lending Fund.

An independent Project Implementation Unit (PIU) will be established to be responsible for procurement and financial management of the programme. This unit will prepare tender documents. The PIU will then supervise construction and certify payments..


The individual municipalities involved are directly responsible for their own road networks and are keen to ensure that they play an active part in the rehabilitation process including the selection of contractors, the supervision of quality and quantity of work output and the certification of payments. However, given their large number and often small size, they are willing to work under the co-ordination of the Ministry of Local Government.


Programme Fiche e.5

TITle/ DeScRIpTIoN Rehabilitation of Municipal Roads 2

locATIoN Municipalities in Gaza Governorate (Gaza City, Al Moghraga, Al Zahra and Al Naser)


15 months

SIze 86km of municipal road of varying width up to 10m. Including bridges, street lighting, footpaths and utility diversions



pRIoRITy Priority 2: These roads are currently degraded and hamper the flow of traffic Priority


Degraded Municipal Road – Gaza City

Degraded Municipal Road – Gaza City


SummaRy deScRiption

Context

Municipal road systems provide access throughout municipalities to people, businesses, schools, health facilities etc. The roads in Gaza Governorate were lightly damaged during the recent conflict however, due to deterioration over time caused by the ongoing blockade and previous intermittent blockades of necessary spare parts and materials, traffic speed is reduced and tripping hazards and damage to vehicles are increased.



Municipal roads have been included for rehabilitation in line with the various Municipality priorities.


All rehabilitation activities must be closely coordinate with utility providers to ensure timely diversion of services. Works cannot proceed until free access to building materials is provided and a sufficient number of capable building contractors are available.


This programme should be implemented through the Ministry of of Local Government through the Municipal Development Lending Fund.



The individual municipalities involved are directly responsible for their own road networks and are keen to ensure that they play an active part in the rehabilitation process including the selection of contractors, the supervision of quality and quantity of work output and the certification of payments. However, given their large number and often small size, they are willing to work under the coordination of the Ministry of Local Government.


Programme Fiche e.6

TITle/ DeScRIpTIoN Rehabilitation of municipal roads 3

locATIoNMunicipalities in Gaza Middle Governorate (Wadi Gaza, Al Musadar, Al Maghaze, Wadi Al Salqa, El Noussairat, El Buraij, El Zawaide, Dier El Balah)


12 months





DoNoR coveRAGe DANIDA have set aside funds to rehabilitate selected roads and build the capacity of Gaza Middle Governorate municipalities.

Damaged Bridge at Al Zahra


SummaRy deScRiption

Context

Municipal road systems provide access throughout municipalities to people, businesses, schools, health facilities etc. The roads in Gaza Middle Governorate were lightly damaged during the recent conflict however, due to deterioration over time caused by the ongoing blockade and previous intermittent blockades of necessary spare parts and materials, traffic speed is reduced and tripping hazards and damage to vehicles are increased.










The individual municipalities involved are directly responsible for their own road networks and are keen to ensure that they play an active part in the rehabilitation process including the selection of contractors, the supervision of quality and quantity of work output and the certification of payments. However, given their large number and often small size, they are willing to work under the coordination of the Ministry of Local Government.

DANIDA should be consulted prior to implementation of any road programme in Gaza Middle Governorate to avoid duplication and enhance co-ordination of effort.


Programme Fiche e.7


locATIoN Municipalities in Khan Younis Governorate (Khuza’ah, Bani Suhila, Khan Younis, Al Foukhare, Abasan Al Kabera, Abasan Al Jadiereh)


15 months







SummaRy deScRiption

Context

Municipal road systems provide access throughout municipalities to people, businesses, schools, health facilities etc. The roads in Khan Younis Governorate were lightly damaged during the recent conflict however, due to deterioration over time caused by the ongoing blockade and previous intermittent blockades of necessary spare parts and materials, traffic speed is reduced and tripping hazards and damage to vehicles are increased.







This programme should be implemented through the Ministry of of Local Government through the Municaipal Development Lending Fund.





Programme Fiche e.8


locATIoN Municipalities in Khan Younis Governorate (Rafah City and Al Shuka)


12 months





DoNoR coveRAGe UNDP have submitted a proposal for the rehabilitation of roads near Rafah Market and are reasonably confident it will be funded


SummaRy deScRiption

Context

Municipal road systems provide access throughout municipalities to people, businesses, schools, health facilities etc. The roads in Rafah Governorate were lightly damaged during the recent conflict however, due to deterioration over time caused by the ongoing blockade and previous intermittent blockades of necessary spare parts and materials, traffic speed is reduced and tripping hazards and damage to vehicles are increased.











UNDP Gaza Office must be consulted prior to implementation of any road programme in Rafah Governorate to avoid duplication and enhance coordination of effort.


Programme Fiche e.9

TITle/ DeScRIpTIoN Reconstruction of Yasser Arafat International Airport

locATIoN Rafah Governorate – Gaza Strip


24 months

SIzeRe-construction of civil works for the runway, airport buildings, Infrastructure utilities, and the required electrical and telecommunications installations


Ministry of Transport with a Project Implementation Unit (PIU) in charge of procurement and financial management

pRIoRITy Priority 2: This is the only airport in the Gaza Strip and the Palestinian Territories. It is a critical link for international relations and commerce.

DoNoR coveRAGe The project is postponed due to Israeli political restrictions. However, it is included in EU – PEGASE mechanism for March 2009.

The Destroyed Control Tower

The Damaged Terminal Building


SummaRy deScRiption

Context

Yasser Arafat International Airport is the only airport in the Palestinian Territories. It operated from 1998 to 2000 when the Israeli Government ordered the airport and its airspace closed. In 2001, it suffered severe damage to equipment and structures estimated at €35 million (IMG Project Identification Report June 2006). The terminal building was severely damaged, however access problems meant that no detailed reports were prepared to estimate this damage. During the recent conflict the control tower was destroyed including its electrical and telecommunications equipment and further segments of the main runway and terminal facilities were damaged. This damage was estimated at €15 million, bringing the total re-construction estimate to €50 million.


The objective of the programme is to re-establish civil aviation services to the Gaza Strip.

The work should include reconstruction of all airport buildings, laying underground utilities and equipment installation. Agreement with Israel on the opening of the airport is a prerequisite for reconstruction as is free access for materials, equipment and experts and the availability of capable local contractors. Certain parts of the reconstruction may include job creation projects.

It is worth mentioning that further upgrading of the airport is a stated need of the Ministry of Transportation in order to increase the airport capacity. An additional budget is needed to implement re-design and construction of the upgrading, which is estimated to cost a further €16.5 million.


This programme should be implemented through the Ministry of Transport.




Programme Fiche F1

TITle/ DeScRIpTIoN Integrated rehabilitation of agricultural assets

locATIoN Municipality of Beit Lahia, North Gaza Governorate

eSTIMATeD coST €6.9 MillionexpecTeD DuRATIoN

36 months

SIze 189 Ha


Ministry of Agriculture with a Project Implementation Unit (PIU) in charge of procurement and financial management (with some NGO support)

pRIoRITy Priority 1: Rehabilitation of the agricultural sector will improve food security and provide employment

DoNoR coveRAGe Sweden €0.4 million throughout North Gaza


SummaRy deScRiption

Context

In addition to the direct damage caused by the recent conflict, access to farming land close to the northern and eastern borders with Israel (about 30% of total farming land) is no longer secure, resulting in a further reduction in food production capacity. Over-extraction of water from the aquifer has resulted in a steady increase in salinity, now considerably higher than the WHO recommended level for human consumption.

Due to the long blockade, basic agricultural output has continually reduced, leaving many low-income households without employment, resulting in increased food insecurity and dependency on humanitarian food assistance. The agriculture sector now relies heavily on imported food products from Israel to supplement the basic food assistance being provided to approximately two thirds of the population. The Ministry of Agriculture is seeking to reduce the dependency on imported food products by supporting local farmers in an effort to improve local food security. A new Agriculture Strategy is required to enable small scale farming operations in safe urban and suburban locations to become more efficient and productive, as part of the MOA drive towards greater locally produced food capacity.


The rehabilitation of the agriculture sector combined with the requirement to identify and implement a new Strategy, determines that traditional subsectorsub-sector programmes to support livestock, greenhouses, field cropping and orchard production activities are not appropriate. To support an urban and suburban agricultural system, each programme must be designed in an integrated way to suit each respective geographic location that it will support, linking market requirements, access to roads and water, soil types and the numbers of small scale farmers. Consequently, an integrated approach has been adopted based on geographic area.

The programme covers physical rehabilitation of damaged agricultural assets, such as land; fencing; trees and crops; wells; on-ground spray irrigation networks; greenhouses; livestock and shelters as well as rural roads within the agricultural areas. Technical assistance to support the programme would be provided to the directly affected and also non-affected small-scale farmers in the geographic area in support of the new Strategy, to include sub-projects such as: increasing the diversity of food products, as well as growing techniques; low-technology on-farm water management and retention techniques; outreach to farmers on market price monitoring; improving farm efficiency, food security and sustainable employment. The activities proposed in this programme have been discussed with and agreed by the Ministry of Agriculture as being priority interventions in accordance with the GERRP.


The programme will be implemented by Ministry of Agriculture.

An independent Project Implementation Unit (PIU) will be established to be responsible for procurement and financial management of the programme with a local capacity building partner such as the NGO Development Center (NDC). This unit will prepare tender documents. The PIU will then supervise construction and certify payments.

Land reclamation and rural road reconstruction would be implemented using labour based activities, creating temporary employment of an estimated 128,846 man days of work as well as revitalising an estimated 189 Ha of agricultural land.


Programme Fiche F2


locATIoN Municipality of Beit Hanoon, North Gaza Governorate

eSTIMATeD coST €4.7 Million expecTeD DuRATIoN 36 months

SIze 126 Ha


Ministry of Agriculture with a Project Implementation Unit (PIU) in charge of procurement and financial management (with some NGO)




SummaRy deScRiption

Context


Due to the long access and movement restriction, basic agricultural output has continually reduced, leaving many low-income households without employment, resulting in increased food insecurity and dependency on humanitarian food assistance. The agriculture sector now relies heavily on imported food products from Israel to supplement the basic food assistance being provided to approximately two thirds of the population. The Ministry of Agriculture is seeking to reduce the dependency on imported food products by supporting local farmers in an effort to improve local food security. A new Agriculture Strategy is required to enable small scale farming operations in safe urban and suburban locations to become more efficient and productive, as part of the MOA drive towards greater locally produced food capacity.


The rehabilitation of the agriculture sector combined with the requirement to identify and implement a new strategy, requires that traditional subsectorsub-sector programmes to support livestock, greenhouses, field cropping and orchard production activities is not appropriate. To support an urban and suburban agricultural system, each programme must be designed in an integrated way to suit each respective geographic location that it will support, linking market requirements, access to roads and water, soil types and the numbers of small scale farmers. Consequently, an integrated approach has been adopted based on geographic area.

The programme covers physical rehabilitation of damaged agricultural assets, such as land; fencing; trees and crops; wells; on-ground spray irrigation networks; green houses; livestock and shelters as well as rural roads within the agricultural areas. Technical assistance to support the programme would be provided to the directly affected and also non-affected small-scale farmers in the geographic area in support of the new strategy, to include sub-projects such as: increasing the diversity of food products, as well as growing techniques; low-technology on-farm water management and retention techniques; outreach to farmers on market price monitoring; Improving farm efficiency, food security and sustainable employment. The activities as proposed in this programme, have been discussed with and agreed by the Ministry of Agriculture as being priority interventions in accordance with the GERRP.



An independent Project Implementation Unit (PIU) will be established to be responsible for procurement and financial management of the programme with a local capacity building partner such as the NGO Development Centre (NDC). This unit will prepare tender documents. The PIU will then supervise construction and certify payments.



Programme Fiche F3


locATIoN Municipality of Jabalia, North Gaza Governorate


SIze 444 Ha






SummaRy deScRiption

Context


Due to the long blockade, basic agricultural output has continually reduced, leaving many low-income households without employment, resulting in increased food insecurity and dependency on humanitarian food assistance. The agriculture sector now relies heavily on imported food products from Israel to supplement the basic food assistance being provided to approximately two thirds of the population. The Ministry of Agriculture is seeking to reduce the dependency on imported food products by supporting local farmers in an effort to improve local food security. A new Agriculture Strategy is required to enable small scale farming operations in safe urban and peri-urban locations to become more efficient and productive, as part of the MOA drive towards greater locally produced food capacity.


The rehabilitation of the agriculture sector combined with the requirement to identify and implement a new Strategy, requires that traditional subsectorsub-sector programmes to support livestock, greenhouses, field cropping and orchard production activities is not appropriate. To support an urban and suburban agricultural system, each programme must be designed in an integrated way to suit each respective geographic location that it will support, linking market requirements, access to roads and water, soil types and the numbers of small scale farmers. Consequently, an integrated approach has been adopted based on geographic area.

The programme covers physical rehabilitation of damaged agricultural assets, such as; land, fencing, trees and crops, wells, on-ground spray irrigation networks, green houses, livestock and shelters as well as rural roads within the agricultural areas. Technical assistance to support the programme would be provided to the directly affected and also non-affected small-scale farmers in the geographic area in support of the new Strategy, to include sub-projects such as: increasing the diversity of food products, as well as growing techniques; low-technology on-farm water management and retention techniques; outreach to farmers on market price monitoring; Improving farm efficiency, food security and sustainable employment. The activities, as proposed in this programme, have been discussed with and agreed by the Ministry of Agriculture as being priority interventions in accordance with the GERRP.






Programme Fiche F.4


locATIoN Municipality of Gaza, Gaza Governorate


SIze 506 Ha






SummaRy deScRiption

Context





The programme covers physical rehabilitation of damaged agricultural assets, such as land; fencing; trees and crops; wells; on-ground spray irrigation networks;, greenhouses; livestock and shelters as well as rural roads within the agricultural areas. Technical assistance to support the programme would be provided to the directly affected and also non-affected small-scale farmers in the geographic area in support of the new strategy, to include sub-projects such as: increasing the diversity of food products, as well as growing techniques; low-technology on-farm water management and retention techniques; outreach to farmers on market price monitoring; improving farm efficiency, food security and sustainable employment. The activities, as proposed in this programme, have been discussed with and agreed by the Ministry of Agriculture as being priority interventions in accordance with the GERRP.



An independent Project Implementation Unit (PIU) will be established to be responsible for procurement and financial management of the programme with a local capacity building partner such as the NGO Development Center (NDC). This unit will prepare tender documents. The PIU will then supervise construction and certify payments.


Programme Fiche F.5


locATIoN Municipalities of Wadi Gaza and Al Murgraga, Gaza Governorate


36 months

SIze 491 Ha


Ministry of Agriculture with a Project Implementation Unit (PIU) in charge of procurement and financial management (with some NGO).




SummaRy deScRiption

Context

In addition to the direct damage caused by the recent conflict, access to farming land close to the northern and eastern borders with Israel (about 30% of total farming land) is no longer secure, resulting in a further reduction in food production capacity. Over extraction of water from the aquifer has resulted in a steady increase in salinity, now considerably higher than the WHO recommended level for human consumption.




The Programme covers physical rehabilitation of damaged agricultural assets, such as; land, fencing, trees and crops, wells, on-ground spray irrigation networks, green houses, livestock and shelters as well as rural roads within the agricultural areas. Technical assistance to support the programme would be provided to the directly affected and also non-affected small-scale farmers in the geographic area in support of the new Strategy, to include sub-projects such as: increasing the diversity of food products, as well as growing techniques; low-technology on-farm water management and retention techniques; outreach to farmers on market price monitoring; improving farm efficiency, food security and sustainable employment. The activities, as proposed in this programme, have been discussed with and agreed by the Ministry of Agriculture as being priority interventions in accordance with the GERRP.






Programme Fiche F.6


locATIoN Middle Gaza, Khan Younis and Rafah Governorates


36 months

SIze 253 Ha






SummaRy deScRiption

Context




The rehabilitation of the agriculture sector combined with the requirement to identify and implement a new strategy, requires that traditional subsectorsub-sector programmes to support livestock, greenhouses, field cropping and orchard production activities is not appropriate. To support an urban and suburban agricultural system, each programme must be designed in an integrated way to suit each respective geographic location that it will support, linking market requirements, access to roads and water, soil types and the numbers of small scale farmers. Consequently, an integrated approach has been adopted based on geographic area.

The programme covers physical rehabilitation of damaged agricultural assets, such as land; fencing; trees and crops; wells; on-ground spray irrigation networks; green houses; livestock and shelters as well as rural roads within the agricultural areas. Technical assistance to support the programme would be provided to the directly affected and also non-affected small-scale farmers in the geographic area in support of the new strategy, to include sub-projects such as: increasing the diversity of food products, as well as growing techniques; low-technology on-farm water management and retention techniques; outreach to farmers on market price monitoring; improving farm efficiency, food security and sustainable employment. The activities, as proposed in this programme, have been discussed with and agreed by the Ministry of Agriculture as being priority interventions in accordance with the GERRP.






Programme Fiche F.7

TITle/ DeScRIpTIoN Technical Assistance to the Ministry of Agriculture

locATIoN The Gaza Strip


36 months

SIze N/A


Ministry of Agriculture with a Project Implementation Unit (PIU) in charge of procurement and financial management

pRIoRITy Priority 1: Re-instate the technical capability within the MOA to provide support in the rehabilitation of the agricultural sector



SummaRy deScRiption

Context

The Ministry of Agriculture is seeking to reduce the dependency on imported food products by supporting local farmers in an effort to improve local food security. A new Agriculture Strategy is required to enable small scale farming operations in safe urban and suburban locations to become more efficient and productive, as part of the MOA drive towards greater locally produced food capacity. MOA technical facilities that suffered damages include, orchard and fish nurseries, laboratories, sheep breeding centre, equipment and vehicles for Extension Officers. The capacity of the Agriculture Extension Officer system has been degraded by the lack of ability to import essential input materials, has resulted in local farmers using organic techniques as a matter of requirement rather than of choice. Equally, as the salinity of water has increased through over extraction from the aquifer, the types of crops that can be grown reduces. The Extensions Officers are not currently capable of providing advice on such subjects.

Programme Objectives

To enable food products to continue to be grown for the domestic market and so, to reduce the dependency on imported food products, the new Agriculture Strategy should define mechanisms for farming operations in safer and easy to access urban and suburban locations, rather than to continue with traditional rural farming operations in unsafe and exposed locations. To support this new Agriculture Strategy, technical assistance is required to define the new Strategy and to support the MOA in its implementation. Issues that the new Strategy should look to resolve include: efficient management of urban and suburban small-scale farming operations; reduction of the impact of chemicals on the aquifer; maximise the absorption of storm and treated waste water back into the aquifer. Rehabilitation projects should include: replacement of vehicles and equipment for the Extension Officers; training and technical advice in the implementation of the new Strategy including analysis on appropriate plant variety and livestock breeds as part of re-stocking. Capacity building components should include: training for laboratory technicians and veterinary staff linking to appropriate local training providers; review and improvement of market information collection and dissemination systems; updating of skills in nursery operations, seedling propagation and fish hatchery operations; soil improvement and integrated pest control techniques. A cost breakdown is estimated below and includes implementation management costs:

Definition of a New Strategy €600,000

plant production and livestock - re-instatement of the tree nursery with relevant technical skills training; re-instatement of the fish egg hatchery; re-instatement of the sheep stud herd (Assaf Genetic strain) and breeding facilities

€1,500,000

projects to support new Strategy – such as composting, integrated pest management, selection and introduction of new varieties, water recycling, intensive agriculture, aquaculture

€3,000,000

laboratories and equipment - replacement of equipment for the soils and veterinary laboratories, establishment of new pest control laboratory

€1,000,000

equipment and vehicles for MoA farms and extension officers – tractors, vehicles, office equipment €1,200,000

Training and specialist capacity building €600,000

programme Design and M&e €1,200,000

ToTAl €9.1 million


the main stakeholders in this programme would be the Ministry of Agriculture, small-scale farmers in the throughout the Gaza Strip, international and local NGOs, with local agro-material suppliers being indirect beneficiaries. The programme should be implemented by an international management contractor, to ensure that projects, technical assistance and training components are consistent with the new strategy. The programme will be implemented by Ministry of Agriculture.



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TITle/ DeScRIpTIoN Financial support for the Private Sector through cash assistance



SIze 700 Enterprises


A Project Implementation Unit (PIU) should be established to coordinate programme activities, under the supervision of the Prime Minister’s office. Data Verification and Monitoring by EC is required

pRIoRITyPriority 1: Enables partially damaged enterprises to recover and be able to work again. It also helps total damaged business owners to be able to cover their primary needs



SummaRy deScRiption

Context

Preliminary assessments indicate that more than 700 businesses have claimed damage of which 268 are completely destroyed and 432 are partially damaged. Business owners are currently calling for immediate assistance in order to start the rehabilitation of their partially damaged enterprises, while others (totally damaged) can gain benefit from the cash in covering their primary needs to remove the rubble.


The objective of the programme is to replace a proportion of the lost assets and to restore and enhance the livelihoods of affected people. The immediate cash is considered a part of the assistance that is expected to be provided for the businesses that were damaged during the last conflict.

This programme is only part of an immediate response. Based on the calculations, the cash assistance is expected to be paid based on three categories: category one: $10,000, category two: $15,000 and category three $30,000. For the first category, enterprises who sustained minor damage, which represents around 30% of the total, the amount will be considered as an assistance package as it covers a part of their working capital in order to return to productivity. Thus, the cash assistance will be paid based on the amount of verified damage.

This will directly create employment and will help ensure a source of income for the unemployed and vulnerable labourers. Totally damaged factories will be more able to satisfy their primary needs and to cover the operational cost for guarding their assets. Nevertheless, the cash assistance will not be paid in a single tranche.

The verification process conducted by UNDP/PSCC will ensure that the claimed damage is not more than the actual required amounts. Thus, in order to ensure affected people share equal benefits from the programme vouchers should be issued reflecting the actual amount of damage, which will help in determining the category of cash assistance for the damaged enterprises.

The direct beneficiaries of this programme are the business owners who were affected during the last conflict in the Gaza strip; either partially or totally. The cash assistance will be paid to recover direct damage only. Indirect damage that was caused because of the blockade will not be taken into consideration within this programme.


An independent Project Implementation Unit (PIU) will be established to be responsible for procurement and financial management of the programme. Recently, the consulting company DAI (Development Alternatives In-corporation) has started the process of cash assistance referring to a previous agreement with the Prime Minister’s office. Data verification and monitoring and review are required to be done through the EC.

Assumptions for the implementation phase include: Damage data is verified and reliable. All required material and spare parts required for rehabilitating partially damaged factories are available with reasonable prices.

The identified risks during implementation of this programme include: additional damages claimed by business owners; the business owners of partially damaged enterprises do not use the cash assistance for restoring their business activities; further damage from additional IDF incursions.


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TITle/ DeScRIpTIoN Private Sector revitalization programme – repair and replacement



18 months

SIze 700 Enterprises


A Project Implementation Unit (PIU) should be established to coordinate programme activities, under the supervision of the Prime Minister’s office. It will be in charge of procurement and financial management of the programme

pRIoRITy Priority (1): Enables damaged factories to restore their productive assets (high priority to construction and agribusiness industries)



SummaRy deScRiption

Context

Preliminarily assessments indicate that more than 700 businesses have claimed damage of which 268 are completely destroyed and 432 are partially damaged. The total loss suffered by private sector businesses in the Gaza Strip is quite significant (€140 million), especially when considering damaged machines, buildings and inventory. Moreover the cost of interruption of business activities and the lost markets is considered as an accumulated damage of the affected enterprises. In order to ensure business sustainability and economic recovery, core production facilities and machinery should be restored.

Until now, an assessment of the damage of the private sector was done by two initiatives; (i) in the first, UNDP conducted an assessment in co-operation with the Private Sector Coordination Council (PSCC); (ii) in the second, Development Alternatives In-cooperation (DAI) was contracted to conduct another damage assessment in order to prepare vouchers to represent the accurate damage to productive assets based on their replacement cost. DAI started the process of data collection and is currently requesting local consulting firms to submit technical and financial offers to participate in the assessment phase.


The objectives of this programme include:

Repair and replace productive assets of damaged factories with priority given to construction and •agribusiness industries;

Ensure business activity is restored; •

Restore and enhance the livelihood of affected people through stimulation of economic activities.•

All damaged enterprises will be targeted in this programme, with a special focus on construction and agribusiness industries. The construction industry subsectorsub-sector, which was significantly damaged during the conflict in Gaza is considered as the vehicle for Gaza reconstruction. The total damages in the construction subsector exceeds €22.6 million. Moreover the damage in the agribusiness industries, which include feedlots, animal food production, cold stores as well as food processing, exceed this amount. The agri-business industries are the first priority for restoration in order to enhance food security in the Gaza strip.

In order to financially assist in rebuilding these enterprises, it is proposed to repair or replace productive assets by subsidising procurement of required construction, machinery, equipment etc. A cost-sharing scheme will be incorporated into the replacement process.

The direct beneficiaries in this project are business owners who were affected during the last conflict in the Gaza Strip; either partially or totally; industrial business owners are mainly targeted by this project.


The implementation mechanism of this programme is complex; proper formulation should include effective monitoring and review mechanisms. An independent Project Implementation Unit (PIU) should be established to be responsible for procurement and financial management of the programme. The PIU should be able to develop ToR’s for the needed repairs and supervise the procurement of the identified assets as well as their delivery. This process is critical and needs to be implemented based on sound operating principles in order to ensure accuracy and transparency. Effective implementation should ensure sustainability of the business. Thus, it is preferred to implement this programme in parallel with a technical assistance programme in order to provide the businesses with the required capacity building to be able to operate the new assets in efficiently.

Assumptions for implementation include: damage data is verified and reliable; all required material and spare parts required for repair and replacement are available; the borders are open, allowing both imports and exports

The identified risks during implementation of this programme include: additional damage claimed by business owners; the continued closure of the border and further damage from additional IDF incursions.


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TITle/ DeScRIpTIoN Construction of two industrial estates and reconstruction of Gaza industrial estate

locATIoN Gaza, Jabalia and Khan Younis

eSTIMATeD coST €15 million

expecTeD DuRATIoN 22 months

SIze 15 Ha each


A Project Implementation Unit (PIU) should be established to coordinate programme activities, under the supervision of MDLF and the Prime Minister’s office. It will be in charge of procurement and financial management of the programme

pRIoRITy Priority 1: To establish dedicated industrial zones adjacent to the respective Commercial Border Crossing Points



SummaRy deScRiption

Context

Establishment of industrial estates is considered to be one of the main issues in urban planning. Despite the existence of a Gaza Industrial Estate (GIE), the construction of other local industrial estates is vital.


The objective of this programme is to establish two local industrial estates one, for which land has already been allocated in North Gaza (Waqf land close to Shouhada Cemetery), and the other in Khan Younis. The programme also aims to rehabilitate and reconstruct the damage in GIE in which losses were sustained during the recent conflict and the previous one with total damage of €0.5 million.

This programme includes two main parts:

Construction of two Local Industrial Estates

Small workshops, mainly metal workshops were severely attacked during the last conflict. Total damage exceeded €16 million, thus, local industrial estates are recommended to include relevant vocational workshops in the same area. Such workshops should include metal, aluminium, steel and carpentry. Most of these workshops used to be established in crowded residential areas in which they were adversely affecting the environment. Moreover, having these workshops in residential neighbourhoods increased the load on existing infrastructure systems in Gaza (water network, wastewater network, roads, electricity, telephone, etc). Urban planners in the Gaza strip have already recommended the transfer of workshops to local industrial estates. Construction of local industrial estates include construction of : (i) public buildings (administration building, first aid unit, fire bridge, cafeteria, control room and main entrance); (ii) infrastructure and site works (roads works, storm water drainage system, wastewater networks; water supply network, fire system, electrical supply system and telecommunications system).

Rehabilitation of Gaza Industrial Estate

Gaza Industrial Estate is the only industrial estate currently established in Gaza. Palestinian Industrial Estate Development Company (PIEDCO) is responsible for the supervision of GIE. Damage has occurred to GIE infrastructure during this conflict and in the previous conflicts. The reconstruction of GIE will cover the damaged infrastructure, administration buildings and warehouses. Rehabilitation of GIE will enable industries to be attracted again to invest in the industrial zone.

The direct beneficiaries of the local industrial estates will be the workshops who were completely or partially damaged during the last conflict in which they will be offered one year free of rent. Other workshops will also benefit from the project in which they are encouraged to transfer their workshops from the residential areas.


An independent Project Implementation Unit (PIU) should be established (with international consultants) to be responsible for procurement and financial management of the programme. This unit will work as liaison between the contractor and the main stakeholder.

MDLF could be the main stakeholder in local industrial estates construction on behalf of the municipalities


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TITle/ DeScRIpTIoN Support to businesses through guarantee systems to banking and micro-finance institutions



24 months

SIze Private sector enterprises who sustained damaged directly or indirectly during the recent and previous conflicts


European-Palestinian Credit Guarantee Fund

pRIoRITy Priority 2: Facilitate access to finance for redeveloping businesses



SummaRy deScRiption

Context

Commercial loan risk has increased for the banks and micro-finance lending institutions as a consequence of the continuous blockade as well as the latest conflict, as the value of the guaranteed loan collateral has decreased, making it difficult for financial services to be provided in a normal manner. Access to financial services is very important for private sector enterprises especially after the conflict. Thus, a credit guarantee scheme for small and medium businesses is important during the early recovery stage and afterwards.


Considering that small and medium enterprises can be the driving force for economic growth, job creation and poverty alleviation, the objective of this programme is to support small and medium size business financing from local banks and micro-finance institutions in the form of soft loans and grants.

The programme will enhance the business environment within the Gaza Strip by facilitating access to financial services. Micro businesses will be able to access loans through micro finance institutions. As a result of this, SMEs in Gaza will become productive and a number of sustainable jobs will be created.

The fund capital should be €25 million. In addition to the fund capital, the financing partners are expected to provide technical assistance to the banks and micro finance institutions with a view to strengthening the financial sector in the Occupied Palestinian Territory with special attention to Gaza. Facilitation for Gaza businesses should be taken into consideration in which:

Targeting of medium scale businesses as well as small ones in which the ceiling is expected to be •increased from €100,000 to €500,000.

Targeting commercial and service sub-sectors as well as the industrial sub-sector. Coverage amount to •be increased from 60% to 70%. Interest rate to be reduced from 2.5% to 1%.


Currently, an agreement has been signed with the European-Palestinian Credit Guarantee Fund in which it has started to target small businesses in the West Bank and Gaza. The Fund’s principal office is located in Ramallah and another affiliated office will be opened in Gaza. Thus, it is suggested to add this fund to the capital of European-Palestinian Credit Guarantee Fund, which could thus implement this programme.

The assumptions through the implementation phase include border access with ability to import and export all types of products and materials; cash liquidity is available for the banks operating in Gaza, availability of qualified business development service providers.

The identified risks during implementation of this programme include: businesses are not able to operate effectively due to unstable political conditions and the cash liquidity crisis continues in Gaza.


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TITle/ DeScRIpTIoN Support to Private Sector Enterprises through Technical Assistance


eSTIMATeD coST € 10 Million expecTeD DuRATIoN 18 months

SIze Private sector enterprises who sustained damage directly or indirectly during the recent and previous conflicts.


A Project Implementation Unit (PIU) should be established to coordinate programme activities with PSCC, under the supervision of the Prime Minister’s office. It will be in charge of procurement and financial management of the programme

pRIoRITy Priority 1: Enables reconstructed enterprises to work more effectively



SummaRy deScRiption

Context

Intellectual capital is one of the most important assets, if not the most important capital which a private sector organisation can have. Thus, to ensure sustainable development, the redevelopment of damaged enterprises should be done with the support of business development services (BDS). These include an array of technical assistance services, technology development and transfer, access to finance, market access, policy & advocacy, commercial entities development, business linkages and business to business transaction. From the donors’ accumulated experience in BDS, they have come to the conclusion that for business support to be effective, it should be demand-driven.


Thus, this programme’s objective is to enhance the capability of the private sector enterprises in the early recovery stage through providing BDS. BDS will include consulting, training, coaching, and information services in which it will assist in closing gaps in the skills of entrepreneurs and facilitate the sustainability and improvement of their businesses.

This programme should ideally be implemented in parallel with the Repair and Replacement Programme. However the technical assistance programme scope is not limited only to damaged enterprises; construction and agri-business industries will be targeted in the first place.

BDS, provided through the programme, will help business owners to effectively design the layout of their factories, enhance the managerial system of their enterprises as well as considering the best specifications in machine procurement. Experienced consultants and experts will be contracted through the programme; business owners will be also supported to participate in international exhibitions. The local contractor will work as facilitator between the enterprises and the BDS providers (professionals) in which they will adapt the following module:

PSCC and other private sector NGOs still need technical assistance to enhance their capacity to be able to conduct this work in an effective manner. Institutional capacity building programme will provide this technical assistance to the members in order to ensure the sustainability of the services provided. DAI and GTZ have good experience in providing such services.


An independent Project Implementation Unit (PIU) should be established to be responsible on the financial management of the programme. The unit will support the private sector coordination council (PSCC) members and other private sector representing bodies in order work as local contractors. Monitoring by EC through a third party is important to ensure transparency and effectiveness.

The assumptions through the implementation phase includes: local qualified BDS providers are available. The borders are open allowing effective movement of people. Parallel implementation of this programme with the Repair and Replacement Programme. The identified risks during implementation of this programme include the continuous blockade on the Gaza strip. Pre-qualification of BDS providers is not possible due to borders closure.


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TITle/ DeScRIpTIoN Private Sector Job Support and Job Creation Programme


eSTIMATeD coST €10 million

expecTeD DuRATIoN 18 months

SIze Small and Medium Enterprises


UNRWA Job Creation Programme

pRIoRITy Priority 2: Reinforce Private sector enterprises with fresh graduates as well as skilled and unskilled workers



SummaRy deScRiption

Context

The total loss suffered by private sector businesses in the Gaza Strip is enormous, especially when considering damaged machines, building and stock. Moreover the cost of interruption of business activities and the lost markets is considered as an accumulated damage of the affected enterprises. In order to ensure business sustainability and economic recovery of these businesses support to cover technical and administration staff salaries as well as enhancing their capacities should be taken into consideration. Private Sector establishment is currently unable to cope with its operational and labour costs, which has led to laying off more than 100,000 employees.


Supporting administration and technical staff as well as providing on-the-job training opportunities for fresh graduates is the overall objective of this programme. On the other hand the programme aims to reinforce firms’ competitiveness by reducing their cost of operation through sound utilisation of qualified graduates.

The programme is separated into two parts:

Part (1): Graduate Training Programme (GTP)- 500 Fresh Graduate

A firm’s demands for technical employees are matched by the graduates’ technical capability. By this part of the programme, it is planned to achieve mutual benefits for both graduates and private firms that ultimately contribute in the development of the private sector and in the reduction of unemployment amongst fresh graduates. A cost-sharing scheme will be implemented in which the private sector enterprises are expected to pay 20% of the monthly salary. Each fresh graduate is expected to be trained for six month period.

Part (2): Job Support Programme (JSP)- 1000 Employees

Current employees as well a technical staff and labour can be supported for a one-year period. A maximum number of 2 employees per enterprise can be covered with a priority for partially and completely damaged enterprises. An advanced administrative and management training programme will be conducted for participants.

The implementing party will follow the following sequence in order to ensure demand driven services:


UNRWA’s job creation programme is recommended to implement such a programme in which it has assured good outreach and transparency. Monitoring by third party on such process is important to ensure transparency and effectiveness.

The assumptions through the implementation phase include stable political and economical conditions with borders open, allowing enterprises to be able to be productive again. The identified risks during implementation of this programme include border closures that cause a shortage of material and that private sector organisations lack capacity to train fresh graduates.


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TITle/ DeScRIpTIoN Institutional Capacity Building Programme



SIze N/A


A Project Implementation Unit (PIU) should be established to coordinate programme activities with PSCC, under the supervision of the Prime Minister’s office. It will be in charge of procurement and financial management of the programme

pRIoRITy Priority 2: Contributes to private sector development



SummaRy deScRiption

Context

After the recent conflict, the private sector in Gaza was heavily affected. More than 700 industrial, trade and service enterprises were damaged leading to a paralysed economic situation in the Gaza Strip. It is significant to note that the Gaza private sector situation had deteriorated even before the recent conflict through repeated blockades on amounts and types of good allowed through the borders, and the total banning of export operations. This led to the closure of an estimated 95% of factories (3,750 in number). The private sector enterprises were always developing parallel strategies to sustain themselves in the changing environment in order to maintain operations and market presence.

Therefore, there is an urgent need to identify the opportunities in the Gaza private sector, coping with the current complex business environment. Business alternatives and opportunities for current businesses should be taken into consideration in which a joint strategic plan for the private sector should be developed. The strategic plan should include all types of businesses in order to formulate a common vision and mission for the private sector in the Gaza Strip. Identification of roles and target groups should also be taken into consideration.

Moreover, technical and managerial support should be delivered to the Private Sector Coordination Council (PSCC) members. PSCC members are the main organisations who represent the private sector in which capacity building is required in terms of system development, training as well as physical assets. In addition, review and adaptation of strategies and policies to cope with changeable market conditions should be included, aligned with the development of the overall strategic plan.


The programme aims to provide the following capacity building components:

Development of training for PSCC members staff as well as linking them to appropriate local and •international training providers; management systems in terms of operational manuals, quality assurance manuals, project monitoring and evaluation.

Developing a Strategic Plan for the next five years that ensures private sector development and •economic recovery.

The programme will include a vital component to assure effective implementation of all private sector funded programmes. This component is the development of monitoring and evaluation systems for EU funded projects. Monitoring of all private sector programmes will be conducted, as well as conducting mid- and final evaluation of each project implemented. Lessons learnt will be identified in order to be considered in the next project year.

This programme will help in sustaining the economical development of the private sector by strengthening its main representing bodies and establishing a mechanism for implementing, monitoring and reviewing private sector improvements.


An international consulting firms, who have the experience and the background of the private sector in Gaza, will be selected to conduct programme activities. The Prime Minister’s office will supervise the work in which a needs assessment will be done in the first stage to serve as the baseline for all programme components and to enable measurement of its performance.

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