CAIConsulting in Kyrgyzstan
98-6, Toktogula Str., 3rd floor
720040 Bishkek, The Kyrgyz Republic
Тел.: +996 312 62 36 96
Тел.: +996 312 66 46 87
01.11.2004 - 31.12.2004
Kazakhstan
| Overall project value (EUR) | 46380 Euro (60200 USD) |
| No. of staff provided | 4 |
| Name of Client | The Forest and Hunting Committee (FHC) of the Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Kazakhstan |
| Financing agency | World Bank (WB) |
| Name of partners | AFC Consultants (Germany) |
| Detailed Narrative Description of Project | The purpose of this contract was to provide economic expertise as part of the project team for the collection and analysis of economic and financial information related specifically to the investments proposed under the project, and to contribute to the design of the project for preparation of a project implementation plan and associated background studies on the proposed 6-year Kazakhstan Forest Protection and Reforestation Project. |
| Detailed Narrative Description of Services provided | The economic and financial analysis included:
- Cost estimates: review costs of current forestry practices, existing project cost estimates, validate the estimates, and propose more cost-effective alternatives; - Cost-benefit analysis: a detailed cost-benefit analysis undertaken during project preparation, taking into account the analysis issues and using quantitative models; - Market analysis: the analysis included a preliminary assessment of current and potential market conditions for saxaul; - Local public goods assessment: this involved an assessment of environmental services and potential payment arrangements, e.g., subsidies for investments with significant public benefit externalities; - Analysis for GEF: an analysis of the “incremental” or additional costs associated with transforming a project with national benefits into one with global environmental benefits; - Poverty impact analysis: the impact of the project on poverty in terms of opportunity, empowerment, and security; - Economic monitoring: project-wide indicative estimates of with- and without-project scenarios made building on preliminary assessments, based on initial surveys and secondary data; - Fiscal impact analysis: an assessment of the fiscal impacts of the project, both expenditure and revenue aspects, within the context of a public expenditure and revenue review of the whole forestry sector. |
CAIConsulting in Kyrgyzstan
98-6, Toktogula Str., 3rd floor
720040 Bishkek, The Kyrgyz Republic
Тел.: +996 312 62 36 96
Тел.: +996 312 66 46 87