Turkey - Seismic Risk Mitigation Project

Page 1 PROJECT INFORMATION DOCUMENT (PID) CONCEPT STAGE Report No.: AB349 Project Name SEISMIC RISK MITIGATION-TR Region EUROPE AND CENTRAL ASIA Sector General water, sanitation and flood protection sector (30%);General public administration sector (30%);Housing construction (30%);Roads and highways (10%) Project ID P078359 Borrower(s) GOVERNMENT OF TURKEY Implementing Agency Environment Category [ ] A [X] B [ ] C [ ] FI [ ] TBD (to be determined) Safeguard Classification [ ] S 1 [ ] S 2 [ ] S 3 [ ] S F [ ] TBD (to be determined) Date PID Prepared July 8, 2003 Estimated Date of Appraisal Authorization January 2005 Estimated Date of Board Approval May 2005 1. Key development issues and rationale for Bank involvement Turkey is highly vulnerable to natural disasters, particularly earthquakes. In the 1999 Marmara earthquakes, the death toll reached over 17,000 with economic damage between US$5-10 billion, or around 3 percent of GNP. Within the nation