Turkey - Municipal Services Project

Page 1 PROJECT INFORMATION DOCUMENT (PID) CONCEPT STAGE Report No.: AB552 Project Name Municipal Services Project Region EUROPE AND CENTRAL ASIA Sector General water, sanitation and flood protection sector (70%);Sub- national government administration (30%) Project ID P081880 Borrower(s) Republic of Turkey Implementing Agency Iller Bank, Yeni Ziraat Mah. 14. Sokak No: 14 Diskapi Ankara, Turkey Tel: 90-312-384-6126/384-6226 Fax: 90-312-3412071 Environment Category [ ] A [ ] B [ ] C [ x] FI [ ] TBD (to be determined) Safeguard Classification [ ] S 1 [ ] S 2 [ ] S 3 [x] S F [ ] TBD (to be determined) Date PID Prepared July 17, 2003 Estimated Date of Appraisal Authorization June 1, 2004 Estimated Date of Board Approval January 18, 2005 1. Key development issues and rationale for Bank involvement Issues Turkey has gone through a rapid urbanization and about 70% of the population currently lives in urban areas. The urbanization rate is expected to increase to 85% before it stabilizes. The high urbanization rate has increased the demand for core municipal services