The overall objective of this project is to enhance the resilience and response to climate shocks in Comoros, Djibouti, Somalia, and South Sudan by improving the management of climate disaster risks.

1 project completion report pcr for public sector operationsi. basic data a. report data project name: national integrated rural water sector project pniser project code: p-mr-eaz-007 country mauritania sector: more than one water supply sub -sector environmental categorisation 2-moderate es risks report type: date of report: 23.02.2024 mission: completion mission 1 from: 11.07.2023 to: 18.07.2023 prepared by task manager: alba serna gonzalez alternate: division manager ousseynou guene ahws3 b. responsible bank staff at completion country manager ousseynou guene regional director mohamed el azizi sector director osward mulenga chanda task manager alba serna gonzalez alternate task managerc. project data project financing plan in ua financing sourceinstrument foreign exchange local currency total a.d.f. project 2,351,.00 701,.00 3,052,.00a.d.f. projcyclegrant 1,161,.00 1,287,.00 2,448,.00rwssi fund projcyclegrant 2,261,.00 828,935.00 3,089,935.00governmentbeneficiary projcyclegrant 0.00 1,035,.00 1,035,.00t o t a l 5,773,.00 3,851,935.00 9,624,935.00 processing milestones - bank-approved financing only loan number approval date date signed effective date effective date for 1st disbursement disbursement deadline 2100150028293 07.12.2012 12.02.2013 13.09.2013 08.11.2013 30.06.2023 2100155024117 07.12.2012 12.02.2013 12.02.2013 20.08.2013 30.06.2023 5800155001001 07.12.2012 12.02.2013 12.02.2013 31.05.2013 30.06.2023 financing amount ua loan number net loan amount approved ua signed ua cancelled ua net loan amount ua 2100150028293 3,052,.00 3,052,.00 3,052,.00 0.00 3,052,.00 2100155024117 2,448,.00 2,448,.00 2,448,.00 0.00 2,448,.00 5800155001001 3,500,.00 3,073,113.77 3,073,113.77 0.00 3,073,113.77 t o t a l 8,573,113.77 8,573,113.77 0.00 8,573,113.77 2 disbursement status uac loan number disbursed to date disbursed to date uac disbursed to date undisbursed amount ua percentage undisbursed 2100150028293 2,768,201.18 2,768,201.18 90.70 283,798.82 9.30 2100155024117 2,442,496.95 2,442,496.95 99.78 5,503.05 0.22 5800155001001 3,252,674.15 2,855,953.63 92.93 217,160.14 7.07 t o t a l 8,066,651.76 94.09 506,462.01 5.91 commitment status uac financing source planned amount ua committed amount ua percentage committed uncommitted amount ua percentage uncommitted bank group 9,,.00 8,066,651.76 94.09 506,462.01 5.91 government 1,035,.00 0.00 0.00 1,035,.00 100.00 co-financier 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 100.00 t o t a l 10,035,.00 8,066,651.76 83.81 1,558,283.24 16.19 executing and implementing agencyies: borrower government of mauritania, ministry of finance, external debt directorate guarantor government of mauritania, ministry of finance, external debt directorate executing agency ministry of water resources and sanitationii. project performance assessment a. relevance 1. relevance of project development objective rating narrative assessment 4 project sector and specific objectives: the project's objective is to improve the living conditions of rural population and water management in three regions of southern mauritania brakna, gorgol and tagant through water supply for different uses drinki ng water, small-scale irrigation, livestock water supply and sanitation and develop of an integrated national water resource mobilisation and management strategy. the chose of these wilayas is informed by their high poverty rate 63.9 in brakna, 66.5 in gorgol and 67.8 in tagant despite substantial but under -tapped water resources and a key geographical situation, a crossroads for cattle transhumance from the west and north of the country in search of pasture and watering points. strategies and policies: the mauritanian government identified water, sanitation, and food security as priority areas with the adoption of the poverty reduction strategy papers prsp s and the prsp 2011 -2015 action plan. this strategy was followed and supported by an agriculture and food security strategy afss: 2012 -2025, a rural development strategy rds 2013 -2025 and a 2021 water policy. all these strategies and policies adop ted over several years are geared towards the sector's consistent development and optimum water resources management , especially in rural areas. project alignment with country and bank strategies: the project aligns with the bank's intervention strategy in mauritania, defined in the csp 2011 -2015, particularly pillar 1 - strengthening infrastructure. it also aligns with the bank's integrated water resources management strategy and the bank's 2010 -2014 agricultural strategy, meeting the mauritanian government's expectations for a long -term 2030 national strategy, includingvarious water uses to combat poverty in rural areas. relevance to beneficiaries and other stakeholders: the relevance of the project's development objective is reflected in the achievement of all of the planned objectives which focus on the integrated development of the villages concerned to improve the livi ng conditions of the residents of the three regions by i providing drinking water supply systems; ii creating 20 agricultural areas of 2 hectares each, helping to generate permanent agricultural jobs and income for households, particularly for women; ii i creating 2 pastoral sites and several watering points for cattle transhumance; and iv building 110 public latrines and providing assistance for the use of individual latrines through community-led total sanitation. 3 2. relevance of project design rating narrative assessment 3 the project adopted an integrated and coherent approach to using water resources for socio -economic and environmental improvement in eligible wilayas. the design is based on a participatory approach, incorporating lessons from previous projects. first, the project developed water mobilisation infrastructure for domestic, pastoral and livestock purposes. these facilities are renewable -energy-powered , contributing to their sustainability. second, the project developed an integrated water resource management strategy to ensure proper water management for all purposes, including for the ecosystem. lastly, the project includes measures for strengthening knowledge and governance to ensure the sustainabili ty and proper use of the infrastructures. designing the project around the water -energy-agriculture-ecosystems nexus is relevant because it maximises the impact of the infrastructure and the project's economic return. the project had additional funding for the building of additional drinking water supply dws systems deemed necessary to meet demand in the three regions. however, the composition of the management unit was limited throughout the project. compliance with bank policies became more comprehensive during project implementation, while the human resources available to the pmu remained the same and were inadequate to meet the new environmental, social, gender equality or control and monitoring requirements. in addition, the steering committee did not operate as planned, limiting its impact on project monitoring and supervision. 3. lessons learned related to relevance key issues lessons learned target audience alignment with country and bank strategiesthe project's alignment with the government's strategies and vision for the development of the dwss sector and rural development as well as meeting the needs expressed by rural population facilitated project implementation despite the challenging context of simultaneously implementing several project components drinking water, irrigation, pastoral activities, and training and the spreading of projects over three remote regions with difficult access. borrower, pmu, onser, afdb project impact on the targeted institutionsthe project involved several ministries and regional institutions to comply with the integral demand -based development approach, as well as meet the specific needs of the beneficiary population, and various water uses. this integral development approach i nvolving beneficiary communities and local and national institutions needs to be better coordinated to avoid a duplication of responsibilities. borrower, pmu, onser, ministries and regional institutions importance of institution -building and trainingfrom project design, special attention was paid to training on the management of irrigated perimeters, the implementation of community-led total sanitation and the objective of ending open defecation, as well as the strengthening of logistical resources of the ministries and regional institutions.. all these elements combined had the desired impact on the improvement of the living conditions of the beneficiary population. borrower, pmu, onser, ministries and regional institutions,implementation of es measures, including monitoring and reportingduring project implementation, es risk management measures, including, the preparation of site -specific es studies and the execution of related management plans were not implemented on time. . it is necessary to guarantee that the site -specific es risks and impacts related to the bank's interventions identified during project preparation and the resulting es management plans are implemented and monitored during project implementation. borrower, pmu, onser b. effectiveness 1. progress towards the project's development objective project purpose comments 4 help improve the living conditions of the rural population in the brakna, gorgol and tagant regions by providing water for various uses drinking water, small -scale irrigation, pastoral water supply and sanitation and prepare an integrated water resources mobilisation and management strategy. 2. outcome reporting outcome indicators baseline value most recent value end target progress towards target narrative assessment core sector indicator yesno the population has greater access to dwss. 1.2 number of public latrines no. 0. 78 120 65.00 completed on track completed the target was reviewed downwards following lessons learned from the first unsuccessful tender. no 1.3 number of fdal villages no. 0. 140 140 100.00 completed on track completed 140 localities declared fdal, 3,726 latrines built by households and 1, latrines built with partial subsidies granted to households. no no. 0. 110, 110, 100.00 completed on track yes no. 0. 55, 55, 100.00 completed on track yes increased availability of water for cattle in the grazing areas of the three regions 2.1 volume of water available to livestock per head of cattle l 0. 10 10 100.00 completed on track completed eight pastoral wells completed as planned. no market gardening production increases in the three regions. 3.1 market gardening production in the three regionstonne 0. 200 200 100.00 completed on track. work on the irrigation perimeters is 100 complete. currently, twenty out of twenty water tanks have been built and supplied from twenty boreholes. training for women producers took place in september 2022. twenty-eight people, including 24 women, participated. the perimeters are being exploited. no the national integrated water resource mobilization and management strategy for the various sub -sectors prepared, including the strategic environmental, social and climate change impact assessment 4.1 action plan and investment programme for the various uses. 0 investment plan and programme by 2030 available investment plan and programme by 2030 is available na completed on track. investment plan and programme by 2030 is available no 5 4.2 action plan and investment programme for the various uses. 0 eisesc recommendations included in the investment plan and programme eisesc recommendations included in the investment plan and programme na completed on track. eisesc recommendations included in the investment plan and programme no rating narrative assessment 4 all the activities planned under the project have been completed. in addition, new activities such as the environmental audit, feasibility study and remedial action plan were also included in the project. these activities resulted in compliance with the en vironmental and social safeguards and ensured the remaining funds were used to achieve additional results. as a result, the expected results were achieved. there is only a difference in the number of public latrines built and that is due to the uniquenes s of the procurement process and the project area's geophysical characteristics. 3. output reporting output indicators most recent value end target progress towards target narrative assessment core sector indicator yesno development of dwss and agricultural infrastructure dws system no. 34 32 106.25 on track twenty-four new solar water supply systems built, and ten water supply networks rehabilitated. no sanitation facilities built collective latrines no. 78 120 65.00 on track an unsuccessful tendering process led to a reduction in the number of latrines, 78 120 no villages declared fdal no. 140 140 100.00 on track the community-led total sanitation clts activity progressed according to plan. no pastoral water works drilling no. 47 50 94.00 on track the difference between the number of planned boreholes and those actually drilled stems from the fact that many exploratory boreholes were drilled which were unsuitable for operation, and from the failure of the contractor responsible for drilling the bore holes. no livestock water facilities constructed pastoral wells no. 0. 2. 0.00 not on track the pastoral wells were cancelled by the government following the submission of a single bid deemed to be very high during the relaunch of the tender process. no livestock water facilities constructed retention basins no. 2, 3, 66.67 on track a retention basin planned for tagant was cancelled and replaced by wells; given the climatic conditions low no 6 rainfall and high evaporation, two basins were built and are operational. agricultural development works 1 perimeter x 2ha ha 40. 40. 100.00 on track construction works on the irrigated perimeters 40 ha will be completed in december 2020. no institutional support national integrated water resources management strategy document prepared no. 1 1 100.00 on track a national integrated water resources management and mobilisation strategy by 2030 was prepared and validated in 2016. the snadea will be reviewed at a national workshop in 2023 and will have to go through parliament. the study includes i a report on str ategic options; ii a projected programme and an action plan for the implementation of the strategy; and an environmental management plan. no onser action plan no. 1. 1. 100.00 on track the final report on the study to design onser's development plan was prepared and validated by onser in may 2015. no support for agricultural cooperatives formation of associations, 100 women x association no. 13. 20. 65.00 on track in july 2022, an agreement was signed with iset for agricultural training and extension. the training sessions took place in september 2022. there were twenty-eight participants, including twenty-four women from thirteen cooperatives. some co -operatives were not represented. this may be due to gender-related challenges in some localities. no support to regional directorates regional directorates mha and mdr equipped and operational regional directorates mha and mdr equipped and operational na on track construction of offices for three regional directorates one office was planned, and three were built no project management setting up the coordination system senior staff and counterparts of sector departments appointed senior staff and counterparts of sector departments appointed na on track all appointments were made. no accounts auditall up to 2018 contracts signed and monitoring ensured na on track all audits through to 2021 obtained a no-objection from the bank. recruitment of a firm for 2022 and 2023 is under way eoi and tor validated by the bank. no rating narrative assessment 3 most of the identified outcomes achieved the project's initial objective. there are differences between indicators planned and actual values favourable or unfavourable to the project. this is due to the procurement procedures' specificities and the implementation area's geophysical characteristics. 7 4. development objective do rating do rating narrative assessment 3 the project implemented all the initially planned activities and is currently implementing additional activities to increase the positive impact in the field. the field mission showed positive results beyond those initially expected such as the initiation of income-generating activities by women's groups with more free time due to a reduction of their water collection workload or an increase in the population of certain localities with the improvement in the quality of life following the installation of drinking water distribution systems. 5. beneficiaries category e.g., farmers, students description most recent valuea target value b progress towards target of women peasants, individuals, livestock breeders150, 150, 100.00 51.00 6. unanticipated or additional outcomes description type positive or negative impact on project narrative assessment multiple uses of water economic, food self-sufficiency positive high new income-generating activities set up following the construction of drinking water supply systems tree planting and market gardening climate change positive medium tree planting and market gardening were developed through the project or by popular initiative to mitigate the effects of climate change. localities with inadequate water supply social negative medium the project made no provision for funds to be allocated to alternative solutions. energy savings autonomy and savings positive medium energy savings through the use of photovoltaic facilities for boreholes. additional works climate change positive medium 10-hectare dune restoration project around three grazing stations. 7. lessons learned related to effectiveness key issues lessons learned target audience logical framework indicatorsthe logical framework referred to indicators not specified during appraisal but defined at start -up population served in 2012 and number of latrines. the appraisal report must be based on studies with enough baseline indicators information. borrower, pmu lack of a baseline scenariothe project was hastily prepared, failing to present precise indicators and a baseline enabling a more objective post -evaluation. borrower composition of the coordination unit and tasks descriptionthe coordination unit must include specialists in line with the expectations of regularly monitoring performance indicators. borrower, pmu mainstreaming dispersed context specifications into the allotment process the existence of many companies and the coordination between drilling and water supply system construction companies require attention to avoid conflicts. borrower, pmu monitoring-evaluationthe lack of an expert dedicated to monitoring and evaluation is a weakness in terms of justifying project performance. the project management unit did not include an expert dedicated to monitoring and evaluation. this function was delegated to several mini stries, borrower, pmu, afdb 8 which led to a duplication of effort, poor coordination and inadequate monitoring and evaluation.. implementation of es measures the environmental and social monitoring component did not receive the required consideration and was rectified at an advanced stage of the project. a remedial action plan was initiated in 2022 and will continue beyond the project closing date. the lack of a dedicated expert within the pmu to monitor esmp implementation. es monitoring by the afdb which only began in the final years of the project. borrower, pmu, afdb c. efficiency 1. timeliness planned project duration - years a actual implementation time - years b ratio of planned and actual implementation time ab rating 5.6 10.1 0.55 2 narrative assessment the initial implementation period was 5 years and 8 months may 2013 -december 2018, although the project was not completed until the end of june 2023, i.e., 10 years and 3 months later. several factors are responsible for the project implementation delay.i delays in the procurement process during the start -up phase; ii insecurity in some project areas, leading to delays in the reception of boreholes from the implementing firms to contin ue works on domestic water supply and livestock watering systems; frequent changes in project management executing agency and bank; iv non-compliance with es safeguards which required an es audit and a corrective action plan cap to restore the project's compliance with standards; v the impact of the covid -19 pandemic which limited movement and slowed down the procurement and implementation process; and vi inclusion of new activities to improve the project's impact. all the works and outputs were delivered in 2019 and most of the activities over the last three years have been linked to the es safeguards and the feasibility study for a new dws project. however, this long duration, although not favourable for the project's efficiency, helped to develop a genuine partnership with the project management unit and enhanced project achievements beyond outputs, outcomes, and improvement in the physical implementation rate. regarding resource use efficiency, the project was completed within budget, with savings used to conduct a study on a future water supply project, the es audit, and the implementation of the camp. overall, project activities were consistent with projections minor changes between pastoral activities and other developments. the appraisal report did not implement the monitoring and evaluation component as planned. it was thought that the monitoring and evaluation function entrusted to the cooperation planning and monitoring directorate dpsc within the mha would be conducted successfully. however, this was not the case, and the performance indicators during implementation or operation were poorly d efined. this shortcoming negatively impacted environmental and social monitoring, with quarterly es reporting only becoming regular in the last two years of the project. however, the project management unit regularly submitted quarterly progress reports and financial audit reports. 2. resource use efficiency median physical implementation of rlf outputs financed by all financiers a see ii.b.3 commitment rate ratio of the median percentage physical implementation and commitment rate ab rating 97.00 27.59 3.52 4 narrative assessment the loans and grants allocated to the project were fully used as expected. the few changes made without any impact on the project's objectives were made for technical reasons or due to the priorities of the population involved during the implementation. the government counterpart was provided as planned. all the dws, sanitation, pastoral activities and irrigation components were conducted to the satisfaction of the target populations. the savings generated were used to conduct additional activities such as the es audit, the cap and its implementation, and a feasibility study on the preparation of a dws development project to continue with the current project and to rehabilitate the premises of two 9 additional regional directorates. the project was completed well within budget, with disbursements reaching about 95 and are expected to reach 100 with outstanding payments and the completion of the final audit. 3. cost-benefit analysis economic rate of return at appraisal updated economic rate of return at completion economic rate of return at appraisal rating 14.40 16.20 1.13 4 narrative assessment the economic rate of return was calculated using the same methodology adopted during appraisal, discounting the quantifiable costs and benefits of the project, i.e., supplying water to 150, inhabitants, ensuring water for about 250,00 0 head of livestock, additional production of thirty -eight irrigated areas, impact on health savings, impact on the cost of open defecation, and jobs created during project implementation. the project outcomes were achieved. the irr was 16.2, compared to 14.4 at appraisal. this rate would be significantly higher if it were possible to quantify all the non -monetary benefits, such as improved living conditions, hygiene, schooling, and availability of workplaces. 4. implementation progress ip ip rating narrative assessment 3 the project successfully addressed bottlenecks due to non -compliance with environmental and safety safeguards and delays in the submission of audit reports. overall, the project is progressing successfully technical, financial, procurement, e s, me, etc .. 5. lessons learned related to efficiency key issues lessons learned target audience start-up delays poor knowledge of bank procurement procedures delayed the project's commencement. the capacity of the project's management bodies needs to be assessed. borrower, pmu, afdb procurementdelays in processing procurement requests which need to be rectified for future interventions. cancellation of some of the no -objection notices issued by the bank. it is recommended that bank procedures be followed and that no further changes be made to notices issued. it is recommended that the dam and consultation of ecosystems be respected. pmu, afdb poor knowledge of bank rulesit is necessary to train the pmu on bank procedures at project start -up. borrower, pmu, afdb works coordinationcoordination between the water extraction and drilling companies and those building the water supply systems was ineffective. it is necessary to synchronise the drilling and construction contracts to complete the water supply systems. borrower, pmu availability of es and monitoring and evaluation specialistthe lack of a monitoring and evaluation expert as well as an es expert adversely affected project implementation. the lack of a monitoring and evaluation expert as well as an es expert adversely affected project implementation. the pmu's make-up was limited and did not include monitoring and evaluation experts. this function was entrusted to several ministries, which led to project monitoring delays. the pmu should be composed as per the bank's rules of procedure. borrower, pmu, afdb change of task managersit is necessary to ensure stability among pmu and bank project managers and officers, as well as a smooth handover in the event of a change. borrower, pmu, afdb 10 d. sustainability 1. financial sustainability rating narrative assessment 3 the project was completed within budget, and it achieved the expected objectives of all the selected and diversified thrusts such as drinking water supply, agricultural activities irrigation and pastoral and improvements to individual and public sanitation. all these thrusts have clear economic benefits that will increase the incomes of local people, while from a strictly financial standpoint, payment of water bills for household needs, irrigation, and livestock watering are enough to meet the recurring costs for the maintenance of the water supply, agricultural and pastoral development systems. however, the maintenance of schools and public spaces is borne by the state and local authority budgets. in addition, the project opted for photovoltaic technol ogy for the powering of boreholes, thereby reducing costs and ensuring service continuity. it provided sufficient training and awareness -raising for the beneficiaries to maintain and take ownership of the infrastructure. 2. institutional sustainability and strengthening of capacities rating narrative assessment 3 once the water and sanitation infrastructure is delivered, it is managed by the relevant institutions in line with the institutional framework in force in mauritania. the national rural water services authority onser operates and maintains rural water services. onser applies the infrastructure operation and maintenance method based on the number of users. onser is responsible for monitoring water -related works and must introduce the nec essary mechanisms to support users of water supply and irrigation systems through training and awareness campaigns, as well as financial support for sanitation and the adoption of a water pricing system which reconciles the project's sustainability objectives with the capacities of the beneficiary populations. collective sanitation facilities are managed by health clubs within the schools. each family operates individual sanitation facilities. the institutional capacity -building component covered several aspects, including reorganising the regional departments to enhance efficiency, training women users of agricultural irrigation areas and 20 associations, raising people's awareness of new dw ss practices, building individual latrines and declaring villages fdal, conducting a study on an integrated national strategy for the mobilisation and management of water resources, and setting up an action plan to guide integrated dwss projects and improv e onser's performance. 3. ownership and sustainability of partnerships rating narrative assessment 3 the project was designed based on a participatory approach involving the regions and residents of remote villages to establish their priorities and tailor the projects to their specific needs. twenty associations and water facility management committees were set up, and about 2, women were trained to ensure proper infrastructure management. the project also includes a training and awareness -raising programme for rural women on community -led total sanitation and the abandonment of open defecation. the trainees were mostly women. all these measures have strengthened the ownership of the infrastructure by the beneficiaries. in addition, the project involved several centralised, regional, and local partners. the government developed a strategy and an action plan to support the agricultural and water supply sectors in rural areas, intending to improve the living conditions of t he poor and vulnerable. several ministries, regional and local authorities and beneficiary communities were involved in the selection of the technical solutions and scaling of this project. the private sector was also mobilised to implement infrastructure works. the premises of the three regions were rehabilitated to enable them to fulfil their mandates. in addition, technical and financial partners tfps such as unicef contribute significantly to the development of activities related to the improvement o f sanitation, nutrition, and the status of women, children, and disadvantaged social groups. 4. environmental and social sustainability rating narrative assessment 11 3 the project is classified under category 2, given that the scope of the works and the negative environmental and social impacts are limited and can be addressed by implementing the recommended measures. an environmental and social management plan esmp was prepared in 2012. a summary of the esmp was published on the website before submitting the project to the bank's board of directors. the implementation and monitoring of the esmp did not begin until 2019, i.e., 8 years after the start of project activities. the bank reviewed f the environmental and social aspects of the project in 2019 and recommended that an environmental and social audit be conducted together with a remedial action plan. a summary of the findings in 2020 indicated that: i. an environmental and social impact statement had been omitted. pniser is a category 2 project and according to national regulations, an esia is required for each structure, as the state of a site varies from one location to another, especially t hese 3 wilayas with completely different ecosystems; ii failure to provide quarterly reports on the esmp implementation measures es; other findings relate to low flows and insufficient production, quality of water pipes, lack of monitoring and physical and -chemical assessment of water supply works, and lack of water treatment in the project's water supply infrastructure. the remedial action plan rap agreed with the piu focused on the following key issues: a administratively aspects, i compliance with the national mobilisation and integrated management of water resources strategy and the prepared esmp. b technically: i quarterly esmp implementation reports ; ii implementation of natural resource management and pollution prevention actions. other recommendations addressed the lack of qualified staff to manage the water supply systems. most of the cap activities were implemented. the remaining actions to be implemented after the end of the project include i organising training sessions on good farming practices and water management; ii supporting women with small equipment and seeds; organising awareness campaigns on waste management and the maintenance of structures; iv creating 10 hasite to fix dunes to protect against silting. these actions do not pose any reputational risks for the bank. these activities form part of the wat er supply infrastructure management and can be monitored by national entities the project's performance regarding environmental and social sustainability is deemed satisfactory. 5. lessons learned related to sustainability key issues lessons learned target audience stakeholder engagement the participatory approach to technical choices and capacity building are critical to the project's success. targeted training for women users of the facilities is an asset in the sustainability of the infrastructure. borrowers, economic operators associations, management committees, beneficiaries financial contribution the collection of water supply charges and the allocation of a maintenance budget by local authorities and the state for components that do not generate direct income are necessary. associations, management committees, beneficiaries environmental sustainability environmental sustainability must go beyond the project implementation period, and any shortcomings identified during the project design and implementation must be addressed using an ongoing remedial action plan. borrower, pmu, afdb strengthening monitoring and evaluation environmental and social monitoring was not conducted satisfactorily due to the absence of an expert dedicated to the task, and its management by a ministry was ineffective. borrower, pmu, afdb . performance of stakeholders 1. bank performance rating narrative assessment of the bank's performance by the borrower 12 3 overall, the bank's performance was satisfactory during project implementation. the project team comprised a task manager, supported by departments responsible for procurement, financial management, gender equality, environmental and social safeguards, and disbursement ecosystems. the involvement of the various ecosystems in pniser's management and supervision was limited or weak at the start of implementation and strengthened over time. the bank was proactive in the financing of sub -components in replacem ent of others and strengthening project objectives. the bank was prompt in the processing of the project documents with the exception mentioned above of the change of project manager and was responsive in identifying and addressing any issues. the bank conducted two physical supervision meetings annually, except during the pandemic when monitoring was conducted virtually. over the lengthy implementation period, the bank's task manager changed several times, resulting in delays due to the proper involvement of the task manager, irregularities in file processing and ineffective project handover. on two occasions, the bank was inconsistent in approving costs later found ineligible, unfairly casting doubt on the pmu's financial management practices. in addition, the project underwent a resizing of implementing procurement policies or es guarantees, shifting from more flexible adoption at the start of implementation to strict monitoring at the end. this reflects that, until 2018, the bank did not involve an es expert in monitoring and supervising environmental and social issues, which had implications for the pmu's compliance with the project's es safeguards. the bank's comments on its own performance key issues lessons learned target audience project management continuityavoid as much as possible, changing task managers. where necessary, ensure project continuity with improved handover and increased accountability. afdb coordination of documentation processing and responses coordinate the processing of procurement documents and review of audit reports. afdb, pmu, procurement committees communication and proactivity the bank and the project collaborated effectively in the use of resources allocated to the project. afdb, pmu compliance with es measures in financing agreements the bank should be more vigilant about borrower commitments to implement the es measures and activate the measures to suspend financing accordingly. as soon as projects are launched, the bank must ensure the presence of es monitoring officers in the project management unit and support them in properly implementing esmp measures. afdb, pmu, maed expenditure validationtask managers must comply strictly with bank rules on the eligibility of expenditure and ensure consistency with the non-objections issued for ineligible expenditures for which the pmu is not solely responsible. afdb 2. borrower performance rating narrative assessment on borrower performance to be inserted by the bank 3 mauritanian authorities implemented the project through a project management unit comprising a project manager, a procurement specialist, an administrative and financial expert, and focal points from the relevant departments water, sanitation and rural de velopment. however, project monitoring and evaluation was the responsibilities of the mdr's directorate of planning and cooperation monitoring dpsc within the mha and the directorate of policy, cooperation and monitoring and evaluation dpcse. however, they did not cover the monitoring of performance indicators, particularly in relation to the operation of the facilities. also, the environmental and social safeguards aspect of the project did not receive proper attention, and it was at an advanc ed stage of project implementation that these shortcomings were identified. to address the 13 environmental monitoring shortcomings, a project es audit was commissioned by the bank in 2020. this audit assessed the situation and proposed a corrective action plan, which is still being implemented to comply with environmental and social requirements. . the steering committee was set up and operated according to plan, with regular meetings and participation of the departments and associations involved in the project. all procurement was conducted per the provisions and arrangements set out in the financin g agreements. however, there were some initial challenges with procurement procedures at project start -up. subsequently, there was some improvement in the quality of procurement documents and understanding of bank procurement rules and procedures. the acc ounting and financial audit reports did not find any procurement or project implementation irregularities. overall, borrower performance is deemed satisfactory. key issues lessons learned project organisation the change of coordinator and the absence of a monitoring and evaluation specialist and an environmental and social safeguards specialist are shortcomings that should be avoided in future. borrower, pmu, afdb use of existing project management skillsthe use of administrative expertise is an advantage in building capacity, but inadequate coordination can be a source of delays and conflict.. borrower, pmu, afdb communication and dialogue the pmu submitted quarterly implementation progress reports and annual audit reports regularly, and the reports were deemed acceptable by the bank. however, environmental, and social monitoring and performance indicators were inadequate. borrower, pmu, afdb 3. performance of other stakeholders rating narrative assessment on the performance of other stakeholders, including co -financiers, contractors, and service providers 3 national companies - some companies did not have the appropriate equipment or required staff. foreign companies - given the lack of a local representative in mauritania, there were decision -making delays. site personnel had to seek guidance from management at the head office before making any decisions. this means that response times and decision -making were slow. consultancy firms:- the process of recruiting consultants firms attracted a high level of participation. the studies and supervision of works planned under the pniser were conducted in favourable conditions, mainly by mauritanian consultancy firms. key issues lessons learned target audience related ministries agriculture, health, project supervisiondespite the presence of a steering committee, coordination between the pmu and the various ministries encountered several setbacks which contributed to implementation delays. borrower, ministries, pmu companieslocal companies faced difficulties in transporting and delivering materials, while foreign companies, without a local correspondent, had problems communicating and making decisions, relying on advice from head office. a partnership between foreign and local companies could be more effective. borrower, pmu, works firms, afdb consultancy firmsmauritanian consultancy firms demonstrated that they had sound knowledge of the terrain and project context. borrower, pmu, afdb the environmental control department although the esmp provides for the involvement of this department in the monitoring of the implementation, it did not play its sovereign role of control and monitoring at the national level. henceforth, this department should be involved from the project preparation phase to establish its role in es monitoring. borrower, ministerial departments 14 iv. summary of key lessons learned and recommendations. 1. key lessons learned key issues lessons learned target audience alignment with country and bank strategies the project's consistency with the government's strategies and vision for the development of the dwss sector and rural development, as well as efforts to meet the needs expressed by rural populations, facilitated project implementation despite the challeng ing context of the concurrent implementation of several components drinking water, irrigation, pastoral activities and training and the implementation of projects over three isolated regions which are challenging to access. borrower, pmu, onser, afdb impact of the project on targeted institutions the project involved several ministries and regional institutions to comply with the integral demand -based development approach, as well as meet the specific needs of the beneficiary population, and various water uses. this integral development approach involving beneficiary communities and local and national institutions needs to be better coordinated to avoid a duplication of responsibilities. borrower, pmu, onser, ministerial departments and regional institutions importance of institution-building and training from project design, special attention was paid to training on the management of irrigated perimeters, the implementation of community-led total sanitation and the objective of ending open defecation, as well as the strengthening of logistical resources of the ministries and regional institutions. all these elements combined had the desired impact on the improvement of the living conditions of the beneficiary population. borrower, pmu, onser, ministerial departments and regional institutions implementation of es measures, including monitoring and reporting during project implementation, es risk management measures, including, the preparation of site -specific es studies and the execution of related management plans were not implemented on time. it is necessary to guarantee that the site -specific es risks and impacts related to the bank's interventions identified during project preparation and the resulting es management plans are implemented and monitored during project implementation. borrower, pmu, onser logical framework indicators the logical framework referred to indicators not specified during appraisal but defined at start -up population served in 2012 and number of latrines. the appraisal report must be based on studies with enough baseline indicators information. borrower, pmu lack of a baseline the project was hastily prepared, failing to present precise indicators and a baseline enabling a more objective post -evaluation. borrower composition of the coordination unit and tasks description the coordination unit must include specialists to meet the expectations of regularly monitoring performance indicators. borrower, pmu mainstreaming dispersed context specifications into the allotment process the existence of many and the coordination between drilling and water supply system construction companies require attention to avoid conflicts. borrower, pmu monitoring-evaluationthe lack of an expert dedicated to monitoring and evaluation is a weakness in terms of justifying project performance. the project management unit did not include an expert dedicated to monitoring and evaluation. this function was delegated to several min istries, which led to a duplication of efforts, poor coordination and inadequate monitoring and evaluation borrower, pmu, afdb implementation of es measures the environmental and social monitoring component did not receive the necessary attention and was only addressed at an advanced stage of the project. a remedial action plan was initiated in 2022 and will continue beyond the project closure date --the absence of a dedicated expert at the pmu to monitor esmp implementation. es monitoring by the afdb, which only began in the final years of the project. borrower, pmu, afdb stakeholder commitment the participatory approach to technical choices and capacity building are critical to the project's success. targeted training for women users of the facilities is an asset in the sustainability of the infrastructure. borrowers, economic operators associations, 15 management committees, beneficiaries financial contribution the collection of water supply charges and the allocation of a maintenance budget by local authorities and the state for components that do not generate direct income are necessary. associations, management committees, beneficiaries environmental sustainability environmental sustainability must go beyond the project implementation period, and any shortcomings identified during project design and implementation must be addressed in a remedial action plan to be implemented as and when required. borrower, pmu, afdb strengthening monitoring-evaluation environmental and social monitoring was not conducted satisfactorily due to the absence of an expert dedicated to the task, and its management by a ministry was ineffective. borrower, pmu, afdb start-up delays poor knowledge of bank procurement procedures delayed the project's commencement. the capacity of the project's management bodies needs to be assessed. borrower, pmu, afdb procurement delays in processing procurement requests which need to be rectified for future interventions. cancellation of some of the no -objection notices issued by the bank. it is recommended that bank procedures be followed and that no further changes be made to notices issued. it is recommended that the dam and consultation of ecosystems be respected. pmu, afdb poor knowledge of bank rules of procedure it is necessary to train the pmu on bank procedures at project start -up. borrower, pmu, afdb works coordination coordination between the water extraction and drilling companies and those building the water supply systems was ineffective. it is necessary to synchronise the drilling and construction contracts to complete the water supply systems. borrower, pmu availability of an es and monitoring-evaluation specialist the lack of a monitoring and evaluation expert as well as an es expert adversely affected project implementation. the lack of a monitoring and evaluation expert as well as an es expert adversely affected project implementation. the pmu's make-up was limited and did not include monitoring and evaluation experts. this function was entrusted to several ministries, which led to project monitoring delays. the pmu should be composed as per the bank's rules of procedure. borrower, pmu, afdb change of task managers it is necessary to ensure stability among pmu and bank project managers and officers, as well as a smooth handover in the event of a change. borrower, pmu, afdb project organisation the change of co-ordinator and the absence of a monitoring -evaluation specialist and an environmental and social safeguard specialist are shortcomings that should be avoided in the future. borrower, pmu, afdb use of existing project management skillsthe use of administrative expertise is a building capacity asset, but inadequate coordination can be a source of delays and conflict. borrower, pmu, afdb communication and dialogue the pmu promptly submitted quarterly implementation progress reports and annual audit reports, which were deemed satisfactory by the bank. however, the environmental and social monitoring and performance indicators were inadequate. borrower, pmu, afdb related ministries agriculture, health, project supervision despite the presence of a steering committee, coordination between the pmu and the various ministries encountered several setbacks which contributed to implementation delays. borrower, ministerial departments, pmu companies local companies faced difficulties in transporting and delivering materials, while foreign companies, without a local correspondent, had problems communicating and making decisions, relying on advice from the head office. a partnership between foreign and local companies could be more effective. borrower, pmu, works companies, afdb consultancy firms mauritanian consultancy firms demonstrated that they had sound knowledge of the terrain and project context. borrower, pmu, afdb the environmental control department although the esmp provides for the involvement of this department in the monitoring of the implementation, it did not play its sovereign role of control and monitoring at the national level. henceforth, this department should be involved in the project preparation phase to establish its role in es monitoring. borrower, ministerial departments 16 project management continuity avoid, as much as possible, avoid changing task managers. should it be inevitable, ensure project continuity with improved handover and increased accountability. afdb coordination of file processing and responses coordinate the processing of procurement files and the review of audit reports. afdb, pmu, procurement committees communication and proactivity the bank and the project demonstrated a high level of cooperation in the use of resources allocated to the project. afdb, pmu compliance with es measures in financing agreements. the bank should be more vigilant about borrower commitments to implement the es measures and activate the measures to suspend financing accordingly. as soon as projects are launched, the bank must ensure the presence of es monitoring officers in the project management unit and support them in properly implementing esmp measures. afdb, pmu, maed expenditure validation task managers must comply strictly with bank rules on eligibility of expenditure and ensure consistency with the non -objections issued for ineligible expenditure for which the pmu is not solely responsible. afdb 2. key recommendations with particular emphasis on ensuring sustainability of project benefits key issues key recommendations responsibility deadline v. overall pcr rating dimensions and criteria rating dimension a: relevance 4 relevance of project development objective ii.a.1 4 relevance of project design ii.a.2 3 dimension b: effectiveness 3 outcome rating ii.b.2 4 output rating ii.b.3 3 development objective do ii.b.4 3 dimension c: efficiency 3 timeliness ii.c.1 2 resource use efficiency ii.c.2 4 cost-benefit analysis ii.c.3 4 implementation progress ip ii.c.4 3 dimension d: sustainability 3 financial sustainability ii.d.1 3 institutional sustainability and strengthening of capacities ii.d.2 3 ownership and sustainability of partnerships ii.d.3 3 environmental and social sustainability ii.d.4 3 average of the dimension ratings 3 overall project completion rating satisfactory

Reference no: p-et-ff0-003 task managers : d. munuvepernsefa, b. curnier pernsefa , r. wutspernsefa, project summary note ethiopia distributed renewable energy agriculture modalities dream programme ethiopia april 2024 project summary note project description: the ethiopia distributed renewable agriculture -energy modalities dream programme is a first -of-a-kind business model pilot for africa's mini -grid industry. the programme will support the development of private sector -led green mini -grids gmg in ethiopia. the key innovation is anchoring the gmgs with agricultural productive use loads, in the form of irrigation, to ensure commercial viability and cross -subsidize residential users in a regulated and harmonized low residential tariff environment. three privat e sector developers will develop nine 9 gmgs, awarded sites in three 3 lots across four 4 regions in ethiopia amhara, oromia, sidama and snnp. dream will be co -financed by the sustainable energy fund for africa sefa and the global energy alliance for people and planet geapp, having been designed in collaboration with ethiopia's agricultural transformation institute ati, the ministry of water and energy mowe, the ministry of irrigation and lowlands mills previously one ministry -mowie, and the ministry of agriculture moa. the specific objectives of the dream programme consist of i implementing an integrated agriculture -energy nexus business model at the pre -selected pilot sites; ii assessing the performance of the proposed business mo del across commercial, economic, environmental and social indicators; building public and private sector capacity in the domain of private sector -led mini -grid electrification; and iv helping inform the national strategy for the scale -up of private sector -led mini -grid deployment. these will be achieved through the deployment of four key project components: i mini -grid development and construction , supported by catalytic results based financing rbf grant funding from geapp and reimbursable grantsconcessional loans from sefa, ii risk mitigation financing instruments from sefa, irrigation service providers and associated assets , to act as anchor off -takers and iv programme implementation support. sefa alignment and role: the programme is consistent with sefa's green mini -grids strategic pillar, notably in terms of programmatic country support to attract private investments, and sefa's market -building mandate. the programme supports sefa's overarching objective to contribut e to universal access to affordable, reliable, sustainable, and modern energy services for all in africa, in line with united nations' sustainable development goal 7 un sdg 7. cost structure: the total project cost for the pilot is ca. us 20.6 million, out of which sefa is providing a total of us 8 million, broken down as follows: i us 6.5 million reimbursable grant for mini -grid development and construction up to 50 of the project capita l budget, ii us 1 million investment grant for de -risking instruments and us 0.5 million for programme implementation support. selected private sector developers will be expected to provide a minimum of 10 of the mini -grid capex in equity, estima ted at us 1.2 million under the mini -grid development and construction component. geapp is expected to provide ca. us 11.4 million in grants us 5 million for mini -grid capex, us 5.4 million for irrigation capex, and us 1 million for ta . description of recipient: the beneficiaries for sefa's financing will be the selected developers meeting the eligibility criteria set in the dream programme. the sponsors for the nine solar pv mini -grids will be selected through a competitive tendering and partner selection process based on tariff, number of connections, sponsor track record, and financial and technical strength of their proposal, as well as execution capacity including ability to invest the minimum required equity. following the competitive partners selection proce ss, three developers, one per lot, were selected as preferred bidders. subject to bid refinement and final awards, it is expected that renewvia will develop sites in the oromia region, engie and equatorial power consortium will develop sites in amhara reg ion and rve.sol will develop sites in sidama and snnp regions. bank's role: the bank is playing a co -sponsor and catalytic investor role with sefa instruments. working alongside geapp as co -financier and strategic partner, the bank will champion an innovative pilot project with potential for scale -up with adfadb funding as well a s replication in other countries. implementation arrangements: awarded project sponsors will incorporate individual project companies in ethiopia. the companies will enter into financing agreements with afdb for the sefa -funded reimbursable grant. the implementation will be led by selected gmg developers and follow mi ni-grid directives and regulations as set and regulated by the ethiopian petroleum and energy authority epea. each site will see a key irrigation off -taker established as the anchor client of the mini -grid. the programme will be coordinated through the established dream steering committee that includes government of ethiopia involved line ministries , afdb and geapp. market ethiopia is the second largest energy access market in africa with over 60 million people that lack access to electricity. according to the national electrification program nep 2.0 over 9.2 million households are best suited for electrification through renewable energy -based mini -grids. of these, 5.9 million households will best be reached with mini -grids delivered through p ublic entities, while 3.3 million will be served through private mini -grids . goe has prioritized dream pilot programme as a market de monstration activity and potential template for later scale -up to over 100 identified agricultural commercial cluster sites. strategic alignment: the programme aligns with the afdb's energy sector policy and contributes directly to the bank's new deal on energy for africa's high five priority to light up and power africa, as well as the bank's flagship renewable energy initiative in the sahel, desert to power. the programme is aligned to ethiopia country strategy papercsp 2023 -2027 as well as national energy, climate, and development strategies and plans including the nep 2.0 and ethiopia's ndc. development outcomes: the programme is estimated to lead to: i 2,500 electricity access connections, leading to energy provision for over 12,500 people, ii installation of over 4 mw of renewable energy -based generation; the creation of 180 full -time jobs, of which 50 for women and youth; iv over 20, tco2eq ghg emission reductions, and; v the indirect facilitation of an estimated usd 300 million of public and private follow -on investment in mini -grids in ethiopia. other outcomes include improvements in agricultu ral performance, notably in terms of higher output and farmer revenues, reduced dependency of fossil fuels in powering irrigation and strengthened public sector capacity to accelerate mini -grid development.

African development bank reference: no: p -ug-fab-009 task managers: d. ndegwa, c. abedier, j achieng project summary note achwa 1 42 mw hydro power project uganda april 2024 - 1 - project summary note project description: the project company, arpe limited arpe, has built two cascading hydro power plants totaling 83mw located in pader district in northern uganda, namely achwa 1 and achwa 2. arpe is an existing client of the bank through the financing provided for achwa 2 in 2017. achwa 1 was financed using short term bridge loans maturing between 20 24 and 2026. the proposed refinancing for the short -term bridge loans will resolve the debt maturity mismatch vis -a-vis the economic life of the project and preserve the long-term financial sustainability of arpe. clientsponsor borrower: arpe, an existing client of the bank, is majority 80 owned by africa renewable energy fund aref. a 20 stake belongs to sipa holdings, a joint venture of pac spa 51 and simest spa 49. aref is a usd 205 million renewable energy fund established in 2014, with afdb and sefa as founding investors and is managed by berk eley energy, a renewable energy fund manager investing in african and asian markets. pac is an italian -based construction company focused on the design and construction of large infra structures and civil engineering projects. it is family -owned by two brothers riccardo parolini 50 and mario parolini 50. pac also acted as the civil works and hydromechanical equipment contractor for achwa 1 and 2 projects. project cost structure and financing plan: the development and construction of achwa 1 has a total cost of usd 144 million. arpe is seeking to raise usd 95 million to be financed by the same lender group for achwa 2 including deg, bio , eaif , opec fund and the afdb . bank's role: the bank is seeking to join as a co -lender of the deg led consortium and to provide up to usd 22 million in senior debt with a tenor of up to 14 years inclusive of up to 9-month grace period.industry, market and other key assessments: uganda's current installed capacity is approximately 1,402 mw 2022 from the existing hydro, solar and thermal plants, albeit effectivefirm capacity stood at 979 mw 2022. power demand is expected to increase significantly over the next few years owing to the ongoing grid expansion and distribution densification and intensification plans by the government of uganda gou which will increase electricity access and stimulate industrial demand for electricity through industrial parks focused on the manufact uring sector. energy sector statistics presented by era indicate that the energy demand growth in uganda over the past 10 years 2012 -2021 has averaged 6.47 per annum. strategic alignment the project is aligned with several of the bank's strategy documents and priorities including: i the bank's high 5 priorities especially the 'light up and power africa' priority and the new deal on energy that aims for universal access to electricity on the continent by 2025; ii the uganda country strat egy paper csp 2022 -2026, which is to develop quality and sustainable infrastructure to support industrialization and private sector development; the bank strategy for addressing fragility and building resilience in africa 2022 -2026 with respect to building resi lient societies; iv the gender strategy 2021 -2025 under pillar 3 - increasing women's access to social services through infrastructure; and v the bank's climate change and green growth action plan 2021 -2025 specifically pillar 2 on promoting low -carbon development and mitigation.the project is also aligned with national strategy documents including: i the energy sector development plan 2015, which was used by gou to develop its first and updated nationally determined contribution plan under the paris agreement; and ii the least cost electricity expansion plan 2020 -2030 to expand the grid network and increase electrification rates in the northern parts of uganda.additionality and complementarity additionality stems from the provision of long -term financing which is indispensable for an infrastructure project that needs long -term funding to remain commercially viable. the absence of such long -term financing in uganda presents a role for the bank to play in the financing of this project. such long -term funding is expected to improve the matching of the project's projected cash flow with its debt service obligations while enhancing the project's financial viability. development outcomes the proposed financing focuses on the preservation and sustainability of development outcomes envisaged for this project by bolstering the financial viability of arpe, preventing potential default and the possible interruption of arpe's services to the pri vate sector. key development outcomes expected to be sustained include: i preserve an essential input for businesses by sustaining an annual electricity generation of about 193.1 gwh and resulting in increased electricity supply to enterprises in northern uganda, a region characterized by extremely low electrification; ii to support electricity supply to potentially 280, people in rural and underserved areas; sustain the contribution to co2 emissions avoidance with an is estimated at 94 ktco2 e an nually and the total over lifetime is 3,761.5 ktco2 e; iv sustain usd 38.1 million in taxes - 2 - to the gou over the life of the project; v preserve 46 full -time equivalent jobs during operation; and vi sustain domestic linkages through local procurement of goods and services from other businesses.

1 project completion report pcr for public sector operationsi. basic data a. report dataproject title: support project for establishing an agribusiness bank pacba project code: p-bf-haa-001 country burkina faso sector: development banking environmental categorisation 5-fi b: moderate es report type: report date: 07.03.2024 mission: completion mission 1 from: 02.05.2023 to: 10.05.2023 prepared by: task manager: fatoumata bintou diallo alternate: division manager: eklou attiogbevi-somado ahai.5 b. responsible bank staff position at completion regional director joseph martial ribeiro sector director martin fregene country manager daniel ndoye division manager eklou attiogbevi-somado task manager fatoumata bintou diallo alternate task managerc. project data project financing plan in ua financing sourceinstrument foreign exchange local currency total adf project 7,500,.00 0.00 7,500,.00t o t a l 7,500,.00 0.00 7,500,.00processing milestones bank-approved financing only loan number approval date date signed effective date date effective for 1st disbursement last disbursement deadline 2100150042277 14.12.2018 01.03.2019 26.07.2019 03.12.2019 31.12.2022 financing amount of funding ua loan number net loan amount approved ua signed ua cancelled ua net loan amount ua 2100150042277 7,500,.00 7,500,.00 7,500,.00 0.00 7,500,.00 t o t a l 7,500,.00 7,500,.00 0.00 7,500,.00 disbursement status ua loan number disbursed to date disbursed to date ua disbursed to date undisbursed to date ua undisbursed to date 2100150042277 6,726,509.77 6,726,509.77 89.69 773,490.23 10.31 t o t a l 6,726,509.77 89.69 773,490.23 10.31 commitment status ua financing source scheduled amount ua committed amount ua percentage committed uncommitted amount ua percentage uncommitted bank group 7,500,.00 6,726,509.77 89.69 773,490.23 10.31 government 0.00 0.00 0 0.00 100 co-financier 0.00 0.00 0 0.00 100 t o t a l 7,500,.00 6,726,509.77 89.69 773,490.23 10.31 2 executing and implementing agencyies : borrower government of the republic of burkina fasoguarantor government of the republic of burkina fasoexecution agency ministry of agricultureii. project performance assessment a. relevance 1. relevance of project development objective rating narrative assessment 4 the development objective of the support project for establishing an agribusiness bank pacba, as defined at appraisal, is to contribute to the acceleration of the agricultural sector's growth rate and increase its productivity with a view to reducing poverty and strengthening the resilience of burkina faso's rural environment. the project objective 's relevance resides in its compliance and alignment with national policies and strategies, notably: a pillar 2 develop human capital and pillar 3 boost growth-oriented sectors for the economy and jobs of the national economic and social development plan pndes 2016-2020; as well as b pillar 2 of the bank's country strategy paper csp 2017 -2021, on the development of the agricultural sector for inclusive growth, and more specific ally paragraph i, on support for reforms in the agricultural sector; as well as paragraph iv, on access to financing for the sector with institutional and financial support for an agricultural bank, which is being established. the project also align s with the inclusive growth objective of the bank 's ten-year strategy 2013-2022, the strategy for agricultural transformation in africa feed africa; the bank's second climate change adaptation plan, particular ly under the pillar targeting the leveraging of climate adaptation financing; the bank's financial sector development strategy ; and the bank's gender strategy 2014-2018, especially the component that focuses on economic empowerment of women. the project's development objective is also in line with the pressing need to bolster the growth and competitiveness of the agricultural and rural sectors and to build the productive capacities of the poor communities in burkina faso. the agricultural sector's contribution to national wealth creation remains below its potential . although the sector employs more than 80 of the working population, it contributes only 22 to the gross domestic product insd, 2019. the sector 's perennial constraints impede its optimal contribution to the national economy, particularly in the areas of production, access to finance, and marketing of agricultural products. although thirteen 13 banks and four 4 financial institutions operate in the country, the share of financial assistance devoted to the agricultural sector represented barely 3.5 of bank financing at the start of this project in 2018 . furthermore, the unavailability of agricultural insurance, needed to ensure the regularity of farmers' incomes and thus facilitate the repayment of their loans from financial institutions, has hindered agricultural financing. another impediment is the inadequate operationalisation of warrantage mechanisms, which should help small farmers to maintain their cash incomes such that they do not have to sell their produce at knockdown prices whenever they have a bumper harvest. moreover, the project's development objective has remained relevant from the project's inception to completion. the relevance of the project's development objective is therefore deemed to be very satisfactory. 2. relevance of project design rating narrative assessment 2 pacba's design was informed by the need to find structural responses to the causes of poor access to agricultural sector financing by producers and businesses in the agro -sylvo-pastoral and fisheries sector and its value chains. these immediate and underlying causes are: i higher risks associated with the financing of the agricultural sector compared with other economic sectors, mainly linked to drought, which accounts for 53 of the causes of producers' crop losses and to sharp fluctuations in the prices of agricultural products; ii high cost of credit from decentralised financial systems dfs, which is often not adapted to the medium - and long-term financing needs of the agricultural sector and of its associated value chains and businesses; the paucity of bank branches in rural areas; iv near inexistent long-term credit enabling sustainable investment in the agricultural sector; and v repayment times ill -suited to agricultural production cycles; as well as the banking sector's limited knowledge of the agricultural secto r, and the belief that agricultural activity cannot be profitable. executives in the banking sector lack the skills to understand and analyse agricultural issues, and banks prefer to minimise their risks. pacba was conceived to support the capitalisation and operationalisation of the country's commitment to improving the supply of an agriculture sector-dedicated bank credit through the promotion of an agricultural bank. the project also responds to the need for structural approaches to securing the credit ecosystem against the sector-specific risks identified above, through the establishment of agricultural insurance and warrantage mechanisms. it is a best practice that should be leveraged and replicated in other contexts, based on the lessons learned. however, the expected outcomes set out in the results framework are not supported by objectively measurable and verifiable indicators. also, these do not measure the growth of the agricultural sector and the improvement in the sector's productivity in relation to the aforementioned development objectives. furthermore, the weakness of the institutional implementation arrangements set 3 out in the appraisal report--particularly the implementation of one component of the project by the banque agricole du faso [agricultural bank of burkina faso ] badf and the other components by the general directorate for promotion of the rural economy dgper--has prevented the development of synergies and the pooling of comparative advantages that should exist between the promotion of access to banking services in the agricultural sector and the mechanisms for securing it through agricultural insurance and warr antage. consequently, the project's two entities have been working in isolation, independently of each other, whereas they are dealing with the components of the same project, which should all contribute towards achievement of the development objective set out above. hence, the relevance of project design is rated as unsatisfactory. 3. lessons learned related to relevance key issues lessons learned target audience 3. is there any synergy and coordination of all the actions implemented3. synergy and coordination of all project components agricultural banking, agricultural insurance and warrantage are crucial to the pooling and leveraging of the comparative advantages of each component, and also contribute to the sustainability of actions and the achievement of the project's objectives. afdb government 1. is the project in line with national policy guidelines1. alignment of the project's objectives with the country's policy guidelines contributes to the optimal allocation of resources and the improvement of agricultural sector performance, through the implementation of the project within a results-based management framework. afdb government 2. has the project provided solutions to structural problems2. designing the project through an inclusive approach by focusing on the immediate causes of limited access to agricultural finance and providing as a solution the securement of the financing ecosystem, which is sometimes vulnerable to exogenous factors such as climate variability and the price of agricultural produce, is a best practice that should be scaled up. afdb government b. efficiency 1. progress towards the project's development objective project purpose comments pacba aims to help accelerate the growth rate of the agricultural sector and improve its productivity, with a view to reducing poverty and strengthening the resilience of burkina faso's rural environment. 2. outcome reporting outcome indicators baseline value most recent value end targetprogress towards target narrative assessment core sector indicator yesno access to financ ing for the agricultural sector is improved share of bank credit in the agricultural sector 3.500 4.500 5. 66.67 achievedon track with only a quarter of the objective achieved, the target was not met. the 3.9 figure is based on bceao's 2021 data. the discrepancy with the anticipated outcome is explained by the fact that the 4.5 target was ambitious for a fledgling bank. however, with the expansion of its branch network and, therefore, of its customer base, the target could easily be reached in the next three 3 years. moreover, for a project of this scale, the target should also cover the number of men and women who obtained credit. no 4 agricultural processing rate is increased increase in the processing rate for agricultural products 16. 28. 25. 133.33 achievedon track unavailable, because difficult to evaluate and not calculated by the pmu , and not captured in the bceao indicators. no resilience of agro -sylvo-pastoral, wildlife , and fisheries households to risks is strengthened proportion of non-resilient households 42.680 42.680 25. 0.00 achievedon track unavailable. the tools for monitoring the related outputs are not in place and the indicators were not monitored. in addition, this indicator is not smart , since it is neither specific nor measurable. households' rate of access to agricultural insurance would be a more appropriate measure of resilience. no rating narrative assessment 4 as of 30 june 2021, the project reached a physical implementation rate of 85. implementation of the activities will enable the project's objectives to be achieved, if the automatic weather stations are procured and installed on time . 3. output reporting output indicators most recent value end target progress towards target narrative assessment core sector indicator yesno definition of insurance indices and products and preparation of insurance policies workshops organised to validate the indices indices and insurance products are defined, and insurance policies are drafted na on track the target is 100 met for the definition of indices and insurance products and the drafting of insurance policies. however, no target was indicated in the project evaluation report. however, 67 of the insurance products have been developed and marketed by 2022. of the three products maize, sorghum, and rice concerned, the insurance process was completed for only two sorghum and maize. for rice, only the design workshop has been organised, but the calculation of the index and the subscription and indemnification process have not yet started. this activity, which was initiated in 2020 and scheduled for a three-year period, was implemented by three agencies, namely: i sonar and its moroccan partner, which provides drought risk cover; ii the national metrological agency anam, which provides climate data; and dgper, which raises awareness, identifies, and supports producersbeneficiaries in the insurance policy subscription process. this sub -component covered three regions est, centre-ouest, and boucle de mouhoun. the insurance premium amounts to xof 12,386 per hectare, 50 of which is paid by the grower, and 50 is subsidised by the state. in the event of a claim, the maximum amount of compensation per hectare to be paid by the insurer to the beneficiary is xof 130,. no acquisition and implementation of automatic weather stations that meet wmo standards bid evaluation reports were sent to the bank for its opinion wmo-compliant automatic weather stations procured and installed na not on track not on track the target was not achieved 0. the procurement process for 75 automatic weather stations, for which the invitation to tender was no 5 launched on 25 november 2020, could not be completed owing to the cancellation of the procurement procedure by the country in a letter with the reference, 2022-001871mefpsgdgcoopdcmsc -imafysa dated 29 september 2022 , for reasons related to difficulties encountered in the bid evaluation process and the inaccessibility of sites due to the security crisis. this situation had an impact on the accuracy of the index insurance data. this gap could have been filled by using satellite data. but this would first require capacity building for sonar staff. preparation and adoption of regulatory texts the technical committee met on 25 june 2021 regulatory texts drafted and adoptedon track on track. the target was achieved 83, and subsequently 100 after review by the cabinet. the regulatory texts have already been adopted by the council of ministers in 2022 but are yet to be adopted by the national assembly. the technical committee that drafted the legal texts for warrantage presented six 6 draft texts, which were validated at a national workshop held on 17 september 2021. these are i a draft law on agricultural products storage receipts and community warrantage in burkina faso; ii a decree regulating the profession of agricultural product warehouse manager; a decree regulating the profession of warehouse inspector; iv a decree regulating the pledging of agricultural products as collateral; v a decree defining the powers, composition and functioning of the burkina faso warrantage regulatory authority arwa-bf; and vi a decree adopting the arwa -bf's articles of association . during the adoption process, a cabinet meeting bringing together the relevant ministers, was held and it proposed the review, restructuring and downsizing of the regulatory body, with the possibility of creating a supporting advisory committee, if necessary. based on this recommendation, the last two draft texts mentioned above were withdrawn, bringing the revised target from four to six. no development of a warrantage database manuals and data collection tools were developed warrantage database set up na on track results achieved. the database was established and validated on 26 august 2021, with an inventory of community warrantage and third-party holder facilities across the country's 13 regions . the inventory indicated the facilities' capacities, geographical distribution, year of construction, procurement methods, and existing equipment. no sensitisation of stakeholders 8 stakeholders trained on how to set up warrantage simplified cooperative societies scoops warrantage scheme explained to stakeholders na on track target almost met. a total of 30 constituent general assemblies benefited from support on the formalisation of warrantage organisations as cooperative societies in line with the ohada law. the targeted organisations are located in eight 8 regions, namely: hauts bassins, cascades, boucle du mouhoun, sud -ouest, centre-ouest, centre-sud, centre-est, and est. for security reasons, the sahel region could not be reached as initially planned. no 6 badf's capital is 100 percent subscribed the state pays its share in the badf capital 100. 100. 100.00 on track the target was met by the due date in 2019. in september 2020, the project, financed with adf resources, reimbursed the state's badf share capital participation, which amounted to xof 5 billion. badf opened its doors to customers in 2019. its subscribed and paid -up share capital amounts to xof 14.277 billion, 87.55 of which is held by the state and other state -owned companies, 6.72 by private individuals and other legal entities, 5.07 by individuals , and 0.66 by rural communities. no badf is up and running badf disburses loans xbi 20.120 34. 59.18 on track the target was met or exceeded , by the due date, for each of the three sub -indicators. the main items financed are sesame, onion, maize, soya, cotton, rice, mango, laying hens, broiler chickens, cattle and sheep fattening, fish farming, cashew nut, market gardening, and sorghum. in addition, the percentage of b adf loans to the agricultural sector was 29 in 2022, well below the 60 projected at appraisal. the credit structure as of 31 december 2022 shows a predominance of short -term commitments over 64. no badf disburses loans no. 0. 88. 0.00 not on track the target was met by the due date in 2019. in september 2020, the project, financed with adf resources, reimbursed the state's badf share capital participation, which amounted to xof 5 billion. badf opened its doors to customers in 2019. its subscribed and paid -up share capital amounts to xof 14.277 billion, of which 87.55 is held by the state and other state -owned companies, 6.72 by private individuals and other legal entities, 5.07 by individuals , and 0.66 by rural communities. no badf disburses loans to womenno. 0. 26. 0.00 on track the target was met or exceeded for each of the three sub-indicators by the due date. the main items financed are sesame, onion, maize, soya, cotton, rice, mango, laying hens, broiler chickens, cattle and sheep fattening, fish farming, cashew nut, market gardening , and sorghum. also, the percentage of b adf loans to the agricultural sector was 29 in 2022, well below the 60 projected at appraisal. the credit structure as of 31 december 2022 revealed a predominance of short -term commitments at over 64. no gender equity in badf's operations badf disburses loans to women farmers 0. 20. 0.00 on track badf's data management system does not automatically provide data disaggregated by both gender and activity sector. however, a manual assessment conducted by badf during the last no 7 supervision missions determined that women would benefit from 2 of the loans dis bursed in june 2021, and 3 in 2020. badf is created badf is created badf created waemu banking commission grants approval to badf na on track result achieved the banque agricole du faso agricultural bank of burkina faso was approved by the waemu banking commission on 14 march 2018 and created by order of the country's ministry of the economy finance and development minefid on 16 march 2018. it is working to expand its network to other regions. no rating narrative assessment 3 the project's progress towards its development objective is unsatisfactory, as the project's outcomes were deemed unsatisfactory. however, its outputs were deemed satisfactory, except for a few output indicators that were below target, the causes of which have been analysed above. most activities planned in the project appraisal report par were conducted. this rating is based on the cross-referencing of the achievement rates for outcome and output targets. 4. development objective do rating do rating narrative assessment 3 the project is likely to achieve its development objective provided that i badf improves the rate of credit granted to women and ii the weather stations are procured and installed. 5. beneficiaries category e.g., farmers, students most recent value a target value b progress towards target of women category e.g., farmers, students farmers, market gardeners, arboriculturists 0. 1. 0.00 0.00 farmers, market gardeners, arboriculturists maize and sorghum growers 1,719. 1. 171,900.00 0.00 maize and sorghum growers 3 warrantage: dissemination workshop 99. 141. 70.21 20.20 3 warrantage: dissemination workshop sensitisation workshop for producers 382. 441. 86.62 26.60 producer awareness workshop support for scoops constituent general assemblies 961. 1,129. 85.12 41.20 support for scoops constitu ent general assemblies 6. unanticipated or additional outcomes description type positive or negative impact on the project narrative assessment 1. increase in farmers' incomes through warrantage activities economic aspect positive high higher income for farmers thanks to warrantage activities which make it possible to sell produce at most favourable prices. it is worth noting that the overall additional income received by all producers involved in the warrantage scheme after deduction of storage costs and before financial charges is cfa 232.5 million yearly, 41 of which goes to women, according to estimates of additional income calculated in the economic analysis section below.8 7. lessons learned related to effectiveness key issues lessons learned target audience limited credit access for women1. implementation of specific measures focused on building the capacity of women, and the negotiation of credit lines that foster positive discrimination in favour of women in access to credit by development financial institutions , are strategies that promote and accelerate women's access to credit , thereby boosting their economic empowerment. financial institutions government few agricultural insurance subscriptions, despite high risk levelsregarding agricultural insurance, wider territorial coverage, increased awareness among producers through appropriate means of communication, greater involvement of the leaders of producers' organisations in calculating compensation levels, good coverage by weather stations, motivation of the ministry of agriculture agents involved upstream and a reduction in the cost of the insurance premium paid by producers are all factors that will increase confidence in the process, broaden demand and render the operation more profitable for insurers and reinsurers. governmentprivate sector poor coordination of planning in the destocking of warrant age productscoordination of the planning of the opening of sonages shops with the destocking of warrantage products and the implementation of support measures targeting access to means of production, the establishment of links between stakeholders, particularly livestock farmers, and access to the market, are factors that improve the incomes of producers participating in the warrantage scheme. governmentscoops insufficient coverage of loan repayment riskscombining bank credit with endogenous guarantee mechanisms based on agricultural insurance through producers' subscription files andor the warrantage s cheme through the storage receipt is key to securing credit and broadening demand for loans from banks and microfinance institutions. governmentstakeholders lack of gender-disaggregated data on loans the project's support in setting up gender -disaggregated databases is a way of highlighting women's and men's contributions to the project and of taking steps to increase women's access to the project's productive resources and enhance their economic and management power. governmentbadf insurer c. efficiency 1. timeliness planned project duration - years a actual implementation time - years b ratio of planned and actual implementation time ab rating 2.020,3- 3.4 594.21- 1 narrative assessment there was a long delay 9 months between the date of signature of the loan agreement 1 march 2019 and the effective date o f the first disbursement 3 december 2019. the project was subject to two extensions of the closing date to 30 september 2022 and 31 december 2022. on completion, the project has a lifespan of 3.08 years compared to 2.08 years at appraisal, corresponding to an expected time to completion ratio of 0.67. as a result, timeliness is deemed unsatisfactory. there are several reasons for this gap between the projected and actual dates , which vary by component. the agricultural banking component has been operational since 2019 and has all the governance and control mechanisms of a commercial bank, with an agricultural counter that has been strengthened over the years. agricultural insurance was implemented over a three-year pilot phase between 2020 and 2022, and the extension has enabled the implementation of activities scheduled for the third year. warrantage was the component mostly responsible for the project's implementation delay, owing to the particularities and slowness of the implementation of certain related activities, particularly the drafting, adoption and dissemination of legal texts, support for the organisation of constitu ent general assemblies, and the drafting and dissemination of warrantage guidelines. one of the main reasons for the delay was the recruitment of the external auditor, whose contract was signed in mid -december 2022. 9 2. resource use efficiency median physical implementation of rlf outputs financed by all financiers commitment rate ratio of the median percentage physical implementation and commitment rate rating 0.00 89.69 0.00 1 narrative assessment the average percentage of physical implementation of financed rlf outputs is estimated at 83.5, compared to a commitment rate bankgovernment of 87.51. thus, the average percentage of physical implementation compared to the commitment rate is 95.42. the project has implemented most activities planned in the par, except for the procurement of automatic weather stations, the calculation of indices and the marketing of insurance products for rice, and the organisation of workshops focused on the dissemination and ownership of warrantage guidelines. overall, the resource use efficiency was deemed satisfactory, with a score of 3. 3. cost-benefit analysis economic rate of return at approval updated economic rate of return at completion economic rate of return at appraisal rating 0.00 0.00 0.00 0 narrative assessment since pacba is an institutional support project, there was no irr or err calculation at appraisal. none of the project's financial resources were directly devoted to productive investments in the economic activities of stakeholders in the targeted value chain. nevertheless, the completion mission attempted a reconstruction of the project's economic impact. however, the lack of data on the impact of the agricultural insurance and agricultural banking components on production made it impossible to reconstruct such impact. only the economic impact of the warrantage component could be reconstructed. applying the storage and removal price differentials for all warrantage products under the project to the average annual quantit ies for the 2020-2021 and 2021-2022 crop years, minus storage costs, shows that the overall additional income, before financial costs, received by all producers invol ved in the scheme, is xof 232.5 million per year. this endogenous income captured by the system, which benefits producers of maize, millet, rice, fonio, sorghum, groundnut, sesame, soya, cowpea, bambara groundnut voandzou, and onion, would have benefited traders instead if there had been no warrantage scheme. the scheme is expected to generate spin -off effects in terms of improved access to production factors and hence increased agricultural productivity , and to basic social services such as health care for the farming households concerned, and schools for the children . 4. implementation progress ip ip rating narrative assessment 3 the average ip rating of 2.22 is deemed unsatisfactory. several aspects of the implementation processes are unsatisfactory, particularly the pmu's procurement and financial management , and bafd's environmental and social management system. this could impede the achievement of some of the project outcomes. the procurement of automatic weather stations, preparation of the annual work plan and budget awpb, mobilisation of the state's counterpart contribution, completion of the audit , and the development and implementation of the badf's environmental and social management system esms should help improve the project's implementation status. 5. lessons learned related to efficiency key issues lessons learned target audience 1. lengthy timeline between the loan agreement signature and the date of first disbursement1. the simplification of loan effectiveness and, above all, first disbursement conditions in financing agreements, particularly for countries in situations of conflict and insecurity, makes it possible to reduce the time line for the first disbursement and to speed up the implementation of the project's operational activities. bank 2. delays in the preparation and submission of external audit reports2. taking urgent steps in the first year of project implementation to speed up the recruitment process for auditors, in compliance with bank rules, will avert delays in the submission of audit reports , guarantee management transparency and ultimately prevent the suspension of disbursements. government 10 3. insufficient knowledge of the procedures applicable to the project3. compliance with the project's applicable procedures and financing agreement clauses - namely submission of progress reports within the required time limit and in the correct format, update of the procurement plan, compliance with the project's procurement procedures, and better monitoring of results-based indicators - improves the efficiency of project management. government 4. non-compliance with environmental and social safeguards4. compliance with environmental and social safeguards, by integrating such safeguards into the strategic credit management plan and the documents of financed projects and suspending disbursements in the event of non -application of es safeguard instruments, ultimately strengthens the environmental, climatic, and social resilience of projects. government badf d. sustainability 1. financial sustainability rating narrative assessment 3 the financial profitability of bdaf has risen sharply since its creation. indeed, over the years, it s net profits after tax have been xof 231 million 31122019; xof 170 million 31122020; and xof 2,030 million 31122021. however, available certified badf financial statements for the first six 6 months of 2022, transmitted to the completion mission, show a net operating loss, for which corrective measures must be taken to avert the disruption of the positive upward trend observed in 2020 and 2021. under the warrantage system, financial sustainability depends on appropriate responses to the difficulties associated with poor sales and destocking reported by some beneficiaries . the other elements of financial sustainability derive from the additional income generated, which averages xof 232.5 million per year, and which is an incentive for beneficiaries to continue the operation. the exist ence of decentralized financing mechanisms, made possible through the networking of intervention areas by credit unions, currently provides at least 68 of the financing needs for warranted stocks, despite the relatively high cost of the credit granted 1.9 per month; hence, the need to establish and maintain a connection with banks, including badf, which can offer credit at moderate interest rate s. the financial sustainability of agricultural insurance is not guaranteed under the current conditions of the sonar pilot operation, which reportedly holds very little interest for private sector investors. without the identification, sensitisation, and formalisation of beneficiaries' subscriptions through the ministry of agriculture, and without state coverage of 50 of the premium paid to the insurerreinsurer, the financial viability of agricultural insurance is not guaranteed. it is noteworthy that the general directorate for promotion of the rural economy dgper is initiating another form of agricultural insurance from the 20222023 crop year, with another insurer offering more flexible conditions, which should be monitored for lessons in financial sustainability. the financial viability of the project is therefore deemed satisfactory. 2. institutional sustainability and strengthening of capacities rating narrative assessment 3 the sectoral approach to the implementation of pacba, hosted by the dgper, a permanent department of the ministry of agriculture, with the involvement of key managers of the relevant operational divisions, as members of the pmu, constitutes a best practice in institutional sustainability under the programme approach. however, poor mastery of the project's procedures, particularly monitoring and evaluation, procurement, and environmental and social safeguards, does not make it possible to disseminate project management best practices. badf is establishing itself in burkina faso's financial institutional landscape, with profitability ratios improving year on year. it has become a benchmark bank in the agricultural sector since it received authorisation in april 2018, with the establishment of operational and effective governance and control bodies, such as the board of directors, the loans committee, the risk committee, and the audit committee. these bodies oversee the operations of the general management and its branches, with ex-poste external control by the waemu banking commission . the project activities that will strengthen the institutional sustainability of the warrantage component after the project's closure are: support for the process to adopt the warrantage law that will serve as the framework for creating and operating the warrantage mechanism; development of a warrantage database with a view to ensuring networking among stakeholders, sensitisation and dissemination of warrantage guidelines, support for the formalisation of groupings into simplified cooperative societies scoops, as well as capacity -building for the members of their steering committees, in accordance with the ohada law provisions governing all grassroots producer organisations. the institutional sustainability of agricultural insurance is ensured through the existence of insurance companies, including sonar, the ministry of agriculture and its branches nationwide, and the national metrological agency anam. however, the current pricy subscription premiums and the low level of awareness and involvement of potential beneficiaries undermine sustainability. this criterion is rated as satisfactory, particularly with regard to the agricultural bank and the warrantage scheme. 11 3. ownership and sustainability of partnerships rating narrative assessment 3 the badf has developed a partnership with the agricultural bank of senegal under an agreement, in accordance with the pacba project document . this has made it possible to lay the foundation of the badf's governance bodies and gain approval from the waemu banking commission, which continues to monitor the badf's financial aggregates and prudential ratios. however, opportunities for collaboration with regional and community development banks, development funds and other green financing and low -carbon action mechanisms have not been fully exploited. moreover, there is a lack of collaboration and synergy between the badf bank credit, index -based agricultural insurance and warrantage components of the project. regarding the warrantage component, it was noted that there was formal collaboration with the regional chambers of agriculture and the national security stocks management company sonagess in planning the opening of storage warehouses. the partnership between sonar and the moroccan reinsurance company has been active, so has that between the ministry of agriculture and anam. this criterion was given a satisfactory rating. 4. environmental and social sustainability rating narrative assessment 2 classified under the fi-b category, the es safeguards section of the pacba assessment report is limited to the categorisation that is not recorded in the integrated safeguards tracking system ists. the only available data are those featured in the appraisal report. the report does not clearly state the es risks incurred, the measures to be taken during project implementation , and the es monitoring and evaluation of the project. no es document was produced, even though there should have been an es action plan that ensures: i the inclusion of an es expert in the pmu team responsible for implementing the project's es component; ii the production and implementation of the esms by badf; the monitoring-evaluation of es measures relating to project implementation; and iv stakeholder capacity-building on environmental and social safeguards. during the implementation of component 1: support for improving access to agricultural finance of the project, the badf which does not have an esms that meets the bank's requirements, factored the es component into its overall strategy for inclusive financing of its c lientele in its credit policy for 17, customers, including 2, agricultural groups. badf requires the application of national es risk management standards for the operations it supports. it has es rating and assessment tools, but these need to be reviewed and made more effective. badf says it lacks adequate technical assistance to comply with the bank's requirements. however, badf has never asked the bank for any assistance and has always promised project supervision missions that it would take steps to comply with the project's es requirements , and it has not reported any specific difficulties. as far as warrantage is concerned, farmers have been able to store part of their harvests under good environmental and climatic conditions, even in the absence of a formal environmental and social protection plan for managing product stocks and the pesticides used. regarding the introduction of agricultural insurance, the risks relating to conflicts arising from interactions between producers, insufficient rainfall, drought, pests, and poor crop years that necessitate the cutting of wood to generate alternative income, have been considered. however, there were no insurance products to manage all these risks. in fact, it was only possible to insure cereal crops maize and sorghum against the risk of rainfall and drought. in view of the above, this criterion is rated as unsatisfactory. 5. lessons learned related to sustainability key issues lessons learned target audience 1. low motivation of the experts involved in the pmu within dgper1. the sectoral approach to project governance, with the pmu anchored in the institutional framework of a directorate of the supervisory ministry, is a sustainability best practice. however, it reduces the efficiency of actions, due to a lack of clarification and harmonisation of the bonuses of staff manag ing category 1 projects, especially if the government fails to pay incentive bonuses; hence, there is a need to budget for them from adf resources. government 2. weak collaboration between stakeholders in the warrantage sector2. strengthening collaboration and partnership with regional chambers of agriculture, regional agriculture directorates, regional information units, sonagess, and market information systems, with a view to reinforcing the dissemination of market prices, is a good strategy for ensuring the sustainability of the warrantage scheme and, in the long term, a basis for initiating regional agricultural exchanges. government 3. low mobilisation of agricultural development finance and resources 3. the mobilisation of agricultural development funds, investment credit lines, and resources from climate change adaptation and mitigation funds are government 12 opportunities for banks to have access to sustainable resources for financing investment loans in the agricultural and agribusiness sectors on preferential terms. 4. insurance premiums relatively high for producers 4. the promotion and diversification of agricultural insurance products among other insurance partners, in order to ensure more accessible underwriting conditions and to cover more targets, regions, and products, are conditions for making the operation profitable for the stakeholders. involving representatives of producer organisations should boost their confidence and participation in the scheme and increase demand. government 5. weak implementation of environmental and social safeguards 5. there is a need to strengthen governance in certain areas, including environmental, social, and gender issues, with a view to mobilising more long-term resources from financial partners. government badf . performance of stakeholders 1. bank performance rating narrative assessment on the bank's performance by the borrower 2 from the bank's own reaction times to the files submitted to it for no objection, it can be noted that most of the responses were outside the stipulated timeframe . furthermore, the bank has not given an opinion on the administrative, financial and accounting procedures document submitted by the pmu --an opinion that could have improved management. in terms of monitoring and supervision, the bank conducted supervisory missions and provided recommendations on how to improve project management. it was also noted that , the lengthy exchange process notwithstanding, the bank took account of changing circumstances and agreed, at the borrower's request, to cancel the station market component because of insecurity in the agricultural insurance pilot zones. considering the specific nature of the project and changes in the project's pmu, and the fact that the ban has consistently responded to concerns relating to the project, the bank's performance is deemed satisfactory overall. comments to be inserted by the bank on its own performance both quantitative and qualitative, depending on the information available. see guidance note on issues to be addressed indicative maximum length: 250 wordsthe bank conducted a participatory and inclusive assessment of the needs of the population and the agricultural sector prior to project implementation. the bank contributed to the design of this project , drawing on its past experience in various countries and the lessons learned from other projects, particularly in terms of improving access to finance for the agricultural sector, through suppor t for the creation of an agricultural bank and securing the supply of credit offered by financial institutions to producer s. at the start of the project, the bank organised a launch workshop to familiarise the members of dgper and other project partners with the project's procedures. the bank c onducted two supervision missions, culminating in implementation progress and results ipr reports in 2020 and 2021 and a financial supervision mission in 2022. none of the bank's es experts participated in the bank's project supervision missions. the recommendations from the supervision missions have helped to improve the project's performance over the years. however, the frequency of these missions was below the bank's usual rate 1.5 supervisions per year. it is regrettable, however, that the bank had no mechanism for closer supervisionmonitoring and was not proactive in its issuance of no-objection opinions, particularly regarding working capital. moreover, owing to the absence of a review by a fiduciary division, the bank has not communicated its opinion on the administrative, financial, and accounting procedures document submitted by the pmu since the first quarter of 2021. the project was categorised as fi-b, but this categorisation has not been recorded in the sap , and no record of the memo appears in the ists, as required in the bank's procedures. furthermore, the par provides no information on the documentation to be produced, the es risks incurred, the measures to be taken during project implementation and the es monitoring and evaluation of the project. overall, the bank's performance is rated as unsatisfactory. the bank's comments on its own performance key issues lessons learned target audience 1. project designed to capitalise on past experience1. a project designed to simultaneously improv e access to finance and secur e the financing eco-system, by strengthening the income and climate resilience of vulnerable targets, constitutes a design best practice.13 2. low supervision rate and tardy processing of requests 2. close and proactive project supervision and timely and proactive processing of applications by the bank are key to the improvement of project performance.2. borrower performance rating narrative assessment of borrower's performance 2 the borrower's performance was deemed unsatisfactory based on the following criteria: i ensuring quality preparation and implementation: the government was actively involved in the project preparation. similarly, the project's objectives and intervention areas are integrated into agricultural sector programmes and will therefore make it possible to measure the project's impact on sector performance. however, during project implementation, the three main components agricultural banking, agricultural insurance , and warrantage were not seen to be working in synergy with a view to pooling the comparative advantages of each and ensuring the sustainability of project actions. furthermore, the review committee, which serves as the project's steering committee, has held regular bi -annual meetings, in accordance with the f inancing agreement's provisions. however, no formal order has been issued for the creation of the pmu within dgper. over three 3 years of implementation, the pmu submitted only two 2 annual progress reports, which did not comply with the bank's format, and did not produce any quarterly reports. moreover, apart from financial management, the borrow did not fully adhere to the project's applicable procedures--notably on procurement, monitoring-evaluation, preparation of the annual work plan and budget, and transmission of files to the bank for no objections. ii compliance with the commitments outlined in the agreement: the borrower met the conditions precedent to the first disbursement. however, there were delays in satisfying the conditions of the financing agreement, with a relatively long time-lapse 16 months between the date of signature of the agreement 31 march 2019 and the actual date of first disbursement 7 july 2020: five 5 months between signature and effectiveness; four 4 months between the date of effectiveness of the agreement and the date of first disbursement; and seven 7 months between the first disbursement date and the effective date of first disbursement. for the other commitments: a environmental and social safeguards are not included in the badf 2022 -2026 five-year strategic plan document validated during a workshop in november 2021, as badf initially promised to the bank's november 2021 supervision mission . however, badf has stated that it often requires the inclusion of environmental and social safeguards in sub -files to be financed, if necessary, but does not make provisions for monitoring their effective implementation; b badf has a computeri zed project management system complemented with staff training ; c the draft administrative, accounting and financial procedures manual, produced by a multi-disciplinary team set up by the pmu and sent to the bank in the first quarter of 2020, has never been applied owing to a lack of response from the bank. provision of the national c ounterpart contribution: at project completion, the government had not disbursed any proportion 0 of its required counterpart contribution. the lack of equipment for the piu's operation impeded the implementation of activities and the absence of staff allowances and cash incentives demotivated project staff. iv implementation of the monitoring and evaluation system: an effective data collection and processing system was not designed and implemented to provide gender-disaggregated output and outcome indicators. however, the annual progress reports for the badf and agricultural insurance components are regularly produced, but without the gender-disaggregated data on beneficiaries. however, for the warrantage component, some statistics on the project's indicators are disaggregated by gender and region. v responsiveness to supervision recommendations: only about 40 of the recommendations of supervision missions presented in the form of a dashboard have been implemented. as of march 2023, the badf had acted on 79 of the recommendations of the waemu banking commission, which is responsible for supervision and control. comments to be inserted by the borrower on its own performance both quantitative and qualitative, depending on the information available. see guidance note on issues to be addressed indicative maximum length: 250 words . it is noteworthy that the project was implemented under specified conditions without a fully formalised management unit and with the departure of the appointed project officer. also, the draft administrative, accounting , and financial procedures manual was produced by a multidisciplinary team set up by the pmu and sent to the bank in the first quarter of 2020 but has never been applied due to a lack of response from the bank. this document should enable dgper 's experts to master and comply with the bank's project management mechanisms. this situation has compelled the experts to conduct their activities in accordance with national procedures. despite the above-mentioned difficulties, the project achieved a disbursement rate of 89.69 and an absorption rate of 98.74, without taking into account the national counterpart contribution which was not disbursed. the project's overall physical implementation rate was 85.29 and the financial implementation rate was 80.10. based on the assessment criteria and taking into account the conditions under which the project was implemented, with inadequate monitoring by the bank, the borrower's performance could be rated as satisfactory. key issues lessons learned target audience the need to adopt and comply with bank rules and procedures knowledge of the donor's rules and procedures saves time, ensures timely project completion, and averts cancellations of procurement processes. 14 speedy introduction of management and monitoring tools to ensure timely implementation of project activities, management and monitoring tools must be available from the first year . these include the administrative, financial, and accounting procedures manual, accounting system, procurement plan, es mechanism, and progress reports. the use of existing bodies, such as the national directorates of a supervisory ministry, should help to mobilise the staff and tools already in place, even before the project starts. however, if staff in these agencies are not conversant with the procedures applicable to the project, the establishment of management and monitoring systems will be difficult. effective and timely mobilisation of counterpart funds effective and timely mobilisation of the counterpart funds facilitates project implementation and the payment of scheduled costs including allowances and operating costs. non -mobilisation demotivates project staff and hinders the smooth running of operations. to limit the risks during implementation, the bank should not allow the state to finance sensitive activities and expenses particularly staff allowances because failure to handle these aspects could have too great an impact on the entire project. compliance with environmental and social safeguard agreements the presence of an es expert within the bank's team during project design and implementation, as well as the ready availability of relevant es documents and finally the presence of an es expert in the pmu , would have facilitated compliance with the project's contractual commitments and conditions. implementation of a good capacity -building plan for stakeholders on environmental and social safeguards would have ensured better performance by these stakeholders. implementation of supervisory missions' recommendations the pmu's diligent implementation of bank's supervisory missions ' recommendations will improve the effectiveness of the project's actions and the contribution of its results to the achievement of the country's sectoral objectives.3. performance of other stakeholders rating narrative assessment on the performance of other stakeholders, including co -financiers, contractors, and service providers 2 other stakeholders in the project are sonar, badf and the project's external auditor. the pmu signed no contracts with companies or suppliers the contract with the supplier of automatic weather equipment could not be concluded. sonar implemented and marketed two 2 insurance products maize and sorghum out of the three planned maize, sorghum and rice in 3 years, with annual progress reports submitted to the pmu . however, beneficiaries are not gender disaggregated. the badf has been operational since 2 019, with transparent governance mechanisms in line with the requirements of the waemu banking commission, increasing volumes of credit to the agricultural sector although it did not reach the target set at the appraisal and rising profitability ratios. the external auditor of the project's accounts , recruited at the tail end of the project december 2022 for to audit the three 3 years of implementation, did not submit audit reports within the contractual deadlines. key issues lessons learned target audience delay in recruiting the auditor and failure to meet contractual deadlines the pmu's excessive delay in recruiting auditors and the failure of auditors to deliver audit reports on time are potential reasons for a suspension of project disbursements.iv. summary of key lessons learned and recommendations 1. key lessons learned key issues lessons learned target audience project designed to capitalise on past experience a project designed to simultaneously improve access to finance and secure the financing eco -system, by strengthening the income and climate resilience of vulnerable targets, constitutes a design best practice. low supervision rate and tardy processing of requests close and proactive project supervision and timely and proactive processing of applications by the bank are key to the improvement of project performance. the need to adopt and comply with bank rules and procedures proficiency in the donor's rules and procedures saves time, ensures timely project completion, and averts cancellations of procurement processes.speedy introduction of management and monitoring tools to ensure timely implementation of project activities, management and monitoring tools must be available from the first year. these include the administrative, financial, and accounting procedures manual, accounting system, procurement plan, es mechanism, and progress reports. the use 15 of existing bodies, such as the national directorates of a supervisory ministry, should help to mobilise the staff and tools already in place, even before the project starts. however, if staff in these agencies are not conversant with the procedures applic able to the project, the establishment of management and monitoring systems will be difficult. effective and timely mobilisation of counterpart funds effective and timely mobilisation of the counterpart funds facilitates project implementation and the payment of scheduled costs including allowances and operating costs. non -mobilisation demotivates project staff and hinders the smooth running of operations. to limit the risks during implementation, the bank should not allow the state to finance sensitive activities and expenses particularly staff allowances because failure to handle these aspects could have too great an impact on the entire project. compliance with environmental and social safeguard agreements the presence of an es expert within the bank's team during project design and implementation, as well as the ready availability of relevant es documents and finally the presence of an es expert in the pmu, would have facilitated compliance with the proj ect's contractual commitments and conditions. the implementation of a good capacity -building plan for stakeholders on environmental and social safeguards would have ensured better performance by these stakeholders.implementation of supervisory missions' recommendations the pmu's diligent implementation of the bank's supervisory missions' recommendations will improve the effectiveness of the project's actions and the contribution of its results to the achievement of the country's sectoral objectives. delay in recruiting the auditor and failure to meet contractual deadlines the pmu's excessive delay in recruiting auditors and the failure of auditors to deliver audit reports on time are potential reasons for the suspension of project disbursements.is there any synergy and coordination of all the actions implemented synergy and coordination of all project components agricultural banking, agricultural insurance and warrantage are crucial to the pooling and leveraging of the comparative advantages of each component, and also contribute to the sustainability of actions and the achievement of the project's objectives. bank government is the project in line with national policy guidelines alignment of the project's objectives with the country's policy guidelines contributes to the optimal allocation of resources and the improvement of agricultural sector performance, through the implementation of the project within the results-based management framework. bank government has the project provided solutions to structural problems designing the project through an inclusive approach by focusing on the immediate cause of limited access to agricultural finance and providing as a solution the securement of the financing ecosystem, which is sometimes vulnerable to exogenous factors such as climate variability and the price of agricultural produce , is a best practice that should be scaled up. bank government limited credit access for women implementation of specific measures focused on building the capacity of women, and the negotiation of credit lines that foster positive discrimination in favour of women in access to credit by development financial institutions, are strategies that promote and improve women's access to credit, thereby boosting their economic empowerment. financial institutions government few agricultural insurance policy subscriptions regarding agricultural insurance, wider territorial coverage, increased awareness among producers through appropriate means of communication, greater involvement of the leaders of producers' organisations in calculating compensation levels, good coverage by weather stations, motivation of the ministry of agriculture agents involved upstream, and a reduction in the cost of the insurance premium paid by producers are all factors that will increase confidence in the process, broaden demand and render the operation more profitable for insurers and reinsurers. governmentprivate sector poor coordination of planning in the destocking of warrantage products coordination of the planning of the opening of sonages shops with the destocking of warrantage products and the implementation of support measures targeting access to means of production, the establishment of links between stakeholders, particularly livest ock farmers, and access to the market, are factors that improve the incomes of producers participating in the warrantage scheme. governmentscoops insufficient coverage of loan repayment risks combining bank credit with endogenous guarantee mechanisms based on agricultural insurance through producers' subscription files andor the governmentstakeholders 16 warrantage scheme through the storage receipt is key to securing credit and broadening demand for loans from banks and microfinance institutions. lack of gender-disaggregated data on loan s the project's support in setting up gender -disaggregated databases is a way of highlighting women's and men's contributions to the project and of taking steps to increase women's access to the project's productive resources and enhance their economic and management power. governmentadf insurer lengthy timelines between the signing of the loan agreement and the date of first disbursement the simplification of loan effectiveness and, above all, first disbursement conditions, in financing agreements, particularly for countries in situations of conflict and insecurity, makes it possible to reduce the timeline for the first disbursement and to speed up the implementation of the project's operational activities. bank delays in the preparation and submission of external audit reports taking urgent steps in the first year of project implementation to speed up the recruitment process for auditors, in compliance with bank rules, will avert delays in the submission of audit reports, guarantee management transparency and ultimately prevent the suspension of disbursements.government insufficient knowledge of the procedures applicable to the project compliance with the project's applicable procedures and financing agreement's clauses - namely, submission of progress reports within the required timeframe and in the correct format, updat e of the procurement plan, compliance with the project's procurement procedures, and better monitoring of results-based indicators, improve s the efficiency of project management. government non-compliance with environmental and social safeguards compliance with environmental and social safeguards, by integrating such safeguards into the strategic credit management plan and the documents of financed projects and suspending disbursements in the event of non-application of es safeguard instruments, ultimately strengthens the environmental, climatic, and social resilience of projects. government badf low motivation of the experts involved in the pmu within dgper the sectoral approach to project governance, with the pmu anchored in the institutional framework of a directorate of the supervisory ministry, is a sustainability best practice. however, it reduces the efficiency of actions, due to a lack of clarification and harmonisation of the bonuses of staff managing category 1 projects, especially if the government fails to pay incentive bonuses; hence, there is a need to budget for them from adf resources. government weak collaboration between stakeholders in the warrantage sector strengthening collaboration and partnership with regional chambers of agriculture, regional agriculture directorates, regional information units, sonagess, and market information systems, with a view to reinforcing the dissemination of market prices, is a good strategy for ensuring the sustainability of the warrantage s cheme and, in the long term, a basis for initiating regional agricultural exchanges. government low mobilisation of agricultural development funds and resources the mobilisation of agricultural development funds, investment credit lines, and resources from climate change adaptation and mitigation funds are opportunities for banks to have access to sustainable resources for financing investment loans in the agricultural and agribusiness sectors on preferential terms. government insurance premiums relatively high for producers the promotion and diversification of agricultural insurance products among other insurance partners, in order to ensure more accessible underwriting conditions and to cover more targets, regions, and products, are conditions for making the operation profitable for the stakeholders. involving representatives of producer organisations should boost their confidence and participation in the scheme and increase demand. government weak implementation of environmental and social safeguards there is a need to strengthen governance in certain areas, including environmental, social, and gender issues, with a view to mobilising more long-term resources from financial partners. government badf 2. key recommendations with particular emphasis on ensuring the sustainability of project benefits key issues key recommendations manager deadline insecurity in the project areas. reinforce the computerisation of monitoring procedures , payments, and loan recovery for the three components badf, warrantage, agricultural insurance, through contracts with mobile phone operators. pmu badf 30.06.2024 17 producers and entrepreneurs in the agricultural sector do not have the appropriate collateral to motivate financial institutions. lobby the waemu and the bceao to ensure that the storage receipt for warrantage products andor the agricultural insurance subscription documents can be submitted as a guarantee or surety instrument when requesting financing. government bank 01.01.2025 the national assembly has not passed the warrantage bill that will serve as the legal framework for the implementation of operations accelerate the passage of the warrantage bill and its implementing legislation and disseminate the legislation to stakeholders as the institutional framework for the warrantage s cheme. parliament pmu 31.12.2023 reconciling the sectoral approach with the effectiveness of project actions the sectoral project implementation approach, even if it is an element of sustainability of the project's achievements, in accordance with the paris declaration, will have to be supported by a moderate cash incentive for the staff involved. these expenses ought to be covered by bank resources, to guarantee the efficiency of actions, given the additional project activities that have to be carried out by the staff of the department which hosts the project. government bank 31.12.2023 poor mastery of the bank's project implementation and management procedures during project implementation, there is a need to build the capacity of operations staff through targeted training on the project's rules and procedures, in order to improve performance. government bank 31.12.2023 poor measurement of project impact indicators establishment of an effective, results-based monitoring and evaluation system from the start of the project, equipped with appropriate, evidence-based resources and procedures, with output and outcome indicators disaggregated by gender , is a prerequisite for measuring the projects' contribution to improv ed performance within its sector of intervention. government bank 31.12.2023 project design that addresses the key problem and bottlenecks project design that simultaneously solves the key problem - in this case, improving access to finance - and addresses the underlying causes - namely, the vulnerabilities affecting loan repayment capacity climate and commodity price variability, is a best practice that should be leveraged and scaled up. government bank 31.12.2023 insufficient diversification of banking resources and inadequate exploitation of available financing opportunities develop partnerships between the badf and available climate funds, particularly the green climate fund gcf and the climate change adaptation funds, and with other development banks in the sub -region. badf 31.12.2023 lack of gender-disaggregated statistics update the bases for collectin g and processing gender-disaggregated statistical data and bolster gender targeting, especially in badf and agricultural insurance operations. pmubadf 31.12.2023 lack of synergy between agricultural credit, warrantage and agricultural insurance promote the bundling of agricultural credit with agricultural insurance subscriptions andor warrantage, with a view to securing the credit environment and broadening credit demand. government 31.12.2023 absence of the environmental and social dimension in the strategic plan and projects financed by badf update badf's strategic plan by incorporating into it the environmental and social management system esms with the four pillars recommended by the bank. this will enable the environmental and social dimension to be factored into the decision-making process for the financing of badf projects and ensure that the beneficiaries of badf loans actually implement the environmental and social measures planned for their projects. badf 30.06.2024 limited understanding of procedures by procurement officers promote the establishment of a core group of employees from the public procurement directorate dmp and the directorate for the control of public contracts and financial commitments dcmef who will be trained on the bank procurement procedures and processing of the files of bank-financed operations. government banking 31.12.2023 inadequate implementation of the warrantage scheme support measures support the warrantage scheme with attendant measures such as i agricultural inputs and farming techniques; ii organisation of study trips; networking between stakeholders producers, inter -regional agricultural exchanges; iv sensitisation and capacity-building on post-harvest storage and management, as well as bulk sales; v market access and lobbying; vi strengthening of market information systems; vii coordination of the planning process to open sonages shops with the destocking of warrantage products. government 31.03.2024 18 insufficient supply of investment credit for economic players in the agricultural sector involved in agribusiness with the badf. encourage financial institutions to set up medium- and long-term sustainable lines of credit and agricultural development funds with a view to providing agri-preneurs with resources adapted to the ir investment financing needs. government 01.01.2024 limited involvement of the representatives of farmers' organisations in the calculation of agricultural insurance claims sensitise and build the capacity of representatives of producers' organisations such that they are able to participate in the calculation of compensation and determination of the threshold for triggering payments to producers under the agricultural insurance mechanism. pmu 31.12.2023 v. overall pcr rating dimensions and criteria rating dimension a: relevance 3 relevance of project development objective ii.a.1 4 relevance of project design ii.a.2 2 dimension b: efficiency 3 outcome ratings ii.b.2 4 output ratings ii.b.3 3 development objective do ii.b.4 3 dimension c: efficiency 2 timeliness ii.c.1 1 resource use efficiency ii.c.2 1 cost-benefit analysis ii.c.3 0 implementation progress ip ii.c.4 3 dimension d: sustainability 3 financial sustainability ii.d.1 3 institutional sustainability and strengthening of capacities ii.d.2 3 ownership and sustainability of partnerships ii.d.3 3 environmental and social sustainability ii.d.4 2 average of dimensions ratings 3 overall project completion rating satisfactory

This document presents the Joint Regional Integration Strategy Paper for Central Africa Mid-Term Review and 2024 Regional Portfolio Performance Review Report.

- 1 - african development bank reference:no: p -z1-aag -049 task managers: e. kelekci c. dollie project summary note sucres et denrees sa sucden sa african cocoa term finance multinational cameroon - ghana - nigeria april 2024 - 2 - sucden saproject description an up to usd 100mn 2 -year corporate loan the loan or the facility to sucres denrees sa sucden sa; the company; or the borrower to finance cocoa exports through the company's network of cooperatives, aggregators and suppliers in cameroon, gh ana and nigeria the project. the facility will be primarily used for export financing, then secondarily value chain development, focused on improving sustainable practices in the cocoa value chain and supporting farming families and communities. the transaction will support sucden sa's suppliers along the cocoa bean value chain development, logistics and time -to-client, hence securing a more efficient supply chain. the facility will allow the bank to reach local suppliers for financing as well as capacity building, and thus support the smallholder farmers . clientborrower headquartered in paris, france, sucres denrees sa, primarily operates as a global broker of soft commodities and industrial processor of sugar. in addition, the company is also engaged in financial brokerage activities and operates a cargo freight busine ss. the company was established by the varsano family in 1952 and has over the years cemented its position as a leader in the production, sourcing, and distribution of a wide range of products. project cost structure and financing plan the investment program to be financed by the bank is based on some of the company's projected annual financing needs for its cocoa trading activities in cameroon, ghana, and nigeria. the bank's proposed facility will be governed by a corporate loan agreement between the bank and sucden sa. the proceeds will be used for i aggregation, delivery and export finance throughout the year during the main season as well as the mid -crop seasons ii capacity building to support farmers upstream; the provision of financial visibility on forward purchases and obligations ahead of the season; and iv the provision of finance for potential carry of cocoa stocks. structuring the facility will be a corporate loan governed by an agreement between the bank and sucden sa with the use of proceeds earmarked for export and value chain financing needs for cocoa in cameroon, ghana and nigeria. bank's role and funding structure provision of up to usd 100mn 2 -year corporate loan as export and value chain financing to sucden sa for the benefit of cocoa farmers in cameroon, ghana and nigeria. post -harvest finance will ensure cost -efficient aggregation of crops and efficient time -to-client for cocoa. financing farmersproducersaggregators is critical to support productivity initiatives and farms' rehabilitation, stabilize revenues, improve post -harvest practices and quality, enable access to markets and smoothen household cash flow.- 3 - industry, market and other key assessments the global cocoa and chocolate market is projected to grow from usd 48.29 bn in 2022 to usd 67.88 bn by 2029, at a cagr of 4.98 in this same period1. despite a slowdown during the covid period, it remains a demand driven market with significant projected growth. in that context, sub -saharan africa, led primarily by cote d'ivoire and ghana but also by nigeria, cameroon, sierra leone, uganda, liberia and madagascar accounted for 68.5 of aggregate global output between 2010 and 20202. over two million family farms, each between 2 ha and 5 ha, are involved in cocoa production in some of the poorest areas making the cocoa sector a major engine of regional economic activity, generating significant export revenue, and providing livelihood for over 20 million people. global production for the 20232024 season has been declining. historically, relatively low farm gate prices, high input prices, lack of access to short and mid -term finance, and small farm sizes have been among the key challenges that impacted the competitive advantage of these producing countries. as an example, it is estimated that weak disease control accounts for over 40 of the annual yield loss across the different production regions 3 . this transaction will enhance sucden sa's investments in the technical, managerial, and technological systems required to boost its volumes of sustainably sourced cocoa in cameroon, ghana and nigeria. implementation arrangements the facility will be a corporate loan governed by an agreement between the bank and sucden sa. the agreements will outline the use of funds, drawdown conditions, covenants, reporting requirements and environmental and social requirements. implementation progress will also be monitored by the bank as part of the ongoing monitoring and supervision process led by the portfolio team. strategic alignment the proposed transaction is aligned with three key high fives: industrialize africa, improve the quality of the life of africans and feed africa. on the latter, the project is guided by key principles of the bank's agricultural transformation strategy su ch as i leveraging the private sector; ii inclusivity and sustainability; taking to scale; iv business -oriented approach; and v securing improved small holder agricultural livelihoods. the project will serve the feed africa strategy objective of being a net exporter of agricultural commodities through improved competitive advantage and yields. the project will hence support the positioning in global markets of commodities where africa through its agro -ecological position exhibits a competitive advantage. the project is also in line with the bank's 2021 -2025 private sector development strategy, specifically on its pillar 3 - promote enterprise development by supporting regional value chains sub-pillar 1 and promoting access to finance sub -pillar 2. in addition, the project aligns with priority no. 2 building resilient societies and priority no. 3 catalysing private investment of the bank group's strategy for addressing fragility and building resilience in africa 2022 -2026. additionality and complementarity the bank's financing will enable sucden sa to deepen its financial investments to the cocoa sector in cameroon, ghana and nigeria. this investment will increase financing to the agriculture sector for which local banks tend to have limited appetite, thereb y creating financing gaps that commodity traders such as sucden sa play an important role to fill. the bank's capacity to provide a 2 -year facility to enable sucden sa finance its cocoa operations is an important component of our additionality. these inves tments will boost the internal management systems of sucden sa's suppliers to allow them to be compliant with new global regulations on cocoa exports, including the european union deforestation regulation eu dr. investment will specifically focus on strengthening data collection, analysis, interpretation, and storage systems with regards to geographical data of cocoa farms and data on child labor. 1 https:.fortunebusinessinsights.com 2 fitchconnect3 https:.researchtecglobal.comreportafrican -cocoa -production -market -analysis - 4 - development outcomes the implementation of this project is expected to generate strong development outcomes across multiple levels, drawing on the company's track record of building capacity and providing support to smallholder farmers, co -operatives and aggregators across the cocoa value chain encompassing: i household benefits ; ii increased incomes of smallholder farmers ; governance and fiscal effects ; and iv private sector demonstration effects .

Implementation progress and results report ipr a. report summary and proposed actions report data project name: integrated rural sanitation in upper egypt project code: p-eg-e00-006 country egypt sector: water supply and sanitation environmental categorization 2-moderate es risks report type: date of report: 24.04.2024 mission: field mission 4 from: 11.02.2024 to: 14.02.2024 prepared by task manager: alba serna gonzalez alternate task manager : division manager : guene ousseynou ahws3 project data project financing in eur financing sourceinstrument foreign currency local currency totala.d.b. rbf 72,003,600.00 35,996,400.00 108,,.00rwssi fund projcyclegrant 1,,.00 0.00 1,,.00u.s.a.i.d projcyclegrant 0.00 22,220,.00 22,220,.00government projcyclegrant 0.00 151,220,.00 151,220,.00t o t a l 73,003,600.00 209,436,400.00 282,440,.00processing milestones bank approved financing only loan number date approved date signed date of entry into force date effective for first disbursement disbursement deadline 5800155002302 16.12.2019 03.03.2021 23.08.2021 11.11.2021 30.06.2027 2204668 16.12.2019 03.03.2021 23.08.2021 23.08.2021 31.12.2026 loan amount in uac loan number net loan approved uac signed uac cancelled uac net loan uac 5800155002302 1,,.00 838,272.15 838,272.15 0.00 838,272.15 2204668 108,,.00 90,533,392.57 90,533,392.57 0.00 90,533,392.57 t o t a l 91,371,664.72 91,371,664.72 0.00 91,371,664.72 disbursment status at supervision date in uac loan number disbursed to date disbursed to date uac disbursed to date undisbursed to date in uac undisbursed to date 5800155002302 52,848.93 44,301.79 5.28 793,970.37 94.72 2204668 73,770,.00 61,839,336.76 68.31 28,694,055.81 31.69 t o t a l 61,883,638.55 67.73 29,488,026.18 32.27 executing and implementation agencies borrower government of egyptguarantor government of egyptexecuting agency mhuuc ministry of housing utilites and urban communitesperformance status progress towards development objective rating on development objective do performance rating summary of key findings current previous - the project is progressing well towards the development objective and it is likely that the project will achieve it on time or earlier. - project's implementation is mainly focused on works related to the household connections hhcs, networks, pumping stations, and wastewater treatment plants, which is by far the core component of the project. - the soft components, related to improving service performance and overall project coherence while creating added value, are also on schedule. highly satisfactory satisfactory implementation progress rating on implementation progress ip performance rating summary of key findings current previous - the project complies with covenants concerning the hiring of the implementation support consultant isc, the program management consultancy firm pmcf, and the independent verification agency iva, design activities, preparing and approving the tender documents for the different components of the project including the environmental and social safeguards aspects; - all the seventeen 17 construction contracts under the program have been awarded and are under implementation where two 2 contracts for the wwtps and the remaining fifteen 15 for the networks, pump stations, and force main. the seventeen 17 contracts covering two clusters under the program with a total number of household connections hhcs equal to 22,027, considering that the targete d hhcs under the program is 22, hhcs. -the program succeeded in awarding 100 of the contracts within 18 months of the program's effectiveness and the last construction contract was signed in february 2023. - the performance improvement action plan p iap has been prepared by luxor water and wastewater company lwwc in collaboration with the holding company for water and wastewater hcww and the mhuucpmu. - the hcww is monitoring the performance of the luxor company on a quarterly basis to assure a chieving their targets under the piap. the hcww initial calculations for the twelve 12 key performance indicators confirm that the lwwc will achieve the agreed -upon targets for fy2324. - the contract with the independent verification agency iva was s igned on may 2023, and the first verification process cycle has been completed and disbursed for different dlis dli1.2 to 1.6, dli2, and dli3.1; - disbursements are progressing well and reached 68.3 at the end of december 2023. - the iva has issued the verification report for dli3.2 for fy2223, which is currently under review by the bank's team. - the activities funded under the grant are progressing well and the full technical core staff are on board to support the implantation of the program in addition to the training activities that were initiated under the grant. satisfactory satisfactory overall project performance classification overall project performance pp, or n performance rating summary of key findings current previous 100 of the construction contracts have been awarded and are under implementation. the performance is better than expected in most of the fields. the soft components have also started; some of these activities completed and others are in progress. the e ffort of the program implementation unit piu and the program management unit pmu to accelerate the implementation of the project and combine it with the hayah karima project at the national level is remarkable. despite more efforts need to be deployed regarding the timely submission of the financial audit report, others aspects ess, gender, technical aspects, etc are being executed in a very satisfactory way and are on track. non potentialy problematic project non potentialy problematic project issues, risks and actions for management consideration issues affecting project implementation key issues corrective actions responsible deadline status improve the pmu and piu knowledge on financial aspects conduct a capacity building workshop about the financial reports and related activities. afdb 30.05.2024 not yet implemented submission of the procurment audit report. expedite the process of hiring the procurement auditor. closely follow -up the hiring processes. pmu 30.06.2024 in progress financial audit report. closely follow -up the submission of audit reports on the date agreed upon between the afdb pmu. pmu 30.06.2024 in progressmain risks and mitigation risks mitigation measures applied or proposed responsible deadline risk of delays in construction. risk of delays in works. the construction timeline has allowed for some flexibility in the event of construction delays. however, the works shall be closely monitored. pmu,piu 30.06.2024 immediateongoing delays in audit reports. delay in procurement audit report submission that affects project performance. closely follow upon hiring the procurement auditor. pmu 30.06.2024 immediateongoing too many changes in grant's activities there have been several changes in the list of goods and services of the grant, and this blocks the implementation of some of the activities. it is recommended to review once more the list of goods and services to include the most updated agreements and to keep the list of activities for at least one year. pmu, afdb 30.01.2024 immediateongoing b. results reporting and assessment progress towards development objective project purpose state the project development objective usually the project purpose as set out in the results -based logframe and assess progress irsue -luxor contributes to improving the quality of life in upper egypt luxor by improving water quality and the environment. outcome reporting outcome indicators as per rlf baseline value most recent value end target progress toward endtarget assesment increased inclusive access to sanitation system at least 22, hh with new access to an improved working sanitation service in the area of intervention, of which at least 10 hh are in satellite villages nbr 0. 0. 22,. 0.00 achievedlikely to be achieved all the construction contracts under the program have been awarded 17 contracts and under implementation covering two clusters with a total number of household connections hhcs equal to 22,027. the target shall be achieved at the end of the constructio n period fy2425 fy2526.percentage of villages connected to working sanitation systems 0. 0. 95. 0.00 achievedlikely to be achieved works undergoing. the target shall be achieved at the end of the construction period fy2425 fy2526.improved living environment direct and indirect jobs created during installation and beyon nbr 0. 1,505. 1,500. 100.33 achievedlikely to be achieved the indicator has been achieved, as the all the construction works are under implementation in addition to the staff of the different entities pmu, pmcf, isc, lwwc, etc.[women] -direct and indirect jobs created during installation and beyon nbr 0. 86. 150. 57.33 achievedlikely to be achieved there is a progression of direct and indirect jobs created for women since the last supervision mission. it is worth to note that women who currently working on the irsue luxor project are engineersspecialists who are part of the piu at the level of lwwc , pmu at the level of the ministry, as well as at the three 3 consultancy firms on this project pmcf, isc, and iva. in addition, and besides the nature of the works traditionally unattractive to women, there are few women engineers within construction companies' team.at least 02 new wwtp operating in complianace with egyptian law 48 in the area of intervention nbr 0. 0. 2. 0.00 achievedlikely to be achieved the two wwtps contracts have been awarded and are under implementation. progress in wwtp keman elmatanaa is ahead of schedule 49.57 versus 47.85 planned; and wwtp al -dadabya progress is also ahead of schedule 52.2 versus 49.3 planned. the target shall be achieved at the end of the construction period fy2425 fy2526additional capacity of water for reuse m3d 0. 0. 30,. 0.00 achievedlikely to be achieved works to increase capacity undergoing. the target shall be achieved at the end of the construction period starting from fy2425.institutional management system strenghened and sustained design and implement of apa system for lwwc and wwcs; achievement of the required apa weighted index scores in accordance to the program operation manual. performance improvement action plans piaps piap designed. apa manuel prepared piap designed, apa prepared and being monitored quarterly apa meets threshold score na achievedlikely to be achieved - piap designed and approved in december 2022. - apa manual prepared in december 2022. - the verification of the baseline of the piap was executed by the iva and approved by the bank. - the pmu and the hcww are monitoring the lwwc's performance quarterl y to ensure the achievement of the targets each year.outcome rating rating on project outcomes performance rating summary of key findings current previous - most of the outcomes refers to the completion of the construction works related to the household connections, networks, pumping stations, and wwtps in addition to hiring the isc, pmcf, iva, and contractors. all the contracts are awarded, and all the co nsultants were hired, the implementation is in progress, and there is no delay expected. - the outcome about the strengthening of the lwwc service performance is also on -track as planned. - therefore, the outcomes are on -track and expected to be reached within the expected schedule. 4 4 output reporting output indicators most recent value annual target end target progress towards annual target progress towards end of project target assessment integrated sanitation infrastructure in place pumping stations and sewerage network constructed nbr 0. 5.00 8. 0.00 0.00 on track 100 of the contracts 17 contracts have been awarded including the networks, pumping stations, force mains, and wwtps and currently under implementation. the progress of works for networks, force mains and pumping stations is at follows actualplanned : 1 implementation of the final treated effluent disposal line of wwtp for keman elmataana 58.1758.11. 2 implementation of force main line dim 700 mm of p.s for tomas 3 village to wwtp 72.3871.90 3 supply, and install, of sewage network of asfoun village 37.58 27.89 4 supply, install, and construct, the asfoun ps, force main, and sewage network and ps of thomas3 village 24 22 5 supply, and install, of force main din 900 mm from keman al -mataana ps to wwtp 31.58 31.57 6 supply, and install, of sewage network for the keman al - mataana village 28.29 33.46 7 supply, install, and construct, two main+ secondary pss for the keman and interconnecting force main dim 500 22 20.93 8 supply, install, construc t, the ps, fm, and sewage network for alghryrah village 46.00 65.5 9 supply, install, and construct, the ps, force main, and sewage network for the tafnies east +west village 25.3 20.39 10 implementation of the final treated effluent disposal line of wwtp for eldababia 84.3 90.7. 11 implementation of p.s for elodaisat kebli and force main 23.47 23.47 12 implementation of gravity networks for elodaisat -kebli 26.42 38.95 13 integrated sewage project for elodaisat bahari village gravity networks - force main line - p.s 17.67 16.68 14 integrated sewage project for elshaghab village gravity networks - force main line - p.s 34.62 29.8 15 integrated sewage project for elmeaala eldababia villages gravity networks - force main lines - p.s 23.41 22.41 approval of the procurement procedures manual ppm including the pcm, lap by the lwwc's board it is a prior result and already achieved na required pp in place na na on track achieved. it is a prior result and all the supporting documents have been submitted to the bank on dec. 28, 2021 and the disbursement was on j anuary 2022. equitable access secured for the less served segments number of less served hh connected to the sewerage system nbr 0. 0.00 1,500. 0.00 0.00 on track the target shall be achieved at the end of the construction period fy2425 fy2526 increased institutional and deliverable capacity annual performance -based capital transfer from mhuuc to lwwc nbr 0.400 1.00 1. 40.00 40.00 on track the transfers shall be done annually based on two transfers for 5 years till the end of the program fy2526. the transfers for fy2122, fy2223, and the first transfer for fy2324 have been done. capacity building plan implemented benefiting at least 20 of women 40. 50.00 95. 80.00 42.11 on track the target shall be increased annually till the end of the project as follows: fy2122: 10 fy2223: 30 fy2324: 50 fy2425: 75 fy2526: 95 for fy2324, approximately 40 of the capacity building plan is implemented. the training included virtual workshops for environmental and social safeguards, health and safety, reporting and cms. - in addition to physical trainings under the program comprehensive capacity building action plan that included gender, community pa rticipation, procurement and construction management. [women] -capacity building plan implemented benefiting at least 20 of women 46. 20.00 20. 230.00 230.00 on track 109 of 234 people trained were women 47. it is anticipated that this number will increase by the end of the year fy2324 environmental health and safety clauses included in the bidding documents standard set of es clauses for construction activities developed environmental and social clauses included in construction activities na es clauses included in construction na na on track the tender documents for construction included the environmental and social clauses since april 2022. these es clauses are now included in all of the 17 works contracts. community and women engagement enhanced lwwc citizen engagement corporate social responsibility platform established and active embedded on the company website nbr 0.500 1.00 1. 50.00 50.00 on track the platform is in place. however, some activities will be executed during the next 3 months. gender informed public and environmental health awareness programs conducted women integrated in community committees 36.310 40.00 50. 90.78 72.62 on track all the community local committees lccs have been established 9 lccs covering all the program's villages. currently, the total number of women participation after restructuring the lccs 36.31 61 female out of 168. the pmu is working with lwwc and lccs towards increasing the percentage to be 40 at least before the end of the fy as per the target, considering active membership of local women and youth instead of nominal membership. number of awareness programs implemented nbr 16. 9.00 15. 177.78 106.67 on track sixteen awareness programs were conducted: i awareness campaign;ii knocking doors campaigns; opinion polls; iv school awareness; v popular gathering, vi health awareness, and environmental safeguards; the total number of participants in the above -mentioned activities reached up to 1307 citizens, divided into 841 women and 4 66 men r espectively representing 64.34 women and 35.66 men. implementation framework strengthened pmu and piu operational and provided with appropriate staffs nbr 2. 2.00 2. 100.00 100.00 on track the designated staff from the pmu have been assigned and the piu decree has been issued by lwwc. additionally, the four experts under the grant coordinator, procurementcontract management expert, the me specialist, and the gender specialist are on board. feasibility studies and program preparation for phase ii in upper egypt conducted number of governorates coverd by the feasibility studies 0. 2.00 3. 0.00 0.00 on track the feasibility studies have not yet started. a identification mission was executed in february 2024 for four governorates in upper egypt. feasibility studies are expected by q42024 or q12025. output rating rating on project outputs performance rating summary of key findings current previous all work activities have commenced with excellent progress and are currently on schedule, with only a few minor tasks slightly falling behind the planned timeline. the project has given effective impetus to the so -called soft activities associated with capacity building, beneficiary mobilization and awareness raising. only the activity related to feasibility studies is behind schedule and this is due to the bank's intention to carry out a pre -screening process, which already started in february 2024. wo rk contracts must be closely monitored to ensure completion at the planned time. 4 3 development objective do rating progress towards development objective rating on development objective do performance rating summary of key findings current previous - the project is progressing well towards the development objective and it is likely that the project will achieve it on time or earlier. - project's implementation is mainly focused on works related to the household connections hhcs, networks, pumping stations, and wastewater treatment plants, which is by far the core component of the project. - the soft components, related to improving service performance and overall project coherence while creating added value, are also on schedule. highly satisfactory satisfactory

Implementation progress and results report ipr a. report summary and proposed actions report data project name: somalia - program to build resilience for food and nutrition security in the horn of africa project code: p-z1-c00-082 country multi -countries sector: environment environmental categorization 2-moderate es risks report type: date of report: 26.04.2024 mission: desk supervision 4 from: 18.04.2024 to: 18.04.2024 prepared by task manager: mohamud hussein egeh alternate task manager : division manager : sanginga cigoho pascal ahai4 project data project financing in uac financing sourceinstrument foreign currency local currency totala.d.f. projcyclegrant 4,691,240.00 4,788,760.00 9,480,.00fragile states facility projcyclegrant 3,229,920.00 5,,.00 8,229,920.00beneficiary projcyclegrant 0.00 170,.00 170,.00government projcyclegrant 0.00 1,620,.00 1,620,.00t o t a l 7,921,160.00 11,578,760.00 19,499,920.00processing milestones bank approved financing only loan number date approved date signed date of entry into force date effective for first disbursement disbursement deadline 2100155041171 24.11.2021 30.01.2022 30.01.2022 06.05.2022 31.12.2027 5900155016703 24.11.2021 30.01.2022 30.01.2022 06.05.2022 31.12.2027 loan amount in uac loan number net loan approved uac signed uac cancelled uac net loan uac 2100155041171 9,480,.00 9,480,.00 9,480,.00 0.00 9,480,.00 5900155016703 5,,.00 5,,.00 5,,.00 0.00 5,,.00 t o t a l 14,480,.00 14,480,.00 0.00 14,480,.00 disbursment status at supervision date in uac loan number disbursed to date disbursed to date uac disbursed to date undisbursed to date in uac undisbursed to date 2100155041171 188,238.56 188,238.56 1.99 9,291,761.44 98.01 5900155016703 53,993.24 53,993.24 1.08 4,946,006.76 98.92 t o t a l 242,231.80 1.67 14,237,768.20 98.33 executing and implementation agencies borrower government of somalia ministry of financeguarantor --executing agency ministry of agriculture irrigationperformance status progress towards development objective rating on development objective do performance rating summary of key findings current previous the do is rated satisfactory satisfactory satisfactory implementation progress rating on implementation progress ip performance rating summary of key findings current previous the project has faced significant startup delays as the recruitment of the implementation agency ia has taken too long due to the country's protracted presidential elections last year the long delay in the appointment of a new government. the ia agency recruitment is completed, and contract signed with save the children international sci in december 2023, and project launched in january 2024. despite these initial delays, project imp lementation is expected to progress very well in 2024. satisfactory satisfactory overall project performance classification overall project performance pp, or n performance rating summary of key findings current previous although the project implementation is behind, and now that the ia is on board and project launched, the project implementation is expected to be back on track, and most of project outputs are likely to be achieved at the project closing. non potentialy problematic project non potentialy problematic project issues, risks and actions for management consideration issues affecting project implementation key issues corrective actions responsible deadline status na na na 15.12.2023na not yet implementedmain risks and mitigation risks mitigation measures applied or proposed responsible deadline na na na na 15.12.2023 na b. results reporting and assessment progress towards development objective project purpose state the project development objective usually the project purpose as set out in the results -based logframe and assess progress build resilience to food and nutrition insecurity and climate change in the horn of africa outcome reporting outcome indicators as per rlf baseline value most recent value end target progress toward endtarget assesment increased resilience of agropastoral production systems increased agricultural crops and livestock production th 0. 0. 30. 0.00 likely to be achieved with correctives actions on track but with delays due long procurement process of the iaincreased income from agropastoral value chains annual income per capita mf usd 0. 0. 30. 0.00 likely to be achieved with correctives actions on track but with delays due long procurement process of the iadirect jobs created for youth and women nbr 0. 0. 5,. 0.00 likely to be achieved with correctives actions on track but with delays due long procurement process of the iaenhanced the adaptive capacity of the populations to manage climate change risks. pastoralists in the program target area who use climate services e.g. seasonal climate forecasting nbr 0. 0. 100,. 0.00 likely to be achieved with correctives actions on track but with delays due long procurement process of the iaoutcome rating rating on project outcomes performance rating summary of key findings current previous notwithstanding of initial implementation delays, the planned project outcomes are likely to be delivered to achieve the intended project development objectives. 3 3 output reporting output indicators most recent value annual target end target progress towards annual target progress towards end of project target assessment climate -resilient infrastructure developed water mobilization infrastructures small earth dams, boreholes, covered water pans, nbr 30. 0.00 68. 0.00 44.12 on track on track: area of rangelandpasture ha ha 25. 0.00 100,. 0.00 0.03 on track on track: animal health and market infrastructures livestock markets, animal health posts, mobile clinics, vet. labs, fodder banks constructed nbr 30. 0.00 39. 0.00 76.92 on track on track: sustainable management of agropastoral lands promoted area of additional pastoralagropastoral lands under sustainable land management ha ha 25. 0.00 50,. 0.00 0.05 on track on track: climate -smart innovations and technologies promoted pastoral and agropastoral farmers with access to taat innovative technologies and practices nbr 20. 0.00 12,. 0.00 0.17 on track on track: access provided to digital advisory services pastoral agropastoral people benefiting from extension on using digital advisory services under the project nbr 20. 0.00 30,. 0.00 0.07 on track on track: inclusive entrepreneurship developed people benefitting from enhanced entrepreneurship skills development and access to finance nbr 25. 0.00 500. 0.00 5.00 on track on track: climate risk finance and insurance mainstreamed uptake of climate risk financing and insurance solutions nbr 25. 0.00 30. 0.00 83.33 on track on track: output rating rating on project outputs performance rating summary of key findings current previous despite the implementation delay, planned project outputs are likely to be delivered at the project closing. 4 4 development objective do rating progress towards development objective rating on development objective do performance rating summary of key findings current previous the do is rated satisfactory satisfactory satisfactory additional andor unanticipated outcomesoutputs optional indicator baseline end target most recent value

Implementation progress and results report ipr a. report summary and proposed actions report data project name: lake tanganyika development proj project code: p-zm-aa0-021 country zambia sector: agriculture environmental categorization 2-moderate es risks report type: date of report: 12.04.2024 mission: desk supervision 5 from: 22.03.2024 to: 22.03.2024 prepared by task manager: lewis mupeta bangwe alternate task manager : yappy gregory silungwe division manager : vij neeraj ahai6 project data project financing in usd financing sourceinstrument foreign currency local currency totala.d.b. project 13.055.065,00 9.431.935,00 22.487.,00gef-global envi. facility projcyclegrant 3.436.,00 3.564.,00 7..,00government projcyclegrant 0,00 253.,00 253.,00t o t a l 16.491.065,00 13.248.935,00 29.740.,00processing milestones bank approved financing only loan number date approved date signed date of entry into force date effective for first disbursement disbursement deadline 0155501 18.12.2014 10.08.2015 10.08.2015 01.02.2017 31.12.2023 2130012932 18.12.2014 10.08.2015 04.11.2015 05.11.2015 31.12.2024 loan amount in uac loan number net loan approved uac signed uac cancelled uac net loan uac 0155501 7..,00 5.031.808,22 5.031.808,22 0,00 5.031.808,22 2130012932 22.487.,00 16.164.324,48 16.164.324,48 0,00 16.164.324,48 t o t a l 21.196.132,70 21.196.132,70 0,00 21.196.132,70 disbursment status at supervision date in uac loan number disbursed to date disbursed to date uac disbursed to date undisbursed to date in uac undisbursed to date 0155501 7..,00 5.031.808,22 100,00 0,00 0,00 2130012932 19.676.073,96 14.143.747,23 87,50 2.020.577,25 12,50 t o t a l 19.175.,45 90,47 2.020.577,25 9,53 executing and implementation agencies borrower government of zambiaguarantor government of zambiaexecuting agency min.of environment and natural ressourcesperformance status progress towards development objective performance rating summary of key findings rating on development objective do current previous project has perfoemd well though delayed in closing satisfactory satisfactory implementation progress rating on implementation progress ip performance rating summary of key findings current previous the outputs will generate outcome impacts satisfactory highly satisfactory overall project performance classification overall project performance pp, or n performance rating summary of key findings current previous project on course to contribute to development objectives non potentialy problematic project non potentialy problematic project issues, risks and actions for management consideration issues affecting project implementation key issues corrective actions responsible deadline status delayed tendering of fish market at mpulungu process tender mgee 29.02.2024delayed in progressmain risks and mitigation risks mitigation measures applied or proposed responsible deadline delayed opening of skills centre vandalism attach principal and key staff mgee and teveta 01.01.2024 delayed b. results reporting and assessment progress towards development objective project purpose state the project development objective usually the project purpose as set out in the results -based logframe and assess progress to improve the quality of livelihood of populations in depending on the lake tanganyika and to protect the ecological integri ty of the lake basin. outcome reporting outcome indicators as per rlf baseline value most recent value end target progress toward endtarget assesment increase in the area of degraded landscape rehabilitated and under sustainable land and water management practices average yields of cereal crops kgha kgh 500, 3.008, 1.200, 358,29 achievedlikely to be achieved production of cereals increased due to adoption of conservation farming technologyaverage productivity of small ruminants headsunityear hpu 1,200 4,200 4, 107,14 achievedlikely to be achieved reproductiver rate was negatively affected by mortality but improved after pass -on scheme trainingnumber of months of full observation of the fisheries biological rest period num 2, 5,200 5, 106,67 achievedlikely to be achieved surveillance has improved with communities and moon breaks contributed to the favourable resultsratio of fish production from aquaculture out of the total production num 0,050 0,050 0,300 0,00 likely to be achieved with correctives actions fish cages were initially stocked in december 2022 and were first harvested in july 2023established market linkage and value chain of production reduction of post -catch losses through value -chain per 35, 15, 15, 100,00 achievedlikely to be achieved demonstrations and training on hygienic fish processing and post harvest handling were conducted. further improvement was hampered by lack of cold chain closer to fishing areas and contamination with fuel and soil value -added to agriculture and non -timber forest products per 0, 15, 32, 46,88 likely to be achieved with correctives actions timber and honey processing training conducted and honey presses distributedimproved access to social infrastructure and diversified economic activities percentage access to social infrastructure by men per 10, 72, 60, 124,00 achievedlikely to be achieved access to education and health services improved most among girls and women at 78 compared to boys and men at 72, according to the outcome surveypercentage access to social infrastructure by women per 5, 78, 60, 132,73 achievedlikely to be achieved access to education and health services improved most among girls and women at 78 compared to boys and men at 72, according to the outcome surveyprotected ecological integrity of the ltb implementation rate of the lake catchment area management plans per 10, 67, 75, 87,69 achievedlikely to be achieved community forest management plans have been implemented in their areas. general management plans for nsumbu national park and tondwa and kaputa game management areas and the integrated development and management for mpulungu are yet to be fully implemented outcome rating rating on project outcomes performance rating summary of key findings current previous there are fundamental shifts in beliefs, practices and behaviors towards natural resources management induced by the project as local people are adopting improved management practices 3 3 output reporting output indicators most recent value annual target end target progress towards annual target progress towards end of project target assessment forest and land management hectares of forest plantations woodlots of exotic species to establish ha 94,500 60,00 60, 157,50 157,50 on track 94,500ha of forest plantations and woodlots of exotic spevcies were protected number of sedimentation, siltation erosion control structures num 134, 15,00 15, 893,33 893,33 on track 134 sedimentation, siltation and erosion control measures completed awareness creation and slm information dissemination campaigns intended to men num 2, 2,00 2, 100,00 100,00 on track two slm informatiuon packages disseminated for men awareness creation and slm information dissemination campaigns intended to women num 2, 2,00 2, 100,00 100,00 on track two slm information dissemination done number of the esmp mitigation measures implemented for men num 4, 4,00 4, 100,00 100,00 on track four esmp activities completed number of the esmp mitigation measures implemented for women num 4, 3,00 3, 133,33 133,33 on track four esmp activities were completed fisheries management and value chain development number of landing sites constructed num 2, 2,00 2, 100,00 100,00 on track one landing site market was completed in nsumbu and the other one in mpulungu is at tender stage number of landing sites rehabilitated num 0, 2,00 2, 0,00 0,00 on track one landing site market was established in nsumbu. the other one one in mpulungu is under tender number of vcdcs with established co -management structures num 20, 20,00 20, 100,00 100,00 on track 20 vcdcs were established and trained operational monitoring, control surveillance mcs system established num 2, 2,00 2, 100,00 100,00 on track two mcs systems were established and operational number of demonstration floating cages for community fish farming num 12, 10,00 10, 120,00 120,00 on track 12 floating cages were commissioned and stocked with fingerlings capacity building gender responsive number of students enrolled in skills school num 100, 100,00 100, 100,00 100,00 on track the 100 capacity skills training centre has been completed but enrolment will start in 2024 but enrolment will only start in 2024 number of supports to expand community radios coverage num 2, 2,00 2, 100,00 100,00 on track two supports to radio were completed gender sensitive iec materials on natural resources produced for radios num 25, 20,00 20, 125,00 125,00 on track 25 gender sensitive iec materials were produced and diseminated capacity building activities benefiting men num 100, 100,00 100, 100,00 100,00 on track 100 training activities targeting women were completed capacity building activities benefiting women num 100, 100,00 100, 100,00 100,00 on track 100 training activities targeting women were completed establishment of local development fund for social infrastructure number of major infrastructure to be completed from the previous project num 9, 3,00 3, 300,00 300,00 on track nine major infrastructure projects left over from the previous project were completed enter text here construction of teachers' houses for basic school num 5, 2,00 2, 250,00 250,00 on track five teachers houses were completed and occupied enter text here demand -driven gender responsive community micro projects undertaken num 68, 25,00 25, 272,00 272,00 on track 68 demand driven and gender responsive community microprojects were completed and commissioned alternative livelihoods comaco -type processing plant installed num 0, 1,00 1, 0,00 0,00 not on track this was cancelled number of small ruminants distributed to women and youth groups num 577, 500,00 500, 115,40 115,40 on track 540 small ruminants were distributed number of smallholder irrigation schemes established num 4, 5,00 5, 80,00 80,00 on track4 out of 5 targeted irrigation schemes were commissioned number of women and youth benefiting seed distribution for crop diversification, and bee keeping kits num 14., 15.,00 15., 93,33 93,33 on track 13,220 women and youth received seeds, 577 goats, three irrigation schemes were commissioned and 9599 beehives distributed project management and coordination number of quaterly progress reports approved num 30, 20,00 20, 150,00 150,00 on track all qpr and iprs were submitted on time number of annual audit reports approved num 10, 5,00 5, 200,00 200,00 on track the tenth audit report was submitted and cleared by the bank in 2023 number of steering committee meetings organized num 10, 10,00 10, 100,00 100,00 on track the psc cotinued to meet and guide the project as targeted number of liaison activities with lta undertaken num 5, 5,00 5, 100,00 100,00 on track the project continued to participate in lta led joint regional activities. an agreement to design a regional prodap phase 2 was reached and prepartions to hire a consultant have started number of mtr produced num 1, 1,00 1, 100,00 100,00 on track mtr produced and logged number of pcr produced num 0, 1,00 1, 0,00 0,00 on track pcr drafted output rating rating on project outputs performance rating summary of key findings current previous major outputs have been generated above target 3 3 development objective do rating progress towards development objective rating on development objective do performance rating summary of key findings current previous project has perfoemd well though delayed in closing satisfactory satisfactory

Implementation progress and results report ipr a. report summary and proposed actions report data project name: nigeria urban water sector reform and akure water supply sanitation project project code: p-ng-e00-014 country nigeria sector: water supply and sanitation environmental categorization 2-moderate es risks report type: date of report: 17.04.2024 mission: desk supervision 1 from: 07.03.2024 to: 07.03.2024 prepared by task manager: mthokozisi ncube alternate task manager : john sifuma division manager : assefaw mecuria ahws2 project data project financing in usd financing sourceinstrument foreign currency local currency totala.d.b. project 104,200,.00 0.00 104,200,.00africagrowingtogetherfund project 20,,.00 0.00 20,,.00afd project 57,,.00 0.00 57,,.00birdworld bank project 2,300,.00 0.00 2,300,.00government project 39,400,.00 0.00 39,400,.00t o t a l ,900,.00 0.00 ,900,.00processing milestones bank approved financing only loan number date approved date signed date of entry into force date effective for first disbursement disbursement deadline 2205153 19.11.2021 26.03.2022 12.07.2022 08.06.2023 30.06.2025 5050201301 19.11.2021 26.03.2022 12.07.2022 08.06.2023 30.06.2025 loan amount in uac loan number net loan approved uac signed uac cancelled uac net loan uac 2205153 104,200,.00 75,540,089.89 75,540,089.89 0.00 75,540,089.89 5050201301 20,,.00 14,499,057.56 14,499,057.56 0.00 14,499,057.56 t o t a l 90,039,147.45 90,039,147.45 0.00 90,039,147.45 disbursment status at supervision date in uac loan number disbursed to date disbursed to date uac disbursed to date undisbursed to date in uac undisbursed to date 2205153 191,632.00 138,924.17 0.18 75,401,165.72 99.82 5050201301 7,284.31 5,280.78 0.04 14,493,776.78 99.96 t o t a l 144,204.95 0.16 89,894,942.50 99.84 executing and implementation agencies borrower the federal republic of nigeriaguarantor the federal republic of nigeriaexecuting agency --performance status progress towards development objective rating on development objective do performance rating summary of key findings current previous the developmentg objectives of the projects remain very relevant as the ondo state remains without any functioning water supply scheme and therefore no reliable suply to safe drinking water. the project there remains a critical need to increasing access le vels to both water and sanitation. satisfactory satisfactory implementation progress rating on implementation progress ip performance rating summary of key findings current previous despite the delays in finalisation of the procurement of the various counsultants packages, the piu is making progress in finalising these. the presence of the procurement ta is also yielding benefit with the quality of procurement documents submitted bein g of an improved quality. the piu still needs assistance and capacity building to fully realise their potential and prudently implement the project. satisfactory satisfactory overall project performance classification overall project performance pp, or n performance rating summary of key findings current previous the leadership changes at ondo state level and within the project have a potential of adversely affecing the project and it will be important to closely monitor all developments while reaching out to the state leadership to ensure continuity. this shall be the primary objective of the planned mission in may 2024. the finalisation of all consultants procurement, including the project management ta needs to be accelerated to ensure that project implementation is improved. non potentialy problematic project non potentialy problematic project issues, risks and actions for management consideration issues affecting project implementation key issues corrective actions responsible deadline status leadership changes following the untimely demise of his excellency, arakunrin oluwarotimi o. akeredolu san, the executive governor of ondo state, the deputy governor has been sworn in as the new governor. this has led to the dissolution of the executive council leading to changes in the commissioner responsible for water resources and sanitation. in addition, the general manager of the ondo water corporation retired at the end of january 2024, and they are awaiting the appointment of a substantive general manager. all these changes potentially pose a risk to the smooth continuation of the project. the bank will closely monitor the situation and promptly reach out to the new administration to ensure their continued support. afdbodwc 30.04.2024 in progress delays in procurement activities for consultants the odwc piu has taken much longer than anticipated to conclude the various consultants procurement for the various design and construction comoponents. this has, in turn, affected the rate of progress of the overall project. the capacity of the piu needs to be improved. odwc 30.04.2024 in progressmain risks and mitigation risks mitigation measures applied or proposed responsible deadline counterpart funding shortfall while the state has already paid an initial ngn 1.9 billion in counterpart funding, the required total is much more than that. a key recommendation from the last mission was that the state uses the final designs to determine all requirements and their phas ing to ensure that the money is made available when needed. this the state must model the total requirements, including the phasing of the requirements, to be able to timeoulsy ensure that the required counterpart funding is in place. odwc 31.05.2024 remains outstanding. the overall depreciating of the naira may further worsen this piu staff capacity there are clear signs that the piu staff does not have the adequate capacity to timeously implement the project. this has led to the delay in the implementation of project activities. while tas are being recruited, it is important that their work is not ha mpered by the existing piu staff. ensure that all identified technical assistants are recruited as soon as possible. odwcbank 30.04.2024 b. results reporting and assessment progress towards development objective project purpose state the project development objective usually the project purpose as set out in the results -based logframe and assess progress the development objective of the urban water sector reform and akure water supply and sanitation project is to support the urban water and sanitation sector reforms in nigeria and increase access to safe drinking water, sanitation and hygiene services to the residents of akure city and its environs. this will be achieved through financing: i the hard component consisting of investments to rehabilitate, up -grade and expand water supply systems in akure city and environs ondo city and satellite towns of idanre, igbara -oke, ilara mokin, ibule -soro and ipogun; ii the soft component consisting of support for establishing institutional arrangements for sustainability of wss services in ondo state; and st rengthening the federal government's capacity to fa cilitate urban wss reform and performance improvements across the country. the project's theory of change seeks to improve the quality of life for the residents of akure city and its environs through resilient wash services. this will be achieved thro ugh i tackling the wash infrastructure deficits and ii addressing policy and institutional deficiencies that have constrained the fgn's ability to improve access levels for decades by supporting participating states to carry out necessary institution al reforms and strengthening their capacity to deliver sustainable wash services. outcome reporting outcome indicators as per rlf baseline value most recent value end target progress toward endtarget assesment increased coverage and service level of water supply and public sanitation in akure city and its environs no of hours of water supplyday nbr 2. 2. 24. 0.00 likely to be achieved with correctives actions preparation work in progresspercentage of open defecation free villagescommunities 20. 20. 94. 0.00 likely to be achieved with correctives actions preparation work in progresspeople with new or improved access to water nbr 50,. 50,. 650,. 0.00 likely to be achieved with correctives actions preparation work in progress[women] -people with new or improved access to water nbr 50,. 50,. 650,. 0.00 likely to be achieved with correctives actions preparation work in progress people with new or improved access to sanitation nbr 25,. 25,. 100,. 0.00 likely to be achieved with correctives actions preparation work in progress[women] -people with new or improved access to sanitation nbr 25,. 25,. 100,. 0.00 likely to be achieved with correctives actions preparation work in progressimproved management, planning and development of climate resilient urban wss service provision in the states drinking water quality in accordance with national standards no no yes na likely to be achieved with correctives actions preparation work in progressaffordable tariffs adopted to cover full operational and maintenance costs no no yes na likely to be achieved with correctives actions preparation work in progresspercentage of non revenue water 50. 50. 15. 0.00 likely to be achieved with correctives actions preparation work in progressdevelopment of climate adaptation and mitigation plans nbr 0. 0. 2. 0.00 likely to be achieved with correctives actions preparation work in progressincreased direct employment opportunities long -term jobs created nbr 2. 2. 25. 0.00 likely to be achieved with correctives actions preparation work in progress[women] -long -term jobs created nbr 1. 1. 25. 0.00 likely to be achieved with correctives actions preparation work in progresstemporary jobs during project life nbr 0. 0. 1,. 0.00 likely to be achieved with correctives actions preparation work in progress[women] -temporary jobs during project life nbr 0. 0. 1,. 0.00 likely to be achieved with correctives actions preparation work in progressoutcome rating rating on project outcomes performance rating summary of key findings current previous the state piu has been putting the necessary effort in preparing the required procurement documents for the conslutants to design and monitor the construction activities that will unlock the required achievements. the supporting technical capacity is also at different levels with both the procurement specialist and the enviornmental specialist being in place already while the project management specialist is under evaluation. 3 3 output reporting output indicators most recent value annual target end target progress towards annual target progress towards end of project target assessment water supply and sanitation infrastructure developed water resourcestreatment plant with dedicated power line development m3d 4,. 4,.00 70,. 0.00 0.00 on track preparation work in progress water distribution system rehabilitated and extended km 50. 50.00 645. 0.00 0.00 on track preparation work in progress number of public water kiosks constructed nbr 3. 15.00 400. 0.00 0.00 on track preparation work in progress number of metered hh connections csi, 30 social connections disaggregated by gender nbr 9,500. 9,500.00 43,920. 0.00 0.00 on track preparation work in progress [women] -number of metered hh connections csi, 30 social connections disaggregated by gender nbr 0. 0.00 7,906. 0.00 0.00 on track preparation work in progress public sanitation facilities constructed segregated by sex and by physically challenges persons nbr 0. 0.00 18. 0.00 0.00 on track preparation work in progress [women] -public sanitation facilities constructed segregated by sex and by physically challenges persons nbr 0. 0.00 9. 0.00 0.00 on track preparation work in progress institutional support and capacity building laboratory constructed and equipped nbr 0. 0.00 1. 0.00 0.00 on track preparation work in progress billing system operational with universal metering nbr 0. 0.00 1. 0.00 0.00 on track preparation work in progress gender -responsive social marketing plan for the odwc in place nbr 0. 0.00 1. 0.00 0.00 on track preparation work in progress consumer associations establishedstrengthened csi nbr 0. 0.00 20. 0.00 0.00 on track preparation work in progress pro-poor low income household strategy lihh unit established in odwc with relevant tools nbr 0. 0.00 1. 0.00 0.00 on track preparation work in progress management contracts operational for water services nbr 0. 0.00 2. 0.00 0.00 on track preparation work in progress no. of labour -intensive contractual agreements including provisions for youth and women nbr 0. 2.00 8. 0.00 0.00 on track preparation work in progress no of new graduates who benefit from apprenticeship schemes by gender nbr 0. 5.00 40. 0.00 0.00 on track preparation work in progress [women] -no of new graduates who benefit from apprenticeship schemes by gender nbr 0. 5.00 20. 0.00 0.00 on track preparation work in progress no. of women and youth who benefit from entrepreneurship support for business in water and sanitation nbr 0. 0.00 600. 0.00 0.00 on track preparation work in progress number of trainings on climate risk management in the water supply and demand sectors nbr 0. 0.00 2. 0.00 0.00 on track preparation work in progress project coordination and capacity strengthened timeliness and adequacy of annual work plans and reports including me reports, accounting reports 0. 100.00 100. 0.00 0.00 on track preparation work in progress technical reports and plans developed communication, gender, esmps, audits, etc. nbr 0. 5.00 20. 0.00 0.00 on track preparation work in progress output rating rating on project outputs performance rating summary of key findings current previous the necessary preparatory work is currently in progress with all consultancy work expected to be in place with critical outputs by end of the year to allow the construction work and the associated outputs to be in place. 4 4 development objective do rating progress towards development objective rating on development objective do performance rating summary of key findings current previous the developmentg objectives of the projects remain very relevant as the ondo state remains without any functioning water supply scheme and therefore no reliable suply to safe drinking water. the project there remains a critical need to increasing access le vels to both water and sanitation. satisfactory satisfactory additional andor unanticipated outcomesoutputs optional indicator baseline end target most recent value

Implementation progress and results report ipr a. report summary and proposed actions report data project name: lesotho - economic diversification support project project code: p-ls-kf0-002 country lesotho sector: institutional support environmental categorization 3-low es risks and report type: date of report: 25.04.2024 mission: achievement mission 1 from: 29.12.2023 to: 29.12.2023 prepared by task manager: baboucarr koma alternate task manager : division manager : gebre -selassie kalayu ecgf2 project data project financing in uac financing sourceinstrument foreign currency local currency totala.d.f. project 4.721.900,00 278.100,00 5..,00a.d.f. inssupregrant 0,00 2.220.,00 2.220.,00t o t a l 4.721.900,00 2.498.100,00 7.220.,00processing milestones bank approved financing only loan number date approved date signed date of entry into force date effective for first disbursement disbursement deadline 2100155033768 16.12.2016 02.02.2017 02.02.2017 25.04.2017 31.12.2023 2100150036596 16.12.2016 02.02.2017 11.05.2017 11.05.2017 31.12.2023 loan amount in uac loan number net loan approved uac signed uac cancelled uac net loan uac 2100155033768 2.220.,00 2.220.,00 2.220.,00 0,00 2.220.,00 2100150036596 5..,00 5..,00 5..,00 0,00 5..,00 t o t a l 7.220.,00 7.220.,00 0,00 7.220.,00 disbursment status at supervision date in uac loan number disbursed to date disbursed to date uac disbursed to date undisbursed to date in uac undisbursed to date 2100155033768 2.116.527,97 2.116.527,97 95,34 103.472,03 4,66 2100150036596 4.978.989,32 4.978.989,32 99,58 21.010,68 0,42 t o t a l 7.095.517,29 98,28 124.482,71 1,72 executing and implementation agencies borrower government of lesotho ministry of financeguarantor government of lesotho ministry of financeexecuting agency government of lesotho ministry of financeperformance status progress towards development objective performance rating summary of key findings current previous rating on development objective do satisfactory satisfactory the project is on track to meet its development objective. significant progress has been made at both output and outcome level. implementation progress rating on implementation progress ip performance rating summary of key findings current previous project implementation progress is satisfactory. the overall ip rating takes account of the performance against the three ip criteria including assessment of compliance with project covenants, project systems and procedures procurement, fm and me as well as assessment of project execution and financing. all the criteria are rated satisfactory. highly satisfactory highly satisfactory overall project performance classification overall project performance pp, or n performance rating summary of key findings current previous all the three criteria for ip rating and the do rating are satisfactory, and hence the overall classification is satisfactory. neither the do nor ip rated unsatisfactory or highly unsatisfactory, thus not a problem projects pp. it is not a potentially pr oblematic projects . as such, the project is non -potentially problematic project n since it is neither classified as pp nor . project implementation progress is satisfactory. the overall ip rating takes account of the performance against the t hree ip criteria including assessment of compliance with project covenants, project systems and procedures procurement, fm and m e as well as assessment of project execution and financing. all the criteria are rated satisfactory. non potentialy problematic project non potentialy problematic project issues, risks and actions for management consideration issues affecting project implementation key issues corrective actions responsible deadline status limited capacity within implementing agencies to draft tors, evaluate expressions of interest, and to evaluate proposals due to, inter alia, shortage of requisite technical know -how and heavy workloads capacity building of implementing agencies in these areas afdbbeneficiary 30.12.2023ongoing in progress delay in establishment of lesotho standards institute approval of budget for construction of the lsi building and appointment of board and staff pmu beneficiary 30.12.2023ongoing in progress lack of coordination among sectors coordination of economic development initiatives across ministries and development partners is still a critical challenge, affecting implementation of projects that contribute to investment. beneficiary 30.12.2023ongoing in progressmain risks and mitigation risks mitigation measures applied or proposed responsible deadline limited capacity limited capacity within implementing agencies to draft tors, evaluate expressions of interest, and to evaluate proposals due to, inter alia, shortage of requisite technical know -how and heavy workload capacity building of implementing agencies in these areas afdbbeneficiary 30.12.2023 in progress delay in establishment of lesotho standards institute delay in establishment of lesotho standards institute approval of budget for construction of the lsi building and appointment of board and staff pmu beneficiary 30.12.2023 in progress lack of coordination among sectors coordination of economic development initiatives across ministries and development partners is still a critical challenge, affecting implementation of projects that contribute to investment na beneficiary 06.12.2023 in progress lack of gender disaggregated data lack of gender disaggregated data designate the me officer to closely monitor gender targets and include in quarterly progress reports pmu beneficiary 30.12.2023 in progress b. results reporting and assessment progress towards development objective project purpose state the project development objective usually the project purpose as set out in the results -based logframe and assess progress the overarching development objective of the project is to contribute to inclusive growth through enhanced economic diversification and strengthened enterprise development. the specific objective is to support private sector development through entrepreneu rship and skills development, access to finance and market, and investment promotion in the selected sectors critical for economic diversification. the project has three components: i enhancing economic diversification; ii promoting enterprise developm ent; and project management. the beneficiaries of the project are the ministry of trade and industry; ministry of tourism, environment and culture mtec; ministry of finance; ministry of small business development, cooperatives and marketing mscm; lesotho tourism development corporation ltdc; basotho enterprise development corporation bedco; and lesotho national development corporation lndc. a recent independent evaluation of the project showed that seventy -five 75 percent three out of fou r of the project out targets have been achieved: i the contribution of tourism and leather sector to gdp growth reached 16.2 in 2022 compared to a target of 1.5; ii 1204 new jobs were created 52 women compared to a target of 1,200 new jobs; the percentage of msmes that have access to bds services reached 24.2 against a target of 40; iv the number of new smmes created through the business plan competition reached 110 of which 53.6 by women entrepreneurs against a target of 50. all 100 of projects outputs were also achieved. outcome reporting outcome indicators as per rlf baseline value most recent value end target progress toward endtarget assesment improved environment for economic diversification, and enterprise development number of jobs created num 0, 1.204, 1.200, 100,33 achievedlikely to be achieved 241 jobs were created through supporting the business plan competition including the winners. 591 placed under apprenticeship program 301 being women and 290 men. the other programs on access to finance supported by other sponsors managed by bedco cont ributed to the creation of additional new jobs of about 164 50 women. this figure is an estimation. total: 1204 jobs 622 females and 582 malesnumber of jobs created - of which women per 0, 622, 50, 1.244,00 achievedlikely to be achieved 622 femalespercentage of smmes that 20, 24,200 40, 21,00 likely to be achieved with correctives actionsaccess bds services per in progress a total of 1495 msmes accessed bds services. ped has enabled 95 and 192 msmes to access bds services through pilot bpc and the 1st cohort of bpc respectively. 40 msmes received specialized training in the areas of leather and footwear, agribu siness, tourism, and renewable energy, in the 2nd cohort of bpc 185 additional msmes were trained. the project embarked on a capacity building program where additional 983 msmes were trained number of new smmes created num 0, 110, 50, 220,00 achievedlikely to be achieved 110 businesses have been created through bpc competitions. the pilot competition created 10 businesses while the 1st and the second cohort of the competition created an additional 100 businesses. 59 female owned businesses pilot phase 7 women, 1st cohort 27 women and 2nd cohort 25 womennumber of new smmes created - of which women per 0, 59, 50, 118,00 achievedlikely to be achieved 59 female owned businesses pilot phase 7 women; 1st cohort 27 women; and 2nd cohort 25 womenoutcome rating rating on project outcomes performance rating summary of key findings current previous 67 2 out of 3 outcome targets have been achieved and the third one is on track to be achieved as steps continue to be taken to promote awareness about bds services. 3 3 output reporting output indicators most recent value annual target end target progress towards annual target progress towards end of project target assessment enhancing economic diversification prefeasibility studies in selected areas num 5, 5,00 5, 100,00 100,00 on track achieved five 5 feasibility studies completed in the tourism sector, and agriculture. these are: a skin leather and footwear; b establishment of an export consortia; c red -meat production d production of herbs, spices and aromatic e special economic zone and f six tourism destinations namely: i sani top equestrian and ski resort, ii katse tourism village; semonkong waterfalls resort, iv lets'a -la -letsie adventure resort, v sehlabathebe mountain health and wellness resort, and vi maseru city tour route feasibility studies in selected sectors num 6, 5,00 5, 120,00 120,00 on track achieved five 5 feasibility studies completed in the tourism sector, and agriculture. these are: a skin leather and footwear; b establishment of an export consortia; c red -meat production d production of herbs, spices and aromatic e special economic zone and f six tourism destinations namely: i sani top equestrian and ski resort, ii katse tourism village; semonkong waterfalls resort, iv lets'a -la -letsie adventure resort, v sehlabathebe mountain health and wellness resort, and vi maseru city tour route tourism and market development tourism policy, masterplan and tourism investment promotion policy and incentive na tourism masterplan and marketing developed approve na na on track achieved national tourism master plan, action plan for implementation of national tourism master plan, legal provisions for amendment of tourism enterprise act 1997 and national tourism policy are in place national tourism council establishment draft diagnostic report produced na ntc established and staffed na na on track achieved the national tourism council has been successfully established and registered under the societies act 1966. an interim board of directors has been elected for a period of 3 years to ensure adherence of all actions performed to the mission of organization. guidelines for policy formulation, implementation, m guidelines for policy formulation and economic planner's manual na detailed guidelines for policy formulation, implementation, me produce na na on track achieved guidelines for policy formulation, implementation, monitoring and evaluation adopted and are in place. economic planner's manual adopted national standardisation strategy draft strategy developed na national standardisation strategy adopted na na on track achieved the preferred option for the organizational structure and mandate; corporate governance, human resources and financing of the lesotho standards institute lsi are in place. lsi capacity training need assessment report prepared na 8 officers receive specialized training; ict and testing equipment procured na na on track achieved lsi was officially launched in august 2020. three training courses undertaken; 1 integrated management systems iso 9001,45001,14001, 2 iso 9001 - quality management system and 3 sans 10330: haccp and prp implementation investment compendium production and staff training on investment promotion num 11, 10,00 10, 110,00 110,00 on track achieved investment compendium production complete and staff training on investment promotion done for the lndc and ltdc 82 women. investment compendium production and staff training on investment promotion - of which women per 82, 50,00 50, 164,00 164,00 on track achieved investment compendium production complete and staff training on investment promotion done for the lndc and ltdc. tailor -made training in tourism, hospitality, leatherfootwear value chains num 4, 4,00 4, 100,00 100,00 on track achieved tailor -made training took place under ped and 40 msmes were trained in specialized sectors of tourism hospitality; 11 trained 7 women and 4 men, , leather footwear; 8 trained 4 women and 4 men, renewable energy; 8 trained 3 women and 5 men and agriculture; 13 trained 7 women and 5 men. tailor -made training in tourism, hospitality, leatherfootwear value chains - of which women per 52, 50,00 50, 104,00 104,00 on track tailor -made training took place under ped and 40 msmes were trained in specialized sectors of tourism hospitality; 11 trained 7 women and 4 men, , leather footwear; 8 trained 4 women and 4 men, renewable energy; 8 trained 3 women and 5 men and agriculture; 13 trained 7 women and 5 men. 21 of the 40 people trained were women promoting enterprise development innovative business plan competition business plan competition was introduced in 2021; 110 businesses were identified na bussiness plan competition introduced; 10 businesses identified and incubatedtrained, 60 of which are women owned na na on track achieved a business plan competition was organized, 10 winners were selected, 7 of them 70 were women under the pilot phase of bpc. 50 were awarded under the 1st cohort of bpc roll out of which 54 were women i.e., 23 males and 27 females. in the 2 nd cohort of bpc roll out additional 50 was awarded and 25 of them were females. given the huge success of the pilot phase and first round, savings made were used to expend the scope of the competition, hence the huge difference between actual result and initial target. institutional review of business development service providers bds institutional review report was produced in 20200 businesses were identified na bds institutional review report na na on track achieved bds assessment completed, and bedco institutional review completed and report in place bds providers training program in place bedco capacity staff trained per 13, 100,00 100, 13,00 13,00 on track achieved all 13 bedco technical staff have been trained 54 women bedco capacity staff trained - of which women per 7, 50,00 50, 14,00 14,00 on track achieved all 13 bedco technical staff have been trained 54 women toolkits and training packages for enterprise development staff trained num 20, 10,00 10, 200,00 200,00 on track training toolkits have been developed and bdsps were invited to attend 10 training sessions. 20 bdsps were identified and participated in the tot. out of the 20 bdsps identified, 11 are women. out of the 20 bdsps identified, 15 are youth -owned. toolkits and training packages for enterprise development staff trained - of which women per 11, 50,00 50, 22,00 22,00 on track training toolkits have been developed and bdsps were invited to attend 10 training sessions. 20 bdsps were identified and participated in the tot. out of the 20 bdsps identified, 11 are women. out of the 20 bdsps identified, 15 are youth -owned. partnership program for entrepreneurship partnership program for entrepreneurship was designed entrepreneurship trainin na partnership program for entrepreneurship designed entrepreneurship training curricula rolled -out across training institutions. na na on track achieved partnership program for entrepreneurship designed entrepreneurship training curricula rolled -out across 15 training institutions and principals of such schools also received training apprenticeship program on -job training num 591, 50,00 50, 1.182,00 1.182,00 on track achieved * assignment complete and the suitable apprenticeship option dual learning programme for lesotho chosen. major stakeholders including, inter alia, institutions of higher education and tvet as well as the industry have been sensitized about the program. validation workshop took place and the final report submitted. * a tripartite alliance consisting of private sector, government and institutions of higher learning are implementing the programme. * the tripartite alliance undertook a study tou r to namibia in september 2022 apprenticeship program on -job training - of which women per 51, 50,00 50, 102,00 102,00 on track achieved apprenticeship program designed 591 young entrepreneurs placed and got on-job training microfinance program microfinance program design completed na microfinance program designed and implemented na na on track achieved microfinance program designed and implemented. operational framework for the competitive grant scheme operational framework completed na operational framework for the competitive grant scheme reviewed. na na on track achieved operational framework for competitive grant scheme reviewed and is in place. business incubation strategy program business incubation strategy approved na incubation strategy developed na na on track achieved * business incubation ecosystem assessment report in place, * bi strategy implementation roadmap in place, * development of vbi performance management tool completed, * development of the virtual business incubator is complete and operational, * vbi wa s officially launched on 7th december 2020, * vbi programme management interface has been uploaded on bedco server and testing was done, * there are four groups of testers which cover the four types of platform users: msmes, bdsps, incubators, and admini strators, * after completion of the testing uploading of the msmes on the system was done. the manuals to assist in the incubation process are in place and these are: 1 how to set up an incubator 2 policies and procedures for running an incubator and 3 how to facilitate a national incubation programme output rating rating on project outputs performance rating summary of key findings current previous all output targets have been achieved. 4 4 development objective do rating progress towards development objective rating on development objective do performance rating summary of key findings current previous the project is on track to meet its development objective. significant progress has been made at both output and outcome level. satisfactory satisfactory additional andor unanticipated outcomesoutputs optional indicator baseline end target most recent value

Implementation progress and results report ipr a. report summary and proposed actions report data project name: job creation and livelihood improvement project project code: p-mz-iz0-003 country mozambique sector: more than one social sub -sector environmental categorization 2-moderate es risks report type: date of report: 17.04.2024 mission: achievement mission 1 from: 02.04.2024 to: 02.04.2024 prepared by task manager: grace vuhya obeda alternate task manager : division manager : omilola babatunde olumide ahhd2 project data project financing in uac financing sourceinstrument foreign currency local currency totala.d.f. projcyclegrant 4,530,.00 0.00 4,530,.00government projcyclegrant 0.00 2,470,.00 2,470,.00t o t a l 4,530,.00 2,470,.00 7,,.00processing milestones bank approved financing only loan number date approved date signed date of entry into force date effective for first disbursement disbursement deadline 2100155032268 18.05.2016 17.06.2016 17.06.2016 17.06.2016 30.12.2023 loan amount in uac loan number net loan approved uac signed uac cancelled uac net loan uac 2100155032268 4,530,.00 4,530,.00 4,530,.00 0.00 4,530,.00 t o t a l 4,530,.00 4,530,.00 0.00 4,530,.00 disbursment status at supervision date in uac loan number disbursed to date disbursed to date uac disbursed to date undisbursed to date in uac undisbursed to date 2100155032268 4,516,650.55 4,516,650.55 99.71 13,349.45 0.29 t o t a l 4,516,650.55 99.71 13,349.45 0.29 executing and implementation agencies borrower governement of mozambique ministry of financeguarantor governement of mozambique ministry of financeexecuting agency ministry of industry and commerceperformance status progress towards development objective rating on development objective do performance rating summary of key findings current previous the project is on track towards achieving its development goal which is to contribute to job creation, promotion of gender equality and poverty reduction in mozambique, supporting particularly women and youth through highly satisfactory highly satisfactory entrepreneurship skills development in the poultry value chain in two provinces. the specific objectives of the project include i to improve income through the development of the poultry value chain; ii to stimulate the creation of on -farm and off -farm jobs; and to improve the environment for labour policy reforms. implementation progress rating on implementation progress ip performance rating summary of key findings current previous component 1: enterprise skills and poultry value chain development 1.1 this component seeks to develop enterprise skills and poultry value chain development. the overall progress of this component is satisfactory currently 85 with remaining activities consisting mainly the outstanding ancillary infrastructure water, fencing and electricity connections. the supervision team observed that the business and technical skills subcomponent was completely achieved 100. however, some poultry value chain act ivities including supply of start -up kits to farmers were still ongoing and currently at 90. at the time of the supervision, the bank had just cleared two no objections for: a an addendum for installation of an automated batching system and a soya oil in jector system in the gurue feed mill. given the capacity of this feed mill, this request was justified as it will add efficiency to the feed processing to minimize human errors that would otherwise arise from manual batching b addendum for increasing the contract for the supplier of day -old chicks by 15 to provide more old day chicks and chicken feed for the remaining 44 beneficiaries, of which 18 are from zambezia province and 26 for niassa province. 1.2 the mission visited some of the poultry farmers and local authorities in niassa and zambezia. the mission was pleased with the positive feedback about the impact of the project on the livelihoods of the beneficiaries. some of the testimonies included: lifestyle changes as women and youth are able to gen erate income to substitute their subsistence activities; reduced mortality due to improved nutrition, ability to pay school fees and enhance their children's access to education, investment in land and building of better houses. the main concern across the board and request was that the bank should ensure the operationalization of the feed mills before the project closes, this will help access to quality and affordable chicken feed. 1.3 other concerns included lack of abattoirs and quality poultry hatcher ies in the country which are huge bottlenecks for efficient farmer operations. the bank reinforced its continued support to the farmers through the ongoing integrated agro -industrial processing project sapz in pemba -lichinga. proger was designed as a p ilot project upon which the sapz would build upon, and therefore a smooth transition of activities and beneficiaries would ensure continuity and sustainability after closure of proger end of december 2023. the sapz will provide additional infrastructure, capacity, and access to finance for the farmers to grow from their current informal operations to become sustainable micro and small and medium enterprises thus improving local content. 1.4 the construction works for the poultry feed mills in chimbonila district, niassa province processing capacity 1,5tonh and gurue district, zambezia province processing capacity 5tonh are installed, however significant delays on the ancillary infrastructure fence, paving, water infrastructure and electricity has stalled the operations of the mills. the mission continues to reinforce the urgent prioritization of these crucial infrastructures under the pemba lichinga sapz to ensure safety of installed equipment and to fast -track operationalization of the feed mills . the mission consulted and conveyed this urgency to the pemba lichinga sapz implementation team. the approval of the contractor is in progress, satisfactory satisfactory the works should begin in the month of october 2023. 1.5 the contractual agreements concession for management and operation in both sites were approved by the tribunal administrative in 2022. according to the reached agreements, each private partn er will contribute a maximum of 20 of total of investment. the funds are monitored under the government regulations, where the executing agency ea, in this case the ministry of industry and commerce would receive the funds and transmit it to the minist ry of finance, after which the ministry of finance would provide the required percentage as per the law back to the ea. as this investment is likely to provide significant revenues in the future, the bank urged the government to develop a strong monitori ng framework to ensure accountability. the monitoring framework will also help the government to ensure that the feed mill operators adhere to the rules and regulations as well as taking care of the infrastructure. the feed processing factory in niassa ope rator will be operated by gapi -si a micro finance institution for a contract peri od of 25 years, and zambezia by manmart comercial and casa do agricultor - farmers home for 10 years. 1.6 bottlenecks in regard to infrastructure connectivity, including internet, water, access roads in both regions is of major concern. without these infrastructures, it is impossible for the farmers to be efficient in production and transportation of their eggs and poultry to the markets. component 2: establishing labou r market information system 2.1 this component has been achieved 100. the component supported the establishment of the labour market observatory unit based in maputo of which the project was able to renovate their offices, equip with laptops, furnitur e, and server room while the government was able to deploy about 11 staff. the observatory unit which is under inep is now able to produce timely quarterly labour market reports and statistics by province. this labour market information system will be benc hmarked at the ilo international conference in october 2023 2.2 the component also supported two job centres in niassa lichinga and zambezia quelimane. the objective was to improve employability amongst the youth through access to labour market infor mation jobs, internships, placements, and trainings. both job centres were equipped with the infrastructure laptops, office furniture and server rooms. the government through inep deployed the necessary staff to the two centres. the job centres connect ed many young people to employment and internships. both centres collaborate with instituto de formacao profissional e estudos laborais alberto cassimo ifpelac of lichinga and quelimane to promote technical training for youth in different sectors includi ng; executive secretarial studies, accounting, air conditioning and cold, electricity, auto mechanics, plumbing, metalwork, masonry, carpentry, cutting and sewing, cooking, agro -processing and labour management. this has really enhanced the relevance of la bour market skills and opportunities. the total jobs created in different sectors through both job centres from 2020 to date september 2023 were as follows: in niassa province 34,815 of which 23,504 were for men and 11 ,311 for women, and 26,943 for yout h. furthermore, 2,824 youth benefitted through internships, skills while 7,010 were equipped for self -employment. in zambezia the job centre have captured 68,800 jobs, of which 47,461 were for men and 21,339 women. a total of 382 be neficiaries were equipp ed for self -employment and 3,585 through internships, where 1, were men and 1,252women. component 3: project management 3.1 the project was granted a one year and half 18 months no -cost extension until 30 june 2023 and a further 6 months until 31st december 2023. the project was able to maintain only one staff project coordinator during the extension period due to limited resources. this will pose a great risk to the smooth completion and closure of the project. the mission recommendation during the last supervision mission for the government to support the piu through its counterpart f unding was not achieved, the bank had to undertake a revision of list of goods and services logs to support operational and one staff salary until august 2023. a request has been made to the bank by ipeme to extend the contract of the project coordinator , this is being considered against the remaining activities and staff time needed to complete them and feedback will be provided in due course. overall project performance classification overall project performance pp, or n performance rating summary of key findings current previous all the key findings are stated at the ip section. non potentialy problematic project non potentialy problematic project issues, risks and actions for management consideration issues affecting project implementation key issues corrective actions responsible deadline status finalization of the ancillary infrastructure for the poultry feed procssing mills - fencing, water, paving and electricity connection procurement of the contractor - to allow quick operationalization of the processing feed mills before closure of project on 31st december 2023. pemba lichinga sapz piuproger piugvt 31.12.2023 in progress setting up of hatcheries and abattoirs, one for each province niassa and zambezia for poutry processing and marketing these are to be financed via the new project pemba lichinga agro processing project - to allow farmers to process their poulitry for market. pemba lichinga sapz piuproger piugvt 30.06.2024 in progress transition of small farmersbusinesses job centres into the pemba lichinga project for continuity and sustainability. updated data bases of existing beneficiaries to be handed to pemba liching project proger piu 31.12.2023 in progress audit report fy2023 submit final report to the bank proger piu 30.06.2024 in progressmain risks and mitigation risks mitigation measures applied or proposed responsible deadline fall back of beneficiaries after project closure the sustainability of the project can only be maintained if the beneficiaries who are largely rural poor are closely montiored and s upported by the goverment to continue to grow because the poultry value chain is quite vulnerable to shocks like diseases, climate change etc. the government should continue to monitor the beneficiaries, as they grow and venture into the markets. this will ensure they do not fall back due to regulatory constraints; they are important revenue generators in these two regions. ipeme should work closely with apiex, to transition the beneficiaries into the new pemba lichinga agro -processing project, where they would be able to access necessary infrastructure like hatcheries and abattoirs ministry of industry and commerce ipeme 31.12.2023 this should be a continous exercise. lack of a strong me the government needs to ensure that they can track progress and impact of the project after closure, currenlty the mechanisms are very weak a strong monitoring framework needs to be put in place, that will ensure that this program continues to run as envisaged, the infrastructure feed processing mills does not deteriorate, and the contractors keep to their agreements. the monitoring framewor k will also ensure transparency and proper accountability on the revenues generated through the feed mills31.12.2023 ipeme b. results reporting and assessment progress towards development objective project purpose state the project development objective usually the project purpose as set out in the results -based logframe and assess progress the purpose of the project is to support job creation, promotion of gender equality and poverty reduction amongst women and youth through skills development and entrepreneurship. outcome reporting outcome indicators as per rlf baseline value most recent value end target progress toward endtarget assesment improved income in target provinces annual incomes of targeted poor households supported in poultry production nbr 450. 2,500. 1,170. 284.72 achievedlikely to be achieved the indicator exceeded the target.employment opportunities increased in target provinces n of new off -farm jobs created gurue poultry value chain in the targeted provinces nbr 360. 2,800. 1,800. 169.44 achievedlikely to be achieved exceeded targetsn of new off -farm jobs created chimbunila poultry value chain in the targeted provinces nbr 480. 2,500. 2,400. 105.21 achievedlikely to be achieved exceeded target[women] -n of new off -farm jobs created chimbunila poultry value chain in the targeted provinces nbr 0. 4,680. 1,200. 390.00 achievedlikely to be achieved exceeded targetn of new on -farm jobs created gurue in the targeted provinces due to increased demand for soya and maize nbr 1,600. 9,900. 6,800. 159.62 achievedlikely to be achieved exceeded targetn of new on -farm jobs created chimbunila in the targeted provinces due to increased demand for soya and maize nbr 2,100. 9,. 8,200. 113.11 achievedlikely to be achieved exceeded target[women] -n of new on -farm jobs created chimbunila in the targeted provinces due to increased demand for soya and maize nbr 0. 4,800. 4,100. 117.07 achievedlikely to be achieved exceeded targetimproved environment for labour policy reforms production of annual statistical reports on the structure of the labour market and the economy 0 reports 4 reports statistical reports produced annually from 2017 with gender -disaggregated data na achievedlikely to be achieved exceeded targetoutcome rating rating on project outcomes performance rating summary of key findings current previous most of the outcomes have been achieved, and the rest on track. 4 4 output reporting output indicators most recent value annual target end target progress towards annual target progress towards end of project target assessment enterprise skills and poultry value chain development 1.1: business and technical skills development n of people trained in business skills, under the project, including how to access finance nbr 2,057. 2,.00 2,. 102.85 102.85 on track exceeded target [women] -n of people trained in business skills, under the project, including how to access finance nbr 1,028. 1,.00 1,. 102.80 102.80 on track almost on target n of people trained in technical poultry skills under the project v 2,. 2,.00 2,. 100.00 100.00 on track met target [women] -n of people trained in technical poultry skills under the project nbr 1,800. 1,.00 1,. 180.00 180.00 on track slightly behind target, n of new farmers that acquire soya and maize husbandry skills nbr 0. 15,.00 15,. 0.00 0.00 on track this was not achieved due to delay in the feed mill installation. the trained farmers were in the end supposed to supply the soya to the feed mills for processing. enterprise skills and poultry value chain development 1.2: poultry value chain facilities n of feed mill buildings rehabilitated gurue nbr 1. 1.00 1. 100.00 100.00 on trackattained n of feed mill buildings rehabilitated chimbunila nbr 1. 1.00 1. 100.00 100.00 on track attained n of feed processing plants installed gurue nbr 1. 1.00 1. 100.00 100.00 on track achieved target n of feed processing plants installed chimbunila nbr 1. 1.00 1. 100.00 100.00 on track achieved n of agreements signed between gurue private sector and the government nbr 1. 1.00 1. 100.00 100.00 on track attained n of agreements signed between chimbunila private sector and the government nbr 1. 1.00 1. 100.00 100.00 on track attained n of poultry producers gurue that receive start up packages for poultry production as matching grants nbr 1,134. 1,.00 1,. 113.66 113.66 on track significant delays in procurement due to lack of local quality day old chick suppliers caused tremendous delays, and then the prices went up at covid -19. we expect some increase on this at completion [women] -n of poultry producers gurue that receive start up packages for poultry production as matching grants nbr 578. 500.00 500. 115.60 115.60 on track achieved n of poultry producers chimbunila that receive start up packages for poultry production as matching grants nbr 1,365. 1,.00 1,. 137.32 137.32 on track significant delays in procurement due to lack of local quality day old chick suppliers caused tremendous delays, and then the prices went up at covid -19. we expect some increase on this at completion [women] -n of poultry producers chimbunila that receive start up packages for poultry production as matching grants nbr 723. 500.00 500. 144.60 144.60 on track achieved number of poultry producers gurue that have continued access to financial services nbr 0. 1,.00 1,. - 6.95 - 6.95 on track the access to finance component did not take off was dropped at mid -term review the goverment proposed that this should be moved to the current project -pemba lichinga agro processing project which is accelerating the activities and achievements made und er this project. [women] -number of poultry producers gurue that have continued access to financial services nbr 0. 500.00 500. 0.00 0.00 on track the access to finance component did not take off was dropped at midterm, the goverment proposed that this should be moved to the c urrent project -pemba lichinga agro processing project which is accelerating the activities and achievements made under thi s project. number of poultry producers chimbunila that have continued access to financial services nbr 120. 1,.00 1,. 0.00 0.00 on track the access to finance component did not take off was dropped at mid -term, the goverment proposed that this should be moved to the newly approved project -pemba lichinga agro processing project which is accelerating the activities and achievements made un der this project. [women] -number of poultry producers chimbunila that have continued access to financial services nbr 0. 500.00 500. 0.00 0.00 on track the access to finance component did not take off was dropped at mid -term, the goverment proposed that this should be moved to the new project -pemba lichinga agro processing project which is accelerating the activities and achievements made under this project. number of poultry producers gurue organized into associations nbr 260. 260.00 260. 100.00 100.00 on track achieved number of poultry producers chimbunila organized into associations nbr 100. 100.00 100. 100.00 100.00 on track achieved n policy research policy briefs y 1. 5.00 5. 20.00 20.00 on track one policy brief was done in 2017 at provincial level was required. delays on the establishment of feed processing factories and arrangement with the private sector through arrangement. in the end, piu lacked specialised staff to conduct this. the issu e of staffing had been raised many times by the bank to the goverment but not much was done. of small producers concerns discussed within poultry national associations 2. 30.00 30. 6.67 6.67 on track only one session was organized, this activity was delayed by delays in installation of poutry feed processing mills. establishing labor market information system n of pilot employment centres supported gurue with it equipment to become fully operational nbr 1. 1.00 1. 100.00 100.00 on track achieved. n of pilot employment centres supported chimbunila with it equipment to become fully operational nbr 1. 1.00 1. 100.00 100.00 on track achieved n of msmes trained on utilization of electronic data platform nbr 5,. 5.00 5. 100,.00 100,.00 on track attained [women] -n of msmes trained on 3,. 3.00 3. 100,.00 100,.00 on track utilization of electronic data platform nbron target n of technicians trained on operating the labour market observatory systems nbr 40. 20.00 20. 200.00 200.00 on track exceeded target [women] -n of technicians trained on operating the labour market observatory systems nbr 16. 7.00 7. 228.57 228.57 on track exceeded target existence of operational electronic data platform enabling labour market and economic data collection operational na platform operational labour market economic data collected annually from 2017 na na on track yes existence of operational labour market observatory operational na operational na na on track yes project management n of policy research studies conducted and policy briefs prepared nbr 2. 5.00 5. 40.00 40.00 on track one policy brief was done in 2017 at provincial level was required. delays on the establishment of feed processing factories and arrangement with the private sector through arrangement. in the end, piu lacked specialised staff to conduct this. the issu e of staffing had been raised many times by the bank to the goverment but not much was done. existence of a functional and gender sensitive project implementation unit 1 project coordinator, accountant, procurement but no gender and me specialist na team with 1 project coordinator, 1 accountant, 1 procurement, 1 me and gender expert by 1st quarter 2016 and timely implementing procurement, me, disbursement gender monitoring activities na na on track the project has this position throughought implementation output rating rating on project outputs performance rating summary of key findings current previous most outputs are achieved 100, a few still on track 4 4 development objective do rating progress towards development objective rating on development objective do performance rating summary of key findings current previous the project is on track towards achieving its development goal which is to contribute to job creation, promotion of gender equality and poverty reduction in mozambique, supporting particularly women and youth through entrepreneurship skills development in the poultry value chain in two provinces. the specific objectives of the project include i to improve income through the development of the poultry value chain; ii to stimulate the creation of on -farm and off -farm jobs; and to improve the envi ronment for labour policy reforms. highly satisfactory highly satisfactory additional andor unanticipated outcomesoutputs optional indicator baseline end target most recent value

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Implementation progress and results report ipr a. report summary and proposed actions report data project name: liberia special agro indusrial processing zone project - supplementary funds project code: p-lr-aa0-012 country liberia sector: agriculture environmental categorization 2-moderate es risks report type: date of report: 16.04.2024 mission: field mission 1 from: 04.03.2024 to: 08.03.2024 prepared by task manager: chukwuma ikechukwu ezedinma alternate task manager : division manager : numasawa kazuhiro ahfr2 project data project financing in uac financing sourceinstrument foreign currency local currency totala.d.f. projcyclegrant 60.,00 0,00 60.,00a.d.f. project 752.,00 1.418.,00 2.170.,00t o t a l 812.,00 1.418.,00 2.230.,00processing milestones bank approved financing only loan number date approved date signed date of entry into force date effective for first disbursement disbursement deadline 2100155042025 12.10.2022 08.12.2022 08.12.2022 08.12.2022 31.12.2026 2100150043245 12.10.2022 08.12.2022 26.05.2023 26.05.2023 31.12.2026 loan amount in uac loan number net loan approved uac signed uac cancelled uac net loan uac 2100155042025 60.,00 60.,00 60.,00 0,00 60.,00 2100150043245 2.170.,00 2.170.,00 2.170.,00 0,00 2.170.,00 t o t a l 2.230.,00 2.230.,00 0,00 2.230.,00 disbursment status at supervision date in uac loan number disbursed to date disbursed to date uac disbursed to date undisbursed to date in uac undisbursed to date 2100155042025 0,00 0,00 0,00 60.,00 100,00 2100150043245 0,00 0,00 0,00 2.170.,00 100,00 t o t a l 0,00 0,00 2.230.,00 100,00 executing and implementation agencies borrower government of liberia ministry of financeguarantor government of liberia ministry of financeexecuting agency government of liberia ministry of financeperformance status progress towards development objective rating on development objective do performance rating summary of key findings current previous satisfactory satisfactory implementation progress remains satisfactory given the projected procurements and disbursements. however, the risk in project implem entation remains. implementation progress rating on implementation progress ip performance rating summary of key findings current previous implementation activities for the additional financing have also commenced with the procurement of the ddemonstration equipments and traing of farmers and smes satisfactory satisfactory overall project performance classification overall project performance pp, or n performance rating summary of key findings current previous activities to achieve prject targets are on course non potentialy problematic project non potentialy problematic project issues, risks and actions for management consideration issues affecting project implementation key issues corrective actions responsible deadline status the inability to use special accounts to improve disbursement remains a challenge until the outstanding audits and balances are concluded by the government. conclusion of the outstanding audit and balances for bank funded legacy projects by the government and request for the use of special account for the project by the piu. governmentnic 31.12.2024very important in progressmain risks and mitigation risks mitigation measures applied or proposed responsible deadline interference with project implementation potential interference by the new administration on project implementation activities allow the implementation of changes in approved project activities at midterm review in january 2025 when the project is expected to meet 50 disbursement rate governmentbank 31.01.2025 in collaboration with the bank b. results reporting and assessment progress towards development objective project purpose state the project development objective usually the project purpose as set out in the results -based logframe and assess progress the project development goal is to contribute to inclusive and sustainable agro -industrial development in liberia, and in the process reduce staple food imports, create jobs, and reduce poverty. the project development objectives are to i create a better business environment for increased investment in the agro industrial sector, ii create opportunities for private sector investments at the industrial level and coordinate the integration of small holder farms, and agro processing industry into sustained agro value chains and, improve capacities and skills to benefit from new agribusiness employment and value chain opportunities. outcome reporting outcome indicators as per rlf baseline value most recent value end target progress toward endtarget assesment business environment for agro -industrial development enhanced number of new businesses registered nbr nbr 0, 0,001 30, 0,00 likely to be achieved with correctives actions this outcome target is likely to be achievedincrease in private sector investment and job creation total value of new investments mi mi 0, 0,001 150., 0,00 likely to be achieved with correctives actions this outcome target is likely to be achievednumber of jobs created nbr nbr 0, 0,001 156., 0,00 likely to be achieved with correctives actions this outcome target is likely to be achieved[women] -number of jobs created nbr nbr 0, 0,001 78., 0,00 likely to be achieved with correctives actions this outcome target is likely to be achievedimproved capacities and skills for agro -industrialization youth number of jobs created nbr nbr 0, 0,001 94., 0,00 likely to be achieved with correctives actions this outcome target is likely to be achievedyouth youth number of cooperativesfarmer based organisation nbr nbr 0, 0,001 30., 0,00 likely to be achieved with correctives actions this outcome target is likely to be achievednumber of cooperativesfarmer based organisations linked to the sapz nbr nbr 0, 0,001 50., 0,00 likely to be achieved with correctives actions activities towards this output target has commenced. target is likely to be achieved[women] -number of cooperativesfarmer based organisations linked to the sapz nbr nbr 0, 0,001 25., 0,00 likely to be achieved with correctives actions this outcome target is likely to be achievednumber of students trained from the tvet institutions who either nbr nbr 0, 0,001 4., 0,00 likely to be achieved with correctives actions this outcome target is likely to be achieved[women] -number of students trained from the tvet institutions who either nbr nbr 0, 0,001 2., 0,00 likely to be achieved with correctives actions this outcome target is likely to be achievedoutcome rating rating on project outcomes performance rating summary of key findings current previous project activities have commenced and the outcome indicators are likely to be achieved 3 3 output reporting output indicators most recent value annual target end target progress towards annual target progress towards end of project target assessment improved job creation and skills for climate -smart agro -industrialization number of msme's supported strengthened disaggregated - 50 women, 60 youth nbr nbr 0,001 5,00 30, 0,02 0,00 on track activities towards this output target has commenced. target is likely to be achieved [women] -number of msme's supported strengthened disaggregated - 50 women, 60 youth nbr nbr 0,001 5,00 15, 0,02 0,01 on track activities towards this output target has commenced. target is likely to be achieved youth - number of msme's supported strengthened disaggregated - 50 women, 60 youth nbr nbr 0,001 6,00 18, 0,02 0,01 on track activities towards this output target has commenced. target is likely to be achieved number of students trained in climate -smart agro -industry related skills disaggregated - 50 women, 60 youth nbr nbr 0,001 250,00 1., 0,00 0,00 on track activities towards this output target has commenced. target is likely to be achieved [women] -number of students trained in climate -smart agro -industry related skills disaggregated - 50 women, 60 youth nbr nbr 0,001 100,00 500, 0,00 0,00 on track activities towards this output target has commenced. target is likely to be achieved youth - number of students trained in climate -smart agro -industry related skills disaggregated - 50 women, 60 youth nbr nbr 0,001 100,00 600, 0,00 0,00 on track activities towards this output target has commenced. target is likely to be achieved output rating rating on project outputs performance rating summary of key findings current previous procurement activities have commenced for all activities related to the output indicators. the output indicators are likely to be achieved 4 4 development objective do rating progress towards development objective rating on development objective do performance rating summary of key findings current previous implementation progress remains satisfactory given the projected procurements and disbursements. however, the risk in project implem entation remains. satisfactory satisfactory additional andor unanticipated outcomesoutputs optional indicator baseline end target most recent value

Implementation progress and results report ipr a. report summary and proposed actions report data project name: kariba dam rehabilitation project code: p-z1-fa0-075 country multi -countries sector: electricity environmental categorization 1-significant es ri report type: date of report: 16.04.2024 mission: field mission 8 from: 17.03.2024 to: 23.03.2024 prepared by task manager: mundia simainga alternate task manager : division manager : kanonda farai epiphanius pesd5 project data project financing in uac financing sourceinstrument foreign currency local currency totala.d.f. projcyclegrant 15,510,.00 0.00 15,510,.00a.d.f. project 23,050,.00 2,150,.00 25,200,.00fragile states facility projcyclegrant 7,750,.00 0.00 7,750,.00t o t a l 46,310,.00 2,150,.00 48,460,.00processing milestones bank approved financing only loan number date approved date signed date of entry into force date effective for first disbursement disbursement deadline 2100150032548 15.12.2014 20.02.2015 07.09.2015 16.11.2015 30.06.2026 loan amount in uac loan number net loan approved uac signed uac cancelled uac net loan uac 2100150032548 25,200,.00 25,200,.00 25,200,.00 0.00 25,200,.00 t o t a l 25,200,.00 25,200,.00 0.00 25,200,.00 disbursment status at supervision date in uac loan number disbursed to date disbursed to date uac disbursed to date undisbursed to date in uac undisbursed to date 2100150032548 11,199,879.83 11,199,879.83 44.44 14,,120.17 55.56 t o t a l 11,199,879.83 44.44 14,,120.17 55.56 executing and implementation agencies borrower government of zambia multinationalguarantor government of zambia multinationalexecuting agency zambezi river authorityperformance status progress towards development objective rating on development objective do performance rating summary of key findings current previous the project continues to register substantial progress on both the plunge pool and spillway components despite the schedule variance of about 2 years. spillway works are currently showing slow recovery from delays. satisfactory satisfactory there is notable progress with plunge pool excavations completed 100 and overall progress at 94. the spillway overall progress is 70 with lessons from sluices 6 and sluice 2 making it easier for the other sluices. the hydro demolition in sluice 6 on the spillway refurbishment and sluice 2 and sluice 3 are completed. disbursements of the three ban instruments are adf loan ua11.92m, adf grant ua5.92m, and tsf grant ua 4.61m. disbursements are still low representing the following percentages: 44adf loan, 3 8 adf grant and 59 tsf grant resulting in overall disbursements on the bank instruments at 44. physical progress of the plunge pool works is at 94, which is an improvement from the 88 reported in november 2023. for the spillway refurbishment works, physical progress has reached 70, which is a progression from 66 during the last mission. however, once completed the project will meet the development objectives of an extended life of additional 50 years on the dam and the security of over 3 million peop le downstream of the dam. the impending completion of the cofferdam works in march 2024 indicates that the full development objectives of the project will be met. power generation 10,gwh will likely be guaranteed and sustained for additional years bas ed on the new project life resulting from the remedial works and continued dam monitoring. implementation progress rating on implementation progress ip performance rating summary of key findings current previous the updated progress on the spillway has advanced from 66 in november 2023 to 70 in march 2024. there are notable improvements in resolving issues with alignment of bips including management of existing rebars that require very close working modalities b etween t ss and contractor. most challenges presented during the mission of november 2023 including modifications to rebar installation, hydro -demolition, and alignment of built -in-parts are now under control with notable improved coordination between consultant and contractor. the main works on sluice 6, sluices 2 and sluice 3 are substantially complete. hydro -demolition above water has been completed on sluices 1, 4, and 5. the mobile crane arrived on site, and the training of zra's team is set to begin before the end of the calendar year. the gantry crane factory visit has been completed, and its delivery to site is scheduled for early 2025 based on the current progress of works. the emergency gate was inspected by zra and t ss representatives in china in july 2023. during the past six months some progress has been made on the plunge pool with cumulative progress advancing from 88 during the last mission to 94 during the current mission. at the time of the mission, excavation was completed at 100. physical progress of the plunge pool works is at 94 progressing from 88 reported in november 2023. according to the contractor's updated work plan, the plunge pool works will be commissioned by the end of september 2024. for the s pillway refurbishment works, physical progress has reached 70. the progress towards achievement of the project development objective pdo implementation and progress ip are rated satisfactory. appropriate measures continue to be affected to ensure sche dule, cost, and quality control. the executing agency, governments, contractors, consultants and technical; teams from the banks continue to collaborate and find ways of reducing project risks. satisfactory satisfactory overall project performance classification overall project performance pp, or n performance rating summary of key findings current previous disbursements of the three bank instruments are adf loan ua 11.199 44.44, adf grant ua 5.922 38.19 and tsf grant ua 4.643 59.91. physical progress of the plunge pool works is at 94, progressing from 88 reported in november 2023. for the spillway refurbishment works, physical progress has reached 70, which is an increase from 66 during the last mission of november 2023. key issues concluded include i partial removal of the safety mesh, ii no strengthening of the access road as it will be kep t as it is, controlled plunge pool refilling with the non potentialy problematic project non potentialy problematic project use of pumps and iv the best option for the removal of the stoplogs will be concluded during the next quarter. there is need for continued vigilance on the consultancy contract and works contract in order to avoid delays due to inadequate contract manage ment. at the time of the mission, over 70 notices for claims have been submitted, of which 56 had been assessed as requiring a determination by the t ss. the dam is performing in a satisfactory manner. all the monitoring equipment is installed and fully operational. this equipment does not indicate any abnormal behavior of the dam and its abutment due to the plunge pool works. the emergency preparedness plan epp has been completed but will require alignment with early warning system. the standard operating procedure sop process of review, update and preparation and operation maintenance om plan of the dam had delayed some deliverables by the consultant. final updated o m plan sop to be submitted by august 2024. procurement management performance for this mission is satisfactory. the mission recorded significant progress on most of the outstanding activities that were pending on the project including conclusion of contr acts for the contract management specialist and the hydropower sustainability standard assessment which is expected to be awarded by 10 april 2024. outstanding contract management issues continue to pose a high risk to project implementation in terms of ti me and additional costs. the mission required zra to expedite the processing of outstanding claims on the spillway phase 1 contract and finalize determinations to reflect accurate information on envisaged intended completion dates. there is need to quickly conclude discussions on pending variations and addendum to align the services to the current contractual end date for works. the project is compliant with most of the loan covenants, including audit and financial management reporting requirements. however , disbursements and expenditures continue to lag. internal audit reports for fy2023 are yet to be shared with the financiers. further, the missions stressed the need for zra to carry out financial plan. environmental safeguard performance is rated satisfac tory. the decision to retain the coffer dam is deemed to have potentially less environmental impacts. it will avoid further demolition works, and associated potential temporary turbidity and water quality impacts, which were expected as part of full remova l of the coffer dam. key outstanding issues related to the environment include operation alizing the epp and remedial measures for restoration of pond in quarry site. issues, risks and actions for management consideration issues affecting project implementation key issues corrective actions responsible deadline status fault zone cavity concreting works in critical path contractorconsultant 31.08.2024critical pacth in progress emergency gate testing and taking over emergency gate contractorzra 28.02.2025critical path not yet implemented dam monitoring plan during normal operation need to develop the operating procedure for the dam after commissioning contractorzra 01.05.2024 in progress dam standard operating proedure finalise standard operating procedures and submit to financiers zra 01.08.2024 not yet implemented emergency preparedness plan epp conclude updates to epp as discussed in mission consultantzra 15.04.2024 in progressmain risks and mitigation risks mitigation measures applied or proposed responsible deadline cofferdam at plunge pool the cofferdam will be retained and there is need for a procedure for remedial works conclude key issues for strengthening the piers that will remain, contractorzra 31.05.2024 theses are chnages to original plan cofferdam removal procedure for stop log removal provide detailed methodology and sequence of activities contractorzra 31.05.2024 part of removal of cofferdam interface of phase1 and phase 2 spillway the confined area on the spillway and contractual provisions limit possibility for more than 1 contractor to work at site there is need to ensure that spillway phase 1 works are completed on schedule, there is need to evoke provisions of the phase 1 contract to allow for small interface, limited interface zracontractor 31.12.2024 proactive consultations with contractor b. results reporting and assessment progress towards development objective project purpose state the project development objective usually the project purpose as set out in the results -based logframe and assess progress to secure the long -term safety and reliability of the kariba dam hydro -electric scheme and enhance regional integration. outcome reporting outcome indicators as per rlf baseline value most recent value end target progress toward endtarget assesment improved safety of dam operations, extended asset life span and sustained power output on the regional power grid impact of water spilled km3 25. 12. 7.500 74.29 achievedlikely to be achieved during the past six months significant progress has been made on the plunge pool with cumulative progress advancing to 94 during the current mission. at the time of the mission, excavation was completed at 100. once the spillway and plunge pool works are fully commissioned, it will then be possible to fully dissipate the energy from spilling in a safe and sustainable manner that will result in reduced impact of falling water in the plunge basin.lifespan of dam structure years num 50. 50. 100. 0.00 achievedlikely to be achieved at the time of the mission, excavation was completed at 100. overall progress for plunge pool is 94. among the outstanding works is the removal of mesh wire used for protection and fault treatment works. a new design has been proposed for the treatment o f the fault between elevation 340 masl to elevation379 masl. concrete works for the fault were expected to commence in january 2024 but delayed due to consultations on site. the final step of concrete work along the fault and concreting of 4 cubic metr es expected to be completed by august 2024. with the plunge pool at 94, the life of the dam is deemed longer than before as the plunge area is safer.annual generation sustained gwh 6,400. 10,. 10,. 100.00 achievedlikely to be achieved the kariba dam complex is currently able to generate the designed capacity of 2130mw subject to availability of water in the reservoir. once the rehabilitation works are completed, the complex will increase the number of years during which annual generatio n capacity of 10,gwh could be generated sustainably. the current low generation prevailing is due to hydrological constraints.plunge pool stabilized percentage completion 0. 94. 100. 94.00 achievedlikely to be achieved during the past six months some progress has been made on the plunge pool with cumulative progress advancing from 88 during the last november mission to 94 during the current mission. at the time of the last mission, excavations were 90 and have now pro gressed to 100. fault treatment is the current focus in the plunge area.progress blasting 0. 100. 100. 100.00 likely to be achieved with correctives actions blasting and excavation works have been completed 100. during the past six months more progress has been made on the plunge pool with cumulative progress advancing from 88 during the last mission to 94 during the current mission. at the time of the miss ion, excavation was completed at 100. a new design has been proposed for the treatment of the fault between el. 340 masl to el. 379 masl by the technical services and supervision t ss consultant. concrete works for the fault were expected to commence in january 2024 but delayed due to consultations on siteoutcome rating rating on project outcomes performance rating summary of key findings current previous during the past six months more progress has been made on the plunge pool with cumulative progress advancing from 88 during the last mission to 94 during the current mission. at the time of the mission, excavation was completed at 100. a new design has been proposed for the treatment of the fault between el. 340 masl to el. 379 masl by the technical services and supervision t ss consultant. concrete works for the fault were expected to commence in january 2024 but delayed due to consultations on site. the final step of concrete work along the fault and concreting of 4 cubic metres expected to be completed by august 2024. zr a has decided to change the provisions of the contract scope and preserve the piers of the temporary cofferdam after completion of the plunge pool works. this will avoid further demolition works and associated potential environmental impacts including te mporary turbidity and water quality impacts, which were expected as part of full removal of the cofferdam. however, it is essential to obtain additional information regarding the long -term surveillance and maintenance requirements of both the piers and th e access road. it is also important to determine the necessity of protecting the upstream face of the piers against erosion protective coating to improve their durability. key issues concluded include i partial removal of the safety mesh, ii no strengthening of the access road as it will be kept as it is, controlled plunge pool refilling with the use of pumps and iv the best option for the removal of the stoplogs will be concluded during the next quarter 3 3 output reporting output indicators most recent value annual target end target progress towards annual target progress towards end of project target assessment plunge pool stabilized percentage completion per 70. 70.00 100. 100.00 70.00 on track works at the plunge pool are nearing completion. progress blasting per 100. 100.00 100. 100.00 100.00 on track excavation works at the plunge pool have been completed succesfully. the project managed to resolve contractual risks that were threatening termination of the contract in 2022. consultations and increased contract management have resolved several issues. spillway structure rehabilitated no. of sluice gates repaired num 2. 2.33 3. 85.84 66.67 on track there are significant improvements in resolving issues with alignment of bips including management of existing rebars that require close consultations between t ss and contractor. most challenges presented in 2023 including modifications to rebar installation, hydro -demolition, and alignment of built -in-parts are now under control with notable improved coordination between consultant and contractor. sluice 5 hydro demolition is in progress and works on grooves above and including lintel are complete. mapping has commenced. sluice 3 built -in-parts bip installation were completed. sluice 2 downstream wall, dogging device, bip element 312 and corbel works are in prog ress. no. of sluice gates fully functional num 3. 5.00 6. 60.00 50.00 on track the approach for the project is to ensure that there are three gates readily available for operation at any time. overall progress of all works at spillway is 70. gantry per 65. 80.00 100. 81.25 65.00 on track the gantry crane first phase of manufacturing is completed, and the second phase will start in the second half of 2024. emergency gates per 60. 80.00 100. 75.00 60.00 on track the emergency gate was inspected by zra and t ss representatives in china in july 2023. the axles and other components of the gate, fabricated by ge in france, were damaged during assembly by ge's subcontractor in china. the damaged parts are being repairedreplaced by the contractor, which is required before the delivery of the emergency gate. supervision engineer contract signed num 1. 1.00 1. 100.00 100.00 on track the contract for the dispute adjudication board was signed and is in place. the dab delivers quarterly reports to the project. there has been a significant reference of claims on both the plunge pool and spillway contracts to the dispute adjudication board . there has also been concerns that the presence of the dab could also be motivating a lack of wider and detailed consultations between the executing agency zra and the contractors. the mission recommended that there must be sufficient prior consultations and resolution of issues before the need to involve the dab. quarterly progress reports num 16. 28.00 32. 57.14 50.00 not on track quarterly progress reports based on the reported monthly meetings are provided to financiers every quarter. zra has generally been compliant with reporting requirements on the projects. panel of experts recruited contract signed num 5. 7.00 7. 71.43 71.43 on track all the seven contracts for the panel of experts have been put in place and the supervision missions have so far been planned to coincide with the reporting of the panel. the panel of experts includes electro -mechanical experts, dam expert, concrete expert , environmental expert, social expert. the most recent significant inputs of the panel of experts are i decision to keep the piers of the cofferdam rather than remove them and incur environmental complexities, ii the scaling down of the scope of the fault treatment of the plunge pool area, spillway decisions on demolition, embedded parts and reinforcement works in the spillway sluices and expected commissioning preparations. bi-annual reports num 12. 16.00 20. 75.00 60.00 on track reports produced by dam safety panel of experts, dispute adjudication board and contract supervision consultant are shared by zra during monthly review meetings. dam break analysis conducted dam break analysis report num 0.500 0.80 1. 62.50 50.00 on track the project has undertaken a dam break analysis which has been utilized to develop the emergency preparedness plan. there have been new suggestions to develop inundation maps related to dam break and associated water levels. the panel of experts also sugge sted to include an analysis of emergency resulting from extreme operations of the power plants. dispute adjudication board established contract signed num 1. 0.00 1. 0.00 100.00 on track a lumpsum contract and a time based contract were signed on 16 december 2025 and have been extended to allow for chnages in scope, s pecifications and time. annual dispute resolution reports num 5. 8.00 10. 62.50 50.00 on track the dispute resolution board is in place and has so far generated reports as per provisions of the contract. among key issues being determined by dab is the contract extension requests and several notices for claims by the contractors. at the time of the m ission, a total of 70 notices for claims have been submitted, of which 56 had been assessed as requiring a determination by the t ss. of those, 49 claims had been determined and 7 partially determined by the tss. esmp prepared and successfully implemented esmp num 0.870 0.00 1. 0.00 87.00 on track the environmental and social management plan for the project was successfully prepared in 2016 and later updated in 2020, shared and approved by the bank for implementation. mitigation measures proposed in the esmp are being implemented consistently. zra i s undertaking weekly ehs inspections, has constituted a team of ehs officers at site, adequate incident response procedures and signage is employed. there is need to monitor worker fatigue particularly in relation to working hours for shift workers. zra is working alongside wildlife and parks authorities in relation to relocation of crocodiles and turtles however no terrestrial biodiversity monitoring undertaken epp num 0.700 1.00 1. 0.00 0.00 on track the emergency preparedness plan epp was planned to be finalized by december 15, 2023. world bank and the panel of experts poe guided on the specific requirements during the mission of november 2023. the epp has been updated further and aligned with elements of the early warning system in progress. the epp was cleared for implementation by financers in march 2024 subject to inclusion of final comments from the poe. number of districts trained about hivaids and gender mainstreaming num 6. 10.00 10. 60.00 60.00 on track all the districts in the project areas have received the necessary information but the nature of sensitization is that the dissemination of critical information will continue throughout the project implementation process. zambezi river authority reported t hat ngos are being engaged to continuously engage community on hivaids and gbv. communities prepared to respond to an emergency number of districts trained in icep participants disaggregated by gender num 6. 6.00 10. 100.00 60.00 on track preparation of an emergency preparedness plan epp involved visits to all affected districts and establishing contacts with various stakeholders and potential respondents. the emergency preparedness plan epp was finalized march 2024. implementation is y et to commence. visibility communications v c strategy produced implemented vc strategy num 0.600 1.00 1. 60.00 60.00 on track the visibility and communications strategy on the project has made use of various media including local radio stations, main national television stations and the social media platforms. the project has reached out in the local communities, nationwide in zambia and zimbabwe and also internationally. zra reported that there are several requests for visiting the kariba dam complex and parti cularly the rehabilitation works to the extent that the planning must be carefully done to ensure that the visits do not disrupt the ongoing rehabilitation works. technical advisor tors extended to cover project tors num 0.800 1.00 1. 80.00 80.00 on track the terms of reference for the supervision consultant now fully take care of project management. stucky and gruner are the owners engineer responsible for the project management together with zra. there has been a few challenges to get the full benefits on these services but a lot of issues have been resolved. project management unit constituted pmu organogram num 1. 0.00 1. 0.00 100.00 on track a fully fledged project management unit for the project has been established with dedicated staff in various areas that includes eng ineering, project management, procurement, finance, environment, social and gender. in the last year, there has been signif icant effort towards strengthening project and contract management to empower zra to manage risks adequately on the various contracts. enhancing regional trade and the sustainability of regional energy supply report and guideline on dam sustainability and energy security on sapp network num 0. 1.00 1. 0.00 0.00 not on track to be investigated with zra output rating rating on project outputs performance rating summary of key findings current previous the project encountered a need to address chnages in design elements, implementation methodologies such as the demolition of old concrete in the spillway. the chnages were motivated by the need to manage various risks including schedule variance, cost ele ments, safety and quality of works. the overall project progress of over 80 indicates that the project has sufficient lessons learnt to 3 3 progress even faster but with due care to quality. most of the planned outputs designed to facilitate works have been achieved or are in progress. the plunge pool main works are 94 complete while the spillway main works are 70 complete. the main key is sues for the spillway is to ensuer that equipment manufactured abroad is certified and delivered to site in the next one year. development objective do rating progress towards development objective rating on development objective do performance rating summary of key findings current previous the project continues to register substantial progress on both the plunge pool and spillway components despite the schedule variance of about 2 years. spillway works are currently showing slow recovery from delays. there is notable progress with plunge poo l excavations completed 100 and overall progress at 94. the spillway overall progress is 70 with lessons from sluices 6 and sluice 2 making it easier for the other sluices. the hydro demolition in sluice 6 on the spillway refurbishment and sluice 2 and sluice 3 are completed. disbursements of the three ban instruments are adf loan ua11.92m, adf grant ua5.92m, and tsf grant ua 4.61m. disbursements are still low representing the following percentages: 44adf loan, 38 adf grant and 59 tsf grant resulting in overall disbursements on the bank instruments at 44. physical progress of the plunge pool works is at 94, which is an improvement from the 88 reported in november 2023. for the spillway refurbishment works, physical progress has reached 70, which is a progression from 66 during the last mission. however, once completed the project will meet the development objectives of an extended life of additional 50 years on the dam and the security of over 3 million people downstream of the dam. the impending c ompletion of the cofferdam works in march 2024 indicates that the full development objectives of the project will be met. power generation 10,gwh will likely be guaranteed and sustained for additional years based on the new project life resulting from the remedial works and continued dam monitoring. satisfactory satisfactory additional andor unanticipated outcomesoutputs optional indicator baseline end target most recent value

Implementation progress and results report ipr a. report summary and proposed actions report data project name: mahe sustainable water augmentation project project code: p-sc-ea0-004 country seychelles sector: water supply environmental categorization 2-moderate es risks report type: date of report: 16.04.2024 mission: desk supervision 4 from: 12.04.2024 to: 12.04.2024 prepared by task manager: andrew mbiro alternate task manager : division manager : assefaw mecuria ahws2 project data project financing in usd financing sourceinstrument foreign currency local currency totala.d.b. project 20,552,.00 100,.00 20,652,.00m.i.c.f techassistmic 1,779,096.00 0.00 1,779,096.00government techassistmic 3,995,.00 0.00 3,995,.00t o t a l 26,326,096.00 100,.00 26,426,096.00processing milestones bank approved financing only loan number date approved date signed date of entry into force date effective for first disbursement disbursement deadline 2130013431 01.04.2015 27.05.2015 29.10.2015 14.01.2016 31.08.2024 5500155008854 01.04.2015 27.05.2015 27.05.2015 10.11.2015 31.08.2024 loan amount in uac loan number net loan approved uac signed uac cancelled uac net loan uac 2130013431 20,600,.00 14,830,920.31 14,830,920.31 0.00 14,830,920.31 5500155008854 1,200,.00 1,200,.00 1,200,.00 0.00 1,200,.00 t o t a l 16,030,920.31 16,030,920.31 0.00 16,030,920.31 disbursment status at supervision date in uac loan number disbursed to date disbursed to date uac disbursed to date undisbursed to date in uac undisbursed to date 2130013431 19,381,733.41 13,953,832.22 94.09 877,088.09 5.91 5500155008854 1,026,568.59 1,026,568.59 85.55 173,431.41 14.45 t o t a l 14,980,400.81 93.45 1,050,519.50 6.55 executing and implementation agencies borrower government of seychelles ministry of financeguarantor government of seychelles ministry of financeexecuting agency water authority public utilities corporationperformance status progress towards development objective performance rating summary of key findings rating on development objective do current previous do are likely to be achieved satisfactory satisfactory implementation progress rating on implementation progress ip performance rating summary of key findings current previous ip is on track satisfactory satisfactory overall project performance classification overall project performance pp, or n performance rating summary of key findings current previous overall progress is acceptable and on track non potentialy problematic project non potentialy problematic project issues, risks and actions for management consideration issues affecting project implementation key issues corrective actions responsible deadline status no disbursement for over a year bank to follow up with piu and borrower cpo and tm 30.08.2024possible cancellation in progressmain risks and mitigation risks mitigation measures applied or proposed responsible deadline allarm system delayed installation of the permanent alarm system the contractor has installed a temporary alarm system which has enabled the issuance of the taking over certificate and the impounding of the dam. the permanent alarm system will be installed during the defects liability period. puc 27.08.2024 ea to fund it beyond project closure b. results reporting and assessment progress towards development objective project purpose state the project development objective usually the project purpose as set out in the results -based logframe and assess progress to contribute to economic development through improving water supply capacity and resilience against climate variability and change outcome reporting outcome indicators as per rlf baseline value most recent value end target progress toward endtarget assesment improved water supply services no. of days with water restriction in northern mahe island day 90. 9. 50. 202.50 achievedlikely to be achieved dam construction was completed, and filling of the dam commenced in december 2022. the dam is currently in operation.increased water production capacity water production capacity in northern mahe island current le niol, hermitage and rochon zone m3d 24,750. 24,750. 29,150. 0.00 likely to be achieved with correctives actions the treatment plant was deferred. production capacity will be increased through the existing plant at hermitage job opportunities created long -term jobs created nbr 0. 3. 4. 75.00 achievedlikely to be achieved the other jobs to be created were related to the construction of the wtp.[women] -long -term jobs created nbr 0. 2. 2. 100.00 achievedlikely to be achieved jobs created within project implementation unit.temporary jobs during project life nbr 0. 58. 100. 58.00 achievedlikely to be achieved implementation of works excluded the wtp and hence fewer jobs that planned .[women] -temporary jobs during project life nbr 0. 12. 20. 60.00 achievedlikely to be achieved implementation of works excluded the wtpoutcome rating rating on project outcomes performance rating summary of key findings current previouslikely to be achieved 3 3 output reporting output indicators most recent value annual target end target progress towards annual target progress towards end of project target assessment storage capacity of la gogue dam increased total storage capacity m3 1,479,950. 1,432,.00 1,432,. 107.89 107.89 on track the main physical construction activities and installation of the dam monitoring instruments are completed. the works are in dlp. the remaining activities is installation of the permanent alarm system otherwise the capacity is achieved water treatment plant constructed no. of new water treatment plant constructed nbr 0. 1.00 1. 0.00 0.00 not on track the construction of the treatment plant was deferred due to the need to prioritise seepage control on the right abutment and the stability issues on the south saddle dam. capacity of puc strengthened people trained nbr 10. 10.00 10. 100.00 100.00 on trackthe project management ta trained and enhanced the capacity of puc staff. the ta has also supported the puc with the tendering processes to date. [women] -people trained nbr 3. 3.00 3. 100.00 100.00 on track piu women were trained potential water sources identified water source potential study conducted nbr 1. 1.00 1. 100.00 100.00 on track the assignment was completed, and the outputs were delivered to the puc. all payments due to the consultant were processed. improved catchment protection area gazetted as no development zone km2 0.853 0.85 0.853 100.35 100.00 on track area was designated as no -development zone. improved safety of downstream community emergency plan developed nbr 1. 1.00 1. 100.00 100.00 on track emergency plan was developed by the design review and supervision consultant during the execution of the project. output rating rating on project outputs performance rating summary of key findings current previous likely to be achieved 3 3 development objective do rating progress towards development objective rating on development objective do performance rating summary of key findings current previous do are likely to be achieved satisfactory satisfactory additional andor unanticipated outcomesoutputs optional indicator baseline end target most recent value

Implementation progress and results report ipr a. report summary and proposed actions report data project name: liberia - special agro -industrial processing zones project saipz project code: p-lr-aa0-009 country liberia sector: agriculture environmental categorization 2-moderate es risks report type: date of report: 16.04.2024 mission: field mission 1 from: 04.03.2024 to: 08.03.2024 prepared by task manager: chukwuma ikechukwu ezedinma alternate task manager : division manager : numasawa kazuhiro ahfr2 project data project financing in uac financing sourceinstrument foreign currency local currency totala.d.f. projcyclegrant 1.630.,00 0,00 1.630.,00a.d.f. project 5.330.,00 2.510.,00 7.840.,00t o t a l 6.960.,00 2.510.,00 9.470.,00processing milestones bank approved financing only loan number date approved date signed date of entry into force date effective for first disbursement disbursement deadline 2100155041079 20.10.2021 06.12.2021 06.12.2021 30.09.2022 31.12.2026 2100150042703 20.10.2021 06.12.2021 30.06.2022 30.09.2022 31.12.2026 loan amount in uac loan number net loan approved uac signed uac cancelled uac net loan uac 2100155041079 2.270.,00 2.270.,00 2.270.,00 0,00 2.270.,00 2100150042703 7.840.,00 7.840.,00 7.840.,00 0,00 7.840.,00 t o t a l 10.110.,00 10.110.,00 0,00 10.110.,00 disbursment status at supervision date in uac loan number disbursed to date disbursed to date uac disbursed to date undisbursed to date in uac undisbursed to date 2100155041079 268.995,10 268.995,10 11,85 2.001.004,90 88,15 2100150042703 17.841,35 17.841,35 0,23 7.822.158,65 99,77 t o t a l 286.836,45 2,84 9.823.163,55 97,16 executing and implementation agencies borrower government of liberia ministry of financeguarantor government of liberia ministry of financeexecuting agency ministry of financeperformance status progress towards development objective rating on development objective do performance rating summary of key findings current previous project development objectives are likely to be met satisfactory satisfactory implementation progress rating on implementation progress ip performance rating summary of key findings current previous implementation progress remains satisfactory given the projected procurements and disbursements. however the risk in project impleme ntation remains. satisfactory unsatisfactory overall project performance classification overall project performance pp, or n performance rating summary of key findings current previous overall project performance remain satisfactory given the existing expertise and anticipated ramp up in project procurements. non potentialy problematic project problematic project issues, risks and actions for management consideration issues affecting project implementation key issues corrective actions responsible deadline status the inability to use special accounts to improve disbursement remains a challenge until the outstanding audits and balances are concluded by the government. conclude on the outstanding audit and balances for bank funded legacy projects and request for the use of special account for the project governmentnic 31.12.2024 in progressmain risks and mitigation risks mitigation measures applied or proposed responsible deadline interference with project implementation potential interference by the new administration on project implementation activities allow the implementation of changes in approved project activities at mid term review in january 2025 when the project is expected to meet 50 disbursement rate. governmentbank 31.01.2025 in collaboration with the bank b. results reporting and assessment progress towards development objective project purpose state the project development objective usually the project purpose as set out in the results -based logframe and assess progress the project development goal is to contribute to inclusive and sustainable agro -industrial development in liberia, and in the process reduce staple food imports, create jobs, and reduce poverty. the project development objectives are to i create a better business environment for increased investment in the agro industrial sector, ii create opportunities for private sector investments at the industrial level and coordinate the integration of small holder farms, and agro processing industry into sustained agro value chains and, improve capacities and skills to benefit from new agribusiness employment and value chain opportunities. outcome reporting outcome indicators as per rlf baseline value most recent value end target progress toward endtarget assesment business environment for agro -industrial development enhanced number of new businesses registered nbr 0, 0,001 30, 0,00 likely to be achieved with correctives actions this outcome target is likely to be achieved increase in private sector investment and job creation total value of new investments mi 0, 0,001 150.., 0,00 likely to be achieved with correctives actions this outcome target is likely to be achievednumber of jobs created nbr 0, 0,001 156., 0,00 likely to be achieved with correctives actions this outcome target is likely to be achieved[women] -number of jobs created nbr 0, 0,001 78., 0,00 likely to be achieved with correctives actions this outcome target is likely to be achievedimproved capacities and skills for agro -industrialization youth number of jobs created nbr 0, 0,001 94., 0,00 likely to be achieved with correctives actions this outcome target is likely to be achievedyouth number of cooperativesfarmer based organisation nbr 0, 0,001 30, 0,00 likely to be achieved with correctives actions this outcome target is likely to be achievednumber of cooperativesfarmer based organisations linked to the sapz nbr 0, 0,001 50, 0,00 likely to be achieved with correctives actions this outcome target is likely to be achieved[women] -number of cooperativesfarmer based organisations linked to the sapz nbr 0, 0,001 25, 0,00 likely to be achieved with correctives actions this outcome target is likely to be achievednumber of students trained from the tvet institutions who either nbr 0, 0,001 4., 0,00 likely to be achieved with correctives actions this outcome target is likely to be achieved [women] -number of students trained from the tvet institutions who either nbr 0, 0,001 2., 0,00 likely to be achieved with correctives actions this outcome target is likely to be achievedoutcome rating rating on project outcomes performance rating summary of key findings current previous project activities have commenced and the outcome indicators are likely to be achieved 3 3 output reporting output indicators most recent value annual target end target progress towards annual target progress towards end of project target assessment institutional framework and capacity regulation management strengthened seza number of it based bds systems registration processes tenant licensing systems, single window trade facilitation, oss, etc supported nbr 0,001 3,00 5, 0,03 0,02 on track activities towards this output target has commenced. target is likely to be achieved number of regulatory systems and procedures supported nbr 0,001 3,00 5, 0,03 0,02 on track activities towards this output target has commenced. target is likely to be achieved number of market soundingbranding investment promotion events hosted nbr 1, 3,00 5, 33,33 20,00 on track activities towards this output target has commenced. target is likely to be achieved number of policy studies and reformsscheme of incentives supported nbr 1, 3,00 5, 33,33 20,00 on track activities towards this output target has commenced. target is likely to be achieved number of institutional processes developed for the seza incudes delegation of authority matrix, staff terms of reference structure of salariesemoluments, etc nbr 1, 3,00 5, 33,33 20,00 on track activities towards this output target has commenced. target is likely to be achieved number of standard operating procedures sop supported nbr 0,001 1,50 2, 0,07 0,05 on track activities towards this output target has commenced. target is likely to be achieved external connectivity infrastructure to the agri hub developed perimeter fencing gates m m2 0,001 5.,00 9.265, 0,00 0,00 on track activities towards this output target has commenced. target is likely to be achieved kms of external approach climate -resilient road constructed kg 0,001 3,00 5, 0,03 0,02 on track activities towards this output target has commenced. target is likely to be achieved link sezsapz park to power source km km 0,001 4,00 6, 0,03 0,02 on track activities towards this output target has commenced. target is likely to be achieved resilient rural transformation centers rtcs and aggregation centers acs operationalized number of climate -resilient rtcs constructed and equipped nbr 0,001 0,75 1, 0,13 0,10 on track activities towards this output target has commenced. target is likely to be achieved number of climate -resilient aggregation centers constructed and equipped nbr 0,001 0,75 1, 0,13 0,10 on track activities towards this output target has commenced. target is likely to be achieved number of farmers cooperatives, outgrowers documented on the it based platform nbr 0,001 15,00 30, 0,01 0,00 on track activities towards this output target has commenced. target is likely to be achieved improved job creation and skills for climate -smart agro -industrialization number of msme's supported strengthened disaggregated - 50 women, 60 youth nbr 0,001 15,00 30, 0,01 0,00 on track activities towards this output target has commenced. target is likely to be achieved [women] -number of msme's supported strengthened disaggregated - 50 women, 60 youth nbr 0,001 15,00 15, 0,01 0,01 on track activities towards this output target has commenced. target is likely to be achieved youth - number of msme's supported strengthened disaggregated - 50 women, 60 youth nbr 0,001 10,00 18, 0,01 0,01 on track activities towards this output target has commenced. target is likely to be achieved number of students trained in climate -smart agro -industry related skills disaggregated - 50 women, 60 youth nbr 0,001 500,00 1., 0,00 0,00 on track activities towards this output target has commenced. target is likely to be achieved [women] -number of students trained in climate -smart agro -industry related skills disaggregated - 50 women, 60 youth nbr 0,001 500,00 500, 0,00 0,00 on track activities towards this output target has commenced. target is likely to be achieved youth - number of students trained in climate -smart agro -industry related skills disaggregated - 50 women, 60 youth nbr 0,001 400,00 600, 0,00 0,00 on track activities towards this output target has commenced. target is likely to be achieved number of tvet institutionscommunity colleges supported nbr 0,001 1,00 2, 0,10 0,05 on track activities towards this output target has commenced. target is likely to be achieved piu staffed and equipped monitoring framework established and functional for the project nbr 0,500 0,75 1, 66,67 50,00 on track activities towards this output target has commenced. target is likely to be achieved disbursement rate on bank's managed resources 12,460 50,00 100, 24,92 12,46 on track activities towards this output target has commenced. target is likely to be achieved number of implementation progress reports prepared nbr 5, 12,00 20, 41,67 25,00 on trackactivities towards this output target has commenced. target is likely to be achieved number of audit reports prepared and validated nbr 0,001 2,50 4, 0,04 0,03 on track activities towards this output target has commenced. target is likely to be achieved output rating rating on project outputs performance rating summary of key findings current previous procurement activities have commenced for all activities related to the output indicators. the output indicators are likely to be achieved. 4 4 development objective do rating progress towards development objective rating on development objective do performance rating summary of key findings current previous project development objectives are likely to be met satisfactory satisfactory additional andor unanticipated outcomesoutputs optional indicator baseline end target most recent value

Implementation progress and results report ipr a. report summary and proposed actions report data project name: strategic towns water supply and sanitation project project code: p-ug-e00-016 country uganda sector: water supply and sanitation environmental categorization 2-moderate es risks report type: date of report: 24.04.2024 mission: desk supervision 2 from: 18.04.2024 to: 18.04.2024 prepared by task manager: andrew mbiro alternate task manager : division manager : assefaw mecuria ahws2 project data project financing in uac financing sourceinstrument foreign currency local currency totala.d.f. project 0.00 44,,.00 44,,.00t o t a l 0.00 44,,.00 44,,.00processing milestones bank approved financing only loan number date approved date signed date of entry into force date effective for first disbursement disbursement deadline 2100150039644 20.06.2018 04.02.2019 13.05.2019 13.05.2019 30.06.2025 loan amount in uac loan number net loan approved uac signed uac cancelled uac net loan uac 2100150039644 44,,.00 44,,.00 44,,.00 0.00 44,,.00 t o t a l 44,,.00 44,,.00 0.00 44,,.00 disbursment status at supervision date in uac loan number disbursed to date disbursed to date uac disbursed to date undisbursed to date in uac undisbursed to date 2100150039644 37,814,949.97 37,814,949.97 85.94 6,185,050.03 14.06 t o t a l 37,814,949.97 85.94 6,185,050.03 14.06 executing and implementation agencies borrower government of ugandaguarantor government of ugandaexecuting agency ministry of water environmentperformance status progress towards development objective rating on development objective do performance rating summary of key findings current previous do is likely to be achieved satisfactory satisfactory implementation progress rating on implementation progress ip performance rating summary of key findings current previous satisfactory satisfactory implimentation progress is on track with only one pending town at 71 and yet the duration still has over a year to project close overall project performance classification overall project performance pp, or n performance rating summary of key findings current previous generally the project is on tract on all indicators with the exception of the feacal sludge plants that have been deffered to a new project non potentialy problematic project non potentialy problematic project issues, risks and actions for management consideration issues affecting project implementation key issues corrective actions responsible deadline status delay in justification of special account transfers mwe to closely follow -up that special account disbursements are justified within six months. main risks and mitigation report major risks to project implementation and proposed actions for management attention mwe 29.06.2024continuos monitoring in progressmain risks and mitigation risks mitigation measures applied or proposed responsible deadline no issue none na mwe 30.06.2202 no mitigation issue b. results reporting and assessment progress towards development objective project purpose state the project development objective usually the project purpose as set out in the results -based logframe and assess progress the objective of the strategic water supply and sanitation project stwssp is to support the government of uganda's efforts to achieve sustainable provision of safe water and hygienic sanitation for the urban population with improved resilience to climat e change effects by the year 2030 outcome reporting outcome indicators as per rlf baseline value most recent value end target progress toward endtarget assesment improved access and quality of service to a sustainable safe water supply and sanitation facilities. percentage of urban population with access to safe drinking water 71. 72.800 90. 9.47 achievedlikely to be achieved completed project interventions have contributed to the improved performancenumber of urban people served with improved access to safe water within 200m. nbr 0. 235,543. 390,. 60.40 achievedlikely to be achieved construction completed in 6 no. towns of dokolo, nakasongola, kyenjojo -katooke and kayunga -busan. construction works still ongoing in the towns of bundibugyo, buikwe, kapchorwa and kamuli. additional town of kabingo kamwenge completed with support from w ater for people. kibale in kibale district was completed.percentage of urban people with access to improved sanitation safely managed sanitation 26. 41.020 60. 44.18 likely to be achieved with correctives actions indicator revised in line with the sustainable development goals focusing on achievement of 'safely managed sanitation'. steady progress towards achievement of the target.improved management and functionality of water supply. functionality rate of urban water supplies systems 94. 85. 96. - 450.00 achievedlikely to be achieved annual performance dropped due to inclusion of non -functional schemes into the urban portfolio, and limited revenues due to due covid -19 effects. there is increased effort towards functional improvement with anoutcome rating rating on project outcomes performance rating summary of key findings current previous do likely to be achieved 3 3 output reporting output indicators most recent value annual target end target progress towards annual target progress towards end of project target assessment urban water supply schemes constructed. no. of town water supply schemes constructedrehabilitated. nbr 9. 10.00 10. 90.00 90.00 on track completed construction in 6no towns dokolo, nakasongola, katooke -kyenjojo kayunga -busana. works are in advanced stages for the ongoing 04 towns of bundibugyo 98, kapchorwa 97, buikwe 95, and kamuli 71. rehabilitated kibale kibale district and kabingo kamwnege district detailed engineering designs done. nbr 10. 10.00 10. 100.00 100.00 on track all planned town wss designs are complete. i.e. kayunga, busana, dokolo, kyenjojo, katooke, nakasongola, buikwe, kapchorwa, bundibugyo and kamuli. total water production capacity m3day. m3d 21,215.700 37,500.00 37,500. 56.58 56.58 on track completed 6no. of towns i.e. dokolo, nakasongola, kayunxga, busana, kyenjojo, katooke with a water production capacity of 5,856m3day dokolo, 6,312m3day nakasongola, 6,600m3day kaunga -busana, 2 ,447.7m3day kyenjojo -katooke. constructions works ongoing in the towns of bundibugyo, kapchorwa, buikwe and kamuli. rehabilitations completed in kibaale and kamwenge. total kms of pipelines constructed transmission distribution. km 933.160 1,300.00 1,300. 71.78 71.78 on track so far, 100km of transmission and distribution network in kibaale town, system extensions in uws - midwest, 36.7km of transmission 24.625km of distribution in dokolo, 25.2km of transmission 110kms distribution in kayunga -busana, 152 km of distribution and 18.9 kms of transmission in nakasongola, 79.5km of transmission 163km of distribution in kyenjojo -katooke, 25km of distribution, 12.7kms transmission 4.8kms intensification in kapchorwa; 3.2km of transmission 96.6km of distribution in bundibugyo, 7.61km of transmission 13.50km of distribution in buikwe, 51.733kms in bihanga of kamwenge district. 24.3kms of distribution in kamuli. support for om no. of regional umbrella of water and sanitation authorities supported for effective utility management. nbr 6. 6.00 6. 100.00 100.00 on track six authorities i.e., mid -west, central, eastern, northern, south western and karamoja umbrellas have received support. rehabilitation of kibaale water supply was completed at 100 and technically commissioned. construction of bihanga water supply in kamwenge district was completed and technically commissioned. sanitation facilities constructed. no. of regional faecal sludge treatment facilities constructed. nbr 0. 3.00 3. 0.00 0.00 not on track detailed designs finalized for buikwe, kyenjojo and dokolo fstps. due to limited funds, construction of the plants will not be achieved. transferred to the wssp pipeline project no. of cesspool emptiers procured nbr 6. 6.00 6. 100.00 100.00 on track procurement of 6no. of cesspool emptiers contract was signed, the trucks delivered and distributed to the regional umbrellas for use no. of gender -segregated and disabled -friendly public sanitation facilities constructed including in schools institutions. nbr 34. 40.00 40. 85.00 85.00 on track so far completed construction of 5no. in kayunga -busana, 7no. in kyenjojo -katooke, 5no. in kapchorwa, 5no. in bundibugyo, 7no. in na kasongola, 4no. completed in buikwe and 1no. completed in kamuli. 1no. is on -going and 1no. land not identified in buikwe and 4no. on -going in kamuli. no. of people trained in appropriate urban sanitation masonrymechanic artisanswaste management, targeting at least 20 women. nbr 100. 150.00 150. 66.67 66.67 on track 100 masons trained in kayunga, nakasongola, dokolo, kyenjojo, katooke and nakasongola. training conducted in buikwe, kamuli, bindibugyo and kapchorwa. selection of masons in other implementation towns completed. to be further trained on on -going project wo rks in kapchorwa, kamuli, buikwe including the umbrellas of water and sanitation of the projects locations. no. of community trainings on sanitation and hygiene promotion conducted targeting at least 50 women participation. nbr 30. 30.00 30. 100.00 100.00 on track community trainings have been conducted in kayunga, busana, dokolo, kyenjojo, katooke, nakasongola, buikwe, bundibugyo and kapchorwa so far. no. of water sources with protected catchments including esmp. nbr 8. 8.00 8. 100.00 100.00 on track water source protection commenced in lot 2; kayunga -busana, dokolo and nakasongola final esmp submitted and implementation on going. lot 1: kyenjojo - katooke and bundibugyo final esmp submitted and implementation ongoing. lot 3; buikwe, kapchorwa and k amuli final esmp submitted and implementation ongoing no. of project feasibility designs for uganda strategic program for climate change resilience. nbr 10. 5.00 5. 200.00 200.00 on track feasibility studies completed. support establishment of water services regulatory framework. water and sanitation services tariff regime reviewed and tariff policy updated. nbr 1. 1.00 1. 100.00 100.00 on track assignment was awarded, inception report was presented and approved; situation analysis report approved. stakeholder engagement completed. final report written and feedback communicated. water and sanitation services regulation tools developed technical and commercial nbr 1. 1.00 1. 100.00 100.00 on track assignment was completed and the final report was approved and shared. skills development for women and youth for economic empowerment. no. of women and youth trained in water and sanitation services as a business. nbr 859. 200.00 200. 429.50 429.50 on track 20no. groups trained in water and sanitation in all the 10 project towns. 859no. of participants trained 607no. females, 252no. males strengthening sector co -ordination. strategy and framework for implementation of bulk water supply developed. nbr 0. 1.00 1. 0.00 0.00 on track consultancy on hold due to lack of confirmed financing uganda water and sanitation atlas updated. nbr 1. 1.00 1. 100.00 100.00 on track assignment was completed and the final report was approved and shared water and environment sector co-ordination and monitoring systems strengthened. nbr 4. 4.00 4. 100.00 100.00 on track so far, spr 201920, appr 202021, appr 202122, appr 20222023 supported. output rating rating on project outputs performance rating summary of key findings current previous the planned outs are likely to be achived with the exception of the regional feacl sludge facilities whic have been placed under the upcoming pipeline wssp 3 3 development objective do rating progress towards development objective rating on development objective do performance rating summary of key findings current previous do is likely to be achieved satisfactory satisfactory additional andor unanticipated outcomesoutputs optional indicator baseline end target most recent value

African development fund malawi promoting investment and competitiveness in tourism sector project pictsp pcr ecvp ecgf april 202 4 1 i basic data a report data report date date of report: 3 november 2023 mission date if field mission desk report 16-19 may 2023 b responsible bank s taff positions at approval at completion regional director mrs josephine ngure , ddg mrs. leila mokaddem country manager mr. f. mvula mr. macmillan anyawu sector director mr. abdoulaye coulibaly mr. abdoulaye coulibaly sector manager mr abiola wilfred mr. kalayu gebre selassie task manager mr. fenwick kamanga ms evelynne change alternate task manager pcr team leaderms evelynne change pcr team membersnetty butera consultant c project data project name: promoting investment and competitiveness in tourism sector project pictsp . project code: p-mw -kf0 -005 and p -mw -kfo -008 supplementary financing instrument number s: grant number 2100155036422 grant number 2100150042286 loan number 2100 55040669 project type: adf grant sector:governance country:malawi environmental categorization 2: processing milestones - bank approved financing only adddelete rows depending on the number of financing sources key events bank approved financing only disbursement and closing dates bank approved financing only financing source instrument:financing source instrument:financing source instrument:financing instrument 1: date approved: 11.01.2018 financing instrument2 and 3: 30th april 2020 cancelled amounts: na original disbursement deadline: financing instrument 1: date signed: 02.03.2018 financing instrument2 and 3 : 2.11.2020 supplementary financing: yes original closing date: 31122021 financial instrument 1: date of entry into force: 02.03.2018 financial instrument 2 and 3 : 02.11.2020 restructuring specify date amount involved : na revised if applicable disbursement deadline: 3112 2022 financial instrument 1: date effective for 1st disbursement: 02.03.2018 financial instrument 2 and 3 extensions specify dates : i revised if applicable closing date: i 30062023 project completion report for public sector operations pcr african development bank group2 date of actual 1st disbursement: 02.03.2018 financing sourceinstrument adddelete rows depending on the number of financing sources: disbursed amount amount, ua: percentage disbursed : undisbursed amount ua: percentage undisbursed : financing source instrument1: afdb grant -picts 1 6, 985,625.89 99.79 14,374.11 0.21 afdb loan supplementary financing 2100150042286 296,407.19 92.1 25,392.81 7.84 afdb grant supplementary financing 210055040669 370,196 99.9 4 .1 total 7659.08 97.29 39,770.81 2.71 co-financiers and other external partners:na executing and implementing agency ies: ministry of industry, trade and tourism now ministry of tourism . d management review and comments report reviewed by name date reviewed comments country manager mr. macmillan anyawu sector manager mr. kalayu gebre -selassie regional director as chair of country team mrs. leila mokaddem sector director mr. abdoulaye coulibaly ii project performance assessment a relevance 1. relevance of project development objective rating * narrative assessment max 250 words 4 the overarching development objective was to create an enabling environment for investment in the tourism sector through enhanced capacity in planning and business management, and improved governance in management of natural resources. the specific objectives were: i institutional capacity for in vestment competitiveness in the tourism sector strengthened ; ii investment and enterprise development in tourism sector enhanced ; and project management. the pdo was very relevant as the p roject was aligned with various country strategies as well as corporate documents. in particular the project was in line with the country's medium to long term development strategy, the third malawi growth and development strategy mgds , 2017 -2022 and m gds , 2018 -2023 which have prioritized tourism amongst the major potential growth sectors; the project further support ed the country's vision 2020 which aspire d to create by 2020, a malawi which is secure, democratically mature, environmentally sustainable, self -reliant with equal opportunities for and active participation by all, having social services, vibrant cultural and religious values and being a technolog ically driven middle -income country; being a cross -sectoral operation encompassing natural, cultural, and man -made assets, it was designed to complement multiple national policies such as the national tourism policy 2017, national culture policy 2014, wildlife policy 2, micro, small and medium enterprise msme policy,2012, and the national youth policy 2013 . the project was also in line with the bank group country strategy paper for malawi csp, 2013 -2017 and the incoming csp, 2018 -2022 which had the objective to promote growth and competitiveness; i. the operation was in line with the bank's pillar investment and business climate of the governance operational framework and action plan 2014 -2018; the private sector development strategy psds, 2012 -17; pillar ii economic empowerment of the bank's gender strategy, all of which identif ied an enabling environment for private sector development as key to inclusive growth . in this regard the project was designed to support activities that aimed to to strengthen governance in management of the tourism sector in malawi by enhancing the regulatory frameworks and institutions. these included developing tourism investment master plan to guide tourism planning; building tourism statistical capacity; providing skills on park management, and equipping parks with modern it for monitoring and combating poaching; educating communities around touristic sites on conservation; strengthening public -private dialogue; and building capacity of smes in the sector. the project reviewed governance and policy arrangements with an aim of making targeted protected areas become tourism hubs. addressing these challenges contributed to the sector's potentials to drive growth an d generate revenue and foreign exchange, while creating jobs and opportunities for broadening and diversifying the country's sources of growth. * for all ratings in the pcr use the following scale: 4 highly satisfactory , 3 satisfactory , 2 unsatisfactory , 1 highly unsatisfactory 3 2. relevance of project design rating * narrative assessment max 250 words 3 pictsp was designed as an institutional support project executed by the department of tourism dot under the ministry of tourism. the demand for the project originated from the government. the main thrust of the project which informed the components was designed to respond to government's needs at the time, no tably, i institutional capacity strengthening for investment competitiveness in the tourism sector; ii promotion of investment and enterprise development in tourism sector. as the project benefitted various departments under the ministry of tourism, the planning unit in the dept of tourism was identified as the project coordination unit pcu, responsible for procurement, financial management and monitoring. other beneficiaries and stakeholders also had a key role of implementation including - the department of na tional parks and wildlife and the directorate of culture; as well as malawi tourism council and communities living by the project sites. originally designed for a period of 36 months, project implementation was extended beyond the original timeline by eig hteen months to 30th june 2023. this was to make up for delays in implementation due to the impact of the covid 19 pandemic and also the additional financing that the project received in 20th april 2020 to implement some unfunded activities . some of the ac tivities necessitating these included delays in the finalization of civil and construction works at kasungu national park knp and lake malawi national park lmnp ; the review of tourism law funded by the supplementary financing ; capacity building for t ourism statistics; the msme incubation center and the support for community driven ecotourism projects. during the mid -term review, some changes were made to the original log frame . targets were changed and some activities were cancelled. for instance, the heritage and artistic events guideline was cancelled because the financial proposals from the bidders were above the budgeted funds. as such, procurement of the consultancy was cancelled, and the resources were reallocated to another activity. another cancellation occurred in the course of project implementation, when it was discovered that kasungu national park already had governance and management framework developed; this activity was cancelled, and the resources were reallocated towards procurement and installation of billboards. during project implementation in april 2020, some remaining allocation for adf 14 was added to the underfunded activities in order to achieve the development objective of the pr oject. in terms of the design, the project components helped to maintain comprehensive focus i institutional capacity strengthening for investment competitiveness in the tourism sector; ii promotion of investment and enterprise development in tourism sector. the beneficiaries were also properly identified, and the coordination and financing arrang ements properly indicated which allowed for project implementation and tracking . nonetheless, some challenges were faced due to the geographical span of the project - throughout malawi . the nature of the design also, which indicated the existing gaps, in te rms of activity and financing also enabled the absorption of the additional financing when it became available. the design allowed for flexibility in terms of extending project timelines which allowed for the conclusion of activities to realize the development objective of the project, which became necessary in terms of the impact of the covid 19 pandemic and the additional financing . 3. lessons learned related to relevance key issues max 5, add rows as needed lessons learned target audience 1. the project focus was over -broadthe project impacted the entire value chain of the tourism sector - regulatory, marketing, infrastructure, impact on communities etc - which on the one hand was good in being holistic but presented implementation challenges , for example some planned tourism expos did not materialize due to the impact of covid 19. the main lesson however is that with the broad span of areas covered, there were implementation challenges for the ministry since some needed other government departments and agencies. in future, other sectors can play their role such as establishing the appropriate infrastructure that promote tourism in malawi, in order for the sector to only focus on its mandate government bank 2.need for a common understanding of beneficiary institutions' requests and needs towards the implementation of project activities. design team should carry thorough consultations and discussions with beneficiaries to ensure a common understanding on activities to be implemented and the expectations and responsibilities of each party . afdb government beneficiaries.4 b effectiveness 1. progress towards the project's development objective project purpose comments provide a brief description of the project components and the context in which it was designed and implemented. state the p roject development objective usually the project purpose as set out in the rlf and assess progress. unanticipated outcomes should also be accounted for, as well as specific reference of gender equality in the project. the consistency of the assumptions that link the different levels of the results chain in the rlf should also be considered. indicative max length: 400 words. the pr oject had two main components with significant progress made towards the realization of the development objectives as explained below : component 1: institutional capacity strengthening for investment competitiveness in the tourism sector. 1.1. improve capacity for tourism investment planning, management and coordination : the tourism investment masterplan was developed and resulted in increased interest in investing in tourism by private sector, government and development partners . these have led into an increase of the sector's direct contribution to gdp from 7.2 in 2016 to 9 in 2022 as per government statistic s. t the tourism law has been reviewed and the tourism development strategic plan has been developed .1.2. strengthen capacity fo r tourism data processing and statistical reporting: the project conducted the first ever domestic and outbound tourism survey whose report has painted a clear picture of the situation of domestic tourism in malawi. the ministry and national statistical office nso were able to clear a backlog of annual tou rism statistical reports for 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020 which has in turn reduced the lagged time for annual tourism statistical reports from two years to one year. the project has completed capacity building in the field of tourism statistics with technica l assistance from unwto. this has led to the development of a tourism satellite accounting tsa system that will assist in evidence -based tourism planning and determine the actual contribution of tourism to the economy.1.3. enhance governance in natural resources management and ecotourism development: the project has provided support to law enforcement patrols through food rations. about 180 long patrols and 50 short patrols were carried out every quarter in knp. investigations were conducted on need bas is. component 2: create a conducive environment for investment, enterprise development, and community participation in tourism sector2.1. promote and facilitate investment in the tourism sector and 2.2. promote and support enterprise development for youth and women in the tourism sector: the project e stablished a tourism msme incubator center at mzuzu university. the first cohort of incubates received training; awarded matching grants to 18 tourism msmes; technical assistance to provid e institutional and organizational management to mtc was completed at mit, knp lmnp; the architectural designs for small works in lmnp have been finalized and handed over. works at knp and mzuzu mit were expected to complete by the end of the project in june 2023. tourism website upgrading was finalized; themed promotional materials brochures were finalized and delivered. 2.3. promo te community -based tourist products and capacitate communities in enterprise development: business management training for ecotourism businesses surrounding knp, lmnp and chongoni world heritage site took place. 4. outcome reporting outcome indicators as per rlf; add more rows as needed baseline value year a most recent value b end target c expected value at project completion progress towards target realized [b-ac -a] narrative assessmentindicative max length: 50 words per outcome core sector indicator yesno outcome 1. increased socio -economic opportunities 1.1. of tourists 805,912 2015 432, 2021 1,200, 2021 revised target 850, 2021 -50 not achieved.prior to covid -19 visitor numbers were on an upward trend. in 2019, malawi received in 2020, malawi received 978,327. however, the travel restrictions instituted in 2020 resulted in the numbers dropping to 198,905. however, in 2021 the numbers started picking up again as the world was reopening . in 2021 malawi received 432, international visitors. the sector is improving following the end of the pandemic. yes 1.2. of mtc members registered 100 2016 100 2022 1, revised to 50 not achieve d. despite revising the target, membership did not increase and may have yes 5 200 2021 dropped due to the effects of covid -19 on tourism operators. 1.3. of youth women run tourism businesses 38 2016 68 2022 100 2021 68 not achieved. the first cohort of incubates graduated from the tourism business incubator center at established by the project at mzuzu university. of the 24, 8 33 were women and 16 were men.yes outcome 2: increased investment opportunities in the tourism sector 2.1. percentage contribution of tourism to total investment 4,7 4,7 2022 5,0 0 not achieved . the economic slowdown caused by the covid pandemic had a negative effect on the target. however, since the launch of the tourism investment masterplan, there has been increased interest in tourism investment. it is envisaged that the target will be achiev ed in the future. yes outcome 3: investment and enterprise development in tourism sector 2.2. number of additional msmes operating in the tourism sector nbr 38 68 100 revised target 38 170 overachieved. the first cohort of incubates graduated from the tourism business incubator center established by the project at mzuzu university. however, due to the impact of covid 19, not many new msmes joined the tourism sector yes outcome4: efficient and effective project implementation and coordination rating * see ipr methodology narrative assessment 2 the economic downturn due to covid -19 pandemic affected the achievement of most outcome indicators as defined in the project log frame . however, the sector is now on a promising recovery path. it is envisaged that these outcomes will be realized in the near future with some of the outputs from the project e.g the tourism law, master plan and improvements to various tourism institutions . 5. output reporting output indicators as specified in the rlf; add more rows as needed most recent value a end target b expected value at project completion progress towards target realized ab narrative assessmentindicative max length: 50 words per out put core sector indicator yesno component 1: institutional capacity strengthening for investment competitiveness in the tourism sector output 1.1: improved capacity for tourism investment planning, management, and coordination 1.1.1. tourism investment master plan developed master plan developed tourism investment master plan developed 2019 100 achievedtourism investment master plan developed and launched on 6th april 2022 by his excellency president dr. lazarus mccarthy chakwera. yes 1.1.2. tourism investment compendium 1 2019 2017 compendium published 2019 100 achieved. the compendium is in place.yes output 1.2: strengthened capacity for data processing and statistical reporting on tourism1.2.1. tourism statistical system tss design yes 2020 tss designed operational 2020 100 achieved. developed a tourism satellite accounting system that will assist in evidence -based tourism planning and determine the actual contribution of tourism to the economy. yes 6 1.2.2. of tourism statistical reports survey reports 1 2 50 part ially achieved.produced a domestic and outbound tourism survey report for 2019. finalized annual tourism statistical reports for 2017,2018,2019and2020. however, the project failed to conduct a visitor exit survey due to closure of borders as part of the co ntainment measures for the covid 19 pandemic. yes output 1.3: improved governance in natural resources management and ecotourism development 1.3.1.of staff trained in specialised law enforcement and anti-poaching it techniques 85 55 trained deployed, 40 being women 2019 154 achieved. specialized law enforcement training workshops commenced. so far 85 officers 21 women from dnpw and police have benefited from the training. more law enforcement officers have been trained in cyber tracking technology. yes 1.3.2. number of stakeholder institutions trained and capacitated in tourism statistics nbr 5 5 100 achieved. specialized law enforcement training workshops commenced. the project is also supporting law enforcement activities in knp with food rations. cyber tracking equipment. yes 1.3.3. lagged time in producing tourism annual statistical reports nbr 1 1 100 achieved. cleared the backlog of annual tourism statistical reports by producing the 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020 reports. this has reduced the lagged time for the production of the reports from 2 years to 1 year. yes 1.3.3. number of tsa systems established nbr 1 1 100 achieved. satellite accounting tsa for malawi has been developed with technical assistance from the united nations world tourism organization unwto. yes 1.3.4. tracking enforcement and monitoring system cyber tracker installed 2019 cyber tracker installed 2019 100 achieved. the equipment has been procured, delivered and installed. rangers in knp have been trained in the use of the technology. yes 1.3.5. number of eco-tourism development plan edp marketing strategy 1 ecotourism development plan marketing strategy in place 2019 100 achieved the ecotourism development strategy was developed and is operational . yes component 2: create a conducive environment for investment, enterprise development, and community participation in tourism sector output 2.1: investments in the tourism sector promoted and facilitated 2.1.1. of investment expos organised or attended 0 3 2021 0 not achieved. the national tourism investment masterplan is being promoted through various local and international investment fora. however, a specific tourism investment forum or expo was not done as this was affected by restrictions relating to the covid 19 pandemic. yes 2.1.2. of tourism projects facilitated supported 4 2021 4 2021 100 partially achieved. training in investment facilitation has been completed. projects in the national tourism investment masterplan are being promoted for various investment models including s. the project supported trainings for officer within the ministry and yes 7 other institutions. following the trainings, the officers are in the process of facilitating investments in lake malawi national park and kasungu national park. output 2.2: promote and support enterprise development for youth and women in the tourism sector 2.2.1. scoping study on smes in tourism sector1 2018 scoping study done 2018 100 achieved. tourism msme scoping study completed in 2018. yes 2.2.2. of youth and women trained in tourism and hospitality th 647 2022 500 youth women trained, 150 provided with technical support for bankable business plans, 40 being for women 2020 129 overa chieved. completed training of 647 msmes across the country. yes 2.2.3. establishment of an incubation centre 1 2021 20 youth selected through call for proposals and incubated, 50 being women 2021 100 achieved.incubation center established at mzuzu university and equipped . the first cohort of incubates has graduated. 24 incubates, 8 women, 16 men . yes 2.2.4. of business plans financed 18 20 business plans financed, 50 being women 202190 achieved. grants were awarded to 18 tourism msmes 27 women. challenges were also experienced in implementing the grants and an additional grant phase abandoned. yes 2.2.5 women - of business plans financed5 10 50 partially achieved. out of 18 business plans financed, 5 were women owned enterprises. yes output 2.3: promote community -based tourist products and capacitate communities in enterprise development 2.3.1. of iga beneficiaries34 50 iga beneficiaries, 60 being women 2020 68 partially achieved. 34 income generating activities igas have been trained in communities surrounding knp, lmnp and chongoni world heritage site. the membership of the igas has over 60 women. yes 2.3.2. of community driven conservation iga projects 11 3 projected identified and funded 2020 366 overachieved. 34 small business groups around kasungu national park, lake malawi national park and chongoni rock art world heritage site have been supported with grants to support their businesses. yes component 3: project management 3.1. monitoring reports 18 16 reports 2021 112.5 achieved. quarterly progress reports have been produced . yes 3.2. project audit 3 4 audit report 2022 75 achieved. yes rating * see ipr methodology narrative assessment 3 out of 2 2 outputs, two are overachieved, 14 are achieved, 4 are partially achieved and 2 are unachieved. 8 6. development objective do rating do rating derived from updated ipr * narrative assessment indicative max length: 250 words 3 overall, the project's development objective performance is ratedsatisfactory. both the project's outcomes a re satisfactory, and outputs are rated satisfactory . the project has achieved its development objective by strengthening the institutional capacity for investment compe titiveness in the tourism sector and by creating a conducive environment for investment, enterprise development, and community participation in tourism sector. 7. beneficiaries add rows as needed actual a planned b progress towards target realized ab of women category eg. farmers, students department of tourism 647 msmes benefited from tourism business management training and 18 were supported with matching grants 500 12933 tourism msmesdepartment of national parks and wildlife 11 ecotourism enterprises2 55060 community eco -tourism enterprisesdirectorate of culture 23 cultural enterprises1 23 60 community cultural enterprises with total membership of 357 of which 60 were womenmalawi tourism council 215 msmes benefited from business training 200107 42 tourism msmes communities around project sites 34 community cultural and eco -tourism enterprises in areas surrounding project sites kasungu national park, lake malawi national park and chongoni rock art word heritage site benefited from business management training and were supported with grants to start and boost their business. however, the project also reached more communities with wildlife and cultural conservation messages,3 11,3 60 community enterprises 9 8. gender equality assessment on the performance of gender equality in the operation indicative max length: 250 words gender disaggregated data was available. there is an increased number of women in the tourism sector. 34 igas have been trained in communities surrounding knp, lmnp and chongoni world heritage site. the membership of the igas has over 60 women.in terms of the first cohort of incubates of mzuzu center out of 24 incubates there are 8 women and 16 men . 9. unanticipated or additional outcomes add rows as needed description type eg. gender, climate change, social, other positive or negative impact on project high, medium, low na na na na 10. lessons learned related to effectiveness add rows as needed key issues max 5, add rows as needed lessons learned target audience 1. the scope of the project was very broad against the available resource envelope, even including the supplementaty financing.narrower project scope could be more impactful government 2. striking a balance between technical assistance and strengthening the capacity of institutions. in the eyes of the beneficiairies. there are certain activities that may be implemented better through technical assistance e.g review of laws and strategies a s this could also bring in an element of experience sharing . other activities are more efficiently implemented using national structures particularly in a project such as this touching on wild life resources government beneficiaries and the bank. c efficiency 1. timeliness planned project duration - years a as per par actual implementation time - years b from e ffectiveness for 1st disb. ratio of planned and actual implementation time ab rating* 36 months 54 months 0,66 2 narrative assessment indicative max length: 250 words the project experienced delays due to covid -19 which affected implementation of some activities and caused delays in the delivery of some of the procurements. the project was extended once to help finalize all activiti es and achieve its development impact . 2. resource use efficiency median physical implementation of rlf outputs financed by all financiers a see ii.b.3 commitment rate b see table 1.c - total commitment rate of all financiers ratio of the median percentage physical implementation and commitment rate ab rating* 90 98 .91 4 narrative assessment indicative max length: 250 words 3. cost benefit analysis economic rate of return at appraisal a updated economic rate of return at completion b ratio of the economic rate of return at completion and at appraisal ba rating * na na na narrative assessment indicative max length: 250 words 10 4. implementation progress ip ip rating derived from updated ipr * narrative comments commenting specifically on those ip items that were rated unsatisfactory or highly unsatisfactory, as per last ipr. indicative max length: 500 words 3 the project has been implemented satisfactorily. compliance with covenants project covenants and audit compliance: all covenants such as signature, opening of special account, etc. identified in the letter of agreement were complied with in a timely manner. the covenants for entry into force were fulfilled . project systems and procedures procurement, financial management and monitoring and evaluation: acceptable audit reports for 2018, 2019, 2020 , 2021 were submitted to the bank with an unqualified audit opinion. the authorities committed to submit the audit report for the financial year ended 31122022 before the closure of the project. the procurement plan was revised based on the work plan for activ ities to be implemented until the closing date of june 2023. the bank has supported the project in all processes of procurement, and approvalno -objection for all activities. project execution and financing: the project is being implemented over 4.5 years.resource absorption was over 95 . the pcu has been preparing regular quarterly reports and submitting them to the bank. the project team is supervising the project activities periodically. 5. lessons learned related to efficiency key issues max 5, add rows as needed lessons learned target audience 1. delays in procurement process. more capacity building and clinics especially on procurement related activities will help improve the quality of submissions and issuance of bank no objection. bank government 2. flexibility due to the impact of the covid 19 pandemic on the tourism sector, adjustments were needed at mid-term to allow for project implementation and resource absorption bankgovernment d sustainability 1. financial sustainability rating* narrative assessment indicative max length: 250 words 3 the economic justification of picts was its contribution to an improved tourism management and improved income generated in the parks. the improved parks as well as renovated structures such as mzuzu are already generating additional income with a view to improve their financial sustainability 2. institutional sustainability and strengthening of capacities rating* narrative assessment indicative max length: 250 words 3 the project has contributed immensely in building capacity of the tourism sector. initiatives implemented at institutions such as the national parks, chongoni rock art world heritage site, malawi institute of tourism and malawi tourism council have improved their revenue generation capacity whic h will enable them to sustain their activities. lake malawi and kasungu national park have benefitted through construction and renovation of infrastructure such as accommodation facilities, gate, improvement of road network and bridges, aquarium and site m useum. these will improve their revenue generation capacity beyond the project. malawi institute of tourism benefitted through the construction of a new lodge and modern kitchen equipment for training and business purposes. while improving the quality of t raining offered by the institution, the initiatives has helped to increase revenue through increased number of students and a bakery that the institution established using the equipment. tourism msmes and communities also benefited through training and gra nts which improved their businesses. these benefits trickled down into the sector in terms of employment and other indirect support businesses. 11 3. ownership and sustainability of partnerships rating* narrative assessment indicative max length: 250 words 4 the ownership and sustainability of partnerships was high in this project. the direct beneficiary institutions were the dot and dnpw. business persons, especially youth and women, have also directly benefitted through training, business incubation, and technical as well as financial support. the public -private partnership commiss ion had a key role in capacitating and facilitating related interventions while mitc led in promoting investments into the tourism sector. the business persons and investors have also benefitted from an improved business climate and service delivery ar ising from the project. indirect beneficiaries included the civil society which were involved in undertaking awareness programmes; communities and business persons surrounding touristic centres through markets of local products; and the country at large th rough increased foreign exchange and revenue. the role of the community was to ensure ownership and smooth implementation of development activities through inclusive and participatory planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation. in addition, the co mmunity contributed in kind towards some development activities in form of provision of labour and project materials. 4. environmental and social sustainability rating* narrative assessment indicative max length: 250 words 3 the project was categorized as 3. this meant that no specific e s specialist was in the pcu to monitor environmental and social safeguards implementation. however, the contractors had a health and safety officer on a part -time basis who was overseeing he alth and safety issues. however, there was no environmental and social safeguards reporting due to the lack of esmp and e s specialist. this has been noted as a lesson learnt for the future to ensure proper categorization is done for institutional suppor t projects having works; to ensure proper e s instruments are developed and implemented, and that adequate e s capacity and resources are allocated at all project levels. for final ipr and pcr the es categorization was revised to 2 due to the extent of the civil works which was greater than expected during the original project design. the project has had many positive impacts on environment sustainability as follows : i creation of local employment for construction workers of which 12 were women and local tourism value chains and smes ii improving local communities' livelihoods through smes and local community income generating grants 20 that has made significant impacts on household incomes of different gender groups that are currently used to support vulnerable groups in the villages such as elderly people, paying of school fees, buying food rehabilitation of bridges on park roads and equipment for law enforcement and patrols in the lmnp and kasungu national parks have had posit ive conservation outcomes such as confiscation of illegal fishing gears and poaching snares that has led to improved conservation evidenced by an increase in numbers of indicator species such as elephants and buffaloes iv increased capacity and business skills in the tourism industry for smes with over 600 people trained v waste management in lmnp through recycling of waste into crafts and paintings. in terms of negative impacts on the environment, the project has had low impacts because the constructi on works were being implemented on existing built-up government land. the road rehabilitation in kasungu national park had minimal impacts on the environment because it involved grading of existing roads and rehabilitation of existing bridges. the sites have been rehabilitated through paving and landscaping the surrounding areas to prevent erosion 5. lessons learned related to sustainability key issues max 5, add rows as needed lessons learned target audience 1. a limited number of qualified people for the growth of the tourism sector in malawi. future design could c onsider the inclusion of long-term capacity building of the members of staff of the beneficiary institutions in line with their core business so that there is sustainability after the closure of the project . government bank 2.the project was categorized as 3 which led to some challenges in handling the es aspects of the civil works so at pcr the categorization was revised to 2to ensure proper categorization is done for institutional support projects having works; to ensure proper e s instruments are developed and implemented, and that adequate e s capacity and resources are allocated at all project levels. bank. 12 performance of stakeholders 1. bank performance rating* narrative assessment by the borrower on the bank's performance, as well as any other aspects of the project both quantitative and qualitative . see guidance note on issues to cover. indicative max length: 250 words 3 comments to be inserted by the bank on its own performance both quantitative and qualitative. see guidance note on issues to cover. indicative max length: 250 words the bank's performance was satisfactory. the project was fully aligned to the government's medium -term development priorities. the dialogue between government, beneficiaries and the bank was good. the bank was also flexible to extend deadlines due to the impact of covid 19 on some of the project activities and to provide supplementary financing which augmented the available funds for the project. however, as the project had some renovations and civil works, there was need for more capacity building on the procurement and contract management aspects to ensure effective submissions. bank provided a procurement specialist to the pcu . key issues related to b ank performance, max 5, add rows as needed lessons learned flexibility given the impact of the covid 19 pandemic, flexibility in implementation timelines and other aspects of project implementation was important to achieve development results. environmental and social safeguards to ensure proper categorization is done for institutional support projects having works; to ensure proper e s instruments are developed and implemented, and that adequate e s capacity and resources are allocated at all project levels. 2. borrower performance rating* narrative assessment on the borrower performance to be inserted by the bank both quantitative and qualitative, depending on available information. see guidance note. indicative max length: 250 words 3the borrower's performance was satisfactory. the signing of the grant agreement and fulfilment of the measures precedent to the first disbursement were complied with. project implementation went on well with resource absorption at over 95. audit reports were filed timeously. comments to be inserted by the borrower on its own performance both quantitative and qualitative. see guidance note on issues to cover. indicative max length: 250 words the government of malawi, through the ministry of tourism, created a favorable environment for the successful implementation of the project. all the covenants necessary for project implementation were fulfilled timely. there was also good coordination among all stakeholders of the project through the coordinating structures established by the pcu. the ability to modify the project initiatives and adapt quickly in the time of covid -19 pandemic highly contributed to the project's success. ultimately, the project was able to achieve set objectives a s well as over 97 disburseme nt and absorption of funds. key issues related to borrower performance , max 5, add rows as needed lessons learned 3. performance of other stakeholders rating* narrative assessment on the performance of other stakeholders, including co -financiers, contractors and service providers. see guidance note on issues to cover. indicative max length: 250 words 3 other beneficiaries performed satisfactorily. there were some delays with some contractors due to the impact of the covid 19 pandemic and some price escalations due to the global crisis. communities in the area benefitted well from the project13 key issues related to performance of other stakeholders , max 5, add rows as needed lessons learned max 5 target audience for lessons learned grant managements beneficiary grants proved unwieldy to manage in the context of the project and may need to be relooked at on how best to meet development impact bank, government flexibility to use local consultants this helped to ensure project progress especially due to the closures relating to the covid 19 pandemic bank, government iv summary of key lessons learned and recommendations 1. key lessons learned key issues max 5, add rows as needed key lessons learned target audience 1. the project scope was very broad . the project impacted the entire value chain of the tourism sector - regulatory, marketing, infrastructure, impact on communities etc - which on the one hand was good in being holistic but presented implementation challenges in addition a narrower scope would help to optimize the impact of the project . government bank 2.need for a common understanding of beneficiary institutions' requests and needs towards the implementation of project activities. design team should carry thorough consultations and discussions with beneficiaries to ensure a common understanding on activities to be implemented and the expectations and responsibilities of each party. afdbgovernment beneficiaries. 4. need to strike a balance between the need and when to use technical assistance and when institutional strengthening could be more ideal this depends on a case-by-case basis. in some cases, it is better to use the existing structures and national systems, while for others, for technical assistance and experience sharing, external expertise may be deployed. many of the project activities touching on tourism relied on cou ntry systems and expertise, however some work e.g. review of laws and statistics also were complemented by consultancies and international partnerships beneficiaries government afdb 5. es project categorization to ensure proper categorization is done for institutional support projects having works; to ensure proper e s instruments are developed and implemented, and that adequate e s capacity and resources are allocated at all project levels. bank 6. a limited number of qualified people for the growth of the tourism sector in malawi. future design could consider the inclusion of long -term capacity building of the members of staff of the beneficiary institutions in line with their core business so that there is sustainability after the closure of the project. government bank. 2. key recommendations with particular emphasis on ensuring sustainability of project benefits key issue max 10, add rows as needed key recommendation responsible deadline 1. for sustainability, a narrower project scope may be more impactful design team should carry thorough consultations and discussions with beneficiaries in order to come up with the most optimal entry points for sustainability. those activities that can be self-sustaining or income generating should be prioritized afdbgovernment beneficiaries.2. striking a balance between ta and institutional strengthening in some cases, ta is important for best practices and experience sharing whilst in others it is better to strengthen local institutions and capacities. beneficiaries government afdb3. beneficiary grants these proved to be unwieldy to implement both in terms of selecting beneficiaries and the implementation. grants government bank 14 should be linked to sustainability in business and if possible, optimize other commercial instruments, not project funds v overall pcr rating dimensions and criteria rating * dimension a: relevance 3.5 relevance of project development objective ii.a.1 4 relevance of project design ii.a.2 3 dimension b: effectiveness 3 development objective do ii.b.4 3 dimension c: efficiency 3 timeliness ii.c.1 3 resource use efficiency ii.c.2 4 cost-benefit analysis ii.c.3 na implementation progress ip ii.c.4 3 dimension d: sustainability 3 financial sustainability ii.d.1 3 institutional sustainability and strengthening of capacities ii.d.2 3 ownership and sustainability of partnerships ii.d.3 4 environmental and social sustainability ii.d.4 3 average of the dimension ratings 3.5 overall project completion rating satisfactory vi acronyms and abbreviations acronym add rows as needed full name adf african development fund afdb african development bank csp country strategy paper dot department of trade dnpw department of national parks and wildlife es environment and social safeguards it information and technology knp kasungu national park lmnp lake malawi national park mgds malawi growth and development strategy mit malawi institute of tourism msme micro small and medium enterprises nso national statistical office pcu project coordination unit pictsp promoting investment and competitiveness in tourism sector project ta technical assistance tsa tourism satellite accounting

Implementation progress and results report ipr a. report summary and proposed actions report data project name: lobito corridor trade facilitation project project code: p-z1-kf0-027 country multi -countries sector: institutional support environmental categorization 3-low es risks and report type: date of report: 17.04.2024 mission: desk supervision 5 from: 18.03.2024 to: 19.03.2024 prepared by task manager: gerald cornells ochieng ajumbo alternate task manager : division manager : zangar ep labidi dorsaf pitd1 project data project financing in uac financing sourceinstrument foreign currency local currency totala.d.b. struct. adjust. 0.00 0.00 0.00a.d.f. projcyclegrant 972,011.00 5,027,989.00 6,,.00t o t a l 972,011.00 5,027,989.00 6,,.00processing milestones bank approved financing only loan number date approved date signed date of entry into force date effective for first disbursement disbursement deadline 2100155036122 04.12.2017 17.04.2018 25.06.2018 25.06.2018 30.05.2026 loan amount in uac loan number net loan approved uac signed uac cancelled uac net loan uac 2100155036122 6,,.00 6,,.00 6,,.00 0.00 6,,.00 t o t a l 6,,.00 6,,.00 0.00 6,,.00 disbursment status at supervision date in uac loan number disbursed to date disbursed to date uac disbursed to date undisbursed to date in uac undisbursed to date 2100155036122 2,281,928.65 2,281,928.65 38.03 3,718,071.35 61.97 t o t a l 2,281,928.65 38.03 3,718,071.35 61.97 executing and implementation agencies borrower government of republic of zambia government of republic of angolaguarantor --executing agency ministry of commerce, trade and industry mcti in zambia and ministry of commerce minco angolaperformance status progress towards development objective rating on development objective do performance rating summary of key findings current previous the development objective is satisfactory. satisfactory satisfactory implementation progress rating on implementation progress ip performance rating summary of key findings current previous implementation progress rating based on the virtual supervision mission conducted on 18 -19 march is satisfactory. satisfactory satisfactory overall project performance classification overall project performance pp, or n performance rating summary of key findings current previous the lobito corrdor trade facilitation project is no longer a problematic operation. even though the project if on 3rd extension of the project closure date, the challenges associated with slow disbursement hence slower implementation are being addressed. non potentialy problematic project non potentialy problematic project issues, risks and actions for management consideration issues affecting project implementation key issues corrective actions responsible deadline status on procurement, the executing agency ea was requested to revise the procurement plan for 2024. it was also advised to undertake a procurement audit for 2023 and 2024. the procurement auditor should be contracted by august 2024. procurement plan revised and procurement auditor contracted executing agency 30.06.2024executing agency to revert. in progress on financial management, the project was advised to request the bank to cancel outstanding payments on the bank sap accounting system for contracts that are fully paid or expired and not renewed. cancel outstanding payments bankexecuting agency 31.05.2024waiting for ea's request in progress on disbursement: i the project to ensure that the statement of expenditures are submitted to the bank; ii project to reconcile the differences noted between bank records and project records; and the project team to complete the disbursement onlin e course. the course is available on client connection. quiz to be completed by 30th june 2024. furnish all the requirements. executing agency 31.05.2024 not yet implementedmain risks and mitigation risks mitigation measures applied or proposed responsible deadline implementation delays the project has only disbursed 38.03 as at april 2024. measures and action plan for scaling up implementation have been discussed with the ea. implementation of the action plan to facilitate quicker project execution. executing agency 31.05.2024 in progress b. results reporting and assessment progress towards development objective project purpose state the project development objective usually the project purpose as set out in the results -based logframe and assess progress to promote domestic and cross -border trade and value chains development along the lobito corridor. trade facilitation between angola, zambia and parts of the dr congo will also improve tremendously thus providing enhanced market access under the african c ontinental free trade area afcfta. outcome reporting outcome indicators as per rlf baseline value most recent value end target progress toward endtarget assesment strengthened coordination and harmonization of trade facilitation instruments trade facilitation tools harmonized on lc none tbc tf tools on border control, transit measures, facilities for transit employees developed na achievedlikely to be achieved the project is on progress in implementing scheduled activities.market access between the lc countries enhanced tbc tbc tf tools and reports na likely to be achieved with correctives actions the project has so far been implementing activities linked to market access along the lobito corridor. upgrades have also been done for the national quality institutions. consequently, there are some achievements being realised.smes linked to large companies nbr 0. 150,. 550. 27,272.73 likely to be achieved with correctives actions considerable trainings were done in 2023. due to a great response more activities are lined up under solwezi trades institute.[women] -smes linked to large companies nbr 0. 40,. 165. 24,242.42 likely to be achieved with correctives actions women have greatly benefited from trainings. in addition to requirements that at least 13 of trainees be women, an additional 80 w omen benefited from training in 2023.turn -around time to day 14. 7. 3. 63.64 likely to be achieved with correctives actions this has been a challenge due to procurement delays. however, corrective actions have been discussed with the executing agency ea, procurement plans prepared and the ea encouraged to always consult with the bank's local country office on procurement matt ers.increase in sme productivity and competitiveness annual value of goods and services procured from targeted smes by large firms in targeted vcs m 70. 70. 100. 0.00 achievedlikely to be achieved according to the annual procurement plan for 2024 there are activities scheduled for this. achievements are therefore likely.outcome rating rating on project outcomes performance rating summary of key findings current previous the progress made is satisfactory. 3 3 output reporting output indicators most recent value annual target end target progress towards annual target progress towards end of project target assessment 1.1. institutional capacity for corridor development corridor mou adopted no framework for coordinated corridor development na mou negotiated and signed by ministers by 2018 na na on track the corridor mou i.e., the transit transport facilitation agency agreement ttfa has not been ratified following its signature on 27 january 2023. the ratification is important. however, the delay wouldnt hurt the project implementation. specialized corridor coordination and management institutions established specialized corridor coordinating institution exists only for angola na regional cmi and national coordinating secretariat zambiaestablished by 2019 na na on track the relevant institutions might not be established until the ttfa is ratified. 1.2. trade facilitation instruments implemented to facilitate domestic and cross -border trade mobile laboratory units provided in strategic locations in border areas none na mobile labs functional in northwest copperbelt provinces na na on track this had been finalized under the project. simplified trade regime established with trade information desks installed at 2 borders no str on the borders with angola drc na str procedures harmonized with angola drc, trade information desks installed at jimbe and kipushi borders na na on track this activity is still outstanding. one-stop -shop for trade and business facilitation established none business persons obtain all services in lusaka or kitwe na one stop shop established in solwezi, with single electronic access point na na on track following the successful finalization in solwezi, the project will also extend support to kitwe which is also along the lobito corridor. already procurement for equipment is being finalized and staff at kitwe are to be trained in april 2024. roll out asycuda at jimbe border and solwezi asycuda has been piloted in lusaka at 2 agencies revenue authority bureau of na asycuda installed in northwest and aligned with angola's syste na na on track zra has already rolled out asycuda as required. 2.1. smes trained to meet market needs in the agriculture and mining value chains and clusters customized financing none na financing package and linkages established na na on track programmes with financing institutions developed through the ta with: kukula capitalzambiaon track. sme business association members trained in business skills management num 980. 980.00 980. 100.00 100.00 on track this has been finalized. sme business association members trained in business skills management - of which women per 30. 30.00 30. 100.00 100.00 on track earlier training had been finalized. however more training has been programmed for 2024. at least 13 of the trainees will be women. small contractors trained and certified in contract management, and quality standards num 20,. 20.00 20. 100,.00 100,.00 on track this was completed in 2023. small contractors trained and certified in contract management, and quality standards - of which women num 7. 7.00 7. 100.00 100.00 on track completed in 2023. 2.2. business linkages between large scale companies local smes established business linkages programme and incubation programme developed through the technical assistance none na programme developed and vetted by mcti and ceec and anchor firms na na on track on track. output rating rating on project outputs performance rating summary of key findings current previous the output reporting is highly satisfactory. 4 4 development objective do rating progress towards development objective rating on development objective do performance rating summary of key findings current previous the development objective is satisfactory. satisfactory satisfactory additional andor unanticipated outcomesoutputs optional indicator baseline end target most recent value :16-prd

OBJECTIVE To improve urban mobility and build resilience in the Liupanshui City through the upgrading of urban infrastructure in the transport and water sector with a focus on the improvement in smart, green, and resilient features. DESCRIPTION The Project will support the key urban infrastructure upgrading of Liupanshui. In the transport sector, it includes piloting the smart city concept in the city’s transport management system; improvement and decarbonization of the bus system of the city; and construction of the key missing links in city transport network. The water sector components include the improvement of drainage and sewage systems in downtown area; strengthening the water resources management system; and provision of accessibility and reliability of urban services to remote county areas. The Project will also support the implementation and institutional capacity building, particularly, to support Liupanshui city to further develop and refine its urban transformation plan, with the focus on the integration with the city’s decarbonization roadmap and consideration and piloting of just transition concept. It is expected to generate demonstration effect to other city transformations in China.

OBJECTIVE Contribute to climate change mitigation and improved water supply and sanitation in China by enhancing access to green and blue leasing. DESCRIPTION The Project encompasses a 5-year senior loan of up to USD100 million equivalent in CNY (AIIB Loan) to JC International Finance & Leasing Co., Ltd. (JC Leasing, or the Borrower) to help grow its green and blue finance portfolio in China (the Project). The financing will be aligned with the Green Loan Principles (GLP) of the Loan Market Association (LMA) to ensure transparency in use of proceeds, monitoring, and reporting. The Project is dedicated to proactively expanding JC Leasing’s climate ambition into broader green assets and enhancing the contribution from China’s non-bank financial institution (NBFI) sector to climate change mitigation. In the proposed Project, AIIB is partnering with the International Finance Corporation (IFC) to jointly support the Borrower. While part of the AIIB Loan proceeds is expected to support eligible ‘green’ activities (such as energy efficiency, clean transport, and renewable energy), the other part of loan proceeds will be earmarked for eligible ‘blue’ activities (such as water supply and water sanitation). Blue finance is an emerging area in climate finance with increasing interest from investors, financial institutions, and issuers globally. This financing will mark AIIB’s first blue loan globally.

OBJECTIVE The objectives of setting up a credit portfolio are to: (i) Unlock the greatest potential to mobilize private capital for infrastructure from institutional investors, by developing infrastructure as an asset class and deepening the sustainable debt capital market in Asia; (ii) Catalyze ESG investment strategies in Emerging Asia by developing the AIIB ESG Framework and launching an ESG Markets Initiative to build capacity amongst market participants; and (iii) Provide financing to infrastructure-related issuers via subscriptions to primary issuances. DESCRIPTION The focus of the credit portfolio is to develop the Asia debt capital market with a specific focus on infrastructure-related bonds as an asset class. To maximize impact, the project focuses on corporate bonds issued by infrastructure-related issuers (including quasisovereign) and green bonds, where proceeds are directed to sustainable infrastructure and other productive sector projects. At this initial phase of debt capital market development, project bonds and other infrastructure-related fixed income securities are not the focus of this credit portfolio.

OBJECTIVE To support Türkiye energy transition through the expansion of solar photovoltaic installed capacity. DESCRIPTION The Project comprises the development, construction, and operation of a solar photovoltaic (PV) plant with 100 MW of installed capacity (134MWp) in the municipality of Erzin, in the province of Hatay. The Sponsor of the Project is IC Içtas Group (the Group), a Turkish conglomerate founded in 1969. The Group owns and operates 1,450 MW of installed capacity, mainly thermal and hydropower plants, and distributes approx. 6.57 billion kWh per annum of electricity. The Project was awarded to IC İçtaş Enerji in June 2022 through the YEKA GES-4 reverse auction under a license period of 30 years. The auction allocated 700 MW of capacity across 12 solar PV projects under a ceiling price of up to TRYkr 95/kWh. The Project secured an inflation and foreign exchange (FX)-linked tariff of TRYkr 58.4/kWh (the Tariff) whereas tariff bids ranged between TRYkr 49-59.7 /kWh. The Project is entitled to sell up to 23 GWh per MW of capacity installed at the Tariff. The Project agreements were signed between IC İçtaş Enerji and the Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources (MENR) in August 2022.

OBJECTIVE To help the Government of Bangladesh (GoB) implement critical structural reforms to mainstream climate change adaptation and mitigation actions for a sustainable, resilient and inclusive growth. DESCRIPTION The proposed Program will support the GoB undertake key policy reforms to mainstream climate adaptation, mitigation, and disaster resilience in critical sectors and unlock climate investments in Bangladesh. The Program supports implementation of the GoB-led national climate objectives as articulated in the National Adaptation Plan (NAP), 2023–2050 and the Nationally Determined Contributions 2021 update (NDC-U) by strengthening the intergovernmental policy and institutional framework, mobilizing climate finance, and mainstreaming gender equality and social inclusion (GESI). The Program will include three policy Reform Areas (RAs): (i) enabling environment for climate change actions; (ii) reinforcing climate change adaptation actions; and (iii) accelerating climate change mitigation actions to address some of the critical binding constraints.

OBJECTIVE Mobilize private capital to support the development of India’s private equity and venture capital markets, with an emphasis on emerging, new fund managers investing in sustainable infrastructure projects. DESCRIPTION The National Investment and Infrastructure Fund Limited (NIIF), a quasi-sovereign investment manager backed by the Government of India (GoI), is launching a second Private Markets Fund (PMF II), targeting USD 1.0 billion to invest in infrastructure assets supporting India’s environmental, social and economic priorities. Focused sectors include renewable energy, electric vehicle (EV) infrastructure, waste management, urban and social infrastructure, technology, and financing and manufacturing activities targeting these sectors and related supply chains. NIIF will continue the strategy of its first private markets fund (PMF I) by leveraging its on-the-ground presence and market intelligence in India. AIIB anchored PMF I (Board approved in 2018) and has been working closely with NIIF in the monitoring of the Bank’s investments. NIIF has demonstrated professional approach and skills in both investment and management of portfolio funds.

New biomarkers for neuroscience Biomarkers are quantitative biological measurements that provide information about the state of a disease, its response to treatment and other features. Establishing biomarkers has been extremely challenging in the field of neuroscience. All biomarkers proposed so far are theory-based but empirically defined. The EU-funded MBMsforDOC project aims to establish a new family of model-based biomarkers (MBMs). This will help address the knowledge gaps associated with the causal mechanisms underlying the different states of consciousness. The project aims to develop computational whole-brain models and test the MBMs for the diagnosis and prognosis of disorders of consciousness.Objective Studying the brain mechanisms behind consciousness is a major challenge for neuroscience and medicine. Yet so far, there is no such thing as a unique biomarker that can precisely define the state of consciousness of a disorders of consciousness (DOC) patient. All the biomarkers proposed so far are theory-based but empirically defined (EBM; empirical biomarkers): the thresholds that separate categories are set in a data-driven way. In this project, we propose a novel approach using model-based biomarkers (MBM). This new family of biomarkers (MBMs) will not only complement the EBMs but mainly will naturally address the knowledge gaps associated with the understanding of the underlying causal mechanisms behind the different states of consciousness. The modelling of the structural and functional connectivity will be combined with novel, systematic perturbational approaches that can provide new insights into the human brain’s ability to integrate and segregate information over time. In particular, with this approach we will address the hypothesis that MBMs provide functional fingerprinting of conscious states and insights into the underlying necessary and sufficient brain networks as well as their neural mechanisms. To address the development of these biomarkers, we propose a highly interdisciplinary project that combines basic and clinical neuroscience with whole-brain computational modelling proposing a synergy between two groups with large expertise in each area to address a common questionWe will develop computational whole-brain models based on single-patient neuroimaging data. We will extract MBM from the adjusted model parameters and from in-silico simulations. We will test the utility of these biomarkers for the diagnosis of patients with chronic DOC. Then, we will contrast the MBM with a set of previously developed EBM. Finally, we will analyze the diagnostic and prognostic capacity of these biomarkers in DOC patients in both chronic and acute stages.

Finding ways to access, use and reuse patient data Has the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) limited Europe’s capabilities in innovative drug development? The EU-funded FACILITATE project will explore the issue. Its aim is to find an ethical and GDPR-compliant framework for returning clinical trial data to study participants. Specifically, it will look for ways to allow patients’ data to be accessed, used and reused. The project will also show how a patient-centred data-driven approach can improve the drug development and approval process. The findings will shed new light on future strategies and opportunities for medicines development and regulation.Objective FACILITATE is a project built on a patient-centered, data-driven, technological platform where an innovative data sharing and re-use process allows the returning of clinical trial data to study participants within a GDPR compliant and approved ethical framework. FACILITATE starts-off by providing clear rules in a trusted ethical, legal and regulatory ecosystem before engaging patients as data generators. This avoids the current situation where clinical data are siloed in separate repositories without any possibility to be used beyond their original single-sided purpose. FACILITATE will provide the technological solutions to comply with GDPR in medical research by building on the empowered stakeholders' willingness to share and re-use their data. The FACILITATE Consortium was constituted by drawing from a broad range of capacities to tackle the ambitious challenges related to future clinical trials, such as preventive, long-term and real-world evidence trials. The Consortium took an innovative approach to the data return to study participants by asking them what they needed to be implemented to feel in a trusted ecosystem. This required all Consortium participants to leverage on their existing networks to bring together stakeholders at all levels in the decision-making chain, including patients, healthcare professionals, software designers, clinical trials repositories processors and controllers, ethicists, lawyers and other active regulators. Having obtained a consent on the data portability FACILITATE will re-use and cross-reference them with those contained in other repositories including RWE data captured across multiple settings and devices. FACILITATE will last 4 years and will participate in the extended Pilot on Open Research Data of Horizon 2020. Its strategy represents a unique and innovative opportunity for medicines drug development and regulation to better understand the clinics of diseases, and to evaluate the effectiveness of products in the healthcare system.

Novel peptide-based antibiotics against drug-resistant bacteria Israel-based Omnix Medical is developing novel antibiotic agents for the treatment of infections caused by drug-resistant bacteria. The company’s proprietary platform technology is changing the biodegradability of antimicrobial peptides, creating a new class of antibiotics with a unique mechanism of action, which is effective regardless of underlying resistance patterns. The goal of the EU-funded OMN6 project is to demonstrate clinical safety and efficacy in the treatment of deadly nosocomial Acinetobacter baumannii infections. To that end, it will support Omnix Medical in the commercialisation of its lead antibiotic candidate, which has already made it past the proof-of-concept stage.Objective We are in living in times where the efficacy of antibiotics is no longer guaranteed. Despite the urgent need to mitigate the spread of antimicrobial resistance (AMR), very few antibiotics are being developed. AMR management costs €1.5 B and causes 33,000 deaths each year in the EU. We at Omnix are determined to change lives and repopulate drug development pipelines by demonstrating clinical efficacy of a novel class of antibiotics. We have made potent antimicrobial peptides found in nature druggable, by hampering their biodegradability using our proprietary platform technology. The results are highly selective, life-saving therapies which are safe to humans. These bioengineered peptides constitute a new class of antibiotics due to their unique mechanism of action, which remains effective regardless of underlying resistance patterns.We intend to solve the most urgent clinical need in infectious disease management by targeting drug resistant pathogens topping the WHO’s priority list. The project will demonstrate clinical safety and efficacy in treating A. baunmannii infections. This top-most critical pathogen exerts a mortality rate of ~40%. We have already successfully established a preclinical proof of concept for our lead candidate. Commercialisation is planned to take place with a partner from the pharma sector. The deal size is predicted to be €150-250 and conservative estimates on sales forecast revenues around €50 M five years after launch. Revenues will be reinvested into developing antibiotics for other critical pathogens and into scaling Omnix to over 150 employees.Our approach has the potential to make a significant impact on the global AMR challenge, as we base our drug design on peptides that have remained effective for millions of years, demonstrating a low risk of trigger emergence of new resistance. Treating infections with such potent natural defenses will constitute a true paradigm shift in infections disease management.

Math Ambassadors in Paris Famous for its cuisine, culture and chic cafes, Paris can also be considered a mathematician’s paradise: Paris Region (Île-de-France) is home to the largest concentration of mathematicians in the world. However, the region suffers from relative dispersion. The EU-funded MathInGreaterParis project will bring together the Greater Paris mathematical community, namely FSMP (Fondation Sciences Mathématiques de Paris, covering all laboratories in Centre/Paris North), FMJH (Fondation Mathématique Jacques Hadamard in Paris South) and Fédération Bézout (in Paris East). The project will offer fellowships to provide the brightest Experienced Researchers in mathematical sciences the opportunity to collaborate with this unique scientific community, to enrich it and be enriched by it. The fellows will boost their mobility and curiosity.Objective Research in mathematical sciences plays a key role in competitivity and growth, and in facing new challenges as numerous future technologies and complex societal questions are relaying on advances in mathematics. France has a long tradition of excellence in mathematics research and education, and Greater Paris Region represents the largest concentration of mathematicians in the world, with incredible successes. However, the Region still suffers from a relative dispersion. The Greater Paris’ mathematical community, namely FSMP (Fondation Sciences Mathématiques de Paris covering all laboratories in Center/North of Paris), FMJH (Fondation Jacques Hadamard in Paris South) and Fédération Bézout (in Paris East), have decided to join forces in the present ambitious Cofund MathInGreaterParis Fellowship Programme. The 60-month project is split over 3 calls of 2-year fellowships, offering a total of 74 years of fellowships. The MathInGreaterParis objective, as a single and unified portal to Greater Paris Region, is to attract the brightest Experienced Researchers in mathematical sciences. The training activities will focus on: 1) Research, transferable skills and career development, 2) International, interdisciplinary and intersectoral secondments in research and/or teaching, 3) Wider impact of research concentrating on competitivity and outreach. They will be helped in building their future, whether in the academia or towards new industrial challenges. They will be taught how to communicate with society and become truly “Math Ambassadors”, based on “learning by doing approach”. MathInGreaterParis fellows will emerge new ambitions, educate a mindset oriented towards more mobility and curiosity, a greater awareness of the mathematics’ impact in the new economy, a greater taste for risk, innovation and entrepreneurship. This will yield in regional, national and international socio-economic benefits and strengthened human resources.

Innovative cross-jurisdictional database on cultural expertise Cultural expertise is useful for solving conflicts in multicultural societies. However, it is something that only legal specialists can provide today. The EU funded CULTEXP project will test the commercialisation of the first multilingual and cross-jurisdictional legal database on cultural expertise. The database generates expected impacts, including societal and economic benefits to solve conflicts and offers ascertainment of rights requiring cross cultural knowledge. Currently, it holds approximately 4 000 case law and 1 000 expert reports from 18 countries in the EU, Europe and Asia. It allows simultaneous search across fields of law and languages, provides country specific legal citations and entire texts with translation option and is inexpensive to run, free for users and easy to manage.Objective Multicultural societies need cultural expertise for solving conflicts. Cultural expertise is to date provided by specialists as specialised and expensive services of expert witnessing and conflict settlement in court and out-of-court. Cultural expertise is not available outside specialised circles of legal professionals. In order to foster the transfer of knowledge about cultural expertise, EURO-EXPERT created CULTEXP as the first multilingual, cross-jurisdictional legal database on cultural expertise. CULTEXP generates an expectation of impact including both societal and economic benefits for the resolution of conflicts and the ascertainment of rights that require cross-cultural knowledge. This PoC will test CULTEXP for its potential of social interest commercialisation. In the present form CULTEXP is a “stripped back” demonstrator holding about 4000 case law and 1000 expert reports from Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, India, Malta, the Netherlands, Pakistan, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Sweden and the United Kingdom. CULTEXP’s design is unprecedented for its focus on cultural expertise but also for its architecture which uses ad hoc created or adapted OA software allowing cross-jurisdictional and multilingual search, powered by a combination of human and machine translation. Compared with existing legal databases CULTEXP is extensively more performant because it reaches cross-sectorally most types of legal professions. CULTEXP searches simultaneously across fields of law and languages, provides country specific legal citations, and full texts with translation option; it is free for users, accessible without training, and inexpensive to run. If CULTEXP can be successfully tested, we will establish a start-up with a protect community interest focusing on Open Access, inclusion of non-Anglophone knowledge, inclusion of non-Anglophone users, benefit for disadvantaged social groups, and relief to the taxpayers.

The molecular determinants of intestinal epithelial regeneration The intestinal epithelium is one of the fastest-regenerating tissues in the body. Yet there are many aspects regarding the process of endogenous tissue regeneration that remain unclear. The EU-funded FBXW7-InReg project will focus on the role of specific proteins in intestinal homeostasis. Scientists are working under the hypothesis that particular molecular mechanisms are responsible for aberrant intestinal tissue restoration following injury and may also be the underlying cause of tissue loss seen in patients suffering from inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Project results will identify new targets and pave the way for more efficient control of intestinal epithelial repair.Objective Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a severe disorder affecting millions of people in Europe, characterised by chronic flares of intestinal inflammation and causing tissue loss or malfunction. Currently, the available treatments can only reduce symptoms. New regenerative therapies promoting epithelial functionality are highly needed. Several studies report how upon damage, progenitors or more committed cells re-acquire stemness properties and foetal-like signatures to restore intestinal homeostasis. However, it is still unclear how such regenerative response is modulated and how cells revert to their adult state. Preliminary data from the host lab indicate that loss of expression of FBXW7 protein, member of a E3 ubiquitin ligase complex, reinforces cells in the foetal-like state. Interestingly, FBXW7 mutations are under positive selection in IBD patients. Thus, I propose that upon injury, cells lacking FBXW7 maintain a foetal-like state, where they are refractory to terminal differentiation, increasing the risk of aberrant tissue restoration. To test my hypothesis, I will exploit state-of-the-art in vivo and in vitro models of intestinal regeneration and make use of forefront technologies, such as CRISPR, high-content imaging, mass spectrometry and single cell RNA sequencing. This will allow me to 1. characterise FBXW7 impact on intestinal regeneration, 2. define FBXW7 mode of action in human intestinal cells, and 3. identify FBXW7 substrates as potential targets to restore tissue homeostasis. By addressing these points, it will be possible to obtain key insights into the mechanism of intestinal regeneration and identify ways to efficiently induce and control tissue repair in IBD patients, avoiding the expansion of unrestrained proliferating foetal-like cells. Importantly, leading this action, I will acquire a new set of technical and transferrable skills and reach a deep scientific maturity that will grant me a successful career as future group leader.

Fast on-load tap changer technology for wind turbines The cost of electricity generated from wind continues to decrease. At the same time, grid conditions are becoming harsher. As such, innovative solutions that will help the sector to comply with worldwide environmental policies are urgently needed. The EU-funded FASTAP project will develop a wind turbine application that enhances standard wind turbine generator (WTG) transformers with very fast on-load tap changer capabilities. This solution uses thyristors specifically connected to multi-tap transformer windings. The technology will increase WTG electric capabilities in weak grid conditions and increase their low and high voltage ride-through potential.Objective The energy market in general, and the wind energy market in particular, are experiencing constant decrease of prices, together with harsher and harsher grid conditions. In order to comply with worldwide environmental policies, revolutionary solutions, such as FASTAP, need to reach the market as soon as possible. The FASTAP project aims at scaling from TRL6 to TRL8 the wind turbine application of a very fast on-load tap changer transformer technology. This solution uses thyristors specially connected to multi-tap transformer windings to provide On-Load Tap Changer capability to a standard wind turbine (WTG) transformer. This technology allows to choose the optimum voltage at which the WTG operates in, not only in steady-state conditions but also for dynamic and transient events. This technology will increase WTGs' electric capabilities in weak grid conditions, enlarge WTGs' Low and High Voltage Ride Through capabilities and allow reducing electrical components oversizing. As an overall, the FASTAP will be able to reduce wind's Leverage Cost of Energy up to 5.5% and will be able to connect to worldwide grids an additional 71.64GW wind capacity. The consortium partners have been working together for the last three years to bring the technology up to TRL6. They cover the whole value chain, which guarantees that the product will reach the market 33 months after the project kicks-off: - INF, the market leader in bipolar high-performance semiconductors, brings the technical know-how and commercial capacity for thyristors-based semiconductors. -SGB, number one medium-sized manufacturer of transformers in Europe, brings the technical know-how and commercial capacity for transformers. -SG, WTG market leader, will be the integrator and validator of the FASTAP product into <5MW and >5MW platforms. -MU, the most industrially-oriented University in Spain, was the first originator of the FASTAP concept and will bring FASTAP transformer for Wind Turbines.

Concrete port infrastructure: the new climate adaptation and marine biodiversity solution 70 % of coastal and marine infrastructures are made of concrete which is a known damage-inducer to underwater ecosystems. Concrete is also susceptible to climate change degradation and comes with high carbon footprint. A solution for carbon-storing, ecologically-friendly, structurally superior concrete is needed and at scale to meet the standards of marine construction. The EU-funded Living Ports project will showcase the adoption of such a technology in maritime construction best practices. This infrastructure uses biomimicry to bring concrete to life, delivering unique benefits and cost savings. Living Ports is installed at the Port of Vigo, and includes seawalls and riprap armour, developed by ECOncrete. Monitoring will be conducted by DTU. An underwater observatory built by Cardama Shipyard will engage the public and stakeholders.Objective The last few decades have seen rapid proliferation of hard artificial structures (e.g. offshore energy, port infrastructure, aquaculture, coastal defences) in the marine environment (ocean sprawl). 70% of coastal and marine infrastructure (CMI) is concrete, yet concrete is known as a poor substrate for marine flora and fauna to thrive. Cement, the key ingredient of concrete, is the source of 8% of the world's carbon dioxide emissions. Due to a lack of available concrete alternatives, CMI is designed and built with little or no ecological consideration, leading to high ecological footprint of structures like ports and coastal defence schemes often resulting in environmental penalties (€900K per acre or mitigation costs through via artificial reefs) and a prolonged permitting process (<1 year). ECOncrete® has created and validated a win-win solution for both thriving ecosystems and high performing concrete structures. The science-based innovative technology is designed to encourage the development of rich and diverse marine life and natural processes like calcification and photosynthesis (that uptake CO2 ) as an integral part of CMI such as seawalls, breakwaters, and urban waterfronts, providing highly durable, bioenhancing concrete solutions and Climate Change resilience. The LIVING PORTS project is composed of an interdisciplinary consortium of 4 partners, each chosen to actively participate in the de-risking and industrialization of ECOncrete’s® revolutionary technology. The project shall act as a first and crucial step toward a fundamental change in the way the CMI industry currently operates, shifting from obsolete “gray” construction materials and designs, to innovative science-based technologies that foster ecological, estructural, and socio-economic value.

Understanding inequality in society from ocean stressors According to the United Nations, inequality is a defining challenge of the 21st century that impacts the well-being of people around the world. The oceans play an important part in this as they provide food, jobs, and space for recreation, amongst other vital things. With a focus on ocean equity, the EU-funded EQUALSEA project will shed light on how certain ocean stressors, such as climate change and the loss of biodiversity, affect marine protected areas and coastal communities and the impact of this on society. The project's work will analyse how transformative changes can be fostered to deal with ocean inequalities, and advance research in this field.Objective Inequality is one of the key major social challenges of our time, with far-reaching ramifications for human well-being. Our oceans, which produce vital food, enable jobs and economic activities, and provide opportunities to shape cultures and identities of people, face unprecedented cumulative pressures from human activities and climate change due to industrialization of the seas. Although some researchers have explored ocean equity, significant gaps remain. Firstly, interdisciplinary approaches combining ecological and social sciences are fundamental to induce transformative changes towards ocean equality, but lacking. Secondly, there is a clear lack of data on different inequalities at seas for both small-scale and commercial fisheries. Thirdly, more than 4.3 billion people globally rely on fish as their major source of protein, but social, cultural and health factors which explain oceans inequalities remain largely unknown. Consequently, there is an urgent need for an interdisciplinary approach that addresses asymmetric social power relationships and concentration of capital assets and ownership of fishing rights focused on the most vulnerable groups. EQUALSEA will (a) develop a new transformative adaptation framework for ocean inequality, (b) identify multiple critical drivers which induce social tipping points dynamics and transformative changes across space and time, and (c) contribute to monitor progress towards ocean equity for local communities and top international organizations. To do this, I will combine modelling and simulation techniques and cross-case comparison to develop a typology of different inequalities tested in 20 MPAs and implemented for 3 in-depth case studies across Africa, Europe and Latin America. Together, the ontological framework and integration of modelling methods will significantly advance research on ocean inequality, developing the necessary tools to deliver sustainable impacts towards achieving equity for economies and societies.

Innovative ICT and electronics for future energy and mobility With climate change posing a growing threat to life around the globe, solutions to decarbonise energy and mobility systems are crucial. The EU-funded Energy ECS project addresses the issue by developing innovative ICT and electronics solutions focusing on the interface of energy and mobility. The project builds on six use cases showcasing advanced energy and mobility solutions of the future: enablers of new logistics modes, energy independent intermodal transport, charging technologies and opportunities, grid stability responding to bi-directional charging, and strengthened foundation of safe autonomous driving. The project facilitates the emergence of completely new business models and ecosystems, enabled by the restructuring of technology and business value chains that energy and mobility sectors are currently facing.Objective Energy ECS “Smart and secure energy solutions for future mobility” will focus on the interface of energy and mobility as well as related ICT and electronics. Central for today’s society, these two sectors are facing the restructuring of technology and business value chains that enable the emergence of completely new business models and ecosystems. The project concept builds on six use cases that represent different angles of future mobility and energy; enablers of new logistics modes, energy independent intermodal transport, charging technologies and opportunities, grid stability responding to bi-directional charging, and enablers of safe autonomous driving. The technology developments respond to a long list of MASP major challenges and include e.g. battery charging electronics, grid and sensor power management, energy harvesting, real time location controls and sensors. The R&D will also apply artificial intelligence, machine learning, immersive technologies, IoT, ultra-low power technologies, advanced algorithms and software. All technologies will be designed for cyber-security and reliability. The consortium includes 16 SMEs, 8 LEs and 6 RTOs from 8 countries. The complementary capabilities allow R&D results that lead to new competitiveness of the partners. By 2030, the project is expected to generate increased turnover by over 1 B€, increased market share and/or market leadership for 24 partners, 130+ new collaborations, 300+ new jobs and 10+ M€ of additional investments. The consortium with half of the partners being SMEs forms a squad of challengers, agile and hungry to grasp the huge business opportunities that emerge in the convergence of the two sectors, supported by large companies fostering the immediate business volume and carefully selected RTOs. The consortium nucleates a new ecosystem of strongly interlinked value networks, the impact towards European competitiveness, growth and innovation capabilities ranging far beyond 2030.

Improving power, performance, area and cost of 2 nm chip technology It is estimated that in a few years, there will likely be over 100 billion connected devices globally. To accommodate the demand for increased chip performance and energy efficiency, the semiconductor industry must develop new breakthrough nanosheet technologies that keep Moore’s law going. With 5 nm node chips already in production and 3 nm node chips announced, these breakthroughs are needed for the subsequent 2 nm node. Building on the work of the IT2 project that explored advanced EUV lithography, novel 3D structures and new materials, the EU-funded ID2PPAC project will show how to achieve the expected performance, power, area and cost when migrating to the 2 nm node.Objective In the ID2PPAC project the technology solutions for the 2nm node identified in the preceding project IT2 will be consolidated and integrated with the objective to demonstrate that Performance Power Area and Cost (PPAC) requirements for this generation of leading edge logic technology can be achieved. To continue the Moore’s law trajectory to the 2nm node, while meeting PPAC requirements, the combination of further advancements in EUV lithography & masks, 3D device structures, materials and metrology is required. The strength of the project pivots on the focused engagement of leading expert partners in these key interlocking areas and a shared pilot line.The ID2PPAC project, is expected to enable IC-fabs to do EUV-based, single-print, High Volume Manufacturing for the 2nm node by 2025. This technology evolution is driven by the growing demand for compute power which increases more than exponentially with time and has made the world migrate from 1 billion interconnected devices in the “PC era” to 10 billion in the “Mobile + cloud era” to the future “Intelligence era” in which there will be over 100 billion intelligent connected devices. To enable this growth, the semiconductor industry is continuously pursuing technology innovations to realize this progress as has been predicted by Moore’s Law and will continue to do so.The project will also help to expand Europe's technological capacity to act in this field, which is crucial for digitization, (edge) AI and for solving national, European and global societal challenges and will strengthen the consortium of leading European companies and institutes active in this sector.

Cyber-physical security management for critical infrastructures The interrelationships between critical infrastructures (CIs) have become more complex, rendering the security and resilience management of cyber-physical attacks and natural hazard threats more challenging. The EU-funded PRECINCT project will connect private and public CI stakeholders in a geographical area to a cyber-physical security management method that will produce a protected territory for citizens and CIs. The project will deliver a framework specification for systematic CI security and resilience management, a cross-facility collaborative management infrastructure enabling stakeholder communities to create AI-based PRECINCT ecosystems and increased resilience support services, a vulnerability assessment tool using serious games, PRECINCT’s Digital Twins, and PRECINCT Ecosystems in four large-scale living labs and transferability validation demonstrators.Objective EU Critical Infrastructures (CIs) are increasingly at risk from cyber-physical attacks and natural hazards. Research and emerging solutions focus on the protection of individual CIs, however, the interrelationships between Cis has become more complex for example in smart cities and managing the impacts of cascading effects and enabling rapid recovery is becoming more pertinent and highly challenging.PRECINCT aims to connect private and public CI stakeholders in a geographical area to a common cyber-physical security management approach which will yield a protected territory for citizens and infrastructures, a ‘PRECINCT’ that can be replicated efficiently for a safer Europe and will deliver: 1. A PRECINCT Framework Specification for systematic CIs security and resilience management fulfilling industry requirements. 2. A Cross-Facility collaborative cyber-physical Security and Resilience management Infrastructure enabling CI stakeholder communities to create AI-enabled PRECINCT Ecosystems and enhanced resilience support services.3. A vulnerability assessment tool that uses Serious Games to identify potential vulnerabilities to cascading effects and to quantify resilience enhancement measures.4. PRECINCT’s Digital Twins to represent the CIs network topology and metadata profiles, applying closed-loop Machine Learning techniques to detect violations and provide optimised response and mitigation measures and automated forensics. 5. Smart PRECINCT Ecosystems, deployed in four large-scale Living Labs and Transferability Validation Demonstrators, will provide measurement-based evidence of the targeted advantages and will realize Digital Twins corresponding to the CIs located therein, include active participation of emergency services and city administrations with results feeding back to the Digital Twins developments.6. Sustainability related outputs including Capacity Building, Dissemination, Exploitation, Resilience Strategy, Policy/Standardisation recommendations

An evaluation tool for nearly zero energy buildings Building performance evaluation (BPE) assesses the extent to which buildings have met their design goals for resource consumption. The results help improve design methods. The EU-funded SHAPE project will address the link between indoor environmental quality (IEQ) and nearly zero energy buildings (nZEBs). Specifically, it will focus on how post-occupancy evaluation (POE) and BPE can help assess user satisfaction, identify problems in buildings and develop solutions. By holistically tracking and rigorously measuring user comfort, health, and well-being, alongside buildings’ energy efficiency and smartness, the project will develop a new BPE tool and create a framework of performance indicators for healthy and smart nZEBs.Objective I aim to address association of health, wellbeing, smartness and indoor environmental quality (IEQ) with nearly zero energy buildings (nZEBs) in Université catholique de Louvain (UCLouvain, Belgium) under the supervision of Professor Sergio Altomonte. We are living in a decade in which problems such as climate change, global warming, lack of resources, detrimental impact on human health and solutions such as sustainable development, resilient environments, mitigation of carbon emissions, excellence in energy efficiency have never been much more significant before. The Directive 2018/844/ EU amending the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD) Directive 2010/31/EU) indicates the requirements for nZEBs. Post-occupancy evaluation (POE) and building performance evaluation (BPE) are significant processes to assess user satisfaction, identify problems in buildings and develop solutions. The main aim of SHAPE project is to propose, deploy, and validate a new BPE tool for healthy and smart nZEBs, tracking holistically and measuring rigorously user comfort, health and well-being, alongside buildings’ energy efficiency and smartness. As the first step of the research methodology, a framework of performance indicators for healthy and smart nZEBs will be created. Secondly, a BPE tool will be developed for assessing health, wellbeing, productivity, IEQ and smartness for new and renovated nZEBs in use. In the third step, the developed BPE tool will be validated in selected existing smart nZEBs. Furthermore, the BPE tool will be finalised in the fourth step and disseminated in the fifth step. In conclusion, the BPE tool will identify problematic areas in nZEBs and recommend improvements for a better building performance with a higher quality for occupants considering human factors. The lessons learned from implementation of the BPE tool can provide guidance for the design of new nZEBs.

Objective Hydrogen is enjoying a renewed and rapidly growing attention in Europe and around the world. The most important advantage of hydrogen usage is that it does emit greenhouse gases. The EU's priority is to develop renewable hydrogen where the H2 is produced from the electrolysis of water, with the electricity stemming from renewable energy. This meets the goal of net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. There are two options for hydrogen usage. One is the drop-in approach, where only a limited amount of H2 can be added to the fossil fuel to reuse the existing chambers, due to the very different properties of H2. However, this option still emits a large amount of greenhouse gases. The other one is to redesign the existing chambers to burn substantial H2. The most challenging issues for burning substantial H2 are the strong differential diffusion and its induced instabilities. The state-of-the-art combustion model cannot capture these phenomena with accuracy, particularly when they further interact with turbulence. The aim of this proposal is to develop and validate such a model to close this gap. The model will be based on a flamelet approach, and a novel machine learning technology will be introduced to consider the differential diffusion (objective 1). To model the positive and negative curvatures in the unstable premixed H2 flame, a novel flamelet model will be developed based on the detailed a priori and a posteriori analyses of the state-of-the-art DNS datasets (objective 2). Finally, the developed flamelet model will be extended to LES with the differential diffusion and curvature related sub-grid scale (SGS) effects being considered with the artificially thickened flame (ATF) model. Particularly, the SGS effects will be considered by modifying the efficiency function. LES will be conducted for the DNS configuration and a turbulent methane flame with substantial H2 addition using the developed flamelet model coupled with the modified ATF approach (objective 3).

Digging deeper into soil plastic pollution What happens once micro- and nanoplastics (MNPs) get in our soils? Are they transported by run-off or pushed deeper into the soil? What is the effect of the chemicals leached from MNPs on soil microbiome, air and receiving river ecosystems? Many of these chemicals (such as flame retardants) never break down but continue to cycle in the food chain. What is the threshold before irreversible damage occurs, and have we passed it? The EU-funded PlastiSol project will answer these questions. It will study a cross-section of different land use soils’ MNPs and associated leachates and the processes that contain or transport these pollutants. Project work will advance MNP pollution science beyond considering soil as a sink.Objective There is little doubt that micro and nanoplastics (MnP) are in our soils across the globe. Numerous studies including my own have found that atmospheric deposition alone is enough to pollute even our most pristine remote areas. What is unknown is what happens to it once it is there. Is it transported by runoff or pushed deeper into the soil? What is the effect of the chemicals leached from MnP on soil microbiome, air and receiving river ecosystems? Many of these (e.g. flame retardants) are ‘forever chemicals’, never break down but continue to cycle in the food chain. What is the threshold before irreversible damage occurs, and have we pass it? These knowledge gaps have far reaching implications for food and water security and survival of the fragile ecosystems that make our planet habitable. PlastiSol seeks to address these urgent questions in an attempt to push the boundaries of our knowledge on this emerging threat. Through studying a cross section of land use soils MnP and associated leachates and the processes that contain or transport these pollutants, this project will advance MnP pollution science beyond considering soil as a sink, evidencing atmospheric and receiving waterway impacts of soil pollution. Furthermore, examining the internal mechanisms of soil MnP movement and leachate release will define the potential groundwater influence, land management activities and storage capacities of different land use soils’ MnP. With this evidenced process knowledge, the impact of soil MnP on the global MnP cycle will be established, enabling soil to be included as a source, transport pathway and sink of plastic pollution, advancing the accuracy of global MnP quantification and the impact of soil MnP on ecosystems and all environmental compartments. Only in understanding the extent and impact of soil plastic pollution can it be effectively managed through change in land use practices and policy advancements.