The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Lake Qaraoun Pollution Prevention Project (P147854) Lake Qaraoun Pollution Prevention Project (P147854) MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA | Lebanon | Environment, Natural Resources & the Blue Economy Global Practice | IBRD/IDA | Investment Project Financing | FY 2017 | Seq No: 13 | ARCHIVED on 09-Feb-2024 | ISR59638 | Implementing Agencies: Council for Development and Reconstruction, Lebanese Republic Key Dates Key Project Dates Bank Approval Date: 14-Jul-2016 Effectiveness Date: 13-Dec-2016 Planned Mid Term Review Date: 10-Dec-2019 Actual Mid-Term Review Date: 02-Mar-2020 Original Closing Date: 30-Jun-2023 Revised Closing Date: 31-Dec-2024 pdoTable Project Development Objectives Project Development Objective (from Project Appraisal Document) The development objectives of the project are to reduce the quantity of untreated municipal sewage discharged into the Litani riverand to improve pollution management around Qaraoun Lake. Has the Project Development Objective been changed since Board Approval of the Project Objective? No Components Table Name Component 1: Improvement of Municipal Sewage Collection:(Cost $49.10 M) Component 2. Promotion of Good Agricultural Practices (Including Integrated Pest Management):(Cost $1.50 M) Component 3. Solid Waste Management, Water Quality Monitoring, Capacity Building and Project Management:(Cost $4.40 M) Overall Ratings Name Previous Rating Current Rating Progress towards achievement of PDO Moderately Satisfactory Satisfactory Overall Implementation Progress (IP) Moderately Satisfactory Satisfactory Overall Risk Rating Substantial Substantial Implementation Status and Key Decisions The project made significant progress in the past one year and cumulatively has completed about 157 km sewer network to conncet to the treamtment plants in Zahle, Aitanit and Anjar. This enables collection and treatment of about 12000 cubic meters of wastewater and improvement in the quality Litani River Water. The project has also successfully completed the activities aimed at demostration of good agricultural practices and has achived redution in the nutrient load, about 66 percent recuction in the use of excess fertilisers and 63 perecent reduction in pesticide sprays among the targetted 280 farmners. These results support in reducing the nutrtient and pesticide load reduction in Litani River in the long run. All project activities are expected to be completed by the closing date of December 31, 2024. 2/9/2024 Page 1 of 6 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Lake Qaraoun Pollution Prevention Project (P147854) Risks Systematic Operations Risk-rating Tool Risk Category Rating at Approval Previous Rating Current Rating Political and Governance High High High Macroeconomic Moderate High High Sector Strategies and Policies Moderate Moderate Moderate Technical Design of Project or Program Substantial Moderate Moderate Institutional Capacity for Implementation and Substantial Substantial Moderate Sustainability Fiduciary Moderate Substantial Substantial Environment and Social Moderate Moderate Moderate Stakeholders Moderate Substantial Moderate Other -- -- -- Overall Substantial Substantial Substantial Results PDO Indicators by Objectives / Outcomes To improve pollution management around Qaraoun Lake IN01392261 ►Number of locations monitored monthly for water quality (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 10.00 10.00 10.00 20.00 Date 01-Jun-2016 25-May-2023 31-Jan-2024 31-Dec-2024 Litani River Authority (LRA) has reported that it has increased the locations and and frequency of water quality monitoring. The agency has also reported that it has augmented the laboratory infrastructure to Comments: analyze the water quality samples, with grant support from other donors. IN01392262 ►Nutrient load reduction (Nitrogen(N)) achieved under the project (Tons/year, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 496.00 470.00 169.88 248.00 2/9/2024 Page 2 of 6 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Lake Qaraoun Pollution Prevention Project (P147854) Date 01-Jun-2016 25-May-2023 25-May-2023 30-Jun-2023 The project has achieved an average of 65.75% reduction in Nitrogen. This, when extrapolated based on 496 tons baseline will equal to 65.75*496/100 = 326.12 tons. Thus 496-326.12=169.88 tons. Comments: Activitties under this component were completed in December 2022 and results were reported in 2023. IN01392263 ►Quantity of municipal wastewater collected and treated under the project (daily flow in m3) (Cubic Meter(m3), Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 10,585.00 11,873.00 30,000.00 Date 01-Jun-2016 25-May-2023 31-Jan-2024 31-Dec-2024 The project has constructed 157 Km of sewer network and 1200 households are connected to the network. As a result, the quantity of municipal wastewater collected as a result of the project and treated Comments: in the Zahle WWTP is 11,870 m3/day. IN01392264 ►Direct project beneficiaries (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 51,385.00 57,624.00 344,000.00 Date 01-Jun-2016 25-May-2023 31-Jan-2024 31-Jan-2024 IN01392265 Female beneficiaries (Percentage, Custom Supplement) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 30.00 49.00 49.00 IN01392266 ►Reduction in the excess fertilizers used (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 65.75 65.75 50.00 Date 31-Mar-2020 25-May-2023 25-May-2023 30-Jun-2023 Activities were completed by December 2022 and results were reported in 2023 Comments: IN01392267 ►Reduction in pesticides sprays (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 63.00 63.00 30.00 Date 31-Mar-2020 25-May-2023 25-May-2023 30-Jun-2023 Activities were completed by December 2022 and the results were reproted in 2023 Comments: 2/9/2024 Page 3 of 6 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Lake Qaraoun Pollution Prevention Project (P147854) Overall Comments PDO The activties and results realted to indicators #2,5 and 6 were achived by May 2023 and hence actual and end target dates are shown in 2023. Intermediate Results Indicators by Components Component 1: Improvement of Municipal Sewage Collection IN01392268 ►New household sewer connections constructed under the project (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 168.00 1,200.00 7,300.00 Date 01-Jun-2016 25-May-2023 31-Jan-2024 31-Dec-2024 IN01392271 ►Sewer network constructed in the project area (km) (Kilometers, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 28.00 157.00 200.00 Date 14-Jun-2016 25-May-2023 31-Jan-2024 31-Dec-2024 A total of 19 km in Zahle and 22 km in Aitanit, 55 km in Anjar Lot 1 and 45 km in Anjar Lot 2 have been Comments: constructed to-date. Component 3. Solid Waste Management, Water Quality Monitoring, Capacity Building and Project Management IN01392269 ►Quantity of trash removed from Litani river banks (throug clean up campaigns) (Cubic Meter(m3), Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 1,250.00 Date 01-Jun-2016 25-May-2023 31-Jan-2024 31-Dec-2024 The cleanup campaigns are yet to be initiated. . Comments: IN01392272 ►o SESA of National Solid Waste Strategy and SESA of National Water Strategy prepared following a consultative approach and approved by the MoE (Yes/No, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value No No No Yes Date 31-Mar-2020 25-May-2023 31-Jan-2024 31-Dec-2024 SESA studies are in the final stages of preparation Comments: 2/9/2024 Page 4 of 6 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Lake Qaraoun Pollution Prevention Project (P147854) Component 2. Promotion of Good Agricultural Practices IN01392270 ►Participants in consultation activities during project implementation (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 50.00 184.00 184.00 100.00 Date 08-Jun-2016 25-May-2023 25-May-2023 14-Jun-2023 This indicator includes participants in training workshops offered through the project. Comments: Activities were completed by December 2022 and results were reported in 2023 IN01392273 ►Farmers trained on Integrated Pest Management (IPM) practices (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 249.00 203.00 203.00 280.00 Date 13-Dec-2016 25-May-2023 25-May-2023 30-Jun-2023 Activities were completed by December 2022 and results were reported in 2023 Comments: Overall Comments IR The activties and results realted to Component 2 indicators were achived by May 2023 and hence actual and end target dates are shown in 2023. Performance-Based Conditions Data on Financial Performance Disbursements (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Currency Original Revised Cancelled Disbursed Undisbursed % Disbursed P147854 IBRD-86370 Effective USD 55.00 55.00 0.00 24.83 30.17 45% Key Dates (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Approval Date Signing Date Effectiveness Date Orig. Closing Date Rev. Closing Date P147854 IBRD-86370 Effective 14-Jul-2016 02-Sep-2016 13-Dec-2016 30-Jun-2023 31-Dec-2024 Cumulative Disbursements 2/9/2024 Page 5 of 6 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Lake Qaraoun Pollution Prevention Project (P147854) Restructuring History Level 2 Approved on 04-Mar-2022 ,Level 2 Approved on 19-Jun-2023 ,Level 2 Approved on 20-Dec-2023 Related Project(s) There are no related projects. 2/9/2024 Page 6 of 6