The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Enhancing Connectivity and Resilience in the Far North of Cameroon for Inclusiveness Project (P178207) Enhancing Connectivity and Resilience in the Far North of Cameroon for Inclusiveness Project (P178207) WESTERN AND CENTRAL AFRICA | Cameroon | IBRD/IDA | Investment Project Financing (IPF) | FY 2023 | Seq No: 2 | Archived on 10-Apr-2024 | ISR00153 Implementing Agencies: Ministry of Economy, Planning, and Regional Development 1. OBJECTIVE 1.1 Development Objective Original Development Objective (Approved as part of Approval package on 20-Jun-2023) The proposed Project Development Objective (PDO) is to: (i) enhance connectivity and climate resilience along the MDK road section; and (ii) improve access to basic socioeconomic infrastructure in selected districts of the Far North of Cameroon. Has the Development Objective been changed since Board Approval of the Project Objective? No 2. COMPONENTS Name Road Rehabilitation and Maintenance Works:(Cost 308,000,000.00) Improved community infrastructure in selected areas and refugee host communities of the Far North region:(Cost 19,000,000.00) Transport Sector Institutional Strengthening:(Cost 3,000,000.00) Contingency Emergency Response Component:(Cost 0.00) 3. OVERALL RATINGS Name Previous Current Progress towards achievement of PDO Satisfactory Satisfactory Overall Implementation Progress (IP) Satisfactory Satisfactory Overall ESS Performance --- Satisfactory Overall Risk Rating High High Apr 10, 2024 Page 1 of 10 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Enhancing Connectivity and Resilience in the Far North of Cameroon for Inclusiveness Project (P178207) 4. KEY ISSUES & STATUS 4.1 Implementation Status and Key Decisions Effectiveness conditions: The purpose of the mission was to take stock of the progress on effectiveness conditions completion as the financial agreement has been signed on November 2023. To date, six (06) out of ten (10) conditions must be completed for the project effectiveness. These are : (i) elaboration of the project implementation manual, (ii) elaboration of the CPR-FC procedures manual, (iii) elaboration of the PSRDREN procedures manual, (iv) signing of a collaboration framework between the Ministry of Defense (MINDEF) and MINEPAT, (v) recruitment of key personnel for the CPR-FC: environmental specialist, social specialist, security specialist, and (vi) the recruitment of key personnel at PSRDREN: environmental specialist, social specialist, security specialist, procurement specialist. 5. SYSTEMATIC OPERATIONS RISK-RATING TOOL Rating at Approval Last Approved Rating Risk Category Approval Package - ISR Seq. 01 - 04 Oct Proposed Rating 20 Jun 2023 2023 Political and Governance Substantial Substantial Substantial Macroeconomic Moderate Moderate Moderate Sector Strategies and Policies Moderate Moderate Moderate Technical Design of Project or Program Low Low Low Institutional Capacity for Implementation and Substantial Substantial Substantial Sustainability Fiduciary High High High Environment and Social High High High Stakeholders Substantial Substantial Substantial Other Substantial Substantial Substantial Overall High High High Apr 10, 2024 Page 2 of 10 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Enhancing Connectivity and Resilience in the Far North of Cameroon for Inclusiveness Project (P178207) 6. RESULTS 6.1 PDO Indicators by PDO Outcomes Enhance connectivity and climate resilience along the MDK road section. Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) Closing Period Indicator Name Value Month/Year Value Date Value Date Value Month/Year Average travel time between 8.00 Jun/2023 8.00 01-Apr-2024 8.00 01-Apr-2024 3.00 Jun/2029 Mora and Kousséri (Hours) Length of MDK road 205.00 Apr/2023 205.00 14-Sep-2023 0.00 Dec/2028 vulnerable to identified climate change hazards (floods and heat). (Kilometers) The share of people with 80.00 Jun/2023 80.00 14-Sep-2023 91.00 Jun/2029 access to an all-weather passable road within five kilometers of the MDK road section (modified road access index). (Percentage) Number of refugees 0.00 Jul/2023 0.00 14-Sep-2023 123,000.00 Jun/2029 and host communities population with access to an all-weather passable road within five kilometers of the MDK road section. (Number) Apr 10, 2024 Page 3 of 10 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Enhancing Connectivity and Resilience in the Far North of Cameroon for Inclusiveness Project (P178207) Share of women with 0.00 0.00 43.00 improved access to an all-weather passable road within five kilometers of the MDK road section. (Percentage) Share of beneficiaries 0.00 Jun/2023 0.00 01-Apr-2024 0.00 01-Apr-2024 85.00 Jun/2029 reporting satisfaction with the socio-economic infrastructures (Percentage) Improve access to basic socioeconomic infrastructure in selected districts of the Far North Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) Closing Period Indicator Name Value Month/Year Value Date Value Date Value Month/Year Number of schools along the 0.00 Jun/2023 0.00 14-Sep-2023 41.00 Jun/2029 Mora–Dabanga–Kousséri road section with improved road access (Number) Number of schools 0.00 Jun/2023 0.00 14-Sep-2023 10.00 Jun/2029 around refugee camps with improved road access (Number) Number of health centers 0.00 Jun/2023 0.00 01-Apr-2024 0.00 01-Apr-2024 20.00 Jun/2029 along the Mora–Dabanga– Kousséri road section with improved road access (Number) Number of health 0.00 Jun/2023 0.00 14-Sep-2023 3.00 Jun/2029 centers around around Apr 10, 2024 Page 4 of 10 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Enhancing Connectivity and Resilience in the Far North of Cameroon for Inclusiveness Project (P178207) refugee camps with improved road access (Number) Number of markets along the 0.00 Jun/2023 0.00 01-Apr-2024 0.00 01-Apr-2024 6.00 Jun/2029 Mora–Dabanga–Kousséri road section with improved road access (Number) Number of markets 0.00 Jun/2023 0.00 14-Sep-2023 3.00 Jun/2029 around refugee camps with improved access to markets (Number) 6.2 Intermediate Results Indicators by Components Road Rehabilitation and Maintenance Works Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) Closing Period Indicator Name Value Month/Year Value Date Value Date Value Month/Year Length of road rehabilitated 0.00 Jun/2023 0.00 01-Apr-2024 0.00 01-Apr-2024 212.00 Jun/2029 with safety and climate change resilient features along the MDK road section (Kilometers) Length of bridge 0.00 Jun/2023 0.00 14-Sep-2023 180.00 Jun/2029 rehabilitated (Meter(m)) Road safety measures No Jun/2023 No 14-Sep-2023 Yes Jun/2029 introduced along the Mora- Dabanga-Kousseri (Yes/No) Climate change resilient No Jun/2023 No 14-Sep-2023 Yes Jun/2029 features introduced along Apr 10, 2024 Page 5 of 10 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Enhancing Connectivity and Resilience in the Far North of Cameroon for Inclusiveness Project (P178207) the Mora-Dabanga-Kousseri (Yes/No) Length of road connecting 0.00 Jul/2023 0.00 01-Apr-2024 0.00 01-Apr-2024 150.00 Jun/2029 refugees camps and host communities rehabilitated with safety and climate change resilient features (Kilometers) Kilometer of communal and 0.00 Jun/2023 0.00 01-Apr-2024 0.00 01-Apr-2024 50.00 Jun/2029 regional roads maintained and rehabilitated with safety and climate change resilient features along the MDK (Kilometers) Improved community infrastructure in selected areas and refugee host communities of the Far North region Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) Closing Period Indicator Name Value Month/Year Value Date Value Date Value Month/Year Number of schools 0.00 Jun/2023 0.00 14-Sep-2023 20.00 Jun/2029 constructed or rehabilitated along the MDK road (Number) Number of health centers 0.00 Jun/2023 0.00 01-Apr-2024 0.00 01-Apr-2024 12.00 Jun/2029 constructed or rehabilitated along the MDK road (Number) Number of cattle markets 0.00 Jun/2023 0.00 14-Sep-2023 5.00 Jun/2029 constructed or rehabilitated along the MDK and roads connecting refugees camps Apr 10, 2024 Page 6 of 10 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Enhancing Connectivity and Resilience in the Far North of Cameroon for Inclusiveness Project (P178207) and host communities (Number) Construction or rehabilitation 0.00 Jun/2023 0.00 14-Sep-2023 3.00 Jun/2029 of community multimedia centers (Number) Number of women’s groups 0.00 Jun/2023 0.00 14-Sep-2023 5.00 Jun/2029 supported through trainings and equipment provision (Number) Storage facilities 0.00 Jun/2023 0.00 01-Apr-2024 0.00 01-Apr-2024 50.00 Jun/2029 rehabilitated/constructed reserved/leased for women (Percentage) Number of water points 0.00 Jun/2023 0.00 14-Sep-2023 30.00 Jun/2029 constructed or rehabilitated with improved conditions (Number) Transport Sector Institutional Strengthening Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) Closing Period Indicator Name Value Month/Year Value Date Value Date Value Month/Year Road safety audits conducted No Jun/2023 No 14-Sep-2023 Yes Jun/2029 (Yes/No) Proportion of complaints 0.00 Jun/2023 0.00 01-Apr-2024 0.00 01-Apr-2024 100.00 Jun/2029 addressed timely (Percentage) Number of students enrolled 0.00 Jun/2023 0.00 01-Apr-2024 0.00 01-Apr-2024 45.00 Jun/2029 in the internship Program within the project and MINTP (Number) Apr 10, 2024 Page 7 of 10 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Enhancing Connectivity and Resilience in the Far North of Cameroon for Inclusiveness Project (P178207) Percentage of women 0.00 0.00 0.00 50.00 from the internship Program who report being employed 12 months after they completed the internship (Percentage) Share of women 0.00 0.00 50.00 enrolled in the internship Program within the project and MINTP (Percentage) Institutional capacity of the No Jun/2023 No 01-Apr-2024 No 01-Apr-2024 Yes Jun/2029 decentralized PIUs of MINTP and MINEPAT (PSRDREN) improved (Yes/No) Apr 10, 2024 Page 8 of 10 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Enhancing Connectivity and Resilience in the Far North of Cameroon for Inclusiveness Project (P178207) 7. DATA ON FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE 7.1 Cumulative Disbursements 7.2 Disbursements (by loan) Loan/Credit/TF Status Original Revised Cancelled Disbursed Undisbursed % Disbursed Not IDA-73510 111.66 111.66 0.00 0.00 111.23 0% Effective Not IDA-73520 168.34 168.34 0.00 0.00 167.67 0% Effective Not IDA-E2090 50.00 50.00 0.00 0.00 49.81 0% Effective Apr 10, 2024 Page 9 of 10 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Enhancing Connectivity and Resilience in the Far North of Cameroon for Inclusiveness Project (P178207) 7.3 Key Dates (by loan) Loan/Credit/TF Status Approval Signing Effectiveness Orig. Closing Rev. Closing Not IDA-73510 20-Jun-2023 20-Nov-2023 30-Jun-2029 30-Jun-2029 Effective Not IDA-73520 20-Jun-2023 20-Nov-2023 30-Jun-2029 30-Jun-2029 Effective Not IDA-E2090 20-Jun-2023 20-Nov-2023 30-Jun-2029 30-Jun-2029 Effective 8. KEY DATES Key Events Planned Actual Approval 20-Jun-2023 20-Jun-2023 Effectiveness 16-Mar-2023 Mid-Term Review No. 01 18-Mar-2026 Operation Closing/Cancellation 30-Jun-2029 9. RESTRUCTURING HISTORY There has been no restructuring to date 10. ASSOCIATED OPERATION(S) There are no associated operations Apr 10, 2024 Page 10 of 10