The World Bank West Africa Coastal Areas Resilience Investment Project (P162337) REPORT NO.: RES54994 DOCUMENT OF THE WORLD BANK RESTRUCTURING PAPER ON A PROPOSED PROJECT RESTRUCTURING OF WEST AFRICA COASTAL AREAS RESILIENCE INVESTMENT PROJECT APPROVED ON APRIL 9, 2018 TO COTE D'IVOIRE - MINISTRY OF ECONOMY AND FINANCES, MAURITANIA - MINISTRY OF ECONOMIC AFFAIRS AND PROMOTION OF PRODUCTIVE SECTORS,BENIN - MINISTRY OF ECONOMY AND FINANCE,SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE - MINISTRY OF PLANNING, FINANCE AND BLUE ECONOMY,SENEGAL - MINISTRY OF FINANCE,TOGO - MINISTRY OF ECONOMY AND FINANCE ENVIRONMENT, NATURAL RESOURCES & THE BLUE ECONOMY WESTERN AND CENTRAL AFRICA Regional Vice President: Ousmane Diagana Country Director: Boutheina Guermazi Regional Director: Simeon Kacou Ehui Practice Manager/Manager: Maria Sarraf Task Team Leader(s): Nicolas Benjamin Claude Desramaut, Joao Moura Estevao MarquesdaFonseca, Koffi Hounkpe, Manuela Ravina da Silva, Peter Kristensen The World Bank West Africa Coastal Areas Resilience Investment Project (P162337) I. BASIC DATA Product Information Project ID Financing Instrument P162337 Investment Project Financing Original EA Category Current EA Category Full Assessment (A) Full Assessment (A) Approval Date Current Closing Date 09-Apr-2018 31-Dec-2023 Organizations Borrower Responsible Agency Cote d'Ivoire - Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development, Sao Tome and Principe - Ministry of Cote d'Ivoire - Ministry of Economy and Finances, Infrastructures and Natural Resources,Benin - Ministry of Mauritania - Ministry of Economic Affairs and Promotion Living Environment and Sustainable of Productive Sectors,Benin - Ministry of Economy and Development,International Union for Conservation of Finance,Sao Tome and Principe - Ministry of Planning, Nature,Mauritania - Ministry of Environment and Finance and Blue Economy,Senegal - Ministry of Sustainable Development,Senegal - Ministry of Finance,Togo - Ministry of Economy and Finance Environment and Sustainable Development,Togo - Ministry of Environment and Forestry Resources,West Africa Economic and Monetary Union Project Development Objective (PDO) Original PDO To strengthen the resilience of targeted communities and areas in coastal Western Africa. Summary Status of Financing (US$, Millions) Net Ln/Cr/Tf Approval Signing Effectiveness Closing Commitment Disbursed Undisbursed IDA-69150 18-Jun-2021 23-Aug-2021 20-Dec-2021 31-Dec-2023 6.00 0 5.66 The World Bank West Africa Coastal Areas Resilience Investment Project (P162337) IDA-69160 18-Jun-2021 14-Sep-2021 20-Dec-2021 31-Dec-2023 12.00 0 11.32 IDA-D8460 18-Jun-2021 23-Aug-2021 20-Dec-2021 31-Dec-2023 6.00 0 5.88 IDA-D8470 18-Jun-2021 14-Sep-2021 20-Dec-2021 31-Dec-2023 12.00 0 11.75 IDA-62120 09-Apr-2018 21-Apr-2018 14-Sep-2018 31-Dec-2023 30.00 10.35 15.80 IDA-62130 09-Apr-2018 21-Apr-2018 20-Jul-2018 31-Dec-2023 30.00 18.38 7.82 IDA-62140 09-Apr-2018 21-Apr-2018 17-Aug-2018 31-Dec-2023 30.00 22.70 3.59 IDA-62150 09-Apr-2018 21-Apr-2018 20-Jul-2018 31-Dec-2023 30.00 5.34 21.33 IDA-D2860 09-Apr-2018 21-Apr-2018 20-Jul-2018 31-Dec-2023 15.00 7.98 6.10 IDA-D2870 09-Apr-2018 21-Apr-2018 17-Aug-2018 31-Dec-2023 15.00 2.42 11.54 IDA-D2880 09-Apr-2018 21-Apr-2018 20-Jul-2018 31-Dec-2023 20.00 8.97 9.88 IDA-D2890 09-Apr-2018 21-Apr-2018 31-Jul-2018 31-Dec-2023 8.00 5.82 1.71 IDA-D2900 09-Apr-2018 21-Apr-2018 30-Nov-2018 31-Dec-2023 12.00 7.41 3.92 TF-B4205 13-Jan-2021 13-Jan-2021 13-Jan-2021 31-Dec-2023 6.00 3.20 2.80 TF-A7130 09-Apr-2018 21-Apr-2018 20-Jul-2018 30-Apr-2023 7.53 3.83 3.70 TF-A7131 09-Apr-2018 21-Apr-2018 17-Aug-2018 31-Dec-2023 11.57 5.02 6.55 TF-A7132 09-Apr-2018 21-Apr-2018 31-Jul-2018 31-Oct-2023 1.15 .48 .67 Policy Waiver(s) Does this restructuring trigger the need for any policy waiver(s)? No II. SUMMARY OF PROJECT STATUS AND PROPOSED CHANGES A. Rationale for Restructuring: 1. The Mid-Term Review (MTR) of the project satisfactorily concluded in July 2022, demonstrated the pertinence and high relevance of the Project in all WACA ResIP countries, including Senegal, which account 78% of satisfaction from the beneficiaries. For the WACA ResIP Senegal, despite noticeable efforts from the project implementation team, the project’s progress toward the realization of the Project Development Objectives and implementation has been rated moderately unsatisfactory. It is in particular due to delays observed in the implementation of two key coastal protection works on the Western Corniche of Dakar and around the Island of Gorée, as well as the establishment of the National Coastal Observatory which represent 70% of the budget. These delays resulted in a poor disbursement performance (18%) of the WACA ResIP Senegal, less than 10 months before the current project closing date (December 31, 2023). The World Bank West Africa Coastal Areas Resilience Investment Project (P162337) 2. Multiple factors are at the origin of these delays, including the suspension of some activities due to the Covid-19 pandemic, delays in setting the technical studies for the construction works as well as establishing a fully dedicated and staffed PIU. 3. Building on the progress recently made on the 2 key project’s activities (i.e., coastal protection works on the Western Corniche of Dakar and the Island of Gorée), the Government of Senegal has requested in November 2022 an 18 months extension of the project closing date, from December 31, 2023 to June 30, 2025. Based on the outcome and recommendations of the MTR, and considering the pressing need for starting the implementation of the activities funded by the Nordic Development Fund (NDF), WACA ResIP Senegal is processed individually for the extension of the closing date until December 30, 2025. The overall WACA ResIP restructuring will be processed afterwards. B. Key project’s achievements / Status: 4. Component 2 on Strengthening Policy and Institutional Framework: * National expertise has been strengthened on the management of the risks and the impacts of extractive activities on the coastal areas (in particular through a cohort of newly graduated students); * Awareness among parliamentarians and civil servants has increased on best practices regarding laws and regulations, especially for the transposition of the content of the Abidjan convention and its protocols into the national legal system; * The national strategy for integrated management of coastal areas has been validated and a corresponding action plan is under review for validation; * Transboundary activities between Mauritania and Senegal have progressed with the creation of a joint committee underway within the Biosphere Reserve of the Senegal Delta. Work plans and budgets have been agreed between both countries until the end of the Project; * The contract for setting up the coastal observatory has been negotiated. The Nordic Development Fund (NDF) is financing this contract and is ready to issue its non-objection, as soon as the extension of the World Bank financing is approved. 5. Component 3 on Strengthening physical and social investments: *Regarding the construction works, the recruitment of firms for the mission of control and construction is on-going for both sites (Gorée Island and Western Cornice of Dakar): firms for the mission of control have been been selected and contracts should be signed in May 2023. The bidding documents for the construction works have been approved and published on January 19, 2023. The evaluation committee is established and bids are being reviewed ; * As of October 2022, 86.4 ha of coastal ecosystems (Mangroves and filaos) have been reforested in the Biosphere Reserve of the Senegal River Delta, and capacities of the parks (National Park of Langue de Barbarie and Communitarian Marine Protected Area ; * Building on the success of Nature Based Solutions implemented for costal protection, experiences are being gradually replicated together with local communities in the Casamance region; * 360 of the most vulnerable households in the Saint-Louis region are benefitting from more sustainable livelihood activities, either through improved organic crops production, or, in collaboration with the SERRP Project, hairdressing and sewing workshops. 6. Component 4 on Project coordination : the team has made significant efforts to fill all the necessary positions, with dedicated staff and was also able to make improvements as the implementation progressed; The World Bank West Africa Coastal Areas Resilience Investment Project (P162337) * ESF / GRM aspects: ESF specialists within the PIU are in close contact with Bank ESF specialists and work closely with the PIU communication expert to monitor the operationalization of the GRM and implement the communication strategy, which has been revised in November 2022 to also integrate the lessons from the other countries. The Environ mental and Social Impact Assessment (EIES) has been validated and disclosed and there is no need for a Resettlement action plan, due to the offshore specificities of the work. The GRM committees are in place in all the communes of the project sites. Balancing “expectations management” from communities, through targeted communication and informing about the project is a key lesson learnt from Togo and Benin IP cases, and is reflected in the communication strategy. The project is also partnering with Agetip, a national institution, specialized in civil work supervision and communications and interactions with communities to manage grievances. C. Proposed Changes: 7. Extension of the closing date: December 30, 2025 is proposed as the new closing date. This extension will allow the completion of major activities; the coastal protection works on the western corniche of Dakar and the island of Gorée that will take 18 months to be completed and the establishment of the National Coastal Observatory that will take over 27 months. As the contract for the Observatory is financed by the NDF, the extension will allow the alignment of the closing dates of both financing agreements. 8. Reallocations: in order to support operating costs of the project implementation unit, a reallocation within expenses categories and across components is proposed. This has been technically validated as part of the latest supervision mission. * Proposed reallocations per expenses categories include the following (referring to Section III of the Financing Agreement) - Category 1 - Goods, works, non-consulting services, consulting services, training, workshops and operating costs. Cat 1.a (Strengthening policy and institutional framework, physical investments and national coordination) => change from 22,300,000 EUR to 23,680,000 EUR Cat 1.b (Sub-social projects) =>change from 800,000 EUR to 419,109 EUR - Category 2 - Project Preparation Advance => change from 1,000,000 to 891 EUR, based on the actual disbursement done under the Advance. 9. Results Framework: As part of the MTR, the following changes were adopted to reflect the impacts of the projects more accurately. - Addition of 3 new intermediary results indicators: • The area of protected and/or restored natural ecosystems • New jobs created (disaggregated by gender) • People who have benefited from capacity building actions (disaggregated by gender) - Revision of Targets: • Households in targeted coastal areas with less exposure to flooding due to the project (disaggregated by country): Revision from 900 to 0 households. Activities related to managing flooding risks have been integrated to the The World Bank West Africa Coastal Areas Resilience Investment Project (P162337) project for Saint-Louis Emergency Recovery and Resilience (SERRP). The Results Framework for WACA has been subsequently adjusted. • Local level planning committees established in coastal resilience (including percentage of Women): Revision from 6 to 3. III. DETAILED CHANGES LOAN CLOSING DATE(S) Original Revised Proposed Proposed Deadline Ln/Cr/Tf Status Closing Closing(s) Closing for Withdrawal Applications IDA-62120 Effective 31-Dec-2023 IDA-62130 Effective 31-Dec-2023 IDA-62140 Effective 31-Dec-2023 IDA-62150 Effective 31-Dec-2023 30-Dec-2025 30-Apr-2026 IDA-69150 Effective 31-Dec-2023 IDA-69160 Effective 31-Dec-2023 IDA-D2860 Effective 31-Dec-2023 IDA-D2870 Effective 31-Dec-2023 IDA-D2880 Effective 31-Dec-2023 IDA-D2890 Effective 31-Dec-2023 IDA-D2900 Effective 31-Dec-2023 IDA-D8460 Effective 31-Dec-2023 IDA-D8470 Effective 31-Dec-2023 TF-A7130 Effective 30-Apr-2023 TF-A7131 Effective 31-Dec-2023 TF-A7132 Effective 31-Oct-2023 TF-B4205 Effective 31-Dec-2023 The World Bank West Africa Coastal Areas Resilience Investment Project (P162337) REALLOCATION BETWEEN DISBURSEMENT CATEGORIES Current Current Actuals + Proposed Disbursement % Ln/Cr/TF Expenditure Allocation Committed Allocation (Type Total) Category Current Proposed IDA-62150- Gds,Ws,NCS,CS, 001 Tr,Wks,OC Pt 22,300,000.00 3,515,379.98 23,680,000.00 100.00 100 Currency: 2,3.1,4 EUR Gds,Wk,NCS,CS, 800,000.00 172,596.03 419,109.00 100.00 100 Tr,Wks,OC Pt 3.2 PPF 1,000,000.00 890.55 891.00 REFINANCING Total 24,100,000.00 3,688,866.56 24,100,000.00