The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Southeast Asia Regional Program on Combating Marine Plastics (SEA-MaP) (P175659) Southeast Asia Regional Program on Combating Marine Plastics (SEA-MaP) (P175659) EAST ASIA AND PACIFIC | South East Asia | IBRD/IDA | Investment Project Financing (IPF) | FY 2022 | Seq No: 4 | Archived on 08-May-2024 | ISR00207 Implementing Agencies: ASEAN Secretariat, Sustainable Development Directorate 1. OBJECTIVE 1.1 Development Objective Original Development Objective (Approved as part of Approval package on 22-Jun-2022) Program Development Objective: To reduce plastics consumption, increase recycling and minimize leakages to prevent land and sea based marine plastic pollution in Southeast Asia. Development Objectives for the ASEAN Project (Pillar 1): To strengthen plastics polices and regulatory frameworks and promote innovative solutions to help reduce plastic pollution in Southeast Asia. Has the Development Objective been changed since Board Approval of the Project Objective? No 2. COMPONENTS Name 1. Strengthening Regional Policies and Institutions for Plastics Circularity:(Cost 8,000,000.00) 2. Establishing Regional Platforms to Promote Innovations, Knowledge and Partnerships for Plastics Circularity:(Cost 9,000,000.00) 3. Project Management:(Cost 3,000,000.00) 3. OVERALL RATINGS Name Previous Current Progress towards achievement of PDO Satisfactory Satisfactory Overall Implementation Progress (IP) Satisfactory Satisfactory Overall Risk Rating Moderate Moderate May 08, 2024 Page 1 of 10 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Southeast Asia Regional Program on Combating Marine Plastics (SEA-MaP) (P175659) 4. KEY ISSUES & STATUS 4.1 Implementation Status and Key Decisions Implementation is progressing steadily, with institutional arrangements for the project fully in place and project activities underway. The design for the Innovation and Investments Platform and the Knowledge and Partnerships Platform has been completed. Several technical deliverables are also under development, with the Regional Baseline Report near completion. There have been some delays in procurement activities. The Bank and ASEC have been discussing the form of contract that ASEC wants to use and will likely reach a resolution soon. Updates will be provided in the full ISR to be prepared after the ISM at the end of June 2024. 5. SYSTEMATIC OPERATIONS RISK-RATING TOOL Rating at Approval Last Approved Rating Risk Category Approval Package - ISR Seq. 03 - 15 Nov Proposed Rating 22 Jun 2022 2023 Political and Governance Moderate Moderate Moderate Macroeconomic Low Low Low Sector Strategies and Policies Moderate Moderate Moderate Technical Design of Project or Program Moderate Moderate Moderate Institutional Capacity for Implementation and Substantial Moderate Moderate Sustainability Fiduciary Moderate Moderate Moderate Environment and Social Low Low Low Stakeholders Low Low Low Overall Substantial Moderate Moderate May 08, 2024 Page 2 of 10 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Southeast Asia Regional Program on Combating Marine Plastics (SEA-MaP) (P175659) 6. RESULTS 6.1 PDO Indicators by PDO Outcomes Strengthen regional policies and institutions to reduce plastic products and plastic pollution Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) Closing Period Indicator Name Value Month/Year Value Date Value Date Value Month/Year PDO1 Number of plastic 0.00 Mar/2022 0 14-May-2024 0 14-May-2024 5.00 Mar/2027 policies, guidelines, or Comments on The Regional Baseline Report is expected to be finalized by June 2024. The Common standards established and achieving targets Methodologies Guidebook is under development. aligned with the ASEAN Regional Action Plan (Number) Establish Regional Platforms to Promote Innovations for Plastics Circularity Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) Closing Period Indicator Name Value Month/Year Value Date Value Date Value Month/Year 0.00 Mar/2022 0.00 14-May-2024 0.00 14-May-2024 6.00 Mar/2027 Comments on The Innovation and Investments Platform is currently being designed by a consultancy, with achieving targets the design expected to be finalized in January 2024. The platform is expected to be launched PDO2 Number of innovations and operationalized shortly afterwards in Q1 and Q2 of 2024. for reducing marine plastic pollution advanced towards bankable solutions This indicator tracks to what extent the support provided by the project through technical (Number) assistance, capacity development and matchmaking has resulted in progress from an innovative idea towards a bankable solution. Innovations are defined as new or improved products, services or processes aimed at reducing marine plastics pollution by reducing upstream plastics consumption, increasing plastics recycling, and minimizing leakage. The novelty could also result from the application or adaptation of an existing solution to a May 08, 2024 Page 3 of 10 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Southeast Asia Regional Program on Combating Marine Plastics (SEA-MaP) (P175659) different context. The innovation may be technological (e.g. development of a new compostable material for food packaging), societal (e.g. changes in perceptions, attitudes, behaviors in relation to the usage of plastics), economic (development of a new collaboraton system among stakeholders involved along the recycling value chain) or a combination of these. A solution will be considered as having progressed in the innovation development process when it has advanced of at least one step in the following ladder: #1 Innovation Idea #2 Proof of concept #3 Prototype #4 Pilot #5 Secured funding for production For any given innovation supported, the maximum score for the indicator will be 1 (e.g. if an innovation moves from #1 to #2 in Y2023 and from #2 to #3 Y2024 the indicator score will be 1; if an innovation moves from #2 to #5 in Y2024 the indicator score will be 1 ) Cumulated Targets. 6.2 Intermediate Results Indicators by Components 1. Strengthening Regional Policies and Institutions for Plastics Circularity Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) Closing Period Indicator Name Value Month/Year Value Date Value Date Value Month/Year 0.00 Mar/2022 0.00 14-May-2024 0.00 14-May-2024 6.00 Mar/2027 Comments on Regional dialogues are planned to take place at the next ASOEN meeting. achieving targets IR1.1 Policy alignment The events will bring together decision makers from relevant institutions and stakeholders in regional dialogues organized participating countries to reach agreement on increased ambition and alignment of policies to on plastics-related matters reduce marine plastic pollution. The indicator tracks the number of regional events organized, (Number) either in person or online. Annual targets. IR1.2 Plastics-related regional 0.00 Mar/2022 0.00 14-May-2024 0.00 14-May-2024 4.00 Mar/2027 May 08, 2024 Page 4 of 10 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Southeast Asia Regional Program on Combating Marine Plastics (SEA-MaP) (P175659) guidelines and guidebooks Comments on The first technical deliverable (Regional Baseline Report) is expected to be finalized by June produced and disseminated achieving targets 2024.The Common Methodologies Guidebook is under development. (Number) This indicator tracks the production and dissemination of guidelines and guidebooks by ASEAN. A document is considered as produced and disseminated once it is published on the ASEAN web site. Cumulated targets. 0.00 Jan/2022 10.00 14-May-2024 10.00 14-May-2024 60.00 Mar/2027 Comments on ASEAN Member State representatives received training on the plastic monitoring achieving targets methodological toolkit, plastic credit study, and linkage with plastic treaty negotiations at the PSC meeting in May 2023. More training will be arranged in June and August 2024. IR1.3 Staff trained on This indicator monitors the capacity development of public sector stakeholders at regional, methods and skills national, and municipal level (Number) through trainings organized with the support of the project. The technical trainings will be focused on plastics and plastic waste management. They will aim at improving the knowledge and capacities to apply methods and tools for management of plastic pollution. The trainings may include short term, long term and on the job modalities, delivered either through presential workshops or online. Annual targets. 2. Establishing Regional Platforms to Promote Innovations, Knowledge and Partnerships for Plastics Circularity Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) Closing Period Indicator Name Value Month/Year Value Date Value Date Value Month/Year IR2.1 Innovative plastics 0.00 Mar/2022 0.00 20-Oct-2023 0.00 14-May-2023 20.00 Mar/2027 solutions supported through Comments on Innovation Platform is expected to start operational in Q3-4 2024. technical assistance or achieving targets This indicator tracks how many innovations have been supported through technical assistance matchmaking with business or matchmaking with financing partners. Matchmaking is defined as putting in contact the May 08, 2024 Page 5 of 10 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Southeast Asia Regional Program on Combating Marine Plastics (SEA-MaP) (P175659) or financing partners innovation developer with potential business or financing partners. The matchmaking may be (Number) the result of events, workshops or online interactions on the platform, or of bespoke advice provided by the RISU. Data will be disaggregated by Country and by support type: Technical Support, match with business partner, match with financing partner Cumulated targets 0.00 Mar/2022 0.00 20-Oct-2023 0.00 14-May-2023 25.00 Mar/2027 Comments on Gender indicator. This tracks the proportion of women-led innovations that are supported achieving targets through technical assistance or matchmaking. For example, the project can connect the IR2.2 Women-led plastics women entrepreneurs with investors and donors; provide technical assistance on technology innovations financially and assessment, market development, business certification, leadership skills and etc. The technically supported indicator is calculated as follows: [cumulated total number of women-led plastics innovations (Percentage) financially and technically supported]/[cumulated total number of plastic innovations supported, measured by IR2.1]. The target is indicative and might be revised once the solutions database is developed. Cumulated targets. 0.00 Mar/2022 100 15-May-2024 100 15-May-2024 70.00 Mar/2027 Comments on 100% satisfaction with the consultation workshops on regional platforms and baseline study. achieving targets IR2.3 Percentage of This indicator measures the degree of statisfaction of beneficiaries with the quality and beneficiaries satisfied with effectiveness of the enegagement process in the consultations, trainings, seminars and the engagement process in workshops organized by the project. Consultations might include for example needs the consultations, trainings, assessment to design knowledge products (e.g. guidelines on reduction of plastics), inputs on seminars, and workshops harmonization of policies (e.g. on ban of single use plastic products), or other activities where (Percentage) direct engagement of citizens will be sought. The level of satisfaction will be assessed through systematic ex-post surveys to obtain feedback on specific aspects of the engagement process: Consultations: Access to information on the issue; Opportunities to provide inputs and May 08, 2024 Page 6 of 10 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Southeast Asia Regional Program on Combating Marine Plastics (SEA-MaP) (P175659) participate in the dialogue; Degree to which the inputs have been taken into account in the results Trainings, seminars and workshops: Opportunities to express needs and requirements; Aligment between the needs expressed and the activities proposed; Quality and effectiveness of the trainings and workshops; Opportunity to provide feedback after participation Each aspect will be scored as follows: 1-Satisfactory 0-Unsatisfactory The results of theeedback surveys conducted during each year will be aggregated calculating the weighted average to obtain the overall satisfaction rate (e.g. if in a given year the project has organized one consultation rated satisfactory by 90% of the 50 respondents and one training rated satisfactory by 70% of the 80 respondents: (0,9 * 50 + 0,7*80)/(50+80)=77%) Yearly targets. 0.00 Mar/2022 0.00 14-May-2024 0.00 14-May-2024 10,000,000.00 Mar/2027 IR2.4 Private and public Comments on This indicator will aggregate the financial contributions committed by public, private and non- finance mobilized to address achieving targets profit entities (through a contract or other formal arrangements) as part of their contribution the plastics challenge to the actions initiated by the project, including for upscaling and replication. Pledges will not (Amount(USD)) be taken into account. The yearly values are cumulated. 0.00 Mar/2022 0.00 14-May-2024 0.00 14-May-2024 4.00 Mar/2027 IR2.5 Innovation marketplace events to foster collaboration Comments on The indicator tracks the for scaling-up and replicating achieving targets events organized to promote innovation, experience sharing and dialogue between public and plastics-related investments private sectors on PPP solutions for upscaling and replication. The target is the sum of regional (Number) convenings and in country events. Annual targets. IR2.6 Individuals reached 0.00 Jan/2022 134 15-May-2024 134 15-May-2024 800.00 Mar/2027 May 08, 2024 Page 7 of 10 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Southeast Asia Regional Program on Combating Marine Plastics (SEA-MaP) (P175659) through on-line events, Comments on 134 stakeholders reached through the consultation workshops on regional platforms, baseline consultations, seminars and achieving targets study, study tour, and communications strategy. workshops to support plastics-related knowledge This indicator monitors how many individuals have been reached through online and in- sharing and technology person events and consultations. For online events the participants actually attending will be transfer (Number) counted (e.g. total number of participants to a webinar). Indicator IR1.3 should be used to track participants of formal trainings. Wherever possible, monitoring data will be disaggregated by gender and country of rsidence of the individuals. Annual targets. May 08, 2024 Page 8 of 10 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Southeast Asia Regional Program on Combating Marine Plastics (SEA-MaP) (P175659) 7. DATA ON FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE 7.1 Cumulative Disbursements 7.2 Disbursements (by loan) Loan/Credit/TF Status Original Revised Cancelled Disbursed Undisbursed % Disbursed IDA-E0510 Effective 20.00 20.00 0.00 5.37 14.38 26.85% 7.3 Key Dates (by loan) Loan/Credit/TF Status Approval Signing Effectiveness Orig. Closing Rev. Closing IDA-E0510 Effective 22-Jun-2022 14-Jul-2022 12-Sep-2022 31-Mar-2027 31-Mar-2027 8. KEY DATES May 08, 2024 Page 9 of 10 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Southeast Asia Regional Program on Combating Marine Plastics (SEA-MaP) (P175659) Key Events Planned Actual Approval 22-Jun-2022 22-Jun-2022 Effectiveness 12-Sep-2022 12-Sep-2022 Mid-Term Review No. 01 30-Jan-2025 Operation Closing/Cancellation 31-Mar-2027 9. RESTRUCTURING HISTORY 10. ASSOCIATED OPERATION(S) There are no associated operations May 08, 2024 Page 10 of 10