The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Enhancing Systematic Land Registration Project (P169669) Enhancing Systematic Land Registration Project (P169669) EAST ASIA AND PACIFIC | Lao People's Democratic Republic | Urban, Resilience and Land Global Practice | IBRD/IDA | Investment Project Financing | FY 2022 | Seq No: 5 | ARCHIVED on 23-May-2023 | ISR55813 | Implementing Agencies: Lao People's Democratic Republic, Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment Key Dates Key Project Dates Bank Approval Date: 02-Sep-2021 Effectiveness Date: 16-Mar-2022 Planned Mid Term Review Date: 27-Dec-2024 Actual Mid-Term Review Date: Original Closing Date: 30-Sep-2026 Revised Closing Date: 30-Sep-2026 pdoTable Project Development Objectives Project Development Objective (from Project Appraisal Document) The objective of the project is to support the Government of Lao PDR in improving tenure security and land administration services in selected areas, and to provide immediate and effective response in case of an eligible crisis or emergency. Has the Project Development Objective been changed since Board Approval of the Project Objective? No Components Table Name 1. Systematic Registration of Land Use Rights:(Cost $20.58 M) 2. Modernization of Land Administration and Service Delivery:(Cost $6.18 M) 3. Implementation, Policy and Legal Framework Development:(Cost $1.00 M) 4. Project Management:(Cost $3.61 M) 5. Contingent Emergency Response Refund of Project Preparation Advance:(Cost $2.50 M) Overall Ratings Name Previous Rating Current Rating Progress towards achievement of PDO Moderately Satisfactory Moderately Satisfactory Overall Implementation Progress (IP) Moderately Satisfactory Moderately Satisfactory Overall Risk Rating Substantial Substantial Implementation Status and Key Decisions Project implementation is advancing with: Systematic Land Registration (SLR) activities started in 109 villages; vehicles, motorbikes, survey and ICT equipment delivered; the largest procurement, Continuously Operating Reference Stations (CORS), delivered successfully; Grievance Redress Mechanism (GRM) established villages where SLR is active; and multiple assessments and plans finalized or ongoing on ICT, digitization, capacity building, office operations, private sector engagement and customer satisfaction. 5/24/2023 Page 1 of 8 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Enhancing Systematic Land Registration Project (P169669) For the Project to achieve its targets on issuance of land titles and land use certificates in a timely manner, the remaining 51 Systematic Adjudication Teams should be dispatched to field; Environmental and Social Framework capacity to conduct risk screenings and reporting needs to be enhanced; and project management capacity strengthened. Risks Systematic Operations Risk-rating Tool Risk Category Rating at Approval Previous Rating Current Rating Political and Governance Moderate Moderate Moderate Macroeconomic Substantial Substantial Substantial Sector Strategies and Policies Substantial Substantial Substantial Technical Design of Project or Program Substantial Substantial Substantial Institutional Capacity for Implementation and High High High Sustainability Fiduciary Substantial Substantial Substantial Environment and Social High High High Stakeholders Substantial Substantial Substantial Other Substantial Substantial Substantial Overall Substantial Substantial Substantial Results PDO Indicators by Objectives / Outcomes Improving tenure security IN01280426 ►Land titles or use certificates issued in Lao PDR (disaggregated by titles/certificates, gender and ethnicity) (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 1,514,831.00 1,669,606.00 1,755,769.00 2,500,000.00 Date 31-Jul-2021 07-Oct-2022 26-Apr-2023 31-Jul-2026 This indicator will measure the number of properties and land parcels in Lao PDR that have received land title or use certificate. Land titles and use certificates are considered to be issued when they are prepared and printed, regardless if the land holder collects them from DONRE or not. The disaggregated information will be reported in the progress reports. The disaggregated information on titles/certificates Comments: and gender is available in Lao LandReg, while disaggregated information on ethnicity must be collected through other means, such as reports of the mobile units or DONREs. The ethnicity information is not expected to be collected in the first year of project implementation. May 2023: 5/24/2023 Page 2 of 8 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Enhancing Systematic Land Registration Project (P169669) - Disaggregated data on gender exist only for subset of data: 694,469 of 846,064 titles (82.08%) were in the name of women /conjugal/joint. - Ethnically disaggregated data can be only collected for new titles, and system is not yet in place. IN01280428 ►Coverage of cadastral index maps showing all land holdings, including communal lands. (Hectare(Ha), Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 160,535.00 180,750.00 2,250,000.00 Date 31-Jul-2021 07-Oct-2022 30-Dec-2022 31-Jul-2026 This indicator shows the coverage of the cadastral index maps prepared in the project. The indicator measures the mapped land holdings, including those tenure forms not receiving legal land titles or land Comments: use certificates to improve also their tenure security. (Previous estimate included duplicates. Methodology improved) Improving land administration services IN01280427 ►Number of annual land transactions registered, excluding first time registration (disaggregated by transfers, mortgages, leases and inheritance; disaggregated by gender) (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 36,780.00 36,780.00 36,780.00 48,000.00 Date 31-Dec-2019 22-Jun-2022 31-Dec-2022 31-Jul-2026 The indicator measures the increase in land administration service delivery in Lao PDR. The data will be disaggregated by transfer, mortgages, leases and inheritance. The disaggregated information will be available directly from Lao LandReg and will be reported in the progress reports. The baseline data is Comments: based on 2019 information from all provinces, except Phongsaly, Luangnamtha, Khammouane and Salavan due to lack of data provided to central level. Indicator will be updated at the end of calendar year. IN01280429 ►Customer satisfaction with land administration services in selected offices (disaggregated by gender) (Text, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value n/a n/a n/a 4.00 Date 30-Jul-2021 09-Nov-2021 09-Nov-2021 31-Jul-2026 This indicator will measure the level of customer satisfaction with (subsequent) land administration services in selected offices. The indicator will be measured with a scoring from 1 to 5. This indicator is Comments: proposed to be used as the citizen engagement indicator of the project. It is expected that the baseline survey will be implemented by September 2023. Intermediate Results Indicators by Components Systematic Registration of Land Use Rights IN01280430 5/24/2023 Page 3 of 8 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Enhancing Systematic Land Registration Project (P169669) ►Land titles or use certificates issued in name of women or jointly in Lao PDR (disaggregated by titles/certificates and ethnicity) (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 38.43 38.43 38.43 42.50 Date 31-Jul-2021 20-Jun-2022 20-Jun-2022 31-Jul-2026 This indicator will measure the percentage of female or jointly received land titles or use certificates issued in Lao PDR between 2022-2026. Baseline is based on Lao LandReg information from 2018-19. Land titles and use certificates are considered to be issued when they are prepared and printed, regardless if the land holder collects them from DONRE or not. The disaggregated information will be reported in the progress reports. The disaggregated information on titles/certificates is available in Lao LandReg, while Comments: disaggregated information on ethnicity must be collected through other means, such as reports of the mobile units or DONREs. The ethnicity information is not expected to be collected in the first year of project implementation. May 2023: The 2018-2019 baseline figure was lower than the data provided in May 2023 (82.08% women/conjugal/joint). The baseline and targets will be updated as part of the restructuring. IN01280433 ►Number of Continuously Operating Reference Stations (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 22.00 29.00 74.00 77.00 Date 30-Jul-2021 07-Oct-2022 30-Dec-2022 31-Jul-2026 Comments: This indicator will measure the number of CORSs in Lao PDR under the mandate of DOL. IN01280436 ►Beneficiaries who participate in public awareness campaigns (disaggregated by ethnicity) (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 50.00 50.00 50.00 70.00 Date 30-Jul-2021 09-Nov-2021 09-Nov-2021 31-Jul-2026 This indicator measures the number or beneficiaries participating the project public awareness Comments: campaigns. Disaggregated information will be reported in the progress reports. IN01280440 Female beneficiaries who participate in public awareness campaigns from total village population (Percentage, Custom Supplement) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 28.50 28.50 28.50 37.50 IN01280441 ►Average cost of issuance of new land title (Amount(USD), Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 25.00 25.00 25.00 17.00 Date 30-Jul-2021 09-Nov-2021 09-Nov-2021 31-Jul-2026 Comments: This indicator will measure the average cost of issuing a new land title. 5/24/2023 Page 4 of 8 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Enhancing Systematic Land Registration Project (P169669) IN01280443 ►Individuals within SLR teams trained (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 832.00 832.00 780.00 Date 30-Jul-2021 07-Oct-2022 30-Dec-2022 31-Jul-2026 Comments: This indicator measures the number of government and contract staff trained in SLR processes. Modernization of Land Administration and Service Delivery IN01280431 ►Titles or use rights in digital land information system (Lao LandReg) (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 482,233.00 1,050,275.00 1,138,654.00 1,920,000.00 Date 31-Jul-2021 07-Oct-2022 30-Dec-2022 31-Jul-2026 This indicator will measure the number of titles or land use certificates recorded in the digital land Comments: information system as an outcome of first-time registration and digitization of existing documents. IN01280434 ►Districts with digital land information system (Lao LandReg) operational and in systematic use (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 26.00 26.00 32.00 100.00 Date 30-Jul-2021 20-Jun-2022 30-Dec-2022 31-Jul-2026 This indicator measure the number of districts where Lao LandReg is fully operational and in systematic use. Systematic use refers to use where Lao LandReg is used in both first-time registration and Comments: subsequent registration. It also means that the data is frequently updated to central level database directly or via the provincial database. Baseline is formed by the districts of Houaphan, Luang Namtha and Xaignabouly. IN01280437 ►Number of old paper land records scanned, linked to Lao LandReg and archived. (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 59,000.00 83,754.00 83,754.00 500,000.00 Date 30-Jul-2021 07-Oct-2022 07-Oct-2022 31-Jul-2026 This indicator measures the number of land titles or use certificates that are scanned, linked to the land Comments: parcel in Lao LandReg and archived. IN01280439 ►Number of pilot service centers established, staffed and operational (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 2.00 5/24/2023 Page 5 of 8 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Enhancing Systematic Land Registration Project (P169669) Date 30-Jul-2021 20-Jun-2022 20-Jun-2022 31-Jul-2026 This indicator measures the number of pilot land administration services centers established, staffed and Comments: operational. IN01280442 ►Time taken to register a simple land transaction (Days, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 28.00 28.00 28.00 15.00 Date 30-Jul-2021 09-Nov-2021 09-Nov-2021 31-Jul-2026 The indicator measures days taken to do simple land transaction based on WB's Doing Business Comments: Registering Property Indicator. Definition of 'simple land transaction' is defined also by the DB Indicator. IN01280444 ►Number of institutions with online link to LaoLandReg (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 1.00 1.00 4.00 Date 30-Jul-2021 20-Jun-2022 20-Jun-2022 31-Jul-2026 Comments: The indicator measures number of institutions with online link to Lao LandReg outside DOL. IN01280445 ►Income generation to government through DOL (excluding first registration fees) (Amount(USD), Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 85,000.00 85,000.00 85,000.00 160,000.00 Date 30-Jul-2021 09-Nov-2021 09-Nov-2021 31-Jul-2026 The indicator measures amount of annual income generated to the government by DOL through land Comments: administration fees excluding first-time registration fees. Implementation, Policy and Legal Framework Development IN01280432 ►Regulations or studies amended or produced (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 3.00 3.00 5.00 Date 30-Jul-2021 07-Oct-2022 07-Oct-2022 31-Jul-2026 This indicator measures the number of official regulations amended or studies produced as an outcome of the project May 2023: The approved regulations and studies include: Comments:  Instruction on Cadastral Surveying and Mapping No. 6377/MONRE  Instruction on Land Title Registration No. 0500/MONRE  Ministerial Decision on Business Related Land No. 4392/MONRE IN01280435 5/24/2023 Page 6 of 8 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Enhancing Systematic Land Registration Project (P169669) ►Normative documents (sub-legislation, decrees, instructions or regulations) on i) customary tenure registration; and ii) land registration in state forestlands issued (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 1.00 2.00 Date 30-Jul-2021 09-Nov-2021 05-May-2023 31-Jul-2026 The indicator measures normative documents (sub-legislation, decrees, instructions or regulations) developed for i) customary tenure registration; and ii) land registration in state forestlands. Comments: May 2023: The approved regulations and studies include:  Instruction on Land Title Registration No. 0500/MONRE including guidance for customary tenure registration. Project Management IN01280438 ►Project Management rated as Satisfactory (Yes/No, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value No No No Yes Date 30-Jul-2021 22-Jun-2022 30-Dec-2022 31-Jul-2026 This indicator measures the rating of project management May 2023: The Project continues to have multiple shortcomings in project management: agreed actions Comments: are delayed, as are the payments, recruitments, and contract extensions, while the quality of progress reports is low. Performance-Based Conditions Data on Financial Performance Disbursements (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Currency Original Revised Cancelled Disbursed Undisbursed % Disbursed P169669 IDA-69820 Effective USD 25.00 25.00 0.00 3.40 20.00 15% P169669 TF-B6525 Effective USD 1.70 1.70 0.00 0.78 0.92 46% Key Dates (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Approval Date Signing Date Effectiveness Date Orig. Closing Date Rev. Closing Date P169669 IDA-69820 Effective 02-Sep-2021 21-Oct-2021 16-Mar-2022 30-Sep-2026 30-Sep-2026 P169669 TF-B6525 Effective 02-Sep-2021 21-Oct-2021 16-Mar-2022 30-Sep-2026 30-Sep-2026 5/24/2023 Page 7 of 8 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Enhancing Systematic Land Registration Project (P169669) Cumulative Disbursements Restructuring History There has been no restructuring to date. Related Project(s) There are no related projects. 5/24/2023 Page 8 of 8