The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Yemen Desert Locust Response Project (P174170) Yemen Desert Locust Response Project (P174170) MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA | Yemen, Republic of | Agriculture and Food Global Practice | IBRD/IDA | Investment Project Financing | FY 2020 | Seq No: 6 | ARCHIVED on 13-Sep-2023 | ISR57513 | Implementing Agencies: Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Key Dates Key Project Dates Bank Approval Date: 17-Jun-2020 Effectiveness Date: 14-Jul-2020 Planned Mid Term Review Date: 28-Dec-2022 Actual Mid-Term Review Date: 28-Dec-2022 Original Closing Date: 29-Dec-2023 Revised Closing Date: 29-Dec-2023 pdoTable Project Development Objectives Project Development Objective (from Project Appraisal Document) The Project Development Objectives are to control the desert locust outbreak, support livelihoods in locust-affected areas and strengthen Yemen’s preparedness for future locust infestations. Has the Project Development Objective been changed since Board Approval of the Project Objective? No Components Table Name Surveillance and Control Measures:(Cost $10.10 M) Livelihood Protection and Rehabilitation:(Cost $4.75 M) Coordination and Early Warning Preparedness:(Cost $5.60 M) Project Management and Knowledge Management:(Cost $4.54 M) Overall Ratings Name Previous Rating Current Rating Progress towards achievement of PDO Moderately Satisfactory Moderately Unsatisfactory Overall Implementation Progress (IP) Moderately Satisfactory Moderately Unsatisfactory Overall Risk Rating High High Implementation Status and Key Decisions This is an interim ISR, which will be updated (including the Results Framework), after the World Bank's supervision mission in end of September, 2023. The project has supported monitoring and surveillance of desert locust risks on a total area of 2,159,684 hectares. This included 4,432 sites, covering the winter and summer breeding areas in 11 governorates and 69 districts. Desert locusts were present at 231 sites. Ten survey teams executed surveys mobilized monthly using twenty rented vehicles and specialized monitoring tools. The locust situation was calm throughout the period, and some reports of infestations are being currently investigated. The project supported capacity building for desert locust control, including vehicles, equipment and training, which would enable to address control activities for identified outbreak sites. Livelihood support activities are currently underway in Hajjah, Shabwa, Al-Jewf and Abyan. Construction of Desert Locust Control Centers is also underway in Sanaa, Hodeida, Aden, Hadramout, and Shabwa. 9/13/2023 Page 1 of 10 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Yemen Desert Locust Response Project (P174170) Risks Systematic Operations Risk-rating Tool Risk Category Rating at Approval Previous Rating Current Rating Political and Governance High High High Macroeconomic High High High Sector Strategies and Policies Substantial Substantial Substantial Technical Design of Project or Program Moderate Moderate Moderate Institutional Capacity for Implementation and Moderate Moderate Moderate Sustainability Fiduciary High High High Environment and Social Substantial Substantial Substantial Stakeholders Substantial Substantial Substantial Other High High High Overall High High High Results PDO Indicators by Objectives / Outcomes Control of desert locust outbreak implemented IN01331232 ►Share of affected pasture/rangeland restored to productivity (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 90.00 Date 29-May-2020 06-Dec-2022 06-Dec-2022 29-Dec-2023 The indicator will measure the share of the land area that had sustained significant vegetative loss but had recovered that vegetation sufficiently to maintain a typical livestock population. It would track the cycle of vegetation loss and regeneration after project intervention. It was agreed that these indicators will be removed from the Results Framework, given the difficulty of measuring it. The areas that have been affected by desert locusts have been very small (422 ha) and have been treated fully, i.e., restored to productivity. At the outset, these indicators were Comments: proposed to track the effectiveness of control measures under the project, assuming that the project had to deal with large areas affected by desert locusts. During the last two seasons (summer 2021 and winter 2021/2022), the significant locust infestations have been very low and hence very small areas for treatment. However, the overall control and surveillance activities have been carried out on a massive scale – already covering an area that exceeds project targets by more than 2.5 times. Therefore, focusing PDO-level assessment on only a small area of control and treatment measures would not do justice to the 9/13/2023 Page 2 of 10 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Yemen Desert Locust Response Project (P174170) project and would not demonstrate the comprehensive work through large-scale surveillance that is being carried out (even though the reporting is done as a share). IN01331235 ►Share of the affected agricultural land area restored to productivity (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 90.00 Date 29-May-2020 06-Dec-2022 06-Dec-2022 29-Dec-2023 This would track the share of the land where crops had been lost due to locust infestation but were replanted in the wake of the locust damage. It was agreed that these indicators will be removed from the Results Framework, given the difficulty of measuring it. The areas that have been affected by desert locusts have been very small (422 ha) and have been treated fully, i.e., restored to productivity. At the outset, these indicators were proposed to track the effectiveness of control measures under the project, assuming that the project had to deal with large areas affected by desert locusts. During the last two seasons (summer 2021 and winter Comments: 2021/2022), the significant locust infestations have been very low and hence tiny areas for treatment. However, the overall control and surveillance activities have been carried out on a massive scale – already covering an area that exceeds project targets by more than 2.5 times. Therefore, focusing PDO- level assessment on only a small area of control and treatment measures would not do justice to the project and would not demonstrate the comprehensive work through large-scale surveillance that is being carried out (even though the reporting is done as a share). Livelihoods in locust affected areas supported IN01331230 ►Affected households supported by social safety nets (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 1,500.00 Date 29-May-2020 06-Dec-2022 06-Dec-2022 29-Dec-2023 The social-safety-net support and agricultural input provision activities are currently underway. The indicator update will be available once the final lists of beneficiaries are selected and support activities Comments: concluded. IN01331233 Females as the direct recipients of social safety benefits (Number, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 1,200.00 Date 29-May-2020 06-Dec-2022 06-Dec-2022 29-Dec-2023 IN01331234 ►Share of locust-affected farmers (incl. livestock owners/ beekeepers) reporting renewed agricultural activity (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 80.00 Date 29-May-2020 06-Dec-2022 06-Dec-2022 29-Dec-2023 9/13/2023 Page 3 of 10 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Yemen Desert Locust Response Project (P174170) Share of locust-affected farmers (including crop farmers, livestock owners and beekeepers) who have restarted (and reporting) agricultural activity within one year of having been affected by the locust. Given the limited locust activity in the project areas during the project period, data has not been collected Comments: on this indicators. However, agricultural input packages will be distributed to farmers affected in previous years, and additional survey information will be collected to understand the share of farmers that restarted agricultural production. IN01331236 Share of locust-affected female farmers reporting renewed agricultural activity (Percentage, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 80.00 Date 29-May-2020 06-Dec-2022 06-Dec-2022 29-Dec-2023 Country’s preparedness against future locust outbreaks strengthened IN01331229 ►National locust control plan developed (Yes/No, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value No Yes Yes Yes Date 29-May-2020 06-Dec-2022 06-Dec-2022 29-Dec-2023 The national locust development plan was designed on October 2022. The plan will be discussed and agreed upon with DLCC in MoA in the North and MoIF in the South. A final report on the agreed plan will Comments: be shared with MoA and WB. IN01331231 ►Early warning system developed and functioning (Yes/No, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value No Yes Yes Yes Date 29-May-2020 06-Dec-2022 06-Dec-2022 29-Dec-2023 An early warning system was developed and functioning in the DLCCs on January 2022. TPM Report Q2 (April-June, 2022) indicated that the Early warning system was assessed and confirmed its functionality by Comments: 85%. The TPM report, Q5 (Jan-Marche, 2023), will re-assess the functionality of the Early Warning System. Overall Comments PDO All project results indicators will be updated after the mission in September 2023. Intermediate Results Indicators by Components Surveillance and Control Measures IN01331237 9/13/2023 Page 4 of 10 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Yemen Desert Locust Response Project (P174170) ►Land area sprayed for locust control (Hectare(Ha), Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 422.00 422.00 200,000.00 Date 29-May-2020 06-Dec-2022 06-Dec-2022 29-Dec-2023 Treated areas constitute 422 ha out of 2,159,684 surveyed (7,481 sites) due to a lack of locust activity during the 2020/2021 season. Comments: IN01331241 ►Area of locust-affected land surveyed (Hectare(Ha), Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 2,159,684.00 2,159,684.00 400,000.00 Date 29-May-2020 06-Dec-2022 06-Dec-2022 29-Dec-2023 Comments: Area of locust-affected land surveyed (annually) IN01331245 ►Locust monitoring system operational (Yes/No, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value No Yes Yes Yes Date 29-May-2020 06-Dec-2022 06-Dec-2022 29-Dec-2023 Comments: Assessment of whether country-level locust monitoring systems are operational. IN01331248 ►Pesticide inventory stored in accordance with appropriate international safety standards (Yes/No, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value No Yes Yes Yes Date 29-May-2020 06-Dec-2022 06-Dec-2022 29-Dec-2023 Pesticides were appropriately arranged in two (Lahj and Aden) out of four stores. Inventory in the Sana'a store will be assessed by the end of March 2023. Hadramout store inventory was assessed, and the Comments: project is waiting for the stores' rehabilitation plan to be shared from MoA (a new standard store will be established with the sub – DLCC in Hadramout). Livelihood Protection and Rehabilitation IN01331238 ►Affected farmers receiving input packets (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 2,000.00 9/13/2023 Page 5 of 10 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Yemen Desert Locust Response Project (P174170) Date 29-May-2020 06-Dec-2022 06-Dec-2022 29-Dec-2023 The social-safety-net support and agricultural input provision activities are currently underway. The indicator update will be available once the final lists of beneficiaries are selected and support activities Comments: concluded. IN01331244 Affected female farmers receiving input packets (Number, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 200.00 Date 29-May-2020 06-Dec-2022 06-Dec-2022 29-Dec-2023 IN01331246 ►Affected livestock holding households receiving emergency fodder (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 3,000.00 Date 29-May-2020 06-Dec-2022 06-Dec-2022 29-Dec-2023 The social-safety-net support and agricultural input provision activities are currently underway. The indicator update will be available once the final lists of beneficiaries are selected and support activities Comments: concluded. IN01331250 Female-headed affected livestock holding households receiving emergency fodder (Number, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 1,000.00 Date 29-May-2020 06-Dec-2022 06-Dec-2022 29-Dec-2023 IN01331251 ►Affected livestock holding households receiving replacement livestock (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 600.00 Date 29-May-2020 06-Dec-2022 06-Dec-2022 29-Dec-2023 The social-safety-net support and agricultural input provision activities are currently underway. The indicator update will be available once the final lists of beneficiaries are selected and support activities Comments: concluded. IN01331253 Female-headed affected households receiving replacement livestock (Number, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 250.00 Date 29-May-2020 06-Dec-2022 06-Dec-2022 29-Dec-2023 IN01331254 9/13/2023 Page 6 of 10 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Yemen Desert Locust Response Project (P174170) ►Person work-days generated by emergency cash-for-work schemes (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 198,000.00 Date 29-May-2020 06-Dec-2022 06-Dec-2022 29-Dec-2023 The social-safety-net support and agricultural input provision activities are currently underway. The indicator update will be available once the final lists of beneficiaries are selected and support activities Comments: concluded. IN01331255 Person work-days generated by emergency cash-for-work schemes benefiting women (Number, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 158,400.00 Date 29-May-2020 06-Dec-2022 06-Dec-2022 29-Dec-2023 IN01331256 ►Beneficiary satisfaction with the training received (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 85.00 Date 29-May-2020 06-Dec-2022 06-Dec-2022 29-Dec-2023 Level of satisfaction of the beneficiaries with the training received under the project. The latest TPM report records overall high level of beneficiary satisfaction of beneficiaries, based on Comments: beneficiary interviews and evidence from workshops and trainings. However, a formal survey has not been conducted yet that would measure the level of satisfaction. IN01331257 ►Farmer and livestock owner levels of satisfaction related to the engagement process. (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 85.00 Date 29-May-2020 06-Dec-2022 06-Dec-2022 29-Dec-2023 The indicator will measure the farmer and livestock owner's levels of satisfaction related to the engagement process (livelihood restoration and training). The feedback will be collected either directly with both groups or through any representative association voted by farmers discussing the restoration process. Comments: The latest TPM report records overall high level of beneficiary satisfaction of beneficiaries, based on beneficiary interviews and evidence from workshops and trainings. However, a formal survey has not been conducted yet that would measure the level of satisfaction. Coordination and Early Warning Preparedness IN01331239 ►National locust outbreak emergency risk communication plan tested (Yes/No, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target 9/13/2023 Page 7 of 10 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Yemen Desert Locust Response Project (P174170) Value No No No Yes Date 29-May-2020 06-Dec-2022 06-Dec-2022 29-Dec-2023 The national locust development plan was designed on October 2022. The plan will be discussed and agreed upon with DLCC in MoA in the North and MoAIF in the South. A final report on the agreed plan will Comments: be shared with MoA and WB. IN01331242 ►DLCCs fully operational (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 2.00 2.00 5.00 Date 29-May-2020 06-Dec-2022 06-Dec-2022 29-Dec-2023 An early warning system was developed and functioning in the DLCCs on January 2022. TPM Report Q2 (April-June, 2022) indicated that the Early warning system was assessed and confirmed its functionality by Comments: 85%. The TPM report, Q5 (Jan-March, 2023), will re-assess the functionality of the Early Warning System. Project Management and Knowledge Management IN01331240 ►Awareness raising communications campaigns conducted (Yes/No, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value No Yes Yes Yes Date 29-May-2020 06-Dec-2022 06-Dec-2022 29-Dec-2023 By November 2022, the camping reached 65% of its targeted beneficiaries. Comments: IN01331243 ►Community members reached through awareness campaigns (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 48,270.00 48,270.00 75,000.00 Date 29-May-2020 06-Dec-2022 06-Dec-2022 29-Dec-2023 Number of community members reached with awareness raising campaigns on locust monitoring, safety Comments: aspects, COVID-19 and other subjects of awareness raising activities. IN01331247 Number of women reached through awareness raising campaigns (Number, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 24,557.00 24,557.00 37,000.00 Date 29-May-2020 06-Dec-2022 06-Dec-2022 29-Dec-2023 IN01331249 ►Grievances registered and addressed in a timely manner (Percentage, Custom) 9/13/2023 Page 8 of 10 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Yemen Desert Locust Response Project (P174170) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 Date 29-May-2020 06-Dec-2022 06-Dec-2022 29-Dec-2023 Eight complaints were submitted and resolved as of Nov 2022. Comments: IN01331252 ►Level of satisfaction related to the community engagement process on the public awareness campaign. (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 89.00 89.00 80.00 Date 29-May-2020 06-Dec-2022 06-Dec-2022 29-Dec-2023 Updated from the 2nd (April-June, 2022) and the 3rd (July - Sep 2022) quarterly monitoring reports of the Comments: TPMA. The following TPM report (Q5: Jan-March, 2023) will re-assess this indicator again. Performance-Based Conditions Data on Financial Performance Disbursements (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Currency Original Revised Cancelled Disbursed Undisbursed % Disbursed P174170 IDA-D6710 Effective USD 25.00 25.00 0.00 23.42 1.56 94% Key Dates (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Approval Date Signing Date Effectiveness Date Orig. Closing Date Rev. Closing Date P174170 IDA-D6710 Effective 17-Jun-2020 14-Jul-2020 14-Jul-2020 29-Dec-2023 29-Dec-2023 Cumulative Disbursements 9/13/2023 Page 9 of 10 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Yemen Desert Locust Response Project (P174170) Restructuring History There has been no restructuring to date. Related Project(s) There are no related projects. 9/13/2023 Page 10 of 10