The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Irrigation and Land Market Development Project (P133828) Irrigation and Land Market Development Project (P133828) EUROPE AND CENTRAL ASIA | Georgia | Water Global Practice | IBRD/IDA | Investment Project Financing | FY 2014 | Seq No: 19 | ARCHIVED on 28-Sep-2023 | ISR57841 | Implementing Agencies: Ministry of Environment Protection and Agriculture, Ministry of Justice, National Agency of Public Registry (NAPR), Public Debt Management Department, Ministry of Finance of Georgia Key Dates Key Project Dates Bank Approval Date: 23-May-2014 Effectiveness Date: 13-Mar-2015 Planned Mid Term Review Date: 03-Jul-2017 Actual Mid-Term Review Date: 03-Aug-2017 Original Closing Date: 31-Jul-2019 Revised Closing Date: 30-Sep-2023 pdoTable Project Development Objectives Project Development Objective (from Project Appraisal Document) The Project Development Objective is to (i) improve delivery of irrigation and drainage services in selected areas and (ii) developimproved policies and procedures as a basis for a national program of land registration. Has the Project Development Objective been changed since Board Approval of the Project Objective? Yes Board Approved Revised Project Development Objective (If project is formally restructured) The Project Development Objectives are to: (a) improve delivery of the irrigation and drainage services in selected areas; and (b) develop improved policies, procedures, and systems as a basis for a national land management program. Components Table Name Component 1 Irrigation and Drainage Improvement:(Cost $54.85 M) Component 2 Land Market Development:(Cost $12.56 M) Component 3 Project Management:(Cost $3.02 M) Overall Ratings Name Previous Rating Current Rating Progress towards achievement of PDO Moderately Satisfactory Moderately Satisfactory Overall Implementation Progress (IP) Moderately Satisfactory Satisfactory Overall Risk Rating Moderate Moderate Implementation Status and Key Decisions The Project is scheduled to close current on September 30, 2023, as planned. The project successfully achieved most of the expected outcomes. Component 1 - Irrigation and Drainage Improvement. Overall, the project is successfully achieving its objective of improving delivery of irrigation and drainage services. The modernization and rehabilitation works are still on-going for some portions of the secondary and tertiary canals of the Zeda Ru (ZR) and Kwemo Samgori (KS) irrigation schemes with good progress achieved since the last implementation support mission. Based on the progress achieved and current status of works, review of the available documentation and discussions with the PIU, contractors, design and 9/28/2023 Page 1 of 9 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Irrigation and Land Market Development Project (P133828) supervision consultant, the mission concluded that: (a) the chance of completing the revised and reduced works on ZR by the Project Closing date is fairly high, subject to timely delivery of polyethylene pipes and mobilization of additional labor resources by the contractor, and (b) the works on KS Lot 1 are likely to be completed by the Project Closing date. Component 2: Land Market Development. Component 2 has successfully achieved its objectives and demonstrated excellent progress since the last implementation support mission. The Systematic Land Registration (SLR) activity in the irrigation areas has been completed by 98 percent in terms of the number of parcels registered and covered 106% of the designated area. It should be noted that all the parcels effectively existing within the designated area have been registered, therefore this target can be acknowledged as achieved. The SLR activity outpaced targeted number of initially identified owners-beneficiaries and owners-beneficiaries-females by 23 percent and 33 percent respectively. The national roll out of SLR also already outpaced its initial objectives by 36 percent by completing survey of 366,000 plots compared to initially targeted 270,000 and this activity is still in progress. The IT System upgrade activity progressed by fully completing IT System design activities and corresponding IT development activities are being finalized. Component 3: Project Management. Both MEPA and NAPR demonstrated good progress, and efficiency in project management. Both PIUs (MEPA and NAPR) aimed to provide final versions of their respective Borrower Completion Reports by the project closing date of September 30, 2023. Risks Systematic Operations Risk-rating Tool Risk Category Rating at Approval Previous Rating Current Rating Political and Governance -- Low Low Macroeconomic -- Low Low Sector Strategies and Policies -- Low Low Technical Design of Project or Program -- Moderate Moderate Institutional Capacity for Implementation and -- Moderate Moderate Sustainability Fiduciary -- Moderate Moderate Environment and Social -- Moderate Moderate Stakeholders -- Moderate Moderate Other -- Moderate Moderate Overall -- Moderate Moderate Results PDO Indicators by Objectives / Outcomes To improve delivery of irrigation and drainage services in selected areas IN01341712 ►Area provided with irrigation and drainage services (ha) (Hectare(Ha), Corporate) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target 9/28/2023 Page 2 of 9 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Irrigation and Land Market Development Project (P133828) Value 0.00 17,400.00 17,400.00 17,400.00 Date 23-May-2014 03-May-2023 20-Sep-2023 30-Sep-2023 Fully achieved. Comments: IN01341713 Area provided with irrigation and drainage services - Improved (ha) (Hectare(Ha), Corporate Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 14,500.00 14,500.00 14,500.00 Date 23-May-2014 03-May-2023 20-Sep-2023 30-Sep-2023 IN01341714 Area provided with irrigation and drainage services – New (ha) (Hectare(Ha), Custom Supplement) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 2,900.00 2,900.00 2,900.00 IN01341715 ►Area supplied with optimal irrigation delivery conditions (Hectare(Ha)) (Hectare(Ha), Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 3,032.00 8,092.00 8,750.00 Date 30-May-2022 03-May-2023 20-Sep-2023 30-Sep-2023 Substantially achieved. This indicator is currently 92% achieved based on the latest updates provided Comments: by the PIU. Official final results will be provided by October 6, 2023. IN01341716 ►Irrigated area per unit of water supplied for Kwemo Samgori (KS) irrigation scheme (m2/m3, Custom)” (Text, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.57 m2/m3 1.46 m2/m3 1.82 m2/m3 1.63 m2/m3 Date 31-May-2022 03-May-2023 20-Sep-2023 30-Sep-2023 Surpassed. This indicator is currently 111% achieved based on latest updates provided by the Comments: PIU. Official final results will be provided by October 6, 2023. IN01341717 ►Irrigated area per unit of water supplied for Zeda Ru (ZR) irrigation scheme (m2/m3, Custom) (Text, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.79 m2/m3 0.48 m2/m3 0.73 m2/m3 0.93 m2/m3 Date 31-May-2022 03-May-2023 20-Sep-2023 30-Sep-2023 Partially achieved. This indicator is currently achieved by 78% based on the latest updates from the Comments: PIU. Official final results will be provided by October 6, 2023. 9/28/2023 Page 3 of 9 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Irrigation and Land Market Development Project (P133828) To develop improved policies, procedures and systems as a basis for national land management program IN01341711 ►Preparation and implementation of policies, procedures for systematic land registration and NAPR IT system upgrade (Text, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target The indicator is achieved. Policies and procedures based on new legislative package prepared initially for Project- related Systematic Land Registration Activities have been expanded nationwide The indicator is achieved. as a part of the The procedures National Systematic developed for SLR are Land Registration now also applicable to Programme. The the sporadic procedures developed registrations. This for SLR are now also enables to harmonize applicable to the Prepared and and simplify software sporadic registrations. implemented policies The corpus of functionalities supporting The new procedures and procedures for Value registration regulations the registration process. enabled to harmonize systematic registration and procedures in place The Electronic Minutes and simplify software and upgraded NAPR software supporting SLR functionalities IT system. process has been supporting the developed and is registration process. currently used, however The Electronic Minutes the registration software supporting functionalities are yet to SLR process has been be fully automated. developed and is currently used. The design of the ICT upgrade overall has been completed, and corresponding development should be finalized by the Project Closing Date. Date 23-May-2014 03-May-2023 20-Sep-2023 30-Sep-2023 Achieved. Comments: Overall Comments PDO As of September 20, 2023 target values of 3 out of 5 PDO indicators have been fully achieved, target value of one indicator is substantially achieved and remaining one is partially achieved and has a good probability to be achieved by the Project Closing date. Intermediate Results Indicators by Components 9/28/2023 Page 4 of 9 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Irrigation and Land Market Development Project (P133828) Component 1 Irrigation and Drainage Improvement IN01341718 ►Landowners with access to new and improved irrigation services (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 3,149.00 10,638.00 7,000.00 Date 23-May-2014 03-May-2023 20-Sep-2023 30-Sep-2023 Achieved. The current results have surpassed assigned end targets by 52%. Comments: IN01341721 Land owners with access to improved irrigation services – female (Number, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 635.00 2,127.00 1,300.00 Date 23-May-2016 03-May-2023 20-Sep-2023 30-Sep-2023 IN01341722 ►National irrigation and drainage strategy prepared and endorsed (Text, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target National irrigation Strategy finalized and Value No strategy Target was achieved. strategy was prepared endorsed by and endorsed. government Date 23-May-2014 03-May-2023 20-Sep-2023 30-Sep-2023 Fully achieved. The National Drainage Strategy was prepared. Comments: IN01341726 ►Readiness of proposed program for Reservoir Rehabilitation & Construction (Yes/No, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value No Yes Yes Yes Date 31-Oct-2019 03-May-2023 20-Sep-2023 30-Sep-2023 Fully achieved. The feasibility assessment is broken down into three consecutive phases: 1) preliminary assessment, 2) Comments: technical investigation, and 3) final assessment. The preliminary assessment has been completed and 10 dams selected. IN01341729 ►Strengthening of the National Agency for Sustainable Land Management and Land Use Monitoring (Text, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Tender documents for A pilot of the concept for Achieved Spatial land use and the announcement of Land Information System  Modified land management expression of interest are is currently being version of the CORINE Value information updated prepared; tender was conducted in 2 was completed; and used for policy announced on October 7, municipalities. It aims to  Training analysis 2021 to identify and demonstrate the module created 9/28/2023 Page 5 of 9 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Irrigation and Land Market Development Project (P133828) select an international feasibility of the concept  The consultant to prepare a using geospatial data employees of the concept paper on collected from multiple National Agency for establishment and stakeholders across Sustainable Land integration of the Georgia and build Management and database on land capacity within LMA to Land Use Monitoring resources use geospatial land (twelve GIS information system, and specialists) were maintain and expand use trained on the of the remote sensing integration of data and other data for land received from public use monitoring and institutions / management. It is based organizations, or on the report prepared by various LEPLs (public the consultant to registry, wine agency, MEPA/LMA and forestry, protected subsequently areas); endorsed during multi-  The technical stakeholder workshop in and software technical October 2022. Moreover specifications LMA restarted the necessary for data updated of the land integration and data balance database using management were equipment procured formed; under the Project.  The methods of entering data into GIS were defined, guidelines were developed, according to which all employees involved in the project were responsible for data integration in GIS. Date 30-Apr-2022 03-May-2023 20-Sep-2023 30-Sep-2023 A pilot of the concept for Land Information System and Database is currently conducted in 2 municipalities. It is based on the report prepared by the consultant to MEPA/LMA and subsequently Comments: endorsed in the workshop organized with involvement of other stakeholders in October 2022. Moreover LMA restarted the updated of the land balance database using equipment procured under the Project. IN01341731 ►Water User Organization Support Units established and operational (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 Date 31-May-2022 03-May-2023 20-Sep-2023 30-Sep-2023 Fully achieved. One support unit established at a central level and 2 support units established at a Comments: regional in targeted schemes. IN01341732 ►Farmer Initiative Groups (FIGs) formed (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 9/28/2023 Page 6 of 9 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Irrigation and Land Market Development Project (P133828) Date 31-May-2022 03-May-2023 20-Sep-2023 30-Sep-2023 Fully achieved. Farmer Imitative groups were formed 5 in Zeda Ru and 3 in Kvemo Samgori. Comments: Component 2 Land Market Development IN01341719 ►Land parcels with use or ownership rights recorded in pilot areas (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 50,600.00 143,829.00 174,095.00 178,000.00 Date 30-Sep-2020 03-May-2023 20-Sep-2023 30-Sep-2023 Achieved by 97%, this corresponds to all the parcels identified in the Project area. Comments: IN01341720 ►Target population with use or ownership rights recorded as a result of the Project (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 83,270.00 83,839.00 68,000.00 Date 23-May-2014 03-May-2023 20-Sep-2023 30-Sep-2023 Achieved. The result surpasses end target by 23%. Comments: IN01341723 Target population (females) with land use of ownership rights recorded as a result of the Project (Number, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 40,220.00 40,559.00 30,600.00 Date 23-May-2014 03-May-2023 20-Sep-2023 30-Sep-2023 IN01341724 ►Complaints received as a result of the systematic registration process and resolved (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 99.94 99.96 99.97 99.95 Date 31-Oct-2019 03-May-2023 20-Sep-2023 30-Sep-2023 Fully achieved. Comments: IN01341725 ►IT System Design Completion (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 91.50 100.00 100.00 Date 18-Nov-2019 03-May-2023 20-Sep-2023 30-Sep-2023 9/28/2023 Page 7 of 9 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Irrigation and Land Market Development Project (P133828) Fully achieved. Comments: IN01341727 ►Target land area with use or ownership rights recorded as a result of the Project (Hectare(Ha), Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 96,700.00 191,114.00 180,000.00 Date 23-May-2014 03-May-2023 20-Sep-2023 30-Sep-2023 Achieved. The indicator overachieved end target values by 6 percent. Comments: IN01341728 ►Land parcels surveyed in selected areas during nation-wide systematic land registration program (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 160,599.00 366,366.00 270,000.00 Date 30-May-2022 03-May-2023 20-Sep-2023 30-Sep-2023 Achieved. The indicator surpassed end target values by 36%. Comments: IN01341730 ►ICT Upgrade and Software Development (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 60.00 77.23 100.00 Date 31-May-2022 03-May-2023 20-Sep-2023 30-Sep-2023 Partially achieved. The ICT System upgrade is ongoing and has been partially completed by 77 percent. The development and deployment pace should accelerate to complete all the remaining functionalities by Comments: Project's Closing date. Performance-Based Conditions Data on Financial Performance Disbursements (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Currency Original Revised Cancelled Disbursed Undisbursed % Disbursed P133828 IBRD-90430 Effective USD 20.40 20.40 0.00 16.37 3.64 82% P133828 IDA-54560 Effective USD 50.00 50.00 0.00 45.05 0.02 100% Key Dates (by loan) 9/28/2023 Page 8 of 9 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Irrigation and Land Market Development Project (P133828) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Approval Date Signing Date Effectiveness Date Orig. Closing Date Rev. Closing Date P133828 IBRD-90430 Effective 20-Feb-2020 30-Mar-2020 21-May-2020 30-Sep-2022 30-Sep-2023 P133828 IDA-54560 Effective 23-May-2014 21-Nov-2014 13-Mar-2015 31-Jul-2019 30-Sep-2023 Cumulative Disbursements Restructuring History Level 2 Approved on 07-Jun-2018 ,Level 2 Approved on 21-Sep-2022 Related Project(s) P171796-Additional Financing for Irrigation and Land Market Development Project 9/28/2023 Page 9 of 9