The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Romania Rural Pollution Prevention and Reduction Project (RAPID) (P179786) Romania Rural Pollution Prevention and Reduction Project (RAPID) (P179786) EUROPE AND CENTRAL ASIA | Romania | Environment, Natural Resources & the Blue Economy Global Practice | IBRD/IDA | Investment Project Financing | FY 2023 | Seq No: 2 | ARCHIVED on 19-Dec-2023 | ISR59313 | Implementing Agencies: Ministry of Environment, Waters and Forests, Ministry of Finance Key Dates Key Project Dates Bank Approval Date: 30-Mar-2023 Effectiveness Date: 13-Dec-2023 Planned Mid Term Review Date: -- Actual Mid-Term Review Date: Original Closing Date: 30-Jun-2028 Revised Closing Date: 30-Jun-2028 pdoTable Project Development Objectives Project Development Objective (from Project Appraisal Document) The Project Development Objective is to strengthen the institutional capacity of selected public entities to monitor pollution from agriculture, and to transfer knowledge on agricultural pollution reduction for adoption by participating farmers. Has the Project Development Objective been changed since Board Approval of the Project Objective? No Components Table Name Modernization of Public Institutions in Charge of Pollution Control:(Cost $36.78 M) Knowledge-Sharing, Awareness, and Information/Innovation Transfer for Participating Farmers:(Cost $21.20 M) Project Management:(Cost $5.62 M) Overall Ratings Name Previous Rating Current Rating Progress towards achievement of PDO Satisfactory Satisfactory Overall Implementation Progress (IP) Satisfactory Satisfactory Overall Risk Rating Moderate Moderate Implementation Status and Key Decisions RAPID entered effectiveness on December 13, 2023. The project was approved by the World Bank Board of Executive Directors on March 30, 2023, and the loan was signed on April 6, 2023. The Parliament has adopted the law no. 332/November 7, 2023, published on the Official Gazette no. 1022 of November 9, 2023, ratifying the Loan Agreement. This action meets the requirements of Section 9.02 (b) of the General Conditions of the Loan Agreement. MEWF adopted the POM through the Ministerial Order no. 3160 on December 6, 2023, the last condition remaining for the project to enter into effectiveness. The project will benefit the whole territory of Romania and focuses on institutional strengthening and capacity building and knowledge-sharing, awareness and information/innovation transfer. 12/19/2023 Page 1 of 9 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Romania Rural Pollution Prevention and Reduction Project (RAPID) (P179786) Risks Systematic Operations Risk-rating Tool Risk Category Rating at Approval Previous Rating Current Rating Political and Governance Moderate Moderate Moderate Macroeconomic Moderate Moderate Moderate Sector Strategies and Policies Moderate Moderate Moderate Technical Design of Project or Program Moderate Moderate Moderate Institutional Capacity for Implementation and Moderate Moderate Moderate Sustainability Fiduciary Moderate Moderate Moderate Environment and Social Moderate Moderate Moderate Stakeholders Moderate Moderate Moderate Other Moderate Moderate -- Overall Moderate Moderate Moderate Results PDO Indicators by Objectives / Outcomes Institutional capacity to monitor and report on agricultural pollution is established IN01382097 ►Reporting by public entities meeting defined criteria (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 80.00 Date 30-Jun-2023 30-Jun-2023 30-Nov-2023 30-Jun-2028 This indicator tracks the share of annual reports produced by the selected public entities meeting defined criteria: reports are based on digitalized and integrated data system, compliant with national or EU requirements (with improved reliability, traceability, or integration). - Evaluation reports produced by MEWF (NRRP-DG) meet defined criteria (in line with reporting requirements, integrated, digitalized, and traceable) - Reports produced by ANAR laboratories meet defined criteria (compliant with WFD 2000/60/EC requirements, integrated, digitalized and traceable) - Reports produced by NFA meet defined Comments: criteria (compliant with EU Reg. 2017/625 and Directive 676/91/EEC requirements, integrated, digitalized and traceable) - Reports produced by LILF meet defined criteria (compliant with EU Reg. 2017/625 and Directive 676/91/EEC requirements, integrated, digitalized and traceable) Note: Much of the current reporting is done through pen and paper (with no digital tool rather than Excel sheets, prone to human errors) and lacks integration with other databases and traceability of data inputs. The project will enhance institutional capacity by supporting the development of various monitoring and reporting IT/software tools and deploying relevant monitoring equipment for each of the institutions (NRRP-DG, ANAR, NFA, LILF) 12/19/2023 Page 2 of 9 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Romania Rural Pollution Prevention and Reduction Project (RAPID) (P179786) and should thus lead to improved capacity to report (which will be tracked and assessed based on the digitalization/reliability/traceability/integration criteria mentioned above). IN01382099 Reports by MEWF meeting defined criteria (Percentage, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 80.00 Date 30-Jun-2023 30-Jun-2023 30-Nov-2023 30-Jun-2028 IN01382101 Reports produced by ANAR meeting defined criteria (Percentage, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 80.00 Date 30-Jun-2023 30-Jun-2023 30-Nov-2023 30-Jun-2028 IN01382102 Reports produced by NFA meeting defined criteria (Percentage, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 80.00 Date 30-Jun-2023 30-Jun-2023 30-Nov-2023 30-Jun-2028 IN01382103 Reports produced by LILF meeting defined criteria (Percentage, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 80.00 Date 30-Jun-2023 30-Jun-2023 30-Nov-2023 30-Jun-2028 Agricultural pollution reduction practices adopted by participating farmers thru knowledge transfer IN01382098 ►Participating farmers adopting agricultural pollution reduction practices as a result of the project (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 50.00 Date 30-Jun-2023 30-Jun-2023 30-Nov-2023 30-Jun-2028 The indicator measures, the share of participating farmers adopting improved agricultural pollution reduction practices because of modernization of farms, trainings and farmer discussion groups of KTNs (a Comments: total of 8,000 farmers are expected to benefit from this project; out of them, 50% are targeted to adopt agricultural pollution reduction practices as a result of the project). Adoption refers to change of practice or change in the use of a technology promoted or introduced by the project. IN01382100 Participating farmers adopting agricultural pollution reduction practices as a result of the project - female (Percentage, Custom Supplement) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target 12/19/2023 Page 3 of 9 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Romania Rural Pollution Prevention and Reduction Project (RAPID) (P179786) Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 35.00 Intermediate Results Indicators by Components Modernization of Public Institutions in Charge of Pollution Control IN01382105 ►NRRP’s agriculture waste management component financing mobilized by MEWF with support by the project (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 250,000,000.00 Date 30-Jun-2023 30-Jun-2023 30-Nov-2023 30-Jun-2028 This indicator tracks the NRRP’s agriculture waste management component financing mobilized (EUR) by Comments: MEWF with support by the project. Financing mobilized is defined as NRRP funds that are contracted by MEWF’s NRRP-DG IN01382107 ►ANAR staff have obtained skills to use the equipment provided by the project (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 100.00 Date 30-Jun-2023 30-Jun-2023 30-Nov-2023 30-Jun-2028 This indicator tracks the share of targeted ANAR staff who complete the training for obtaining the skills to Comments: use the equipment for monitoring and reporting on the quality of surface and groundwater IN01382110 ►NFA staff have obtained skills to use the equipment provided by the project (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 100.00 Date 30-Jun-2023 30-Jun-2023 30-Nov-2023 30-Jun-2028 This indicator tracks the share of targeted NFA staff who complete the training for obtaining the skills to Comments: use the equipment for monitoring pesticide use IN01382112 ►Software platform to trace pesticides and pollutants is developed and is operational (Text, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Platform is in place Value No platform is in place No platform is in place No platform is in place and operational Date 30-Jun-2023 30-Jun-2023 30-Nov-2023 30-Jun-2028 The software platform will target integrated collection, processing, analyzing, mapping, and reporting of data to ensure traceability of pesticides and pollutants. The software platform will draw from MARD’s Comments: various interfaces with other entities and their existing databases: the software will also record data on emissions (e.g., ammonia, nitrogen oxides etc.) and include data modelling in order to generate and transmit inter-institutional reports. 12/19/2023 Page 4 of 9 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Romania Rural Pollution Prevention and Reduction Project (RAPID) (P179786) Knowledge-Sharing, Awareness, and Information/Innovation Transfer for Participating Farmers IN01382104 ►Demonstration farms that function as training sites are created (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 70.00 Date 30-Jun-2023 30-Jun-2023 30-Nov-2023 30-Jun-2028 Comments: Measures the number of farms that have been modernized to become role-model farms. IN01382108 Share of demonstration farms that function as training sites are created (female-led farms) (Percentage, Custom Supplement) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 35.00 IN01382109 ►Regions with established and functioning KTNs (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 8.00 Date 30-Jun-2023 30-Jun-2023 30-Nov-2023 30-Jun-2028 Measures the number of regions across the country with project established and functioning KTNs for Comments: advisory services and knowledge transfer to prevent and reduce agricultural pollution for participating farmers. IN01382111 ►Farmer Discussion Groups on knowledge transfer to prevent and reduce agricultural pollution are set-up and operational (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 400.00 Date 30-Jun-2023 30-Jun-2023 30-Nov-2023 30-Jun-2028 Measures the number of Farmer Discussion Groups on knowledge transfer to prevent and reduce Comments: agricultural pollution that are established and operational. IN01382113 Share of women participating in knowledge networks, trainings, and consultations (Percentage, Custom Supplement) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 35.00 IN01382114 ►Land area under sustainable landscape management practices (Hectare(Ha), Corporate) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 30,000.00 Date 30-Jun-2023 30-Jun-2023 30-Nov-2023 30-Jun-2028 12/19/2023 Page 5 of 9 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Romania Rural Pollution Prevention and Reduction Project (RAPID) (P179786) The indicator measures, in hectares, the land area for which new and/or improved sustainable landscape management practices have been introduced. Land is the terrestrial biologically productive system comprising soil, vegetation, and the associated ecological and hydrological processes; Adoption refers to change of practice or change in the use of a technology promoted or introduced by the project; Comments: Sustainable landscape management (SLM) practices refers to a combination of at least two technologies and approaches to increase land quality and restore degraded lands for example, agronomic, vegetative, structural, and management measures that, applied as a combination, increase the connectivity between protected areas, forest land, rangeland, and agriculture land. IN01382115 ►Agricultural pollution reduction and knowledge sharing events organized (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 12.00 Date 30-Jun-2023 30-Jun-2023 30-Nov-2023 30-Jun-2028 This refers to workshops and conferences organized during the lifetime of the project to share knowledge Comments: on sustainable agricultural practices to prevent and reduce pollution. IN01382116 ►Beneficiaries satisfied with project-supported services (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 80.00 Date 30-Jun-2023 30-Jun-2023 30-Nov-2023 30-Jun-2028 This indicator tracks the share of participating farmers under sub-components 2.1 and 2.2 expressing Comments: satisfaction with the newly adopted practices, on the basis of environmental protection. IN01382117 Beneficiaries satisfied with project-supported services - female (Percentage, Custom Supplement) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 80.00 IN01382118 ►Beneficiaries reporting effective engagement processes established by the project (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 80.00 Date 30-Jun-2023 30-Jun-2023 30-Nov-2023 30-Jun-2028 Share of project beneficiaries under sub-components 2.1 and 2.2 who report that the project has Comments: established effective engagement processes. Beneficiaries are participating farmers in the KTNs and the farmer discussion groups established. IN01382119 Beneficiaries reporting effective engagement processes established by the project - female (Percentage, Custom Supplement) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 80.00 IN01382120 ►Content on climate smart agriculture, climate mitigation, adaptation and practices for emissions reductions from agriculture integrated in training materials and programs for KTNs and FDGs (Percentage, Custom) 12/19/2023 Page 6 of 9 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Romania Rural Pollution Prevention and Reduction Project (RAPID) (P179786) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 80.00 Date 30-Jun-2023 30-Jun-2023 30-Nov-2023 30-Jun-2028 This indicator tracks the share of content related to climate smart agriculture, climate mitigation, adaptation and practices for emissions reductions from agriculture integrated in training materials and programs for KTNs and FDGs developed under sub-component 2.2. The KTNs and their training programs will function as a hub for advisory services, contributing to peer-to-peer learning and practical Comments: demonstrations within the farming communities, ensuring knowledge transfer on climate-smart agriculture techniques and practices. Climate mitigation, adaptation and resilience will be encompassed within the training materials encouraging reducing GHG emissions, modernization, innovation. The farmer discussion group topics would also include practices for emissions reductions from agriculture, building resilience to climate change, and developing more resilience practices. IN01382121 ►Content on climate smart agriculture, climate mitigation, adaptation and practices for emissions reductions from agriculture integrated in the awareness campaign (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 80.00 Date 30-Jun-2023 30-Jun-2023 30-Nov-2023 30-Jun-2028 This indicator tracks the share of content related to climate smart agriculture, climate mitigation, Comments: adaptation and practices for emissions reductions from agriculture integrated in the awareness campaign under subcomponent 2.3. IN01382122 ►Grants mobilized for CSA/GHG emission reduction/adaptation measures (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 80.00 Date 30-Jun-2023 30-Jun-2023 30-Nov-2023 30-Jun-2028 This indicator tracks the share of grants (financing allocation) under Subcomponent 2.1 allocated to Comments: CSA/GHG emission reduction/adaptation measures for demonstrating role model farms and promoting innovation. Project Management IN01382106 ►Grievances registered related to delivery of project benefits that are addressed (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 80.00 Date 30-Jun-2023 30-Jun-2023 30-Nov-2023 30-Jun-2028 Percentage of the grievances submitted to the GRM established by the project that are addressed Comments: following the mechanism’s procedures. Performance-Based Conditions 12/19/2023 Page 7 of 9 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Romania Rural Pollution Prevention and Reduction Project (RAPID) (P179786) Data on Financial Performance Disbursements (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Currency Original Revised Cancelled Disbursed Undisbursed % Disbursed P179786 IBRD-95050 Effective USD 63.60 63.60 0.00 0.00 63.60 0% Key Dates (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Approval Date Signing Date Effectiveness Date Orig. Closing Date Rev. Closing Date P179786 IBRD-95050 Effective 30-Mar-2023 06-Apr-2023 13-Dec-2023 30-Jun-2028 30-Jun-2028 Cumulative Disbursements Restructuring History There has been no restructuring to date. Related Project(s) There are no related projects. 12/19/2023 Page 8 of 9 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Romania Rural Pollution Prevention and Reduction Project (RAPID) (P179786) 12/19/2023 Page 9 of 9