Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Integrated watershed management of the Putumayo-Içá river basin (P172893) Integrated watershed management of the Putumayo-Içá river basin (P172893) LATIN AMERICA AND CARIBBEAN | Latin America | Environment, Natural Resources & the Blue Economy Global Practice | Global Environment Project | Investment Project Financing | FY 2023 | Seq No: 2 | ARCHIVED on 23-Mar-2023 | ISR54936 | Implementing Agencies: Ministry of Environment - Peru, Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development - Colombia, Ministry of Environment, Water and Ecological Transition - Ecuador, Secretaria de Estado de Meio Ambiente, Amazon State, Brazil, Wildlife Conservation Society, Wildlife Conservation Society Key Dates Key Project Dates Bank Approval Date: 05-Jul-2022 Effectiveness Date: 07-Oct-2022 Planned Mid Term Review Date: 24-Feb-2025 Actual Mid-Term Review Date: Original Closing Date: 30-Sep-2027 Revised Closing Date: 30-Sep-2027 pdoTable Project Development Objective (PDO) Project Development Objective (from Project Appraisal Document) To strengthen the enabling conditions for the participant countries to manage the shared freshwater ecosystems of the Putumayo- Içá basin in the Amazon region Has the Project Development Objective been changed since Board Approval of the Project Objective? No Components Table Name Governance and capacity for informed and participatory decision making on IWRM:(Cost $4.30 M) Management interventions towards shared IWRM:(Cost $6.08 M) Project Management, Communications, Monitoring and Evaluation:(Cost $2.46 M) Overall Ratings Name Previous Rating Current Rating Progress towards achievement of PDO Satisfactory Satisfactory Overall Implementation Progress (IP) Satisfactory Moderately Satisfactory Overall Risk Rating Substantial Substantial Implementation Status and Key Decisions This second ISR summarizes the progress made by the executing agency, Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) to initiate project activities after its effectiveness on October 7, 2022. It includes progress to comply with the disbursement conditions and activities at this early stage of implementation. Since effectiveness, the core team of the Project Management Unit has been hired following Bank procedures. With cofinancing resources from WCS, some desk activities have been initiated to make progress on the regional knowledge management strategy, including conducting a biological knowledge gap analysis, and identification of technological options to manage and share the information. In addition, consultations and dialogue 3/23/2023 Page 1 of 7 Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Integrated watershed management of the Putumayo-Içá river basin (P172893) with key partners in the Amazon have allowed to identify potential joint activities as well as ongoing processes that the project could scale up within its own objectives. Also, several in-person consultation meetings with local organizations in the four countries have been held. Risks Systematic Operations Risk-rating Tool Risk Category Rating at Approval Previous Rating Current Rating Political and Governance Substantial Substantial Substantial 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 Substantial Substantial Substantial Environment and Social Substantial Substantial Substantial Stakeholders Moderate Moderate Moderate Other Substantial Substantial Substantial Overall Substantial Substantial Substantial Results PDO Indicators by Objectives / Outcomes Enabling conditions to manage the shared freshwater ecosystems in the basin IN01249072 ►Regional knowledge management strategy providing relevant information for decision making towards conservation and sustainable natural resource use (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 4.00 Date 29-Jul-2022 30-Sep-2022 30-Dec-2022 30-Sep-2027 With cofinancing resources, the following activities have been conducted: i) information gap assessment, ii) prioritization assessment to identify areas to focus efforts, iii) research to identify technological options Comments: for knowledge management. IN01249073 ►Action plan agreed for shared management of the basin designed and operational (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 5.00 Date 29-Jul-2022 30-Sep-2022 30-Dec-2022 30-Sep-2027 Comments: No progress in activities related to this indicator 3/23/2023 Page 2 of 7 Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Integrated watershed management of the Putumayo-Içá river basin (P172893) IN01249074 ►Share of targeted subproject beneficiaries with improved livelihood conditions (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 70.00 Date 29-Jul-2022 30-Sep-2022 30-Dec-2022 30-Sep-2027 No progress in activities related to this indicator Comments: Intermediate Results Indicators by Components Governance and capacity for informed decision making on IWRM IN01249075 ►Research processes for the recovery of traditional knowledge that supports IWRM (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 4.00 Date 29-Jul-2022 30-Sep-2022 30-Dec-2022 30-Sep-2027 To date, no concrete progress has been made. However, prior to the effective date of the project, some key organizations working with IP in the recovery of traditional knowledge were contacted with the Comments: objective of learning about their experiences, strengths and the possibility to find synergies for the Project. IN01249078 ►Trained beneficiaries participating in project community monitoring (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 150.00 Date 29-Jul-2022 30-Sep-2022 30-Dec-2022 30-Sep-2027 To date, no community monitoring has been conducted for the project. Lessons learned from community Comments: monitoring by other WCS’ projects will serve as guidance IN01249081 ►Level of engagement in IWLEARN through participation and delivery of key products (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 1.00 1.00 1.00 4.00 Date 29-Jul-2022 30-Sep-2022 30-Dec-2022 30-Sep-2027 No progress in activities related to this indicator Comments: IN01249084 ►Regional working groups established and/or strengthened in operation (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 6.00 Date 29-Jul-2022 30-Sep-2022 30-Dec-2022 30-Sep-2027 No progress in activities related to this indicator Comments: 3/23/2023 Page 3 of 7 Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Integrated watershed management of the Putumayo-Içá river basin (P172893) IN01249087 Women participating in the working groups (Percentage, Custom Supplement) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 45.00 IN01249089 Indigenous people and other ethnic minorities participating in the working groups (Percentage, Custom Supplement) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 25.00 IN01249090 ►Feasibility analysis of regional basin governance structure validated by countries (Yes/No, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value No No No Yes Date 29-Jul-2022 30-Sep-2022 30-Dec-2022 30-Sep-2027 No progress in activities related to this indicator Comments: Management interventions towards shared IWRM IN01249076 ►Contamination early warning system designed and operational in pilot sites (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 4.00 Date 29-Jul-2022 30-Sep-2022 30-Dec-2022 30-Sep-2027 WCS has identified initial entities/projects that could be sources of information or tools to support the Comments: warning system (e.g. https://comimo.sig-gis.com/ e INAMBARI, CINCIA, EO4SD). IN01249079 ►Quantity of Mercury reduced (tons) (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 3.00 Date 29-Jul-2022 30-Sep-2022 30-Dec-2022 30-Sep-2027 WCS had identified (and had initial meetings) with providers of technologies such as Picoyune that offers a sensor that measures mercury contamination in real time and cleangold, which is a method to capture gold particles through gravity (not using mercury). In addition, WCS has had some meetings with Comments: CleanGold (https://www.cleangold.com/) who has a mercury-free method to obtain gold and other metals using gravity IN01249082 ►Pilot sites adopting and implementing subprojects for control and monitoring of water pollution (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 4.00 Date 29-Jul-2022 30-Sep-2022 30-Dec-2022 30-Sep-2027 No progress in activities related to this indicator Comments: IN01249085 ►Fisheries management plans implemented (Number, Corporate) 3/23/2023 Page 4 of 7 Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Integrated watershed management of the Putumayo-Içá river basin (P172893) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 5.00 Date 29-Jul-2022 30-Sep-2022 30-Dec-2022 30-Sep-2027 WCS assessed the legislation around fisheries agreements in the four countries. Some initial meetings have been held to agree on an MOU between the Colombian Aquaculture and Fishery Authority and WCS to support work on the management of fisheries in Putumayo. This MoU is being prepared. WCS has Comments: conducted meetings with ACT considering their interest in developing fisheries management plans in areas neighboring the Içá in Brazil. IN01249086 ►Priority fish species exploited at sustainable levels within the basin (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 4.00 Date 29-Jul-2022 30-Sep-2022 30-Dec-2022 30-Sep-2027 No progress in activities related to this indicator Comments: IN01249088 ►Value chains for natural resource products developed/ strengthened (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 4.00 Date 29-Jul-2022 30-Sep-2022 30-Dec-2022 30-Sep-2027 WCS did an initial mapping of productive activities that could potentially be supported by the project. Comments: Project Management, Communications, Monitoring and Evaluation IN01249077 ►Direct beneficiaries (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 6,300.00 Date 29-Jul-2022 30-Sep-2022 30-Dec-2022 30-Sep-2027 No direct beneficiaries tracked yet. Comments: IN01249080 Women direct beneficiaries (Percentage, Custom Supplement) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 45.00 IN01249083 ►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 0.00 100.00 Date 29-Jul-2022 30-Sep-2022 30-Dec-2022 30-Sep-2027 The GRM is active but with reviews needed after WB comments. No grievances received so far. Comments: 3/23/2023 Page 5 of 7 Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Integrated watershed management of the Putumayo-Içá river basin (P172893) Performance-Based Conditions Data on Financial Performance Disbursements (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Currency Original Revised Cancelled Disbursed Undisbursed % Disbursed P172893 TF-B8254 Effective USD 12.84 12.84 0.00 0.00 12.84 0% Key Dates (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Approval Date Signing Date Effectiveness Date Orig. Closing Date Rev. Closing Date P172893 TF-B8254 Effective 05-Jul-2022 14-Jul-2022 07-Oct-2022 30-Sep-2027 30-Sep-2027 Cumulative Disbursements Restructuring History There has been no restructuring to date. 3/23/2023 Page 6 of 7 Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Integrated watershed management of the Putumayo-Içá river basin (P172893) Related Project(s) There are no related projects. 3/23/2023 Page 7 of 7