Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Strengthening Hydro-Meteorological and Climate Services (P159217) Strengthening Hydro-Meteorological and Climate Services (P159217) AFRICA EAST | Congo, Democratic Republic of | Urban, Resilience and Land Global Practice | Global Environment Project | Investment Project Financing | FY 2017 | Seq No: 9 | ARCHIVED on 23-Dec-2021 | ISR48201 | Implementing Agencies: Democratic Republic of Congo, National Agency of Meteorology and Teledetection by Satellite (Mettelsat) Key Dates Key Project Dates Bank Approval Date: 08-Mar-2017 Effectiveness Date: 22-Feb-2018 Planned Mid Term Review Date: 01-Sep-2020 Actual Mid-Term Review Date: 08-Sep-2020 Original Closing Date: 30-Jun-2022 Revised Closing Date: 30-Jun-2022 pdoTable Project Development Objective (PDO) Project Development Objective (from Project Appraisal Document) The proposed Project Development Objective (PDO) is to improve the quality of the Government of the DRC’s targeted hydro-meteorological and climate services. Has the Project Development Objective been changed since Board Approval of the Project Objective? No Components Table Name Component A. Institutional and regulatory strengthening, capacity building and implementation support:(Cost $0.62 M) Component B. Modernization of equipment, facilities and infrastructure for basic observation and forecasting:(Cost $5.62 M) Component C. Improvement of hydromet information service delivery:(Cost $0.12 M) Component D. Project Management:(Cost $1.68 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 Substantial Substantial Implementation Status and Key Decisions Project implementation has been affected by COVID-19 and recent changes to MettelSat management. The GFDRR Trust Fund was successful closed on August 31, 2020 with a disbursement rate of 96% and the current disbursement of the GEF Trust Fund stands at 72%. It is planned to close on June 30, 2022. Component A: The implementation of a Quality Management System (QMS) is delayed. Once implemented, it is expected to raise standards and quality control/verification procedures across the institutions in the civil aviation sector. The whole QMS certification process is expected to be effective by March 2022. The project is supporting development of partnerships and standard operating procedures for the provision of services to 12/23/2021 Page 1 of 6 Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Strengthening Hydro-Meteorological and Climate Services (P159217) socio-economic sectors sensitive to meteorological, hydrological and climatic conditions in the country. Consultants are in the final stages of recruitment to support to the drafting of the meteorology law. This activity is expected to start in January 2022 and terminate before project closing, to provide better legal instruments to regulate the sector. A training program for Mettelsat staff on the use of the procured hydromet equipment is expected to start in January 2022. Component B: The main project activity regarding installation of hydromet equipment is advancing well. All the stations and software have been delivered to MettelSat in Kinshasa. The installation of synoptic stations at the N’djili airport is complete while the installation of synoptic stations in airports outside Kinshasa is planned for January 2022, with planned end-date February 2022. The flood Early Warning System (EWS) is expected to be operational by March 2022. Training on use of the equipment will continue until project closing. Component C: The CREWS trust fund, in partnership with WMO, is supporting the establishment of the National Framework for Climate Services, and strategic action plan, which was validated in December 2020. A consultant is developing a monitoring tool for the framework. The open-source climate database (MCH) was installed on MettelSat servers to facilitate project support to entering and safeguarding of historical climate data, which has been stored on paper until now. Risks Systematic Operations Risk-rating Tool Risk Category Rating at Approval Previous Rating Current Rating Political and Governance Substantial Substantial High Macroeconomic Substantial Substantial High Sector Strategies and Policies Moderate Substantial Substantial Technical Design of Project or Program Substantial Moderate Moderate Institutional Capacity for Implementation and Substantial High High Sustainability Fiduciary Substantial High High Environment and Social Moderate Moderate Moderate Stakeholders Low Moderate Moderate Other -- -- -- Overall Substantial Substantial Substantial Results PDO Indicators by Objectives / Outcomes To improve the quality of DRC’s targeted hydro-meteorological and climate services IN01078417 ►Implementation of a quality management system applied to the civil aviation sector (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 40.00 100.00 Date 03-Jul-2017 09-Jun-2020 10-Dec-2021 30-Jun-2022 The establishment of the QMS has been delayed due to COVID-19 and MettelSat management Comments: difficulties. A concerted effort will be required to complete the activity before project closing. IN01078421 ►Operational observation, forecast and modelling capacities improved (composite index) (Number, Custom) 12/23/2021 Page 2 of 6 Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Strengthening Hydro-Meteorological and Climate Services (P159217) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 1.00 1.00 1.00 3.00 Date 03-Jul-2017 09-Jun-2020 10-Dec-2021 30-Jun-2022 Improvements to forecasting depend on the finalization of the QMS, which is delayed, and installation of Comments: hydromet equipment, which is progressing well. IN01078429 ►Implementation of a National Framework for Climate Services (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 -- 75.00 100.00 Date 03-Jul-2017 -- 10-Dec-2021 30-Jun-2022 The implementation of the NFCS is progressing and final activities are expected to be completed before Comments: project closing. Intermediate Results Indicators by Components Component A. Institutional and regulatory strengthening, capacity building and implementation support IN01078418 ►Number of professionals having participated in trainings (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 22.00 145.00 360.00 Date 03-Jul-2017 09-Jun-2020 10-Dec-2021 30-Jun-2022 The training of MettelSat is progressing but reaching the indicator before project closing will require a final Comments: push. IN01078422 ►Number of memorandums of understanding (MoUs) having been developed or revised, with mechanisms for monitoring (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 12.00 13.00 Date 03-Jul-2017 09-Jun-2020 10-Dec-2021 30-Jun-2022 12 MoUs have been signed with users of hydromet information and are being strengthened with Comments: monitoring mechanisms. IN01078424 ►Draft national law on meteorological services developed (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 -- 5.00 100.00 Date 03-Jul-2017 -- 10-Dec-2021 30-Jun-2022 The activity has been on hold pending selection and recruitment of consultants, which is now in the final Comments: stage. IN01078427 ►Elaboration of a business plan for MettelSat (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target 12/23/2021 Page 3 of 6 Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Strengthening Hydro-Meteorological and Climate Services (P159217) Value 0.00 -- 50.00 100.00 Date 03-Jul-2017 -- 10-Dec-2021 30-Jun-2022 The elaboration of a business plan has stalled due to lack of management attention to the activity. Comments: Component B. Modernization of equipment, facilities and infrastructure for basic observation and forecasting IN01078419 ►Number of stations feeding the central online data platform on time (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 60.00 Date 03-Jul-2017 09-Jun-2020 10-Dec-2021 30-Jun-2022 The contract for the acquisition of equipment for the modernization of Mettelsat has been signed. All equipment and software have been delivered to Mettelsat in Kinshasa and the plan for their installation is Comments: at an advanced stage, with the first set of stations planned to be installed by January 2022. IN01078425 ►Number of observations transmitted to WMO’s Global Basic Observation Network (GBON) over a period of 6 months (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 14,400.00 -- 14,400.00 109,440.00 Date 03-Jul-2017 -- 10-Dec-2021 30-Jun-2022 The indicator value is expected to increase after finalization of the ongoing installation of hydromet Comments: equipment. IN01078428 ►Number of buildings rehabilitated (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 -- 3.00 3.00 Date 03-Jul-2017 -- 10-Dec-2021 30-Jun-2022 All building rehabilitation under the project was finalized by July 2020. Comments: Component C. Improvement of hydromet information service delivery IN01078420 ►Number of consultations of the online data platform (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 5,000.00 Date 03-Jul-2017 09-Jun-2020 10-Dec-2021 30-Jun-2022 The online platform is being finalized. Comments: IN01078423 ►Number of hazards for which warning or monitoring forecast bulletins have been produced with sufficient lead-time for preparedness and early response (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 1.00 1.00 1.00 4.00 Date 03-Jul-2017 09-Jun-2020 09-Jun-2020 30-Jun-2022 12/23/2021 Page 4 of 6 Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Strengthening Hydro-Meteorological and Climate Services (P159217) IN01078426 ►Number of user groups having expressed their needs and developed a resulting action plan to address them (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 4.00 Date 03-Jul-2017 09-Jun-2020 09-Jun-2020 30-Jun-2022 Performance-Based Conditions Data on Financial Performance Disbursements (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Currency Original Revised Cancelled Disbursed Undisbursed % Disbursed P159217 TF-A4389 Closed USD 2.70 2.70 0.00 2.60 0.10 96% P159217 TF-A4390 Effective USD 5.33 5.33 0.00 3.82 1.51 72% Key Dates (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Approval Date Signing Date Effectiveness Date Orig. Closing Date Rev. Closing Date P159217 TF-A4389 Closed 07-Feb-2017 19-Apr-2017 22-Feb-2018 31-Dec-2019 31-Aug-2020 P159217 TF-A4390 Effective 07-Feb-2017 19-Apr-2017 22-Feb-2018 30-Jun-2022 30-Jun-2022 Cumulative Disbursements 12/23/2021 Page 5 of 6 Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Strengthening Hydro-Meteorological and Climate Services (P159217) Restructuring History Level 2 Approved on 10-Dec-2019 ,Level 2 Approved on 29-May-2020 ,Level Approved on 25-Jun-2020 ,Level 2 Approved on 03-Jun-2021 Related Project(s) There are no related projects. 12/23/2021 Page 6 of 6