The World Bank Report No: ISR11733 Implementation Status & Results Africa West Africa Regional Fisheries Program (P106063) Public Disclosure Copy Operation Name: West Africa Regional Fisheries Program (P106063) Project Stage: Implementation Seq.No: 7 Status: ARCHIVED Archive Date: Country: Africa Approval FY: 2010 Product Line: IBRD/IDA Region: AFRICA Lending Instrument: Adaptable Program Loan Implementing Agency(ies): Key Dates Board Approval Date 20-Oct-2009 Original Closing Date 15-Dec-2014 Planned Mid Term Review Date 10-Sep-2012 Last Archived ISR Date 25-Jan-2013 Effectiveness Date 19-Apr-2010 Revised Closing Date 15-Dec-2014 Actual Mid Term Review Date 03-Feb-2013 Project Development Objectives Project Development Objective (from Project Appraisal Document) Has the Program Development Objective been changed since Board Approval of the Program? Yes No Global Environmental Objective (from Project Appraisal Document) Has the Program Development Objective been changed since Board Approval of the Program? Yes No Component(s) Public Disclosure Copy Component Name Component Cost Good Governance of the Fisheries 18.40 Reduction of Illegal Fishing 17.70 Increased Contribution of Fish Resources to Local Economies 11.60 Coordination, M&E and Program Management 8.60 Overall Ratings Previous Rating Current Rating Progress towards achievement of PDO Moderately Satisfactory Moderately Satisfactory Page 1 of 3 The World Bank Report No: ISR11733 Previous Rating Current Rating Progress towards achievement of GEO Moderately Satisfactory Moderately Satisfactory Overall Implementation Progress (IP) Moderately Satisfactory Moderately Satisfactory Public Disclosure Copy Overall Risk Rating Implementation Status Overview This ISR is based on the mid-term review that was carried out in Senegal (Feb 3- Feb 9), Cape Verde (Feb 9 to 16), Sierra Leone (March 10-15) and Liberia (March 16-22). The review concluded at the Steering Committee meeting in June where best practices and workshop to exchange lessons learned have be shared. After 2.5 year of implementation in Cap Verde, Liberia, Senegal and Sierra Leone, the program’s first impacts are beginning to occur. In many cases the first step is to support establishment of the rule of law on the water and the reduction of massive amounts of illegal fishing (equivalent to a third of total fish value in some countries). The USA, UK, EC and others have joined forces with the Bank in to reduce illegal fishing in a number of countries. Within weeks of publicly disclosing fishing licenses and revenues in Liberia, a number of fraudulent licenses were discovered, worth more than annual revenues collected from official licenses (revealing a pattern of fraud over years). Illegal boats that used to pillage fish stocks are now routinely pursued and arrested in Sierra Leone and Liberia and neighboring artisanal fishermen have reported increased catches. Only in Sierra Leone where the patrol vessel became operational in mid-2012, arrests have generated $1 million of fines and catches have increased by 42% in targeted communities. Reduction of illegal fishing is just one of several pathways towards more productive fisheries supported by the West Africa Regional Fisheries Program (WARFP). Together with support to clear out illegal fishing, the program is continuing to assist countries to build more sustainable and profitable fisheries through governance reforms focused on limited and secure access rights, stakeholder empowerment, transparency and a strong enabling environment for business, and then on this basis the development of infrastructure and skills to boost private investments for greater value added locally - so that West African countries capture a bigger share of the returns from healthier fish stocks. Encouraging progress are also taking place on governance reform. Senegal’s progress in developing successful community-based co-management has resulted in improved well- being for the entire community. Senegal has approved a new bill which will limit the number of boats. Cape Verde’s incentive-based approach to encourage registration, as well as the use of metal license plates has been remarkable. Locations No Location data has been entered Results Project Development Objective Indicators Public Disclosure Copy Indicator Name Core Unit of Measure Baseline Current End Target Value Date Comments Data on Financial Performance (as of 17-Sep-2013) Financial Agreement(s) Key Dates Project Ln/Cr/Tf Status Approval Date Signing Date Effectiveness Date Original Closing Date Revised Closing Date Page 2 of 3 The World Bank Report No: ISR11733 Project Ln/Cr/Tf Status Approval Date Signing Date Effectiveness Date Original Closing Date Revised Closing Date P106063 IDA-46620 Effective 20-Oct-2009 24-Nov-2009 22-Jun-2010 15-Dec-2014 15-Dec-2014 Disbursements (in Millions) Public Disclosure Copy Currency Original Revised Cancelled Disbursed Undisbursed % Disbursed P106063 IDA-46620 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Disbursement Graph Key Decisions Regarding Implementation The action plans were developed during the mid term review and most countries are following these action plans, although the progress is behind schedule. Project in Cap Verde has been restructured to better focus activities towards achieving the PDO. Public Disclosure Copy Restructuring History Related Projects There are no related projects. Page 3 of 3