The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Results-Based Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Under the National Target Program (P127435) Results-Based Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Under the National Target Program (P127435) EAST ASIA AND PACIFIC | Vietnam | Water Global Practice | Requesting Unit: EACVF | Responsible Unit: GWA02 IBRD/IDA | Program-for-Results | FY 2013 | Team Leader(s): Lilian Pena Pereira Weiss, Hung Sy Pham Seq No: 13 | ARCHIVED on 25-Jul-2018 | ISR31389 | Created by: Maya Gabriela Q. Villaluz on 25-Jan-2018 | Modified by: Lilian Pena Pereira Weiss on 17- Jul-2018 Program Development Objectives Program Development Objective (from Program Appraisal Document) Increase sustained access to water supply and sanitation services and improve sector planning, monitoring and evaluation in the Participating Provinces of the National Target Program for Rural Water Supply and Sanitation. Overall Ratings Name Previous Rating Current Rating Progress towards achievement of PDO Satisfactory Satisfactory Overall Implementation Progress (IP) Satisfactory Moderately Satisfactory Implementation Status and Key Decisions This Implementation Status & Results Report (ISR) reflects the findings of the mission that was carried out from May 7 to 18, 2018 and short technical mission from June 18 to 21. After five years of implementation the program continues to make good progress on achieving the Disbursement Linked Indicators (DLIs) and it is rated satisfactory for the Project Development Objectives (PDO). The rating on Implementation progress is now being downgraded to moderately satisfactory due to delays in processing disbursements and transfer of funds to the provincial agencies. After the end of the fifth implementation period (year 2017), results achieved have been reported to the Bank. The State Audit of Vietnam (SAV) along with an Independent Verification Agency (IVA) are carrying out the verification of the results achieved and the draft reported is expected to be submitted at the end of August 2018. The results achieved and verified will be reported in the next ISR. Data on Financial Performance Disbursements (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Currency Original Revised Cancelled Disbursed Undisbursed % Disbursed P127435 IDA-51760 Effective USD 200.00 200.00 0.00 141.33 47.65 75% P127435 TF-13061 Closed USD 6.04 4.79 1.25 4.95 0.00 100% Key Dates (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Approval Date Signing Date Effectiveness Date Orig. Closing Date Rev. Closing Date 7/25/2018 Page 1 of 8 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Results-Based Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Under the National Target Program (P127435) Program Action Plan 1. Participating Provinces enhance transparency with public consultation/corruption/fiduciary/ procurement/ Program Action Description databases on implementation complaints and responses. MARD will submit an aggregated report to the Bank on a periodic basis Responsibility Recurrent Frequency Due Date DLI# Status Client Yes SemiAnnual In Progress The transparency platform is in place and regularly updated by the implementing agencies, except for Thanh Hoa Comments province with no documents updated.The beneficiary feedback system is in place and NCERWASS/PCERWASS/DARDs has been tracking the comments. 2(a) Procurement methods will be enhanced: All proposals for detailed designs/construction supervision/bids for civil Action Description works shall be evaluated Responsibility Recurrent Frequency Due Date DLI# Status Client Yes Yearly In Progress MARD and NCERWASS have enhanced the procurement methods. All proposals using public funds for detailed Comments designs/ construction/supervision /bids for civil works are regularly evaluated. 2(b) For water supply sub-projects, at least 50% of consultancy contracts and 50% of works contracts will be Action Description competitively bid, increasing to 80% by end of the Program period Responsibility Recurrent Frequency Due Date DLI# Status Client Yes Yearly In Progress Procurement activities with Bank (IDA) funds were deemed as in compliance with other PAP procurement Comments requirements. DARDs are confirming compliance for the processed carried out using other public sources of funds by 17 Aug 2018. Action Description 2(c) Dependent (Province/MARD) SOEs are excluded from participating Responsibility Recurrent Frequency Due Date DLI# Status Client Yes Yearly In Progress Comments Dependent SOEs have been excluded from bidding in any of the procurement for water supply schemes. Action Description 2(d) Firms on the local/national/Bank debarment list not allowed to participate Responsibility Recurrent Frequency Due Date DLI# Status Client Yes Yearly In Progress Comments Implementing agencies have not awarded any contract to any local/national/Bank debarred company. 7/25/2018 Page 2 of 8 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Results-Based Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Under the National Target Program (P127435) 3.Government will build and implement effective Program financial and results audit capabilities: prepare annual Action Description Program financial statements; create Program internal audit function; appoint external auditor with acceptable audit scope and approach Responsibility Recurrent Frequency Due Date DLI# Status Client Yes SemiAnnual In Progress Audit reports have been regularly submitted to the Bank. However, the external audits had the issue of limited scope. Comments As agreed with MARD and SAV, the upcoming audit report will include a full scope with public funds that generated program’s results. 4. Provinces will avoid/minimize land acquisition impacts and compensate people affected by asset/land/income Action Description losses. An efficient, independently verifiable market valuation mechanism, accepted by the Bank, will be created for lost assets/land/income Responsibility Recurrent Frequency Due Date DLI# Status Client Yes CONTINUOUS In Progress All land acquisition was completed following the national regulation and currently there are no additional land Comments acquisition for the Program. Resettlement has been completed in May 2017. 5. The provinces will develop and implement guidelines, acceptable to the Bank, to work with Ethnic Minorities that Action Description shall fully operationalize existing Vietnamese Legislation on Ethnic Minorities through free, prior, and informed consultations Responsibility Recurrent Frequency Due Date DLI# Status Client Yes CONTINUOUS In Progress Ethnic Minority guideline for Quang Ninh Province has been completed and submitted to the Bank. In addition, the EM Comments activity report has also been submitted. Risks Systematic Operations Risk-rating Tool Risk Category Rating at Approval Previous Rating Current Rating Political and Governance -- Substantial Substantial Macroeconomic -- High High Sector Strategies and Policies -- Substantial Substantial Technical Design of Project or Program -- Moderate Moderate Institutional Capacity for Implementation and Sustainability -- Substantial Substantial 7/25/2018 Page 3 of 8 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Results-Based Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Under the National Target Program (P127435) Fiduciary -- Substantial Substantial Environment and Social -- Moderate Moderate Stakeholders -- Substantial Substantial Other -- Moderate Moderate Overall -- Substantial Substantial Results PDO Indicators by Objectives / Outcomes Increased and sustained access to water supply services ►Number of people with water supply connection from Sustainable Water System (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 -- 248,865.00 850,000.00 Date 31-Dec-2012 -- 25-Jun-2018 31-Jul-2019 ►People provided with access to improved water sources (Number, Corporate) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 -- 959,200.00 1,496,000.00 Date 01-Jan-2013 -- 26-Jun-2018 31-Jul-2019 People provided with access to improved water sources - rural (Number, Corporate) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 -- 959,200.00 1,496,000.00 Date 01-Jan-2013 -- 26-Jun-2018 31-Jul-2019 ►Direct project beneficiaries (number) of which female (percentage) (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 -- 1,221,212.00 1,861,200.00 Date 01-Jan-2013 -- 26-Jun-2018 31-Jul-2019 Increased and sustained access to sanitation services ►Number of people with access to Community-Wide Sanitation (Number, Custom) 7/25/2018 Page 4 of 8 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Results-Based Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Under the National Target Program (P127435) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 -- 972,275.00 1,275,000.00 Date 01-Jan-2013 -- 29-Jun-2018 31-Jul-2019 ►People provided with access to improved sanitation services (Number, Corporate) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 -- 972,275.00 1,275,000.00 Date 01-Jan-2013 -- 29-Jun-2018 31-Jul-2019 People provided with access to improved sanitation services - rural (Number, Corporate) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 -- 972,275.00 1,275,000.00 Date 01-Jan-2013 -- 29-Jun-2018 31-Jul-2019 Improved sector planing, monitoring and evaluation ►Number of Provincial Annual Plans and Program Reports from Participating Provinces (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 -- 85.00 102.00 Date 01-Jan-2013 -- 29-Jun-2018 31-Jul-2019 Intermediate Results Indicators by Results Areas Adequate water and sanitation infrastructure is in place and in working condition ►Number of new Functioning Water Supply Connections (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 218,355.00 218,355.00 340,000.00 Date 01-Jan-2013 31-Dec-2017 09-Jul-2018 31-Dec-2018 ►Number of newly constructed Improved Household Sanitary latrines (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 90,032.00 90,032.00 130,000.00 7/25/2018 Page 5 of 8 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Results-Based Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Under the National Target Program (P127435) Date 01-Jan-2013 31-Dec-2017 09-Jul-2018 31-Dec-2018 ►New water supply and sanitation facilities in schools, and health centers constructed and in use (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 784.00 784.00 1,440.00 Date 01-Jan-2013 31-Dec-2017 09-Jul-2018 31-Dec-2018 ►Number of communes where schools and health centers have maintained hygienic status (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 -- 48.00 150.00 Date 01-Jan-2013 -- 09-Jul-2018 31-Jul-2019 Monitoring, Supervision and Reporting of the overall Program ►Program Report from MARD disclosed to the public (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 4.00 4.00 6.00 Date 01-Jan-2013 31-Dec-2017 09-Jul-2018 31-Dec-2018 Disbursement Linked Indicators DLI_IND_TABLE ►DLI DLI I. Number of new Functioning Water Supply Connections (Output, 58,310,000.00, 64%) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) 2018 Value 0.00 218,355.00 218,355.00 340000.00 Date 01-Jan-2013 30-Jun-2017 09-Jul-2018 -- The value reported is the actual achieved and verified for fourth implementation period (year 2016). For the Comments fifth implementation period (2017) 114,185 new functioning water supply connections have been reported and are currently being verified. This figure will be updated once the final verification report is submitted. ►DLI DLI II. Number of newly constructed Improved Household Sanitary latrines (Output, 21,445,000.00, 68%) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) 2018 Value 0.00 90,032.00 90,032.00 130000.00 7/25/2018 Page 6 of 8 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Results-Based Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Under the National Target Program (P127435) Date 01-Jan-2013 30-Jun-2017 09-Jul-2018 -- The value reported is the actual achieved and verified for fourth implementation period (year 2016). For the Comments fifth implementation period (2017) 34,891 new improved household sanitary latrines have been reported and are currently being verified. This figure will be updated once the final verification report is submitted. ►DLI DLI III. Number of people with water supply connections from Sustainable Water System (Outcome, 12,750,000.00, 34%) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) 2018 Value 0.00 284,865.00 284,865.00 850000.00 Date 01-Jan-2013 30-Jun-2017 09-Jul-2018 -- The value reported is the actual achieved and verified for fourth implementation period (year 2016). For the fifth implementation period (2017) 368,028 people with connection from sustainable water system have been Comments reported and are currently being verified. This figure will be updated once the final verification report is submitted. ►DLI DLI IV. Number of people with access to Commune-Wide Sanitation (Outcome, 25,950,300.00, 63%) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) 2018 Value 0.00 932,477.00 932,477.00 1275000.00 Date 01-Jan-2013 30-Jun-2017 09-Jul-2018 -- The value reported is the actual achieved and verified for fourth implementation period (year 2016). For the fifth implementation period (2017) 446,581 people with access to commune wide sanitation have been Comments reported and are currently being verified. This figure will be updated once the final verification report is submitted. ►DLI DLI V. Number of communes where schools and health clinics have maintained hygienic status. (Output, 4,720,500.00, 33%) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) 2018 Value 0.00 49.00 48.00 150.00 Date 01-Jul-2016 30-Jun-2017 09-Jul-2018 -- The value reported is the actual achieved and verified for fourth implementation period (year 2016). For the fifth implementation period (2017) 55 communes with schools and health clinics maintaining hygienic status Comments have been reported and are currently being verified. This figure will be updated once the final verification report is submitted. ►DLI DLI VI. Number of Provincial Annual Plans approved by participating provinces and Number of Program Reports disclosed to the public (Output, 9,862,500.00, 67%) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) 2018 7/25/2018 Page 7 of 8 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Results-Based Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Under the National Target Program (P127435) Value 34.00 51.00 85.00 102.00 Date 01-Jul-2016 31-Dec-2016 09-Jul-2018 -- Comments 7/25/2018 Page 8 of 8