The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Cote d'Ivoire Land Policy Improvement and Implementation Project (P157206) Cote d'Ivoire Land Policy Improvement and Implementation Project (P157206) AFRICA WEST | Cote d'Ivoire | Urban, Resilience and Land Global Practice | IBRD/IDA | Investment Project Financing | FY 2018 | Seq No: 7 | ARCHIVED on 28-Oct-2020 | ISR43811 | Implementing Agencies: National Rural Land Agency (AFOR), Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Ministry of Economy and Finances Key Dates Key Project Dates Bank Approval Date: 28-Mar-2018 Effectiveness Date: 16-Jul-2018 Planned Mid Term Review Date: 30-Apr-2021 Actual Mid-Term Review Date: Original Closing Date: 01-Sep-2023 Revised Closing Date: 01-Sep-2023 pdoTable Project Development Objectives Project Development Objective (from Project Appraisal Document) The Project Development Objective is to build the capacities and institutions necessary to support implementation of the national rural land tenure security program and to register customary land rights in selected rural areas. Has the Project Development Objective been changed since Board Approval of the Project Objective? No Components Table Name Component 1 – Strengthening Rural Land Institutions:(Cost $18.23 M) Component 2 – Support Implementation of the National Rural Land Tenure Security Program:(Cost $23.34 M) Component 3 – Training for Land Tenure Professionals:(Cost $8.41 M) Component 4 – Program Coordination, Monitoring and Knowledge Management:(Cost $4.01 M) Overall Ratings Name Previous Rating Current Rating Progress towards achievement of PDO Moderately Satisfactory Moderately Satisfactory Overall Implementation Progress (IP) Moderately Satisfactory Moderately Satisfactory Overall Risk Rating Substantial Substantial Implementation Status and Key Decisions For the first time since the 1998 Rural Land Law was adopted, and despite unforeseen challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, Cote d'Ivoire now has the organizational and technical means to implement this law at scale and to provide tenure security to all rural landholders, including both landowners and land users. AFOR is now a fully functional institution and is recognized as the primary interlocuter in the rural land sector. AFOR has also completed nearly all of the prerequisites required to begin land registration operations in the field, and the regulatory amendments necessary to implement systematic land registration operations have been partially completed; the key remaining amendments are awaiting final validation. The preliminary land registration activities began in July, 2020, following a delay of roughly seven months due to several interrelated factors, many related to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on travel and meetings. Initial indirect feedback from project beneficiaries suggests that the 10/28/2020 Page 1 of 7 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Cote d'Ivoire Land Policy Improvement and Implementation Project (P157206) project's support to deliver free land rights documentation for both land owners (land certificates) and land users (land use contracts) has created local enthusiasm for the systematic land registration operations. The project's Grievance Redress Mechanism is currently being finalized, and AFOR is in the process of establishing its Monitoring and Evaluation system, including a Rural Land Observatory to analyze the land registration operations and recommend improvements. AFOR will hold quarterly meetings with NGOs and private firms working to secure rural land tenure in the country to identify relevant innovations that could be incorporated into the AFOR Field Operation Manual. Risks Systematic Operations Risk-rating Tool Risk Category Rating at Approval Previous Rating Current Rating Political and Governance Substantial High High Macroeconomic Substantial Moderate Moderate Sector Strategies and Policies High Moderate Moderate Technical Design of Project or Program High Substantial Substantial Institutional Capacity for Implementation and High High Substantial Sustainability Fiduciary Substantial Substantial Substantial Environment and Social Substantial High High Stakeholders Substantial Substantial Substantial Other Low Low Low Overall High Substantial Substantial Results PDO Indicators by Objectives / Outcomes Institutions necessary to implement national rural land tenure security program established IN00903354 ►Number of Village Land Tenure Committees (Comités Villageois de Gestion Foncière Rurale – CVGFR) established or reestablished by the project (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 400.00 Date 03-Sep-2018 15-Aug-2018 30-Sep-2020 01-Sep-2023 Comments: This is a numeric indicator intended to measure a key local institution needed to register rural land rights. IN00903396 10/28/2020 Page 2 of 7 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Cote d'Ivoire Land Policy Improvement and Implementation Project (P157206) ►Land sector professionals trained by the project (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 176.00 318.00 10,616.00 Date 01-Mar-2018 06-Mar-2020 30-Sep-2020 01-Sep-2023 This indicator measures the number of land professionals who attend either degree courses or professional trainings (e.g., short courses or master classes) supported by the project and is a proxy for Comments: the overall level of capacity in the land sector. IN00903399 Proportion of females among land sector professionals trained by the project (Percentage, Custom Supplement) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 28.40 31.44 30.00 Customary land rights registered in selected rural areas IN00903355 ►Target population with use or ownership rights recorded as a result of the project (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 267,000.00 Date 03-Sep-2018 15-Aug-2018 30-Sep-2020 01-Sep-2023 IN00903397 Proportion of females among target population with use or ownership rights recorded as a result of the project (Percentage, Custom Supplement) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 30.00 IN00903398 ►Land parcels with use or ownership rights recorded as a result of the project (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 53,400.00 Date 03-Sep-2018 15-Aug-2018 30-Sep-2020 01-Sep-2023 IN00903400 Proportion of land parcels with use or ownership rights recorded in the name of one or more females as a result of the project (Percentage, Custom Supplement) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 30.00 IN00903401 ►Share of population in targeted villages with rating ‘Satisfied’ or above (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target 10/28/2020 Page 3 of 7 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Cote d'Ivoire Land Policy Improvement and Implementation Project (P157206) Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 90.00 Date 01-Mar-2018 06-Mar-2020 30-Sep-2020 01-Sep-2023 This is a citizen engagement indicator that measures the overall satisfaction of beneficiaries of project Comments: support to increase land tenure security at the village level. IN00903402 Share of female population in targeted villages with rating 'Satisfied' or above (Percentage, Custom Supplement) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 90.00 Intermediate Results Indicators by Components Component 1 – Strengthening Rural Land Institutions IN00903403 ►AFOR staff recruited according to a strategic staffing plan (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 10.00 92.00 41.50 95.00 Date 03-Sep-2018 05-Mar-2020 30-Sep-2020 01-Sep-2023 This is a percentage indicator to track the establishment of AFOR on the basis of a strategic staffing plan. The percentage will be calculated as the number of AFOR positions hired as compared to the total Comments: number of positions hired and under recruitment according to the organigram in the PAD at the time of Board approval. IN00903406 ►Proportion of field surveys completed by the project using Continuously Operating Reference Stations (CORS) installed by the project (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 80.00 Date 03-Sep-2018 15-Aug-2018 30-Sep-2020 01-Sep-2023 This is a percent indicator to track the use of a new national geodetic network established with project Comments: support. IN00903408 ►Proportion of land certificates that are recorded in the digital Land Information System (Système Information Foncière – SIF) (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.03 0.00 0.00 80.00 Date 03-Sep-2018 15-Aug-2018 30-Sep-2020 01-Sep-2023 This is a percentage indicator to track the incorporation of land certificates into a comprehensive digital Comments: rural Land Information System. IN00903409 10/28/2020 Page 4 of 7 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Cote d'Ivoire Land Policy Improvement and Implementation Project (P157206) ►Number of policy workshops on rural land tenure supported by the project (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 82.00 12.00 20.00 Date 03-Sep-2018 06-Mar-2020 30-Sep-2020 01-Sep-2023 This is a numeric indicator to track the project’s contribution toward policy dialogue related to rural land Comments: tenure. Assumes one per quarter. Component 2 – Support Implementation of the National Rural Land Tenure Security Program IN00903404 ►Number of land contracts recorded in the Land Information System (SIF) (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 106,800.00 Date 03-Sep-2018 15-Aug-2018 30-Sep-2020 01-Sep-2023 This is a numeric indicator to track the incorporation of existing informal land use agreements ("petits Comments: papiers") and new more formalized land use contracts into the SIF. The target assumes that on average two land use agreements and/or contracts will be recorded in the SIF per land certificate delivered. IN00903407 ►Proportion of local land institutions supported by the project with physical land registry books (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 80.00 Date 03-Sep-2018 15-Aug-2018 30-Sep-2020 01-Sep-2023 Comments: This is a percent indicator to track the establishment of physical land register books at the local level. Component 3 – Training for Land Tenure Professionals IN00903405 ►Number of master classes offered for land sector professionals supported by the project (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 13.00 24.00 20.00 Date 03-Sep-2018 06-Mar-2020 30-Sep-2020 01-Sep-2023 This is a numeric indicator to track the project’s contribution toward the capacity building of rural land Comments: tenure professionals. Performance-Based Conditions Data on Financial Performance 10/28/2020 Page 5 of 7 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Cote d'Ivoire Land Policy Improvement and Implementation Project (P157206) Disbursements (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Currency Original Revised Cancelled Disbursed Undisbursed % Disbursed P157206 IDA-61900 Effective USD 50.00 50.00 0.00 10.25 38.83 21% Key Dates (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Approval Date Signing Date Effectiveness Date Orig. Closing Date Rev. Closing Date P157206 IDA-61900 Effective 28-Mar-2018 21-Apr-2018 16-Jul-2018 01-Sep-2023 01-Sep-2023 Cumulative Disbursements PBC Disbursement Achievement Disbursed amount in Disbursement % PBC ID PBC Type Description Coc PBC Amount Status Coc for PBC 10/28/2020 Page 6 of 7 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Cote d'Ivoire Land Policy Improvement and Implementation Project (P157206) Restructuring History There has been no restructuring to date. Related Project(s) There are no related projects. 10/28/2020 Page 7 of 7