The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report
Burundi Landscape Restoration and Resilience Project (P160613)
Burundi Landscape Restoration and Resilience Project (P160613)
AFRICA EAST | Burundi | Environment, Natural Resources & the Blue Economy Global Practice |
IBRD/IDA | Investment Project Financing | FY 2018 | Seq No: 7 | ARCHIVED on 05-Mar-2021 | ISR45499 |
Implementing Agencies: Ministry of Finance, Budget, Cooperation and Economic Development, Ministry of Environment, Agriculture and Livestock
Key Dates
Key Project Dates
Bank Approval Date: 11-Apr-2018 Effectiveness Date: 21-Sep-2018
Planned Mid Term Review Date: 30-Jul-2021 Actual Mid-Term Review Date:
Original Closing Date: 14-Mar-2023 Revised Closing Date: 14-Mar-2023
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Project Development Objectives
Project Development Objective (from Project Appraisal Document)
The Project Development Objective is to restore land productivity in targeted degraded landscapes and, in the event of an eligible crisis or
emergency, to provide immediate and effective response to said eligible crisis or emergency.
Has the Project Development Objective been changed since Board Approval of the Project Objective?
No
Components Table
Name
Institutional Development and Capacity Building for Landscape Restoration and Resilience:(Cost $2.00 M)
Sustainable Landscape Management Practices:(Cost $22.00 M)
Improved Management of Protected Areas and Reserves:(Cost $3.00 M)
Contingency Emergency Response (CERC)
Project Management, Coordination, and Monitoring:(Cost $3.00 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
The project is on course to delivery, with few results achieved to date, owed to the delayed initiation of field activities which only started in Nov
2020. Feasibility studies in the first set of 12 collines are now underway and will determine the mapping of target project areas, types and extent of
terracing, erosion control and landscape restoration work necessary, and the zoning of activities to be conducted on each colline landscape by other
project contractors focused on community resilience activities (land certification, community mobilization, and farmer field schools), to
be underpinned by colline-level action plans validated by target community beneficiaries.
Related to the implementation of the three main components of this project, the following activities were realized during the reporting period.
Under component 1:
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A five-day training was organized by the University of Burundi with the University of Florence for technical support in landscape restoration targeting
project staff and technical staff within MINEAGRIE. However, the University of Florence did not carry out a mission in Burundi due to the Covid-19
pandemic (now planned in March 2021), restructuring their planning of activities to start with remote training in September 2020.
Under component 2:
Under the largest project component #2 dedicated to landscape restoration works implemented on a target of 22 hills (collines), technical feasibility
studies on 12 hills are underway (led by SHER). In addition, all key contracts for service providers, selected on a competitive basis, to support the
various critical contracts for the start of restoration activities planned on the first set of 12 hills have now been finalized, including contracts
for community mobilization (ONG ACORD), land certification (implemented by IGNIFI), as well as contracts with FAO (support for the training of
farmer field schools) and Bioversity International (supply of plant genetics and support to community nurseries), have now also been signed and
completed, with invoices already submitted by all contractors. Some other contracts have been launched by the PIU during this reporting period
(acquisition of cattle for the production of organic manure for radical terraces) but were recalled to ensure seamless sequencing of project activities.
By November 2020, main project activities were initiated in a coordinated and synchronous way on the ground (community mobilization, technical
feasibility studies, restoration works including Bioversity contract and FAO farmer field schools, land certification) with safeguards, GRM and M&E
frameworks operational and deployed in the field.
Specific results to report are below:
Feasibility studies are currently underway on the first set of 12 hills. The contracted technical firm, SHER, has shared an inception report
in early January outlining their methods and expected results. The next results report from SHER will be available in March 2021, with
quarterly activity implementation reports thereafter.
All other contractors have initiated activities on the ground as per their contractual agreements (FAO, ACORD, IGNIFI, BIOVERSITY
International), pending confirmation on target sites during the feasibility studies being implemented by SHER. Furthermore, colline-level
action plans (detailing plans for landscape restoration) will be initiated and finalized in collaboration with the NGO “ACORD” for community
mobilization;
FAO has featured however delays in submitting their invoices, impacting project disbursement levels. The project team has been following
up daily with both FAO-Rome and FAO-Burundi to ensure expedited submission of their invoices, as well as supporting the PIU in
submitting WAs in time.
Continued coordination across project contractors and coherent central progress monitoring by the PIU will be critical for the continued
success of the BLRRP. As the project cruises to achieve full speed in its implementation, the project team will need to ensure the project
continues to achieve adequate disbursements levels.
The MoU with the Burundi Office for the Environment (OBPE) signed in May 2020 to support the establishment of nurseries producing agroforestry,
forestry, and bamboo seedlings was extended in December 2020 to also include the supervision of demonstrative plantation activities in the 7 hills
of the Buhinyuza commune and in the 5 hills of the Isare commune. The Bank had requested that plantation activities be implemented only after 1)
the GRM is operationalized in the targeted areas and 2) overall alignment is ensured with main activities starting, including community mobilization
and restoration feasibility studies. Results to date include:
In Buhinyuza: 27.9 ha of eucalyptus were planted on lands, and 22.6 km of trees along roadways
In Isare: 25.3 ha of eucalyptus were planted on lands, and 10 km of trees along roadways. In addition, 7.25 km of bamboo were planted
along riverbanks.
Progress report for the 1st month (January 2021) indicates mixed results in some sites due to weather conditions (heat) and some seedlings having
exceeded the planting stage. Replanting will be scheduled on all sites with a recovery rate of less than 80% with the return of the rains expected in
March and early April.
Under component 3:
Park maintenance and livelihoods activities are underway with OBPE in the three target Protected Areas (PAs)and their periphery. Equipment for
OPBE’s eco-guards working in the 3 PAs were delivered (after being blocked at customs since December 2020 which will allow Park’s
management-supported activities to resume. In the context of activities supporting alternative livelihoods, 6 nursery sites were established with a
forecast of 320,000 maracuja seedlings and 160,000 Japanese plum seedlings produced. The identification of the beneficiaries of these plants is in
progress on the hills bordering the protected areas. Regarding activities in support to Batwa communities, to date 1497 Batwa, including 1081 in
Kibira NP, 352 in Ruvubu NP and 64 in Bururi NWA, were involved in work to demarcate the boundaries of Protected Areas, maintain firebreaks
and tourist trails during the period from July to December 2020.
Risks
Systematic Operations Risk-rating Tool
Risk Category Rating at Approval Previous Rating Current Rating
Political and Governance High Substantial Substantial
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Macroeconomic Substantial Substantial Substantial
Sector Strategies and Policies Moderate Moderate Moderate
Technical Design of Project or Program Substantial Substantial Substantial
Institutional Capacity for Implementation and
Substantial Substantial Substantial
Sustainability
Fiduciary High High High
Environment and Social Substantial Substantial Substantial
Stakeholders Substantial Substantial Substantial
Other Substantial Substantial Substantial
Overall Substantial Substantial Substantial
Results
PDO Indicators by Objectives / Outcomes
Restore land productivity in targeted degraded landscapes
IN00953715
►Land productivity in targeted degraded landscapes (Number, Custom)
Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target
Value 100.00 100.00 100.00 120.00
Date 16-Mar-2018 05-Jun-2019 05-Jun-2019 29-Dec-2023
IN00953736
►Land area under sustainable landscape management practices (Hectare(Ha), Corporate)
Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target
Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 89,360.00
Date 16-Mar-2018 05-Jun-2019 05-Jun-2019 29-Dec-2023
IN00953737
►Share of targeted community members with rating ‘Satisfied’ or above on project interventions (Percentage, Custom)
Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target
Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 70.00
Date 16-Mar-2018 05-Jun-2019 05-Jun-2019 29-Dec-2023
IN00953738
Share of targeted community members with rating ‘Satisfied’ or above on project interventions (women) (Percentage, Custom
Breakdown)
Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target
Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 70.00
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Intermediate Results Indicators by Components
Institutional Development and Capacity Building for Landscape Restoration and Resilience
IN00953739
►Guidelines to support watershed management planning and landscape restoration developed and disseminated (Number, Custom)
Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target
Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 4.00
Date 16-Mar-2018 05-Jun-2019 05-Jun-2019 29-Dec-2023
Sustainable Landscape Management Practices
IN00953740
►Collines restored according to defined criteria (Number, Custom)
Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target
Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 22.00
Date 16-Mar-2018 05-Jun-2019 05-Jun-2019 29-Dec-2023
IN00953742
►Erosion in targeted degraded landscapes (Percentage, Custom)
Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target
Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 50.00
Date 16-Mar-2018 05-Jun-2019 05-Jun-2019 29-Dec-2023
IN00953743
►Beneficiaries of job-focused interventions (Number, Corporate)
Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target
Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 14,670.00
Date 16-Mar-2018 05-Jun-2019 05-Jun-2019 29-Dec-2023
IN00953744
Beneficiaries of job-focused interventions - Female (Number, Corporate Supplement)
Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target
Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 7,335.00
IN00953745
►Farmers adopting improved agricultural technology (Number, Corporate)
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Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target
Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 24,008.00
Date 16-Mar-2018 05-Jun-2019 05-Jun-2019 29-Dec-2023
IN00953746
Farmers adopting improved agricultural technology - Female (Number, Corporate Supplement)
Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target
Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 12,004.00
IN00953747
Farmers adopting improved agricultural technology - male (Number, Corporate Supplement)
Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target
Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 12,004.00
IN00953748
►Land certificates issued (Number, Custom)
Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target
Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 14,080.00
Date 16-Mar-2018 05-Jun-2019 05-Jun-2019 29-Dec-2023
IN00953749
Land certificates issued with women's name (Percentage, Custom Supplement)
Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target
Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 50.00
Improved Management of Protected Areas and Reserves
IN00953741
►Management Effectiveness Tracking Tool (METT) for Protected Areas in targeted landscapes (Number, Custom)
Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target
Value 28.00 28.00 28.00 45.00
Date 16-Mar-2018 05-Jun-2019 05-Jun-2019 30-Dec-2022
Overall Comments IR
Mid-Term Review
The project MTR process is planned to start in April 2021, with MTR Report expected to be made available by the Client in June 2021.
Following this, the Task Team will conduct a MTR Mission (specific date to be confirmed).
Performance-Based Conditions
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Data on Financial Performance
Disbursements (by loan)
Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Currency Original Revised Cancelled Disbursed Undisbursed % Disbursed
P160613 IDA-D2760 Effective USD 30.00 30.00 0.00 6.05 23.48 20%
Key Dates (by loan)
Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Approval Date Signing Date Effectiveness Date Orig. Closing Date Rev. Closing Date
P160613 IDA-D2760 Effective 11-Apr-2018 24-May-2018 21-Sep-2018 14-Mar-2023 14-Mar-2023
Cumulative Disbursements
PBC Disbursement
Achievement Disbursed amount in Disbursement %
PBC ID PBC Type Description Coc PBC Amount
Status Coc for PBC
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Restructuring History
There has been no restructuring to date.
Related Project(s)
P171745-Burundi Landscape Restoration and Resilience Project
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