Document of The World Bank FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY Report No: 81225-CI PROJECT PAPER ON A PROPOSED ADDITIONAL CREDIT FROM THE INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION IN THE AMOUNT OF SDR 19.6 MILLION (US$30.0 MILLION EQUIVALENT) TO THE REPUBLIC OF COTE D’IVOIRE FOR THE POST-CONFLICT ASSISTANCE PROJECT December 4, 2013 Post Conflict & Social Development Practice Group (AFTCS) Country Department AFCF2 Africa Region This document has a restricted distribution and may be used by recipients only in the performance of their official duties. Its contents may not otherwise be disclosed without World Bank authorization. CURRENCY EQUIVALENTS (Exchange Rate Effective on October 31, 2013) Currency Unit = CFA Francs BCEAO (XOF) US$1.00 = XOF 480 US$1.00 = SDR 0.65 FISCAL YEAR January 1 – December 31 ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS ADDR Autorité pour le Désarmement, la Démobilisation, la Réintégration des Ex- Combattants AF Additional Financing BP Bank Policy CCSD Center for Conflict, Security and Development CDC Comité de Développement Communautaire CDD Community-Driven Development CDVR Commission Dialogue, Vérité et Réconciliation CVGFR Comités villageois de gestion du foncier rural CPS Country Partnership Strategy ERL Emergency Recovery Loan ESMF Environmental and Social Management Framework ESMP Environmental and Social Management Plan FY Fiscal Year OP Operational Policy IDA International Development Association IDP Internally Displaced People M&E Monitoring & Evaluation MEF Ministry of Economy and Finance MOI Ministry of Interior MoU Memorandum of Understanding OPCS Operational Policy and Country Services ORAF Operational Risk Assessment Framework PCAP Emergency Post Conflict Assistance Project PEJEDEC Emergency Youth Employment and Skills Development Project PCU Project Coordination Unit PDO Project Development Objective SDV Social Development Anchor WDR World Development Report Vice President: Makhtar Diop Country Director: Madani M. Tall Sector Manager: Ian Bannon Task Team Leader: Paul Bance REPUBLIC OF COTE D’IVOIRE POST-CONFLICT ASSISTANCE PROJECT TABLE OF CONTENTS Project Data Sheet .................................................................................................................................... i I. Introduction ........................................................................................................................................ 1 II. Background ........................................................................................................................................ 1 III. Rationale for the Additional Financing............................................................................................. 2 IV. Proposed Changes ............................................................................................................................. 3 V. Appraisal Summary............................................................................................................................ 6 Annex 1: Revised Results Framework and Monitoring ....................................................................... 10 Annex 2: Operational Risk Assessment Framework ............................................................................ 14 Annex 3: Geographic Areas of Intervention ......................................................................................... 16 REPUBLIC OF COTE D’IVOIRE POST-CONFLICT ASSISTANCE PROJECT ADDITIONAL FINANCING DATA SHEET Basic Information - Additional Financing (AF) Country Director: Madani M. Tall Sectors: Subnational Government and Sector Manager: Ian Bannon Administration (40%); Other Social Services Sector Director: Jamal Saghir (40%); Law and Justice (20%). Team Leader: Paul Bance Themes: Conflict Prevention and Post- Project ID: P144762 Conflict Reconstruction (100%) Expected Effectiveness Date: Environmental category: B, Partial December 27, 2013 Assessment Lending Instrument: Emergency Recovery Expected Closing Date: December 31, 2015 Loan Joint IFC: No Additional Financing Type: Scale-up Joint Level: No Basic Information - Original Project Environmental category: B, Partial Project ID: P082817 Assessment Project Name: Post-Conflict Assistance Expected Closing Date: December 31, 2013 Project (PCAP) Lending Instrument: Emergency Recovery Joint IFC: No Loan Joint Level: No AF Project Financing Data [ ] Loan [ x ] Credit [ ] Grant [ ] Guarantee [ ] Other: Proposed terms: Standard IDA Credit AF Financing Plan (US$ million) Source Total Amount (US$ million) Total Project Cost: 30 Co-financing: 0 Borrower: 0 Total Bank Financing: 30 IBRD 0 IDA 30 Client Information Recipient: Office of the Prime Minister Responsible Agency: Cabinet of the Prime Minister Contact Person: Philippe Koffi Telephone No.: (225) 22-404-352 Email: Philippe_koffi@yahoo.fr AF Estimated Disbursements (FY/US$ million) i FY FY14 FY15 FY16 Annual 5 15 10 Cumulative 5 20 30 Project Development Objective and Description Original Project Development Objective: To improve conflict-affected communities’ and individuals’ opportunities for economic reintegration and access to social services, which will accelerate Cote d’Ivoire’s crisis recovery and strengthen the prospects for sustainable peace in its territory. Revised Project Development Objective: N/A Project description: Component 1: Socio-Economic Reintegration (US$9.3 million) of vulnerable youth through: (i) labor-intensive public works and (ii) support to income-generating activities Component 2: Identification (US$3.8 million) through (i) rehabilitation of civil registry offices; (ii) capacity-building of registration officers; and (iii) support to operation of civil registration and regularization Component 3: Community Rehabilitation (US$11.7 million) through: (i) community infrastructures; (ii) social cohesion projects; and (iii) capacity-building for local actors Component 4: Project Management (US$4.6 million), including monitoring and evaluation, with the same institutional and implementing arrangements as the original project Contingency (US$0.6 million) to be allocated to Components 1, 2, and 3 during implementation to answer unexpected situations and resurging tensions Safeguard and Exception to Policies Safeguard policies triggered: Environmental Assessment (OP/BP 4.01) [ x]Yes [ ] No Natural Habitats (OP/BP 4.04) [ ]Yes [ x] No Forests (OP/BP 4.36) [ ]Yes [ x] No Pest Management (OP 4.09) [ ]Yes [ x] No Physical Cultural Resources (OP/BP 4.11) [ ]Yes [ x] No Indigenous Peoples (OP/BP 4.10) [ ]Yes [ x] No Involuntary Resettlement (OP/BP 4.12) [ ]Yes [ x] No Safety of Dams (OP/BP 4.37) [ ]Yes [ x] No Projects on International Waterways (OP/BP 7.50) [ ]Yes [ x] No Projects in Disputed Areas (OP/BP 7.60) [ ]Yes [ x] No Is approval of any policy waiver sought from the Board? [ ]Yes [ x] No Has this been endorsed by Bank Management? (Only applies to Board approved operations) [ ]Yes [ ] No Does the project require any exception to Bank policy? [ ]Yes [ x] No Has this been approved by Bank Management? [ ]Yes [ ] No Conditions and Legal Covenants Financing Agreement Description of Date Due Reference Condition/Covenant ii I. INTRODUCTION 1. Additional Financing. This Project Paper seeks the approval of the Executive Directors to provide an additional credit in the amount of US$30.0 million to the Republic of Cote d’Ivoire for the Post-Conflict Assistance Project (PCAP). 2. Scale-up. This additional financing (AF) was formally requested by the Government of Cote d’Ivoire to scale-up this successful project into new fragile areas and increase its development effectiveness. It will help finance the costs associated with upgraded activities in support of (i) the socio-economic reintegration of vulnerable youth; (ii) the identification process in fragile areas; and (iii) community rehabilitation. The institutional and implementing arrangements of the original project will be retained. 3. Outcomes. The purpose of the proposed AF is to consolidate peace-building efforts by strengthening social cohesion. The key expected outcomes from the activities to be supported include: (a) 9,000 vulnerable youth reintegrated; (b) improved access to civil registration in 10 fragile areas; (c) improved collective infrastructure in 200 communities at risk; and (d) sustained local development and conflict mitigation through 200 active community development committees. II. BACKGROUND 4. Original Project. The PCAP is a US$120 million Emergency Recovery Loan (ERL) sponsored by the Office of the Prime Minister. The Project Development Objective (PDO) is to “improve conflict-affected communities’ and individuals’ opportunities for economic reintegration and access to social services, which will accelerate Cote d’Ivoire’s crisis recovery and strengthen the prospects for sustainable peace in its territory.” The project has the following four components: Economic Reintegration, financing labor intensive public works and income- generating activities in support to ex-combatants and youth-at-risk; Identification Process, financing support to the national identification process and modernization of the civil registry; Community Rehabilitation, financing the reconstruction of community infrastructures and peace- building activities through a Community-Driven Development (CDD) approach; and Project Administration. The project was approved by the Board on July 17, 2007 in support of the Ouagadougou Peace Agreement, restructured in October 2011 following the post-electoral crisis and extended in April 2013. The current Closing Date is December 31, 2013. 5. Project Performance. All PDO-level targets will be met by the end of the project. Key results already achieved by the PCAP include:  29,700 young people (99 percent of the objective) have participated in economic reintegration activities, including 9,100 women and 7,000 ex-combatants. 1  74 sous-préfectures (81 percent of the objective) have been constructed and/or rehabilitated; 18 préfectures are also being constructed through an original on-the-job training program.  694 community infrastructures (90 percent of the objective) have been constructed and/or rehabilitated.  More than 6,000 members from 775 community-based organizations, including 120 peace committees, have received training and support on CDD mechanisms and conflict resolution.  A special social-cohesion program has been developed and implemented to address the challenges of the return of people displaced during the post-electoral crisis.  Partnership Agreements have been signed with the Commission Dialogue, Vérité et Réconciliation (CDVR) and the Autorité pour le Désarmement, la Démobilisation, la Réintégration des Ex-Combattants (ADDR). 6. Project Implementation. The implementation of the on-going project is satisfactory. To date, all resources allocated to the project are committed and the disbursement rate is at 98 percent. The project has been rated satisfactory for the last 12 months, including in all fiduciary matters. There are no unresolved financial issues and procurement procedures are in general adhered to. There have been no issues related to the implementation of safeguards policies. The task team confirms that all the requirements for an additional financing are met for scaling-up this well-performing project. III. RATIONALE FOR THE ADDITIONAL FINANCING 7. Consolidating Results. Cote d’Ivoire is now presented with a window of opportunity to achieve sustainable peace and development. However, strong economic growth will not be enough to prevent the return of violence and instability. Substantial social challenges remain. The PCAP has demonstrated that it is an effective instrument for the Government to support efforts toward peace consolidation, foster economic recovery, and strengthen social cohesion. The project has been able to implement activities effectively across the entire territory. It has also shown its capacity to adapt quickly—and under difficult circumstances—to answer new and urgent needs of vulnerable populations and address emerging conflict situations. It has acquired considerable knowledge and experience, as well as credibility and legitimacy with beneficiaries and partners. The strong and unique development impact of this post-conflict project has been repeatedly acknowledged as it builds resilience and expedites Cote d’Ivoire’s recovery process. This AF will thus be a cost-effective solution, with a multiplier effect, to support the Government’s efforts to stabilize the country. 8. Strategic Alignment. The proposed AF is based on a Concept Note submitted by the Government of Cote d’Ivoire in April 2013 and revised in August 2013, as well as the conclusions of Bank identification and preparation missions in July 2013 and September 2013 respectively. It is fully aligned with the Government’s National Development Plan (2012-2015). Additionally, the Country Partnership Strategy (CPS) FY10-13 Progress Report, reviewed by the Board on June 21, 2013, anticipated the need for extra resources for the PCAP to support the 2 CPS’s objective of “achieving sustainable peace.” It was also the recommendation of the 2012 Report on Peace Consolidation and Reconciliation from the Center on Conflict, Security, and Development (CCSD) that the youth employment and social cohesion windows of the PCAP be expanded, as this is the only large-scale community-level peace-building project in Cote d’Ivoire. As such, the project will continue to be the operational translation of the World Development Report 2011 Conflict, Security, and Development (WDR 2011) in Cote d’Ivoire. In line with the Bank’s goal of promoting “shared prosperity,” the AF will foster income growth among the bottom 40 percent in Cote d’Ivoire. 9. Instrument and Procedures. The parent operation was processed under OP/BP 8.00 due to the nature of the crisis and the need to invoke features only available under ERL. The purpose and goals of the AF remain aligned with the objectives of the original project, specifically to support peace consolidation and to strengthen social cohesion. Following consultations with OPCS, the proposed AF will be processed under the same guidelines to ensure overall coherence of the project and consistent implementation. IV. PROPOSED CHANGES 10. Project Development Objective. The original PDO, which is to “improve conflict- affected communities’ and individuals’ opportunities for economic reintegration and access to social services, which will accelerate Cote d’Ivoire’s crisis recovery and strengthen the prospects for sustainable peace in its territory,” remains valid for the proposed extra activities and will not be modified. 11. Project Beneficiaries. The project will continue to focus on vulnerable populations, which have been affected by the conflict and/or are at risk of further violence and exclusion. Ex- combatants will not be a target group anymore since it is now the exclusive mandate of the newly-created ADDR; the project will however continue to punctually support and coordinate with ADDR’s initiatives when appropriate. 12. Geographic focus. As with the original project, resources will be concentrated in the most conflict-affected and/or conflict-prone areas. Accordingly, 10 départements in the center, north, and west of the country, as well as one district (commune) in Abidjan, will be selected (see list in Annex 3). In the 10 départements, the project will target 200 communities, prioritizing those which did not benefit from the first financing. The focus on delineated zones of intervention will allow for an integrated approach, which maximizes development impact and generates mutually-reinforcing actions, e.g. community infrastructures (Component 3) to be built by reintegrated youth (Component 1). 13. Project Activities. Building on lessons learned during the five years of project implementation and a thorough evaluation of the project’s results, the proposed AF will focus on those activities of the original project components that have had most impact. 3 14. Revised Component 1: Socio-Economic Reintegration (US$9.3 million). The objective of this Component will be to ensure the socio-economic reintegration of 8,500 vulnerable young women and men through the following sub-components: 1.A Labor-intensive public works will benefit 7,000 unskilled vulnerable youth. 1.B Sub-projects in support to income-generating activities will benefit 1,500 skilled vulnerable youth whose employment opportunities and/or productive assets have been destroyed by the crisis. 15. Attention will be paid to reintegration as both an economic and a social process, where support and reward go beyond monetary values to emphasize the beneficiaries’ contribution to their communities and their role in society. This component will work as a complement to the ongoing Emergency Youth Employment and Skills Development Project (PEJEDEC - P122546) by targeting different groups, who are in need of socio-economic support rather than jobs and skills only. 16. Revised Component 2: Identification (US$3.8 million). The PAPC has already carried out all the activities it had committed to in the Government’s Program for the Modernization of the Civil Registry. To go beyond infrastructure, the theme of identity and citizenship will be further addressed by the project with a focus on service delivery and accountability. Activities will be organized around three subcomponents: 2.A Rehabilitation/construction of 10 civil registry offices and providing equipment to 30 civil registry offices in the 10 targeted départements through on-the-job training (chantiers-écoles) for 500 vulnerable youth. 2.B Capacity-building of 60 officiers d’état civil and 260 agents d’état civil and community leaders to improve registration in targeted areas. 2.C Support to operation of civil registration and regularization in the 200 targeted communities, with a particular focus on children. 17. This component will benefit from the continuous assistance of the Ministry of Interior (MOI), which has been a strong supporter of the project. 18. Revised Component 3: Community Rehabilitation (US$11.7 million). The main objective is to foster social cohesion and peaceful conflict resolution in 200 communities, with particular focus on the return of displaced people and inclusion of vulnerable groups. The successful CDD approach of the original project will be continued. The following activities will be provided as a comprehensive package to all selected communities: 3.A Sub-projects to rehabilitate/construct 200 community infrastructures to improve access to social services. Infrastructure will be rehabilitated by reintegrated youth targeted under Components 1 and 2, where possible. 3.B Carrying out of 200 sub-projects to promote reconciliation and conflict mitigation, e.g. community gardens. It also includes the construction of up to 500 houses for displaced people. 4 3.C Support to 200 sub-projects for economic recovery managed by local associations, in priority women associations. 19. This component will rely on the Community Development Committees (comité de développement communautaire, CDC), that will be established or reactivated in all 200 communities in the 10 targeted départements. CDCs will function as decision-making bodies through a participatory process and will manage dedicated budgets. Particular attention will be paid to supporting the related 200 peace sub-committees (comités de paix) and, in the West, 60 land management sub-committees (comités villageois de gestion du foncier rural, CVFGR). 20. This component will also finance a similar “package” (infrastructure, social cohesion, economic recovery) in a selected district of Abidjan, albeit with of focus on inter-community (inter-quartiers) projects. The CDD approach will be adjusted to take into account the urban setting of implementation of these activities in Abidjan. 21. Revised Component 4: Project Management (US$4.6 million). The project with additional financing will continue to be sponsored by the Office of the Prime Minister. The institutional and implementing arrangements of the original project will be kept, including the Project Coordination Unit (PCU) and its relevant regional offices, which will be scaled down from six to three in line with the three targeted geographic areas. The original project already has the management, technical, fiduciary, and logistics teams in place, as well as all the required instruments, including Operational, Safeguard, Fiduciary and Procurement Manuals, to allow for immediate implementation. Technical operations will be reinforced by service providers through performance-based contracts, with mandatory transfer of skills and expertise to public institutions. Special attention will be paid to upgrading the monitoring and evaluation (M&E) system. 22. Revised Project Outcome Indicators. Project outcome indicators have been revised to take into account additional resources and upgraded activities. Key changes include: (i) an increased target of reintegrated vulnerable youth, from 30,000 to 39,000; (ii) a focus on services and access—rather than construction and equipment—for assessing the impact of the Identification Component; (iii) a new indicator on civil registration of children in targeted communities; (iv) an increased target of community rehabilitation activities, from 775 to 975; and (v) the systematic disaggregation of data by gender and gender targets. Annex 1 provides a detailed Revised Results Framework. 23. Budget and Financing. Total cost of the proposed additional activities is estimated at US$30.0 million equivalent to be financed through an IDA credit. Table 1 below presents a revised cost table. A contingency (two percent of the additional amount) has been set apart to allow the project the flexibility needed to answer unexpected situations and emerging tensions. A detailed budget with breakdown per sub-component and activity is available. 5 Table 1: Costs by Component (in US$ million) Project Components Original AF Revised Component 1: Socio-Economic Reintegration 61.0 9.3 70.3 Component 2: Identification Process 13.0 3.8 16.8 Component 3: Community Rehabilitation 26.0 11.7 37.7 Component 4: Project Management 20.0 4.6 24.6 Contingency (2%) -- 0.6 0.6 TOTAL 120.0 30.0 150.0 24. Revised Timeframe. All additional activities will be completed within 24 months. Accordingly, the Closing Date of the project will be extended to December 31, 2015. V. APPRAISAL SUMMARY 25. Design. The design of the project includes the recommendations made to the PCAP in the 2013 Cote d’Ivoire Gender Background Note (Africa Region Gender Practice and CCSD), the Bank’s commissioned 2013 Political Economy Analysis of Displacement and Land Tenure in Cote d’Ivoire (SDV), and the 2012 Report on Walking the Path on Peace Consolidation and Reconciliation (CCSD). Financing of the original project was in line with the recommendations of the WDR 2011 (inclusion, youth employment, social cohesion, etc.) and its conclusions have helped to upgrading activities for the additional financing. 26. Institutional and Implementing Arrangements. The same institutional and implementing arrangements of the original project will be used for the proposed AF. Overall management, oversight and administration are ensured by the PCU in Abidjan. Day-to-day operations will be carried out by three regional offices which report to the PCU. The number of regional offices is being reduced from six to three to adjust to the new geographic footprint of the project. A Steering Committee (comité de pilotage) was set-up under the original project but will be discontinued since this committee has never met; inter-ministerial coordination is directly managed by the Office of the Prime Minister, which sponsored the project. 27. Social and Environmental Safeguards. The PCAP is a category-B project, which triggers OP 4.01 – Environmental Assessment. The AF will not change the safeguard category or trigger new safeguard policies. The original project was approved in 2007 as an emergency operation and an Environmental and Social Management Framework (ESMF) was prepared, consulted upon, and disclosed in-country in 2009. Since that time three Environmental and Social Impact Assessments were prepared, consulted upon, and disclosed for works under the original project. The AF will rely on the original project’s ESMF. An evaluation of the implementation of this framework by an independent consultant (July 2013) has shown that the project is safeguard-compliant and there is no unresolved issue. The PCU has an environmental specialist who will continue to regularly monitor and follow-up with safeguard issues. OP 4.01 is 6 triggered by the project because of some potential adverse impacts linked to the labor-intensive public works and the support of income generating activities. Furthermore, the rehabilitation/construction of civil registry offices and the community infrastructures may have negative effects on the environment, albeit these are expected to be moderate and manageable. Environmental and Social Management Plans (ESMF) will be prepared as needed for the small civil works expected to be undertaken under the AF. For works with negligible impacts environmental measures based on national laws and regulations will apply. 28. Although the project will involve some rehabilitation/construction of houses and other structures under the revised third component, these activities do not trigger OP 4.12 since civil works will take place within the existing physical footprint of given structures to be restored and there is no need for land acquisition. The CDD approach to selecting subprojects will continue to be used in the AF, whereby the community itself decides on the works to be done. Because the community itself is managing the rehabilitation works, there will be no loss of either assets or access to resources. This is enforced through the operational manual, which has been successfully used under the original project. It contains detailed checklists to guide the communities in the selection and implementation of works, based on the screening for environmental and social impacts, so that chosen activities do not cause losses or other adverse impacts to community members. 29. Financial Management and Disbursement. Financial management and disbursement arrangements will remain unchanged. However, additional accountants will be recruited and assigned to the Departments where CDD operations will be implemented. 30. The PCU’s financial management unit is responsible for the overall coordination and consolidation of financial management and disbursement information. This unit is comprised of a seasoned Financial Management Specialist and a Senior Accountant assisted by three junior accountants with at least four years of experience. The PCU will continue to use the current computerized and integrated financial software (TOMPRO). The Bank’s last financial supervision mission rated financial management performance as satisfactory. To strengthen the internal control system, the PCU currently has an Internal Audit unit in place, and the Ministry of Economy and Finance (MEF) has assigned a Public Accountant and a Financial Controller for the prior control of payments (Instruction N. 192). Moreover, the existing project’s administrative and financial manuals of procedures (recently revised and approved by the Bank) provide a clear description of approval and authorization processes in respect of rules of segregation of duties. 31. The PCU will be in charge of preparing quarterly and annual financial statements which will include the project’s consolidated financial statements. The quarterly interim financial reports (IFRs) will be sent to the Bank 45 days after the closing of each quarter. Financial annual audits will be conducted in accordance with international auditing standards and reports will be sent to IDA within six months after the end of the audit period; the financial audit report for 2012 was unqualified. Financial auditors will be recruited on a basis acceptable to the Bank. 32. The project will continue to use the transaction-based disbursement procedures (SOEs), i.e. advances, direct payment, reimbursement, and special commitments. Funds will flow from 7 the IDA Account through a Designated Account to be opened at the Central Bank of Côte d’Ivoire (Banque Centrale des Etats de l'Afrique de l'Ouest, BCEAO). The funds will be released to a Project Account to be opened in a commercial bank acceptable to IDA. Payment of transactions from the Project Account will be made by the Public Accountant after approval of the Project Coordinator and certification of the Public Financial Controller. The Designated Account will receive an initial advance upon project effectiveness. Further instructions on the withdrawal of proceeds will be outlined in the disbursement letter. Table 2: Categories of Eligible Expenditure (in US$ million) Percentage of Expenditures to Amount of the Credit Category be Financed Allocated (exclusive of Taxes) (1) Goods, works, non-consulting services, consultants’ services, and 25.4 100% Operating Costs for Components 1, 2, and 3 of the Project (2) Goods, works, non-consulting services, consultants’ services, and 4.6 100% Operating Costs for Component 4 of the Project TOTAL AMOUNT 30.0 -- 33. Procurement. Procurement arrangements will remain unchanged. Two Procurement Specialists have been hired and will remain in place to support the AF. The Bank’s last procurement supervision mission rated procurement performance as satisfactory. Simplified procurement procedures for emergency projects have been used wherever needed and this will remain in place for the proposed AF. A draft procurement plan that covers all the contractual activities to be financed with the proposed AF has been prepared by the Government and reviewed by the Bank. 34. The following guidelines will apply to the project: (i) Guidelines on Preventing and Combating Fraud and Corruption in Projects Financed by IBRD Loans and IDA Credits and Grants, dated October 15, 2006 and revised in January 2011; (ii) Guidelines: Procurement of Goods, Works and Non-consulting Services under IBRD Loans and IDA Credits and Grants by World Bank Borrowers dated January 2011; and (iii) Guidelines: Selection and Employment of Consultants under IBRD Loans and IDA Credits and Grants by World Bank Borrowers dated January 2011. 35. Economic Analysis. The economic analysis of the original project continues to be valid. Reintegration and reconstruction are essential elements for stabilization in a post-conflict context, leading to poverty reduction and the resumption of growth. No better alternatives to the proposed activities, which remain among the best practices in the fields of peacebuilding and early recovery, could be identified. The project design is still based on cost-effectiveness, minimizing costs without forfeiting quality. 36. Monitoring and Evaluation. The PCU will conduct impact studies and perception surveys on a regular basis, supervision missions every two months, as well as results workshops 8 every four months, to discuss impact. All findings will be based on a baseline study that will be conducted prior to implementation. Resources have been ring-fenced in the budget for M&E activities. 9 ANNEX 1: RESULTS FRAMEWORK AND MONITORING Cote d’Ivoire: Post-Conflict Assistance Project Results Framework Comments/ Revisions to the Results Framework Rationale for Change PDO Current (PAD) Proposed To improve conflict-affected communities’ and individuals’ Continued The PDO continues to be relevant for the additional financing. opportunities for economic reintegration and access to social services, which will accelerate Cote d’Ivoire’s crisis recovery and strengthen the prospects for sustainable peace in its territory. PDO indicators Current (PAD) Proposed change* Indicator One Revised Indicator One Ex-combatants will not be a target group per se anymore since it is By December 31, 2013, approximately 30,000 ex-combatants, Number of vulnerable youth who have now the exclusive mandate of ADDR. individuals associated with armed groups, and youth at risk will have participated in socio-economic received reinsertion support. reintegration activities Target: 30,000 Revised Target: 39,000 Indicator Two Revised Indicator Two Change in approach from infrastructure to services. By December 31, 2013, the civil registry will have been modernized Percentage of the population of 10 and rendered operational, so that 93 sub-prefecture offices have been departments benefiting from improved built and equipped with computerized information management access to civil registration systems. Target: 93 Revised Target: 60% Indicator Three Revised Indicator Three 200 additional communities are targeted based on the priorities and By December 31, 2013, 775 subprojects will have improved social Number of communities with improved collective decisions of conflict-affected communities. and economic infrastructure for targeted communities, based on the social and economic infrastructure priorities and collective decisions of conflict-affected communities. Target: 775 Revised Target: 975 Indicator Four Dropped The regional offices have been scaled down to three and are already The project’s regional offices are in place to coordinate economic in place and functioning. reinsertion and community rehabilitation activities, in alignment with the project’s. Target: 6 10 Revised Results Framework and Monitoring Baseline Cumulative Target Original Progress Values Data Source/ Responsibility for PDO Level Results Indicators UOM Project To Date 2014 2015 Frequency Comments Core Methodology Data Collection Start (2013) (2007) Ex-combatants will not be a target 1. Number of vulnerable youth # of Project M&E PCAP, M&E group per se anymore since it is who have participated in socio- individ 0 30,000 34,500 39,000 Monthly system Team now the exclusive mandate of economic reintegration activities uals ADDR Measures the population covered by 30 bureaux d’état civil plus Perception 2. Percentage of the population of 200 centres d’état civil % of Study; the 10 departments benefiting from PCAP, M&E secondaires. individ -- 0 25 60 Yearly Project M&E improved access to civil Team Change in approach from uals system registration infrastructure to services. INS data Includes direct and indirect beneficiaries 200 additional communities are targeted based on the priorities 3. Number of communities with # of Project M&E PCAP, M&E and collective decisions of improved social and economic comm 0 775 875 975 Monthly system Team conflict-affected communities. To infrastructure unities be disaggregated by schools, water points and health centers Beneficiaries Calculation based on an estimate Perception of 8,500 beneficiaries # of Study; 685,00 PCAP, M&E (Component 1) + 500 (chantier- Direct Project beneficiaries individ 0 600,000 760,000 Yearly Project M&E 0 Team école) + 150,000 (Component 3) uals system + 1,000 (Abidjan-inter- INS data community) = 160,000 Perception Study; % of PCAP, M&E Of which female 0 50 50 50 Yearly Project M&E women Team system INS data 11 Intermediate Results and Indicators Baseline Target Values Unit of Original Progress 2014 2015 Data Source/ Responsibility for Intermediate Results Indicators Measur Project To Date Frequency Comments Core Methodology Data Collection ement Start (2013) (2007) Intermediate Result 1: Socio-economic Reinsertion of Vulnerable Youth 1a. Number of vulnerable youth # of Project M&E PCAP, M&E participating in labor intensive individ 0 22,000 24,500 29,000 Monthly system Team public works uals 1b. Number of vulnerable youth participating in income-generating # of 500 vulnerable youth will receive Project M&E PCAP, M&E activities including on-the-job individ 0 8,000 8,750 10,000 Monthly on-the-job training in Component system Team training (conseil assistance et uals 2 chantier-école) 1c. Percentage of females among vulnerable youth participating in % of Project M&E PCAP, M&E The target in the original project 0 31 35 35 Monthly socio-economic reintegration women system Team was 30% activities Intermediate Result 2: Identification Process 2a. Number of civil registration # of Project M&E PCAP, M&E This includes préfectures and offices rehabilitated/constructed in 0 109 115 119 Yearly offices system Team sous-préfectures targeted areas This includes sous-préfets and 2b. Number of civil registry # of mayors as well as lower-level Project M&E PCAP, M&E officers/agents/community leaders individ N/A 0 160 320 Trimestral government officials, and system Team trained in targeted communities uals community leaders (centres d’état civil secondaires) 100% is needed as a target to Project M&E 2c. Percentage of school children % of avoid adverse selection, i.e. system, PCAP, M&E with a birth certificate in targeted individ N/A 75 90 100 Trimestral leaving out the most vulnerable Ministry of Team communities uals (top 10-20%) which are the actual Education project target. 12 Intermediate Results and Indicators Baseline Target Values Unit of Original Progress 2014 2015 Data Source/ Responsibility for Intermediate Results Indicators Measur Project To Date Frequency Comments Core Methodology Data Collection ement Start (2013) (2007) 2d. Percentage of infants registered % of Perception PCAP, M&E within legally required time (90 individ N/A 60 70 80 Trimestral Study, Team days after birth) uals MOI Intermediate Result 3: Community Rehabilitation - CDD The Development Committees # of 3a. Number of Development Project M&E PCAP, M&E will also include 200 Peace commi 0 775 875 975 Monthly Committees created system Team Committees (Comité de paix) and ttees 60 Land Committees (CVGFR) The target of the original project 3b. Percentage of females amongst % of Project M&E PCAP, M&E 0 30 35 35 Monthly was 30% and has increased to Committee members women system Team 35%. 3c. Number of economic # of Project M&E PCAP, M&E associations supported in targeted activiti 0 10 110 210 Trimestral system Team communities es 3d. Number of social cohesion # of Project M&E PCAP, M&E This can include houses for IDPs 0 10 110 210 Trimestral projects realized houses system Team where needed. 13 ANNEX 2: OPERATIONAL RISK ASSESSMENT FRAMEWORK Cote d’Ivoire: Post-Conflict Assistance Project Additional Financing 1. Project Stakeholder Risks Rating: M Description: Risk Management: The Bank has a good record of engagement on post-conflict challenges in the Regular consultations with all stakeholders at the local and national level, as well as country and has built up strong relationships with all stakeholders at the local and constant monitoring of the situation. national levels. However, the project is operating in a volatile political environment Memorandums of Understanding (MoU) with key stakeholders (ADDR, CDVR, MOI) and touches upon sensitive political issues, e.g. reintegration and identity. have been signed under the original project. Resp: Bank Stage: Appraisal Due Date: Status: done 2. Implementing Agency Risks (including fiduciary) 2.1. Capacity Rating: M Description: Risk Management: The PCAP has a coordination team, which has gathered considerable Local communities will benefit from systematic capacity-building through the CDD implementation experience since 2007 and thus is familiar with procurement and approach used in Component 3. financial management as well as social and environmental safeguards. However, The PCU will also assign an accountant with good experience in CDD to each region to local authorities and community bodies may sometimes lack the capacity to undertake systematic reviews of communities’ expenditures. Furthermore, the Internal implement the project effectively. Auditor and the Financial Controller will conduct periodic controls. Resp: PCAP Stage: Implement. Due Date : Status: 2.2. Governance Rating: L Description: Risk Management: The MOI has been a strong partner of the project for the Component on Consultation with the MOI on how the project will work on the challenges of civil Identification. The project will continue to need the MOI’s support to implement registration. component 2 (rehabilitation/construction of civil registry offices, support to operation of civil registration, etc.). Resp: Bank Stage: Appraisal Due Date : Status: done 3. Project Risks 3.1. Design Rating: M Description: Risk Management: Selection of project areas and beneficiaries creates community tensions. Application of adequate selection criteria and broad consultations arranged by the Prime 10 civil registry offices will be built. It requires an agreement from the MOI. Minister’s Office. CDD approach will minimize risks of inadequate selection of project Target of 100% of school children with a birth certificate in target areas will be areas. Project will support local Comités de Paix in project areas. very difficult to achieve. The PCAP has a good relationship with the MOI following the construction of 18 prefectures and about 90 sous-prefectures. A target of less than 100% would be self-defeating as it would mean leaving apart the most vulnerable, who are those who do not register by themselves but are the target of the project. 14 Resp: PCAP Stage: Appraisal Due Date : Status: done 3.2. Social & Environmental Rating: M Description: Risk Management: Land issues may cause conflicts among communities. Temporary, localized Land acquisition is not supported under the project. The anticipated impacts are impacts related to small scale works, such as noise, emissions, dust, as well as generally temporary, small scale, of low intensity, and localized; thus they do not pose a issues related to traffic and pedestrian safety, and workplace and community health significant risk to the environment, health, or safety. Also these impacts can readily be and safety. mitigated by standard, “off the shelf” mitigation measures, awareness by Client and Generation of construction related spoils, waste and effluents, as well as handling supervising Engineers, and by applying general good housekeeping by the Contractors. and disposal of potentially hazardous substances (fuels, lubricants, paints, solvents, Due to the focus of the project on already built up areas, and a large portion of the construction chemicals). works being rehabilitation only, no significant environmental footprint is expected. ESMPs will be prepared for the civil works where warranted. For works with negligible impacts, environmental measures based on national law will apply. Appropriate mitigation and management measures will be included in the contractual obligations for the works contracts by (i) reference to the existing ESMF, as well as - if warranted - (ii) environmental compliance checklists attached to, and made part of works contracts. Resp: PCAP Stage: Implement. Due Date : Status: 3.3. Program & Donor Rating: L Description: Risk Management: The variety of development partners and donors involved in reintegration, The Bank team will strengthen its coordination mechanisms with partners in the community rehabilitation, and social cohesion in Côte d’Ivoire may cause a lack of international community to ensure effective coordination and policy review and it will coordination and harmonization with other programs and initiatives, resulting in proactively reach out to other partners and donors to create synergies. inconsistent operations. Resp: Bank Stage: Implement. Due Date : Status: 3.4. Delivery Monitoring & Sustainability Rating: M Description: Risk Management: Poor delivery of project activities and services may occur due to inadequate The PCAP will introduce community-based monitoring and evaluation systems, which capacity of local implementing partners. shall improve delivery of project activities. Inability to adjust project design in response to changing operating A contingency of two percent of the additional amount has been included in the budget, environment/security situation. so as to address unexpected tensions or emerging conflict situations. The Financing Agreement allows for a revision of the Targeted Areas in agreement with the Bank. Resp: PCAP Stage: Implement. Due Date : Status: 4. Overall Risk Rating for Implementation: Moderate 15 ANNEX 3: TARGETED AREAS OF INTERVENTION Administrative Region Rationale Subdivision - Area heavily affected by the crisis (conflict zone with high population density) Département de - High concentration of militias Duékoué - Recurrent insecurity - Important destruction of community infrastructure and homes - Area heavily affected by the crisis (conflict zone with high population density) Département de - High concentration of militias Guiglo - Important destruction of community infrastructure and homes - Area heavily affected by the crisis (conflict zone with high population density) Département de - High concentration of militias Bloléquin - Important destruction of community infrastructure and homes West - Area heavily affected by the crisis (conflict zone with high population density) - High concentration of militias - Important destruction of community infrastructure and homes Département de - Area only partly covered by activities of original project Toulepleu - Landlocked area with difficult access - High concentration of refugees (border with Liberia) - High level of insecurity - Important destruction of community infrastructure and homes Département de - Landlocked area with difficult access Zouan-hounien - High concentration of refugees (border with Liberia) - High levels of insecurity - Area with community infrastructure severely damaged during the crisis Département de - Intra-community conflicts, particularly between farmers and herders Korhogo - High concentration of ex-combatants and youth-at-risk - Recurrent insecurity - Area with community infrastructure severely damaged during the crisis Département de - Intra-community conflicts, particularly between farmers and herders North Ferkessedougou - High concentration of ex-combatants and youth-at-risk - Recurrent insecurity - Area with community infrastructure severely damaged during the crisis Département de - Intra-community conflicts, particularly between farmers and pastoralists Bouna - High concentration of ex-combatants - Area with low school enrollment rate - Area with community infrastructure severely damaged during the crisis - High concentration of displaced people Département de - Intra-community conflicts (farmers and pastoralists, Bozo and fishermen) Bouaké - High concentration of ex-combatants and youth-at-risk Center - Area with limited birth registration and birth certificates - High concentration of displaced community who have settled in classified forests Département de - Area with community infrastructure severely damaged during the crisis. Toumodi - High pressure on community infrastructure with the influx of displaced people - Heart of the conflict zone - Lack of social services and significant sanitation and health problems Commune - High population density Abidjan d’Abobo - High potential for income-generating activities, especially women associations affected by the crisis - Significant losses and damages of productive assets during the crisis 16