The World Bank Report No: ISR15132 Implementation Status & Results Middle East and North Africa MENA- Desert Ecosystems and Livelihoods Knowledge Sharing and Coordination Project (P130343) Public Disclosure Copy Operation Name: MENA- Desert Ecosystems and Livelihoods Knowledge Project Stage: Implementation Seq.No: 3 Status: ARCHIVED Archive Date: 25-Jul-2014 Sharing and Coordination Project (P130343) Country: Middle East and North Africa Approval FY: 2013 Product Line: Global Environment Project Region: MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA Lending Instrument: Technical Assistance Loan Implementing Agency(ies): Center for Environment and Development for the Arab Region and Europe Key Dates Board Approval Date 23-May-2013 Original Closing Date 31-Dec-2017 Planned Mid Term Review Date 15-Jul-2015 Last Archived ISR Date 05-Feb-2014 Effectiveness Date 10-Jun-2013 Revised Closing Date 31-Dec-2017 Actual Mid Term Review Date Global Environmental Objectives Global Environmental Objective (from Project Appraisal Document) The proposed project development objective is to strengthen cooperation among selected organizations of beneficiary countries in areas of sustainable management of desert ecosystems. Has the Project Development Objective been changed since Board Approval of the Project? Yes No Component(s) Component Name Component Cost Knowledge Management and Sharing 0.80 Monitoring and Evaluation 0.10 Project Coordination 0.10 Overall Ratings Public Disclosure Copy Previous Rating Current Rating Progress towards achievement of GEO Satisfactory Satisfactory Overall Implementation Progress (IP) Satisfactory Satisfactory Overall Risk Rating Moderate Moderate Implementation Status Overview This the second ISR of the project. This ISR confirm that the project implementation is very satisfactory and that the Implementing agency is performing very well and ensuring synergy with other Bank project in Africa Region (Building Resilience through Innovation, Communication and Knowledge Services (BRICKS) Project (P130888)’ and ‘Sahel Disaster resilience Project (P148659)’ Page 1 of 4 The World Bank Report No: ISR15132 Locations Country First Administrative Division Location Planned Actual Jordan Amman Amman ✔ ✔ Public Disclosure Copy Egypt Muhafazat al Qahirah Cairo ✔ ✔ Tunisia Gouvernorat de Tunis Tunis ✔ ✔ Algeria Wilaya d' Alger Algiers ✔ ✔ Morocco Region de Rabat-Sale-Zemmour-Zaer Rabat ✔ ✔ Results Global Environmental Objective Indicators Indicator Name Core Unit of Measure Baseline Current End Target Number of workshops organized on issues Number Value 0.00 2.00 7.00 related to desert ecosystems Date 28-Feb-2013 17-Jul-2014 31-Oct-2017 Comments Second technical workshop was held on May 2014. Number of virtual meetings held through the Number Value 0.00 0.00 10.00 dedicated Desert Information System on desert Date 28-Feb-2013 17-Jun-2014 31-Oct-2017 related issues Comments One virtual meeting has been achieved but the topic was noit really in the context of the project, the Bank requested to do anotherForum on topic related to the project Number of knowledge products related to Number Value 0.00 3.00 7.00 desert ecosystems issues developed through Date 28-Feb-2013 17-Jun-2014 31-Oct-2017 the project Public Disclosure Copy Comments A study tours have been realized and 3 analytical work archived Intermediate Results Indicators Page 2 of 4 The World Bank Report No: ISR15132 Indicator Name Core Unit of Measure Baseline Current End Target Number of participants to workshops organized Number Value 0.00 37.00 470.00 by the project Date 28-Feb-2013 20-Dec-2013 31-Oct-2017 Public Disclosure Copy Comments Marrakesh and Jordan Workshops Number of participants of study tours organized Number Value 0.00 12.00 70.00 by the project Date 28-Feb-2013 31-Oct-2017 Comments first study tour to Jordan Number of users of the established information Number Value 0.00 139.00 1100.00 system (web server) Date 28-Feb-2013 31-Oct-2017 Comments Number of members of national institutions Number Value 0.00 0.00 8.00 trained on M&E system and Information system Date 28-Feb-2013 31-Oct-2017 Comments Number of members of national institutions Number Value 0.00 0.00 8.00 trained on M&E system and Information system Date 28-Feb-2013 31-Oct-2017 (by country) Comments Number of comprehensive M&E reports Number Value 0.00 prepared at Program and Project levels Date Comments Number of comprehensive M&E reports Number Value 0.00 0.00 8.00 prepared at regional level (in support of annual Date 28-Feb-2013 31-Oct-2017 regional M&E report) Comments Data on Financial Performance (as of 23-Jun-2014) Financial Agreement(s) Key Dates Public Disclosure Copy Project Ln/Cr/Tf Status Approval Date Signing Date Effectiveness Date Original Closing Date Revised Closing Date P130343 TF-13991 Effective 10-Jun-2013 10-Jun-2013 10-Jun-2013 31-Dec-2017 31-Dec-2017 Disbursements (in Millions) Project Ln/Cr/Tf Status Currency Original Revised Cancelled Disbursed Undisbursed % Disbursed P130343 TF-13991 Effective USD 1.00 1.00 0.00 0.25 0.76 25.00 Disbursement Graph Page 3 of 4 The World Bank Report No: ISR15132 Public Disclosure Copy Key Decisions Regarding Implementation The project implementation is very satisfactory Restructuring History There has been no restructuring to date. Related Projects There are no related projects. Public Disclosure Copy Page 4 of 4