Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report DRC National Parks Network Rehabilitation Project (P083813) DRC National Parks Network Rehabilitation Project (P083813) AFRICA | Congo, Democratic Republic of | Environment & Natural Resources Global Practice | IBRD/IDA | Investment Project Financing | FY 2014 | Seq No: 16 | ARCHIVED on 23-Apr-2018 | ISR32014 | Implementing Agencies: Ministry Of Finances, ICCN Key Dates Key Project Dates Bank Approval Date:12-Dec-2013 Effectiveness Date:30-Jun-2014 Planned Mid Term Review Date:20-Feb-2012 Actual Mid-Term Review Date:20-Feb-2012 Original Closing Date:31-Dec-2018 Revised Closing Date:31-Dec-2018 Project Development Objectives Project Development Objective (from Project Appraisal Document) To enhance the capacity of the Congolese Institute for Nature Conservation (ICCN) for management of targeted protected areas. Has the Project Development Objective been changed since Board Approval of the Project Objective? No Global Environmental Objective (from Project Appraisal Document) The proposed Global Environmental Objective of the Project is improved financial sustainability and management effectiveness of DRC’s protected area system. Has the Global Environmental Objective been changed since Board Approval of the Project Objective? No Components Name Support to Institutional Rehabilitation:(Cost $3.59 M) Support to National Parks:(Cost $8.65 M) Technical Studies and Consultations:(Cost $0.50 M) Okapi Fund Establishment and Capitalization:(Cost $8.90 M) 4/23/2018 Public Disclosure Copy Page 1 of 11 Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report DRC National Parks Network Rehabilitation Project (P083813) Overall Ratings Name Previous Rating Current Rating Progress towards achievement of PDO  Moderately Unsatisfactory  Moderately Satisfactory Overall Implementation Progress (IP)  Moderately Unsatisfactory  Moderately Satisfactory Overall Risk Rating  Substantial  Substantial Implementation Status and Key Decisions Activities continue to be underway in Kahuzi Biega National Park, in Virunga National Park, and in Garamba National Park. Investments that had been proposed in Itombwe Reserve will not take place due to a deteriorating security situation. Investments for housing, education and health support to pygmy communities around Virunga National Park continue. Other project activities are proceeding more slowly, including support to Lomami Reserve and to the botanical gardens. Progress has recently been made on the creation of the Okapi Fund for the Conservation of Nature (FOCON), a key project deliverable, with the good news that a decree was signed by the Prime Minister to allow the Fund to function in the DRC. A key focus for this last year of the project is to ensure the Okapi Fund becomes eligible for capitalization through the project. Risks Systematic Operations Risk-rating Tool 4/23/2018 Public Disclosure Copy Page 2 of 11 Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report DRC National Parks Network Rehabilitation Project (P083813) Risk Category Rating at Approval Previous Rating Current Rating Political and Governance  --  Substantial  Substantial Macroeconomic  --  Moderate  Substantial Sector Strategies and Policies  --  Low  Low Technical Design of Project or Program  --  Moderate  Moderate Institutional Capacity for Implementation and Sustainability  --  Substantial  Substantial Fiduciary  --  Substantial  Substantial Environment and Social  --  Substantial  Substantial Stakeholders  --  Moderate  Moderate Other  --  --  -- Overall  --  Substantial  Substantial Results Project Development Objective Indicators PHINDPDOTBL  Direct project beneficiaries (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 3,500.00 4,944.00 2,000.00 Date 15-Nov-2013 31-May-2017 29-Dec-2017 31-Dec-2018 Comments The number of beneficiaries is calculated as per the agreed methodology in the monitoring manual. Details on this value are provided in the project's progress report. No measure has been provided by ICCN for the percentage of female beneficiaries. PHINDPDOTBL  Female beneficiaries (Percentage, Custom Supplement) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 25.00 25.00 50.00 Overall Comments 4/23/2018 Public Disclosure Copy Page 3 of 11 Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report DRC National Parks Network Rehabilitation Project (P083813) Global Environmental Objective Indicators PHINDGEOTBL  Publication of internal audits (Yes/No, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value N N N Y Date 15-Nov-2013 31-May-2017 29-Dec-2017 31-Dec-2018 Comments Internal audits have been carried out and have been sent to the Bank but the indicator is considered to not have been met because they have not been "published", which as noted in the monitoring manual, requires that the audits (or at least some reasonable summary) be made publicly available on a web site. This indicator was intended to be a measure of the transparence of ICCN; it is not clear if they intend or not to make efforts to achieve this indicator. PHINDGEOTBL  Stable bio-indicator species populations in Garamba and Mikeno (Yes/No, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value -- -- -- -- Date 12-Mar-2009 17-Nov-2014 17-Nov-2014 31-Dec-2018 Comments The indicators on stability of animal populations were included at the time of the original project design in 2008. Such indicators are now widely recognized to be not very useful because of the tremendous difficulties measuring reliable values and the difficult of interpreting changes and attributing any measured changes to any specific influence. These issues will be discussed in the ICR. 4/23/2018 Public Disclosure Copy Page 4 of 11 Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report DRC National Parks Network Rehabilitation Project (P083813) PHINDGEOTBL  Stable Rhino populations in Garamba National Park (Yes/No, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value Y N N Y Date 12-Mar-2009 31-May-2017 29-Dec-2017 31-Dec-2018 PHINDGEOTBL  Stable Elephant populations in Garamba National Park (Yes/No, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value Y N N Y Date 03-Dec-2009 31-May-2017 29-Dec-2017 31-Dec-2018 PHINDGEOTBL  Stable Giraffe populations in Garamba National Park (Yes/No, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value Y Y Y Y Date 03-Dec-2009 31-May-2017 29-Dec-2017 31-Dec-2018 PHINDGEOTBL  Stable Hippo populations in Garamba National Park (Yes/No, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value Y Y N Y Date 03-Dec-2009 31-May-2017 29-Dec-2017 31-Dec-2018 4/23/2018 Public Disclosure Copy Page 5 of 11 Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report DRC National Parks Network Rehabilitation Project (P083813) PHINDGEOTBL  Stable Elephant population in Virunga National Park (Mikeno Sector) (Yes/No, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value Y -- Y Y Date 03-Dec-2009 17-Nov-2014 29-Dec-2017 31-Dec-2018 PHINDGEOTBL  Stable Gorilla populations in Virunga National Park (Mikeno Sector) (Yes/No, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value -- Y Y Y Date 03-Dec-2009 31-May-2017 29-Dec-2017 31-Dec-2018 PHINDGEOTBL  ODA funding directed to Okapi Fund (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 25.00 Date 15-Nov-2013 31-May-2017 31-May-2017 31-Dec-2018 Comments The indicator related to the Okapi Fund cannot yet be measured, pending full creation of the Fund. Overall CommentsPHGEOCMTS Intermediate Results Indicators 4/23/2018 Public Disclosure Copy Page 6 of 11 Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report DRC National Parks Network Rehabilitation Project (P083813) PHINDIRITBL  ICCN staff evaluated on basis of job descriptions (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 86.00 0.00 100.00 Date 15-Nov-2013 31-May-2017 29-Dec-2017 31-Dec-2018 Comments For the number of personnel evaluated in their job performance, the project's progress report notes a total of 0 for 2017. Core personnel of ICCN do have adequate job descriptions but evidence is lacking that there is a systematic evaluation of their performance vis-à-vis these descriptions. PHINDIRITBL  Publication of ICCN management agreements (Yes/No, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value N N N Y Date 15-Nov-2013 31-May-2017 29-Dec-2017 31-Dec-2018 Comments Publication of contracts and management agreement is given as non-complied with. Although ICCN has circulated key documents to a few partners, including the World Bank, they have not published these documents for public access. The intent of the indicator was to measure how well ICCN provides key information to the public on agreements that are in place for management of key protected areas. PHINDIRITBL  Increasing METT scores for project PAs (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 -- -- 0.00 Date 12-Mar-2009 -- -- 31-Dec-2018 Comments METT scores will only be redone in 2018 and so are not reported on in this ISR. 4/23/2018 Public Disclosure Copy Page 7 of 11 Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report DRC National Parks Network Rehabilitation Project (P083813) PHINDIRITBL  METT Score for Virunga National Park (Mikeno Sector) (Number, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 39.00 -- -- 68.00 Date 12-Mar-2009 -- -- 31-Dec-2018 PHINDIRITBL  Mett Score for Garamba National Park (Number, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 39.00 -- -- 75.00 Date 12-Mar-2009 -- -- 31-Dec-2018 PHINDIRITBL  Areas brought under enhanced biodiversity protection (ha) (Hectare(Ha), Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 -- -- 0.00 Date 12-Mar-2009 17-Nov-2014 17-Nov-2014 31-Dec-2018 Comments METT scores, which will only be redone in late 2018, determine the measure of areas brought under enhanced protection. The target is zero because no protected area is expected to change from one METT category to another, which is the definition of this obligatory GEF- required indicator. PHINDIRITBL  Area under enhanced protection (Virunga-Mikeno Sector) (Hectare(Ha), Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Date 12-Mar-2009 31-May-2017 31-May-2017 31-Dec-2018 4/23/2018 Public Disclosure Copy Page 8 of 11 Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report DRC National Parks Network Rehabilitation Project (P083813) PHINDIRITBL  Area under enhanced protection (Garamba National Park) (Hectare(Ha), Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Date 12-Mar-2009 31-May-2017 31-May-2017 31-Dec-2018 PHINDIRITBL  Botanical gardens producing satisfactory annual report and business plan (Yes/No, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value N N N Y Date 15-Nov-2013 31-May-2017 29-Dec-2017 31-Dec-2018 Comments Reports have been submitted to the Bank on the botanical gardens but they are not considered to meet the requirement of a satisfactory business plan. PHINDIRITBL  Reports/investments for 2 new PAs (Yes/No, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value N Y Y Y Date 15-Nov-2013 31-May-2017 29-Dec-2017 31-Dec-2018 PHINDIRITBL  Percentage of planned Okapi Fund disbursements made (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 80.00 Date 15-Nov-2013 31-May-2017 31-May-2017 31-Dec-2018 Comments Indicators related to functioning of the Okapi Fund cannot yet be measured as the Okapi Fund is not yet operational. 4/23/2018 Public Disclosure Copy Page 9 of 11 Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report DRC National Parks Network Rehabilitation Project (P083813) Overall Comments Data on Financial Performance Disbursements (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Currency Original Revised Cancelled Disbursed Undisbursed Disbursed P083813 IDA-H8980 Effective USD 3.00 3.00 0.00 1.68 1.09 61% P127437 TF-15910 Effective USD 11.64 11.64 0.00 2.18 9.45 19% P127437 TF-54463 Closed USD 0.28 0.24 0.04 0.24 0.00 100% P127437 TF-94033 Effective USD 7.00 7.00 0.00 7.00 0.00 100% Key Dates (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Approval Date Signing Date Effectiveness Date Orig. Closing Date Rev. Closing Date P083813 IDA-H8980 Effective 12-Dec-2013 01-Feb-2014 30-Jun-2014 31-Dec-2018 31-Dec-2018 P127437 TF-15910 Effective 01-Feb-2014 01-Feb-2014 30-Jun-2014 31-Dec-2018 31-Dec-2018 P127437 TF-54463 Closed 13-Jan-2005 13-Jan-2005 13-Jan-2005 30-Jun-2006 31-Mar-2008 P127437 TF-94033 Effective 30-May-2009 30-May-2009 25-Sep-2009 31-Jan-2014 31-Dec-2018 Cumulative Disbursements 4/23/2018 Public Disclosure Copy Page 10 of 11 Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report DRC National Parks Network Rehabilitation Project (P083813) Restructuring History Level 2 Approved on 26-Dec-2013 Related Project(s) P083813-DRC National Parks Network Rehabilitation Project ,P127437-DRC GEF Financing to PREPAN Project 4/23/2018 Public Disclosure Copy Page 11 of 11