OFFICIAL DOCUMENTS CREDIT NUMBER 6998-NE GRANT NUMBER D925 Financing Agreement West Africa Food System Resilience Program Phase I under the Multi-Phase Programmatic Approach between REPUBLIC OF NIGER and INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION CREDIT NUMBER 6998-NE GRANT NUMBER D925 FINANCING AGREEMENT AGREEMENT dated as of the Signature Date between REPUBLIC OF NIGER ("Recipient") and INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION ("Association"). The Recipient and the Association hereby agree as follows: ARTICLE I - GENERAL CONDITIONS; DEFINITIONS 1.01. The General Conditions (as defined in the Appendix to this Agreement) apply to and form part of this Agreement. 1.02. Unless the context requires otherwise, the capitalized terms used in this Agreement have the meanings ascribed to them in the General Conditions or in the Appendix to this Agreement. ARTICLE II - FINANCING 2.01. The Association agrees to extend to the Recipient a grant and a credit, which are deemed as Concessional Financing for purposes of the General Conditions (collectively, "Financing") in the following amounts to assist in financing the project described in Schedule I to this Agreement ("Project"): (a) an amount equivalent to twenty-one million three hundred thousand Special Drawing Rights (SDR 21,300,000) ("Grant"); and (b) the amount of twenty-six million Euros (EUR 26,000,000) ("Credit"). 2.02. The Recipient may withdraw the proceeds of the Financing in accordance with Section III of Schedule 2 to this Agreement. 2.03. The Maximum Commitment Charge Rate is one-half of one percent (1/2 of 1%) per annum on the Unwithdrawn Financing Balance. 2.04. The Service Charge is the greater of: (a) the sum of three-fourths of one percent (3/4 of 1%) per annum plus the Basis Adjustment to the Service Charge; and (b) three-fourths of one percent (3/4 of 1%) per annum; on the Withdrawn Credit Balance. 2.05. The Payment Dates are April 15 and October 15 in each year. 2.06. The principal amount of the Credit shall be repaid in accordance with the repayment schedule set forth in Schedule 3 to this Agreement. -2- 2.07. The Payment Currency is Euro. ARTICLE III - PROJECT 3.01. The Recipient declares its commitment to the objective of the Project and the MPA Program. To this end, the Recipient shall carry out Parts 1, 2.1(a)(i), 2.1(a)(iv), 2.1(b)(i), 2.1(b)(iii), 2.1(c)(i), 2.1(c)(ii), 2.1(d), 2.2, 3, 4 and 5 of the Project in the Recipient's territory in accordance with the provisions of Article V of the General Conditions and Schedule 2 to this Agreement. ARTICLE IV - REMEDIES OF THE ASSOCIATION 4.01. The Additional Events of Suspension consist of the following: (a) the CILSS Legislation has been amended, suspended, abrogated, repealed or waived so as to affect materially and adversely the ability of the CILSS to perform any of its obligations under the CILSS Financing Agreement; (b) the CORAF Legislation has been amended, suspended, abrogated, repealed or waived so as to affect materially and adversely the ability of the CORAF to perform any of its obligations under the CORAF Financing Agreement; (c) the ECOWAS Revised Treaty has been amended, suspended, abrogated, repealed or waived so as to affect materially and adversely the ability of the ECOWAS to perform any of its obligations under the ECOWAS Financing Agreement; and (d) the security situation in any Project implementation area has deteriorated or escalated so as to affect materially and adversely the ability of the Recipient or any of its agencies to carry out any part of the Project. 4.02. The Additional Event of Acceleration consists of the following, namely, that any event specified in paragraphs (a), (b), (c) and (d) of Section 4.01 of this Agreement occurs. ARTICLE V - EFFECTIVENESS; TERMINATION 5.01. The Additional Conditions of Effectiveness consist of the following: (a) the Recipient has adopted the Project Implementation Manual in accordance with the provisions of Section I.B.1 of Schedule 2 to this Agreement; (b) the Recipient has established its National Steering Committee in accordance with the provision of Section I.A.2 of Schedule 2 to this Agreement; (c) the Regional Steering Committee has been established; and (d) the Recipient has appointed the following additional staff with qualifications, experience and under terms of reference satisfactory to the Association: an environmental specialist and a social development specialist. 5.02. The Effectiveness Deadline is the date one hundred twenty (120) days after the Signature Date. 5.03. For purposes of Section 10.05 (b) of the General Conditions, the date on which the obligations of the Recipient under this Agreement (other than those providing for payment obligations) shall terminate is twenty (20) years after the Signature Date. ARTICLE VI - REPRESENTATIVE; ADDRESSES 6.01. The Recipient's Representative is its minister in charge of planning. 6.02. For purposes of Section 11.01 of the General Conditions: (a) the Recipient's address is: Ministry of Planning B.P. 862 Niamey, Republic of Niger; and (b) the Recipient's Electronic Address is: Facsimile: (+227) 20 72 53 22 6.03. For purposes of Section 11.01 of the General Conditions: (a) The Association's address is: International Development Association 1818 H Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20433 United States of America; and (b) the Association's Electronic Address is: Telex: Facsimile: 248423 (MCI) 1-202-477-6391 -4- AGREED as of the Signature Date. REPUBLIC OF NIGER By Authorized Representative Name: Title: a I i-xc- t Date: Signed By: Authorized Representative Name: R,3_b¼ N Title: u 1 TRP hU ?LAI Date: 1t0 9 ) INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION By Authorized Representative Name: For/ Boutheina Guermazi Title: Director Regional Integration-Africa Region Date: December 14, 2021 -5- SCHEDULE 1 Project Description The objective of the Project is to increase preparedness against food insecurity and improve the resilience of food systems in Participating Countries. The Project constitutes Phase 1 of the MPA Program and consists of the following parts: Part 1. Digital Advisory Services for Agriculture and Food Crisis Prevention and Management 1.1 Implementing the following program of activities designed to upgrade regional food crisis prevention and monitoring systems: (a) Improve regional and national capacities for delivery of reliable information services on vulnerability, nutrition and food security by, inter alia: (i) upgrading the Cadre Harmonisd (which is a unifying framework and tool to assess food and nutrition prospects) and ECOWAS agriculture regional information systems; (ii) strengthening information and communication technology infrastructure, data collection, as well as technical capacity at the national and regional levels, making data available to all actors in the region; (iii) developing decision support tools and methods for improved, user-targeted agro-advisory services, and early warning and response services for food security; and (iv) introducing innovative technologies for data collection, integration and analysis. (b) Reorganize and improve regional and national pest and disease monitoring and management mechanisms by, inter alia: (i) strengthening phytosanitary data collection and sharing; (ii) developing and operationalizing harmonized phytosanitary data management and forecasting systems; and -6- (iii) regional harmonization of pesticide regulations and registration systems. (c) Strengthen regional collaboration for food crisis prevention by, inter alia: (i) promoting collaboration between regional and national entities by establishing thematic regional working groups; and (ii) implementing data policies based on open access principles to build the value of data related to agriculture, food security, vulnerability and hydromet services. 1.2 Implementing the following program of activities designed to strengthen digital hydromet and agro-advisory services for farmers: (a) Improve the production of climate, hydromet, agromet and impact-based information for use by decision-makers, farmers, pastoralists and other actors in the food system by, inter alia: (i) augmenting regional and national hydromet infiastructure and technical capacities for observing and forecasting hydromet phenomena, as well as provision of demand-driven information services to end-users; (ii) streamlining the chain of information across regional, national and sub-national levels so as to develop cost-effective regional information systems; (iii) ensuring maximum leverage of global and regional products and services across timescales; (iv) enhancing cooperation between public and private hydromet and agromet service providers; and (v) supporting targeted capacity building. (b) Support timely delivery and use of essential agro-hydrometeorological information to key users by, inter alia, development of multimodal communication channels and supporting co-development of services by users. (c) Strengthen the financial and institutional sustainability of regional and national institutions providing climate, hydromet and agromet information by, inter alia: -7- (i) developing and implementing strategies for long-term financial and institutional sustainability; (ii) creating policy environment conducive to collaboration between the public, private and academic sectors; (iii) facilitating open access to relevant hydrological and meteorological data and basic services; and (iv) leveraging state-of-the-art technologies and new business models. Part 2: Sustainability and Adaptive Capacity of the Food System's Productive Base 2.1 Implementing the following program of activities designed to consolidate regional agricultural innovation: (a) Strengthen National Center of Specialization and Regional Centers of Excellence by, inter alia: (i) consolidation of National Centers of Specialization and Regional Centers of Excellence; (ii) Establishment of a platform for integrated landscape management in Burkina Faso; (iii) establishment of a National Center of Specialization on bio risk management in Togo; (iv) investment in capacity improvements and provision of scholarships for master and PhD level education at the national level; and (v) provision of technical assistance and training by CORAF. (b) Deepen and expand regional research and development networks by, inter alia: (i) undertaking regional networking and capacity building activities, including technology exchanges; (ii) provision by CORAF of regional research and development grants; and (iii) investments in linkages with international research centers, undertaking strategic studies and planning, priority research and GA -8- exchange of researchers, as well as knowledge sharing and communication. (c) Modernise national extension services by, inter alia: (i) provision by CORAF of training and coaching of facilitators, as well as select relevant tools for e-extension and digital agriculture and facilitate their adoption, and review the design of agriculture advisory service delivery; and (ii) upgrading extension services delivery at the national levels. (d) Promoting technology access and exchange, including value chain innovation platforms, mechanization services, upgraded national seed systems and soil fertility management capacities. 2.2 Implementing the following program of activities designed to strengthen regional food security through integrated landscape management: (a) Establish a participatory integrated landscape management system by, inter alia: (i) development of integrated landscape management plans by Landscape Stakeholders; and (ii) establishment and operationalization of Landscape Committees and implementation by said committees of said integrated landscape management plans. (b) Enhance the resilience of eco-and food systems in priority landscapes by, inter alia, carrying out eligible investments focused on, among other things, land and watershed restoration, agroforestry, floodplain restoration and water mobilization and irrigation schemes rehabilitation, and delivery of appropriate climate-smart agriculture technologies; and additionally for Mali, enhance the resilience of nutrition system in priority landscapes by, inter alia, promotion of diversified and high nutritional value food and of self-consumption of food production, and sensitization to good infant feeding practices and use of income for purchase of food with high nutritional value. (c) Secure resilience eco-and food systems beyond priority landscapes by, inter alia, provision of matching grants for the development of formal productive alliances (development of business plans and securing contracts with buyers) between small producers in the targeted landscapes and other value chains; and supporting improvement in livelihoods in selected communities. r7iA -9- -10- Part 3. Regional Food Market Integration and Trade 3.1 Implementing the following program of activities designed to facilitate trade across key corridors and consolidate food reserve systems: (a) Develop and implement an ECOWAS agricultural trade and market scorecard mechanism to track national implementation of regional policies and regulations. (b) Build the capacity of the ECOWAS' West Africa Rice Observatory by enhancing its capacity for coordination, data collection and analysis, as well as communications on rice value chain development. (c) Encourage harmonization of regional trade policies on critical food system resilience, including legislation on sanitary and phytosanitary standards for food safety and compliance, as well as implementation of the ECOWAS trade liberalization scheme and ECOWAP. (d) Strengthen the capacity of ECOWAS for multi-stakeholder policy dialogue and consultations. (e) Improve the capacity of the regional food security reserve to respond to crises, design sustainable mechanisms for financing food storage and crisis management systems as well as providing direct support to the first and second and third lines of food security defense, including exploring risk financing backstops for the reserve and provision of technical assistance and training and technical assistance for the purpose. 3.2 Implementing the following program of activities designed to support development of strategic and regional value chains: (a) Strengthen value chain organization and financing by, inter alia, Participating Countries' provision of matching grants to eligible productive alliances to facilitate access to financing for their activities, as well as provision of support by ECOWAS (including carrying out of studies, performance assessments and coordination of regional consultations). (b) Strengthen agricultural competitiveness and market access infrastructure by, inter alia, strengthening the capacity of national institutions for development of standards and regulations for improved product quality, sanitary and phytosanitary services, certifications, traceability and quality control and regional agricultural trade digital platforms, as well as provision of support by ECOWAS, through technical assistance. -11- (c) Strengthen multi-stakeholder coordination and private sector enabling environment. Part 4. Contingent Emergency Response Provision of immediate response to an Eligible Crisis or Emergency, as needed. Part 5. Project Management Strengthening the capacity of the Project Implementation Unit for implementation and management of the Project activities and results, including planning, preparation of annual work plans and budgets, preparation of Project progress reports, communication, overall management of procurement and financial management including carrying out of audits, monitoring and evaluation of Project activities (including third party monitoring) and management of environmental and social aspects, all through the provision of consulting services, non-consulting services, Training, Operating Costs and acquisition of goods for the purpose. -12- SCHEDULE 2 Project Execution Section . Implementation Arrangements A. Institutional Arrangements 1. Ministry of Agriculture (a) The Recipient shall designate, at all times during the implementation of the Project, the Ministry of Agriculture to be responsible for prompt and efficient oversight and coordination of the implementation of Project activities, and shall take all actions, including the provision of funding, personnel and other resources necessary to enable the Ministry of Agriculture to perform said functions. (b) To this end, the Recipient, through the Ministry of Agriculture, shall: (i) maintain, at all times during the implementation of the Project, the Project Implementation Unit ("PIU"), with terms of reference, qualified staffing and resources satisfactory to the Association, to be responsible for overall coordination as well as day-to-day management, supervision and administration of the Project activities and results at the national and local levels, preparation of and consolidation of the annual work plans and budgets, fiduciary aspects (financial management and procurement), environmental and social standards aspects, reporting and communication of Project activities, and monitoring and evaluation of Project activities, all in accordance with the provisions of the PIM; and (ii) ensure coordination with CILSS, CORAF, and ECOWAS, as relevant, on technical aspects of Project implementation. (c) Without limitation to Section I.A.1 above, the Recipient shall: (i) Within three (3) months from the Effective Date: (1) recruit the following additional PIU staff: three technical specialists, three assistant accountants, one procurement assistant, one environmental specialist, one social development specialist, one SEA/SH specialist, and one security specialist, with terms of reference and with qualifications and experience satisfactory to the Association; (2) recruit non-governmental organizations or consultants for the purpose of facilitating the implementation of Part 2.2 of the Project, with terms of reference and with qualifications and experience satisfactory to the Association; (3) update the terms of reference of the Project procurement specialist, financial management specialist and internal auditor in a manner acceptable to the Association; (4) set up space for physical archiving and a filing system both in a manner acceptable to the Association; and (ii) Within five (5) months from the Effective Date, procure and install a computerized accounting system, with technical specifications satisfactory to the Association. (iii) Within six (6) months from the Effective Date, procure an external auditor, with terms of reference satisfactory to the Association. 2. National Steering Committee and Regional Steering Committee Without limitation upon the provisions of paragraph I immediately above, the Recipient shall, in accordance with the provisions of the PIM: (a) establish and thereafter, maintain at all times during the implementation of the Project, a National Steering Committee to provide policy guidance for the Project and said committee shall meet at least twice each Fiscal Year to undertake, among other tasks, the review and approval of the draft Annual Work Plan and Budget, approve annual report, and review of the status of Project implementation progress; and (b) designate and send a representative to the Regional Steering Committee ("RSC"). The RSC shall be chaired by the ECOWAS Commissioner in charge of Agriculture, Environment, and Water Resources (or representative) and will include, among others, representatives of CILSS, CORAF, ECOWAS, and the Participating Countries. The RSC, in accordance with the provisions of the PIM, shall provide overall guidance and oversight for activities under the Project (including advocating for regional collaboration in knowledge development, and act as a liaison between the Project, regional leadership and the public at large), and hold meetings at least once a year to examine and approve annual work plans and budgets and annual implementation reports of Participating Countries, CILSS, CORAF and ECOWAS to ensure the consistency of Project activities and to provide strategic directions and to make recommendations -14- aimed at ensuring better performance, greater sustainability and impact of the Project. B. Implementation Arrangements 1 . Project Implementation Manual (a) The Recipient shall prepare, in accordance with terms of reference acceptable to the Association and furnish to the Association for review, a Project implementation manual, which shall include provisions on the following matters: (i) capacity building activities for sustained achievement of the Project objectives; (ii) arrangements on financial management, setting forth the detailed policies and procedures for financial management under the Project; (iii) procurement management procedures, including a manual to guide procurement at the national and local levels; (iv) institutional administration, coordination and day to day execution of Project activities; (v) monitoring and evaluation of Project activities and results (including the roles and responsibilities of third party monitoring agents where applicable); (vi) reporting arrangements; (vii) information, education and communication of Project activities and results; (viii) guidelines for assessing and managing environmental and social risks and impacts of Project activities and designing appropriate mitigation, management and monitoring measures in respect of said impacts; (ix) arrangements for the grievance mechanism under the Project including a Grievance Mechanism for the safe, ethical, effective and confidential handling of complaints related to Sexual Exploitation and Abuse and/or Sexual Harassment; (x) Personal Data collection and processing under grievance mechanisms in accordance with good international practices where applicable, including a separate and confidential process for handling Sexual Exploitation and Abuse and/or Sexual Harassment complaints data; (xi) eligibility criteria, policy and procedures for selection of beneficiaries and awarding of scholarships and/or grants to selected beneficiaries under Part 2.1 of the Project; (xii) eligibility criteria, policy and procedures for selection of beneficiaries (including productive alliances) and activities, and awarding of matching grants to selected beneficiaries to carry out activities under Parts 2.2(c) and 3.2(a) of the Project; (xiii) actions and procedures for the implementation of the Gender Action Plan; (xiv) criteria, timing and procedures for conclusion of agreements with implementing partners (such as service agreements or memoranda of understanding), as required, to define respective responsibilities under the Project; and (xv) such other technical and organizational arrangements and procedures as shall be required for the Project. -15- (b) The Recipient shall afford the Association a reasonable opportunity to exchange views with the Recipient on said Project implementation manual, and thereafter, shall adopt such Project implementation manual, as shall have been approved by the Association ("Project Implementation Manual" or "PIM"). (c) The Recipient shall ensure that the Project is carried out in accordance with the PIM; provided, however, that in case of any conflict between the provisions of the PIM and the provisions of this Agreement, the provisions of this Agreement shall prevail. (d) Except as the Association shall otherwise agree, the Recipient shall not amend, abrogate or waive any provision of the PIM. 2. Annual Work Plan and Budget (a) The Recipient shall prepare and furnish to the Association not later than November 30 of each Fiscal Year during the implementation of the Project, a draft work plan and budget for Project implementation, setting out, inter alia: (i) a detailed description of all activities proposed to be included in the Project for the next Fiscal Year; (ii) a proposed financing plan for expenditures required for such activities, including proposed amounts and sources of financing; (iii) environmental and social instruments applicable to such activities in accordance with the provisions of ESCP; (iv) detailed budgeted activities to support the implementation of the Gender Action Plan; and (v) responsibility for execution of said Project activities. (b) Each such proposed work plan and budget shall specify any Training activities that may be required under the Project, including: (i) the type of Training; (ii) the purpose of the Training; (iii) the personnel to be trained; (iv) the institution or individual who will conduct the Training; (v) the location and duration of the Training; and (vi) the cost of the Training. (c) The Recipient shall afford the Association a reasonable opportunity to exchange views with the Recipient on each such proposed work plan and budget and thereafter, ensure that the Project is implemented with due diligence during said following Fiscal Year in accordance with such work plan and budget as shall have been approved by the Association ("Annual Work Plan and Budget" or "AWP&B"). (d) The Recipient shall not make or allow to be made any change(s) to the approved AWP&B without prior approval in writing by the Association. 4l -16- C. Environmental and Social Standards 1. The Recipient shall ensure that the Project is carried out in accordance with the Environmental and Social Standards, in a manner acceptable to the Association. 2. Without limitation upon paragraph I above, the Recipient shall ensure that the Project is implemented in accordance with the Environmental and Social Commitment Plan ("ESCP"), in a manner acceptable to the Association. To this end, the Recipient shall ensure that: (a) the measures and actions specified in the ESCP are implemented with due diligence and efficiency, as provided in the ESCP; (b) sufficient funds are available to cover the costs of implementing the ESCP; (c) policies and procedures are maintained, and qualified and experienced staff in adequate numbers are retained to implement the ESCP, as provided in the ESCP; and (d) the ESCP, or any provision thereof, is not amended, repealed, suspended or waived, except as the Association shall otherwise agree in writing, as specified in the ESCP, and ensure that the revised ESCP is disclosed promptly thereafter. 3. Without limitation upon the provisions of paragraph 2 above, if sixty (60) days prior to the Closing Date, the Association determines that there are measures and actions specified in the ESCP which will not be completed by the Closing Date, the Recipient shall: (a) not later than thirty (30) days before the Closing Date, prepare and present to the Bank, an action plan satisfactory to the Bank on the outstanding measures and actions, including a timetable and budget allocation for such measures and actions (which action plan shall deemed to be considered an amendment of the ESCP); and (b) thereafter, carry out said action plan in accordance with its terms and in a manner acceptable to the Association. 4. In case of any inconsistencies between the ESCP and the provisions of this Agreement, the provisions of this Agreement shall prevail. 5. The Recipient shall ensure that: (a) all measures necessary are taken to collect, compile, and furnish to the Association through regular reports, with the frequency specified in the ESCP, and promptly in a separate report or reports, if so requested by the Association, information on the status of compliance with the ESCP and the environmental and social instruments referred to therein, all such reports in form and substance acceptable to the Association, setting out, inter alia: (i) the status of implementation of the ESCP; (ii) conditions, if -17- any, which interfere or threaten to interfere with the implementation of the ESCP; and (iii) corrective and preventive measures taken or required to be taken to address such conditions; and (b) the Association is promptly notified of any incident or accident, within 24 hours of the occurrence in the case of severe incidents or accidents, including allegations of gender-based violence, Sexual Exploitation and Abuse or Sexual Harassment, and within 48 hours of the occurrence in the case of serious accidents, related to or having an impact on the Project which has, or is likely to have, a significant adverse effect on the environment, the affected communities, the public or workers, including without limitation any fatal Project related accidents, any dispute between security forces (assigned to protect the Project), pollution of soil, waterways and bodies of water, pesticide poisoning, incidents or accidents on Project sites, cohabitation conflicts related to land pressure, labor influx issues, including those related to the spread of communicable diseases such as COVID-19, cases of gender-based discrimination, exclusion of vulnerable groups (women, youth, people with disabilities, pastoralist, illiterate ethnic/linguistic groups), cases of Sexual Exploitation and Abuse, and Sexual Harassment complaint management, in accordance with the ESCP, the environmental and social instruments referenced therein and the Environmental and Social Standards. 6. The Recipient shall establish, publicize, maintain and operate an accessible and transparent grievance mechanism, to receive and facilitate resolution of concerns and grievances of Project-affected people, with adequate staffing and processes, and take all measures necessary and appropriate to resolve, or facilitate the resolution of, such concerns and grievances, in a manner acceptable to the Association, and to receive, register, hear, facilitate and determine fairly, safely, ethically and in good faith and on a confidential basis, all complaints, concerns and grievances raised in relation to the Project, including those related to the environmental and social matters and a dedicated channel for the ethical handling of Sexual Exploitation and Abuse and Sexual Harassment complaints, and take all measures necessary to implement the determinations made by such mechanism in a manner satisfactory to the Association. 7. The Recipient shall ensure that all bidding documents and contracts for civil works under the Project include the obligation of contractors, subcontractors and supervising entities to: (a) comply with the relevant aspects of ESCP and the environmental and social instruments referred to therein; and (b) adopt and enforce codes of conduct that should be provided to and signed by all workers, detailing measures to address environmental, social, health and safety risks, and the risks of Sexual Exploitation and Abuse, Sexual Harassment and violence against children, explicitly prohibiting and outlining sanctions for, among others, acts of Sexual Exploitation and Abuse and Sexual Harassment and all sexual activities with r-> -19- (a) the environmental and social instruments required for the Contingent Emergency Response Part are prepared, disclosed and adopted in accordance with the CERC Manual and the ESCP, and in form and substance acceptable to the Association; and (b) the Contingent Emergency Response Part is carried out in accordance with the environmental and social instruments in a manner acceptable to the Association. 4. Activities under the Contingency Emergency Response Part shall be undertaken only after an Eligible Crisis or Emergency has occurred. E. Investments, activity areas and matching grants 1 . The Recipient shall ensure that investments to be made and areas in which activities are to be implemented under the Project are selected and approved in accordance with criteria and procedures, and under financing terms and conditions, set forth in the PIM. 2. The Recipient shall select beneficiaries and provide matching grants under Parts 2.2(c) and 3.2(a) of the Project in amounts and for purposes, all in accordance with procedures and criteria set out in the PIM. Section II. Project Monitorins Reporting and Evaluation The Recipient shall furnish to the Association each Project Report not later than one (1) month after the end of each calendar semester, covering the calendar semester. -20- Section III. Withdrawal of the Proceeds of the Financing A. General Without limitation upon the provisions of Article II of the General Conditions and in accordance with the Disbursement and Financial Information Letter, the Recipient may withdraw the proceeds of the Financing to finance Eligible Expenditures; in the amount allocated and, if applicable, up to the percentage set forth against each Category of the following table: Amount of the Amount of the Percentage of Credit Allocated Grant Expenditures Category Allocated to be Financed EUR) (expressed in (inclusive of SDR) Taxes) (1) Goods, works, non- 26,000,000 21,300,000 100% consulting services, consulting services, Matching Grants, Training and Operating Costs for the Parts 1, 2.1(a)(i), 2.1 (a)(iv), 2.1 (b)(i), 2.1 (b)(iii), 2.1 (c)(i), 2.1 (c)(ii), 2.1(d), 2.2, 3 and 5 of the Project (2) Emergency 0 0 100% Expenditures under Part 4 of the Project TOTAL AMOUNT 26,000,000 21,300,000 B. Withdrawal Conditions; Withdrawal Period 1 . Notwithstanding the provisions of Part A above, no withdrawal shall be made: (a) for payments made prior to the Signature Date; or (b) under for Emergency Expenditures under Category (2), unless and until all of the following conditions have been met in respect of said expenditures: (i) (A) the Recipient has determined that an Eligible Crisis or Emergency has occurred, and has furnished to the Association a request to withdraw Financing amounts under Category (2); and (4 -18- anyone under the age of 18 and the recruitment of minors, all as applicable to such civil works commissioned or carried out pursuant to said contracts. D. Contingent Emergency Response under Part 4 of the Project 1. In order to ensure the proper implementation of contingent emergency response activities under Part 4 of the Project ("Contingent Emergency Response Part"), the Recipient shall ensure that: (a) a manual ("CERC Manual") is prepared and adopted in form and substance acceptable to the Association, which shall set forth detailed implementation arrangements for the Contingent Emergency Response Part, including: (i) any structures or institutional arrangements for coordinating and implementing the Contingent Emergency Response Part; (ii) specific activities which may be included in the Contingent Emergency Response Part, Eligible Expenditures required therefor ("Emergency Expenditures"), and any procedures for such inclusion; (iii) financial management arrangements for the Contingent Emergency Response Part; (iv) procurement methods and procedures for the Contingent Emergency Response Part; (v) documentation required for withdrawals of Financing amounts to finance Emergency Expenditures; (vi) a description of the environmental and social assessment and management arrangements for the Contingent Emergency Response Part; and (vii) a template Emergency Action Plan; (b) the Emergency Action Plan is prepared and adopted in form and substance acceptable to the Association; (c) the Emergency Response Part is carried out in accordance with the CERC Manual and the Emergency Action Plan; provided, however, that in the event of any inconsistency between the provisions of the CERC Manual or the Emergency Action Plan and this Agreement, the provisions of this Agreement shall prevail; and (d) neither the CERC Manual or the Emergency Action Plan is amended, suspended, abrogated, repealed or waived without the prior written approval by the Association. 2. The Recipient shall ensure that the structures and arrangements referred to in the CERC Manual are maintained throughout the implementation of the Contingent Emergency Response Part, with adequate staff and resources satisfactory to Association. 3. The Recipient shall ensure that: -21- (B) the Association has agreed with such determination, accepted said request and notified the Recipient thereof; and (ii) the Recipient has adopted the CERC Manual and Emergency Action Plan, in form and substance acceptable to the Association. 2. The Closing Date is December 31, 2026. -22- SCHEDULE 3 Repayment Schedule Principal Amount of the Date Payment Due Credit repayable (expressed as a percentage)* On each April 15 and October 15, commencing April 1.5625% 15, 2028 to and including October 15, 2059 * The percentages represent the percentage of the principal amount of the Credit to be repaid, except as the Association may otherwise specify pursuant to Section 3.05 (b) of the General Conditions. -23- APPENDIX Definitions 1. "Annual Work Plan and Budget" or "AWP&B" means the work plan and budget prepared annually by the Recipient in accordance with the provisions of Section I.B.2 of Schedule 2 to this Agreement. 2. "Anti-Corruption Guidelines" means, for purposes of paragraph 5 of the Appendix to the General Conditions, the "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 and as of July 1, 2016. 3. "Category" means a category set forth in the table in Section III.A of Schedule 2 to this Agreement. 4. "CERC Manual" means the manual referred to in Section I.D. 1(a) of Schedule 2 to this Agreement, as such manual may be updated from time to time with the agreement of the Association, and which will form an integral part of the PIM. 5. "Contingent Emergency Response Part" means any activity or activities to be carried out under Part 4 of the Project to respond to an Eligible Crisis or Emergency. 6. "CILSS" means the Comiti Permanent Inter-Etats de lutte contre la sicheresse dans le Sahel", the Permanent Interstate Committee for Drought Control in the Sahel, established as an international organization pursuant to the Convention portant criation du Comiti Permanent Inter-Etats de lutte contre la s&heresse dans le Sahel, dated September 12, 1973, and revised on April 22, 1994. 7. "CILSS Financing Agreement" means the financing agreement to be entered into between the CILSS and the Association pursuant to which the Association will extend to CILSS a grant to assist in financing [CILSS' Respective Part of the Project] on terms and conditions set forth said agreement. 8. "CILSS Legislation" means Convention portant criation du Comite Permanent Inter-Etats de hate contre la sicheresse dans le Sahel, dated September 12, 1973, and revised on April 22, 1994. 9. "CORAF" means the West and Central African Council for Agricultural Research and Development, a regional organization aimed to strengthen national agricultural research system and to promote agricultural productivity and competitiveness. (71 -24- 10. "CORAF Financing Agreement" means the financing agreement to be entered into between the CORAF and the Association pursuant to which the Association will extend to CORAF a grant to assist in financing [CORAF's Respective Part of the Project] on terms and conditions set forth said agreement. 11. "CORAF Legislation" means collectively the Registration Act (enregistrement) of the Republic of Senegal MAE No. 0892 MAESE dated December 20, 1989, CORAF's Statutes dated June 2008, and CORAF's Governance Manual dated June 20, 2008, pursuant to which CORAF has been established and is functioning. 12. "COVID-19" means the coronavirus disease caused by the 2019 novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2). 13. "ECOWAS" means the Economic Community of West African States, established and operating pursuant to the ECOWAS Revised Treaty. 14. "ECOWAS Financing Agreement" means the financing agreement to be entered into between the ECOWAS and the Association pursuant to which the Association will extend to ECOWAS a grant to assist in financing ECOWAS' Respective Part of the Project on terms and conditions set forth said agreement. 15. "ECOWAS Revised Treaty" means the establishment treaty of ECOWAS, signed in Cotonou, Benin, on July 24, 1993. 16. "ECOWAP" means ECOWAS Agricultural Policy adopted by the Heads of States of the ECOWAS member countries on January 19, 2005. 17. "Eligible Crisis or Emergency" means an event that has caused, or is likely to imminently cause, a major adverse economic and/or social impact to the Recipient, associated with a natural or man-made crisis or disaster. 18. "Emergency Expenditures" means any of the eligible expenditures set forth in the CERC Manual and required for the Contingent Emergency Response Part. 19. "Emergency Action Plan" means the plan referred to in Section I.D. 1 (a)(vii) of Schedule 2 to this Agreement, detailing the activities, budget, implementation plan, and monitoring and evaluation arrangements, to respond to the Eligible Crisis or Emergency. 20. "Envirornental and Social Commitment Plan" or "ESCP" means the environmental and social commitment plan for the Project, dated October 6, 2021, as the same may be amended from time to time in accordance with the provisions thereof, which sets out the material measures and actions that the Recipient shall carry out or cause to be carried out to address the potential environmental and social risks and impacts of the Project, including the timeframes of the actions and -25- measures, institutional, staffing, training, monitoring and reporting arrangements, and any environmental and social instruments to be prepared thereunder. 21. "Environmental and Social Standards" or "ESSs" means, collectively: (i)"Environmental and Social Standard 1: Assessment and Management of Environmental and Social Risks and Impacts"; (ii) "Environmental and Social Standard 2: Labor and Working Conditions"; (iii) "Environmental and Social Standard 3: Resource Efficiency and Pollution Prevention and Management"; (iv) "Environmental and Social Standard 4: Community Health and Safety"; (v) "Environmental and Social Standard 5: Land Acquisition, Restrictions on Land Use and Involuntary Resettlement"; (vi) "Environmental and Social Standard 6: Biodiversity Conservation and Sustainable Management of Living Natural Resources"; (vii) "Environmental and Social Standard 7: Indigenous Peoples/Sub- Saharan Historically Underserved Traditional Local Communities"; (viii) "Environmental and Social Standard 8: Cultural Heritage"; (ix) "Environmental and Social Standard 9: Financial Intermediaries"; (x) "Environmental and Social Standard 10: Stakeholder Engagement and Information Disclosure"; effective on October 1, 2018, as published by the Association. 22. "Fiscal Year" means the Recipient's twelve-month period starting January I and ending December 31 of the same calendar year. 23. "Gender Action Plan" means the activities and process to be implemented to contributing towards reducing gender gaps. 24. "General Conditions" means the "International Development Association General Conditions for IDA Financing, Investment Project Financing", dated December 14, 2018 (revised on August 1, 2020 and April 1, 2021. 25. "Landscape Committee" means a committee with membership broadly representative of individuals and representatives of organizations and businesses living and/or working within the landscape concerned, including key landscape stakeholders. 26. "Landscape Stakeholders" means individuals or organizations, directly or indirectly, having an interest in the landscape concerned, including local communities, local government representatives, private sector, civil society organizations and academia. 27. "Matching Grant" means the grants to be provided under Parts 2.2(c) and 3.2(a) of the Project in accordance with Section I.E.2 of Schedule 2 to this Agreement. t14 -26- 28. "MPA Program" means the multiphase programmatic approach program designed to increase preparedness against food insecurity and improve the resilience of food system actors, priority landscapes and value chains in program areas. 29. "National Center of Specialization" means an entity responsible for conducting research on a specific commodity, the results of which can be adapted by a member of ECOWAS. 30. "National Steering Committee" means the committee referred to in Section I.A.2 of Schedule 2 to this Agreement. 31. "Operating Costs" means incremental expenditures incurred by the Recipient on account of Project implementation, management and monitoring, including: dissemination of Project related information, travel costs, lodging and per diem for field trips related to Project implementation; vehicle rent and operation, supplies and utilities, salaries of contracted or temporary staff, mail, advertisement costs, translation costs, commercial bank charges, communication costs, office space rental, office equipment and maintenance, hardware and software, as such costs shall be agreed with the Association on an annual basis, but excluding salaries of officials and/or employees of the Recipient's civil service. 32. "Participating Countries" means collectively, Burkina Faso, Republic of Mali, Republic of Niger and Republic of Togo, and the term "Participating Country" means any of the Participating Countries. 33. "Personal Data" means any information relating to an identified or identifiable individual. An identifiable individual is one who can be identified by reasonable means, directly or indirectly, by reference to an attribute or combination of attributes within the data, or combination of the data with other available information. Attributes that can be used to identify an identifiable individual include, but are not limited to, name, identification number, location data, online identifier, metadata and factors specific to the physical, physiological, genetic, mental, economic, cultural or social identity of an individual. 34. "Procurement Regulations" means, for purposes of paragraph 87 of the Appendix to the General Conditions, the "World Bank Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers", dated November 2020. 35. "Project Implementation Manual" or "PIM" means the Recipient's manual referred to in Section I.B.1 of Schedule 2 to this Agreement. 36. "Project Implementation Unit" or "PIU" means the Recipient's unit created under the Sahel Irrigation Initiative Support Project pursuant to the Financing Agreement dated May 4, 2018 between the Recipient and the Association (Grant No. D251- ,74 -27- NE, Credit No. 6162-NE), referred to in Section I.A.1(b)(i) of Schedule 2 to this Agreement. 37. "Regional Centers of Excellence" means a regional entity, which is oriented towards excellence and organized by national institutions sharing priorities in the fields of agricultural research, innovation, teaching and learning. Such entity may have experimental sites located in several countries of the ECOWAS region. 38. "Regional Steering Committee" or "RSC" means the committee to be established by ECOWAS and referred to in Section I.A.I(b)(ii) of Schedule 2 to this Agreement. 39. "Sexual Exploitation and Abuse" or "SEA" means any actual or attempted abuse of position of vulnerability, differential power or trust, for sexual purposes, including, but not limited to, profiting monetarily, socially or politically from the sexual exploitation of another. 40. "Sexual Harassment" or "SH" means unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, and other verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature. 41. "Signature Date" means the later of the two dates on which the Recipient and the Association signed this Agreement and such definition applies to all references to "the date of the Financing Agreement" in the General Conditions. 42. "Training" means the reasonable costs for the following expenditures incurred in providing training or workshops: travel by participants and presenters to the training or workshop site, per diem allowances of such persons during the training or workshop, honoraria for the presenters, rental of facilities, materials, supplies and translation and interpretation services.