Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report NIGER COMMUNITY ACTION PROGRAM PHASE 3 (P132306) NIGER COMMUNITY ACTION PROGRAM PHASE 3 (P132306) AFRICA | Niger | Agriculture Global Practice | IBRD/IDA | Investment Project Financing | FY 2013 | Seq No: 7 | ARCHIVED on 18-Dec-2016 | ISR26360 | Implementing Agencies: Key Dates Key Project Dates Bank Approval Date:24-May-2013 Effectiveness Date:07-Jun-2013 Planned Mid Term Review Date:30-Oct-2015 Actual Mid-Term Review Date:13-Oct-2015 Original Closing Date:22-Dec-2017 Revised Closing Date:22-Dec-2017 Project Development Objectives NIGER COMMUNITY ACTION PROGRAM PHASE 3 (P132306) Project Development Objective (from Project Appraisal Document) The Development Objectives (PDO) of the proposed CAP3 are to strengthen the Recipient's local development planning and implementation capacities, including the capacity to respond promptly and effectively to an eligible crisis or emergency, and to improve the access of the targeted population to socio-economic services. Has the Project Development Objective been changed since Board Approval of the Project Objective? No PSG: Integrated Ecosystems Management (P143079) Global Environmental Objective (from Project Appraisal Document) The Global Environment Objective (GEO) is to promote sustainable land and natural resources management and productive investments at the commune level in selected areas of Niger. Has the Global Environmental Objective been changed since Board Approval of the Project Objective? No Components Name COMPONENT A: Capacity Building:(Cost $8.35 M) COMPONENT B: Local Investment Fund:(Cost $29.39 M) COMPONENT C: Project Coordination, Management, Monitoring and Evaluation and Communication:(Cost $6.78 M) 12/18/2016 Public Disclosure Copy Page 1 of 13 Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report NIGER COMMUNITY ACTION PROGRAM PHASE 3 (P132306) COMPONENT D: Contingent Emergency Response Overall Ratings Name Previous Rating Current Rating Progress towards achievement of PDO  Satisfactory  Satisfactory Overall Implementation Progress (IP)  Satisfactory  Satisfactory Overall Risk Rating  Moderate  Moderate Implementation Status and Key Decisions This is an Interim ISR. Implementation Support Mission is underway. An updated and full ISR will be submitted after the mission. The project was approved by the Board on May 23, 2013 and became effective on September 4, 2013. The project launching was carried out from January 15 to 16, 2014 and was attended by many stakeholders including senior Government officials, Regional Administrative and Local Leaders and Representative of Beneficiaries. The overall implementation of the project is satisfactory. Component A (Capacity Building). Under Component A / Capacity-building: 2,702 actors were trained, including 2,469 men and 233 women beneficiaries on themes that enabled the trainees to improve the quality of services rendered in the areas of planning, development and approval of the annual investment plans (AIPs), the Communal Development Plans (PDCs) and the Regional Development Plans (RDPs), Requests for Financing for Microprojects according to the standards of participation, transparency and accountability. The Communes supported by the project were also trained in the preparation of annual financial reports in a timely manner, gender mainstreaming in microprojects, establishment of complaints mechanisms at the level of the communes, and effective involvement of communities in inter-communal cooperation. In addition to the training of actors, several tools have been developed and are being disseminated in the fields of planning, implementation of microprojects (MPs), monitoring and evaluation, and communication have been produced for the benefit of local and regional authorities. These consist mainly of reports of thematic studies conducted and validated, training modules developed and validated, planning tools such as RDPs, PDCs, PIAs, DMPs from PDCs and inter-municipal DMPs at different stages implementation, reference tools for financing microprojects such as CDAP / CRAP sessions, signed co-financing agreements for MPs, information tools on local monitoring and evaluation, in particular the number of management committees, microprojects put in place, trained and functional, the number of municipal monitoring and evaluation systems functional, and the number of consultation frameworks put in place. Based on the above the implementation of Component A is rated satisfactory. Component B (Local Investment Fund). Under Component B (Local investments): As of November 30, 2016, 802 new microprojects, including six inter-communal microprojects, were financed for the benefit of communes and their communities. This enabled on-the-job learning in the implementation of microprojects from planning to implementation and monitoring. These effectively implemented microprojects have significantly contributed to initiating the local development process. The beneficiary Communes : (a) have now established socio-economic infrastructures, (b) set up working capital in cash and in kind, and (c) reclaimed converted thousands of hectares of degraded lands into productive ones. In these three areas, substantial results have been recorded and contributions made also to the implementation of the I-3N (Nigeriens Nourish Nigeriens) Initiative for the implementation of the i3N acceleration plan. Specific results include: 1. Socio-economic infrastructures financed by CAP3 include: 19 communal stores with food security stocks for 1,427 metric tons of cereals, 6 input and agricultural supply centers, 6 central stores of livestock feed, 2,000 tons of zootechnical inputs, 15 input stores with 350 tons of fertilizers, 5 livestock markets and 2 weekly markets, 4 slaughtering areas, 4 community radio stations, 4 town hall buildings, 5 peanut oil processing units, 36 cattle feed banks with 1973 tons of livestock feed, 2 multipurpose training centers for producers, 83 harvesting units, 37 cereal banks with 4,641 tons of cereals, 4 grain mills, 3 public showers, 55 various modern water points built or rehabilitated, 6 centers for the purchase and supply of agricultural products, and 1 inter-communal well. 2. Income-generating activities that were financed, included: 27,938 animals (sheep, goats, and cattle) for sheep and bovine fattening and livestock replenishment, 12.5 hectares in small irrigated areas, 11 grain mills, 5 fish ponds, food banks for livestock and cereal banks, and 29,820 pieces of manioc cuttings set up at the sites of communes in the regions of Niamey and Zinder. 3. Sustainable Land and Water Management: 75,773 hectares in total have achieved improved management for soil and water, assisted natural regeneration, improved pasture management, fixed dunes, animal passage corridors, 610 km of treated korris, 190,000 plants planted (agroforestry, afforestation of medicinal and useful species, alignment planting, etc.). 4. Education and health: 12 classrooms and 4 equipped health centers have also been delivered to improve people's access to health and education services. As far as Carbon Sequestration Initiative by planting gum trees (Acacia Senegal) is concerned, the project is progressing satisfactorily. Results reached include but are not limited to: 12/18/2016 Public Disclosure Copy Page 2 of 13 Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report NIGER COMMUNITY ACTION PROGRAM PHASE 3 (P132306) 5. Plantations of 8,480 he with clarified land statutes per accepted environmental and social procedures; 6. The inclusion/implementation of the project of the CDM Executive Secretariat since July 2013; 7. The sequestration of 32,651 tons of carbon based on the 2015 evaluation; 8. Intercropping of food crops and production of more than 1,142 tons (cowpeas, peanuts, millet, sesame, peas, rhubarb, etc.) in 2015; 9. High production of forage biomass (19,487 tons) in 2015; 10. Significant revenues from the construction of the works for the recovery of degraded lands and from the production of seedlings and plantings (2.2 billion FCFA, i.e. US$4.4 million ) since the beginning of the project; 11. Creation of jobs (69,017) for young people and women (such as for intercropping, pruning and bleeding, gum collection, etc., and as nurserymen, guards, and fire brigadiers); 12. Significant reduction in seasonal migration due to local income generation; 13. Mitigation of food crises with the restoration of the soil, which is more suitable for agro-sylvo-pastoral activities and resulted in higher yields; 14. Reconstitution of livestock from revenues from the activities of biocarbon sites; 15. Production of gum Arabic on some sites (644 kg in 2015); and positive ecological impacts, including the creation of microclimates, the reconstitution of wildlife habitat, the protection of flora, and the emergence of new plant and animal species. Based on the results obtained by the project, the execution of Component B is rated satisfactory. Component C (Project Coordination, Management, Monitoring and Evaluation and Communication). Project coordination and management is ongoing. The whole team is carrying out field visit to support the beneficiaries. Financial management The PMU has completed the replacement of the Financial management officer and the purchase, installation and training of the accounting and financial staff on how to use the computerized accounting and financial management system. The Financial Management statements are now produced electronically by the accounting staff. The project is regularly producing and submitting Withdrawal Applications to IDA in order to finance micro-projects and other activities. Based on their performance, Disbursement has now reached 74%. Based on their current results, project financial management is rated moderately satisfactory. Procurement All the major procurement have been carried out and completed. The Procurement Specialist oversees all procurement operations and ensures quality control. The archiving of procurement documents is acceptable, but it needs to comply with the Bank's procurement documents archiving system. It should be noted that the bulk of procurement is carried out in the regions and municipalities. Quality control is performed at entry by the regional controllers and at the end before contracts award by the Procurement Specialist of the project. The project's performance in procurement remains satisfactory but the risk remains substantial as for any CDD project. Environmental and social safeguards The National Coordination Unit and its Regional Offices have made effort to improve the respect of safeguard rules. A consultant specializing in social safeguard was hired to review the micro-projects and bring them up the required level and training key stakeholders in order to improve their awareness and the respect of all safeguard rules by all the project partners, and specifically those who are in charge of approving requests for financing of micro-projects. Based on the current results, the implementation of safeguards rules and measures is rated satisfactory. Monitoring and evaluation As far as M&E is concerned, all the indicators are being followed and the required reports are produced and disseminated to the project audience. To- date, data are available for all the project activities. The project M&E is rated satisfactory. Communication The project has carried out a number of communication activities since the beginning. This has not only allowed to share the project's rules, phylosophy and allow the stakeholders to better understand how if functions but it has also helped give strong visibility to project's activities and results. A number of communication tools were developped and made available to the communes and the beneficiaries. This needs to be pursued in order to allow all the new actors to be fully aware and participate in the project's activities. Based on the results achieved, communication is rated satisfactory. Given the results achived so far, the overall implementation of Component C is rated satisfactory. Component D (Contingent Emergency Response). The PAC-3 participated in the production and dissemination workshop for the Implementation Manual for the Emergency Response Mechanism.This manual is completed and ready for use. Despite the fact that there has been no crisis during the last six months but the project is fully equipped to intervene at any time if needed. Given the readiness of the project on this aspect, the implementation of Component D is rated satisfactory. 12/18/2016 Public Disclosure Copy Page 3 of 13 Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report NIGER COMMUNITY ACTION PROGRAM PHASE 3 (P132306) 12/18/2016 Public Disclosure Copy Page 4 of 13 Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report NIGER COMMUNITY ACTION PROGRAM PHASE 3 (P132306) 12/18/2016 Public Disclosure Copy Page 5 of 13 Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report NIGER COMMUNITY ACTION PROGRAM PHASE 3 (P132306) Risks Systematic Operations Risk-rating Tool Risk Category Rating at Approval Previous Rating Current Rating Political and Governance  --  High  High Macroeconomic  --  Moderate  Moderate Sector Strategies and Policies  --  Substantial  Substantial Technical Design of Project or Program  --  Moderate  Moderate Institutional Capacity for Implementation and Sustainability  --  Low  Low Fiduciary  --  Substantial  Substantial Environment and Social  --  Moderate  Moderate Stakeholders  --  Moderate  Moderate Other  --  --  -- Overall  --  Moderate  Moderate Results Project Development Objective Indicators 12/18/2016 Public Disclosure Copy Page 6 of 13 Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report NIGER COMMUNITY ACTION PROGRAM PHASE 3 (P132306) PHINDPDOTBL  Newly targeted communes that have defined and implemented good governance practices (participation, accountability, and equity0 (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 77.00 87.00 85.00 Date 24-May-2013 30-Oct-2015 30-Nov-2016 22-Dec-2017 PHINDPDOTBL  Targeted communes that are enabled to sustain proper operation and maintenance of local development investments (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 9.00 94.00 99.00 100.00 Date 24-May-2013 30-Oct-2015 30-Nov-2016 22-Dec-2017 PHINDPDOTBL  Newly targeted farming households who adopted sustainable agro-sylvo-pastoral practices and technology promoted by the project (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 40.00 92.00 90.00 Date 24-May-2013 30-Oct-2015 30-Nov-2016 22-Dec-2017 PHINDPDOTBL  Direct project beneficiaries (Number, Core) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 986,350.00 3,000,342.00 3,000,000.00 Date 24-May-2013 30-Oct-2015 30-Nov-2016 22-Dec-2017 PHINDPDOTBL  Female beneficiaries (Percentage, Core Supplement) 12/18/2016 Public Disclosure Copy Page 7 of 13 Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report NIGER COMMUNITY ACTION PROGRAM PHASE 3 (P132306) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 51.00 52.00 50.00 Overall Comments Global Environmental Objective Indicators PHINDGEOTBL  Additional land area under sustainable land and water management (SLWM) and Sustainable Forest Management (SFM) practices (Hectare(Ha), Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 17,269.00 75,773.00 60,000.00 Date 24-May-2013 30-Oct-2015 30-Nov-2016 22-Dec-2017 PHINDGEOTBL  Time taken to make funds available as requested by Government for an eligible crisis or emergency (Weeks, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 4.00 1.00 1.00 4.00 Date 24-May-2013 30-Oct-2015 30-Nov-2016 22-Dec-2017 Overall CommentsPHGEOCMTS Intermediate Results Indicators 12/18/2016 Public Disclosure Copy Page 8 of 13 Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report NIGER COMMUNITY ACTION PROGRAM PHASE 3 (P132306) PHINDIRITBL  Targeted communes whose planning and AIP sessions are public (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 100.00 100.00 60.00 Date 24-May-2013 30-Oct-2015 30-Nov-2016 22-Dec-2017 PHINDIRITBL  Targeted communes that timely prepare annual financial reports (with legal delays) (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 6.00 51.00 76.00 75.00 Date 24-May-2013 30-Oct-2015 30-Nov-2016 22-Dec-2017 PHINDIRITBL  Commune whose approved micro-projects integrate gender equity (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 63.00 95.00 90.00 Date 24-May-2013 30-Oct-2015 30-Nov-2016 22-Dec-2017 PHINDIRITBL  Communes whose grievance mechanisms have been created and are operational (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 8.00 21.00 75.00 65.00 Date 24-May-2013 30-Oct-2015 30-Nov-2016 22-Dec-2017 12/18/2016 Public Disclosure Copy Page 9 of 13 Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report NIGER COMMUNITY ACTION PROGRAM PHASE 3 (P132306) PHINDIRITBL  Targeted communes effectively practice intercommunalité (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 7.00 21.00 60.00 Date 24-May-2013 30-Oct-2015 30-Nov-2016 22-Dec-2017 PHINDIRITBL  Representatives of key Regional agencies whose planning capacities have been strengthened (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 76.00 85.00 60.00 Date 24-May-2013 30-Oct-2015 30-Nov-2016 22-Dec-2017 PHINDIRITBL  Representatives of deconcentrated line departments whose local development-related capacities have been strengthened (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 35.00 96.00 90.00 Date 24-May-2013 30-Oct-2015 30-Nov-2016 22-Dec-2017 PHINDIRITBL  Targetd communes utilizing at least 80% of their investment allocations (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 40.00 86.00 80.00 Date 24-May-2013 30-Oct-2015 30-Nov-2016 22-Dec-2017 12/18/2016 Public Disclosure Copy Page 10 of 13 Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report NIGER COMMUNITY ACTION PROGRAM PHASE 3 (P132306) PHINDIRITBL  Targeted communes which have protected and/or restored at least 200 hectares of land (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 35.00 79.00 70.00 Date 24-May-2013 30-Oct-2015 30-Nov-2016 22-Dec-2017 PHINDIRITBL  Beneficiaries whose income increased by 30% because of farm and off-farm jobs created by approved micro-projects (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 30.00 85.00 80.00 Date 24-May-2013 30-Oct-2015 30-Nov-2016 22-Dec-2017 PHINDIRITBL  Populations (disaggregated by gender) of newly targeted communes whose access to health and nutrition services improved (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 19.00 90.00 Date 24-May-2013 30-Oct-2015 30-Nov-2016 22-Dec-2017 PHINDIRITBL  Populations of newly targeted communes whose access to education improved (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 15.00 90.00 Date 24-May-2013 30-Oct-2015 30-Nov-2016 22-Dec-2017 12/18/2016 Public Disclosure Copy Page 11 of 13 Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report NIGER COMMUNITY ACTION PROGRAM PHASE 3 (P132306) PHINDIRITBL  Targeted inter-communal initiatives which have been implemented (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 5.00 35.00 50.00 Date 24-May-2013 30-Oct-2015 30-Nov-2016 22-Dec-2017 PHINDIRITBL  Targeted knowledge & communication products prepared and disseminated (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 55.00 85.00 80.00 Date 24-May-2013 30-Oct-2015 30-Nov-2016 22-Dec-2017 PHINDIRITBL  IRM established and ready to provide access to financial resources to Niger in case of an eligible emergency (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 Date 24-May-2013 30-Oct-2015 30-Nov-2016 22-Dec-2017 Overall Comments Data on Financial Performance Disbursements (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Currency Original Revised Cancelled Disbursed Undisbursed Disbursed P132306 IDA-H8550 Effective USD 40.00 40.00 0.00 29.48 8.26 74% P143079 TF-14700 Effective USD 4.52 4.52 0.00 3.12 1.40 69% Key Dates (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Approval Date Signing Date Effectiveness Date Orig. Closing Date Rev. Closing Date 12/18/2016 Public Disclosure Copy Page 12 of 13 Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report NIGER COMMUNITY ACTION PROGRAM PHASE 3 (P132306) P132306 IDA-H8550 Effective 24-May-2013 07-Jun-2013 07-Jun-2013 22-Dec-2017 22-Dec-2017 P143079 TF-14700 Effective 07-Jun-2013 07-Jun-2013 07-Jun-2013 22-Dec-2017 22-Dec-2017 Cumulative Disbursements Restructuring History There has been no restructuring to date. Related Project(s) P143079-PSG: Integrated Ecosystems Management 12/18/2016 Public Disclosure Copy Page 13 of 13