The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Mozambique Urban Development and Decentralization Project (P163989) Mozambique Urban Development and Decentralization Project (P163989) EASTERN AND SOUTHERN AFRICA | Mozambique | IBRD/IDA | Investment Project Financing (IPF) | FY 2020 | Seq No: 11 | Archived on 07-Mar-2025 | ISR03376 Implementing Agencies: Ministry of Public Works, Housing and Water Resources, Ministry of State Administration and Public Service 1. OBJECTIVE 1.1 Development Objective Original Development Objective (Approved as part of Approval package on 26-Jun-2020) To strengthen institutional performance and deliver improved infrastructure and services in participating local entities. Has the Development Objective been changed since Board Approval of the Project Objective? No 2. COMPONENTS Name Component 1. Urban Infrastructure and Municipal Services:(Cost 95,000,000.00) Component 2. Decentralization Policy Reforms and Institutional Strengthening:(Cost 17,000,000.00) Component 3. Project Management:(Cost 5,000,000.00) Component 4: Contigency Emergency Response:(Cost 0.00) 3. OVERALL RATINGS Name Previous Current Progress towards achievement of PDO Moderately Satisfactory Moderately Satisfactory Overall Implementation Progress (IP) Moderately Satisfactory Moderately Satisfactory Overall Risk Rating Substantial Substantial 4. KEY ISSUES & STATUS Mar 07, 2025 Page 1 of 8 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Mozambique Urban Development and Decentralization Project (P163989) 4.1 Implementation Status and Key Decisions The project has seen good progress reflected in several infrastructure works completed within the scope of the Municipal Performance Grants (SDM), reaching now a total of 705,708 beneficiaries. The project's key technical assistance programs to strengthen the 22 municipalities in urban management, governance and finance has been advancing well and the project has also extended support to the 12 newly created municipalities in Mozambique. The Project has trained 890 technicians and staff in financial management, procurement, safeguards and urban management. Across the 22 municipalities, 62 project financed infrastructure works have been completed. The Urbanization Policy was completed and approved in April 2024. Continued efforts are being made to ensure a good pace of implementation of investment works across Cycles 1-5 of the Performance Based Grants (SDMs) and to support fiscal decentralization activities. The project is on track for completion by December 2025. 5. SYSTEMATIC OPERATIONS RISK-RATING TOOL Rating at Approval Last Approved Rating Risk Category Approval Package - ISR Seq. 010 - 22 Aug Proposed Rating 26 Jun 2020 2024 Political and Governance Substantial Substantial Substantial Macroeconomic Substantial Substantial Substantial Sector Strategies and Policies Substantial Moderate Moderate Technical Design of Project or Program Substantial Moderate Moderate Institutional Capacity for Implementation and Moderate Moderate Moderate Sustainability Fiduciary Substantial Substantial Substantial Environment and Social Moderate Moderate Moderate Stakeholders Moderate Substantial Substantial Overall Substantial Substantial Substantial Mar 07, 2025 Page 2 of 8 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Mozambique Urban Development and Decentralization Project (P163989) 6. RESULTS 6.1 PDO Indicators by PDO Outcomes To strengthen institutional performance and deliver improved infrastructure and services. Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) Closing Period Indicator Name Value Month/Year Value Date Value Date Value Month/Year Number of direct 0.00 Dec/2019 799,612 30-May-2024 799,612 30-May-2024 676,569.00 Dec/2024 beneficiaries with improved basic infrastructure and services under the project. (Number) Of which 50% are 0.00 Jul/2020 411,893 30-May-2024 411,893 30-May-2024 338,285.00 Dec/2025 women (Number) Increased score in the APA 0.00 Dec/2019 41.00 18-Dec-2023 41.00 18-Dec-2023 60.00 Dec/2023 averaged across all participating municipalities that qualify for the MPG (Percentage) 6.2 Intermediate Results Indicators by Components Component 1. Urban Infrastructure and Municipal Services Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) Closing Period Indicator Name Value Month/Year Value Date Value Date Value Month/Year 0.00 Dec/2019 4,124 30-May-2024 4,124 30-May-2024 300,000.00 Dec/2024 Mar 07, 2025 Page 3 of 8 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Mozambique Urban Development and Decentralization Project (P163989) People provided with Comments on Number of direct beneficiaries from improved local roads financed under the Project improved access to local achieving targets roads (Number) 0.00 Jul/2020 2,474 30-May-2024 2,474 30-May-2024 150,000.00 Dec/2025 Of which 50% are Comments on Breakdown of direct beneficiaries from roads improvements to measure women women (Number) achieving targets beneficiaries % of Maximizing Finance for 0.00 Jul/2020 0.00 18-Dec-2023 0.00 18-Dec-2023 100.00 Dec/2025 Urban Development Comments on Relative amount of private investments unlocked or mobilized to the total funds from the leveraged by private achieving targets Maximizing Finance for Urban Development subcomponent 1B. investments (Percentage) Number of municipalities 0.00 Jul/2020 3 30-May-2024 3 30-May-2024 12.00 Dec/2025 with 1 or more infrastructure Comments on Municipal Sector Plan (mobility, SWM, water and sanitation, markets, flood and erosion sector plans prepared and achieving targets control) approved (Number) Number of municipalities 0.00 Jul/2020 0.00 18-Dec-2023 0.00 18-Dec-2023 12.00 Dec/2025 with 50% or more of all land files registered in a land management information system (Number) Number of Municipalities 0.00 Jul/2020 22.00 30-May-2024 22.00 30-May-2024 12.00 Dec/2025 with 75% or more progress in Comments on Number of municipalities that have implemented 75 percent or more of the priority actions the implementation of the achieving targets defined in their Municipal Action Plan for Covid19 Response Covid-19 Action Plans (Number) People provided with safely 0 Jul/2020 15,195 30-Jul-2024 15,195 30-Jul-2024 20,000 Dec/2025 managed water (Number of Comments on The direct beneficiaries of water supply infrastructure are all people in urban areas who people) CRI achieving targets have access to an improved water source People provided with 0 Jul/2020 6,400 30-Jul-2024 6,400 30-Jul-2024 7,500 Dec/2025 safely managed water - Mar 07, 2025 Page 4 of 8 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Mozambique Urban Development and Decentralization Project (P163989) Female (Number of people) CRI People provided with 0 Jul/2020 0 30-Jul-2024 0 30-Jul-2024 3,000 Dec/2025 safely managed water - Youth (Number of people) CRI Number of people with 0.00 Jul/2020 777,797 30-Jul-2024 777,797 30-Jul-2024 850,000 Dec/2025 access to public lighting as a result of the project (Number) National Urban Policy No Jul/2020 Yes 31-Dec-2025 Yes 31-Dec-2025 Yes Dec/2025 approved and Comments on Approval of the Policy, development of its operational roadmap and advancement of operationalized (Yes/No) achieving targets technical activities to enable the policy Number of municipal staff 0 Jul/2020 3,300 31-Dec-2025 3,300 31-Dec-2025 3,300 Dec/2025 trained through the Project Comments on Number of staff trained through the urban management technical assistance program and (Number) achieving targets human resources and governance TA program Number of Territorial or 0 Jul/2020 16 31-Dec-2025 16 31-Dec-2025 16 Dec/2025 Sector Plans prepared by the Comments on Plans prepared by municipalities (including but not limited to PEUs, PGU, PPU, PP, municipalities (Number) achieving targets water/sanitation plans, PGIRSU, Risk Plans, Urban Mobility Plans) Component 2. Decentralization Policy Reforms and Institutional Strengthening Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) Closing Period Indicator Name Value Month/Year Value Date Value Date Value Month/Year Registration of taxpayers and 0.00 Jul/2020 0.00 30-Jul-2024 0.00 30-Jul-2024 12 Dec/2025 property for tax purposes (database) operational in participating municipalities (Number) 0.00 Dec/2019 47 30-May-2024 47 30-May-2024 75.00 Dec/2024 Mar 07, 2025 Page 5 of 8 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Mozambique Urban Development and Decentralization Project (P163989) Increased % of external audit Comments on External audit reports recommendations achieving targets implemented as an average across all municipalities (Percentage) Reformed system for No Dec/2019 No 30-May-2024 No 30-May-2024 Yes Jun/2024 Intergovernmental fiscal Comments on Policy document/legislation transfers approved and achieving targets publically disclosed (Yes/No) Performance evaluation of 0.00 Jan/2020 6 30-May-2024 6 30-May-2024 12.00 Dec/2024 municipal staff undertaken Comments on Number of municipalities that evaluate the performance of their staff (Number) achieving targets Mar 07, 2025 Page 6 of 8 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Mozambique Urban Development and Decentralization Project (P163989) 7. DATA ON FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE 7.1 Cumulative Disbursements 7.2 Disbursements (by loan) Loan/Credit/TF Status Original Revised Cancelled Disbursed Undisbursed % Disbursed IDA-D6490 Effective 117.00 113.87 0.00 63.69 50.92 55.57% 7.3 Key Dates (by loan) Loan/Credit/TF Status Approval Signing Effectiveness Orig. Closing Rev. Closing IDA-D6490 Effective 26-Jun-2020 27-Jul-2020 08-Oct-2020 31-Dec-2025 31-Dec-2025 8. KEY DATES Mar 07, 2025 Page 7 of 8 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Mozambique Urban Development and Decentralization Project (P163989) Key Events Planned Actual Approval 26-Jun-2020 26-Jun-2020 Effectiveness 08-Oct-2020 08-Oct-2020 Mid-Term Review No. 01 14-Jun-2024 14-Jun-2024 Operation Closing/Cancellation 31-Dec-2025 9. RESTRUCTURING HISTORY Restructuring Level 2 Approved on 08-Oct-2024 10. ASSOCIATED OPERATION(S) There are no associated operations Mar 07, 2025 Page 8 of 8