The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Lake Qaraoun Pollution Prevention Project (P147854) Lake Qaraoun Pollution Prevention Project (P147854) MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA | Lebanon | IBRD/IDA | Investment Project Financing (IPF) | FY 2017 | Seq No: 15 | Archived on 12-Mar-2025 | ISR01575 Implementing Agencies: Council for Development and Reconstruction 1. OBJECTIVE 1.1 Development Objective Original Development Objective (Approved as part of Approval package on 14-Jul-2016) The development objectives of the project are to reduce the quantity of untreated municipal sewage discharged into the Litani riverand to improve pollution management around Qaraoun Lake. Has the Development Objective been changed since Board Approval of the Project Objective? No 2. COMPONENTS Name Component 1: Improvement of Municipal Sewage Collection:(Cost 49,100,000.00) Component 2. Promotion of Good Agricultural Practices (Including Integrated Pest Management):(Cost 1,500,000.00) Component 3. Solid Waste Management, Water Quality Monitoring, Capacity Building and Project Management:(Cost 4,400,000.00) 3. OVERALL RATINGS Name Previous Current Progress towards achievement of PDO Satisfactory Moderately Satisfactory Overall Implementation Progress (IP) Satisfactory Moderately Satisfactory Overall Risk Rating Substantial Substantial 4. KEY ISSUES & STATUS Mar 12, 2025 Page 1 of 7 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Lake Qaraoun Pollution Prevention Project (P147854) 4.1 Implementation Status and Key Decisions The project made good progress towards the completion of activities and achievement of development objectives, the closing date was extended till December 31, 2025, due to the security situation in the country in 2024, which led to the delay in works. All sewer network contracts have been awarded and 220 km of the network have been completed by the reporting period. The project’s activities under Component 2. Promotion of Good Agricultural Practices and Component 3. Solid Waste Management, Water Quality Monitoring, Capacity Building have been completed. . 5. SYSTEMATIC OPERATIONS RISK-RATING TOOL Rating at Approval Last Approved Rating Risk Category Approval Package - ISR Seq. 014 - 05 Aug Proposed Rating 14 Jul 2016 2024 Political and Governance High High High Macroeconomic Moderate High High Sector Strategies and Policies Moderate Moderate Moderate Technical Design of Project or Program Substantial Moderate Moderate Institutional Capacity for Implementation and Substantial Moderate Moderate Sustainability Fiduciary Moderate High High Environment and Social Moderate Moderate Moderate Stakeholders Moderate Moderate Moderate Overall Substantial Substantial Substantial Mar 12, 2025 Page 2 of 7 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Lake Qaraoun Pollution Prevention Project (P147854) 6. RESULTS 6.1 PDO Indicators by PDO Outcomes To improve pollution management around Qaraoun Lake Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) Closing Period Indicator Name Value Month/Year Value Date Value Date Value Month/Year 10.00 Jun/2016 10.00 31-Jul-2024 13.00 28-Jan-2025 20.00 Dec/2024 Number of locations Comments on Litani River Authority (LRA) has reported that it has increased the locations and and monitored monthly for water achieving targets frequency of water quality monitoring. The agency has also reported that it has augmented quality (Number) the laboratory infrastructure to analyze the water quality samples, with grant support from other donors. 496.00 Jun/2016 169.88 25-May-2023 169.88 25-May-2023 248.00 Jun/2023 Comments on The project has achieved an average of 65.75% reduction in Nitrogen. This, when Nutrient load reduction achieving targets extrapolated based on 496 tons baseline will equal to 65.75*496/100 = 326.12 tons. Thus (Nitrogen(N)) achieved under 496-326.12=169.88 tons. the project (Tones/year) Activities under this component were completed in December 2022 and results were reported in 2023. Quantity of municipal 0.00 Jun/2016 25,140.00 31-Jul-2024 25,753.00 28-Jan-2025 30,000.00 Dec/2024 wastewater collected and Comments on The project has constructed 285km of sewer network and 2000 households are connected to treated under the project achieving targets the network. The quantity of municipal wastewater collected as a result of the project and (daily flow in m3) (Cubic treated in the Zahle WWTP is 11,870m3/day. Meter(m3)) 0.00 Jun/2016 181,010 31-Jul-2024 188,568 28-Jan-2025 344,000.00 Jan/2024 Direct project beneficiaries Comments on Direct beneficiaries are people or groups who directly derive benefits from an intervention (Number) achieving targets (i.e. families that have a new sewer connection). This indicator also requires supplemental information, which is 'Female beneficiaries (percentage)'. Mar 12, 2025 Page 3 of 7 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Lake Qaraoun Pollution Prevention Project (P147854) 0.00 49.00 49.00 49.00 Female beneficiaries Comments on Based on the assessment and definition of direct project beneficiaries, specify what (Percentage) achieving targets percentage of the beneficiaries are female. 0.00 Mar/2020 65.75 25-May-2023 65.75 25-May-2023 50.00 Jun/2023 Reduction in the excess Comments on Activities were completed by December 2022 and results were reported in 2023. fertilizers used (Percentage) achieving targets 0.00 Mar/2020 63.00 25-May-2023 63.00 25-May-2023 30.00 Jun/2023 Reduction in pesticides Comments on Activities were completed by December 2022 and the results were reported in 2023. sprays (Percentage) achieving targets 6.2 Intermediate Results Indicators by Components Component 1: Improvement of Municipal Sewage Collection Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) Closing Period Indicator Name Value Month/Year Value Date Value Date Value Month/Year New household sewer 0.00 Jun/2016 5,142.00 31-Jul-2024 5,765.00 28-Jan-2025 7,300.00 Dec/2024 connections constructed Comments on A total of 173 units in Zahle, 168 units in Aitanit, 1,674 in Anjar Lot 1, 3,750 in Anjar Lot 2, 0 under the project (Number) achieving targets units in Zahle Remaining have been constructed to December 2024. Sewer network constructed 0.00 Jun/2016 193.00 31-Jul-2024 220.00 28-Jan-2025 200.00 Dec/2024 in the project area (km) Comments on A total of 19 km in Zahle, 22 km in Aitanit, 71 km in Anjar Lot 1 and 807 km in Anjar Lot 2, 21 (Kilometers) achieving targets km in Zahle Remaining have been constructed to date. Component 2. Promotion of Good Agricultural Practices (Including Integrated Pest Management) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) Closing Period Indicator Name Value Month/Year Value Date Value Date Value Month/Year 50.00 Jun/2016 184.00 25-May-2023 184.00 25-May-2023 100.00 Jun/2023 Mar 12, 2025 Page 4 of 7 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Lake Qaraoun Pollution Prevention Project (P147854) Participants in consultation Comments on This indicator includes participants in training workshops offered through the project. activities during project achieving targets Activities were completed by December 2022 and results were reported in 2023. implementation (Number) Farmers trained on 249.00 Dec/2016 441.00 25-May-2023 441.00 25-May-2023 280.00 Jun/2023 Integrated Pest Management Comments on Activities were completed by December 2022 and results were reported in 2023. (IPM) practices (Number) achieving targets Component 3. Solid Waste Management, Water Quality Monitoring, Capacity Building and Project Management Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) Closing Period Indicator Name Value Month/Year Value Date Value Date Value Month/Year Quantity of trash removed 0.00 Jun/2016 0.00 31-Jul-2024 0.00 28-Jan-2025 1,250.00 Dec/2024 from Litani river banks Comments on The cleanup campaigns have not been initiated. The procurement of the skimmer is (throug clean up campaigns) achieving targets underway (Cubic Meter(m3)) o SESA of National Solid No Mar/2020 No 31-Jul-2024 Yes 31-Jul-2024 Yes Dec/2024 Waste Strategy and SESA of Comments on Strategy and SESA were approved by the Council of Ministers on December 17, 2024 based National Water Strategy achieving targets on a consultative approach and a final national launching event held in the presence of prepared following a Prime Minister on January 8, 2025 consultative approach and approved by the MoE (Yes/No) Mar 12, 2025 Page 5 of 7 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Lake Qaraoun Pollution Prevention Project (P147854) 7. DATA ON FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE 7.1 Cumulative Disbursements 7.2 Disbursements (by loan) Loan/Credit/TF Status Original Revised Cancelled Disbursed Undisbursed % Disbursed IBRD-86370 Effective 55.00 55.00 0.00 37.09 17.91 67.44% 7.3 Key Dates (by loan) Loan/Credit/TF Status Approval Signing Effectiveness Orig. Closing Rev. Closing IBRD-86370 Effective 14-Jul-2016 02-Sep-2016 13-Dec-2016 30-Jun-2023 31-Dec-2025 8. KEY DATES Mar 12, 2025 Page 6 of 7 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Lake Qaraoun Pollution Prevention Project (P147854) Key Events Planned Actual Approval 14-Jul-2016 14-Jul-2016 Effectiveness 13-Dec-2016 13-Dec-2016 Mid-Term Review No. 01 10-Dec-2019 02-Mar-2020 Operation Closing/Cancellation 31-Dec-2025 9. RESTRUCTURING HISTORY Restructuring Level 2 Approved on 24-Feb-2022 Restructuring Level 2 Approved on 16-Jun-2023 Restructuring Level 2 Approved on 14-Dec-2023 Restructuring Level 2 Approved on 07-Nov-2024 10. ASSOCIATED OPERATION(S) There are no associated operations Mar 12, 2025 Page 7 of 7