The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Guinea Natural Resources, Mining and Environmental Management Project (P168613) Guinea Natural Resources, Mining and Environmental Management Project (P168613) WESTERN AND CENTRAL AFRICA | Guinea | IBRD/IDA | Investment Project Financing (IPF) | FY 2021 | Seq No: 5 | Archived on 18-Jun-2024 | ISR00780 Implementing Agencies: Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development, Ministry of Mining and Geology 1. OBJECTIVE 1.1 Development Objective Original Development Objective (Approved as part of Approval package on 25-May-2021) The Development Objective is to strengthen institutional capacities for integrated management of mineral and natural resources in Guinea and enhanced benefits from the mining and environment sectors. Has the Development Objective been changed since Board Approval of the Project Objective? No 2. COMPONENTS Name Improve the institutional framework for mining and environment:(Cost 5,000,000.00) Mining policies, institutions, governance, and economic integration:(Cost 29,000,000.00) Environmental and natural resources management:(Cost 28,000,000.00) Project management:(Cost 3,000,000.00) 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 Jun 18, 2024 Page 1 of 13 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Guinea Natural Resources, Mining and Environmental Management Project (P168613) 4.1 Implementation Status and Key Decisions Key reforms for NRM, mining, environment and climate are firmly and consistently underway in Guinea including (i) strengthen and expand the national protected area network, (ii) regular and structured technical, environmental and social (E&S) monitoring of mining operations, (iii) increasing local content in the mining sector as well as (iv) improving transparency and stakeholder engagement in the mining sector. The Project has to accelerate implementation (currently 16,13% disbursement rate and several fundamental contracts still in procurement phase) to support the ongoing reforms and to address key challenges including the development of the Simandou iron ore mine. Key priority actions to accelerate Project implementation has been identified and has to be implemented in the short term especially the recruitment of technical assistance for implementing agencies. 5. SYSTEMATIC OPERATIONS RISK-RATING TOOL Rating at Approval Last Approved Rating Risk Category Approval Package - ISR Seq. 04 - 12 Feb Proposed Rating 26 May 2021 2024 Political and Governance Substantial Substantial Substantial Macroeconomic Moderate Moderate Moderate Sector Strategies and Policies Substantial Substantial Substantial Technical Design of Project or Program Substantial Substantial Substantial Institutional Capacity for Implementation and Substantial Substantial Substantial Sustainability Fiduciary Substantial Substantial Substantial Environment and Social Substantial Substantial Substantial Stakeholders Moderate Moderate Moderate Overall Substantial Substantial Substantial Jun 18, 2024 Page 2 of 13 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Guinea Natural Resources, Mining and Environmental Management Project (P168613) 6. RESULTS 6.1 PDO Indicators by PDO Outcomes Strengthen institutional capacities in the integrated management of mineral and natural resources Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) Closing Period Indicator Name Value Month/Year Value Date Value Date Value Month/Year Forest area brought under 0.00 Dec/2020 148986.00 03-Nov-2023 1191800.00 Dec/2026 management plans Comments on Validation of Forests area management plan (Hectare(Ha)) achieving targets Sum of the sub-indicators listed below (Ha) Kounounkan 0.00 Dec/2020 0.00 03-Nov-2023 5,700.00 Dec/2026 management plan Comments on Status of development & validation of Kounounkan management plan (Hectare(Ha)) achieving targets Niger source 0.00 Dec/2020 0.00 26-Apr-2024 0.00 26-Apr-2024 260,000.00 Dec/2026 management plan Comments on Status of development & validation of Niger-Source management plan (Hectare(Ha)) achieving targets Haut-Niger NP 0.00 Dec/2020 0.00 03-Nov-2023 705,000.00 Dec/2026 management plan Comments on Status of development & validation of Haut-Niger NP management plan (Hectare(Ha)) achieving targets 0.00 Dec/2020 26300 26-Apr-2024 26300 26-Apr-2024 32,200.00 Dec/2026 Pic de Fon Comments on Status of development & validation of Pic de Fon management plan management plan achieving targets 2022: FC Pic de Fon management plan (26,300 ha) financed by the mining company Rio Tinto (Hectare(Ha)) Simfer. Mont Béro 0.00 Dec/2020 26800 26-Apr-2024 26800 26-Apr-2024 27,600.00 Dec/2026 management plan Comments on Status of development & validation of Mont Béro management plan (Hectare(Ha)) achieving targets 2022: FC Mont-Béro management plan (26,800 ha) financed by EU Jun 18, 2024 Page 3 of 13 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Guinea Natural Resources, Mining and Environmental Management Project (P168613) Mont Nimba 0.00 Dec/2020 0.00 26-Apr-2024 0.00 26-Apr-2024 14,600.00 Dec/2026 management plan Comments on Status of development & validation of Mont Nimba management plan (Hectare(Ha)) achieving targets 0.00 Dec/2020 121921 26-Apr-2024 121921 26-Apr-2024 59,400.00 Dec/2026 Diécké management Comments on Status of development & validation of Diécké management plan plan (Hectare(Ha)) achieving targets 2022: FC Diecke management plan (121,921 ha) financed by EU 0.00 Dec/2020 0.00 03-Nov-2023 29,900.00 Dec/2026 Konkouré management Comments on Status of development & validation of Konkouré management plan plan (Hectare(Ha)) achieving targets 0.00 Dec/2020 0.00 03-Nov-2023 26,100.00 Dec/2026 Rio Pongo management Comments on Status of development & validation of Rio Pongo management plan plan (Hectare(Ha)) achieving targets Rio Kapatchez 0.00 Dec/2020 0.00 26-Apr-2024 0.00 26-Apr-2024 29,900.00 Dec/2026 management plan Comments on Status of development & validation of Rio Kapatchez management plan (Hectare(Ha)) achieving targets 0.00 Dec/2020 265.00 26-Apr-2024 265.00 26-Apr-2024 1,400.00 Dec/2026 Loos management plan Comments on Status of development & validation of Loos management plan (Hectare(Ha)) achieving targets 2022: Loos management plan (265 ha) financed by RAMPAO 0.00 Dec/2020 82.00 03-Nov-2023 20.00 Dec/2026 Comments on Environmental and social inspection of infrastructures project that are undertaken by MEEF Annual environmental achieving targets including proportion of inspection carried out with the implication of citizens through the monitoring inspections of establishment of Prefectoral Committees for E&S management plans monitoring large infrastructure projects undertaken (Number) Annual indicator: Must be collected at the end of the year to be comparable. Renewals or new Environmental Certificates of Conformity issued after inspections : 2022 :60 Jun 18, 2024 Page 4 of 13 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Guinea Natural Resources, Mining and Environmental Management Project (P168613) 2023 : 82 2024 June : 4 0.00 Dec/2020 37.00 31-Dec-2023 37.00 31-Dec-2023 12.00 Dec/2026 Comments on Environmental and social inspection of infrastructures project that are undertaken by MEEF achieving targets with the implication of citizens through the establishment of Prefectoral Committees for E&S Annual environmental management plans monitoring monitoring inspections of large infrastructure Annual indicator: Must be collected at the end of the year to be comparable. projects undertaken with citizen Inspection carried out with the implication of citizens (new Environmental Certificates of consultation Conformity) (Number) 2022 :14 2023 : 37 2024 June : 0 100.00 Feb/2020 100.00 31-Dec-2023 100.00 31-Dec-2023 100.00 Dec/2026 Annual technical monitoring Comments on Annual inspections completed on all operating industrial mines in Guinea. and control completed on achieving targets industrial mines Annual indicator: Must be collected at the end of the year to be comparable. (Percentage) 2023 : 100% 2024 NA Enhance benefits from mining and environment sectors to communities Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) Closing Period Indicator Name Value Month/Year Value Date Value Date Value Month/Year Value of goods and services 9,000,000.00 Feb/2021 124,470,280 26-Apr-2024 124,470,280 26-Apr-2024 60,000,000.00 Dec/2026 procured by mining Comments on Amount of goods and services procured by miners from SME/SMI through the Online companies through the achieving targets Purchasing Platform from miners accumulated through the life of project online purchasing platform (Amount(USD)) Jun 18, 2024 Page 5 of 13 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Guinea Natural Resources, Mining and Environmental Management Project (P168613) 6.2 Intermediate Results Indicators by Components Improve the institutional framework for mining and environment Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) Closing Period Indicator Name Value Month/Year Value Date Value Date Value Month/Year 8.00 Dec/2020 8.00 03-Nov-2023 20.00 Dec/2026 Comments on This indicator should capture the progress of regulatory reforms underway in the natural achieving targets resources and environmental management sector. It refers to five specific laws and related Score for reform of the legal regulations. Advancement in the reform of each Code will be assessed by the following and regulatory framework score: 0= No law existing / 1= Drafted law or law to be revised / 2= Law adopted / 3= Law and dissemination adopted and related regulation drafted / 4= Law and related regulation adopted and (Number) disseminated The indicator global score will be the addition of each Code score Sum of the sub-indicators listed below (scoring) 1.00 Dec/2020 1.00 03-Nov-2023 4.00 Dec/2026 a. Protected Area Code Comments on Progress of Protected Areas Code regulatory reforms sub-indicator achieving targets (Number) 2024 January : Start of legal support contract MEDD Drafted law and related regulation ongoing 1.00 Dec/2020 1.00 03-Nov-2023 4.00 Dec/2026 b. Wildlife Code sub- Comments on Progress of Wildlife Code regulatory reforms indicator (Number) achieving targets 2024 January : Start of legal support contract MEDD Law adopted and draft related regulation ongoing 1.00 Dec/2020 1.00 03-Nov-2023 4.00 Dec/2026 c. Water Code sub- Comments on Progress of Water Code regulatory reforms indicator (Number) achieving targets 2024 January : Start of legal support contract MEDD Jun 18, 2024 Page 6 of 13 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Guinea Natural Resources, Mining and Environmental Management Project (P168613) Law adopted Draft related regulation has not yet been launched. 2.00 Dec/2020 2.00 03-Nov-2023 4.00 Dec/2026 d. Forest Code sub- Comments on Progress of Forest Code regulatory reforms indicator (Number) achieving targets 2024 January : Start of legal support contract MEDD Law adopted and draft related regulation ongoing 3.00 Dec/2020 3.00 03-Nov-2023 4.00 Dec/2026 e. Environment Code Comments on Environement Code regulatory reforms sub-indicator achieving targets 2024 January : Start of legal support contract MEDD (Number) Law adopted and Draft related regulation ongoing Updated mining related 16.00 Feb/2021 16.00 26-Apr-2024 16.00 26-Apr-2024 29.00 Dec/2026 regulatory framework Comments on Drafted mining related regulations and guidelines (Number) achieving targets No Feb/2020 No 26-Apr-2024 No 26-Apr-2024 Yes Dec/2026 SESA updated and Comments on The existing Mining reform SESA is going to be updated and an annual report on the recommendations regularly achieving targets implementation of the Guiding Framework for Improved Environmental and Social monitored (Yes/No) Governance in the Mining Sector will be provided 2024 April : Recruitment on going Mining policies, institutions, governance, and economic integration Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) Closing Period Indicator Name Value Month/Year Value Date Value Date Value Month/Year Mining sector gender No Mar/2021 Yes 03-Nov-2023 Yes Dec/2026 strategy drafted (Yes/No) No Feb/2020 No 03-Nov-2023 Yes Dec/2026 Advisory services for projects Comments on Legal, technical, and or financial advisory services delivered to support new or existing project development or expansion achieving targets expansion. (Yes/No) Jun 18, 2024 Page 7 of 13 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Guinea Natural Resources, Mining and Environmental Management Project (P168613) Mining permits excluded No Feb/2020 No 03-Nov-2023 Yes Dec/2026 from classified forests Comments on Classified forests outlined and excluded from licensing possibilities in the mining cadastre (Yes/No) achieving targets Civil servants and 0.00 Feb/2020 502.00 26-Apr-2024 502.00 26-Apr-2024 350.00 Dec/2026 accountability organizations representatives trained (Number) Training for CSOs, 0.00 0.00 80.00 parliamentarians and Comments on Training of representatives of CSOs, parliamentarians and other accountability organisations other accountability achieving targets organisations (Number) No Feb/2020 No 03-Nov-2023 Yes Dec/2026 Seismic surveillance system Comments on A network of seismic sensors installed in the country installed (Yes/No) achieving targets Geochemical survey of No Mar/2021 No 03-Nov-2023 Yes Dec/2026 southern Guinea completed (Yes/No) Transparent access No Mar/2021 No 03-Nov-2023 Yes Dec/2026 procedure to Government geological and mining assets developed (Yes/No) Publication of earmarked 4.00 Feb/2020 4.00 03-Nov-2023 10.00 Dec/2026 revenues distributed to Comments on Publication of revenues earmarked for communities mining communities achieving targets (Number) Overall beneficiaries of 0.00 Feb/2020 1,937.00 03-Nov-2023 20,000.00 Dec/2026 mining interventions Comments on Number of people trained, sensitized, or supported through the mining component. (Number) achieving targets Jun 18, 2024 Page 8 of 13 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Guinea Natural Resources, Mining and Environmental Management Project (P168613) 0.00 17.50 30.00 Including women Comments on Women as a percentage of overall beneficiaries of the project. (Percentage) achieving targets People trained and sensitized 5,150.00 Feb/2020 5,150.00 03-Nov-2023 15,000.00 Dec/2026 on the environmental, social Comments on Mining inspectors, community based organisations, Civil society organisation and artisanal and gender legislation, good achieving targets miners trained or sensitized on the environmental, social and gender legislation/regulations practices in mining. and good practices pertaining to mining. (Number) 1,794.00 Feb/2020 2,429.00 03-Nov-2023 2,300.00 Dec/2026 SME/SMI registered with the Comments on Number of small medium size enterprises and industries registered to potentially participate Online Mining Local Content achieving targets to the bidding for bidding for mining contracts through the Online Mining Local Content Platform (Number) Platform. 100.00 Feb/2020 2,013.00 03-Nov-2023 400.00 Dec/2026 SME/SMI representatives Comments on Number of SME/SMI trained to access to potential mining contracts for good and services i trained (Number) achieving targets 14.00 Feb/2021 15.00 03-Nov-2023 20.00 Dec/2026 EITI Reports produced Comments on EITI Reports produced (Number) achieving targets Registered companies with 5.00 Mar/2021 13.00 03-Nov-2023 20.00 Dec/2026 the BSTP belonging to women beneficiaries of contracts with mining companies (Number) Environmental and natural resources management Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) Closing Period Indicator Name Value Month/Year Value Date Value Date Value Month/Year No Dec/2020 No 03-Nov-2023 Yes Dec/2026 Jun 18, 2024 Page 9 of 13 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Guinea Natural Resources, Mining and Environmental Management Project (P168613) a. Channels institutionalized Comments on This indicator will assess the formal involvement of local population committees in for citizens to provide input achieving targets infrastructure projects' environmental and social monitoring process on planning and execution of infrastructure projects (Yes/No) b. Modernization and No Dec/2020 No 03-Nov-2023 Yes Dec/2026 generalization of the Comments on Capacity of AGEE in identifying and mapping all ongoing or planned infrastructure projects database of the achieving targets (dams, roads, railways, mines, etc.) to be environmentally and socially monitored environmental and social assessment database to all relevant projects (Yes/No) 1,000.00 Dec/2020 3,926.00 03-Nov-2023 60,000.00 Dec/2026 a. Annual person-days of rangers surveillance and Comments on This indicator measures the efficiency of targeted zones surveillance control missions in targeted achieving targets Annual indicator: Must be collected at the end of the year to be comparable. sites (Number) 2023 : 3,926 person-days 2024 June : 3,214 person-days b. Proportion of local 0.00 Dec/2020 0.00 03-Nov-2023 75.00 Dec/2026 committees in targeted sites' Comments on Proportion of communes' committee linked with targeted protected areas, involved into surrounding communes achieving targets validation of PA annual workplans actively engaged in protected areas management (Percentage) sub-indicator b. Share 0.00 0.00 20.00 of women represented in local decision-making committees (Percentage) c. Targeted beneficiaries with 0.00 Dec/2020 0.00 03-Nov-2023 500.00 Dec/2026 increased income due to Comments on This indicator will measure the number beneficiaries of the income-generating activities access to alternative income- achieving targets program self reporting an increase in their incomes Jun 18, 2024 Page 10 of 13 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Guinea Natural Resources, Mining and Environmental Management Project (P168613) generating activities intervention (Number) Sub-indicator c. 0.00 Dec/2020 0.00 03-Nov-2023 350.00 Dec/2026 Women reporting Comments on This sub-indicator targets 70% of AIGAs sub-project to benefit women (70%*600=420) increased income due achieving targets to access to alternative livelihood (Number) Jun 18, 2024 Page 11 of 13 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Guinea Natural Resources, Mining and Environmental Management Project (P168613) 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-D8190 Effective 32.50 32.50 0.00 10.83 19.78 33.34% IDA-68850 Effective 32.50 32.50 0.00 0.00 32.72 0% 7.3 Key Dates (by loan) Loan/Credit/TF Status Approval Signing Effectiveness Orig. Closing Rev. Closing IDA-68850 Effective 26-May-2021 09-Jun-2021 16-Jul-2021 30-Sept-2027 30-Sept-2027 Jun 18, 2024 Page 12 of 13 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Guinea Natural Resources, Mining and Environmental Management Project (P168613) IDA-D8190 Effective 26-May-2021 09-Jun-2021 16-Jul-2021 30-Sept-2027 30-Sept-2027 8. KEY DATES Key Events Planned Actual Approval 26-May-2021 26-May-2021 Effectiveness 18-Feb-2019 18-Feb-2019 Mid-Term Review No. 01 23-Sept-2024 Operation Closing/Cancellation 30-Sept-2027 9. RESTRUCTURING HISTORY 10. ASSOCIATED OPERATION(S) There are no associated operations Jun 18, 2024 Page 13 of 13