The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Salado Integrated River Basin Management Support Project (P161798) Salado Integrated River Basin Management Support Project (P161798) LATIN AMERICA AND CARIBBEAN | Argentina | IBRD/IDA | Investment Project Financing (IPF) | FY 2017 | Seq No: 16 | Archived on 19-Sep-2024 | ISR01570 Implementing Agencies: Ministry of Infrastructure and Public Services, Province of Buenos Aires, Ministry of Treasury and Finance, Undersecretary of International Financing Coordination and Execution, Ministry of Habitat and Urban 1. OBJECTIVE 1.1 Development Objective Original Development Objective (Approved as part of Approval package on 25-Jan-2018) To enhance flood protection and strengthen the capacity of the responsible institutions for integrated water resources monitoring and management in the Salado River Basin. Has the Development Objective been changed since Board Approval of the Project Objective? No 2. COMPONENTS Name Integrated Water Resources Management:(Cost 2,020,000.00) River Training Works and Upgrading Associated Infrastructure:(Cost 159,730,000.00) Project Implementation, Supervision and Communication:(Cost 4,400,000.00) Social Housing with Impact on Employment:(Cost 85,940,000.00) 3. OVERALL RATINGS Name Previous Current Progress towards achievement of PDO Moderately Unsatisfactory Moderately Satisfactory Overall Implementation Progress (IP) Moderately Unsatisfactory Moderately Unsatisfactory Overall Risk Rating Substantial Substantial Sep 19, 2024 Page 1 of 9 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Salado Integrated River Basin Management Support Project (P161798) 4. KEY ISSUES & STATUS 4.1 Implementation Status and Key Decisions Under Component 1, the consultancies for the Water Governance and the Environmental Wetland Management Plan consultancies are signed and under implementation. Expected end date for these consultancies is August 2025 and November 2025 respectivly. The bidding process for the Hydrological Planning Tools and the Monitoring System for the Prevention and Analysis of Hydrometeorological Risk (SIMPARH) consultancies were dropped and not included in the extension of the project’s closing date. Under Component 2, the river works (dredging) finalized in November 2022. Lot A and B of the contracts for the construction of 3 bridges are signed. The bidding process for Lot C was dropped and not included in the extension of the project’s closing date. Under Component 4, works have started for the housing subproject 3 de Junio, Berazategui - Phase 1. The contract was signed from Costa Esperanza, San Martin (phase 1).The contract for 3 de Junio, Berazategui- Phase 2, is expected to be signed in September 2024. Also, progress has been made in achieving the objectives of Component 4.2 (Institutional Development). 5. SYSTEMATIC OPERATIONS RISK-RATING TOOL Rating at Approval Last Approved Rating Risk Category Approval Package - ISR Seq. 015 - 15 Mar Proposed Rating 26 Jan 2018 2024 Political and Governance Moderate Moderate Moderate Macroeconomic Moderate High High Sector Strategies and Policies Moderate Moderate Moderate Technical Design of Project or Program Substantial Substantial Substantial Institutional Capacity for Implementation and Substantial Substantial Substantial Sustainability Fiduciary Moderate Substantial Substantial Environment and Social Substantial Moderate Moderate Stakeholders Moderate Moderate Moderate Other Substantial Substantial Substantial Sep 19, 2024 Page 2 of 9 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Salado Integrated River Basin Management Support Project (P161798) Overall Substantial Substantial Substantial Sep 19, 2024 Page 3 of 9 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Salado Integrated River Basin Management Support Project (P161798) 6. RESULTS 6.1 PDO Indicators by PDO Outcomes Enhanced flood protection in the Salado River Basin Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) Closing Period Indicator Name Value Month/Year Value Date Value Date Value Month/Year 0.00 Mar/2017 65,000.00 26-Feb-2024 65,000.00 06-Sep-2024 75,000.00 Dec/2023 Comments on The dredging has been completed for 98%. Full achievement of the target depends on execution achieving targets of the works related to the bridges under Lot B. Accomplishing the required width of the Rio People benefiting from Salado at the location of the new bridges will lead to achieving the required caluculated reduced flood risk. hydraulic capacity. An expert estimation has been made in relation to the current level of (Number) achievement of the target. However, this requires hydraulic modelling in combination with a land occupation model to have an accurate estimation. Female beneficiaries 50.00 50.00 50.00 50.00 (Percentage) 0.00 Mar/2017 375.00 26-Feb-2024 375.00 06-Sep-2024 435.00 Dec/2023 Comments on The dredging has been completed for 98%. Full achievement of the target depends on execution achieving targets of the works related to the bridges under Lot B. Accomplishing the required width of the Rio Area under enhanced flood Salado at the location of the new bridges will lead to achieving the required caluculated protection (Square hydraulic capacity. An expert estimation has been made in relation to the current level of kilometer(km2)) achievement of the target. However, this requires hydraulic modelling in combination with a land occupation model to have an accurate estimation Page 4 of 10 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Salado Integrated River Basin Management Support Project (P161798) Strengthen environmental water management in the basin Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) Closing Period Indicator Name Value Month/Year Value Date Value Date Value Month/Year Environmental and Wetlands No Feb/2021 No 24-Feb-2024 No 06-Sep-2024 Yes Dec/2023 Management Plan for the Comments on The Environmental and Wetlands Management Plan consultancy (subcomponent 1.2) was Salado River Basin developed achieving targets signed on May 30, 2024. (Yes/No) Social Housing Development Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) Closing Period Indicator Name Value Month/Year Value Date Value Date Value Month/Year Number of people benefiting 0.00 Feb/2021 0.00 26-Feb-2024 0.00 06-Sep-2024 2,250.00 Dec/2025 from new social housing Comments on Number of people benefiting from the 3 subprojects: Berazategui I, San Martin I, Berazategui (Number) achieving targets II, and Parque Ribereño Female Beneficiaries 0.00 Feb/2021 0.00 26-Feb-2024 0.00 06-Sep-2024 50.00 Dec/2023 (Percentage) Strengthening Water Governance Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) Closing Period Indicator Name Value Month/Year Value Date Value Date Value Month/Year No Apr/2024 No 30-May-2024 No 06-Sep-2024 Management Dec/2025 model in place and Strengthening Water implemented Governance through the in the basin formulation of a management Comments on The consultancy aims to enhance water management in Buenos Aires Province by overhauling model (Text) achieving targets institutional structures and streamlining processes. It will also develop a program to regularize water usage and related infrastructure. Additionally, the consultancy will assist basin committees and public water user consortia by conducting surveys and analyses to recommend improvements in participatory structures at the basin level, including program Page 5 of 10 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Salado Integrated River Basin Management Support Project (P161798) regularization, pilot project implementation, and governance model refinement for upcoming initiatives. 6.2 Intermediate Results Indicators by Components Integrated Water Resources Management Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) Closing Period Indicator Name Value Month/Year Value Date Value Date Value Month/Year Wetlands identified in the No Mar/2017 No 28-Feb-2024 No 06-Sep-2024 Yes Dec/2025 river basin and objectives and measures for protection defined and agreed by DPH, ADA and Ministry of Environment of the Province of Buenos Aires. (Yes/No) Automatization of No Feb/2021 No 28-Feb-2024 No 06-Sep-2024 Yes Dec/2025 administration processes to improve water governance (Yes/No) Proposal for restructuring the No Feb/2021 No 28-Feb-2024 No 06-Sep-2024 Yes Dec/2023 river basin committees (Yes/No) River Training Works and Upgrading Associated Infrastructure Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) Closing Period Indicator Name Value Month/Year Value Date Value Date Value Month/Year Km of river hydraulically 223.00 Mar/2017 257.00 28-Feb-2024 257.00 06-Sep-2024 257.00 Dec/2023 Page 6 of 10 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Salado Integrated River Basin Management Support Project (P161798) enhanced (Kilometers) Comments on The river dredging works finalized in November 2022. achieving targets Percentage of volume of river 0.00 Mar/2017 100.00 28-Feb-2024 100.00 06-Sep-2024 100.00 Dec/2023 sediments/soil safely Comments on The river dredging works finalized in November 2022. disposed in recintos achieving targets (Percentage) 0.00 Mar/2017 0.00 28-Feb-2024 0.00 06-Sep-2024 3.00 Dec/2025 Number of bridges with Comments on The following bridges will be upgraded by the project: (1) Puente ferroviario FFCC Roque Pérez increased resilience to flood achieving targets – Salvador María; (2) Caminero Roque Pérez – Salvador María; (3) Puente FFCC Videla Dorna - events. (Number) Gorchs. Upgraded means that new bridges will be constructed with enhanced hydrological conditions. Project Implementation, Supervision and Communication Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) Closing Period Indicator Name Value Month/Year Value Date Value Date Value Month/Year Project-related grievances 0.00 Mar/2017 100.00 28-Feb-2024 100.00 06-Sep-2024 100.00 Dec/2023 registered and addressed Comments on This indicator measures the number of addressed grievances over the number of registered under the Project Grievance achieving targets grievances (in percentage). Redress Mechanism. (Percentage) Social Housing with Impact on Employment Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) Closing Period Indicator Name Value Month/Year Value Date Value Date Value Month/Year Number of social housing 0.00 Feb/2021 0.00 28-Feb-2024 0.00 06-Sep-2024 500.00 Dec/2023 units constructed (Number) Number of direct jobs 0.00 Feb/2021 0.00 28-Feb-2024 0.00 06-Sep-2024 1,000.00 Dec/2023 generated through the construction of social housing (Number) Page 7 of 10 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Salado Integrated River Basin Management Support Project (P161798) Page 8 of 10 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Salado Integrated River Basin Management Support Project (P161798) 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-87360 Effective 300.00 252.84 47.16 135.75 117.09 53.69% 7.3 Key Dates (by loan) Loan/Credit/TF Status Approval Signing Effectiveness Orig. Closing Rev. Closing IBRD-87360 Effective 06-Apr-2017 21-Dec-2017 12-Apr-2018 30-Dec-2022 30-Dec-2025 8. KEY DATES Sep 19, 2024 Page 8 of 9 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Salado Integrated River Basin Management Support Project (P161798) Key Events Planned Actual Approval 06-Apr-2017 06-Apr-2017 Effectiveness 12-Apr-2018 12-Apr-2018 Mid-Term Review No. 01 09-Nov-2020 17-Dec-2020 Operation Closing/Cancellation 30-Dec-2025 9. RESTRUCTURING HISTORY Restructuring Level 2 Approved on 04-Jun-2024 Restructuring Level 2 Approved on 31-Aug-2021 Restructuring Level 2 Approved on 23-Feb-2023 Restructuring Level 2 Approved on 16-Nov-2023 10. ASSOCIATED OPERATION(S) There are no associated operations Sep 19, 2024 Page 9 of 9