The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Ghana Secondary Cities Support Program (P164451) Ghana Secondary Cities Support Program (P164451) AFRICA | Ghana | Urban, Resilience and Land Global Practice | Requesting Unit: AFCW1 | Responsible Unit: SAFU1 IBRD/IDA | Program-for-Results Financing | FY 2019 | Team Leader(s): Martin Onyach-Olaa, Smile Kwawukume Seq No: 4 | ARCHIVED on 27-Apr-2020 | ISR41300 | Created by: Martin Onyach-Olaa on 14-Apr-2020 | Modified by: Martin Onyach-Olaa on 17- Apr-2020 Program Development Objectives Program Development Objective (from Program Appraisal Document) to improve urban management and basic urban services in participating municipal assemblies Overall Ratings Name Previous Rating Current Rating Progress towards achievement of PDO Satisfactory Satisfactory Overall Implementation Progress (IP) Satisfactory Satisfactory Implementation Status and Key Decisions The Ghana Secondary Cities Support Program (P164451), was approved by the World Bank Board on September 25, 2018. The Financing Agreement (FA) signed on December 12, 2018 and the Program declared effective on February 5, 2018. Twenty-five (25) priority investment projects approved in the three-year Urban Development Action Plans (UDAPs) of the 25 Municipal Assemblies (MAs) for implementation in 2019/20 under Urabn Development Grant (UDG). The sub-projects were screened by MA Safeguards Teams, using the approved templates. The screening results validated by field teams from Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development (MLGRD), revealed that: 10 MAs did not need to acquire land for their projects; seven (7) MAs had submitted land documents; and all the 25 MAs had applied for EPA environmental permits. Eleven Environmental Permits have been issued by Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Fourteen (14) remaining applications for projects targeted for implementation in the year 2020 are at various stages of prior clearance. Data on Financial Performance Disbursements (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Currency Original Revised Cancelled Disbursed Undisbursed % Disbursed P164451 IDA-63190 Effective USD 100.00 100.00 0.00 3.18 94.79 3.2% Key Dates (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Approval Date Signing Date Effectiveness Date Orig. Closing Date Rev. Closing Date P164451 IDA-63190 Effective 25-Sep-2018 12-Dec-2018 05-Feb-2019 30-Jun-2024 30-Jun-2024 4/27/2020 Page 1 of 11 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Ghana Secondary Cities Support Program (P164451) DLI Disbursement Achievement Disbursed amount in Disbursement % for DLI ID DLI Type Description Coc DLI Amount Status Coc DLI Loan: IDA63190-001 MAs have achieved CSG Partially DLI 1 Regular XDR 2,130,000.00 1,764,500.00 83 % MC Achieved MAs have scored =/> nat. Partially DLI 2 Regular XDR 23,320,000.00 10,799,468.45 46 % avg. DPAT score Achieved MAs have achieved UPB Partially DLI 3 Regular XDR 29,650,000.00 18,648,652.74 63 % Targets Achieved MAs have implemented DLI 4 Regular XDR 8,890,000.00 Not Achieved 0.00 AISD Targets RCC have adopted & impl. Partially DLI 5 Regular XDR 2,130,000.00 852,000.00 40 % ACSP for MAs Achieved DPAT/APA Results Partially DLI 6 Regular XDR 1,780,000.00 178,000.00 10 % Published by 1st Oct Achieved PF to MAs & Impl. of Partially DLI 7 Regular XDR 1,780,000.00 712,000.00 40 % MLGRD/MDAs AWP Achieved RCCs & MAs staff & Impl. Partially DLI 8 Regular XDR 1,420,000.00 568,000.05 40 % of OHLGS ACBP Achieved Program Action Plan Hiring of a Social Development Specialist at the Program Execution level in addition to the current Environmental Action Description Specialist under the LGCSP. Source DLI# Responsibility Timing Timing Value Status Other MLGRD Due Date 31-Jan-2019 Completed Completion Measurement IVA contract. Comments The MLGRD has hired an IVA firm to do the APA. The firm will start work on September 23, 2019. Establishing the E&S Team of MMA with clear terms of reference comprising of (i) Safeguards Focal person; (ii) 2-3 Action Description team members preferably from the Engineering, Health and Social Welfare Units of MMAs Source DLI# Responsibility Timing Timing Value Status Environmental and Social MMA, OHLGS Due Date 31-Dec-2018 Completed Systems Completion Measurement Field verification. Comments Annual E & S performance review of MMAs to validate existence of a functional E & S system and assess Action Description compliance. 4/27/2020 Page 2 of 11 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Ghana Secondary Cities Support Program (P164451) Source DLI# Responsibility Timing Timing Value Status MLGRD, EPA, Independent Recurrent Continuous Not Yet Due consultants Completion Measurement Comments Strengthen consultations, information disclosure and grievance redress by developing guidelines on consultations Action Description and stakeholder engagement with support from the World Bank. Source DLI# Responsibility Timing Timing Value Status Other MLGRD, MAs Due Date 31-Dec-2018 Completed Completion Measurement Guidelines on consultations and stakeholders engagement. Comments Action Description Coordination and implementation of gender related activities between the MGCSP, MLGRD, RCCs and the MAs Source DLI# Responsibility Timing Timing Value Status Other MLGRD, RCC, MAs Recurrent Continuous In Progress Completion Measurement Gender mainstreaming Report Comments Gender indicators developed and being used. Improvement in MA revenue mobilization drive; Building capacity of MA revenue officers for improved IGF Action Description mobilization and collection Source DLI# Responsibility Timing Timing Value Status Fiduciary Systems MoF, OHLGS, RCC Recurrent Continuous In Progress Completion Measurement Increase in IGF Comments IGF to increase by 15 percent annually. Training and capacity building backed by incentives for producing financial reports through GIFMIS; with Regional Action Description transaction processing centers located at RCCs used by participating MAs that have no direct access to GIFMIS Source DLI# Responsibility Timing Timing Value Status CAGD/GIFMIS Due Date 31-Dec-2019 Not Yet Due 4/27/2020 Page 3 of 11 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Ghana Secondary Cities Support Program (P164451) Completion Measurement Comments Enforce punitive measures as per PFM Act 2016, Act 921. Strengthen internal audit units to effectively report financial Action Description improprieties Source DLI# Responsibility Timing Timing Value Status MDAs, OHLGS, Recurrent Continuous Not Yet Due RCC, MAs Completion Measurement Comments Action Description Strengthen Audit Committees (ACs) in terms of training and provide needed financial resources for AC members Source DLI# Responsibility Timing Timing Value Status MoF, IAA, OHLGS, Recurrent Continuous Not Yet Due RCC, MAs Completion Measurement Comments Continuous M&E of procurement execution and contract performance, and undertake annual procurement Action Description assessment Source DLI# Responsibility Timing Timing Value Status MLGRD, PPA, RCC, Fiduciary Systems Recurrent Continuous In Progress MAs Completion Measurement Procurement and contract performance tracking form Comments Generate and maintain up-to-date records of grievances received, treated, referred to other agencies. Prepare annual Action Description grievance redress report, showing grievances received, proportion handled and cases referred to CHRAJ and other agencies. Source DLI# Responsibility Timing Timing Value Status CHRAJ, MLGRD, Recurrent Continuous Not Yet Due MAs Completion Measurement 4/27/2020 Page 4 of 11 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Ghana Secondary Cities Support Program (P164451) Comments Action Description Develop grievance redress manual/guideline Source DLI# Responsibility Timing Timing Value Status Other MLGRD Due Date 31-Dec-2019 Completed Completion Measurement Grievance redress manual/guideline Comments Develop websites for participating MAs; Ensure publication of key fiscal information on notice boards Action Description Source DLI# Responsibility Timing Timing Value Status MLGRD Recurrent Continuous Not Yet Due Completion Measurement Comments Action Description All participating MAs appoint Audit committee members in accordance with the PFM Act 2016 Source DLI# Responsibility Timing Timing Value Status MLGRD, MAs Recurrent Continuous Not Yet Due Completion Measurement Comments Risks Systematic Operations Risk-rating Tool Risk Category Rating at Approval Previous Rating Current Rating Political and Governance Moderate Moderate Moderate Macroeconomic Substantial Moderate Substantial Sector Strategies and Policies Moderate Moderate Moderate Technical Design of Project or Program Moderate Moderate Moderate Institutional Capacity for Implementation and Moderate Moderate Moderate Sustainability 4/27/2020 Page 5 of 11 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Ghana Secondary Cities Support Program (P164451) Fiduciary Substantial Substantial Substantial Environment and Social Substantial Substantial Substantial Stakeholders Moderate Moderate Moderate Other -- -- -- Overall Substantial Substantial Substantial RiskComments Comments The Macroeconomic risk is downgraded to substantial because of the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic and the subsequent shut down of the economy. Results PDO Indicators by Objectives / Outcomes To improve urban management and basic urban services in participating Municipal Assemblies IN00828945 ►People provided with improved urban infrastructure/services under the GSCSP (Number (Thousand), Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 1,750.00 Date 27-Jun-2018 13-Sep-2019 27-Mar-2020 30-Jun-2024 Comments IN00829026 of which female (Number (Thousand), Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 892.00 Date 27-Jun-2018 13-Sep-2019 13-Sep-2019 30-Jun-2024 IN00829027 ►Composite annual average urban performance benchmark percentage score by Progam MAs (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 65.00 Date 27-Jun-2018 13-Sep-2019 27-Mar-2020 31-Dec-2023 This indicator measures the extend to which Participating MAs have achieved Urban management PBs Comments (subject to full compliance with UDG MCs). Intermediate Results Indicators by Results Areas Results Area 1: Institutional Performance at Program MAs 4/27/2020 Page 6 of 11 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Ghana Secondary Cities Support Program (P164451) IN00829028 ►Program MAs with Municipal Structure Plans (15 years) (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 25.00 Date 27-Jun-2018 13-Sep-2019 27-Mar-2020 30-Jun-2024 Comments It measures the number of Program MAs that have Municipal Structure Plans (15 years). IN00829031 ►Program MAs with Municipal Local Plans covering at least 30% of the municipal area (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 25.00 Date 27-Jun-2018 13-Sep-2019 27-Mar-2020 30-Jun-2024 This measures the number of Program MAs that have Municipal Local Plans covering at least 30% of the Comments municipal area. IN00829034 ►Program MAs monitoring key municipal services (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 25.00 Date 27-Jun-2018 13-Sep-2019 27-Mar-2020 30-Jun-2024 This measures the number of Program MAs that monitor key municipal services including water and Comments sanitation access, garbage generated and collected, street lightings, pedestrian walk ways. Details are provided in the POM. IN00829037 ►MAs that execute at 80 percent of their O&M budget (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 25.00 Date 27-Jun-2018 13-Sep-2019 27-Mar-2020 30-Jun-2024 It measures the number of MAs that execute at 80 percent of their O&M budget. Comments IN00829040 ►MAs with improved and up to date Revenue Administration (Computer-based) systems (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 19.00 Date 27-Jun-2018 13-Sep-2019 27-Mar-2020 31-Dec-2022 It measures the number of MAs with improved and up to date Revenue Administration (Computer-based) Comments systems. "improved and up-to-date" is defined in the POM. IN00829042 ►MAs that satisfy at least 80% of the defined governance capacity criteria (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target 4/27/2020 Page 7 of 11 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Ghana Secondary Cities Support Program (P164451) Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 20.00 Date 27-Jun-2018 13-Sep-2019 27-Mar-2020 30-Jun-2024 It measures the number of MAs that satisfy at least 80% of the defined governance capacity criteria. Comments Governance capacity criteria covers MAs capacities (i) for Grievance Redress, (ii) of Client Service Units, and (iii) for information disclosure (details are provided in the POM). IN00829043 ►MAs that implement at least 80% of the planned gender programs as per the annual action plan (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 25.00 Date 27-Jun-2018 13-Sep-2019 27-Mar-2020 30-Jun-2024 This measures the number of MAs that implement at least 80% of the planned gender programs as per the Comments annual action plan and guideline in the POM. Results Area 2: Infrstructure delivery IN00829029 ►Composite annual average urban infrastructure delivery percentage score by Program MAs as per annual work plan (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 95.00 Date 27-Jun-2018 13-Sep-2019 27-Mar-2020 30-Jun-2024 This indicator measures annual average urban infrastructure delivery percentage score by Program MAs as Comments per annual work plan. The achievements of the infrastructure target by each MA will be scored out of a total of 100 points. IN00829032 ►Urban roads built or rehabilitated using UDG (Kilometers, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Date 27-Jun-2018 13-Sep-2019 27-Mar-2020 30-Jun-2024 Comments IN00829035 ►Municipal local economic infrastructure built or rehabilitated using UDG (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Date 27-Jun-2018 13-Sep-2019 27-Mar-2020 30-Jun-2024 Comments IN00829038 ►Drains built or rehabilitated using UDG (Kilometers, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target 4/27/2020 Page 8 of 11 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Ghana Secondary Cities Support Program (P164451) Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Date 27-Jun-2018 13-Sep-2019 27-Mar-2020 30-Jun-2024 Comments IN00829041 ►Public parks and greenery built or rehabilitated using UDG (Hectare(Ha), Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Date 27-Jun-2018 13-Sep-2019 27-Mar-2020 30-Jun-2024 Comments Results Area 3: Regional and National Government Support to MAs IN00829030 ►RCCs Annual Capacity Support Plans for MAs implemented (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 100.00 Date 27-Jun-2018 13-Sep-2019 13-Sep-2019 30-Jun-2024 Comments It measures the average implementation rate of RCCs' annual work plan. IN00829033 ►OHLGS Annual Capacity Building Plan implemented (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 100.00 Date 27-Jun-2018 13-Sep-2019 13-Sep-2019 30-Jun-2024 Comments The measures the implementation rate of OHLGS annual work plan. IN00829036 ►MLGRD/MDAs approved Annual Workplan implemented (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 100.00 Date 27-Jun-2018 13-Sep-2019 13-Sep-2019 30-Jun-2024 Comments It measures the implementation rate of MLGRD/MDAs annual work plan. IN00829039 ►Improved Intergovernmental Fiscal Transfer System (IGFTS) adopted with timely allocation and publication of UDGs to MAs (Text, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value - 0.00 0.00 October 1 4/27/2020 Page 9 of 11 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Ghana Secondary Cities Support Program (P164451) Date 27-Jun-2018 13-Sep-2019 13-Sep-2019 31-Dec-2022 Comments Disbursement Linked Indicators DLI_IND_TABLE ►DLI 1 Extent to which Participating Municipal Assemblies have achieved Capacity Support Grant (CSG) Minimum Conditions (Output, 3,000,000.00, 0%) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) FY 23 Value 0.00 0.00 1,774,500.00 0.00 Date -- 13-Sep-2019 27-Mar-2020 -- Comments ►DLI 2 Extent to which Participating Municipal Assemblies have scored equal to or above the national average DPAT Score (Intermediate Outcome, 32,800,000.00, 0%) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) FY 23 Value 0.00 0.00 10,799,468.50 0.00 Date -- 13-Sep-2019 27-Mar-2020 -- Comments ►DLI 3 Extent to which Participating Municipal Assemblies have achieved Urban Performance Benchmarks Targets (Intermediate Outcome, 41,700,000.00, 0%) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) FY 23 Value 0.00 0.00 18,648,652.80 65.00 Date -- 13-Sep-2019 27-Mar-2020 -- Comments ►DLI 4 Extent to which Participating Municipal Assemblies have implemented the Annual Infrastructure Services Delivery Target (Intermediate Outcome, 12,500,000.00, 0%) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) FY 23 Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 95.00 Date -- 13-Sep-2019 27-Mar-2020 -- Comments 4/27/2020 Page 10 of 11 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Ghana Secondary Cities Support Program (P164451) ►DLI 5 Regional Coordinating Councils have adopted and implemented their Annual Capacity Support Plans (ACSP) for MAs. (Output, 3,000,000.00, 0%) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) FY 23 Value 0.00 0.00 852,000.00 10.00 Date -- 13-Sep-2019 27-Mar-2020 -- Comments ►DLI 6 DPAT/APA Assessments Results Published by October 1 of each FY (Output, 2,500,000.00, 0%) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) FY 23 Value - 0.00 178,000.00 October 1 Date -- 13-Sep-2019 27-Mar-2020 -- Comments ►DLI 7 Timely Allocation and Release of Program Funds to Municipal Assemblies; and Implementation of MLGRD/MDAs Annual Workplan to support Participating MAs (Output, 2,500,000.00, 0%) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) FY 23 Value - 0.00 712,000.00 Yes Date -- 13-Sep-2019 27-Mar-2020 -- Comments ►DLI 8 Key RCCs and MAs staff have been assigned and OHLGS Annual Capacity Building Plan (ACBP) to support Particpating MAs and RCCs has been implemented (Output, 2,000,000.00, 0%) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) FY 23 Value No 0.00 568,000.00 Yes Date -- 13-Sep-2019 27-Mar-2020 -- Comments 4/27/2020 Page 11 of 11