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PROJECT INFORMATION DOCUMENT (PID) 
APPRAISAL STAGE 
Report No.: AB6113 
 
Project Name 
DJ-Rural Community Development & Water Mobilization 
/
PRODERMO 
Region 
MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA 
Country 
DJIBOUTI 
Sector 
Irrigation and drainage (30%); Agricultural extension and 
research (30%); Animal production (30%); Flood 
protection (10%) 
Lending Instrument 
IDA Grant 
Project ID 
P117355 
Parent Project ID 
N/A 
Borrower(s) 
REPUBLIC OF DJIBOUTI 
Implementing Agency 
Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and the Sea, in Charge 
of Water Resources (MAEM-RH) 
Environmental Screening 
Category 
{
}A
{X}B   {  }C   {  }FI 
Date PID Prepared 
January 27, 2011 
Estimated Date of Appraisal 
Completion 
February 4, 2011 
Estimated Date of Board 
Approval 
April 4, 2011 
Decision 
Project authorized to proceed to appraisal upon agreement 
on any pending conditions and/or assessments.
 
I. Country 
Context 
1. 
Djibouti is a small country of 23,200 square kilometers strategically located in the Horn 
of Africa at the southern entrance of the Red Sea. The country has a population of about 
818,000
1
,
with almost 30 percent of the population living in rural areas and 58 percent living in 
the capital city of Djibouti-Ville and its immediate surroundings, which constitutes the center of 
the country’s economic activity. Djibouti is poorly endowed with natural resources. The sparsely 
populated hinterland is mainly an extension of the deserts of Ethiopia and Somalia. The 
country’s economy is based on rents deriving from its strategic location:  revenues generated 
directly or indirectly from the activities of the International Port of Djibouti and related business 
(including the trade traffic transiting to and from landlocked Ethiopia), rents from the several 
foreign military bases hosted in the country, and foreign aid.  
 
2. 
Djibouti’s socioeconomic indicators remain well below regional averages, despite 
improved economic performance in recent years.
 The country’s relatively high per capita 
GDP of US$1,130
2
does not accurately reflect the living conditions that are prevalent in the 
country. Djibouti remains on the list of least developed countries, ranking 155
th
 out of 182 
1
2009 Census.
 
2
Atlas method, WDI, 2008. The Purchasing Power Parity (PPP) income was US$ 2,061 in 2007.
 
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countries on the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) Human Development Index in 
2009. Poverty is widespread with about 75 percent of the population living in poverty, including 
42 percent living in extreme poverty
 3
.
This is particular true in rural areas where more than 96 
percent of the population is considered poor compared to 66 percent in small towns and 35 
percent in Djibouti City.  
3. 
Djibouti is extremely water scarce, with conditions set to be exacerbated by 
population growth and climate change. 
Djibouti averages 150 mm of rainfall per year
4
and has 
no perennial surface freshwater flow. Due to the climate, less than five percent of total rainfall 
reaches the water table, with the remainder lost to either evapotranspiration or flow to the sea 
due to flash floods. The country’s total annual water use is around 19 million cubic meters 
(Mm
3
), including 2.5 Mm
3
for irrigation (13 percent) and 0.5 Mm
3
for livestock (3 percent), with 
the remaining 84 percent for household and municipal uses.
5
It is estimated that 20 percent of the 
population has no access to potable water and that more than 70 percent of the rural population 
and its herds do not have access to water within a reasonable distance. About 95 percent of total 
water use comes from groundwater aquifers, which are primarily recharged from rainwater 
runoff infiltration in seasonal streams 
(wadis 
or
 oueds
). The sustainable water recharge rate of 
these aquifers is estimated at 10-20 Mm
3
per year. However, due to demographic pressures, it is 
estimated that total water consumption will increase to about 29 Mm
3
by 2015, thus putting 
additional pressure on ground water resources. Furthermore, climate change impacts are 
projected to exacerbate these already precarious water resource challenges.
 
Temperatures are 
projected to increase by 1.7-2.1°C by 2050, while precipitation is set to decrease by 4-11 
percent
6
.
This could lead to an increased severity of dry spells and an increased intensity of wet 
extremes, thus accelerating floods and erosion. Sea level rise is also projected to further 
exacerbate these impacts through saltwater intrusion of coastal aquifers (see Annex 8 on Water 
Resource Management Aspects for further detail). 
4. 
The country is highly dependent on imports and extremely vulnerable to variations 
in food prices with most households in a state of extreme food insecurity. 
Overall food 
security conditions have deteriorated between 2004 and 2008. Erratic rains, drought and the 
increase in food and energy prices have affected up to 280,000 people during this period
7
.
In 
2007, the country’s global acute malnutrition rate was measured at 16.8 percent, with a 17.4 
percent rate in rural areas, which is alarmingly above the 15 percent emergency threshold 
established by the World Health Organization (WHO). Two assessments carried out by the 
World Food Program (WFP) in 2008 estimated that about 80,000 people in rural areas were food 
insecure due to these shocks. Although the situation has improved due to more favorable rains, a 
WFP assessment in 2009 found that a significant number of households were still food insecure 
and in need of improvement of their nutrition. Moreover, around 90 percent of Djibouti’s food 
needs and 100 of its fuel needs are filled by imports, leaving the population to face precarious 
food security challenges.  
3
Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (PRSP), 2004.
 
4
The Meigs classification system defines arid lands as follows: (i) extremely arid lands have at least 12 consecutive months 
without rainfall; (ii) arid lands have less than 250 mm of annual rainfall; and (iii) semi-arid lands have between 250-500 mm of 
rainfall.
 
5
Estimates for the year 2000 (FAO, AQUASTAT, 2005)
 
6
Djibouti Initial Communication to the UNFCCC. December 2001
 
7
WFP, 2009.
 
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5. 
The agricultural sector contribution to GDP, including agriculture, livestock and 
fisheries, is less than 4 percent, though 20 percent of the population depends on the sector 
for its livelihood
.
More than 80 percent of the rural population consists of nomadic and semi-
nomadic herders who manage about 1 million heads of small ruminants (goats and sheep) as well 
as 50,000 heads of camels and 40,000 heads of cattle
8
.
Livestock raising often represents the 
main source of subsistence for such households and contributes to 85 percent of the agricultural 
sector’s contribution to GDP. However, it is estimated that 63 percent of rangelands are already 
overgrazed, putting added pressure on livestock numbers that have already been decimated by 40 
to 70 percent in the last few years due to severe and prolonged droughts
9
.
6. 
Sedentary farming remains very limited due to the general lack of water resources, 
soil salinity, and the pastoralist traditions among the rural population
.
Agriculture is 
marginally practiced in the country and arable land is very limited, estimated at 6,000 ha, 
including 2,400 ha with a relatively easy access to irrigation. Given the country’s arid climate, 
farming can only be practiced under irrigation in the oases, along seasonal 
wadis
 and from wells. 
In 1999, it was estimated that 1,012 ha were cultivated under irrigation as fenced gardens 
managed by about 1,300 farm households. The main cultivated crops include vegetables (with 
current production at 2,650 tons), fruits (2,920 tons) and date palms (118 tons), in addition to 
forage production for on-farm animals. The marine fisheries sector holds significant growth 
potential in terms of economic activity, though it remains largely artisanal with catches not 
exceeding 2,000 tons per year compared to an estimated potential of 47,000 tons
10
.
II. 
Sectoral and Institutional Context 
7. 
The National Initiative for Social Development (INDS)
11
 provides a comprehensive 
vision for economic growth and poverty reduction in Djibouti. 
Launched in 2007,
 
the INDS 
is widely regarded as a reference framework for all development efforts in the country. It is built 
around four pillars: (i) ensuring macroeconomic stability and creating conditions for strong and 
sustainable economic growth; (ii) developing human resources and improving access to basic 
services, notably for women and youth; (iii) promoting the harmonious development of rural and 
urban areas by supporting investments in infrastructure and improving agriculture and livestock 
productivity, while preserving the environment; and (iv) improving governance and 
strengthening public sector management
12
.
The Government is thus strongly committed to 
promoting rural development, particularly under the third pillar of the INDS
.
The Government is 
also committed to economic diversification in order to reduce dependency on the services sector. 
Livestock and fisheries are among the areas that offer the most promising opportunities for 
diversification
13
.
8. 
The Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries, in Charge of Water Resources 
(MAEM-RH)
14
 is particularly committed to rural development and reducing rural poverty, 
guided by several strategic documents prepared in the last few years. Among these documents, 
8
National Program for Food Security (NPFS), Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries, 2009. 
 
9
FAO, 2008.
 
10
 NFPS (op.cit.)
 
11
 
Initiative Nationale pour le Développement Social (INDS)
.
12
 World Bank, Country Assistance Strategy (CAS), 2009.
 
13
 Ibid.
 
14
 
Ministère de l’Agriculture, de l’Elevage et de la Pêche, chargé des Ressources Hydrauliques (MAEM-RH)
 
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the National Medium-Term Investment Plan
15
,
prepared in 2005, constituted the basis for the 
Ministry’s contribution to the INDS formulation process. In 2010, a National Program for Food 
Security (NPFS) was finalized, constituting the Ministry’s plan of action for the implementation 
of the INDS during the 2010-20 period. The NFPS identifies thirteen priority projects grouped 
under six main themes: (i) water resource management; (ii) agricultural development in the 
oases; (iii) livestock development and improved health; (iv) fisheries development; (v) capacity 
building and human resource development; and (vi) studies. The implementation of the NFPS 
requires a total of US$ 109 million, with about 73 percent allocated to water-related projects.  
9. 
The Government has already launched in 2007 a major initiative for water 
mobilization under the Program for Mobilization of Surface Water and Sustainable Land 
Management (PROMES-GDT
)
16
.
This program is a response to the “Thirst Problem” that 
severely affects the rural and pastoral population during the dry season lasting about three to four 
months. During this period, the lack of access to water constitutes a major constraint to human 
and livestock mobility, and to the proper use of the limited and sparsely distributed agro-pastoral 
resources.  Pastoral communities in Djibouti have historically developed agro-pastoral systems 
allowing for the sustainable management of ecosystems characterized by high levels of aridity 
and relative scarcity of fodder resources. Through this system, based on the practice of 
transhumance, populations utilize pastures in different ecosystems and in different parts of the 
country based on a seasonal cycle, therefore allowing for greater flexibility in coping with 
seasonal droughts. However, this system is currently threatened by the progressive degradation 
of the natural resource base due mainly to overgrazing in areas where water is more easily 
accessible.  As such, the main objective of the PROMES-GDT is to improve the living 
conditions of the pastoral communities while promoting the sustainable management of the 
natural resources. Its specific objectives are: (i) to implement a broad surface-water harvesting 
program in various region of the country as a way to fight against human and animal thirst, and 
to improve agricultural production; and (ii) to strengthen institutional, technical and social 
capacities at the national level in the areas of organization and management. 
10. 
The approach adopted by the PROMES-DGT is to empower communities to prioritize, 
plan and implement community investment subprojects, jointly with the local, regional and 
central authorities including the MAEM-RH
17
,
through a participatory process. The proposed 
PRODERMO would support adopt this participatory and inclusive approach to community and 
local development.  
11. 
The total costs of this six-year program are estimated at about US$ 11.6 million to be 
funded by several donors including the International Fund for Agricultural Development 
(IFAD)
18
,
WFP (through its Food-for-Work program) and the African Water Facility (AWF), as 
well as by Government funding. The PROMES-GDT is targeting three priority geographic areas: 
(i) the 
Day forest
,
in the northern region of Tadjourah; (ii) the “
P
etit Bara” 
and
 “Grand Bara”
 
areas in the southern region of Arta; and (iii) the 
Gobaad
 region in the south-eastern region of 
Dikhil. However, other geographic areas with rural population facing similar needs and 
challenges remain unmet and require also attention and development investments.  
15
 Prepared as part of the Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Program (CAADP) under the NEPAD initiative (New 
Partnership for Africa’s Development). 
 
16
 
Programme de la Mobilisation des Eaux de Surface et de Gestion Durables des Terres
 (PROMES-GDT)
 
17
 
Unité de Gestion du Projet (UGP)
 
18
 The IFAD grant for US$ 3 million was approved in December 2007. 
 
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III. 
Project Development Objectives 
1. Project 
Beneficiaries 
12. 
Scope of Intervention.
 The proposed PRODERMO would focus its interventions in two 
geographic regions: (i) the 
Oulma
 and 
Khor Angar
 areas in the northern region of Obock; and (ii) 
the 
Hanl
é
and 
Cheiketi 
area, in the southern region of Dikhil. The unit of intervention is based on 
the local communal grazing area or 
parcours
,
shared by a group of villages and tribes who 
possess traditional grazing rights over a common area of rangeland
.
The  selection of these areas 
was based on criteria that include: (i) poverty rate and national development priorities; (ii) 
population density; (iii) importance of potential surface water to be mobilized; (iv) agro-pastoral 
potential; (v) coverage by other ongoing projects or programs; (vi) accessibility for 
implementation (heavy machinery, transport of raw material, supervision, etc.); and (vii) 
potential for income generating activities. It is important to note that the PRODERMO aims to 
complement and expand PROMES-GDT activities by intervening in areas that are not yet 
covered by the Program, and that have been identified as priority areas by the Government based 
on the criteria stated above.   
13. 
Beneficiaries. 
The direct beneficiaries at the local level would primarily be members of 
the households in poor rural communities in the areas targeted by the project and would include 
small herders with small livestock, their families, youth and women groups and fishermen. 
Taking into account the average size of 6.2 individuals per household, it is estimated that about 
3,000 households (1,000 in Obock and 2,000 in Dikhil) totaling about 18,500 people (including 
youth estimated at 54 percent of the population) will benefit from the PRODERMO.  On 
average, the target population constitutes a vulnerable population. Benefits expected from the 
proposed project include: (i) improved access to drinking water, especially during the dry season 
of an average rainy year; (ii) increased involvement of communities in their development; (iii) 
easing of daily chores for rural women and children; and (iv) increased household income.  
2.  PDO Level Results Indicators 
14. The 
Project Development Objectives (PDOs) 
are to
 
increase access
19
 to water by rural 
communities and enhance their capacity to manage water and agro-pastoral resources in the 
project areas using a participatory approach to community based development. 
15. 
PDO Level Results Indicators. 
The Project’s
 
key performance indicators for monitoring 
and evaluation are: 
 
(i) Increase in the number of rural households with access
20
 to drinking water within a 
reasonable travel time (two hours roundtrip) in the project areas;   
(ii) Increase in the number of heads of livestock with access to water within a reasonable 
distance (20 km radius) in the project areas;  
19
 As water harvesting is only practical when rain falls, improved access to water in this case is therefore dependent on rainfall 
availability. It should be noted that rainfall in Djibouti can be very erratic particularly in the drier Obock region where rainfall 
may not occur for several years in a row. That said the project also supports some rehabilitation and selective drilling of new 
wells, which can improve access to water on continuous basis.
 
20
 Access defined as an adequate quantity (50 L/person/day) and acceptable quality ensured through water quality monitoring. 
For water supply from water harvesting structures, the amount of water harvested is dependent on rainfall availability; hence, 
improved access will only be possible when rain falls.
 
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(iii)Increase in available grazing biomass
21
 in the targeted rangelands in the project areas; 
and 
(iv) Creation and/or reinforcement of community committees participating in the planning, 
implementation and monitoring of the activities defined in the Planning Schemes
22
 in the 
project areas. 
IV. Project 
Description 
16. 
Project design and innovations
.
To achieve its PDOs, the project will implement 
several actions aiming at: (i) mobilizing surface and ground water for human consumption as 
well as for small scale community agricultural and livestock production activities to enhance the 
resilience of rural households to climate uncertainty, particularly droughts; (ii) enhancing the 
production and added value of agricultural and livestock activities of rural communities around 
water points; and (iii) strengthening the organizational, technical and management capacity at the 
community level as well as the capacity of local, regional and national authorities. The project is 
based on a participatory planning and implementation approach allowing beneficiary 
communities to select small investment subprojects based on their needs and to implement them 
at their own pace, in consultation with local and regional authorities and partners. 
17. 
Component 1.  Community Investment Subprojects (total cost US$ 3.8 million or 
62% of total project cost). 
This component would include funding of small-scale community 
investments in the following sub-categories: (1.1) water mobilization and soil erosion 
subprojects, which would cover the rehabilitation or construction of small water-collection 
structures (cisterns, excavation ponds, borehole wells and drilling wells) for drinking water, 
livestock and agriculture, as well as soil and water conservation activities to protect water 
structures and to enhance vegetation regeneration around these structures; and (1.2) agricultural, 
livestock and community development subprojects, which could include rangeland development 
(through set-aside, re-seeding and shrub planting), improving livestock production, and 
supporting income-generating activities such as fisheries, handicrafts, etc. 
18. 
Component 2.  Capacity Building and Technical Assistance (total cost US$ 0.8 
million or 13% of total project cost).
 The objective of this component is: (i) to develop the 
capacities of local communities to participate in the decision making process, and planning, 
selection, implementation, operation, and maintenance of community investments; and (ii) to 
enable the MAEM-RH to promote community participation by providing the necessary technical 
and methodological support, thereby securing the sustainability of community investments. 
Capacity building and technical assistance would be supported at the following levels: 
(i) 
Capacity of local communities,
 
consisting of the establishment of a participatory process 
for community development, including the composition of Local Development 
Committees (CPLs)
23
 and the preparation and approval of Planning Schemes to be 
21
 
Grazing biomass in rangelands represents a good indicator in terms of the improved sustainable use of water and agro-pastoral 
resources, as the biomass is expected to increase with a reduced grazing pressure thanks to access to additional water resources. 
T
his is especially relevant as Djibouti’s rural population is semi-nomadic and follows a relatively limited geographic zone of 
transhumance. Biomass increase will be measured in the areas set-aside and protected by project activities, compared to “non-
treated areas.”
 
Increased biomass will be measured over a whole year with measurements taken around the end of the rainy 
season.
 
22
 
Planning Schemes are participatory community development plans.
 
23
 
Comité de Pilotage Local (CPL)
 
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revised and updated on a yearly basis to reflect the actual needs of communities. The 
component would also finance targeted technical training in the maintenance of water 
mobilization works, sustainable management of water and agro-pastoral resources, 
irrigation and crop production techniques, and in community organization (a total of 50 
local training session have been budgeted for); 
 
(ii) 
Capacity of the MAEM-RH,
 including the training of its technical staff at the national and 
regional office levels in the area of participatory community based development, 
integrated water resource management, agronomy, and fisheries among others. This will 
be supplemented by  exchange visits and study tours;
 
(iii) 
Evaluations and studies for future activities,
 including hydro-geological studies for one 
or two priority zones in each of the two regions, a detailed socioeconomic assessment of 
targeted areas and a future intervention plan, in order to better assess agro-pastoral and 
water resource potentials and integrate results and monitoring within a framework of 
sustainable use to inform future projects. 
 
19. 
Component 3: Project Coordination and Management (total cost US$ 1.5 million or 
25% of total project cost).
 
This component would cover incremental cost associated with 
project operation and management including personnel costs, office operations, domestic travel, 
etc. It will also cover the costs of establishing and operating a monitoring and evaluation system 
for the project and the preparation of regular audits:
 
(i) 
Project management and operations,
 
including the reinforcement of human and material 
resources of the MAEM-RH Project Management Unit (UGP)
24
 at the regional and 
national office levels, covering vehicle and equipment costs, personnel costs, office 
operations, domestic travel, etc.;
 
(ii) 
Monitoring and Evaluation and financial audits,
 including the establishment and 
operation of an M&E system, the completion of a baseline study, mid-term and final 
evaluations, as well as the preparation of annual financial audits for the project.
 
V. Financing 
 
Source: 
IDA 
Beneficiaries 
($m.) 
 
5.8 
0.3 
 
Total 6.1 
 
VI. Implementation 
 
20. 
The PRODERMO will follow the same institutional arrangement as the PROMES-GDT. 
On behalf of the Government of Djibouti, the MAEM-RH through its existing UGP will be the 
governmental implementing entity responsible for project implementation. An inter-agency 
Committee, chaired by the MAEM-RH, will serve as the overall steering committee for the 
project at the national level. Other entities involved in project implementation include the 
Regional Steering Committees, Local Development Committees or CPLs, and community 
24
 
Unité de Gestion de Projet (UGP)
 
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organizations. The role and responsibility of each of these entities are described below (and in 
more detail in Annex 3). 
21. 
Steering Committees (national and regional).
 The inter-agency National Steering 
Committee (CP)
25
 established for the PROMES-GDT under the chairmanship of the MAEM-RH 
Minister will also be used for the steering and coordination purpose of the proposed 
PRODERMO. Its main function is to oversee general project implementation and ensure that the 
directions chosen, actions undertaken, and results achieved are in accordance with relevant 
project documents and agreements. The CP will also facilitate project relations with other public 
and private institutions.  The CP is chaired by the Secretary General of the MAEM-RH and its 
membership include beneficiary representatives and representatives from the main public 
institutions involved in project implementation, the Director of the Directorate for Water of the 
MAEM-RH, representatives from the Ministry of Environment and from the Ministry of 
Finances, the Technical Secretariat for Water, one representative from the CERD and ADDS, 
region Prefects, three community representatives, as well as donor agency representatives (WFP, 
FFEM, UNDP, and IFAD for the PROMES-GDT). The CP is assisted by a Technical 
Coordination Committee (CCT)
26
 established within the MAEM-RH and chaired by the Director 
of the Directorate for Water. Members include directors from relevant directorates of MAEM-
RH including the Directions for Agriculture and Livestock and for Civil Works, as well as the 
PDMM coordinator. Specifically, the Technical Coordination Committee will be responsible for 
ensuring that the work plans and annual budgets prepared are well integrated with other 
regional/local programs and investments  
22. 
Two Regional Steering Committees (Dikhil and Obock). 
The Regional Steering 
Committees already in place in the Dikhil and Obock regions are responsible for defining 
priorities in the allocation of resources at the local level. It will constitute the main consultation 
forum between the different project actors. Regional Steering Committee members include 
representatives from various project stakeholders, including beneficiary community 
representatives, the regional Prefect, a representative from the Regional Directorate for Rural 
Development as well as representatives from the Regional Assembly. The Regional Project 
Coordinators will regularly present to the Committee the progress status of activities, as well as 
the work program to be approved by the Committee, derived from the Planning Schemes 
established with the communities.  
23. 
Project Implementing Entity
:
MAEM-RH. 
The MAEM-RH
 
through its established 
Project management Unit (UGP) will be the implementing entity for the PRODERMO and will 
oversee the general implementation of the project, ensuring that project activities remain in line 
with its objectives and that the project approach can be replicated for future community-based 
water and agro-pastoral resource investments. 
24. 
Project Management Unit (UGP).
 
With its central office in Djibouti City and two 
regional offices located in Obock and Dikhil, the UGP will be responsible for project 
management, including the management of all community subprojects. Specifically, the UGP 
will support communities with the preparation, execution and M&E of Planning Schemes, as 
well as promote partnerships at the regional and local levels and facilitate the integration of 
Planning Schemes in other partners’ development programs and investment plans. The Project 
25
 
Comité de Pilotage (CP)
 
26
 Comité de Coordination Technique
 
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Coordinator for the PRODERMO, who is a senior professional and also project coordinator of 
the PROMES-GDT, will oversee project implementation and monitoring at the national level. 
Specifically, the Coordinator will be responsible for preparing periodic work programs, 
methodological tools for monitoring, and the various progress reports required by the CP and the 
World Bank as co-financers. The Coordinator will also ensure efficient coordination with project 
partners, particularly on the exchange of information and organization of common activities. At 
the regional office level, the two Regional Project Coordinators in Obock and Dikhil, will be in 
charge of coordinating project activities in the context of the preparation, validation, and 
implementation of Planning Schemes covering their respective areas, including community 
mobilization and organization into CPLs. Regional Project Coordinators will report to the Project 
Coordinator at the central level and work in close collaboration with the water and agro-pastoral 
resource technical specialists in the UGP. 
 
Figure 1: Institutional Arrangements under the PRODERMO
 
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25. 
Beneficiary Communities. 
Beneficiary communities will be organized in local 
development committees or CPLs. Through their respective CPLs, beneficiary communities will 
play an integral role in the identification, preparation, implementation, supervision, operation, 
and maintenance of community subprojects, with technical assistance and training from the UGP 
central and regional office teams. In particular, CPLs will identify which subprojects including 
water mobilization works and income generating activities are to be included in the annual 
Planning Schemes. All community members are expected to participate in this diagnostic 
process, including women and young people. One CPL will be created per communal grazing 
area or 
parcours
.
The CPL is thus representative of a group of villages and tribes possessing 
traditional grazing rights over a common area of rangeland
.
Each CPL will comprise about 12 
members, representatives of the various villages and communities, including youth and at least 
two women members per CPL. Often times, the CPLs are established around existing customary 
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structures, which the project must respect as existing and valuable support, rather than seeking to 
establish new structures. 
It is also important to note the efforts to be made to mobilize and 
consult all community members.
 
26. 
The CPLs represent the beneficiary communities of the project areas 
vis à vis
 the UGP.
 
CPLs will define priority interventions in consultation with their communities and develop 
concerted Planning Schemes in collaboration with the UGP central and regional office teams and 
local authorities. These Schemes will determine the activities to be undertaken under the project 
as well as the respective roles of committees and governmental administrations and will be 
updated on an annual basis. The CPLs will be responsible for: (i) the regular maintenance of 
water mobilization subprojects in terms of labor and tools; (ii) the organization of the water 
supply for human and animal consumption; (iii) the monitoring of water quality in water 
mobilization subprojects; (iv) the maintenance of rangelands and set-aside areas; (v) the 
enforcement of set-aside rules; and (vi) general mobilization of community participation. The 
CPLs will also participate in the organization and supervision of highly labor intensive works 
and will be responsible for the monitoring of the Planning Scheme in terms of water availability 
during the dry season and the estimation of the biomass available in rehabilitated rangelands. 
27. 
Other partners. 
The PRODERMO will also ensure close collaboration with national and 
international organizations/institutions already involved in water resource management and rural 
development in general in Djibouti. For instance, in terms of monitoring of water quality in 
water mobilization subprojects, UNICEF, in coordination with the Ministry of Health (MdS)
27
,
recently trained around 100 community health workers (CHWs) across Djibouti on community 
mobilization and awareness regarding hygiene, sanitation, and water quality. 
28. 
Participatory approach and planning, and community subproject cycles. 
Building on 
the PROMES-GDT, the PRODERMO will promote and enhance a participatory approach to 
water and agro-pastoral resource management and rural development in general, whereby 
beneficiary communities will play an integral role in the identification, preparation, 
implementation, supervision, operation, and maintenance of community subprojects, with 
technical assistance and training from the UGP central and regional office teams and with the 
involvement of local, sectoral and administrative authorities.
 
In terms of planning of activities, 
this involves several key steps: (i) information meetings on the subprojects and for setting up the 
CPL within each 
parcours
;
(ii) diagnostic and cartography of populations in each 
parcours
;
(iii) 
participatory diagnostic of issues; (iv) elaboration and restitution of reference studies; (v) 
elaboration and validation of the Planning Schemes (
schémas d’aménagement
). It is important to 
note that the Planning Scheme is signed by various authorities including the community leader 
(chef de village
),
 
the president
 
of
the local CPL, the representative of the administrative authority 
(
sous-préfecture
)
and the representative of the UGP. The Planning Scheme is then validated by 
the Regional Steering Committee. In addition to listing the planned activities, the Planning 
Scheme indicates the land areas where activities will be implemented. These areas are designated 
by the traditional authorities, namely the 
Okals
.
Each annual Planning Scheme also includes the 
list of attendees to the validation meeting and those who contributed to preparing it. The UGP 
will retain copies of all signed Planning Schemes which can constitute a formal agreement 
between communities and the UGP. Schemes will be reviewed and updated on an annual basis 
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by the beneficiary communities with support of the UGP staff (Annex 3 provides further detail 
on the social aspects of the project). 
29. 
Participation of women in CPLs. 
Women would be consulted at all stages, including 
during the activities of the participatory diagnostic for water and agro-pastoral subprojects, 
during the formulation of the Planning Schemes, and on the choices of structures to build and 
rehabilitate. As mentioned, women will be members of the CPLs and will also be represented in 
potential water management committees. This would require sensitizing and training activities of 
MAEM-RH staff and of CPLs. The UGP would also plan capacity building activities for project 
beneficiaries involved in income generating activities (mostly women organized in associations).  
During project preparation, some female members of a water management committee identified 
needs for training namely in hygiene and the need for access to maintenance materials namely 
soap, gloves, buckets, drying towels and brooms.  
30. 
Operational procedures. 
 The proposed project would be implemented according to 
detailed procedures defined in the Operations Manual. The Manual will include clear subproject 
cycles and rules. 
VII. 
Safeguard Policies (including public consultation) 
 
Safeguard Policies Triggered by the Project
 
Yes No TBD 
Environmental Assessment
(
OP
/
BP
4.01) X 
 
 
Natural Habitats (
OP
/
BP
4.04)  
X 
 
Pest Management (
OP 4.09
)
X
Physical Cultural Resources (OP/BP 4.11) 
 
X 
 
Involuntary Resettlement (
OP
/
BP
4.12)  
X 
 
Indigenous Peoples (
OP
/
BP
4.10)  
X 
 
Forests (
OP
/
BP
4.36)  
X 
 
Safety of Dams (
OP
/
BP
4.37)  
X 
 
Projects in Disputed Areas (
OP
/
BP
7.60)
*
X
Projects on International Waterways (
OP
/
BP
7.50)  
X 
 
VIII. 
Contact point at World Bank and Borrower 
 
World Bank 
 
Contact: Garry 
Charlier 
Title: 
 
Senior Operations Officer 
Tel:  
(202) 
473-5676 
Email:  
Gcharlier@worldbank.org 
 
Borrower/Client/Recipient 
Contact: 
Almis Mohamed Abdillahi 
Title: 
 
Director of External Financing at the Ministry of Economy, Finance and Planning  
Tel: 
 
(253) 53 62 12/ (253) 81 19 60 
*
By supporting the proposed project, the Bank does not intend to prejudice the final determination of the parties' claims on the 
disputed areas
 
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Email:  
amalmis1@yahoo.fr 
 
Implementing Agencies 
Contact: 
Baragoïta Saïd Mohamed 
Title: 
 
Project Management Unit Coordinator at the MAEM-RH 
Tel: 
 
(253) 35 50 68/ (253) 81 04 88 
Email:  
maem_baragoita@hotmail.fr 
 
IX. 
For more information contact: 
The InfoShop 
The World Bank 
1818 H Street, NW 
Washington, D.C. 20433 
Telephone:  (202) 458-4500 
Fax:  (202) 522-1500 
Web: http://www.worldbank.org/infoshop