The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Integrated Landscapes Management in Lagging Regions Project (P151030) Integrated Landscapes Management in Lagging Regions Project (P151030) MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA | Tunisia | Environment, Natural Resources & the Blue Economy Global Practice | IBRD/IDA | Investment Project Financing | FY 2017 | Seq No: 8 | ARCHIVED on 30-Dec-2020 | ISR44978 | Implementing Agencies: Republic of Tunisia, Ministry of Agriculture, Water Resources, and Fishing Key Dates Key Project Dates Bank Approval Date: 15-Mar-2017 Effectiveness Date: 12-Dec-2017 Planned Mid Term Review Date: 19-Apr-2021 Actual Mid-Term Review Date: Original Closing Date: 29-Mar-2024 Revised Closing Date: 29-Mar-2024 pdoTable Project Development Objectives Project Development Objective (from Project Appraisal Document) The project development objective is to improve landscape management and access to economic opportunities for targeted rural communities in the North West and Center West regions of Tunisia. Has the Project Development Objective been changed since Board Approval of the Project Objective? No Components Table Name Laying the foundations for sustainable management of agricultural resources:(Cost $14.23 M) Fostering sustainable regional investments:(Cost $34.00 M) Project Management, Monitoring and Evaluation:(Cost $3.77 M) Overall Ratings Name Previous Rating Current Rating Progress towards achievement of PDO €Moderately Satisfactory €Moderately Satisfactory Overall Implementation Progress (IP) €Moderately Satisfactory €Moderately Unsatisfactory Overall Risk Rating €Substantial €Substantial Implementation Status and Key Decisions Project Implementation: With the successful restructuring of the project and appointment of Acting Project Coordinator, a strong basis has been provided for accelerated project implementation of the ground. Grievance Redress Management (GRM). The Mission of November, 2020 recommends the GRM to be strengthened to be able to proactively anticipate, record and resolve complaints, record and resolve complaints in a timely and manner that is consistent with the objectives of the GRM. Mid-Term Review: The Mid Term Review has been moved to April 2021. 12/30/2020 Page 1 of 7 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Integrated Landscapes Management in Lagging Regions Project (P151030) Risks Systematic Operations Risk-rating Tool Risk Category Rating at Approval Previous Rating Current Rating Political and Governance €Substantial €Substantial €Substantial Macroeconomic €Substantial €Substantial €Substantial 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 €Substantial €Substantial €Substantial Other -- €Substantial €Substantial Overall €Substantial €Substantial €Substantial Results PDO Indicators by Objectives / Outcomes Improve landscape management and access to economic opportunities for targeted rural communities IN00936908 ►Land area under sustainable landscape management practices (Hectare(Ha), Corporate) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 4,012.00 4,012.00 70,000.00 Date 31-Mar-2017 26-May-2020 29-Nov-2020 29-Sep-2023 Forestry work: Kasserine : 87 Ha Siliana 300 Ha Ain Draham 30 Ha Re-forestation : Comments: Nefza : 28 Ha Sbeitla /Kasserine (100 ha) : 30 Ha Sejnene : 45 Ha Olive tree plantation : 400 ha at Sbeitla/Kasserine No changes have been recorded for forest work and re-forestation. IN00936909 ►Farmers associations and MSMEs in selected agricultural products with improved access to key buyers and/or markets (Number, Custom) 12/30/2020 Page 2 of 7 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Integrated Landscapes Management in Lagging Regions Project (P151030) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 17.00 17.00 150.00 Date 31-Mar-2017 26-May-2020 29-Nov-2020 29-Sep-2023 Of the 17 signed co-management agreements, 13 are in the process of being validated and for the others, requests for revisions have been received. However, it regrets that Annex 5 of the agreement is not yet operational, no system for monitoring agreements has been defined or implemented, and in some cases Comments: the intervention perimeters of the GDAs have been questioned. The implementation of financing contract with GDA aimed to strengthen their capacities and equipment has not yet started, in spite of the NO by the Bank. IN00936910 ►Target beneficiaries in lagging regions with rating €€Satisfied€€ or above on project interventions (disaggregated by sex, age: 15-35) (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 65.00 Date 31-Mar-2017 26-May-2020 29-Nov-2020 29-Sep-2023 The survey assessing the stakeholders’ satisfaction will be conducted prior to the forthcoming Mid-term Comments: evaluation. Overall Comments PDO PDO 1: No changes have been recorded for forest work and re-forestation. PDO 2: Of the 17 signed co-management agreements, 13 are in the process of being validated and for the others, requests for revisions have been received. The implementation of financing contract with GDA aimed to strengthen their capacities and equipment has not yet started, in spite of the NO by the Bank. PDO 3: The survey assessing the stakeholders’ satisfaction will be conducted prior to the forthcoming Mid-term evaluation. Intermediate Results Indicators by Components Laying the foundations for sustainable management of agricultural resources IN00936916 ►Knowledge and planning base for agricultural and natural resources established (Text, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value Score of zero Score of 0.5 Score of 0.5 Score of four Date 31-Mar-2017 26-May-2020 29-Nov-2020 23-Sep-2023 The contract with FAO for the realization of the Forest, Pastoral and Olive Inventory as well as the Support for the General Agricultural Census, to carry out the national forest and rangelands inventory has been signed and the first phase related to hiring evaluators and methodology is being completed. A Comments: technical coordinator was appointed. Activities have not yet started but could begin very soon with the involvement of 11 FAO professionals and 13 consultants (the recruitment of the Principal Project Coordinator is still not finalized). Many problems will have to be solved quickly, in particular with regard to the signing of agreements with three national centers; the organization of regular monthly technical 12/30/2020 Page 3 of 7 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Integrated Landscapes Management in Lagging Regions Project (P151030) meetings (with the close involvement of the WB); and finalizing the recruitment of planned investigators and their training before starting the field surveys and scheduled for December 15, 2020. IN00936918 ►Integrated Landscape Development Plans in selected lagging regions developed and approved (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 15.00 15.00 15.00 Date 31-Mar-2017 26-May-2020 29-Nov-2020 23-Sep-2023 Expected 15 Integrated Landscape Development Plans (for productive alliance contracts) have been developed and approved by local and regional development committees. Unfortunately, despite the signing of these contracts, there were delays in the start of the first two seasons (which has caused illegal overexploitation of forest products and a significant reduction in the duration of exploitation of forest resources). Other important constraints hampered the implementation of activities, in particular: non- compliance with contract clauses on the part of economic operators and GDAs; the weak capacity of Comments: SMEs to be able to guarantee the sustainability of the activity in each landscape and the non-respect of the commitments made. Appropriate measures should be taken to properly implement the planned activities, in accordance with the PA procedures manual. IN00936920 ►Productive alliances developed according to defined criteria (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 14.00 14.00 30.00 Date 01-Dec-2017 26-May-2020 29-Nov-2020 28-Dec-2023 14 productive alliance conventions have been signed to date but they are not yet operational Comments: IN00936922 ►CSOs and MSMEs trained (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 80.00 Date 31-Mar-2017 26-May-2020 29-Nov-2020 23-Sep-2023 IN00936924 ►Milestones achieved in reform of the agriculture and forestry sector institutional framework (Text, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value Score of zero Score of one Score of one Score of two Date 31-Mar-2017 26-May-2020 29-Nov-2020 23-Sep-2023 A study to reform the Forestry department to a Forestry independent agency have been elaborated by the forestry staff without involving the Bank and has been presented to the Minister but has not been Comments: approved. IN00936926 12/30/2020 Page 4 of 7 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Integrated Landscapes Management in Lagging Regions Project (P151030) ►Legal framework reviewed and revised (Text, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value Score of zero Score of one Score of one Score of two Date 31-Mar-2017 26-May-2020 29-Nov-2020 23-Sep-2023 A detailed analysis has been elaborated internally by the Forestry staff (without involving the Ban) and has been submitted to the cabinet for approval. The Cabinet approved proposed changes which were Comments: submitted to an inter-ministerial committee for validation Fostering sustainable regional investments IN00936917 ►Area of forests and rangeland managed according to co-management plans (Hectare(Ha), Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 15,000.00 15,000.00 50,000.00 Date 31-Mar-2017 26-May-2020 29-Nov-2020 23-Sep-2023 Management plans have been developed bu the DGF through support from project funded by JICA Comments: IN00936919 ►Physical infrastructure completed in selected lagging regions operational supported by the project (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 10.00 Date 31-Mar-2017 26-May-2020 29-Nov-2020 23-Sep-2023 IN00936921 ►Number of business plans (Productive Alliances) supported by the project (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 17.00 17.00 25.00 Date 31-Mar-2017 26-May-2020 29-Nov-2020 23-Sep-2023 IN00936923 ►Number of Value chains supported by the project (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 2.00 4.00 Date 31-Mar-2017 26-May-2020 29-Nov-2020 23-Sep-2023 Some activities were successfully implemented in coordination with the Task Force on Value Chains and Clusters, including, following the competitivenss reinforcement initiative (IRC) methodology: (i) capacity Comments: building for the Task Force and key actors (ii) IRC and public private dialogue for gourmet olive oil (ii) launch of IRC and public private dialogue for the culinary aromatic and medicinal plants and essential oils 12/30/2020 Page 5 of 7 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Integrated Landscapes Management in Lagging Regions Project (P151030) value chains. Additional IRC activities are under consideration for halfa (for basketwork) and olive wood value chains. IN00936925 ►Forest area brought under management plans (Hectare(Ha), Corporate) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 50,000.00 Date 31-Mar-2017 26-May-2020 29-Nov-2020 23-Sep-2023 Performance-Based Conditions Data on Financial Performance Disbursements (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Currency Original Revised Cancelled Disbursed Undisbursed % Disbursed P151030 IBRD-87220 Effective USD 100.00 52.00 48.00 10.45 42.40 20% Key Dates (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Approval Date Signing Date Effectiveness Date Orig. Closing Date Rev. Closing Date P151030 IBRD-87220 Effective 15-Mar-2017 22-Apr-2017 12-Dec-2017 29-Mar-2024 29-Mar-2024 Cumulative Disbursements 12/30/2020 Page 6 of 7 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Integrated Landscapes Management in Lagging Regions Project (P151030) PBC Disbursement Achievement Disbursed amount in Disbursement % PBC ID PBC Type Description Coc PBC Amount Status Coc for PBC Restructuring History Level 2 Approved on 09-May-2020 Related Project(s) There are no related projects. 12/30/2020 Page 7 of 7