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STATUS OF PROJECTS IN EXECUTION ­ FY08

     EAST ASIA AND PACIFIC REGION

           COUNTRY: KIRIBATI




       Operations Policy and Country Services
                  October 11, 2008
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Introduction

The Status of Projects in Execution (SOPE) Report for FY08 provides information on all IBRD/IDA
projects that were active as of June 30, 2008. For the first time, the SOPE report will include recipient-
executed projects (over US$ 5 million). The World Bank has issued a SOPE Report every year as an
internal communication to the Board of Executive Directors. In accordance with the Bank's revised
disclosure policy, since FY02, the SOPE Report is available to the public.

The report is intended to bridge the gap in information available to the public between the Project
Appraisal Document or Program Document, disclosed after the Bank approves a project, and the
Implementation Completion Report, disclosed after the project closes.

In addition to the project progress description, the FY08 SOPE report1 contains project level comparisons
of disbursement estimates and actual disbursements, and a table showing the loan/credit/grant amount and
disbursements to date.




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  Notes:
· Amounts and graphs for loans/credits/grants in currencies other than U.S. dollars may not match exactly due to
  exchange rate fluctuations over the life of the project.
· Graphs of original estimates for some recipient-executed projects might not exist since they are not required in the
  project document.
· Disbursement graphs are not included for Development Policy Operations, which provide quick-disbursing
  financing to support policy and institutional reforms. For these operations, funds are disbursed in one or more
  stages (tranches), released when the borrower complies with agreed prior actions.
· Projects which are not yet effective may not have a planned disbursement schedule and thus will not include a
  graph.
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Project Name (ID): KIAdaptation Program Phase II -Pilot Imp (P089326)
Country: Kiribati
Board Approval Date: 06/01/2006
Closing Date: 06/30/2009
Loan/Credit/Grant Number: TF-53994, TF-56115, TF-56267, TF-56594
Sector(s): General public administration sector (45%), General agriculture, fishing and forestry sector
(26%), Central government administration (24%), Sub-national government administration (5%)
Theme(s): Vulnerability assessment and monitoring (P), Climate change (P), Natural disaster
management (P), Other environment and natural resources management (S), Participation and civic
engagement (S)

Project Development Objectives:
The objective of the Pilot Implementation Phase is to develop and demonstrate the systematic diagnosis
of climate-related problems and the design of cost-effective adaptation measures while continuing the
integration of climate risk awareness and responsiveness into economic and operational planning.

Progress toward achieving development objective(s):
Progress towards achieving the development objective has been slow, and the project remains behind
schedule. Previous recruitment delays have been addressed and several key consultancies have been
mobilized. Activities have taken place in: (a) policy, planning and information; (b) land use, physical
structures and ecosystems; and (c) freshwater resources. Climate change adaptation activities have been
integrated into the Ministerial Operational Plans; however, monitoring of these activities remains uneven.
The mid-term review in the second half of calendar year 2008 will consider the necessary adjustments to
address project implementation challenges.

         Lending Information/Disbursement Summary (USD millions, as of June 30, 2008)

    Loan/Credit/Grant       Status          Amount         Disbursed      Undisbursed Cancellation
    TF-53994             Closed               0.10             0.09           0.00        0.01
    TF-56115             Effective            2.47             0.17           2.28        0.00
    TF-56267             Effective            1.80             0.72           1.08        0.00
    TF-56594             Effective            0.31             0.17           0.14        0.00




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