Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Ningxia Desertification Control and Ecological Protection Project (P121289) Ningxia Desertification Control and Ecological Protection Project (P121289) EAST ASIA AND PACIFIC | China | Environment & Natural Resources Global Practice | IBRD/IDA | Investment Project Financing | FY 2012 | Seq No: 11 | ARCHIVED on 27-Dec-2017 | ISR30701 | Implementing Agencies: People's Republic of China, Ningxia Forestry Bureau Key Dates Key Project Dates Bank Approval Date:17-May-2012 Effectiveness Date:08-Oct-2012 Planned Mid Term Review Date:31-Dec-2015 Actual Mid-Term Review Date:09-Oct-2015 Original Closing Date:31-Mar-2018 Revised Closing Date:31-Mar-2019 Project Development Objectives Project Development Objective (from Project Appraisal Document) The Project Development Objective is to control desertification and degradation and protect key farmland and infrastructure in strategically selected locations in Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region. Has the Project Development Objective been changed since Board Approval of the Project Objective? No PHRPDODEL Components Name Component 1: Controlling Desertification and Degradation:(Cost $89.28 M) Component 2: Protective Shelterbelt Plantations:(Cost $4.08 M) Component 3: Project Management, Capacity Building and M&E:(Cost $3.89 M) Overall Ratings Name Previous Rating Current Rating Progress towards achievement of PDO  Moderately Satisfactory  Moderately Satisfactory Overall Implementation Progress (IP)  Moderately Satisfactory  Moderately Satisfactory Overall Risk Rating  Substantial  Substantial Implementation Status and Key Decisions 12/27/2017 Page 1 of 6 Public Disclosure Copy Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Ningxia Desertification Control and Ecological Protection Project (P121289) The project has made encouraging progress over past years and the positive effects of its vegetation restoration are already becoming apparent, despite difficult weather and site conditions. To date around 41,900 hectares of sand dunes and degraded sand land have been treated (75% of the total project target), including 22,000 hectares planted with shrubs to stabilize sand dunes, 18,600 hectares with vegetation restored to help control land degradation, and 1,300 hectares of shelter belt plantations to protect farmlands. So far these investments have helped protect large areas of infrastructure and the banks of the Yellow River from the effects of desertification and land degradation; training financed by the project has increased capacity both for implementing desertification control measures as well as monitoring their impacts. Despite lower than expected disbursement, given that project implementation is accelerating, and around USD 10 million will be disabused in the second half of this FY, the disbursement is expected to climb steadily as project investment continue to expend. Risks Systematic Operations Risk-rating Tool Risk Category Rating at Approval Previous Rating Current Rating Political and Governance  --  Low  Low Macroeconomic  --  Low  Low Sector Strategies and Policies  --  Low  Low Technical Design of Project or Program  --  Moderate  Moderate Institutional Capacity for Implementation and Sustainability  --  Substantial  Substantial Fiduciary  --  Moderate  Moderate Environment and Social  --  Moderate  Low Stakeholders  --  Moderate  Moderate Other  --  Low  Low Overall  --  Substantial  Substantial Results Project Development Objective Indicators PHINDPDOTBL  Value of infrastructure and farmland protected by project investments (USD Billion) (Amount(USD), Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 18.00 20.30 25.00 Date 01-Oct-2012 31-Mar-2017 30-Sep-2017 31-Mar-2019 12/27/2017 Page 2 of 6 Public Disclosure Copy Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Ningxia Desertification Control and Ecological Protection Project (P121289) PHINDPDOTBL  Decrease of wind erosion (Metric tons/year, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 1,560.00 2,320.00 3,310.00 Date 01-Oct-2013 31-Mar-2017 30-Sep-2017 31-Mar-2019 PHINDPDOTBL  Area restored or re/afforested (Hectare(Ha), Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 14,015.00 19,350.00 25,500.00 Date 01-Oct-2012 31-Mar-2017 30-Sep-2017 31-Mar-2019 PHINDPDOTBL  Area restored (Hectare(Ha), Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 14,015.00 19,350.00 25,500.00 Date 01-Oct-2012 31-Mar-2017 30-Sep-2017 31-Mar-2018 Overall Comments Intermediate Results Indicators PHINDIRITBL  Sand areas reaching shrub vegetation cover above 30% (Hectare(Ha), Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 6,345.00 9,510.00 11,100.00 Date 01-Oct-2012 31-Mar-2017 30-Sep-2017 31-Mar-2019 12/27/2017 Page 3 of 6 Public Disclosure Copy Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Ningxia Desertification Control and Ecological Protection Project (P121289) PHINDIRITBL  Closed areas reaching a vegtation cover of over 30 percent (Hectare(Ha), Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 140.00 6,631.00 8,110.00 10,100.00 Date 01-Oct-2012 31-Mar-2017 30-Sep-2017 31-Mar-2019 PHINDIRITBL  Project area of degraded land restored with forest and shrubs with a cover of over 40 percent (Hectare(Ha), Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 1,237.00 1,730.00 3,300.00 Date 01-Oct-2012 31-Mar-2017 30-Sep-2017 31-Mar-2019 PHINDIRITBL  Areas of farmland protected under project (Hectare(Ha), Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 3,060.00 3,200.00 3,200.00 Date 01-Oct-2012 31-Mar-2017 30-Sep-2017 31-Mar-2019 PHINDIRITBL  No. of households involved in management arrangements (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 258.00 261.00 300.00 Date 01-Oct-2012 31-Mar-2017 30-Sep-2017 31-Mar-2019 12/27/2017 Page 4 of 6 Public Disclosure Copy Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Ningxia Desertification Control and Ecological Protection Project (P121289) PHINDIRITBL  Road and railway infrastructure protected (Kilometers, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 362.00 387.00 400.00 Date 01-Oct-2012 31-Mar-2017 30-Sep-2017 31-Mar-2019 PHINDIRITBL  Client days of training provided. (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 8,788.00 10,702.00 11,800.00 Date 01-Oct-2012 31-Mar-2017 30-Sep-2017 31-Mar-2019 Overall Comments Data on Financial Performance Disbursements (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Currency Original Revised Cancelled Disbursed Undisbursed Disbursed P121289 IBRD-81590 Effective USD 80.00 80.00 0.00 30.59 49.41 38% Key Dates (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Approval Date Signing Date Effectiveness Date Orig. Closing Date Rev. Closing Date P121289 IBRD-81590 Effective 17-May-2012 20-Jul-2012 08-Oct-2012 31-Mar-2018 31-Mar-2019 Cumulative Disbursements 12/27/2017 Page 5 of 6 Public Disclosure Copy Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Ningxia Desertification Control and Ecological Protection Project (P121289) Restructuring History Level 2 Approved on 10-Mar-2016 Related Project(s) There are no related projects. 12/27/2017 Page 6 of 6 Public Disclosure Copy