The development objective of Additional Financing of Sustainable Natural Resources Management Project for Sudan is to increase the adoption of sustainable land and water management practices in targeted landscapes.
... See More + This project has three components. 1) The first component, Institutional and Policy Framework, finances technical assistance, workshops, goods, services and operational costs to build or strengthen national, state and local level capacities to strengthen policy and regulatory frameworks, remove critical knowledge barriers, and develop an enabling environment for the on-the ground activities. 2) The second component, Community based sustainable management of rangelands, forests and biodiversity, finances technical assistance, training, investments, goods, works, services and operational costs related to the promotion of wider adoption of community-based Sustainable Land and Water Management (SLWM) practices in forests and rangelands in the targeted communities. 3) The third component, Project Management, Monitoring and Evaluation, consists of technical assistance, operational costs, goods, services for the monitoring and evaluation.
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Ratings for the Strengthening Regional Cooperation for Wildlife Protection in Asia are as follows: Outcome is satisfactory, Risk to outcome is moderate, World Bank performance is moderately satisfactory, and Borrower performance is moderately satisfactory.
... See More + IEG’s review of the SRCWP’s experience suggests the following lessons: (i) Given their design and implementation challenges, regional projects focusing on global public goods require adequate preparation time to conduct a thorough analysis of participant capacities and commitments. (ii) Regional projects aiming to pilot new approaches to collaboration on transboundary wildlife management and illegal wildlife trade require a carefully designed results framework. (iii) Regional projects designed to build institutions and capacity for collaboration on transboundary wildlife management and illegal wildlife trade require a long-term investment to ensure success in achieving results.
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The development objective of the Conservation Areas for Biodiversity and Development Project for Mozambique is to increase the effective management of conservation areas and enhance the living conditions of communities in and around these areas.
... See More + Some of the negative impacts include: (i) loss of standing crops; (ii) loss of access and use of natural resources including land; (iii) loss of physical assets and loss of access or use of natural resources plus land; (iv) loss of structure and interruption of income; (v) loss of property; (vi) loss of cultural and social well-being; (vii) loss of shelter, physical productive and non-productive assets and loss of access or use of natural resources plus land; (viii) loss of capacity to subsist due to fragilization of social support as a result of contextual changes caused by the project; and (ix) damage to physical assets and loss of livelihood sources (agricultural or other resources). Some of the mitigation measures include: (i) cash compensation for lost standing crops at full replacement price; (ii) provision of alternative land for cultivation, provided in time for the next agricultural cycle; (iii) cash compensation for loss of crops and provision of alternative land for cultivation and transitional assistance; (iv) cash compensation for loss of property according to undepreciated full replacement costs; (v) cash compensation for loss of property according to undepreciated full replacement costs; (vi) cash compensation for loss of crops and provision of alternative land for cultivation and transitional assistance; and (vii) cash compensation [paid by contractor ] for lost standing crops, livestock damages to property and lost profits at full replacement cost.
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The development objective of the Second Phase of Conservation Areas for Biodiversity and Development Project for Mozambique is to improve management of target conservation area landscapes and to enhance the living conditions of communities in and around these conservation areas.
... See More + Some of the negative impacts are include: (i) for people living inside conservation areas (CAs), total or partial restriction on resource use for livelihoods; for people living outside CAs but who use resources inside the CAs for their livelihoods, partial restriction on resource use for livelihoods; (ii) for people who live outside CAs but who belong to social groups with cultural or social assets inside a CA which require observation of certain ritual commitments, partial restriction of access to cultural or social assets; (iii) for people who suffer damage or loss of property and become highly vulnerable as a result of wildlife activities in and outside of CAs, partial loss of livelihood resources; (iv) for people living outside CAs subject to disorderly influx of local resource users restricted from access to these in the CA to seek benefits from economic development activities, partial restriction on resource use for livelihoods; Some of the mitigation measures are include: (i) improving conservation areas management in target landscapes; (ii) prioritise sensitive areas and communities or households for attention by the CA; (iii) promoting conservation-compatible rural development and sustainable landscape management in target landscapes; (iv) willingness to pay and other demand characteristics for services, goods, and access to employment and self-employment via capacity development; (v) local tenure security, communities, individuals, companies and future perspectives; (vi) natural resources in the CAs and buffer zones being sustainably used and protected by all users (including visitors) from overuse and misuse; (vii) gaining a better understanding of sensitive areas in the landscape where communities or households are or may become vulnerable due to wildlife translocation or lose access to commonly used resources due to planned infrastructure construction and improvement, or measures to protect wildlife and forests to be implemented as part of the area management plan; (viii) awareness campaigns on conservation area values and opportunities; (ix) training on environmental conservation and sustainable natural resource use; (x) promotion of private investment in nature-based and climate-smart tourism through marketing, facilitating negotiating with the private sector, monitoring of contract and concessions.
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The objective of the Italy Power Interconnection Project - Project Preparation Technical Assistance is to support the Government of Tunisia in evaluating the feasibility of the Tunisia Italy interconnector.
... See More + In terms of environmental impacts of the project, the most significant risks do not regard the use of natural resources or the emission of pollutants, but rather the physical presence of power lines and power stations and their interaction with the surrounding natural and man-made environment. Therefore, the most significant environmental aspects of the sponsors’ activities, in addition to the occupancy of land, will be the visual impact on the landscape, electric magnetic fields, and the effect of power lines on biodiversity, especially birdlife and marine flora. Greenhouse emissions and hazardous waste are relevant within the context of operations. The sponsors have adopted an Environmental Policy that sets out their commitment to containing and reducing the environmental impact, which in some cases goes beyond legal requirements, when this does not compromise the protection of other general interests provided for under their concessions. Protection of the population from exposure to electric and magnetic fields is precisely defined by law. The legislation provides for: (i) exposure limits, (ii) safety thresholds, (iii) quality targets. The sponsors will carry out inspections to ensure compliance with the limits laid down by the regulations in force and will seek innovative technological solutions in order to mitigate the impact of magnetic fields. If any complaints or requests are received from competent administrative bodies and authorities, the necessary data to assess the actual exposure to electric and magnetic fields generated by the infrastructure will be provided. The potential impacts of the project on biodiversity are twofold. On the one hand, the route of the lines may be a factor in increasing biodiversity and protecting certain species as pylons, with their bases, make it impossible for land to be used for intensive agriculture and constitute 'islands' where biodiversity can flourish. On the other hand, their presence has potentially negative effects on biodiversity, in particular on birds and protected areas or areas of natural interests. In order to minimize this kind of risks, special devices will be installed along the sections of lines with frequent bird traffic, which, with their visual impact and the noise they generate when blown by the wind, make the power lines easier to see for bird in flights. For other assets, likes electricity substations, camouflage systems can be created.
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The development objective of the Conservation Areas for Biodiversity and Development Project for Mozambique is to increase the effective management of conservation areas and enhance the living conditions of communities in and around these areas.
... See More + Some of the negative impacts include: (i) decrease in water quality for consumption and irrigation; (ii) loss of biodiversity in particular of aquatic species; (iii) increase in soil toxicity; (iv) unacceptable levels of pesticide residues in harvested produce and in the food chain; (v) poisoning of workers/farmers and detrimental effects on human health; and (vi) increased number of accidents and injuries. Some of the mitigation measures include: (i) application of pesticides regulation; (ii) monitor aquatic biodiversity and weeds; (iii) promote the use of cultural and biological control measures; (iv) monitor aquatic biodiversity and fishing activity; and (v) promote first aid training to farmers.
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The development objective of the Sustainable Forests and Livelihood Project for Bangladesh is to improve collaborative forest management and increase access to alternative income generation activities for forest-dependent communities in targeted sites.
... See More + Some of the negative impacts and mitigation measures include: (1) food, cloths, education, health, and shelter status will be increased for basic needs; (2) decision making power, access to finance, bargaining power will be increased, and will be created equal community; (3) recurrent resources income generating activities will be increased for creation of number of working days; (4) forest degradation will be reduced and sustainable natural environment will be built for natural resource base sustainability (5) increase the social responsibility, and awareness will be increased; and (6) increase livelihood options, tourism, employment for community development.
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In 2016, the Government of Bulgaria (GoB) decided to initiate spending reviews to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of its spending in the context of a moderate fiscal consolidation process.
... See More + Though Bulgaria has one of the lowest overall spending in the European Union (EU), spending outcomes lag those of other EU member states. In the case of public order and safety, Bulgaria spends the most among comparable EU countries but outcomes are not satisfactory. Surveys show that citizens have low confidence on the effectiveness of police. Police and firefighters in turn, have said that their effectiveness is constrained by the condition of equipment, excessive time spent on paperwork, additional responsibilities imposed in the frequently changed legislation, and by curtailed staff benefits. To help address these challenges the Ministry of Finance (MoF) requested analytical and advisory support from the World Bank. Such support was intended to identify spending pressures and potential efficiency and effectiveness gains in policing and firefighting. In contrast to most spending reviews, where saving targets are identified upfront and the primary objective is to find ways of reducing the budget, the primary objective of this review is to increase performance and use any savings derived from efficiency gains for additional priority spending on policing and firefighting.
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The Integrated Coastal Zone Management Project in Morocco had a moderately satisfactory outcome, moderately satisfactory performance by the Bank and the monitoring and evaluation quality was substantial.
... See More + The lessons learned were: (1) Public consultation and community engagement are essential to building trust and ownership and to sustaining an Integrated Coastal Zone Management (ICZM) approach on the ground. (2) Robust and iterative fiduciary assessments of project implementation agencies can help anticipate and mitigate implementation challenges by identifying gaps and better targeting of training and technical assistance for effective project execution. (3) Better targeting of capacity building needs at the start of the project can help to devise a comprehensive and coherent training plan that can prevent early implementation delay. (4) An actively engaged and supportive Country Management Unit is critical for pilot projects that have inherent implementation risks. (5) Introducing new approaches such as ICZM can benefit greatly from piloting and learning by doing followed by replication and scaling up.
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Implementation Completion and Results Report ICR4494 JUN 28, 2018
