The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Project for Integrated Urban and Tourism Development (PIUTD) (P155875) Project for Integrated Urban and Tourism Development (PIUTD) (P155875) EUROPE AND CENTRAL ASIA | Albania | Social, Urban, Rural and Resilience Global Practice Global Practice | IBRD/IDA | Investment Project Financing | FY 2017 | Seq No: 5 | ARCHIVED on 13-Feb-2019 | ISR35778 | Implementing Agencies: Republic of Albania, Albanian Development Fund, Ministry of Infrastructure and Energy Key Dates Key Project Dates Bank Approval Date: 15-Nov-2016 Effectiveness Date: 30-Apr-2017 Planned Mid Term Review Date: 30-Jun-2019 Actual Mid-Term Review Date: -- Original Closing Date: 31-Jul-2022 Revised Closing Date: 31-Jul-2022 pdoTable Project Development Objectives Project Development Objective (from Project Appraisal Document) The PDO of the proposed project is to improve urban infrastructure, enhance tourism assets, and strengthen institutional capacity to support tourism-related local economic development in selected areas in the south of Albania. Has the Project Development Objective been changed since Board Approval of the Project Objective? No Components Table Name Component 1: Urban Upgrading and Infrastructure Improvement:(Cost $49.30 M) Component 2: Touristic Sites Upgrading:(Cost $9.40 M) Component 3:Tourism Market and Product Development:(Cost $8.60 M) Component 4: Implementation Support:(Cost $3.60 M) Overall Ratings Name Previous Rating Current Rating Progress towards achievement of PDO Satisfactory Satisfactory Overall Implementation Progress (IP) Satisfactory Satisfactory Overall Risk Rating Substantial Substantial Implementation Status and Key Decisions The works contracts (improvement of urban infrastructure), i.e. the castle pedestrian-access cobblestone road in Berat and the streetlighting in Permet, have been completed in fall 2018. Another works contract for the city-center staircase rehabilitation in Saranda is expected to be finished soon. The Gjirokastra Bazaar cobblestone rehabilitation works have been launched in fall 2018. There have been delays in launching the works for the Berat castle vehicle access road (tender has been completed) due to delays in the expropriation pending approval of the Council of Ministers, for which the task team is following up closely with the client to accelerate the process. All three consultancies for the integrated urban upgrading have already been mobilized: the consultancy for Permet and Berat is already well-advanced and the consultancies for Saranda and Gjirokastra are at the inception stage. The first consultancy for touristic sites improvement (Zvernec-Narta and Benja thermal waters touristic 2/13/2019 Page 1 of 7 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Project for Integrated Urban and Tourism Development (PIUTD) (P155875) sites) has been launched. The market research consultants have delivered the final report of Market Research and Development of a Tourism Product and Market Strategy for the South of Albania and 4 Selected Municipalities. The solid waste equipment for the Himara transfer station has already been delivered. Risks Systematic Operations Risk-rating Tool Risk Category Rating at Approval Previous Rating Current Rating Political and Governance Moderate Moderate Moderate Macroeconomic Moderate Moderate Moderate Sector Strategies and Policies Substantial Substantial Substantial Technical Design of Project or Program Moderate Moderate Moderate Institutional Capacity for Implementation and Sustainability Substantial Substantial Substantial Fiduciary Moderate Moderate Moderate Environment and Social Substantial Substantial Substantial Stakeholders Substantial Substantial Substantial Other -- -- -- Overall Substantial Substantial Substantial Results PDO Indicators by Objectives / Outcomes Improve urban infrastructure IN00662332 ►New or rehabilitated urban public spaces in selected municipalities (Square Meter(m2), Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 4,390.00 12,753.00 70,000.00 Date 31-Aug-2016 09-Aug-2018 12-Dec-2018 31-Jul-2022 Enhance tourism assets IN00662333 ►Increased number of tourists satisfied by selected touristic sites (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target 2/13/2019 Page 2 of 7 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Project for Integrated Urban and Tourism Development (PIUTD) (P155875) Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 25.00 Date 31-Aug-2016 09-Aug-2018 12-Dec-2018 31-Jul-2022 Comments: Increased number of tourists (in percentage) satisfied with selected touristic sites in reference to baseline IN00662335 ►Increased number of tourists visiting selected touristic sites (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 16.20 Date 31-Aug-2016 09-Aug-2018 12-Dec-2018 31-Jul-2022 Comments: Increased number of tourists (in percentage) visiting selected touristic sites in reference to baseline Strengthen institutional capacity to support tourism-related local economic development IN00662334 ►Number of municipalities with functioning destination management partnerships in the project area (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 4.00 Date 31-Aug-2016 09-Aug-2018 12-Dec-2018 31-Jul-2022 Direct project beneficiaries IN00662331 ►Direct project beneficiaries (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 15,000.00 25,000.00 84,000.00 Date 31-Aug-2016 09-Aug-2018 12-Dec-2018 31-Jul-2022 Direct beneficiaries are people or groups who directly derive benefits from an intervention (i.e., children who benefit from an immunization program; families that have a new piped water connection). Please note Comments: that this indicator requires supplemental information. Supplemental Value: Female beneficiaries (percentage). Based on the assessment and definition of direct project beneficiaries, specify what IN00662336 proportion of the direct project beneficiaries are female. This indicator is calculated as a percentage. Female beneficiaries (Number, Custom Supplement) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 7,500.00 12,500.00 42,000.00 Intermediate Results Indicators by Components Component 1: Urban Upgrading and Infrastructure Improvement IN00662337 2/13/2019 Page 3 of 7 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Project for Integrated Urban and Tourism Development (PIUTD) (P155875) ►(Component 1) Urban roads rehabilitated in selected municipalities (Kilometers, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.70 1.36 12.00 Date 31-Aug-2016 09-Aug-2018 12-Dec-2018 31-Jul-2022 IN00662341 ►(Component 1) Streets with improved street lighting in selected municipalities (Kilometers, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.98 2.63 14.50 Date 31-Aug-2016 09-Aug-2018 12-Dec-2018 31-Jul-2022 IN00662345 ►(Component 1) New or rehabilitated pedestrian walkways in selected municipalities (Kilometers, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.98 1.66 16.00 Date 31-Aug-2016 09-Aug-2018 12-Dec-2018 31-Jul-2022 Component 2: Touristic Sites Upgrading IN00662338 ►(Component 2) Number of Site Management Plans developed and endorsed (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 5.00 Date 31-Aug-2016 09-Aug-2018 12-Dec-2018 31-Jul-2022 IN00662342 ►(Component 2) Integrated touristic sites designs developed (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 5.00 Date 31-Aug-2016 09-Aug-2018 12-Dec-2018 31-Jul-2022 Component 3:Tourism Market and Product Development IN00662339 ►(Component 3) Market Development Strategy for the South of Albania developed (Yes/No, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value No No Yes Yes Date 31-Aug-2016 09-Aug-2018 12-Dec-2018 31-Jul-2022 IN00662343 2/13/2019 Page 4 of 7 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Project for Integrated Urban and Tourism Development (PIUTD) (P155875) ►(Component 3) Destination Management Business Plans Developed (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 4.00 Date 31-Aug-2016 09-Aug-2018 12-Dec-2018 31-Jul-2022 IN00662346 ►(Component 3) Number of touristic products developed with destination management partnership support (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 20.00 Date 31-Aug-2016 09-Aug-2018 12-Dec-2018 31-Jul-2022 IN00662348 ►(Component 3) Number of municipalities with improved management systems (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 4.00 Date 31-Aug-2016 09-Aug-2018 12-Dec-2018 31-Jul-2022 IN00662349 ►(Component 3) Capacity of local governments improved through technical and managerial trainings (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 3.00 3.00 20.00 Date 31-Aug-2016 09-Aug-2018 12-Dec-2018 31-Jul-2022 Component 4: Implementation Support IN00662340 ►(Component 4) Project website maintained with up-to date information on project activities (Yes/No, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value No Yes Yes Yes Date 31-Aug-2016 09-Aug-2018 12-Dec-2018 31-Jul-2022 IN00662344 ►Grievances registered related to delivery of project benefits addressed (%) (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 Date 31-Aug-2016 09-Aug-2018 12-Dec-2018 31-Jul-2022 This indicator measures the transparency and accountability mechanisms established by the project so the target beneficiaries have trust in the process and are willing to participate, and feel that their Comments: grievances are attended to promptly. It is understood that local sensitivities and tensions will not allow IN00662347 grievance or redress mechanisms to be established in all projects. Grievances related to delivery of project benefits that are addressed-(number) (Number, Custom Supplement) 2/13/2019 Page 5 of 7 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Project for Integrated Urban and Tourism Development (PIUTD) (P155875) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 1.00 1.00 0.00 Data on Financial Performance Disbursements (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Currency Original Revised Cancelled Disbursed Undisbursed % Disbursed P155875 IBRD-86560 Effective USD 71.00 71.00 0.00 8.72 62.57 12% Key Dates (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Approval Date Signing Date Effectiveness Date Orig. Closing Date Rev. Closing Date P155875 IBRD-86560 Effective 15-Nov-2016 13-Dec-2016 30-Apr-2017 31-Jul-2022 31-Jul-2022 Cumulative Disbursements 2/13/2019 Page 6 of 7 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Project for Integrated Urban and Tourism Development (PIUTD) (P155875) Restructuring History There has been no restructuring to date. Related Project(s) There are no related projects. 2/13/2019 Page 7 of 7