Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Congo: Forest and Economic Diversification Project (P124085) Congo: Forest and Economic Diversification Project (P124085) AFRICA | Congo, Republic of | Environment & Natural Resources Global Practice | IBRD/IDA | Technical Assistance Loan | FY 2012 | Seq No: 10 | ARCHIVED on 24-Jul-2017 | ISR28452 | Implementing Agencies: Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Forest Economy, Sustainable Development, and Environment Key Dates Key Project Dates Bank Approval Date:24-May-2012 Effectiveness Date:27-Mar-2013 Planned Mid Term Review Date:31-Aug-2016 Actual Mid-Term Review Date:24-Jun-2015 Original Closing Date:30-Nov-2017 Revised Closing Date:30-Nov-2017 Project Development Objectives Project Development Objective (from Project Appraisal Document) The project development objective is to increase the capacity of the Republic of Congo to: (i) promote better implementation of itsforestry legislation; and (ii) enhance the policy environment for participation of local communities and the private sector in sustainable forest management and reforestation. Has the Project Development Objective been changed since Board Approval of the Project Objective? Yes Board Approved Revised Project Development Objective (If project is formally restructured) To increase the capacity of the forest administration, local communities, and indigenous peoples to co-manage forests. Components Name Capacity building of the forest administration:(Cost $18.11 M) Involvement of local communities and indigenous people in forest resource management.:(Cost $11.49 M) Prospective work and communications:(Cost $3.00 M) Overall Ratings Name Previous Rating Current Rating Progress towards achievement of PDO  Satisfactory  Satisfactory Overall Implementation Progress (IP)  Moderately Satisfactory  Moderately Satisfactory 7/24/2017 Public Disclosure Copy Page 1 of 8 Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Congo: Forest and Economic Diversification Project (P124085) Overall Risk Rating  Substantial  Substantial Implementation Status and Key Decisions The project performance recorded during the last mission has largely maintained its pace. Progress on project components is as follows: Component 1, Strengthening the capacity of the forestry administration, continues to progress comparatively well against set targets, in particular with respect to the development of computerized management systems for the ministry and training of ministry staff. Attention will need to be paid to the utilization of the systems provided to achieve impact. Delays in the contracting of the computerized information system for the forest economy (SIGEF) have put at risk the completion of this activity, and care needs to be taken to quickly complete the procurement process to be able to complete activities in a timely manner. Separately, the reliability of internet connections that have been all provided for Departmental Forestry Economy Directorate should be improved to allow access to the systems. The development of application texts for the forest code continues to suffer from delays, and focused exchanges with the consultants are necessary to finalize the draft texts, before organizing inclusive consultations on the documents. Component 2, Involvement of local and indigenous communities: The validation of a sample simple management plans suffered from significant delays. Focus needs to be put on ensuring the completion of all 15 plans, while ensuring that they can serve as an adequate basis for all community activities, including upcoming REDD+ ones where relevant. All micro-project activities have commenced, and care needs to be taken to ensure their completion by the end of the project period. Component 3, Prospective studies and communications: The project has made good progress on its communications. The activity for the ministry's participation in land use planning has commenced after significant delays, and attention will need to be paid to ensure it can be completed before project-end. Risks Systematic Operations Risk-rating Tool Risk Category Rating at Approval Previous Rating Current Rating Political and Governance  --  Moderate  Moderate Macroeconomic  --  Substantial  Substantial Sector Strategies and Policies  --  Moderate  Substantial Technical Design of Project or Program  --  Moderate  Moderate Institutional Capacity for Implementation and Sustainability  --  Substantial  Substantial Fiduciary  --  Moderate  Moderate Environment and Social  --  Moderate  Moderate Stakeholders  --  Substantial  Substantial Other  --  --  -- Overall  --  Substantial  Substantial Results Project Development Objective Indicators 7/24/2017 Public Disclosure Copy Page 2 of 8 Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Congo: Forest and Economic Diversification Project (P124085) PHINDPDOTBL  Percentage of agents of the decentralized forest administration with access to up-to-date information and data (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 91.00 91.00 75.00 Date 27-Mar-2013 11-Jan-2017 30-Jun-2017 30-Nov-2017 PHINDPDOTBL  Forest area with simplified management plans under implementation (Hectare(Ha), Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 117,196.00 117,196.00 15,000.00 Date 27-Mar-2013 11-Jan-2017 30-Jun-2017 30-Nov-2017 Comments Target exceeded due to change in methodology of devising the management plans, which now cover the whole of the community development zones, rather than just targeted areas. Care will need to be taken to ensure the quality of the simplified management plans so that they can serve as a sufficient basis for future REDD+ activities. Their validation by the MEFDDE will also need to be completed before the achievement of the indicator can be considered final. PHINDPDOTBL  Increase in field missions for control and sensitization purposes by the departmental forestry directorates, including by brigades (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 300.00 3,765.00 3,765.00 3,000.00 Date 31-Dec-2011 11-Jan-2017 30-Jun-2017 30-Nov-2017 Comments Target exceeded, but data is as of December 31, 2016, as it is only collected on an annual basis. Next collection point will be November 30, 2017. PHINDPDOTBL  Direct project beneficiaries (Number, Custom) 7/24/2017 Public Disclosure Copy Page 3 of 8 Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Congo: Forest and Economic Diversification Project (P124085) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 12,768.00 -- 15,000.00 Date 31-Dec-2011 11-Jan-2017 30-Jun-2017 30-Nov-2017 PHINDPDOTBL  Female beneficiaries (Percentage, Custom Supplement) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 30.00 30.00 40.00 Overall Comments Intermediate Results Indicators PHINDIRITBL  Percentage of MEFDDE staff and managers trained (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 68.00 78.00 50.00 Date 31-Dec-2011 11-Jan-2017 30-Jun-2017 30-Nov-2017 PHINDIRITBL  Share of MEFDD activities in the ministry's annual work plan that are planned in the monitoring and evaluation system (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 100.00 100.00 50.00 Date 31-Dec-2011 11-Jan-2017 30-Jun-2017 30-Nov-2017 Comments 7/24/2017 Public Disclosure Copy Page 4 of 8 Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Congo: Forest and Economic Diversification Project (P124085) 100% of activities have been entered in the M&E system, however the validation by the MEFDDE is has been outstanding for more than six months at this point. PHINDIRITBL  Share of referrals in new forestry law for which application texts have been drafted (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 100.00 Date 31-Dec-2011 11-Jan-2017 30-Jun-2017 30-Nov-2017 Comments Exchanges on the draft application texts have been delayed. The target can be considered reached once the texts have been validated by the MEFDDE. Publication is expected before November 30 to ensure the acceptance of Congo's Emission Reduction Program by the Carbon Fund of the Forest Carbon Partnership Facility. PHINDIRITBL  Households that benefited from micro-projects (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 885.00 1,001.00 1,000.00 Date 31-Dec-2011 11-Jan-2017 30-Jun-2017 30-Nov-2017 PHINDIRITBL  Functioning local governance structures established to oversee simplified management plans (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 48.00 24.00 30.00 Date 31-Dec-2011 11-Jan-2017 30-Jun-2017 30-Nov-2017 Comments 48 committees have been established, but 24 still require further capacity strengthening before they can be deemed fully operational. The 7/24/2017 Public Disclosure Copy Page 5 of 8 Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Congo: Forest and Economic Diversification Project (P124085) most recently reported number has therefore been corrected downwards. PHINDIRITBL  Visits to MEFDD website (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 20,000.00 218,917.00 60,000.00 Date 31-Dec-2011 28-Jul-2015 30-Jun-2017 30-Nov-2017 PHINDIRITBL  People sensitized during information campaigns (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 100.00 100,000.00 163,307.00 200,000.00 Date 31-Dec-2011 28-Jul-2015 30-Jun-2017 30-Nov-2017 PHINDIRITBL  Validated prospective studies including recommendations (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 12.00 12.00 12.00 Date 31-Dec-2011 11-Jan-2017 11-Jan-2017 30-Nov-2017 Overall Comments 7/24/2017 Public Disclosure Copy Page 6 of 8 Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Congo: Forest and Economic Diversification Project (P124085) Data on Financial Performance Disbursements (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Currency Original Revised Cancelled Disbursed Undisbursed Disbursed P124085 IDA-51210 Effective USD 10.00 10.00 0.00 6.72 2.45 67% Key Dates (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Approval Date Signing Date Effectiveness Date Orig. Closing Date Rev. Closing Date P124085 IDA-51210 Effective 24-May-2012 13-Jun-2012 27-Mar-2013 30-Nov-2017 30-Nov-2017 Cumulative Disbursements Restructuring History Level 1 Approved on 02-Oct-2015 Related Project(s) P158604-Congo: Additional Financing for Forest and Econ. Diversification Proj. 7/24/2017 Public Disclosure Copy Page 7 of 8 Public Disclosure Copy The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Congo: Forest and Economic Diversification Project (P124085) 7/24/2017 Public Disclosure Copy Page 8 of 8