The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report CH-Second Gansu Cultural and Natural Heritage Protection and Development Project (P149528) CH-Second Gansu Cultural and Natural Heritage Protection and Development Project (P149528) EAST ASIA AND PACIFIC | China | Social, Urban, Rural and Resilience Global Practice Global Practice | IBRD/IDA | Investment Project Financing | FY 2017 | Seq No: 4 | ARCHIVED on 23-Dec-2018 | ISR34956 | Implementing Agencies: PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA, Gansu PMO Key Dates Key Project Dates Bank Approval Date: 24-Feb-2017 Effectiveness Date: 27-Oct-2017 Planned Mid Term Review Date: 16-Mar-2020 Actual Mid-Term Review Date: -- Original Closing Date: 31-Dec-2022 Revised Closing Date: 31-Dec-2022 pdoTable Project Development Objectives Project Development Objective (from Project Appraisal Document) To conserve cultural and natural heritage, enhance tourism services and improve community services in selected project sites in Gansu Province. Has the Project Development Objective been changed since Board Approval of the Project Objective? No Components Table Name Heritage Conservation and Tourism Services Improvement:(Cost $117.72 M) Community Basic Services Delivery:(Cost $28.69 M) Capacity Building, Institutional Strengthening, and Project Management Support:(Cost $8.00 M) Overall Ratings Name Previous Rating Current Rating Progress towards achievement of PDO Moderately Satisfactory Moderately Unsatisfactory Overall Implementation Progress (IP) Moderately Satisfactory Moderately Unsatisfactory Overall Risk Rating Substantial Substantial Implementation Status and Key Decisions The PDO is remains relevant to the Gansu Huaxia Cultural Heritage Initiative of 2013. It is making some progress on track to conserve cultural and natural heritage, enhance tourism services and improve community services in selected project sites in Gansu Province. 20 contracts out of 51 in total have been signed for implementation. Bank loan disbursement reaches $17 million. Some construction under three works contracts is substantially completed. A wastewater treatment plant in Hezheng and some wastewater sewers in Tanchang have been built. Over 4000 residents of local communities have already benefited from these sanitary facilities. Two museum rehabilitation/ upgrading contracts are under implementation will be completed in the coming months; some infrastructural facilities (green paths) for scenic parks are under construction, which will improve tourist services. However, the project is still facing great challenges. Proposals for significant project changes including the dropping of the Kongtong and Zhuanglang subprojects, and substantial scope alternations of the Hezheng subproject and the proposed inclusion of a new subproject Yellow River 12/23/2018 Page 1 of 6 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report CH-Second Gansu Cultural and Natural Heritage Protection and Development Project (P149528) Stone Forest in Jingtai county, need to be immediately decided upon by the provincial government. Counterpart funding needs to be given due priority and design quality needs to be enhanced through more effective management. A comprehensive restructuring plan needs to be prepared immediately, accompanied with a detailed proposal of any new subproject(s) and associated safeguards documents, project level socioeconomic reassessment, adjustment of results framework and etc. A formal request should be sent to Bank for its consideration by mid-April 2019. Risks Systematic Operations Risk-rating Tool Risk Category Rating at Approval Previous Rating Current Rating Political and Governance Low Low Low Macroeconomic Moderate Moderate Moderate Sector Strategies and Policies Moderate Moderate Moderate Technical Design of Project or Program Substantial Substantial Substantial Institutional Capacity for Implementation and Sustainability Substantial Substantial Substantial Fiduciary Substantial Substantial Substantial Environment and Social Substantial Substantial Substantial Stakeholders Moderate Moderate Moderate Other -- -- -- Overall Substantial Substantial Substantial Results PDO Indicators by Objectives / Outcomes To conserve cultural and natural heritage, enhance tourism services and improve community services IN00560220 ►KPI-1 Direct project beneficiaries-Core Sector Indicator (CSI) (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 4,516.00 111,000.00 Date 07-Mar-2016 30-Apr-2018 30-Jun-2018 30-Jun-2021 IN00560236 of which female (Number, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 2,363.00 62,200.00 12/23/2018 Page 2 of 6 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report CH-Second Gansu Cultural and Natural Heritage Protection and Development Project (P149528) Date 07-Mar-2016 30-Apr-2018 30-Jun-2018 30-Jun-2021 IN00560221 ►KPI 2 People in project areas with improved access to community services (number) (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 4,516.00 32,000.00 Date 07-Mar-2016 30-Apr-2018 30-Jun-2018 30-Jun-2021 IN00560222 ►KPI 3 Number of tourism related small businesses supported by new community organizations. (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 1.00 120.00 Date 07-Mar-2016 30-Apr-2018 30-Jun-2018 30-Jun-2021 IN00560223 ►KPI 4 Increase in spending by tourists in project sites (RMB/visitor) (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 85.00 85.00 0.00 230.00 Date 07-Mar-2016 30-Apr-2018 30-Jun-2018 30-Jun-2021 IN00560233 ►KPI 5 Improved quality of conservation techniques and visitor management in project sites measured by number of site management plans adopted and fully funded by county budgets. (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 6.00 Date 07-Mar-2016 30-Apr-2018 30-Jun-2018 30-Jun-2021 Intermediate Results Indicators by Components Community 3 Capacity Building, Institutional Strengthening, and Project Management Support IN00560230 ►IOI 3.1 People received skills training (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 7,200.00 Date 07-Mar-2016 30-Apr-2018 30-Jun-2018 30-Jun-2021 Component 1 Heritage Conservation and Tourism Services Improvement IN00560224 ►IOI 1.1 Cultural heritage sites conserved (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target 12/23/2018 Page 3 of 6 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report CH-Second Gansu Cultural and Natural Heritage Protection and Development Project (P149528) Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 27.00 Date 07-Mar-2016 30-Apr-2018 30-Jun-2018 30-Jun-2021 IN00560225 ►IOI 1.2 Sites with soil erosion and landslide risks addressed (number) (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 20.00 Date 07-Mar-2016 30-Apr-2018 30-Jun-2018 30-Jun-2021 IN00560226 ►IOI 1.3 Visitor centers established (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 2.00 Date 07-Mar-2016 30-Apr-2018 30-Jun-2018 30-Jun-2021 IN00560227 ►IOI 1.4 Length of pathways improved in scenic areas (Kilometers, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 87.00 Date 07-Mar-2016 30-Apr-2018 30-Jun-2018 30-Jun-2021 IN00560232 ►IOI 1.5 Museums established (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 4.00 Date 07-Mar-2016 30-Apr-2018 30-Jun-2018 30-Jun-2021 Component 2 Community Basic Services Delivery IN00560228 ►IOI 2.1 Sewage pipelines improved (km) -CSI (Kilometers, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 10.28 139.00 Date 07-Mar-2016 30-Apr-2018 30-Jun-2018 30-Jun-2021 IN00560229 ►IOI 2.2 Rural roads rehabilitated (Kilometers, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 30.75 Date 07-Mar-2016 30-Apr-2018 30-Jun-2018 30-Jun-2021 IN00560231 12/23/2018 Page 4 of 6 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report CH-Second Gansu Cultural and Natural Heritage Protection and Development Project (P149528) ►IOI 2.3 Consultations held with local communities -CSI (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 38.00 38.00 0.00 240.00 Date 07-Mar-2016 30-Apr-2018 30-Jun-2018 30-Jun-2021 IN00560234 ►IOI 2.4 Percentage of registered grievances appropriately responded within two weeks (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 40.00 40.00 0.00 100.00 Date 07-Mar-2016 30-Apr-2018 30-Jun-2018 30-Jun-2021 IN00560235 ►IOI 2.5 Percentage of beneficiaries that feel Project investments reflected their needs (GRM indicator) (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 60.00 60.00 60.00 95.00 Date 07-Mar-2016 30-Apr-2018 30-Jun-2018 30-Jun-2021 Overall Comments IR Baseline survey for better M&E analysis and reporting is suggested. Data on Financial Performance Disbursements (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Currency Original Revised Cancelled Disbursed Undisbursed % Disbursed P149528 IBRD-86760 Effective USD 100.00 100.00 0.00 16.99 83.01 17% Key Dates (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Approval Date Signing Date Effectiveness Date Orig. Closing Date Rev. Closing Date P149528 IBRD-86760 Effective 24-Feb-2017 07-Jul-2017 27-Oct-2017 31-Dec-2022 31-Dec-2022 Cumulative Disbursements 12/23/2018 Page 5 of 6 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report CH-Second Gansu Cultural and Natural Heritage Protection and Development Project (P149528) Restructuring History There has been no restructuring to date. Related Project(s) There are no related projects. 12/23/2018 Page 6 of 6