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The World Bank                                                       Implementation Status & Results Report
UG - Sustainable Environment & Carbon Finance (P093856)
UG - Sustainable Environment & Carbon Finance (P093856)
AFRICA I Uganda I Environment Global Practice I
Carbon Offset Specific Investment Loan I FY 2010 | Seq No: 1 | DRAFT I ISR16508 I
Implementing Agencies: National Environment Management Authority
Project Development Objectives
Project Development Objective (from Project Appraisal Document)
The overall goal of this Carbon Finance project is carbon sequestration through municipal solid waste management by composting. It is estimated
that the overall project will generate on average 83,700 metric tonnes CO2 equivalent per annum for the first 7 year crediting period. This carbon
offset operation corresponds to the investments under the International Development Association (IDA) project P073089 and its Additional
Financing P111366.
Has the Project Development Objective been changed since Board Approval of the Project Objective?
No
Key Dates
Key Project Dates
Board Approval date: 15-Jul-2009                        Effectiveness Date:21-Jul-2009
Planned Mid Term Review Date:--                         Actual Mid-Term Review Date:--
Original Closing Date:31-Dec-2015                        Revised Closing Date:31-Dec-2015
Overall Ratings
Name                                                     Previous Rating               Current Rating
Progress towards achievement of PDO                                                      Moderately Satisfactory
Overall Implementation Progress (IP)                                                      Moderately Satisfactory
Overall Risk Rating
Implementation Status and Key Decisions
The Project is implemented by the National Environment Management Authority (NEMA), in cooperation with nine municipal councils, in Jinja,
Mbale, Lira, Soroti, Mukono, Kasese, Fort Portal, Kabale, and Mbarara. These are all registered Component Project Activities (CPAs) under the
Programme of Activities (PoA, Uganda Municipal Waste Compost Programme, PoA #2956) under the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM).
The project has created a carbon sink by absorbing and storing greenhouse gases from the atmosphere. Total emissions reductions in the first
crediting period (7 years) are expected to be 58,591 tons of carbon dioxide. The World Bank's Community Development Carbon Fund (CDCF)
signed the Emissions Reductions Purchase Agreement (ERPA) with NEMA for purchase of a portion of these emissions reductions. The carbon
revenue is shared by NEMA and participating municipal councils, with a part of this carbon revenue going to the hosting communities. Further
revenue may be available to the local councils from the sale of compost although sales of compost so far have been very slow, due to lack of
demand. All composting facilities started operation in 2010 and have been in operation to date, with occasional interruptions due to lack of
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UG - Sustainable Environment & Carbon Finance (P093856)
operating costs (which are provided by the municipal councils). The total emissions reductions (ERs) generated from the 9 CPA composting
facilities was 14,399 tCO2e during the first reporting period of April 2010 to April 2012. The ER verification of this reporting period has been
completed. A trust-funded program piloting use of smart phones and real-time data reporting was piloted with a view to possibly replace the current
record keeping of monitored data (on paper). The pilot was successfully completed.
This carbon offset operation corresponds to investments under the International Development Association (IDA) Specific Investment Loan (SIL) for
the Second Environmental Management and Capacity Building Project (EMCBP II). EMCBP 11 closed on November 30, 2012; the Implementation
Completion Report for the Project was prepared and publicly disclosed. No payments under ERPA have been made to date. First payment of
carbon revenue is expected in the third quarter of 2014 upon the completion of issuance.
Risks
Systematic Operations Risk-rating Tool
Risk Category                               Rating at Approval      Previous Rating      Current Rating
Political and Governance
Macroeconomic
Sector Strategies and Policies
Technical Design of Project or Program       --
Institutional Capacity for Implementation and
Sustainability
Fiduciary
Environment and Social
Stakeholders
Other
Overall
Related Project(s)
There are no related projects.
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