The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Mekong Integrated Water Resources Management (P104806) Mekong Integrated Water Resources Management (P104806) EAST ASIA AND PACIFIC | Lao People's Democratic Republic | Water Global Practice | IBRD/IDA | Investment Project Financing | FY 2012 | Seq No: 13 | ARCHIVED on 07-Dec-2018 | ISR34655 | Implementing Agencies: Mekong River Commission, Lao Peopleâs Democratic Republic, Mekong River Commission, Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment Key Dates Key Project Dates Bank Approval Date: 08-Mar-2012 Effectiveness Date: 05-Mar-2009 Planned Mid Term Review Date: 10-Jan-2016 Actual Mid-Term Review Date: 29-Jan-2016 Original Closing Date: 31-Mar-2018 Revised Closing Date: 31-Mar-2021 pdoTable Project Development Objectives Project Development Objective (from Project Appraisal Document) to establish key examples of integrated water resources management practices in the lower Mekong Basin at the regional, national and subnational levels, thus contributing to more sustainable river basin management in the lower Mekong. 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) The Project Development Objective is to to improve water resource and fisheries management in selected areas of the Lower Mekong Basin. Components Table Name Regional Water Resources Management:(Cost $8.00 M) National Water Resources Management:(Cost $6.01 M) Improved Floodplain and Aquatic Resources Management:(Cost $12.58 M) Overall Ratings Name Previous Rating Current Rating Progress towards achievement of PDO Moderately Satisfactory Moderately Satisfactory Overall Implementation Progress (IP) Moderately Satisfactory Moderately Satisfactory Overall Risk Rating Substantial Substantial Implementation Status and Key Decisions The project consists of two parts: a regional work program (Component 1) and a national Lao PDR program (Components 2 and 3). All national components are mobilizing funds from Additional Financing and progressing towards project targets. 1/7/2019 Page 1 of 10 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Mekong Integrated Water Resources Management (P104806) Regional component (Component 1), implemented through the MRC Secretariat, is proceeding at a steady pace, particularly on the bilateral transboundary projects with USD6.83mil (or 91%) disbursed to date. The MRC Secretariat, in collaboration with the National Mekong Committees (NMCs) are moving forward with the bilateral transboundary projects and linking the NMCs three national projects at the regional level has been discussed with the MRCS. The implementation of all activities under this component is expected to be completed by March/April 2019, and closing date is on December 31, 2019. Possible regional engagement on IWRM transboundary agenda at the regional level, linking the NMCs and the three national projects, is under discussion internally. National component (Component 2 & 3), implemented through MONRE and MAF, has also made some implementation progress with USD5.26 million (or 21%) disbursed to date. Strong progress has been made particularly in the MAF components, which are the irrigation and fisheries. Key highlights from the last mission include: (i) the preparation of regulations to support the implementation of Water Law, and National Water Management Strategy; (ii) four River Basin Water Resources Assessments Reports have been drafted and are close to finalization; (iii) regional consultations have been completed under SC3.1.1 to identify small green infrastructure proposals; (iv) the survey of hydromet stations which is a joint activity under the DRM and MIWRM projects; (v) all 15 Fisheries Management Plans (FMP) approved in mid-November 2018; (vi) almost 30% of disbursements were reported to be from the rehabilitation of irrigation systems; (vi) Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed between the DOI and the Lao Living Aquatic Resources Research Centre (LARReC) and Charles Stuart University (Australia) to study the performance of constructed fish passes at 10 floodgates upgraded under the irrigation component which results will be nationally relevant. Risks Systematic Operations Risk-rating Tool Risk Category Rating at Approval Previous Rating Current Rating Political and Governance -- Moderate Moderate Macroeconomic -- Moderate Moderate Sector Strategies and Policies -- Moderate Moderate Technical Design of Project or Program -- Moderate Moderate Institutional Capacity for Implementation and Sustainability -- Substantial Substantial Fiduciary -- Substantial Substantial Environment and Social -- Moderate Substantial Stakeholders -- Substantial Substantial Other -- -- -- Overall -- Substantial Substantial Results PDO Indicators by Objectives / Outcomes To improve water resource and fisheries management in selected areas of the Lower Mekong Basin IN00595780 ►Joint Action Plan for addressing a priority transboundary integrated water resources management issues in the Mekong Basin. (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 1.00 1.00 3.00 1/7/2019 Page 2 of 10 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Mekong Integrated Water Resources Management (P104806) Date 01-May-2012 09-May-2018 09-May-2018 31-Dec-2019 One Joint Action Plan has been completed and the remaining two are progressing well. Comments: IN00596032 ►Number of water resource management instruments applied by MONRE in priority basins located in the Lao PDR. (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 2.00 2.00 8.00 Date 01-May-2012 09-May-2018 09-May-2018 31-Mar-2021 IN00596033 ►Number of new or upgraded DMH hydromet stations that produce information that is applied for water resources management. (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 -- 25.00 50.00 Date 01-May-2012 -- 09-May-2018 31-Mar-2021 IN00596037 ►Area provided with irrigation and drainage services (ha) (Hectare(Ha), Corporate) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 7,550.00 7,550.00 7,815.00 Date 01-May-2012 09-May-2018 09-May-2018 31-Mar-2021 IN00596040 ►Number of functional Fishery Management Committees (FMC). (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 10.00 Date 01-May-2012 09-May-2018 09-May-2018 31-Mar-2021 Overall Comments PDO On indicator 1: Joint Action Plan, one has been completed and the remaining two are progressing well (are now scheduled to be completed by early 2019). Regarding indicator 2: Water resource management instruments, three instruments have been completed including: 1. framework basin plans for XBF, and 2. for XBH; and 3. a River Basin Action Plan for Nam Ngum basin. The consulting firm will be recruited to help the Department of Water Resources prepare an instrument for the remaining basins under this additional financing. Regarding Indicator 3: Number of new or upgraded DMH hydromet stations that produce information that is applied for water resources management – 25 stations have been upgraded or installed by the project under the 1/7/2019 Page 3 of 10 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Mekong Integrated Water Resources Management (P104806) original financing. A further 35 stations will be identified. Detailed survey firm are under procurement, and is the proposal evaluation stage. This is a joint procurement package with the Disaster Risk Management Project, with a total of additional 70 stations (35 stations from MIWRM and 35 stations from DRM). Regarding Indicator 4: Area provided with new/improved irrigation or drainage services: Progress has been made in line with implementation progress made under the irrigation sub-component, with an estimate of 7,550ha coverage since May 2018. Further work is underway to meet the final target. Regarding Indicator 5: “Number of functional Fishery Management Committees (FMC)”, all 15 Fisheries Management Plans have been completed as of mid-November 2018. Ten has been translated and 5 currently being translated to Lao. Implementation of the completed plans has not yet begun because of delays in the procurement of MCS equipment. These plans must be under implementation for the FMCs to be considered “functional.” Intermediate Results Indicators by Components Regional Water Resources Management IN00596031 ►Number of Joint Issues Paper prepared and endorsed for identified priority transboundary IWRM issues in the Mekong Basin. (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 Date 01-May-2012 09-May-2018 09-May-2018 31-Dec-2019 IN00596036 ►Number of communication products produced and disseminated by the MRCS related to IWRM. (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 26.00 27.00 27.00 Date 01-May-2012 09-May-2018 23-Nov-2018 31-Dec-2019 National Water Resources Management IN00596038 ►Submission of the revised Water Law to the National Assembly. (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 Date 01-May-2012 09-May-2018 09-May-2018 31-Mar-2021 IN00596039 1/7/2019 Page 4 of 10 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Mekong Integrated Water Resources Management (P104806) ►Number of sites in priority river basins where NREI conducts water quality monitoring and information is applied for river basin management. (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 11.00 11.00 15.00 Date 01-May-2012 09-May-2018 09-May-2018 31-Mar-2021 IN00596041 ►Number of priority river basins where MONRE has applied water resource model packages. (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 7.00 Date 01-May-2012 09-May-2018 09-May-2018 31-Mar-2021 IN00596042 ►Number of functioning River Basin Coordinating Committees (RBCC). (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 3.00 Date 01-May-2012 09-May-2018 09-May-2018 31-Mar-2021 IN00596034 ►Number of regulations piloted at the basin level. (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 -- 0.00 2.00 Date 01-May-2012 -- 09-May-2018 31-May-2021 Improved Floodplain and Aquatic Resources Management IN00596044 ►Area provided with improved flood protection. (Hectare(Ha), Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 -- 11,148.00 14,500.00 Date 01-May-2012 -- 09-May-2018 31-Mar-2021 IN00596035 ►Farmers reached with agricultural assets or services (Number, Corporate) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 -- 48,786.00 126,500.00 Date 01-May-2012 -- 09-May-2018 31-Mar-2021 IN00596048 Farmers reached with agricultural assets or services - Female (Number, Corporate Supplement) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target 1/7/2019 Page 5 of 10 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Mekong Integrated Water Resources Management (P104806) Value 0.00 -- 24,000.00 63,000.00 IN00596045 ►Number of functioning Irrigation Water User Associations (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 -- 59.00 59.00 Date 01-May-2012 -- 09-May-2018 31-Mar-2021 IN00596046 ►Number of people engaged in the formulation of Fisheries Management Plans (Citizen Engagement) (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 -- 165.00 165.00 Date 01-May-2012 -- 09-May-2018 31-Mar-2021 IN00596047 ►Number of villages receiving livelihood support under the Fisheries component. (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 -- 80.00 100.00 Date 01-May-2012 -- 09-May-2018 31-Mar-2021 IN00596043 ►Number of new or rehabilitated, functioning fishery hatcheries (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 3.00 3.00 4.00 Date 01-May-2012 09-May-2018 09-May-2018 31-Mar-2021 Overall Comments IR Component 1: Regional Water Resources Management Indicator 1: Number of Joint Issues Paper prepared and endorsed for identified priority transboundary IWRM issues in the Mekong Basin - three Joint Issues Papers have been finalized and endorsed by the NMC working group since May 2017. Indicator 2: Number of communication products produced and disseminated by the MRCS - 27 products have been prepared, including Posters (2); Quarterly E-Newsletter (6); MRC Webpages (5); MRC 20th Anniversary Magazine Articles (2); On-Line News Channel (1); Facebook Page (1: 111 postings); Brochures (3); Videos (6); T-Shirts (1). The MRC is expected to exceed this indicator target in next year, including more publication, leaflet, vdo, photo essay and coffee table book. 1/7/2019 Page 6 of 10 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Mekong Integrated Water Resources Management (P104806) Component 2: National Water Resources Management Indicator 3: Submission of the revised Water Law to the National Assembly: this was achieved in 2017. The Water Law was approved by the National Assembly on May 11, 2017. Indicator 4: Number of sites in priority river basins where NEREI conducts water quality monitoring, water quality monitoring are currently carried out four times per year at eleven sites spreading across three river basins: Xekong, Xechamphone wetland and Lower Nam Ngum. Indicator 5: Number of priority river basins where MONRE has applied water resource model packages - the modelling has been updated for 4 river basins (XBF, XBH, Xedone and Xekong), but the modelling packages have not yet been applied to support WRM activities. The project is expected to update and apply models for an additional 3 basins are expected to be achieved by the end of the project. Indicator 6: Number of functioning River Basin Coordinating Committees, the Nam Ngum RBCC has been established by the provincial government but still doesn’t meet the functionality criteria. The project is working to strengthen this RBCC, and plans to create two additional RBMM are expected to be achieved by the end of the project. Indicator 7: Number of regulations piloted at the basin level: to the project is providing advisory services on the development of 4 decrees and 3 regulations to support implementation of the Water Law. First drafts of all decrees and regulations are to be submitted to the Government and/or Minister in 2018. Once drafts are in place, the project is expected to pilot the implementation of some of these regulations. Component 3: Improved Floodplain and Aquatic Resources Management Indicator 8: Area provided with improved flood protection - there are currently 10 flood gates with a total command area of 11,148ha. This number is expected to increase to meet the final target with the installation of additional flood gates by mid-2020. 1/7/2019 Page 7 of 10 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Mekong Integrated Water Resources Management (P104806) Indicator 9: Number of farmers reached with agricultural assets or services, 48,786 farmers have been reached to date (out of this 24,000 are female farmers). Plans are in place to roll-out additional services to reach the final project indicator. Indicator 10: Number of functioning Irrigation Water User Associations - the target of 59 WUAs has been achieved. Indicator 11: Number of people engaged in the formulation of Fisheries Management Plans- all 15 Fishery Management Committees have been established, and each FMC has on average 11 people. Thus, the final target of 165 people has been achieved. Indicator 12: Number of villages receiving livelihood support under the Fisheries component increased in this reporting period from 54 to 80 villages. AL activities have been identified for all 117-target villages but pending completion. Issues remain regarding flood impact damage in Attapeu Province and problems with some input supplies. The CMU no longer has a dedicated AL consultant and this work is now largely implemented with support from DAFO/PAFO. The final target of 100 is expected to be achieved by the end of the project. Indicator 13: Number of new or rehabilitated, functioning fishery hatcheries - hatchery renovation work has been completed for Houy Kiew hatchery in Lamam District; KM8 hatchery in Pakse, and Ban Na hatchery in Khong District. The new hatchery to be constructed in Attapeu is being contracted now. Once the hatchery is completed, the indicator target will have been met. Data on Financial Performance Disbursements (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Currency Original Revised Cancelled Disbursed Undisbursed % Disbursed P104806 IDA-61180 Effective USD 25.00 25.00 0.00 5.26 20.16 21% P104806 IDA-H6750 Effective USD 18.00 18.00 0.00 16.89 0.00 100% P104806 IDA-H7620 Effective USD 8.00 8.00 0.00 6.83 0.67 91% P104806 TF-93258 Closed USD 0.92 0.87 0.05 0.87 0.00 100% 1/7/2019 Page 8 of 10 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Mekong Integrated Water Resources Management (P104806) P104806 TF-94553 Closed USD 0.09 0.09 0.00 0.09 0.00 100% P104806 TF-98965 Closed USD 0.12 0.12 0.00 0.12 0.00 100% Key Dates (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Approval Date Signing Date Effectiveness Date Orig. Closing Date Rev. Closing Date P104806 IDA-61180 Effective 06-Jul-2017 26-Jul-2017 11-Oct-2017 31-Mar-2021 31-Mar-2021 P104806 IDA-H6750 Effective 08-Mar-2012 19-Apr-2012 17-Aug-2012 31-Mar-2018 31-Mar-2021 P104806 IDA-H7620 Effective 08-Mar-2012 04-Apr-2012 17-Aug-2012 31-Mar-2018 31-Dec-2019 P104806 TF-93258 Closed 09-Feb-2009 05-Mar-2009 05-Mar-2009 11-Dec-2011 11-Jun-2013 P104806 TF-94553 Closed 03-Aug-2009 02-Sep-2009 02-Sep-2009 31-Dec-2011 31-Dec-2011 P104806 TF-98965 Closed 17-Feb-2011 21-Apr-2011 21-Apr-2011 31-Mar-2012 31-Mar-2012 Cumulative Disbursements Restructuring History Level 2 Approved on 18-Mar-2014 ,Level 2 Approved on 14-Jan-2018 Related Project(s) 1/7/2019 Page 9 of 10 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Mekong Integrated Water Resources Management (P104806) P159447-Additional Financing for Mekong Integrated Water Resources Management (Lao PDR) 1/7/2019 Page 10 of 10