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World Bank Document FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY Report No: PAD3071 Public Disclosure Authorized INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION PROJECT APPRAISAL DOCUMENT ON A PROPOSED CREDIT IN THE AMOUNT OF SDR 18.2 MILLION (US$25 MILLION EQUIVALENT) Public Disclosure Authorized TO THE LAO PEOPLE’S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC FOR A LAO PDR CIVIL REGISTRATION AND VITAL STATISTICS PROJECT March 9, 2020 Public Disclosure Authorized Health, Nutrition, and Population Global Practice East Asia and Pacific Region Public Disclosure Authorized This document has a restricted distribution and may be used by recipients only in the performance of their official duties. Its contents may not otherwise be disclosed without World Bank authorization. The World Bank Lao PDR Civil Registration and Vital Statistics Project (P167601) CURRENCY EQUIVALENTS (Exchange Rate Effective January 31, 2020) Currency Unit = Lao Kip (LAK) LAK 8,884.94 = US$1 US$1.3770 = SDR 1 FISCAL YEAR January 1–December 31 Regional Vice President: Victoria Kwakwa Acting Country Director: Gevorg Sargsyan Regional Director: Daniel Dulitzky Practice Manager: Daniel Dulitzky Task Team Leader(s): Samuel Lantei Mills The World Bank Lao PDR Civil Registration and Vital Statistics Project (P167601) ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS APIS Advanced Programming and Information Systems CMIS Civil Management Information System CPF Country Partnership Framework CRVS Civil Registration and Vital Statistics DA Designated Account DCM Department of Citizen Management DHIS2 District Health Information Software DOHA District Office of Home Affairs ECOP Environmental Code of Practice FM Financial Management FRL Family Registration Law GDP Gross Domestic Product GoL Government of Lao PDR GRS Grievance Redress Service ICD International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems ICT Information and Communication Technology IFR Interim Unaudited Financial Report IPF Investment Project Financing IT Information Technology LSB Lao Statistics Bureau MCCD Medical Certification of Cause of Death MICT Ministry of Information, Culture, and Tourism MOES Ministry of Education and Sports MOF Ministry of Finance MOFA Ministry of Foreign Affairs MOH Ministry of Health MOHA Ministry of Home Affairs MOJ Ministry of Justice MOLSW Ministry of Labor and Social Welfare MPI Ministry of Planning and Investment MPS Ministry of Public Security NA National Assembly NPCO National Program Coordination Office NSEDP National Socio-Economic Development Plan NT2 Nam Theun 2 NUOL-FSS National University of Laos, Faculty of Social Science PDO Project Development Objective POHA Provincial Office of Home Affairs POM Project Operational Manual PPF Project Preparation Facility PPSD Project Procurement Strategy for Development SBCC Social and Behavior Change Communication SDG Sustainable Development Goal The World Bank Lao PDR Civil Registration and Vital Statistics Project (P167601) SOP Standard Operating Procedure STEP Systematic Tracking of Exchanges in Procurement UIN Unique Identification Number UNICEF United Nations Children’s Fund WHO World Health Organization The World Bank Lao PDR Civil Registration and Vital Statistics Project (P167601) TABLE OF CONTENTS DATASHEET.................................................................................................................................1 I. STRATEGIC CONTEXT ...........................................................................................................6 A. Country Context .......................................................................................................................... 6 B. Sectoral and Institutional Context ................................................................................................ 7 C. Relevance to Higher-Level Objectives .......................................................................................... 9 II. PROJECT DESCRIPTION ......................................................................................................10 A. Project Development Objective ................................................................................................. 10 B. Project Components .................................................................................................................. 10 C. Project Beneficiaries .................................................................................................................. 18 D. Results Chain ............................................................................................................................. 19 E. Rationale for Bank Involvement and Role of Partners ................................................................. 22 F. Lessons Learned and Reflected in Project Design ....................................................................... 23 III. IMPLEMENTATION ARRANGEMENTS ................................................................................25 A. Institutional and Implementation Arrangements ....................................................................... 25 B. Results Monitoring and Evaluation Arrangements ..................................................................... 26 C. Sustainability ............................................................................................................................. 27 IV. PROJECT APPRAISAL SUMMARY .......................................................................................28 A. Technical, Economic, and Financial Analysis ............................................................................... 28 B. Fiduciary .................................................................................................................................... 30 C. Safeguards ................................................................................................................................. 34 V. KEY RISKS ...........................................................................................................................36 VI. RESULTS FRAMEWORK AND MONITORING .......................................................................38 ANNEX 1: Implementation Arrangements and Support Plan.............................................49 The World Bank Lao PDR Civil Registration and Vital Statistics Project (P167601) DATASHEET BASIC INFORMATION BASIC_INFO_TABLE Country(ies) Project Name Lao People's Lao People’s Democratic Republic Civil Registration and Vital Statistics Project Democratic Republic Project ID Financing Instrument Environmental Assessment Category Investment Project P167601 B-Partial Assessment Financing Financing & Implementation Modalities [ ] Multiphase Programmatic Approach (MPA) [ ] Contingent Emergency Response Component (CERC) [ ] Series of Projects (SOP) [ ] Fragile State(s) [ ] Disbursement-linked Indicators (DLIs) [ ] Small State(s) [ ] Financial Intermediaries (FI) [ ] Fragile within a non-fragile Country [ ] Project-Based Guarantee [ ] Conflict [ ] Deferred Drawdown [ ] Responding to Natural or Man-made Disaster [ ] Alternate Procurement Arrangements (APA) Expected Approval Date Expected Closing Date 30-Mar-2020 31-Mar-2025 Bank/IFC Collaboration No Proposed Development Objective(s) To improve coverage of civil registration of vital events, particularly births and deaths in Lao PDR, with the establishment of a functional electronic civil management information system. Components Component Name Cost (US$, millions) Page 1 of 54 The World Bank Lao PDR Civil Registration and Vital Statistics Project (P167601) Component 1: Strengthening the Provision and Use of Civil Registration Services 21,300,000.00 Component 2: Monitoring and Impact Evaluation 1,000,000.00 Component 3: Project Management 2,700,000.00 Organizations Borrower: Lao People’s Democratic Republic Implementing Agency: Ministry of Home Affairs PROJECT FINANCING DATA (US$, Millions) SUMMARY-NewFin1 Total Project Cost 25.00 Total Financing 25.00 of which IBRD/IDA 25.00 Financing Gap 0.00 DETAILS-NewFinEnh1 World Bank Group Financing International Development Association (IDA) 25.00 IDA Credit 25.00 IDA Resources (in US$, Millions) Credit Amount Grant Amount Guarantee Amount Total Amount Lao People's Democratic 25.00 0.00 0.00 25.00 Republic National PBA 25.00 0.00 0.00 25.00 Total 25.00 0.00 0.00 25.00 Expected Disbursements (in US$, Millions) WB Fiscal Year 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 Page 2 of 54 The World Bank Lao PDR Civil Registration and Vital Statistics Project (P167601) Annual 0.07 1.28 2.45 5.58 7.79 7.62 0.20 Cumulative 0.07 1.36 3.81 9.39 17.18 24.80 25.00 INSTITUTIONAL DATA Practice Area (Lead) Contributing Practice Areas Health, Nutrition & Population Climate Change and Disaster Screening This operation has been screened for short and long-term climate change and disaster risks SYSTEMATIC OPERATIONS RISK-RATING TOOL (SORT) Risk Category Rating 1. Political and Governance ⚫ Substantial 2. Macroeconomic ⚫ High 3. Sector Strategies and Policies ⚫ Moderate 4. Technical Design of Project or Program ⚫ Moderate 5. Institutional Capacity for Implementation and Sustainability ⚫ Substantial 6. Fiduciary ⚫ Substantial 7. Environment and Social ⚫ Moderate 8. Stakeholders ⚫ Substantial 9. Other 10. Overall ⚫ Substantial COMPLIANCE Policy Does the project depart from the CPF in content or in other significant respects? [ ] Yes [✓] No Page 3 of 54 The World Bank Lao PDR Civil Registration and Vital Statistics Project (P167601) Does the project require any waivers of Bank policies? [ ] Yes [✓] No Safeguard Policies Triggered by the Project Yes No Environmental Assessment
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