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Public Disclosure Authorized ReportNo 12284-AL
MEMORANDUMAND RECOMMENDATION
OF THE DIRECTOR
MAGHREBAND IRAN DEPARTMENT
OF THE
INTERNATIONAL BA&K FOR RECONSTRUCTIONAND DEVELOPMENT
TO THE
Public Disclosure Authorized REGIONAL VICE PRESIDENT
ON A GRANT FROM THE
GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTTRUST FUND
IN AN AMOUNT EQUIVALENT TO SDR 6.7 MILLION (US$9.2 MILLION)
TO THE
DEMOCRATIC AND POPULAR REPUBLIC OF ALGERIA
FOR AN Public Disclosure Authorized EL KALA NATIONAL PARK AND WETLANDSCOMPLEX MANAGEMENT PROJECT
PART I: MEMORANDUMAND RECOMMENDATION
April 22, 1994
MI CROGRAPHICS
Agriculture Operations Division 1 AL CountryDepartment I Report No: 12284 Niddle East and North Africa Region Type: MOD Public Disclosure Authorized
This doument bas a restricted distribution and may be usedby recets only in the performance of thdir ofricial dudes. Its contents may not otherwise be discked witout World Bank authorization. CURRENCY EOUIVAMENTS (As of January 1, 1994)
Currency unit Algerian Dinar (DA) 23.50 - US$1.00 DA 1.00 US$0.04255 SDR 1.00 - US$1.38107
WEIGHTS AND MEASURES
The metric system is used throughout this report
GLOSSARYOF ABBREVIATIONS
ANN - Agence Nationalepour la Conservationde la Nature EIA - EnvironmentalImpact Assessment EKNP - El Kala National Park GEF - Global Environment Facility GET - Global EnvironmentTrust Fund GIS - GeographicInformation System GOA - Government of Algeria IBRD - InternationalBank for Reconstructionand Development ICB - InternationalCompetitive Bidding LCB - Local Competitive Bidding METAP - MediterraneanEnvironmental Technical Assistance Program MOA - Ministry of Agriculture NGO - Non-GovernmentalOrganization PIU - Project Implementation Unit
FISCAL YEAR
January I - December 31 FOROFFICIAL USE ONLY
ALGERIA
EL KAJA NATIONAL PARK AND WETLANDSCOMPLEX MANAGEMENT PROJECT
GRANT AND PR.OJECT SUMMARY
Recipient: The Government of Algeria
Cofinancier: Not Applicable
Beneficiaries: Ministry of Agriculture, National Conservation Agency of Natural Resources (ANN) and El Tarf Wilaya
Amount: 6.7 million SDR (US$9.2 million)
Terms: Grant
Financing Plan: GET US$ 9.32 million 1 GOA US$ 2.36 million
Total US$11.68 million
Economic Rate of Return: Not applicable
map: IBRD No. 24763
21 of which a Project Preparation Advance (PPA) of US$117,700 from the GEF and a GET grant of US$9.2 million.
Thisdocument has a resticteddistnuton and maybe used by reipients only in thepformane of ther official duics Its contents may not otise be disclosed without World Bank authzoz MEMORANDUM AND RECOMMENDATIONOF THE DIRECTOR MAGHREB AND IRAN DEPARTMENT TO THE REGIONAL VICE PRESIDENT
1. I submit for your approval the following _.morandum and recommendation * on a proposed Global EnvironmentTrust Fund (GET) grant to the Democratic and Popular Republic of Algeria for SDR 6.7 million, the equivalent of US$9.2 million, to help finance the El Kala National Park and Wetlands Complex * Management Project. Tne Governmentof Algeria requestedand obtained a Project PreparationAdvance (PPA) of SDR 84,600, the equivalent of about US$117,700,to finali2i project preparation.
2. Background: The El Kala National Park (EKNP) and surroundingregion in the northeast corner of Algeria contain one of the most importantwetlands areas in the Mediterranean,.including a unique mixture of marine, coastal dune, wetlands, lake, and forest habitats, that are each significantboth in quality and quantity. The EKNP has been designated as a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve; and two of the lakes in the EKNP, Lake Oubeira and Lake Tonga, have been designated as Ramsar vI Convention sites. This extensivewetlands complex is a critical winter site for Palaearcticwaterfowl, a breeding ground for several endangeredbird species includingthe white-headedduck Oxyura leucoceRhala,and the home range of a significantpopulation of the threatened barbary deer Cervus elaphus ssp barbarus. The area also has many outstanding archaeologicalsites, includingmegaliths in the mountains and remains of Carthageniantowns along the coasts.
3. The El Kala wetlands region stretchesin the northeast of the country from the Tunisian border to the industrialcity of Annaba. Presentlyabout 100,000 people live in the EKNP and the wetlands,which are a major source of water for the 500,000 inhabitantsof Annaba, only 50 km away. In the El :ala area, the pressure of populationand developmenthas led to severe degradation of the environmentdue to expandingurban areas, pollution,and overuse of water and land resources.
4. Should this unique ensemble of natural resources,habitats, and environmentbe further degraded or destroyed,the result would be an irreversibleloss of natural resourcesthat are critical not only to Algeria, but to the entire Mediterraneanregion. It is thereforeimperative that solutionsresulting in ecologicallysustainable development be found to protect this area. In this respect, the GEF project is particularlytimely and appropriate. Moreover,Algeria, with a most recent per capita GDP of about US$1,721 in 1993, fully qualifiesfor GEF financing.
5. Currently,Algeria has no integratedmanagement plan for natural resourceuse or enforcementof pollution controlmeasures to protect ecologicallysensitive areas. However, a whole host of laws aimed at proLecting such areas already exist the implementationof which is conditioned by the elaborationof a National EnvironmentalAction Plan. Meanwhile, the countrywhich is a party to the 1972 World Heritage Convention,has signed
I/ Ramsar sites are wetlands areas of internationalimportance afforded protectionunder the Ramsar Conventionwhich Algeria signed in 1971, to which Algeria became a party in 1984. most of the resolutionsand protocolsproduced since the Barcelona Convention in 1975 (which led to the adoption of the MediterraneanAction Plan), includingthe 1982 protocol on MediterraneanSpecially ProtectedAreas. The Government is currentlycarrying out environmentalactivities with the support of the Bank. In particular,an EnvironmentSector Study has been conducted and will be discussedwith the authoritiesshortly. The status of the environmenthas become a top priority,particularly at the local level. In recognizingthe need for both preservationand ecologicallysustainable developmentof Its natural resources, the Government of Algeria (GOA) has requestedfunds from the Global EnvironmentFacility (GEF) to design and Implementa national.park and wetlands complex managementplan at El Kala.
6. Algeria has a substantialbody of environmentallegislation and a number of institutionsinvolved in it. Although, the country does not yet have a comprehensiveenvironmental policy it is committed, through its National Commission,to elaborate such a polity. Also, some laws and regulations pertaining to the protection of the environmentwill need to be revised. Both the Agence Nationalepour la Conservationde la Nature (ANN) and the El Kala National Park, which have the necessary authority to enforce environmentallaws and regulations,will need their staff reinforced to be able to carry out public awareness and enforcementactivities and to preserve, within the region, the national heritage of natural and cultural assets in a balanced and well-plannedfashion. The Government is accordinghigh priority to the project and has indicatedits full support to the new visioII as well as to the project concept and objectives.
7. Proiect Objectives: The proposed project would have three main objectives. The first would be to mitigate the degradationof biodiversity within EKNP and wetlands complex. The second would be to establish at the El Tarf Wilaya level a methodologyand procedures for cenductingenvironmental impact assessment studies. She third would be for the Project to serve as a model for the management and rational use of natural resourcesin populated, albeit protected, areas.
8. Proiect Description: The project would develop and implementa management plan for the EKNP and wetlands complex in the El Tarf Wilaya over a 3-year period. The project would: (i) prepare and implementa national park and wetlan 3 complex managementplan beginning in the first project year; (ii) launch priority surveys and studies to improve the basic knowledgeof the area and potentials for better c ntrol and management; (iii) initiate immediateactions to stop furthe:degradation of the environmentwhile the management plan is being prepared; (iv) begin studies and adaptativeresearch programs in specific sectors likely to trigger sustainabledevelopment from the use of natural resources; (v) develop environmentalassessment capability of the ANN and the Wilaya to evaluate,regulate, and monitor the impacts of developmenton the area's natural resources; (vi) launch environmental education and public awarenessprograms to muster the population'ssupport; (vii) introducethe participatoryapproach in the local communitiesand seek the narticipationof national and local NGOs; and (viii) strengthengovernment institutions,including ANN, the EKNP, and the Wilaya.
9. Proiect Components:The grant would finance the preparationof a management plan and commencementof its implementationno later than June 30, -3-
1995. More specifically,the three-yearproject would include the following components:
A. NATIONAL PARK AND WETLANDSCOMPLEX MANAGEMENT PLAN: The managemetit plan would update the zoning of the park based on preservationand developmentcriteria and would assign to each zone: (i) objectives; (ii) human, financialand technica±resources to meet said objectives; and (iii) a supervisingauthority, taking into account applicable internationalguidelines under the Ramsar Conventionand the UNESCO Action Plan for BiosphereReserves. Three types of actions are envisaged:
i) Base-LineStudies. Priority surveys and studieswould be launched the first project year to improvebasic knowledge of the area and its potentials,thus allowing for better control and managementof such concerns as lake hydrology,biological inventories,water pollution,eco-tourism, and agriculturaland forestry systems (annex 3);
ii) ProtectedArea Management. First, priority investmentactions would be selected to stop further degradationof the environment while the managementplan is being prepared (annex 4). The followingareas would be consideredfor action: (i) the uncontrolledclearing of the dune littoral,which constitutesa natural impluvium;(ii) the deteriorationof water quality due to out-of-servicetreatment plants; (iii) the continuousexpansion of buildings on fertile soils as towns keep growing unchecked; (,v) the loss of biodiversity,habitats, and species; (v) the degradationof the landscape;and (vi) the state of abandonmentof archeologicalsites. Second, park infrastructures,vehicles and equipmentwill be provided to support the implementationof the ManagementPlan (annex4);
iii) Natural Resource Use Development. Specific environmentally supportivestudies that may trigger developmentin a few initial sectorswould be launched,such as cork-oak,briar, wild olive groves, and nature-basedtourism. This aspect of the project is highly supportedby the local authorities,who sre under constant pressure to create more jobs and improve the living conditionsof the local population (annex 5).
B. ENVIRONMENTALMONITORING AND ADAPTIVE RESEARCH: This component would have three elements, including (annex 6):
i) informationmanagement, using the geographicalinformation system (GIS) to allow for proper monitoring and optimal use of data;
ii) establishmentin the El Tarf Wilaya of an environmentalimpact assessmentunit to carry out environmentalimpact studies; and
iii) implementationof an adaptive research program that would seek alternativesto the farmers' agriculturalproblems (annex 7). Environmentalmonitoring and evaluationwould be given much prominence(annex 11) and would have a particularlystrong interfacewith the GIS subcomponent.
C. ENVIRONMENTALEDUCATION: The objectiveof this componentwould be to educate the local populationabout the environmentand secure their support for the project. In addition to introductionof this participativeapproach, environmentaleducation and public awareness programs would be aimed at the local authorities,senior staff and agents of the Wilaya, teachers,and students (annex 8). The Project would also strongly encouragethe participationof local NGOs, associations,and volunteer groups in the above activitiesand programs.
D. INSTITUTIONALSTRENGTHENING: Funds would be provided for institutionalstrengthening of ANN, the environmentalsection of the El Tarf Wilaya, and the Project ImplementationUnit (PIU) created in October 1993 (annex 9). Finally, the Grant would finance the services of a legal expert to review the present legal and regulatoryframework governingnatural resourcesto identify areas which need to be revised and updated and to propose reforms to strengthentne framework.
E. CONSERVATIONFUND: The project would set aside a conservation fund of about US$100,000that would be awarded to NGOs, associations, and universities(annex 10). Proposalsfrom these groups in relation to preservationof the environment,promotion of the park, and communicationwould thus be evaluatedby the National Park Steering Committee. The proposals would be selected based on merit, and in accordancewith criteria agreed with the Bank.
10. Pro tecjImblementation: ANN would have overall responsibilityfor the project. At the national level, it would rely on an existing Irterministerial Committee for policy decisions. This should ensure a multi-sectoralapproach to environmentalpreservat'on. The Interminist.rialCommittee, created by Presidentialdecree on June 18, 1991, includes representativesfrom the Ministriesof the Economy, of the Interior,of Planning,of Equipment,and of Research and Technology. The Committeehas the flexibilityto temporarily include outside resource persons should the need arise. At the local level, coordinationwould be ensured by the EKNP Steering Committee. It would rely on close cooperationwith the Wilaya's technicaldepartments and would get support from TechnicalAssistance. A special coordinatorhas been designated in October 1993 by the Wilaya to ensure necessary coordinationbetween sectors and services. Day-to-daymanagement would be the responsibilityof a Project ImplementationUnit (PIU). The PIU has been establishedwithin ANN, while remainingseparate from EKNP. Some activitieswould be subcontractedto universities- e.g. Algiers, Annaba, Constantine- and to NGOs based on e ealectionof their proposals. The latter would be involved in inventories, public awarenessprograms, and the implementationof adaptive research.
11. Methods would be devised to assure popular participation,including through associations,youth and women's groups, and cooperatives. The project would also strengthengovernment institutions, especially the environment inspectorateat the Wilaya level. A Kid-Term Review would take place 18 months after project inceptionand would include the Government,the Bank, and NGOs. By then the ManagementPlan would have been finalized. The Bank and GOA would agree on priority actions to be carried out under such plan. Adoption and implementationof t.ieManagement Plan would be subject to prior consultationwith both local populationsand NGOs.
12. Proiect sustainabillty: The following features are built into the project design to ensure institutionalsustainability: (i) the ANN and EKNP have be given the legal authority to embark on revenue generating activities that would ensure the financingof at least part of the project's recurrent costs. To this effect, a study will be carried out and recommendationson differer.tcost-recovery alternatives will be made; (ii) the local populations and organizationswould be involved from the very beginning in the design and implementationof the project managementplan to ensure a sense of ownership on their part; and (iii) appropriatepersonnel from ANN, EKNP, the Uilaya, and NGOs wculd undergo training on a regular basis. The Governmentwill contributeto the financingof the project in addition to GEF financing. The Government contributionwould be in the form of salaries, taxes, and duties as well as specific studies and interventions. Another encouragingsign is that the InterministerialCommittee is working, making arndenforcing df-,isions in favor of the praservationof the environment. The Government'srequest that future developmentprojects involve routine environmentalimpact assessment studies throughoutthe country is alao highly indicativeof the project's institutionalsustainability.
13. Rationale for GEF Funding: Global EnvironmentBenefit - The protection and conservationof the El Kala wetlands complex is of high international importance. The area is a key habitat not only for globally threatened species,but also for migrant waterfowlwhich maintain vital linkages with other parts of the Mediterraneanand Africa as well as Northetn Europe. This area also features samples of intact coastal and forest habitats that are quickly disappearingthroughout the Mediterranean. These habitats are home to a wide variety of flora and fauna and are also critical for ensuring the maintenanceof the hydrologiealsystem which currentlysupports over 100,000people. Without a strong program for effectiveand integratedwater, forestry,and agriculturemanageL__Lt, entire ecosystemswill be destroyed.
14. As current Government funding is insufficientfor the operationand maintenanceof the EKNP, it is highly unlikely that sufficientfunds would be available from non-concessionalfunding to implement the managementplan's recommendations. The project has been discussedwith the Government,leaving no doubt that the availabilityof grant funds representsa major incentiveto the authoritiesto implementprotection and conservationprograms. The project would also help in times when difficultchoices have to be made between promoting developmentand nreserving the environment. Tne Government would most certainlywant to continue to finance the main operations, especially those related to environmentassessment studies, once the project is complete. Higher fees for park entrance and contributionsfrom NGOs would also be a source of funds. Finally, the project should be able to generate additionalrevenues from tourism, environmentaldevelopment, and various outdoor activities.
15. Form of Innovation: In the context of Algeria, this project includes two primary innovations:(i) interministerialcoordination of a regional managementplan aimed at preserving the environmentwhile allowing controlled -6- developmentof the natural resources,and (ii) projects being evaluated through EnvironmentalImpact Assessment studiesprior to adoption and implementation. Both local and internationalNGOs have indicated great interest in the former aspect of the project during a meeting in Paris in June 1993 and at a Ramsar convention in Tokyo that same month. As one internationalNGO put it, the El Kala National Park project is among the first cases in which preservationand developmentare tackled simultaneously.
16. Agreed Astions: During negotiations,agreement was obtained on the followin;actions:
i) Grant Effectiveness. Effectivenessof the grant is subject to the Bank receivingsatisfactory evidence that: (a) the special account has been opened at the Central Bank of Algeria for ANN; and (b) EKNP has increasedits staff by 20 forest rangers;
ii) Accounts. The project accountswould be audited annually by independentauditors acceptableto the Bank;
iii) National Park Steering Committee, GOA would invite to the deliberationsof tie National Park Steering Committee at the El Tarf Wilaya representativesfrom the NGOs and local universities,in accordancewith the Executive decree No. 83-458 defining the attributionand compositionof the Committee;
iv) Project Management. The Project ImplementationUnit (PIU) would be under the supervisionof a Project Manager. The PIU would be responsiblefor project accounts,management, and for coordinating project operationsand expenditures;
v) Management Plan. A Management Plan would be submitted to the Bank for its comments and recommendationsno later than June 30, 1995. Procurementof works for upgrading EKNP's infrastructureand consultantservices for training EKNP's staff is conditionedupon submission to the Bank of a satisfactorymanagement plan;
vi) EnvironmentalImpact AssessmentUnit. parties reached an understandingthat three (3) persons woula be recruitedor redeployed from other governmentagencies to strengthen the Environmental'Inspectorate" of the El Tarf Wilaya;
vii) Mid-term Review. A mid-term review would take place 18 months after project inception;
viii) Forestry Guides. Fifteen (15) forest guides would be recruitedno later than June 30, 1994;
ix) Cost-RecoveryStudy. A study would be carried out and recommendationsof differentcost-recovery alternatives would be submittedno later than October 31, 1995; - 7 -
x) Progress Reports. Such reports would be furnishedto the Bank no later than January 31 and July 31 of each fiscal year until completionof the project.
17. EnvironmentalAspects: The project has been reviewed by the Regional EnvironmentDivision. Social issues that may be of importancerevolve around community participation in the development of the National Park and Wetlands Complex Management Plan and actual commitment of the community which the plan will affect. The participatory approach is important in drawing up the managsment plan and for adaptive research. Two social scientists (one Algerian, one foreign) have been contractedto address such issues as people'. participation, environmental education through the ground-up apprcach, and consideration of the farming and hunting population. The social scientists' work would mainly consist of initiatinga process of consultationand participationwhich would feed into the ManagementPlan. They would establish the baseline situationand advise on how to integrate the local culture into the project.
18. With regard to environmental aspects, an Environmental Impact Assessment Unit has been established in Algeria under the Mediterranean Environmental Technical Assistance Program (METAP). The ZIA activities within the project will be carried out in consultation with the national hIA unit. It should be noted that, as a sign of its commitment, the Government has requested that any future development projectw in the EKNP and the wetlands complex undergo an environmental screening process and an ZIA as necessary. The Interministerial Committee will oversee the development of the management plan for the EKNP and implementation of the proposals.
19. Prolect Bonefits: The Project would generate a series of multidisciplinary interventions that would ensure that the globally significant and unique wetlands complex of the E1 Kala region is not destroyed through unsustainable development. Additional benefits from the project would includes (i) institutional building of ANN, ERNP, and the Wilaya's environmentalwinspectorate"; (ii) increased effectiveness of the ANNand MEMP and of the environmentalassessment capability of the Wilaya, ensuring better resource use planning and implementation in both the short and the long terms; (iii) better coordinationof multisectoraldepartments in environmental conservationand development;(iv) the participationof affected populations and NGOs at an early stage of project conceptionand design; and (v) testing of a model for achieving habitat and speciesprotection through sustainable development and nature conservation that would be of value to the Mediterranean reg'.on and to the world. The Government is indeed setting high expectations for its future ability to better evaluate projects through systematic testing using Environmental Impact Assessment studies.
20. kiskst The primary risk to timely peoject implementation resides in the delays that could occur caused by difficulties in the recruiting of technical assistance for defining the managementplan. Other risks could rcsult froms (i) a possible lack of cooperationbetween the various entities involved includingvarious ministries and departments,and/or lack of support from the local populations;(ii) delays in the transfer of the necessary personnel to the project; and (iii) the present ANN team, which includes mostly young cadres with little practicalexperience. To minimize the risks - 8 - the following steps have been taken. Proper coordination will be ensured at the national level Dy the Interministerial Committee (IC) establlihed for that purpose, and by thP operations committee at the local level. The IC has already made some hard decisions which have resulted, for instance, in the Ministry of Equiypment reversing its decision to build a dike through Lake Tonga (a Ramear site). The project would pay particular attentionto involving local populationsand NGOU at the very beginningof project implementation. Technical assistance and regular training should uarkably improve project personnel'scompetence. It is also felt that the ANN's present weakness would be easily offset by the Wilaya's experiencedhigh-level staff. Finally, sufficient supervisiontime has been set aside for Bank missions (Annex 13).
21. Recomm:ntlAns I am satisfiedthat the proposed grant would comply witlhthe provisions of ResolutionNo. IBRD 91-5 of the ExecutiveDirectors relating to the establishmentof the Global EnvironmentFacility and recommend that the Regional Vice President,Middle East and North Africa Region, approve it.
Daniel Ritchie Director Maghreb and Iran Department
Attachments Washington,D.C. April 1994 9
SCHEDULEA
DEMOCRATICAND POPULARREPUBLIC OF ALGERIA
EL KALANATIONAL PARK AND WETLANDSCOMPLEX MANAGEMENT PROJECT
Costs Estimates (US$ '000)
Foreign Local Total
------(US _'000)----- A. National Park ManagementPlan
Base Line Studies 855 425 1,280 ProtectedArea Management 2,240 4,030 6,270 Natural Resource Use Development 150 90 240 3,245 4,545 7,790 B. EnvironmentalMonitoring and Research InformationManagement (GIS) 40 40 80 EnvironmentalImpact Assessment 240 180 420 Research 50 120 170 330 340 670
C. EnvironmentalEducation 320 530 850
D. InstitutionalStrengthening 1,160 1,210 2,370
Total Project Costs 5.055 6.625 11,680 (includingcontingencies) - 10 -
SCHEDULE B
DEMOCRATIC AND POPULAR REPUBLIC OF ALGERIA
EL KALA NATIONAL PARK AND WETLANDSCOMPLEX MANAGEMENT PROJECT
PROCUREMENTAND ESTIMATED SCHEDULE OF DISBURSEMENTS
PROCUREMENTMETHOD (US$ '000)
items Procurement Method
ICB! LCMS Other NGF Total (1) Civil Works - 3,800 - 3,800 (3,100) (3,100) (2) Equipment,Vehicles 2,310 700 200"' 4,210 (1,550) (500) (200) (2,250) (3) ConsultantServices - 350 2,620'w 2,970 and Traning - (350) (2,600) (2,950)
(4) Salaries, Opeating and 1,600 1,600 Maintenance Costs - -
(5) Conservation Fund - - 100 100 - - (100) (100) 2,310 4,850 2,920 1,600 11,680 (1,550) (3,950) (2,900) - (8,400)
NOTE: FIGURESIN PARENTHEIS ARE GEF GRANT N.G.F. = NOT GRANTFINANCED
Iternational CompetitiveBidding.
\- Local CompetitiveBidding for civil works for housing, culverts and spring protection. ga oItenationalShopping
\d Servicesprocured in accordancewith World Bank guidelines: Use of Consultants. - 11 -
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DEMOCRA¶TISAND POPULAR REPUBLIC OF NALERIA
srLRAA NATIONAL PAR AND WETLANDS OMPX MA=NMT PROJCT
PROCUREET AND ESTMTED SCHEULE Or DISBRsEMENTs
Disburgement Catecories and Amounts
Amount Percentage to Category (US$ '000) be Flnced (excluding taxes)
(1) Civil Works 3,100 70%
(2) Equipment, Vehicles 2,250 100% of foreign expenditures, 100% of local expenditures (ex-factory cost), and 85% of local expenditures for other items procured locally
(3) Consultant Services 2,950 100% and Training
(4) Conservation Fund 100 100%
(5) Unallocated 800
Totall' 9,200
Dpsburement Schedule (US$ Millions)
Bank Fiscal Year
1994 1995 1996 1997
Annual 0.5 3.4 3.0 2.3 cumulative 0.5 3.9 6.9 9.2
1/ Total amount of aET Grant, excluding the US$117,700 0aE Project Preparation Advance (PPA) - 12 -
DEMOCRATIC AND POPULAR REPUBLIC OF ALGERIA
EL RALA NATIONAL PARK AND WETLANDSCOMPLEX MANAGEMENT PROJECT
Timetable of Key Processing Event
(a) Time Taken to Prepare: 10 months
(b) Prepared by: Ministry of Agriculture with Bank Assistance
(c) First Bank Mission: November 1992
(d) Appraisal Mission DeparturesW May 1993
(a) Negotiations: January 6-7, 1994
(f) Planned date of Effectiveness: June, 1994
(g) List of Relevant PCRs and PPA'ls: None
V oKeystaff for project preparation and appraisal weres Mme./Messrs. Charles Amour (Senior Agriculturist/Task Manager); Laurent Msellati (Economist), Meriwether Wilson (Ecologist/Consultant); Bernard Bousquet, Dominique Poitrinal and R&mi Grovel (Consultants/Bioecologist, Water Specialist and Agro-forester). Secretarial support was assured by Ms. Dany Bosseler. - 13 -
ScheduleD (Page I of 2)
The Status of Bank GroupOperations in Aleria Statementof Bank Loans and IDACredits (Asof %eptember 30 1993)
USS Million Amount Loan or Fiscal (less cancellations) Credit No. Year Borrower Purpose Bank IDA Undisbursed
Thirty loans fully disbursed 976.89
Of which SALs,SECALs. and ProgramLoans a/
3117 1990 Republicof Algeria EconomicReform 298.79
DisbursmnaLoans
2461 1984 Republic of Algeria Water Supply II 290.00 17.78 2591 19e5 Republic of Algeria Natural Water Supply& Sawerag 262.00 22.64 2808 1987 Republic of Algeria HighwaysV 120.00 49.02 2809 1987 Republic of Algeria IrrigationChelif 1 94.00 61.65 2821 1987 Republicof Algeria Nat. Water Supplyll 250.00 114.52 2977 1988 Republicof Algeria Voc.Training 54.00 22.33 2978 1988 Republicof Algeria Irrig.Engineer 14.00 8.89 2981 1988 SONELGAZ PowerIII 159.43 102.82 3076 1989 Republicof Algeria Mitidja IrrigatIon 110.00 83.19 3105 1989 Republicof Algeria Ports III 63.00 50.97 3176 1980 Republicof Algeria Technical Assistance 26.00 21.08 3210l14 1990 EMB,8CR. PROMETAL, Industrial Restructuring 99.50 89.22 ENORI& Rep.of Algeria 3216 1090 Republicof Algeria Research& Exdension 32.00 29.56 3286 1991 Republic of Algeria Science& Techical University 66.00 59.99 3299 1991 Republic of Algeria Pilot Public Health 16.00 15.00 * 3362 1991 Republicof Algeria Enterprise& FinancialSector 350.00 180.93 33ss 1992 SONOTRACH First Petroleum 100.00 36.93 3405 1992 Republic of Algeria SaharaDevelopment lc 57.00 67.00 3487 1992 Republicof Algeria Pilot Forestry& Watershed 25.00 22.75 3488 1992 Republicof Algeria Cadastre 33.00 30.90 3561 1993 Republicof Algeria HousingCompletion & Sector 200.00 200.00 3573 1993 Republicof Algeria Basic & SecondaryEducation /b 40.00 40.00
TOTAL 3735.61 1317.17
Of which has been repaid (only amortization) 908.19 Total held by Bank 2737.42
Amount sold 36.37 of whichrepaid 36.37
Total Undisbursed 1317.17
* SAL. SECALor ProgramLoan la Approvedafter FY80 lb Not yet effective
NWMN1DR%ALG-MOP - 14 -
Scheduleo (Page2 of2)
Statementof IFO Investmentsin Alberia (As of September30.1893)
Original GrossCommitment Fisoal (Us$Million) Year Obliator Type of Buslness Loan Equity Total-
1S92 Hellos S.P.A. Chemicals& 10.00 - 10.00 Petrochemicals
Total gross comnmitments 10.00 - 10.00
Less cancellations,terminations, repayments, - - - sales and exchange adjustments
Total commitmentsheld by IFC 10OO - 10.00
of which undisbursed 10.00 - 10.00
DDoes not Include participants IBRM2476
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