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African Development Bank Group Multinational AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK GROUP Public Disclosure authorized Disclosure Public MULTINATIONAL PROGRAMME FOR INTEGRATED AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT AND ADAPTATION TO CLIMATE CHANGE IN THE NIGER BASIN (PIDACC)/NB): PRELIMINARY STUDIES OF MULTIPURPOSE INFRASTRUCTURE Public Disclosure authorized Disclosure Public PROJECT COMPLETION REPORT (PCR) AHWS DEPARTMENT May 2019 Translated document PROJECT COMPLETION REPORT AFRICAN FOR PUBLIC SECTOR OPERATIONS (PCR) DEVELOPMENT BANK GROUP I BASIC DATA A Report data Report date Date of report: September 2018 Mission date (if field mission) From: 06/08/2018 To: 10/08/2018 B Responsible Bank staff Positions At approval At completion Regional Director Franck J.M. PERRAULT Marie-Laure AKIN-OLUGBADE Sector Director Mohamed ELAZIZI Gladys Wambui GICHURI Sector Manager Akissa BAHRI Jean Michel OSSETE Task Manager Jean Michel OSSETE Ousseynou GUENE Alternate Task Manager PCR Team Leader Ousseynou GUENE PCR Team Members BOUGAIRE Francis; Adolphe Okpalé TITIKPEU C Project data Project name: Programme for Integrated Agricultural Development and Adaptation to Climate Change in the Niger Basin (PIDACC)/NB): Preliminary Studies of Multipurpose Infrastructure Project code: P-ZI-EAZ-040 Grant number(s): 5600155003601 Project type: Institutional support Sector: Water Country: Multinational Environmental categorization (1-3): 3 Processing milestones (grant) Key events (grant) Disbursement and closing dates (grant) Date approved: 2 April 2014 Cancelled amounts: Nil Original disbursement deadline: 8 September 2014 Date signed: 2 April 2014 Supplementary financing: Original closing date: 31 December 2017 WAEMU: EUR 457,000 ICA: EUR 100,000 Member States: EUR 39,690 NBA: EUR 138,720 Date of entry into force: 2 April 2014 Restructuring (specify date & amount Revised (if applicable) disbursement involved): Nil deadline: 31 December 2018 1 Date effective for 1st disbursement: 2 Extensions (last disbursement): 2 Revised (if applicable) closing date: 31 July 2014 extensions (last disbursement on 15 December 2018 February 2018): Date of actual 1st disbursement: 8 September 2014 Financing source (EUR): Committed amount Percentage Uncommitted Percentage (EUR): committed (%): amount (EUR): uncommitted (%): AWF 960,000 75 242,423.62 25 WAEMU 457,000 100 0 0 ICA 100,000 100 0 0 NBA 138,720 100 0 0 Governments of member countries 39,690 100 0 0 TOTAL 1,695,410 143 242,423.62 25 Financing source (EUR): Disbursed amount Percentage Undisbursed Percentage (EUR: disbursed (%): amount (EUR): undisbursed (%): AWF 717,576.38 75 242,423.62 25 WAEMU 457,000 100 0 0 ICA 100,000 100 0 0 NBA 138,720 100 0 0 Governments of member countries 39,690 100 0 0 TOTAL 1,452,986.38 75 242,423.62 25 Co-financiers and other external partners: Nil Executing and implementing agency (ies): NBA Technical Department (TD) through the Project Management Unit (PMU) D Management review and comments Report reviewed by Name Date reviewed Comments Peer Reviewers Division Manager Sector Director Resident Representative Regional Director 2 II Project performance assessment A Relevance 1. Relevance of project development objective Rating* Narrative assessment (max 250 words) 4 The PIDACC project is a response to the problems posed in the Niger Basin, including high population growth and the degradation of natural resources due to decades of dry season. This has the following consequences: i) silting of water courses and water bodies, (ii) acceleration of land, water and ecosystem degradation, (iii) erosion of biological and genetic diversity, (iv) the loss of cropland, and the reduction of grazing areas and the fishing potential, the upshot of which is the reduction of agricultural, pastoral, sylvicultural and piscicultural yields, and (v) increased impoverishment of the population. The various studies carried out in the nine countries of the Niger Basin show that the various factors justifying the implementation of the project have not improved, but are deteriorating from year to year: i) population increase, ii) land pressure, iii) reduced rainfall, iv) reduced grazing areas v) continued land erosion, and vi) increased poverty. The current project follows PADD, which was adopted at the 8th Niamey Summit in April 2008, and stems from the actions of the SCP in its first phase that was located in three countries (Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger) and implemented from 2005 to 2010. PIDACC is, therefore, a vast programme that will provide solutions to the issues of the previous actions. Its objectives are consistent with the NBA sectoral strategies and priorities set out in four documents: i) the strategies, plans and programmes for planning the development of the Niger River Basin developed by the NBA, (ii) sub-regional/regional policies and strategies for natural resource management, climate change adaptation and sustainable development in the ECOWAS, WAEMU, ECCAS and CEMAC zones, (iii) PRSPs or their equivalents in force, and iv) AfDB CSPs with various NBA member countries . The project is also in line with the Bank’s 2013-2022 Long-term strategy, which aims for inclusive growth and a transition to green growth. Throughout the conduct of the studies, the project objective remained fully aligned with the various strategies indicated above. * For all ratings in the PCR use the following scale: 4 (Highly satisfactory), 3 (Satisfactory), 2 (Unsatisfactory), 1 (Highly unsatisfactory) 2. Relevance of project design Rating* Narrative assessment (max 250 words) 3 Project design is based on the completion of preliminary studies that will be used later to establish the feasibility of PIDACC and catalyse investments through technical, economic, financial and environmental studies. In fact, it was necessary to prepare a bankable project document to be submitted to the various technical and financial partners in order to mobilise the necessary financing for the implementation of selected projects. The initial design remained appropriate throughout the execution of studies and was not modified. The implementation delays are not related to the design but to other factors (insecurity, disbursement, submission of documents to the Bank….) 3 3. Lessons learned related to relevance Key issues Lessons learned Target audience (max 5, add rows as needed) 1. Insecurity in some 1. Security measures taken by the States concerned would have 1. NBA and member project areas ensured access to these areas for the studies. countries 2. Alignment with 2. The project is consistent with various NBA strategies, plans and 2. NBA, AfDB, sub- strategies and programmes, sub-regional/regional policies and strategies, and regional/regional policies AfDB CSPs organisations B Effectiveness 1. Progress towards the project’s development objective (project purpose) Comments Provide a brief description of the Project (components) and the context in which it was designed and implemented. State the project development objective (usually the project purpose as set out in the RLF) and assess progress. Unanticipated outcomes should also be accounted for, as well as specific reference of gender equality in the project. The consistency of the assumptions that link the different levels of the results chain in the RLF should also be considered. Indicative max length: 400 words. The project development objective is to improve living conditions and the population’s resilience to climate change through increased agricultural production and sustainable management of water resources in the Niger Basin. The main indicators are: Indicator 1: Average poverty rate in the Niger Basin countries reduced from 55 (in 2011) to 50%; Indicator 2: Number of new jobs created in rural areas, particularly among vulnerable groups. There are plans to create 150,000 new jobs in 2019, 30% of which are for women; Indicator 3: Area of land conserved and reclaimed. The project provides for the conservation and reclamation of 78,100 ha in 2019 compared with 41,500 ha in 2011. The indicators will not be achieved because the amount envisaged for the construction of infrastructure was mobilised only up to 45% against a target of 58%. In addition, the start of the PIDACC project is planned for March 2019. But this deadline will not be respected given the conditions to be met to obtain the various financing packages and the implementation of various loans and grants. 2. Outcome reporting Activities Outcome Baseline Most recent value End target (B) Progress Narrative assessment indicators (as value (A) (expected value at towards (indicative max length: 50 words per per RLF; add (2013) project completion) target outcome) more rows as (% realized) needed) (A/B) The NBA and its Indicator 1. Bankable project Programme approval, which 0% 100% nine (9) documents The programme was expected in 2014, took Bankable member adopted by the place in 2016. (1 regional project approval decision countries have nine NBA programme summary documents expected in 2014 a bankable adopted by Member States document and 1 appraisal 4 project the NBA The programme mission aide-mémoire, document on Member was approved by containing the activities agricultural States the regional selected by each donor, are development validation also available at the PMU) and adaptation workshop from 7 to climate to 9 November change in the 2016 in Conakry, Niger Basin Guinea. This programme contains nine (9) programmes of the nine (9) member countries, on the basis of one programme per country, and the corresponding budgets The financial Indicator 2: Share of donor Share of financing The PIDACC appraisal report 0% 75% resources commitments at expected at the dated July 2018 prepared by Share of required for the Abuja end of 2015 is the Bank took these financing 58%: programme Roundtable on 1 commitments into account mobilised -Countries: 2% implementation June 2016: -NBA: 6% and recommended to the are mobilised Country budgets -Donors: 50% AfDB Board of Directors in by the and NBA Budget September 2018 to approve countries, the (9% of the total) the proposed financing, beneficiaries CFAF 9.109 namely: i) UA 28 million ADF and the donors. billion against a grant, UA 21 million ADF rate of 8% or an loan or UA 49 million, which achievement is an asset.
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