Bolivia: Emergency Recovery and Disaster Management Project Latin America and the Caribbean
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Document of The World Bank Report No: 41069 - BO Public Disclosure Authorized EMERGENCY PROJECT PAPER ON A PROPOSED CREDIT IN THE AMOUNT OF SDR 8 MILLION Public Disclosure Authorized (US$ 12.5 MILLION EQUIVALENT) TO THE REPUBLIC OF BOLIVIA FOR AN EMERGENCY RECOVERY AND DISASTER MANAGEMENT PROJECT Public Disclosure Authorized December 4, 2007 Sustainable Development Department Bolivia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela Country Management Unit Latin America and the Caribbean Region This document has a restricted distribution and may be used by recipients only in the Public Disclosure Authorized performance of their official duties. Its contents may not otherwise be disclosed without World Bank authorization. CURRENCY EQUIVALENTS (Exchange Rate Effective July 2007) Currency Unit = Bolivianos US$1 = Bs.7.5 US$.005 = Bs.1 FISCAL YEAR January 1 – December 31 ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS CAF Andean Development Corporation, Corporación Andina de Fomento CAS Country Assistance Strategy CONARADE National Council for Risk Reduction and Response to Emergencies and/or Disasters, Consejo Nacional para la Reducción de Riesgos y Atención de Desastres y Emergencias DRIPAD Unit for Integrated and Participatory Rural Development in Depressed Areas, Programa de Desarrollo Rural Integrado y Participativo en Áreas Deprimidas DRVRP Disaster Recovery and Vulnerability Reduction Project DUF Unified Directorate of Funds, Directorio Único de Fondos EA Environmental Assessment ECLAC Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean EDIMO Honorable and Labor Intensive Employment, Empleo Digno e Intensivo de Mano de Obra EMP Environment Management Plan ERC Emergency Recovery Credit ERDMP Emergency Recovery and Disaster Management Project ERL Emergency Recovery Loan EU European Union FM Financial Management FORADE Risk Management Fund, Fondo de Fideicomiso para la Reducción de Riesgos y Atención de Desastres FPS National Fund for Productive and Social Investment, Fondo Nacional de Inversión Productiva y Social FY Fiscal year GDP Gross Domestic Product GFDRR Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery GNI Gross National Income GNP Gross National Product GoB Government of Bolivia IBRD International Bank for Reconstruction and Development ICR Implementation Completion Report IDA International Development Association IDB Inter-American Development Bank IDH Direct Tax on Hydrocarbons, Impuesto Directo a los Hidrocarburos IFR Interim Financial Report ISDR International Strategy for Disaster Reduction ISN Interim Strategy Note MD Ministry of Defense, Ministerio de Defensa MDGs Millennium Development Goals MDRAMA Ministry of Rural Development, Agriculture, and the Environment, Ministerio de Desarrollo Rural, Agropecuario y Medio Ambiente MPD Ministry of Planning for Development, Ministerio de Planificación del Desarrollo OP/BP Operational Policy/ Bank Procedure PCU Project Coordination and Management Unit PDCRII Rural Participatory Investment Project II PFM Public Financial Management PND National Development Plan, Plan Nacional de Desarrollo PRRES National Plan for Sustainable Rehabilitation and Reconstruction, Plan Nacional de Rehabilitación y Reconstrucción Sostenible SENADECI National Civil Defense Service, Servicio Nacional de Defensa Civil SENAMHI National Meteorology and Hydrology Service, Servicio Nacional de Meteorología e Hidrología SIGMA Integrated System of Management and Administrative Modernization, Sistema Integrado de Gestión y Modernización. Administrativa SINAGER National Information System on Risk Management, Sistema Nacional Integrado de Información para la Gestión. del Riesgo SISIN Investment Information System, Sistema de Información Sobre Inversiones SISPLAN National System of Public Investment, Sistema Nacional de Inversión Pública SISRADE National System for Risk Reduction and Disaster and Emergency Response, Sistema Nacional para la Reducción de Riesgos y Atención de Desastres y/o Emergencias SNID National Information System for Sustainable Development, Sistema Nacional de Información para el Desarrollo Sostenible TGN National Treasury, Tesoro General de la Nación UNDAC United Nations Disaster and Coordination Team UNDP United Nations Development Programme UPRRD Unit for Disaster Risk Prevention and Reduction, Unidad de Prevencion y Reduccion de Riesgos de Desastres VCT Vice Ministry on Science and Technology, Viceministerio de Ciencia y Tecnología VIDECICODI Vice Ministry of Civil Defense and Cooperation for Integral Development, Viceministerio de Defensa Civil y Cooperación al Desarrollo Integral VPC Vice Ministry for Planning and Coordination, Viceministerio de Planificación y Coordinación VPEP Vice Ministry of Strategic Long-Term Planning, Ministry of Planning for Development (MPD), Viceministerio de Planificación Estratégica Plurianual VIPFE Vice Ministry of Public Investment and External Financing, Viceministerio de Inversión Pública y Financiamiento Externo VPTA Vice Ministry of Territorial Planning and the Environment, Viceministerio de Planificación Territorial y Ambiental WB World Bank WFP World Food Program Vice President: Pamela Cox Country Director: Carlos Felipe Jaramillo Sector Director Laura Tuck Acting Sector Manager: Anna Wellenstein Task Team Leader: Joaquin Toro Table of Contents Introduction......................................................................................................................... 8 A. Emergency Challenge: Country Context, Recovery Strategy, and Project Rationale . 9 Country Context.............................................................................................................. 9 Emergency Situation....................................................................................................... 9 Sector-Specific Needs and Priorities ............................................................................ 11 Government Response .................................................................................................. 13 Donor Strategies/Programs ........................................................................................... 15 B. Bank Response: The Project ...................................................................................... 17 Brief Description of Bank’s Strategy of Emergency Support ...................................... 17 Project Development Objectives................................................................................... 18 Summary of Project Components ................................................................................. 19 Consistency with Country Assistance Strategy (CAS) or Interim Strategy Note (ISN)20 Expected Outcomes ...................................................................................................... 21 C. Appraisal of Project Activities .................................................................................... 21 Economic ...................................................................................................................... 21 Technical....................................................................................................................... 21 Institutional ................................................................................................................... 22 Financial Management.................................................................................................. 22 Environmental............................................................................................................... 23 Social............................................................................................................................. 24 Exceptions to Bank Policies.......................................................................................... 24 Lessons Learned............................................................................................................ 25 D. Implementation Arrangements and Financing Plan.................................................... 26 Project Coordination and Management ........................................................................ 26 Activity Implementation ............................................................................................... 26 Project Supervision ....................................................................................................... 30 E. Project Risks and Mitigating Measures....................................................................... 31 F. Terms and Conditions for Project Financing............................................................... 32 Annex 1. Detailed Description of Project Components.................................................... 33 Annex 2. Results Framework and Monitoring.................................................................. 40 Annex 3. Summary of Estimated Project Costs................................................................ 46 Annex 4. Financial Management and Disbursement Arrangements ................................ 47 Annex 5. Procurement Arrangements............................................................................... 62 Annex 6. Implementation and Monitoring Arrangements................................................ 70 Annex 7. Project Preparation and Appraisal Team Members........................................... 87 Annex 8. Environmental and Social Safeguards Framework ........................................... 88 Annex 9. List of Identified Works ...................................................................................