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World Bank Document Document of The World Bank FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY Public Disclosure Authorized Report No: PAD1717 INTERNATIONAL BANK FOR RECONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT PROJECT PAPER ON A Public Disclosure Authorized PROPOSED ADDITIONAL GRANT IN THE AMOUNT OF US$12,768,832 MILLION FROM THE GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT FACILITY TO THE REPUBLIC OF GHANA FOR A Public Disclosure Authorized SUSTAINABLE LAND AND WATER MANAGEMENT PROJECT MAY 4, 2016 Environment and Natural Resources Global Practice Africa Region Public Disclosure Authorized This document is being made publicly available prior to Board consideration. This does not imply a presumed outcome. This document may be updated following Board consideration and the updated document will be made publicly available in accordance with the Bank’s policy on Access to Information. CURRENCY EQUIVALENTS (Exchange Rate Effective April 15, 2016) Currency Unit = Ghana Cedi (GHS) Ghana Cedi GHS3.82 = US$1 FISCAL YEAR January 1 – December 31 ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS AF Additional Financing AGC Above Ground Carbon BGC Below Ground Carbon CEC CREMA Executive Committee CREMA Community Resource Management Area CRMC Community Resource Management Committee CSO Community Service Organization CWMT Community Watershed Management Team DDoA District Department of Agriculture EOP End of Project EPA Environmental Protection Agency EX-ACT Ex-Ante Carbon-balance Tool FC Forestry Commission FM Financial Management FSD Forest Services Division [of the Forestry Commission] GEF Global Environment Facility GEO Global Environment Objective GIS Geographic Information System GHG Greenhouse Gas GRR Gbele Resource Reserve GRS Grievance Redress Service IAP Integrated Approach Pilot LSC Local Steering Committee M&E Monitoring and Evaluation MESTI Ministry of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation METT Management Effectiveness Tracking Tool MIST Management Information System and Tracking MoFA Ministry of Food and Agriculture NCB National Competitive Bidding NDVI Normalized Difference Vegetation Index NPV Net Present Value NSLMC National Sustainable Land Management Committee NSZ Northern Savannah Zone NTFP Non-Timber Forest Product ii PCU Project Coordination Unit PDO Project Development Objective PES Payment for Environmental Services PIM Project Implementation Manual RPF Resettlement Process Framework SADA Savannah Accelerated Development Authority SKGK Sanyiga Kasena Gavara Kara (CREMA) SLM Sustainable Land Management SLWM Sustainable Land and Water Management SLWMP Sustainable Land and Water Management Project TCO Technical Coordination Office tCO2 Tons of Carbon Dioxide UNFCCC United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change VSLA Village Savings and Loans Association WD Wildlife Division [of the Forestry Commission] Regional Vice President: Makhtar Diop Country Director: Henry G.R. Kerali Senior Global Practice Director: Paula Caballero Practice Manager: Magda Lovei Task Team Leader: Martin Fodor/Gayatri Kanungo iii GHANA SECOND ADDITIONAL FINANCING FOR SUSTAINABLE LAND AND WATER MANAGEMENT PROJECT TABLE OF CONTENTS Project Paper Data Sheet v Project Paper 1 I. Introduction 1 II. Background and Rationale for Additional Financing 2 III. Proposed Changes 7 IV. Appraisal Summary 11 V. World Bank Grievance Redress 13 Annexes Annex 1. Revised Results Framework 14 Annex 2. Summary of Changes in Results Framework 21 Annex 3. Detailed Description of Modified or New Project Activities 25 Annex 4. Implementation Arrangements (including monitoring and 41 evaluation, procurement, financial management, disbursements, and safeguards) Annex 5. Appropriate Sustainable Land and Water Management 57 Options for Northern Ghana Annex 6. Economic and Financial Analysis 68 Annex 7. Summary of Project Achievements to Date 77 Annex 8. Biodiversity Profile of Target Areas 79 Annex 9. Greenhouse Gas Accounting and Forest Carbon Stock 87 Monitoring Annex 10. Detailed Activity Costs 91 Project Map 101 iv ADDITIONAL FINANCING DATA SHEET Ghana Ghana: Second Additional Financing for Sustainable Land and Water Management Project (P157595) AFRICA Environment and Natural Resources Global Practice Basic Information – Parent Parent Project ID: P098538 Original EA Category: B - Partial Assessment Current Closing Date: 28-Feb-2018 Basic Information – Additional Financing (AF) Additional Financing Scale Up Project ID: P157595 Type (from AUS): Restructuring Regional Vice President: Makhtar Diop Proposed EA Category: B – Partial Assessment Expected Effectiveness Country Director: Henry G. R. Kerali 01-Jul-2016 Date: Senior Global Practice Paula Caballero Expected Closing Date: 30-Nov-2020 Director: Practice Magda Lovei Report No: PAD1717 Manager/Manager: Martin Fodor, Gayatri Team Leader(s): Kanungo Borrower Organization Name Contact Title Telephone Email Head, World Bank Emmanuel EAdjetey@m Ministry of Finance Unit, 233-244973278 Adjetey ofep.gov.gh Ministry of Finance Project Financing Data - Parent (Sustainable Land and Water Management-P098538) (in US$, millions) Key Dates Approval Effectiveness Original Revised Project Ln/Cr/TF Status Signing Date Date Date Closing Date Closing Date P098538 TF-17090 Effective 17-Jun-2014 03-Nov-2014 03-Nov-2014 28-Feb-2018 28-Feb-2018 v P098538 TF-95451 Closed 22-Feb-20101 09-Mar-2010 09-Mar-2010 14-Oct-2010 14-Oct-2011 P098538 TF-97579 Effective 30-Nov-2010 20-Jan-2011 08-Feb-2011 15-Feb-2016 28-Feb-2018 Disbursements % Disburse Undisbu Project Ln/Cr/TF Status Currency Original Revised Cancelled Disburse d rsed d P098538 TF-17090 Effective US$ 8.75 8.75 0.00 2.96 5.79 33.84 P098538 TF-95451 Closed US$ 0.20 0.20 0.00 0.20 0.00 100.00 P098538 TF-97579 Effective US$ 8.15 8.15 0.00 7.98 0.17 97.95 Project Financing Data - Additional Financing Ghana: Second Additional Financing for Sustainable Land and Water Management Project (P157595) (in US$, millions) [ ] Loan [X] Grant [ ] IDA Grant [ ] Credit [ ] Guarantee [ ] Other Total Project Cost: 14.77 Total Bank Financing: 0.00 Financing Gap: 0.00 Financing Source – Additional Financing (AF) Amount Borrower 2.00 Global Environment Facility (GEF) 12.77 Total 14.77 Policy Waivers Does the project depart from the CAS in content or in other significant No respects? Explanation Does the project require any policy waiver(s)? No Explanation Bank Staff Name Role Title Specialization Unit Martin Fodor Team Leader Senior Team Leader GEN01 (ADM Environmental Responsible) Specialist Gayatri Kanungo Team Leader Senior Team Leader GEN01 Environmental Specialist 1 Preparatory grant. vi Charles John Aryee Procurement Senior Procurement Procurement GGO01 Ashong Specialist (ADM Specialist Specialist Responsible) Robert Wallace Financial Sr Financial Financial GGO31 DeGraft-Hanson Management Management Management Specialist Specialist Specialist Ana Isabel Dos Reis E Safeguards Consultant Environmental GEN01 Sousa Piedade Abreu Specialist Safeguards Specialist Anders Jensen Team Member Senior Monitoring & Monitoring and GEN05 Evaluation Specialist Evaluation Specialist Ayishetu Terewina Team Member Program Assistant Program Assistant AFCW1 Charity Boafo- Team Member Program Assistant Program Assistant AFCW1 Portuphy Edith Ruguru Mwenda Counsel Senior Counsel Country Lawyer LEGAM Gloria Malia Mahama Safeguards Social Development Social Safeguards GSU01 Specialist Specialist Specialist Johannes Georges Pius Team Member Senior Agriculture Agriculture Specialist GFA01 Jansen Economist Lesya Verheijen Team Member Consultant Operations Officer GENDR Luis M. Schwarz Team Member Sr. Finance Officer Sr. Finance Officer WFALA Lydia Sam Team Member Procurement Procurement AFCW1 Assistant Assistant Maiada Mahmoud Team Member Finance Officer Finance Officer WFALA Abdel Fattah Kassem Paul J. Christian Team Member Economist Impact Evaluation DECIE Specialist Stefano P. Pagiola Team Member Senior PES Specialist GENGE Environmental Specialist Yesmeana N. Butler Team Member Program Assistant Program Assistant GEN01 Extended Team Name Title Location Locations Country First Administrative Location Planned Actual Comments Division Ghana Upper West Upper West Region X X Sissala West District Daffiama Bussie Issa Ghana Upper West Upper West Region X X District Ghana Upper East Upper East Region X X Talensi District vii Kassena Nankana Ghana Upper East Upper East Region X X West District Mamprugu Moaduri Ghana Northern Northern Region X X District Sawla-Tuna-Kalba Ghana Northern Northern Region X District Ghana Northern Northern Region X West Gonja District Ghana Upper West Region Wa East X X Ghana Upper West Region Sissala East X X Ghana Upper East Region Builsa X X Builsa South District Ghana Upper East Region Bawku West X X Ghana Northern Region West Mamprusi X X Institutional Data Parent (Sustainable Land and Water Management-P098538) Practice Area (Lead) Environment & Natural Resources Contributing Practice Areas Cross Cutting Topics [ ] Climate Change [ ] Fragile, Conflict & Violence [ ] Gender [X] Jobs [ ] Public Private Partnership Sectors / Climate Change Sector (Maximum 5 and total % must equal 100) Major Sector Sector % Adaptation Mitigation Co- Co-benefits % benefits % Agriculture, fishing, and forestry Agricultural extension 35 and research Agriculture, fishing, and forestry General agriculture, 26 fishing and forestry sector Public Administration, Law, and Public administration- 20 Justice Agriculture, fishing and forestry Public Administration, Law, and Public administration- 13 viii Justice Water, sanitation and flood protection Information and communications Information technology 6 Total 100 Themes Theme
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