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Document of The World Bank FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY Public Disclosure Authorized Report No: {PAD2072} INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION PROJECT APPRAISAL DOCUMENT ON A PROPOSED GRANT Public Disclosure Authorized IN THE AMOUNT OF SDR13.3 MILLION (US$ 18 MILLION EQUIVALENT) TO THE REPUBLIC OF MALDIVES FOR A SUSTAINABLE FISHERIES RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT PROJECT (FOURTH SOUTH WEST INDIAN OCEAN FISHERIES GOVERNANCE AND SHARED GROWTH PROJECT) Public Disclosure Authorized March 20, 2017 Public Disclosure Authorized Environment & Natural Resources Global Practice South Asia Region 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. CURRENCY EQUIVALENTS February 28, 2017 Currency Unit = Maldivian Rufiya (MVR) MVR 15.4 = US$1 US$1.35389 = SDR 1 FISCAL YEAR January 01 – December 31 Regional Vice President: Annette Dixon Country Director: Idah Z. Pswarayi-Riddihough Senior Global Practice Director: Karin Erika Kemper Practice Manager: Kseniya Lvovsky Task Team Leader: Tapas Paul ii ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS ABNJ Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction AWP Annual Work Plan (based Budget) BAU Business as Usual BAFO Best and Final Offer BOBLME Bay of Bengal Large Marine Ecosystem BP (World) Bank Procedures (Project) B/C Ratio Benefit to Cost Ratio CoA Chart of Accounts CPF Country Partnership Framework DA Designated Account DBOT Design, Build, Operate and Transfer EEZ Exclusive Economic Zone EHS Environment, Health and Safety EIRR Economic Internal Rate of Return EMP Environmental and Social Management Plan EO Electronic Observer (System) ESIA Environmental and Social Impact ESMP Environmental and Social Assessment, including the ESMP Management Plan ESMF Environmental and Social Management EU European Union Framework FAO Food and Agriculture Organization FCR Feed Conversion Ratio FM Financial Management GDP Gross Domestic Product GEF Global Environment Facility GIS Geographic Information System GoM Government of Maldives GRS Grievance Redress Service ICB International Competitive Bidding IDA International Development Association IFC International Finance Corporation IFAD International Fund for Agricultural IOC Indian Ocean Commission Development IOTC Indian Ocean Tuna Commission IUFR Interim Unaudited Financial Report IUU Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated JICA Japan International Cooperation Agency MCS Monitoring, Control and Surveillance MEDeP Mariculture Enterprise Development Project MMA Maldives Monetary Authority MoFA Ministry of Fisheries and Agriculture MoFT Ministry of Finance and Treasury MRC Marine Research Centre MSC Marine Stewardship Council MRDF Maniyafushi Mariculture Research & M&E Monitoring and Evaluation Development Facility N Number NCB National Competitive Bidding NPV Net Present Value NTPM National Tender and Projects Monitoring OP (World Bank) Operational Policies (section) of MoFT PDO Project Development Objective PIP Project Implementation Plan PMU Project Management Unit PPSD Project’s Procurement Strategy for PRIMA (World Bank’s) Portfolio and Risk Development Management System SPD Standard Procurement Document(s) SCD Systematic Country Diagnostic SIDS Small Island Developing States SOP Series of Projects STEP Systematic Tracking of Exchanges in SWIO South-West Indian Ocean Procurement SWIOFC South-West Indian Ocean Fisheries SWIOFish South-West Indian Ocean Fisheries Commission Governance and Shared Growth (Project) UNCLOS United Nations Convention on the VMS Vessel Monitoring System Law of the Sea WB World Bank WBG World Bank Group WHO World Health Organization WWF World Wildlife Fund iii MALDIVES Sustainable Fisheries Development Project (Fourth South West Indian Ocean Fisheries Governance and Shared Growth Project) TABLE OF CONTENTS Page I. STRATEGIC CONTEXT ........................................................................................... 1 A1. Regional Context ................................................................................................................ 1 A2. Country Context ................................................................................................................. 1 B. Sectoral and Institutional Context ....................................................................................... 2 C. The Series of Projects Approach.......................................................................................... 6 D. Higher Level Objectives to which the Project Contributes.................................................. 7 II. PROJECT DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVES .......................................................... 8 A. Project Development Objective .......................................................................................... 8 B. Project Beneficiaries ............................................................................................................ 8 C. PDO Level Results Indicators ............................................................................................... 8 III. PROJECT DESCRIPTION ........................................................................................ 8 A. Project Components ............................................................................................................ 8 B. Project Financing ............................................................................................................... 10 C. Project Cost and Financing ................................................................................................ 10 D. Lessons Learned and Reflected in the Project Design ....................................................... 11 IV. IMPLEMENTATION ............................................................................................... 12 A. Institutional and Implementation Arrangements ............................................................. 12 B. Results Monitoring and Evaluation ................................................................................... 13 C. Sustainability ..................................................................................................................... 14 V. KEY RISKS ................................................................................................................ 15 A. Overall Risk Rating and Explanation of Key Risks .............................................................. 15 VI. APPRAISAL SUMMARY ........................................................................................ 16 A. Economic and Financial Analysis ....................................................................................... 16 B. Technical ............................................................................................................................ 18 C. Financial Management ...................................................................................................... 19 D. Procurement ...................................................................................................................... 19 E. Social (including Safeguards) ............................................................................................. 20 F. Environment (including Safeguards) ................................................................................. 21 G. Other Safeguards Policies Triggered ................................................................................. 21 H. World Bank Grievance Redress ......................................................................................... 21 Annex 1: Results Framework and Monitoring ................................................................... 22 Annex 2: Detailed Project Description ................................................................................. 26 Annex 3: Implementation Arrangements ............................................................................ 51 Annex 4: Implementation Support Plan .............................................................................. 68 Annex 5: Economic Analysis ................................................................................................. 71 Map ...................................................................................................................................... 82 iv PAD DATA SHEET Maldives Sustainable Fisheries Resources Development Project (Fourth South West Indian Ocean Fisheries Governance and Shared Growth Project) (P157801) SOUTH ASIA 0000009274 Report No.: PAD2072 Basic Information Project ID EA Category Team Leader(s) P157801 B - Partial Assessment Tapas Paul Lending Instrument Fragile and/or Capacity Constraints [ X ] Investment Project Financing - Small States Financial Intermediaries [ ] Series of Projects [ X ] Project Implementation Start Date Project Implementation End Date 17-Apr-2017 31-Dec-2022 Expected Effectiveness Date Expected Closing Date 10-Jun-2017 31-Dec-2022 Joint IFC No Practice Senior Global Practice Country Director Regional Vice President Manager/Manager Director Idah Z. Pswarayi- Kseniya Lvovsky Karin Erika Kemper Annette Dixon Riddihough Borrower: Government of Maldives Responsible Agency: Ministry of Fisheries and Agriculture Contact: Zaha Waheed Title: Executive Coordinator Telephone No.: 96-0332-2625 Email: [email protected] Project Financing Data(in USD Million) [ ] Loan [ X ] IDA Grant [ ] Guarantee [ ] Credit [ ] Grant [ ] Other Total Project Cost: 18.00 Total Bank Financing: 18.00 Financing Gap: 0.00 Financing Source
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