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The World Bank Document of The World Bank Public Disclosure Authorized Report No: ICR00002814 IMPLEMENTATION COMPLETION AND RESULTS REPORT (IDA-45930) ON A PROPOSED CREDIT Public Disclosure Authorized IN THE AMOUNT OF SDR 26,7 MILLION (US$ 40.00 MILLION EQUIVALENT) TO THE REPUBLIC OF CAMEROON FOR A COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM SUPPORT PROJECT-PHASE II Public Disclosure Authorized June 25, 2014 Agriculture, Rural Development, Irrigation Unit (AFTAI) Sustainable Development Department Country Department AFCC1 Africa Region Public Disclosure Authorized CURRENCY EQUIVALENTS (Exchange Rate Effective May 2, 2014) Currency Unit = CFA Franc (CFAF) US$ 1.00 = CFAF 473 FISCAL YEAR January 1-December 31 ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS AFD Agence Française de Développement (French Development Agency ) AFTAR Agricultural and Rural Development Unit AIP Annual Investment Plan ANAFOR Agence National des Forêts (National Forest Agency) APL Adaptable Program Loan ARMP Agence de Régulation des Marchés Publics (Procurement Regulatory Agency) CAS Country Assistance Strategy CCPM Commission Communal de Passation des Marchés (Communal Procurement Management Committee) CDP Communal Development Plan CEFAM Centre de Formation de l’Administration Municipale (Local Government Training Center) CFAF CFA Franc COGE Comité de Gestion Environnmentale (Environmental Management Committee) COMES Conseil Municipal Elargi aux Sectoriels (Municipal Council Expanded to Sector) COPIL Comité de Pilotage au niveau Communal (Communal Steering Committee) CSE Comité de Suivi-Evaluation (Monitoring and Evaluation Committee) C2D Contrat Désengagement Désendettement (Disengagement Indebted Contract) DPP Development Action Plan for Pygmies ECAM II Enquête Camerounaise des Ménages (Household Survey II) ESMF Environmental and Social Management Framework FEICOM Fonds Spécial d’Equipement et d’Intervention Intercommunale (Special Fund for Council Management) GDP Gross Domestic Product GESP Growth and Employment Strategy Paper GPS Global Positioning System GOC Government of Cameroon ICR Implementation Completion and Results Report IDA International Development Association KfW Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau (German Cooperation Bank) LSP Local Service Provider M&E Monitoring and Evaluation MINMAP Ministry of Public Procurement Markets MINAS Ministry of Social Affairs MINATD Ministry of Territorial Administration and Decentralization MINEP Ministry of Environment and Nature Protection MINEPAT Ministry of Economy, Planning and Regional Development MP Micro-project MTEF Medium Term Expenditure Framework MTR Mid-Term Review NCU National Coordination Unit NGO Non-Governmental Organization NIS National Institute of Statistics O&M Operations and Maintenance PAD Project Appraisal Document PCU Project Coordination Unit PDO Project Development Objective PIU Project Implementation Unit PNDP Programme National de Développement Participatif (National Community Development Program) PPR Procurement Post Review PRO-ADP Pro logiciel d’Appui au Développement Participatif (Support Software for Participatory Development) PRSP Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper PIB Public Investment Budget RCU Regional Coordination Unit SDE Services Déconcentrés de l’Etat (Devolved State Services) TSP Technical Service Provider TTL Task Team Leader Vice President: Makhtar Diop Country Director: Gregor Binkert Sector Manager: Severin L. Kodderitzsch Project Team Leader: Amadou Nchare ICR Team Leader: Amadou Nchare REPUBLIC OF CAMEROON COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM SUPPORT PROJECT-PHASE II CONTENTS A. Basic Information ...................................................................................................... vi B. Key Dates .................................................................................................................. vi C. Ratings Summary ...................................................................................................... vi D. Sector and Theme Codes ......................................................................................... vii E. Bank Staff ................................................................................................................. vii F. Results Framework Analysis ................................................................................... viii G. Ratings of Project Performance in ISRs .................................................................. xii H. Restructuring (if any) ............................................................................................... xii I. Disbursement Profile ................................................................................................ xiii 1. Project Context, Development Objectives and Design ............................................... 1 1.1 Context at Appraisal ............................................................................................. 1 1.2 Original Project Development Objectives (PDO) and Key Indicators (as approved) .................................................................................................................... 2 1.3 Revised PDO (as approved by original approving authority) and Key Indicators, and Reasons/Justification ............................................................................................ 4 1.4 Main Beneficiaries ................................................................................................ 7 1.5 Original Components (as approved) ................................................................ 7 1.6 Revised Components ...................................................................................... 10 1.7 Other Significant Changes .................................................................................. 10 2. Key Factors Affecting Implementation and Outcomes ............................................ 11 2.1 Project Preparation, Design and Quality at Entry ............................................... 11 2.2 Implementation ................................................................................................... 12 2.3 Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Design, Implementation and Utilization .... 14 2.4 Safeguard and Fiduciary Compliance ................................................................. 15 3. Assessment of Outcomes .......................................................................................... 19 3.1 Relevance of Objectives, Design and Implementation ....................................... 19 3.2 Achievement of Project Development Objectives .............................................. 19 3.3 Efficiency ............................................................................................................ 23 3.4 Justification of Overall Outcome Rating ............................................................ 24 3.5 Overarching Themes, Other Outcomes and Impacts .......................................... 25 3.6 Summary of Findings of Beneficiary Survey and/or Stakeholder Workshops ... 27 4. Assessment of Risk to Development Outcome ......................................................... 28 5. Assessment of Bank and Borrower Performance ..................................................... 28 5.1 Bank Performance ............................................................................................... 28 5.2 Borrower Performance ........................................................................................ 31 6. Lessons Learned ....................................................................................................... 32 7. Comments on Issues Raised by Borrower/Implementing Agencies/Partners .......... 33 Annex 1. Project Costs and Financing .......................................................................... 35 Annex 2. Outputs by Component ................................................................................. 36 Annex 3. Economic and Financial Analysis ................................................................. 40 Annex 4. Bank Lending and Implementation Support/Supervision Processes ............ 42 Annex 5. Beneficiary Survey Results ........................................................................... 44 Annex 6. Stakeholder Workshop Report and Results ................................................... 46 Annex 7. Summary of Borrower's ICR and/or Comments on Draft ICR (French version) ......................................................................................................................... 47 Annex 8. Comments of Cofinanciers and Other Partners/Stakeholders ....................... 62 Annex 9. List of Supporting Documents ...................................................................... 63 MAP .............................................................................................................................. 65 TABLES Table 1: Outcome Indicator at Appraisal ............................................................................ 3 Table 2: Revised Baseline and Target Values of Performance Indicators .......................... 6 Table 3: Major Issues, Date, Action Taken and Results Obtained ................................... 13 Table 4: Initial Allocation and Actual Expenditures ........................................................ 16 Table 5: Results Achieved for Component 1 Key Performance Indicators ...................... 36 Table 6: Physical Realization of PNDP II by Sector ........................................................ 37 Table 7: Results Achieved for Component 2 Key Performance Indicators ...................... 38 Table 8:
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