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FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY Report No Document of The World Bank FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY Public Disclosure Authorized Report No: PAD3469 INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION PROJECT PAPER ON A PROPOSED ADDITIONAL CREDIT IN THE AMOUNT OF SDR18.2 MILLION (US$25 MILLION EQUIVALENT) Public Disclosure Authorized IN CRISIS RESPONSE WINDOW RESOURCES TO THE LAO PEOPLE’S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC FOR THE LAO PDR SOUTHEAST ASIA DISASTER RISK MANAGEMENT PROJECT Public Disclosure Authorized December 2, 2019 Urban, Disaster Risk Management, Resilience and Land Global Practice East Asia And Pacific Region Public Disclosure Authorized 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 (Exchange Rate Effective October 31, 2019) Currency Unit = Lao Kip LAK 8843 = US$1 US$ 1.3794 = SDR 1 FISCAL YEAR January 1 - December 31 Regional Vice President: Victoria Kwakwa Acting Country Director: Gevorg Sargsyan Regional Director: Benoit Bosquet Practice Manager: Abhas Kumar Jha Task Team Leaders: Henrike Brecht, Zuzana Stanton-Geddes, Keiko Saito ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS AF Additional Financing IDA International Development Association ARAP Abbreviated Resettlement Action Plan IFR Interim Unaudited Financial Report CPF Country Partnership Framework LWU Lao Women’s Union CRW Crisis Response Window MOF Ministry of Finance DMH Department of Meteorology and MONRE Ministry of Natural Resources and Hydrology Environment DHUP Department of Housing and Urban MOU Memorandum of Understanding Planning DRFI Disaster Risk Financing and Insurance MPI Ministry of Planning and Investment DRM Disaster Risk Management MPWT Ministry of Public Works and Transport DOP Department of Planning (MPI) M&E Monitoring and Evaluation DOW Department of Waterways NPV Net Present Value DPWT Department of Public Works and PAP/ PAH Project Affected People / Households Transport (MPWT) DRM Disaster Risk Management PDO Project Development Objective ECOP Environmental Code of Practices PDNA Post Disaster Needs Assessment EDPD/ Environment Research and Natural PDR People’s Democratic Republic PTRI Disaster Prevention of the Public Works and Transport Research Institute EGEF Ethnic Groups Engagement PMU Project Management Unit (DOW) Framework EGEP Ethnic Group Engagement Plan POM Project Operations Manual EIRR Economic Internal Rate of Return PPSD Project Procurement Strategy for Development ESHS Environmental and Social, Health and RAP Resettlement Action Plan Safety ESMF Environmental and Social RPF Resettlement Policy Framework Management Framework ESMP Environmental and Social SDR Special Drawing Rights Management Plan FM Financial Management SEA Southeast Asia GDP Gross Domestic Product SEADRIF Southeast Asia Disaster Risk Insurance Facility GOL Government of Lao PDR SRD State Reserve Department GRM Grievance Redress Mechanism STEP Systematic Tracking of Exchanges in Procurement HIA Heritage Impact Assessment UNESCO United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization ICT Information and Communication VMC Village Mediation Committee Technology Lao People's Democratic Republic Lao PDR Southeast Asia Disaster Risk Management Project – Additional Finance TABLE OF CONTENTS I. BACKGROUND AND RATIONALE FOR ADDITIONAL FINANCING ........................................ 7 II. DESCRIPTION OF ADDITIONAL FINANCING .................................................................... 11 III. KEY RISKS ..................................................................................................................... 17 IV. APPRAISAL SUMMARY .................................................................................................. 19 V. WORLD BANK GRIEVANCE REDRESS .............................................................................. 25 VI SUMMARY TABLE OF CHANGES ..................................................................................... 26 VII DETAILED CHANGE(S) .................................................................................................... 26 VIII. RESULTS FRAMEWORK AND MONITORING ................................................................... 33 The World Bank Lao PDR Southeast Asia Disaster Risk Management Project – Additional Finance (P170945) BASIC INFORMATION – PARENT (Lao PDR Southeast Asia Disaster Risk Management Project - P160930) Country Product Line Team Leader(s) Lao People's Democratic IBRD/IDA Henrike Brecht Republic Project ID Financing Instrument Resp CC Req CC Practice Area (Lead) P160930 Investment Project SEAU1 (9349) EACMM Urban, Resilience and Land Financing (8863) Implementing Agency: Ministry of Public Works and Transport, Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Planning and Investment ADD_FIN_TBL1 Is this a regionally tagged project? Bank/IFC Collaboration No Expected Original Environmental Approval Date Closing Date Guarantee Current EA Category Assessment Category Expiration Date 06-Jul-2017 31-Oct-2022 Partial Assessment (B) Partial Assessment (B) Financing & Implementation Modalities Parent [ ] Multiphase Programmatic Approach [MPA] [ ] Contingent Emergency Response Component (CERC) [✓] Series of Projects (SOP) [ ] Fragile State(s) [ ] Disbursement-Linked Indicators (DLIs) [ ] Small State(s) [ ] Financial Intermediaries (FI) [ ] Fragile within a Non-fragile Country [ ] Project-Based Guarantee [ ] Conflict [ ] Deferred Drawdown [ ] Responding to Natural or Man-made disaster [ ] Alternate Procurement Arrangements (APA) Page 1 of 51 The World Bank Lao PDR Southeast Asia Disaster Risk Management Project – Additional Finance (P170945) Development Objective(s) To reduce the impacts of flooding in Muang Xay and enhance the Government’s capacity to provide hydro- meteorological services and disaster response. Ratings (from Parent ISR) RATING_DRAFT_NO Implementation Latest ISR 31-Aug-2017 12-Mar-2018 30-Sep-2018 25-Apr-2019 01-Nov-2019 Progress towards achievement of S S S S S PDO Overall Implementation S S S MS MS Progress (IP) Overall Safeguards S S S S S Rating Overall Risk S S S S S BASIC INFORMATION – ADDITIONAL FINANCING (Lao PDR Southeast Asia Disaster Risk Management Project – Additional Finance - P170945) ADDFIN_TABLE Urgent Need or Capacity Project ID Project Name Additional Financing Type Constraints P170945 Lao PDR Southeast Asia Scale Up Yes Disaster Risk Management Project – Additional Finance Financing instrument Product line Approval Date Investment Project IBRD/IDA 13-Dec-2019 Financing Projected Date of Full Bank/IFC Collaboration Disbursement 30-Apr-2025 No Page 2 of 51 The World Bank Lao PDR Southeast Asia Disaster Risk Management Project – Additional Finance (P170945) Is this a regionally tagged project? No Financing & Implementation Modalities Child [ ] Series of Projects (SOP) [ ] Fragile State(s) [ ] Disbursement-Linked Indicators (DLIs) [ ] Small State(s) [ ] Financial Intermediaries (FI) [ ] Fragile within a Non-fragile Country [ ] Project-Based Guarantee [ ] Conflict [ ] Deferred Drawdown [✓] Responding to Natural or Man-made disaster [ ] Alternate Procurement Arrangements (APA) [ ] Contingent Emergency Response Component (CERC) Disbursement Summary (from Parent ISR) Net Source of Funds Total Disbursed Remaining Balance Disbursed Commitments IBRD % IDA 30.00 1.97 28.25 6.5 % Grants 1.00 0.51 0.49 51 % PROJECT FINANCING DATA – ADDITIONAL FINANCING (Lao PDR Southeast Asia Disaster Risk Management Project – Additional Finance - P170945) PROJECT FINANCING DATA (US$, Millions) SUMMARY-NewFin1 SUMMARY (Total Financing) Proposed Additional Total Proposed Current Financing Financing Financing Total Project Cost 31.00 25.00 56.00 Total Financing 31.00 25.00 56.00 of which IBRD/IDA 30.00 25.00 55.00 Page 3 of 51 The World Bank Lao PDR Southeast Asia Disaster Risk Management Project – Additional Finance (P170945) Financing Gap 0.00 0.00 0.00 DETAILSNewFinEnh1- Additional Financing World Bank Group Financing International Development Association (IDA) 25.00 IDA Credit 25.00 IDA Resources (in US$, Millions) Credit Amount Grant Amount Guarantee Amount Total Amount Lao People's Democratic 25.00 0.00 0.00 25.00 Republic Crisis Response Window 25.00 0.00 0.00 25.00 (CRW) Total 25.00 0.00 0.00 25.00 COMPLIANCE Policy Does the project depart from the CPF in content or in other significant respects? [ ] Yes [ ✔ ] No Does the project require any other Policy waiver(s)? [ ] Yes [ ✔ ] No INSTITUTIONAL DATA Practice Area (Lead) Urban, Resilience and Land Contributing Practice Areas Transport Climate Change and Disaster Screening This operation has been screened for short and long-term climate change and disaster risks Page 4 of 51 The World Bank Lao PDR Southeast Asia Disaster Risk Management Project – Additional Finance (P170945) Gender Tag Does the project plan to undertake any of the following? a. Analysis to identify Project-relevant gaps between males and females, especially in light of country gaps identified through SCD and CPF Yes b. Specific action(s) to address the gender gaps identified in (a) and/or to improve women or men's empowerment Yes c. Include Indicators in results framework to monitor outcomes from actions identified in (b) Yes PROJECT TEAM Bank Staff Name Role Specialization Unit Team Leader (ADM Henrike Brecht SEAU1 Responsible) Keiko Saito Team Leader SEAU1 Zuzana Stanton-Geddes Team Leader Disaster Risk Management SCAUR Procurement Specialist (ADM Khamphet Chanvongnaraz Procurement EEAR1 Responsible) Aisha Lanette
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