The World Bank Report No: ISR4941

Implementation Status & Results LAND ADMINISTRATION (P056018)

Operation Name: LAND ADMINISTRATION (P056018) Project Stage: Implementation Seq.No: 23 Status: ARCHIVED Archive Date: Country: Nicaragua Approval FY: 2002

Public Disclosure Authorized Product Line:IBRD/IDA Region: LATIN AMERICA AND CARIBBEAN Lending Instrument: Specific Investment Loan Implementing Agency(ies): Executive Secretariat of the Land Administration Project (SE-PRODEP), General Attorney's Office (PGR) Key Dates Board Approval Date 18-Jun-2002 Original Closing Date 31-Dec-2007 Planned Mid Term Review Date Last Archived ISR Date 15-Jun-2011 Public Disclosure Copy Effectiveness Date 25-Feb-2003 Revised Closing Date 30-Apr-2013 Actual Mid Term Review Date

Project Development Objectives Project Development Objective (from Project Appraisal Document) The long-term development objective of the Land Administration Project is to improve the security of land tenure and thereby: (i) develop and establish a national policy, legal, institutional and technical framework to support a systematic property rights administration that is efficient, reliable and equitable; (ii) develop, implement and validate a systematic methodology, which would accelerate and improve the processing of requests for new titles and title reviews in three departments so that it could be subsequently applied nationwide; eliminate backlog of title requests; (iii) achieve substantial progress in the recognition and definition of Indigenous Peoples land rights and demarcate 15 territories and community lands; (iv) achieve substantial progress in the definition and Public Disclosure Authorized demarcation of existing and proposed protected areas and critical habitats. Has the Project Development Objective been changed since Board Approval of the Project?

Yes No

Component(s)

Component Name Component Cost POLICY AND LEGAL REFORMS 0.57 INSTUTIONAL STRENGTHENING AND DECENTRALIZATION 17.33 TITLING AND REGULARIZATION SERVICES 21.90 DEMARCATION OF PROTECTED AREAS 2.49 DEMARCATION OF INDIGENOUS TERRITORIES 2.61

Public Disclosure Authorized INFORMATION SYSTEMS 3.60

Overall Ratings Previous Rating Current Rating Progress towards achievement of PDO Satisfactory Satisfactory Public Disclosure Copy Overall Implementation Progress (IP) Satisfactory Satisfactory Overall Risk Rating

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Implementation Status Overview Project implementation is advancing well due to strong Government commitment, strong inter-institutional coordination, and an emphasis on municipal level implementation. Currently, 72 percent of total funds under the project's Additional Financing have been disbursed, and there have been significant achievements in piloting the integrated Cadastral and Registry Information System (SIICAR), as well as in regularization activities.

Locations Country First Administrative Division Location Planned Actual Nicaragua Departamento de Madriz Municipio de Yalaguina

Nicaragua Departamento de Municipio de Villa Nueva

Public Disclosure Copy Nicaragua Departamento de Madriz Municipio de Totogalpa

Nicaragua Departamento de Madriz Municipio de Telpaneca

Nicaragua Departamento de Leon Municipio de Telica

Nicaragua Departamento de Madriz Municipio de Somoto

Nicaragua Departamento de Chinandega Municipio de

Nicaragua Departamento de Chinandega Municipio de Santo Tomas del Norte

Nicaragua Departamento de Chinandega Municipio de

Nicaragua Departamento de Leon Municipio de San Nicolas

Nicaragua Departamento de Madriz Municipio de San Lucas

Nicaragua Departamento de Madriz Municipio de San Juan del Rio Coco

Nicaragua Departamento de Esteli Municipio de San Juan de Limay

Nicaragua Departamento de Madriz Municipio de San Jose de Cusmapa

Nicaragua Departamento de Chinandega Municipio de

Nicaragua Departamento de Leon Municipio de Quezalguaque

Nicaragua Departamento de Chinandega Municipio de Puerto Morazan

Nicaragua Departamento de Esteli Municipio de Pueblo Nuevo

Nicaragua Departamento de Chinandega Municipio de Posoltega

Public Disclosure Copy Nicaragua Departamento de Madriz Municipio de Palacaguina

Nicaragua Departamento de Leon Municipio de Nagarote

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Country First Administrative Division Location Planned Actual Nicaragua Departamento de Esteli Municipio de La Trinidad

Nicaragua Departamento de Madriz Municipio de Las Sabanas

Nicaragua Departamento de Leon Municipio de Larreynaga

Nicaragua Departamento de Esteli Municipio de Esteli

Nicaragua Departamento de Chinandega Municipio de

Nicaragua Departamento de Chinandega Municipio de Corinto

Public Disclosure Copy Nicaragua Departamento de Chinandega Municipio de Corinto

Nicaragua Departamento de Esteli Municipio de

Nicaragua Departamento de Chinandega Municipio de Cinco Pinos

Nicaragua Departamento de Chinandega Municipio de Chinandega

Nicaragua Departamento de Chinandega Municipio de

Nicaragua Region Autonoma Atlantico Norte Region Autonoma Atlantico Norte

Nicaragua Region Autonoma Atlantico Sur Region Autonoma Atlantico Sur

Nicaragua Not Entered Bosawas Biosphere Reserve

Nicaragua Departamento de Leon La Paz Centro

Results

Project Development Objective Indicators Indicator Name Core Unit of Measure Baseline Current End Target Key legal and procedural reforms have been Text Value 0% 100% approved, that permit to carry out massive national regularization program by the end Date 01-Jan-2002 30-Sep-2011 30-Apr-2010 ofthe project. Comments No Indigenous Land Titling The Project supported the Target acheived under Law; Registry Law did not approval of: Law for Titling of original Credit allow SIICAR; legal difficulties Indigenous Peoples' Lands for regularization. (2002); Cadastre Law (2004); and PublicRegistryLaw (2009) Public Disclosure Copy

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At least 30% reduction in the average number Text Value Unknown 30% of days to regularize property rights through the Property Intendancy in the pilot area. Date 30-Sep-2011 30-Apr-2013 Comments Pilot study showed initial reduction in time. At least 40% of the territory under irregular land Text Value 0 % of the pilot area was 40% tenure status (i.e. reformed sector, national and regularized state land) in the pilot area has legal certainty Date 25-Feb-2003 30-Sep-2011 30-Apr-2013 about tenure. Comments

At least 70 % of beneficiaries receiving new Text Value 70% rural titles fall under the category of "very small Public Disclosure Copy producer". Date 30-Sep-2011 30-Apr-2013 Comments New indicator under the AF Not measured yet At least 40% of new titles are provided directly Text Value 40% to women and/or jointly with their spouse/ partner. Date 25-Feb-2003 30-Sep-2011 30-Apr-2013 Comments New indicator under the AF Good progress made according to preliminary information. At least 50% reduction in number of days Text Value 0% 50% required to register a transaction in SIICAR, in the pilot area. Date 25-Feb-2003 30-Sep-2011 30-Apr-2013 Comments No system existed at the SIICAR made operational in moment of Project appraisal Chinandega. Public Registries in the pilot area are financially Text Value 100% sustainable. Date 30-Sep-2011 30-Apr-2013 Comments SIICAR only made operational recently Land taxation rates updated in 33 Text Value 33 municipalities in the pilot area through the use of cadastral survey information in SISCAT. Date 30-Sep-2011 30-Apr-2013 Comments New indicator under the AF Not measurable yet All protected areas under the Project are Text Value 0 14 included in INETER's geographical database. Date 25-Feb-2003 30-Sep-2011 30-Apr-2013 Comments PAs were not demarcated or Inclusion of the 2 PAs geo-referenced demarcated under the AF is

Public Disclosure Copy underway.

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Indicator Name Core Unit of Measure Baseline Current End Target Indigenous Peoples' rights are enforced in 15 Text Value 0 15 territories and respected by government authorities, and the national regional and Date 25-Feb-2003 30-Jul-2010 30-Apr-2013 municipal levels. Comments Territories were not Activities completed under the Target achieved demarcated or titled original Credit.

Intermediate Results Indicators Indicator Name Core Unit of Measure Baseline Current End Target Land policy framework prepared and consulted Text Value Land Policy framewoek Land policy document Land Policy Framework with key land administration actors. document did not exist complete. Document endorsed and in Public Disclosure Copy use. Date 25-Feb-2003 31-Mar-2010 30-Apr-2010 Comments Policy Framework was Activity completed prepared through a consultation process. Target Achieved Organizational Development Plans designed, Text Value ODPs fully implemented approved, and implemented. Date 31-Mar-2011 30-Apr-2010 Comments Diagnostic established in Target achieved Activity completed 2001. UTOs established and maintaining close Text Value UTOs did not exist before the UTOs established and UTOs operating in Project coordination in municipalities where surveying Project operating in Project area. area has been completed. Date 01-Jan-2010 30-Sep-2011 30-Apr-2013 Comments Target achieved. UTO integrated into regional offices of relevant agencies INETER has opened departmental offices Text Value No Cadastre Office (INETER) INETER departmental offices Offices operating where lacking in the Project area. in Madriz. operating. Date 01-Jan-2010 30-Sep-2011 30-Apr-2013 Comments Target achieved Cadastral surveying database transferred to at Text Value 0 26 33 least 33 municipalities in the pilot area; and in 4 municipalities SIICAR and SISCATshare data Date 01-Jan-2010 30-Sep-2011 30-Apr-2013 as well as resources and technology for their Comments New indicator under the AF management. Public Disclosure Copy

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Indicator Name Core Unit of Measure Baseline Current End Target Diagnostics to identify land tenure status on Text Value 0 22 33 ejido and municipal lands have been carried out in at least 33 municipalities, to support Date 01-Jan-2010 30-Sep-2011 30-Apr-2013 titling processes. Comments New indicator under the AF At least 52,282 rural and urban parcels Text Value 0 38,833 52,282 regularized in the pilot area. Date 01-Feb-2003 30-Sep-2011 30-Apr-2013 Comments 13,940 rural titles ; 9,188 urban titles; 15,705 other. At least 12,600 of regularized parcels in the Text Value 0 23,128 12,600 Public Disclosure Copy pilot area receive new titles. Date 01-Feb-2003 30-Sep-2011 30-Apr-2013 Comments 13,940 rural titles and 9,188 urban titles. At least 14,230 pending urban titles resolved. Text Value 0 12,800 14,230

Date 01-Feb-2003 30-Sep-2011 30-Apr-2013 Comments

At least 15,554 rural titles provided. Text Value 0 12,343 15,554

Date 01-Feb-2003 31-Mar-2011 30-Apr-2013 Comments

At least 10,565 agrarian titles reviewed. Text Value 0 7,252 10,565

Date 01-Feb-2003 30-Sep-2011 30-Apr-2013 Comments

At least 4,985 cases resolved by OCI, along Text Value 0 5,563 4,985 with the provision of compensation resolutions. Date 01-Feb-2003 30-Sep-2011 30-Apr-2013 Comments Target achieved and surpassed (112%) At least 450 trained community mediators. Text Value 0 274 450

Date 01-Jan-2010 30-Sep-2011 30-Apr-2013 Comments

At least 2,225 detected boundary conflicts Text Value 0 1,299 2,225 mediated. Public Disclosure Copy Date 01-Jan-2010 30-Sep-2011 30-Apr-2013

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Comments 725 of the 1,299 cases that have been mediated have reached an agreement. At least 14 protected areas under the Project Text Value 0 14 14 demarcated. Date 01-Jan-2010 30-Sep-2011 30-Apr-2013 Comments Original target met. Two Activity completed additional protected areas included under the AF At least 7 management plans prepared and Text Value 0 8 and 5 7 and 7 implemented. Date 01-Jan-2010 30-Jul-2010 30-Apr-2010 Public Disclosure Copy Comments Target achieved Activity completed At least 15 indigenous territories demarcated. Text Value 0 15 15

Date 01-Jan-2010 30-Jul-2010 30-Apr-2010 Comments Target achieved Activity completed At least 5 of titled territories have a productive Text Value 0 2 5 subproject under implementation. Date 01-Jan-2010 30-Sep-2010 30-Apr-2010 Comments Activity completed SIICAR linking the legal and geographic Text Value 0 1 4 information on each property is fully operational in 4 pilot departments. Date 01-Jan-2010 30-Sep-2011 30-Apr-2013 Comments SIICAR is operational in Chinandega At least 80% of regular properties included in Text Value 0% 29.4% 80% SIICAR CAT are transferred to SIICAR REG. Date 01-Jan-2010 30-Sep-2011 30-Apr-2013 Comments 6,181 rural and urban 20,995 rural and urban properties have been properties. transferred to SIICAR REG SIIPRO contains updated information of the Text Value 33% 100% regularization cases submitted to the IP central level. Date 30-Sep-2011 30-Apr-2013 Comments New indicator under the AF system maintenance completed; SIIPRO installed in 4 pilot departments; 3 workshops completed. Public Disclosure Copy

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SMEI operating and conducting evaluation and Text Value SMEI did not exist before SMEI is operational. SMEI operational fieldwork, including participatory activities and Project Project impact evaluation. Date 01-Jan-2010 30-Sep-2011 30-Apr-2013 Comments Some surveys delayed.

Data on Financial Performance (as of 14-Nov-2011)

Financial Agreement(s) Key Dates Project Loan No. Status Approval Date Signing Date Effectiveness Date Closing Date P056018 IDA-36650 Closed 18-Jun-2002 24-Jun-2002 25-Feb-2003 31-Jul-2010

Public Disclosure Copy P056018 IDA-3665A Closed 18-Jun-2002 24-Jun-2002 25-Feb-2003 31-Dec-2007 P056018 IDA-46800 Effective 16-Feb-2010 02-Mar-2010 27-May-2010 30-Apr-2013

Disbursements (in Millions) Project Loan No. Status Currency Original Revised Cancelled Disbursed Undisbursed % Disbursed P056018 IDA-36650 Closed XDR 25.10 24.28 0.82 24.28 0.00 100.00 P056018 IDA-3665A Closed XDR 1.10 1.10 0.00 1.10 0.00 100.00 P056018 IDA-46800 Effective XDR 6.30 6.30 0.00 4.54 1.76 72.00

Disbursement Graph Public Disclosure Copy

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Key Decisions Regarding Implementation Activities under Components A (Policy and Legal Reform) and E (Demarcation of Indigenous Lands) were completed under the original Credit. Accordingly, no resources were allocated under the Additional Financing Credit for these components.

Restructuring History CD Approved on 26-Jan-2007, CD Approved on 27-Feb-2008, RVP Approved on 10-Jun-2009

Related Projects P117836-Land Administration Project (PRODEP) Additional Financing Public Disclosure Copy Public Disclosure Copy

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