Document of The World Bank FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY Public Disclosure Authorized Report No: ICR00005156 IMPLEMENTATION COMPLETION AND RESULTS REPORT TF016614/ TF016425 ON A GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT FACILITY - LEAST DEVELOPED COUNTRIES FUND GRANT AND A Public Disclosure Authorized GLOBAL FACILITY FOR DISASTER REDUCTION AND RECOVERY - MANAGING THE AFRICAN, CARIBBEAN AND PACIFIC -EUROPEAN UNION NATURAL DISASTER RISK REDUCTION PROGRAM GRANT IN THE AMOUNT OF US$ 9.10 MILLION TO THE SOLOMON ISLANDS Public Disclosure Authorized FOR THE COMMUNITY RESILIENCE TO CLIMATE AND DISASTER RISK PROJECT (P112613) October 26, 2020 This ICRR replaces the version published in the Board Operation System on November 5, 2020 and reflects a minor correction to an accidentally enlarged image on p. 51 Urban, Resilience And Land Global Practice Public Disclosure Authorized East Asia And Pacific 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 (Exchange Rate Effective May 28, 2020) Currency Unit = Solomon Islands Dollar SI$8.28 = US$1 US$ 0.121 = SI$1 FISCAL YEAR January 1 – December 31 Regional Vice President: Victoria Kwakwa Country Director: Michel Kerf Regional Director: Benoit Bosquet Practice Manager: Ming Zhang Task Team Leader(s): Tevi Maltali Obed ICR Main Contributor: Habiba Gitay and Sofia Bettencourt ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS ACP African, Caribbean and Pacific (Group of States) MYOB Mind Your Own Business (Accounting software) CBDRM Community-based Disaster Risk Management NAPA National Adaptation Programme of Action Plan/Tool (also known as CBVRM) CBDRM/V&A Community-based Disaster Risk Management/ NDC National Disaster Council Vulnerability and Adaptation Plans CCA Climate Change Adaptation NDMO National Disaster Management Office CCDRM Climate Change and Disaster Risk Management NDMP National Disaster Management Plan COVID-19 Coronavirus Disease 2019 No. Number CPF Country Partnership Framework NPV Net Present Value CRISP Community Resilience to Climate and Disaster Risk NDS National Development Strategy in Solomon Islands Project DO Development Objective ODI Overseas Development Institute DRM Disaster Risk Management OECD Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development DRR Disaster Risk Reduction OP Operational Policy EIRR Economic Internal Rate of Return PXXXX Project Code (World Bank) ESMF Environmental and Social Management Framework PAD Project Appraisal Document EU European Union PCC Project Coordination Committee FY Fiscal Year PCDF Provincial Capacity Development Fund GDP Gross Domestic Product PCRAFI Pacific Catastrophe Risk Assessment and Financing Initiative GEF Global Environment Facility PDO Project Development Objective GFDRR Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery PDOI Project Development Outcome Indicator GFS Gravity Fed Systems (Sub-Projects) PHRD Japan Policy and Human Resources Development Fund GIS Geographic Information System PMU Project Management Unit ICR Implementation Completion and Results Report POM Project Operations Manual IRI Intermediate Results Indicator RDP Rural Development Program ISR Implementation Status and Results Report RDP2 Rural Development Program – Phase II IRCCNHP Increasing Resilience to Climate Change and Natural RWH Rainwater Harvest Systems (Sub-Projects) Hazards Project (in Vanuatu) ITQ Invitation to Quote SI$ Solomon Islands Dollar Km2 Square kilometers SIC Sub-Project Implementation Committee LDCF Least Developed Countries Fund SIG- Solomon Islands Government Network Connect MECDM Ministry of Environment, Climate Change, Disaster SMART Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant and Management, and Meteorology Time-Bound (indicators) M&E Monitoring and Evaluation STEP Systematic Tracking of Exchanges in Procurement MEHRD Ministry of Education and Human Resources TF Trust Fund Development MHMS Ministry of Health and Medical Services TOC Theory of Change MMERE Ministry of Mines, Energy and Rural Electrification US$ United States Dollar MTR Mid-term Review % Percent TABLE OF CONTENTS DATA SHEET .......................................................................................................................... 1 I. PROJECT CONTEXT AND DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVES ....................................................... 5 A. CONTEXT AT APPRAISAL .........................................................................................................5 B. SIGNIFICANT CHANGES DURING IMPLEMENTATION ...............................................................9 II. OUTCOME .................................................................................................................... 11 A. RELEVANCE OF PDO ........................................................................................................... 11 B. ACHIEVEMENT OF PDO (EFFICACY) ..................................................................................... 12 C. EFFICIENCY ........................................................................................................................ 20 D. JUSTIFICATION OF OVERALL OUTCOME RATING ................................................................. 22 E. OTHER OUTCOMES AND IMPACTS ..................................................................................... 23 III. KEY FACTORS THAT AFFECTED IMPLEMENTATION AND OUTCOME ................................ 25 A. KEY FACTORS DURING PREPARATION ................................................................................ 25 B. KEY FACTORS DURING IMPLEMENTATION ........................................................................ 26 IV. BANK PERFORMANCE, COMPLIANCE ISSUES, AND RISK TO DEVELOPMENT OUTCOME .. 27 A. QUALITY OF MONITORING AND EVALUATION (M&E) ....................................................... 27 B. ENVIRONMENTAL, SOCIAL, AND FIDUCIARY COMPLIANCE ................................................ 29 C. BANK PERFORMANCE ...................................................................................................... 31 D. RISK TO DEVELOPMENT OUTCOME .................................................................................. 33 V. LESSONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS ............................................................................. 33 ANNEX 1. RESULTS FRAMEWORK AND KEY OUTPUTS ........................................................... 36 ANNEX 2. BANK LENDING AND IMPLEMENTATION SUPPORT/SUPERVISION ......................... 48 ANNEX 3. PROJECT COST BY COMPONENT ........................................................................... 50 ANNEX 4. EFFICIENCY ANALYSIS ........................................................................................... 51 A. Comparison with Appraisal Estimates ................................................................................ 51 B. Cost-Benefit Analysis ......................................................................................................... 53 C. Cost Effectiveness Analysis ................................................................................................ 63 ANNEX 5. BORROWER, CO-FINANCIER AND OTHER PARTNER/STAKEHOLDER COMMENTS ... 66 ANNEX 6. BENEFICIARY SURVEY ........................................................................................... 72 ANNEX 7. LIST OF SUB-PROJECTS SUPPORTED BY THE PROJECT ............................................ 86 ANNEX 8. PHOTOGRAPHS OF SUB-PROJECTS ....................................................................... 88 The World Bank COMMUNITY RESILIENCE TO CLIMATE AND DISASTER RISK IN SOLOMON ISLANDS PROJECT (P112613) DATA SHEET BASIC INFORMATION Product Information Project ID Project Name COMMUNITY RESILIENCE TO CLIMATE AND DISASTER RISK P112613 IN SOLOMON ISLANDS PROJECT Country Financing Instrument Solomon Islands Investment Project Financing Original EA Category Revised EA Category Partial Assessment (B) Partial Assessment (B) Organizations Borrower Implementing Agency Ministry of Environment, Climate Change, Disaster Solomon Islands Management and Meteorology Project Development Objective (PDO) Original PDO To increase the resilience of selected rural communities to the impacts of natural hazards and climate change PDO as stated in the legal agreement To increase the capacity of selected rural communities to manage natural hazards and climate change risks Page 1 of 92 The World Bank COMMUNITY RESILIENCE TO CLIMATE AND DISASTER RISK IN SOLOMON ISLANDS PROJECT (P112613) FINANCING Original Amount (US$) Revised Amount (US$) Actual Disbursed (US$) World Bank Financing 7,300,000 7,300,000 7,300,000 TF-16614 1,800,000 1,799,363 1,799,363 TF-16425 Total 9,100,000 9,099,363 9,099,363 Non-World Bank Financing 0 0 0 Borrower/Recipient 0 0 0 Total 0 0 0 Total Project Cost 9,100,000 9,099,363 9,099,363 KEY DATES Approval Effectiveness MTR Review Original Closing Actual Closing 06-Mar-2014 01-Apr-2014 19-Jun-2017 31-May-2019 28-May-2020 RESTRUCTURING AND/OR ADDITIONAL FINANCING Date(s) Amount Disbursed (US$M) Key Revisions 14-May-2018 4.70 Change in Results Framework Change in Components and Cost 07-May-2019 7.29 Change in Loan Closing Date(s) 26-Nov-2019 8.71 Change in Loan Closing Date(s) KEY RATINGS Outcome Bank Performance M&E Quality Moderately Satisfactory Moderately Satisfactory Modest Page 2 of 92 The World Bank COMMUNITY RESILIENCE TO CLIMATE AND DISASTER RISK IN SOLOMON ISLANDS PROJECT (P112613) RATINGS OF PROJECT PERFORMANCE IN ISRs Actual No. Date ISR Archived