The World Bank Costa Rica Catastrophe Deferred Drawdown Option (CAT DDO) (P111926) Document of The World Bank Public Disclosure Authorized Report No: ICR00004369 IMPLEMENTATION COMPLETION AND RESULTS REPORT (IBRD-75940) ON A LOAN Public Disclosure Authorized IN THE AMOUNT OF US$65 MILLION TO THE REPUBLIC OF COSTA RICA FOR A DEVELOPMENT POLICY LOAN WITH A CATASTROPHE DEFERRED DRAWDOWN OPTION (CAT DDO) Public Disclosure Authorized October 17, 2018 Public Disclosure Authorized Social, Urban, Rural and Resilience Global Practice Central America Country Management Unit Latin America and the Caribbean Region The World Bank Costa Rica Catastrophe Deferred Drawdown Option (CAT DDO) (P111926) CURRENCY EQUIVALENTS (Exchange Rate Effective October 31, 2017) Currency Unit = Costa Rican Colones (CRC) CRC 1 = US$ 0.0018 US$1 = CRC 569.75 FISCAL YEAR January 1–December 31 ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS AyA Costa Rican National Water and Sanitation Institution (Instituto Costarricense de Acueductos y Alcantarillados) Cat DDO Catastrophe Deferred Drawdown Option CCA Climate Change Adaptation CCRIF Caribbean Catastrophe Risk Insurance Facility CEPREDENAC Coordination Center for the Prevention of Disasters in Central America and the Dominican Republic (Centro de Coordinación para la Prevención de los Desastres en America Central y República Dominicana) CNE National Commission for Risk Prevention and Emergency Management (Comisión Nacional de Prevención de Riesgos y Atención de Emergencias) Before 1999: National Emergency Commission (Comisión Nacional de Emergencia) CPS Country Partnership Strategy CRSC Costa Rica Seismic Code DPL Development Policy Loan DRFS Disaster Risk Financing Strategy DRM Disaster Risk Management EMP Emergency Management Plan ENSO El Niño-Southern Oscillation GDP Gross Domestic Product GFDRR Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery GoCR Government of Costa Rica ICR Implementation Completion and Results Report IDF International Development Fund The World Bank Costa Rica Catastrophe Deferred Drawdown Option (CAT DDO) (P111926) INS National Insurance Institute (Instituto Nacional de Seguros) M&E Monitoring and Evaluation MAG Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (Ministerio de Agricultura y Ganadería) MIDEPLAN Ministry of National Planning and Economic Policy (Ministerio de Planificación Nacional y Política Económica) MoF Ministry of Finance (Ministerio de Hacienda) NRM National Risk Management NDP National Development Plan NEF National Emergency Fund (Fondo Nacional de Emergencias) NLM National Land Management PCGIR Central American Comprehensive Disaster Risk Management Policy PDNA Post Disaster Needs Assessment PDO Project Development Objective SICA Central American Integration System (Sistema de la Integración Centroamericana) TA Technical Assistance Senior Global Practice Director: Ede Jorge Ijjasz-Vasquez Sector Manager: Ming Zhang Project Team Leader: Doekle Geert Wielinga ICR Team Leader: Doekle Geert Wielinga and Melanie S. Kappes The World Bank Costa Rica Catastrophe Deferred Drawdown Option (CAT DDO) (P111926) TABLE OF CONTENTS DATA SHEET A. Basic Information B. Key Dates C. Ratings Summary D. Sector and Theme Codes F. Results Framework Analysis G. Ratings of Project Performance in ISRs H. Restructuring 1. PROJECT CONTEXT, DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVES AND DESIGN............................................................ 8 2. KEY FACTORS AFFECTING IMPLEMENTATION AND OUTCOMES ........................................................ 13 3. ASSESSMENT OF OUTCOMES ....................................................................................................... 19 4 ASSESSMENT OF RISK TO DEVELOPMENT OUTCOME ....................................................................... 28 5 ASSESSMENT OF BANK AND BORROWER PERFORMANCE ................................................................. 29 6 LESSONS LEARNED ....................................................................................................................... 32 7 COMMENTS ON ISSUES RAISED BY BORROWER/IMPLEMENTING AGENCIES/PARTNERS ....................... 34 ANNEX 1: BANK LENDING AND IMPLEMENTATION SUPPORT/SUPERVISION PROCESSES ............................. 36 ANNEX 2: BENEFICIARY SURVEY RESULTS.............................................................................................. 39 ANNEX 3: STAKEHOLDER WORKSHOP REPORT AND RESULTS .................................................................. 40 ANNEX 4: SUMMARY OF BORROWER’S ICR AND/OR COMMENTS ON DRAFT ICR ....................................... 41 ANNEX 5: COMMENTS OF COFINANCIERS AND OTHER PARTNERS/STAKEHOLDERS.................................... 43 ANNEX 6: LIST OF SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS ....................................................................................... 44 ANNEX 7: MATRIX OF ADDITIONAL UNOFFICIAL INDICATORS .................................................................. 46 MAP................................................................................................................................................. 47 The World Bank Costa Rica Catastrophe Deferred Drawdown Option (CAT DDO) (P111926) A. BASIC INFORMATION Costa Rica Development Policy Loan (DPL) with Country: Costa Rica Program Name: Catastrophe Deferred Draw Down Option (Cat DDO) Program ID: P111926 L/C/TF Number(s): IBRD-75940 ICR Date: 10/15/2018 ICR Type: Core ICR Financing Instrument: DPL Borrower: Government of Costa Rica Original Total US$ 65.00 million Disbursed Amount: US$ 65.00 million Commitment: Revised Amount: US$ 65.00 million Implementing Agencies: Republic of Costa Rica, Ministry of Finance (Ministerio de Hacienda) Cofinanciers and Other External Partners: B. KEY DATES Revised / Actual Process Date Process Original Date Date(s) Concept Review: 06/30/2008 Effectiveness: 03/05/2009 Appraisal: 08/07/2008 Restructuring(s): Approval: 09/16/2008 Mid-term Review: 1 Closing: 10/30/2011 10/30/2017 C. RATINGS SUMMARY C.1 Performance Rating by ICR Outcomes: Highly Satisfactory Risk to Development Outcome: Moderate Bank Performance: Satisfactory Borrower Performance: Highly Satisfactory 1 The operation was renewed twice by 3 years each time. According to official guidance, a DPL with Cat DDO can be renewed up to four times for a total of 15 years. Page 1 of 47 The World Bank Costa Rica Catastrophe Deferred Drawdown Option (CAT DDO) (P111926) C.2 Detailed Ratings of Bank and Borrower Performance (by ICR) Bank Ratings Borrower Ratings Quality at Entry: Highly Satisfactory Government: Highly Satisfactory Implementing Quality of Supervision: Satisfactory NA Agency/Agencies: Overall Bank Overall Borrower Satisfactory Highly Satisfactory Performance: Performance: C.3 Quality at Entry and Implementation Performance Indicators Implementation QAG Assessments (if Indicators Rating Performance any) Potential Problem Program at any time No Quality at Entry (QEA): None (Yes/No): Problem Program at any Quality of Supervision No None time (Yes/No): (QSA): DO rating before Satisfactory Closing/Inactive status: D. SECTOR AND THEME CODES Original Actual Sector Code (as % of total Bank financing) Public Administration Other Public Administration 8 8 Transportation Other Transportation 8 8 Water, Sanitation and Waste Management Other Water Supply, Sanitation and Waste 84 84 Management Theme Code (as % of total Bank financing) Finance 25 25 Finance for Development 25 25 Disaster Risk Finance 25 25 Urban and Rural Development 75 75 Page 2 of 47 The World Bank Costa Rica Catastrophe Deferred Drawdown Option (CAT DDO) (P111926) Disaster Risk Management 75 75 Disaster Preparedness 25 25 Disaster Response and Recovery 25 25 Disaster Risk Reduction 25 25 E. BANK STAFF Positions At ICR At Approval Pamela Cox Vice President: Jorge Familiar Calderon Laura Frigenti Country Director: Yaye Seynabou Sakho Guang Zhe Chen Practice Manager/Manager: Ming Zhang Armando Eduardo Guzman Program Team Leader: Doekle Geert Wielinga Escobar Doekle Geert Wielinga and Melanie ICR Team Leader: Simone Kappes ICR Primary Author: Melanie Simone Kappes F. RESULTS FRAMEWORK ANALYSIS Program Development Objectives (from Project Appraisal Document) The overall development objective of the proposed operation is to enhance the government’s capacity to implement its disaster risk management program for natural disasters. Revised Program Development Objectives (if any, as approved by original approving authority) n.a. Page 3 of 47 The World Bank Costa Rica Catastrophe Deferred Drawdown Option (CAT DDO) (P111926) (a) PDO Indicator(s) Original Target Actual Value Achieved at Values (from Formally Revised Indicator Baseline Value Completion or Target approval Target Values Years documents) Indicator 1: Strengthened regulatory and institutional framework for Disaster Risk Management (DRM) through an enhanced capacity of CNE to coordinate and incentivize DRM activities. Value quantitative or Adoption of Law Enforcement of Achieved. qualitative) No. 8488 and its Law No. 8488 regulation. and its The GoCR continues regulation are in enforcing Law No. 8488 place. and its regulation. Date achieved 09/16/2008 10/28/2011 10/28/2011 Comments Key aspects of the law and regulation that were implemented successfully (including % include but are not limited to the development of NRM policies and plans, achievement) mainstreaming of DRM into sectoral plans, and organization of national risk forums. Indicator 2: Well-funded and functional Fondo Nacional de Emergencias as part of the Disaster Risk Management Program Value quantitative or The Emergency