Document of The World Bank FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY Public Disclosure Authorized Report No: ICR00004961 IMPLEMENTATION COMPLETION AND RESULTS REPORT IBRD-82490 ON A LOAN FROM THE INTERNATIONAL BANK FOR RECONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT Public Disclosure Authorized IN THE AMOUNT OF US$80 MILLION TO THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA FOR A GUANGXI LAIBIN WATER ENVIRONMENT PROJECT Public Disclosure Authorized June 22, 2020 Urban, 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 January 31, 2020) Currency Unit = Renminbi (RMB) RMB￥6.94 = US$1 FISCAL YEAR January 1 – December 31 ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS CPF Country Partnership Framework CPS Country Partnership Strategy EIA Environmental Impact Assessment EIRR Economic Internal Rate of Return EMP Environmental Management Plan FEP Flood Emergency Plan FM Financial Management FWS Flood Warning System FYP Five-Year Plan GRM Grievance Redress Mechanism ICR Implementation Completion and Results Report IRI Intermediate Results Indicator IUFR Interim Unaudited Financial Report ISR Implementation Status and Results Report LID Low Impact Development LMG Laibin Municipal Government LWIC Laibin Water Investment Company M&E Monitoring and Evaluation O&M Operation and Maintenance PAD Project Appraisal Document PAP Project Affected Person PDO Project Development Objective PIU Project Implementation Unit PMO Project Management Office RAP Resettlement Action Plan RF Results Framework TA Technical Assistance TTL Task Team Leader Regional Vice President: Victoria Kwakwa Country Director: Martin Reiser Regional Director: Benoit Bosquet Practice Manager: Francis Ghesquiere Task Team Leader(s): Guangming Yan ICR Main Contributor: Mats Andersson 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 .................................................................................................................... 12 A. RELEVANCE OF PDOs ............................................................................................................ 12 B. ACHIEVEMENT OF PDOs (EFFICACY) ...................................................................................... 12 C. EFFICIENCY ........................................................................................................................... 16 D. JUSTIFICATION OF OVERALL OUTCOME RATING .................................................................... 17 E. OTHER OUTCOMES AND IMPACTS ......................................................................................... 18 III. KEY FACTORS THAT AFFECTED IMPLEMENTATION AND OUTCOME ................................ 19 A. KEY FACTORS DURING PREPARATION ................................................................................... 19 B. KEY FACTORS DURING IMPLEMENTATION ............................................................................. 20 IV. BANK PERFORMANCE, COMPLIANCE ISSUES, AND RISK TO DEVELOPMENT OUTCOME .. 21 A. QUALITY OF MONITORING AND EVALUATION (M&E) ............................................................ 21 B. ENVIRONMENTAL, SOCIAL, AND FIDUCIARY COMPLIANCE ..................................................... 22 C. BANK PERFORMANCE ........................................................................................................... 24 D. RISK TO DEVELOPMENT OUTCOME ....................................................................................... 25 V. LESSONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS ............................................................................. 26 ANNEX 1. RESULTS FRAMEWORK AND KEY OUTPUTS ........................................................... 28 ANNEX 2. BANK LENDING AND IMPLEMENTATION SUPPORT/SUPERVISION ......................... 35 ANNEX 3. PROJECT COST BY COMPONENT ........................................................................... 37 ANNEX 4. EFFICIENCY ANALYSIS ........................................................................................... 38 ANNEX 5. BORROWER, CO-FINANCIER AND OTHER PARTNER/STAKEHOLDER COMMENTS ... 45 ANNEX 6. SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS .................................................................................. 49 ANNEX 7. PHOTOS OF PROJECT ACHIEVEMENTS AND PROJECT MAP .................................... 50 The World Bank Guangxi Laibin Water Environment Project (P126817) DATA SHEET BASIC INFORMATION Product Information Project ID Project Name P126817 Guangxi Laibin Water Environment Project Country Financing Instrument China Investment Project Financing Original EA Category Revised EA Category Partial Assessment (B) Partial Assessment (B) Organizations Borrower Implementing Agency People's Republic of China Laibin Development and Reform Commission Project Development Objective (PDO) Original PDO The proposed Project Development Objective (PDO) is to reduce flood risks and improve drainage in selected areas of Laibin city. Page 1 of 52 The World Bank Guangxi Laibin Water Environment Project (P126817) FINANCING Original Amount (US$) Revised Amount (US$) Actual Disbursed (US$) World Bank Financing 80,000,000 66,000,000 62,756,145 IBRD-82490 Total 80,000,000 66,000,000 62,756,145 Non-World Bank Financing 0 0 0 Borrower/Recipient 47,380,000 60,250,000 52,183,855 Total 47,380,000 60,250,000 52,183,855 Total Project Cost 127,380,000 126,250,000 114,940,000 KEY DATES Approval Effectiveness MTR Review Original Closing Actual Closing 31-May-2013 08-Nov-2013 09-May-2016 31-Jan-2019 31-Jan-2020 RESTRUCTURING AND/OR ADDITIONAL FINANCING Date(s) Amount Disbursed (US$M) Key Revisions 19-Jun-2017 27.74 Change in Results Framework Change in Components and Cost Reallocation between Disbursement Categories 15-Jan-2019 39.27 Change in Results Framework Change in Components and Cost Change in Loan Closing Date(s) Cancellation of Financing Reallocation between Disbursement Categories Change in Disbursements Arrangements Change in Implementation Schedule KEY RATINGS Outcome Bank Performance M&E Quality Moderately Satisfactory Satisfactory Substantial Page 2 of 52 The World Bank Guangxi Laibin Water Environment Project (P126817) RATINGS OF PROJECT PERFORMANCE IN ISRs Actual No. Date ISR Archived DO Rating IP Rating Disbursements (US$M) 01 23-Jun-2013 Satisfactory Satisfactory 0 02 24-Dec-2013 Satisfactory Satisfactory 0 03 15-Jun-2014 Satisfactory Moderately Satisfactory 0 04 07-Dec-2014 Moderately Satisfactory Moderately Satisfactory 0 05 28-May-2015 Moderately Satisfactory Moderately Satisfactory 5.00 Moderately 06 30-Nov-2015 Moderately Unsatisfactory 7.01 Unsatisfactory Moderately 07 20-Jun-2016 Moderately Unsatisfactory 10.64 Unsatisfactory Moderately 08 28-Nov-2016 Moderately Unsatisfactory 14.47 Unsatisfactory 09 22-Jun-2017 Moderately Satisfactory Moderately Satisfactory 27.74 10 27-Nov-2017 Moderately Satisfactory Moderately Satisfactory 37.99 11 17-Apr-2018 Moderately Satisfactory Moderately Satisfactory 44.42 Moderately 12 23-Jul-2018 Moderately Unsatisfactory 44.42 Unsatisfactory 13 12-Dec-2018 Moderately Satisfactory Moderately Satisfactory 39.27 14 01-Mar-2019 Moderately Satisfactory Moderately Satisfactory 44.01 15 14-Jun-2019 Satisfactory Satisfactory 46.18 16 25-Dec-2019 Moderately Satisfactory Moderately Satisfactory 54.40 SECTORS AND THEMES Sectors Major Sector/Sector (%) Public Administration 9 Sub-National Government 2 Other Public Administration 7 Page 3 of 52 The World Bank Guangxi Laibin Water Environment Project (P126817) Transportation 7 Other Transportation 7 Water, Sanitation and Waste Management 84 Sanitation 50 Other Water Supply, Sanitation and Waste 34 Management Themes Major Theme/ Theme (Level 2)/ Theme (Level 3) (%) Urban and Rural Development 27 Urban Development 27 Urban Infrastructure and Service Delivery 27 Environment and Natural Resource Management 121 Climate change 48 Adaptation 48 Water Resource Management 73 Water Institutions, Policies and Reform 73 ADM STAFF Role At Approval At ICR Regional Vice President: Pamela Cox Victoria Kwakwa Country Director: Klaus Rohland Martin Raiser Director: John A. Roome Benoit Bosquet Practice Manager: Mark R. Lundell Francis Ghesquiere Task Team Leader(s): Paul Procee Guangming Yan ICR Contributing Author: Mats Andersson Page 4 of 52 The World Bank Guangxi Laibin Water Environment Project (P126817) I. PROJECT CONTEXT AND DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVES A. CONTEXT AT APPRAISAL Context 1. Country context. China’s cities have grown at a rate and scale never seen before in human history. About 380 million people have moved from rural to urban areas over the last two decades, and another 300 million people are expected to migrate by 2025. While the rapid urbanization at appraisal (and still today) has been a driver of economic growth and has helped raise living standards, it has also brought significant environmental problems, destruction of natural resources and ecosystems, and increased energy demands. This