Project Completion Report (PCR) Mozambique – Integrated Water Supply and Sanitation Project for Niassa and Nampula (ASNANI) A. PROJECT DATA AND KEY DATES I. BASIC INFORMATION Project or Loan Number Project Name Country PCR Date (African Development Fund) Integrated Water Supply and Sanitation Mozambique December Credit Number: 2100150000735 Project for Nampula and Niassa 2009 Grant Number: 2100155000250 Provinces (ASNANI) Lending Instruments: Loan and TAF Grant Sector: Water and Environmental Classification: Sanitation Category II Original Commitment Amount Cancelled Amount Disbursed Percent Disbursed (of original commitment) ADF Loan - UA 15.77 million UA 0.00 ADF Loan – UA 13.39 ADF Loan – 84.9% TAF Grant - UA 1.00 million million TAF Grant – 62.0% GOM - UA 1.86 million TAF Grant – UA 0.62 million GOM – 122.6%** GOM – UA 2.28 million Client: Government of the Republic of Mozambique Executing Agencies: Ministry of Public Works and Housing (MOPH), National Directorate of Water (DNA) Co-financers and other External Partners: GOM - UA 1.86 million ** The GOM contribution appeared 22% more than the amount stated in the appraisal report because i) GOM originally thought their contribution included taxes, and ii) there were increases in the scope of works which GOM also contributed to. II. KEY DATES Concept Review Appraisal Approval Identification Mission - June 1999 September 2000 December 2000 Preparation Mission - June 2000 Restructuring(s): Revised/Actual Dates The loan and grant agreements were signed on 29 December 2000 and declared effective on 29 July 2002. Disbursement commenced in September 2003. Subsequently, the deadline for last disbursement was extended from 30 June 2008 until 30 June 2009 and again until 30 September 2009. Difference in months Original Date Restructured Date Actual Date [Actual – original / restructured] EFFECTIVENESS July 2002 July 2002 0 MID-TERM REVIEW May 2003 No MTR was carried Not applicable out CLOSING June 2008 June 2009 September 2009 18 1 Project Completion Report (PCR) Mozambique – Integrated Water Supply and Sanitation Project for Niassa and Nampula (ASNANI) III. RATINGS SUMMARY CRITERIA SUB-CRITERIA RATING Achievement of Outputs 3.5 Achievement of Outcomes 2.3 PROJECT OUTCOME Timeliness 2.0 OVE RALL PROJECT OUTCOME 2.6 Design and Readiness 2.5 BANK PERFORMANCE Supervision 3.0 OVERALL BANK PERFORMANCE 2.75 Design and Readiness 2.5 CLIENT Implementation 2.5 PERFORMANCE OVERALLCLIENT PERFORMANCE 2.5 IV. RESPONSIBLE BANK STAFF POSITION AT APPROVAL AT COMPLETION Country Director G. Giorgis, Director, OCDS Frank Black, ORSB Sector Director P.E. Njuguna, Ag. Division Manager, Sering. Jallow, OIC, OWAS/AWF OCDS.4 Project Team E.H.J Schroten, Sanitary Engineer, Boniface Aleobua, Principal Water and Sanitation Leader OCDS.4 Engineer, OWAS.2 PCR Team Leader William Joiner, Consultant Water and Sanitation Engineer 2 Project Completion Report (PCR) Mozambique – Integrated Water Supply and Sanitation Project for Niassa and Nampula (ASNANI) B. PROJECT CONTEXT GOM, as part of its effort to reduce poverty and improve living conditions, requested ADB to consider financing the proposed project. Nampula and Niassa provinces are among the poorest in the country and have the lowest level of coverage of water supply and sanitation in rural areas. GOM, through the Rural Water Transition Plan (RWTP) and the Manual for Implementation of Rural Water and Sanitation Projects (MIPAR), adopted technologies for water supply and sanitation that can be managed and maintained by communities. Standard designs for these technologies were developed for use by projects. Modalities and implementation procedures were further elaborated in the Project Implementation Manual (PIM) in 2002. Prior to ASNANI, ADB had financed two projects and one study in the sector, i.e. (a) Maputo Water Supply Emergency Project (1981); and (b) Maputo Water Supply Rehabilitation Project approved in 1999, and, (c) Four District Centers Water Supply and Sanitation Study approved in 1998. The PCR for Maputo Water Supply Emergency Project in 1992 concluded that the project was completed as envisaged at appraisal, but with considerable delays. Implementation took nearly ten years, and the Bank- financed components took three years longer than envisaged at appraisal due to the difficult economic situation in the country, pursuit of the Government policy of promoting local enterprise, and overly optimistic planning. Lessons from the above interventions include; (i) Monitoring and evaluation are hampered by lack of timely and accurate information. Practical, measurable indicators are important for the IA and for the Bank. (ii) Implementation plans were too optimistic, and (iii) Implementation can be improved if implementers have a realistic perception of the causes and cost of delays as well as the importance of rigorous monitoring and evaluation. Other completed and ongoing initiatives of relevance to the project include the Inhambane Rural Water Development Programme (PDARI), a CIDA-supported project in Inhambane Province, completed in 2008, and the ongoing “One Million” Initiative in Manica, Sofala and Tete provinces, currently being implemented by UNICEF. Both projects generated lessons and experience of relevance to ASNANI, particularly in the areas of decentralized and community management, capacity building and contract management. ADB’s Vision considers infrastructure, including rural water supply and sanitation, as a key priority and stresses participatory approaches to development. The ADB Country Strategy Paper (CSP) for Mozambique (2006-2009) saw improvement of rural infrastructure, including water supply and sanitation, as important for the overall development of the country. By benefiting the rural population in the two of the poorest and most underserved provinces in Mozambique, the project enhanced access to rural services and supported both GOM’s and the Bank’s poverty alleviation strategy. The rationale for the project was largely coherent and responsive to GOM and Bank priorities at appraisal at the conceptual, policy and strategy level. Institutional and private sector capacity, as well as the pace and effectiveness at which decentralization occurred were constraints throughout the project period. Risk mitigation measures were not adequately elaborated, included in project plans and implemented as required. 3 Project Completion Report (PCR) Mozambique – Integrated Water Supply and Sanitation Project for Niassa and Nampula (ASNANI) C. PROJECT OBJECTIVES AND LOGICAL FRAMEWORK (LOG FRAME) 1. State the Project Development Objectives (as set out in the Appraisal Report) The project’s development objective is to assist in providing safe and reliable water supply and environmental sanitation to the rural population in Niassa and Nampula provinces. 2. Describe the major project components and indicate how each will contribute to achieving the Project’s Development Objectives.1 (I) Institutional development and capacity building - (i) Training for water committee, community, district and provincial levels of staff of DPOPH, DAR and DAS, to improve capacity to coordinate, plan, monitor and evaluate, supervise construction ,mobilize communities and conduct sanitation and health education programs; (ii) to plan and conduct workshops, progress reporting, and exchange experience with other development agencies; conduct studies, ensure proper implementation of the demand driven approach, implement water supply systems; (iii) study tours to other provinces and countries for DPOPH staff; (iv) fellowships for DPOPH staff. (II) Environmental health education - Change hygiene behavior and practices regarding water points, use and storage of water, hygienic behavior, use of sanitation facilities, and prevention of water-borne and water-related diseases in communities, schools and health posts. Students will be involved, as well as teachers and parents. Activities will be planned in close coordination with relevant health and education authorities. (III) Construction of water supply and sanitation systems – (i) construction of 1,170 new wells and boreholes; (ii) rehabilitation of 470 wells and boreholes; (iii) construction of 600 rainwater harvesting systems; (iv) rehabilitation of two small piped water supply systems; (v) construction of sanitation facilities in 200 schools and 130 health posts in the hope that the principle would be replicated at the household level; (vi) construction of staff houses and rehabilitation/construction of office blocks. (IV) Support commercial network of spare parts for hand pumps – Train shop owners and mechanics to develop a network with communities. Develop capacity of local artisans to repair water pumps. (V) Support for monitoring and water conservation - Efforts by provinces and districts to monitor environmental conditions and take action where needed. (VI) Monitoring and Evaluation, and Audit – Develop an MIS system (MISNANI) and routine audits of project accounts, procurement, contract management and financial transactions. Annual auditing of project accounts. Regular auditing will help government to decentralize activities in provinces. (VII) Support improved system management, studies, designs, tender documents preparation for four provincial cities - A feasibility and design study of four cities in Niassa and Nampula provinces; Lichinga and Cuamba in Niassa Province and Angoche and Nacala in Nampula Province. Determine appropriate management strategies, and institutional arrangements for water supply, sanitation