The World Bank GH-GAMA Sanitation and Water Project (P119063)

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1 Public Disclosure Authorized Public Disclosure Authorized Public Disclosure Authorized Public Disclosure Authorized AFRICA Ghana Water Global Practice IBRD/IDA Investment Project Financing FY 2013 Seq No: 8 ARCHIVED on 26-Oct-2016 ISR25423 Implementing Agencies: GWCL /PIU, Ministry of Local Government & Rural Development Key Dates Key Project Dates Bank Approval Date:06-Jun-2013 Planned Mid Term Review Date:06-Jun-2016 Original Closing Date:30-Nov-2018 Project Development Objectives Effectiveness Date:07-Aug-2014 Actual Mid-Term Review Date:28-Sep-2016 Revised Closing Date:30-Nov-2018 Project Development Objective (from Project Appraisal Document) The objective of the project is to increase access to improved sanitation and improved water supply in the GAMA, with emphasis on low income communities and to strengthen management of environmental sanitation in the GAMA Has the Project Development Objective been changed since Board Approval of the Project Objective? No PHRPDODEL Components Name Component 1 - Provision of environmental sanitation and water supply services:(cost $31.50 M) Component 2 Improvement and expansion of the water distribution network:(cost $48.10 M) Component 3 Planning, improvement & expansion of Environmental Sanitation Services:(Cost $34.00 M) Component 4 Institutional Strengthening:(Cost $20.10 M) Physical and Price Contingencies:(Cost $13.60 M) Repayment of PPF:(Cost $2.70 M) Overall Ratings Name Previous Rating Current Rating Progress towards achievement of PDO Moderately Unsatisfactory Moderately Unsatisfactory 10/26/2016 Page 1 of 13

2 Overall Implementation Progress (IP) Moderately Unsatisfactory Moderately Unsatisfactory Overall Risk Rating Substantial Substantial Implementation Status and Key Decisions The project is now at mid-term since the IDA grant approval in June Implementation is running behind schedule given the 14 month delay experienced in achieving grant effectiveness and the subsequent late start to implementation. Efforts should be made to expedite progress given the limited time before the project closing date. A summary of status and key decisions under specific components over the reporting period is provided below. 1. Sub-Component 1a) Increasing Access to Household Sanitation. By September 14, 2016, a total of 280 toilets had been constructed in the eleven MMAs, with 80 were at various stages of completion. The original project design approach is based on a demand creation, community sensitization, and hygiene and sanitation promotion model facilitated by Community Engagement Consultants (CECs) contracted by MMAs. Under the IDA project sanitation facilities at the household level are to be fully financed by households. The OBA Sanitation Facility administered by the World Bank on the other hand is providing a grant that provides a 50 percent output-based subsidy to benefit about 6,600 households in the poorest areas. In the OBA Facility, latrines are constructed by Sub-Project Implementers (SPIs), which receive payment only after the facility has been constructed and independently verified. 2. Principal reasons for the slow delivery of on-site household toilets are the slow rate of customers registering and committing funds, and the inadequate capacity of the SPIs to build the toilets, even where households have committed their funds. This is linked to difficulties faced by households to pay for toilets, which account for multiples of household income. Some households find it challenging even to save gradually towards mobilizing part of the costs whilst they are at the same time paying towards the use of public facilities. It was agreed that operating modalities for the IDA and OBA sanitation activities would be aligned so as to simplify procedures and to open the possibility that IDA toilets also benefit from a capital subsidy from project funds. The mobile payment platform will continue to be used to facilitate savings where appropriate as it has provided a very useful database for tracking and monitoring project progress. Support for financing options to allow households to access loans towards owning toilets will also continue to be promoted. 3. Sub-component 1 (b) Construction of Institutional Sanitation Facilities. A total of about 233 Schools have been identified by the eleven MMAs to benefit from the Institutional Sanitation component under the project. The schools were selected on the basis of criteria such as lack of or poor state of existing sanitation facilities, school population, etc. Nine out of the eleven MMAs have awarded contracts for school sanitation facilities. Construction works in several schools had commenced. However, it was observed that Bank approvals for key Environmental and Social Safeguards instruments such as the Environmental and Social Safeguards Management Plan (ESMP) and the Abbreviated Resettlement Action Plan (ARAP) for the works were not received prior to commencement. The latter are designed to ensure that basic measures are in place to ensure that all safeguards issues are properly managed in accordance with bank requirements. The Bank advised that ongoing works be halted immediately until these measures are in place. 4. COMPONENT 2. IMPROVEMENT AND EXPANSION OF THE WATER DISTRIBUTION NETWORK (US$48.1 MILLION). The objective of this component is to improve and expand the water distribution network in GAMA to provide piped water to people living in low income communities. This component, which is being implemented by GWCL, is expected to contribute to the provision of access to piped water supply for an estimated 250,000 people in low income areas and their environs in GAMA. Progress with respect to the Water Supply Component to date has focused on (a) update of the water supply masterplan and of the hydraulic model for the GAMA area; (b) preparation of detailed designs and tendering for priority works; (c) activities around establishment of a Low Income Consumer Support Unit (LICSU) in GWCL; (d) various water demand management activities including procurement of meters and consultancy services for establishing a telemetry system for GWCL for the GAMA area. 5. Works under Component 2 are to be implemented in Phases. Contracts for the first phase (Phase 1) comprising priority works including installation of a total of about 77 km of pipelines to extend the tertiary distribution network to selected low income areas in three MMAs, Accra Metropolitan Area (AMA), LEKMA, and Adentan MAs have been awarded and are ready to commence construction. The ESMP and ARAP for these works were submitted to the Bank for approval. Phase 2 will comprise installation of an additional km in five additional MMAs; Ga East, Ga South, Tema, Ga Central, and Ga West MAs. Progress under Component 2 is expected to improve significantly over the coming six to twelve months as works contracts are rolled out. 6. COMPONENT 3 - PLANNING, IMPROVEMENT AND EXPANSION OF GAMA-WIDE ENVIRONMENTAL SANITATION SERVICES (US$34 MILLION). The objective of this component is to develop integrated GAMA-wide plans for environmental sanitation, focusing mainly on liquid waste 10/26/2016 Page 2 of 13

3 management and to finance critical elements to improve collection, treatment, and disposal of wastewater and septic sludge. Key intermediate results envisaged from this component include: (i) the definition of options and design and rehabilitation/ construction of septage or wastewater treatment facilities in selected areas in GAMA identified as priorities to improve wastewater/septage disposal following the mentioned assessment; and (ii) preparation of an integrated masterplan for liquid and solid waste and drainage in GAMA. 7. Integrated Master Plan for Drainage, Sanitation and Solid Waste Management. At appraisal it was envisaged that three different masterplans would be prepared under the project: for sanitation, for solid waste, and for drainage. Given the inter-linkages between the three sub-sectors however, it was agreed to combine the three master plans into one integrated master plan. The consultant selection process is ongoing and it is envisaged that consultants would be selected by January, The outputs of the masterplans are expected to contribute significantly to sector planning in GAMA. 8. Liquid Waste Assessment and Proposed Investments. Delivery of the assessment of the status of fecal sludge management was significantly delayed. The consultant s report on current status shows how the situation has changed radically from when the project was formulated. A private firm, M/s Zoom Lion, has nearly completed two fecal sludge treatment plants, one of 2,000 m3/d capacity at Mudor in the center of Accra and one of 600 m3/d capacity at Adjen Kotoku. These should be operational by the end of 2016, rendering unnecessary the current dumping on the beach at Lavender Hill. However, this capacity is not sufficient for the growing needs of Accra, and it was agreed that the consultant would focus on the Nungua Farms site in the east of GAMA and another site in the west, for optimum geographical coverage. Two technologies are considered appropriate by the consultant. In either case, the most appropriate procurement/management model would need to be confirmed based on sound technical, economic, financial, and other considerations, and in line with local policy and legislative instruments for government Public Private Partnerships (PPP). It was agreed in consultation with the Bank s PPP Advisory team that an Options Analysis would be carried out immediately to inform the decision on the most appropriate PPP approach. 9. Priority Drainage Intervention to alleviate flood risk. The risk of heavy floods during the mid-year rainy season is a major challenge for the Greater Accra area. Dealing with the flood management situation in Accra will call for huge investments that will require mobilization of significant resources and an integrated approach to addressing the problem. Three types of drainage interventions are being undertaken under the project, namely, (i) construction of culverts to prevent perennial flooding at critical points on identified roads, (ii) dredging/excavation of unlined drains to improve flow of water in the selected communities during major rain events and (iii) construction of lined drains in some flood prone communities. Six culverts are to be constructed as well as approximately 35km of unlined drains and 15km of lined drains. The Bank highlighted the risks associated with the lack of sustainability of storm drainage networks where adequate operation and maintenance systems are not in place. It is imperative that MMAs strengthen drainage maintenance systems and allocate human and budget resources towards ensuring that this function is properly done. 10. COMPONENT 4: INSTITUTIONAL STRENGTHENING (US$20.1M). This component is to provide Technical Assistance to MMAs, National Institutions and promotion of the private sector initiatives and support for development of social accountability mechanism. It is being managed mainly by the MLGRD through the PCU and partially by the GWCL through the Low Income Consumer Support Unit (LICSU of GWCL). CBT activities on the project have focussed in project level deliverables on institutional strengthening, technical assistance to EHSD and provision of strategic directions for sanitation service delivery and technical assistance to support project delivery at the MMAs. 10/26/2016 Page 3 of 13

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5 Risks Systematic Operations Risk-rating Tool Risk Category Rating at Approval Previous Rating Current Rating Political and Governance -- Moderate Substantial Macroeconomic -- Substantial Substantial Sector Strategies and Policies -- Moderate Moderate Technical Design of Project or Program -- Moderate Moderate Institutional Capacity for Implementation and Sustainability -- Moderate Moderate Fiduciary -- Moderate Moderate Environment and Social -- Moderate Substantial Stakeholders -- Low Moderate Other -- Low Low Overall -- Substantial Substantial Results Project Development Objective Indicators People provided with access to "improved sanitation facilities under the proj. (Number, Core) Value /26/2016 Page 5 of 13

6 People provided with access to improved sanitation facilities - urban (Number, Core Breakdown) Value Date 04-Mar Mar Mar Nov-2018 Number of people in urban areas provided with access to Improved Water Sources under the project (Number, Core) Value Share of households in the low-income communities benefited under the project that live in a single room (Percentage, Custom) Value Volume(mass) of BOD pollution load removed by treatment plant under the project (Tones/year, Core) 10/26/2016 Page 6 of 13

7 Value Direct project beneficiaries (Number, Core) Value Female beneficiaries (Percentage, Core Supplement) Value Overall Comments Intermediate Results Indicators Improved community water points constructed or rehabilitated under the project (Number, Core) Value /26/2016 Page 7 of 13

8 New piped household water connections that are resulting from the project intervention (Number, Core) Value Improved latrines constructed under the project (Number, Core) Value Of which in rental accommodation (Number, Custom Breakdown) Value Of which in schools, markets and health centers (Number, Custom Breakdown) Value /26/2016 Page 8 of 13

9 People provided with access to septage emptying services or sewerage under the project (Number, Custom) Value People trained to improve hygiene behavior/sanitation practices under the proj (Number, Core) Value People trained to improve hygiene behavior/sanitation practices - female (Number, Core Breakdown) Value Date 04-Mar Mar Mar Nov-2018 Piped household water connections that are benefiting from rehabilitation works undertaken by the project (Number, Core) Value /26/2016 Page 9 of 13

10 Water distribution mains installed under the project (Kilometers, Custom) Value Number of water utilities that the project is supporting (Number, Core) Value Capacity of sludge treatment plants constructed or rehabilitated under the project (Cubic Meter(m3), Custom) Value Integrated master plans for liquid waste, solid waste and drainage in the GAMA (Yes/No, Custom) Value N N N Y 10/26/2016 Page 10 of 13

11 GWCL low-income unit established (Yes/No, Custom) Value N Y Y Y Inter-MMA coordination mechanism established (Yes/No, Custom) Value N N Y Y Regulatory system for septage management in place (Yes/No, Custom) Value N N N Y Date 04-Mar Oct Aug Nov-2018 Number of MMA's scoring at least 75% of maximum on DDF sanitation indicators (Number, Custom) Value /26/2016 Page 11 of 13

12 WSS data on target communities publicly available (Yes/No, Custom) Value N N N Y Number of micro-enterprises providing sanitation services (Number, Custom) Value Overall Comments Data on Financial Performance Disbursements (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Currency Original Revised Cancelled Disbursed Undisbursed Disbursed P IDA-H8540 Effective XDR % Key Dates (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Approval Date Signing Date Effectiveness Date Orig. Closing Date Rev. Closing Date P IDA-H8540 Effective 06-Jun Dec Aug Nov Nov-2018 Cumulative Disbursements 10/26/2016 Page 12 of 13

13 Restructuring History Level 2 Approved on 19-Sep-2014 Related Project(s) There are no related projects. 10/26/2016 Page 13 of 13