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Implementation Status Results of World Bank Assisted Projects (Update 1)

Wed, 30 Nov 2011 Source: --

Please

find below Implementation Status

Results reports of World

Bank assisted Urban Environmental Sanitation, Sustainable Rural Water

and Sanitation Services, Statistical Development Program, Education

Sector, Land Administration and Community Based

Rural Development

projects.

In 2010, the World Bank

launched its Policy

on Access to

Information. The new policy represents a fundamental shift in

the Banks

approach to disclosure of information moving from an approach that

spells out

what information it can disclose to one under which the Bank will

disclose any

information in its possession that is not on a list of exceptions. Now

the

public can get more information than ever before information about

projects

under preparation, projects that are being implemented, analytic and

advisory

activities, and Board proceedings. This

enhanced transparency and accountability will allow for greater

monitoring of

Bank-supported projects, thereby enabling better development results as

well as

providing an opportunity to better track the use of public funds.

Ghana

Second Urban Environmental Sanitation Project

Implementing

Agency(ies): Ministry of Local Government & Rural

Development, AMA, KMA, STMA, TaMA, TMA , Contact: Kofi Howard, khoward@lgpcu.org

Key

Dates

Approval

Date 29-Apr-2004, Effectiveness

Date 27-Oct-2004, Revised Closing Date

31-May-2012

Project

Development Objectives

The

project development objective is to improve urban living conditions in

regard

to environmental health, sanitation, drainage, vehicular access, and

solid waste

management in a sustainable fashion, with special emphasis on the poor.

Component(s)

Component

Cost

Storm

Drainage

16.50

Sanitation

7.80

Solid Waste Management

25.70

Community Infrastructure Upgrading

8.50

Institutional Strengthening

9.60

Total

Amt: US$ 62.0 million Amt disbursed: US$42.8 million

Current

Rating

Progress

towards achievement of

PDO Moderately

Satisfactory

Overall Implementation Progress

(IP) Moderately

Satisfactory Implementation

Status Overview

Project

activities for the Storm Drainage, Sanitation and Community

Infrastructure

Upgrading components have been completed or over 90% completed in

Accra,

Kumasi, Sekondi- Takoradi and Tamale. Storm Drain works in Tema are

significantly behind schedule as well as the Tema Sewerage

Rehabilitation Works

and the Tema Septage Treatment Plant Rehabilitation Works. Works are

ongoing at

the Tema and the Sekondi Sanitary Landfills. Management of sanitary

landfills

needs improvement. Former dump sites in Accra and Sekondi need to be

closed

properly. Procurement of equipment for solid waste management is

ongoing for

all participating Municipal Assemblies. Beneficiaries of community

infrastructure upgrading and drainage sub-projects have been impacted

positively by the project due to enhancement of economic activities in

the

areas where community upgrading and drainage works had been undertaken. Provision of

roads, drains, sanitation facilities, security lighting and water supply in 14

communities to benefit

about 100,000 people. The Coalition of NGOs in Waste Management

(CONWAM) is

working at the community level to track project investments and their

impact.

Locations

Administrative

Division Location Actual

Greater

Accra Region Tema

Northern

Region Tamale

Western

Region Sekondi

Ashanti

Region Kumasi

Greater

Accra Region Accra

Key

Decisions Regarding Implementation

The

GoG has formally notified the Bank of the

decision to cancel the development of a sanitary landfill at Kwabenya. Read

here for more results

Ghana

Sustainable Rural Water & Sanitaton Serv

Implementing

Agency(ies): Community Water and Sanitation

Agency (CWSA)

Contact: Ernest Doe, ernestdoe@yahoo.com

Key

Dates

Approval

Date 23-Jun-2010, Effectiveness

Date 06-Dec-2010, Closing Date 30-Jun-2016,

Project

Development Objective

The

projects development

objective is to expand access to, and ensure sustainability of water

and sanitation

services in rural and small town communities in six regions over the

next 6

years.

Component(s)

Component

Cost

Rural

and Small Town Water Supply

47.60

Rural and Small towns integrated

sanitation & hygiene promotion 18.60

Institutional Strengthening and

Project Management 11.10

Total

Amt: US$ 75.0 million Amt disbursed: US$2.5 million (As of October 2011)

Current

Rating

Progress towards achievement of

PDO Satisfactory

Overall Implementation Progress

(IP) Satisfactory Overall

Risk Rating Moderate

Implementation

Status Overview

Project

implementation started in

January 2011. Procurement activities are progressing well and according

to the

procurement plan prepared by Community Water and Sanitation Agency

(CWSA) and

approved by the Bank. To date short-listing has been completed for the

procurement of 28 Consultants for Hygiene Education and Sanitation in

the 6

beneficiary regions, and proposals for services submitted by

shortlisted

consultants are currently being evaluated by client; Short-listing for

the

recruitment of 6 consultants for design and supervision of borehole

drilling

and construction of pipe systems for the 6 beneficiary regions in Ghana

have

been completed, and evaluation is ongoing for proposals submitted by

shortlisted consultants for the services. The procurement is moving

ahead for

the various consultants and that the works may be initiated by close of

January

2012.

Locations

First

Administrative Division Location Planned

Western Region Western

Region

Upper West Region Upper West

Region

Upper East Region Upper East

Region

Northern Region Northern

Region

Central Region Central

Region

Brong-Ahafo Region Brong-Ahafo Region

Read

here for more results.

Ghana

Statistics Development Program

Implementing Agency: Ghana Statistical Service

Contact: Sylvester Gyamfi, sylvester.gyamfi@statsghana.gov.gh

The

objective of the Project is to improve the efficiency and effectiveness

of the

Ghana Statistical System to enable it to provide reliable, timely and

accurate

data for evidence-based policy making in support of the Government's

Poverty

Reduction Strategy.

Component

Name

Component

Cost

1. Legal and institutional reform

0.38

2 Strengthening the capacity of

GSS 1.36

3 Improving the quality and

dissemination of statistical products 0.90

4 Supporting the 2010 Census post

enumeration activities 2.58

5 Project management

1.00

Total

Amt: US$ 6.2 million Amt disbursed: US$1 million

Current

Rating

Progress

towards achievement of

PDO Satisfactory

Overall Implementation Progress

(IP) Moderately

Unsatisfactory

Overall Risk Rating

Moderate

Implementation

Status Overview

There

has been notable progress in

key areas, including towards achieving the Project Development

Objective (PDO)

and in respect of 2011 targets/ milestones most of which have been met

or are

likely to be met. However, there has been no expenditure from the

designated

account and procurement for planned activities is slow. Implementation

delays

seem to have resulted from a range of factors including: poor overall

coordination between the technical leads, procurement and project

management; lack of awareness across Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) of the Multi

Donor

Trust Fund (MDTF) and activities it's supporting; lack of clarity on

individual

roles and responsibilities (e.g. between technical teams and

procurement unit); and a slow approval process. These are process issues that should be

easily

addressed. GSS has already taken action having recently convened a

three-day

workshop to address these issues. They have also proposed a number of

other actions

to strengthen project management, coordination and implementation. Read

more results

here.

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