Adapting to Climate Change: Assessing the World Bank Group ...

APPENDIX APIDCountryApprovalYearP087707Ethiopia2005P066998Chad2005P066199Azerbaijan2005P080829Brazil2005Project nameProductiveSafety NetsProject (APL1)LocalDevelopmentProgramSupportProjectRuralEnvironmentProjectFirstProgrammaticReform LoanForEnvironmentalSustainabilityReviewedas SLWMportfolioNo targetsset forincome,yield andbiophysicalindicatorschanges.No targetsset forincome,yield andbiophysicalindicatorschanges.No targetsset forincome,yield andbiophysicalindicatorschanges.No targetsset forincome,yield andbiophysicalindicatorschanges.ICR reviewoutcomeICR reviewefficacySatisfactory Substantial WB ARDAnchor dataModeratelySatisfactoryUnsatisfactoryNot rated(DPL)SubstantialNegligibleNot ratedSource Outcomes SLM Interventions SLWM ERRWB ARDAnchor dataWB ARDAnchor dataWB ARDAnchor dataNo targets set for income, yieldand biophysical indicatorschanges. Other indicators: share ofeligible beneficiaries areconfirmed as chronically foodinsecure; share of beneficiariesparticipating in public works or indirect supporthave received grants rather thanfood; share of kebeles (wards)have developed and approvedsafety net plans; share of publicworks sub-projects are assessed astechnically sound; etcNo targets set for income, yieldand biophysical indicatorschanges. Key indicators related tothe community development.No targets set for income, yieldand biophysical indicatorschanges. Key indicators are:establishment of national parks,number of local entrepreneurs thatswitched to environmentallysustainable practicesNo targets set for income, yieldand biophysical indicatorschanges. Key indicatorselements of SLWMimplemented through publicworks program and throughgrants for direct supportMatching grants for localdevelopment projectsAssist communities living insideor immediately adjacent to thenational parks to shift theirtraditional agricultural andnatural resource use practicestowards more modem andefficient approaches that placeless pressure on naturalresources and naturalecosystems.Programmatic approachesthrough investments andcapacity building for … soilconservation and micro-basinmanagement in the south andsoutheast, water resource.Budgetary support to Landprovidedtocompletesubprojectsn/a,however“notwithstanding thehigherlaborintensityof theproject,the ICRreportsthat itcosts“$1.88 totransfer$1 in netwagebenefit” .Similarly,“…ittakes$2.13 totransfer$1 ofinfrastructurebenefit tothe poor”Overallefficiencyis ratedModest,calculation of ERRforindividualprojectswascarriedout.Notavailablen/a (DPL)M&E:baselineM&E :controlgroupsM&E: indicatorsand outcomesconnectedGender-povertyyes yes yes gender is an objective, includedin SEA, not in M&E. (seedetails in M&E)not yes yes Subprojects (water supply andsanitation) should havesignificant impact on women’schores, but there were nomeasures for the interventions.Gender is not an objective,included in SEA, not in M&E.yes yes yes Gender is not an objective, notmeasured. Poverty reductionwas implicit in the project.noM&EnoM&ESustainabilityRisk to development outcomes:Financing, technical, and marketrisks are high.Financial capacity of the centraland decentralized public-sectorunits to perform their duties andprovide services initiated byproject funding. The economicviability of the subprojectsfinanced under PROADEL-1remains uncertain, and manysubprojects must rely on publicsectorfinancing to carry on theiroperations. Capacity andavailability of trained staff.Risk is high, as both projectdevelopment objective andglobal environmental objectivesare not achievedno M&E not measured A major risk identified duringthe preparation of theprogram—the environmentalreform agenda not being carriedout adequately—could still bepossible. There areseveral possible causes,97