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

APPENDIX APIDCountryApprovalYearP005519Morocco1999Project nameLakhdarwatershedmanagementpilotReviewedas SLWMportfolioAt least oneSLWMindicator isnot targetedICR reviewoutcomeICR reviewefficacySource Outcomes SLM Interventions SLWM ERRSatisfactory Substantial Watershed Yield, income and biophysicalindicators were not measured. ICRestimates of vegetative cover onsylvopastoral land in the projectarea indicate an increase by 4% inthe upper part of the watershed, by16% in the middle part wheregullies and ravines are located,and by 11% in the lower part. 56Interventions: erosion control,sylvopastoral land improvement,forestry management, fruit-treeplantations, rehabilitation ofsmall scale irrigation schemes,technical support to farmers,training of technicians, and,participatory monitoring of theimpact of erosion control works.Social infrastructure- small ruralroads, water supply systemsInstitutional buildingM&E:baselineM&E :controlgroupsM&E: indicatorsand outcomesconnectedGender-povertyPAD:17%. ICRestimate:21% 57 not not not Gender: efforts for womenemployment and involvementwere not successful. Producedcarpets did not find market,women’s voices were not takeninto account for communitydevelopment projects. Povertyimpact is implicit as most of thefarmers are poor.SustainabilityProjects need to take genderpatterns of work into accountThere is a risk that, once theproject is closed, theimplementing agencies won’tsee the need to maintain thePMU. At the central level,because institutions are builtalong vertical sector lines, topmanagement may not appreciateall the benefits of this approach.Horizontal cross-sectorcooperation and decentralizationreduce the power of (vertical)sector ministries whoseleadership may resist.For public investments there is areal risk that Government and/orrural communes will not be ableto continue funding their majormaintenance and repairs afterthe project life as their budgetsmay not allow it.P041264India1999P059305LaoPeople’sDemocraticRepublic1999Integratedwatersheddevelopmentproject IDistrictUplandDevelopmentAndConservationProjectAt least oneSLWMindicator isnot targetedNo targetsset forincome,yield andbiophysicalindicatorschanges.SatisfactoryPPAR:ModeratelyUnsatisfactory(downgraded by PPAR)ModeratelySatisfactoryNot rated Watershed ICR estimate: rainfed farmsrealized 94% more netbenefits/income and irrigatedfarms realized 152% more netbenefits than control areas as aresult of project interventions.Yield: Rainfed wheat increase(average between states) +50% 58 ,maize + 18% 59 . In different statesthe variation of yield increase wasfor wheat: 30% to 90%, for maize:8% to 45%. Biophysicalindicators: Run-off dropped (5 to18% in different states),hydrological regeneration (soilwater regimes, ground wateraugmentation).Not rated Watershed No targets set for income, yieldsand biophysical changes. Theadoption of more intensifiedagricultural practices by uplandfarmers in pilot village:Achievement—Between thebaseline survey (2000) and 2002there is evidence of a modestadoption of intensified agriculturalpractices. 60Watershed Protection andDevelopment:(a) watershed treatments; (b)fodder and livestockdevelopment; (c) ruralinfrastructure development.Institutional Strengthening:policy reforms, studies andhuman resource development,beneficiary capacity buildingincome generating activities forwomenInformation and simpletechnologies to intensifyproduction of paddy rice andhome garden food crops, as todomesticate non-timber forestproducts. Conservation Supportand Awareness Component. Theparticipatory appraisals wouldlead to identification andformation of farmer interestgroups and selection of farmersfor initial demonstration trials.PAD17%,ICR: 15%Notavailableyes yes yes Income generating activities forwomen were planned at theappraisal. The gendercomposition in the ExecutiveCommittees is encouraging aswomen membershipis ranging between 25-40%yes yes yes no gender objectives, noindicatorsRisk to Development Outcomeis rated Significant. The absenceof linkage between the VillageDevelopment Committees andlocal government (the GramPanchayat, or GP) is the mainrisk.Former members of theimplementation units in the fivestates covered by the project toldIEG that many of the VillageDevelopment Committees havedisappeared and watershedtreatment works have not beenmaintained. This is consistentwith findings from studies ofother watershed developmentprojects carried out in theShivaliks.Sustainability of theconservational farming activitieswill require additional financingP049665China1999AnningValleyAgriculturalDevelopmentProjectAt least oneSLWMindicator isnot targetedSatisfactory Substantial Watershed No targets set for biophysicalchanges. Per capita, rural,increased compare to baseline+227% (from RMB 880 baselineto RBM 2884 -RMB 3960). Yield:Rice increases +5% compare totarget (to 9.0 tons/ha comparedWater Resources Development:water supply for irrigationneeds, domestic and industrialuse, dam and canals forirrigation and small hydropowerstationsCrop development: IncreasingPAD25%,ICR: 27%yes yes yes Poverty incidents: reduced from33% to 13%.Women: 40 % ofthe participants in agriculturaltechnology training andextension sessions, womencarried out roughly 80 % ofactivities in small livestock,Project interventions willmitigate risks to thesustainability100