Public Disclosure Authorized EAST ASIA AND PACIFIC Vietnam Water Global Practice Requesting Unit: EACVF Responsible Unit: GWA02 IBRD/IDA Program-for-Results Financing FY 2013 Team Leader(s): Lilian Pena Pereira Weiss, Hung Sy Pham Seq No: 14 ARCHIVED on 29-Jan-2019 ISR33898 Created by: Berta Adelaide Da Silva Macheve on 28-Aug-2018 Modified by: Lilian Pena Pereira Weiss on 22-Jan-2019 Public Disclosure Authorized Program Development Objectives Program Development Objective (from Program Appraisal Document) Increase sustained access to water supply and sanitation services and improve sector planning, monitoring and evaluation in the Participating Provinces of the National Target Program for Rural Water Supply and Sanitation. Overall Ratings Name Previous Rating Current Rating Public Disclosure Authorized Progress towards achievement of PDO Satisfactory Satisfactory Overall Implementation Progress (IP) Moderately Satisfactory Satisfactory Implementation Status and Key Decisions This (ISR) reflects the findings of the mission that was carried out from October 9 to 19, 2018 and regular updated carried out with the counterparts. After five years of implementation, the program continues to make good progress on achieving the Disbursement Linked Indicators (DLIs) and it is rated satisfactory for the Project Development Objectives (PDO). The rating on Implementation progress is now upgraded to satisfactory considering that the progress made on disbursements over the last 3 months, the sound projections of achievement of nearly all DLIs (only the CWS sustainability DLI is under a medium risk of no (full) achievement, although the projections show that it is feasible to be fully achieved), and the recent progress made on the RWSS sector M&E. The 2018 results will be reported to the Bank the end of January 2019 and the last verification cycle (field work) will start on March 2019. Data on Financial Performance Public Disclosure Authorized Disbursements (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Currency Original Revised Cancelled Disbursed Undisbursed % Disbursed P127435 IDA-51760 Effective USD 200.00 200.00 0.00 168.81 19.56 90% P127435 TF-13061 Closed USD 6.04 4.79 1.25 4.95 0.00 100% Key Dates (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Approval Date Signing Date Effectiveness Date Orig. Closing Date Rev. Closing Date P127435 IDA-51760 Effective 01-Nov-2012 22-Feb-2013 23-May-2013 31-Jul-2018 31-Jul-2019 P127435 TF-13061 Closed 24-Apr-2013 24-Apr-2013 24-Apr-2013 30-Jun-2016 30-Jun-2016 1/29/2019 Page 1 of 9
Program Action Plan 1. Participating Provinces enhance transparency with public consultation/corruption/fiduciary/ procurement/ Program databases on implementation complaints and responses. MARD will submit an aggregated report to the Bank on a periodic basis Other Client Recurrent Semi-Annually In Progress transparency platform and call center. Transparency platform is in place regularly updated by the implementing agencies, except for Hung Yen province with no documents updated in 2018. The beneficiary feedback system is in place and NCERWASS/PCERWASS/DARDs have been tracking the comments. 2(a) Procurement methods will be enhanced: All proposals for detailed designs/construction supervision/bids for civil works shall be evaluated Fiduciary Systems Client Recurrent Semi-Annually In Progress Procurement reports prepared by MARD and provinces. According to the report of MARD, no bid or proposal was rejected due to price offered exceeding the cost estimate; this action has therefore been complied with. 2(b) For water supply sub-projects, at least 50% of consultancy contracts and 50% of works contracts will be competitively bid, increasing to 80% by end of the Program period Fiduciary Systems Client Recurrent Yearly In Progress Procurement reports prepared by MARD and provinces As reported by MARD, this action has been complied with, except for the water supply schemes financed by private entities, for which procurement is not governed by national procurement laws and regulations. 2(c) Dependent (Province/MARD) SOEs are excluded from participating Fiduciary Systems Client Recurrent Yearly In Progress 1/29/2019 Page 2 of 9
procurement reports prepared by MARD and provinces. As reported by MARD, No SOEs have participated in the processed that generated results for the DLIs. 2(d) Firms on the local/national/bank debarment list not allowed to participate Fiduciary Systems Client Recurrent Yearly In Progress procurement reports prepared by MARD and provinces. As reported by MARD, no debarred firms have participated in the processed that generated results for the DLIs. 3.Government will build and implement effective Program financial and results audit capabilities: prepare annual Program financial statements; create Program internal audit function; appoint external auditor with acceptable audit scope and approach Fiduciary Systems Client Recurrent Semi-Annually In Progress audit reports This is on track. See comment in the Fiduciary rating section, further above. 4. Provinces will avoid/minimize land acquisition impacts and compensate people affected by asset/land/income losses. An efficient, independently verifiable market valuation mechanism, accepted by the Bank, will be created for lost assets/land/income Environmental and Social Systems Reports prepared by MARD and provinces. Client Recurrent Continuous In Progress Land acquisition, compensation and resettlement have been successfully completed in all project provinces last year. Labor influx was monitored during the last two periods of program implementation and there were no issues reported. 5. The provinces will develop and implement guidelines, acceptable to the Bank, to work with Ethnic Minorities that shall fully operationalize existing Vietnamese Legislation on Ethnic Minorities through free, prior, and informed consultations 1/29/2019 Page 3 of 9
Risk Environmental and Social Systems reports from MARD and provices Client Recurrent Continuous In Progress The EMs Development Plan was prepared and implemented by PCERWASS in the 2 provinces that have EMs, Quang Ning and Phu Tho. EM people were provided with information on the Program including activities, benefits, implementation schedule, compensation. Risks Systematic Operations Risk-rating Tool Risk Category Rating at Approval Previous Rating Current Rating Political and Governance -- Substantial Low Macroeconomic -- High Moderate Sector Strategies and Policies -- Substantial Moderate Technical Design of Project or Program -- Moderate Low Institutional Capacity for Implementation and Sustainability -- Substantial Substantial Fiduciary -- Substantial Moderate Environment and Social -- Moderate Low Stakeholders -- Substantial Low Other -- Moderate Low Overall -- Substantial Low Considering the upcoming project closure, all risks have been reviewed. Overall, the risk can now be rated as Low, considering that the program has reached its final implementation phase successfully and is on track to achieve the PDO and all corresponding DLIs. The PAP actions, including environmental and social aspects, and also stakeholder participation, have been satisfactorily implemented throughout the project, so the risk is revised to Low. The GoV s ODA restrictions, due to macroeconomic situation, has affected the implementation in 2017 and early-mid 2018; however, at late 2018 the allocation and disbursements for this program have been prioritized. For 2019, it is expected that the Program will receive the needed budget allocation for its full completion, thus the Macroeconomic risk is now Moderate (since 2019 budget is not announced yet). The risk for Institutional Capacity for Implementation and Sustainability is kept as Substantial due to the small-to-medium risk of a partial achievement in the two sustainability DLIs: water and CWS (please see section for management attention) Results PDO Indicators by Objectives / Outcomes Increased and sustained access to water supply services IN00632482 1/29/2019 Page 4 of 9
IN00632512 Number of people with water supply connection from Sustainable Water System (Number, Custom) Value 0.00 248,865.00 634,780.00 850,000.00 Date 31-Dec-2012 25-Jun-2018 31-Oct-2018 31-Jul-2019 IN00632485 total results achieved in the program) will be reported at ICR stage. The current projections made by MARD and annual provincial program reports submitted by the provinces in January 2019 show that this indicator is on track to be fully reached. Final (official) results will be confirmed by the verification. People provided with access to improved water sources (Number, Corporate) Value 0.00 959,200.00 1,449,395.00 1,496,000.00 Date 01-Jan-2013 26-Jun-2018 31-Oct-2018 31-Jul-2019 This indicator measures the cumulative number of people who benefited from improved water supply services that have been constructed through operations supported by the World Bank. And this is an additional core indicator introduced by the Bank during the program implementation. The presented numbers reflect the results achieved up to 2017 results. The 2018 results (total results achieved in the program) will be reported at ICR stage. People provided with access to improved water sources - rural (Number, Corporate Breakdown) Value 0.00 959,200.00 1,449,395.00 1,496,000.00 Date 01-Jan-2013 26-Jun-2018 31-Oct-2018 31-Jul-2019 IN00632514 Direct project beneficiaries (number) of which female (percentage) (Number, Custom) Value 0.00 1,221,212.00 1,221,212.00 1,861,200.00 Date 01-Jan-2013 26-Jun-2018 26-Jun-2018 31-Jul-2019 total results achieved in the program) will be reported at ICR stage. This indicator is on track to be fully met. Increased and sustained access to sanitation services IN00632483 Number of people with access to Community-Wide Sanitation (Number, Custom) Value 0.00 972,275.00 1,361,501.00 1,275,000.00 Date 01-Jan-2013 29-Jun-2018 31-Oct-2018 31-Jul-2019 total results achieved in the program) will be reported at ICR stage. 1/29/2019 Page 5 of 9
IN00632513 IN00632511 People provided with access to improved sanitation services (Number, Corporate) Value 0.00 972,275.00 1,361,501.00 1,275,000.00 Date 01-Jan-2013 29-Jun-2018 31-Oct-2018 31-Jul-2019 The indicator measures the cumulative number of people who benefited from improved sanitation facilities that have been constructed through operations supported by the World Bank. And this is an additional core indicator introduced by the Bank during the program implementation. The presented numbers reflect the results achieved up to 2017 results. The 2018 results (total results achieved in the program) will be reported at ICR stage. People provided with access to improved sanitation services - rural (Number, Corporate Breakdown) Value 0.00 972,275.00 1,361,501.00 1,275,000.00 Date 01-Jan-2013 29-Jun-2018 31-Oct-2018 31-Jul-2019 Improved sector planing, monitoring and evaluation IN00632484 Number of Provincial Annual Plans and Program Reports from Participating Provinces (Number, Custom) Value 0.00 85.00 85.00 102.00 Date 01-Jan-2013 29-Jun-2018 29-Jun-2018 31-Jul-2019 total results achieved in the program) will be reported at ICR stage. This indicator is on track to be fully met by the closing of the program. Intermediate Results Indicators by Results Areas Adequate water and sanitation infrastructure is in place and in working condition IN00632515 Number of new Functioning Water Supply Connections (Number, Custom) Value 0.00 218,355.00 329,408.00 340,000.00 Date 01-Jan-2013 09-Jul-2018 31-Oct-2018 31-Jul-2019 IN00632517 total results achieved in the program) will be reported at ICR stage. Number of newly constructed Improved Household Sanitary latrines (Number, Custom) 1/29/2019 Page 6 of 9
Value 0.00 90,032.00 124,667.00 130,000.00 Date 01-Jan-2013 09-Jul-2018 31-Oct-2018 31-Jul-2019 IN00632518 total results achieved in the program) will be reported at ICR stage. New water supply and sanitation facilities in schools, and health centers constructed and in use (Number, Custom) Value 0.00 784.00 784.00 1,440.00 Date 01-Jan-2013 09-Jul-2018 09-Jul-2018 31-Jul-2019 IN00632519 This indicator was not updated in 2018. The updating of this IO requires information from ALL schools in all CWS communes (which is very effort-demanding to the provinces), so this will be done in 2019, before project closure. Nevertheless, this IO is proportional to the CWS achievements, and the CWS indicator is already overachieved, so the team is confident that this IO will be achieved. Updated figures will be available in March 2019 and the 2018 results (total results achieved in the program) will be reported at ICR stage. Number of communes where schools and health centers have maintained hygienic status (Number, Custom) Value 0.00 48.00 95.00 150.00 Date 01-Jan-2013 09-Jul-2018 31-Oct-2018 31-Jul-2019 This indicator was added during the 2015 restructuring. Presented numbers are up to 2017 results. The 2018 results will be added at ICR stage. This indicator is on track to be fully met. This indicator was designed to be measured only 3 times throughout the project life. It was already measured in 2016 and 2017, so the expected achievement is of about 66% (100/150 communes). This is on track, based on verified 2017 results, where 95 communes were achieved. As explained in the section for management attention, this indicator (and the respective DLI) is on track to be fully achieved based on the 2018 projections (60 communes more); however, there is a (small-medium) risk of non-achievement if too many communes unexpectedly fail at verification. Monitoring, Supervision and Reporting of the overall Program IN00632516 Program Report from MARD disclosed to the public (Number, Custom) Value 0.00 4.00 5.00 6.00 Date 01-Jan-2013 09-Jul-2018 31-Oct-2018 31-Jul-2019 total results achieved in the program) will be reported at ICR stage. This indicator is on track to be fully met by the closing of the Program. Disbursement Linked Indicators 1/29/2019 Page 7 of 9
DLI_IND_TABLE DLI 1 DLI I. Number of new Functioning Water Supply Connections (Output, 58,310,000.00, 64%) Value 0.00 218,355.00 329,408.00 340,000.00 Date 01-Jan-2013 09-Jul-2018 31-Oct-2018 -- DLI 2 DLI II. Number of newly constructed Improved Household Sanitary latrines (Output, 21,445,000.00, 68%) Value 0.00 90,032.00 124,667.00 130,000.00 Date 01-Jan-2013 09-Jul-2018 31-Oct-2018 -- DLI 3 DLI III. Number of people with water supply connections from Sustainable Water System (Outcome, 12,750,000.00, 34%) Value 0.00 284,865.00 634,780.00 850,000.00 Date 01-Jan-2013 09-Jul-2018 31-Oct-2018 -- DLI 4 DLI IV. Number of people with access to Commune-Wide Sanitation (Outcome, 25,950,300.00, 63%) Value 0.00 932,477.00 1,362,501.00 1,275,000.00 Date 01-Jan-2013 09-Jul-2018 31-Oct-2018 -- DLI 5 DLI V. Number of communes where schools and health clinics have maintained hygienic status. (Output, 4,720,500.00, 33%) 1/29/2019 Page 8 of 9
Value 0.00 48.00 95.00 150.00 Date 01-Jul-2016 09-Jul-2018 31-Oct-2018 -- DLI 6 DLI VI. Number of Provincial Annual Plans approved by participating provinces and Number of Program Reports disclosed to the public (Output, 9,862,500.00, 67%) Value 34.00 85.00 85.00 102.00 Date 01-Jul-2016 09-Jul-2018 31-Oct-2018 -- 1/29/2019 Page 9 of 9